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While Tottenham are gearing up to defeat Manchester United and achieve two consecutive league victories with the residual power of their home victory over Newcastle, Manchester United players are enduring a new round of hair dryers from Ferguson, working hard at the Carrington training base. Practice more. Ferguson had a dark face and the coaching staff watched eagerly from the sidelines to supervise the players' training.
The reason why Manchester United players were punished by Sir Alex Ferguson for extra training on this day that should have been rested is because in the just-concluded Manchester derby, the strong Manchester United actually lost 1 to 4 at the feet of their local rivals Manchester City!
Although Manchester United was playing away from home this time, and main defender Ferdinand was suspended due to a drug test scandal, the way the game was played still made the Manchester United fans who came to watch the game very dissatisfied, and also made Ferguson furious. After all, he was defeated by a team that was inferior to his own, and was beaten four to one by Manchester City, Manchester United's mortal enemy. This result really made Sir Alex feel disgraced.
As a result, Manchester United players became victims of Sir Alex Ferguson's rage. Not only did they enjoy a Ferguson hair dryer after the game, but they also had to give up their usual rest the next day after the game and rush to the Carrington base. Participate in extra training for the team.
However, despite being severely sprayed by Ferguson and having their precious vacation canceled, the Manchester United players did not feel dissatisfied. On the one hand, this is because the prestige that Sir Alex Ferguson has accumulated at Manchester United is enough to suppress everyone in the team, so that the players dare not disobey his orders; on the other hand, the players also understand that this is their weekend goal. Punishment for a heavy defeat to Manchester City in the league.
Losing to Manchester City is nothing. After all, there is no winning general on the football field, and no matter which team will lose sometimes. But the problem is that Manchester United's loss in this game is indeed too embarrassing. One to four, based on Manchester City’s current ranking and status in the Premier League (note: before the Manchester derby, Manchester City had only achieved one win, one draw and three losses in the past five rounds of the league, ranking only sixteenth in the league. Compared with the ranking (Portsmouth, who are third from the bottom, have two points more). Manchester United can still lose so miserably against such a Manchester City team. Even if there is a Champions League match against Porto in midweek, it is really disappointing. Some are unjustifiable.
Therefore, the Manchester United players had no choice but to vent all their energy in training, and at the same time secretly made up their minds to perform well in the weekend match against Tottenham Hotspur - they really didn't want to continue to face the ugly faces and pots every day. Ferguson has a fighting chance.
Of course, there is no need to say more about Tottenham. Both the players and George himself are very interested in this direct competition with Manchester United. Players want to take this opportunity to make a name for themselves in European football, and George intends to use this opportunity to prove that he is already outstanding. You know, even though George was appointed to lead Manchester United to a comeback and win the league last season, some media who like to be unconventional claimed that George relied on the team left by Ferguson to achieve such outstanding results, and it was not his credit at all.
Although this argument does not have much market in the UK, George is still extremely unhappy, and it will also cause misunderstandings among some fans who do not know the truth. Therefore, in order to clear his name, George must achieve excellent results in direct dialogue with Manchester United!
So, with the ardent expectations of fans and players from both sides, the time soon came to March 20. On this day, the entire Tottenham team arrived at Old Trafford by bus two hours before the start of the game and began field acclimatization training to make final preparations for this crucial battle!
Looking at this majestic stadium, George, who returned to his hometown after more than half a year, couldn't help but feel deeply in his heart. After all, it was here that he took the first step to become a head coach, and it was also here that he won the first championship trophy in his coaching career. Therefore, George can be said to have quite deep feelings for this place where he has worked for five years.
"George, you are doing a great job at Tottenham now. You are indeed my most proud disciple." Just as George was looking at the Old Trafford Stadium with emotion, a familiar voice suddenly came from not far away. , "Of course, they are my most proud disciples in the field of coaching. As for players, I think Ryan (Giggs) and Paul (Scholes) are still."
"Alex, long time no see." Seeing Ferguson appear beside him, George couldn't help but feel a little pleasantly surprised. Although the master and apprentice are now their own masters, this will not affect the deep relationship between them: "I thought you had to teach those guys a lesson in the locker room again. What? This time? Decided to let them go temporarily?"
"I've been trained a long time ago. If I continue to talk, it will only be counterproductive. The current level is just right." Ferguson smiled and directly said what George wanted to know. "By the way, I think the cards in your team are... Rick and Heinze are both good. How about you set a price and I'll pay to buy them both?"
