Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 446 The Weird Event in the Dressing Room
On the afternoon of November 2005, 11, the visiting team's dressing room at the Valley Stadium in South London.

Manchester United coach Ferguson: "Okay! There is nothing to say, I need a hearty victory in this game! The goal of the game has been revised, children, let's fight!"

In the original plan, Manchester United's mission in this round of the league is reserved, and a small victory is enough, because, in the next week, Manchester United will usher in a life-and-death battle, which is the fifth place in Group D of the Champions League. This round is equivalent to a battle that will determine the fate of Manchester United and Villarreal. No matter which side loses, although it cannot be said that they will be declared out of the Champions League immediately, at least the situation of qualifying is very slim. Here, it is not only necessary to win, but also depends on the faces of other teams.

Villarreal 6 points, Manchester United 5 points, Benfica 5 points, Werder Bremen 4 points.

In such a situation, no matter who looks at it, they will have to frown. There are only two rounds left in the Champions League group stage. Even if Bremen, the last ranked Bundesliga, wins two consecutive games, they can securely qualify with 10 points , and the top-ranked Villarreal if they lose both games, they will also be out of the game, which means that no team dares to relax in the slightest and must fight with all their strength!

Under such circumstances, of course Manchester United is unwilling to fight Charlton in the league to the death, and then go to fight Villarreal after getting exhausted, that is a fool.

However, Charlton coach Alan Kirbishley's counterattack made Ferguson feel ashamed, and he issued an order to let the team let go!

"Sir Ferguson...the fifth round of the Champions League will be in four days. Didn't we make a plan, play half of the main league, and try our best to win the yellow submarine Villarreal?...Sir, there is no need to fight Alan? Kobishli is fighting." Queiroz hesitated for a moment, but still tried to persuade him.

"Battle? Carlos, do you think I'm just fighting Kirby? You're wrong, my friend... We haven't won a hearty victory for a whole month!"

Ferguson's expression suddenly became a little excited, and he raised his tone: "Manchester United! We are the Red Devils Manchester United! If we can win a big victory today, it will boost our morale! Maybe we have been silent since mid-October. It's been too long, and this time has made some people forget that we are invincible! So, we should teach Charlton a lesson!"

Ferguson gave Queiroz a lot of face. Although he still insisted on his point of view, he also gave a reason: a big victory can boost the morale of the team.

In other words, Carlos Queiroz can be regarded as Ferguson's old follower. Before becoming Ferguson's assistant, Queiroz had served as the head coach of the Portuguese national youth team, Sporting Lisbon, the UAE national team, and the South African national team. Such a resume can at least be said Queiroz is the head coach of the national team. Having a coach like him willing to be an assistant is to give Ferguson enough face.

So under normal circumstances, Ferguson will also attach great importance to Queiroz's opinion, which is completely different from the attitude towards several other first-team coaches.

However, the current situation is somewhat speechless. Anyone who is not a fool can tell that Mr. Ferguson is not only a little arrogant this time, but also a little bully!
At the pre-match preparation meeting for this game, Ferguson agreed and personally decided on the plan of "preserving strength" for the battle against Charlton. Overturned, changed to "to boost morale, we need to fight with all our strength", speaking from the heart, these two ideas cannot be said to be right or wrong, and they both have some truth. For example, what Ferguson now means is that Manchester United is in this month. The game has been stumbling, and the final victory over Chelsea was only a small victory, which makes people feel aggrieved.

However, Ferguson talked to himself, no matter how you look at it, it makes people feel that he is relying on the authority of the head coach, relying on his own mouth to be bigger than others and bully others!
In other words, Ferguson has always kept his promises in the dressing room of Manchester United. Even if he bullies others with his authority, so what. He is the head coach and is responsible for everything about the team. He is the final decision That person, there is no need for democracy in the locker room. Even if everyone else opposes it, as long as Ferguson insists, Manchester United must listen to him. This is the first rule of the locker room: the head coach is the boss!

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"Coach, what you said is very reasonable. But can you modify it a little bit... When we attacked in the first half, if we achieved our goal, we should close it in the second half?"

Just when almost everyone acquiesced to Ferguson's statement, and even Queiroz himself gave up insisting on his opinion, another person suddenly spoke. Although the tone of this person's speech was respectful, the meaning in his words was still questioning Ferguson's temporary decision was just a small step back on the basis of Queiroz. He suggested that Ferguson give up the full-court onslaught, and choose to only attack the first half and see the effect before deciding how to play in the second half.

This opinion is tantamount to neutralizing the views of Ferguson and Queiroz, but it is worth mentioning that this person still expressed his opposition to Ferguson!

Captain Manchester United!Temporary fitness coach!Roy Keane!

