i am beckham

Significance of Number 258 in Chapter 7
It's not that friends don't get together, Manchester United's opponent in the first round of the league is Tottenham.

It took only a few days for Cantona, who lost his passion for football after the Champions League final last season, to decide to retire.

Many clubs have sent blessings to the Frenchman, but Tottenham took this incident as an opportunity to make money.

They were sure that Ferguson would buy Sheringham, so they put the former Premier League Golden Boot on the shelves directly, waiting for Manchester United to take advantage of them.

Unexpectedly, Ferguson changed hands and bought Husky, who wanted to play for the giants, from Leicester City.

Now it's Tottenham's turn to panic, Sheringham's salary is not low, and there is only one year left on his contract with the club.

This means that keeping him in the club will definitely lead to blood loss, so Ferguson's bargaining attitude is domineering, and Tottenham have to be submissive in the bargaining, and finally they are forced to accept the slightly insulting price of 180 million.

After suffering such a big loss, Tottenham certainly refused to let it go. They threatened to kill Manchester United's league title dream in the first round.

As the focus of this focus battle, he naturally became the target of everyone's attacks.

Tottenham felt that he had brought nothing to the club, and some unintelligible fans simply called him Judas, a mercenary.

Sheringham is an arrogant person. He has never minded being called a traitor by Tottenham fans, and he cannot tolerate Sugar's ruthless approach.

At the awarding ceremony of the Charity Shield, when the trophy was passed to him, the reporter's guns and short cannons were all on him.Not surprisingly, Sheringham cooperated with the reporter to show his excitement. He even deliberately walked around the court with the award plate and greeted all around.

He said in an interview with Manchester United TV reporters after the Charity Shield, "I want to show this championship to the fans who curse me. I have been working hard, I have been fighting for honor, and I have always given my all to the team.

Leaving Tottenham is not my problem, and it is not my fault that Tottenham cannot win the title.It has completely turned into a pressure cooker, and it is impossible to breathe.It was a stagnant, boiling quagmire for me to swallow me up.

Everything is fine with me at Manchester United and this trophy is the best start. "

The opening game started against this background. Tottenham's home stadium, White Hart Lane, was full of home team fans, and they came prepared.

The current White Hart Lane is not Manchester United's 3-point lane. Manchester United have played very hard here for several consecutive years.

Sheringham, who was traveling with the team, was fed up with the cynicism of the extreme fans. When he entered the field, the Tottenham fans booed wildly and cursed non-stop.When the stadium broadcast introduced the list of players on the field, the words "Sheringham" were drowned out by the crazy curses and harsh boos of the Tottenham fans. Sheringham has become a traitor to Tottenham!
Some banners saying "Judas" and "Mercenaries" were even held high in the air by Tottenham fans.

In the sixth year since the establishment of the Premier League, the commercialization of the league can be reflected in many places.

In order to cater for the needs of Asian fans, the game was scheduled for 12:40 London time. The temperature at the start of the game reached 45 degrees, which the two dreaded. It is said that the surface temperature has reached [-] degrees. Such hot weather will undoubtedly affect the performance of the players.

But considering the time of Asian fans, the Premier League Organizing Committee must make way for interests.

Ferguson gave Sheringham full trust, and the England international stood alone on the front line.

Facing Tottenham, which experienced a shock like a major earthquake, Manchester United quickly gained an advantage in the scorching North London. Tottenham, which has always been strong in offense and weak in defense, was beaten in a hurry.

In the 24th minute, Cruyff broke into the penalty area and was intercepted by the opponent with a sliding tackle. After the Tottenham defender fell to the ground after removing the threat, he moved the ball with his hands and let the ball return to his feet. This stupid guy soon heard the referee whistle.

penalty!

With Manchester United's Beckham and Cruyff looking on, Sheringham stood in front of the penalty spot.

The former Tottenham striker looked at the goalkeeper with his hands on his hips and took a deep breath.

If scored, it will be Sheringham's first official goal for Manchester United!
After taking a deep breath, Sheringham ran up, kicked, and shot!
Sheringham was still a little nervous, even though his movement had completely fooled the goalkeeper, sending him flying in the opposite direction.

But his shot was too pursuit of angle and power, but he kicked the football in the post.

Sheringham wasted United's best chance to score as the ball rebounded vigorously and was swiftly cleared.

The fans of Tottenham were as happy as their own players scoring a goal, and the stadium turned into a pressure cooker with a tsunami, and huge boos poured towards the resentful Sheringham.

The England international came out of his frustration immediately, even if the boos on the sidelines became harsher, he was unmoved.

