i am beckham

Chapter 284 Going to France
After the ups and downs of the first half, the offensive and defensive speed of the two teams remained unabated in the second half.

It's just that this time the fast offensive and defensive battle is not driven by long passes with a high turnover rate or fast horses on the side, but led by simple and fast passes.

At this time, Arsenal hadn't formed a style of playing the ball with one kick. After all, the four older brothers on the back line were of the same age, and it was really difficult to develop new abilities in the middle and late stages of their careers.

Even so, Arsenal's overall advancement speed is still much higher than other opponents Manchester United have encountered.

Beckham followed his teammates back and forth to double-team and encircle the Arsenal players, as if he felt a lot of pressure.

Only after fighting can you really realize that this opponent is different from the opponents you have encountered before.

The Premier League competitors that Manchester United encountered in the past few years are nothing more than mercenaries made up of stars. Most of these teams rely on personal ability.

Since most of them are working together for the first year, the head coach without exception will choose some easy-to-flash tactics, and then let the stars play freely.

However, Arsenal is completely different. Most of their midfielders have excellent personal abilities and delicate skills, but they complete their skills and tactics within a framework.It will not be too free to play, nor will it become a tool man under tactical routines.

Overall, Arsenal can play freely within a fixed tactical framework.

Manchester United also emphasizes pass-and-control play, but Beckham feels that their penetration in the middle is better than Manchester United.

Several Arsenal players rely on rapid passing training and often easily advance to the 35-meter range of Manchester United. At this time, the latter will face the threat of Weah, a big killer.

Keane's influence on the team became immediately apparent in this game. Without the Irishman's wide-range running and super interception ability, Manchester United could not find an effective way to restrict the opponent's midfield for a while.

Similarly, Arsenal can't restrict the Red Devils' wing attack. Giggs, who often suffered from hamstring problems in the previous seasons, has obviously suffered this season. He has only missed a game since the beginning of the league.

The Welshman, who is not troubled by injuries, can be called majestic. He rushed left and right on the wing. Arsenal covered the left three layers and three layers, and did not dare to put a full-back against him.

Compared with Giggs, Beckham's task is heavier. He has to help Ginger Head, Bart and their opponents to seize the middle, and pay attention to the movements of Overmars.

Although the ability of the Dutch winger is not as sharp as Giggs, Gary Neville has great difficulty defending him alone, which also limits his output ability in the second half.

Arsenal's tactics are very clear, which is to play on the left side. Overmars was tired and asked Grimandy to switch from the right side, in order to contain Beckham's energy and limit his investment in offense.

Beckham did not expect that Arsenal's key care for him could be embedded in tactics.

They did not send special personnel to mark themselves in fixed areas like many Premier League opponents, but let themselves consume as much energy as possible in defense and fighting, and had no time to take offense.

In the 62nd minute, Ferguson replaced the door board Heskey. Sheringham was neither tough nor flexible in front of Adams and Keown, and was severely restricted.

Seeing that he was almost exhausted, Ferguson decisively replaced the battering hammer.

So Manchester United sent out another sense of black wind and double evil, and also with a pure English football style.

In just 5 minutes of playing, the strange boy Husky played a role.

He knocked Keown over in the process of fighting for the top, and ferried the ball to Cole in front of the goal. "Black Lightning" threw off Adams and volleyed successfully.

3 is better than 2!

After scoring the goal, Cole galloped around the Highbury Stadium, and finally staged a sliding knee in front of the visiting team stands.

The sapling that Ferguson has patiently cultivated has finally held a meeting, and it is also very confident.

The central defender Keown, known as "Quasimodo" in the Arsenal team, immediately inspired Hesky's bloody fight for the top, and tried his best to fight the opponent. Coupled with the replacement of Adams and other teammates, Arsenal used the entire defense to contain Hesky's damage.

Why not play the taller, stronger Adams against the Husky?

Keown can't keep up with Cole's coquettish moves
After conceding the goal, Arsenal stopped playing with skills, and simply passed the ball to Weah, letting the World Footballer ravage Manchester United's defense.

After the tactics were simplified, the threat of Arsenal was much higher than before.

Frowning, Wenger watched the Liberian star rush left and right in the penalty area, sometimes playing alone, sometimes supporting his teammates. After he took control of the ball, Manchester United's penalty area has been in a state of panic.

Constrained by Weah, Manchester United could only recycle the formation, which made Arsenal pass and control the ball more calmly.

In the 82nd minute, Arsenal finally found their chance, Weah knocked Borg over in the penalty area, and gave the ball to Overmars when Gary Neville made it up.

The Dutchman's shot was blocked by Schmeichel, and the Liberian, with a keen sense of smell, just appeared in the gap and scored in the top corner.

