i am beckham

Chapter 257
Manchester United left 2 forwards at the end of last season, but Cole, Solskjaer, Cruyff and Scholes all have good abilities, even if this position is not signed or confirmed.

Compared with the striker, the team is relatively weak in the central defender position. The combination of David May and Johansen is not top-notch even in the Premier League. As Pallister grows older, his state has declined. In fact, this position needs supplements the most.

The renewal of Manchester United's defense line has reached the point where it can't wait. Pallister's aging body has passed the test of another season, and his ability and state have gradually declined uncontrollably.

Ferguson's eyes for signings have swept across the entire British Isles, and there are many hot targets, but Ferguson finally bought Henning Berg from Norway. This Nordic central defender cost Manchester United a transfer fee of 500 million pounds.

In this era of the Premier League, a transfer fee of 500 million pounds is considered a mid-to-high end for a central defender.

In fact, Ferguson has been very tight in terms of transfer fees in the past two years, and Borg's transfer is considered to be the most expensive one.

Two seasons ago, he was going to spend 1800 million pounds to win Anderton. As a result, Tottenham Chairman Sugar played the favor card and renewed his contract with the opponent with a high salary.

Two years later, Ferguson was very grateful that the other party put him together, otherwise Anderton's performance was not worthy of his worth, and it also inhibited Beckham's growth.

The rounded loss of money cannot be compensated even if Ronaldo is compensated.

But Ferguson didn't mean to thank Tottenham at all, he was going to get Sheringham at a low price.

The England international has one year left on his contract and has broken with the club.

After Manchester United took Husky, Tottenham seemed very passive. Based on the information they had, Ferguson would definitely buy Sheringham, and they didn't have much choice.

So Tottenham raised Sheringham's worth to 400 million pounds, just waiting for Manchester United to be taken advantage of.

Unexpectedly, Manchester United introduced Husky, so that their demand for forwards will be reduced at once. The transfer door has not yet opened, and they have plenty of time.

The current situation is that none of the clubs that Sheringham is interested in is going to buy him, and the teams that want to introduce him either can't afford his wages or don't like him.

Ferguson is not in a hurry, he waits for Tottenham to get someone at a low price when they are desperate.

There was no movement when Manchester United introduced two players, but there was no small movement from other opponents.

Liverpool successively introduced strong support, Newcastle changed about 10 players, and Arsenal was the most troublesome.

The Frenchman Wenger started planning before he came to the club. He first instructed the club to win Vieira last season.

After a season of competition, Vieira has proven his ability, and gradually became the main midfielder of the Gunners, and became the core force of Wenger's rebuilding of the midfielder. In the first season, he became the main force.Vieira perfectly replaced the loopholes in the Gunners' midfield after Brady left, and became the Gunners' midfield commander.

Wenger's appetite doesn't stop there. In February of this year, he successfully captured another French talent, Anelka, who was under 2 years old, for £50.

In the just-concluded 96-97 season, Anelka performed well in the FA Cup between Arsenal and Newcastle. He was nimble and quick, with excellent awareness in front of the goal.

In less than half a season, Anelka has already shined at Highbury Stadium.Super fast speed, good technique, ghostly running position and super finishing ability are his magic weapons.

By this season, Arsenal's management and Wenger have reached an agreement on the transfer issue, which is a wave of vigorous krypton gold.

Although Manchester United won 5 championships in the first 4 seasons of the Premier League, 4 to 5 teams do not think they are too strong to be invincible.

So Arsenal spent 1800 million pounds crazy supplements, of which Ashley Cole, Petit and Overmars later became first-class stars.Upson, Boamot, Mason, Mendes, Grimandy, and Manninger have also become puzzle pieces for the team.

Beckham felt that this wave of operations by the French seemed crazy, but it was actually very affordable.

Among other things, the two players, Pettit and Overmars, cannot be bought by Manchester United. Even if they can be formed in the end, the cost will be much higher than their worth to join Arsenal.

As a head coach who has been in Ligue [-] for many years, Wenger has access to Ligue [-] players and can use his own tactical blueprint to hook up technical players like Overmars. He is not following the same path as other Premier League coaches.

In addition to these strong teams, other teams have also made big or small deals.

