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Ferguson once said twice that he wanted to retire, but in the end he regretted it and chose not to retire after success.

With Manchester United failing to win the Premier League title for three consecutive years.

He also has no outstanding achievements in the European arena.

Now Fleet Street has a tendency to make things worse for Manchester United.

"Sir Alex should resign!"

"The era of the Red Devils is over!"

"Ferguson can never lead Manchester United back to the throne."

The rapid changes in the Premier League's landscape in the past two years have made the competitive situation even more cruel.

First, Chelsea rose to prominence with the backing of financial backers, and then Leeds United emerged as a dark horse and became invincible.

Manchester United has tightened its finances after the Glazer family took over, and various signs indicate that Manchester United does not have a stable advantage in the competition in the new era of the Premier League.

People seem to have overlooked that Ferguson claimed to retire twice before, both of which were in the context of achieving great success.

The current negative impact from public opinion describes Manchester United as being in a dilemma internally and externally.

Ferguson, on the other hand, has an old heart, an old body, and a stubborn soul.

Facing the media before the Rose Derby, Ferguson spoke loudly: "When everyone is optimistic about Manchester United, we are actually in crisis, but when everything is reversed, this is when Manchester United is the strongest."

The doubts from the outside world, the pressure of competition, the determination to avenge shame, and the blood that will inevitably boil when facing a mortal enemy.

Ferguson wants to regain the face he lost.

The Red Devils generals also want to find their lost dignity.

mid-December.

Elland Road Stadium.

Rose Derby, Mars hits the Earth!

The sad news comes after two teams of extreme fans got into a melee in a Leeds suburb before the game.

A Leeds fan was seriously injured and on the verge of death and was being rescued in the ICU ward.

Whether you can have a brush with death or not, leave it to fate.

Such negative news reports before the game made the Rose Derby seem to be stained with blood.

The tit-for-tat confrontation between the fans of the two teams at Elland Road reached an unprecedented climax after entering the stadium.

There are not many times when Leeds United and Manchester United can be rivals.

In the long history, both teams have been silent for most of the time. Leeds United's glory in the English League One era did not last long, and Manchester United can trace back to the era of Busby Boys.

After entering the Premier League era, Manchester United's success became more lasting and influential.

Nowadays, as the defending champion of the Premier League, Leeds United can certainly be condescending to Manchester United in terms of posture.

Success or failure in competitive sports is short-lived in terms of timeliness.

Arsenal won the Premier League two years ago undefeated.

What now?

Who would regard Arsenal as the favorites to win the Premier League?

almost none.

If Manchester United uses their past glory as capital, it will only arouse ridicule from others.

The lack of success in the past three years is enough to make this team suffer greater doubts about its combat effectiveness.

Want to break the doubt?

Not by moving away from past glory.

But to use their performance to prove that today, at this moment, at this moment, they are still strong.

Other than that, there is no other way.

When the starting players of the two teams came on the court, they all looked serious and energetic.

Shen Hao and Ferguson stood in the coach's command area waiting for the game to start. Both of them had their own auras, invisible collisions and complementing each other.

"Happy party to all the fans in white! In the afternoon of local time in England and in the evening of our Chinese time, Xiaopang and Glasses will bring you the highlight of this round of the Premier League, the Rose Derby!

Leeds United faces Manchester United at home! "

"With the Rose Derby coming in the new season, can Leeds United continue the brilliant results of last season's three wins against Manchester United?

At least since the start of the new season, our record momentum is stronger than Manchester United. We are currently 3 points ahead of Manchester United in the standings. "

"That's true, but Manchester United has more young players. Maybe their growth will improve Manchester United's combat effectiveness. At least Ronaldinho, who returned from the World Cup, has shown higher efficiency in style."

"Maybe today's Rose Derby will let the world know that there is only one Ronaldo in the Premier League!"

“Hehehe, let’s take a look at the starting lineups of the two teams.

Leeds United started 433.

Goalkeeper: Toldo.

Defenders: Kelly, Kompany, Stam, Candela.

Midfielder: Davies, Jamie Redknapp, Roy Keane.

Forwards: Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Ribery.

Manchester United starting 433.

Goalkeeper: Van der Sar.

Defenders: Wes Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra.

Midfielder: O'Shea, Scholes, Carrick.

Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Giggs.

The game is about to start, the Rose Derby, the battle between dragons and tigers, let us wait and see whether it can create a classic! "

With the referee's whistle, the Rose Derby began.

Perhaps due to the influence of the FIFA virus, Manchester United started very cautiously in the away game.

Scholes and Carrick frequently delivered medium and long passes, trying to test Leeds United's defense with simple attacks.

Leeds United played an active defense in the midfield and backcourt, blocking Cristiano Ronaldo and Giggs, making the defense very safe.

