Eight months ban?

The entire coaching staff was stunned, and then broke out into an uproar, after all, they also know about this kind of thing, not to mention what to do with the next league and cup matches, Ferdinand will definitely miss the European Cup held in Portugal in June this year.

The world's most expensive defender is England's main defender, and without him, the Three Lions will look extremely vulnerable at the back! Juan immediately stood up: "His drug test didn't pass guò?" ”

"It's clear, otherwise the two-year ban will be light." When he said this, Mr. Smith had a bitter expression of love and hate on his face: "Both the FA and FIFA have said that they will punish him for not taking the drug test on time, and I and the lord have been going around for a long time in the past few days to finally get this result." ”

In fact, the punishment was also imposed by the club at the same time as a fine of 50,000 pounds, which the FA explained by the following: "The club's notice was not timely, and the player did not come to the drug test." "But the penalty is insignificant for Manchester United, who would rather pay five million in exchange for Rio Ferdinand to play if they could!

If you just miss the drug test, the punishment of an eight-month ban is really too much, but who makes the other 19 teams from the FA to the Premier League hate the Lord and the Lord Manchester United? Finally caught a Manchester United mistake, and everyone wanted to come up and step on it.

And the FA and FIFA seem to have the intention of shooting the first bird, so for the Red Devils, their handling is directly heavy-handed.

Without a main centre-back, the next half of the season will be difficult for Manchester United. Whether it's the FA Cup, UEFA Cup, UEFA Champions League or the league, Manchester United are facing a hellish situation of three or even four games a week, and after a moment of silence, Smith struggled to speak.

"Perhaps, what we need now is to give up some games strategically......"

He couldn't say the rest of the words.

Although the Red Devils have given up on a game in the past because of a tight schedule, it is the first time that they have given up because of the lack of players as they are now, and the entire coaching staff is very aggrieved.

Juan lowered his head and pondered, Manchester United's schedule is very tight, his time and opportunities to play are also limited, and what is worse is that the transfer window for the winter break of the entire football world has closed, and now Manchester United has no time to replenish the staff, and the FA may also see this point in time to kill Manchester United.

"Manchester United is not without a replacement, but in terms of defensive skills and physical qualities, it is definitely inferior to Rio Ferdinand." Mr Smith finally took a deep breath, "This is the way it is now, the lord was at the FA headquarters before, and he should be back at this time." ”

Before he could finish speaking, the door to the office was opened, and Lord Fu walked in with a cold air, his face was calm and even resolute, and everyone stood up and waited for his instructions, but their boss was silent for a while, and looked deeply at Juan before speaking.

He began to distribute today's tasks, as if it were a daily routine, and it seemed that he was not affected at all, as soon as he spoke, everyone's uneasiness had been calmed.

What are they afraid of? There is a lord in everything!

This composure and calmness are irreplaceable by Juan.

When everyone else had finished their tasks, the lord looked at Juan, who had been quiet.

"Juan Díaz."

"Here." Juan picked up his pen and prepared to record the matter of the day.

"Participate in training."

"Participation...... Well? The tip of the pen that was sliding across the paper stopped, and he jerked his head to meet the lord's eyes.

"Attend training and don't make me say it a third time." The lord said very calmly, "You are also a player registered with the FA, and you have also done a routine drug test, you are the most suitable replacement." ”

"You mean I'll take Ferdinand's place?" Juan is really surprised at this time, he is a midfielder, although he also has a certain foundation in defense and interception, but his main task is to maintain the team's offensive and defensive conversion, after all, no matter what, he is also a technical stream......

Shovel or something, he won't, but Fernando will definitely kill him :)

Seeing his hesitation, Ferguson fished him over directly: "Come, let's talk." Seeing that the lord had something to say to Juan, the coaching staff packed up their things and left, Juan pursed his lips and looked at the lord, and the old man just raised his eyebrows.

"I have an offer here, about you."

"I know." Juan nodded, Cristiano had already spoken to him last night.

"You don't know." The lord patted the couch beside him and motioned for him to sit down, then raised an eyebrow at him. "Chelsea offer 26.8 million, right for you."

