Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 397 Ferguson's Decision
For this reason, Ferguson asked the coaching staff to discuss whether to properly retain some strength in the game against Bremen?
This is a very tricky question!No matter who came up with the idea and was finally adopted by Ferguson, once the team suffers losses, whoever is likely to bear the responsibility, this responsibility may not affect everyone's status, but it will have some impact anyway, so, Steven? Lund kicked the ball back to Ferguson resolutely, and Jimmy Ramsden consciously stood on the same front as his "boss" Ferguson, hoping to stimulate Steven Lund to speak out about his reservations in the Champions League. strength of opinion.

"Hehe...Jimmy, what Coach Steven said is very reasonable. The Bundesliga team may not suffer a loss when they meet us. We need to be more cautious!...Carlos, what's your opinion?"

Seeing Ferguson lightly avoiding the debate between Jimmy Ramsden and Steven Round, Queiroz looked at himself, tapped his chin lightly with his fingers, and said: "Sir , maybe we can choose to retain a certain amount of strength in the first half of the game, and then decide the tactics for the second half according to the situation. I believe that with your command, we will definitely be able to tide over the difficulties!"

As the No. [-] member of the coaching staff, Queiroz certainly cannot play football, but he was unwilling to express a clear opinion, but gave a vague answer.

In fact, the coaches here all understand that Bremen lost to Benfica and tied with Villarreal, but it really cannot be said that they will definitely lose to Manchester United.

In terms of the personal skill level of the players of several teams, Benfica is the strongest, followed by Villarreal, and Manchester United is the weakest!
It's like cats are afraid of dogs, dogs are afraid of sticks, sticks are afraid of mice, and mice are afraid of cats. It is an interesting cycle. German teams are often strong in physical confrontation, but afraid of technical teams. Correspondingly, they are fighting against the same team. When the Premier League teams with strong physical confrontation ability meet, they can take advantage of it and use their technical advantages to win.

Specifically, Manchester United's magic weapon for defeating the enemy, such as fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions and strong impact, these characteristics do not pose a threat to the Bundesliga team.

Then, when Manchester United meets Werder Bremen, if they want to win, they must go all out. If they want to save for the league, it is very dangerous. Queiroz's idea of ​​​​testing the half-court first is actually very dangerous. , because in a close game, every minute is precious. Once Manchester United falls behind in the first 1 minutes, who can guarantee that they can save the defeat in the last 45 minutes?

The main reason why Queiroz said this may be that he does not want to confront Ferguson head-on.

His current status is not only Ferguson's think tank, but the team's No. [-] man. He is always ready to take over the Manchester United coach after the old Ferguson retires, or at worst, create for himself through his performance at Manchester United. Other coaching opportunities, such as the throne of the Portuguese national team... All of these require not only ability, but also tactful handling and the ability to communicate with the working partners around you.

"Well, then! ... It's up to me to make the decision and take responsibility for it. We played it safe in the first half and used the youth players to attack Werder Bremen's defense! Just choose the appearance of this game according to this idea List of players!"

Ferguson has finally made a decision, and only he is qualified to make this decision. The so-called greater power comes with greater responsibility. He is the head coach and team manager, and he holds great power in his hands. Of course, he should also bear the greatest responsibility.

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"Turin Sports News" announced the selection process of the 2005 European Golden Boy Award. This process is similar to the previous two, only slightly fine-tuned in time.

First of all, "Turin Sports News" will publish a list of 10 candidates in the Thursday edition on October 27 on the basis of extensive solicitation of opinions. The following young players, as the final voting objects, will then send ballots to 40 of the most famous sports media in Europe and invite them to become judges.

Secondly, on November 11, the "Turin Sports Daily" announced the list of the top three players shortlisted for the Golden Boy Award.

Finally, on December 12th, announce the final winners of the current European Golden Boy Awards, as well as the scores of the top ten, and agree on the time and place for awarding the trophy to the new Golden Boys.

The voting rule for the Golden Boy Award is that each ballot can select five players from the candidates, and they will be scored according to their positions, No. 110 points, No. 27 points, No. 35 points, No. 4 three points, and No. 51 three points. [-] points, these ballots will be counted and summarized by "Turin Sports News", and the person with the highest score will win the European Golden Boy Award.

Theoretically speaking, the highest score for the winner of the Golden Boy Award is 300 points, but in fact, in the previous two selections, the highest score for Rooney in 2004 was 233 points, which means that he scored 7 points per vote. The high score shows that he has been affirmed by most of the judges, and there are many votes to rank him first.

From this point of view, it is very difficult for Ronando to win the European Golden Boy Award. After all, there are too many competitors. Ronando does not play in the five major European leagues most of the time, and his influence is less one chip.

