[Football] The Light of Abandoned Sons

Many things are actually not that complicated, but they are not that simple either.

Since the second half of the 96 season, the position of Arsenal's head coach has fallen into the hands of the Frenchman.Perhaps at the end of the 96 season, I can still evaluate him for doing a good job. Then in the 97 season, when he led Arsenal to the league title, especially when Arsenal's first league title since switching to the "English Premier League", I subconsciously knew that he would be my lifelong rival.

The thing about the Arsenal job is that they asked me to decide whether to go or not, but I couldn't because I was going to lead Scotland to the World Cup in Mexico.So that was put aside and I ended up at United later that year.

Of course, Scotland did not achieve much, and Manchester United, answering Sir Busby's call, is also good for me.

In 1986, I officially entered Manchester United to coach, and my results were mediocre, which may also prove that I am not the protagonist of a cool article with a big finger.

As for Arsene Wenger, I did say I wanted to shoot him, but that was opinion, maybe it was the rivalry between the teams that made us talk about each other even though we respected each other (… I mean myself of course, the Frenchman calls himself a gentleman) But maybe, as I said, it's just the two of us, and when we're all retired, maybe we'll watch the sunrise and sunset together one day.

Youth training, maybe the French have more say in this term, but this is only a possibility.

When I think of youth training, I can think of those kids in Class 92.Even if they grow up one by one later, they are still little ghosts to me.

The 13-year-old Ryan (Giggs) galloped freely on the court, like a spaniel chasing a piece of tinfoil floating in the air; at the age of 14, David's precise long pass, which had already emerged, was like a precision guided drop. In the opponent's defensive space; Scholes' excellent organizational skills;

……

But then I became obsessed with horse racing, no matter how hard it was to concentrate on youth training, there was no second batch of '92's to appear.

When my scouts brought back tapes of Rao van der Rey from Madrid, he was under 16 and a solid goalkeeper for Real Madrid's second-team Castilla.At the age of 16, Yu has good physical fitness, decisive attack, quick response, excellent secondary reaction speed, and a very good face.He is regarded as a super god in the Spanish second division. Many La Liga teams have offered him an olive branch, but he wants to enter Real Madrid.

I understand that if this development is followed, he is destined to enter the Real Madrid first team step by step, and then become a generation of excellent goalkeepers without accident.If so, my idea at the time was to tap the equally good Igor Casillas of the second team.

"But Lou van der Rey is the best..." I thought, not because he was really much better than Iker Casillas, but because he was a Dutchman and the latter was a Spaniard.Although the Dutchman also belongs to the type that has attracted much attention in La Liga, but when they meet a Spaniard with the same attributes, everyone knows who they will support.

Even if I do get Casillas, he will eventually return to Real Madrid, I understand all this.

What I brought back was the goalkeeper who replaced Peter, the guarantee of Manchester United's defense.I don't want the goalkeeper that I may have spent even a season to put opponents against our goal to come back to Real Madrid.

Then, that opportunity came.

Real Madrid's Copa del Rey was once the place where the second team practiced. The team that galloped in the second division did not lose the slightest in the confrontation with many La Liga teams. A large part of the credit should be credited to the boy who handles Real Madrid's gate.It's hard for you to tell why he is so young but has a super predictive ability. Maybe this is something that many people can't make up for with experience, and people collectively call it a genius.The human wall he discharges can block the path of most free kick shooters, and his decisiveness in blocking single-handed shots is also applauded.

That's it. In the King's Cup schedule, Real Madrid may have been lucky with such a lineup (half main force and half substitute). They didn't even encounter any strong opponents in the half area. The opponent in the final was Sevilla, who defeated Barcelona with difficulty.

At that time, the third goalkeeper of Real Madrid's first team retired. It can be said that the time and place were right, and everyone thought it was an excellent opportunity for the handsome guy with a serious expression in front of the Real Madrid second team's gate.As long as he can perform normally, even if he fails to bring back the Copa del Rey championship, he will definitely be able to win the curtain of Real Madrid.Especially because Real Madrid's firefighting coach at the time was Bosque, who was born in Real Madrid and paid attention to youth training... All this proves that he has a bright future.

I also went to watch that game, maybe there is God's will in the dark.I thought, if the kid is doing well, then I'm going to talk to Casillas.Two goalkeepers of the same age come from the same wealthy family, which has to be said to be another kind of sadness.

——This is the 24th minute. Sevilla striker Numan crossed Real Madrid's No. 23 defender Sadler. He really passed directly while running. His speed is not too fast. Perhaps Sadler believed them too much The 'Wonder Boy' at the goalkeeper position.