Juan was stunned and nodded, but this time the lord was surprised: "You're not surprised? ”

"I'm not surprised if you think I'm worth it." The lord could stand here and talk to him about this, and Juan naturally knew what he was thinking. Juan's current identity is difficult to define, doing the work of a player and an assistant coach, but the main job is the team's interpreter, which also makes it difficult for the outside world to evaluate Juan.

It's just that others are here, and someone has to mention the price first. What's more, even if Juan may not be able to play for a long time due to physical reasons, but occasional playing is also the kind that can change the situation, and his storage zài is very similar to Manchester United's "super sub" Sol Yax, once the team has a crisis, he can be put on the field without worry.

And even if he doesn't play, he can also assist the assistant coach on the sidelines, Manchester United has done a good job of secrecy, at least now no one knows Juan's energy as a sparring partner, he is shrouded in a huge mystery, for the whole football world, Juan is like a big gift bag.

No one knows what's inside the pack, but he already represents a huge possibility. Now that this package is in the hands of Manchester United, it has to be said that it is already a rare thing for Manchester United to continue to operate in the absence of the helm and fight on the fourth front.

Although Juan doesn't have a stable personality, they can give him room to grow! They are not like Manchester United, they are the Ferguson empire!

That's why Manchester United got an offer of £26.8 million, a terrible high price. Now that the winter transfer window has closed, Chelsea's offer is particularly intriguing.

The lord naturally knew what he meant, so he just smiled: "Two thousand six million eight hundred thousand, which is lower than their offer for Ferdinand." ”

"You can't compare me to the most expensive defender." Juan was helpless.

So when the players gathered on the training ground, they were horrified to find that Juan was already waiting there, wearing his usual training clothes, but looking at the posture in which he had warmed up early......

Who is going to be specially trained today??

All the Manchester United players didn't dare to step forward for a while, but Juan noticed them, so they walked up to the field one by one, doing stretching exercises under the leadership of the physical coach, and to everyone's surprise, Juan was also doing it along, looking very serious.

"That's not right." The United players were starting to see something coming their way, and Scholes cautiously approached Cristiano's side: "Eh, what did you tell him last night to get him so excited early in the morning?" ”

"Huh?" Cristiano looked up at Juan blankly, and then at his ginger-headed senior, "I didn't say a word to stimulate him......"

The mystery of Yiqiē was solved when the lord arrived, and when he waved his hand, he said: "Because of the carelessness of one of our players, from today onwards, Schenk and Juan Díaz will take this place." ”

There was a silence in the first team across United, followed by a murmured uproar. Schenk has no doubt about them, after all, this kid was brought up by Manchester United's academy to be trained as Rio Ferdinand's successor, but Juan?

…… To be reasonable, although as a midfielder, defensive ability must be a little bit, but will putting him in Rio Ferdinand's position limit him a little?

After all, Juan's role on the pitch has always been to organize the attack and connect the midfield, and it is precisely because of Juan's ability that the entire Manchester United can operate more confidently, whether it is in front or behind.

If Juan focuses on defense, who will organize the offense?

Everyone looked left and right, and finally their eyes fell on Keane. To be reasonable, although their captain has a short temper, he is still very nice as the team's commander-in-chief, and with United also Keane acting as the on-field commander when Juan is not on the field, it is clear that it has now reached the most important moment to test them.

In their next game, they will travel to Ewood Park for a life-and-death battle against Blackburn Rovers – a life-and-death contest – indeed.

Nicknamed the Roses, Blake also had their share of glory moments, finishing second in the league in 93-94 behind Manchester United, and in 94-95 they overwhelmed United to bring the Carabao Cup back to Ewood Park.

However, it wasn't all smooth sailing, as they were almost sent to the Championship by Manchester United in '99, but in '01 they quickly climbed back and won the Carabao Cup again, and stayed in the Premier League with a 10th-place finish. Last season, under the leadership of former Red Devils such as Cole and Yorke, as well as Duff and Friedel, Blackburn qualified for this season's League Cup, and it is clear that their journey against the Red Devils is not over.

