i am beckham

Chapter 278
Defeating Feyenoord, Manchester United made the best start to the championship group stage in recent years, and it is a matter of time to qualify.

Both the Champions League and the Premier League are ranked first, and the atmosphere of the team is full of joy.

Manchester United's opponent in the 12th round is the "Giant Killer" Barnsley. This team has been in the second and third tier leagues all year round, and is known for always hunting Premier League teams in cup games.

Of course, there is still a big difference between a breakout game and a strong season. They are currently ranked third from the bottom, and there is a high probability that they will drop back at the end of the season.

Manchester United will face their opponents at home, and this game is not difficult.

The day before the game, Gary Neville found Beckham and said seriously: "David, I heard that Peruzzi is injured and will have to rest for a week. Now they will be empty."

Beckham thought he was going to talk about world-shattering news, but in the end he said something in the newspaper, which was boring.

Gary Neville continued: "I'll send you another weather forecast. Moscow has encountered a cold snap in the past two days, and the low temperature will continue for the next week, accompanied by sleet. This will be interesting."

Hearing the weather forecast, Beckham couldn't help but feel lucky. If the Italians advance directly in the group stage, maybe he will be the one going to Moscow in three days.

Thinking about it is scary.
The away trip to Russia in the UEFA Cup two seasons ago is still vivid in my mind. The stadium is full of pits, and the home team players who met their idols became extremely excited. This is the reason why Manchester United was eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup that season.

Fighting a life-and-death battle in such a place will inevitably increase the danger of promotion.

Beckham had lingering fears, but on the surface he pretended to be indifferent: "The Italians have no shortage of goalkeepers. If Peruzzi can't play, there will be Pagliuca. If Pagliuca is injured, there will be the No. [-] goalkeeper."

The two chatted for a few words, and then continued to devote themselves to training.

The Carrington training base is not limited to Beckham and Gary who ate melons before the game, but also the cloudy Cole.

His performance after his comeback this season has been criticized, while Sheringham, Heskey, and Solskjaer all performed well, severely reducing his playing time.

He played hard in these two games, but his performance was really bad. At first, he wasted opportunities consecutively, and then he was completely lost.

Throughout the training process, there was a cloudy feeling over Cole's head.

He has now been criticized by the media for not being able to play football. He is very anxious in both games and training, and he is still the type that cannot be cured.

Cole knew very well that if he played like this again, he might not even survive Christmas and would be packed up. Ferguson had given him several years of adjustment time. As a result, when he was in good form, he wasted chances in a fancy way, and in bad form he didn't even get the chance.

Despite this, Ferguson still put Cole in the main list.

Beckham observed the micro-expressions of the old man talking to Cole, and he felt that the old man still trusted Cole very much.

Ferguson is a very stubborn person, he rarely bows to difficulties, and he always insists on his own ideas.

Cole played abnormally and still became the focus.

Good news reporters took aim at Cole, and after analyzing in detail Cole's various positioning and shooting flaws, they began to criticize constantly, saying that "Cole is not worthy of Manchester United.

It is rumored that Ferguson will abandon this black striker who has poor shooting skills and often misses good opportunities to score goals. His replacement is Chilean striker Zamorano. The reporters believe that Cole will be cleaned up by Ferguson like a pile of garbage, and he will now give way to the comeback Solskjaer. The media also said, "Manchester United still needs a top goal finisher. His opportunities are wasted so much that even his opponents are jealous." "

Cole couldn't argue, he could only hope for a quick turnaround, but everything around him didn't bode well.

On October 10, Manchester United ushered in Barnsley at home.

Ferguson has been cheering for Cole, and shared his own experience: "Son, you have to stand up later. I couldn't score a goal for a while in my career. The head coach at the time said to me, 'Boy, if you don't feel confident, don't shoot from an angle. Just aim at the goalkeeper and shoot, so that even if you can't score, you can get applause from the fans!'

If you don't know what to do now, you can try it. "

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United still had the advantage, and Beckham's right was still under strict guard by defenders.

The defenders of the Barnsley team are all rough guys. If they can't defend themselves, they will shovel. It is better to outsmart them than to force them.

After only 3 minutes of the game, the Barnsley goalkeeper kicked the ball to Beckham's side when he made a clearance.

Beckham stopped the ball with one touch and kicked a cross before the defender came up.

The Barnsley players obviously didn't grasp the strength of Beckham's cross and missed the ball in the penalty area.

He turned around nervously, but fortunately, Solskjaer didn't move in the distance.

But Cole pops up from the gap to form a one-on-one with the keeper.

Can only help you here.

Beckham murmured silently, then looked into the penalty area.

Cole, who was holding the ball in the penalty area, looked hesitant, but when he shot, he suddenly became determined and raised his leg and twitched.

I saw the football flying into the goal against the goal post, the angle was very tricky.

1 is better than 0!

