Chapter 51: Ecstasy Soup
December is the time of the whole of the United Kingdom, the league; Cup; The Champions League and so on all came together. Manchester United have a sense of bad luck this year, having finished runners-up in the Champions League last year and failing to qualify for the group stage of the Champions League just concluded this year, so they had to switch to the Europa League.
The team's problems have been exposed one after another, and Ferguson has been distraught, starting with the centre-backs. United have always been centre-backs, but Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand are getting older and serious injury problems continue to plague them.
The problem was first exposed in '09, when Leo's back injury was revealed. It was a Manchester derby and Rio Ferdinand couldn't break Bellamy's ball and get away with ease, as he did in the past. Later, Liverpool's Fernando Torres used his speed to eat him one-on-one in the penalty area in front of the KOP stands. Before conceding the goal, Leo tried to neutralize the threat, but Torres knocked him away with his body and fired into the net. No one had ever broken him in such a way that Ferdinand was not only a pain problem from his injury, but also had a negative impact on his body's balance system.
For this reason, Ferguson has told Ferdinand more than once that the years are not forgiving, and he needs to change his way of playing, and he needs to take a step or two back to defend against the striker. Leo experimented with a defence that would have been a no-brainer for him five years ago, and he only needed to adjust his pace to easily cut the ball when the opposing striker thought he had a chance. But now Leo can't do it anymore, he needs to make a little anticipation every time, and he continues his career with extraordinary experience.
Then there is the goalkeeper, the ageless god Van der Sar, who really said goodbye to Manchester United last year. At the age of 35, when Alex Ferguson had bought almost all of Europe's most famous goalkeepers, the "Calm Cat" parachuted into Old Trafford, and when all the critics were saying that the "old man" was just an excess, Van der Sar proved them all wrong.
He came at a time when United's backline was constantly being revised, and unlike another legendary goalkeeper, Kasper Schmeichel, Schmeichel was fronted by the same four men each week – Parker, Bruce, Pallister and Erwin. Van der Sar, on the other hand, had to adapt to a different combination of centre-backs and a new wing-back, with a lot of changes. In that case, he still organized the defense seamlessly, as Van der Sar's rich Dutch accent said: "Be serious!" ”
Goalkeeper command is sometimes a true art and can cover up a lot of problems in the team, which Manchester United's young goalkeeper David De Gea has not been able to do. Although his talent is so outstanding, compared to the old and spicy Van der Sar, in Heideward's eyes, of course, compared to his own Dave, only envy.
The press conference continued, and most of the questions were put to the owner of the club, Alex Ferguson, but most of them were not related to the game. It's all about Arsenal, about Chelsea, about Manchester City or Liverpool, and the media has a lot to talk about. Ferguson also seemed to be in a good mood, and replied in a rare way to this very boring and gossipy thing.
Hydward looked left and right, comparing Margery next to him and Phil Jones next to the lord. Jones made his senior debut for Blackburn Rovers at the age of 17 and made a name for himself after a draw with Chelsea for Blackburn Rovers last year. He managed to freeze the 33-year-old Drogba, and the media has been building momentum for Phil Jones since that game, and Ward still hasn't figured out what's so exciting about it? The British media didn't figure it out, it was a duel between the thirty-three-year-old Drogba and a young man, but the monster did not show the momentum of crushing Arsenal defender Sendros back then, and was bullied to the head by a kid who didn't have any hair.
Compared with the combination of Van der Sar and Rio Ferdinand de Vidic, who envy Manchester United, Hydeward can only pout slightly at Phil Jones. He's got a better Margery in his hands, a centre-back he could be proud of, and he sometimes feels like he can't find such a great young man in the world.
Margery has a temperament that will not be knocked down by any difficulty, and this is perhaps the strength that Portsmouth fans have given him. Every night when he sleeps, he remembers the scene when he was beaten away at Ipswich, the fans surrounded him, comforted the teenager who made a mistake, and told the young man who was just starting out that it doesn't matter if he lost, he played great, you are our hope. What defender hasn't experienced defeat and paid his tuition to become a winner? Arsenal's Senderos was crushed by Drogba and never got back up and sank. If he has the character of Margery, it doesn't matter if he knocks me down once, I'll try my best to challenge you again and again until I can compete with you until I beat Drogba, then a player like this deserves to be a man, and then he is a great world-class player.
Ferguson turned his head to look at the coach next door, who had been silent, and took the initiative to turn the conversation to Portsmouth. His coaching career at Manchester United spanned more than 20 years, and he had never seen anything, and it was the first time that an away manager asked for an autograph.
“…… Redknapp is a good friend of mine, we've known each other for over 20 years, he was a great coach at Portsmouth and I want to make it to this round of the FA Cup, and Heidward is a very good coach. ”
Ferguson said very seriously in front of all the media, although he still doesn't know who the new nobody in front of him is and what kind of record he has, but who wouldn't say beautiful words?
Hydward smiled "shyly", and this smile looked disgusting to Margery, who was more familiar with him, and made people panic.
'Phil Jones is one of the best centre-backs in all of England and I've been quite impressed by his technique and awareness......
He began to open his eyes and talk nonsense, when he was a child, his parents didn't teach him well, and his nose would grow longer when he lied!! Jones, who was next to Ferguson, looked at the man who was about his age and nodded in agreement, with a "you're right" meme.
Hydward was not normal today, because the words that came out of his mouth made Margery's whole body itch, and he was so awkward that he didn't know how to put his hands and feet.
Ward boasted that United's long history could be described as a treasure, and you see, Sir Alex Ferguson was laughing at it.
The young man stepped forward and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Boss, if the press conference was live, the Portsmouth fans would have smashed all the windows of your house, and you have been raising the morale of others to destroy your own prestige." ”
Hydward looked at the media with a knowing expression, nodded from time to time, and brought his mouth closer to the microphone again.
"My disciple told me that Phil Jones was his idol, and he longed to compete with his idol!"
The reporters on the field clicked and snapped pictures, and Margery was dumbfounded! I wonder if I heard it wrong,! When did I say it, it's too much.
……
The pre-match press conference came to an end in this quiet and peaceful atmosphere, and that wasn't the end, as Hydward left his players behind and continued to pour ecstasy soup on Lord Frew.
"Sir, you also know that Portsmouth has a big problem with the money, and the accommodation conditions for our away games are a little too poor. It's not easy to come to Manchester once, you see......"
He bit the word "learning" very hard, and looked at the English legend with a little decadence on his face.
Ferguson is a little heartbroken when he thinks about football clubs across England that are in financial crisis, and he must raise the issue at next year's national conference to limit this unhealthy way of investing.
He sighed, patted Hydward's not-so-broad shoulder, and said with a hint of sympathy.
"Don't worry."