There is a dream called football

Chapter 97 The Problems Encountered by Manchester United

"get out."

Keane returned to the locker room, Ferguson was out of breath, Gary Neville came over to persuade a few words, the rift between Ferguson and Keane finally broke out.

The timing of Ferguson's choice is not bad. Keane's strength has declined, so it is logical to send him away.

Ferguson threw the main vest to the Cameroonian Djemba, "You will be the main midfielder in the next game."

A 2-2 away game has an advantage for Manchester United, so don't lose a lot at Old Trafford, and Ferguson is also based on defense.

For this game, Ferguson is going to send two defensive midfielders in the midfield, one is O'Shea and the other is Djemba.

In addition, Saha's performance is not good, and Ferguson is also preparing to replace Ronaldo as the starter.

The single striker is Ruud van Nistelrooy, a 4231 formation.

Mourinho also played with all the main players. It was a 442 formation, and the forward was also replaced. It was McCarthy Gardelley.

For Mourinho, the choice seems to be simple, that is to attack, because 0-0 is meaningless for Porto.

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At the press conference, both coaches were present, and many reporters came, filling the conference hall with more than 100 people.

First of all, everyone is most concerned about Keane's issue, because the troublesome Irishman has gone home, which immediately made the conflict public, and also aroused Ferguson's dissatisfaction.

"Is there something wrong with Roy going home now?"

"No, Roy was absent-minded during training. I asked him to go home and reflect."

Ferguson's move is also to take the initiative, and the media cannot get a first-hand answer from Keane, it must be the first-hand answer given by himself.

Everyone immediately thought of Beckham last year. In Manchester United, Ferguson was the absolute authority. If he fell out with him, he would basically be unable to stay in the team.

"Will Roy leave in the summer?"

"I can't answer this, and I don't want to talk about transfers now, but this time Roy must understand where the bottom line of being a professional player lies."

"The one who replaced Roy?"

"The list will be announced before the game, I don't want to talk about it."

It's Mourinho's turn. The last game was a topic that couldn't be avoided. "Did you admit the failure of your tactics during the game?"

Mourinho laughed, "2 to 2, how can you say it was a failure? Of course we played a little nervous in the first half, maybe we respect Manchester United too much, after all, they are the strongest team in Europe."

Mourinho first threw the top hat to Ferguson, but the Scot didn't seem to appreciate it, and didn't even smile.

"Then the starting lineup for this game will change?"

"I think it should be." Mourinho didn't say it to death, but any fool knew what it meant.

The provocative reporter asked: "What do you think of the Keane incident?"

"Haha, this is a trap. It's not the first day I've come out to play around. I refuse to answer."

There was also laughter at the scene.

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At Old Trafford, after 90 minutes or 120 minutes, only one of the two teams can enter the top 8 of the Champions League this season. The winning side will be happy for a long time, while the losing side will feel that the sky is falling.

The Champions League not only involves the huge income of the team, but more importantly, this stage is the dream of countless people.

The highest honor that can be won at the club level is the Champions League. This is indisputable, and it is much better than the Champions League.

Li Qiao was warming up in his main vest, and Maniche passed him the ball from the opposite side.

"Fortunately Jose let me start."

"Jose actually doesn't want to make a big deal, so pay attention next time."

Maniche's passing is very powerful, and Li Qiao still needs to adapt. Unlike Deco, he passes the ball too aggressively.

Over there, Manchester United was also warming up. Li Qiao saw that Ronaldo was doing shooting training, and Howard couldn't stand it with his right foot hitting the goal again and again.

But at this time, the focus of Manchester United fans is not on him, but on those bigger players.

Li Qiao also saw an unlucky guy - Fran.

The Uruguayan performed very well later on, especially in the national team, but he seemed to be at odds with Manchester United. He was always dull during his years at Manchester United, but Ferguson still made him into the squad every game.

Forlan is also warming up on the sidelines, showing his very good footwork. He is looking forward to playing for Manchester United in the Champions League.

At this moment, Baia patted Li Qiao, "Come and help me with goalkeeping training."

For Bai Ya, it was goalkeeping training, but for Li Qiao, it was shooting training.

Li Qiao flicked his left foot, followed by a volley with his right foot, the ball flew towards the goal like a cannonball, Baia pounced, the ball was too tricky, and flew into the goal.

Bai Ya throws the ball to Li Qiao, come again.

This time Li Qiao was about to come up with a coincidence, pretending to shoot vigorously, but suddenly with a flick of his ankle, he sought an angle and pushed a far corner.

But Li Qiao's small movements were clearly seen by Bai Ya, he sideways blocked the ball out of the baseline.

"sharp."

"You looked at the far corner before you changed your ankle, so I guessed."

"Haha, that's how it is."

After half an hour of warm-up, the players returned to the locker room, and Mourinho made the final mobilization, "We must score at Old Trafford, and not just one."

The player nods.

"The media said I was wrong in the last game, well I admit I was wrong, we are no worse than Manchester United, we can play against them."

"Get me up." Mourinho pointed to Maniche, "Just like when you went to find a girl."

sweat.

Maniche blushed a little, and everyone laughed heartily.

For Manchester United, Sir Alex started the hair dryer mode, "For Manchester United, a season without the Champions League is a failure. Our goal is the semi-finals of the Champions League. Of course, it is best to enter the final."

This is also the wish of the players. Being able to come to the top giants is of course to go further in the Champions League.

"Go, boys, and fuck the Portuguese."

Players greeted before the game, players from both sides shook hands, Li Qiao and Ronaldo looked at each other while shaking hands, and then the theme song of the Champions League sounded, it was still so exciting.

After the group photo was taken, the team dispersed, and Li Qiao stood on his right side. Today, he was still facing Bart, but the difference was that a Jemba was added. He played football games in his previous life. Jemba was a very useful midfielder, just like Makelele.

For Asian players, this kind of black and hard player is always the most difficult to deal with.

"This game is probably not as easy as the last one." Li Qiao thought to himself, and Jemba also looked at Li Qiao. Before the game, Ferguson had assigned him a task.

(End of this chapter)