Chapter 402: He doesn't take Manchester United seriously at all!
New quests, great!
The task did not come with anything else, the goal was to score a goal and win the game, Zhen Shaolong's mood was very refreshing.
The quest also comes with a skill - "Free Shooting"!
The effect of this skill is also quite good, and the tasks attached to it are generally better than normal skills, and the effect of "Free Shooting" is the same, as long as it is judged to be a 'shot', the force is sufficient to trigger the 'forced correction' effect.
If you just look at the skill description, the first reaction seems to be...... Invincible?
Actually, no.
There are still restrictions on "Free Fire", and three conditions are required to activate it: one is to determine that it is a shot.
The second is that there is sufficient strength.
The third is to shoot out of the frame of the goal.
All three are indispensable.
It is easy to understand that the decision is a shot, as long as he wants to kick the shot, and seriously complete the 'kick', even if it is kicked out in the center circle, as long as the force is enough to fly to the goal, it can be judged to be a shot.
In other cases, you want to shoot but you don't even have the basics.
For example, if you are seriously hindered by the opponent and cannot shoot at all, and you will not be judged as a shot if you force your feet, the system will probably think that it is a 'deliberate skill'?
In addition, the route of the football should be out of the range of the goal frame, which is actually a difficult condition to achieve.
Because of Calibration.
Under the effect of "Calibration", as long as it is a shot that is played normally, it is easy to hit the range of the door frame, and naturally the skill cannot be activated.
Zhen Shaolong carefully read the skill description, and then according to the information in his mind, he quickly grasped the key point--
Any action.
The first sentence of the skill introduction is, "A shot completed with any action", any action is not limited to a direct kick, it can also be a left foot kick, it can also be a back heel, it can also be a header, etc., as long as it is intended to complete the shot, the force is sufficient, and it does not hit the range of the goal frame, it will definitely trigger the 'correction effect'.
"It's precisely because of 'any action' that the name of the skill is 'Free Fire'."
Zhen Shaolong, enlightened.
After understanding the effect of the skill, he immediately wanted the 'skill acquisition task', and after receiving the skill acquisition task of "Archery", he has always been in a natural state of mind, completing the easy ones first, and then thinking about the special task to do.
The "Free Fire" skill may be able to help improve the progress of the skill acquisition mission.
He took a closer look at --
Mission Progress: Assist 9/12.
Details: Joey Barton, Michael Owen, James Milner, Charles N'Zogbia, Alan Smith, Nicky Bhatt, Geremi, Obafemi Martins, Emre Belozoglou.
Goals: 8/12.
Details: Left foot, right foot, left leg, right leg, chest, head, face, buttocks.
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"There's a long way to go!"
In the task of acquiring the skills of "Archery", the requirements for assists are easy to achieve, and the progress has reached '9', among the strikers in the team, there are also Viduka who have not had assists, in addition, midfielder Damien Duff is also a 'semi-main' player, who has just recovered from injury and will definitely have a chance to play, as long as he goes to the game normally, there is always a chance to achieve, and the rest will receive passes from others in the back line, which is almost enough.
Goals, a little bit worse.
Although there are only four parts missing, they are all important parts that are very difficult to achieve - the left arm, right arm, back, and the key J-J.
Zhen Shaolong was depressed when he thought about it, and he immediately set a goal for himself, "This game is not only about scoring goals and winning, but also about scoring more than two parts." β
"Yes!"
"It's decided!"
"Set your goals higher!"
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The afternoon before the game.
The Manchester United players gathered and manager Alex Ferguson had a half-hour 'tactical lesson' that, in effect, was to explain the problems of tomorrow's game.
In the game against Newcastle United, Ferguson and the Manchester United coaching staff are not 100% sure, even if the game is played at Old Trafford, they just feel that the winning rate is higher.
Of course.
The same can be said for any competition.
But the game with Newcastle United is very important, because the two sides belong to the 'direct competition', Manchester United's goal is to win the Premier League title, what they didn't expect is that the competitor will have one more Newcastle United, although the Newcastle United club, did not publicly say that they want to compete for the title, but their results are very gorgeous, and the current ranking is still before Manchester United.