The iron-blooded captain of Manchester United with a strong personality spoke. Not long ago, he almost broke with Ferguson because of the "second flying boot door". Finally, with the efforts of club chairman Joel Glazer, he transformed into the team captain and physical coach , His current status is also equivalent to Ferguson's assistant. With his temper, it is not difficult to understand that he does not fully agree with Ferguson's remarks.

However, as soon as Roy Keane finished speaking, another slightly stiff accent joined in. It was the first-team England coach Steven Round: "Sir Ferguson, I think Coach Keane's opinion is very reasonable. .”

Swish!
The locker room immediately fell silent, and no one dared to speak.

The atmosphere is a bit weird!
At the beginning, Queiroz and Ferguson had some disagreements, which is normal. Queiroz’s status in the team has always been relatively neutral. He is the only one who can make substantive amendments to Ferguson. Ross, a well-known coach of the European Latin faction, regards the other party as his own think tank. Since he is a think tank, it is logical to put forward a point of view. As for whether to adopt it, it is entirely up to Ferguson himself.

However, today's incident was a bit unusual. After Ferguson dismissed Queiroz's objections, Roy Keane and Steven Lund jumped out one after the other.

Roy Keane's attitude was reasonable. He put forward a neutral opinion that was neither left nor right, but Steven Round was much more direct. He directly stated that he was on Roy Keane's side. Support Roy Keane!

Ever since, a small disagreement, which was not a big deal at first, turned into a big collision with a little spark!

Assistant coach Queiroz + captain and fitness coach Roy Keane + coach Steven Round, jointly challenged Ferguson's absolute authority...

In other words, Ferguson has maintained hegemony in the Manchester United dressing room for more than ten years. At this moment, he was shaken. A certain form of provocation, the result of this provocation is that once Ferguson withdraws his opinion, he has maintained an unshakable authority in the Manchester United dressing room for more than ten years, and there is a danger of overturning!
How old is it?Ferguson's authority in the locker room is in danger?
Since Ferguson led his team to win the English FA Cup in 1990, his authority in the dressing room has gradually become stable. At the time of the first top league championship in 1993, Ferguson's authority in the locker room had become unbreakable. Finally, the unprecedented European Triple Crown in 26 brought Ferguson's authority to the peak. team, but also anyone in the club!
For more than ten years, anyone who challenged Ferguson's authority in various forms ended badly. The most typical example was the sudden retirement of Manchester United's core captain Eric Cantona in 31 when he was only 1997 years old at the time. Suddenly leaving Serie A Lazio, and worst of all, in 2001, Manchester United CEO Kenyon fled to Chelsea, and Beckham was forced to be sold to Real Madrid. In this series of events, Ferguson's hegemony cannot be escaped.

However, for more than ten years, Ferguson has been the only standing figure of the Red Devils Manchester United. Even Bobby Charlton has been purged, but he has the power alone, and his authority is even better than before.

So, facing the joint provocation of Queiroz + Roy Keane + Steven Round this year, how will Ferguson choose?
"Jimmy! Inform the referee team to change the starting lineup. Wayne replaced Jose Pereira and changed to 4-4-2!...In the first half, the whole team attacked from all three sides! The goal led by two goals! Alright, let's start preparing!"

At this moment, Ferguson's face appeared calm, even a little unhappy. He first turned his head to the side and gave an order for a temporary substitution to the first-team Scottish coach Jimmy Ramsden. The assignment of the game was for all players and coaches. After two short sentences, Ferguson turned around, opened the door, and walked out...

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The Manchester United team in the away game temporarily changed their roster one hour before the game. The main striker Wayne Rooney replaced the Brazilian striker Jose Pereira. The reason?The Brazilian suddenly became unwell and was unable to play!

In the away game of Manchester United, coach Ferguson came to the bench alone early, and then sat quietly in his exclusive seat, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

When the Manchester United team played away, when the entrance ceremony was held, the expressions of all the players were very silent, which looked somewhat similar to the last round of the league against Chelsea.

But this is precisely what is difficult to understand. When Manchester United played against Chelsea at home last time, the team had just experienced disastrous defeats in the league and the Champions League, and their morale was low. The team was at the moment when their lives were hanging by a thread. They had to defeat the mighty Chelsea to survive. , After that game, there were even rumors that once Manchester United lost that game, coach Ferguson might retire, so it is understandable that the Manchester United players looked nervous at the time.

Why is Manchester United so silent today?
Can the underdog Charlton also give Manchester United a head-on blow, causing Manchester United to lose valuable league points and once again widening the gap with the top team Chelsea?
This is a bit unimaginable. Charlton this season, at the beginning of the season, was once a great dark horse. This team had amazingly won five consecutive victories in the first five rounds of the league and tied with Chelsea for the lead. It was not until the sixth round when they met Chelsea that they were defeated by two goals, including the 2-0 home victory against Liverpool that made Charlton fans ecstatic. Because of this, Charlton's top scorer Darren? Bent was honored to win the player of the month award for the first time this season.

