Chapter 41: No Future, Now
Before you know it, the game between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United has reached 80 minutes, and the score is still 1:2. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, there is no sense of ease at Blackburn, as Ferguson has shown the outside world how resilient his team is over the past decade or so.
As long as Ferguson is here, Manchester United will be the Red Devils who can't be beaten and can't be defeated!
Manchester United didn't have many attacking tricks, Veron didn't show his wizarding magic at Old Trafford, Giggs and Beckham's wings flew together to play well, but Ruud van Nistelrooy, who received in the middle, was under a lot of pressure in the face of Stam and Henning Berg's defence, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer behind him was equally weak.
If Arthur is the most coveted player in the Manchester United squad today, in addition to Beckham, who can bring huge attention and money-attracting ability to the club, it is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is undoubtedly a top player, excellent running and clear thinking, top shooting skills, absolute killer instinct, but these are not the places that make Arthur favor him, Arthur appreciates Solskjaer's loyalty to the team, to the "Black Wind Twins", Ruud van Nistelrooy has played as a substitute, no regrets, in the season when Beckham was banned by the lord, but also to the right midfield has played well.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the kind of guy who can play with his brain, watch the game from the bench and find holes in the opposition defence, and then once on the pitch it is easy to beat the opposition with his running and shooting skills.
He's the kind of guy who fits in on the bench and never relaxes even off the pitch, watching every minute of the game and looking for holes in the opposition. When you need to come on as a substitute, the preparation will help a lot, and it will be a real super sub.
If Blackburn wants to grow into a superstar team in the future, he must not only rely on the starting line-up that is the best in world football, but also have a super substitute like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the bench.
In football, top-level players are not uncommon, especially for the reborn Arthur, it is not a big problem, but there are very few stars like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who have the strength but stay on the bench with peace of mind.
"Well, it's better to cultivate it yourself." Arthur sighed.
However, while it seems that United are in the attack, they have fewer shots on goal and are less threatening.
'I was lucky enough to meet Manchester United in the second round of the league. Arthur watched Manchester United's offensive and was quite relieved.
In the summer, although Stamm was released, Manchester United invested heavily in central midfield, bringing in Ruud van Nistelrooy, the "king of the small penalty area", and the midfielder spent £28 million to bring Veron to Old Trafford.
The introduction of Ruud van Nistelrooy is definitely a great deal, but Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has not yet adapted to the Premier League style, is not the super killer who makes the British giants fearful in this game against Blackburn.
And Veron has always been unable to adapt to Manchester United's style, but the current Ferguson has not realized that Veron's "unsuitable" still gives the Argentine absolute trust.
If Blackburn Rovers face Manchester United in a month or two, Ruud van Nistelrooy has already been fully integrated into the Red Devils' attack, and Ferguson has begun to replace Veron with Paul Scholes, and the undeveloped Muslim bus may not be able to withstand the Red Devils' last-minute onslaught.
So, Arthur said again that his team was lucky.
At this moment, there is a balance in the scene.
United's attack was concentrated on the two flanks, with United's main attacking direction biased towards the wings, but Mourinho's defensive thinking was very correct - blocking the passing route and the central receiving point, facing the entanglement and assistance of Blackburn's four midfielders, the already tired Ryan Giggs and Silvestre were not enough to blow them up, and Beckham faced Blackburn's frontal defence, and it was difficult for Beckham to make a difference.
Ferguson replaced Veron, who had been underperforming this game, with Paul Scholes on him, and the Reds' attack was much more fluid.
In the second minute of stoppage time, it was Paul Scholes' turn-and-volley that sent the ball flying off the post, and United missed their best chance to equalise.
Ferguson, who chewed gum quickly, was clearly in mixed moods and was starting to realise that the £28 million he spent this summer could be a problem rather than a successful makeover.
Mourinho then played the final substitution, replacing Duff with David Dunn, playing a 4-5-1 defensive lineup on one side and using the substitution to kill time on the other.
Even as Ferguson protested to the fourth referee on the sidelines, Duff walked slowly to the sidelines, consuming the few stoppage time available.
It is worth mentioning that although there are many tricks in Blackburn's tactics to delay and consume game time at the last moment, Arthur strictly stipulates that there is no pretense of cramps and massage-because the frequent cramps and falling to the ground are really beyond Arthur's bottom line and really damage Blackburn's image.
