Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Li Lei's performance of almost falling asleep at the Riverside Stadium really helped Manchester United, which was at the center of public opinion. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Although Arsene Wenger and Chelsea's Italian coach Ranieri and others have spoken out many times after the game between Manchester United and Middlesbrough, wanting the public not to crook the building and continue to focus on Manchester United's poor and weak performance in recent times, in order to make as much trouble as possible for their main opponent who won the championship, but Li Lei's play is really strange, and it suddenly attracted the attention of the outside world and public opinion.

In the face of this kind of strange thing of sleeping in a game, I am afraid that a football fan can't help but join in the discussion and focus on a few words about it. Whether he thinks Li Lei is funny, or criticizes him for not respecting Myburgh as an opponent, anyway, he is wrong to help Ferguson and Manchester United, who have had a very bad time recently, attract a lot of firepower.

For this situation, Ferguson couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in private. The pressure he has been under during this period is really not small, not to mention the criticism from the outside world that he did not operate well in the summer transfer window, ousted David Beckham and other endless criticisms, even the top management of Manchester United has put great pressure on him.

Although he is the undisputed and powerful emperor in the Manchester United team, his prestige and status among Manchester United players and fans are not comparable to that of Manchester United's president. But he is not the actual owner of Manchester United, he is just a manager, or a manager in the Premier League.

As long as he's just a manager, he's responsible for the team's record. If the results are not good, any manager in the world is in danger of losing his job. While it is unlikely that such a scenario could happen to Alex Ferguson, the godfather of the Red Devils, accountability from the club's hierarchy is inevitable.

In the past, he may not have had to worry about this pressure of accountability, but Ferguson knows in his heart that this season will be different, as he let go of Beckham, the cash cow of Manchester United's business plan, in the last transfer window. Regardless of whether he intended the Flying Boots Gate incident at the beginning, he will definitely not be able to escape this responsibility.

No matter what kind of image Beckham is in the hearts of professional football professionals and fans, and what level of real strength is, there is one thing about him that no one can deny, that is, this heartthrob has long surpassed the definition of an ordinary player in the world, and his influence and popularity have made this player who is nicknamed an idol a unique cash cow in the field of football, which is unmatched by any great name in football history and great stars.

Letting him go, in addition to the huge impact in the sense of sport, has caused an incalculable blow to Manchester United in terms of economic significance, business planning and brand value.

You must know that although Manchester United is a team, it is also a listed company listed on the London Stock Exchange, and every move is to affect the stock price, that is, the overall valuation of the club. Under such circumstances, when the news of Beckham's switch to the Iberian Peninsula came out, it was easy to imagine what kind of drama was played out in Manchester United's share price.

Therefore, no matter how high Alex Ferguson's status at Manchester United is, it is inevitable that he will be held accountable and questioned by Manchester United's shareholders who have shrunk their wallets because of Beckham's case.

Although this matter seems to have passed and disappeared after the start of this season, from the unusual intervention and obstruction shown by David Gill and others in the Li Lei matter so far at the beginning of the season, Ferguson has already smelled a hint of something wrong. The veteran has noticed that there are already some people in the club's management who want to use this to pry some power out of his strong hands and take more management of Manchester United.

This is something that Ferguson, who has long been dictatorial and dictatorial at Manchester United, cannot tolerate. Whether he is willing to let go of his power, or is he afraid that other people's management will disrupt the club and the team, anyway, the old coach has made up his mind that he will not let go of any power in his hands.

As things stand, the pressure from those people wasn't enough to make Ferguson back down. No matter what, if these people put pressure on Ferguson with the reason for the current poor performance of Manchester United and the outside public opinion, the old boss will always have more trouble.

Therefore, from this point of view, Li Lei undoubtedly helped Ferguson a little this time. It's just that he didn't wait long for the old coach to let go of this breath, and in the 24th round of the Premier League, Manchester United's visit to Goodison Park to challenge Everton gave him and Manchester United another heavy blow.

Although United still managed to secure a thrilling win on the road, the Everton toffee choked on the Reds as they swallowed them.

The game was the same as the first leg of this season's league campaign, with United playing smoothly in the first half, leading by two goals in the opening 30 minutes, giving Ferguson a rare opening smile in recent times. But just when everyone began to change their tunes, saying that Manchester United had no problems and had returned to normal under the leadership of Alex Ferguson, Everton launched another decisive comeback against Manchester United in the second half, encouraged by the fans in the stadium.

Under the leadership of Scottish coach David Moyes, Everton should have been a defensive, counter-attacking team, not the kind of team that could attack. But no one expected that such a team Everton once again fell behind in the first half and performed poorly, and suddenly reborn in the second half, just like a different team, and took Manchester United off guard.

In the second half, which was so intense, with twists and turns, and the scene was hot, even Li Lei, who was sitting on the bench, was rarely stunned.

First, in the 47th minute of the second half, Everton took advantage of Howard's mistake from a corner kick to pull one back and start their ferocious counter-attack.

Since then, the two teams have been fighting each other on the field. But what everyone didn't expect was that the fourth goal of the game was still scored by Everton. Brown's inadvertent fall on the way back allowed England superstar Wayne Rooney, who had excelled in the first leg of the league between the two teams, to seize the opportunity again and score a goal to level the score 2-2.

This goal completely changed the situation on the field, and the morale of Everton, who were playing at home, was instantly boosted to the highest point. At this moment, everyone knows that Manchester United cannot avoid a hard-fought battle.

Although, then Ruud van Nistelrooy scored another goal for Manchester United in the 79th minute of the second half to exceed the score, but at this moment Everton has gone completely crazy and can no longer suppress it. Just two minutes later, Everton seized the chance to equalise again by taking advantage of a scuffle in the Manchester United penalty area caused by a corner.

Had it not been for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a super-substitute who scored the final winner for Manchester United in the final stages of stoppage time, United would not have been able to escape a draw.

From a neutral fan's point of view, it was undoubtedly a hearty and passionate battle of the best, but not for Manchester United and Alex Ferguson. There is no doubt that even if United won the final victory, the extremely inconsistent form of their backline in this game was enough to set off another wave of criticism of Manchester United and Ferguson after the game.

This makes Manchester United and Ferguson, who have been in the whirlpool of public opinion recently, definitely not good news. Whether it's internal problems or the external environment, Manchester United have entered the most difficult period of the season.

Therefore, although the team won a difficult victory in the end, Li Lei, who was sitting on the bench, could not show a smile. At this point, he didn't have time to gloat over Howard's poor performance in this game, only worries about the future of the team.

At the moment of the final whistle, he couldn't hide his concern as he looked at the back of Ferguson, who was standing silently on the sidelines, and at this moment, he felt an unconcealable disappointment and anger from the old coach.

But what Li Lei didn't know was that at this moment, an uninvited guest from Portugal was also staring at Ferguson and his Manchester United from the stands.

This man's eyes are like wolves!

Rebellious!

Dangerous!!

It's chilly again!!