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Chapter 168 The key game

No one knows what Ferguson was thinking. Even if Tiger's plan could be hidden from others, he could not hide it from Ferguson, who was extremely concerned about training. However, Ferguson remained silent about all this, not sure whether it was because he knew that he could only use Tiger now or had high hopes for Tiger. Before setting out for Spain, Ferguson announced the starting lineup of this game internally, and Tiger was on the list.

"Ah, you're going to Spain too?" Tiger asked Kelly on the phone in surprise.

Kelly's proud voice came from the other end of the phone: "Of course, there's nothing wrong recently. I can go to Barcelona to have fun, and I'll help you cheer... You should be able to start."

"That's right, but don't tell the outside world, otherwise our coach will be very angry." Tiger replied.

"Of course I know this, and I won't cause trouble for you." Kelly smiled and said, "By the way, I support you on the spot, I don't want to be with Barcelona fans... help me get a ticket. I have to be with Manchester United fans so that I can feel safe."

Tiger could do this easily. After chatting with Kelly for a few more words, Tiger hung up the phone, then called Ross and asked him to help him give Kelly a away ticket with a good position - the players can all get one or two tickets, and the position is good. Tiger often gives his parents two at home games. Kelly booked all the home tickets for Manchester United, and naturally he didn't need to provide them. In Manchester United's away games, Tiger's parents usually don't go to see them, and they are often wasted. Now that Kelly wants to watch them, Tiger is happy to send them out.

Over the past month, Tiger has been familiar with his teammates' running positions in the main god space. For this reason, he even sacrificed many rare opportunities to play as a substitute to make his running frequency more coordinated. This time, Tiger did not intend to waste his playing opportunities - Scholes was injured for a month, which is also a great opportunity for him to establish his position in the team!

What's more, it would be fine if it was a substitute before. If the starting lineup was still the same as before, I'm afraid that even if Scholes couldn't play, Tiger would be pressed to the bench by Ferguson. Before Scholes played the midfield but before playing the second striker, Manchester United's midfield was composed of Keane and Bart. No one knew whether Ferguson would use such a combination again.

This game will be an opportunity to test Tiger's effectiveness in training over the past month, and it will also be an opportunity to fight back against the outside world's doubts and return to its previous state!

I have saved up my character for two months and it’s time to explode!

"David is used to the movement method. The speed on the right side is not fast. He needs to open the space before passing the ball to him. Ryan is used to moving on the left side. The speed is faster. The passing ball to him is mainly close to the front, and he uses his ability to insert the ball in the back... Roy, the range of movement is large. When he is forward, I need to respond horizontally and give up the middle; Dwight, used to retracement, so he can cooperate with him more short passes; Andy, occasionally retracement, excellent forward insertion ability, and appropriately send the ball behind him..."

On the flight to Barcelona, ​​Tiger blindfolded his eyes with his eyes, seemed to be resting, but in fact he was simulating the game in his mind, recalling the abilities of several teammates who started the game, thinking about how to cooperate with them to make the midfield run better...

Barcelona's midfielder is definitely one of the top midfielders in the world at this stage. Although they were defeated by Bayern in two consecutive games in the first two Champions League games, their deputy captain Figo, who had been injured for a long time, has returned from injury, which greatly strengthened Barcelona's midfield strength.

After the four rounds of the Champions League, Manchester United ranked first with two wins, two draws, eight points, Bayern ranked second with two wins, one draw, one loss, seven points, Barcelona ranked third with one win, one draw, two losses, and Brownderby ranked second with three points.

The fifth round of the game is a must-fight game for the three giants who are determined to enter the top eight!

Bayern's opponent is the weakest Bromillion Bloomberg. They have already lost three points on this opponent before, so in this game, they must win to have a chance to reach the first position, and Manchester United and Barcelona cannot afford to lose. If Manchester United tied, they may be surpassed by Bayern to the first position, and the second place may not be able to qualify, unless four of the other five groups have fewer points than them! Barcelona has been forced into a desperate situation. Only by defeating Manchester United and winning six points in the last round will they have the chance to squeeze out one of Bayern and Manchester United with ten points to join the top two, and then rely on points to lead the second in the group of other teams!

The fifth round of the Champions League is related to the life and death of the three giants in the Champions League!

If Manchester United can beat Barcelona, ​​the eleven points will be almost enough to make them qualify. Even if they fall to second place, they have a high chance of getting the best in second place. If they tie, it will be a bit dangerous, and losing will be even more dangerous!

So this game is destined to be a battle of dragons and tigers!

Barcelona, ​​Spain.

Van Gaal frowned and looked at the information in front of him. At this time, a middle-aged man, who was not tall, pushed open the door and walked in. His pace was not heavy, but it was enough for Van Gaal to know about his arrival.

"Jose, you're here." Van Gaal looked up and greeted the translator who was full of beard, who was ten years younger than him without any tactile face. This person is of course Jose Mourinho. Now his position is Barcelona's assistant coach and Van Gaal's assistant. But what's interesting is that when Mourinho was with Robson before, his position was Robson's translator, but he always discussed tactical issues with Robson. In other words,

He was working as an assistant coach with the salary of an interpreter. Robson only coached in Barcelona for one season and was replaced by Van Gaal. At this time, Mourinho's position became an assistant coach, but Van Gaal rarely discussed the team's tactics with him when he was working. Although in private, the two of them, including a Dutch football godfather Cruyff, often fought over tactical details, Van Gaal just used him as a translator...