Chelsea once again strengthened the team lineup in the summer, and they made good use of the "Bosman Law" to attract players to join in the transfer market.

Gullit's vision in selecting talents is comparable to that of any manager in Chelsea's history. He signed the exciting midfielder Gustavo Poyet and the young Norwegian striker Flo for free, and did not spend a penny on the transfer fee.

There are also Babayaro, England left-back Le Saux and goalkeeper Ed Huye.These five players all played an important role in the following seasons.

Tottenham also made a lot of moves. They signed Les Ferdinand and Ginola in the summer. These two can be regarded as Premier League stars. In addition, they also introduced the golden bomber Klinsmann for the second time.

Tottenham introduced two strikers and did not intend to leave any room for Sheringham at all.

Time has entered July, "Twilight Saga" has been completed, and the crew disbanded in place.

Beckham felt that making a movie was quite easy, and the entire crew treated him like an uncle, stretching out his hands for food and opening his mouth.

There is just one thing that is strange, Hathaway always revolves around him, especially when acting in the opposite role.

That look, that tone of voice made him feel that there was an aura that belonged to him and would never change until death.

However, a 1-year-old girl may not understand love, and her happiness and sorrow may all come from her own imaginary emotional world.

Either way, the experience is over.

Beckham feels that within a few years he may not have time to take part in this kind of long-term work. At the end of this season, he will participate in the World Cup, which means that his vacation will be severely reduced.

The season after the World Cup must be a good rest, absolutely not arrange these messy things.

Then came the European Cup in 2000, continued to rest in 01, and the World Cup in 02
A high-level professional player is so busy!
Seeing that the time for pre-season training was approaching, Ferguson made an offer to Tottenham. They offered 120 million pounds to introduce Sheringham.

It is said that Shu Ge smashed the vase when he saw the price, and Tottenham then counter-offered 350 million pounds.

Ferguson increased the transfer fee to 150 million pounds, and Tottenham countered with 300 million pounds.

Seeing the transfer price of Tottenham, Ferguson laughed. He only spent 100 million pounds when he bought Cantona.

Although 5 years have passed, he just doesn't make Tottenham comfortable.

Tottenham made a counteroffer of 250 million pounds, and vowed that they would not accept an offer lower than this price.

Manchester United sent an offer of 180 million pounds and stated in a fax that this was the last offer.

Tottenham agreed on the same day, and Sheringham completed the transfer at the speed of light, and he will definitely be able to participate in pre-season training.

The story of Arsenal is still going on. The media rumored that Wenger had been to Milan and had dinner with Weah, and they had a very speculative chat.

The English media asked Wenger whether Arsenal was going to introduce Weah. The French only praised Weah as a great player and a person of noble character.

The English media went to Weah again, and the Liberian striker replied with a smile: "If there is a chance, why not?"

He then thanked Wenger for his kindness in front of the media and wished him all the best.

The eyebrows between the two made AC Milan coach Fabio Capello very annoyed. He gave an ultimatum to Weah in an interview: "George is a good player. Whether he can transfer will affect the The preparation of the team. I hope he stays, but the player himself wants to transfer, please deal with it within 10 days, which gives me time to do the signing work."

Then a week later, a shocking transfer happened.

The 31-year-old George Weah landed in England. The World Player of the Year, African Footballer of the Year, and Golden Globe winner expressed his desire to pursue the championship with his mentor.

Weah's transfer shocked the entire Premier League. He can be said to be the strongest signing in the Premier League since its establishment.

He is still at the peak of his career, and there is no problem in continuing this state for another two years.

Compared with Chelsea's introduction of Gullit, who is about to retire, this signing is a real strength bonus.

Seeing that Arsenal had introduced a world-class striker, Ferguson felt that the transfer that had just ended was not good.

The media discovered at this time that Arsenal had spent a summer raising their strength to a higher level. They now look stronger than Manchester United and can play better than Manchester United.

Ferguson wanted to give it another shot, but in the end there were still no world-class players willing to come to Manchester United. Facts have proved that these players introduced by Arsenal are only due to Wenger's personal charm.

The clubs in the Premier League saw that Ferguson was eager to buy someone, and they wanted to rip him off again.

