After coming to the hotel where he had already booked and putting his luggage, the first thing Li Lei did was to follow Ferguson's instructions when he got off the plane to come to Ferguson's room. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"When you get to the hotel, come to my room first, I have something to tell you."

This is what Ferguson said to him after deliberately pulling Li Lei aside when he got off the plane. Although he didn't know what Ferguson was going to say at this time, judging from Ferguson's solemn look when he spoke at that time, Li Lei faintly felt that this matter might not be a good thing for him.

However, he has little resistance to this. Anyway, when he used to live in the slums, he had always lived a smooth and stable life, and he would encounter a lot of troubles and difficulties every day, which he had long been accustomed to.

But Rao came with this mentality, and he was also shocked by the first words of Ferguson.

When Ferguson beckoned him to sit across from him, the first thing he said was: "Lee, Thiem's injury is completely healed, and as the team's number one goalkeeper, he'll be flying here overnight tonight." ”

To be honest, Li Lei was a little confused at first, although he was surprised by the news that Howard was suddenly injured and was going to come to Greece that night, but he was at a loss for a while, and he didn't know what it had to do with him.

However, he soon came back to his senses, which is a sudden recovery from his injury and he wants to return to the team, it is clear that the drunkard does not mean to drink.

Seeing the look of understanding on Li Lei's face, Ferguson did not continue to knock on the side, and went straight to the point: "I knew that it was originally confirmed that you would start in tomorrow's Champions League game, but now the situation has changed, and Thiem suddenly told the team that his injury has healed and he wants to start and return in tomorrow's game." ”

After speaking, he stared closely at Li Lei, who lowered his head and groaned, thinking about it, wanting to see his most real reaction to this matter. For a moment, the scene fell silent.

After a long while, Li Lei suddenly raised his head and sneered in a self-deprecating tone of dry humor: "It seems that my performance has really put a lot of pressure on the Yankees, and even the injuries are so anxious that they heal quickly." ”

As he spoke, he also deliberately shrugged his shoulders and expressed his "surprise".

What kind of injury has to be actively returned to the team, it is all an excuse, it is nothing more than his performance against Arsenal is too amazing, which puts a lot of pressure on the American, and makes him start to worry about whether the position of the first goalkeeper under his ass is unstable. That's why he is in a hurry to come to Greece and immediately participate in this Champions League group stage, without him, just to suppress his momentum. In this regard, Li Lei's heart at this time was clear and disdainful.

And Ferguson called him here at this time and told him these words, although on the surface he had not told Li Lei the final decision, but Li Lei knew that this had just represented Ferguson's choice.

From an objective point of view, this is actually unfair to him.

He's in good form, his confidence and morale are high after the game against Arsenal, and his start in the Champions League group stage has already been decided, so Ferguson's sudden change of heart at this time is unfair to him from any point of view.

But in fact, Li Lei accepted this fact very calmly, and did not have any complaints about Ferguson in his heart.

He knows very well that there are other reasons, big and small, but the more important reason is that he is not mature enough now, and he does not have enough strength to completely reassure Ferguson and completely hand over the position of Manchester United's main goalkeeper to him.

It is for this reason that Ferguson had to compromise with Howard, the original first goalkeeper, when Manchester United only had two available goalkeepers, him and Howard, temporarily removing his chance to start in this Champions League group stage.

Li Lei has a clear understanding of this point. While his performance against Arsenal was perfect, it will take a long-term consistency and maturity of a goalkeeper to achieve good results in a long season, rather than just one or two crucial games.

Regarding this, even Li Lei, who has always believed in himself, has to admit that he has not matured to that extent. He knows very well that his flawless performance against Arsenal can only be regarded as a temporary overperformance, and he can't maintain the level he has for a whole season.

Ferguson, as the manager, is naturally very aware of this. If it weren't for that, he probably wouldn't have compromised Howard's pressure.

Although he is the undisputed supreme authority in the Manchester United team, and Li Lei has a closer relationship with him than Howard, and even Li Lei is the future main goalkeeper of Manchester United who is valued by him between the two, all of this has to be leaned back when it comes to Manchester United's current and this season's interests, even Ferguson cannot violate this criterion.

Or rather, he himself is unwilling to violate this code.

