i am beckham

Chapter 379 High-quality idol
The Premier League talker with Arsenal ended, the two teams tied 3 to 3, and no one had the upper hand.

But before Manchester United played against Barcelona at home, the sports page of The Times gave another explanation.

The review article believed that the game seemed to be evenly divided, but Manchester United took advantage of this draw.

What cheap can a draw get?
The logic in the article was so clear that Wenger couldn't even refute it.

First, the main opponents in the championship battle, the leader seeks stability, and the laggard is overturned.Manchester United's expectation is not to let the opponent close to the score, win or draw is acceptable.And Arsenal fell behind by 6 points before the game, and of course they need a victory to close the gap with Manchester United.

Although Arsenal equalized at the buzzer, it only allowed themselves to still have the possibility of competing for the championship. The "Times" predicted that if Arsenal lose, the league title battle between the two teams may come to an end in the sixth round. As long as there is a slight mistake in the following games, Wenger may be dismissed.

Someone will always be responsible for previous burns.

Second, Arsenal did not play well in the first 5 rounds of the league, and urgently needed an important victory to boost morale.If they can beat Manchester United at home, the team's spirit will rise, and it is very likely that they will win consecutively and not lose for several months. This is a very common phenomenon.

Manchester United's momentum is still strong, but Arsenal has not stretched the momentum.

In such a comparison, Manchester United took advantage again.

Third, this game was played at Highbury, Manchester United took 1 point away, and the situation at home is obviously better.

Everyone knows what a home game means to professional football. Arsenal’s failure to win at home means that when the two teams meet again, they will not only lose the support of the fans, but also suffer insults and ridicule from the Red Devils fans in the away game. There is even an invisible home whistle.

Without closing the score, without reversing the momentum, and losing home court advantage, the draw in a single game did not bring any hope to Arsenal, but instead allowed the league to go forward for another round.

This is the advantage of Manchester United.

The article sparked widespread discussion as soon as it came out, and many people were a little surprised when The Times took sides in the comments.

As we all know, "The Times" has always been regarded as the first mainstream newspaper in the UK, and is known as "the faithful recorder of British society".

From this description, it can be seen that this newspaper is used to news from a neutral position and impartial in its comments.

Especially after Murdoch bought The Times, the style of the newspaper tends to be more conservative.

The reason why the old Murdoch wanted to turn the "Sun" into a publication that is not surprising and endless is actually for sales.Readers can often find some very exciting news in newspapers. This article is to let ordinary people see the unknown side of celebrities, rich people and royal families.

The "Times", which has always regarded itself as being fair and objective, actually published a highly tendentious review article, which is a good indication of the problem.

If The Times didn't want to take a stand, it didn't have to publish this stern article.

Many journalists saw this article and immediately smelled something. Many journalists who have been in the industry for many years got a piece of information from this article. Murdoch's media group has connections with Manchester United.

But it certainly has little to do with Manchester United, because the British government has come forward to reject Murdoch's plan to acquire Manchester United last year, and did not even give them a chance to negotiate a price.

At this point things are no longer a question of money, and the British don't want to hand over the best thing in their history to a American-Australian with a mediocre reputation.

But many people think that it will be a matter of time before a club like Manchester United is taken over by the rich, because the magic power of the gold dollar has already shown its advantages in the early stage of commercialization of football.

Many players earn the income that ordinary people can only get in a few lifetimes in one year. Blackburn used gold dollars to knock down Manchester United in the competition for the league championship.

When the backbone of the team like George Weah and Desailly came to the Premier League, many people saw the magic of the gold dollar.

The series of changes that Jinyuan has brought to the football world have greatly exceeded people's expectations. The top of professional football not only means honor and dreams, but also a once-in-a-lifetime life-changing straw to improve the social class.

A lot of unintelligent, ignorant, "f**k" scumbags have played football since they were young and entered the Premier League echelon, and their lives have been changed since then.

Many professional players with horrible looks are accompanied by supermodels, and they can often change some beautiful female companions.

As the player's popularity continues to increase, it is judged that Murdoch is targeting an individual from the Manchester United team with a high probability.

As for who can make Murdoch's media group pay so much attention, even changing the newspaper's consistent policy to please Manchester United, many people can draw a very small range in their minds.

There are only two people in this range, the first is the head coach Ferguson, and the second is the heartthrob Beckham. Except for these two people, no one else has such cards at all.

Comparing the two, Ferguson's influence in the English football circle is naturally extraordinary, but the limitations are also obvious.

First, Ferguson's character and values ​​have been formed at a young age, and they are neither easy to change nor impossible to control.The Manchester United coach is a person with a reputation. In his eyes, the media are his tools and there is no reason to be manipulated.