So, when they arrived at Ewood Park, the Roses fans unceremoniously booed, and in the tunnel there were two people talking to Manchester United, and the old Manchester United players were generally very calm about Manchester United - and one thing, even after being away from Manchester United for a long time, they couldn't help but want to bow their heads and reduce their sense of dismantling when they saw Sir Alex Ferguson......

Juan stood at the back of the line, behind him his junior team-mates, and it had to be said that they would be able to surpass Arsenal to the top of the league standings after this game, which had to be said to be a happy thing, so everyone looked serious and stern during the routine handshake and photo shoot.

It's game on!

Manchester United's players have adopted a strong attacking tactic from the beginning, and they have nothing to say about Blackburn, anyway, there are already more people who hate and envy their team, so they are naturally not afraid of the extra one.

The on-site commentary was immediately caught up in a mechanical broadcast of the players' names: "Keane, Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Neville, another Neville, Dias, Ronaldo...... Damn, can't they stop passing?! When did Manchester United learn such a grinding back-to-the-foot tactic?! "Blackburn's defenders don't know where to go!

However, as soon as he finished complaining, the ball fell to the feet of Cristiano, and as soon as he picked the ball, he sent the ball to the feet of Scholes in front of him, and Scholes raised his foot to shoot a powerful long-range shot.

Scholes has the most accurate footwork in the whole of United, he can shoot into a tree 90 metres away, or when someone is doing something on the sidelines, the ginger head from far away can hit their ass with a single shot.

…… It is worth mentioning that Cristiano has also been taught to be a man before, which has aroused his competitive spirit, and the training of footwork accuracy is to a higher level, which is why today's pass spanned the entire half.

Scholes' long-range shot headed towards the goal, and before the Blackburn players could breathe a sigh of relief, Ruud van Nistelrooy was already leaping high -

“Goooal！ Fanny! Frank jumped up, "Incredible long pass, perfect goal!" How did United come up with this? They've always been straight and straight, and it's the first time I've seen them score in such a calm and calm way, a little bit like that, a little bit like ......."

"Maybe it's like no one." Dean took over, "Look at that goal, today's offensive writing is interesting www.biquge.info it seems to be Dias, but is his position a little too far behind compared to usual?" ”

"Yes, usually that's the ...... Leo Ferdinand. When it came to this topic, both of them couldn't help but sigh. He was banned for eight months for missing a drug test, my God, he just forgot, I thought a three-month ban was pretty much the same, what about the European Championship now, have the FA officials forgotten about it? ”

'Maybe for them, the stability of the England defence is less important than the fight against Manchester United.' Dean is also not afraid of being upset by the FA, but he adds, "Of course, maybe they feel that the European Championship is hopeless. ”

“…… NiceJob。 Frank couldn't help but reach out and give his partner a high-five, this seemingly natural partner is actually unambiguous!

Juan held his breath on the field, this is indeed the first time he has stood in such a late position, after all, in the past, he has been very accustomed to running into the opponent's half, his middle circle interception ability is very strong, but the pressure on the opposite side is also much greater, now retreating, his vision is much wider, and on the other hand, he can also find a lot of problems that he could not find before.

"Howard."

The goalkeeper, who was seriously focusing on the situation on the field, was stunned for a moment, and when he turned his head, he saw Juan. Usually in training, they are not less aligned, Real Madrid's little goalkeeper heard that he was tossed by this guy a lot, in fact, he didn't believe it at first, until he didn't know how many times he took out the ball from the goal......

Damn God, damn Juan Dias, so good at shooting, why don't you go to the striker?!

Juan didn't know how many times he had been complained about in Howard's heart, and he whispered to him as he watched the situation on the court: "Have you noticed that if you look at your position, at least a quarter of the time is empty in Manchester United?" ”

Howard nodded, he naturally found this, to be honest, every defender of Manchester United is also a defender with a knife, everyone can go up to assist or shoot, if there is a chance, it will never be wasted, so this also caused a problem.

For example, right now, Manchester United's entire half is relatively empty, but everything is going on in the opposing half, which is still very gratifying for Howard.

…… If it was sent to his own half, he would have taken it.

