i am beckham

Chapter 317 Manchester United's thigh

Manchester United crushed the Ukrainian's promotion hopes in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, which was encouraging news for the entire Premier League.

English clubs have suffered years of bans in Europe since the Heysel tragedy, with little success since their bans were lifted.Especially since the establishment of the Premier League, English clubs have done nothing in the Champions League for the first four years, which has been embarrassing for the Premier League, which aims to increase its influence.

It was not until Manchester United reached the final last season that the dilemma of Premier League clubs doing nothing in the Champions League was resolved.

This season, Manchester United once again entered the final, which can be regarded as solidifying the overall strength of the Premier League.

We all know how difficult the Champions League is. Not to mention reaching the finals for two consecutive years, even reaching the top 8 in a row is not an easy task.

Of course, the "Sun" will not miss the opportunity of publicity, and praised Beckham again.

There is no way, the heartthrob is excellent, and has the capital to be praised.

There are so many players who scored a hat-trick in the semifinals, and Nick boasted that he was particularly confident.

As a big Beckham fan, he now has a strong sense of pride in being a Beckham.

"David has become one of the best players in England, playing the core role in both England and Manchester United!"

This conclusion is fully tenable, as evidenced by the data of 24 goals and 17 assists.

Liverpool's McManaman performed well in the past few seasons, but this season's state has declined sharply, and he has handed over the position of England's core playmaker to Beckham.

Fowler's first few seasons were not bad, and the number of goals was even close to that of the top striker Shearer, but he was reimbursed for the season after suffering a serious injury in February, and he will definitely miss the upcoming World Cup.

There are really not many frontcourt players in the England team who can play.

"I believe that at the end of his career, David will be England's greatest right-winger, and possibly even one of the greatest players in England's history."

There is nothing wrong with this statement. There has never been such an all-round right midfielder in England's history.Even if there have been talented players, there is no way to focus on football because of historical issues.

In those times, football players were working-class, and they were not guaranteed financially, so it was difficult to devote themselves to football.

"For David, this is the best era, but also an era full of challenges. He can get the life he wants through football and achieve the ultimate in the professional field. But it has been eight years since the England team participated in the World Cup last time. Even if the strength of the team is recognized, it still needs to prove itself in the World Series."

The fact that England bid farewell to the World Cup for 8 years means that the Mesozoic players have no World Cup experience. The English players who advanced to the semi-finals of the Italian World Cup were either young at the time or had already bid farewell to football. The Mesozoic players at that time basically bid farewell to the mainstream stage.

Therefore, most players in the England team have to cross the river by feeling the stones, and there are fewer and fewer people who can teach them experience in major competitions.

It stands to reason that as the star of hope at the time, Gascoigne was the most suitable leader.

But genius is always bound by fate. The "bad boy" has not made any progress in his main business these years, but has caused a lot of trouble and scandals.

As a ridiculous person, no head coach dares to use him with confidence, and not many people can shock him.

His only bright spot in these years is that in the 1996 European Cup, he broke into the semi-finals as the main force, that is, Venables, an old world, can inspire his best form.

Two years later, Gascoigne's condition has declined a bit, and it is said that he has been practicing quite diligently recently.

Of course, whether he can enter the final squad for the World Cup is not in his hands. The England team already has Paul Scholes.

Manchester United defeated Dynamo Kiev in one game, and the most unhappy people were the Liverpool people. They must not see Manchester United well.

There is another person who is in a complicated mood at the moment, and that is Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger.

The situation he is most worried about now is that Manchester United will be eliminated in all cups and devote themselves to the league. This is not a good thing for Arsenal.

Although the exit from the cup may have depressed the morale of the Manchester United team, but the Manchester United team had been even more depressed in the past few seasons, and they still gritted their teeth and persevered until the end.

He is a little afraid of Manchester United's combat effectiveness in adversity. The best situation is that Manchester United struggles to advance all the way, playing 8 to 10 games a month.

Maintaining this state, even if the head coach and players are mentally motivated, Arsenal will be able to overtake if they seize the opportunity.

He was afraid that Ferguson would have a bad life, and he was also worried that Ferguson would be too good, which really broke his heart.

For example, when Manchester United defeated Dynamo Kiev in the first round of the Champions League semi-final, Wenger frowned and pondered for a long time, and then said in an interview: "If I were the head coach of Manchester United, when the team led by 3 goals in the first half, I would consider making personnel adjustments. But the main players played for another 30 minutes, which is a waste of resources to some extent."

