i am beckham

Chapter 10 Someone Bullied Gary
Beckham sat in the stands of Villa Park, with the green lawn in front of him and Manchester United fans beside him.

He waited with the fans for his team to play.

I have been playing football since I was 3 years old, not to sit in the front row and watch other people play football.

Beckham felt awkward sitting in the crowd, more than ever.

In the case that Kanchelski has been thrown into the trash can, Manchester United actually has him as a genuine right midfielder.

Phil had always played right back before, but as a result, Gary Neville couldn't increase his height, and he couldn't be qualified as a central defender in the adult team. Then he made a successful transformation and squeezed out the original main force, Paul Parker.

If Philip Neville, who has never played as a right midfielder in an official game, is allowed to stand in this position, then he can basically find his own way out.

In front of Philip Neville, Beckham has no age advantage.

At the age of 20, I will play as a substitute for an 18-year-old player, and I will never even think about making it to the Manchester United team in my life.

In Beckham's somewhat anxious mood, his teammates appeared in his vision.

Each of the Manchester United team pulled a child by their side and walked into the pitch at a leisurely pace.

Seeing their team enter the field, the Manchester United fans in the away stands let out a gasp of wonder.

They discovered that their team was wearing a confusing gray jersey, which was Umbro's new season away kit, which was dark gray in color.

"Why are they wearing a goddamn gray jersey, it's such a disgusting color!"

"I almost thought I was on the wrong court. What is that team with gray uniforms?"

"Whenever I come to the stadium, I will only wear the red jersey, let these uniforms go away!"

Even the diehard Manchester United fans were in an uproar when they saw that their team was wearing a dusty gray uniform.

Looking at the row of earth-grey teammates and looking at his clothes, Beckham smiled self-deprecatingly.

This outfit is so ugly, does the sponsor have a problem with the club, making such a team uniform that stretches the hips?
"Shut up, we're here to watch the game, not to judge the damn gray, as long as it's Manchester United, we should be rooting for them, let's sing together!"

The chaotic situation lasted only for a moment, and soon, these battle-hardened fans organized and sang the team song "Glory Belongs to Manchester United".

"Brian, I always thought that the goddamn gray didn't look right. I think we should choose another color for the away jersey. The gray is so sad."

Ferguson yelled unhappily while chewing gum.

"Boss, isn't this formation a bit risky? If you change the formation now, you only need to let Dennis (Irwin) take it back. They should be very familiar with this tactic."

Brian Kidd is still hesitant about this tactic until now. He obviously believes that the traditional 4-4-2 is more secure. Even if the team's performance is not good, they don't have to bear extra pressure.

Facing this lineup without much actual combat experience, Manchester United's assistant coach is still a little worried.

As the No. [-] on the team's coaching staff, he is entitled to make recommendations to the head coach, and in fact he does.

Ferguson was still chewing gum, looking at the court: "Brian, haven't we discussed it? The 4-4-2 formation has no sense of hierarchy. Although these youngsters have played some games, they are still prone to panic. It is good for them to have old players around."

That's why Ferguson put Gary Neville between the two old players.

Another reason for this lineup is embarrassing. In Manchester United's starting lineup, except for Keane and Lee Sharp who are 24 years old, the rest of the players are either "old men" in their 30s or 20-year-old boys.

The hot-blooded youngsters can run and jump, but they are inexperienced and mentally fragile. They are likely to become the team's weakness on the court.

And the old players are obviously characters who have experienced many battles, and they have seen all kinds of storms, no matter who the opponent in front of them is, they can't be fooled.

But they also have shortcomings. As they grow older, their athletic status gradually begins to decline. It is also difficult to count on them to defend against Villa's black players alone.

Ferguson's greatest hope now is to allow both old players and young players to use their strengths to make up for each other's shortcomings.

This strange starting lineup was not sent out because of Ferguson's top iron. This was the best solution he could think of at the theoretical level. No one expected that the team would lose nearly half of its main players before the season started.

Brian Kidd still wanted to talk, but seeing that Ferguson had no intention of discussing it with him, he mustered up his courage a few times, but finally gave up.

Ferguson leaned back in his chair and said while observing the situation on the field: "Bryan, sometimes you have to think about problems from the perspective of a decision maker.

