Chapter 207: The Worst Team
A 1-0 defeat to Manchester City marked Manchester United's worst start to the club's history. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info Ferguson was not in a good mood, but he still didn't blame the players after the game. On the contrary, in the post-match press conference, he also praised his players.
"There was nothing wrong with their performance! If we were not able to win, we can only say that luck was not on our side! ”
With three games without a win, United are seven points behind Manchester City at the top of the table, and when Ferguson was asked if he could defend his title, Ferguson remained firm in his ambitions.
'Yes, we started a little bit slower, but the league is a long process. We have a strong lineup and we have the capital to get every point back! ”
The sonorous and powerful words shook the hearts of everyone at the scene.
This is domineering, the pride that comes from the king.
Even Eriksen, who led the team to three consecutive victories, was a little fluttering in his heart, and after listening to Ferguson's words, his smiling face frowned.
Yes, Manchester United has a lot of capital. The bench depth is enough for them to cope with a third-line or even a fourth-line battle. But what about them? Although it has received a capital injection, a group of outstanding players have been introduced in the summer recruitment, and the strength of the team has been improved. But that's just the surface. They have a good group of players, but the long league can't rely on eleven people to play. No one can guarantee that every game in such a long and intensive Premier League has been in excellent form.
"It seems that the team needs to be strengthened in the winter!"
Although the summer window is not over yet, the boss is mired in the political whirlpool, and it is impossible to ask for more investment, so we can only wait until the winter transfer period to see if we can catch a few big fish.
Erikson, who frowned in contemplation, asked the reporter three times in a row before he reacted.
"Ahem......"
With a cough to defuse the embarrassment, Erickson looked at the reporter with a smile on his face.
The reporter looked at Eriksen's appearance and knew that Eriksen did not hear his question clearly, although it was a very rude act, but the reporter was very patient to repeat, "What is it like to beat Manchester United?" ”
"It's a wonderful feeling! I'm really enjoying it, I'm sure the people at Manchester City love it, and I hope to keep it going! ”
Eriksen is the winner and he has to make a winner's gesture.
'Three wins in a row, as the only team in the Premier League who haven't conceded a goal, do you have higher goals this season? For example, league champions! ”
With zero goals conceded in three games, especially against a team like Manchester United, Eriksen can be proud of it. But three games are not a test of a team's fighting power, especially in such a long league. So the real test is still to come, and Eriksen is well aware of this, even if he is a little flustered, he still answers the reporter's questions very calmly.
'There is no higher goal, our goal is to qualify for European competition and we have that quality. As for the league title, it may not be particularly distant for us, but at the moment we don't have the strength to fight for it! ”
"So can we overtake Manchester United this season?"
Although Ferguson's words were shocking, no one thought that Ferguson was there to blow a big word, but there were still many people in the audience who thought that such an in-form Manchester United team could not complete the title defense.
Erikson thinks so, too.
In fact, it is not just Eriksen, it seems that the media in England thinks so. They may be very happy to see Manchester United deflated, where almost all the media are singing the praises of Manchester United.
"Change of the Red Dynasty!" That's the headline for the Liverpool Echo. Columnist David Prentis believes Manchester United is on the verge of decline, and with it will be Liverpool who will receive a financial injection. Just as Manchester United's rise has been accompanied by Liverpool's decline.
London Evening Standard columnist Ken Dyer believes the title goes to the Blues. Although Chelsea did not invest much in the summer, the squad was still built according to Mourinho's philosophy and the squad has been improving day by day. He believes the Blues will continue to be successful under Jose Mourinho.
The Daily Mirror, the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph, The Independent and so on, all the major media outlets are there to sing the praises of Manchester United. It seems that in order to cooperate with the media, after the end of the Manchester derby, the major European bookmakers adjusted the odds of winning the Premier League for the first time, and the odds of Manchester United, which has not won in three rounds, have dropped a lot, and they have been overtaken by Arsenal and Liverpool, and Manchester City, which has won three consecutive games, is tied for fourth.
For Manchester United, it's a naked humiliation.
"Tell them who we are by action! Tell them with victory that we can do it! Use the championship to tell them what Manchester United is! ”
Before the Tottenham game, Ferguson yelled angrily in the dressing room.
It's not because they lost the Manchester derby, they didn't just lose the Manchester derby, they lost it by a big margin. It's not because of the decline of the media, the virtue of the media, Ferguson can not know. The reason for his anger was the cynicism of Tottenham boss Martin Jol.
Martin Jol's Tottenham have been very competitive over the past two seasons, not only qualifying for European competitions, but also reaching the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. However, they have suffered the same problems as Manchester United in the new season, with a poor record. In addition, the club itself has a higher pursuit, and just European qualification can no longer satisfy Tottenham's appetite, so they have already come up with the idea of changing managers.
Two consecutive defeats were supposed to be the best time, but because the right manager was not contacted, it was postponed. Unexpectedly, in the third round, Tottenham bounced back and beat promoted Derby County 4-0 to save Martin Jol's career and successfully continue his life.
The internal pressure was eased, and Martin Joel was in a good mood and did everything in his pre-match press conference, and when reporters asked who had the worst team this season, he did not hesitate to name Manchester United.
Of course, judging by the current rankings, Martin Joel is right.
But the remark angered Ferguson.
A simple sentence could not anger the scheming Ferguson. It's just that after spending a lot of money on reinforcements, the poor results of the season, the loss of the city derby, the decline of the media, and so on, all the unhappiness accumulated, and people with deep thoughts also need to vent.
And Martin Joel's words are just an excuse to vent. (To be continued.) )