——Look at the ball, Numan dribbled the ball about seven meters from the front of the penalty area, Sadler's reaction to the defense was too slow, Ratovic gave up Sevilla's right winger Cilito to help defend... Oh no, Numan Without hesitation, an overhead ball was passed into the penalty area, and Sirito rushed into the penalty area quickly.

I couldn't help squinting my eyes when I saw this. In fact, what I value in this game is never the outcome. What does this have to do with a Premier League coach?What I want to see may be the excellent save made by that teenager, or an extremely obvious mistake.

For a moment, I even looked forward to seeing that boy make an extremely abnormal mistake.

——Oh, listen to the excited shouts from the Sevilla fans at the side of the field. Amidst the cheering sound, Silritto was full of fighting spirit. He quickly looked up at the falling ball, turned slightly sideways, and made a standard chest stop movement to smoothly pass the ball control.

Sirito planned the blind spot to aim for, even including the celebration afterwards.Thinking of this, Sirito turned to face the goal...

——Oh no, Sirito was too careless, that 'Wonder Boy'...

When Lou van der Ley rolled over and quickly threw the ball in his hand to launch a counterattack, Sevilla winger Cirrito reacted and roared in his heart, 'God!When did he strike? '

As he threw the ball vigorously, his beautiful half-length hair fluttered in the wind, giving him a strange beauty.His eyes were cold, of course it was for the enemy.

——Maybe this is what Real Madrid defender Sadler thinks, their 'miracle boy' really makes them too relieved.Oh look, Sevilla's formation was too high, Van der Ley's throw was strong and precise, and the young boys of Real Madrid launched a counterattack that had been planned for a long time.

——Oh Sirito may have been hit too much, he was still walking in the opponent's half.And the boy who hit him, who was not even 17 years old, has returned to his goal with confidence.

Listening to the hysterical screams from the commentators in the stadium, what they called the 'premeditated' counterattack did indeed bring them a goal.The frontcourt players were celebrating with the goal scorer, and the Real Madrid defender who had just made a big mistake touched the back of his head and got closer to the tall but obviously younger goalkeeper.After the big screen on the sidelines staged the celebration just now, it turned the camera to the two young people.I saw the child who was called the "Future Goalkeeper of Real Madrid" stretched out his palm and "slapped" it on the top of the defense boy's head.

The defender who was slapped on the back of the head touched his head and cried, and was driven back to the defensive position by the child's disgust.

I laughed out loud, but I couldn't help admiring the decisiveness of that kid's attack.

I thought that was all I was going to focus on in this game, but as the second half started.The Sevilla striker Numan rushed into the Real Madrid penalty area again, and was tackled by Ratovic, forming a corner kick.

Lou van der Rey directed his side to compete for a header with the opponent, and he stood in what he thought was the goal space.The moment he saw the opponent's corner kick, he realized the coordination point chosen by the opponent, and rushed over to block the route of the ball at the moment when the opponent's player shook his head and ferried.Suddenly, he stared wide-eyed at Sadler, who jumped up again in front of him. The football was touched by him accurately and without error, and he quickly changed direction and entered the goal.

In the eyes of onlookers like me, the change of the ball is rapid, let alone the goalkeeper who thought he had the chance to win.

——1 to 1 tie, now we can't judge... Whether Sadler trusts their talented goalkeeper, or takes it as his own responsibility to cheat him.We can all clearly find that if the football follows the original route, it will be stopped by Van der Rey.However, everything is just if.

I saw that the boy was already a little taken aback, which is understandable.Undoubtedly, he played well, and even took the lead in scoring with his own mistakes, but in the end he was ruined by his own mistakes.

The boy's eyes were full of helplessness, and the close-up shot of the big screen seemed to favor him, and gave another close-up of his face.His eyes may make you unable to guess his age, his eyes hide a vast ocean, from clear to deep in just one second, like thousands of stars thrown into the Milky Way.

Then, the little brat slapped the defender who took it upon himself to cheat him today.

——Next, enter the Copa del Rey final penalty shootout.

This, I think, is why I planned the beginning and why I planned the end.

I don't know if he will resent or appreciate that guard more when he retires.However, that is not important.

The author has something to say:

Arsene Wenger took charge of Arsenal in the 96 season. The 97 season was the first full season of coaching Arsenal and won the double crown...

Arsenal in the 97-98 season was in a super state. Both Neville and Giggs mentioned "the most difficult Arsenal" in their autobiographies

As an offensive player, Giggs must have a deep memory of the defensively strong Arsenal; as a defensive player, Neville also has a deep memory of the sharp offensive Arsenal.

... la la la although I didn't watch the ball back then :-D

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Regarding the plot, it is easy to guess... Aarau lost the penalty shootout, and the loss was very miserable... It is said that the Dutchman would not have kicked a penalty kick and indirectly became the main culprit for Real Madrid's loss of the Copa del Rey.

Then the European Cup in 00 hehehe...