host must win

Chapter 469 Trust
After Yin Jun returned to Manchester, he ushered in the game soon.

Since entering 2005, Manchester United has been in a high-density game.Since facing Middlesbrough on the first day of the new year, in just 11 days, there have been 6 games of all kinds, including 3 Premier League games, 2 FA Cup games and [-] League Cup games.

It can be said that in 2005, Manchester United has been in a super rhythm of double matches a week.

Moreover, this rhythm of double matches a week will continue!
Especially with the start of the Champions League knockout round, Manchester United will face a four-line battle.That is the real test for the team.

After Yin Jun returned to the team, Ferguson did not give him any time to adjust and rest, and directly included him as the main force in the team's training, and continued to serve as the team's midfielder, taking on the heavy responsibility of the team's offensive banner.

You know, Yin Jun has been in a sluggish state for more than a month before. As a result, Ferguson not only gave him a vacation, but also gave him a week's vacation, and gave him such an important task when he returned to the team. Jun felt a lot of pressure, but at the same time he was grateful.

After understanding Ferguson's intentions, Yin Jun didn't say a word, and devoted himself to training and preparation.He is well aware that professional football is brutal.Ferguson's trust and reliance on him took no small risk.

At present, the competition between Manchester United and Chelsea for the top spot is in full swing, and the outcome of every game is very important.If Manchester United lose this Manchester Derby, Yin Jun may be fine if he is in poor condition, but Ferguson probably has to take the blame.So Yin Jun's thanks are useless, if you really want to thank you, you have to show your status.

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A week ago, Manchester City helped Manchester United draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, allowing Manchester United to lead the Premier League standings alone.But the Blues beat the Toffees 1-0 away in yesterday's game, allowing them to temporarily extend their lead to 12 points, which put pressure on the Red Devils.

Before the game, Ferguson issued a kill order to Manchester United players, requiring Manchester United players to beat Manchester City away.

Despite the high pressure of the game, Ferguson made many rotations of Manchester United's starting lineup for the protracted battle, including Giggs, Scholes and Ronaldo all entered the bench.

In the second half of the season with more and more intensive games, the players' physical condition has some problems. Without proper rotation, it is impossible for the players to persist until the end of the season.

In this regard, if the team's lineup is thick enough, it will definitely be much easier to deal with.

Compared with Chelsea, which has been buying people in two consecutive transfer windows, Manchester United is somewhat deficient in this regard.But Ferguson showed his coaching ability very well. With his almost perfect use of personnel, Manchester United has been biting Chelsea and not falling behind.

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Before the start of the game, Manchester City's head coach Kevin Keegan and Ferguson shook hands on the sidelines and exchanged a few words of greeting.

The head coach of Manchester City praised Manchester United for playing beautifully, praised Ferguson as the best coach in the world, and said that this game will be very difficult for Manchester City.

Ferguson complimented that Manchester City was just temporarily unlucky. Under the leadership of Keegan's outstanding coaching talent, they will definitely be able to find a way to victory as soon as possible. In this game, Manchester United will face a respectable team.

Both of them are more polite, and they seem to be sympathetic to each other, but when they turn around, both of them have serious expressions, and both of them are extremely eager to win because of the past grievances.

Ferguson and Keegan had a grudge, or during Keegan's coaching of Newcastle.

The duel between Keegan and Ferguson once dominated the entire English football.

In the 1995-1996 season, the battle between Manchester United and Newcastle for the Premier League title was extremely fierce. In the end, Ferguson's Manchester United came out on top and won the trophy.But the most impressive thing about that season was a postgame interview.

That season Ferguson once said that other teams in the Premier League were more prepared when they faced Manchester United than when they faced Newcastle. After Newcastle's small victory against United, Keegan responded to Ferguson's remarks.

Keegan said: "I didn't notice this, but you can tell Ferguson that we are still fighting for the title. Manchester United will play Middlesbrough next. To be honest, I hope they can beat Manchester United. It's us who want to beat Manchester United and I'm happy to do that."

As soon as Keegan's remarks came out, public opinion was in an uproar, and this almost implied Newcastle's defeat, because the coach's psychological defense had almost fallen.

In the last two rounds of the league, Newcastle drew twice in a row, and their 12-point lead in the standings no longer existed, while Manchester United won two consecutive victories and finally won the Premier League championship with a 4-point advantage. Ferguson won the psychological battle.

This super reversal made Ferguson's great reputation, and at the same time, Keegan was nailed to the pillar of shame in the history of the Premier League.Every time people bring up the big reversal between Manchester United and Ferguson, Keegan will be pulled out and flogged.

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With Keegan leaving Newcastle a year later, the confrontation between the two became less intense, but this does not mean that Keegan has forgotten the humiliation.

On the contrary, he lived with this scene all his life, and never forgot to take revenge.It's just a pity that whether he is coaching Fulham or Manchester City, facing the thriving Manchester United, he has more losses than wins against Manchester United.

In the last game, Manchester City drew with Chelsea in the away game, which can be regarded as indirectly helping their arch-enemy, which made Keegan very upset.If possible, he naturally hopes to beat Manchester United at home today, and stab Ferguson severely at the critical moment of Manchester United's championship.

Therefore, in this game, Keegan very much hopes to win!

And Ferguson also has the absolute motivation to win. As the competition between Manchester United and Chelsea for the top of the points table has entered a fierce stage, Manchester United has won every game.

The starting lineups of both sides of the game were also displayed on the big screen of the stadium at this time:
Manchester City lineup (451): goalkeeper No. 1 James; back line No. 18 Mills, No. 22 Dunn, No. 5 Distin, No. 3 Satchell; midfielder No. 29 Wright Phillips, No. 24 Button, No. 10 Sibilski, No. 20 McManaman, No. 14 Musampa; Single Arrow No. 8 Fowler.

Manchester United lineup (442):

Goalkeeper: No. 13 Carroll; back line No. 2 Gary Neville, No. 5 Ferdinand, No. 15 Vidic, No. 4 Heinze; midfielder No. 22 O'Shea, No. 16 Roy Keane, No. 8 Yin Jun, No. 24 Fletcher; striker No. 14 Alan Smith, No. 9 Rooney.

(End of this chapter)