Chapter 186 Born to Win

Beckham finally showed up at Arena.

After the training session yesterday morning, the conversation with Ferguson at the Carrington training base was interpreted by the media as a reconciliation between two men who were as close as father and son. Later, the club, Ferguson and Beckham also issued statements one after another, proving that Beckham Ham has accepted Ferguson's private apology and the flying shoe incident has come to an end.

Sometimes, people just like to hide their lies.

Ye Qiu stood in front of the home team's coaching bench, watching the Manchester United players walk out of the tunnel one after another. When he saw Beckham, under his long blond hair, there were two bandages crisscrossed on the brow bone of his left eye, especially It was when Beckham deliberately pushed his hair back that the injury to his eyebrows became more obvious.

Many people said that they had reconciled, but Ye Qiu wouldn't believe it to death. There might have been a close relationship between the two of them, like father and son, but all that has passed. They have been estranged over the past few years, but they can still manage. The relationship that they maintained has now completely disappeared with this flying shoe.

Beckham deliberately pushed his hair back to disgust Ferguson and remind Ferguson and everyone that even if we are reconciled on the surface now, our relationship has been completely broken. Even if you can barely cover it with a bandage, it will not Covering up the fact that there were bloody wounds.

It's not that I'm sorry for you, it's that you were too cruel to me!

It is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong in this relationship, and it is also difficult to say who should be responsible for the breakup. The same thing happens in almost countless families. Are there many cases of father and son falling out because of their wife?

"Tell Arteta to be careful with Beckham, Robben wants to suppress Gary Neville!" After Ye Qiu saw Beckham, he reminded the assistant next to him again, and Roland also conveyed Ye Qiu's words immediately. given to the players.

Many people just remember that Beckham is handsome, a hot girl, and his commercial value, but they ignore that he is actually a very, very professional player. The more critical moments come, the more he can perform. own sense of professionalism.

I still remember that after the flying shoe incident, Ferguson’s criticism of Beckham in the past led to many media suspecting that Beckham lacked professional ethics. But this guy was good enough. In the next few months, he became the performance of the Manchester United team. The most outstanding player, completely overturned everyone's criticism and impression of him, and then left in the summer!

The same thing happened again in Real Madrid. Capello announced that he would ban Beckham, but they were not convinced. Especially after announcing his transfer to the American Major League during the winter break, Real Madrid and Capello were furious. , but in the end, Beckham was the biggest contributor to Real Madrid's great comeback.

As the head coach, Ye Qiu knows very well that professional ethics is not just a matter of words.

There is always a group of people who talk nicely and have more professional ethics than anyone else, but they do the least professional ethics; and there are some people who seem to have the least professional ethics, but they do the least professional ethics. In fact, they are famous for their self-discipline and have very high requirements for themselves.

The world is like this. What you see with your eyes and hear with your ears may not be true.

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Everyone can see that the Red Devils empire built by Ferguson is in danger. This season is his last chance to lead Class 92 to the Champions League. Everyone believes that after the end of this season, Class 92 will collapse.

This year's Champions League final was held at Old Trafford again, which made Manchester United's desire for this championship greater than before. Therefore, Ferguson attached great importance to this game, because starting yesterday, Ajax has It became Manchester United's number one competitor to qualify first in the group.

But unlike everyone who thought that Manchester United should play more safely in away games, Ferguson's starting tactics at Arena Stadium were very active and proactive, and showed Manchester United's offensive characteristics from the beginning.

Manchester United's starting lineup for this game is still 442, with goalkeeper Butters, the defense being Sylvester, Brown, Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville, and the midfielders being Giggs and Roy Key. En, Scholes and Beckham, the double forwards are Ruud van Nistelrooy and Solskjaer.

Only 2 minutes into the game, Scholes passed the ball in the middle. Giggs from the left stepped in and shot a long shot, which hit the Ajax side net. This made tens of thousands of Ajax fans in the stands. The Knicks fans were shocked, thinking that Manchester United had scored first and scored after the opening kick-off.

But just one minute later, Manchester United's offensive came back. Keane passed the ball in the midfield, and Scholes shot another long shot from outside the penalty area. This time it went directly over the crossbar and turned into an anti-aircraft gun, without any threat.

Manchester United's attacking tactics have achieved certain results, but Ajax did not retreat on defense as Manchester United expected. Instead, they stabilized the situation and tried to confront Manchester United head-on. After swallowing Manchester United's offense, they then plotted to win. to fight back.

Ye Qiu is not completely without confidence. After Ajax's winter break training camp, the start of the second half was amazing, and his defense has been improved. Mascherano's performance in recent games has also been getting better and better. Well, Ye Qiu has enough confidence to go head-to-head with Manchester United.

Just yesterday, news came from Germany that Leverkusen's head coach Top Müller was fired by the team. The reason is that Leverkusen fell from the Sanya king last season to the current Bundesliga relegation zone. Leverkusen was completely disappointed with Top Müller and fired him. Thomas Horst, the youth team coach, temporarily took over the team.

