i am beckham

Chapter 276 "Beckham Cup" Without Beckham

The England team defeated Italy in the World Cup qualifiers, and the English people were jubilant.

As a personal participant, Beckham had a great time in this game, and his popularity can be described as a household name after this game.

Now, from Africa to Southeast Asia, as long as the antenna can be pulled up, the information of this game is reported.

Although sports events may only last a few tens of seconds in the general news, the scene of Beckham breaking through and being fouled, breaking through again, and finally lobbing was repeatedly used by news from various countries, becoming the most played "short video" during this period.

No way, time is limited, only the essence.

Either the one with the best looks, or the one with the most exciting goals, clips like Beckham scoring wonderful goals are simply perfect material in the minds of journalists.

But there are also side effects behind the scenery, that is, the excessive fatigue of the body.

Beckham ran 90 meters in the 15000-minute high-intensity confrontation, and his physical fitness was almost overdrawn.

His average running distance is 12000 meters. When facing Italy, his running has increased by 25% compared to usual. This indicator alone has greatly increased his exercise, not to mention the high-intensity physical confrontation during the game.

Playing this kind of game once, even a professional athlete like Beckham will experience muscle soreness for 1 consecutive days.

Running 90 meters in 15000 minutes, the pace is 6 minutes per kilometer. This pace is already considered the first half of the performance in the mass half-marathon competition.

Beckham did not start recovery training until the third day. After the World Cup qualifiers, the League Cup came. In order to fully refresh the main players who had been busy on the international match day, Ferguson simply took all the main players out of the squad.

Manchester United is caught in multiple fronts, and when the league is in full swing, it will also participate in the League Cup.

According to the competition system, Manchester United played in the third round of the League Cup and challenged Ipswich Town away.

The League Cup is sponsored by Coca-Cola. In recent years, everyone has called this event the Coca-Cola Cup. The spokesperson of Coca-Cola in the UK is David Beckham. Many fans have changed the name to the Beckham Cup.

It's a pity that there is no fish in the fish-flavored shredded pork, and there is no Beckham in the Beckham Cup.

Many fans in this game will feel fresh and a little confused.

Because Ferguson sent the Manchester United starters like this: goalkeeper Van der Hou, defenders Curtis, Phil Neville, David May, Johansen, midfielders Mulaney, Thornley, Poborski and Scholes, and the striker is Cole and Cruyff.Manchester United, which has rotated most of the main players, is like a classic car with its engine and gearbox removed, without any commendable integrity at all.

Taking advantage of the sluggish state of the Red Devils players and their scattered formation, the opponent quickly launched an offensive and took the initiative on the field.

Ipswich City attacked on the right side of United, dribbling the ball all the way, barely passing and killing the hinterland of Manchester United.

Manchester United's midfield interception was weak, and Curtis was too nervous on the back line, made low-level mistakes, was deceived by the opponent's simple actions, and lost his defensive position.Ipswich Town's offense was simple and direct, with a quick pass to the penalty area near the penalty spot, the center immediately outflanked the goal, and Manchester United fell behind 0-1!

Facing the League One team Ipswich Town, the Manchester United players relied on their tenacious fighting spirit to block the opponent's strong attack.

This sentence sounds very dramatic, but the actual situation is like this. The Manchester United team's lineup of substitutes + children obviously lacks tacit understanding.

Back in the locker room, the young players who had almost no first-team experience turned pale with fright. The young people dared not speak at all in the locker room. They timidly glanced at the old man from time to time, and were ready to bear the "hair dryer".

Facing these panicked children, Ferguson changed his previous serious image and sat in the locker room and said something from the bottom of his heart.

"Boys, we didn't play our value in the first half, the opponent deserved it.

I know you guys are messed up, but no matter what I say right now, when you get back on the court, you're all on your own.

Two years ago, the children of '92' played well in the Premier League, and six of them have become regular members of the first team.

But I regret to say that their stories are not only inspirational, but more difficult for you.

