Manchester United legend

Chapter 133 Still moving forward
After losing to Arsenal and being eliminated from the Champions League by Monaco, Ferguson still chose to persevere under heavy pressure. "What we need to do now is our own work. We still have a chance. It is impossible for Arsenal to win all the games that follow."

Yes, Ferguson's Red Devils never voluntarily give up, only to be bloody defeated on the way to the crown.

Even if you have surpassed, even if you are far ahead, even if you have beaten me twice in the league, but I still will not admit defeat.

Even if it still misses the championship in the end, it is already a non-war crime, and it is already the heroism and pride of Manchester United fighting to the end.

After returning to the league, Manchester United defeated Wimbledon 2-0 at home, temporarily stopping the decline.

On the same day, Arsenal beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 and three days later the Gunners beat Bolton 1-0.

At this time, Manchester United's lead is only 3 points, and Arsenal is still 2 games short!
Before entering April, Jost started to play as a substitute. When Jost was injured, goalkeeper Schmeichel became the captain of the field. When Jost came back, Schmeichel did not want to return to Jost's captain position.

Schmeichel felt that he was very suitable to be the captain, which made Jost dislike Schmeichel.But Ferguson and Manchester United's class of 92 still support Jost as captain.

But since Jost became the captain, his temper is obviously much worse than before.

Jost said: "I think Manchester United should have the best standard in the UK. Players who do not meet this standard should not be in our team. Those guys who are lazy in training and don't work hard, I will make them regret why they came to Manchester United."

Since Jost became the captain, he has extremely strict requirements on the team, and the requirements on his teammates are almost unreasonable.

Just two weeks after he recovered from his injury, he severely reprimanded Cole and Sheringham who were "not serious enough" in team training. In another team game, he even threw a drink bottle directly at Gary Neville, who "has a milk gun like a woman", and punched Bart who dared not foul him with a tackle.

This made Jost's interpersonal relationship in the team a little tense, and it was Scholes who invited his teammates to dinner and talked about it, which calmed down the matter.

But Jost's violent rule has ushered in a tough challenge, and Jost's way of responding is to directly abuse you without discussing it.

After Wednesday's training, Cole went back to the locker room to change clothes, but in the lounge next to him, Cole suddenly heard the sound of rummaging through boxes and boxes in the corridor.

Cole hurried over to see what happened, but saw Jost and the tall Schmeichel wrestling together. They had hideous faces and cursed at each other. It was not a joke but a real fisting.

Cole hurriedly called the staff, and soon the team staff separated them. Cole didn't care at that time and just went back to lie on the bed and giggle.But the news of the fight between Jost and Schmeichel soon became known to the whole team.

When Schmeichel reappeared in front of everyone the next day, he wore a pair of sunglasses.Everyone knows that it seems that there was only one winner in the hand-to-hand fight last night, and that was Jost.

The two were fined a week's wages by Ferguson, but Jost didn't care at all. Last season, she just signed the first big contract of her life with the team, which was 6 pounds a week. Now Jost is already very rich, but he and Scholes are the only players in the Manchester United team who do not have an agent.

Jost is no longer the honest kid who just arrived at the team and was bullied by Schmeichel.

Jost's crackdown on Schmeichel continued, and at halftime in a 1-3 loss to Sheffield Wednesday, Jost yelled at Peter for conceding an undeserved ball, spraying Peter in the face with his saliva, and his teammates had to separate the two before they scuffled. "

In Jost's own words, Schmeichel is not his type. Although he also recognizes the ability of the Danes, Schmeichel is still a "lazy guy" in Jost's eyes.

Train the game with the most serious attitude and pursue the best level"——In any case, Jost's attitude and standards of pursuing perfection have won the recognition and respect of the Manchester United team.

His captain position has also been recognized and supported by Ferguson.However, Jost was seriously injured in the first third of the season and missed most of the next half of the season because of this. Manchester United suddenly fell into the embarrassment of losing the core of the midfield.

Cantona's retirement and Jost's injury had a fatal impact on Manchester United's tactical play.

It wasn't just Jost who lacked composure and sophistication, the entire team seemed too impatient during the game.

Players are prone to injury and easy to lose control. In the increasingly fierce competition, Manchester United's injuries appeared very early. Jost's serious injury was largely caused by his extra training every day and night, and the rest of the rest of the season for the rest of the season was Manchester United's biggest tuition fee.

Trying to find a balance between injuries, form and games?Even Jost didn't have such an understanding.Compared with Arsenal's Adams, even Jost is still too young.

The core words of Manchester United's tactical analysis this season are "hard and easy to break" and "rotten and easy to destroy". Although Manchester United's toughness has won many victories, the serious injuries caused are unbearable.

Among the defensive problems, Pallister's aging body has been unable to support the full intensity of the game. The performances of David May and Johnson have been baptized by blood and fire for almost a season, which also proves that they are not worthy of super-class standards.

