Arthur's Football

After completing the double play against Liverpool, Manchester United went up to Ferguson, down to the fans, and their attention was on the upcoming draw for the Champions League group stage.

Because the Champions League semi-finals were occupied by Premier League teams for two consecutive seasons, Ferguson first ruled out the possibility of encountering Premier League teams in this draw.

why?

Of course, it's because Manchester United has beaten the Premier League powers this season!And every time the score is big, what suspense is there?

With UEFA's consistent ethics, how could it be possible for them to continue to fight against the English team?But among the top four, there must be two teams that will meet. Otherwise, if all the top four in the Premier League advance to the top four of the Champions League, what is the point of this game?How about other leagues?

Sir Alex deliberated, and first took aim at Barcelona, ​​but rejected it directly.

After Barcelona sent Ronaldinho away and replaced Messi as the core, the overall mental outlook has been completely renewed. In addition, Guardiola also has some abilities, so this season is very strong.

Such an opponent will play against Manchester United sooner or later, but it is still too early for the top eight to meet.

Villarreal and them have already met in the group stage, and they were also double-killed. It is basically impossible to meet again.

The remaining possibility is Bayern Munich.

But this is impossible, the reason is very simple, as the only seedling of the Bundesliga, Bayern, the Bundesliga giant, rarely suffers when the draw is drawn. UEFA let Bayern attack Manchester United at this time?

Same as Barcelona, ​​it is only possible in the quarter-finals or semi-finals.

In Ferguson's heart, Bayern has already got a walk.

Seven have been ruled out, leaving only one: Porto.

Ferguson proudly said to his coaching staff: "Wait, I think the draw is definitely Porto, do you want to bet 100 pounds?"

After Redondo arrived at Manchester United, he also discovered that the ethos of Manchester United was integrated from top to bottom. Ferguson, the coach, likes to gamble for nothing. Four out of ten players below also have this little hobby.

Redondo thought about it for a while. He felt that it was impossible for UEFA to allow Manchester United to advance so easily. Every time the lottery was drawn, there would always be one or two strong dialogues.

Yes, in the eyes of Dong Ge, Porto is also a sign.

"I think it might be Barcelona or Bayern," Redondo said.

"I also think it may be Barcelona." Perrin said, "But I don't like the way they play. It's not as good as Arsenal."

"With all due respect, Arsenal are not playing as well as us now." This is the goalkeeper coach Eric.Steele said.

This filled the office with laughter.

After laughing, Ferguson thought for a while and said, "Today is the media public day?"

Perrin nodded, but still reminded him: "Boss, if you haven't forgotten, we basically don't have an open day this season."

"Then today, let the media interview freely, of course not allowing them to interfere with player training. Let them not forget to sign autographs for the fans after the game." Ferguson said.

Everyone was a little surprised, but no one had any objections. When the training was about to start, Ferguson walked onto the training ground in person to watch the dynamics of the players.

This is somewhat rare.

Manchester United has arranged a training session today, and tomorrow they will have an intra-team match, and the day after tomorrow, the players will have to spare time for a medical examination in the afternoon.

Ferguson looked at the players and found that they were all in good shape, and finally his eyes fell on Arthur.

Arthur is doing exercises with the ball by himself, while the coach is recording the data.

Ferguson looked at it for a while and asked Redondo: "Is it my illusion? I always think he looks stronger than before."

"...The word strong still doesn't belong to him. He didn't practice after training these two days, but went to the gym."

The lord sighed lightly, it really was an illusion.

"But if it is compared with when he just started playing football, he is indeed a lot 'stronger'." Redondo looked at his regretful expression and smiled.

"What do the sports experts say? He has eaten enough, and he can't stuff things into his stomach like blowing up a balloon."

"There is no good way, because experts can't explain how he used up the energy intake. You have to know that he eats more than Chris, Vaza and Ricardo alone... ..." Redondo gave another example, "I was shocked when I ate with him for the first time, because I couldn't imagine why he was still so thin."

"...Forget it." Ferguson shook his head. "At least there are changes. Even if he is a little bit stronger, it's better than nothing! I don't ask too much, as long as he can play the whole game."

Redondo: →_→

Ferguson saw the Argentine's eyes, and he said confidently: "Is this a high requirement?"

"No, I think Bio also thinks the same way." Redondo laughed.

"Oh? What did he say to you on the phone?" Alex.Actually very gossip.Ferguson stared at the Argentine with interest and asked.

"He complained to me about the last warm-up match, which was against Spain." Redondo looked at Arthur and found that he was already doing the next set of training.

