Manchester United legend

Chapter 216 Reconciliation
Ferguson and Beckham had conflicts, and it was many years later that Ferguson vented his grievances in his autobiography, "Beckham wore a hat for training before the game, and reporters several times more than usual blocked the Carrington base with long guns and short cannons. They all came to take pictures of Beckham's new hairstyle instead of caring about Manchester United's training. Beckham didn't even take off his hat when he was having dinner with the team. Even if Ferguson asked him to take it off, he would rather die.

Ferguson said, "I was angry at the time, but I suppressed my anger. After all, some people wore hats to eat before, which is not a violation of the rules. And the next day, Beckham was still wearing a hat when warming up before the game. This made me furious. I just shouted at him, 'You don't have to play, I will expel you from the squad now!'"

Humiliated, Beckham furiously removed his hat to reveal a bald head.

That was actually a plan by Beckham's commercial team, which he planned to hold on to before the game.Being forced to reveal it early also made heartthrobs super upset.

But starting from this game, Ferguson strengthened his judgment on Beckham, "He no longer devotes himself to football wholeheartedly. Beckham was completely ruined by commercial activities."

Beckham's showing off new tricks on the court did not hinder his continued high-profile performance. At least at that time, we fans couldn't see anything wrong with him.

In the end, captain Jost organized a dinner, during which Ferguson and Beckham temporarily reconciled.

On March 3th, in the 26th round of the league, the brave Yorke scored two goals for Manchester United. In the end, they easily defeated Bradford 30-4 in the away game. Beckham also scored consecutive goals and had two assists.

The memorable scene of that game appeared in the second half. Manchester United won a corner kick from the left. Beckham, who had already assisted with a corner kick in the first half, took the penalty.

Just as the ball was about to hit the ground, Scholes, who was ambushing outside the penalty area, stepped forward in time and volleyed before the ball hit the ground.

I saw the ball whizzing across an arc, rushing through the dense crowd in the penalty area and flying straight to the net - the cooperation between Beckham and Scholes is amazing!
In the 4st round of the English Premier League on April 1, Leeds United played first and were defeated by Chelsea.As a result, Leeds United suffered two consecutive defeats.

And Manchester United beat West Ham United 7-1 at home, extending their lead to 10 points in one fell swoop.Although there are still 7 rounds in the league, the media and public opinion agree that Leeds United has no chance of catching up with Manchester United.

Leeds United are not only far behind their opponents in points, but also have a very large goal difference. Therefore, this season's championship competition is basically over.

The media not only believed that Leeds United had no hope of winning the championship, but the second place was not safe, and the pursuers were getting closer and closer.Liverpool and Arsenal are one and three points behind Leeds United respectively.

Leeds United not only have to consider competing for the championship, but a more realistic issue is that they have to consider a place in the Champions League.At that time, there were only 3 places in the Premier League. If Leeds United were not careful, they might not get tickets to the Champions League.

Therefore, after this round, Manchester United has actually booked the league championship in advance.

Many fans will never forget Manchester United's 7-1 victory over West Ham United, especially Scholes fans.

Because in this game he was the master on the court, and it was the first and only time he completed a hat-trick.

Manchester United's victory over West Ham United had an unexpected start. West Ham United were hit before the game. The team's most threatening main striker Di Canio was absent due to injury, and Costa Rican striker Wanchope replaced the starter.

But even so, the start of the game is still surprising. West Ham opened the scoring in the 11th minute, and it was Wanchope who scored for the team!

But then United began a carnage.In the 24th minute, Scholes made a long-range shot from the top of the restricted area to equalize the score, which opened the prelude to a big victory.

Three minutes later, Manchester United won a penalty kick. Irvine took the penalty and was thrown and then scored with a supplementary shot.One minute before the end of the first half, Cole received a header from Beckham's cross and broke the net, rewriting the score to 3 to 1, and the situation of the game was no longer suspenseful.

In the 6th minute of the second half, Scholes and Beckham performed a difficult cooperation. The heartthrob made a precise cross in the front penalty area. Scholes followed up as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

Such a wonderful attack and goal also made the fans watching the game mesmerized.

In the 62nd minute, Manchester United got another penalty kick, and Scholes scored easily, achieving his first hat-trick in Manchester United.

Then Beckham and Solskjaer scored two more goals in the 66th and 73rd minutes, finally locking the score at 7-1, and Manchester United won the biggest victory of the season.

For a while, the British Isles were silent.

In the 32nd round of the Premier League, Manchester United defeated Middlesbrough 4-3 away, extending their lead to 11 points.

Compared with Manchester United's easy victory in the last game, this game was a bit thrilling.

Middlesbrough's fighting power at home is not weak, their momentum is very strong, after the opening, they took advantage of the scene and continued to attack the hinterland of Manchester United.

Andy Campbell first scored Manchester United's goal in the 18th minute, Middlesbrough led 1-0; Middlesbrough still fought fiercely after leading, so Manchester United Alexander had to return to the locker room with a lagging score.

During the intermission, Ferguson was furious, "Are you planning to travel to the Riverside Stadium? I am ashamed of your performance on the court."

Ferguson's hair dryer is really not bragging, Manchester United players began to inspire blood.

Thus, the situation changed suddenly in the second half, and Manchester United counterattacked aggressively. First, Giggs intercepted the opponent's clearance ball outside the penalty area, and evened the score with a cold shot.

Then Beckham took the ball in the middle of the midfield. He passed the two opponents with a super-rare dribbling change and headed towards Middlesbrough's defensive hinterland. Then he passed a sharp through ball 20 yards outside the penalty area. Cole got the ball from the left and formed a single goal.

Soon, Manchester United issued a tactical corner kick, and Scholes fired a long-range shot from 40 meters away from the goal, blasting the opponent's goal.Manchester United chased 3 goals in a row and rewritten the score to 3-1.

The game did not end here, and then Boro's captain and former Red Devils player Ince headed back a point 4 minutes before the end of the game, 2-3.

Immediately after the re-kick-off, South African striker Fortune, who came off the bench, scored a goal for Manchester United, re-establishing a two-goal lead.

In the final stoppage time, Middlesbrough did not give up. Juninho dribbled the ball in the frontcourt and broke through the defense of two Manchester United players. An arc shot was extremely exquisite, and the score was once again close to 3 to 4!But this was Middlesbrough's last performance, 4-3-Manchester United still won the victory without any risk.

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