For the world's top giants like Manchester United, what has always been pursued is the present, and any bright future must be in the back row in front of the interests of the present. This is also the main reason why most giants prefer to buy superstars, and small clubs will seriously cultivate young players.

As the manager of Manchester United, any actions and judgments of Ferguson must naturally be in the interests of Manchester United. Now, his decision to replace Li Lei with Howard as the starting goalkeeper in the Champions League group stage in a few days is just that.

This is an objective reality that cannot be transferred by Ferguson's personal wishes, and he hopes that Li Lei can accept this reality smoothly. If you want to mix in professional football, you have to follow the rules here, even if you are famous in the world, Ferguson.

Moreover, it is clear that Li Lei did not live up to Ferguson's expectations. He was not carried away by the brilliant performance against Arsenal and calmly accepted a reality that was not easy for other young players to accept.

Ferguson smiled with satisfaction when he was sure that this was what he really thought. responded to Li Lei's cold humor: "Yes, from the information I have gotten, it seems that the pressure you exert on him is indeed not small. ”

Li Lei's eyes suddenly flashed, and he asked Ferguson: "Then to what extent do you think this pressure has reached, he can't bear it, and he will collapse?" ”

Hearing this question, Ferguson was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Lei and asked with a deep smile: "You are very confident?" ”

Li Lei pursed his lips, shook his head, and said coldly: "There is no doubt. ”

Ferguson smiled even more and said: "Either way, I hope he can at least finish the season." ”

In this regard, Li Lei nodded noncommittally.

He knew what Ferguson meant, and if Howard couldn't even finish the season, then Manchester United's results would certainly not be much better. A team that can't even hold on to a full season of its main goalkeeper is almost impossible to achieve anything brilliant in a long season.

But what Ferguson didn't know was that what he said now would be a prophecy in the future.

This is a later story, so I won't mention it for the time being.

As for Howard, the two of them have talked about it for the time being. Next, Ferguson said a few things about Li Lei's chances to play this season.

Although in the Champions League and the league, unless Howard is injured, it will be difficult for Li Lei to get the opportunity to play in the next season, but in the League Cup and FA Cup in England, Ferguson intends to completely hand over to Li Lei. Such an arrangement can not only stabilize Howard, but also allow Li Lei to get enough opportunities to play and grow as soon as possible, which is already the best arrangement Ferguson can think of.

Of course, even with such an arrangement, Howard still expressed his dissatisfaction with Ferguson through his agent after hearing about it. With such an arrangement, even a blind man can see that Ferguson is going to vigorously cultivate Li Lei, and he is very optimistic about Li Lei.

And this still made Howard feel threatened. But in the face of his in-command, Ferguson, who had already compromised once, finally took out the authority of Manchester United at the helm and did not back down at all.

It was precisely in the face of his attitude that Howard reluctantly accepted such an arrangement, but he was still dissatisfied with it in his heart. But where would Ferguson care about this, Howard is not considered the world's top goalkeeper, but he is not qualified to pressure his decision at this level, even if it is the original king Cantona.

As for Li Lei, he naturally raised his hands in favor of this decision. In fact, such treatment and opportunities to play have exceeded his expectations.

Once these things were settled, that was the end of Ferguson's conversation with him.

After walking out of Ferguson's door, Li Lei, who had a cold face, suddenly had that trademark disdainful sneer on his face. Naturally, he will not be dissatisfied with Ferguson's decision, let alone put on a face in front of this old handsome.

However, that Yankee Howard said something else, huh! In an instant, the cold light in Li Lei's eyes skyrocketed.

He's very confident that he'll grow as long as he's got enough opportunities to play. At that time, he will be looking forward to how Howard, who dares to put pressure on Ferguson today, will respond to the strong pressure from him at that time.

Is it a strong and tough confrontation head-on? Or is it embarrassing and unwilling to lose its temper? Or run away in disgrace?

It's really exciting! A trace of morbid eagerness flashed in Li Lei's eyes, and the cold was dazzling.

At this moment, the sneer on the corner of his mouth couldn't help but grin wider, revealing his white teeth with a pale and cold glow.

At this moment, he was like a hungry beast with hideous fangs on his prey, with a harazi, and he laughed chillingly!

It's ferocious, as if it smells of blood!!

Shocking!!