Bang!

Bang!

Soccer balls flew around in the air.

The United players were divided into groups and ran around the training ground.

“B——”

With a whistle, everyone stopped, and the ball bounced to the sidelines.

One of them bounced into the air, just heading straight for Chu Ge.

It's fast.

"Hey!"

Seeing this, Rashford was just about to remind Chu Ge, but he saw Chu Ge walking, inadvertently turning his head slightly, and the football immediately flew over the ends of his hair. Chu Ge immediately straightened his chest and continued to walk forward.

"You can even dodge the ball so handsomely!"

Rashford sighed and hurriedly walked to Chu Ge's side in three or two steps.

"Chu." He said hello to Chu Ge, "The coach should be announcing the starting list for the game against Manchester City." ”

Looking at the bald coach Mike Ferran who had gathered his players, Rashford guessed.

He was a little excited.

Recently, with the injury of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the number and time of his appearances have increased.

Although Ibrahimovic is injured and the water does not want to see it, Rashford is still very happy to get more playing time.

Especially the derby against Manchester City that follows.

Everyone is hungry to play in derby, and Marcus Rashford is no exception.

"Probably." Chu Ge glanced at Fei Lan.

Probably noticing Chu Ge's gaze, Fei Lan looked at Chu Ge in a friendly manner, smiled at him and nodded.

"I don't know if there will be me in the starting list this time." Rashford was a little apprehensive.

"Keep training hard and the coach will see your efforts so that you have more chances to play." Chu Ge smiled and touched Rashford's head.

Rashford nodded.

As they spoke, the two walked to the sidelines. Seeing Chu Ge's arrival, his teammates moved out of the way, allowing Chu Ge to walk smoothly all the way to the middle.

Seeing this, Ferguson nodded.

Ferguson stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of his office, looking out at the training ground. Nowadays, when training at Manchester United, he is no longer doing it himself. Most of the time, the tedious and meticulous work is given to members of the coaching staff such as Mike Ferran or Ryan Giggs.

"It looks like he's got the players' approval." Looking at Chu Ge standing in the C position, Ferguson smiled with satisfaction.

In the last game, Chu Ge wore the armband of the Manchester United captain. In that game, Chu Ge delivered a wonderful performance of three goals and one assist, and led Manchester United to a wonderful victory when Ibrahimovic was not available.

This kind of performance has made his reputation in the team continue to increase.

"Bang bang."

Seeing the team gather together, Mike Phelan clapped his hands.

'It's going to be a derby with Manchester City soon.' He said.

"I don't need to say more about how important this game is, right?" Phellan's gaze swept over the faces of every United player.

The players nodded their heads, and most of them looked a little serious.

In any city, derbies are always buzzing, with intense, exciting, and tense emotions spreading quickly before the game even starts.

The same is true for Manchester United's Manchester derby with Manchester City.

Although not as historic and rich as the Liverpool derby, with the arrival of the Chieftain, Manchester City has gone from strength to strength, with more and more star players and a growing influence in the city. Especially after that reversal of Manchester United, the title won greatly increased their popularity.

With Pep Guardiola's arrival this season, Manchester City has not only become the star of Manchester City, but also the focus of attention in the entire world football world.

Against this backdrop, it's no surprise that the Manchester derby is getting more attention than ever before.

In the first leg of the derby, Manchester United lost at home.

If they lose the derby again this time, it will be a "double" for Manchester City this season.

That's something that every Manchester United player and his fans can't accept.

That would be a great shame.

And.

The most important thing is.

This match against Manchester City is a supplementary match for the 26th round of the league.

The FA delayed the Manchester derby, scheduled for the end of February, by almost two months to make way for the Carabao Cup final.

This means that when Manchester United and Manchester City play a derby, the other teams in the league have no task to play.

All fans will only be watching this one match.

This game is going to be a huge focus.

Not only Manchester United and Manchester City fans will be watching this match, but also Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal fans.

If Manchester City win, their battle for the top four in the Premier League with Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal will heat up.

And if United win, then Chelsea fans will be extremely frustrated.

Manchester United and Chelsea have just two league points.

If United win the derby, they will be one point ahead of Chelsea and the new league leaders!

A derby battle, but also the focus of the league championship and the battle for the fourth!

The importance of this game cannot be overstated!

That's why the Manchester United players have serious expressions.

They are well aware of the importance of this game.

None of the players want to be beaten twice in a season by Manchester City, and everyone is looking forward to beating Chelsea and putting them at the top of the league.

The more ideas, the more stressful it is.

Even a seasoned player can't help but feel some emotional swings when such a crucial game is approaching. Somewhat nervous.

Ferguson watched the expressions on the faces of all the players, even as he stood in his office.

in the crowd.

Chu Ge looked calm and calm.

He doesn't look the same as many of his teammates.

"That's the quality of a championship player. This is the winning temperament that you will have when you are used to winning and winning various competitions. ”

Seeing Chu Ge's expression, Ferguson was not surprised.

Chu Ge's expression was very common in Ferguson's last coaching cycle.

At that time, Manchester United was a team with equal honor and habits. Most of the players in the team are championship players, and there is no game that makes them feel anxious and uneasy.

And after Ferguson left, this kind of game temperament slowly faded from the Manchester United players and disappeared.

"If you want the current players to regain the winning temperament of the past, you need to win one game after another, especially in important games. And, the champion. ”

'Hopefully in my lifetime, that temperament will come back to every single one of our players at Manchester United.'

Looking at the Manchester United players with different looks on the training ground, the old coach Ferguson's face was a little solemn.

……

"To bring you together is to announce the list for the game against Manchester City. I hope that every player who is selected for the squad can prepare carefully, show their best form in the game, and help the team win this important game. ”

Phelan looked at the team members and said with a serious face.

"Still." As he spoke, a smile appeared on the bald coach's face.

"We have one more very important thing to do before the list is announced." After speaking, Fei Lan looked at Chu Ge.

Following the coach's eyes, all the Manchester United players were looking at Chu Ge.

"Huh?"

Chu Ge was a little surprised.

He didn't quite understand why the coach suddenly looked at him. He looked at the coach with some confusion.

"Happy birthday to you! Clear. ”

Phelan smiled.

Not.

Chu Ge was stunned.

During this period of time, the team has a lot of things, and in addition to preparing for the game, Chu Ge is also busy calculating and planning his free kick special training all day long.

For a while, he forgot his birthday.

"Thank you for your contribution to the team, happy birthday, Chu!"

Rooney was the first to react.

He laughed and hugged Chu Ge heavily.

"Happy Birthday!"

"Happy Birthday!"

The teammates came over one after another to congratulate Chu Ge.

There was a smile on everyone's face.

The atmosphere that was originally a little tense because of the game was swept away at this time. Everyone offered birthday wishes to Chu Ge.

The atmosphere is very warm.

It was Chu Ge's first birthday at Manchester United.

After this birthday, he will be nineteen years old.

"Thank you."

Chu Ge smiled and thanked his teammates.

Ferguson thrust in and watched the scene with a smile. Such a harmonious atmosphere is exactly what he wants to see.

"There's one more thing I want to announce."

Phelan clapped his hands with a smile on his face.

"I announce that against Manchester City, Chu continues to be the captain of the team. Do you have any comments? The coach looked at his players.

Manchester United's players were a bit surprised.

They glanced at each other.

In the last game, Chu Ge served as the captain by accident. And being the captain of two games in a row is even more surprising.

"No comment!" Rooney was the first to stand up in support.

"See Captain." He laughed and saluted Chu Ge.

"See the Captain!"

"Hahaha!"

The players were heckling.