In the current Premier League, there has been a trend of all clubs sniping Manchester United, which forced Ferguson to give up his plan to introduce strong support. His summer signing record is only three.

The newly formed Arsenal team fell in love with Wenger's tactics almost immediately. The French reintegrated the Dutchmen Bergkamp and Overmars with superior skills, the Frenchmen Pettit, Vieira and Anelka with superior skills, and Adams and Dion, who had strong bodies and defensive abilities, and began to create a team with outstanding overall skills, excellent team awareness, fast pace, and emphasis on opportunity creation and tacit understanding.

With the addition of Weah, this London team is suddenly so powerful that it is frightening.

After arduous pre-season training, all clubs have adjusted their players to the state of immediate combat.

Marked by the annual Community Shield competition, the new season is about to kick off.

On August 1997, 8, the Community Shield match was held.

Manchester United's opponent in the Community Shield is Chelsea.Chelsea, which spent a lot of money to introduce many stars from Serie A, became the focus of the Premier League in the summer.

They spend money like crazy, aiming at the league championship.The confident "braided handsome" Gullit chatted and laughed with Ferguson when he entered the field, and the tall Dutchman was full of spirit and high-spirited.

The photojournalist captured Ferguson with a calm expression, a relaxed look that doesn't take the Community Shield seriously.

For Ferguson, he has never seen such a big storm, and of course a warm-up match-like Community Shield will not be in his eyes.What troubled him at this time was the team's poor signings, especially after Arsenal was used as a reference, the signings always made him feel frustrated.

The Community Shield game started with a familiar rhythm, and slowly entered the stage of fierce confrontation with a familiar rhythm.

Chelsea's pre-match preparations are obviously better than Manchester United's, and they took the initiative when they came up and launched an offensive actively.Not long after the start, Chelsea got a corner kick.As the corner kick flew into the Manchester United penalty area, the former Manchester United striker Mark Hughes rushed to the goal and headed the ball cleanly into the dead corner. Chelsea led 1-0!

This goal exposed the shortcomings of Manchester United's defense, which has also become a hidden danger for the Red Devils throughout the season.Manchester United's central defender combination is no longer the strongest steel defense line. This corner kick shows the problem of the team's defensive strategy.

Manchester United's defense, which has always been extremely proud, unexpectedly made such a low-level mistake. The faces of Ferguson and the assistant coach in the stands became very ugly in an instant.Manchester United in the post-Pallister era urgently needs to solve the huge black hole of the central defender. It seems that Borg and Johnson have not yet formed a tacit understanding.

Manchester United's defense was in trouble and the central defender was questioned, but Johansen quickly responded with attack.

Although the lack of Cantona had a great impact on Manchester United, Manchester United's attack line performance was mediocre this time. The previous combination of fast and slow, tacit cooperation scenes were rarely played, and did not cause a continuous blow to Chelsea's defense.

But even so, Manchester United have enough means of attack.The forwards and attacking line are mediocre, so it's up to the defenders to solve the problem.Manchester United, who fell behind, quickly set off a counterattack and also won a corner kick.

Beckham sent a corner kick from the left. Manchester United central defender Johansen rose from the double-team of the opponent's two defenders. After grabbing the spot, he shook his head and hit the goal, 1-1!

Manchester United fought back and equalized the score.

Since then, the two sides have no record, and the game has entered a penalty shootout.

Schmeichel showed great power. He first saved Panardi's shot, and then forced another Chelsea player to fly under pressure, while Manchester United's Scholes, Irvine, Keane, and Beckham played with ease and all shot.

Manchester United eventually won the championship 4-2 on penalties and 5-3 on aggregate.

After the penalty was over, the TV camera captured an interesting scene. Ferguson, who was full of smiles, was pulling Keane, who was wearing an armband, and talking. Keane nodded from time to time, and there was a relaxed and joyful atmosphere around him.

Then Ferguson chatted with Beckham, both of them were very happy.

The old man can't open up the situation in the transfer market, he can only maximize the potential of the existing players.

He hopes that Keane can make the team full of blood, and he also hopes that Beckham can make the team always full of attack.

At Highbury Stadium, Wenger turned off the remote control, looking confident.

The most intense season in Premier League history is about to kick off.

(End of this chapter)