Manchester United legend

Chapter 205 Fiasco
After returning to the league, Manchester United ushered in the challenge of Southampton.The hard work of continuous battles made physical strength a burden for the Manchester United players in this game, and the lack of Jost's midfielder was unable to help the defense.

United conceded the ball first at home once again, as the opponent's smaller player deftly tricked Stam on the line of the penalty area, and he went past the United centre-back before hitting the goal.

Then Manchester United cheered up, Sheringham and Yorke scored two goals in a row to overtake.

The situation changed suddenly in the second half. Southampton's No. 7 player took a long shot 40 yards away from the goal. The originally harmless shot was missed by Taiby, who performed extremely poorly in the audience. The ball slipped through Taiby's crotch and entered the goal!

2 to 2 - Ferguson and everyone else are dumbfounded, unable to believe that Taibi made such a low-level error.This is an amateur goalkeeper's mistake.

The Manchester United players who were hit by an accident encouraged Yu Yong, and through tacit cooperation in front of the goal, Yorke scored a goal, leading the score to 3-2 for the second time.

But then Manchester United's defense made mistakes again. Sylvester was intercepted with the ball in the backcourt, and the fragile defense was blown away. As a result, the ball was intercepted by the opponent and a direct pass was made. The Southampton forward scored easily and tied the score.

With no time to rest and sum up the reasons, Ferguson's team ushered in Marseille, the strongest opponent in the Champions League group.

On September 1999, 9, Manchester United launched an offensive amid the cheers of nearly 29 fans.But before the Red Devils had time to show their strength, they were sacked by their opponents - Manchester United's defense made a serious mistake again. The central defender Borg was intercepted by the opponent when he was in possession of the ball in the backcourt, and then the Manchester United team could only watch helplessly.

The lagging Manchester United counterattacked aggressively.In the second half, Manchester United Irvine won a free kick on the right. Beckham's free throw still found the back of the penalty area.

Soon Manchester United re-launched the offensive, and Scholes dribbled the ball into the penalty area, stumbled and swept the ball into Marseille's gate amidst the opponent's siege and fouls. 2 to 1 - Manchester United finally overtake to win!
After returning to the Premier League, Manchester United went to an away game against Chelsea on October 1999, 10.Before the game, Ferguson was chatting and laughing with the opponent's boss Betts. He really didn't expect a rare defeat in Manchester United's history to be staged.

This away game against Chelsea was disastrous for Manchester United's defense.

The defeat was so painful that many of the United players who participated in the game were reluctant to talk about it for a long time, and some people's fortunes were changed.

Manchester United's starting lineup was seriously affected by injuries. Ferguson still trusted Taiby, Sylvester and Borg. After the lack of Jost in the midfield, Ferguson sent a strange combination: Phil Neville was put in the midfield by him, and the other three were Scholes, Butt and Beckham. Manchester United had no left wing at all.The striker is still black wind and double evil.

Chelsea has been gaining momentum for a long time and sent the main force to play.The game entered a climax from the first minute. Chelsea's Piedrescu made a cross from the right. Taibi hesitated to attack and lost the best chance to intercept.

Poyet scored a successful header and this lightning goal also helped Chelsea open the door to a big victory.

In the 16th minute, Chelsea's attack was almost exactly the same. Ferrer kicked the ball from the right and crossed from the right. This time Taibi didn't dare to attack, but Sutton's header still broke through his defense-his slow reaction and take-off looked like a joke. Chelsea extended the lead to two goals.

In the 23rd minute, Bart was violated by his opponent's "bad boy" Wise. He retaliated against his opponent impulsively and was directly red carded by the referee.In the second half, Manchester United played one less player, Jost was unable to play, and the confrontation in the middle was even weaker.

Soon Chelsea launched another offensive. Lebouf's strong shot in the penalty area was narrowly saved by Taibi, but the faster Poyet made a supplementary shot in front of the goal.

The disaster for United's defense came to a head when Borg scored an own goal.

In the 81st minute, when he blackmailed a pass from the left, Morris, who came off the bench, volleyed vigorously, and the ball passed through Taiby's crotch and into the net, 5-0.

At that moment, the Red Devils were silent from top to bottom.The away game was insulted by Chelsea 0 to 5, which was Manchester United's worst loss in 3 years.The Red Devils' unbeaten run since last Christmas also died at the same time.

Another disaster brought about by the defeat was that Manchester United lost the top spot, and Leeds United took the top spot after winning.

The blows continued, and Manchester United was defeated by Aston Villa in the third round of the Carabao Cup, which was another bitter pill.

Ferguson put his main focus on the European Champions Cup and the Premier League, and did not pay too much attention to the League Cup.

Manchester United formed a lineup dominated by substitute players and third-tier players, but they were humiliated by the strong Aston Villa team.In the 18th minute, Joachim opened the scoring for Villa. Ian Taylor used a corner kick to expand the score, and Stone scored another goal before the end.

Manchester United was eliminated in this regard, and this season's domestic cup participation record is the only one.

Losing is not a disaster, and consecutive big losses are nothing.What worries Ferguson even more is the position of the goalkeeper-after Schmeichel, this position of Manchester United has become the shortest piece of wood in the barrel.

Manchester United's two-game losing streak did not affect Ferguson too much. He is no longer panicked or furious because of temporary setbacks.He even gave the team a holiday after the defeat to Villa.

To dispel fans' doubts?

The best way is naturally a big victory.

After returning to the league, Manchester United played at home against Watford.The Red Devils bloodbathed this Premier League underdog 4-1.Yorke responded to Butt's right cross in the penalty area and scored a beautiful volley back; then Cole responded to Giggs' cross from the left in almost the same position, and scored a header in front of the goal, 2-0.

Soon, Manchester United's wing tactics reappeared. Giggs made a long pass from midfield to find Beckham on the right. Beckham dribbled the ball straight into the penalty area and was pushed down. A penalty kick!Veteran Irvine made an easy penalty.

In the second half, Manchester United once again used their big attacking weapon from the side. Beckham made a long-range cross from the right, and Cole, who was in ambush, took a step back and flew sideways to volley and score. Manchester United scored 4 goals in a row to seal the victory.Although Watford later scored a face-saving goal, Manchester United still won a big victory.

What about after the big victory?
No Red Devils fans hope that Manchester United will be ups and downs, but Manchester United at this stage has really fluctuated repeatedly.Performance on the court is as volatile as stocks are in the stock market.

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