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"Alex really made a good deal......" Looking at the somewhat bad situation on the field, George frowned and made such a sigh faintly, "I didn't expect this guy Saha to have such a comprehensive ability." Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 It seems that I did underestimate Saha's ability, and judging from his current performances, the Frenchman is indeed worthy of Alex's transfer fee to sign, even at the cost of tearing up his face with Fulham. ”

According to George's vision, Manchester United, who have hidden Paul Scholes, should not have been such a threat in attack. As long as Nemanja Vidic and Vermaelen can keep their eyes on Ruud van Nistelrooy, while Phil Neville and Heinze are not overwhelmed by the wings of Ryan Giggs and Joaquin, then Tottenham's defensive goals are more than half done in this game. In this way, Tottenham can then use quick counter-attacks to teach Manchester United and Ferguson how to behave.

After all, in George's memory, Saha spent most of his time battling injuries in his first season at Manchester United, and the chances of performing were very few and far between. So, before the game started, George didn't make it a problem to defend Saha. Because in his opinion, Saha is like those shooting stars who suddenly shine for a season and then go silent, a player who breaks out once in a while, but does not deserve much attention.

However, Saha's performance in this game was a solid slap in the face to George. After the start of the game, Saha frequently withdrew from the penalty area, not only sent a lot of passes for Vanney that made the Dutch feel extremely comfortable, making Vermaelen and Vidic embarrassed when defending, but also from time to time with the ball directly impacting the defense zone of the two, using his personal ability to lead the attack of the whole Manchester United team!

Such a well-rounded striker, but being considered by himself to be a fearless material, George will naturally feel disgraced.

As a result, George, who realised his mistake, stood on the sidelines frowning and pondered how to fend off United's attack, while Ferguson, on the other side, was smiling at Saha's excellent performance on the pitch.

As United's most important signing in this year's winter transfer window, Luis Saha's performance after joining the Red Devils is indeed worthy of the €12.8 million transfer fee that Ferguson paid for him. The French striker, who also came from the Clay Fontaine training base, can be very versatile, both as an attacking arrow on the counter-attack or as a central striker. Even pulling the side to involve space and even acting as a center forward, Saha can do it well.

Moreover, Saha's skills are also very comprehensive, he can open the bow with both left and right feet, has excellent headers, has a very wide passing vision when playing as a center forward, and his physical fitness is also quite good. It can be said that such a comprehensive range of skills and abilities is enough to make Saha a good partner for Ruud van Nistelrooy up front.

Practical, comprehensive, and willing to act as a green leaf for the team...... Saha is arguably the type of player that any manager dreams of. As a result, Saha caused Tottenham plenty of problems in this game, especially Nemanja Vidic and Vermaelen, who were Tottenham's starting centre-back pairing. In their eyes, the Saha in front of them is undoubtedly much more difficult to deal with than the "king of the small forbidden area"!

In other words, according to George's pre-match arrangement, Vidic and Vermaelen should partner in the game to flank Vanney, while taking care of the defense against Saha, it is enough to complete the defensive task assigned to them by George. However, Saha's quality in the game surprised everyone in the game, and Vermaelen and Vidic did not dare to let Saha flank Ruud van Nistelrooy - as they had done before, Saha had come straight from outside the box with a powerful and accurate volley that almost gave United the lead less than five minutes into the game. Since then, Nemanja Vidic and Vermaelen have never dared to underestimate Saha, allowing the Frenchman to easily catch the ball and shoot with his feet.

However, if they abandon the flanking attack on Ruud van Nistelrooy in favour of zone defence or man-to-man tactics, Nemanja Vidic and Vermaelen will not be able to shake off their immediate predicament. In a one-on-one situation, Vidic may be able to barely cope with one of them, but Vermaelen on the other side has fallen into blood mold, and neither Ruud van Nistelrooy nor Saha can deal with the Belgian who has just debuted.

Don't look at the last game Vidic defended Alan Shearer with little to no effect, barely getting a single threatening shot on goal. You know, Shearer is now a 33-year-old veteran, and a strong center like him who relies on physical fitness to play has actually become much less dangerous on the offensive end, so it is actually not very difficult for the young and strong Vidic to defend against Shearer. Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha are in the prime of their careers in that they have the perfect balance of physicality, experience and technique, so it will be much more difficult for Vidic and Vermaelen to defend than against an ageing Shearer.

