When August 9 came, when Tottenham met Manchester United again, looking at Manchester United's current lineup, Li Bin also felt a burst of amusement: I haven't seen him for a few days, and the current Manchester United is really much weaker than Manchester United some time ago.

In this game, Manchester United is no longer the squad of last season. Although they still have Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra at the back, Brown and Nemanja Vidic were not available for the game. The former has been dropped by Ferguson because of his slip in form, while the latter was not selected due to tactical issues, with Ferguson using O'Shea and Evans to replace both of them and play here.

In the goalkeeper position, Manchester United also used substitute goalkeeper Forster, instead of using Van der Sar - Van der Sar has already run 40 this season, even if Ferguson trusts his level, he has to think about who to use in the future.

In midfield, their Hargreaves are now injured, so United's midfield five are also Park Ji-sung, Carrick, Fletcher, Paul Scholes and Nani. In the forward line, they used Wayne Rooney as a lone arrow starter, while new signings Valencia, Owen and veteran Ryan Giggs were all on the bench.

Compared to last year, this lineup can be said to have slipped more than one notch. What happens if a team loses its star but only adds a substitute? Weakened for sure. What if a team loses its star and loses its number two in the front line, plus injuries at the back and midfield? To what extent will this be weakened? What if you add the main substitutes, what if you were able to maintain your stamina when you were playing once a week becomes a game every two weeks? What does this mean for a team?

These things are enough to explain the current state of Manchester United.

Manchester United could have been strengthened this summer, Real Madrid made it clear, Robben, Van der Vaart, Sneijder, these people can all join Ronaldo's additions and use them to exchange for Ronaldo. But United turned down the deals, preferring to just the money – and they don't know where it was going. And the result of this is that even if Manchester United says it themselves, its strength has not weakened, it is impossible to convince the public. Selling Cristiano Ronaldo, buying Valencia, and earning as much as 80 million a year without making large-scale investments, it is impossible to believe that their strength has not weakened.

'Manchester United didn't choose to use their strongest squad, with three lines of strikers, midfielders and defenders, and they used a lot of substitutes. Ferguson didn't seem to take the Community Shield title very seriously, and their attitude was rather casual......

In fact, not only Ferguson, Li Bin also doesn't attach much importance to this honor - the Community Shield trophy is an official friendly match to put it bluntly, and even the mode of the game is closer to the five substitutes for the friendly match - five substitutions, which is very different from the game of three substitutions, which is also inconsistent with the conditions of the A-level competition stipulated by FIFA, and the game itself is organized as such a child's play, and it is difficult to be respected.

However, Li Bin's team, in comparison, still uses the main players. Up front, Cavani and Raul started side by side as strikers, while in midfield Li Bin used Di Maria, Gustavo, Yaya Toure, and Lennon, and at the back, it was Coentrão, Palmeri, Thiago Silva, Piszczek, and above goalkeeper, it was still Neuer.

In this, Raul in the front court is because Li Bin thinks that Raul is more experienced and should play better in the big scene, and in the midfield, Li Bin also thinks that Bale's footwork is still not delicate enough, for a team of Manchester United's level, he can't support it on the left side, Li Bin still prefers to use the delicate Di Maria with skills, and on the right side, Bale can't play on the right side now, Reus just came, and the position has been changing after a few games, and the integration is not good, or Lennon plays on the right side, as reliable.

He basically used all the main forces, because he knew very well that Manchester United was a team, as long as Ferguson was there, no matter how sluggish it was, it could not be underestimated. Since the Premier League, Manchester United's worst results have been in the top three in the league, and to underestimate them is to ask for trouble.

Ferguson has too much experience, and now Manchester United is too poor to build a lineup, otherwise, Li Bin is afraid of more trouble.

Therefore, although he has introduced a lot of players, in addition to being experienced and can be used as the main force, there will not be too many inappropriate Raul, in other aspects, he is still aiming to win.

It's a friendly trophy – but it's the start of the league and a declaration to the Premier League.

This season, what I want is the championship, and it is best to use last season's champion Manchester United as my flag!

As the whistle blew, the two teams began the game. And as Li Bin expected, after the game started, Manchester United did not have the kind of strong strength that they played last season.

As the first more official game of the season, the two sides did not immediately engage in a crazy offensive and defensive battle at the beginning of the game. After a summer, the strength of both sides has changed, whether it is Tottenham or Manchester United, they are all tentative. And in the process, it is clear that United are not playing at the same level as last season.

"Manchester United didn't play at a high level...... Ferguson said before the game that Rooney would be considered playing as a core this season, but it seems that United's tactics are not playing very well......

Manchester United's tactics are unlikely to play well.

