Xu Zhu's Successor's Football Journey

Chapter 342 The Tragic Manchester United Team
"Chelsea pre-purchased Ronaldo Jr. for 8000 million, Allen + Ronaldinho will create the world's number one striker combination!!"

"Mr. Abramovich has repeatedly expressed his favor for 'nuclear warheads', and the days of Ukrainian Andriy Shevchenko at AC Milan have entered the countdown"

"Mourinho: We need more and better midfielders, Wright fits my tactics"

"Zahavi claims: Chelsea is ready to spend £600 million a year to win Rio Ferdinand"

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As soon as the experts make a move, they will know if there is any.

In the days leading up to the game between Chelsea and Manchester United, Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has been on the front pages of the news, baiting the club's superstars with naked pounds.

These are not all smoke bombs, and all the clubs know that Chelsea is capable of making these transfers, so all of a sudden, the various football clubs in Europe are once again trembling, they are afraid that the next day I heard that my team's star had some relationship with Chelsea.

Among these transfer rumors, not all are pure smoke bombs. According to the analysis of some media, the rumors of Ronaldo Jr. and Rio Ferdinand are the most authentic.

As early as 2002, Mr. Abramovich intended to bring the Brazilian Ronaldinho from Paris Saint-Germain to CSKA Moscow, but in the end it failed because of Ronaldinho's own wishes. Now Abramovich With Chelsea, who have achieved outstanding results, Vicky is likely to be more eager to get Ronaldinho to supplement the team's lineup.

Before the quarter-finals of the Champions League-Chelsea VS Barcelona, ​​if the world footballer can be brought to Stamford Bridge, it will not only strengthen Chelsea, but also deal a serious blow to Barcelona. , Barcelona may be helpless in the game.

And Rio Ferdinand's transfer rumors are even more real.

Although Chelsea has many generals in the backcourt: John Terry, Claude Makelele, Ricardo Carvalho, etc., the strength of these players is not much worse than Ferdinand, but now Carvalho and Makelele Ledu is suffering from injuries, captain Terry is frequently suspended, which makes Mourinho even mention Smelkin to the position of left back. It can be seen that, at least in the position of defense, Chelsea is also very difficult of.

If Ferdinand can come to Stamford Bridge, Chelsea's willingness to offer an annual salary of 600 million is indeed not a blank check.

Regarding this transfer, the "Times" has a detailed report. They claim: "During Rio's suspension last year, Chelsea made a tentative bid for a purchase, but was rejected by Manchester United. Although Chelsea's current defense is very solid, it is said that Blue The army still hopes to use Ferdinand to further strengthen the lineup. What is more sensitive is that Ferdinand's agent Zahavi has a close relationship with Chelsea owner Abramovich. This time, Chelsea offered an annual salary of 600 million to introduce the England number one Defender, this really impresses Rio Ferdinand, who only earns 7 a week at Manchester United."

"The current CEO of Manchester United, Gill, has been operating to reduce player salaries and replace them with a policy that links income to the number of appearances and performance. This has significantly reduced the income of many players. From this perspective, this transfer It is still very possible. If the transfer is successful, it is really hard to imagine how terrifying the defense line composed of John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, William Gallas and Rio Ferdinand will be! !"

In this vigorous report, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson quickly panicked. Ferdinand's role in Manchester United's defense is beyond doubt. Conceded 9 goals and earned 4 points in the last 8 league games.

Under such circumstances, Sir Alex Ferguson directly asked the club to: "Do not hesitate to fight with teeth and nails to keep this 'the best defender in the world'."

Facing the reporter's interview, the old Jazz said frankly: "Leo is only 25 years old, and the central defender will not reach his peak until he is 29 or 30 years old. He is still 4 years away from that, so he can play for another 10 years. There is no doubt, He has a lot of composure on the pitch and he transmits that composure to his team-mates, Manchester United need him, we need him."

For many big-name clubs in Europe, once the ace players are picked by Chelsea, they are often forced to use contract extensions to keep their star players.This time, it was the same for Manchester United. When the terrifying Abramovich extended its tentacles to the main defender Ferdinand, they had to rely on money to "shopping" their opponents.

London's "Evening Standard" news said: "Since Chelsea have shown strong interest, Manchester United have to consider renewing Rio Ferdinand ahead of schedule and are prepared to keep him at Old Trafford until 2010. .”

Soon, there was a bigger reaction from the Manchester United team. Chief executive Gill had made preliminary contacts with Leo about the contract renewal. He and Ferdinand's agent Zahavi had drafted a contract renewal.
Rio Ferdinand's current weekly salary is 7 pounds, which is already a top player in the Premier League. Chelsea's contract for Leo is 600 million pounds a year, so the salary conditions offered by Manchester United should not be significantly less than this number.

