long live football

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, an everlasting nonsense.

If this sentence is actually combined with the current situation of Manchester United, it can also be said that wherever there are men, there will be cliques, especially in the dressing room of the rich.

If a player has such super strength, then he can naturally go alone, not only no one will bully him, but most other players will come to curry favor with him, but if any player is not strong and will not If he has a relationship with his teammates, what awaits him is the isolation of his teammates and the forgetfulness of the head coach.

The power of Manchester United's dressing room can be divided into local gangs and foreign gangs from major aspects-this division standard can also be applied to any team with a large number of foreign aid.The local gang refers to local players in England, such as the Neville brothers, Ferdinand, Keane, Giggs, Scholes, Solskjaer and others.The foreign gang, that is, players transferred from other countries, include Ruud van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo, Saha, Berion and so on.

Generally speaking, the local gang and the foreign gang in the giants are always fighting for the greatest voice, but in Manchester United, the local gang is mostly composed of central defenders, while the foreign gang is almost all forwards. They have different positions on the court, so it is not easy to have any conflicts, and naturally they will not bring their grievances to the court.The biggest battle in the Manchester United dressing room now comes from within the local players and within the foreign players.

The Manchester United dressing room used to be united like iron plates, because it had the 92 generation who grew up together and became famous together: Giggs, Beckham, the Neville brothers, Butt, Scholes.But in 2003, there were cracks in this iron plate-Giggs abandoned his ex-girlfriend and married the ex-wife of teammate Gardner. Gardner and Beckham were friends in the youth training camp. After Giggs got engaged to Gardner's ex-wife, Beckham joined forces with the Neville brothers, Scholes and others to isolate Giggs. Later, Giggs got married and Beckham didn't even participate.Although Beckham has now transferred, the cracks still exist in the "Manchester United Six Tigers".

Among the foreign players, the relationship between Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo is also not at peace. They are both amazingly talented forwards. Not only did they refuse to give in to each other on the field, but they never communicated in private.

Manchester United's locker room is constantly infighting, but they are in a delicate balance because they contain each other.This balance is both safe and dangerous. If there is no flame, Manchester United will always be consistent with the outside world. Once the internal flame is generated, it is very likely that it will explode all the contradictions together like igniting a powder keg.

When Ferguson explained the affairs of Carl's team, he once mentioned that "don't underestimate any confrontation between players, even if the grievances and grievances are only as big as sesame seeds in your opinion. Extinguish them before there are bigger sparks. , if you can't put it out, please notify me quickly."

So when he saw something wrong with the atmosphere on the training ground, Carl clapped his hands and stopped: "Okay, let's take a break first, and we will start fighting in groups in a while."

The tense atmosphere on the field suddenly relaxed. Although the faces of several players were still not very good-looking, Karl didn't have to worry that they would fight at any time.

He saw the situation clearly just now.For some reason Ruud van Nistelrooy was in a bad mood today, so he took the free kick training just now as a way to vent his anger. He hit every ball very hard, and some of the balls that were deflected from the direction even hit the goal post with a bang.The goalposts gave Ruud van Nistelrooy such a big reaction, not to mention the player Rio Ferdinand who was defending Ruud van Nistelrooy as the goalkeeper today. He "be careful when you shoot."

Rio Ferdinand moved to Manchester United for 2002 million pounds in 3000. At that time, the price also set a record for the transfer fee of a defender in world football.Since joining the team, he has always been the pillar of Manchester United's defense, and also the national team's defense general. Perhaps because of his working-class origin, Ferdinand's temper has never been mild. Coupled with his status as an England international, he usually In the locker room, he belongs to the category of characters who can walk sideways.

In the past, when Ferdinand protested, Van Nistelrooy should have nodded and said sorry, and then adjusted his shooting strength, but today he didn't know what happened to him, not only took the free kick harder, but also kicked Ferdinand twice. When protesting, he even yelled back: "If you can't hold on, I'll replace you!"