At present, the top of the Premier League standings is Arsene Wenger's Arsenal, who are ranked first in the Premier League with a gorgeous record of 12 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.
The second is Newcastle United, with a record of 11 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss.
Manchester United did not start the game well, the first two rounds of two consecutive draws, but the follow-up played a wave of seven consecutive wins, full of points to chase back, the last round also caught up with the draw of Chelsea, at present they and Newcastle United have the same record, are 11 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, the points are naturally 37 points, the gap is only two goal difference.
Meeting Newcastle United in this round, Manchester United's goal will definitely be to beat their opponents and continue to climb the league table.
Ferguson attaches great importance to the game, and the key point of attention is Zhen Shaolong, the whole England knows that Newcastle United won by Zhen Shaolong, Zhen Shaolong has scored too many goals, and he is equivalent to the entire forward line of the midstream team.
It's horrible!
In an hour-long tactical class, Ferguson spent 30 minutes on how to limit Zhen Shaolong, made a detailed analysis of his technical strength, explained what each player should do, and in the remaining time, there were 20 minutes to talk about Manchester United's style of play, and 10 minutes were left to deal with Newcastle United's overall style of play.
In Ferguson's eyes, it would be good for other Newcastle United players to occupy ten minutes.
The reason is simple --
For the mighty Manchester United, playing Newcastle United simply does not have to worry about tactical response.
Allardyce?
Ferguson knows too well about the Premier League, too well with Allardyce who coaches Bolton, he doesn't think Allardyce has any outstanding level, the other party is the kind of coach who can only coach a small club, and the relegation team may be able to play well, but the level has not reached the level of coaching giants, the reason is that he has been coaching ordinary clubs for a long time, and also because of the poor overall tactical control, as evidenced by Bolton's perennial rough play.
Ferguson also has confidence in United's quality.
Last season, Manchester United won the Premier League title, but the journey to win the championship was very difficult, in the European arena, losing to AC Milan is considered a 'shame', Ferguson realized the depth of the bench, and decided to continue to strengthen the forward line, during the summer transfer, more than 50 million pounds in one breath, Hargreaves, Nani, Anderson, and Tevez on the front line, each of the reinforcements is heavy, and it will also make Manchester United stronger.
Ferguson dared to say, "Manchester United is the strongest in the new century. β
The media thinks so too.
For example, the "Daily Mirror" analysis of Manchester United's lineup, said, "Manchester United has completed the replacement of the team, C-Ronaldo, Rooney and other new generations have provoked the pillars, after surviving the painful transformation period, Manchester United ushered in a golden stage of results." β
"Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and others are in their playing years, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and others are on the rise, and veterans such as Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are pressing, and the team is the best time to combine energy, strength and experience."
At the end of the summer transfer campaign, Ferguson thought United's squad was perfect, but as the season progressed, he immediately spotted the 'imperfections' -
Zhen Shaolong!
If it weren't for Zhen Shaolong's strong outburst and consecutive goals, Ferguson would definitely think that Manchester United was perfect, and the introduced Tevez would not have performed badly, but compared with Zhen Shaolong, the gap is too big.
"The most efficient striker is at Newcastle United." That's where Ferguson thinks it's imperfect.
Dong Fang, who was injured in training some time ago, was lying on Ferguson's table, "If it weren't for this guy's bad performance, how could Manchester United not participate in the battle for Zhen Shaolong?" β
"If Manchester United joins in, he will definitely come to Manchester United and replace Dong Fang's table with Zhen Shaolong. No, even if it's to replace Tevez with Zhen Shaolong......"
"Perfect!"
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There is no way to have 'flaws' in Manchester United's squad, and Ferguson hopes to prove with victory that a good striker cannot decide the game, and it is better to prove that Tevez is better than Zhen Shaolong, or Wayne Rooney is better than Zhen Shaolong, but the requirements behind it are too extravagant.
Zhen Shaolong has only just entered the Premier League, but his amazing efficiency is indeed not comparable to Rooney and Tevez.
At Manchester United's public press conference in the evening, Ferguson spoke about the opponents Newcastle United, and the first thing he said was 'his own players', "Alan [Smith] is back at Old Trafford for the first time. I've always looked up to him, but because of the squad [I decided to let him go] and I wanted to see him do well. β
This is a gesture of goodwill to Alan Smith.
