Manchester United legend

Chapter 55 Sir Busby ([-])
Matt Busby was born on May 1909, 5 in Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Scotland.

Busby loved football from an early age and started his career with Manchester City very early.

By November 1929, just over 11 years old, he was a regular at City.Busby is known for his excellent overall view, wide vision and excellent passing ability. He has improved Manchester City's strength and made outstanding contributions to Blue Moon's winning the FA Cup.

In 1936, Busby joined Liverpool at a price of 8000 pounds. At that time, the price was already the worth of a superstar.Busby quickly became the main force of the Red Army and became the captain of the Red Army.Busby, who served as the core of the midfield, gave Liverpool a new look and made Liverpool stronger. Therefore, he was deeply loved by the kop fans.

Because of this period of history, Busby is one of the few Manchester United clubs who have played for Manchester United, Manchester City, and Liverpool at the same time.He is also one of the only people who will not be abused by Manchester City fans and Liverpool fans, and he has even won the respect of many Manchester United fans.

When the flames of World War II interrupted the professional football game in Europe, Busby could only enlist in the army, and his playing career was forced to come to an end. The English league restarted in 1945.

Busby first applied to Liverpool for coaching, but Liverpool did not give him the long-term contract he needed.At this time, the Manchester United club specifically found Busby, who was still teaching at the Allied Sports Training Base, and asked him to be the head coach of Manchester United.

Busby agreed to Manchester United's invitation.It was February 1945, 2, the day that became the beginning of a new Manchester United legend.

Busby is a genius in the coaching world. From him, it can be proved that there are really people who are born with knowledge in this world.

Before coaching Manchester United, Busby didn't have any experience as a head coach, but he seemed to know how to lead the team and how to build a strong team.

Busby brought a new concept and method to Manchester United. He asked to transform the training base and the stadium, making the grass more suitable for playing football, adding more training methods, and changing the previous football team that only focused on physical fitness and confrontation training, and only trained passing and shooting.

He brought a series of brand-new training content such as group passing, changing lanes, inserting shots, empty-run passing and receiving support, etc., and added a variety of training subjects with a game-like nature, which refreshed the players.

Not only that, but Busby has also established a relatively complete set of training standards, and the daily training subjects require players to meet the standards, rather than allowing players to freely control the training intensity.Such a training system and requirements have rapidly enhanced the overall strength of the Manchester United team.When no new players were introduced, Manchester United had a new look.

Busby attached great importance to collective intelligence, and he formed a huge coaching team.At the earliest, he introduced his assistant Jimmy Murphy, who is also his most important assistant at Manchester United.

Busby and Murphy cooperated very well, and Murphy was even more unique in tactical training.They became one of the best pairings in sports that year, and for the first time, Busby made the importance of assistant coaches clear.

Not only that, Busby also equipped Manchester United with more assistants and scouts, and established a very large but extremely effective work force.

Even, he himself, who loves to play football, often goes off the field to demonstrate how to play football, how to move, and how to cooperate. At the age of 36, he can often tear through the opponent's defense with sharp passes, and drive his players to move and attack through passes.

Busby is far ahead of his peers in tactical awareness and training methods. He is one of the few British coaches who pays great attention to the team lineup and staffing.

He is also a coach who dares to insist on the combination of technology and body in the era of 424 lineups or no formations, almost all of them are high-handed, hard-bridged British football world.

He dared to abandon the traditional 406 and 424 positions and playing styles of English football, dared to try to transform the winger into a winger, and dared to use the 433 and 442 formation coaches.

He was the first coach to explain tactics with a magnet tactical board, the first to emphasize tactical discipline, the first to emphasize that players' positioning in the game is more important than a reasonable collision, the first coach to emphasize that technology is the foundation, awareness is the core, and the team is more important. He has abandoned the simple idea of ​​playing football with a thick body.

