Chapter 927： Manchester United's big trouble

Manchester United is in trouble!

This is Ferguson's personal experience after Manchester United defeated Galati Steel in a two-to-zero away game.

Ferguson has been thinking about this problem all the way from leaving the Otrus stadium, getting on the team bus, and flying to Bucharest, and even he has become more and more aware of the seriousness of this problem.

Although the game ended up relying on Rooney’s score and defeating Galati Steel in the away game, the process of the game was very difficult. Manchester United did not rely on the opponent’s handball in the penalty area until the 64th minute. Rooney took the lead. Penalty kick is the first to score.

But the good times didn't last long. Just two minutes later, Vidic flew to shovel his opponent and was sent off directly by a red card.

Although Manchester United, one less, still did not lose the wind, it was even more difficult to open the situation. Until the end of the game, Rooney tripped in the penalty area again and made a penalty kick again, two to zero.

Two goals, all of which were penalties.

The offensive performance was poor, Rooney and Little Pea Hernandez failed to perform well, Valencia and Nani on the wing were not up to expectations, and Carrick and Anderson's midfielder also failed. Very good protection of the defensive line, which made Manchester United play very unorganized in this game.

Offense, midfield and defense are all worrisome.

What's worse is that Vidic, who was originally calm, has also made mistakes.

After Van der Sar retired, Ferguson also had high hopes for De Gea. However, since the Spanish goalkeeper joined Manchester United, he has made frequent mistakes, so that Ferguson was already intolerable in this game. He directly put him on the bench and let Lin Degarde's start, this can be regarded as a warning to De Gea.

They are all young players, but Courtois, who was introduced next door, shines and has the momentum to catch up with Van der Sar, while De Gea is in a sluggish performance and is full of errors and omissions, which is far from expectations.

In the press conference after the game, Ferguson pointed out that the reason for the team's sluggish performance was the long journey.

He listed a list of statistics.

It took more than three hours to fly from Manchester to Bucharest, Romania by charter flight. This time from the training base to the airport is not included. At least four hours are fully paid.

It takes more than two hundred kilometers from Bucharest Airport to the small town of Galati, which takes a full four hours.

The reason is simple. Galati is just a small town on the border of Romania. Last season was the first time in their history that they won the Romanian League championship. After winning the championship, their results this season plummeted.

Whether it is stadium facilities, venue conditions, or road conditions from Bucharest to Galati, all are very bad.

In order to play a game, Manchester United spent eight hours on the road, which is a huge consumption for any team, this is still in the case of Manchester United charter.

What if you don't charter the flight?

There is only one flight from Manchester to Bucharest, at around six o'clock in the morning.

If you do not fly from Manchester, London or other cities, it will take longer, and some even have to wait a day at the transit station.

It is precisely because of this that Ferguson at the post-match press conference shirk all the problems of the team's poor performance to the distance, thinking that the consumption on the road is far greater than the consumption of the away game.

Even worse, after the game, Manchester United must take a four-hour drive from Galati overnight to Bucharest, and then take a charter flight for more than three hours to return to Manchester.

It is expected to arrive in Manchester at dawn.

But in this way, the next day's training is basically impossible.

Friday and Saturday are closed, and the Manchester Derby will be ushered in on Sunday.

Ferguson really has the urge to scold his mother!

…

Finally bumped all the way to Bucharest, while waiting to board the plane, Ferguson also received news from Manchester, Manchester City reversed Villarreal four to one.

This is definitely not good news.

"Special!"

When the Scottish old man heard the news, he cursed angrily.

He soon received more detailed information, especially Manchester City's formation in this game, as well as the team's tactical play, as well as the players' performance, all of which were sent to Ferguson.

"We have suffered too much!" Assistant coach Mike Ferran was also very annoyed.

In fact, Ferguson is really correct, playing this kind of Champions League away game is really terrible.

Who can believe that in today's world, it takes eight hours to play an away game, which is simply unreasonable.

More importantly, there was not even an airport near Galati, so I could only land from Bucharest, more than two hundred kilometers away, and then transfer to a bus. The journey was bumpy for four hours.

After Ferguson cursed, he stopped complaining.

The reason why he complained at the press conference was more to divert the topic, let everyone ignore the team's underperformance, and minimize the pressure on the team.

But in fact, he knew very well that blindly complaining would not solve the problem at all.

If it is said that at the beginning of the season, Manchester United won six consecutive victories, chasing after Manchester City, and it was like a break. At one time, people thought that the Red Devils had the strength to impact the league championship, then as the season deepens, after just two rounds, Manchester United’s problem is already Exposed.

