In the Manchester United dressing room, when Ferguson got the Manchester City roster, his first reaction was that Gao Shen was not serious at all.
Why?
Because he brought in a lot of new players.
Goalkeeper: Neuer.
Defense: Leighton Baines, Kompany, Jerome Boateng and Lichtsteiner.
Midfield: Yaya Toure in deep position, David Silva and Rakitic in the centre.
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Robin van Persie and Robben.
With the exception of Courtois who was loaned back to Belgium, among the new players introduced this summer, only two players, Fernandinho and De Bruyne, did not play, and the rest were all used in the game.
Anyone who sees this list will not believe that Gao Shen has tried his best.
No matter what the strength of these new players is, arranging new players on such a large scale is risky no matter how you look at it.
In other words, Gao Shen deliberately wanted to take this opportunity to familiarize the new players with the rhythm of the Premier League game.
"Be careful with Van Persie." After taking a deep look at Manchester City's roster, Ferguson went straight to the Manchester United players and warned the two central defenders, Evans and Vidic.
Ferdinand is injured and is not in the squad tonight.
"I believe you are all familiar with Van Persie. He is our old rival, but we still have to pay close attention. This player is not simple at all. You must be careful during the game and don't give him a chance!"
In the Premier League, there are probably very few people who are as familiar and understanding of Van Persie as Ferguson is.
Wenger may also be considered one.
As for the depth, I don't know.
There is no doubt about Van Persie's strength, the key depends on how much Gao Shen can squeeze out.
Want to rank among the top five in Premier League history?
Then you have to show your true skills!
Ferguson gritted his teeth and said.
Manchester City's lineup did make him fearful, but the more it happened, the more excited and motivated he became.
He can't wait any longer!
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Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar.
Defence: Fabio, Evans, Vidic and O'Shea.
Midfield: Lars Diarra and Carrick trailed behind to form a double midfielder, with Park Ji-sung, Sneijder and Valencia in front.
Forward: Rooney.
This is a typical four-two-three formation.
At the same time, this also represents Ferguson's caution and caution.
Ever since they were brutally slaughtered by Manchester City last season, Ferguson's Manchester United have obviously been a lot more careful.
At least he's starting to think of Manchester City as a pot of vegetables instead of a noisy neighbour.
"This game will be difficult. You must be mentally prepared for a hard fight."
Gao Shen gave an outlook on this game.
"Judging from the formation, Manchester United will be relatively cautious, and what we need to do is to remain patient, give full play to our advantage in passing and controlling the ball, control the ball, and let them press out to grab it."
It is not difficult to see from Manchester United's 4-2-3-1 approach that Ferguson intends to do his best to steal the midfield, so they will definitely press it out.
A total of six people can be replaced in the Community Shield Cup, and it is a charity cup with the nature of a warm-up match. It doesn't matter how important it is, but it seems a bit special if it is an ordinary cup.
Anyway, it's just so embarrassing.
Gao Shen once again told the team what they should pay attention to and be careful about during the game.
Before the players were about to take the field, he specifically spoke to Jerome Boateng, Robin van Persie and other new players one by one.
Ferguson's guess was not wrong at all. Gao Shen indeed intended to use the Community Shield to investigate new players.
"Let your hands and feet go, don't have any worries, and give full play to your strength!"
Gao Shen encouraged him loudly, and finally sent the players out of the locker room one by one.
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"You know what? I don't have Twitter, otherwise, I would have exposed you right then!"
At the entrance of the players' tunnel, Gao Shen and Ferguson stood side by side, and the Manchester United coach viciously "threatened" them.
What he said was what Gao Shen said in reply to fans on Twitter, "Even the old Jazz wouldn't dare to say that."
"What I said is correct." Gao Shen said with a smile.
"Fart! They are not from the same era and tactical environment. Does it make sense for you to compare them?" Ferguson cursed. This guy is so shameless.
If you want to motivate Van Persie, then go ahead and motivate him. Why do you involve me?
Gao Shen laughed and covered it up, saying that he could give him another box of red wine produced in Chile as an apology.
"In this case, when you go back, you can go and let the media reporters take photos and write articles, and just say that I said something wrong, and give you a box of famous red wine to apologize. Is that okay?" Gao Shen said sincerely.
Ferguson stared at Gao Shen carefully, feeling very playful in his heart.
This kid is not a loser at all. How can he do such a disadvantageous thing?
"You are full of evil, and you are not a good person at first glance. I don't believe it!" Ferguson said warily.
He was afraid that he would accidentally step into the hole Gao Shen dug for him.
I think I am over 60 years old. If I step in accidentally, will I still be able to get out?
Gao Shen shook his head helplessly, with an expression that made me speechless.
"These days, being a good person has no future!"
Seeing him like this, Ferguson felt happy.
"Anyway, I'll deliver the wine, and you can contact the media. You can write whatever reports you want. I won't participate, so that's it."
