i am beckham

Chapter 217 Gary is in Love

Losing to Juventus 0 to 1, the mood of Manchester United's team is not very good.

In addition to Ferguson also declared that returning home to let the Bianconeri deflated, others are very frustrated.

It's not that the score is too big, and the gap of 1 goal is not shameful, but only players who have experienced the game can experience that sense of powerlessness.

Manchester United's pass control ability is definitely considered top-notch in the Premier League, but it is not enough in front of the veteran Serie A powerhouses.

Beckham, who played in the middle again, was very impressed. Juventus' control is incomprehensible for Manchester United.

Their strength does not rely on their strong bodies to run wild all over the court. On the contrary, Manchester United players feel good at the beginning, but the more they kick, the more awkward they feel. It feels like the team has entered the opponent's pocket and cannot break free.

When passing and receiving failed to open the situation, Manchester United also tried to use their personal abilities to open the situation, but the defensive experience of several Juventus defenders is really good, and they have brought the stalking concrete defense to the extreme.

The Juventus players fell down at the first touch in the frontcourt, and they were like iron men in the backcourt. As long as Manchester United showed signs of cooperating, they would be immediately snuffed out by opponents' fouls.

I have to admit that the young Manchester United team still looks a bit unsatisfactory in front of the old and spicy defending champion.

They were only 60 goal behind in nearly 1 minutes, but they always seemed helpless in front of their opponents.

When Manchester United returned to England, they were immediately ridiculed by the media. Anyway, they didn't hurt their backs when they stood and talked, and they could say anything.

Some media sighed: "Obviously they are all champions, why is there such a difference between our champion and others?"

At this time, there are always some media who like nostalgia: "I really hope to go back to the glorious days of Great Britain, when Britain was the hegemon of the world."

Some other media have begun to look down on Manchester United's Champions League journey: "As the only representative of the English team, Manchester United seems helpless in front of the powerful defending champion. The score is not a true reflection of the game. Manchester United and Juventus are one grade behind."

There are too many reports like this, and the British like to read articles that seem to be in-depth, but are actually shit.

At this time, the "Guardian" will always stand up and say something honest: "It is too early to say that Manchester United has no hope, just like last season.

Manchester United is a young club, they are still growing, while Juventus has reached the pinnacle of Europe, and they will inevitably have aging players in the future.

Even if Manchester United is not Juventus' opponent now, the two teams will have a battle in the future. "

The mood of the Manchester United team is average, and there is not much time left for them to digest.

Just three days after the game against Juventus, Manchester United welcomed Nottingham Forest at home.

Since Ferguson turned Keane from the medical examination to Manchester United, Nottingham Forest fans have been worried about it. They are particularly concerned about the game against Manchester United.

The defeat in the first game of the Champions League still affected Manchester United's state, and the opponent took the opportunity to attack and scored a goal at the beginning of the game, leaving Manchester United behind 0-1.

However, the backbone of Manchester United is still there. Everyone quickly adjusted their mentality, strengthened their offensive, and quickly took control of the situation.

First, Cantona led the ball in the middle of the plan, and his penetrating pass directly found Solskjaer who was cutting in. The Norwegian striker scored easily without pressure, and Manchester United equalized the score 1-1.

Then Cantona once again showed his skills. He also deliberately turned his back to the ball when receiving the ball from the right sideline, and passed the ball to Poborski with his heel when the opponent was completely confused.After getting the ball, Poboski made a pass from the bottom, and Giggs ambush and scored with a header.

Manchester United overtook 2 to 1!

In the second half, Manchester United got a free kick in the front court. Giggs crossed Cantona outside the penalty area. Cantona controlled the ball and observed the opponent's goalkeeper's position.

In the final stage of the game, Giggs counterattacked quickly from the right and then passed it to Poboski who was inserted in the middle.Poborski dribbled the ball into the penalty area and was tackled from behind by his opponent. Manchester United won a penalty.Cantona once again stood in front of the penalty spot. This time he scored the penalty very steadily, helping Manchester United to reverse the opponent 4-1!

For the current Manchester United, apart from Cantona, no one can carry the banner of Manchester United's offense.

