Football career: From winning the championship to becoming a legend

Although they lost the last game before the New Year, Sir Alex Ferguson still commented generously after the game: "I have no complaints. We were defeated by a better team, and we ourselves did not reach our normal level..."

Manchester United fans couldn't understand why they played so easily against Sunderland two days ago, but had such a hard time against West Ham, which was not much stronger. It was not just the difference in the score, but also the passiveness in the situation.

Sir Alex Ferguson himself was also scratching his head: "It's really hard to explain why, but the Manchester United lads are human after all. It's impossible for them to play at a high level in every game and it's impossible for them to be perfect all the time. To be honest, I didn't expect to lose, but when you lose two goals in a row from set pieces, you know you're not in good shape. We did a great job against Sunderland on Boxing Day, but today was disappointing and we struggled..."

And Sir Alex also spoke highly of West Ham: "They played very aggressively and competitively, with tackles everywhere, and they performed like this throughout the game, so that we never played our own rhythm of the game. They are so motivated, this is probably their most exciting game this season..."

The last game before the New Year was not played well, and the battles after the New Year are continuous. Sir Alex Ferguson emphasized that the subsequent games mean the beginning of the season: "Now we still have a long way to go, because this is a long league. I think the real start of the season is January 1st, and then we have to play the Champions League and the FA Cup. The schedule is full... We must become stronger!"

The first game after the New Year will be played on the afternoon of New Year's Day two days later; against Birmingham at Old Trafford, Sir Alex must have no other thoughts except three points: "We must cheer ourselves up. When you lose, the best response is to play a wonderful game in the next game!"

So when Sir Alex Ferguson started talking in the second paragraph, Ricardo felt that Sir Alex Ferguson's words were a bit sour, and there was something behind his words... As expected, after the interview, Sir Alex Ferguson immediately arranged for all staff to end their vacation and return to prepare for the new season starting on January 1st...

It was totally off the charts, what the hell… In the dead of winter, with two games a week, they actually started training twice a day to improve their physical fitness? !

It was Sir Alex's 66th birthday two days after the loss, what's the big deal?

December 2007, 12 was the 31th birthday of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson: in the past six seasons, he had won every Premier League match before his birthday! The last birthday match that ended in a draw was on December 66, 6, when Newcastle tied 2000-12; and the last time he lost at a birthday party was in 30. In fact, since he coached Manchester United, Sir Alex has only lost three birthday matches, including this one, and the other one was on December 1, 1, when he just coached Manchester United, losing 1997-1986 to Norwich...

But this tradition, the auspicious number 66, and the blessing of the birthday boy did not seem to bring him good luck: the Red Devils were reversed by West Ham United 1-2, and more importantly, it meant that the Red Devils would enter the New Year's Day of 2 with a posture of 2008 points behind Arsenal. They had just sat on the half-time championship throne for one round and were driven off before they could even warm up. It can be seen that Sir Alex was very angry and had to train with the entire first team to celebrate his birthday...

Yes, after the Red Devils' five-game winning streak was ended, not only did they miss the dream of leading the table at the beginning and end of 5, but they also lost the New Year championship because Arsenal defeated Everton in the subsequent game.

At Everton's home ground, Goodison Park, the visiting Gunners got the chance to return to the top of the table because of Manchester United's unexpected defeat in the previous game.

虽然双方英超历史交锋30场，阿森纳18胜7平5负占据绝对优势，而历史交锋187场，阿森纳90胜39平58负也占据上风。但是阿森纳近2个赛季做客古迪逊公园均0比1落败，近5次做客仅获1胜落败3次……

Moreover, Arsenal, who used Diaby, Bendtner and Da Silva to replace Rosicky, Eboue and Adebayor in the starting lineup respectively, did not have a smooth start. Everton's pressing made it difficult for the Gunners to organize a threatening attack.

The home team Everton took the lead in the 19th minute, breaking the deadlock. Yakubu broke through on the left and won a corner kick. Arteta took the corner kick from the left, Diaby headed the ball to the far post, Bendtner stopped the ball with his thigh but failed to clear it, and Cahill volleyed the ball into the goal from 5 yards! This is Cahill's 14th goal in the last 7 games...

However, the Gunners equalized the score in the 47th minute. Clichy made a long pass from the left, Gagielka headed the ball, and Da Silva scored with a left-footed shot from 10 yards. This was also his first Premier League goal.

Soon after, Arsenal took the lead in the 58th minute. Clichy made a long pass, Bendtner headed the ball to Da Silva, Gagielka slipped in defense, and the Croatian international pushed the ball into the net with his left foot from 10 yards. Da Silva scored twice, which was his 9th goal this season, but most of them were in cup games...

Then the game had a certain degree of reversal, because Bendtner made a tackle in the 74th minute. The Danish striker accumulated two yellow cards and was ordered by the referee to return to the locker room early to celebrate New Year's Day.

Just when the home team thought they had the chance to turn the game around, Arsenal sealed the victory in the 79th minute. Almunia made a long pass and Yabo wanted to give the ball to the attacking goalkeeper Howard, but Adebayor, who came on as a substitute, made a quick move and poked the ball between the two and then shot into the empty goal. This was the 11th goal of the Togolese striker this season, helping the Gunners lead 3-1 away from home!

