i am beckham

Chapter 479 Club World Cup

The schedule in December is still difficult. Manchester United first defeated Bradford in three days, and then drew away with "Black Cat" Sunderland. The overall effect of the Christmas game was not bad.

In this day when other leagues have entered the winter break one after another, the Premier League teams have to face a strange schedule of 3 games in 2 days or 7 games in 3 days. Everyone is very painful. It depends on which team can withstand this most difficult moment.

The news from other arenas is also satisfying. Arsenal first lost to Coventry in the away game, and then beat Leeds United 2-0 at home, which really helped Manchester United.

The 20 rounds of the Premier League have ended, and Manchester United has only lost 2 games. The results are the healthiest among the competitors. Leeds United and Arsenal have lost 4 games each, which seems a bit embarrassing.

Since the 3-point system was implemented in the top league in England, the championship team usually loses no more than 3 games throughout the season. This is considered to be one of the laws of the Premier League champions.

If a team loses more than 3 games, it will have a high probability of losing to competitors with fewer losses in the competition.

Judging from the law, Leeds United and Arsenal are no longer worthy of winning the league championship. Unless they also let Manchester United lose a few more games in the following games, the media really don't think much of them.

On January 1, the winter transfer window opened. Seedorf transferred from Real Madrid to Inter Milan. Hidetoshi Nakata transferred from Perugia to Roma at a price of more than 1 million yuan. AC Milan first bought a midfielder named Romero from Atletico Madrid for 2000 million, and then bought the young central defender Coloccini for 1900 million. These transfers are classics.

Of course, there are also bright spots in this winter transfer. Cheetah Eto'o joined Mallorca as a chance to prove himself.

Other transfers were small transactions, most of which were to strengthen the lineup or scratch the lottery. Even Manchester United spent 200 million to buy South African left-winger Fortune from Atletico Madrid, hoping to see if the young man has the ability to play.

Because of the Club World Cup and other seven-seven-eight-eight schedules, the follow-up matches of the Champions League will restart in March.

On January 1, Beckham held up the European Ballon d'Or during the awards ceremony, and he took the script and sent points to the people around him, which made the whole team enjoy themselves.

On January 1, Manchester United went to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to participate in the FIFA Club World Cup.

After a long journey, Manchester United arrived in Rio de Janeiro on January 1.

The team only has 1 day to adjust, and there is basically no adjustment time.

Thinking left and right, Ferguson decided to let the two lineups take turns.

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Among them, except for Real Madrid who is the runner-up, the other teams are holding the championship title.

The 8 teams are divided into 2 groups, Corinthians, Real Madrid, Asian Champions, African Champions Cup are in Group A, Manchester United, Vasco da Gama, North Milan Champions, and the old Australian Champions Cup are in Group A.

The entire event was held in only two stadiums, one is the famous Maracana Stadium, and the other is Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo. Group A games are played at the Morumbi Stadium, and all other games are played at the Maracanã Stadium.

The only friendly thing about this tournament for Manchester United is that they can play in one place from beginning to end.

Compared with the game, except for a few players with strong fighting spirit, the other players basically soaked in the swimming pool.

It was already winter in England, but it turned out that it was a bit uncomfortable to go to the hot Rio. In addition to the problem of jet lag, there was no time to adjust, so we had to force it.

Ferguson issued an ultimatum after the team entered the hotel: "If you don't seize this opportunity, I will consider selling some of you at the end of the season, or a large area."

This seemingly calm speech shocked the players in the rotation, and they showed their strength in the first game of the group stage.

The strength of the Necasa team should not be underestimated. The old Mo players are very thoughtful when handling the ball. They always play the ball in unexpected ways for the Manchester United players, and they are particularly good at provoking the opponent's players, making Bart almost lose control.

The fans in Rio are very enthusiastic, and they have been encouraging the players of both sides to fight from the beginning to the end, and they don't know what the purpose is.

Manchester United got off to a hard start with a 2-1 victory over Necasa with goals from Heskey and Yorke.

The law and order situation in Rio is not good. The Manchester United team is only allowed to be active in the hotel, and they don't even think about going to the hotel to pick up girls.

On the second day of the competition, Beckham floated on the swimming pool again, his body was still in a state of fatigue, and he hadn't fully adapted to the jet lag, so he always felt uncomfortable.

Just as he was wearing sunglasses and preparing to take a nap by the pool, Gary Neville lay on the chair next to him and said with relief: "My school is shot, alas, I have worked so hard for so many years"

Beckham still looked up to the sky: "How much?"

