Chapter 095: Master and Apprentice Reunion (4)

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While Tottenham were gearing up to beat Manchester United on the sidelines of a big home win over Newcastle to win two consecutive league games, the Manchester United players were training hard at Carrington's training base under the pressure of a new round of blowing on Alex Ferguson. Ferguson, www.biquge.info Friguson, with a dark face, led the coaching staff to supervise the players' training.

The reason why the Manchester United players will be punished by the lord to practice on this day that should be rested is that in the just-concluded Manchester derby, the strong Manchester United actually lost 1-4 at the feet of the city's sworn rival Manchester City!

Although Manchester United played away this time, and the main central defender Rio Ferdinand was banned due to a drug test scandal, the way the game was played still made Manchester United fans who came to watch the game very dissatisfied, and also made Ferguson feel angry. After all, being defeated by a team that is not as strong as his own, and being beaten 4-1 by Manchester City, who are the sworn enemies of Manchester United, is a result that really makes the lord feel disgraced.

As a result, the United players fell victim to the fury of Lord Ferguson, not only enjoying a Ferguson hair dryer after the game, but also having to give up the usual rest the day after the game and rush to Carrington to participate in the team's extra practice.

However, despite being slammed by Alex Ferguson and having their precious holiday cancelled, the United players were not dissatisfied. On the one hand, the prestige he has accumulated at Manchester United is enough to calm everyone in the team and keep the players from disobeying his orders, and on the other hand, the players know in their hearts that this is their punishment for the heavy defeat to Manchester City in the league at the weekend.

Losing to Manchester City is nothing, after all, there are no winning generals on the football field, and no matter which team will lose, there will be times. But the problem is that Manchester United did lose this game too humiliatingly. One to four, with Manchester City's current position and form in the Premier League (note: before the Manchester derby, Manchester City only won one win, one draw and three losses in the last five league games, ranking only 16th in the league, two points more than Portsmouth in the bottom three), Manchester United can still lose such a miserable situation in the face of such a Manchester City, even if it has a Champions League match with Porto in midweek, it is really a bit unreasonable.

As a result, the United players had to devote all their energy to training while secretly determined to perform well against Tottenham Hotspur at the weekend – they really didn't want to continue to face Ferguson, who was so black that he was fighting the bottom of the pot every day.

Tottenham's side naturally doesn't need to say much. Both the player and George himself are very interested in this direct battle with Manchester United. The players are looking to make a name for themselves in European football, and George is looking to prove that he has made a name for himself. You know, even though George was ordered to lead Manchester United to win the league championship last season, there are some media who like to be unconventional, claiming that George relied on the team left by Ferguson to achieve such excellent results, and it is not his credit at all.

Although this argument does not have much market in the UK, George is still extremely unhappy in his heart, and it will also give some fans who do not know the truth a false impression. Therefore, in order to make a name for himself, George must produce excellent results in direct dialogue with Manchester United!

So, with the high expectations of the fans and players on both sides, the time soon came to March 20. On this day, the whole Tottenham team arrived at Old Trafford by bus two hours before the start of the game to start the field acclimatization training and make final preparations for this crucial battle!

Looking at this majestic stadium, George, who returned to his hometown after more than half a year, couldn't help but feel full of emotion in his heart. After all, it was here that he took his first steps to become a manager, and it was here that he won the first trophy of his managerial career. Therefore, for this place where he has worked for five years, George can be said to have quite deep feelings.

"George, you're doing a good job at Tottenham right now, and you deserve to be my proudest disciple. Just as George was looking at Old Trafford with emotion, a familiar voice suddenly came from not far away, "Of course, my most proud disciple in the field of coaching." In terms of players, I think it's Ryan [Ryan Giggs] and Paul [Scholes]. ”

"Alex, long time no see. Seeing Ferguson appear beside him, George couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised. Although the master and apprentice are now their own masters, this does not affect the deep relationship between them: "I thought you would have to teach those guys another lesson in the locker room." Why? This time you decided to let them go?"

"I've been trained a long time ago, and if I continue to talk about it, it will only be counterproductive, and the current level is just right. Ferguson smiled and said directly what George wanted to ask, "By the way, I think Carrick and Heinze in your team are very good. Well, how about you make a price and I'll pay for them both?"