3:3.

This goal put an end to this goal war. The Manchester United team, which came with a big score streak, did not continue the previous momentum, and was interrupted by Asen.

While sitting at home, the fully prepared Arsenal team did not take advantage of the slightest.

At the end of the game, Ferguson and Wenger simply shook hands with stern expressions, turned and walked to their respective coaches' seats without even exchanging polite greetings.

This is a crucial game, a litmus test for Arsenal's eligibility for the title.

This is the first time the two teams have played against each other this season. The outcome of the game will affect the gap in the standings. This can even be called a battle worth 6 points, a real battle between dragons and tigers.

Ferguson's team was affected by Wednesday's Champions League game, coupled with the absence of Keane and Irwin, they did not perform well at Highbury Stadium, and even struggled after scoring in the second half.Under the advantage, the opponent took the lead at the start of the lightning, and then was extended by the fairy ball. Generally, the team will basically be defeated in such a situation, but Manchester United is strong and unyielding under the adversity.

The process of the second half was almost the same. Manchester United grabbed the advantage in the early stage, but in the end they were equalized by the big killer Weah, and finally had to lose to Maicheng to accept the tie.

Ferguson knew very well that at the last moment of the game, the players were powerless. If Arsenal were given another 10 minutes, Manchester United might suffer a defeat.

The feeling of powerlessness in the last few minutes made him uncomfortable, and what was even more annoying was that he could not find a way to restrain his opponent.

Arsenal relied on this game to boost their morale, and they have a lot more confidence in the subsequent league competition.

For Ferguson, the gunner with fast technology and speed can be said to be an eye-opener for him, and he is also envious of the gunner's smooth advancement and tacit cooperation.

He already knows that under Wenger's command, Arsenal will become a strong team in the Premier League, and they will be rivals that Manchester United cannot ignore.

The guy on the opposing dugout looked really nasty.The opponent who dressed completely differently, the opponent who advocated technology and speed, the coach who tapped the French gang + the Dutch gang and was able to bridge the tough defense of the England defenders, a coach who claimed to be proud of building an international column and did not consider the account book at all made him feel uncomfortable.

Ferguson knew that this seemingly refined and well-mannered arsenal coach was not the same person as himself in terms of appearance and temperament.But he also knew that this Frenchman was the same as himself from the bottom of his heart. They were all trying to win the final victory, to compete for the final crown, to build a tight formation, combine technology, speed and body, and to pass and cut, dribble, advance and shoot meticulously and exquisitely. He was also a guy who was desperate for the championship.

This is the first time since the establishment of the Premier League that Ferguson has expressed such vigilance against a head coach. He can faintly feel that this Frenchman is likely to threaten Manchester United's supremacy in the Premier League.

Perhaps it was precisely because of his caution against powerful enemies that Ferguson did not show too much aggressiveness at the press conference.

He praised Beckham's two world wave performances within 3 minutes, and vowed that this is the role of a star.

Wenger talked a few words about the game and diverted the topic: "Football is a competition between two teams. To win, the whole team has to behave like a precision instrument.

But if you want to score at a critical moment, you often need to pin your hopes on a certain player. Football is sometimes so contradictory. "

In the evening, Wenger reviewed it again in his office at the University of London.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, he has to say that players like Beckham and Weah have roles that cannot be replaced by others.

If a player with potential is trained from an early age, the best result is to pay a few years of tuition fees before his strength can be sublimated. Then during the years of training him, the team has to pay for the young player's immature performance at critical moments.

For example, Anelka wasted 2-3 scoring opportunities at the last moment.

Thinking of this, he found that he seemed to have realized something again.

At the same time, after packing his luggage, Beckham was lazily lying on the sofa watching a soap opera.

Tomorrow morning the England team will assemble in London, and then go to France and the other top three.

Judging from the schedule, the England team will first face Italy on the 12th, France on the 15th, and Brazil on the 18th.

After thinking about it carefully, this schedule is not very exciting. The first opponent of the England team is Italy. The two teams have played against each other twice in a year. They have completely figured out the length of the game and there is no secret at all.

The Brazilian team that everyone most wanted to meet was ranked in the next game. Judging from the intensity of the game, both sides were already exhausted at that time, and there was no real experience at all.

On the other hand, France's schedule is very comfortable. They are in Paris from the beginning to the end, and they are still playing against Brazil in the opening game. The host is very cool.

The next day, the entire English media was talking about the just-concluded peak battle, and Beckham and Weah were widely praised.

At this time, Beckham was on his way to London, with Ginger in the co-pilot seat and Cole in the back seat.

The Neville brothers and Pallister sat in the other car, and six Manchester United players were selected for this event. This is the status of the Premier League hegemony.

(End of this chapter)