Juan was almost standing next to him, the two were very close, and for a while he thought that Manchester United had two goalkeepers, and at such a fierce moment of competition for the ball in the frontcourt, the camera could still turn to the direction of Manchester United's backfield for a few seconds, which also made Howard, who could not appear a few times in a game, be affected.

However, he didn't notice the camera, so the surprised expression on his face was quickly captured on the big screen, and Juan lowered his hand covering his mouth and began to run forward.

"Howard had a surprised look on his face, did our amazing assistant say anything on the court?"

"'Howard, if you're scored, let's train in the evening'...... Haha, I guessed. ”

"If it's just extra training, does he need to be so surprised?"

Although they were curious to see what Juan had said to Howard, there was another problem with United's frontcourt.

A whistle sounded, accompanied by the fallen figure of the Blackburn Rovers player and Keane's angry face.

“oh…… my…… gosh。 Frank covered his face, "How could it be that at this time, Keane obviously didn't touch him just now!" ”

"Even if you touch it, it's not a face." Dean calmly pointed out: "The Blackburn Rovers player may have been in the wrong place, but for now, Manchester United are in terrible shape. After all, in the tradition of Manchester United for so many years, referee misjudgments, penalties and red cards have been commonplace for Manchester United, but it is ...... at this time"

What did you say before? The FA is really targeting Manchester United, especially now, and they can't wait to stomp Manchester United and that old man under their feet.

Maybe for the FA, the stronger the club under their jurisdiction, the better, but there is a saying that "the gun shoots the first bird", and there is also a saying that "only the state officials are allowed to set fires, and the people are not allowed to light the lamps", in order to establish their own prestige, they have really tried their best to suppress Manchester United secretly over the years, especially in terms of referees.

The referee came to check the situation, and the Blackburn players were about to come up and fight around Keane, but they were quickly pushed away by the Red Devils players, and such pushes are common on the pitch, and when Juan ran to the front, Scholes, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Keane and Neville brothers were already fighting with the opposing players, and Giggs was pulling the referee to intercede.

"It's really just an unintentional ......" The Welshman is not a good talker, so when he saw Juan coming, his eyes lit up and he pulled him over.

"Sir, please think a little about the penalty for Keane." Juan took a deep breath and calmly said that he rarely sweated in a game to the point where he did today, probably because of his first attempt to focus on defense, he gently stroked his hair so that he could see the situation clearly.

"From the big screen, I dared to guess that Keane hit the opponent's chest, but Blackburn's Yorke fell with his face covered, don't you think this fake fall technique is a bit outdated?" "And now that it's 30 minutes into the first half, do you think it's really appropriate to send Manchester United off at this time?" ”

The referee narrowed his eyes in thought of his words, but he looked up and froze, then pursed his lips.

"Mr. Dias, maybe you're right, but I'm still going to show a red card."

Juan was stunned, and when he turned his head to look over, Keane was carrying the collar of the fallen player at this time, and almost lifted it, and he was very likely to punch him.

Oh......

Juan and Giggs looked at each other, both in despair. With Keane's temper, they knew there was no turning back.

Attempted beating, red card!

At the same time, the referee also gave Blackburn a penalty, this punishment is too strict, Manchester United players have no heart to continue to entangle with Blackburn's players, they have scattered in all directions, this ball is all up to Howard, Juan looked at the direction of Keane's departure, the expression on the lord's face was very calm, he even reached out and patted Keane's shoulder to signal him to wait in the locker room first.

Obviously, the lord has also been unbearable with the FA, Ferdinand is banned for three months, and today he suffered Keane's red card and penalty decision, and he must have something to talk about in today's post-match press conference.

A whistle blows, and the Blackburn striker takes a deep breath and shoots!

"Thank God, Howard was on the right track and he saved the penalty!!"

Now Manchester United are in a 0-1 lead away from home, but they will face a ten-on-11 situation in the second half. Keane's departure has a huge impact on Manchester United, and it can be said that if he hadn't been off, Manchester United would have just two people who could connect the whole game one after the other, and the stability of the defense was also guaranteed.

But now that he's off the pitch, the first problem for United is to organise the attack.

