Chapter 9: The Second Warm-Up Match
"What are you doing? Zhang, and Ronaldo! When the others parted Ronaldo and Zhang Tiehan, Ferguson stepped forward and yelled at them.
The Scots were so angry.
Seeing that half of August has passed and the Premier League is about to start, at this time, in front of some off-the-field fans, the team actually has players arguing and moving, how big the impact will be on the outside world.
There will be quite a few media reports on this tonight!
It's an addition to the negative news for Manchester United, and it's certainly very hot.
"There is a disagreement within Manchester United." In the office, Ferguson sat and looked at the two in front of him, no matter how big the star was, he was just a child in his eyes, "Do you know how many people will laugh at us when this news happens?" ”
"I'm sorry, boss." Zhang Tiehan said in a low voice.
C-Ronaldo kept his head down and was silent, and his attitude of admitting his mistake was not very good, but Ferguson didn't say a few words to him, just looked at Zhang Tiehan with a more stern gaze, "Zhang, do you know how much trouble this will bring us?" ”
"I'm sorry." Zhang Tiehan apologized again in a low voice, and was a little unwilling, "However, it was Ronaldo who made the first move, I just grabbed his ball, and he punched me." ”
Zhang Tiehan touched his cheek, where it was hot and painful, "I'm sure you saw it too." If it weren't for the team, I could even call the police. ”
Ferguson glared at Zhang Tiehan and took a long breath.
"Ronaldo, you get out of the gang first."
Ronaldo walked out of the court and returned to the pitch to continue training, leaving only Zhang Tiehan and Ferguson in the office.
Silent.
There was silence.
After a long while, Ferguson spoke, "Zhang, you should know that in this team, I have the final say in everything, so everyone calls me the boss, even Roy and the former David." ”
Zhang Tiehan looked at Ferguson, not knowing why.
Ferguson's voice was much harsh, and his eyes were full of clarity, "I'm the boss, no one can contradict me, no one can question me." Everything needs to be under my control so that I can make the team the team I want to be because I can stick it together as a whole. And what is not in my control, I will kick it out of the team. ”
"Just like David..."
Speaking of Beckham, Ferguson's tone was a little lower, but he still revealed firmness, "David used to listen to me, he was like my son, but gradually as his fame grew, I couldn't control it anymore, his heart was too far away, he married that damn woman, everything changed." ”
"I know he loves Manchester United, but so what? He doesn't listen to me, he has to leave the team! ”
Zhang Tiehan felt as if he had heard something terrible.
It was a moment before he asked, "You mean I'm out of control?" ”
"Flop," Ferguson laughed.
"You're out of control? No, no, you don't do anything every day except training, what control do you have over and not control...... Sorry, I just got caught up in the memories. When people get old, they always think of the old things, and the things that happened when David was a child seem to have happened right in front of my eyes. Let's talk about you and Ronaldo. ”
Zhang Tiehan just listened.
"Zhang, I know that Ronaldo made the first move, but he is just a child, you are older than him, and the important thing is that I think you are much more mature than him."
Ferguson stared at Zhang Tiehan, those eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.
Zhang Tiehan was a little nervous, but nodded, "Boss..."
Ferguson interrupted him and continued, "I'll talk to him individually, but until then, I have to do your job." You're good, you have more advantages than your peers, but that doesn't mean you have the right to make exceptions. The team is a whole and sometimes you have to be patient. ”
"I guess, you know what I mean."
Zhang Tiehan lowered his head, and after a while he responded, "Boss, I will." ”
'I'll give you more minutes in the warm-up game the day after tomorrow and if you're doing well, I'll consider putting you on the Premier League. Ferguson pondered for a moment.
Walking straight out of the office door, Zhang Tiehan was expressionless.
Whenever he was expressionless, his face would show a sense of honesty, honesty, and trustworthiness, which was only on the surface, and he was not at peace in his heart for a long time.
It was the Portuguese who made the first move!
"I didn't do anything at all, but the old man only reprimanded me, and Ronaldo didn't even admit his mistake and left, as if I had provoked everything." Touching and throwing some hot cheeks, Zhang Tiehan gritted his teeth and thought.
The biggest reason is probably that I am not as good as Ronaldo!
Ferguson's old man's words, that is, he can deceive children, Zhang Tiehan thought about it for a while, and understood what he meant, the team must not be internally disagreeable, and if there is a conflict between the two, one party needs to tolerate it, why should he tolerate it? Because of their own strength, they can't do it.
If there's one to leave the team, it's him!
That's the biggest reason.
But Zhang Tiehan doesn't want to leave Manchester United, there are not only the annoying Portuguese, but also his good friends and good teammates, who have lived here for so long, whether it is the memory or what he has experienced, it is a beautiful thing.
"If that guy doesn't mess with me, I don't bother with him." Zhang Tiehan decided.
Both are back in the team and training is back on track.
