Manchester United legend

Chapter 46 Against Aston Villa

The 1993-1994 season of the English Premier League is about to begin. Before the season, the reporters on Fleet Street named Manchester United, Arsenal and Aston Villa the favorites to win the championship.

Of course, Manchester United's odds are the highest.As for Liverpool, because of the continuous downturn, many people have lost their optimism.

Of course, after the gradually quiet old giants, new forces like Blackburn and Newcastle United have also begun to accumulate strength.

Manchester United's main lineup for the first team this season is as follows: goalkeeper Schmeichel, four defenders Parker, Bruce, Pallister, Irwin, midfielder Kanchelski, Giggs, Ince, McClair, forward Cantona and Mark Hughes.

Lee Sharp, Robson, is an important substitute.And Jost and Bart are competitors, and the two will share playing time in the league.The youth team and Scholes were also transferred to the first team this season.

From the composition of the team, it can be seen that the first-line players in Manchester United's formation were almost all one of the best choices for each position in the Premier League that year.

Manchester United's lineup is considered star-studded in the British Isles, which is enough for the league, making it difficult for small and medium-sized clubs to compete.

On August 1993, 8, the Premier League season officially began, and Manchester United ushered in the opening game-an away game against Norwich.

Then there is a series of Premier League express schedules: Manchester United will play 5 games this month, and the five opponents are Norwich, Sheffield United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, and Southampton. The intensive games are like racing in the fast lane.

In the first game, the Red Devils played against Norwich City as a guest.Manchester United, which is far superior to their opponents, scored a goal in the first half and Giggs opened the scoring for Manchester United. Robson put in a heavy shot after a wonderful performance in the second half. 2:0, Manchester United easily defeated the opponent.

It's a bit funny that the main striker Mark Hughes seems to have forgotten to bring his shooting boots. He wasted at least three chances to score goals, so he shook his head and smiled wryly.

Manchester United returned to Old Trafford for the second game to face Sheffield United. Manchester United played well and moved freely.

In the first half, captain Robson's two well-timed goals opened the door to victory for Manchester United. At the end of the first half, with old captain Robson's brace, Manchester United led 2:0.

In the second half, Giggs, the left-wing demon knife, performed a good show of high-speed hurricane and extreme speed.

He started from his own half in the counterattack, accelerated to overtake at the beginning, and used his speed to overtake his opponent.

Then keep accelerating along the left road, rushing all the way to the bottom line. This is Giggs' 100-meter race forte!

Ryan Giggs was so fast that Sheffield United's defenders could only watch his back getting farther and farther away, sighing.

After Giggs cut into the opponent's hinterland at high speed, he accurately crossed to find Mark Hughes who was ambushing in front of the goal.

Manchester United's striker easily responded and scored the ball to help Manchester United lock the score at 3:0.

After two consecutive victories, Manchester United ushered in the challenge of Newcastle United, the new Premier League team this season, at home. Keegan's team showed rare resilience, and they made the Red Devils play very hard.

In the first half, Manchester United relied on a powerful free kick from Giggs (Giggs seldom used free kicks in this way, because they were arranged by Beckham, who later entered the first team.) to open the opponent's goal, but Newcastle made a big attack in the second half, through Andy Cole's shot from inside the penalty area to equalize the score, and finally let Ferguson's team lose 2 points.

In the first three rounds, Jost and Scholes sat on the bench, while Bart got a lot of playing time.

Then in September 1993, the 9/1993 season of the UEFA Champions League was revived. There were 94 teams participating, and the 32 teams were randomly matched. They had to play a round of knockout rounds to form the top 32, and then play the second round of knockout rounds to form the top 16.

After the top 8 come out, they will be divided into two groups, and the top two teams in the group will enter the semi-finals.

The biggest feature of this competition is the introduction of the semi-finals. After the quarter-finals, the top two of the two groups enter the semi-finals, but only a single round of competition is played. The top of the group will face the No.2 of the other group at home, and the winner will directly enter the final.

At the beginning of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United ushered in the UEFA Champions League. This is the first time Ferguson led Manchester United to appear in the UEFA Champions League.If they want to enter the group stage, they must first play two knockout rounds.

In the first round, Manchester United drew lots to Hungary's Hanwirt FC. Manchester United went to Hungary first to challenge Hungary's Hanwirt FC away.

As a result, Hanwitt lost 2:3 at home to Manchester United, and Manchester United opened the door to victory for Manchester United by Cantona.

He first received a cross from Giggs in front of the goal, scored a header in front of the goal, and then assisted Hughes with a goal. In the end, captain Robson made a long shot to seal the victory for Manchester United.

But Ferguson expressed dissatisfaction with Manchester United's second goal, thinking that the team was a little slack when leading 3:1, and Hanwitt scored a goal. He hoped that the team could cheer up when they played at Old Trafford in the next round.