But all of these are fleeting. Since losing to Chelsea in September, Charlton, the dark horse, has been beaten back to his original form. After five consecutive victories, his record is 2 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. In the last round, he was beaten 4 times by Blackburn. : 1, big defeat.

If such a Charlton team can scare the Red Devils Manchester United into worry before the game, is it possible?

If you think carefully about Charlton’s performance before the game, you will know that even Charlton himself does not have much hope for this game. For example, Charlton’s coach Alan Kirbishley, although he did not give Ferguson Face, but we must also admit that Manchester United is strong, and the only one who can talk about it is their own forward Darren. The number of goals scored by Manchester United's three main scorers is 16. This number will stretch Darren Bent's goals by a few streets.

As for the reason why Darren Bent took the initiative to provoke Ronando, it is easier to understand. After all, he did not have too much opinion on Ronando himself, but wanted to improve his reputation by stepping on Ronando!

Charlton striker Darren Bent had no enmity with Ronando before that, and the two had never even met each other. He had no reason to bring hatred.

Darren Bent attacked Ronando for three reasons. First, Ronando was competing for the Golden Boy Award and received a lot of attention from the media. Darren Bent hitched a ride; second, Darren Bent In the past, the main battlefield was the English Championship. This season is his first full Premier League season. This is similar to Ronaldo, and their age can also be said to be similar; third, Darren Bent's goals are just right One more goal than Ronando, if he doesn't know how to use this ready-made fame, his agent is a fool!

After combining these situations, we can draw some conclusions about this game.

In fact, the media hype up the dispute between Ronando and Darren Bent is trying to create some bright spots for the game and make the game more attractive. Isn’t that the meaning of the media’s existence? They are the ones who hype the news His own line and responsibility are his duty, but it does not mean that the media will think that Charlton can overthrow the mighty Manchester United at home.

As for the fact that Charlton beat Liverpool by two goals in the third round, which shows that this team has a certain combat effectiveness, it has little practical value. In layman's terms, who doesn't eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year!

Charlton used to be a dark horse at the beginning of the league, but not anymore, look at Charlton's home record after September, before this game, Bolton beat Charlton at the Valley Stadium, the underdog Fuller Mu also drew with Charlton here, and Tottenham also won. In addition to Chelsea, Charlton has actually suffered a four-match winless streak at his home stadium, the Valley Stadium. Such a team is a dark horse. Does anyone believe...

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Goalkeeper: No. 19 Edwin van der Sar

Forwards: No. 8 Wayne Rooney, No. 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy
Midfielders: No. 14 Alan Smith, No. 25 Quinton Fortune, No. 24 Darren Fletcher, No. 22 Cristiano Ronaldo

Defenders: No. 27 Miguel Silvestre, No. 5 Rio Ferdinand, No. 28 Gerard Pique, No. 6 Wes Brown
In Manchester United, 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 are standing formations, all players are familiar with these two formations, and even once they receive instructions to change formations during the game, there is no need for coaches or field captains Everyone can quickly switch between the two formations, find their new position, and at the same time ensure that the rhythm of the game will not be disrupted.

Today, Ferguson made temporary adjustments before the game, allowing Rooney to replace the Brazilian midfielder Jose Pereira who should have started. This is not an obstacle for other players.

The professionalism of the players of the giants Manchester United is very high. To put it in an exaggerated way, even if someone randomly selects 11 players from the first team of Manchester United with their eyes closed, without any coach to direct them, these players will follow their habits or the positions they are good at. , can quickly form a team, and this temporary team comes to the field, at least able to compete with other Premier League teams!
However, due to Ferguson's change of players, there was a small problem. As the left midfielder, Alan Smith, his usual position should be forward, midfielder, and right midfielder. He rarely played the position of left midfielder. Now Ferguson ordered The team changes to 4-4-2, so Rooney is the most suitable left midfielder among the players on the field, and Alan Smith is also the most suitable second striker, but in that case, the forward pair of Rooney and Ronaldo The new partner in the field was split into one left and one right.

So, after Ferguson left, the helpless Queiroz organized several coaches present to discuss and decide to let Alan Smith play left midfielder!

Such an arrangement is not very reasonable, but unless Alan Smith is also replaced, for example, Ryan Giggs, the starting left winger, the problem will be solved... However, lacking Ferguson's instructions, another replacement No. [-] starter, who will bear the responsibility?Besides, no matter who issued this order, wouldn't they offend Lord Ferguson again?
Manchester United coach Ferguson dropped the pick, or 50% of the pick. This is the biggest secret in the Manchester United dressing room on this day. Once such a secret is revealed, it will definitely cause an uproar in English football. Therefore, all Manchester United players and The coach, no matter whether his brain is good or not, he consciously shut his mouth and decided to rot this matter in his stomach...

(End of this chapter)