Although Arthur pursues victory, sometimes he can even do whatever it takes, but at least the bottom line and face must be there.
With five minutes of extra stoppage time, a whistle blew and the game was over.
2:1, promoted horse Blackburn Rovers challenged the Premier League hegemon Manchester United away and broke out a big upset!
90 minutes ago, Manchester United, who was still full of confidence, suffered the first blow of the season in their home stadium!
Alonso has the shirt exchanged with Keane on his shoulder, and he is talking to the current number one midfielder.
And Ibrahimovic is even more **** with his upper body, clapping constantly under the stands, enjoying the worship of Blackburn fans.
At Old Trafford, young Blackburn Rovers are enjoying the joy of beating the strong!
On the sidelines, Ferguson took the initiative to shake hands with Mourinho, and the old Jazz, who had experienced too many ups and downs, didn't care too much about winning or losing this league game, and said with a not very obvious smile on his face: "Very exciting game, congratulations!" You have to remember that today you won your greatest victory so far, and I hope you can keep up the good work! You and your players are very good."
Jose Mourinho has returned to his normal form from the madness before the end of the game, but he still can't imagine that Ferguson would be so generous, and looking at his expression, there is no anger at all.
Although Mourinho is a madman, he is not stunned, and politely accepted Ferguson's congratulations, and then said: "Manchester United is not the strongest today, I hope to see the strongest next time." ”
"No problem, but I'll be the one who wins the game." Ferguson laughed, waved his hand and turned away.
"Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal......" Mourinho watched Ferguson walk towards the players' tunnel, his eyes becoming more and more fierce, "This is just the beginning!" ”
"Hehe, I finally won, and it's a little upset, right? Ferguson had a hard time after the game. Arthur gulliated as he took the last sip of the cocktail in his glass.
A defeat in the second round of the Premier League, even if the opponent is a promoted horse, should not be a big deal for Ferguson, but because of the turmoil in Stam, especially in this game, Stamm's excellent performance is destined to make Ferguson uncomfortable for a while after the game.
"It's really fashionable!" Arthur glanced at the players on both sides who were still exchanging jerseys in the stadium, and immediately spotted Beckham, who seemed to stand out from the crowd.
This is not because Beckham is outstandingly tall, compared to Ibrahimovic and other elders who are more than 1.9 meters, Beckham's height of 1.8 meters is not remarkable. This is not because Beckham is surprisingly handsome, in fact, there are too many players with outstanding appearance in football, and Beckham's appearance can only be regarded as middle and upper in Italian and other football male model teams.
But what makes Beckham one of the few stars in football who can put his news on the entertainment page?
In addition to factors such as wife, fashion sense is definitely one of the indispensable reasons.
Before Arthur's rebirth, there was a season when AC Milan's trident: Balotelli, Niang, and El Shaarawy were talked about by fans because they all wore Mohican hairstyles, in fact, this was already left over from Beckham's play - and now, under Arthur's nose, Beckham has such a unique hairstyle.
In fact, when Beckham came to the stadium with a Mohican hairstyle at the beginning of this season, it also caused the anger of the old man Alex Ferguson, but Beckham's original creativity triggered a hairstyle revolution in football.
Arthur's eyes rested on Beckham's hairstyle, but his thoughts diverged.
"I remember that a year later, Beckham's hairstyle at the 02 Korea-Japan World Cup was popular all over the world, enhancing his influence around the world, and even Andy Lau copied that hairstyle as it was."
On the eve of the '98 World Cup, Italian fashion maestro Giorgio Armani told the New York Times: "Footballers are the new fashion leaders of the day. ”
On the football field, there are many players with outstanding skills, but in the future diversified environment, fans are not only limited to paying attention to the performance of the players on the field, but also every move and dress off the field has become a topic of conversation after dinner.
Arthur clearly remembers that in addition to Ronaldo's amazing football skills, the hairstyle that has been applying hair oil is also eye-catching; Manchester United's goal and his spending tens of thousands of pounds on a hair transplant also made headlines.
This kind of news not only shortens the distance between the stars and ordinary fans, but also satisfies more people's curiosity about the stars.
"Fashion and football?" Arthur put down the wine glass he was holding, "It doesn't seem like a contradictory thing. ”