Chapter 124: Return to Manchuria

Van Bizhuang's "holiday" is a light and pleasant, but Manchester United, far away, has a bit of a hard time in this cycle.

After a hard-fought comeback win at Aston Villa, Manchester United rushed to the road for the fifth round of the Champions League group.

In the case of having qualified ahead of schedule, Manchester United, who did not have much pressure, did not send all the main players, which also laid the groundwork for the subsequent "Waterloo", and the impact of the absence of Fan Bizhuang and Kaka was also evident in this game.

After conceding a goal in the first half, United launched a fierce comeback in the second half, but to little avail, only in the 80th minute a controversial penalty was awarded by a merry Ryan Giggs cross that hit the arm of a Rangers defender, and Giggs converted it to equalise.

It was the final score, with United coming out to a hard-fought draw on the road.

The group has already qualified in advance, and no matter what the final result of this game is, it will not affect the overall situation, so Ferguson is relatively satisfied with this score.

However, Manchester United's winning streak on all fronts this season came to an abrupt end after this game.

There is no team in the world that wins forever, and Ferguson didn't care, but after the game, the media was like chickens.

“1:1! Manchester United's all-win golden body is broken! ”

"Victory in Europe has come to a halt, will the Premier League be far away?"

"Rangers have become heroes against the dragons, heroes of the Premier League, and are on the way!"

"The last round of the league was a tough win, this one was a tough draw in the group stage of the Champions League, and the next game is ...... Will Manchester United face their first defeat of the new season? …… It turns out that without Fan, Manchester United are not invincible! ”

The "shouting" of the media did not cause much ripple except for making Ferguson very unhappy, but as if "God predicted", Manchester United, who returned to the league after the Champions League game, did not perform satisfactorily.

On 25 November, Manchester United host Wigan Athletic.

Manchester United is the league leader, while Wigan Athletic is only one step away from the relegation zone of the weak team, the strength of the two can be described as a world of difference, no one expected that in this game, Manchester United is still in a hard battle.

In the end, Manchester United won the game 1-0 with Rio Ferdinand's header, although they got three points, but the process was too thrilling, in the case of Wigan Athletic's 90 minutes of the whole game, if it were not for Manchester United's iron guard to come forward, I am afraid that Manchester United's league winning streak will really come to an end.

Rao is victorious, but Manchester United paid a price is not small, Rooney in the first half of a collision with defenders, injured and left the field, according to the preliminary diagnosis of the team doctor, is a thigh muscle strain, although not too serious, but for the sake of safety, it is estimated that within two weeks, Rooney will not be able to play for the team.

That's not all, the captain of the team, Neville, also sprained his right foot in the scramble, and the veteran could only reluctantly enter the injury list and hang up the exemption card.

In addition to the two injured players, Manchester United also got a ruby God of War card in the game, although Wigan Athletic was unable to defend most of the time, but the few counterattacks created a lot of threat, one of which was a single knife momentum, the chasing Carrick had no choice but to put down the tackle, although the end of the away team's attack, but he was also sent off for deliberately blocking.

With two players injured and one sent off for a red card, United's winning streak continues, but the price is too great, and it's hard to tell who is more profitable to win or three players to be unavailable for the next round.

Three games in a row have been extremely difficult, and although the league continues to win, Manchester United is still far ahead of the table, but the decline it shows is also very clear.

The league is a long cycle, and for such a long period of time, it is very unrealistic to want to win all the time, to go unbeaten, to maintain the form at a very high level, there are peaks and valleys, this is a normal rule. Even if Manchester United are the recognized hegemon in the Premier League, it is impossible to go against this rule.

But the truth is that Manchester United have been too bright at the beginning of the season, and everyone is extremely shocked by the strong momentum they have shown, and there are higher "expectations", and now once the form has dropped, all kinds of voices will inevitably appear.

"Manchester United's winning streak seems to be coming to an end!"

"Sir Alex has to make a change to his team, their form is going downhill!"

'I'm worried about the future of Manchester United'......

And a lot of the media is "the old thing again", although they have previously proposed that after the lack of Van Bizhuang and Kaka, Manchester United's strength will be greatly weakened, but because Manchester United is still winning continuously, this argument is not supported by too many people, but at this time Manchester United was forced to draw in the Champions League, and the league lost troops to gain three points, and many people began to agree with this point of view.

