Manchester United legend

Chapter 63

In June 1994, Lee Martin was sold by Manchester United to the Glasgow Celtic team for 6 pounds. The hero of the FA Cup that year bid farewell to the Red Devils.In addition, Ferguson's son Darren Ferguson also moved to the club for £35.
Wolverhampton Wanderers - It turned out to be an absolute sham move, and Darren Wolverhampton Wanderers didn't do much.

After Robson, what Ferguson gave up was another striker sitting on the bench. Dublin, who had completely lost the chance to play, moved to Coventry for £200 million.

This guy who showed off his natural talents in the dressing room, this weird star who couldn't wait to walk around naked whenever he had the opportunity, created another legend in the Premier League.

Defender Clayton Blackmore left for Middlesbrough on a free transfer after his contract expired.

The team's backup goalkeeper Lee Healy also moved to Blackpool on a free transfer.

Guilino McLana, Mick Pooran, Nell Whiteworth, Colin McCann and others have also left Manchester United.

Robson's departure did not have much impact on the Manchester United lineup. Ferguson had already signed Ince and Jost to replace Captain Miracle, and McClair's retreat could also make occasional guest appearances.Butt is also a good backup.

After Black Moore left, filling a defender became a problem for Ferguson to consider. Last season, Gary Neville, who fell from the youth team to the first team, was not enough to become the main force.

However, there are not many candidates on the market. Ferguson has no special favorite target and has not made any big-ticket signings.

This summer, Ferguson doesn't plan to spend too much money on transfers, because there aren't many targets in the transfer market that are worth poaching.

The guard still has to be bought.In the end, what the fans waited for was an unexpected candidate: Ferguson bought an important defender for Manchester United, which was David May transferred from Blackburn. This transfer cost Manchester United 126 million pounds.

Reporters have dug up the news that David May and Blackburn coach Dalglish had a bad relationship. The implication is that Ferguson may have been taken advantage of, and David May's level is not enough to support the gap in Manchester United's defense.

No matter how the reporter loses character, Ferguson has always insisted that the money was well spent.

David May was born in Oldham on June 1970, 6. He is 24 meters tall and can play multiple guard positions, including central defender and right back.

He is a product of Blackburn's youth training and also became famous in the Blackburn team. He played for Blackburn in 1988.

In the next six years, he played a total of 123 times for Blackburn, and gradually grew into Blackburn's main defender.

By the time of the 1993-94 season, David May did not agree to Blackburn's contract renewal request, and he demanded a higher salary.

The conflict between the players and the team was triggered by this, so the Blackburn team decided to clean him up.

While Ferguson was looking for a defender, Manchester United made an offer to Blackburn, and David May came to Manchester United in this way.

As a defender, David May is not very familiar to many Manchester United fans.And even if you liked him at the time, you wouldn't call him a "good" guard.Few people in the media think that David May is worthy of Manchester United's level and standards.

The defender who was purged by Blackburn is indeed not extraordinary in skill, his defensive ability is actually only average, and he generally maintains but does not lose in the game.

Compared with Bruce and Pallister, David May has a huge gap in defensive ability and physical fitness.

Ferguson bought him mainly to fill the position of Black Moore, and also took into account the possible injury problems of Bruce.

David May can also play at centre-back when needed, substituting two centre-backs.

Although Gary Neville has gradually grown, Ferguson arranged for David May and Gary to share the opportunity to play right back for the sake of caution.

In fact, David May impresses Ferguson with his calm game attitude and steady defensive action. He is like an engineer and a versatile defender in the team.

As well as David May, other players who have joined the United first team include Bradford's Grame Tollinson and youngster Philippe Mullinette.In addition, Ferguson promoted Ronnie Valwalker and Michael Tevas from the Manchester United youth team into the first team.

Of course, teenagers such as Gary Neville and Scholes in the reserve team have started to play for Manchester United one after another, and they have successively entered the historical stage of Manchester United.Together with Giggs, Lee Sharp, Jost and other rising stars, they have become an important strategic reserve for Manchester United.It has also become Ferguson's secret weapon.

The Premier League has become a new hot spot in world football, and many players have begun to get involved.But it was Blackburn who were the real star of the game that summer in the British Isles, as their owners opened their checkbooks with deep pockets.

Before the start of the season, Ferguson also took a fancy to some strikers. The most popular in the newspapers was Norwich's Sutton. The reporters said that Manchester United had already made an offer to Norwich.

But Sutton did not arrive in the end, and Ferguson's fancy goal was once again snatched away by Blackburn coach Dalglish.

But Ferguson was not as angry as when Dalglish snatched Roy Keane back then, and fired at Dalglish in the newspapers.Ferguson kept a low profile.