If you're the head of a team one day, remember my words, never let the team look flustered in the crunch time.

Even if one decision is wrong, but the whole team resolutely implements it, the opponent will have no chance of winning.

All formations can only serve the collective, and nothing can override the collective. "

Brian Kidd nodded and didn't speak. He tried his best to hide his embarrassment by focusing on the court. A word from the head coach made him blush a little.

Captain Bruce was not on the field, and Schmeichel became the temporary captain on the field. He gathered his teammates together, clapped his hands vigorously and shouted: "Guys, I know you can't wait, let's teach these stinky meat a lesson, beat them, beat them, let them know who is the boss!"

Amid the heart-piercing cheers at Villa Park, the Manchester United players walked towards the pitch.

Beckham is deep in the fan zone, and his emotions resonate with the fans, making his thoughts a bit incoherent.

He has been paying attention to the performance of his teammates, especially those who joined the youth academy in the same year as himself.

Gary Neville looked like an old player. He first patted Pallister on the shoulder, chatted with him with a smile, and then walked towards Parker, like a general boosting the morale of the team.

Seeing the cheeky appearance of the other party, Beckham laughed. Gary is his best friend. Seeing that this nervous guy is not stage fright at all, he is sincerely happy for the other party.

Gary Neville walked towards Schmeichel and held out his hand.

What happened next made him laugh out loud, and Schmeichel was instantly irritated by Gary's pretending to be Canadian.

Schmeichel, known as the Great Dane, kept moving his mouth. He grabbed Gary Neville's chin and covered half of the opponent's face with his big gloved hand, followed by a roar.

Even from a distance of tens of meters, Beckham could feel the embarrassing image of Gary Neville being sprayed with saliva.

Without waiting for Gary Neville to react, Schmeichel turned him abruptly half a circle, then pinched his neck and pushed forward fiercely.

Gary Neville waited until there was some distance between him and Schmeichel, turned his head and waved his arms vigorously at the other party, as if trying to communicate.

This is called speaking coquettishly against the wind and reasoning against the wind.

Compared with Gary Neville, Philip Neville seemed a bit reserved. While waiting for the kick-off, he almost stood in one place all the time and did not communicate with his teammates.

Phil, you should get up and move!Don't stand there so stupid!

If Phil is playing against an experienced player, and the opponent takes the ball and dribbles the ball directly for the first time, he may strain his muscles at the beginning of the game.

Of course, Phil's end is not a bad thing for him.

Cough cough, it seems wrong to think so, a person should have more sunshine and less dark side
But Bart was better. He kept jumping up and down after he and Keane high-fived, no less than Gary Neville.

The thin Scholes has been observing the opponent not far away, which is his long-standing habit.

Compared with motivating teammates and self-motivated teammates, he prefers to take the time to look at the opponent, predict the playing style of the defender, and deal with the ball habits so that he can adapt to the game faster.

With the whistle of the referee, Manchester United officially started the journey of the new season.

The moment Aston Villa kicked off from the halfway line, the home fans immediately burst into deafening cheers, and Beckham felt they were about to unleash all the energy they had pent up during the offseason.

Aston Villa's midfielder received the ball and did not rush forward, but passed the football back to the backcourt. Scholes rushed forward to grab the defender. Villa's central defender passed the ball to the right. Lee Sharpe did not follow up in time, giving the opponent enough time to adjust.

"Go up!"

Keane's sharp voice was still penetrating in a stadium of tens of thousands of people, and even Beckham, who was sitting in the stands, could hear the opponent's voice.

Lee Sharp caught up at this time, but he had already missed the best opportunity to press. Aston Villa's right back kicked the ball hard towards Manchester United's penalty area.

Aston Villa center forward Slobodan Milosevic charged into the box, put his arm against Gary Neville's face, and pushed in like a tank.

Gary Neville didn't seem to have much power to fight back against the Yugoslavian center forward who was half a head taller than him. He resisted the opponent vigorously, but was still pushed back continuously.

"This is a foul, are you blind?"

Seeing the opponent's center forward bullying his own players in this way, Ferguson immediately got up from his seat and roared towards the court.

(End of this chapter)