"It turns out that Manchester United is really suffering from dependency today, and without Fan, every step they take, it is extremely difficult!"

"The good news is that in the next round of the league, Van and Kaka's ban will be over, and Manchester United will welcome the return of the strongest players!"

“…… We remain concerned about the future of Manchester United...... After leaving the team for nearly half a month, it is still unknown what Fan's status will be. The most important thing is that the current Manchester United has lost so many main players, even if Van and Kaka return in time, but they will not be able to support themselves without helpers! ”

"Maybe the first defeat of the new season is in the next round!"

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It was in this variety of voices that he sang about Manchester United and returned to Manchester City. It was Kaka who returned to the team with similar back-to-back feet.

The return of the two people is not a good situation for Manchester United, which is not in a good situation at present, and it can even be said that the military spirit is a little turbulent, it can be regarded as a shot in the arm.

The return of the two lovers has made Ferguson, who has been haggard in recent times, a little relieved, although the team is currently experiencing a lot of problems, but the ability of the two ace players is outstanding, and may be able to bring beneficial changes to the struggling team.

However, what worries Ferguson a little is that there has been no systematic training for more than ten days, on the training ground, although the two players are actively engaged, but the performance is very average, Fan Bizhuang is okay, in the confrontation game, and Kaka seems to be a little out of shape.

This is also caused by the different playing styles of the two people, who have also been absent from more than ten days of training, the strong Fan Bizhuang is still there, even if he has not fully entered the state, but there is still no big problem with running and confrontation, while Kaka is different, confrontation is not his strong point, plus the body has not recovered to the best state, and the various actions made in training are inevitably a little sluggish.

The different performances of the two players also made Ferguson hesitate to start the next round of the league, and he decided to wait and see, and if he could not meet his requirements, then he could only wait on the bench for a while.

The media industry in the UK is extremely developed, and the training content of the Carrington base was quickly disclosed by reporters, and the poor performance of Van Bizhuang and Kaka in training was naturally exposed, which made the media's "singing down" voice of Manchester United even more violent.

"After returning, Fan's performance is a big disappointment!"

'The Brazilian was called aside by Sir Alex Ferguson, and then Kaka was left alone to train with his fitness coach.

"The return of the two superstars does not seem to have brought much help to Manchester United, at least in the next round of the league, whether the two stars can play is still a big question!"

"This is the best chance to beat Manchester United! With a number of main players out and Van and Kaka in poor form, perhaps Blackburn will hopefully become the 'Dragon Slayer' hero! ”

In the face of all kinds of doubts and disapprovals, Ferguson still showed a tough side, and he was still full of confidence in an interview with reporters: "I still say that no team in the world can win forever, all we can do is try our best to win every game." No matter how many difficulties we encounter, this cannot be changed, and my boys and I will always have a strong heart to chase victory! ”

Ferguson's speech made many worried Manchester United fans feel reassured, but more media and fans of other teams think that the old Scottish man is just a dead duck, and the current situation of Manchester United is so difficult, if you want to continue the momentum of the winning streak, this is not ordinary.

Tactical problems can be adjusted, but there are not enough people, even if you are the top chef and have no ingredients, you still want to make a pot of delicious food with all the color and flavor, dream?

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Despite the voices of the outside world, the new round of the Premier League is still coming as scheduled, and the Theatre of Dreams has also welcomed the door-to-door challenge of mid-table team Blackburn.

As expected by the media before the game, Kaka's name did not appear in United's starting line-up, and it is clear that the Brazilian star, who has just returned to the team, has not returned to his best physical condition, so he has to sit on the bench.

Not only that, but Manchester United's starting line-up also has a lot of young faces, with the absences of Neville, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick, Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen, which is almost half the team's main line-up, and in these positions, Ferguson can only use substitutes and newcomers.

Such an unfamiliar starting line-up made Manchester United fans at home worried, but to their slight reassurance, Van Bizhuang's name appeared on the starting line-up.

In the most difficult moment of the team, the "King of Manchester United" can still lead the team, which is the greatest consolation.