Manchester United legend

Chapter 146 Black Wind Shuangsha
England were knocked out and Beckham was immediately reduced to an All-England sinner.Jost was a bit worse, and it was thought that England would have had every chance of winning the game if Beckham hadn't been sent off early.Jost just lost his cool because his goal didn't count.

Fleet Street reporters went straight to publishing the headline "The All-British Sinner".Then the media set off an overwhelming scolding frenzy on TV, newspapers, and the Internet.

A few days ago, Beckham, who was a hero in the hearts of England fans, suddenly became an outcast and enemy in the hearts of all England fans.

In Beckham's autobiography, he blamed himself deeply: "I know it's all my fault, and under the gaze of thousands of eyes, I almost collapsed. At my age of 23, I am not ready to bear all the criticism from the fans because of losing to the Argentine team."

After the World Cup, Beckham ushered in the first trough in his career.In order to escape those crazy fans who would be stuck in a few games, Beckham didn't even dare to go back to the UK and flew directly to the US.

For a time he had thought of leaving England.Even, looking at the vicious curses and rude abuse in the newspapers, he almost had the intention of leaving football.

At this time, two people stood firmly by his side.One is Ferguson, who has repeatedly cheered for Beckham. In the Manchester United team, Ferguson gave him the greatest trust.When receiving a call from Beckham from the United States asking for help, Ferguson said, "This is just a small trial in your career. Don't be intimidated by others. I believe you will become stronger. Let's prove to the fans how much a man like Beckham will contribute to the country!"

Another firm supporter of Beckham is Victoria.At this time, Victoria was pregnant. In the United States, she hugged Beckham, who was buried in her arms and cried bitterly, and comforted the child who lost her favorite toy and said, "It's okay, you still have me, and our son! We will always be together."

Ferguson's trust and his lover's support finally allowed Beckham to regain his strength at Manchester United.At the end of the short holiday, Beckham flew back to Manchester under pressure and immediately entered the Carrington base to start training.

Ferguson's observation of the World Cup in France did not affect Manchester United's signings.Manchester United is now a huge, sophisticated machine, with scouts all over the world and the club has close links with famous player agents.

Player inspection reports and videotapes were sent to Carrington in Manchester non-stop, and some particularly important player news was sometimes sent to Ferguson by Manchester United staff for Ferguson to decide alone.

Ferguson started quickly in the summer. While the World Cup was still fiercely fought, Manchester United had already started a series of signings.There are many players involved with Manchester United. The richest club in the Premier League is attractive all over the world. However, Ferguson’s choice in the end is a bit unexpected. There are no superstars like Batistuta and Rivaldo in his shopping list. Instead, he spent a lot of money on some not particularly famous players.

The most notable of these is York.

Dwight Yorke is a striker born in Trinidad and Tobago. He was born on November 1971, 11. He is 3 cm tall and weighs 175 kg. It may be a bit small and light by England's standards, and he feels a bit fragile.

But he is indeed a leader who has gone through the baptism of the League One and the Premier League, not those outsiders who came to test from other leagues.

York's experience in the Premier League is a bit of a legend. Before coming to the Premier League, he still made a living in a small club in the Caribbean.The talented Yorke stands out, but it's almost third-world football - and not many scouts are paying attention.

York's turn of fate was accidental. Aston Villa visited the Caribbean in 1989. The former England coach Graham Taylor had a keen eye for him and thought he was a good seedling.

As a result, Aston Villa's £2 price tag brought York to England.

York has good technique and good flexibility, but his body is thin and his speed is not fast. Both advantages and disadvantages are prominent.

His time at Villa Park was not paradise either, there is no such thing as something free in football.Here, the striker, from a country that England fans can hardly find on the map, trained hard, worked hard to improve himself, and fought for his chances with sweat and guts.

It took Yorke nine seasons to become Villa's main striker, and the statistics he handed over are astounding.Although he occasionally encountered problems such as injuries and unstable states, he still maintained the efficiency of averaging one goal every three games (231 league appearances and 73 goals).In English football, this is already a first-class striker's performance.

