The reason why professional football has so many fans all over the world and attracts many outstanding talents to come one after another is not only because of money and fame, but also because it is the most war-like sport in peacetime.
And war always makes people feel passionate and fearless.
In the 1990s, when Ferguson led his invincible Red Devils, they swept the entire Premier League and won three league championships in four years. The limelight was unparalleled for a while. The team included Cantona and Class of 1992 and other players.
The talented players gave Ferguson a desire to go further.
Champions League!
This is the stage that all teams trying to build a dynasty cannot avoid.
But in 1996, a Frenchman named Wenger landed at Highbury Stadium.
At first, Wenger's appearance did not attract much attention from Ferguson. He did not have this person in his eyes. But that season, Wenger led Arsenal to third place in the league and broke into Ferguson's field of vision.
Although that season, Manchester United won their fourth league title in five years.
A year later, Wenger retaliated for Ferguson's neglect by winning the Premier League and FA Cup double.
The high-flying king suddenly woke up and found that before he could reach the top of the Champions League, there was a crisis in his own backyard. So he made a decision quickly and spent a sky-high price to introduce Dwight Yorke from Aston Villa.
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The Black Wind Shuangsha is officially in place.
In that season, Manchester United achieved the unprecedented feat of winning the treble and began the peak of three consecutive Premier League titles!
When a dynasty collapses, external forces are often just symptoms, and the real problem always lies within oneself.
When Ferguson was ambitious and wanted to lead the team to win the Champions League again, the Black Wind duo quickly fell. This disrupted Ferguson's plan and made him aware of the problems that Manchester United had.
With a powerful and legendary midfield combination like Giggs, Scholes, Beckham and Keane, Manchester United's midfielder can continuously create more opportunities for the frontcourt.
In this case, what Manchester United needs is a scoring machine who can convert opportunities into goals.
Therefore, Ferguson would rather wait a year to bring in Dutch center Ruud van Nistelrooy from PSV.
But at the same time, Beckham's increasing off-field news made Ferguson smell a crisis.
The old coach has been coaching for so long that he knows very well that the stars cultivated by Manchester United or the Premier League and the entire environment often fall into the news off the field.
Gascoigne, Black Wind, Cantona...
He didn't want Beckham, the player he regarded as a son, to follow in such a footsteps.
But he forgot that Beckham was not his son, and even if he was, he would be disobedient sometimes.
The flying boot door in the Manchester United locker room once again disrupted Ferguson's plan, and Beckham left for Spain.
Without Beckham's precise long pass, Manchester United not only lost a very important offensive weapon, but also caused the original tacit cooperation and near-perfect midfield combination to completely collapse.
What's even more terrible is that after losing Beckham, Manchester United failed to snatch Ronaldinho from Barcelona's competition.
The deal failed to be concluded, which dealt a painful blow to Manchester United.
That summer, Manchester United introduced Cristiano Ronaldo, and Ferguson gave him the No. 7 jersey. Everyone thought he was Beckham's successor. But as everyone knows, in the world of professional football, there has never been anyone to replace him.
Whose statement.
There are no two identical leaves in the world, and naturally there cannot be two identical players.
What's even more terrible is that the rise of Chelsea has brought a huge threat to Manchester United. The Red Devils have missed the league championship for two consecutive years, which has never happened since the establishment of the Premier League.
Mourinho relied on Chelsea's unparalleled financial resources to quickly form a super-powerful Blues team, which has the potential to replace Manchester United and dominate the Premier League.
As for Manchester United, the departure of captain Keane has dealt a huge blow to the Red Devils.
In the 2006 World Cup, the whole world remembers Zidane's header, Italy's goalkeeper and the World Cup championship, but few people know that Ferguson made a far-reaching decision.
When Cristiano Ronaldo became the public enemy of the British people, he personally stepped forward to retain the Portuguese and promised to build a new Manchester United with him as the core.
Who should be the core? This is not just a simple talk. It is not just about giving Ronaldo unlimited firing rights, nor is it something that can be solved by giving him the highest annual salary in the team. It is about tactics, locker room status, and all aspects.
realized in every aspect.
At the tactical level, the sale of Ruud van Nistelrooy has changed Manchester United's midfield-led propulsion model in the past few years to one in which forwards retreat to make up for the midfielder's lack of forward passing ability.
Weakness.
This has another advantage, which is to allow the forwards to retreat and pull out the opponent's defenders and even midfielders, thereby allowing Ronaldo, who has excellent running ability without the ball, abundant physical energy, and extremely fast speed, to diagonally hit the ball at the fastest speed.
After inserting, he attacks the space created by his teammates, which leads to a shot or even a goal.