He wondered how much this guy's business, which he had been busy with for several years, was worth.

"2500 million pounds, it's not about the money."

Beckham interrupted the opponent's lengthy pretense: "So many? Are there many training sessions?"

Neville said indifferently: "There are only more than 50 campuses and more than 100 training classes, but the business is not bad!"

Hearing the numbers reported from Neville's mouth, Beckham was a little uneasy.

More than 100 teaching places have provided overseas training for others. It is kind of you to let you live, and 2500 million pounds have been returned, which is enough.

While the two were having a chat, a paraglider flew across the sky, and Keane and Bart were crying and howling.

The old man came out suddenly, set up an arbor and asked, "What did you shout just now, isn't this our player?"

There was a sudden silence around the pool, and the cries of the paragliders stopped abruptly.

In the end, Giggs broke the silence: "We are saying hello to Necasa players, and we got to know each other yesterday."

Ferguson snorted, but didn't expose him.

After a while, Keane, York, and Bart walked in stretchingly, looking like they were not awake.

Ferguson took a hard look at several people and didn't speak, but obviously he already had an answer in his heart.

The poor thing is that Yorke didn't go up to play because he was afraid, and the old man wrote down a sum in his small notebook.

In the second game of the group stage, Manchester United encountered the Vasco da Gama team. They did not say anything and directly defended and counterattacked.

Dragging his tired body to play against the Copa Libertadores champion in Brazil is obviously not a smart way. The Vasco da Gama players went crazy amidst the cheers of the home team fans, and launched wave after wave of attacks. Manchester United once left Giggs in the frontcourt, and everyone else set up a bus in the backcourt.

Beckham found that Shevchenko's anticipation was particularly slippery when defending high balls, and he could always find a spot.

It wasn't until Romario and Etmundo's physical fitness reached the extreme that Vasco da Gama's team stopped.

As a result, the buffer of these few minutes allowed Manchester United to seize the opportunity. Beckham watched Shevchenko's overhead cross.

1 to 0, Manchester United maintained the lead to the end and won another game.

A few days later, the rotation team won the old Australian championship again, and Manchester United finally advanced to the final with the first place in the group.

There is no semi-final in the Club World Cup. The first in the two groups competes for the championship, and the second in the two groups competes for No.3.

In another group, Real Madrid and Corinthians both had 2 wins and 1 tie, and they ranked second in the group with a goal difference disadvantage.

In the final, the Corinthians launched a rushing attack, but Manchester United, who had adapted to the place, did not recover across the board. Giggs and Shevchenko scored in the counterattack to give Manchester United a 2-goal lead at halftime.

And even though Beckham came to Brazil, he was still treated roughly, and the Corinthians players didn't intend to make it easier for him. As long as the crowd has the ball, the players who come to defend are like mixed martial arts athletes.

Fortunately, Solskjaer was pushed down by the defender in front of the penalty area during a counterattack, allowing him to get a free kick.

Beckham didn't waste a chance, taking a free-kick from his feet with a wide arc, and then turned into the goal when the Corinthians keeper was standing upright.

3 is better than 0!

Manchester United won the Club World Cup in Rio in the most energy-saving way, breaking the host's double insurance.

I can't afford to lose. The host condemned Manchester United's way of playing too utilitarian, which made football lose its due excitement.

In the face of the host’s collective condemnation, Ferguson did not respond. He spoke about him in front of the media, very much like Wenger: “The Club World Cup is a newly established competition. The host has prepared very carefully, and the fans are also very enthusiastic. But everyone knows that Manchester United may have 70 games to play this season, and we cannot treat any game like the FA Cup final.

If England has the chance to be the host, we will definitely show the Brazilian fans the style of the Premier League team, and thank them again for their enthusiasm. "

After reading the newspaper, Beckham felt that the old man was indeed a little warmer now, and that his internal skills had increased a lot.

He said so much, what he wants to express is nothing more than two points:

First, the Club World Cup is just a small game, so it's not bad to come, but it's still squeaking.

Second, let us fly all the way, and expect us to run around the field like you, have you been drinking too much?Wait for the next time we are the host, come and try it out.

It was already the end of January when we returned to Manchester. Manchester United had to make up for the nearly one-month schedule, and then they had to play in the Champions League. It was still very difficult.

The only good thing is that the team has a good lineup rotation, and at least there have been no major injuries to this level in the season.

(End of this chapter)