However, Ronando's performance in the new season's Manchester United team is closely related to whether he can be shortlisted for the 40-man list. Secondly, his performance in the next month will determine whether those European media will choose him. How many points one of the five players selected will give him, which will determine what benefits Ronando can finally gain in the selection of this year's Golden Boy Award.

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Carrington Old Trafford on Tuesday 10 October.

Since Manchester United's last home game was against Benfica at home on the 27th of last month, followed by two away games and the truce on the national team match day, Old Trafford has not hosted official matches for 20 days. For the Red Devils fans who like to watch football, this is tantamount to living like a year.

Now, everyone has finally waited for another home match day. Manchester United fans from all directions, like a festival, flocked to Old Trafford happily.

There is less than one and a half months left in 2005. At the end of each year, although the Premier League does not have any important official award selections, some annual awards in Europe have already entered the countdown.

For example, FIFA's World Footballer and Miss Football, the Golden Globe Award (also known as European Footballer) from "French Football", and the world's best player from the British "World Football" magazine. These three awards are known as the most prestigious in football. The selection of the gold content will be announced in the middle and early December, and in the two months before that, the performance of the candidate players is an important reference.

In the selection of these top awards, it has basically nothing to do with Manchester United, because Manchester United did not have any bright spots in the league and the Champions League last season, and the big-name stars in the team did not have any outstanding results. Forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, because of his lack of playing time last season, the number of goals was not enough to watch, and he had no chance to compete for the grand prize.

In international and European football, the most beautiful stars this year are Ronaldinho Ronaldinho, the winner of the World Footballer of the Year last year, who played for Barcelona, ​​and Frank Lampard, the midfielder of Chelsea. , last season's UEFA Champions League best player Steven Gerrard, Barcelona's top scorer Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o (only one goal behind Diego Forlán), Arsenal striker Thierry Henry and others.

Of course, in addition to these top awards, there is also the European Golden Boy Award known as the "Little Golden Globe Award".

In this top award for young players, Manchester United has strong competitiveness. The first is Rooney, who won this award last year. He just turned 10 in October this year and is still within the selection age for the Golden Boy Award. , once the reelection is successful, it will be a good story in football.

Secondly, Ronaldo's performance in Benfica and Manchester United is enough to make him the basis for being able to squeeze into the forefront of the Golden Boy Awards. The only flaw is that he has fewer tests in the top league. In the next 1~2 Months of performance will help improve people's skepticism about Ronando.

Apart from Rooney and Ronaldo, Manchester United's young striker Giuseppe Rossi and central defender Gerard Piqué naturally have no hope of winning the award, but by virtue of their status as Manchester United's first-team players, they barely squeezed into 40 people There are also some possibilities for the candidate list. Once they enter the candidate list, they will quickly increase their attention.

Now that Ferguson has set the tone for this crucial match of the Champions League, then, the arrogant Sir Alex simply waved his hand and sent all four "prospective candidates" to the field!

In other words, how many big-name clubs in Europe can get a share in the selection of various awards at the end of the year is related to the face of their respective clubs. If a giant club does not even have a sip of soup in such a feast, then, The media will criticize an "unsuccessful year" in a mocking tone, and the fans will also appear weak during the Christmas and New Year's Day at the end of the year.

There is no winter break in the Premier League, and from before Christmas at the end of the year to New Year's Day, the league density is extremely high, known as the "Christmas War". A dark horse with insufficient bench strength will lose its true colors and become mediocre.

Rooney, Ronando, Gerard Pique, Giuseppe Rossi, four young players under the age of 21 are on the stage together. This is the implementation of Sir Alex Ferguson's pre-match strategy, and it is also to build momentum for these players...

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Goalkeeper: No. 19 Edwin van der Sar

Forwards: No. 42 Giuseppe Rossi, No. 8 Wayne Rooney
Midfielders: No. 11 Ryan Giggs, No. 16 Roy Keane, No. 18 Paul Scholes, No. 22 Cristiano Ronaldo

Defenders: No. 4 Gabriel Heinze, No. 5 Rio Ferdinand, No. 28 Gerard Pique, No. 2 Gary Neville

When Manchester United's starting list appeared in front of everyone, everyone was shocked by Ferguson's generosity!

Very bold!
Although Manchester United has basically formed the most mature lineup in the midfield, only Gerard Pique is a rookie, and the other positions are the team's most experienced stars and other figures, but in the most important On the front line, it is played by young players.

Wayne Rooney was pushed to the center position, and the 18-year-old teenager Giuseppe Rossi made his first start in an important game as a hidden forward.

And Ronando, everyone now knows that the most meaningful contribution of Ronando to Manchester United is his role in offense. He is an important piece for Manchester United to break through the opponent's defense.

