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However, Blackburn Rovers quickly took their emotions out of the joy of beating Derby, as their next opponent was the absolute king of the Premier League, the "Red Devils" Manchester United, and the whole club was filled with nervousness.

And the game between Blackburn and Manchester United is destined to become extraordinary because of a pair of masters and apprentices - Stam, who has just transferred to Blackburn, and Ferguson, who swept him away.

In 1998, Stam left PSV Eindhoven and, after turning down Liverpool, joined Manchester United. He went on to win six trophies with Manchester United, including the treble in '99.

"I'm going to go to a team that can win the most titles, or at least I'm going to go to a team where I can play every week," Stam said. At that time, Liverpool wanted me, and the teams from Spain and Italy wanted me. I was a Manchester United fan at the time, and Manchester United was the biggest club in Europe at the time, so when they came to invite me, I wouldn't have joined any other team. ”

Speaking about his relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson, Stam said: "My relationship with Sir Alex Ferguson? We don't have anything to do with each other. He's like a commodity to a player. You're changing into his dressing room tonight and maybe you'll find out in the morning that you need to report to a team in another country! In the eyes of Sir Alex Ferguson, the most important and essential attribute of anyone is that he is just a commodity! Commodities are used to obtain more profits, and they can be traded and traded. In the age of capital, don't over-believe in what loyalty and trust! ”

In the face of Stam's duties, Ferguson in the pre-match press conference refused to answer all questions about him.

However, the attention to Stam's return to Old Trafford has been hyped to the maximum!

"Arthur, is this really good?" The news about Stam and Ferguson was also fueled by Blackburn, and all of this was because of Arthur's orders.

"Of course it's fine, Monchi." Arthur looked at the still immature sports director and chuckled: "We need the help of the X-factor to meet Manchester United, and external interference is a good condition, it will make Ferguson and Manchester United more or less distracted, after all, Stam's lethality of 'players are just a commodity' is not small." ”

"However, this kind of heat will make our little ones nervous." Monchi wondered: "You have to know that even if Stam draws most of his attention to himself, Duff and Ibrahimovic are just rookies who have played in a top flight, and they may not be able to handle it. ”

"Don't worry, someone will take care of it for us." Arthur said conclusively that when it comes to protecting his players, Mourinho will not lag behind any coach.

Sure enough, that night, Mourinho blasted the "weird" situation of Manchester United's penalty win over Fulham in the last round, and cited the Red Devils' unjust enrichment in the league over several seasons, attracting attention to himself.

"Hey, that's what I like about you, Jose!"

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Old Trafford, Europe's five-star football stadium with a maximum capacity of 76,212 spectators, is known as the "Theatre of Dreams".

With a few minutes to go before the game starts, Arthur, who was sitting alone in the VIP box, looked down at the red in the stands and the Red Devils flags waving everywhere, and knew that this away game was really not easy to play.

"I'm finally able to come to this stadium, but I'm an enemy!" Arthur, who was a Manchester United fan in his previous life, felt some emotion in his heart, he had never gone abroad in his previous life, and Old Trafford was really a "theater of dreams" for him.

A whistle blew and the game officially began, interrupting Arthur's reverie.

The Manchester United fans immediately burst into cheers for the first time of the game, and in their opinion, Manchester United, the king of the Premier League, will of course defeat this group of hairy boys who have just been promoted from the first division today.

In the stands, there were still many fans who played the slogan about Stam: they are still very grateful to the Dutch defender who played for Manchester United in previous seasons, and although Stam revealed a lot of things in his autobiography that should not be said, many Red Devils diehards have so far expressed their dissatisfaction with Ferguson's decision to sell him.

Blackburn's starting lineup for this game has not changed, because the team's regular tactics are defensive counter-attacks, so there is no need to change it temporarily against Manchester United.

Compared to Blackburn's promising starting line-up, Manchester United's starting line-up for this game was more star-studded.

Goalkeeper: Butters

Defenders: Phil Neville, Gary Neville, Blank, Sylvester

Defenders: David Beckham, Veron, Keane, Ryan Giggs

Forwards: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Ruud van Nistelrooy

"Now Xiaobei is really handsome, with a face full of collagen!" Arthur exclaimed.

If the player Arthur wants to have the most is not Zidane, the first midfielder in football, nor the "alien" Ronaldo, nor the strongest defender Nesta today, but Beckham, who can be regarded as the world's top ten midfielders at most.