According to the "Mirror" news, Manchester United is preparing to pay 5 million in 2500 years. In addition to increasing the basic salary, his various performance rewards will increase significantly.If he successfully renews his contract with the club, Ferdinand may not only surpass captain Roy Keane's team record of 8.4 pounds a week, but also hope to get the highest weekly salary of 9.9 pounds (more than 10 income tax rate. will be completely different), tied with Vieira, Campbell and Lampard for No.2 in the Premier League (No.1 is Wang Li).

From this alone, we can see how huge the impact of Chelsea's big money is.

After Peter Kenyon shot, the smoke bombs of many wealthy clubs against Chelsea immediately dissipated. At least in terms of funds, they didn't want to compete with Chelsea's 'crazy', and they would definitely be injured.

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Of course, all of the above are battles outside the stadium, a battlefield without gunpowder. This is also a battle between big-name clubs during the transfer period. It is an issue that club executives need to consider. For Chelsea, the biggest problem at present is Stamford Bridge. Against Manchester United.

Before this game, Wang Li, who has been "triple-killing" Manchester United in a row, immediately became the darling of the media. In the eyes of many media, Wang Li, who has always been eye-catching, is destined to become the protagonist of this game.

In fact, many Manchester United fans now regard Wang Li as their mortal enemy. Since Wang Li joined the Premier League, he has scored more than 2 goals in almost every game against Manchester United, which has almost become the biggest concern of Manchester United fans. pain.

As a world-class wealthy team and the dominant team of the Premier League, Manchester United lost at the feet of one player in three games. I have to say that this is really a shame. Wang Li became their sworn enemy.

But in fact, Wang Li has now almost become the mortal enemy of fans of all Premier League teams except Chelsea, because he not only scores more goals with Manchester United, but also absolutely does not give up the number of goals with other teams.

When England fans were interviewed and asked which player they had the deepest impression on, probably more than 90% of them would blurt out: "Of course it is Allen, he has scored too many goals, if he persists With this kind of performance, we don't see any hope of winning at all."

Before the game, Manchester United captain Roy Keane said: "I have been playing football for more than ten years, and I have seen more storms and waves. I used to have strikers who were as crazy as Allen, but the important thing is It is necessary to maintain this high efficiency, only to achieve this is a real shooter, at least so far, Allen is fully in line with this."

Regardless of Wang Li's next performance, at least in a few days, Manchester United will have to face this crazy Allen at the 'suffering' Stamford Bridge Stadium. This is by no means good news for them. Wayne Rooney, who used to be in the double-star combination with Wang Li, said directly with a smile: "I hope that his performance is not good that day. Our defenders will try to suppress his goals, and I want to really compete with him. one time."

It can be seen from this that Rooney is still somewhat dissatisfied with Wang Li's current achievements. He used to be a double star in England, but in just half a year, the gap between the two in the hearts of fans has become so different. It is no wonder that Rooney feels uncomfortable .

Although they are very good friends off the court, they are absolute competitors on the court.

Of course, some reporters went directly to interview Wang Li and asked him what he thought of the next game. They had done their homework before they came, and they were confident that they wanted to dig out some big news from Wang Li.

"I have already promised the fans that I will win three championships. If the League Cup is terminated, then our pressure will increase a lot." In an interview, Wang Li spread his hands and said sincerely.

In other words, that is, 'The League Cup is the best thing to win, we have locked this championship, Manchester United just wait for failure. '

This is indeed a bit ruthless, but since talking with the chairman, Wang Li has higher expectations for honor in his heart. He feels that he really lacks honor in the field of football. Until now, he has only just won the European The honor of being the top scorer in the World Cup is really miserable. Therefore, no matter what the Manchester United team thinks, Wang Like is now full of the championship trophy. If he can't beat Manchester United at Stamford Bridge, how can he talk about winning the "Quadruple Crown" ! ! ?
Regarding the mentality of winning the championship, Wang Li does not have a sense of honor for the club, but just wants to win the championship to add a strong color to his football career.

Now he can get honors in Chelsea, so he chooses to stay in Chelsea. If he can get honors in AC Milan, he will choose AC Milan. This is not selfish. As a professional player, honor is like a medal of merit. As for The so-called sense of honor, his own soul is originally a Chinese, and he is not a pure fan of a certain club, so how could such a thing exist! ?