At this time, the media who were put into Carrington were already scrambling to seize the favorable position, filming the training of Manchester United players.

The BOSS first came to the scene, and then the media filmed it, so the players on the training field worked very hard.

Ferguson's eyes finally fell on Anderson and Nani.

At the end of this season, he plans to loan out these two teenagers for a year, of course, this is all after the end of the season.

He looked at Carrick and Fletcher again, and he lingered on Fletcher for a while longer.

He has carefully trained Fletcher for many years, and like Cristiano and Rooney, he also has high hopes for Fletcher.

This kid is from the Red Devils youth training, and it seems to be tailor-made for the Red Devils, but Ferguson is optimistic about his hard work and blood, and more importantly, he is diligent and daring to pursue.

He waited patiently for several years, and finally waited for the flowering and fruiting, only to hear that the tree was sick...

Emotionally, he didn't want to give up Fletcher, because the player himself didn't give up, but intellectually, as a coach, he couldn't just plan for the best, he had to do the worst.

Since he wants to build a team with Arthur as the core, clean up the overcrowded midfield and buy new aid, this is imperative.

He had to give Arthur enough protection.

He looked at Kaka again, the Brazilian was practicing small skills, and Anderson, Rafael, and Fabio brothers were training him.

Ferguson is considering the future of the two brothers.

To be honest, these two brothers are also his favorite teenagers. If he followed the previous thinking, he would give them time to grow, but now he also has to put a question mark on their Red Devils career.

And Kaka's future is still in the hands of the Brazilian himself. He expects Kaka to call him, or come to his office, and they will have a good chat, but don't worry, he knows Kaka is a rational player——

Just don't treat this boss as a liar.

Finally his eyes fell on Evans.

This is also the fact that Manchester United's youth training has been trained for many years, but it still cannot completely reassure him, nor can it reassure the fans.And the position of central defender is very special, which will always be the top priority in his heart!

Although Vidic and Fernando let Torres play alone in the last game, what about the performance of Carragher and Arbeloa in front of Arthur, Ronaldo, Kaka and Benzema?

In contrast, they are still reliable.

If it were Evans who was "tested" by Torres, Ferguson thought about it and decided not to think about it...

In the end it was Valencia and Evra.

Valencia is not the best choice of right back, but Gary's serious injury and age, his expectation for Gary is actually to lead Arthur to become a qualified captain, which is more important than anything else.

O'Shea and Brown have been at Manchester United for so many years, and they are still very qualified as substitutes, but they have been given few opportunities to perform recently. He also has to chat with them about the future before the end of the season and see their plans .

When he saw Van der Sar, Ferguson believed that the Dutchman should still be given a 1+1 contract for his performance, but he should carefully consider the substitute goalkeeper.

Ferguson looked at Redondo one last time.

His requirements for assistant coaches are different from those of other head coaches. He does not rely on the coaching staff tactically, but he needs an assistant coach who can make him absolutely at ease.

Once this person was Queiroz.

When Queiroz accepted the job of Real Madrid coach, he told the Portuguese who had been with him for many years that it was a hellish job.

When Queiroz was in trouble at Real Madrid, he flew to Madrid to comfort him and told him that Carrington's door was still open for him.

This is his promise.

For this reason, he did not have an assistant coach for a time.

But Queiroz is not satisfied with only being an assistant coach after all, he understands, especially when that new job is the Portuguese national team.

As a result, because of Arthur, Redondo came into his field of vision.

The manual sent by the Argentine made him see a possibility, which is also the player he had chased and rejected him.

Fortunately, Redondo did not reject him again this time.

He needs a successor, and sooner or later someone will take over from him, but he still has some time to continue watching his candidates...

Although it is possible for these guys to reject him, it is right.

Redondo saw Ferguson's gaze, he saw Ferguson waving to him, so he walked over and heard Ferguson smile and say to him with his back to the cameras: "Fair, dear Fernando, I saw Mas The last time Celano spoke to you?"

Yes, Ferguson noticed that the two boys Cambiasso and Mascherano greeted his assistant after the game, especially the guy in front, who looked warmer.

But compared to Cambiasso's all-rounder, he is more optimistic about Mascherano.

Not because Mascherano is better, but because he is better in interception and tackles.

Of course, in Ferguson's heart, these two Argentines may be comparable to the one in front of him, but who made him retire?But he also taught an Arthur, which was his!

Redondo: "..."