After saying that, Gao Shen waved his hand, said goodbye, turned around and left.
Ferguson was left confused, always feeling like something was wrong.
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At the beginning of the game, both sides obviously wanted to play more steadily and did not start aggressively.
Manchester United took the lead, but one minute later, the ball fell to Manchester City.
Blue Moon patiently and skillfully passed the ball back and forth in the area between the center line and 30 meters from its own side. Manchester United tried several times to press forward and grab the ball, but failed to grab the ball.
From the very beginning, Manchester City had a very obvious characteristic. Gareth Bale and Robben both retreated on the wings.
This makes Manchester City's formation look a bit like a 4141. Van Persie has gained a lot of freedom in the frontcourt, which is very different from before.
Manchester United's offense is more on Valencia's side on the right, with both Rooney and Valencia actively active on this side.
Manchester City played patiently and resolutely played on both wings.
Both sides started cautiously, and no one made mistakes easily.
The first shot of the game came from Manchester United. Rooney's pass helped Valencia get rid of Leighton Baines and then started in the penalty area. However, the shot failed to hit the target and was easily confiscated by Neuer.
The Ecuadorian winger is really fast.
It can be seen that he is also one of Manchester United's main attackers tonight.
Manchester City also quickly changed their colors. Van Persie's long shot from the left side of the penalty area failed to pose a threat.
Subsequently, Valencia sent a cross from the right, and Sneijder stepped in from the center and took a long shot from the top of the penalty area.
This time, Gao Shen walked straight to the sidelines and called Yaya Toure's name, reminding him to return to his position in time.
The game went on at this seemingly calm pace.
Manchester City controlled the ball, Manchester United's defense was well organized, and the midfield pressure was adequate. There was a bit of a stalemate on the scene.
But under calm conditions, Manchester United completed a midfield steal.
Lars Diarra snatched the ball from Van Persie as he dropped back and passed it to Carrick.
Van Persie counterattacked on the spot and forced Carrick on the left. David Silva also pressed over at the same time. Seeing that he was about to attack, Carrick passed the ball to O'Shea who was close to the sideline.
But at this moment, Gareth Bale suddenly stepped forward and stuck to O'Shea.
I don’t know if it was the battle at Old Trafford last season that made O’Shea cast a shadow on Gareth Bale. When Gareth Bale suddenly came to him, he was a little panicked and immediately wanted to
He protected the ball with his back and was poked by the Welshman.
After knocking O'Shea's ball away, Gareth Bale suddenly sprinted forward.
David Silva was the first to grab the ball and sent the ball behind O'Shea and into Gareth Bale's sprint path.
Van Persie was also sprinting, but Gareth Bale dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area at a very fast speed, forcing the Dutchman to run ahead, leaving space in the ribs and center, and rushed into the left side of the penalty area.
Gareth Bale's dribbling speed was very fast and he was very confident. Coupled with the inertia of his run-up, he fired a furious shot with his left foot before he reached the edge of the penalty area.
This shot was very fast and sudden, and the ball was very fast. It passed directly between Evans and Vidic and went straight to the goal.
Van der Sar landed decisively, made a save with both hands, and tried to hold the ball in his chest, but the ball was too fast and powerful, and it bounced out.
At this moment, Van Persie quickly rushed to the outer left corner of the small penalty area, got ahead of Evans and Van der Sar, and lightly poked the football with his foot.
Evans tried to tackle the ball from the ground, but failed to reach it. Van der Sar immediately turned around and chased after him.
Van Persie wanted to take a step faster and catch up with the ball in front of the baseline, but he had completely lost the angle of his shot.
Van der Sar is on the left side of the small penalty area, and Vidic is standing next to the goal post. In this case, it is impossible for Van Persie to take a kick.
In a hurry, the Dutchman reacted quickly enough and pushed his left foot towards the center of the goal, hoping that someone could catch up with him. However, he lost his balance and fell off the court.
At this moment, there was a burst of exclamations in the stadium.
I saw Robben, wearing a sky blue jersey, coming from the outside of the penalty area at lightning speed.
The football passed between Van der Sar and Vidic, and Robben was right in front of the right post of the goal. Unguarded, he caught up with Van Persie's pass and shot easily with his left foot.
The Flying Dutchman himself almost hit the post due to his momentum.
But the ball went straight into the lower right corner of Manchester United's goal.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!"
"In the 13th minute, Manchester City opened the scoring!"
"Goal from Robben!"
"This was a passing error by Manchester United defender O'Shea. Manchester City's continuous attack was very sophisticated. Van Persie's kick was very thoughtful, and Robben's intervention was also very timely!"
"One to zero!"
"Manchester City opens the scoring!"
When Gao Shen saw Robin van Persie assisting Robben to score a goal on the sidelines, he jumped up with excitement and kept cheering.
Although it is only the Community Shield, this goal is undoubtedly a good start.