However, facing Wang Li's provocative words this time, the Manchester United team died down afterwards. Except for the team's Luis Saha, who had just returned from injury, vowed to claim "to be ashamed at Stamford Bridge", everyone else Almost nothing.

While many Manchester journalists described the situation as the 'calm before the storm', the London press saw it as 'unassuming'.

For some neutral media, they are still optimistic about Chelsea. Regardless of the performance gap between the two teams this season, the two teams are almost evenly matched in terms of the current lineup alone, but Chelsea has a super player Wang Li, which becomes The heavyweight weight that overwhelms the balance.

Although some players of the Manchester United team claim to restrain Wang Li's performance, they have no real way to show how to deal with this performance, which makes many media completely disbelieve such words.

But even so, the game was still sparks hitting the earth, and for all European football clubs, they certainly hope that Manchester United can end Chelsea's winning streak.

"They are really good. I hope Manchester United can win. If Chelsea really ushers in this kind of glory, it will definitely not be a happy thing for most clubs." In an interview, Liverpool coach Benitez talked about his views on this game: "However, I still think Chelsea will win. Whether it is the form of the two teams or other factors, Chelsea have a certain advantage, but there are differences in football games. Certainty, they can of course fail."

After Benitez, various "professionals" in English football also expressed their opinions, and the 46-year-old generation of dribbling master Stanley Matthews directly began to predict the score. When interviewed by reporters, he claimed that he At that time, I will go to Stamford Bridge to watch the game and predict that Manchester United will win 1:0.

However, most of the media and fans didn't say a word about Stanley Matthews' statement. They didn't believe that two teams with such strong offensive capabilities would only score one goal in 90 minutes, even if the two teams' defensive capabilities were very good. Very strong, but Chelsea's offensive ability is real. Besides, since this season, Wang Li has scored in every game. If the final score is 1:0, then many fans are more willing to believe that the winner is Chelsea. , not Manchester United.

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Amidst the various opinions, on November 11, before the war with Chelsea, Old Trafford ushered in an amateur team.

This is an FA Cup round of 64 knockout match. Manchester United's opponent is an amateur team --- Exeter. It is indeed incredible that they have reached the top 64 of the FA Cup.

Although the lineup that Ferguson arranged for this amateur team is dominated by the youth army, Ferguson believes that such a lineup is enough. In contrast, many of the visiting amateur team are Manchester United fans. But they proved that they are the most unusual fans of Manchester United in this game, because since the beginning of the game, Exeter has launched a battle with the Red Devils at Manchester United's home court.

Just 5 minutes into the game, Exeter, like Manchester United, had the opportunity to threaten the opponent's goal, and the subsequent games were more stalemate. Manchester United did not press the visiting team to attack as expected, and their goal appeared. Many dangerous situations, especially Phil Neville's handball in the penalty area escaped the death sentence of the referee. Recently, Manchester United seems to have become the most favored by the referee. They have relied on the referee's help for two consecutive games to barely save. The last panties were not taken off by the opponent.

The ensuing game was a great insult to Manchester United. In the 34th minute, Exeter striker Steve Fleck opened the door of Manchester United. There are several main players such as Ernes, Smith and C. Ronaldo, but in the end they can only score a score of 1:1, which makes Manchester United have to participate in the rematch in embarrassment.

After the game, Exeter striker Steve Flake, whose main occupation is actually a bricklayer, said: "Actually, I have been watching Manchester United in front of the TV. I am probably half of their fans. , but today's game made me very disappointed, before the battle between Manchester United and Chelsea, I have to say, if Manchester United's strength is only like this, it will definitely be sieved."

Ferguson was dumbfounded and out of breath when he said this somewhat insulting language, but there was nothing he could do.

Draw with an amateur team at Old Trafford, this is definitely the most tragic match that Manchester United have played in the FA Cup in 20 years.

After that, coach Ferguson could only apologize to the fans, claiming: "This is Manchester United's worst FA Cup."

"My mind is spinning with everything that happened today, but I need to apologize to the Manchester United fans for the way they played today. We had a terrible performance in this game, and it's in our It's never been done every week before."

In the end, the hail and high winds in the north of England during the game became an excuse for Ferguson, who was not making excuses, and such an "excuse" is also difficult to stand, because the opponents are facing the same situation.

Before the battle with Chelsea, Manchester United encountered such a 'shameful' game, which really made Manchester United fans lose too much confidence in the team.

With the media bombarding Manchester United and other Premier League teams ridiculing Manchester United, on the afternoon of January 1th, the Manchester United team's bus still drove into London and into the Stamford Bridge Stadium.

(End of this chapter)