That is to say, except for veteran winger Ryan Giggs, the average age of the three Manchester United strikers will be less than 19 years old!
If this is an irrelevant game, then that’s fine. The key is that today is a game that cannot be lost. It can even be said that it is a game that cannot be tied. Manchester United must win. In the Bundesliga Werder Bremen Take all 3 points, otherwise, when the UEFA Champions League group stage is halfway through, Manchester United will fall to No.3 or even No.4 in Group D, then Manchester United's sky will collapse!
Bremen coach Thomas Schaff: "Yes! I personally respect Manchester United, and I also have a lot of respect for Sir Alex, but Werder Bremen is by no means a fish! We come to the Champions League D The group is definitely not just for turning around, our goal is very clear, which is to grab a qualifying spot in group D!"

This is Thomas Schaff's brief speech at the regular press conference two hours before the game.

Obviously, the arrogant Thomas Schaff got a little angry. The rigid German must think that his team has been "insulted". Logically speaking, Ferguson should have the strongest lineup under him, at least Sending Ruud van Nistelrooy, the team's first striker, is worthy of Bremen's reputation.

Now, Ferguson put Van Nistelrooy on the bench and instead sent out an 18-year-old young striker without any reputation or experience. Isn't he shabby Bremen and Thomas Schaaf?
Could it be that Werder Bremen is so unworthy of attention, and they only need to send a few little kids to win the game?

Goalkeeper: No. 1 Andres Reinke

Forwards: No. 9 Nelson Valdes, No. 11 Miroslav Klose

Midfielders: No. 24 Tim Borowski, No. 10 John Miku, No. 22 Torsten Frings, No. 6 Frank Bowman (captain)
Defenders: No. 27 Christian Schulz, No. 15 Ovo Moyera, No. 4 Nardo Rodriguez, No. 16 Leon Andreasson

Compared with the slightly reserved Manchester United, Werder Bremen did not dare to have the slightest reservation. Thomas Schaff carefully selected eleven players as the starting lineup. Due to fear of Manchester United's strong attack power, he not only Sending the most powerful players at the back, and sending an intercepting midfield configuration in the midfield.

Except for No. 10 attacking midfielder and French veteran John Micoud, the other three midfielders are all defensive midfielders or midfielders. These three midfielders are all tall and fierce in interception. The body collision ability is strong, and it is especially handy for anti-high-altitude balls.

For example, Tim Borowski, the left midfielder, is a big midfielder with a height of 194cm. He is considered by the German media to be the ideal successor of the German midfielder Michael Ballack. Any position in the midfield not only has a strong defensive ability, but also has delicate footwork, excellent headers, and comprehensive scoring and assist capabilities. He has often become the key man of the team.

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Danish referee Doles Larsson, 43 years old, is a very dedicated referee. He always sweats profusely because of running too actively on the field, and his slightly thin body With his face and short uneven hair, he looked like a very ordinary middle-aged uncle doing manual labor.

Speaking of the Danish referee Doles, Manchester United fans are no strangers!
Last season, when Manchester United got out of the group stage, they encountered Serie A powerhouse AC Milan. In the first round, they fell behind at home because of a goal from AC Milan striker Hernan Crespo. The referee at that time was Dorothy Larson.

In that game, Manchester United lost again by one goal, with a total score of 0:2, losing the chance to continue to advance.

The reason why Manchester United lost was largely because midfielder Paul Scholes was shown two yellow cards by Dolores Larsson during the game. As a result, two yellow cards turned into one red and he was sent off!

For such a result, Manchester United fans are naturally full of opinions, using various methods to satirize and denounce Doris Larsson's "unscrupulous behavior", but the referee Ferguson seemed relatively calm. He did not criticize Paul after the game. Scholes was sent off for dissent, but conceded that Dolores Larsson's decision was the right one.

From this point, we can see Ferguson's cunning and cunning. He is definitely not just a vulgar Scottish old man who always likes to bluff.

Even if Ferguson is dissatisfied with Dulles Larson's penalty, so what?

UEFA has an unwritten practice for cup games such as the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League. In case of important matches, when the UEFA referee committee selects the referee on the spot, it will give priority to referees from countries other than the five major leagues to enforce the law. , which is the "neutral country referee principle", this is to avoid collusion among big clubs and obtain illegitimate benefits.

The Danish referee Dolores Larsson is not too old. He will have a lot of chances to officiate Manchester United in the future. If Ferguson can’t help but find trouble with Dolores Larsson, it is tantamount to finding a stumbling block for Manchester United. .

Enemies such as Spain's "pig-headed referee" Luis Medina should always be as few as possible, otherwise, everyone will think that Manchester United is arrogance and favor.

(End of this chapter)