He was silent for a while, then changed his position and asked him to turn his back to the camera and say, "Fergie, are you sure?"

He didn't directly evade Ferguson and felt that there was something to be said. Ferguson immediately said: "Aside from Mascherano, who do you think is more suitable? Although that kid belongs to Liverpool, maybe Liverpool will sell it."

Well, the Sir himself did not believe this.

But he looked at the Argentine confidently again, who made that guy seem to have a good relationship with you!Why not use it if you have a personal relationship!I wanted to buy him when he was still in Corinthian!

Redondo looked at Ferguson's expression, thought for a while, and suggested, "De Rossi?"

"...a spare tire. But it's a lot easier to buy him," Ferguson said. "I wouldn't consider it if Darren didn't have this disease, but now I have to take the initiative."

Ferguson said: "And I haven't got a favorite midfielder for so many years. I am really tired of buying a new midfielder every year."

Hager performed very well last season, what's the result?

Fletcher finally came to fruition, and the result?

Giggs, Beckham, and Scholes are veterans. Ferguson is willing to give them contracts, and the fans will tolerate them. What's more, they still have strength. They don't need "warmth" to survive in the team. They still An important part of the team.

But their age is placed here, what can he do?

Ferguson smiled again, "Speaking of which, I'm still in a daze now, I mean Ricardo, I always feel like I tricked him into boarding the boat."

This description made Redondo couldn't help laughing, which made him say to Ferguson: "If you need me to practice Javier for you, I will be happy."

But to intercept Ferguson in the hands of Liverpool?If Ferguson can really do it, he admires it.

After all, he has not forgotten the "Heinze incident".

Heinze is also his descendant.

"That's good." Ferguson said with a smile. Their people had contact with Mascherano at the time, they had the foundation of the past, and they practiced with Redondo. Things might not be that bad.

If not, he has the check!De Rossi without Mascherano, or try Yaya Toure?

Redondo looked at Ferguson's smile, hesitated in his heart, and asked, "Fergie, are you already thinking about transferring?"

Ferguson said to the Argentine: "I have coached this team for many years. This is also the difference between me and many coaches, because I have to consider not only now, but also next season, next season. But I will tell They, let's not talk about that right now because all I have in front of me is the next game."

The old Scotchman blinked, and Redondo laughed.

Ferguson said meaningfully: "When you know you will be in the same team next season, next season, you will work like this."

He took his notebook from Redondo's hand, and listed a lot of names on it.

There are now 29 players in the first team, but there are more than a dozen names on it, including Cristiano's.

Redondo looked shocking, Ferguson looked up and saw his expression, smiled lightly and said: "Look, that's why we need to prepare these tasks in advance."

Ferguson is not an exchange!This is almost half the team!

But Redondo looked at the names not listed above, and at this moment he felt the warmth of Ferguson strangely.

Fletcher is also good, Scholes is also good.

The Red Devils are really a cruel and warm club.

Ferguson said: "You will follow up all these tasks during the transfer period. To be precise, you communicate with Ed (San Dezi) and then report to me."

Redondo looked at the notebook, the name on it made it extremely heavy.

But this is a rare and precious trust.

What are the head coaches and assistants discussing?It's not that the media didn't pay attention, but the two people turned their backs to them, which made them no longer pay attention to them. After taking a few photos of their backs, everyone turned their cameras on the Manchester United star.

The most popular are of course Arthur and Beckham. There is no way, appearance is everything.

Then there are Cristiano and Kaka, there is no way, the status and honor and recent performance are there.

The last is Benzema and Fatty.

other people?Just take a few photos. With the above, why would fans focus on them so much?

As soon as Arthur turned around after training, he found himself surrounded.

Cristiano was worried that he would not be able to cope and wanted to help, so he was held back by Kakala, "Gary said that Arthur will not be able to help in interviews in the future."

Cristiano: "Although I love BOSS, I have to say that BOSS is wrong! I used to want to care for him like a hen caressing chicks, but now I want to be like an eagle. Just like kicking the child off the cliff?"

But after he finished speaking, he realized that Kaka was looking at him with a =mouth= expression, what's wrong?What was wrong with me!

"No, Chris, I just feel that you and Sir Alex are like father and son. Gary and Ryan are jealous of you for no reason." Kaka laughed.

Cristiano was thinking about what this meant, why the Brazilians suddenly said that, and saw a reporter running towards them.

The focus of the reporters' interviews is nothing more than how they view the lottery, whether there are opponents they want to avoid, and who they want to fight the most.

