"Boss, you can't do that! The FA Cup replay is about to begin, and now you send them to the reserve squad and the attacking strength of the team is greatly reduced! ”

After hearing that Ferguson was going to send Ronaldo and all of them to the reserve team, assistant coach Queiroz immediately went to Ferguson's office and wanted Ferguson to retract the decision. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

'Without Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney up front, can we still get a chance with Middlesbrough's rough defence?'

Queiroz kept silent about Yu Liang and King Dong, who in his eyes had no impact on the overall situation of the team. In particular, Yu Liang, after bringing in Carrick during the winter break, was seamless, and the team's operation was quite good. As for King Dong, although he scored five goals in two games, the goal efficiency was super high, and the performance was very good, but Queiroz thought it was just luck, and Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were able to make up for King Dong's lack very well.

But Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney are different.

They have proven themselves in all competitions.

Both men are very capable of attacking and scoring up front, and their presence can add a lot of pressure to the Middlesbrough defence. This frees up other players in the front court.

"Why not?" Listening to Queiroz's words, Ferguson frowned directly and immediately retorted, "Yes, they are very good, but without them, we can't beat Middlesbrough at home?" ”

Ferguson's rebuttal made Queiroz speechless.

In terms of the strength of the two sides, out of Ronaldo and Rooney, Manchester United is not bad in various positions, although the game process may be a little difficult, but it is not a problem to win the opponent.

Queiroz has done an excellent job of identifying and developing young players, and the title of the founder of Portugal's golden generation is not for nothing. But when it comes to dealing with interpersonal relationships, Queiroz still needs to improve. Otherwise, it would not have been an embarrassing result at Real Madrid.

Ferguson looked at his old buddy, sighed, and patiently explained: "They are all great young players, they all have bright futures, but if they don't focus on football, but on the world off the pitch, do you think they can reach the expected heights?" You have to make them aware of this and keep them in danger so that they can focus more on football and squeeze out their competitors! My goal is to make them understand that they are not irreplaceable, and that they can sit on the bench or even be in the reserves at any time if I want to! ”

Ferguson's words had already shown his firmness, and Queiroz understood Ferguson's intentions, and Queiroz, who was powerless to change the result, sighed and left Ferguson's office.

"Chris, don't say it, your method really works!"

Although they were assigned to the reserve team, Yu Liang and the others were not depressed because of this.

They are just passing bys in the reserves and it is only a matter of time before they return to the first team.

On the way to the reserves, they chatted, and King Dong was very grateful to Ronaldo for his methods and helped him save a love.

"Of course, this is my experience for many years! Normally, I don't teach it to anyone, so you'll have to treat me to a good meal! ”

Ronaldo is still such a stinky fart. And Rooney secretly rejoiced there and went to Ronaldo's home, otherwise he would not have been forgiven by Colleen, but the price was a bit big, spending more than 300,000 pounds!

Arriving at the door of the reserve locker room, McGines was still standing.

Looking at McGines, Yu Liang directly teased, "Paul, now I can assure you that you are the last person I want to see in my life!" After saying that, Yu Liang went up and hugged McGinnes, the last time when he was at his lowest, it was McGinnes's words that made him rekindle his fighting spirit, find his direction, and quickly return to the first team.

McGenes was not angry because of Yu Liang's words, on the contrary, he was still a little excited.

After hugging Yu Liang, he looked at Ronaldo, Rooney, Yu Liang and King Dong, and smiled from ear to ear, the reserve team has never accepted so many big-name players at once.

"It was the best coaching experience of my life!"

In a later interview, McGenes described this wonderful time in charge, although it was only a little over two weeks, but it was enough to make them proud.

"Hurry up, hurry up, you didn't show up on the training ground in thirty seconds, you know!"

Under McGines's scolding, Yu Liang and the others started their journey to the reserves.

The following afternoon, Manchester United announced their 18-man squad for the FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough, and the media was shocked when the list was announced. Because Ronaldo, Rooney, King Dong and Yu Liang, who are in hot form, did not appear in this list. On the contrary, Eagles and Martin, who have never been given a chance in the team, are in the squad.

At 8pm on March 3, the game kicked off inside Old Trafford. It was a rematch with a 2-2 draw in the first leg.

With Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney both sent to the reserves, Ferguson used Alan Smith and Saha to form a forward duo in this game. Lined up from right to left in midfield are Richardson, Carrick, O'Shea and Ryan Giggs. The backline was lined up with Heinze, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and Brown, with the goalkeeper out injured by Edwin van der Sar and replaced by Kuczzak.

After the start of the game, the two sides started to fight against each other, and Middlesbrough, who were playing away, were not conservative at all.

They came close to taking the lead in the 16th minute when Xavier's cross from the right was blocked by Heinze and deflected to the edge of the box, with Australian striker Viduka's right-footed volley just wide of the left-hand post.

Middlesbrough's shot sent a chorus of boos at Old Trafford.

Ferguson, who was standing on the sidelines, was also shocked into a cold sweat.

The Reds then stepped up their attack and it wasn't until the 42nd minute that United had a great chance when Alan Smith had a one-on-one chance against offside, but he tried to dive past Schwarzer on the left side of the box, only to be confiscated by Schwarzer from his feet.

"Damn it!"

Seeing Alan Smith make such a low-level mistake, Ferguson exploded directly on the sidelines.

What would Rooney do if he was on the pitch?

The idea was snuffed out as soon as it first came to Ferguson's mind, no if!

In the first half, the two sides exchanged blanks, and after the start of the second half, the two sides still held high the banner of attack, and the game began to become more intense.

First, Alan Smith pressed forward and tackled Woodgate and received a yellow card, then Vidic received a yellow card for a foul at the back, and Saha, who was dissatisfied with the referee's decision, was also shown a yellow card.

In the heat of the game, United had another chance when Michael Carrick crossed from the back and Saha, who had successfully defended offside, burst into the box and flicked past the onrushing goalkeeper Schwarzer on the right, but the final shot hit the post and bounced out of bounds.

After a long time of not being able to open up the situation, Ferguson made a direct substitution adjustment, replacing Martin to remove the underperforming Richardson. It was Martin's first competitive game for Manchester United and he was active since he came on.

In the 76th minute, Martin received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, burst into the box and was brought down by Woodgate to win a corner, before Giggs broke the deadlock in one fell swoop.

1-0！

Manchester United lead.

After conceding the goal, the Middlesbrough players moved more and more on the field. The referee had to blow the whistle in quick succession to interrupt the game and show three yellow cards to suppress the anger in the hearts of the Middlesbrough players, but time was running out for them. In the end, Manchester United relied on Martin's penalty to defeat Middlesbrough and advance to the last four of the FA Cup.

Meanwhile, in the other replay, Chelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur. In this way, the FA Cup semi-finals are all announced, namely Manchester United, Chelsea, Watford and Blackburn. Manchester United will face Watford in mid-April for a place in the final! (To be continued.) )