i am beckham

Chapter 13 You Can't Win Anything With Children

Beckham pulled back a goal, and the diehards who went to the away game firmly believed that this would be the beginning of the team's full counterattack, and sang the team song loudly in the ensuing game.

Unexpectedly, this was the only goal for Manchester United in this game
The whistle sounded for the end of the game, and Beckham saw Philip Neville walking to the dressing room with his head downcast.

In the adult world, the fate of genius is not all comedy.

Beckham felt suddenly in his heart that professional football is not such an easy job, and he hoped that his younger brother could regain his confidence and re-understand his situation.

Don't get too frustrated, and don't muddle along.

The Neville brothers both play at right-back, which means that if they want to play every week, it is difficult for them to coexist at a club.

So this attempt is a good opportunity for my younger brother. If Phil succeeds, it will pose a great challenge to his career at Manchester United.

Even so, he still hopes in his heart that the opponent can use all his strength to find his place in the team.

And the same brother, what Beckham saw in Gary Neville was another scene.

Even after a catastrophic day, Gary Neville's small body was still very straight. He and Milosevic walked together, not knowing what they were discussing.

Judging from their expressions, both of them insisted that they were right, but luckily their emotions were well controlled.

Beckham smiled and shook his head, this buddy is really carefree.

Even though Manchester United performed no worse than their opponents in the second half and scored a goal, the atmosphere in the dressing room was still dignified.

Everyone knew in their hearts that the reason why the two teams were evenly matched in the second half was that Aston Villa had 3 goals in hand, so there was no need to go all out.

According to Manchester United's lineup today, they only have the strength of mid-upstream teams.This level is more than 01:30 points behind the requirements of the league championship.

In the visiting team's locker room, everyone was quietly busy with their own affairs, with only sporadic exchanges.

No one knows which one will come first, tomorrow or the "hair dryer".

After a while, Ferguson walked into the locker room and called everyone together.

"Gentlemen, we lost the first game, it's no big deal. It's a long league and we'll see where we are at Christmas time.

The main responsibility for this loss lies with me, I made a decision that now seems wrong, which caused us to lose the game.I'll handle the matter with the media, don't put pressure on you, I trust you all.

But you guys have to support me, if I can't keep going, I won't make it easier for you! "

Fuck, how come there is a feeling that the "hair dryer" is ready to go.

The corner of Beckham's mouth twitched. He was most afraid of the feeling of being deterred and not knowing when the blow would come.

After saying a few words, Ferguson left the locker room to attend a routine press conference.

The old man has tried his best, the player can't blame him for not playing well, but he has to bear the blame
Once the players perform badly, everyone subconsciously thinks that the problem lies with the head coach.

It can be seen from the old man's expression that he is still very upset inside, but he still keeps calm in front of the players.

This makes people feel a little uncomfortable. Instead of letting one person bear the fault for others, it is better to bear their own responsibilities, so that everyone will feel better.

Ferguson knew what was waiting for him at the press conference, but he still came to the press conference with a calm demeanor as usual.

"Mr. Alex, it is said that you and Kanchelski had a conflict."

Ferguson replied blankly: "There is no contradiction between us personally."

"Then can you comment on him?"

Ferguson said in a flat tone: "He was a Soviet when he came, and after two years he became a Ukrainian, and when he participated in the international competition, he became a Russian again."

"A number of young players have appeared in the starting lineup. Can you tell me why you did this?"

Ferguson paused before continuing to answer: "Why do so many children start? I don't think it's a problem. They can start if they meet my requirements. It has nothing to do with age.

Young people always have a beginning, no matter the good or the bad.They are a group of lads full of passion and drive, they will surprise the club. "

"How would you rate the lads' start?"

"The boys performed well. I am responsible for the loss. I changed the formation before the game and let some players play positions that I am not familiar with. I believe they will grow up quickly."

"There is still a week before the transfer window closes, will you consider bringing in players?"

"will not!"

"why?"

"Because the best players are in the team!"

When Wenger stretched his head and said "the strongest player is already in the team" at Arsenal, most people probably ignored that in the press conference ten years ago, Ferguson had already said this sentence in a strong tone while chewing gum.

Ferguson took all the blame on himself and fully supported the young people's approach did not make the media buy it.

Everyone believes that Ferguson's behavior of using young people to test in the Premier League is extravagant and ill-considered. At the expense of the team's performance, few people buy it.

The most important thing is that Manchester United showed a rout in the first game. Ferguson was still head-to-head under such circumstances, and soon became the focus of public opinion.

On the night the league ended, the BBC's ace program "Match of the Day" devoted itself to the game.

Alan Hansen, a special commentator on the show and former Liverpool player, directly uttered the famous saying written in football history "With a group of children, you can't win anything."

In fact, this sentence also has some program effects, and the original face of the matter does not have such a strong sense of hatred.

Alan Hansen is very popular in England's sports programs because he often speaks without surprises, especially when commenting on some sharp topics, he often makes some sharp comments.

When he commented on Manchester United on the program, his tone was not good: "I think Manchester United is in trouble, but I don't think it is a serious problem. If 2 to 3 players leave the team, generally speaking, we will buy players to continue to strengthen. So what Ferguson needs is to add two players in the transfer market. Relying on children, you can't win anything!"

In order to deliberately create contradictions, most newspapers did not quote Alan Hansen's original words, but only used the last sentence.

Alan Hansen's remarks were widely supported, and many fans who watched the entire program thought there was nothing wrong with what he said.

Villa spent a lot of money to buy players before the season, and this game also verified Alan Hansen's point of view: win with money, lose without money.

This is the consensus in the football world in the past two years, and this game also verified this highly oriented result.

Alan Hansen's evaluation focused on his belief that the team's victory needs to be achieved by players who have proven their strength.

This kind of logic seems to be in line with the values ​​​​of most people, but inside it is the sophistry of money supremacy.

Ferguson knew what his exact words were, but lashed out at him nonetheless.

"You can't win anything with a group of kids. There is no basis for discussion in any professional league. No team will rely on youth training and all rely on young players, so this theory has no basis.

Manchester United relies on youth training, which is our great tradition. We believe that youth training players can improve rapidly in fierce competitions and can give the team more help. We also firmly believe that youth training players will bring us success. "

Ferguson's counterattack made Alan Hansen very annoyed, and he later repeated the last sentence repeatedly.

Ferguson would give a sharper counterattack each time. As a retrograde under the general trend, Manchester United was once again caught in a storm of public opinion. The TV station even interrupted other news on the following day, and specifically inserted information about Manchester United's "shameful" loss.

In these news, the images of the Neville brothers making defensive mistakes and Butt losing his defensive position were repeatedly broadcast.

All the papers were filled with impersonal headlines: 'Ferguson's gamble failed', 'Ferguson's expedition with young men failed', 'Man Utd fell from the top - the Titanic of football'.

The behavior of the media put great psychological pressure on Manchester United's young players.

On the second day of the game, Manchester United's management revealed to the media that it would not consider renewing Ferguson's contract for the time being, and the contract between the two parties will expire next summer.

Ferguson encountered the second crisis since coaching Manchester United.

(End of this chapter)