Juan is in the backcourt, who will do this?

Several players in the front court looked at each other, all a little helpless.

None of them are suitable for this job...... Including Cristiano, he used half a season's watch to tell everyone, he is actually more suitable for the work of attacking the city, although it is not impossible to organize the attack, but the painting style of the Premier League players is too fierce, someone's small body can not face the hard bar, and if you are not careful, you may be sent off the field by the opposite defender.

That's really hard to say......

Blackburn Rovers may be known as the Rose Army, but in their own right, they are not at all as delicate as roses, but more like roses - they play in a flashy style and have sharp thorns, and anyone who wants to pick them has to pay a price.

Cristiano is still young, and in his experience it will be difficult to deal with these fierce defenders in the Premier League, and it would be a real death for United to go down one more at this time.

The last fifteen minutes of the first half wore on, and when we came back to the dressing room, everyone had a heavy look on their faces.

In the last fifteen minutes, Manchester United did not say that they did not do their best, for Keane's red card, they were also very angry, but the goal just did not produce, all the Manchester United players held their breath, just waiting for the midfield to come to give them some instructions.

Attack, or die!

Manchester United have never been cowards!

The lord naturally knew the grievances in everyone's hearts, so as soon as he entered the door, he first clapped his hands: "Raise your heads, what does it look like to lower your heads!" The leading ones are us! ”

"Sir, we're ...... in the second half" Scholes didn't continue to say as soon as he opened his mouth, Keane's face sank at this moment, and the sir, he patted his captain's shoulder comfortingly, and said, "In the second half, strengthen the attack." ”

"......" Everyone, including Keane, used a kind of "Are you old and confused?" Looking at the lord, the old Scottish man pointed at Juan casually: "There is one less person in the front, and we will use one person as four people." Juan, you're okay with your body, right? ”

Manchester United's original duo - Rio Ferdinand and Roy Keane, who were responsible for the offensive and defensive tandem of the front and back courts, are now both unable to play for various reasons, and the Lord has not been able to add other personnel on the pitch...... He can be regarded as the main force in this game.

Juan could only silently say about this: Forget it, leave it all to him...... "No." ”

"Okay." The lord's face softened slightly, but he still added, "Don't force yourself." ”

Juan's own skill and competitive level of football should not be underestimated, but his biggest weapon is not here. Compared with ordinary players, he uses his brain to calculate and kick more places, generally speaking, if he just follows orders to kick, he will not be very difficult, but once he starts to think subconsciously, whether it is physical or mental power consumption is particularly huge.

Since he started to put Juan on the game, the lord has strictly forbidden him to think more on the court, as long as he listens to him, whether he wins or loses, it has nothing to do with him, how can Juan admit his stubborn temper? I argued with the lord until I was almost banned from playing, but in the end, the lord woke him up with a slap.

"What are you afraid of winning or losing at Manchester United? It's a big deal, let's win it back in the next game! You won't win more games than you should lose, and you won't lose less games you should win! ”

Juan An'an, a young man who worries about the country and the people, is honest now, and every time he plays, he plays step by step according to the instructions of the lord, which can be regarded as a slight extension of his professional life, but he also knows that this is not a long-term solution.

The second half of the game was about to start, and in the face of the fierce eyes of the Blackburn players, Juan patted Cristiano on the shoulder very calmly: "You set up a point after the game, do you know?" ”

Should he rejoice? Cassie has already gone back to prepare for La Liga before today's game, otherwise he will have to be broken by his mother's more and more powerful friends for a long time.

"Okay." Although he didn't know what his captain meant, Cristiano nodded obediently, so in the second half, Blackburn's players began to understand what it meant to be a Shura field.

United's tempo skyrocketed, the transition between attack and defence was so fast that they could barely keep up, no matter how they passed, their possession would be lost in front of midfielders Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Juan, and when they turned around, United's number seven was already flying to their half with the ball, Paul Scholes and Ruud van Nistelrooy had been eyeing it for a long time, and if they were not careful, it was the possibility of a goal, and the referee's whistle was in his mouth, ready to blow the whistle for the goal......

