"Why do you look like you're giving up on the league?"
This is what Ferguson said to George Lee when his master and apprentice met again in the 30th round of the league.
It is true that Ferguson would ask this. After all, the two teams are very tight in the league, ranking first and second respectively. It would be okay if this game ended in a draw, but if the final result was that a certain team won in the end, the difference in points would be huge.
If Leeds United wins, they will narrow the gap with Manchester United to only 1 point. If Manchester United wins, then Manchester United will be 7 points ahead of Leeds United. With only 8 rounds left in the league, there is a high probability that they can win the championship early. It is even more likely that Chelsea, ranked third, will overtake Leeds United.
So this is a game that no one can lose, but George Lee was absent in such an important game and sent a starting lineup mainly composed of young players. This made Ferguson confused for a while.
Logically speaking, Ferguson knew that his disciples would not be able to give up such an important game so generously, but judging from the starting lineup, the opponents were obviously not their original main players.
George Lee glared at Ferguson, and then looked at the Manchester United starter in front. Ronaldinho, Rooney, Scholes, Giggs, Vidic and other main players were all included, but they did not start because Robinson and Ferdinand were injured.
"You think I do?" he said to Ferguson, who was chewing gum. "You only have one or two injuries here. I have enough injuries to line up one starter to win the Champions League."
"Shit, you're the only one in the team now, and I can only say that they're not even that interesting."
"What do you know? If you have the ability, take one and let me see it this year."
"Take it, I will not only win the Champions League this year, I will also win the league..."
The old man and the young man kept bickering in the tunnel, refusing to give in to anyone.
It wasn't until just before the game started that George Lee changed the topic and interrupted Ferguson's "hair dryer".
"Old man, do you want to retire?"
"I......"
When asked this question, Ferguson was speechless for a moment.
"Look, I am just like today's Leeds United, infinitely young." George Li pointed at his team, "And don't look down on young people, old man."
This sentence not only talks about Lee George himself, but also shows that Leeds United's performance today will definitely surprise Ferguson.
And Ferguson also stopped chewing gum. The words of his disciples verified his guess. Today, Leeds United came prepared and did not give up the game.
^^^
At the kick-off, except for the two central defenders Granqvist and Albrüsson, all other members of Leeds United came to the center line.
Just like a football kickoff.
"What is this kid doing?" Ferguson looked on in confusion.
Also surprised were the Manchester United players. They had never seen this formation before. They looked at each other and had no idea what they wanted to do to those players.
"du~"
The referee blew his whistle, which helped Manchester United and all the home fans solve the mystery.
Arnesen in the center circle flicked the ball, and after receiving the ball, Robben passed it directly back to Barry behind him.
But Barry didn't even pay attention to the relatively powerful ball. Instead, he flashed past the ball and ran forward with all his strength.
At the same time, there were other Leeds United players running forward. They even started earlier than Barry. They were already running forward when Arnesen kicked off.
"Warming up isn't enough!"
Albuchesson met the ball that Barry missed and shouted. Then he kicked forward with a big kick and passed the ball to the team's left.
The ball was flying towards Manchester United's right back Wes Brown, but Brown really didn't want to catch the ball because he had already seen Leeds United's Bell, Arnesen and Sigurdsson flying towards him. . He can stop the ball, but he understands that if he gets the ball, he may not be able to pass it out.
It wouldn't work if he didn't catch it. The ball was just a little high when it came over, and it wouldn't go out of bounds after it landed. If Leeds United got the ball like this, Brown would probably be drowned in Ferguson's saliva.
Brown couldn't care less. He faced the ball flying toward him and jumped high to point the ball to his teammates in the midfield.
He headed the ball to Manchester United midfielder Anderson before the Leeds United players surrounded him.
"Don't......"
Anderson was about to say not to pass it, but it was too late. There were also two Leeds United players around him staring at him.
"Fxxk!" The ball came too fast and Anderson couldn't handle it properly.
He could only pass the ball to the central defender behind him immediately.
But because he wanted to get rid of the Leeds United players around him so much, he didn't see the Leeds United players staring at the central defender.
Next to O'Shea, who replaced Ferdinand today, was Arnesen who had just come over from Brown.
Before Anderson could pass the ball, he confirmed that the Brazilian with his back had only one passing route. Arnesen quickly ran towards the passing route between Anderson and O'Shea.
"Huh~"
The Leeds United fans at the scene have already felt Leeds United's determination for this game today. They were extremely happy to see Manchester United make mistakes after the start.
With all the fans watching, Arneson actually intercepted Anderson's pass.
After taking the ball, he did not stop. Instead, he made a fake move to the left facing O'Shea who had already started, then deceived O'Shea's center of gravity and immediately broke through to the right.
"Huh~"
The Leeds United fans were even more excited than before. If Arnesen passed the ball, it would be a one-man goal.
At the same time, Manchester United's Foster, who replaced Robinson today, is ready to attack. If Arnesen doesn't come out, he might really score after the breakthrough. It is also possible to set a record for the fastest goal scored in the Premier League, and then his shadow of Foster will definitely appear in future highlights.
People may forget Brown who headed the ball, Anderson who passed the ball, and O'Shea who was passed by, but Foster, who is the goalkeeper, will probably be played on an infinite loop.
Fortunately, someone here at Manchester United stood up and helped Foster.
As soon as Arnesen got rid of O'Shea and entered the penalty area, he was disrupted by a fierce tackle from the flanking Manchester United player.
Vidic!
After completing the tackle, Vidic did not even look at the referee, but immediately stood up and destroyed the ball with a kick. The movement was so fast that he almost collided with Foster who was attacking.
Foster was very excited when he saw his teammates destroying the ball before him. He hugged Vidic and cheered for his defense.
Vidic also gave friendly high-fives to his teammates, but his eyes were always staring at Arnesen on the ground.
He felt that Leeds United's forward at the forefront today might really cause a lot of trouble for Manchester United's defense.
Arneson was pulled up by the Leeds United players behind him, and they did not argue with the referee. Because the referee had just signaled that this was a perfect tackle, and Leeds United's brawler Smith was in the stands today.
"It's really hard to kick, this kid."
Off the court, Ferguson was so shocked by Arneson's performance that he broke into a cold sweat. When he spoke, he looked towards the home team's coaching bench.