And before the league every week, Busby will analyze opponents in detail, collect information as much as possible, go to the scene to watch the game as early as possible, and make perfect preparations, instead of being like other head coaches who don’t care about everything and just focus on their traditional lineup and play wherever they can.

Many situations in football training and preparations at that time were unimaginable to us.After World War II, the training of British professional football was still completely focused on physical fitness. Most coaches believed that as long as players improved their skills and laid a solid technical foundation in their youth, they did not need to learn skills when they reached the adult team.Quite a few coaches even believe that players should not be allowed to touch the ball during midweek training, "so that they will be more hungry for the ball during weekend games."

Busby scoffed at this. He insisted on training with the ball as the most important item, and asked to maintain the training intensity of the players during preparation.

Busby also attaches great importance to technology, players' understanding of football, and the combination of technology and body, rather than just selecting materials based on height and physical fitness.All of the above have become Manchester United's valuable wealth in the future.

Under the guidance of a new concept, Busby gave Manchester United a new look, and his continuous efforts have also brought Manchester United to a new height.

Manchester United, branded with Busby, began to show strong competitiveness. In the 1946-1947 season, in the first round of the First Division after World War II, Manchester United followed Liverpool as the league runner-up. This is Manchester United's best ranking in the league in 36 years.

Another thing that makes the fans happy is that the Manchester United youth team won the championship in the reserve league held this season.Not only that, Manchester United also won the league runner-up for the next two seasons in a row, just one step away from the championship.

Manchester United led by Busby also experienced a period of accumulation, and they also suffered a lot of setbacks before reaching the championship podium.The league was only one step away, and Busby's team was able to blossom early in the FA Cup.

In 1948, Manchester United overcame all challenges and finally defeated Blackpool 4:2, winning the first championship of the Busby era-the FA Cup (how similar to Ferguson!).

After several seasons of charge, Manchester United finally won the league championship in 1952. Busby realized his first dream, and he also helped Manchester United realize a great dream-this is Manchester United's first league championship in 41 years!After waiting for 41 years, Manchester United has finally returned to the ranks of the British champions. Busby has rebuilt a giant!
41 years is a championship, how many Manchester United fans have tears in their eyes, rejoice, and sleepless nights!

After struggling for 41 years, they can finally wait until the club wins the league championship trophy again, and they can finally feel proud in the British Isles and regain their former glory. This is the glory that Busby brought to Manchester United!

The miracle Busby created for Manchester United is not just the league championship. He has cultivated a legendary young generation for Manchester United, established a new tradition for Manchester United, and created a new development model for Manchester United. This is his most amazing place.

Busby attaches great importance to youth training. He and Jimmy Murphy quietly formulate future development plans-to train outstanding Manchester United young players and keep Manchester United continuously competitive.

In 1945, Busby began to establish his own youth training system. Based on the successful experience of Manchester United Youth Athletic Club before the war, he aroused young people's interest in football, established an effective youth training mechanism, reorganized and expanded the scouting system, and introduced more young students.

White Ford, Blanche Fowler and Byrne have all become newly joined players, and more football seedlings have also joined the Manchester United school.

In 1951, two players who were less than 20 years old, Blanche Fowler and Roger Byrne, entered the starting lineup of the Manchester United team, marking the official start of the team's rejuvenation.In contrast, the main players in League One at that time were all over 24 years old, and there were almost no main players under 20 years old.

These young people caused a huge sensation in the football world. Tom Jackson of the Manchester Evening News wrote: "Manchester United's 'babes' look amazingly young, but they are very calm and confident. A favorite title for an outstanding youth team.

Among the Busby babies, Jackie Blanchflower and Roger Byrne were the first to make their debut and became famous. They helped the team win the league championship trophy after 1951 years in the 1952-41 season.

Byrne, who was only 21 years old at the time, played 24 games in the league and played as a winger in the last 6 games, scoring a total of 7 goals!The power is so great that it is frightening and unimaginable-he was originally a defender!Since February 1954, Roger Byrne, who was only 2 years old, has served as the captain of Manchester United. Is he too young?No, at that time the entire Manchester United team was almost a world of young people!

