i want to be king

Chapter 928 Manchester United's Big Trouble
Manchester United are in trouble!
This is Ferguson's personal experience after Manchester United defeated Galati Steel [-]-[-] away.

From the time he left the Otru Stadium, got on the team bus, and flew to Bucharest by plane, Ferguson was thinking about this problem all the way, and he even became more and more aware of the seriousness of this problem.

Although the game finally relied on Rooney's brace and defeated Galati Steel in the away game, the process of the game was very difficult. Manchester United did not rely on the opponent's handball in the penalty area until the No. 604 minute. Rooney scored a penalty kick first.

But the good times didn't last long. Just 2 minutes later, Vidic shoveled his opponent and was sent off directly by a red card.

Although Manchester United, with one less man, still did not lose the wind, it was even more difficult to open the situation. Until the end of the game, Rooney was tripped in the penalty area again, and once again scored a penalty kick, [-]-[-].

Both goals, both penalty kicks.

The offensive performance was not good, Rooney and Hernandez did not perform very well, Valencia and Nani on the wing did not meet expectations, and the midfielders of Carrick and Anderson failed to protect the defense very well, which made Manchester United play very chaotically in this game.

Attack, midfield and defense are all worrisome.

What's more terrible is that Vidic, who was originally calm, also made mistakes.

After Van der Sar retired, Ferguson also had high hopes for De Gea, but since the Spanish goalkeeper joined Manchester United, he made frequent mistakes, so that Ferguson couldn't bear it in this game. He just put him on the bench and let Lindegaard start. This is also a warning to De Gea.

They are all young players, but Courtois, who was introduced next door, shines and has the momentum to catch up with Van der Sar, while De Gea's performance is sluggish, full of mistakes and omissions, which is far from expectations.

At the post-match press conference, Ferguson pointed out that the reason for the team's sluggish performance was the long journey.

He listed a data.

It took more than three hours to charter a flight from Manchester to Bucharest, Romania, not counting the period from the training base to the airport, which was at least four hours.

From Bucharest Airport to the small town of Galati, more than 200 kilometers, it takes a full four hours.

The reason is simple. Galati is just a border town in Romania. Last season was the first time in their history that they won the Romanian league championship. After winning the championship, their performance this season plummeted.

Whether it is the stadium facilities, field conditions, or the road conditions from Bucharest to Galati, everything is very bad.

In order to play a game, Manchester United spent a full eight hours on the road, which is a very huge consumption for any team, and this is still in the case of Manchester United chartering a flight.

What if you don't charter a flight?

There is only one flight from Manchester to Bucharest, at six o'clock in the morning.

If you fly from London or other cities instead of Manchester, it will take longer, and some even have to wait a day at the transit station.

It is precisely because of this that in the post-match press conference, Ferguson blamed all the problems of the team's poor performance on the distance, thinking that the consumption on the road is far greater than the consumption of away games.

What's more terrible is that after the game, Manchester United had to take a four-hour drive from Galati to Bucharest overnight, and then take a chartered flight back to Manchester for more than three hours.

It is expected to arrive in Manchester at dawn.

But in this way, the next day's training is basically impossible.

Friday and Saturday are rested, and the Manchester derby is ushered in on Sunday.

Ferguson really has the urge to scold his mother!

……

After finally bumping all the way to Bucharest, Ferguson also received news from Manchester while waiting to board the plane. Manchester City reversed Villarreal [-]-[-].

This is definitely not good news.

"Special!"

When the old Scottish coach heard the news, he cursed angrily.

He soon received more detailed information, especially Manchester City's formation in this game, as well as the team's tactical play, as well as the performance of the players, all of which were sent to Ferguson.

"We have suffered too much!" Assistant coach Mike Phelan was also very annoyed.

In fact, Ferguson is really right, playing this kind of Champions League away game is really terrible.

Who can believe that in today's world, it takes eight hours to play an away game, which is simply unreasonable.

What's more, there is not even an airport near Galati, so they can only land from Bucharest, which is more than 200 kilometers away, and then transfer to a bus, which takes four hours of bumpy travel.

After Ferguson cursed, he stopped complaining.

The reason why he complained at the press conference was more to divert the topic and let everyone ignore the team's poor performance and minimize the pressure on the team.

But in fact, he knew very well that blindly complaining would not solve the problem at all.

If it is said that at the beginning of the season, Manchester United won six consecutive victories and chased Manchester City, and it was once thought that the Red Devils had the strength to hit the league championship. Then as the season progressed, after just two rounds, Manchester United's problems have been exposed.

