Chapter 231: Before the battle

"Alex, I really didn't expect you to be able to transform Joaquin to this extent. After the game, George took the opportunity to shake hands with Ferguson and expressed his sincere admiration for the knight's ability to train young players, "I remember when I was at Real Betis, he was a traditional winger who was obsessed with low crosses.www.biquge.info Unexpectedly, just over a season, Joaquin's desire to score became so strong, and he also practiced the kung fu of cutting inside the goal. ”

Although Tottenham won the game with relative ease, George found a lot to keep an eye on from this Manchester United team. For example, Joaquín, who has already secured the position of Manchester United's main right midfielder, is George's biggest discovery in this game!

You must know that although Joaquín in his previous life had already made a name for himself in international football as early as the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, due to the fact that the Spanish winger had been in Real Betis, a team that had been mixed in the middle and lower reaches of the league for a long time, in the most critical years of his growth period, and lacked enough high-level game experience, Joaquín finally reached a height far below people's expectations. And now, with Joaquín's successful move to Manchester United last summer and the close coaching of Alex Ferguson, the Spaniard is clearly a step up from his previous life!

"So, George, you kid still have a long way to go if you want to surpass me. Ferguson, who has always been good-looking, couldn't help but be overjoyed by his proud disciple, "To be honest, Joaquín is much more difficult to get than Ryan (Giggs) and Paul (Scholes). It took me a lot of effort to train him to this extent, especially to correct his stinky problem of being able to cross the bottom without considering other options, and I don't know how much it took me to saliva. ”

"Times are different, and people's ideas and values will naturally change with them. Alex, what worked well against Paul and Ryan back then isn't really good for these players now. George also nodded approvingly at Ferguson's emotion, "So Alex, I suggest you'd better adapt to this change as soon as possible." If you continue to manage the team according to the same way you did more than a decade ago, it will be difficult for United to get a chance of a real revival. ”

Because under the old Robson and Ferguson, George did not deal with those players born in the sixties and seventies of the last century, and after coaching Tottenham, most of the players under George were post-80s, so for the difference between these two groups of players, George naturally has a deeper understanding than Ferguson, who has little contact with young people.

"Yes, George, you have a point...... Now these young people under my command, if I don't let them go clubbing and nightclubs, they have the same expressions as if I was going to kill them. It's not at all like Ryan and Paul when they were younger, and they honestly went home to rest after training, and they didn't dare to disobey my orders to spend all day drinking outside. Speaking of this, Ferguson couldn't help but grit his teeth a little. Obviously, for this change, the lord can be said to be extremely displeased.

Having said that, the Lord is also well aware that it is no longer possible for him to manage these young people in the same way that he disciplined Scholes and Ryan Giggs more than a decade ago - the birth and implementation of the Boseman Act has completely reduced the active and passive position between players and clubs. If these youngsters feel that they are not doing well at Manchester United, they can pat themselves on the back and walk away and play at a club that they feel more comfortable with!

That's why Alex Ferguson is starting to relent, changing the way he manages the squad to adapt to the changes in the player base.

To be honest, if Ferguson had realized this two years earlier and made these changes, then there would probably not have been a transfer to Real Madrid.

By this time, since most of the players on both sides had already left the pitch, the conversation between George and Ferguson ended not long after. After saying goodbye, the two men walked to the locker rooms where their respective teams were to prepare for their regular post-match press conferences.

It stands to reason that with the relationship between George and Ferguson, even if the lord loses in this game, he will at least invite George to his home for a light meal after the game to connect with the relationship. This time, however, after a brief exchange, the duo led their players out of Old Trafford after the press conference. George even led the team back to London overnight, and he didn't even plan to stay in Manchester for one more night!

The reason why the two made such a discordant move was not because of any irreconcilable contradictions between George and Ferguson, but because the situation in front of them made them not have the heart to catch up after the game. Tottenham and Chelsea's battle for the top spot has reached a fever pitch and no one dares to let up at this juncture, and United, who have just lost and the gap between fourth-placed Everton and fourth-placed Everton, have no time to compete for a ticket to next season's Champions League from the Toffees!

Crucially, Tottenham's next league opponent is Chelsea, who are battling them for the top of the table, while Manchester United travel to Anfield to take on arch-rivals Liverpool. In such a situation, George and Ferguson will both focus on the upcoming two tough matches, and naturally there is no mood to talk after the game.

However, on the fourth day back to London from Manchester, the Tottenham players first played for the third round of the FA Cup at White Hart Lane. And their opponent in this game is Brighton FC from the Championship!

Unlike Chelsea, who are looking to play three games in a row over the next eleven days, Tottenham, who have already been knocked out of the Carabao Cup, only need to play two games in that time. And, after the FA Cup, Tottenham have a full week to prepare for the game against Chelsea!

This also means that compared to Chelsea, who have played two games in a row, Tottenham will have a huge advantage in terms of fitness!

In this way, in the third round of the FA Cup on January 8, Brighton and Hove Albion did not get the slightest chance to play against the opponents - although George sent a full bench in this game for the reason that the weekend will be the top game with Chelsea, but Tottenham, who are significantly stronger than their opponents, still easily won this opponent and advanced to the fourth round of the FA Cup with a score of 3-0!

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