Ball King Pioneer

Chapter 319
Chapter 318

Freezing rain fell in London on January 2013, 1, but the FA didn't change the schedule despite the hellish weather.

Manchester United ushered in the first FA Cup game of the season. This round their opponent is the Hammers to help West Ham United.Rooney stayed in Manchester with a cold before the game, Lin Yi had a normal rotation, and Robin van Persie started in the trident, but even so, Manchester United's lineup still crushed the Hammers.

In the 30th minute of the first half, Shinji Kagawa assisted Hernandez to score with a free kick. The Japanese were as excited as if they had scored a goal.In the 50th minute of the second half, it was Shinji Kagawa's assist again. This time, his through pass gave the Black Pearl Welbeck a single-handed goal.

Shinji Kagawa's assist was very beautiful, and Lin Yi couldn't help applauding. The excellent performance of the Japanese showed that Lin Yi had more rest, which is also a good thing.

From the 70th minute, seeing that Manchester United still took the initiative, Ferguson began to make substitutions. His first substitution was to replace Fletcher with Ross Barkley. This was the first time that Barkley played for Manchester United.

In the 78th minute, Ferguson made a second substitution. This time it was the younger Januzaj who replaced Shinji Kagawa who performed well today.

Ferguson made consecutive substitutions, all of whom were young players. This made West Ham United feel insulted, so they were more determined to break Manchester United's goal. Even if they couldn't win, they had to tell the proud and arrogant Manchester United people that looking down on people would pay a price.

However, the rash attack disrupted their defensive rhythm, and it was still the Hammers who were scored in the end.In the 88th minute, after Januzaj and Ross Barkley cooperated continuously on the wing, the football was scored by Ross Barkley who cut inside.

3:0, Barkley scored in his Manchester United debut, which made Manchester United fans full of expectations for the new England star. Ferguson is also very proud of the coaching bench. Now he feels more and more that this may be a good deal he brought to Manchester United.

Compared with Barkley's scoring, Januzaj's assists are also very good. Under various interferences from the opponent, the thin Januzaj can be flexible enough to prevent the opponent from fouling. This talent is also extremely rare.

Looking at the young people on the field, and looking at Lin Yi and De Gea who were not playing, Ferguson really wanted to stay for a few years, but his body really didn't allow him to do so.He's old, like another old guy on the field.After one game, Giggs was panting like a cow. If it wasn't for the next week of rest, Ferguson would definitely not let Giggs play the whole game. This is already a very heavy task for him.

Old, really old, the future belongs to young people, it belongs to Ji Dong, and as long as Lin Yi is in Manchester United, the future belongs to Manchester United!
Thinking of this, Ferguson felt that he would have no regrets even if he retired.

Manchester United advanced to the next round with a 3-0 victory over West Ham United.

When he returned to Manchester United in the afternoon, Ferguson handed over the team to Matthaus, who flew directly from London to Sao Paulo in Brazil, and he found his target at centre-back.It is also an interesting thing to say. After Kilma Velos left, Ferguson curiously checked his players, and it turned out that he really found a treasure.

If it was an ordinary player, Ferguson could call his agent, but for this player, he felt that he had to meet in person to show his sincerity, and he was worthy of Ferguson's lobbying in person.

The name Lucimar Ferreira da Silva may be unfamiliar to Chinese fans, but his other name must be familiar to Chinese fans, Lucio, a legendary central defender.

Lucio, who is 35 years old this year, is one of the top defenders in the world. He made his debut in the Porto Alegre International Team in Brazil, and then became famous in Gama and Planatina. His first game in Europe was Leverkusen in Germany.

In 2009, Lucio, who was already the captain of the Brazilian national team, moved to Inter Milan, and then he quickly occupied the position of a main central defender.In his first season at Inter Milan, he helped the team win the Triple Crown with the performance of the first Serie A defender in assists. He is the backbone of the defense that Mourinho relies on most, and he is the absolute core force.

However, with the departure of Mourinho, the big international collapsed immediately. Whether it was the newly appointed Benitez, his successor Leonardo, the short-lived Gasperini, the tinker Ranieri, or Stella Macioni, none of these people gave Lucio real trust.Coupled with the impact of Lucio's injury, he has become a real marginal man in the Inter Milan team.

In 2012, with no hope in sight, Lucio chose to terminate the contract with Inter Milan two years in advance, and the two parties broke up peacefully.

Five days after leaving Inter Milan, Juventus suddenly announced that they had signed a contract with Lucio for a period of two years. The rest of the details were not announced. The outside world guessed that this should be a veteran contract and Lucio's salary would not be too high.

The facts were more serious than the media expected. The salary Juventus gave was less than half of Lucio's peak period. At that time, Lucio's agent even wanted to slap the table angrily.