From a competitive point of view, Beckham is far inferior to the previous three, but in terms of popularity, commercial development, economy, etc., Beckham is completely crushing!

At the peak of Beckham, his news volume alone crushed traditional giants such as Arsenal and Bayern, and it can be said that there was no pressure!

'It's a pity that Ferguson will sell Stam to us in the same league, but he will never sell Beckham to a Premier League side as well. Arthur thought regretfully, "Also, Victoria prefers the flash in Madrid. ”

Back on the field.

At the start of the game, both sides seemed to be a little slow at the tempo, clearly watching each other. The last time the two teams met was six years ago, and there is hardly any reference value.

Ryan Giggs broke through with the ball on the left flank, and he is not yet the future version of "Wang Laoji", he is now the sharpest left-sided king in world football, and after he dribbled the ball forward for a while, he distributed it to Keane who was inserted on the wing.

The seasoned Jeff Kenner defended well and the Reds captain didn't blindly kick in a cross, but curled the ball back to the outside of the middle.

Giggs didn't stop the ball and volleyed directly with the outside of his instep, which was very accurate, but the angle was slightly off, and he slotted out of the goal.

With the loud sighs of the United fans behind the goal, United's attack on the left flank signalled the end of the Red Devils' tentative phase and the ensuing siege of the visitors.

"Harvey!" Mourinho, who had been standing on the sidelines, was in stark contrast to Alex Ferguson, who sat in the stands and began to fine-tune his line-up in the opening ten minutes.

The scene immediately turned around, and Blackburn's suppression in the first ten minutes was suddenly relieved.

"Jose is still a little tender now, and Ferguson is a super boss for him." Arthur touched his chin and thought.

In Arthur's previous life, although Mourinho was able to fight with Ferguson when he first came to the Premier League, but that was after he led Porto to win the Treble including the Europa League and the second Treble including the Champions League, he said "God first, I second", but he is currently only a rookie coach in the second year of his coaching career, and the gap between Mourinho and Ferguson is still relatively obvious.

In the 23rd minute, Ryan Giggs won the ball again on the left side of the penalty area, and it was Stam who defended him.

The two have been teammates for previous seasons and are very familiar with each other's characteristics.

Giggs didn't think much about it, and directly accelerated to break through, he knew that in terms of speed alone, Stam was definitely not his opponent.

However, Stam has been through a hundred battles and has long known that his speed will definitely not be able to keep up with Giggs, so he leaned in first at the moment when Giggs has not fully accelerated

It was this time, although he still didn't completely defend Giggs, but by the time Giggs adjusted and wanted to cross again, Stam had already defended in place.

In the face of Stam's defense, Giggs sighed slightly in his heart, and had to knock the ball back and hand it to the feet of Silvestre, who came to pick it up.

In the face of Jeff Kenner's defense, Sylvester also had no idea where to start, so he had to cross the ball again and hand it to Veron's feet.

This is the control of the Red Devils, there is no chance, never blindly hand over the ball to the opponent, and once you have the opportunity, at this time there will be a sudden change of speed, the cross of Beckham on the right, the dust of Giggs on the left, is the real killer move of the Red Devils to dominate the Premier League.

However, at present, Blackburn's defense, even in the whole of Europe, can be regarded as top-notch.

Friedel, Jeff Kenner, Stam, Henning Berg are four people, they have to be strong and experienced, and although Finnan is slightly worse, Beckham on the right side of Manchester United is not a player who is good at breaking through.

Cambiasso and Alonso, a pair of young midfielders, make up for their lack of experience with tireless running, and also protect the team's backline.

Manchester United's tried-and-true attack met with a lot of resistance in front of Blackburn's defence, and the emphasis of the Muslim defence is a clear division of labor, one ring after another, and your breakthrough at one point is unlikely to tear up the entire defence.

And in today's game, Mourinho also has a special arrangement: pressing and speeding up.

Blackburn rarely pressed past half-time today, but once United get past halfway through, they will certainly come up and interfere. In particular, the two young midfielders Cambiaso and Alonso are quite difficult.

At the same time, Blackburn's overall pace today was very fast, forcing Manchester United to speed up as well, obviously to disrupt the rhythm that the Red Devils are used to.

There are more or less some thoughts of "punching the master to death".

In this way, although it seems that Manchester United is attacking and Blackburn is defending, both sides know that the situation is still evenly matched, and it is difficult to distinguish the winner from the loser!