Ferdinand flickered and almost convinced Rooney.

Still almost.

Rooney probably believed a third, not even half, because Ferdinand's statement was too mysterious, and what 'convincing oneself would affect reality' sounded like a complete fool, but he still believed a little bit and planned to try it according to what Ferdinand said, he really wanted his strength to improve.

Since Cristiano Ronaldo's performance has been getting better and better, Rooney has become a little less confident.

Think back to the ......

He was just a 17-year-old boy who played for Everton in the Premier League and was quickly named to the England national team, and is considered the best striker of England's future and the best striker in world football.

Rooney thinks so, too.

And then......

A few years have passed, and C-Ronaldo, who is considered a genius with him, has become better and better, and no matter how hard he tries, he can only look at the other party's back from behind, and his heart has become more and more unbalanced.

Rooney's performance has not deteriorated.

Yes.

Wayne Rooney has been United's most consistent striker for several seasons, making an average of two or three appearances to help the Reds score a goal, whether in the Premier League or the Champions League.

Rooney doesn't think he hasn't improved, but he feels that his experience and ability have improved, but when he has improved, the status of the team has changed.

C-Ronaldo is the core.

Rooney must also admit that C-Ronaldo's performance is very good, his condition and strength are simply amazing, and he has lost the 'first firing right', and he has to follow what Ferguson said in the game, pull the defense for C-Ronaldo, and cooperate more with the midfielder and forward partners, after losing the 'first firing right', he can still maintain a stable goal efficiency, which is enough to prove that the strength performance has improved.

If he can have the 'first shot' and become the most central player in the front court, Rooney believes that his efficiency will definitely be greatly improved.

That's the way it is.

The contradiction between Rooney and C. Ronaldo also stems from this, he wants his status to become higher, in two ways-

Either C-Ronaldo leaves.

Either the performance becomes more courageous and shows surprising efficiency.

Former...... Rooney is thinking that, as far as he knows, Cristiano Ronaldo seems to be ambiguous with Real Madrid, maybe he will leave next summer? Of course, Rooney still hopes to get what he wants through competition, he hopes to achieve his goal through the latter, and with the current strength, state and status in the team, it is almost impossible to do, Ferdinand swore that he had cracked the mystery of Zhen Shaolong's good performance, why not try it?

"You can try!"

After the game restarted, Rooney was still thinking about this question, and the result was, "Try it, try it, and there is no loss anyway." ”

"Maybe it's useful?"

"If my efficiency can catch up with Zhen Shaolong...... No, even if it's only half of it, the boss (Ferguson) will definitely look up to me, and no one will be able to compete with me at that time, not Cristiano! ”

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While Wayne Rooney was thinking, United's attack continued.

There isn't much time left for the game.

When Zhen Shaolong completed the goal, it was already the 84th minute of the game, and when the simple celebration was over, it was already 85 minutes to start again, and there were only five minutes before the end of the game, and there was not much time including stoppage time, so Manchester United could only seize the time to attack.

Wave after wave.

What the fans and spectators outside the stadium can see is that Manchester United's attack seems to be fierce, but in fact there are reservations, and they have always had players in the backfield, at least three of them, not including the goalkeeper, and the other two will be close to Zhen Shaolong.

This reservation is because they haven't lost yet.

The English League Cup is a two-legged competition, with a loss in the first leg and a win back in the second.

If they give up defending and attacking frantically, and let the opponent score another goal, the probability of Manchester United wanting to win back in the second leg is too low, and they must keep the suspense before they have reached the time to fight.

This mindset naturally affects performance as well.

Time passed quickly.

The referee announced three minutes of stoppage time, and Newcastle United played two more attacks, although they could not find the Manchester United goal, but quickly lost time.

The final score was not rewritten.

"At the end of the game, Newcastle United defeated Manchester United away from home, and the final score was 3-4, which was very unfavorable to Manchester United. They have to go to James Park and work hard to pull two goals to win. ”

"But in the end, the suspense was retained, the away two goals against Manchester United were not impossible, and their attacking ability in this game was also vividly reflected, although the goal was not as good as Newcastle United, but Manchester United was more flowering, Newcastle United ......"

"Well, they completely rely on Zhen Shaolong!"

The last sentence is a bit ironic, praising Zhen Shaolong, but also disdain for Newcastle United.

However, it is a fact.