"Manchester United's game is simply magical," Frank was a little sluggish, "how come there is one less person, they are playing crazy...... "It's now the 86th minute of the game, Manchester United and Blackburn have not scored, but Blackburn's players don't even have a chance to get the ball, they can only desperately strengthen their defense.

"I want to know, too, but my biggest question is, will Juan Díaz's physique be able to keep up with them if they continue to fight like this?" Dean was a little worried, "As far as we know, after the car accident, he claimed that he couldn't keep up with the general flow of the game, so he chose to retire, and he was already very difficult against Real Madrid, it was still a full game of 11. ”

"And Juan, who has been on the bench for a number of games lately, is very worried about his situation." Frank clapped his hands, "Although I would love to see him on the pitch, it's actually nice to stand on the sidelines, anyway, we Red Devils are used to winning, and it'......s okay to lose one or two games."

"Frank, you're not right to say that." Dean retorted solemnly, "The Red Devils have always played with the belief that they must win every game, and you confessed Dias like this, are you interested in him?" ”

"Phew, I'm interested in the female fans he attracted......"

"You rascal." Dean shook his head, "We can feel that Manchester United's attack is getting stronger, Howard made 14 saves in the first half, and Howard made 0 saves so far in the second half. The football did not appear to have been in the United penalty area, and the game was charged within a certain range. ”

In the end, Blackburn's players still couldn't bear it, if they continued, they would lose, so it was better to gamble! Blackburn's players didn't wait to get the ball past half of the pitch this time, as they kicked off with a big kick near the centre circle and the ball finally entered the United penalty area for the first time!

Howard's eyes flashed.

Juan told him in the first half that when Blackburn finally couldn't resist a long pass and tried to break through Manchester United, that's when they won the game!

And the key point of a qiē lies in him.

Blackburn's players made their way into the box, O'Shea and Silvestre pressed on, and even when the ball was passed away and the Neville brothers were guarded, the Manchester United players behind him were gathering in his direction, and he was in a hurry to shoot a long-range shot into the goal.

The shot in a hurry is not without a chance of success, but it is clear that the player's own ability has not reached the point of "scoring without looking at the goal", and the ball was successfully held in Howard's arms.

He took a deep breath, raised his index finger at the court, then bent over and threw the ball out with all his might.

Target - Juan Díaz!

Howard's throw is very accurate, Juan ran two steps to catch the ball, at this moment his position is biased to the left touchline, Blackburn's penalty area, Blackburn's players may not have realized that Howard will throw a handball so far that it almost crosses the whole field, even the defenders are two steps slow to catch up, Juan did not give them any reaction directly, the next second after receiving the ball is a bottom cross.

Cristiano catches the ball and breaks through! Blackburn's players seem to have forgotten his threat and dared to give up defending him in attack, so now, the only obstacle to his goal is the goalkeeper.

Lift your feet, and the instep of your foot hits the football, bringing up a gorgeous arc.

“Gooooal！ Cristiano Ronaldo! Frank jumped up, "In the eighty-ninth minute of the game, Manchester United's stunner!" What an incredible race! Another great victory under Sir Alex Ferguson! ”

Cristiano was immediately overwhelmed by the swarming Red Devils players, but he hugged left and right for a while and didn't see his team leader, when he pushed through the crowd, he found that the team leader was still in the position just now and did not move, thinking that Juan was embarrassed Cristiano took the initiative to run over and wanted to give the team leader a hug, but as soon as he hugged it, the weight of his team leader's whole body had been pressed up.

"Juan, Juan?" Cristiano is a little sluggish, what's wrong with this, out of strength?

"Cristiano ......," Juan said with difficulty, in fact he was so tired that it was hard to even open his eyes, but he still tried hard to ask, "the ball went in?" ”

"Yes." Cristiano nodded, and the lord also noticed the situation here at this time and came over, and he was just about to ask what was going on, when he heard Juan say something with some difficulty.

"Help me sue Lord Sù, maybe I have to be a retired player with peace of mind......"

The Lord and Cristiano looked at each other, and Juan had closed his eyes.

For a moment, the expressions of the two people were not good.

"Team doctor! Doctor! ”