If you want to become a top central defender, you not only need to look at the player's own football talent, but also need to accumulate experience. Like Nesta, who was radiant at the beginning of his debut, and was even praised by Zeman as "one person can play a defensive line", there are only a few central defenders after all, and more top central defenders are abused by various strikers in the process of growth, the most typical examples of which are Cannavaro and Chiellini. Vermaelen has a lot of talent, but at the age of 18, he still needs a lot of games and time to accumulate and precipitate, and turn his experience into a part of his turning strength, so that he can truly transform into a world-class central defender!

And now, neither Vidic nor Vermaelen are yet to go through the process. Therefore, in the face of the forward combination of Saha and Ruud van Nistelrooy, Vidic and Vermaelen behaved extremely embarrassed, and the goal guarded by Cech frequently sounded the alarm, and there was constant danger in front of the goal!

However, no one is perfect, and Saha, who is so comprehensive in technology and ability, also has a fatal flaw, that is, the "glass man" attribute similar to that of Redknapp Jr. and others. You must know that after Saha set foot on the land of England in his previous life, he could only ensure the attendance that he should have as a main striker in the few seasons when he played at Fulham and the season when he just joined Manchester United, and then began to be associated with injuries, and his attendance rate could be maintained at about 50% in a season. This, of course, has greatly affected Saha's career prospects and personal development. After all, few teams are willing to offer such a glass man a long-term contract, let alone a main position for this glass man.

(Note: The example of Owen joining Manchester United in a previous life is a special case.) If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to disgust Liverpool, Owen would not have gotten a contract from Manchester United. ）

Therefore, after watching Saha's wonderful performance in the first half of the game, George couldn't help but change his mind, thinking that if it weren't for Saha's injuries in his previous life that affected his form and attendance efficiency, I'm afraid Ferguson would have corrected Saha as Manchester United's main center forward after selling Ruud van Nistelrooy. After all, with Manchester United's frontcourt configuration at the time, Saha, who had comprehensive skills and a larger range of activities and could pull out the strategy, was obviously more suitable to partner with Rooney and Ronaldo than Ruud van Nistelrooy, who had been limited by the name of "King of the Small Penalty Area".

Later, Ferguson sold Saha not because he didn't fit United's tactical system or couldn't keep up with the team, but more because of break-even considerations. After all, Manchester United is different from Chelsea, whether it was a public company or was later acquired by the Glazer family, and the United are guaranteed to make a lot of profits every year. Under such circumstances, it is too much luxury for Manchester United to have a first-class striker like Saha on the bench or even on a sickbed whose attendance cannot be effectively guaranteed. Therefore, Ferguson, who already had the attacking combination of "Rooney-Tevez-Ronaldo" at that time, had to sell Saha, who had a high salary, to Everton.

It is worth noting that even when Saha left Manchester United to join Everton, the Toffees spent €12 million on a transfer fee to sign the Frenchman, who was already 30 years old at the time. This is almost the same value as when he joined Manchester United from Fulham, which can go a long way to illustrating how much ability and value Saha has in the eyes of these professionals.

It can be said that if Saha had not played for Manchester United, but Chelsea, whether it was Mourinho or Grant, or the successors such as Scolari, Hiddink and Carlo Ancelotti, they would have resolutely kept Saha in the team, rather than sending the Frenchman away for the sake of breaking even.

However, despite Saha's impressive first-half performance, creating plenty of scoring opportunities for his team-mates and putting Petr Cech to the test on a number of occasions, it was clear that luck wasn't on the side of the home side. Until the referee blew the whistle at the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0, and the home and away teams failed to break the deadlock.

Three hits to the post, two to the crossbar and a couple of dangerous shots were saved by Cech...... I have to say that Manchester United's luck in the first half was really unlucky.

Although the two teams are indeed evenly matched in terms of the score on the field, all fans who have watched the performance of both sides in the first half know very well that if George still can't think of a countermeasure that can effectively resist Manchester United's attack in the next fifteen minutes of halftime, then after the second half of the game begins, Tottenham may face a more severe test!

After all, with two first-class strikers in Saha and Ruud van Nistelrooy in front of the attack, and the magical wings of Ryan Giggs and Joaquín, United's attacking combination is enough to break down any team's backline. If Tottenham can't find a way to deal with it, and when Lady Luck doesn't favor them, then Tottenham are likely to suffer a very painful defeat at Old Trafford!