Leeds United also played a slightly simple style, testing the weak links of the opponent's defense.

Ribery's attack on Brown from the wing was not clean enough, and the quality of the pass was low. Ferdinand made an easy clearance.

Jamie Redknapp connected with Rivaldo's inverted triangle pass in the back, and barely passed the ball to Ronaldo under the attack of O'Shea and Carrick.

Ronaldo, who received the pass from behind, was quickly surrounded and suppressed by Vidic and Ferdinand.

Under the attack, Ronaldo's control of the ball was destroyed.

Leeds United fans frowned slightly.

The quality of Manchester United's defense seems to be much better than last season.

The combination of Ferdinand and Vidic feels more reliable than Brown playing as a central defender, or Silvestre partnering with Ferdinand.

Shen Hao was not surprised.

Although Manchester United's lineup only introduced one Carrick in the summer.

But from the perspective of improvement, the forward line is the growth of young players, the midfielder is the addition of Carrick, and the back line is the improvement after Evra and Vidic integrate into the team and adapt to the Premier League.

In general, Manchester United's third-line combat effectiveness has actually been strengthened.

This is also the reason why Ferguson dared to speak out wildly.

The Godfather of the Red Devils who travels all over the world will not be arrogant, but he will not belittle himself either.

When Manchester United has the strength to build a base, of course he must show a positive and strong attitude.

Scholes started to follow a delicate line in the midfield and frontcourt.

The delicacy of Manchester United is not the technical display of the players, but the rapid interweaving and cooperation of the team under the fast pace.

Rooney retreated to act as a fulcrum, Giggs moved and Scholes passed the ball.

Giggs took the advantage when he broke through from the outside on the left. He beat Kelly and then cut inside to calmly pass the ball.

Cristiano Ronaldo outflanked the ball from behind in the penalty area.

As soon as he took off, he was immediately defeated in the aerial confrontation!

Stam cleared the ball with a strong header, and after landing, he didn't even look at the staggering Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ferguson's expression showed anger when he saw this scene.

Stam returned to the Premier League and actually didn't say anything more to Manchester United. He said he wanted to settle a score with Manchester United.

But it does not mean that you should hurt Manchester United players when playing against Manchester United.

Those are two different things.

Wearing the jersey of Leeds United, he won the game as the Red Devils' mortal enemy, won the league championship, and trampled Manchester United under his feet in the standings.

This is true revenge!

The Dutch defender who was once kicked out by Ferguson without even a trace of dignity was going to contribute the last energy of his career to Leeds United.

We must make it difficult for Manchester United to regain its glory in this era!

The pace of the game picked up.

The two teams are speeding up in tacit understanding.

When Rivaldo dribbled in and encountered the attack of Carrick and Evra, he decisively diverted the ball and retreated, suddenly sending the ball diagonally into the right rib area of ​​the penalty area.

Ronaldo made a diagonal run and took a step towards the ball before meeting Vidic who turned to intercept.

Ronaldo stopped suddenly and knocked the ball with his feet to change direction. He deceived Vidic's center of gravity while shaking his body and broke through from the outside!

Vidic had been completely passed by when he reacted.

Ronaldo then took a shot.

The football flew towards the far corner of the goal, and Van der Sar flew to save the ball with one palm!

call!

Red Devils fans' scalps are numb.

The fans in white sighed secretly.

Ferguson looked grave.

Just look at Ronaldo's performance in the past two months in the Premier League.

Not many games.

But it feels like it’s getting stronger.

In 2003, Manchester United and Real Madrid had a classic showdown in the Champions League knockout rounds.

At that time, Ronaldo relied more on his superb shooting skills to dominate the game.

But now Ronaldo is increasingly returning to the unstoppable aspect of his youth.

One on one?

Can anyone in the Premier League guard him?

Defenders like Terry and Ferdinand, who are local ceiling benchmarks, would not dare to say that they can guard against him.

Basically, no one can stand up and freeze Ronaldo on their own.

Ferguson also resented Calderon.

The Real Madrid president cannot help but take the blame.

For other coaches.

They would rather Ronaldo rot in Madrid until he dies.

But now Leeds United has made a strong recovery for Ronaldo!

When thinking that Ronaldo is only 30 years old, which coach of the top Premier League team is not worried?

Leeds United created a threat, and Manchester United also further demonstrated the players' abilities at a fast pace.

Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled in and then faced Roy Keane. He stepped on his bicycle and accelerated and changed direction to break through from the inside.

Although he did not completely get rid of Roy Keane's pressing, he formed a containment and passed the ball to Giggs. After the latter cut inside to receive the ball, he controlled the ball and half-turned to sweep the ball towards the left baseline.

Evra ran wildly down the bottom and then kicked the ball in.

The half-high ball flew straight to the front of the penalty area.