In fact, it was exposed as early as the six-game winning streak.

Because in the first two rounds of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United drew.

According to the current situation, Manchester United must win all their opponents in the next three rounds before they have a chance to hit the top of the group, otherwise, they are likely to lose others.

Manchester United's biggest problem is actually very simple, that is, the players are not strong enough and the bench is not thick enough.

Since the transfer of debts by the Glazer family, Manchester United has not invested heavily for many years. This has led to Manchester United being supported purely by Ferguson these years, and the team lineup has become very thin.

On the front line, Berbatov has never shown a stable performance, and Macheda and others cannot be trusted. At present, the only ones who can reassure Ferguson are Hernandez and Rooney, but these two players are not efficient.

The performance of Nani and Valencia on the wing is also up and down, and it is difficult to have a stable performance.

The midfield is the hardest hit.

There are three main players this season, Carrick, Anderson and Cleverley.

Carrick is already 30 years old, he is getting old and can no longer be as tired as before, Anderson and Cleverley have not been able to play alone for a long time, and the veteran Giggs is not only old, but also suffering from pornographic scandals, and Fletcher is no longer capable of playing the main force after suffering from a strange disease last season.

After Scholes retired, it was difficult for Manchester United's midfielder to support the team's current multi-line combat situation.

Just like this time, when playing Galati Steel, Ferguson let Carrick and Anderson start. The team traveled a long distance and consumed a lot. When returning to Manchester to play Manchester City, who can he arrange?
Which one goes up and meets Manchester City's midfielder, isn't it abused?

You know, Guardiola has rotated all players in the last two games, and has formed two or three strong lineups. When the time comes, just pick a few and they will be able to suppress Manchester United's midfield.

Once the midfield loses power, what can Manchester United do to stop Manchester City?

Defense line?
Vidic and Ferdinand are very strong, but these two central defenders are old and have suffered more and more injuries recently. Smalling, Phil Jones and Evans, let alone Su Dong, even Aguero and Dzeko, they may not be able to stop them.

Originally, there was a goalkeeper Van der Sar, who was impenetrable, but now it is better, Van der Sar has retired, De Gea and Lindegarde, who can fill the vacancy of Van der Sar?
The answer is, no!

The goalkeeper who is known as the best goalkeeper in the Premier League after Edwin van der Sar is next door.

……

Ferguson has been having trouble sleeping since boarding a chartered flight in Bucharest.

He is thinking about the current situation of the team, especially how to face Manchester City next?
He was brutally slaughtered by his opponent last season. Before that, he was full of confidence and shouted for revenge, but after a few games, he suddenly found that his team had nothing to fight against Manchester City.

Then take strict precautions?

The question is, can it hold up?

He knows how strong Guardiola's pass-and-control style of play is.

If you can't keep it, then press it out?
Do not make jokes!
If you can't keep the capital, if you press it out, wouldn't your death be even worse?

Ferguson suddenly felt a very hopeless sense of fatigue. He felt that no matter what he chose, it was wrong and a dead end.

"Perhaps, we should call Paul back." Ferguson suddenly muttered to himself.

The assistant coach Mike Phelan sitting on the side didn't react for a moment, he let out a cry, and looked at Ferguson in surprise, but found that Ferguson didn't seem to intend to explain anything to him, so he immediately wondered.

Paul?

Does Manchester United have Paul?

Could it be the youth team's young French player, Paul Pogba, who was hailed by Ferguson as having the potential to become the world's top midfielder in the future?
Well, he is too, and he can indeed enter the first team.

……

Just after playing a game, it took another four hours of bumpy driving. Although the players were exhausted physically and mentally, none of them could sleep on the plane.

Ferguson kept his eyes open the whole time, thinking about the problem over there.

No one knows what he is thinking, and no one knows how he plans to solve the current dilemma encountered by the team, but everyone believes that he will always have a way.

This is the trust and dependence of Manchester United on him.

This trust is built on the basis of Ferguson's brilliant achievements at Manchester United over the past few decades.

After finally surviving the long flight, the plane landed slowly at Manchester Airport.

When the players stepped out of the cabin, it was already morning outside.

Counting the time difference, they spent more than ten hours on the road.

Ferguson also let out a heavy breath.

After thinking about it all night, he still couldn't figure it out.

Manchester ushered in a very rare good weather in the morning, but in Ferguson's heart, it was still cool and cold, feeling like it was going to rain.

(End of this chapter)