A week later, at Old Trafford, Manchester United defeated Hanwitt 2:1 to advance to the next knockout round.It was Cantona and Hughes who scored.With one pass and one shot, Cantona won the best player of the game. (Manchester United won both games, with a total score of 5:3 and eliminated Hanwirt FC in Hungary.) Although Manchester United has been victorious since the start of the game, Jost has not played.

Then in the third round of the league, Manchester United ushered in a focus battle. Manchester United was a guest at Villa Park to face last season's old rival Aston Villa.This is a real test finally for Ferguson and his disciples.

In this game, captain Robson felt unwell, and Jost got the chance to replace him. Ferguson made a surprise attack and let Lee Sharp start. Partners Ince and Kijost formed a new midfield iron triangle. Manchester United also changed the lineup to 451.

In the visiting team's locker room, Ferguson was doing pre-war deployment.Ferguson asked defenders to keep an eye out for Aston Villa's forward duo of Dean Saunders and Darian Atkin.Two people are fast and tall.It is a very threatening pair of strikers in the Premier League.

At the beginning of the first half, the two teams aggressively attacked and maintained a high-speed confrontation. The scene was open and the offensive and defensive transitions kept a fast pace. The two teams adhered to the offensive-first tactics and were willing to invest in the offensive.

Cantona's shot led to a superb save by the goalkeeper, and then Saunders' header tested Schmeichel's reflexes.

Jost performed quite well, and he tried his best to do his job well.Ince was the main attacker, and Jost was the main defender. Jost intercepted and ran in a large area in the midfield, covering every corner.

In the first 20 minutes of the game, due to Jost's outstanding performance, Manchester United completely took the initiative.

Jost is not as dazzling as those players who have excellent skills at their feet and spend a lot of money, and they will not occupy the broadcast camera for a long time during the game.

More often, he is the silent but indispensable midfielder, the support point for both offense and defense.He can destroy, he looks unremarkable, he doesn't have any star halo, but he is perfect in terms of suiting the needs of Manchester United's midfield.Jost has superhuman physical strength, and his physical fitness is not only excellent, but also mutated to the sky.

His skills are average, but after Robson's training, he gradually revealed that he has an extraordinary understanding of football, and has accurate judgments on the situation on the pitch, the transition between offense and defense, the trajectory of the football, and the opponent's running route.

In the midfield, he played the role of barrier and sweep, which is undoubtedly extremely important for Manchester United, which focuses on oppression and attack.In terms of scrambling, interception, organization, ball control, passing, judgment and scoring, Jost has shown great potential.In Ferguson's view, that is indispensable for Manchester United's midfield.

"Robson II?" That's right, and this is an enhanced version of Robson who is more murderous, tougher, braver, more fearless, crazier, and more dominant!
With Jost's excellent performance in the first half, Manchester United has been suppressing Aston Villa, and in the 35th minute, Manchester United played an exquisite coordination.

Jost intercepted Sanders in the midfield and quickly passed it to Ince, who passed to Giggs on the left.Manchester United lead 2:3.

Even Ferguson applauded Ince, Giggs and Lee Sharp's small-area coordination.

Goal hero Lee Sharpe ran to the fans and TV cameras and performed an obscene celebration with his hands on his chest, hands on his hips, twisting his buttocks and dancing.This caused dissatisfaction among some people.

As the game continued, Ferguson watched Jost perform well on the field, and asked Robson who was sitting on the bench with a minor injury: "What did you do to him this holiday? He already has your style.

Robson laughed loudly: "Boss, I didn't do anything to him. I just gave him some advice to stimulate his inner potential and release his heart."

Ferguson: "I think you can go to a psychiatrist, or train all Manchester United players for you."

Robson: "Don't be kidding boss, Jost has this ability. I believe he will get better and better."

Ferguson: "I think so too. In the first few games of the season, I deliberately suppressed him and refused to let him play. It seems that this effect is very good."

But people just can't help boasting, Ferguson just said that Jost performed well, Jost was chasing the opponent's No. 10 midfielder Atkinson, and got a yellow card for a vicious tackle.

Jost’s foul caused dissatisfaction among the Aston Villa players, who thought they should show a red card, and some wanted to argue with Jost, but were stopped by Manchester United’s Lee Sharpe. The referee quickly stopped the scene and showed Jost a yellow card.

Lee Sharpe said to Jost: "Hey buddy take it easy! One yellow card and you're off."

Jost nodded to show that he knew to go back to defense.Then the two sides came and went, the first half ended quickly, Manchester United led Aston Villa 1-0 with Lee Sharpe's goal.

The televised footage gave Jost a long time as the players left the field.

(End of this chapter)