Li Bin, who was watching from the sidelines, quickly saw that Manchester United did not have Ronaldo, and they were no longer Manchester United last season.

How important is a star? Manchester United with Cristiano Ronaldo can let Ronaldo intersperse in the ribs, can let him cross to the bottom line, and can also let him shoot from the middle to a long distance. And such a choice is often done by relying on the player's personal mind, such a mind, Ronaldo has, Nani does not.

On the pitch, Nani swooped forward with the ball, but in front of him, Coentrão was stuck in position. Both are players from the Portuguese Super League, if it comes to it, Nani is more than Coentrão in terms of fame and value, but when he rushes over, he has no advantage at all.

Gustavo and Palmeri in the middle of the road were in front of each other, which made Nani look like he was facing Coentrão alone, but once he broke through Coentrão, he had to face a second line of defence. And, if Coentrão had a slightly better brain, he could have chosen to stick to Nani so that Nani couldn't accelerate, while Gustavo could have made an easy tackle.

That's what Coentrão did, and when Gustavo grabbed it, Nani had no choice but to make a hurried pass, but it fell to Coentrão's feet.

One attack failed like this, and Rooney in the middle couldn't even run to meet it. Nani's strength is not particularly weak, but it is not possible to expect him to complete Ronaldo's work.

Nani felt helpless: in terms of technique, he has a lot of self-confidence, he is definitely a strong player in the front field, but his way of playing, completely Latin style of play, is incompatible with English football, he needs deep full-backs to have strong attacking ability, he needs himself to have a lot of space and autonomy to cut inside, he needs a back behind him to sweep him away and defend...... These are all things that United can do, but they don't do it, because if they strengthen Nani like that, they will have to solve a problem.

Where does Rooney go? He's the core now! No matter how confident Nani is, he can't shake Rooney's position, and for Manchester United, Rooney is more important than him.

Now Manchester United has put Rooney in front, which can be said to be Rooney's most peak year: his small skills have risen to the best state this season, his body has not declined, there are physical skills, plus his tactical adaptability is very good, he can run, can defend, has good creativity, plus Ferguson Ken made a tactical tilt for him, he is the core player of Manchester United now.

Manchester United pinned all their hopes on him - not only Manchester United, but also the English media, in the eyes of everyone, he is another person in the Premier League who is about to become a Ballon d'Or winner after Ronaldo leaves!

Up front, there was still some stalemate, but as time went on, Tottenham's advantage began to come to the fore. Wayne Rooney has the full support of his team-mates in the forward position and he is now one of the most important points on the pitch of Manchester United, and the whole of United's tactics is to try to get him to play well, and it is arguably rare that he has really elevated him to a true top-five level in the world. It stands to reason that Rooney can open up the situation when facing most of the backline, but unfortunately, the backline he faces is too strong.

He does have the potential to deal with most of the defenders in the Premier League, but Thiago Silva and Palmeri in front of him are not up to him.

Manchester United had a lot of chances, but in the penalty area, Palmery and Thiago Silva did not let Rooney seize many chances. Rooney's header can't be said to be a strong point, and under the watchful eyes of these two people, there is basically no chance at all. And when Manchester United wanted to launch an offensive through ground balls, they were blocked by Tottenham.

Scholes gave the ball to the feet of Park Ji-sung on the wing, and after Park Ji-sung cut a few steps to the middle, he made a steady transition and gave the ball to Rooney five meters in front of the penalty area. Rooney got the ball, facing the goal head-on, he took the ball to face the free Palmeri, did not choose to accelerate, he knew that his speed was not enough to break through Palmery, he shook slightly twice, seeing that he couldn't shake the opponent, he took the ball to the right with a step, and then, suddenly knocked to the left, he also took a step to the left, wanting to flash a vacant shot.

If this action is done by Cristiano Ronaldo, he will knock the ball far away, and then rely on his explosive power to pull away enough distance to form a shot. Unfortunately, Rooney doesn't have that kind of quality, all he can do is knock the ball to the side of his left leg and then try to change the center and break it down with a left-footed shot. It's a pity that the magnitude of his change is too small, and his shot is directly blocked by Palmeri!

Scholes, who was plugged in from behind, slammed the ball towards the goal, but the ball hit high and flew straight out of the woodwork.

Rooney, as the core, is really not a wise move - Li Bin was also sighing on the sidelines: Rooney is now at the peak, and under the tactical tilt, he can indeed have the top five combat effectiveness in the world. But it's a pity: my backline, even if it's not very packaged, is still in the top five in the world, and your Rooney is useless in front of my backline! The ceiling of England players is there, and it is not okay not to accept this anger!

You don't even have the ability to beat me with the strongest point, how can you fight with me? Sir, you've been wrong from the moment you decided to pack Rooney!