As for things like acting in movies and making commercials, Ferguson will most likely have to pick and choose, choose a brand that suits his identity, and he must get enough financial satisfaction, otherwise there is no need to appear in the middle of a soap opera.

Second, Ferguson's influence is limited to the football circle. As long as he is outside the football field, it will be difficult for him to help Murdoch's media group attract attention.

To put it bluntly, the Manchester United coach does not have the ability to break the circle.

But Beckham is different. He has a good looks that can be loved by thousands of people, and has a magnificent free kick technique.

Fans like him, fake fans know him, and even in street interviews, the lady who never watched football blurted out that he was the one.

He has scoring pieces that can be played constantly in the highlights every season, and he never disappoints people in the game.

Even if the opponents and fans are jealous of him and hate him, they have to admit in front of the media that "this guy has two tricks".

In the World Cup in France, in order to show his authority, Hoddle, who has a strong desire for control, benched the crowd for two consecutive games. As a result, the England team, which was once placed among the favorites to win the championship, almost failed to qualify for the group.

Beckham revitalized the England team immediately after re-entering the starting lineup, allowing this half-dead team in front of the Romanian team to eliminate Argentina and the Netherlands all the way, and played against Brazil until the penalty shootout.

The story of Beckham staying in this summer is pure and beautiful, and it is not lost to "Andersen's Fairy Tales" in everyone's mind.

England didn't win the title?

If anyone thinks so, it is because he has not yet understood that a story without results is the most beautiful and the least forgettable.

Regret is the most haunting emotion in the world.

Just talk about the England team and many people will blurt out "if only David started from the first game"

see it?

Such is the magic of Beckham, in a way, he is a quality icon in this world that does not need to be verified, and he does not even need to prove it.

At this point in the discussion, everyone has the answer in their hearts. Murdoch is seeking cooperation with Beckham, and the negotiations have entered a substantive stage.

There is nothing new under the sun, and the world does not lack people who are slow-witted.

They guessed the direction of things correctly, but it was difficult to guess the details of things.

Because they don't have the insight to approach Murdoch, and they don't have the resources of the other side, so everyone doesn't look at the problem from a high level.

But they never guessed that the old Murdoch took time to treat Beckham to another meal. When the two had a happy chat, the old Murdoch took out the original contract from his bag and quietly waited for Beckham to check it word by word before signing it, with a humble attitude like an insurance salesman.

As a result, Beckham, who got the contract, encountered an embarrassing start in the game against Barcelona.

Just before kick-off, Barcelona passed the ball to Rivaldo, and Beckham stood in front of him to block the Brazilian's breakthrough route.

Just when people thought that the Brazilian had to take a long-term view, the 1-meter Brazilian midfielder first narrowed the distance with Beckham, and then passed the football from between the opponent's legs to the middle.

Barcelona's other midfielder, Giovanni, cut his way through the middle, one and a half turns away from Scholes' sliding tackle, followed by another half turn away from Gary Neville, and then crossed the ball into the penalty area before Stam could defend.

Sonny Anderson, alone in the front, tricked out Wes Brown's sliding tackle with a feint, and easily pumped the ball into the Manchester United goal.

From kick-off to goal, the Barcelona people only took 38 seconds.

There was silence at Old Trafford, and Manchester United fans were dumbfounded. This was the first time in many years that they watched a purely technical team play and saw with their own eyes how different the Premier League football style was.

Some people may watch La Liga on TV, but the TV and live football are completely two worlds.

The TV camera can eat up the speed and flexibility of the players, and the ordinary sprint on the TV is likely to be a gust of wind on the spot.

Faced with the subtle penetration of Barcelona's "Brazilian Gang" in the frontcourt, Manchester United fans were stunned.

It turns out that football can still be played like this!

Everyone didn't know what to say for a moment, they were all wandering, and Ferguson's roar could be clearly heard in the stadium.

After conceding the goal, Beckham kept his back to the coach's bench. He felt that if the score continued to the midfield, he might be sprayed to death by the old man, or become a poor creature under the "hair dryer".

He couldn't accept being ridiculed by the old man, so he decided to save himself.

There are 45 minutes left in the first half, except for the score, everything seems to have not started.

Not far away, Scholes and Gary Neville awkwardly took the same pose.

Stam didn't understand the situation and looked at Ferguson stupidly. As a result, he immediately doubted life in a series of roars beginning with "f**k" from the Manchester United coach.

Is Manchester United's head coach so poorly trained?
It's simply that meeting is not as good as being famous!

Will I be fooled!
Stam understands one thing: the "hairdryer" does not have to be turned on only in the locker room, and his head coach scolds people regardless of the occasion.

(End of this chapter)