The Manchester United players during the two consecutive championships were very old and cleaned, and there were basically few players left.

Manchester United's "Class of 92" is full of blood, and they still have huge potential to be tapped, but the heat is not enough when it comes to key games, so star players like Cantona are needed to solve the problem.

Today's Cantona scored two goals alone in the game, as well as one assist and one goal planning, and he won the best of the game without a doubt.

At the end of the first six rounds of the league, Liverpool ranked first with 14 points, Manchester United won 3 and drew 3, with 3 points with the other 12 teams, ranking No. 2 in the league with the advantage of goal difference.

At the end of the match against Nottingham Forest, Beckham convinced Keane.

Playing in midfield is too much trouble. Compared with the wide center, he is still more used to the position of right midfielder.

Although playing in the midfield does not need to speed up when there is a disagreement like a wide player, this position is a test of a player's overall situation, and he must be ready to fight hand-to-hand with the opponent at any time, which is more labor-intensive than playing on the wing.

In the game against Nottingham Forest, he obviously felt that he was not in good shape, so he honestly acted as a metronome for the whole game, and was responsible for the pass control of the game.

Playing a game like this will certainly not have many scoring opportunities, but there is a feeling of dominating the overall situation.

Of course, if he can choose, he is still more willing to go to the right to score goals, and it is easier for him to take advantage of his footwork on the wing.

A week later, the well-rested Manchester United played away at Villa Park against Aston Villa, who were only 1 point behind in the standings.

This pair was Manchester United's tormentor in the first round of last season. Their black and hard wide players made the younger brother so sudden that they couldn't even find the north. They beat three of them in the first half.

Even if the two teams met again in the middle of the season, Manchester United did not take advantage of it at home.

Although Aston Villa only ranked No.7 in the first six rounds of this season, they are only 1 point behind Manchester United. If they can win the defending Premier League champion at home, their ranking will definitely improve significantly.

But Ferguson was a bit unwilling to be lonely. Since Solskjaer came to the team, he felt that the two strikers were not enough, and he tried three strikers several times in the game.

Although Manchester United played away, Ferguson did not intend to keep the 4-4-2 unchanged, and he made another bold attempt in the game.

Ferguson rotated the starting lineup, Van der Hoo replaced Schmeichel, Pallister and Johansen partnered to play central defenders, and Keane, Giggs, Beckham, Solskjaer, Cantona and Cruyff formed a strange combination in the midfield. This formation is more like a 4-3-3.

This more offensive formation did not produce enough power. Although Manchester United began to have an advantage in the first half, there was not much room for the opponent's 4-4-2 contraction defense.

In the second half, Manchester United further strengthened their offensive. First, Ryan Giggs entered the penalty area with lightning speed, and then his shot from the small penalty area was thrown back and hit the goal frame. After Cole came off the bench, he responded with a 45-degree pass from his teammate from the left.

Cole's shooting looks more reliable than last season, but it is still difficult to score.

At this time, the gossip-like media swarmed up again, counting Manchester United from beginning to end.

Beckham felt that these newspapers were not very reliable and always caught them.

But I have to admit that the most mature team in the Premier League is the media, and the search information capabilities of the various print media in England are absolutely top-notch.

They can always get first-hand information through their own channels, and then quickly become a headline party, which makes graduation uncomfortable.

The media's doubts about Manchester United have never been absent. As long as Manchester United cannot win, they can always find a topic.

At this time, the Manchester United team could no longer care about debating with the media. The team's schedule has become tighter. Basically, there are two games a week, and all players have the opportunity to play.

On September 9th, Manchester United played against the second opponent of the Champions League group at home, Rapid Vienna.

This opponent is basically the worst opponent in the group stage. If you want the group to qualify smoothly, you must not overturn them.

In order to limit the opponent's attack, Ferguson replaced Butt with Keane and partnered him with Beckham.

With Keane doing the dirty work, Beckham's pressure was relieved a lot.

Compared with Juventus, the strength of the Austrian league champions is more than one grade worse.

They used defensive counterattacks to deal with Manchester United and wanted to score at least 1 point away.

It has to be said that none of the teams that can enter the Champions League match have a dish.