Before such a crucial group stage, a coaching change was suddenly announced. Everyone could see that Leverkusen had lost the chance to qualify for the group stage, unless Horst could exert his magical fire-fighting coach's strength and lead Leverkusen. Sen won the remaining four games in the group, but as a result, what about the relegation problem in the Bundesliga?

From the moment Leverkusen announced their coaching change, their main battlefield has been the Bundesliga, and the Champions League has been abandoned.

It was also because of receiving this piece of news that, as the two teams most likely to qualify in this group, Manchester United and Ajax dared to take such a risk in this game. Both sides hope to fully utilize such a game. Test the team.

Manchester United's problem is defense. Ferguson wants to use active offensive tactics to consider how powerful the team can be in defense. Ye Qiu also wants to consider the team's offense and defense.

Being pressed by the visiting team, such a start is rare at the Arena Stadium. Fortunately, Ajax did not retreat to defend, but adopted the tactic of counterattack on the spot, and their first attack appeared in the 8th minute.

Lucio intercepted the ball and Kivo made a long pass after getting the ball. Robben quickly penetrated Manchester United's defense and wanted to stop the ball with his chest, but French goalkeeper Barthes suddenly attacked and picked the ball out of the air in advance. , defused Ajax's first threatening attack, but this process made Ferguson unable to sit still.

He dares to attack the ball that has just entered the penalty area. If he is not sure about it, wouldn't he give up the entire goal to Robben?

"It seems that the young Chinese is also planning to fight us head-on and refuse to give in, life or death!" Carlos Queiroz turned his head and looked at Ye Qiu. He was also standing on the sidelines directing the team, but from now on Judging from his age, he looks like a player.

Ferguson snorted coldly, "So what?"

When it comes to tough temper, Ferguson is famous. The Manchester United under his command have never been ambiguous about tough battles. If the opponent is strong, they will be stronger than the opponent. If the opponent is tough, they will be tougher than the opponent. It can be said that Ferguson's This character is deeply engraved into the soul of Manchester United, and this team seems to be Ferguson's will.

"They won't retreat. With their counterattack speed, our defense is very dangerous!" Carlos Queiroz reminded.

Manchester United's defense problem is no longer a secret. Everyone knows that although Rio Ferdinand was introduced this season to strengthen the back line, Ferdinand's partner has always performed poorly, and Ferdinand himself has not performed well. Stability, how can Manchester United's defense be stable?

Ferguson's attitude towards defense has always been towards cultivating rather than introducing. If he had no other choice, he probably would not have introduced Stam and Ferdinand, because in his view, the defensive system is the most important, and the personal strength of the players is not important. .

This statement itself is correct, but the problem is that when a team is strong enough and the system's confrontation no longer has an advantage, the individual strength and performance of the players will play a decisive role in the game.

Carlos Queiroz's worries are not unfounded. If Ajax retreats to their own half, then once they want to counterattack, they will have to go at least 60 meters before they can threaten Manchester United's goal. But if they stand their ground , if he refused to retreat, the distance would probably be shortened to 40 meters, or even shorter.

With the speed of Ajax's two wings, coupled with their passing ability in the midfield and backcourt, such a counterattack will be difficult to resist.

"Is it dangerous?" Ferguson smiled arrogantly. Of course he knew. He had been playing tactics all his life. Would he not know the danger?

"I just want to give it a try. Besides, our defense is not strong to begin with. If we choose to defend and let Ajax attack, we may not be able to defend!"

The game against Arsenal taught Ferguson a lot of lessons. Facing Wiltord, Ferdinand and Brown were actually scored by the French even though they were defending head-on. This made him feel very disappointed and he also had some doubts about the defense. gain a more comprehensive understanding.

Defending may not be possible, so it is better to attack, but the hope will be greater.

Carlos Queiroz listened on the sidelines and was not convinced, because in his opinion, this was a life-threatening strategy, which was a taboo in tactics, because tactics fundamentally seek stability. And Ferguson was taking a risk and gambling.

But to a certain extent, Ye Qiu is also gambling. He does not retreat and counterattack, but chooses to go head-to-head with Manchester United. This is also a gamble, so this game is not a very tactical game, but more like It's a battle of wills between the two head coaches.

They are all betting on who will score first!

In other words, bet on who can score more goals!

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"Over the years, even though Manchester United has tried desperately to become more continent-oriented, in fact, they still have a strong flavor of traditional British football in their bones that cannot be eliminated."

In the stands of Arenal Stadium, Pini Zahavi commented on this game to Roman Abramovich.

"Traditional British football is direct, rough and long-passing, and the person who best embodies traditional British football is Keane. He has a violent personality and likes physical confrontation. He cannot tolerate the slow and slow way of combing the ball. They prefer to use direct collisions. to resolve confrontations, and they like to do whatever they can.”

At the end, Zahavi added, "The same goes for Vieira, they are the two strongest midfielders in the Premier League!"

This is true. In fact, it is difficult for Keane and Vieira to clarify their tasks. There is offense and organization in defense, but the problem is that their offense and organization are not like the organizers of the mainland system.

As a typical representative of mainland organizers, Veron seems very out of place in the Premier League.

