Chapter 44: Premier League debut

The half-time break passed quickly and the two teams returned to the pitch, and after exchanging venues, the game resumed.

In the dressing room, there were no personnel changes for either team, and for Ferguson, he was satisfied with both the pitch and the scoreline, so he didn't need to make any changes to the starting line-up, all he had to think about was to look at the second half of the game, and if it was certain that the victory was in hand, it would give the new signings and young players the opportunity to experience at the right time.

For Newcastle United, it's even simpler, the eleven starters on the field are their strongest lineup, even if they are now two goals behind, but the players sitting on the bench are not as good as those on the field, so there is nothing to change, at least, although these players on the field played badly in the first half, but they can be regarded as accumulating forty-five minutes of "experience", which is much better than the substitute players - otherwise, replace some "newcomers" to re-adapt to the rhythm of the game, Isn't that uncomfortable?

Maybe in the midfield lounge, the home coach made some targeted arrangements, so Newcastle's performance was better than the first half, but the strength of the two teams was indeed too different, plus Manchester United had two goals in hand, the more relaxed the play, and the better the play, so in the opening minutes, the two teams were still evenly matched, but after that, Manchester United quickly dominated the field again, and the home team once again fell behind in the situation.

With around 60 minutes played, Ferguson finally set his sights on the bench and was determined that it was time to make a substitution.

"Javier, Thiago, Chris!"

Ferguson called the names of the three players in one breath, and Hernandez, Correa and Chris Smalling immediately got up, put on their vests and ran to the warm-up area.

Fan Bizhuang looked at the old man with burning eyes, but the other party turned a blind eye to his "eye request", turned around and left.

“……”

Fan Bizhuang couldn't help but roll his eyes again and again, if it was just a normal one without naming his name, but he clearly saw the teasing emotion in Ferguson's eyes, it was obvious that the old Scottish man did it on purpose, in order to avenge Fan Bizhuang for making him lose face in the game.

"This old man is really ...... Hold a grudge! ”

……

'Oh oh, there are Manchester United players starting to move around the pitch and it looks like Sir Alex Ferguson is going to make a change.

'Looking at the game, it's hard for Newcastle to pose any threat to United's goal, so it's only natural to give some opportunities to young players and new signings when the big picture is almost decided, but ...... Hey, why didn't you see Fan among the warm-up players? ”

"It's amazing that Sir Alex Ferguson didn't plan to give Van the chance to make his Premier League debut today, given that there are many fans in the Isles who are not Manchester United supporters sitting in front of the TV just to catch a glimpse of Van in the Premier League...... It would be a disappointment if Fan didn't make the show! ”

"Let's see first, whether Fan can have a chance to play, it's hard to make a conclusion for the time being, after all, the game is not over yet...... Maybe in the next game, Fan will be able to get a chance to play? ”

Amid the commentators' comments, Manchester United have made a substitution.

Hernandez and Correa came on, replaced by Anderson and Ryan Giggs.

With two substitutions in one go, Ferguson was not completely "willful" and left a substitution, which gave Fan Bizhuang a glimmer of hope.

The appearance of the two new signings has brought a lot of changes to Manchester United's attacking axis in the frontcourt, compared to Anderson, Hernandez and Correa are undoubtedly more impactful, and they are even better at breaking through, and the performance of the two players after the appearance is also good, at least very positive, especially the Mexican international Hernandez, who often uses his speed and breakthrough ability to disrupt the opponent's defense.

Correa was a little worse than Hernandez, to be precise, the Portuguese winger seemed to have some stage fright, often moving away quickly after getting the ball, and although he didn't make any big mistakes, he also lost some opportunities to perform.

This made Ferguson, who was standing on the sidelines, shake his head again and again. This summer, Manchester United brought in a number of attacking players, compared to Hernandez, in fact, Ferguson is more optimistic about Correa, after all, Correa's previous performance in the Portuguese Super League is really eye-catching, and Hernandez has never been in contact with European football before, and it must take a long time to adapt.

However, the result is the opposite, Hernandez is still in the stage of integrating into the team's system, he is smart enough to take advantage of the few opportunities he has to perform as much as he can, while Correa, whether in the pre-season warm-up games or the usual intra-team games, can only be described as decent - no mistakes, but no praiseworthy highlights.

