Manchester United legend

Chapter 78 With a group of children, you can't win anything?
Ferguson sold the three main players in the team at one time, which immediately caused an uproar in the summer of 1995.

But this is Ferguson's first major change of blood for his direct line players.Mark Hughes, these players are all the main players signed by Ferguson, but they challenged Ferguson.

The crisis Ferguson encountered was extremely severe. This was Ferguson's first serious setback after forming a team according to his own ideas at Manchester United.

Faced with this sudden situation, Ferguson showed his tough side as a head coach.

Ferguson will not tolerate any actions that split the team and despise authority. The three core players were all swept out, and Ferguson did not hesitate.

The Manchester United team that sold the core quickly fell into a wave of public opinion.Selling his own star player, selling multiple main players... What exactly does Ferguson want to do? !

Is Manchester United facing an unprecedented crisis?After the entire summer passed, the new season came as scheduled, and Manchester United, who did not get a star player to supplement the lineup, was questioned by fans.

Even the board of directors began to question Ferguson.Does Ferguson want to bring Manchester United into the abyss? "Conflicts broke out in the locker room, and Ferguson's resignation is not far away"... Such news and comments are constantly seen in newspapers and TV.

Will the former champion really fall apart and fall apart?Is Ferguson really confused?

What is even more surprising is that Ferguson didn't buy anyone in the summer at all!
Is he really crazy? !
Where does Ferguson's confidence come from?The answer comes from the Carrington training base, and also from Harrison's youth training results.

Ferguson cleaned up several absolute main players last season in order to ensure his authority.

And this kind of authority echoes the tradition of Manchester United.In the Manchester United club, the collective is always greater than the individual, and the authority of the coach cannot be challenged, which is consistent with Ferguson's insistence.

In addition, the confidence of Ferguson's big change comes from the outstanding performance of the 92 generation.

After the training of last season, Ferguson believes that the Red Devils youth army can already represent the first team.

Then, cleaning the core and nurturing new blood naturally became Ferguson's choice.

Such an arrangement is conducive to re-establishing the concept and discipline that the collective is greater than the individual, and more effectively consolidates Ferguson's authority, stimulating and promoting the entire Manchester United battle.

Ferguson believes that no one and no one should challenge his authority in the dressing room.

After the big purge, Ferguson continued to build the team according to his own ideas, and the young players of the 92 golden generation got valuable playing time.

From the perspective of replacement, Kanchelski's departure provides an opportunity for Beckham to shine.

The departure of Mark Hughes allowed Scholes to quickly rise to the position, and the departure of Ince brought dawn to Butt...

Ferguson didn't go crazy, and Manchester United didn't collapse.Ferguson essentially forged a new Red Devils. Of course, this new Red Devils also has the magical power of Bruce, McClair, Irvine and other old Red Devils to protect Manchester United.

And the Viking toughness delivered by Schmeichel.Indispensable is the arrogance brought to them by Cantona, who was unable to play but still trained with the team.

After the clean-up, the united and concerted Manchester United came back, the spirit of not giving up, not giving in, and not admitting defeat came back, the belief in winning and the passionate battles reappeared, but Manchester United was busy training throughout the summer, and people outside the Carrington base had no way of knowing it.

Manchester United sent away three core members of the team in the summer, and the main striker Cantona was suspended again, but Ferguson did not add any strong players to the team. The signed John Curtis, Danny Higgin Boram, and Mark Wilson are all young players. Only Nicky Culkin came from York City to vote and cost Manchester United 25 pounds. This is just a young seed.

Outside of Manchester United, the Premier League began to attract more stars to join. In the summer of 1995, Gullit was attracted by the nightlife in London and accepted an invitation to move to Chelsea on a free transfer.

This is another joining of a famous player. Although Gullit is about to be 33 years old, the Dutch superstar has also caused a sensation in the Premier League.

Not only that, Gullit's player-coach shoulder-to-shoulder created the first coach-player in the history of Chelsea football.

Among Manchester United's opponents for the championship, in addition to the defending champion Blackburn, other teams have also been added, such as the introduction of Gullit's Chelsea, Liverpool and Keegan's Newcastle United.

Among them, Newcastle United attracted attention. With the strong support of the boss, head coach Keegan frantically acquired stars.

