Manchester United legend

Chapter 102 Back on track
Manchester United lost 6 of 5 games, and the league points were pulled away from the top of the list. The Champions League is facing a passive situation where it is difficult to qualify. It does not look good.

During the crisis, Ferguson calmed down first.In fact, this period of time is still a sensitive day for the 10th anniversary of Ferguson coaching Manchester United.

The English media's original plan to sing praises to Ferguson was hit by the harsh reality of Manchester United. Their interviews with Manchester United and Ferguson became how Ferguson dealt with sudden difficulties and challenges.

"The media praised me for my 10 years in charge of Manchester United, but obviously they want to know how I led the team to where it is today."

Ferguson said, "The media is now starting to say whether it was a mistake for Manchester United to sign me for four years. They speculate whether I have reached the peak of my career and cannot avoid the fate of slipping. What can you say to such preconceived reporters? Even their age is younger than my son..."

Of course, not everyone will forget Ferguson's efforts and achievements.The Manchester United club officially issued an important statement, thanking Ferguson for his 10 years of hard work, affirming Ferguson's great achievements, and firmly believing that the club will reach new heights under the leadership of Ferguson.

And just on November 11th, Glasgow held a "Great Scottish Award" awards ceremony, which is an award hosted by the "Sunday Mail" in recognition of Scots who have made outstanding contributions in business, medicine, sports and show business.

Ferguson was nominated in the sports world and eventually won the Scottish Sports Greatness Award.

The award from his hometown made Ferguson very happy.Ferguson said, "I have won many awards in the sporting world, but being recognized by my own country has special meaning. Why would Giggs give up the opening ceremony of the new hotel at Old Trafford and go back to Wales to accept an award? This is the reason."

Amid all the turmoil, Ferguson eliminated the interference and began to prepare for the upcoming battles.

Before playing Juventus, Manchester United faced the then top team Arsenal.Ferguson first helped Giggs regain the sharpness of the breakthrough.

It was Giggs' assault in the frontcourt that brought Manchester United's offense alive. The Welshman's sharp breakthrough forced Arsenal's entire defense into a passive position. In the end, Bart forced Seaman to make an error, and then his cross forced Winterbourne to send an own goal. Manchester United won the only round of nearly six rounds.

Winning Arsenal's game was crucial, because the Gunners were at the top of the list at the time, and Manchester United's victory allowed the team to maintain the speed and rhythm of catching up.

United's hard-fought victory over the leaders has helped a lot in boosting morale and confidence in the team.

In addition, Manchester United resolutely withstood the opponent's mad attack in the second half, and the solid defense also allowed the players to build stronger confidence.

Then there is the Champions League game against Juventus at home again, which is also a difficult test.

Against Juventus, Manchester United played their own spirit and morale and played their own style.

Although the score was a failure, Manchester United did have a substantial advantage on the scene.

Cantona's several shots were extremely threatening, and his efforts in the frontcourt also effectively drove the team's overall suppression. The whole team has felt Cantona's strong desire to win.

It's hard to say if Zidane's performances at Juventus had spurred Cantona, but Cantona did explode after yet another loss to the Italian side.

Fleet Street said, "Cantona didn't score, but his performance was the best in the game, no one."

Zidane made great progress when he came to Juventus. He played Jost a few times in the midfield. Although Zidane was not fast, he protected the ball very well and had a reasonable technical connection. Jost couldn't defend Zidane, and Bart had to come to help Jost.Jost had never met anyone so difficult to get the ball off.

Jost was passed by Zidane again in the midfield. Jost returned a foul and was shown a yellow card by the referee. Jost argued to the referee: "Hey, he flopped. He fell down like paper. It's not my fault. I was wronged."

Zidane sat on the ground arguing about the socks, stood up and said: "What's wrong? Not being able to get my ball is like a referee complaining about my diving."

Jost: "Don't be complacent, sooner or later I will defeat you."

Zidane: "Waiting for you to snatch my ball and talking. By the way, you were pulling my jersey throughout the game. Do you need me to take it off and give it to you after the game? You must be happy to get an autograph, right?"

Jost gritted his teeth angrily: "Don't be crazy, come back to me, I..."

It turned out that Zidane ignored Jost and didn't want to continue bickering with him, but turned around and left. This made Jost feel that Zidane was very arrogant and vowed to show him the next game. The referee blew his whistle and the game continued.