Sometimes, mediocrity is another way of saying mediocrity, and for many managers, a player with distinctive characteristics is clearly more valued than balanced in all aspects – a lot of well-rounded players, but players who are particularly good in one area can often surprise themselves and their teams when they don't expect them.

"Javier. Hernandez ......"

Looking at Hernandez, who was not tall on the field, once again used a dexterous breakthrough to get rid of the pressing of the defenders, Ferguson nodded slightly, this little guy from South America can indeed pay more attention in the future.

When thinking like this, Ferguson couldn't help but glance at Fan Bizhuang sitting on the bench out of the corner of his eye, and saw the Chinese kid with a "complaining" look, Ferguson couldn't help laughing.

The reason and value of the high value is high, in terms of the training and warm-up performance during this period of time, Fan Bizhuang has integrated into the team faster and better, which is incomparable to both Hernandez and Correa, if it is said that in terms of what is currently shown, Hernandez is capable of staying at Manchester United, then Fan Bizhuang definitely has the qualifications to serve as the main force or even the core in the team.

Of course, Ferguson tried his best to dig up Fan Bizhuang, and naturally prepared for this, but he had to eat one bite at a time, what he had to do now was to push Fan Bizhuang step by step.

Raising his eyes and looking at the clock in the distance, Ferguson thought about it, but turned around and waved at Fan Bizhuang, who pretended to watch the game seriously, but actually peeked at him from time to time, "Fan, you go warm up!" ”

The game time is almost 70 minutes, and Ferguson feels that the "punishment" is almost enough, and he can't really keep it suppressed and not played, anyway, the future will be long, and the guy who dares to win his own game will be deflated, and there will be opportunities in the future.

"It's coming! Here it comes!! ”

Fan Bizhuang jumped up from his seat in surprise, greeted him in a hurry, put on his vest indiscriminately, and ran out in a hurry.

"Fan! It's Fan! Van warmed up on the sidelines, and Sir Alex Ferguson was sending the superstar on the sidelines. ”

Sure enough, the last substitution in Ferguson's hands was reserved for Fan. Thinking about it, with such a high price for a player, Ferguson is naturally more eager than the fans to hope that he can play for the team! ”

Seeing Fan Bizhuang on the sidelines, St. James' Park Stadium is boiling and noisy - mainly the voices of the away fans, with Fan Bizhuang's status and influence in the football world now, the home team may not have his fans in the fan base, but Newcastle is now beaten to the face, which really makes the home team fans have no heart to cheer,

As if deliberately going against the fans whose eyes were about to burst out with anticipation, Ferguson was stunned for a long time before calling back the warm-up Fan Bizhuang, and the game time was almost seventy-eight minutes.

Warm up for six or seven minutes, which is rare, so when Fan Bizhuang came back, he looked depressed.

But Ferguson's face was full of smiles, like the "old fox" who succeeded in his treacherous scheme.

There was no unnecessary nonsense, and Ferguson bluntly told Fan Bizhuang: "After you get on the pitch, just perform like you do in training on weekdays." I ask you to be clear, enjoy your first Premier League game and of course if you don't play to my satisfaction, you know what happens. Next time, whether you want to get more minutes or play more depends on how you play in the rest of the time. ”

In exchange for performance to regain the status of the team, this is a high-sounding statement, but Fan Bizhuang is constantly complaining in his heart: "If you don't 'deliberately retaliate', but give me more playing time, I may have more room to play!" ”

Of course, this can't be said, otherwise, it is estimated that he will have to return to the bench again before he plays - the old man's cautious eye, Fan Bizhuang has seen it, and he has no doubt that the old man will really do this if he provokes him.

Although he was not very satisfied with the playing time of only more than ten minutes, Fan Bizhuang still had a lot of confidence in himself, although the Premier League was very new to him, but in the high-intensity training of the team, his performance was not bad, and in the Community Shield, he also had a good performance, so he was sure that he could quickly adapt to the rhythm of the new environment.

Nodding, Fan Bizhuang, under the leadership of assistant coach Mulenstin, walked to the sidelines, and after the latter negotiated with the fourth official, just now, there was a dead ball opportunity on the field, and the fourth official raised the substitution card - No. 23, No. 7!

Owen trotted down from the arena and gave Fan Bizhuang a soft high-five.

"Your Premier League career has begun! Come on, Fan! ”

Fan Bizhuang nodded solemnly, lowered his head and ran quickly into the court.