Rooney moved to grab the spot and volleyed the ball.

At the critical moment, Kompany extended his leg to destroy, and the football hit his leg and flew out of the baseline.

Leeds United fans were still frightened and immediately applauded like thunder.

Shen Hao looked at Cristiano Ronaldo thoughtfully.

This man's comprehensive strength has exceeded 185.

Although a lot of fancy and ineffective ball control has been cut off.

But it still didn't have the explosive threat it deserved.

From the first moment Shen Hao saw Cristiano Ronaldo, he felt a touch of worry in his heart.

Worry about the dominance this man brings as an opponent.

The reason is that not only does he have high potential, but his abilities also grow quickly!

If he's stagnant, or growing slowly.

Shen Hao, on the other hand, doesn't take it too seriously.

It's because he grew up too fast.

Generally speaking, it is normal for players to reach a level close to their ceiling around the age of 23.

Then it will take longer to move towards the ceiling, because growth is difficult and requires more training in the game. This process of accumulation and transformation that requires the accumulation of practical experience is the normal process for every group of players in European football to grow up.

The higher the potential, there will be a gap in the level of combat effectiveness generated after precipitation, transformation, and even sublimation.

As for the current Cristiano Ronaldo, his ability is very high, but the threat is not intuitive enough.

Combined with what he has seen in the past year, it is obvious that the Portuguese genius is moving towards the ceiling with speed and changes visible to the naked eye.

Maybe the next time we meet him, it just depends on whether Ferguson can completely activate him.

Once this opportunity arises, take action.

Manchester United's combat effectiveness will definitely rise to a higher level!

Because they will have a terrifying warrior who is at least at the superstar level.

Under the fast-paced competition, the two teams went back and forth, gradually forming a confrontation, and the interceptions that restricted each other were also very exciting.

Roy Keane and Davies have difficulty restricting Scholes.

Scholes has rich experience and a simple style, and will not stick to the ball for a long time.

It is to capture the space and run through it, release the ball with one kick or stop the ball to adjust and then release the ball quickly.

As long as he doesn't break through and doesn't hold the ball for long, it will be very difficult for defensive players to intercept the ball at close range because they won't have time.

Top midfielders are always experts in movement.

Leeds United still relies on the forward's own ability to create threats in the offense.

O'Shea struggled defensively, but he performed well today and did not become an obvious weakness in Manchester United's defensive system.

Holding the key position, even if it is broken through, will create a better opportunity for Ferdinand or Brown behind him to attack.

Ronaldo didn't have enough space to play today, and Premier League defense pays more attention to pressing closely.

When Ronaldo was young, he liked the opponent's upper hand. He could use his back hand to control the ball more flexibly and change direction to get rid of it.

But now that I am 30 years old, I am no longer young.

With Ferdinand, Vidic, Carrick and O'Shea squeezing the space, he can ensure that the ball will not be intercepted, which shows his ability to control the ball.

Ribery and Rivaldo repeatedly attacked Brown and Evra.

The two full-backs of Manchester United have been overwhelmed, and the defense has begun to look awkward.

Manchester United's offense seems to have not yet filtered out the most detailed aspects of the system.

Cristiano Ronaldo occasionally had a heavy shot on the right wing, but the rest of the time he could only get into the penalty area to grab points.

However, Stam repeatedly destroyed the opportunity during the grab.

Scholes concentrates on organizational work, and Giggs is also responsible for delivering cannonballs on the wing.

And Rooney was actively running for a long time, leaving Manchester United without a stable firepower for the final kick facing the Leeds United goal!

This makes people feel that Manchester United is playing very lively, but it only blossoms but does not bear fruit.

Seeing that the first half of the game is coming to an end.

Ribery dribbled to face Wes Brown again, who lowered his center of gravity and concentrated on it.

But Ribery passed the ball diagonally to the baseline in front of him.

When Wes Brown turned around, Candela passed by at lightning speed, like a sports car roaring by.

Ribery cut inside and Candela took the first touch and passed the ball into the penalty area.

Wes Brown turned around and could only look at Ribery's back.

Ronaldo outflanks the ball in the middle, and Rivaldo connects from far away.

Ferdinand and Vidic defended the two Brazilian superstars at every step.

Carrick, who returned to defense, also compressed the space.

O'Shea pounced on Ribery, who suddenly diverted the ball and retreated, passing O'Shea, and smashed the ball across with his right foot to complete the adjustment.

At this time, Ferdinand had already fallen behind in his effort to grab the ball.

Ribery continued to dodge the ball and then shot furiously.

Van der Sar, who had made four successful saves today, gritted his teeth and saved, but the football flew to the near corner of the goal too fast!

boom!

Elland Road Stadium erupted into earth-shaking cheers!

Ribery turned around and ran to the sidelines to celebrate!