"Busby Babies" is a group, a large group of talented players from Manchester United's youth training, not a specific star but a big group!Since the early 50s, the Manchester United youth team won the FA Youth Cup for five consecutive times, and a large number of outstanding talents continued to emerge. Fulks, Jones, Pegg, Coleman and Edwards all emerged and became the focus of media reports. In April 5, Duncan Edwards, who was only 1953 years and 16 days old, played in the league and became the youngest player in the history of the first division at that time.

Beginning in 1953, Busby's red youth storm blew across the British Isles. "The Busby's Babes" (The Busby's Babes) began to take over the hegemony of English football. In the 1955-1956 season, Manchester United won the league championship with 11 points ahead of Blackburn. The strength of Manchester United was almost unstoppable, and the young champions conquered England!At that time, the average age of the Manchester United team was only 22 years old. The fans called this young team the new Manchester United. They confidently praised "Busby's baby" and made up songs for every star!

The fans were delighted to see that the youthful Red Devils set off a huge storm of offensive football in the League One. This very entertaining offensive style has become the main theme of Manchester United. It is fast, sharp, continuous impact, and full of dazzling skills. The picture is extremely impactful and entertaining.

When Busby won the League One Championship in 1956, he said, "I hope that the team will become a team full of blood and passion. Such a team will always pursue victory, always be eager, and always maintain respect for the fans. As long as we work hard to the last minute, strive to show courage, pursue wonderful football, not only the result, but also the process.

Our dedication will definitely be rewarded, that is the love and support of the fans millions of times.As for the results, I think that is a matter of course. "

Yes, in Busby's blood, he has always pursued the state of being strong in both spirit and skill.Relying on this group of talented players, Busby's team was invincible, winning consecutive league championships in the 1955-1956 and 1956-1957 seasons.

The young Manchester United are full of vigor. With their wonderful offensive football, dazzling teamwork, and dazzling and colorful performances, they have won more fans and more attention.

Edwards in the Manchester United team has also become a superstar in British football.Under the leadership of Busby, this invincible team is advancing confidently according to the broad road planned by Busby, and the curtain of a red Manchester United dynasty is about to begin.

Busby's football can be fully displayed in one game, and its thrilling and fatal attraction can be performed.The game that most fans talked about happened between Manchester United and Arsenal.

It was a league game at Highbury Stadium on February 1958, 2. The Red Devils and the Gunners staged a wonderful duel in front of 1 spectators.In the end, the frenzied attack, Manchester United, which has been on the charge, got the best return. The sharper and tougher Manchester United won 63-578.Goals for United were: Edwards, Taylor, Bobby Charlton and Dennis Violet, with Taylor scoring twice.

He criss-crossed the frontcourt, making the opponent's defenders insecure and difficult to resist.The goals of Edwards and Charlton were full of imagination and beauty, so that the Gunners fans had to shut up their noisy mouths.

The youth training results of the Busby baby have become the pride of Manchester United.Later, it also became a valuable experience for Ferguson to cultivate the 92 generation.Busby's Manchester United won more fans in England through the Busby Babes hanging fresh football in England.

After leading the team for a long time, under the subtle influence, Busby established a great tradition for Manchester United. It is the spirit of always striving for victory and never yielding. It is the pursuit and persistence of wonderful football, and the perfect combination of offense and scenes. This is the tradition of Busby.It is this tradition that has become the characteristic of Manchester United and the most powerful weapon for Manchester United to conquer the fans.

The glory of the Busby baby and the championship is exactly the first miracle Busby created for Manchester United.

In addition to leading Manchester United to conquer League One, Busby's contribution to Manchester United lies in his vision for the development and strength of the club - he insisted that Manchester United should become a strong team in Europe instead of just being in the British Isles. He insisted that Manchester United should become a great and enduring club rather than a temporary hero.

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