"So, Roman, you see, Ajax's midfield has a very clear division of labor and is very organized, especially Arteta. The Spaniard has very strong organizational skills. When he should be slow, he can sort out the ball in a leisurely manner. , He can be fast when he should be fast, and Sneijder’s passing is very fast, so he is responsible for threatening passes.”

As a player agent, Zahavi still has strong basic skills. Otherwise, there is no way to fool a super rich man like Abramovich to rely on him. So when Abramovich is watching the game, Zahawi Wei was on hand to comment, even though Premier League coach Souness was sitting next to them.

"The future Premier League must be continental. This is very clear, because the income from European competitions is very important to any team, even Manchester United. In order to get this huge income, they have to To achieve better results in the European arena, and to achieve this goal, it is inevitable to transform the tactical style towards the continental system.”

Souness on the side was a little unhappy after hearing this, because no matter which team Abramovich purchased, he, a traditional Premier League coach, would be expelled from the candidate list.

"I don't think so. At least Manchester United's Champions League in 1999 showed people that when the Premier League style reaches a certain level, it can also beat mainland teams." Souness is a traditional Englishman, proud but also a bit... closed.

After hearing this, Zahavi smiled and said, "I don't deny the greatness of Manchester United's Triple Crown in 1999, but tell me, when Manchester United faced strong mainland teams that year, they had an advantage in several games. ? How many more games were reversed?

Whether it was against Juventus or Bayern Munich in the final, Manchester United always reversed, and both reversals were dangerous.

If it's just once, it can be said to be accidental, but with two consecutive reversals, you can say that Manchester United is very strong-willed and good at playing against the trend. But if not, it can also be explained. The reason why they frequently play against the trend is because you are not good enough. Why is it strong? At that time, Manchester United's lineup was second to none in the Premier League!

Souness was speechless when asked by Zahavi. He is a player and may not be very good at the tactical level.

"Pini, according to what you said, if you want to reorganize a team and make a name for yourself in the Premier League and European competitions in the shortest possible time, you can't continue to follow the traditional Premier League style, but should you follow the continental style?" Abramovich asked.

Zahavi nodded, "Wenger's changes to Arsenal over the years are obvious, and Ferguson has been constantly changing towards a mainland style in the past few years. The two of them are considered the most suitable candidates, both having a certain English local style and being able to take care of both." Continental style, but it’s very difficult for them to coach.”

If you hire a head coach from outside to coach in the Premier League, because you are not familiar with it, it is easy to copy the mainland style, which will hit a wall in the Premier League. But if you look for someone in the Premier League, most of them are like Souness, let alone in the Premier League. Whether he can fight or not, even if he gets to the European arena, he will still be looking for abuse.

"Being familiar with the style of the Premier League can be achieved as long as you give it a certain amount of time, but it is not something that just anyone can do when it comes to mainland China, especially being able to lead a reorganized team in the shortest possible time. Winning the championship requires even more strength from the head coach.”

When he said this, Zahavi laughed, "Some head coaches have limited qualifications and can only play in mid-range teams throughout their lives, while some head coaches are good at blending the team, but they want to lead the team to break through the bottleneck and win the championship. They don’t have that ability, and some head coaches are born to bring championships to their teams. No one can explain why, but they are born winners!”

After hearing this, Abramovich's eyes suddenly lit up and he looked towards the Arena Stadium. Ye Qiu and Ferguson were standing in front of the coaching benches of the home and away teams respectively. He smiled and said, "Then which type do you think Ye Qiu belongs to?" ?”

"The last one!" Zahavi smiled without hesitation.

"Why?" Abramovich was surprised. After all, Ye Qiu was too young.

"Because he dared to fight Ferguson!"

This explanation is strange, not only for Abramovich but also for Souness.

Just because he dares to fight Ferguson, does he belong to the last category?

But if you think about it more carefully, Ye Qiu has indeed become a professional champion in the four years since his debut.

When he led the second team, he won the Dutch Cup, which all professional teams dream of. In the second year, he won the UEFA Cup and the defending Dutch Cup. In the third year, he won the Eredivisie and the Dutch Cup three consecutive times. Now, Ajax is winning again. Three fronts go hand in hand.

To say that he has won so many honors, Ye Qiu is not an expert in winning championships. Who else would say that he is?

"Football is never just a contest of tactics and player strength. The team's willpower is also very important. Manchester United in 1999 is the biggest proof of this. This willpower often comes from the head coach, so I said that Ye Qiu, like Ferguson, is the last type."

Abramovich smiled after hearing this, "Then who do you think will win this game?"

Zahavi laughed and shook his head, "I don't know, it's hard to say."

Souness on the side snorted softly, obviously not convinced by Zahavi's statement, "I don't think it's hard to say, because Manchester United has obviously taken the advantage since the opening, and has an advantage in strength. They are just one goal short, so I think Manchester United will definitely win this game!"

He said it very confidently.

Zahavi obviously guessed Souness's thoughts, knowing that the Premier League coach was not convinced by his evaluation of Ye Qiu, smiled, did not explain, did not refute, and let him do it.

Abramovich looked at Souness, smiled and let it go, continued to watch the game, and said nothing.