There was a fierce conflict between Ferguson and Scholes.
The direct reason was that Scholes was arranged by Ferguson to play in the League Cup, which was just after Manchester United was defeated by Liverpool 3:1.
Scholes decided to strike and refuse to play in response to Ferguson's arrangements.
Manchester United was slaughtered 0:4 by Arsenal in that League Cup.
Aldridge doesn't know the deeper reason behind it, but he can think of it. Scholes is his absolute main force in the national team. He was also the absolute main force in Manchester United, but this season, Ferguson replaced Scholes with Veron.
Now, the Clay Bodhisattva has three parts of fire, how can Scholes accept it?
Especially during the same period, he performed well in the national team, leading England to massacre Germany in an away game the previous month, defeat Greece, and enter the World Cup.
This season is originally very important for the national team. Scholes has lost his main position in the club and has to play in the League Cup, a stage that is regarded as a substitute training stage in the eyes of wealthy clubs. Of course he will be angry.
However, it is definitely wrong to strike.
The cold war between him and Ferguson also lasted for a long time, and some media even revealed that Ferguson would purge Scholes in the winter.
After losing to Arsenal again in the league and being pushed to the bottom of three consecutive defeats by Chelsea, no matter how stubborn Ferguson was, his position as coach was in jeopardy. He immediately put away the idea of purging Scholes. In the 45 minutes of today's game against Millwall,
Ferguson suddenly realized that Veron was unreliable and had to rely on Scholes.
It can be said that Scholes' career with the Red Devils was very lucky. If the background were changed, the Red Devils were at the height of their power and Manchester United won three consecutive league victories. Veron also performed well. It is estimated that Scholes will not escape the end of being purged, and he will probably be the same.
In Ferguson's coaching career, he was the only disciple who had a serious "disobedient" behavior such as a strike and still died well at Manchester United!
Realizing that Scholes' importance was not in today's game, Ferguson began to ease the relationship with Scholes when he lost three consecutive league games, and internally punished Scholes with two weeks' salary.
Si apologized to the whole team, and then the master and apprentice reconciled.
In the second half, when Scholes came on the stage, Old Trafford, which had been silent for a long time, burst into fairly warm applause.
Supporting the players from their own youth training is the norm for die-hard fans of every club, just like children in the eyes of their parents. Watching them grow, watching them prosper, watching them fall, they have no regrets, silently support, and accompany them through thick and thin.
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Aldridge also likes Scholes, and Scholes is half of his disciples. As the saying goes, rare things are more valuable. If Scholes is injured, he will not even have a replacement in the national team. Joe Coe
Regardless of his playing style, the overall strength gap between him and Scholes is a huge level.
In his heart, Aldridge still hopes that Scholes can at least receive appropriate and reasonable treatment at Manchester United, not material, but competitive.
Not only do they hope that the national team can maintain their form, but they also emotionally stand on the side of the disciples.
So he was definitely dissatisfied with Ferguson replacing Scholes with Veron. After all, there was a conflict of interest.
Aldridge walked up to Ferguson before the start of the second half and whispered something.
"If you had always trusted Paul, today's game would not be like this."
After Aldridge finished speaking, he turned around and left. Ferguson's face was ashen and he said in a deep voice to Aldridge's back: "This is Manchester United's business. My business has nothing to do with you!"
Aldrich turned around, spread his hands and said solemnly: "That's right, Alex. You and I are both people who carry the honor and disgrace of the club on our shoulders. The success of the team belongs to us, the team.
Failure is also ours! Maybe you think I am talking sarcastically, so let me tell you that what I said to you seven years ago in the summer is serious, and I can also tell you that if you were willing to sell Paul to
I, I will sell all my family property, and I will give you a record value in England to take him away!"
Ferguson's eyes were dazed, and his thoughts seemed to have really returned to the summer seven years ago. At that time, in the back garden of his home, the 18-year-old Aldridge came to ask for rent from Beckham. Ferguson joked that he might do a player trade with Aldridge, but he was
Aldrich counterattacked and finally changed the subject...
The courtside broadcast captured the scene of the two coaches talking, but did not include the content of the conversation, but the scene is still fascinating.
Aldridge regretted it as he walked back to the coaching bench.
I realized I had done something stupid.
Just now he couldn't resist the idea of standing up for Scholes. As an opponent, he respected Scholes, but after becoming the coach of the England national team, his emotions became complicated. Because he is the coach, it is natural for him to do so.
There will be a protective attitude. Between the club and the national team coach, working hours and tasks are clearly separated, but emotions are sometimes easily confused, just like sometimes people can't tell what is friendship and what is love.
Scholes came on the scene, but not at a good time. It can be said that he only came on the scene when there was no suspense in the game.
And he does not belong to the type of player who is a spiritual leader. He cannot cheer up the whole team.
Three consecutive defeats in the league and massacre by Arsenal in the League Cup. In the official match, Manchester United lost consecutive games. They were given 13 goals in four games. Today is the fifth game and the fourth game in the league. They were beaten in the first half.
The gap of 4 goals and 3 goals was an extremely heavy blow to the Manchester United players!
Everyone has limits.
One goal behind, the Red Devils fought hard to catch up.
Two goals behind, the Red Devils fought to the death.
Trailing by three goals, the Red Devils exploded with magic.
Falling behind, falling behind, falling behind, one game, two games, three games, four games, reversal? Didn’t the Red Devils try this in the previous three league games? All their efforts ended in failure. The more they failed, the less their will.
will become depressed.