They signed the French superstar Ginola at a high price of 250 million pounds, and also recruited famous players such as Les Ferdinand, Asprilla, and Button, and the team also had experienced veterans like Beardsley.

Newcastle United's various positions have been further strengthened, and the reserve force is sufficient, and coach Kevin Keegan will no longer be in a situation where coach Kevin Keegan is in a stretched situation due to player injuries and other reasons.

For such a star-studded and powerful team, there is no doubt that Newcastle United will become a super team in the league.

Newcastle's coach Keegan is ambitious, and he is aiming at the championship. He issued a declaration to the media to hit the championship.

Under the coaching of Keegan, who focuses on offense, Newcastle United is becoming more and more established. Newcastle United insists on attacking and pressing.

Gaming companies no longer list Manchester United as the number one favorite to win the championship. In the pre-match media analysis and the bookmaker's handicap, except for Manchester United's die-hard fans, almost no one believes that Manchester United has the hope and possibility of winning the championship. Reporters from the BBC, Sky Sports, and The Guardian interviewed Ferguson, and they all threw guns and daggers, "Why did Manchester United give up the championship this season?", "Has Manchester United encountered a club crisis?"

Amidst the doubts, Manchester United ushered in the start of the league.In the first round of Manchester United's away game against Villa, Ferguson sent six young players, Scholes, Butt, Gary Neville, Beckham, Jost, Giggs, they were all promoted from the Manchester United youth team, although Jost and Giggs have already secured their main positions in Manchester United.But they are all young people.

But Ferguson suffered a blow. Manchester United, who sent the youth army, performed extremely poorly. They lost to the future Carling Cup champion Aston Villa.

In addition to the score of 1 to 3, behind the laughter of the Villa fans was the faces of a group of young Manchester United players who were a little at a loss.

Manchester United's youth team did not perform well in that game, but Beckham scored a wonderful long shot in the first half.In addition, several other players such as Scholes and Gary Neville performed poorly. Gary Neville lost his position many times and was blown up by his opponent on the right. Scholes did not play well. He hardly contributed any threatening shots.

The immature bodies of these youth soldiers are not enough for the opponents to squeeze, and their psychological quality needs to be strengthened urgently.

The debut of Manchester United's youth team was fully questioned and ridiculed. Under the current pressure, Ferguson ignored it, his belief was firm, and his determination to change boldly was extremely firm.

He believed in the abilities of these young people, and bravely led and directed them to the championship.

Although Ferguson was anxious, his face was calm. He took the initiative to take responsibility at the post-match press conference. As for "children" such as Beckham, Scholes, the Neville brothers and Butt playing against Villa in one breath, his explanation was "There must always be a beginning, whether it is good or bad."

This defeat plunged Manchester United into a storm of public opinion again. The fiery ridicule of Villa's home audience was still in their ears, and the pungent criticism from Fleet Street could not wait.

The comments in the newspapers were scathing, with headlines such as: 'Ferguson's gamble fails', 'Ferguson takes youth team to league adventure?Former Liverpool star Alan Hansen made a big fuss on the "Today's Game" TV program of the game video that night. In addition to commenting on the uselessness of Ferguson's team, he also plausibly made the famous statement: "You can't win anything with a bunch of brats!"

This classic comment soon appeared in the newspaper the next day, and became the best weapon to ridicule Ferguson at that time. Everyone seemed to be waiting to see Ferguson's jokes.

The results of a survey conducted by the Manchester Evening News after the game showed that more than 57% of fans hoped and believed that Ferguson would be dismissed at the end of the season.

Radical Manchester United fans even left a message in the club's discussion forum, "Let that cold-blooded animal and idiot go, Manchester United will be ruined by him!"

That's right, the Manchester United team, where Cantona is still suspended, looks really strange. There are many new faces in the team, and their cooperation with the old players is also very immature.The combat effectiveness of such a Manchester United team is indeed doubtful.

The intensive appearance of those new faces in the Manchester United team is actually a bunch of "Ferguson children". They are Giggs, Gary Neville, Beckham, Scholes, Philly Neville, Nicky Butt, Simmons, Jost, and Lee Sharp, who is not very young but has long been the main force.

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