Why have Manchester United been so quiet in the transfer market?One reason is that Ferguson is very satisfied with the Manchester United lineup of the defending champion. Most of the players are in their prime, and many positions can form a duo of comparable level. Moreover, many players can play in different positions. Manchester United's army does not have the problem of lacking major generals.

The second reason is that Ferguson's youth training plan has reached a mature stage. The talents of the youth team are not inferior to the first-team players. Ferguson decided to leave more opportunities for these "Ferguson children".

Of course, there is another reason, and that is that teams like Blackburn compete with Manchester United in terms of grabbing people.

That summer, the fiery Premier League began to attract more foreign big-name stars to join.Klinsmann, the world champion player from Germany, joined Tottenham this summer. The German striker has a great reputation. His joining has brought the entire Premier League to the attention of the world, and has further expanded the channels for Premier League teams to introduce outstanding players from all over the world.

In a sense, this is also a sign that the appeal of the Premier League is starting to work, and the Premier League is becoming a better league.

Blackburn became the focus of the summer news.Blackburn, who fell short in the title race with Manchester United last season, continued to splurge this summer.The acquisition of Alan Shearer last season gave Blackburn a taste of the sweetness, so they once again showed the magic of money in the summer, and once again succeeded in digging corners from Manchester United, buying 500-year-old striker Chris Sutton (Chris Sutton) from Norwich City for a new record of 21 million pounds.

Sutton was already negotiating personal treatment with Manchester United, but Walker made an offer that was hard to refuse to Norwich and the player himself.

In fact, "nothing is more magical than money" - a saying that applies to Sutton as well.Blackburn's forwards now form a "double S" combination, and reporters call the golden partner of Sutton and Alan Shearer "SAS".Counting the big money in other positions, Walker, the big boss of Blackburn, can be said to be desperate for the Premier League championship, and the gold dollar lineup built by spending crazy money to buy people can be said to have blinded the eyes of other teams and scouts.

Is this routine familiar?Yes, the power of money can pile up a powerful lineup.In the future, we will see this situation again and again in teams like Chelsea and Manchester City.

Look at the star lineup of the Blackburn team. They are also a 442 formation. The goalkeeper Tim Flores is the substitute of David Seaman, the main goalkeeper of the England national team. His strength is obvious to all;

Right-back was Geoff Kenner, the Irish national team defender at the time.To some extent, it can be said that Blackburn's defense line is already a very strong combination in the league, and it is a very hard and stable line of defense.

Blackburn’s left midfielder is Jason Wilcox, who used to be an England international. There are two attacking midfielders in the middle, Mark Atkins and Tim Sherwood.

In addition, there are defensive midfielders Roy Keane and David Batty.David Batty is a long-term midfield engineer for the England national team. However, due to long-term injuries last season, he only participated in the last 6 games and was replaced by Roy Keane.

The right midfielder is England international Stewart Ripley.The midfield style of the Blackburn team is very close, that is, strong defense, accurate mid-to-long-range passing, and the best ammunition provider for high-altitude bombing.

The striker combination is even more famous. Sutton joined with the most expensive name in the summer. He and the superstar Alan Shearer who joined last season will form a high-altitude twin tower and a powerful double evil.

In addition to these two powerful figures, Mike Newell and Kevin Gallagher are two striker substitutes. Although they are not well-known, they also possess very good strength.

In this way, Blackburn quickly completed the assembly of a super strong team. Although there are many new players in the team, there may be some problems with cooperation and tacit understanding, but the key is that these are the best players in the Premier League.

There is no doubt that Walker, the big owner of the Blackburn club, has invested countless money in this team. They are the most willing to spend money in the league. "I believe that money can definitely bring achievements. I think our team members are completely champion-level." Walker is full of confidence when looking forward to the new season.

Blackburn's coach Dalglish is also fully prepared. He also wants to pull down the biggest enemy in the league so that he can repeat his great reputation in the league.

This is not just the desire for trophies, not just the pursuit of honor. For Walker and Dalglish, the league title has become the craziest and most exciting motivation.

And from the case of Walker's crazy investment in Blackburn, we can know that the trend of the Premier League becoming a gold-absorbing pool is already obvious.

The BBC Sports News in the evening made a very interesting topic. In the Premier League, can you buy the championship with money?
This topic has been heatedly discussed by fans. In fact, the best answer to this question should be like this, "Spending money may not necessarily directly buy a championship, but it is very possible, really very possible."

In the Premier League, even in League One, there are actually many such examples.The former Leeds United "bought" a League One championship with a big deal in 1991, and then Blackburn frantically invested money and bought people to pile up a Premier League championship.

When Ferguson's Manchester United ruled the Premier League, other strong teams needed to pay more real money and spend more crazily to win the championship.

(End of this chapter)