Chapter 16 This Manchester United is not our opponent

With such a big loss, Southampton's players were naturally very frustrated, and in the players' tunnel, Dong Fangzhuo's right hand put on Rooney's arm.

"Don't be depressed,"

"It's not your fault."

It's not at Manchester United, it's not at Chelsea or Manchester City, isn't it normal to lose? It's just that Rooney is not used to it, in the past, winning was commonplace in the giants, and now it will be uncomfortable to lose......

Gerrard also has a low face, and the 34-year-old is also unwilling to admit defeat.

"Steven, you played really well today."

Dong Fangzhuo went to chat with Gerrard again, he has this special identity, as the behind-the-scenes boss of Southampton, he doesn't want these two old guys to be discouraged, the league is long, and the team needs them.

Even Leicester City can play against the sky, can't this Southampton team? In fact, Dong Fangzhuo is really selfish......

"You look like you've got at least three years left in your body, take them well, maybe there's a surprise at the end of the season?"

Dong Fangzhuo doesn't regard himself as an outsider at all......

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With two wins and two draws, Manchester United finally climbed one place up the standings, ranking 9th in the league, and was not pulled apart, but Manchester City and Chelsea still scored all three points, and the distance between these two teams has not been narrowed, and in the scorer list, Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo and Messi are getting farther and farther away. The latter two scored twice again, and opened up a gap of one more goal.

The post-match news is basically focused on Manchester City and Chelsea, Manchester United won the game, but the media prefers to report on the two tigers of Chelsea and Manchester City, Messi and Ronaldo, Manchester United and Dong Fangzhuo are all being downplayed......

The feeling of being away from the title contenders for a while has also been a real discomfort for United fans, as in previous years when Ferguson was not at Manchester United, and finally, Manchester City fans stopped talking about Manchester United, and they only had Chelsea in their eyes. In restaurants and pubs, Manchester City fans are talking about Chelsea and Cristiano Ronaldo.

'When the international break is over, the Champions League is over and we host Chelsea at home, Manchester City will be able to beat Chelsea and sit alone at the top of the table!'

"Pep Guardiola and Messi can definitely beat Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo."

They are looking to the future, and the United fans are looking to the future, and in that round of the league they were against a tough opponent who was the old rivals Liverpool, but United were going to Anfield.

Every year, the same story is repeated......

The international competition is coming after all, but it is a disaster for a big club like Manchester United, and the other teams may be resting, but clubs like Manchester United, Manchester City, and Chelsea, their players basically have to go to the national team, and after a week, they don't know what their state will become, and they don't want to be in good shape, but they are content if the ball is not injured.

As a result, the tragedy is as low-key as the idea.

France international Schneiderlin strained a muscle in his left thigh on his fourth appearance for France, while Argentine Di Maria twisted his left ankle in order to give Messi an assist, and even Belgium international Marouane Fellaini, who came off the bench for England, twisted his back in the confrontation.

"This ......"

After getting the injury report, Ferguson directly greeted all the national teams of these players. Because of the needs of the European Cup, Schneiderlin and Fellaini are excusable for their injuries, but Di Maria's injury is too painful, it is a very ordinary friendly game, and Di Maria started to play with his life, and now it is a tragedy, Messi has scored, there is no, and he is going to sit on the hospital bed.

Manchester United's combat effectiveness has dropped a lot again, with two midfielders and a winger, and if Rashford is counted, Manchester United is actually almost half of the main team.

Ferguson is glad that Dong Fangzhuo did not go back to the past to participate in any ghost friendly matches, Manchester United can accept anyone else, but Dong Fangzhuo cannot be missing.

He hadn't forgotten about Schweinsteiger, but after a week of training in the reserves, Ferguson finally moved Schweinsteiger back to the first team.

Nowadays, Schweinsteiger is very important, and when there is no one available, Schweinsteiger has been given a chance and has to prove himself. If he can't play again, maybe Ferguson will have to dispose of him.

Manchester United don't have people on the bench.

But from the point of view of the training state, Schweinsteiger has not seen much good condition, the defensive level is not good, and there is no characteristic when he inserts the attack, that is, he always wants to pass the ball to Dong Fangzhuo's feet......

I have to say that Schweinsteiger is really a little old, although he is really not very old, only 32.

After all, Ferguson was not satisfied with him and could only seek new changes.

Ashley Young was brought up in midfield, with left-back handed over to Blind and youngster Jesse Lingard getting into the main side.

In the Champions League in midweek, Ferguson put out a new formation, 4231, the four defenders are Valencia, Jones, Rojo, Blind, the back is Lingard, Ashley Young, the first three players are Mata, Dong Fangzhuo and Rashford, and the center is Mbappe.

The lineup is correct, but the personnel are a bit nondescript.

Playing Wolfsburg at home, Ferguson still dares to play. As a result, the team won 1-0 at home, and the game was extremely ugly, and it was Dong Fangzhuo who scored the goal, Dong Fangzhuo knocked on the door of Wolfsburg with a long-range shot in the opening 13 minutes, and the two teams did not achieve anything after that.

It appeared to be United's most ugly game in two years, with just 10 hits and four hits to the woodwork.

Needless to say, the performance in this game was immediately criticized by the English media.

The Times said:

"The worst Manchester United in three years! Winning the league is not a fig leaf for Manchester United, and in the Champions League, they are starting to show a slump, and this kind of Manchester United is not the real Manchester United. A 1-0 victory can't hide the ugliness of Manchester United, who else can handle Manchester United today except for King Dong? ”

The Manchester Evening News is even more pessimistic - from this season onwards, maybe Manchester United will be replaced by Manchester City, neither at home nor abroad, can not compare with Manchester City, time will allow Manchester United to gradually show their original form, they are no longer able to launch a title attack on these two battlefields, Ferguson should now start to bring in defenders, as well as buy a world-class striker.

Every day, it's a bombardment of news like this, and it's annoying. Anyway, it's becoming less and less optimistic about Manchester United. Even Manchester United's opponents at the weekend looked down on Manchester United.

Liverpool fans discussed Manchester United with confidence on the forum.

"This Manchester United team is not our opponent."