Ferguson has been preparing for this set of tactics. From Rooney's transformation, to Saha to Alan Smith, to Berbatov and Tevez, it is all based on this idea.
This is with Ronaldo as the core!
The Portuguese did not live up to Ferguson's high hopes and expectations for him. Although his shooting efficiency was not high, he could not withstand the many opportunities created by the team. Through goals one after another, he helped Manchester United return to the top of the Champions League and win the Premier League and
Champions League double.
This is the Ferguson and his Manchester United that Gao Shen is facing at this moment!
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Since reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, Gao Shen and his assistants have been studying Manchester United day and night.
Gao Shen even spent every night in the tactical library, studying Ferguson's entire ideas and context, and then studying ways to restrain Manchester United.
He discovered that Ferguson was actually still dissatisfied with Manchester United's current lineup configuration.
There have been rumors that Ferguson wants to bring in Dutch midfielder Sneijder from Real Madrid to replace Scholes, but in fact, judging from the contents of the tactical library, Ferguson is not interested in Sneijder.
What he really wants is Lyon's Benzema.
This is a player that Ferguson values so much that he can even let Cristiano Ronaldo go.
Manchester United's current tactical core is the Portuguese, but the real pillar is not him, because now Cristiano Ronaldo is more of a superstar who can intimidate opponents and score goals.
But everyone knows that on the football field, goals cannot be calculated, they can only be created.
In this case, creating the environment for scoring a goal is more important than the goal itself.
Manchester United's current tactical framework is to follow the forward retreat route, but currently only Rooney can satisfy Ferguson.
Tevez works hard, but retreating to get the ball and passing the ball are very problematic; Berbatov is the player with the most delicate footwork in the Manchester United team and has a strong ability to get the ball with his back and make plays, but the problem is
, he moved too little.
Manchester United's current frontcourt offense involves frequent interspersed runs, but Berbatov's running can easily hold the team back.
So at present, among Manchester United's forward configuration, only Rooney satisfies Ferguson.
Benzema, who plays for Lyon, is an out-and-out genius.
Like Rooney, he has excellent ability to retreat and get the ball with his back. He has outstanding stopping skills and ball-playing ability. He basically won't lose the ball in the frontcourt. The key is that he also has excellent shooting ability.
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To put it simply, Benzema is both a tactical forward and a scoring center.
Therefore, Ferguson has been following Benzema since his debut, and has been determined to lure him to Manchester United and let him partner with Rooney to form a double insurance for Manchester United's frontcourt.
He is even mentally prepared to sell Cristiano Ronaldo.
After Gao Shen figured out Ferguson's thoughts and ideas, many things naturally became clear.
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"I can basically confirm that Ferguson's frontcourt should be with Cristiano Ronaldo as the arrow, Rooney on the left, and Park Ji-sung on the right, because Ferguson promised that if he performs well, he can play in the Champions League final."
In the coach's office, after Gao Shen finished speaking, Zidane wrote down Manchester United's starting lineup on the tactical board and arranged the positions and formations. It was still four, three, three.
"In defense, we have to pay close attention to two players, one is Rooney. His ability to pick up the ball and play with the ball in front is crucial. As long as Rooney gets the ball, we must cut off his passing line in time."
With that said, Gao Shen turned around and circled Rakitic, who was on the right side of Naples' three midfielders.
"So in this game, Ivan's point is very important. When Rooney gets the ball, we must strangle him as soon as possible and deny him the opportunity to comfortably take the ball and pass the ball."
"As long as Rooney can't play the ball at this point, Manchester United will only have one route to play the ball in the midfield."
After saying that, Gao Shen turned around again and slapped Carrick's name with his palm.
Carrick's passing, especially the long pass, is really very threatening, but that is when he is not pressed.
Although some people say that Carrick is Pirlo in the Premier League, the key word is not Pirlo, but the previous Premier League.
No one really thinks that NMG Tianle is equal to Louis Koo, right?
Therefore, it is not difficult to defend Carrick. As long as you put more pressure on him, it will be almost enough, because he actually does not pass the ball forward much, but distributes the ball more.
Manchester United's midfielder's ability to pass the ball forward is very poor. Otherwise, Ferguson would not have to take the path of the forwards retreating to support him, just like Ruud van Nistelrooy did in his early years. Wouldn't it be great?
"The next training will focus on these two points. I hope to keep a clean sheet against Manchester United in the home game!"
In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals at home, if we can keep the opponent clean, then the result will be okay.
More importantly, Gao Shen also wants to verify some of his views and opinions on Manchester United through the first round, so that he can use his strength in the second round.
After all, the gains in the tactical library always need to be confirmed through practice and competition.