Most of the players who leave Manchester United will have a strained relationship with Alex Ferguson, even if it is the team's biggest contributors, such as David Beckham and former Manchester United captain Roy Keane.
Alan Smith's return to Old Trafford after his departure and the blessing of Alex Ferguson is quite remarkable.
And then.
Ferguson said of Sam Allardyce: 'He's a good coach but I don't think he's fit to coach a big club and now he's running Newcastle United the way he runs Bolton. β
"That's wrong, it's dangerous."
After that, Ferguson finally talked about Zhen Shaolong, "His efficiency is very high, it's surprising, I'm surprised, but look at his age, twenty years old, what he should do now is the foundation, learn from other people, not provoke the whole team to win or lose, that's heavy, he can be crushed." β
"If he's at Manchester United, I'm going to do everything I can to develop him, like Wayne, Cristiano, Sam [Allardyce] is ruining talent!"
"Finally, I want to say that he really resembles Shearer!"
Ferguson seems to be praising Zhen Shaolong and belittling Allardyce, but it is too naΓ―ve to understand the literal meaning, and the British media who know Ferguson quickly interpret the specific meaning of Ferguson's expression from between the lines and his expression and attitude-
First, it's certain to belittle Sam Allardyce and Ferguson is adept at using saliva to provoke opponents.
This is his usual method.
Second, there are also praises for Zhen Shaolong, perhaps with another word: affirmation.
Ferguson affirmed Zhen Shaolong's performance, but he believes that the performance cannot last long, 'too young', 'not yet able to provoke the beam', and 'continuing may be delayed'.
'Alain Shearer' is the key word.
Alan Shearer is widely regarded as England's best striker since Lineker, but he did not win the league title with Newcastle United during his time at Newcastle United.
'He's a lot like Shearer' and said, 'If Zhen Shaolong stays at Newcastle United, he will be like Shearer, he won't be able to win any league titles. β
Shearer is second, and certainly not as good as Shearer himself.
The prefix 'league' can be removed from 'any league champion', and what Ferguson wants to express is that Zhen Shaolong's continued stay at Newcastle United will be delayed, and his future will be bleak.
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The next morning, Zhen Shaolong knew what Ferguson had said.
He heard it from his teammates.
Steven Taylor leaned over and whispered, "I ran into Sam (Allardyce) in the morning and he looked like he's in a bad mood. I think it must be because of Ferguson's words yesterday. β
Then Zhen Shaolong knew.
Zhen Shaolong's first reaction was not anger, annoyance, or any other negative emotion, but he was glad that Ferguson expressed his opinion, after the system was activated daily, otherwise it would be a little terrible to activate daily tasks because of this.
Ferguson is almost seventy, right?
Zhen Shaolong doesn't know the specific age, but he must be very old, and he was hit twice by a football...... I can't imagine it!
When the time comes, it may be a charge of 'murder', and he will most likely decide to refuse the mission.
And then......
"Luckily!"
Zhen Shaolong was immediately very glad that he was not a person who had something to say in his heart, he was told by the opposing coach, and there was no way to fight back directly with football, so he must say it verbally.
At the end of the morning warm-up, before taking the bus to Manchester, Zhen Shaolong took the initiative to be interviewed, and said in response to Ferguson's words, "It makes no sense to say anything before the game. If it wasn't for us to play, he wouldn't have said so much. β
"So he's scared!"
'Yes, he's scared, Manchester United is scared, they probably know how hard it will be to beat us. What we have to do is very simple, go to Old Trafford and win the game. β
'My personal goal is to score a few more goals.
"How many? I want to think about it...... At least two, right? Yes, two or more, if two don't work, I'll add a few more. In short, I will help the team win with my goals! β
The reporters around were dumbfounded.
They are Newcastle's local media, and they must support Newcastle United, but Zhen Shaolong is also too arrogant, and the whole world doesn't know if there are players who can score at Old Trafford.
Zhen Shaolong not only said that he would score goals, but also said that he would score two or even more.
He doesn't take Manchester United seriously at all!