Ferguson immediately responded through the media: "For a head coach with no experience in the Champions League, such remarks are understandable. You can't expect everyone to make accurate judgments. I don't blame him."

Ferguson's words made Wenger angry. He is now paying close attention to Manchester United's every move and is ready to say something that will make the other party feel bad.

Three days after defeating Dynamo Kiev, Manchester United met their rival away. The first club since the establishment of the Premier League and the only Blackburn team to win the Premier League trophy from Manchester United.

Manchester United, whose physical fitness has not yet fully recovered, encountered the onslaught of the Blackburn team. Ferguson retreated the formation in a timely manner, and decisively played a defensive counterattack with Blackburn.

Blackburn is a veteran and strong team in the early days of the Premier League. Although Manchester United is full of momentum, they are not sure that they can eat a strong opponent in one go in the away game.

If every team runs and bombs, Manchester United's current lineup can't bear the toss at all, and sometimes the tactics of lowering their posture can be effective.

What is unexpected is that even if Manchester United lowered their stance, they did not resist Blackburn's onslaught, allowing the opponent to use a corner kick to open the scoring.

After scoring the goal, the Blackburn fans were extremely excited, motivating the team like a tsunami, while the home players continued to charge towards Manchester United as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Since then, the Manchester United team has been in danger in front of the goal. Fortunately, the Great Dane Schmeichel once again showed his power and made consecutive successful saves.

Just when Blackburn thought he was riding on top of the defending champion, the situation suddenly reversed.

The Blackburn defender made a mistake when making a clearance, and Sheringham, who played in rotation, went solo and was thrown down by the goalkeeper.

penalty!

It is still the team's first penalty shooter, Beckham, who goes to the penalty spot.

Place, step back, observe, run up.

Beckham's body sway on the run-up caused a misjudgment by the Blackburn goalkeeper and watched the football fly into the goal.

1 to 1!Manchester United leveled the score towards the end of the first half.

After the goal, Beckham was surrounded by his teammates in the center, and behind them was the battered Blackburn team.

The conceded goal before the end of the first half seriously frustrated the morale of the Blackburn team. In the second half, they were still the dominant offensive side, and their suppression was significantly less.

A team sometimes relies on one breath on the football field.

As a result, Manchester United seized two more chances in the second half.

In the 67th minute, Manchester United turned from defense to offense. Scholes took the ball decisively to avoid the heavily defended right and passed the ball to Poborski on the left.

If the antelope-like Czech breaks all the way into the frontcourt and kicks decisively in the penalty area, the football will hit the net.

2 is better than 1!

Poborski excitedly rushed along the lawn. He let Beckham press too hard. This goal released the long-standing grievances.

Falling behind when the game is about to enter 70 minutes is the most painful thing on the football field. The physical fitness is already close to the extreme, and another goal is scored by the opponent. It is a double blow to the body and spirit.

The scoring side is elated, and the morale of the trailing side is low. It is not human to try to equalize the score after one goes up and down.

In the 79th minute, Manchester United, who were waiting for Blackburn to get into the trap, counterattacked and scored again.

This time it was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who sped up through the crowd and grabbed a strangely curved Beckham cross to seal the victory for United.

3 to 1!After Babyface's fantastic performance last season, his scoring efficiency has not diminished this season, and he has completely gained a foothold in Manchester United.

At the end of the first 31 rounds of the league, Manchester United ranked first in the league with 22 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses, accumulating 71 points. Arsenal, the only rival for the title, fell behind by 2 goals at one point, relied on Weah to kill Liverpool before the end, and chased after Manchester United in the standings.

Manchester United and Arsenal are sprinting at the top of the standings, and other teams are dumbfounded.

As the defending champion, Manchester United has 8 more points than the same period last season. This data is really terrible.

This shows that without much change in the general environment, the overall strength of the Manchester United team is almost a level stronger than last season.

Arsenal's strong appearance has filled the Manchester United team with a sense of crisis. The team led by Wenger gives people the feeling that they are always on the right path and rarely make mistakes.

All Manchester United players know in their hearts that if they want to win the championship this season, don't expect their opponents to do stupid things, they can only rely on themselves.

The strong opponents completely inspired the competitiveness of Manchester United players. They withstood the impact of Arsenal when they lost Keane in the early stage of the league, and surpassed Manchester United last season.

A reporter asked Wenger: "Mr. Arsene, Arsenal have been ranked first in the standings in recent seasons, but this season they are behind Manchester United. Do you feel regretful?"

