Manchester United legend

Chapter 187 Cole and York

Manchester United scored a total of 80 goals in this season's league, creating a new record for the Premier League's 38 league rounds.

At the same time, the Red Devils scored 31 goals in the Champions League, which is also the highest record since the restructuring of the Champions League.

From these two figures, it can be seen that the power of Manchester United's striker is huge.United's front four that season were Cole, Yorke, Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

There are no superstars here, but their combination can exert the power not inferior to superstars.

Manchester United's four forwards all have their own characteristics and strengths, and the combination of each other will not appear incongruous.

Under Ferguson's rotation and command, each player played a huge role in Manchester United's treble-winning journey.In fact, this kind of team combination also appeared in the Manchester United coached by Ferguson.

Of course, Manchester United's offensive team this season is eye-catching: everyone has their own good abilities, and you can't give up any of them. Everyone obeys the arrangement and is united.

With the tactical deployment of Ferguson and the blessing and support of the whole Manchester United team, the cooperation of Manchester United's strikers has become better and better, and the mutual support and support have become more and more effective.

In most cases this season, the configuration of the main striker is Black Wind Double Brake: Yorke + Cole.Although both are black players, the characteristics of the two are not the same.

York, who was newly signed in the summer, played the most dazzling season. Among the four forwards, he also played the most games and contributed the most.

Compared with several other forwards, his technique is better, more flexible, his left and right feet are more balanced, his range of motion is larger, and he can play a greater role in the attack line.

He can play as a forward striker, has a very sharp ability to grab points and shoot, and can turn various opportunities into goals.Not only that, York's ability to hold the ball with his back is also very strong. As an offensive support point and bridgehead, he can protect the ball very well, cover his teammates forward, and help the team launch offensive firepower; and he is better at retreating to hold the ball to assist the organization, connecting the midfield and the forward line.

From a tactical point of view, York, who retreats to take the ball, has more space and more choices, making it harder for opponents to defend, which is a great boost to Manchester United's offense.

This is also the prototype of the "all-round forward" that Ferguson has created again since Cantona left.

A striker with a flexible position and the ability to organize the offense as a whole is extremely powerful for Manchester United's attack line.

In fact, this is also the essence of Ferguson's positioning of forwards. There must be a forward who can connect the midfield and the attacking line. Only such an offense is three-dimensional and flexible.

When Yorke and Cole play together, his position will generally fall slightly.In this way, Yorke can use Cole's top to penetrate more flexibly in the front, and the shot from the back is more sharp.

Of course, he will also flexibly switch positions with Cole, and play a lot of small cooperation in the penalty area.In many games, Yorke got a good scoring opportunity under the screen of Kerr.

Of course, Yorke's erratic movement and multiple moves also provided Scholes, an invisible shortstop, with more interspersed opportunities. Manchester United's offensive line would often have three players flexibly changing positions, or shooting three arrows at once, making it even more difficult to guard against.

York does not have the leadership qualities of Cantona, the arrogance of Cantona, and the artistic inspiration full of imagination of Cantona, but York has his own unique charm.

That is inborn optimism and enthusiasm. "York is a natural optimist," Kerr said, "and if there's ever a player who's living the dream, it's Yorke.

He always plays with a smile, he is full of optimism at all times and is our joy.

Maybe he's living the dream too much, and if I'm being honest, Yorke never lived up to his full potential with a talent like his. "

Even if he hasn't played to his full potential, Yorke has been extremely good this season.For Manchester United and Ferguson, York perfectly replaced Cantona's role on the pitch, and also fully assumed the role of Cantona in terms of skills and tactics. This is also one of the most critical reasons why Ferguson's team won a big victory this season.

In one season, Yorke scored 18 goals in the league and a total of 29 goals in all competitions, which can be described as invincible and full of firepower.

Not only did York follow the team to win the Triple Crown, he also won the title of top scorer in the Premier League, which can also be said to be the best reward for his personal performance.

Another main striker for Manchester United is Cole.Cole has not made his own reputation since he came to Manchester United, and he was always hacked. He has a bad reputation in the circle of reporters. He has a bad reputation of "7 opportunities to score a goal", and is described by reporters as a "waste king".

At the beginning of this season, Cole was put on the bench by Ferguson for a period of time, losing his main starting position.At that time, a reporter asked, "You changed from a main force to a substitute, is this the end of your football career?"

Kerr said, "That thought never crossed my mind. I've been on the bench a few times, but every time I've managed to return to the main lineup.

So I haven't been upset since being a substitute.Once I was announced as a substitute, all I thought about was to hurry up and practice hard, and regain the trust of the coach and teammates as soon as possible.When the opportunity to return to the main lineup presented itself, I didn't waste it. "

Indeed, Kerr quickly worked his way back into the starting lineup.As Manchester United's leading striker, Cole's ability and power are actually very huge.

He usually plays forward or center forward. Cole is not tall, and his header ability in front of goal is not too strong, but he is very good in other aspects, especially in front of goal grabbing and anti-offside assault. His power is huge.Compared with the later Little Peas, Cole's overall ability is obviously stronger.

As a black man, Cole has a relative advantage in speed and physical flexibility, and his sense of opportunity allows him to waste opportunities in front of the goal-after all, Beckham, Giggs and even York have created too many opportunities for him.

Not only that, Cole is also integrated into Ferguson's tactical system, and can also serve as a bridgehead when attacking, able to pull the opponent's defender out of the core defense zone.

Cole has done a good job in ball protection transfer and relatively simple support, which has a great restraint on the back line.

The two black forwards of Manchester United have played the title of "Black Wind and Shuangsha", not only because the two players are black, but also because in addition to their own abilities, the two people have a high connection value, which has an effect of 1+1 greater than 2.It can be seen that the power of "Black Wind Shuangsha" playing at the same time is the greatest.

Cole went forward to cover, and Yorke inserted in the back row; Cole was on the wall, and Yorke played a two-for-one collision with him; the two flexibly switched positions at the same time, and at the same time pulled the opponent's defense line, completely breaking down the opponent's defense line... From the perspective of cooperation, the two have a high degree of tacit understanding with each other, and both are very selfless and willing to play for each other.

Many of Manchester United's goals at the time were scored by the cooperation and assists of two people. The masterpiece was the goal against Barcelona at the Nou Camp and the goal against Juventus that established the victory.

After one season, the two of them scored nearly 50 goals together and became the best striker combination in Europe.

Not only the fans and reporters felt the tacit understanding of the two forwards, Cole himself thought so too.

Cole later said in an interview, "I like this guy Yorke. He cooperates with me so well that I am amazed. We echo each other, assist each other, and score countless goals. Yorke and I are always moving and interspersing. I like to cooperate with teammates who move in such a wide range, because running not only expands the space for cooperation, but also stimulates the inspiration for cooperation. I think our kicking feeling should be the same. Our souls may have a wonderful connection. We both know where the other side is going and what kind of pass the other side needs. We're getting smarter and stronger as a team. I believe we're the best team ever."

"When we played together, it was like meeting a special woman and falling in love right away. Everything felt right, we never had an argument." Cole has always been grateful for Yorke's arrival at Manchester United and reinvigorated himself.

The arrival of York gave me strong support and support, which made me look better than before.York laughed more than I did, and he really got me.

And he is good at dealing with the media, he will help me say good things.This is very precious to me.I think people's opinion of me is gradually improving, which of course has Yorke's credit. "

(End of this chapter)