What about wealthy families?
Wealthy teams will not be possessed by gods. If they lose to a certain extent, the team will collapse, become depressed, and lose the motivation to resist fate!
Ferguson showed his stubborn side and must have inspired the whole team during the halftime break. In the second half, after Scholes came on the field, Manchester United still opened up their formation to attack Millwall.
Many die-hard Red Devils fans in the stands saw Manchester United's attitude and did not give up on the game. They believed that this was the fine tradition of Manchester United. The spirit of the Red Devils has not disappeared, and the fighting spirit of the Red Devils has not collapsed. This deserves their praise.
Therefore, whenever the Red Devils attacked, there would be applause and cheers from the stands.
The tactical effect brought by Scholes is obvious, that is, it strengthens Manchester United's defense in the middle. Pirlo cannot organize the offense as calmly as he did in the first half, and the power of penetration in the middle is also greatly reduced.
Aldrich also made corresponding adjustments.
Isn’t Manchester United flying together on both sides?
Millwall will treat others with their own medicine and blast your wings!
Schneider and Larsson, Zambrotta and Ronaldinho. Needless to say, the two wing offensive combinations have a tacit understanding, and their strength is obvious to all.
After they press forward, Beckham and Giggs must return to defense, but in terms of the rhythm of the offensive and defensive transition, as long as Manchester United is slightly out of touch, Millwall will launch a fatal blow from the wing.
In the 52nd minute, Nedvěd's long shot was blocked. Scholes took the ball and cooperated with Beckham. He turned around and received the pass from Beckham and then directly lobbed a long pass to Millwall's back.
On the field, Ruud van Nistelrooy seized the opportunity to start, as if he was going to the meeting alone.
"Wow, Scholes made a precise long pass from the backcourt, and Ruud van Nistelrooy had a chance to get a solo shot. Tsk, Southgate held off Ruud van Nistelrooy. Butt also gave up the goal immediately, in the penalty area.
The ball was kicked out first and passed to Materazzi. Millwall had a near miss!"
Scholes' kick gave the Red Devils fans hope, and Ferguson also understood that in England, the competition is a high-level competition, and the faster the pace, the easier and more effective it is to handle the ball. Scholes touched it twice just now
The ball was passed to Beckham once with Pirlo's back turned.
, after passing the ball, he turned and passed Pirlo. Beckham passed the ball back to him, and he directly took the ball to Ruud van Nistelrooy. Is it simple? It is very simple. It does not require any fancy skills, but the wisdom of playing football, the overall situation, and the timing.
It was reflected in the moment when the ball was passed and turned around.
It can be said that the biggest weakness of Millwall's high-pressure pressing tactics is that it fails during the counter-attack and is directly hit behind the defender by the opponent. If the opponent wants to complicate the attack, Millwall will be happy, the simpler the opponent uses it.
The rougher the way, the easier it is for Millwall to be caught by their opponents.
It does not mean that a team can definitely create a threat by playing the ball in the backcourt. First, the passer must have good footwork, secondly, he must have vision, and finally, the forward's personal ability must also keep up. This itself requires the strength of the team.
The level cannot be lower.
Manchester United seems to have seen hope of scoring a goal, and the formation has also opened up. Solskjaer has also begun to move more forward, which can add an anti-offside point. It is probably unrealistic for Millwall to defend easily.
But just 4 minutes later, Schneider broke through on the right and made a cross that caused chaos in Manchester United's defense. Neville failed to make a clear clearance. Henry seized the opportunity to score another goal and scored a hat trick himself.
At the same time, the score also expanded to 5:1.
The more Millwall plays, the more excited they become. They are now playing an average team, and their satisfaction is very low. They all have a numb feeling of routine, and the rhythm is basically the same. As long as the score gap is reduced to 2 goals, they will consciously start to control the game.
Rhythm.
They feel more excited only when they play against a wealthy club. Even though Manchester United's strength has declined this season, the name of the wealthy club is still there. This dialogue between the wealthy clubs is enough to give them the motivation to show off their talents to the best of their ability.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Ronaldinho used a direct free kick to break through Barthez's fingers, and he also scored a hat trick.
The scoreboard at Old Trafford clearly showed the score of 1:6, which made the Red Devils fans feel heartbroken.
In injury time, Klose came on as a substitute and locked the final score at 7:1.
"7:1, this is a score that no one could have predicted before the game. Andy, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel that this score is very reasonable."
"Huh? 7:1, reasonable? Are you crazy?"
"No, no, Liverpool beat Manchester United 3:1, Arsenal beat Manchester United 3:1 in the league, Chelsea beat Manchester United 3:0 at Old Trafford, Arsenal beat Manchester United with most of the substitutes in the League Cup
4:0, all the main players of Millwall were on the field, and in 90 minutes, they beat Arsenal 7:1 in 180 minutes against Manchester United. Don’t you think this score is actually very reasonable?”
"Martin, Manchester United fans will hate you..."
"No, they will hate Hall!"
Aldridge did not shake hands with Ferguson after the game. Some Red Devils fans in the stands were unwilling to leave. Perhaps, in the eyes of many die-hard Red Devils fans, Manchester United showed bravery, magic, bloodiness, blah blah blah, whatever.
Bar.
Aldrich doesn't care.
He left with a score of 7:1 and a huge 18-point advantage over Manchester United before the league was even half over.