Wenger adjusted his glasses with a smile and said: "There is nothing to regret. No matter how we assume, Manchester United is there. If we want to win the championship, we have to surpass him."

Just when the reporter was surprised by the unattainable structure of the Frenchman, Wenger continued: "I predicted that Manchester United would encounter a physical bottleneck in this game before. Facts have proved that scientific preparation strategies are indispensable. The opponent's mistakes saved them, but you can't guarantee that the opponent will make mistakes in every game. This is too fluke."

Ferguson responded immediately: "He's better to manage himself. I took a look at their game. There was a lot of controversy about the penalty kick when they were 1-3 behind. The referee obviously respects the World Footballer. I believe that if it is another player, the result is likely to be completely different.

If English football wants to stand at the top of the world, it has to stand upright. No world champion is won by licking! "

Manchester United played 3 games in the first half of March, and the schedule in April is no less close.

Three days after the victory over Blackburn, Manchester United ushered in Derby County at home. Although this team is not ranked high, it is particularly exciting to play against a strong team.

Manchester United took the lead twice at home, but the opponents twice leveled the score.

In the 85th minute of the game, Manchester United poured down the ball continuously around the opponent in the frontcourt, but there was nothing they could do.

Just when Ferguson was at a loss, Beckham stood up again. He changed directions continuously on the edge of the penalty area, passed 3 players in a row in a very small space, and scored from the far corner.

3 to 2, Manchester United won another victory with difficulty.

In another crucial game, Arsenal won Leicester City without much effort.

At the end of the 32nd round, Beckham's personal data rose to 26 goals and 19 assists, continuing to be the team's top scorer.

He scored 15 goals in the league, only behind George Weah who scored 20 goals. The Liberia striker is over 30 years old but his glory has not diminished.

At the end of this round, the media began to compare the data of the two. The Liberian striker has scored 29 goals this season, while Beckham has scored 26 goals.

The number of goals scored by a right midfielder is among the best in the Premier League, which has caused a lot of discussion in the Premier League.

Wenger said in an interview: "David has an incomparable status in the Manchester United team. His goals and assists are far ahead of other teammates. Once he cannot play, Manchester United may encounter great difficulties in offense."

Ferguson didn't suffer at all: "Let's pull it down. Without George, it would be difficult for Arsenal to make it into the top 3. They are the team of personal heroism!"

In the 33rd round of the league, Manchester United and Arsenal both won, and Beckham and Weah continued to score.

This time Ferguson fired first: "I glanced at Arsenal's game again, and found that everyone misunderstood their tactics. The Frenchman kept saying that his team played pass-and-control football, but don't forget, they have a row of Englishmen standing on the back line. How can they play pass-and-control football? He is lying!"

Wenger replied immediately: "I think he has some misunderstanding about pass football. Even if our defenders are all English players, we can still show pass style in the frontcourt."

Ferguson continued to suppress: "Don't talk about it, your style of play is still the way of English football. The defender moves the ball to the frontcourt, passes the ball if he can get it, and grabs the ball if he can't get it. This is a routine of English football, and it is more cumbersome."

Wenger did not continue to respond, he just wished Manchester United a pleasant journey.

Just after the league ended, Beckham slept at home all night, got up the next day, took the team bus to London, and then flew to Kiev, Ukraine.

This period will be the most difficult weeks for Manchester United this season. It takes nearly 5 hours one way from London to Kiev, plus the time to rush to the airport, security check, and waiting for the plane, 10 hours will be tossed in.

This journey will take nearly a day just to go back and forth. The Manchester United team needs to rest, but the schedule does not allow them to have a chance to breathe.

No way, I have to grit my teeth
The moment he got off the plane, Beckham held his waist and let out a long breath.

He was a little embarrassed to come to Ukraine this time. The old man was going to let him take a rest, and he was afraid of accidents, so even if he was not going to play, he had to bring him.

It's really embarrassing!

Not far in front of him, Gary Neville's legs gave way and he almost fell to the ground.

"This damn schedule!"

He is a standard bad health complaint schedule.

Behind Beckham, Giggs followed closely.

Don't look directly at God when you speak, and don't surpass God when you walk. Welsh people keep in mind the rules from fantasy novels.

Is that all a lie?

How about yourself?
Giggs looked resolutely into the distance. He felt that God existed, and he decided to use his actions to get forgiveness.

After all, he is only 23 years old, so it's not a problem that he can't do it all the time.

This matter must be resolved.

(End of this chapter)