"Alex, don't be delusional, Michael (Carrick) and Gabriel (Heinze) are indispensable members of Tottenham, how can I sell the two of them?" Seeing that Ferguson actually became interested in Carrick and Heinze, George was overjoyed, but said the opposite, "Of course, if Alex is willing to pay 50 million pounds at once, I will still seriously consider your offer." ”

"£50 million, can you tell, do you think Carrick and Heinze are Vieira and Ashley Cole?" Ferguson pouted disdainfully at George's offer, "Besides, who else can afford that much money now but that Russian from Chelsea? £20 million is a reasonable price and Tottenham can make a difference from it." ”

"I'm sorry then, Alex. My meaning has been made clear, no need to talk about it without £50 million. George shrugged, ignoring Ferguson's counter-offer. George knew very well in his heart that at this time, he must not let the other party realize that he had the idea of selling Carrick and Heinze. Otherwise, Ferguson will definitely take the opportunity to lower the price, and Tottenham will lose a lot of benefits in vain.

The harder things are to get their hands on, the more precious they feel, and the same applies to player trading. And Ferguson's temper is the kind of guy the more you don't let him get his hands on, the more he'll have to screw it, plus Carrick and Heinze are indeed the kind of players that Manchester United desperately need, so George is not worried that Ferguson will give up on the idea of bringing in the two so easily.

The conversation between Ferguson and George didn't last long. After a brief conversation about Heinze and Carrick's transfers, the two waved goodbye and hurried back to the dressing room to make the final pre-match arrangements for their respective players.

Now let's take a look at the starting line-ups of both teams for this match. For Manchester United, Ferguson could have devoted more energy to the Champions League when he knew that the league title was basically hopeless, but the Lord did not do so. Despite the slim hopes of winning the title, he is determined to keep the team in both the league and the Champions League, hoping that the likes of Joaquin, Fletcher and O'Shea can grow quickly under pressure and become the pillars of the Red Devils' new generation.

In order to achieve this, Ferguson can be said to have paid a rather painful price - if it were not for the Lord's insistence on not giving up the league and training these newcomers on both fronts, Manchester United would not have stopped in the last 16 of the Champions League and were beaten by Jose Mourinho's Porto. Although Porto's defence has become quite strong under the leadership of the Magic Bird, it is obviously unrealistic to try to stop the Red Devils who are in perfect form and have a full line-up.

Howard, Gary Neville, Wes Brown, Sylvester, O'Shea, Roy Keane, Fletcher, Ryan Giggs, Joaquin, Louis Saha and Ruud van Nistelrooy – that's United's starting eleven for the game!

With Manchester United's starting line-up out of the way, let's take a look at George's line-up today. In the goalkeeper position, as long as there is no injury or domestic cup competition, Cech is the main goalkeeper who cannot be beaten. At the back, Phil Neville, Vermaelen, Nemanja Vidic and Heinze lined up to form Tottenham's starting defence. Although Ledley King's injury has improved considerably, George decided to continue with the centre-back combination of Vermaelen and Nemanja Vidic to be on the safe side, removing the Tottenham captain from the 18-man squad.

I have to say that Heinze's return is really quite timely. After all, Ledley King's absence due to injury has left Tottenham's defence a big hole, and if the Argentine also falls, then the defensive pressure that Tottenham will have to face in this game will probably become extremely terrifying - although Matthew Taylor has been impressive in recent games and has an excellent long-range shot, his quality is ultimately limited, and it is difficult to make Tottenham's left-hand defense as reassuring as Heinze did.

In midfield, Speed and Mascherano form a back two, with Carrick at the heart of the playmaker. Up front, Franck Ribery and Cristiano Ronaldo are left and right, with Luca Toney, who performed well in the last game, continuing to play as the starting centre-forward. Didier Drogba and Villa both sat on the bench and waited quietly for George's call.

Out of fear of Giggs and Joaquin, George did not dare to send on Bierovka and Darren Anderton in this game. After all, the defensive awareness of these two people is too poor, and they will hardly consider helping their teammates defend or actively participating in defense in the game, and they are far less obedient than Ribery and Ronaldo. The reason for starting Toney is that Drogba's shooting skills are mediocre, and it is difficult to create enough pressure for the combination of Brown and Sylvester in the game.

With such a starting line-up, George and the players stepped onto the lawn of Old Trafford, ready to take on Manchester United next to decide the winner!