In fact, it was revealed as early as the six-game winning streak.

Because of the first two rounds of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United were tied.

According to the current situation, Manchester United must win all their opponents in the next three rounds in order to have a chance to hit the top of the group, otherwise, it is likely to be left behind.

The biggest problem for Manchester United is actually very simple, that is, the players are not strong enough and the bench is not thick enough.

Since the Glazer family transferred debts, Manchester United has not invested heavily in many years, which has caused Manchester United to rely purely on Ferguson in these years, and the team's lineup has become very thin.

On the front line, Berbatov has never shown a stable performance, and Macheda and others cannot be trusted. At present, the only people who can reassure Ferguson are Hernandez and Rooney, but these two players are not efficient. .

The performances of Nani and Valencia on the wing are also good and bad, and it is difficult to have a stable performance.

The midfielder is the hardest hit area.

There are three main players this season, Carrick, Anderson and Cleverly.

Carrick is already thirty years old. As he grows old, he can no longer be as tired as he used to be. Anderson and Clavelli have not been able to stand alone, and the veteran Giggs is not only old, but also affectionate. Troubled by the color scandal, after Fletcher suffered a strange illness last season, he no longer has the level of playing the main force.

After Scholes retired, Manchester United's midfielder can no longer support the team's current multi-line combat situation.

Just like this time, when playing Galati Steel, Ferguson let Carrick and Anderson start. The team traveled a long distance and consumes a lot of money. When he returns to Manchester to play Manchester City, who can he arrange?

Which one went up and met Manchester City's midfielder, not being abused?

You know, Guardiola's last two games have been full rotations, with two or three strong lineups, and then pick a few randomly, which can suppress Manchester United's midfielder.

Once the midfielder loses, what will Manchester United do to stop Manchester City?

Defensive line?

Vidic and Ferdinand are very strong, but these two central defenders are already old, and injuries have been increasing recently. Smallin, Phil Jones and Evans, let alone Su Dong, Even Aguero and Dzeko, they may not be able to stop them.

Originally there was another goalkeeper Van der Sar, who was indisputable, but now it's good, Van der Sar has retired. De Gea and Lindegaard, who can fill Van der Sar’s vacancy?

The answer is no!

The goalkeeper who is hailed as having the best chance of becoming Van der Sar, the Premier League goalkeeper is next door.

…

After boarding a charter flight in Bucharest, Ferguson has been having trouble sleeping.

He is thinking about the current situation of the team, especially how to face Manchester City next?

He was slaughtered by opponents last season. Before he was confidently shouting for revenge, but after a few games, he suddenly discovered that his team had nothing to smash with Manchester City.

Then guard against it?

The question is, can you hold it?

Pep Guardiola knows how strong his pass and control penetration ability is. He knows how good the passing ability of the frontcourt players in Manchester City is. He also knows it. With Manchester United’s current midfield and back line, he knows how good the passing ability is. Can you live?

Can't hold it, then press it out?

Do not make jokes!

You can't keep it, and if you press it out, won't you die more miserably?

Ferguson suddenly felt a very desperate sense of fatigue. He felt that no matter how he chose, it was all wrong and a dead end.

"Perhaps we should call Paul back." Ferguson muttered to himself suddenly.

The assistant coach Mike Ferran, who was sitting on the side, didn't react for a while. He screamed and looked at Ferguson with some surprise, only to find that Ferguson didn't seem to be going to explain anything to him. He was immediately puzzled.

Paul?

Is there Paul in Manchester United?

Is it Paul Pogba, the young French player who has been praised by Ferguson as the world's top midfielder in the future?

Well, he is also eighteen years old, and he can indeed enter the first team.

…

Just after playing a game, there was a four-hour bump in the drive. Although the players were exhausted physically and mentally, no one could sleep on the plane.

Ferguson kept his eyes open all the time, thinking about the problem over there.

No one knows what he is thinking, and no one at UU reading knows how he plans to solve the current difficulties the team is facing, but everyone believes that he will always have a solution. of.

This is the trust and reliance of Manchester United on him.

This trust is based on the brilliant achievements of Ferguson in Manchester United over the past few decades.

After a long voyage, the plane landed slowly at Manchester Airport.

When the players walked out of the cabin, it was already morning outside.

Counting the jet lag, they spent more than ten hours on the road.

Ferguson also exhaled heavily.

After thinking about it all night, he still didn't think clearly.

In the morning, Manchester ushered in a very rare good weather, but in Ferguson's heart, it was still refreshing, and it felt like it was going to rain.