Hero of the Penalty Area

Chapter 58 The second time in twenty-eight years (the first one asks for a monthly pass)

Since losing to Liverpool at his home game last season, Ferguson has been doing one thing-to rebuild the confidence of Manchester United players, telling them that losing a game is no big deal, and Manchester United can definitely make a comeback next season. Liverpool won one more than the Premier League champion. What qualifications do we have to win in front of Manchester United? Therefore, in the face of Liverpool, Manchester United players must have such a consciousness.

What he said was quite right, but he was very lucky this time because the media was always against him...

He has finally instilled in everyone, "In the Premier League, Liverpool's history is not as brilliant as ours, so we don't have to worry about gains and losses because of the victory or defeat of a game."

The media over there hyped "Old Trafford was a watershed between the future and the past of the Premier League. Manchester United was brilliant in the past, but they are now on the decline. Although Liverpool's league champions are less, they represent the future." ."

The morale and confidence that has finally gathered has wiped out the overwhelming "watershed theory" of the media. Can you say that Ferguson can not be angry?

Ferguson was so angry that he wanted to block all the media that said that.

But this time there are too many media saying so... If he were to be blocked, then Manchester United's press conference scene would be deserted. Although Ferguson is very strong and has personality, but he is not stupid. This kind of thing is done by stupid people at first glance, and he will not do it.

When the transfer window opened, Liverpool frequently made moves in the transfer market. Pepe and Getze were again in charge. The media was even more conducive to hype the "watershed". To say that Liverpool are so generous, it shows that the future belongs to them, and Manchester United has not moved so far, indicating that the era of Manchester United has passed, and Manchester United is now fading away...

Ferguson was particularly passive.

As a last resort, he ran to find Glazer, doing both hard and soft, before he was about to come and bought a few people, especially when he snatched Modric from Real Madrid.

But this also makes him more hostile to Liverpool-all this shows one thing, Liverpool is really Manchester United's old enemy, if you change to other opponents, I am afraid that they will not be able to force Manchester United to be so embarrassed. If it weren't for Liverpool, he would ignore what the media said.

After the start of the new season, Liverpool has been advancing all the way, winning eight straight and undefeated in nine rounds, making Manchester United seem to be a failure. Although ranked second in the league, Liverpool is ranked first in the league! And it's a fifth.

At this time, those noisy media are still constantly mentioning such nonsense as "Manchester United dynasty is dying and Liverpool is restoring".

Ferguson was in trouble.

He coached Manchester United for twenty-eight years, and only once did he feel this way.

It was during the 1989-1990 season. The previous season, Manchester United fell into a trough under Ferguson's leadership. At the end of the season, it was only ranked 11th, and there was no outstanding performance in the English League Cup and the FA Cup. The impatient fans didn’t see Ferguson’s tricks. On the day he served as Manchester United’s head coach for three years, a fan played a placard that read: “Three years have passed without excuses. Fergie should leave get out of class. ".

It is conceivable that Ferguson was under tremendous pressure at that time.

Under such circumstances, the 1989-1990 season became his most critical season. The poor results last season made him lose his reputation. The continued downturn in the league this season caused Manchester United to consider firing Ferguson. At the beginning of 1990, Ferguson arrived at Manchester United's most difficult moment. At this time, Ferguson ushered in his opponent Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup.

At that time, Nottingham Forest, although not as brilliant as it was in the early 1980s, was still a strong team that cannot be ignored in England. Under the leadership of legendary coach Brian Clough, it was enough to make Manchester United fall behind.

In the FA Cup quarter-finals, Manchester United challenged Nottingham Forest away. Before that game, there were rumors and rumors, and insiders declared that if this game loses, Manchester United will fire Ferguson.

In fact, Manchester United played very hard in that game. For a while, Ferguson was ready to accept his fate and rolled out of Old Trafford. But Mark Robbins' goal saved Ferguson, and Manchester United eliminated Nottingham Forest with a score of 1-0. Manchester United, who passed the Nottingham Forest level, reached the FA Cup final in one go. In the England FA Cup final, Manchester United drew 3-3 with Crystal Palace, and won the FA Cup 1-0 in the playoff.

At that time the Premier League had not yet been established. As the oldest event, the FA Cup's status in the hearts of English fans and teams is very important. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is comparable to the Champions League.