United have their most serious and pressing problems at centre-back.

After entering April, Manchester United challenged Blackburn away on April 4. Ferguson's team withstood the pressure and won 6-3.

At this time, Arsenal's league game gave way to the cup game, and Manchester United was able to pull the point difference to 6 points again.

But the good times didn't last long. Manchester United was sniped by Liverpool at home in the next league game. In the end, Liverpool retreated with a score of 1-1 and gave the Gunners a big gift by the way.

Arsenal, which came on a day later, showed an amazing killing intent. They beat the Magpies 3-1 at Highbury Stadium, and then beat Blackburn 2-4 in an away game 1 days later. They are only 1 point behind Manchester United in the standings. They still have 2 games to play!
On April 4th, Arsenal once again showed their strength. They slaughtered Wimbledon 18-5 at home in London.Manchester United and Arsenal played on the same day. The Red Devils also played at home, and their opponent was Newcastle who was in poor form.

There is only one way for Manchester United to win the game against Newcastle, and this is the only way to continue the suspense once again.

If Manchester United can score 3 points, then Arsenal is still 1 point behind Manchester United.If Manchester United is tied or even defeated, then Arsenal will seize the top spot in the standings and still hold the advantage of the 2 games they have not played!
"Manchester United was forced to the edge of the cliff, but Newcastle did not intend to send a three-pointer that was empathetic." Before the game, the media predicted that this would be a fierce battle.

For Ferguson's long time at Manchester United, this is actually an insignificant ordinary battle, and even for the final result of that season, this game is actually of little significance.

After all, even if Manchester United wins the game, it still cannot prevent Arsenal from winning the championship.In fact, in the end, what is memorable about this game is not only the outcome, not just who scored the goal. There are also more exciting scenes and characters in the game that are worthy of fans' memory and deeply moved by fans.

In that game, Manchester United fans remembered the shocking scene that happened in the game—especially for those fans who attended the scene in person, the memory of that game was extremely firm and deep—they witnessed the birth of a true Red Devils hero.

In this game, in order to save the precarious defense line, for a slight hope of victory, a red devil hero who was willing to sacrifice himself to eliminate danger for Manchester United, a great star who did not hesitate to foul and get a red card for the safety of the defense line, appeared without hesitation!

That's right, he is Solskjaer!
For Solskjaer, the 1997-98 season was full of hardships and thorns, not a sweet memory worth reliving.

In the last season, Solskjaer suddenly emerged and used his outstanding performance to establish his own world in a giant like Manchester United.

He used his unique ability to add sharpness to Manchester United's offense and also won the opportunity to start the main force.

It took only one season for Solskjaer to become the shining striker killer in the Premier League and Manchester United's top scorer, scoring 19 goals!
Behind Manchester United's victory in the Premier League is the Norwegian's huge credit. "It's like a gift from heaven to Manchester United! Solskjaer came suddenly, but it was very appropriate."

At that time, Manchester United cherished him very much, and Manchester United fans loved his calmness and strength. They were fascinated by the mysterious calmness and strength in front of the goal of this baby-faced killer from Northern Europe.

Even Manchester United star Bobby Charlton spoke highly of him, "Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reacted very, very quickly in the penalty area. When you were still thinking about what he would do next, he had already scored a goal."

Solskjaer has won a bright future, but the only misfortune is that his injuries worsened at the end of the season, which buried hidden dangers in his career, and also caused him to struggle with injuries throughout the summer and struggle to recover.

This also caused Solskjaer to encounter the "second season syndrome" in the second year of the Premier League, and his performance suddenly became dim.Although this has a lot to do with his injury, he is indeed not as dazzling as his debut season.

A combination of ankle ligament problems, thigh injuries and illness has made Solskjaer's season almost a difficult one, with his season falling apart.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had to miss the beginning of the second season due to injury, and did not come off the bench until September to complete his season debut. In that game, he also failed to finally help Manchester United break the deadlock. Manchester United was tied 9-0 by opponent Bolton.

In the following time, he still had to struggle with injuries, and what was even more difficult was that his playing time became intermittent. The position of the main striker had been dominated by Cole and Sheringham. Solskjaer could only play in Ferguson's 433 formation test or come off the bench, or occasionally cameo as a winger. This is a huge challenge for his position and playing style.

As with United, Solskjaer has not found the best balance and chances throughout the season.

He ended up playing just 22 games in the league, scoring only six goals.

Due to injuries, Solskjaer's state is also ups and downs. It is difficult to guarantee a very sharp edge for a long time. Only occasional outbreaks will remind people that this is the sharp killer back then.

Even so, even though Solskjaer did not win the championship for Manchester United, and even though Solskjaer himself was caught in the embarrassment of the main competition, legends are legends, and they will never be lost and perish in silence. Solskjaer has fixed his hero status among Manchester United fans in this slightly dark time through a special way.

(End of this chapter)