But it is obvious that the two consecutive losses to Bayern in the Champions League have not scored a goal, which has also made the extremely stubborn Van Gaal feel tremendous pressure.

"Jose, take a look... Scholes was injured and couldn't play. Who do you think will be the one who replaced him? Nicky Bart or Tiger Lee, or Bromquist?"

There is no doubt that Mourinho's vision is quite fierce. He fully saw what Tiger had wrong with the previous one. During the period when Scholes played the main player, his performance was definitely not as eye-catching as Tiger before. However, Manchester United's performance was much better than when Tiger played the main player before, which was definitely not accidental.

Van Gaal also deeply agreed with this. For Barcelona, ​​if Tiger starts, it will be quite good news for them.

"There is another point that Tiger is basically not defensive. If we focus on attacking their middle lane, it may have a good effect. Although Keane is excellent, he may not be able to withstand the impact of so many of our excellent attackers." Mourinho said at the end.

Van Gaal nodded slightly.

Camp Nou is the largest professional football stadium for clubs in Europe, and it is also a fantasy stadium with a capacity second only to Wembley Stadium in the UK. This stadium can accommodate 110,000 people! (Later, it was renovated and could accommodate 98,000 people, and it is still the largest football stadium used by the club). The final of this season's Champions League will also be held at Camp Nou.

It is precisely because of this that Barcelona fans hope to win the second championship in club history at their home court. However, they lost two consecutive games to Bayern when the start was pretty good. They were 0-1 at home, 0-2 away, and failed to score a goal in two rounds, which also made Van Gaal blamed, even though he had just led Barcelona to defeat his old rival Real Madrid three-to-zero at home...

In this game, only for Barcelona, ​​only by winning can they have a chance of survival. Whether it is a draw or a loss, they are likely to be eliminated early. Needless to say, the loss is, the gap between them and Manchester United is still four points and cannot surpass Manchester United. At the same time, Bayern leads them by three points. Unless Bayern loses to Brownderby again in this round, Barcelona will have a chance to get the second place. However, it is obvious that Bayern will not make any mistakes at home after losing away, not to mention that they did not directly confront Bayern in the last round.

Five hours before the game, both sides announced the starting lineup of this game at the same time. Manchester United's Schmeichel, Gary Neville, Stam, Johnson, Elvin, Keane, Giggs, Beckham, Tiger, York and Cole, and Barcelona's elites were all there, goalkeeper Haysp, Rezig, Averado, Bogard, Sergi, midfielders Coku, Guardiola, Rivaldo and Figo, and the forward team were two centers, Brazilian center Anderson and Dutch center Cruivit, Luis Enrique and Giovanni were all sitting on the bench.

"In the previous two games, we did not make any mistakes and scored a lot of goals. However, we still failed to escape from danger and still failed to obtain the absolute right to qualify. This game was an acceptable result for us, but I absolutely did not allow the tie in this game! The reason is very simple, and the second place may not be able to qualify, so in this game, we want victory! In the previous games, we only won two games of the Brondby, and were equalized while leading against Bayern and Barcelona... I have no intention of blaming you, but in this situation, I will not allow it to appear again! We cannot satisfy the draw with these two strong opponents. We must use victory to prove that it is definitely a worthy thing for us to qualify from this group!"

"Part 1, let's conquer Camp Nou! Before the season ends, we will conquer Camp Nou again and win the Champions League championship!"

Ferguson didn't say much, and did not shout at the top of his voice, but it could stimulate the players' desire to win the most!

The reason is very simple. For this group of Manchester United players, most of them have won the league championship more than once. However, if they want to achieve a dominance, just becoming the king in China can only be regarded as a family tiger. Only by becoming famous in the European arena can they prove that they have truly established a dynasty!

Establishing a dynasty and becoming a part of the dynasty is the supreme glory for all players, and this glory is even higher than the World Cup - after all, not every player has the opportunity to participate in the Hercules Cup!

Although Manchester United won the European Cup Winners Championship before, it is far from enough to establish a dynasty, just one European Cup Winners Championship!

"Set out! Conquer Camp Nou! Next time we come to Camp Nou, we will conquer the whole of Europe!" Keane tightened the captain's armband on his arm, shouted loudly, and then walked out of the locker room first!

Manchester United players followed Keane and Tiger walked at the end.

Ferguson stood up and grabbed Tiger.

He looked at Tiger deeply, and Tiger looked at him calmly.

"This game is very important to us and also to you, do you know?" Ferguson whispered.

"I understand." Tiger nodded.

"Just understand, go out and let me see how your progress has been going on during this period!" Ferguson sighed and said.

Tiger nodded silently and walked towards the door of the locker room.

When he reached the door of the locker room, Tiger stopped and turned to Ferguson and said, "Mr. Ferguson... the waste before was definitely worth it, I firmly believe in this. I will prove it to you, and trust me, it will definitely be the right move."

"Then use your feet to prove it to me." Ferguson said in a deep voice.
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