Relieved, Cole stood where he was, completely forgetting to celebrate, until his teammates ran up before running slowly.

Looking at Cole's back, Beckham didn't know what to say. According to his judgment, Cole aimed at the goalkeeper just now, but it missed so much, and there was a problem with his aim.

The leading Manchester United players continued to step up the attack, and they were not satisfied with one goal.The hungry forwards rushed towards their opponents screaming, and they all knew that this game was a good opportunity to score goals.

After Burnsley fell behind, they were unable to play any offensive. Manchester United quickly defended successfully. The defender intercepted the opponent's pass in the backcourt, and immediately switched from defense to offense to launch a fast-break assault.
2 is better than 0!

Seeing the ball, Beckham still shook his head with a smile.

Another kick to the goalkeeper, the result was a shot that was obviously wide.
With this ball, Burnsley's midfielder focused on Beckham and did not care about Giggs. It was still very easy for the Welshman to single out the defender. He evened the wing in a few strokes and successfully launched an attack.

Ten minutes later, Giggs took the ball again on the left, and this time Burnsley's midfielder immediately pounced on the Welshman.

As a result, Giggs did not hesitate to transfer the ball from the left to the right in a wide range, and Beckham continued to stop the ball with one kick.

Cole actively ran to the side, and completed a two-on-one wall with Beckham.

Beckham was already on the edge of the small penalty area when he got the ball, and he decisively hit the far corner and succeeded!

3 is better than 0!

Beckham ran to the Manchester United bench, giving Scholes a good look at what constitutes a domineering celebration of spinning 180 degrees in the air.

It only took 25 minutes for Manchester United to score 3 goals, the shoulders of the Burnsley players obviously collapsed, and it only took 25 minutes for a tough guy to turn soft.

Cole was in good form, he still wanted to score goals, he was running back and forth on the pitch tirelessly.

In the 42nd minute, he intercepted the pass from the Burnsley defender in the penalty area and made an easy push.

4 is better than 0!

Cole's face became ferocious, and sweat dripped from his black face. He roared angrily, roaring loudly, venting his depression and pressure to his heart's content.

His performance this time shocked the media, and "Black Lightning" was finally able to cleanse his heart.

Manchester United continued to attack in the second half, Giggs and Scholes almost in the same way, through two hits all into the opponent's penalty area to form a single-handedly scored Manchester United's 5th and 6th goals.

Then it was time for Kerr to show off. He received a pass near the penalty area line, turned around and dribbled the ball away, and went straight to the bottom line of the penalty area on the right. Two defenders stepped forward to intercept in a panic.

Cole, who couldn't find a space to shoot, didn't panic. He moved deftly, took away the defender and passed the ball to Poborski near the baseline.

The Czech ran and celebrated, happy like a child.

And Beckham smiled and gave his competitors applause from the stands.

Under normal circumstances, competing players in the same position are smiling and mmp in their hearts, but Beckham is really happy for Poborski.

He was afraid that the Czechs would transfer after their mentality collapsed, and the team would not find a competitor with similar strength to him, and they would have to hold on for the entire season.
7 to 0!Manchester United won an almost epic victory!

This game, which created the largest score record so far this season, made the Manchester United fans at home fall into ecstasy. After scoring three goals, Cole, who was able to take away the game ball alone as a commemoration, became the best player in the game.

The attack group led by Cole slaughtered the Burnley team, and he became the hero of Manchester United and the darling of the Red Devils fans.

After the game, the head coach of the Burnsley team praised Cole. He said, "Cole's sense of smell in front of the goal is unparalleled. He has a flexible approach to grab points and various handy shooting skills. He is a very comprehensive and excellent striker. I beg you commentators, you bricks who say Cole is a coward, can you let us finish playing Manchester United? Or can you make a trick and let Cole play in our team!"

On October 10, Beckham and Gary Neville drove to his villa without delay after training.

A steak, a cup of black tea, and several side dishes are all prepared in advance.

Turn on the TV, the game has been going on for more than 20 minutes, the stadium in the screen is covered with snow, and a red football is flying up and down in the screen, appearing and disappearing from time to time.

It can be seen that the visibility of the stadium is very low, and the snow is getting bigger and bigger, and the football line is gradually out of control.

Sometimes when a long pass hits the ground, it suddenly jumps forward more than ten meters, causing both sides to be in a hurry.

In the 32nd minute, the Italian team with 5 defenders in front of the penalty area was still pierced by the Russian team's kick that did not rebound.

The Italian goalkeeper lay on the ground for 5 minutes without slowing down. At this time, the broadcast camera switched to the old Maldini. The Italian coach reached out and called a young boy from the bench, signaling him to warm up.

At this time, Beckham and Gary looked at each other: "I thought that the Russian team would disgust Italy, but now it seems that Italy is not sure whether it will qualify."

The position of goalkeeper, which requires the most experience, Italy has come up with such a young goalkeeper, it seems to be cool!

(End of this chapter)