Even if the Rapid Vienna team is weak, it is the highest level team in the country after all. Even if the scene does not have an advantage, the stalemate lasted at least 40 minutes.

It's just that they were not lucky enough to meet Babyface who was in perfect condition.

The Norwegian striker was on the move throughout the first half, always in the position where he was most likely to receive the ball and most likely to score.

In the 42nd minute, the Rapid Vienna goalkeeper made a mistake and passed the ball to Beckham near the midfield.

The latter got the ball and rushed directly with the ball, changed direction in a wide range when the defenders blocked it in a hurry, and then stuffed the ball straight into the penalty area.

Solskjaer immediately appeared in the gap. He raised his foot and pretended to shoot. The goalkeeper of the fast team immediately went to the ground to save, but how could the baby face perform miracles like a fool.

He pushed lightly in the direction of the goalkeeper's foot, and the football rolled into the goal from the goalkeeper's left.

1 is better than 0!

The Manchester United players hugged excitedly, most of which hadn't really survived a normal season.

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester United continued to control the ball in their own hands. Rapid Vienna, who had lost the ball, had no choice but to press out cheekily and attack.

This style of play has entered the Manchester United routine. After a year of training in the league, the Red Devils have no other characteristics, and the flanks are extremely fast.

In the 62nd minute, Rapid Vienna won a corner kick, and all six of their players came to Manchester United's penalty area.

Manchester United, who are extremely good at corner kicks, quickly stifled the attack. Johansen jumped high and headed the ball to the right side of the penalty area.

This is an acre of three-point land for Beckham, of course he can't give it up to his opponent.

Beckham took the ball and turned around, and subconsciously strode forward along the right, passing two opponents' wide players in a row.

Just in Vienna, the heavy soldiers wanted to chase and intercept, but Beckham immediately made a cross.

Giggs broke out very quickly, throwing off the players who came to mark him.

The Welshman flicked his head and put the goalkeeper beyond his reach.

2 is better than 0!

The morale of the Austrian team, which lost the second goal, was low. If it wasn't for Manchester United who just wanted to control the game in the second half of the game, they would have been beaten today.

But again, a season is too long, and it is not necessary to drain all of your energy in every game.

In the case of holding two balls in hand, it is obviously a wise choice to control the rhythm.

Manchester United finally maintained the advantage of two goals until the end.

Beckham raised his arms in excitement as they managed to take three points by beating the underdogs after losing their first group game to Juve.

At the end of the game, Beckham suddenly found a melon, and Gary was secretly interacting with a girl on the court.

The woman is the tall girl who sat in the row behind the royal family during the European Cup.

If he hadn't met that woman in the European Cup, Beckham would never have noticed the clue.

But there are always clues to be found in everything. From the behavior of the two people, he is sure that they hooked up.

The time is too short, it's hard to tell where the two of them have developed, but it is certain that this kid has a heart for this woman.

At the end of the game, taking advantage of no one around, Beckham walked up to Gary Neville and asked, "Gary, to be honest, are you in a relationship?"

The black eyeballs in Gary Neville's small eyes rolled twice in a row, and then said: "I just realized that you don't pay attention to me too much!"

This. Obviously he was dishonest, but he hit back when things were revealed.

Forget it, as long as he is happy.

Beckham patted Gary on the shoulder: "It started in these two weeks, right?"

Because since last week, workaholic Gary Neville drove away in a rare few times after training, and it turned out to be to pick up girls.

Gary Neville nodded: "Yes, things have just begun."

This answer was perfunctory, and Gary obviously didn't want to discuss it.

Just when Sophie Marceau came, Beckham simply invited Gary and the girl he just met to have a meal together.

Judging from the performance of the dinner, that girl was aloof throughout the whole process, and she didn't give Gary any good face.

Gary Neville, on the other hand, was full of affection, and his dog-licking temperament was undoubtedly revealed.

At the end of the day's vacation, Beckham found that Gary Neville was a little listless.

Although his running ability is not bad, he always feels preoccupied.

I feel that this buddy has already fallen into it, and the progress is still relatively difficult.

It seems that falling in love not only affects study, but also affects work.
(End of this chapter)