As long as anyone who has watched the game, they can come to the same conclusion, Newcastle United scored four goals, Zhen Shaolong completed three of them, and the other was an own goal scored by Vidic, which is also directly related to Zhen Shaolong.

Zhen Shaolong used his personal performance to support the performance of Newcastle United and the results of the entire team, which also made people even more surprised by his strength.

It's too strong!

After entering the 21st century, football tactics are becoming more and more complex, and many football-related people believe that the development of football will make the whole more important, and the future is an era that belongs to the whole, and the role of stars will become smaller and smaller in the face of the power of the whole.

Zhen Shaolong became a special case.

Even C-Ronaldo and Messi only play well individually, and their performance is based on the overall strength of the team, while Zhen Shaolong completely relies on his personal strength to drive the performance of the entire team.

After the game.

United boss Alex Ferguson spoke about the game, saying 'there was a lot of hope for a comeback': 'We were behind but the players found their senses, and Newcastle, right. It's a crucial game and if we can cut down on some mistakes, we'll definitely win. ”

'I'm looking forward to the James Park game.'

Manchester United lost the home game and it seems a bit far-fetched to talk about 'great hope for a comeback' for the reason that they just 'found the feeling', but the media reporters felt that Ferguson was right.

There were too many mistakes for Manchester United!

Vidic!

Carrick!

Plus Ferdinand!

If Manchester United can reduce their mistakes, they will definitely win Newcastle United, but it can only be said that Manchester United's defensive performance is very poor, and it seems that Zhen Shaolong is too panicked in defense.

That's what Ferguson thinks.

After the press conference, when he returned to the dressing room, he lost his temper so much that he could hear some sounds from the fan stands through the window, and the United players could only bow their heads in the roar, and each one became a little aggrieved, while the other players frequently looked at Vidic, Carrick and Ferdinand.

Look!

That's you!

Your mistake has made Mr. Jazz angry, and we have been implicated as a result!

We are so innocent!

The other side.

Newcastle United won't have it easy because they only have a half-day holiday, and only a half-day off after the game, almost like nothing, and when they came back to Newcastle, it was already 10 o'clock in the evening, which was equivalent to giving a morning break, and by the afternoon they had to gather for training.

The reason is simple: the schedule is intensive.

Kevin Keegan is by no means a strict coach, he's a romantic himself, his favorite thing to do is travel with his family, and he's not harsh at all when he can give the team a day off.

Not now.

Newcastle United have too many games to play, and after the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals, they will play three league games in a row to three games in nine days, against Manchester City, Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion.

The first one was the hardest.

Because the interval between the League Cup and the League Cup is too short, most of the players have no time to adjust, Keegan can only send a semi-substitute lineup, and Zhen Shaolong's recovery is not optimistic, he only let Zhen Shaolong play with the team to see if the situation lets him play.

In the end, Zhen Shaolong still appeared.

The match against Manchester City was played away, and after two days, Newcastle United returned to Manchester, but the venue was changed to Manchester Stadium.

Manchester City are undoubtedly the 'new tycoons'.

They didn't have much time to replenish their roster due to the late closing of the takeover last summer, and they had plenty of time for the winter transfer, with three big deals in January alone.

De Jong!

Bridge!

Bellamy!

The three heavyweight signings have boosted City's squad and they are hoping to do well in the second half of the fixture, perhaps with the addition of new signings, who have been doing well in January, with two wins and one draw so far, and a jump of three places in the league standings.

Now Manchester City is facing Newcastle United and is also doing quite well.

Manchester City scored two goals in the first half, leading Newcastle United 2-0, which also made Keegan feel very embarrassed, and the outside world was saying that 'Newcastle without Zhen Shaolong is only a midstream team at most', and it seems to have been verified in the game.

He didn't want that.

But...... What's the solution? That's what happened on the field.

Although Newcastle United sent a semi-substitute lineup, as the top team in the league, it feels embarrassing to be suppressed all the time against the mid-table teams in the league, and the opponent has scored two goals, and the game continues, and the result is definitely not very good.

And then.

Keegan decided to send Zhen Shaolong, what 'does not rely on Zhen Shaolong', has been completed by him selectively forgotten.

Don't rely on Zhen Shaolong?

The purpose of bringing Zhen Shaolong in this game was to prevent accidents from happening, and sure enough, the accident really happened, which just proved that he was prescient.

From this point of view......

"I'm a really good coach." Keegan suddenly felt a little relieved.