In addition, after a difficult period of continuous torment, Ferguson began to further adjust Manchester United's tactics after many times of practice and exploration of formation and tactics. He reshaped his 442, or a more flexible 4411, and strengthened the offense of the two sides.

As a result, there was Giggs' fast attack and sharp breakthrough on the left, and Beckham's precise long pass and accurate cross from the right.In the middle, Andy Cole has also started to return from injury, while Scholes has grown rapidly in the competition with Solskjaer.

Of course, the combination of Jost and Bart is of great help to the defense, which has been almost brutally and perfectly proved in the defeat of 5 games.

After losing to Juventus, Manchester United returned to the league.In the No.14 round of the league, Manchester United challenged Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

In that game, Manchester United finally scored 2-2 and scored 1 point.What reassures Manchester United fans is that Manchester United's back line David May performed well. He scored again in the away game against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

Compared with Manchester United's back line or even the whole team, David May can be said to be one of the few players who are qualified to hold their heads high during the poor performance of the Red Devils.

Then Manchester United played Leicester for two consecutive games. First, they were eliminated by their opponents in the League Cup. The score of 0 to 2 stopped Manchester United in the fourth round. However, the Red Devils succeeded in revenge in the league three days later and won a key victory.

Winning against Leicester was important, and this victory marked Ferguson's team back on track.

It was November 11th, the No. 30 round of the Premier League, and Manchester United returned home to face Leicester City.

Ferguson dispatched almost all the main players of Manchester United's youth team. The four-man midfielder group has begun to take shape as a dynasty.Forward collocation Ferguson chose Scholes to hide behind Cantona as a shadow forward, and Cantona became the fulcrum and center of the frontcourt attack.

Not long after the start, Manchester United had an overall advantage and quickly set off a war in the penalty area of ​​Leicester City.The combination of Jost and Butt in the middle of Manchester United's two midfielders cooperated. Jost made a cross from the right side of the penalty area, and Butt scored in front of the goal. Manchester United opened the scoring.This kind of cooperation caused Leicester City's defense system to collapse instantly, because the central defenders and midfielders all went to defend Cantona and Scholes!

With Leicester's aggressive attack, Manchester United's counterattack opportunities continue to appear, and the suppression of Manchester United's midfield makes the scene directly tilted towards the Red Devils.

Manchester United continued to attack the opponent's core area and formed many opportunities in front of the goal.After many attempts, Jost launched a long pass in the midfield, Giggs accelerated the long pass from the left, and used his speed to eat the opponent's right back. After entering the penalty area, the small inverted triangle passed back to Solskjaer.Soon, Manchester United launched an offensive in the middle. Jost, Butt and Cantona made an exquisite three-person collision with the wall. Butt received Cantona's overhead pass, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and went straight to extend the score to 3-0. In the end, Leicester only scored a face-saving goal.Manchester United won their first victory in nearly four games 3-1.

After winning this game, Manchester United's morale was boosted, and a wave of frantic scoring frenzy was launched in the league.

And Cantona has also found a better way to play football. He no longer has to feel that those defenders and midfielders who follow him are troublesome.

Cantona, who has a more flexible position, has become the commander and center of the offense. Although the number of times he enters the penalty area has been reduced, he has gained more space to play.

At the same time, his more flexible position also made the opponent's defenders have to pull out of the penalty area to mark the king, thus giving Manchester United a lot of opportunities for other players who dared to go forward.

United played consistently well, they dominated no matter who they were playing, they were fast and clean, they were strong and brave, they were focused and focused on fighting each opponent.

They beat their opponents, they torture their opponents, they oppress their opponents, they subdue their opponents, even if they are lucky enough to draw with their opponents, they will crush another opponent in the next game.

从12月开始一直到3月份红魔才被对手击败。这一波不败从1比0赢阿森纳开始，一直保持了16场！在这16场不败之中，不乏5比0大胜桑德兰、4比0大胜诺丁汉森林这样屠杀弱旅的比赛，也有2比1分别战胜热刺、阿森纳这样力克劲敌的佳作，也有2比1力克南安普顿的复仇，同时还完成了对考文垂的双杀。

Although Manchester United's 16 unbeaten games lack a winning streak of more than 5 games, Manchester United has always had an advantage in all games.

Moreover, this wave of 16 unbeaten games is extremely important and eye-catching in the context of the championship opponents' deep Christmas and New Year's harsh schedule.

(End of this chapter)