There is no difference from before, but everyone knows that Zhang Tiehan and Ronaldo have contradictions, and the reason will not be explored, anyway, now the two don't talk at all, and when the two need to pass the ball in a team, Ronaldo never passes the ball to Zhang Tiehan, so Zhang Tiehan does not pass the ball to Ronaldo.
That's it.
In fact, it's nothing, captain Roy Keane thinks it's not good, but there's nothing he can do, he talked to Ronaldo, and Zhang Tiehan, but the fundamental problem is that Ronaldo can't pass the ball at all, and it is impossible to ask Zhang Tiehan to apologize ungroundedly.
At the end of the day's training, the next day there was a media report on it.
It was a picture of Ronaldo falling to the ground, and the chaos was telling, and Ferguson kept everyone in the team silent about it, but the media couldn't help but speculate.
"Ronaldo and Zhang have contradictions, they moved their hands during training, which has a very bad impact on the team, young people are very impulsive, I hope they can control it and not affect Manchester United's preparation for the new season."
Manchester Sport says so.
There are many other English media that have also reported on this incident, but their statements are not harmonious, they do not support Manchester United, and they will never show mercy to their opponents, so many fans know that Manchester United is not at odds with.
A Portuguese genius named Ronaldo, and an obscure Oriental.
There's a lot of coverage.
Zhang Tiehan also read some reports, and he somewhat understood Ferguson's approach. If this continues, one of them must leave, otherwise he will have to endure it.
This is no longer a contradiction between two people.
However, what is being discussed within Manchester United has become tomorrow's warm-up game. It was United's second warm-up game of the summer, and the opponents were much stronger, Wigan Athletic, also in Greater Manchestershire.
In recent years, Wigan Athletic have been competing in the English Second Division, but last season, their results were impressive, they won ten in a row, and only four defeats in the whole season, with this excellent performance, Wigan Athletic won the second division with a total of 100 points, after six years of promotion to the first division.
An English First Division team, much better than McClesfield.
For Manchester United, this opponent is not too strong, but it is not weak, just enough for them to adapt to the tactics, yes, the English League One team is just for Manchester United players to adapt to the tactics.
The next morning, all the Manchester United players assembled, and they took a bus to the Borough of Wigan, which is not far from Manchester, just over 30 kilometres.
The Borough of Wigan is more of a city than a small town.
Wigan also has a population of just over 90,000 people, and there is a rugby team, a football team, and the two teams share a field, which is the JJB Stadium.
This warm-up match was also held at the JJB Stadium.
There is not much population in Wigan as a whole, but when I heard that the warm-up match was against the famous Manchester United, there were still many nearby fans who walked into the JJB stadium, plus the 2,000 Manchester United fans who came with the team, also filled the JJB stadium a lot, and at a cursory glance, there were at least 7,000 fans in the audience.
In a warm-up game in midweek, that number is pretty good.
Even in the regular English First Division held on weekends, the average number of fans in attendance is only about 11,000.
As the players of the two teams walked out of the corridor, the atmosphere in the stadium became more enthusiastic, and many fans stood up from the spectator box and looked carefully at the players, they shouted the fame of one player after another, including Wigan Athletic players, and more Manchester United players.
Manchester United players, every one of them is a star.
Even many local fans at Wigan Athletic will be fascinated by Manchester United's stars, but when the game starts, they support Wigan Athletic, they just like Manchester United stars, but it doesn't mean they support Manchester United.
However, there are still two kinds of voices in the audience.
The other is the Manchester United fans who came with the team, they naturally support the Manchester United team, both voices are not small, the fans' voices cover the entire stadium, and the atmosphere has already been warm.
Zhang Tiehan felt the atmosphere around him, he felt that he was very adapted, this atmosphere was exactly what he liked, warm and hot, this is his pursuit, he was very envious of those players who were called by name.
It would be exciting to have so many fans shouting their names.
However, as the game progressed, his eyes were also focused on the game.
From the bench, you can look at the whole stadium horizontally, there is an old Chinese saying called 'bystander Qing', and from the perspective of the bystander, he can understand the various movements of his teammates, as well as some of their practices in the game.
His main focus is still on captain Roy Keane.
His style of play is very similar to that of Roy Keane, both defence-centric and physical, so he'll need to take a closer look at what Keane does in the game to understand what he needs to do.
Observe others and correct yourself so that you can grow.
Time passed quickly in the observation, and in a blink of an eye, the first half of the game was over, at this time Zhang Tiehan was a little depressed, originally Ferguson said to give him more playing time, and he was looking forward to being able to come off the bench in the first half, but he didn't expect that at halftime, he didn't get a chance.
Fortunately, Ferguson remembers the incident.
At halftime, in the dressing room, Ferguson said to Zhang Tiehan after talking about the performance of various players in the first half, "Zhang, in the second half, you replaced Bart. ”
"Yes, what a shame, boss!" Zhang Tiehan was overjoyed and hurriedly said.
At the start of the second half, Manchester United made a substitution, with Zhang Tiehan coming on in place of Bart, partnering Roy Keane in a back two.
PS: New week, ask for tickets, ask for collections!