Think about it, if you compete for a position with a player who is 2 years older than you but has far more game experience than yours, what will the result be likely to be?

Maybe the League Cup is your only chance this season. I promise you that if you keep winning, I will start with you even if you reach the final.

If you lose, maybe this is your only chance to play in the first team this season.

At this time, you may feel that you are unlucky, but what I want to say is that Manchester United has no precedent for entering the first team by luck.

David was not in much better shape than you guys, he only played 3 League Cup games in the first few months.But when I started him in the Champions League, he proved himself with goals.

Other players have also proved themselves in various competitions, and they won the main position with their performance.

To be honest, if you were not at Manchester United, you probably wouldn't have to bear such pressure against Ipswich Town.Your performance today is not worthy of your worth.

Gentlemen, brace yourself and fight for your career. "

What Ferguson said made the youth players feel ashamed and dissatisfied. In the second half, their performance improved significantly.

Manchester United and Ipswich Town were evenly matched in the second half of the game, and each other had offense and defense in the game.

But the children were a little sad, and the home team kicked a world wave when the fierce battle was in full swing, confirming the momentum.

Faced with a backward situation, Ferguson only changed a few youth players based on the players' performance and physical fitness. He seemed to have made a decision before the game, and he didn't have too many emotional fluctuations at this time.

At the end of the game, Manchester United lost to Ipswich Town 0-3 and stopped in the third game of the League Cup.

Facing these youth players who were obviously weaker than the "Class of 92", Ferguson looked normal.

He is very clear that if a youth training echelon has two players who can stay in the first team, it is considered a success. If there are a few more players who can stay in other teams in the Premier League, then the overall quality of the youth training this year can be considered quite good.

It is difficult to reproduce the glory of "Class of 92". The first is that there is no such a good wave of players, and the second is that there are not so many opportunities for children to grow up.

Professional clubs don't support idlers, and if children can't find opportunities in Manchester United, then lower the standard and go to other clubs in the Premier League. If they still can't stand up, go to the next level until they can get a stable playing time.

Facing questions and accusations from some reporters after the game, Ferguson chose to fight back. "I hope you critics who always question and criticize Manchester United for not choosing the strongest starting line-up can try the feeling of playing two games in three days. You don't need long-term practice, just one experience is enough. My players need to be rotated.

"Why are there so many rotation players?" Ferguson said: "Some young people are our long-term plans. They have the opportunity to gain experience in this kind of game, which will strongly promote their progress. Some rotation players need to play to recover, and some players have already rested and can start the game at any time. They are the main starters. I want to emphasize that all the players are our treasures. We have strict, long-term plans and correct game strategies. Is it normal? Who the hell looks down on Ipswich Town?!"

In addition to dealing with the media, Ferguson was indeed distressed by the extremely dense schedule.The league, the League Cup, the FA Cup, the Champions League, and various national team games that are added to the season. This is too much for Manchester United.

It has become commonplace for many Premier League teams in later generations to come on the bench for a disagreement in the League Cup.

But in the early years of the Premier League, using youth training and substitutes to cope with the league was generally considered a treasonous thing.

It's like a student in a girls' school with a big flower tattoo on her arm. Everyone must not think highly of her.

But there is no way, no other team has played as many lines as Manchester United before, and they still want to go a long way in most games.

During the League Cup break, Beckham feels that his physical fitness has finally returned. He has never played such a physically consuming game before, and now he feels sour when he thinks about it.

On the second day after the end of the League Cup, the draw for the European play-offs was completed, and the unlucky Italians got the Russian team.

Faced with this tragic result, the Italian media wailed.

The reason for the wailing is not because of how strong Russia is, but because the weather there is too harsh, which seriously affects the performance of the players.

Secondly, Russia has a vast territory, and it is too time-consuming to go to them to play football.

At this moment, Beckham thought of Martin Taylor. He felt that this guy's mouth was poisonous. He even predicted the situation of the play-off draw. Sure enough, Jiang was still hot!
(End of this chapter)