"Alex, don't be wishful thinking. Michael (Carrick) and Gabriel (Heinze) are indispensable members of Tottenham. How can I sell them two?" Seeing Ferguson actually said to Carrick and Heinze became interested. George was delighted, but he said ironically, "Of course, if Alex is willing to spend 50 million pounds at a time, I will still seriously consider it." It’s your quote.”
"50 million pounds? You can tell! Do you think Carrick and Heinze are Vieira and Ashley Cole?" Upon hearing George's asking price, Ferguson curled his lips disdainfully and said, " Besides, besides the Russian from Chelsea, who else can pay so much money now? At 20 million pounds, this price is already quite reasonable, and Tottenham can make a profit from it."
"Then I'm sorry, Alex. I have made my point very clear. If there is no 50 million pounds, there is no need to negotiate." George shrugged and ignored Ferguson's counter-offer. George knew very well that he must not let the other party know that he had the idea of selling Carrick and Heinze at this time. Otherwise, Ferguson will definitely take the opportunity to lower the price, and Tottenham will lose a lot of profits in vain.
The harder it is to get something, the more precious it is. The same applies to player transactions. Moreover, Ferguson's temper is such that the less you let him succeed, the more he will twist it. In addition, Carrick and Heinze are indeed the types of players that Manchester United desperately needs, so George is not worried about Ferguson. Would he give up the idea of bringing in two people so easily?
The conversation between Ferguson and George didn't last long. After briefly chatting about the transfers of Heinze and Carrick, the two waved goodbye and took the time to return to the locker room to make final pre-match arrangements for their respective players.
Now let’s introduce the starting lineups of the two teams for this game. For Manchester United, knowing that the league championship was basically hopeless, Ferguson could have devoted more energy to the Champions League, but Sir Alex Ferguson did not do so. Although the hope of winning the championship is very slim, Sir Alex Ferguson still unswervingly wants the team to take care of both the league and the Champions League. He hopes that newcomers such as Joaquin, Fletcher and O'Shea can grow quickly under pressure. , becoming the mainstay of the new generation of Red Devils.
In order to achieve this goal, Ferguson can be said to have paid a very heavy price - if Sir Alex Ferguson had not insisted on not giving up the league battlefield and training these newcomers on two fronts at the same time, then Manchester United would not have stopped in the Champions League top 16 and was defeated by Mourinho. Porto, coached by Rinho, was defeated. Although Porto's defense has become quite tough under the leadership of Magic Bird, it is obviously unrealistic to block the Red Devils who are in good condition and have a complete lineup.
Howard, Gary Neville, Wes Brown, Sylvester, O'Shea, Roy Keane, Fletcher, Giggs, Joaquin, Louis Saha and Ruud van Nistelrooy, this is Manchester United's game The starting eleven for the match!
After talking about Manchester United's starting lineup, now let's take a look at George's formation today. As for the goalkeeper position, as long as there is no injury or domestic cup competition, Cech will be the unbeatable main goalkeeper. In the defense, Phil Neville, Vermaelen, Vidic and Heinze lined up to form Tottenham's starting defense. Although Ledley King's injury has improved greatly, for insurance, George decided to continue to use the central defender combination of Vermaelen and Vidic, and removed the Tottenham captain from the 18-man roster.
I have to say that Heinze's return is really timely. After all, Ledley King's absence due to injury has caused a big hole in Tottenham's defense. If the Argentine also falls, then the defensive pressure Tottenham will face in this game may become even worse. It's extremely scary - although Matthew Taylor has performed well in recent games and has an excellent long-range shot, his strength is limited after all, and it is difficult for Tottenham to defend Tottenham's left wing like Heinze. Become reassuring.
In the midfield, Speed and Mascherano formed a double midfielder, and Carrick served as the organizer. On the front line, Ribery and Ronaldo are on the left and right. Luca Toni, who performed well in the last game, continues to be the starting center. Drogba and Villa both sat on the bench, quietly waiting for George's call.
Out of fear of Giggs and Joaquin, a pair of magical wings on the wing, George did not dare to send Bielovka and Darren Anderton in this game. After all, the defensive awareness of these two people is so poor that they hardly consider helping their teammates to defend or actively participate in defense during the game. They are far less obedient than Ribery and Ronaldo. Toni was allowed to start because Drogba's shooting skills were average and it was difficult to create enough pressure on the combination of Brown and Sylvester during the game.
In this way, with such a starting lineup, George and the players stepped onto the lawn of the Old Trafford Stadium together, preparing to compete with Manchester United to determine the final winner!