In the 84th minute of the game, Arteta elbowed Fabregas and received a direct red card. He was also ordered by the referee to leave the field early for the holiday. The home team lost its numerical advantage and lost the chance to catch up.

In the last minute of the game, Rosicky made a long shot, giving the fans of both teams a final New Year's gift, changing the score to 1-4. According to international practice, the visiting team Arsenal was behind. So Arsenal, who had won their first away game in the past four league games, regained the top spot with a two-point advantage!

However, Tottenham, who lost the first half championship to Arsenal and the goal draw between Chelsea and Chelsea in the last round, tried to make a comeback this round and even let the visiting team imitate Aston Villa and score 4 goals as a background. Unexpectedly, Manchester United lost the New Year championship to Arsenal and won the first place, which grabbed the first and second headlines. I fully experienced the depression of Wang in leather pants...

继上一轮在主场打出5比1的血洗战绩之后，托特纳姆热刺本轮又在主场6比4力克雷丁！双方梅花间足的打进一共10个球，让现场球迷狂呼过瘾！

Tottenham scored the first goal in the 7th minute to break the deadlock. Malbranque made a straight pass, Robbie Keane made a cross from the right, and Berbatov scored from close range.

But Reading then scored two goals in a row to overtake, one in the 2th minute when Cisse scored with a left-foot shot from the edge of the penalty area, and the other in the 16rd minute when Ingimarsson headed in a corner kick from Shorey.

However, Tottenham equalized the score ten minutes later. Defoe made a cross from the right and Berbatov scored with a powerful shot from 10 yards. The two sides took turns leading the score and it was 2-2!

However, Reading took the lead again in the 69th minute when Shorey took a corner kick, this time assisting Kitson to score with a header.

But Tottenham also used a corner kick to equalize the score in the 72nd minute! Jenas took a corner kick from the right side, Chimbonda headed the ball from the far post, and Berbatov scored a wonderful back-hook shot from 8 yards, performing a hat trick! 3-3!

However, just two minutes later, Reading took the lead again in the 74th minute: Hunter made a straight pass and Kitson lobbed the ball into the goal, 3 to 4!

But just one minute later, Tottenham equalized the score again: Huddlestone passed the ball, and Malbranque shot into the far corner from 15 yards on the left side of the penalty area, 4-4!

After the reversal, the visiting team Reading took the lead three times, but was quickly tied three times. It was like a deflated ball, unable to resist the home team's counter-reversal in the remaining game time...

In the 78th minute, Huddlestone made a straight pass and Sonke tripped Robbie Keane in the penalty area. The latter's penalty kick was saved by Hahnemann, but Defoe's clever follow-up shot went into the net, 5-4.

In the 83rd minute, Kabul made a long pass and Berbatov volleyed from the edge of the penalty area to seal the victory. The final score was finally fixed at 6 to 4 amid the thunderous cheers of the audience!

Tottenham Hotspur has won consecutive home games, maintaining its unbeaten record of 7 wins and 5 draws in 2 home games against Reading in history; while Reading has not won a game so far this season...

Poor Tottenham, neither 5-1 nor 6-4 made the headlines. Poor but lucky Reading, without a win this season, did not have to make the headlines as a background board... But the most pitiful ones are the Manchester United players, in the cold winter evening, during the double egg holiday, they actually have to do extra physical training... It's inhumane, boss!

Ricardo was mentally twisted. He couldn't rest himself, and he didn't want others to rest. He had to come back to work overtime with his sponsor... So Ricardo emailed UBS, hoping to start the next round of negotiations with the three target companies before the New Year, and asked the three target companies to analyze the reasons for Manchester United's recent loss before the next round of games. In fact, there were only two days left, so he had to come back to work overtime and work all night...

The Lopez siblings' personal training team also cannot rest. Wyscout's analysis report on Manchester United's new signings and Cristiano Ronaldo has been sent to them, asking them to come up with the latest training plan based on the report before New Year's Day. They will use the new training plan after the New Year, and see if the remaining training plans can be sold to Sir Alex Ferguson, or sold privately to Cristiano Ronaldo and others.

Oh, yes, there is still the second half of the report, and Ricardo has not finished reading it; before forwarding it to the Lopez siblings, Ricardo still read it himself to avoid any embarrassing information...

But it was okay after watching it, it was better than the first half. Although Ricardo felt that his speed score in the physical attribute section was too low, a little behind Ronaldo, but Ricardo had accepted the reason, that is, Ricardo rarely gained an advantage through instant burst or long-distance sprint in the game, and Ricardo would generally leave himself a certain margin for possible sharp turns or changes of direction when traveling at high speed...

至于其他身体板块的属性则是不输C罗太多，爆发力17、弹跳14、灵活15、耐力17、平衡15、强壮14、速度17、体质17、柔韧性17。而且报告认为随着李奇的年岁渐长以及骨骼肌肉的成熟，在身高体重稳定之后，李奇的综合身体素质会在未来的一两年迎来一个爆发，预计会在李25至29岁之间达到身体素质的巅峰……

In addition, the report pointed out that although Li Qi was not given the top rating in terms of speed and flexibility, it was because the observation group and the analysis team agreed that Li Qi's performance in dribbling the ball during the game was more due to the advantages brought by his superior combination of man-ball skills and high composure.

