i am beckham

Chapter 369
Before the start of the fourth round of the league, many teams have already begun to try Manchester United.

This is competitive sports. Although it has nothing to do with life and death, it also abides by the law of the jungle.

Even if it is a giant like Manchester United, when they failed to win two of the first three rounds, the beasts quietly waiting around wanted to tear a piece of flesh from Manchester United.

Whoever can hurt such a big guy will instantly increase his deterrent power by a level.

So the newly promoted Charlton launched an attack on the defending champion after some testing in the opening game.

So it took Manchester United just 5 minutes to let them understand what flying on both wings is.

Beckham broke through the defense of the left-back with the ball, scaring Charlton's defense to move towards the heartthrob.

Then Beckham shifted the ball to the left at the moment when the defense pounced on him, Giggs outflanked the left and easily pushed the shot.

After falling behind by a goal shortly after the start, the Charlton team came to their senses, but it was too late.

They forgot that the first rule of defeating the strong with the weak is not to concede the ball first.

They also forget that the second rule of defeating the strong with the weak is to stick to it patiently until the end of the game.

When dealing with a behemoth like Manchester United, the biggest taboo is falling in battle.

Once locked by Manchester United, once unable to deal with it, a violent attack will follow.

The Charlton team was forced to play against Manchester United when they fell behind, so the weakness was infinitely magnified.

It only took 45 minutes for Manchester United to beat Charlton three times, completely killing the game.

In the 60th minute, Beckham, who had provided two assists, was replaced in advance, and it was another bloodless game.

In the 72nd minute, Shearer scored the fourth goal for Manchester United and was immediately replaced. This is the least expensive way of playing.

In the last 15 minutes, Manchester United only needs to control the football and let the time go to 90 minutes.

In this game, they only used [-]% of their strength to get the Charlton team hit four times, and also helped the opponent to adjust the lineup, which fully demonstrated the hardship of the newly promoted polo team in the Premier League.

They have to deal with strong opponents and keep their place in the Premier League.

In the Premier League, only Manchester United and the newly-promoted team can lead all teams in the game. These two names themselves have the effect of enhancing the opponent's combat effectiveness.

Manchester United is a symbol of power, and all players can be inspired to play against Manchester United.

As long as he performs well against Manchester United, this player will be noticed and re-evaluated.

Yorke is such a player. He comes from Trinidad and Tobago, a football desert. Many people will downgrade his evaluation just by seeing his nationality.

But he was outstanding against Manchester United three years ago and managed to get Ferguson's attention.

He has been working hard and has successfully been seen by the boss.

Three years later, the capable striker has successfully made a career leap.

Beating Manchester United means fame, means influence.

And beating the newly promoted means points, which is also very affordable.

As Premier League recruits, all newly promoted players need time to adapt to England's top flight.

As England's top league, there is an insurmountable gap between the Premier League and other teams.

In the English professional league in this era, there are basically no technical teams below the Premier League, and the promoted teams must adapt to the Premier League team's style of play in a short period of time.

But they usually don't have time, because the Premier League is not obliged to help newly promoted teams stay in the league, but they will facilitate the strong teams in various aspects out of commercial interests, one of which is to allow the strong teams to meet a few more newly promoted teams in the early stages of the league.

Take Charlton as an example. They encountered Newcastle in the first round, Arsenal in the third round, and Manchester United in the fourth round. In the first four rounds, they encountered three top Premier League teams.

But they are obviously not weak chickens. They drew with Newcastle and Arsenal successively, and then defeated Southampton 5-0. This is Charlton's confidence when facing Manchester United.

They thought they could try, but they weren't even close.

That's why people love newly promoted guys, they often get out of position.

If they have always been a strong team in the last round of draws, then they may attack when they encounter relegation professionals in the next round.

At that time, the relegation specialists will let the newly promoted understand why they are relegated every season, but they always stay in the Premier League.

Due to lack of experience, newly promoted players are often influenced by the media and are the favorite meat tickets of the natives of the Premier League.

After the Charlton team lost to Manchester United by a big score, the media who praised them a few days ago suddenly changed their face.

It is to blame them for being too reckless, and to ridicule them for successfully helping Manchester United to run the lineup, anyway, let them say everything.

At the end of the fourth round of the league, Manchester United won 2 and drew 2, ranking No.8 in the league with 3 points, and quickly stabilized their position in the standings.

After two consecutive draws in the first two games, the team cooperated smoothly in the next game and basically completed the run-in.

As a new aid introduced by the team, Shearer scored 4 goals in the first four rounds, continuing the hot state during the World Cup.

Yorke made three appearances and scored two goals, which was widely recognized, and fans could vaguely see the shadow of Cantona.

As a midfielder introduced by the team at a low price, Jonker scored one goal in two games. He and Keane can cooperate with any Premier League team.

The only thing that is almost interesting is Heinrich. He only started once in the first four rounds. Ferguson didn't come up and used him vigorously.

Coupled with Shevchenko, who is rented back to Dynamo Kiev, Manchester United's signings throughout the season are generally good.

And Beckham, who was protected by the club, sent out four assists in less than 2 games, which is really amazing.

It is especially worth noting that these data were obtained by the heartthrob under strict defense.

Beckham let everyone see his power through the World Cup in France. He now enjoys core treatment both in the team and with his opponents.

The biggest change this season is that as long as he has the ball, there will be defenders pestering him all the time, and someone not far away will always be watching him closely, ready to overthrow him at any time.

Being able to perform under such a tight defense and sending out four assists in such a small space, Beckham's improvement has been recognized by everyone.

What is certain is that for a long time to come, his treatment will not change, and his opponents will only attack him harder and harder until he masters new skills that make them fearful.

On this point, Beckham has roughly found some direction.

He felt that he still needed to practice his legs. This time, he practiced his legs not to make anyone unbearable, but to quickly get rid of the defenders and leave room for passing the ball.

On the other hand, it is the running when catching the ball and the choice when stopping the ball. This technical environment does not seem to be obvious, but the effect is extremely strong.

He noticed that Bergkamp did a good job at this point. The "Ice Prince" can always let the football go to places that the defenders did not expect the moment he touched the ball.

Don't look at this action can only win less than a second or two, but the decisive moment is just like this.

Of course, if there are improvements in these two aspects, then the combination will definitely get twice the result with half the effort. This is the difference between a first-class star and a good player.

Just when Beckham was about to concentrate on practicing with this goal and not care about worldly affairs, someone came to him.

The afternoon after the Charlton game, Beckham received a call from Lloyd.

After a few pleasantries, Lloyd said in a serious tone: "There is a big guy who got on my line. He hopes to meet you. I think you should seriously think about it this time."

Beckham joked noncommittally: "Should this big guy have a name?"

Hearing Beckham's words, Lloyd's voice came from the other end of the phone: "Rupert Rupert Murdoch."

Beckham: "...I didn't provoke him, did I?"

(End of this chapter)