When he played for Aston Villa until 1996, thanks to the cultivation and discovery of head coach Brian Jr., Yorke showed his prowess this year. In February, he won the Premier League's best of the month with his undoubted perfect performance-this is the first player elected in the history of Aston Villa.

What is even more telling about York's ability is that in 1996, York helped Villa win the English League Cup.

In that much-watched final at Wembley Stadium, Yorke shone brightly and stunned the audience.He became a nightmare for the defenders of Leeds United. The defense of the Blancos had almost no effect on him. The dexterous Yorke was like an elf.

In the end, York helped Villa beat Leeds United 3-0. He also scored a goal and was elected as the man of the game.

It wasn't until this year that Yorke really became the star of the Villa team, and he really became famous among England scouts.York's previous efforts have paid off.

"Football was the only way I could get out of my overcrowded home in Trinidad and Tobago," York said much later in an interview. "My life was at stake, and my whole family depended on my meager wages."

York also mentioned the situation when talking about the difficult past, "I slept in the same bed with a football until I was 25 years old. Every night." This means that until 1996, York shared a bed with a ball.That football witnessed his love for playing football, and also witnessed his embarrassment.

Yorke continued to improve the following season, and at the end of the 1996-97 season he was voted Villa's player of the year for scoring 27 goals in the season.There is no doubt that York, who was only 26 years old at this time, has become the target of many strong teams in the transfer market.

Villa were initially reluctant to let York go.Now we don't know what Vera's bosses think about, and they don't plan to increase York's salary significantly-and York was really waiting for the salary to improve the life of the whole family at that time!

York declined to renew his contract.This gave Manchester United a chance.After Manchester United expressed interest, the transfer fee agreement of 1260 million pounds handed over by Ferguson first defeated the determination of Villa’s board of directors. The team’s owner immediately sent York out.

So everything came to fruition, even though there were countless fans outside Villa Park clamoring to kill the gang of money-seeking villains from the board of directors and the "traitor" Yorke.

The head coach of Aston Villa said that if I had a gun in my hand at the time, I would have shot Yorke. Manchester United's acquisition of Yorke is like adding wings to a tiger, and they will definitely win the championship easily this season.

The most famous Villa fan at the time, John Gregory, a former die-hard York fan, threatened to shoot York.

After a long time, a reporter interviewed York and asked him if he had resumed mailing Christmas cards to John Gregory?Yorke said, "For me, it's all gone and I don't want to bring it up again.

I want people to remember not John Gregory threatening to shoot me as I left, but the fact that I won titles for Villa and I deserved it.John Gregory's words had no effect on me in the slightest.

Of course, that event had an unexpected ending.It's just that journalists are no longer willing to report. "

Yorke said, "The truth is that after he understood my situation, he finally understood my choice. What can you do? Aston Villa has told me early that they can negotiate treatment with Manchester United, and they don't plan to take me anymore, and Manchester United's conditions are much higher than Villa's previous promises. This is the fact, this is life, and we all have to be happy and look forward."

"Am I here because of my salary? How dare these journalists say that Manchester United have their own salary system and won't break the structure for me. But salary is not the main issue for me.

In fact, this transfer has a very strange twist. Aston Villa offered me a higher salary when Manchester United offered to keep me. In fact, I don’t think they have much sincerity.I'm still at Manchester United. "

Why did Ferguson pay a sky-high price to sign Yorke?At that time, this transfer caused huge controversy after the news leaked.

Many Manchester United fans question Ferguson's vision. They don't believe that Yorke, who has been with Villa for 9 years, has any special talents. At the same time, they don't think that Manchester United needs to introduce any forwards.

More fans reacted like this, "1260 million? This price is enough to introduce a superstar! Which one is so so so much?!"

Ferguson was unmoved, and Manchester United completed the transfer step by step.

In this way, York came to Carrington and became one of Ferguson's frightening "black wind and double evil" combinations.

(End of this chapter)