midfield god

Chapter 233 The Current Situation of Manchester United

Saturday 2006 August 8, 26pm, St. Mary's Stadium.

This game can be regarded as the focus of this round of the Premier League. Manchester United performed very strongly at the beginning of the season. Although their lineup did not get much improvement in the summer, the gradual growth of young players in the team helped Manchester United begin to regain some of their old domineering.

This summer's World Cup also brought a lot of trouble to Manchester United. The future star Cristiano Ronaldo, who the team worked so hard to cultivate, almost left England. Fortunately, Ferguson finally kept him and allowed Rooney and Ronaldinho to get back together. The two partnered in the first round of the Premier League against Fulham.

Of course, these things are all for the media to see. No one knows what the relationship between the two is like now, but anyway, it's enough to save face.

"In this game, Manchester United formed a very offensive formation. The goalkeeper is still the veteran van der Sar. In the defense, Sylvester played as a guest at left back and continued to replace the injured Evra. Brown replaced Neville at the right back. At the center back, Ferdinand partnered with O'Shea, and the original main center back Vidic is also recovering from his injuries."

"In the midfield, Scholes continues to be absent due to injury. Carrick and Fletcher partner in the midfield, one attack and one defense. The frontcourt is two full-backs Giggs and Ronaldinho, and the forwards are Luis Saha and Babyface Solskjaer. Rooney continues to miss the game due to a groin injury!"

"At present, it seems that Manchester United's injury situation is very serious. Rooney staged a hat-trick in the first game of the season and is in good condition. However, after the suspension, the injury recurred and he was still unable to play in this game. Scholes and Rooney are in the same situation. Evra and Neville also have their own minor injuries and cannot play. As for Vidic, he may be injured for a long time. Looking at it this way, if Manchester United wants to win the league title this season, the first thing to overcome is the injury situation!"

"Southampton's starting lineup is still exactly the same as the last game. Except for one change, Rossi replaced Jones in the starting position in this game. Redknapp will still be a man. The performance of substitute Rossi in two consecutive games is not bad. This time against his home team, give Rossi a chance to start. Perhaps Rossi can be more motivated!"

The commentator said it well. When Rossi heard the news that he would start before the game, the incredible excitement was personally visible.If he can perform well in such a game, it will definitely impress Manchester United fans and coaches even more.

This time Redknapp's substitution adjustment was very ingenious. Not only did he use this first start to reward Rossi who performed well as a substitute in the previous two games, but he also used the reason for this match against Manchester United to give Jones a sufficient reason to let Rossi play. Anyway, he made the players docile.

"Giuseppe, can you stop shaking, why are you so nervous!"

Yunfei looked at Rossi shaking his legs nervously, but not only him, but other players were also looking at Rossi with a look of fun.

"The importance of this game to me is beyond your imagination!" Rossi replied excitedly.

At this time, Yunfei noticed that Hughes also seemed to be very excited.

As if he had noticed Yunfei's eyes, Hughes said, "I just feel a little dreamy. In a blink of an eye, I'm going to play against Manchester United in the Premier League. It all happened so fast!"

Yunfei shook his head helplessly. At this time, he could see the influence of Manchester United in the whole of England. As the club that won the most championships after the reform of the Premier League, Manchester United's current influence is obviously beyond doubt. Even though Manchester United has been suppressed by Chelsea for two years in the league, this status in the hearts of fans and players is unmatched by any other club.

This is also the reason why Manchester United has not had a championship for many years but still has so many fans and still receives so much attention. This may be the so-called background.Of course, Ferguson's contribution is very great. Without him, there would be no Manchester United that has been able to maintain competitiveness for so many years.For this point, it is estimated that fans in the post-Ferguson era will agree very much, whether you are a Manchester United fan or not.

In the dressing room, Redknapp didn't say too much. After coming to the Premier League, Southampton's basic tactical idea is to defend and counterattack and play blitzkrieg, especially when facing a strong team like Manchester United.

However, Redknapp has repeatedly emphasized the marking of the opponent's key players.

"Cristiano Ronaldo, this player must be limited! Cassel, your biggest task in this game is to defend him. You can't let him break through easily. You can let him go to the bottom, but you must not allow him to cut inside. Understand!"

"When necessary, Hughes can help defend Ronaldinho. In this game, we will play double midfielders. We must ensure the stability of the team's defense!"

Listening to the head coach's instructions, Kassel, Hughes, and Suleman, who played the midfielder in this game, all nodded.

"Gareth, you also need to observe Ronaldinho and Giggs' way of playing football more, this may also be helpful to you!"

In terms of the ability to break through with the ball, Bell is now far behind Ronaldinho. He is now a bit trained by Yunfei to be an off-ball winger, and he prefers to run instead of breaking through with the ball.But this is also normal. There is such a midfielder in the team who can always pass the ball in place. Who would want to break through by himself.It takes a long time to work hard, but there may not be good results!
However, this undoubtedly puts all the offensive responsibilities on Yunfei's head. This may be no problem for Yunfei, but it is obviously not good news for the team.The consequences of relying too much on one person are terrible. The arrival of Rossi has greatly eased this situation, because Rossi's own ability to attack with the ball is very strong, and he can share part of Yunfei's offensive responsibilities. Now Redknapp also hopes that Bell can share part of Yunfei for Yunfei, which is also a good thing for Bell.

Bell also nodded. He also wanted to confront Ronaldinho head-on for a long time. Only after a head-on confrontation will he really know where the gap lies.

Unlike Southampton's more serious dressing room atmosphere, the visiting team's dressing room has a more relaxed atmosphere at this time.

Facing a newly promoted like Southampton, Manchester United's players don't seem to feel nervous at all, which is normal. Why do wealthy teams usually put newly promoted horses in their eyes.

Especially now that Manchester United has started so smoothly, the players naturally feel more relaxed.

(End of this chapter)