It is precisely because the ball is always kept at a perfect distance from both feet, neither too far away like Ronaldo for burst acceleration, nor too close like Messi for easy change of direction; Li Qi's touch of the ball is between the two, which is convenient for acceleration while retaining the ability to change direction. More importantly, it is convenient for Li Qi to send medium- and long-distance passes or shots while moving...

So this is why Li Qi's breakthrough seems slow, but is actually very fast and difficult to intercept or destroy.

最后一个版块，报告中定义为球场外的能力，而且这个版块是李奇除了基本数据外的四个评价体系版块中，综合得分最高的版块：状态稳定18、重要比赛17、多位置能力19、适应力19、进取心19、忠诚9、抗压能力17、职业道德19、体育精神17、控制力18、阅读比赛19、学习能力20、肮脏5、受伤倾向5、争论倾向5。

These 15 items are defined as off-field ability sub-items, of which three are negative evaluations, that is, the higher the score, the worse the actual effect, namely, dirty, injury-prone and argumentative. Of course, apart from injury-prone, dirty and argumentative are also subjective, sometimes, some games, not necessarily bad, but generally speaking, they are not recognized by social order and morality.

The scores of Li Qi for these three negative evaluations are all extremely low, because Li Qi has always had very few fouls, not to mention getting cards. Even when he played as a defensive midfielder, the number of fouls was far below the average level of his peers. Of course, this is related to the fact that Li Qi never makes reckless tackles and mainly relies on prediction to intercept the ball.

Although he committed fewer fouls, Li Qi was fouled quite a lot. However, Li Qi did not suffer many injuries. The only serious fracture he suffered was recovered more than a month ahead of schedule. This is one of the reasons why he was reported to have excellent physical fitness and a low tendency to injury.

In addition, although Li Qi is a talented socialite who is proficient in six languages, he has never had an argument with the referee.

Ricardo secretly complained in his heart: Of course, either let the higher-ups communicate well in advance before the race, or let the professionals communicate well after the race. What can I say in person...

In addition, the only area in the report that gave Li Qi a full score was his learning ability… Damn, isn’t that natural? He has a master’s degree in science and engineering! Who knows, in a few years he’ll get a doctorate! Of course, this sub-item is not included in FM’s evaluation system, but was added by Wyscout. The explanation given is that in addition to training and competition, he should continue to improve and improve his abilities.

In other words, Ronaldo's vision, game reading ability, or decision-making ability will basically be fixed when he grows up, but Ricardo still has a lot of potential and space to break through his own limits...

In addition, in this section, except for loyalty, Li Qi's scores are all top or close to the top level. This is a comprehensive recognition of Li Qi's quality as a professional player by the observation group and the analysis team! Of course, the analysis team also believes that these are the real main reasons that really moved Sir Alex Ferguson to spend 2500 million euros to recruit Ricardo Li Qi, and even gave up Nani, who was also followed for a long time and recommended by the team.

As for the loyalty rating of only 9 points, Ricardo has a rough idea of ​​it without looking at the explanation. After all, it has only been less than 17 years since he officially signed a professional contract at the age of 5, and he has changed 4 clubs and owners...

Ricardo secretly vowed: As long as Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't retire and leave, I will stay in Manchester United to accumulate some loyalty points!

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Because of the extra training and the game, Ricardo escaped the little witch's willful request to go to the city center square in the cold wind to participate in the New Year countdown. Why not do something else? Go and count the people. No, no, brother needs to sleep. There is a game tomorrow, and the starting lineup is selected!

Time quickly turned over the page of December 2007, 12, which was also Sir Alex's birthday. Ricardo did not give him an iPhone, after all, it was too smart for the old man to use. Instead, he gave him a bottle of Ten-fold Tonic Wine from China, which was made from precious medicinal materials such as fish maw, deer antler, tiger bone, ginseng and wolfberry! To nourish Sir Alex, so that he can show his prowess on the field and in bed in the new year!

Well, after the giant hand of time turned over the previous page, it quickly pointed its thick fingers to January 2008, 1, New Year's Day, which is also the match day of the 1st round of the 07/08 English Premier League. The Red Devils Manchester United will face Birmingham at home.

As the first battle of the new year, Sir Alex Ferguson naturally let all the strongest first-team players start!

However, the unlucky Rooney caught a cold on the first day of extra training after returning from vacation, so he had no choice but to hang up the card...

The scumbag Li secretly curled his lips: He must have done bad things without restraint. It seems that I have to give Lu Xiaopang a bottle of Ten-fold Tonic Wine...

[Ps. This book finally has a rating, but it's terrible, T_T

The author fainted in the toilet from crying many times.

The author browsed some of the book reviews and found that most of the low-scoring reviews were from people who read the book for less than an hour...

Those of you who have read this chapter and haven't given it a five-star rating, could you please help improve the rating of this book a little bit...

The author humbly begs his family members for help. 】