Arthur thought for a while in the camera, and then said decisively: "The team I want to play the most, I think it is Barcelona."

As soon as he said that, the surrounding reporters were all quiet.

Arthur didn't seem to notice, and continued: "I'm friends with Leo, and I've also played against Harvey and Iniesta. I have some regrets about the result of the game. Because of my physical strength, I didn't stick to the whole game, so I would be very happy if I had the chance to play against them again."

Arthur thought that this kind of mood should be "expectation".

He did look forward to revenge.

"Can you predict the list of the top four in your mind?"

Arthur looked at the reporter's microphone and realized it was the BBC.

The reporter blushed a little because of the stare at him, but he tightened his mouth and said nothing, just looked at Arthur expectantly.

"The teams that can enter the top 8 are very strong. Among these 8 teams, there are 4 teams that I have played against, and 3 teams that have not played against them. I have no way to evaluate the teams that I have not played against. And every game there are ups and downs in the player's state, tactics also change. So I can't give an answer, but in my heart, Manchester United will undoubtedly beat all opponents."

"What do you think of Ferguson replacing Rooney last time? What do you think of Rooney becoming the fifth scorer in the team?"

Arthur looked at the reporter's interview card as Gary said, and he was a reporter for the "Mirror".

Gary started his special training after he became the second captain, and the first lesson was to identify reporters.

In Gary's mouth, the BBC and Sky Sports are the only ones.

Arthur was also warned that he should treat the two more friendly, because the BBC and Manchester United had just repaired their relationship, and Sky Sports' commentary was somewhat biased towards Manchester United after he turned out.

Then there's the Manchester Evening News, which gets a little special treatment, because it's their local paper, their mouthpiece.

In addition, major newspapers such as "The Times", "Daily Telegraph", and "Guardian" must maintain a fairly friendly relationship.

He can do whatever he wants with the rest, and he doesn't need to care about it at all.

"Paddy Cleland is a man of Manchester United, a senior whom we respect very much. This is just a good-natured joke. As you all know, Wazza has encountered some problems before, but now he has come out of the scoring drought. .Actually, looking at Wazza's scoring statistics in recent years, we can know that he is performing better. I train with him every day, and his efforts are seen by the whole team. I never think that the number of goals That's everything, if you don't score you don't contribute to the team, it's not fair to the players."

"The reason why the BOSS will be replaced, I think the BOSS has already given the answer in the post-match press conference."

Scholes had planned to "rescue" Arthur after he answered two or three questions, but he turned and left after listening to the answers.

This kid can handle it.

On March 2009, 3, Arthur sat on the sofa with Cyril in his arms and watched the draw with Cristiano, Kaka and Luca.

The first to be drawn is Villarreal, and the yellow submarine will face Arsenal.

He could see that the manager of Villarreal had a pretty good expression, and Arsenal was very good.

Then it was Manchester United's turn.

Cristiano gave Arthur a sideways look. He still doesn't know how to describe the feeling when he swiped the "Arthur: Manchester United is the strongest, the top 4 is willing to fight Barcelona" on his mobile phone.

Everyone wants to save the strong enemy until the end, but this kid is very happy and wants to fight in advance.

He stroked Arthur's hair.

Arthur looked at him puzzled and blinked, and Cyril followed suit.

Watched by two pairs of innocent eyes, the Portuguese could only withdraw his "evil hand" silently.

As a result, there was an interruption, and Kaka shouted——

"Porto!"

He immediately looked at the TV, and in the camera, the manager of the Club of Rome, Bruno.Conte.

In his hand, the note read: Porto.

As soon as the lottery result came out, Cristiano laughed immediately. He teased Arthur, "It seems that you are going to be disappointed, boy, but I can take you to Porto."

Arthur blinked, "There's always a chance."

Kaka was also speechless this time.

But after 1 minute, he smiled and said: "Baby, it depends on whether Bayern agrees."

Because Barcelona will fight against the Bundesliga giants.

It can be seen that this will be the focus of the quarter-finals.

And in this way, the expressions of Chelsea and Liverpool are not very good.

Yes, Liverpool, currently ranked second, will play against Chelsea, who is currently ranked third in the league and last season's Champions League runner-up.

Although he knew that there would be a round of civil war in the Premier League, the Brazilian still showed a happy smile when he saw the confrontation between the Red Army and the Blue Army.

"Let's watch a good show at home." Cristiano concluded.

This is the fifth consecutive season that Chelsea and Liverpool have met in the Champions League. The two teams are destined to step on each other's corpses to climb up.