Manchester United legend

Chapter 49
After Manchester United's game against Galatasaray, Cantona was so persistent that he blocked the referee team in the tunnel at the end of the game.The referee called the police, and Cantona, who was furious, had a dispute with the police. The Turkish police beat Cantona with batons, and Cantona, who showed no sign of weakness, rushed forward and fought with the two policemen.

After Jost saw it, he joined the battle group, and the two quickly knocked down the Turkish policeman to the ground.Then more and more police poured in to control the out-of-control situation.

United protested, Cantona stayed in the dressing room, and then refused to let up when he received an apology from the police department.

He said in an interview: "I was beaten after I left the field. It was really a huge scandal. I didn't want to defend the red card, but I wanted to tell the referee what a bad SB he was. Galatasaray is of course a bad team. Anyone can see what kind of game it is!"

Cantona vehemently accused the referee of favoring the home team, denounced the opponent for collecting dirty money, and blew the whistle.

"He made indecent gestures to me and insulted me", this is the reason for the penalty stated in the referee's post-match report-Roethlisberger obviously did not dare to involve the more sensitive accusation of black money.

There was serious fan disturbance in the stadium after the game.The attack by Turkish fanatical fans on Manchester United fans triggered a counterattack from the Red Devils fans. The Turkish police did not stop it quickly, and eventually a large-scale conflict broke out.

The Turkish government determined that the reason for the riots was that Manchester United fans refused to accept the arrangement. However, Andy Thomas, a witness of the riots and a veteran Manchester United fan with a history of more than 40 years, believed that the Turkish police were the real cause of the riots.The police initially stood by and watched the provocations of the Turkish fans, and later imposed sanctions on the Manchester United fans too harshly, exceeding the boundary of limited violence, and finally aroused the anger of the Manchester United fans and caused a scuffle.

At the post-match press conference, Ferguson didn’t say much. After returning to the UK, he only expressed his opinion in an interview with Sky TV: “No matter what the reason is, the fact is that we were eliminated and we failed. Rather than dwelling on those off-court factors, it’s better to honestly analyze the reasons for the failure and try to beat them in the next game. This is what we should do. Everyone has seen what happened on the court, and we don’t need to disclose more inside information.”

On the second day back in England, Ferguson gave the team a lecture like this, "The work of questioning the referee can be done off the court, but we should win on the court. Only victory is the best way to fight conspiracy and crime!" But the effect was not good, and the players couldn't lift their spirits.

Then on the training ground in the afternoon, Ferguson once gave his players psychological counseling. Ferguson said to his players with a serious look: "In any case, in fact, we did not play well enough. This is the fact. Our passing is not good enough, the players are messed up, we are not effective against the opponent in the midfield, and we are not tough as a whole. The chaos of the game is not what I care about. What I care about is how to control the ball well and kill the opponent in an extremely harsh environment!"

Manchester United's Champions League exit did not last long, and Manchester United and Ferguson soon turned their attention to the domestic league.

Although the two draws against the Turkish giants Galatasaray are unacceptable, but the fact is that Ferguson had no choice but to accept his fate.

Even if you can see some abnormalities on the field, it is impossible to make direct accusations, because without evidence, everything is impossible to talk about.

The first time they played in the Champions League, they were eliminated in the second round. Although Manchester United, who played soy sauce, refused to accept it, they could only accept this ending.

In any case, Manchester United's first Champions League trip in the Ferguson era ended here, full of regrets, but also lessons.

Both Ferguson and the Manchester United team understand that if they want to go further in the Champions League and truly become a strong player in the European war, Manchester United still needs to make more efforts.

Encounters such as match-fixing and black calls are inevitable, and the facts that have passed cannot be changed.Manchester United can only look to the future and try their best to build themselves stronger, so that they can truly control their own destiny in endless battles.

Just after the Champions League match, Manchester United cleared up their mood and ushered in a focus battle, that is, they went to the Maine Road Stadium to face their rivals Manchester City in the same city.

In the standings, Manchester United ranks first and Manchester City ranks in the middle. However, because it is a derby in the same city, the backward ranking does not prevent Manchester City from fighting Manchester United at home.

Derbies tend to become classics, regardless of league standings or club prestige.

For two teams in the same city, every derby is an extremely important game for fans, especially for fans of Manchester United and Manchester City.

The question of winning or losing can even turn fans who belong to two different teams in a family into enemies.

Matches like this will provide the shields, and the powder, for the weeks to come when fans will battle with each other in shops, factories, offices and pubs.

At the start of the game, Manchester City fans cheered in unison for Manchester United's defeat in Turkey (Manchester United lost to Galatasaray in the Champions League knockout round) and cheered - it seemed that they had defeated Manchester United by themselves.

