417, the city head changes the king's flag

September 10th.

Old Trafford.

The game has reached the second half.

The current score of the two teams is 1:1, and the score is tied.

Chu Ge sat on the bench.

He played 45 minutes in the first half, set up a goal for Ibrahimovic and then came down to rest.

The team doctor believes that Chu Ge only has half the fitness, and Ferguson does not want to take any chances.

After halftime, he directly replaced Chu Ge.

But.

After Chu Ge came down to rest, the situation of Manchester United began to deteriorate significantly.

Manchester City have the advantage.

"In the first half, Manchester United had Chu and Ibrahimovic two possession points in the front, Pogba advanced with the ball, Rooney should share the ball, Manchester United and Manchester City went back and forth on the field, and did not fall behind. However, with the departure of Chu, coupled with the decline in the fitness of players such as Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney, Manchester United could not control the ball in the front, and the midfielders were busy defending, and the scene became more and more passive. ”

"Anthony Martial can't replace Chu's role at all."

'To be honest, if it goes on like this, I don't think Manchester United should be able to hold on to the first half's draw.

"The biggest doubt in this game is that Chu was substituted. Ferguson replaced Chu in midfield, was it because the young talent was injured? Or is it that Chu was injured before and is not well? ”

In the Sky Sports studio, Lineker looked confused.

He didn't know why Ferguson had replaced Chu Ge.

On the Internet, there are also many people who have expressed doubts about Ferguson's hand change.

It's not that Chu Ge alone can help Manchester United take on the mighty Manchester City. Rather, this hand substitution will move the whole body.

Just like Lineker analyzed.

Chu Ge's downfall caused a setback for Manchester United's attack, and it was difficult to get back on the scene.

On the bench, Chu Ge watched De Bruyne go on a killing spree.

and De Gea going around to help.

Under Guardiola's tutelage, Manchester City has indeed made Chu Ge feel a lot stronger.

Chu Ge played Manchester United last season.

It was in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Manchester Manuel Pellegrini was the manager at the time, and Manchester City was very strong at that time, but it wasn't as a whole as it is today. Under Pep Guardiola's tutelage, De Bruyne's role has become more prominent and his performance has been better.

In the end, thanks to De Bruyne's second-half goal, Manchester City won the game 2-1.

The game is over.

United's three-game winning streak came to an abrupt end.

Manchester City have won four in a row.

In the tunnel of players, De Bruyne walked side by side with Chu Ge.

'I thought you would come to Manchester City and be my team-mates. I didn't expect us to be opponents. ”

When it comes to the summer transfer, De Bruyne has some regrets.

Chu Ge smiled.

He thinks it's good to join Manchester United.

Here, Ferguson and the fans are very good to him.

Although we lost today's game, a loss in one game doesn't mean anything. Chu Ge is confident about United's future.

"Although you won this time, next time, we will definitely win."

Chu Ge said to De Bruyne with a smile.

"Haha. Not necessarily. Tintin disagreed.

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Soon.

The fourth round of the Premier League is over.

Manchester City have won all four games to occupy the top spot in the table.

Manchester United dropped to fourth.

Chelsea's winning streak came to an end with a draw with Swansea in this round.

As a result, the only team in the Premier League that is still winning streak is Pep Guardiola's Manchester City.

When I first came to England, it was a wave of strong four consecutive wins.

They also won against Manchester United, won the Manchester derby, won direct talks with Alex Ferguson.

After this round, the media praised Guardiola.

Many people even believe that in Manchester City, Pep Guardiola will train a new invincible division.

Just like he did in Barcelona.

Manchester United, on the other hand, received a lot of criticism.

Many people expressed doubts and dissatisfaction with Ferguson's conservative substitutions, especially the replacement of Chu Ge at halftime.

Ferguson laughed at this.

He ignored these criticisms.

What hasn't Ferguson experienced in his long managerial career?

Rather than the media and fans, Ferguson was more concerned about the problems that United exposed in this Manchester derby.

Playing against strong opponents, the team's problems will be more fully exposed.

It's not terrible to have a problem, it's scary to not be able to find the problem, or to find it and not be able to solve it.

Whether it is to identify problems or solve them, Ferguson is perhaps the most experienced coach.

He has already started to figure out what to do for United's future games.

Ferguson ignored the doubts, but Chu Ge couldn't.

He doesn't want to watch the head coach take the blame for no reason.

Through his social networks, Chu Ge took the initiative to explain the reason why he was replaced.

Lack of physical fitness.

This time, everyone understands Ferguson's substitution.

Doubts and criticisms of Ferguson began to dwindle.

Although Ferguson didn't care about other people's criticism and questioning, he still appreciated Chu Ge's initiative to share the pressure for him.

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Just four days after the derby clash with Manchester City, United are soon ready for their next fixture.

This is a Europa League group stage.

September 15th.

The first match of the Europa League group stage of the season has officially begun.

Manchester United's first game was away to Feyenoord, one of the traditional top three in the Eredivisie.

In this game, Ferguson simply gave Chu Ge and Rooney a holiday to let them recover their fitness and prepare for Manchester United's next league.

He took Martial and Marcus Rashford to the Netherlands.

As a result, on the road, Manchester United suffered another defeat.

Feyenoord's captain, veteran Kuyt, scored the only goal of the game.

Manchester United lost their opening Europa League game.

It's the second game in a row they've lost.

At the time of the three-game winning streak, countless people were talking about Manchester United's revival.

And with the two consecutive defeats of this wave, there are obviously more voices of doubt and criticism in the media.

"Manchester United is still the same Manchester United as it is and you can't stop when you lose."

Voices like this are starting to grow.

"Spending more than 300 million, Manchester United still can't do it. What do you think is wrong with Manchester United? ”

The Daily Mail began preparing for a meeting for Manchester United.

They launched a questionnaire.

"Ferguson is too old to keep up with the times" was cited as the number one reason for United's two consecutive defeats.

"The team is paying off the problems accumulated in the previous three years" was rated second.

There are also some people who think that the new signings such as Chu Ge and Pogba are actually difficult to live up to, and the market price is inflated.

"Cristiano Ronaldo was only 100 million euros that year. Now a hyped new star is actually spending 150 million euros, I don't know if Manchester United is crazy, or I am crazy. ”

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