But Lucio finally agreed. He was born in a middle-class family and did not want money like many Brazilian players. Money was enough for him to enjoy the rest of his life.Lucio is not a typical Brazilian, he has simple relationships, endless parties, diet rules and above all he loves football and he wants to stay at a high level.

I thought that staying in Serie A would give me a chance to prove that I was not old, but Juventus' conservative tactics were completely incompatible with Lucio's offensive heart, coupled with his inability to adapt to chain defense, he was quickly abandoned by Conte.

On December 2012, 12, Lucio was terminated by Juventus. Because the contract period was not long and the total price was low, Juventus only lost the "cancer" of Lucio at a small price.

Lucio was completely abandoned, and no club was willing to accept him in a short period of time, and he was a little disheartened by the cruelty of European football.He thought of his own country, the country where everyone loves football.

Lucio's family lives in Europe, so Lucio returned to São Paulo for the holidays after Christmas in Italy.He came to Sao Paulo this time for another purpose. His agent, Kilma Velos, promised him to arrange his contract with Sao Paulo after finishing Pato's affairs. The Brazilian giants expressed their willingness to give Lucio a floating contract, with salary and bonus based on playing time and performance.

Even under such circumstances, the former Brazil captain and the former world's top central defender still agreed to this plan. He really loves football.

But he didn't expect that things would change. Early this morning, he received a call from Kilma Velos. On the phone, his agent told him that Manchester United coach Ferguson had arrived in Sao Paulo, and he hoped to meet him.

Now that Lucio is a free agent, what else can Ferguson come to find him.Faced with this unexpected surprise, Lucio seemed very nervous. He couldn't imagine that Manchester United, which is in full swing, would take a fancy to himself, an aging fringe player. You must know that he had just been kicked out by another giant.

At this time, Lucio began to worry about gains and losses. He knew what it would mean if he went to the Premier League. The level there was not comparable to that of Brazil.But he is also afraid that he will be terminated by the giants for the third time, which is definitely his biggest stain.

In this complicated mood, he and Kilma Velos saw Ferguson who was suffering from jet lag in the hotel where Ferguson was staying.

At the hotel in Sao Paulo that day, except for the three parties involved, no one else knew what they talked about.In short, two hours later, in the photo taken by the paparazzi at the entrance of the hotel, the three of them laughed very happily.They didn't know that Ferguson, with the cooperation of Kilma Velos, persuaded Lucio to go to Manchester United in only 3 minutes, and the rest was to discuss the details of the contract.In other words, as long as Lucio goes to the UK and passes the medical examination, he can officially sign the contract.

That afternoon, the whole world was reporting that Ferguson, who had popped up in Sao Paulo, Brazil, had received Lucio as a free agent.As soon as the news came out, Manchester United fans and Lucio fans rejoiced. Of course, some people said sourly that Manchester United could not save Lucio, who was already in the sunset. The reason why Ferguson found Lucio was to find a substitute for Ferdinand, but they thought Ferguson should find someone younger.

When he went to Brazil, Ferguson only brought two assistants, but when he came back, Ferguson brought a tour group.Lucio's wife and children also came together. They decided to buy a house and find a school in Manchester as soon as they passed the medical examination and signed the contract.

On January 1, Manchester United's official website announced that Manchester United's second winter signing this season, Brazilian player Lucio joined Manchester United as a free agent.

What makes Manchester United fans happy is that, unlike Ross Barkley, Lucio has not played in the Champions League this season, which means that the experienced Brazilian can still represent Manchester United in the Champions League knockout rounds, which is definitely a surprise.

On January 1, during Manchester United's training session, Lucio, wearing the No. 10 jersey, appeared at the Carrington training base.Although he is the former captain of Brazil who has won all the honors, Lucio put down his position and took the initiative to question every Manchester United player, and the Manchester United players also gave the veteran the respect he deserved.

Because Lucio's age is there, and he was positioned as a substitute and rotation player from the beginning, so he will not cause competition with any main players, which is the main reason why he can quickly integrate into Manchester United.

Unlike Inter Milan's defensive counterattack and Juventus' chain defense, Manchester United's offense and defense are very similar to Bayern Munich's three-dimensional offensive and defensive system, which makes Lucio feel like a fish in water.

After a day's training session, everyone was impressed by Lucio's offensive and defensive awareness. They couldn't figure out why such a player didn't get the attention of Juventus, even if he was a substitute, and Lucio was also an important substitute.What they didn't know was that it was only when Lucio came to Manchester United that he was freed from the shackles of his body. The feeling was that he should have come to Manchester United a long time ago, and this is the most suitable stage for him.

After dealing with several innocuous and bad contracts, on January 1, Manchester United announced that they would close the transfer window.

　There are really too many good players in the history of Brazil. Many of them have never been able to wear the yellow jersey in their entire lives. It is really sad. If they were born in the Great Heavenly Dynasty, it would be exciting to think about it.Ask for monthly tickets and recommended tickets!

　　
　
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