Soon, Manchester United made a comeback, Schmeichel scored a long pass, Sheringham first interfered with the opponent's header in the header, and then got the football in the scramble.

He didn't pause, and immediately turned sideways to respond to the pass from his teammate, and passed the ball straight to Bart who inserted into the penalty area.

Sheringham's containment gave Butt the opportunity to face the goalkeeper alone, and he slammed the football into the goal very neatly.

1 is better than 0!

The game continued, and Manchester United completely dominated the away game.

If you want to win, you can't satisfy the advantage of 1 goal. Manchester United continued to launch wave after wave of attacks.

Tottenham focused their defense on Beckham. As long as he tried to break through, Tottenham would always arrange someone to help defend. Their tactic was to prevent Beckham from accelerating.

But as a championship club with 5 crowns in 4 years, Manchester United's threat cannot be only Beckham.

Tottenham defending Beckham with two men is tantamount to leaving one Manchester United player undefended all the time.

In the 40th minute, Manchester United had another good chance to shoot.

Beckham and Butt went through the center of Tottenham in a wall-style two-for-one. When he broke forward, Gary Neville immediately stepped in from the side, forcing the left-back of the Tottenham team to follow Gary.

Beckham opened up the space and decisively passed the ball on the right.

The pass was like a tracking missile to Giggs, who was unmarked in the Tottenham penalty area.

His pass was low and flat, with a sharp spin in the air, and the moment the Tottenham centre-half turned around, the football flew to the back.

Giggs jumped up and rubbed his head lightly, sending the ball into the bottom right corner of the goal.

2 is better than 0!

This header was really easy for Giggs. Beckham's cross not only evaded the defender, but even when it reached him, he only needed to rub his head to complete the goal.

The scorching heat and continuous conceding goals made the morale of the Tottenham players very poor. They could only be tired of defending and could not threaten their opponents at all.

Manchester United eventually won Tottenham 2-0 away with these two goals.

At the end of the game, Sheringham raised his hands to greet the Manchester United fans, and then clenched his fists to demonstrate to the fans who cursed him.

For him, although he didn't score a goal, an assist and a victory can already make him walk out of White Hart Lane with his head held high.

Not only that, but he played well in the forward position in this game. In addition to failing to score a penalty kick, he did a good job of supporting, grabbing points, headers, and countering the frontcourt.

Although not as comprehensive and outstanding as Cantona, Sheringham also gained a firm foothold in Manchester United's formation with his own efforts.

Beckham also felt good in these two games. Although he didn't have many shooting opportunities, he still sent two assists.

When Tottenham and Chelsea restricted his breakthrough, they seemed to have selectively forgotten that biography is his old profession and the technical link he is best at.

He was entangled by defensive players for two consecutive games, but he continued to threaten opposing players with passes.

The situation in the Premier League this season is very clear. Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are significantly stronger than the teams. The media predicts that the league championship will most likely be between the four teams.

But what is interesting is that apart from Manchester United winning in the first round, none of the other three main competitors scored 3 points.

The re-established Arsenal's first league game was away to experience what English football is. Leeds United's rampant style of play made the French who had just entered the Premier League very nervous.

If it weren't for Bergkamp's equalizer at the last moment, Arsenal might not even be able to take 1 point away.

In other games, Liverpool was tied 1-1 by Wimbledon, and Chelsea lost 2-3 to Coventry.

In the second round of the league, the Manchester United team, which returned to the home court, used two wings to continuously disrupt the opponent's defense.

In the 32nd minute, Giggs was on the left as if he was in nowhere. He got rid of the opponent's defense and entered the penalty area. When he was close to the bottom line, he crossed the middle.

The ball came suddenly, and before he had time to adjust, he used his left foot to exert force suddenly. The ball passed through the crowd like a cannonball and flew straight into the net.

In this way, Manchester United won 1-0 and ushered in a two-game winning streak.

Beckham, wearing the No. 7 jersey, has played a continuous role. Even if the opponent arranges defenders to mark him closely, he still surrendered 3 goal and 1 assists in 2 games.

The media called him the golden boy of England, which is an additional affirmation of his outstanding performance for three consecutive seasons.

He proved with his outstanding performance that he can inherit the glory of Manchester United's No. 7 jersey.With this outstanding goal, heartthrob has once again become the favorite of Dream Theater.

The number 7 shirt has special meaning at United, but Beckham has given it new meaning.

When Beckham wears it, it represents excellence.

The day Beckham took it off, it represented greatness.

(End of this chapter)