To be able to win the FA Cup, Ferguson has already completed a leap from a sinner to a successful minister. So although after the end of the season, Manchester United only won thirteenth in the league, and the ranking was not as good as the previous season, no one raised the topic of letting Ferguson go.

Ferguson is lucky, and Manchester United is also lucky. It was precisely because of that 1:0 that Manchester United had the brilliance that followed in the Premier League era.

Ferguson now is under pressure as much as it was then. Although no fans hung up banners on the stadium to ask him to get out, he knew that the media was hyping his successor.

The only difference from last time is that this time they did not think that Ferguson was not strong enough, but that Ferguson should serve the old and should go home for the elderly, leaving this position to younger people.

The last time he encountered this kind of pressure, he was still young. After passing that level, he had time to lead Manchester United to prove himself. But this time... even if he survived, how could it be? How many years can his body allow him to be in this position? It is almost impossible for him to lead Manchester United back to the last glorious achievement.

This is the reason why many people are not optimistic about Ferguson-age.

Over the years, this is a merciless sword that can't survive no matter how great a hero is.

Ferguson is old, how can he compete with O'Neal and Chen Yingxiong's Liverpool?

If Ferguson is ten years younger, maybe public opinion is turning one side in the other and supporting him.

It was just because he was old that Ferguson realized the coldness of the world again.

But this did not defeat him, but instead inspired his infinite fighting spirit.

Ferguson's life has been this way-others questioned him, he draws other people's faces.

In Aberdeen, no one would think that this young combination coach can create any achievements to make future generations remember him. He led Aberdeen to break the "Glasgow duo" Wanderers and Celtics team. A 15-year monopoly of domestic champions. In eight years, he won three Soviet Premier League titles, four Scottish FA Cup titles, and one Scottish League Cup title. The most prominent record was the victory over Real Madrid in 1983 and the European Cup Winners’ Cup. .

Needless to say in Manchester United's story, it has been mentioned before.

This time, Ferguson will not easily admit defeat. He will have to compete with "common sense" and "rules". He wants everyone to know that old dog has several teeth too!

So Liverpool are now five points ahead, but he did not give up. He is suffocating to give Liverpool a fatal blow at Anfield.

His idea is very simple-since you Liverpool can rely on defeating us at Old Trafford to build momentum and reverse public opinion and the situation. Why can't we copy it? Let us also defeat you at Anfield and turn the situation around!

He even wanted to see, when his team defeated Manchester United on the road, what the **** who preached that "Manchester United is getting worse" have something to say.

For this game, he has been preparing for a long time.

Even Sunderland had to draw his own Manchester United at Old Trafford in order to create an illusion to the outside world-Manchester United is indeed going downhill, and it is not only incapable of facing a team like Liverpool. Even teams like Sunderland can bully them.

Huluo Pingyang was bullied by a dog, and now Manchester United is not as good as a dog.

If Liverpool despise them because of this, Ferguson's goal will be achieved.

In fact, he thinks Liverpool will despise them. If it wasn't possible last season, it will almost certainly be this season. Because now the public opinion is overwhelmingly in support of Liverpool, tending to think that Liverpool has put Manchester United under this kind of argument.

This kind of argument is so marketable that Ferguson does not believe that it will not affect Liverpool. Even if Liverpool’s coach Martin O’Neal is wise and calm and not fooled, he can guarantee that his men will not be crazy? The players have their own thoughts, and the coach Shi can't control their thoughts.

As long as half of the Liverpool starters underestimate the enemy, then Manchester United has a chance.

On the other hand, Ferguson constantly instilled in the Manchester United players the belief that “this is a battle for revenge, this is a crucial battle for revenge” in order to stimulate the anger of Manchester United players when facing Liverpool players. . He doesn't mind making this game a Shura hell, as long as he can beat Liverpool, he will do whatever it takes.

If you compare Manchester United to an empire, this game is related to the key battle of the national game.

If you lose, I'm afraid the collapse of the empire is really only a matter of time...

Of course, Manchester United still has a home game, and they can win a game at home. But the opponent has beaten himself once at his home court. If he can't win back at the opponent's home court, his morale will fall. What if he returns to his home court and wins?

momentum!

When the strong are competing, it is not skills and tactics to compete, and it is often the momentum that determines the victory or defeat.

Chen Yingxiong has a good saying.

Lao Tzu can lose everything, but the momentum must not lose!

This sentence is equally relevant when used on Manchester United coach Ferguson.

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