These extreme fans are like that, as long as they can make the sworn enemy uncomfortable, they dare to do anything.

The game started in such a fiery atmosphere.With the full support of the fans, the Manchester City team broke out with a strong combat effectiveness.They once suppressed the guest Manchester United on the scene.

Not long after the start, Manchester United had an excellent opportunity. Jost intercepted the ball in the midfield and handed it to Irwin who was running in from the left.

Jost, who advanced in the midfield at high speed, faced the almost empty Manchester City defense. He unceremoniously dribbled the ball forward and directly tore through Manchester City's defense.

Jost went straight in. After entering the penalty area, he faced the goalkeeper who was rushing out to meet the opponent. He could have easily scored.It's a pity that Jost's last shot was saved by his opponent, and Manchester United's chance to kill became Jost's face of regret.

Jost felt that it was necessary for him to practice shooting.I have had several chances on the field, but I didn't score because of poor shots. It was like helping an opponent to clear a siege, kicking high and far.Jost calmed down and went back to defend.

Manchester United, who gradually grasped the situation on the field, did not expect that the defense made a mistake and was successfully stolen by the opponent's counterattack.

Irwin made a mistake in passing the ball in front of Manchester City's penalty area, and quickly counterattacked after being intercepted by the opponent.City sprinted through midfield and pointed at United's defence.

Manchester United, who had no time to return to defense, could only passively play 3 on 3, and the defense line was wide open.By the time Manchester City's offensive players made a big pass from the corner of the penalty area, Blue Moon's killer, the high center forward Quinn, had found the best position. He jumped high and headed the ball into the dead corner of the goal. Parker and Schmeichel on the Manchester United defense line did not even have time to react at that moment. 1:0, Manchester City lead at home.

Manchester United was at a loss for what to do, but Manchester City's second blow came soon. Quinn, the tallest giant tower in the audience, still overwhelmed Pallister under Manchester United's key defense.

2:0, Manchester City led by two goals and looked like they were going to seal the victory.The fans on the field were all singing about the victory. They felt that Blue Moon should defeat Manchester United and teach their opponents a hard lesson!

Manchester United, who fell behind by two goals, was irritated, and they rushed to attack frantically.But Manchester City's deployment in the first half worked very well.

They concentrated their superior forces to defend at the front of the penalty area. Manchester United's forwards Cantona and Mark Hughes were kept under watch. Neither of them had much chance to take the ball into the penalty area, nor did they have any chance to catch the ball in the penalty area. Naturally, they did not have any good chances to score.

Cantona lacked the opportunities of his teammates, he didn't have an outrageous barb shot until 30 minutes later, Mark Hughes was defended closely by the opponent, and he was very annoyed by the non-stop harassment of Manchester City's defenders.

After being violated by opponents many times, Mark Hughes was completely irritated. He could hardly control his emotions and also responded with fierce fouls.

With the score behind, Manchester United's players played more impatiently. Mark Hughes even rushed to pedal his opponent after Quinn's tackle fell to the ground.And Manchester City's White kicked up when Hughes fell to the ground!The referee only gave White a yellow card.

Hughes then retaliated fiercely after another vicious attack by the opponent's defender, and was booked by the referee.

The players on both sides kept moving, fighting fiercely on every inch of grass.In this typical battle in the same city, players from both sides ran like flying, and rough tackles flooded the audience.

Subsequently, Quinn of the Manchester City team once again got a chance in the penalty area, but his footwork was average, and the shot was blocked by Manchester United defender Jost.

At the end of the half, Manchester United fell behind 0:2. Except for Jost's chance at the beginning, Manchester United did not create other killing opportunities.

This made Ferguson very dissatisfied. When Ferguson mobilized before the game, he pointed out very clearly that if the team could not suppress the opponent from the beginning, something would definitely go wrong.If you can't beat your opponent in physical confrontation, all skills and coordination are out of the question.Physical confrontation!
Ferguson first praised Mark Hughes during the intermission, and then turned on the "hair dryer" mode, blowing Jost wildly, and Jost felt that the watering can was sprayed on himself.In fact, this is Ferguson killing chickens to show the monkeys, so that other players can cheer up.

The instructions to other players are very simple, that is to try their best to fight against their opponents, crush them physically and technically, and wear them down.Go for a goal and the situation will definitely reverse.

This is indeed the case. After such a high-intensity confrontation in the first half, the physical strength of Manchester City's players has reached the end, and out of the idea of ​​​​keeping the fruits of victory, they will focus on shrinking defense.

(End of this chapter)