Ferdinand had a bad temper and was immediately angered by Ruud van Nistelrooy. The two stood in front of the goal and stared at each other, which soon attracted a large crowd of onlookers.The other players said they were watching, but they also meant to persuade the fight, but the players basically stood on their side and said good things for them.As Englishmen, Ryan Giggs and the others must stand on Ferdinand's side, and Fran and others are also firmly behind Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Seeing the stalemate between the two protagonists in the incident, and the other people on the training ground were almost all attracted to them, of course Karl had to make a timely rescue.When the players all retreated from the field and were sitting on the bench drinking water and resting, he announced the red and blue team roster for the confrontation match. Of course, Van Nistelrooy and Ferdinand were assigned to a group by him.

But Karl decided that something must have affected Fonny's mood.Although Ferdinand was a bit rough-tempered, he was still an upright person. After the quarrel with Fanny was suppressed, the matter would definitely dissipate in a few days.But what about Fanny?If there is a anger in his heart but he doesn't let it out, what will he do if he has conflicts with other team members in the future?Although small grievances and grievances are not eye-catching, negative emotions will always accumulate and become enemies.

Patting Fonny on the shoulder, Carl walked to the office first: "I have something to talk to you about."

Fanny looked puzzled, but after frowning, he still followed.

……

Putting a cup of steaming black tea in front of Van Nistelrooy, Carl sat down on his chair and asked straight to the point: "Is the thing that makes you feel bad about football?"

Fanny opened his mouth to speak in surprise, but forgot that the tea in his mouth hadn't been swallowed yet, so he frantically grabbed a tissue and wiped it. After finishing, he said puzzledly, "You mean?"

"I saw the confrontation between you and Ferdinand during training just now." Not only was Carl's expression not serious at all, on the contrary, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth, which made Fanny's mood relax a lot. "Rud, I know you are not a person who likes to provoke troubles, but just now you almost quarreled with your teammates because of a trivial matter. Could it be that Ferdinand provoked you in the recent game training? I know His temper has always been bad, if it is his fault, I would like to apologize to you on his behalf."

In fact, Ferdinand and Van Nistelrooy did not have any conflicts at all. As long as such a thing happened in the team, Karl would definitely not be able to hide it. However, without letting Van Nistelrooy first stand on the victim's side, how could he open up and confess to himself?

Sure enough, Van Nistelrooy showed a somewhat ashamed expression: "No, Mr. Alston, Leo is innocent. In fact, it's all my fault. I brought my personal emotions to the training."

"Call me Carl."

Fanny looked up: "What?"

"Carl, please call me by my name." Carl shrugged and confessed reluctantly, "I am two years younger than you. Calling me 'Mr. Alston' makes me seem to be the same age as Mr. Smith."

"Okay, Carl." Fonny smiled.

"What happened in your life... really has nothing to do with football?" Carl thought for a while, then suddenly remembered the newspaper headlines in the past few days: "Ha, I remembered, you are engaged to your girlfriend!"

His tone suddenly became cautious: "Isn't she going back on her word again..."

Fanny shook her head quickly: "No, no, no, Leontien loves me very much, and I love her very much. We don't intend to dissolve the engagement. In fact, this matter has something to do with marriage."

"What month are you going to have your wedding?"

Fanny smiled happily: "Choose a suitable day in July, in my hometown of Geffen, and we will send you an invitation."

"July is a good day." Carl also nodded with a smile: "I will definitely go to your wedding."

Professional players only have two long holidays a year, June-August and the New Year, because the Premier League has no winter break. It is indeed a good choice in the summer, so that they have time to hold a grand wedding, entertain guests and honeymoon.

Fanny was suddenly silent.

Carl observed his expression: "Could it be that the wedding is in trouble?"

Fanny put the teacup on the table, and sighed heavily: "I was forced into a choice, a very, very difficult choice. And I still haven't been able to think of a perfect solution to them."

"That bothers you so much?"

"Yes." Fanny licked his lips and began to talk about his troubles: "Leontien and I are currently arranging the viewing list, and we are going to send out the invitations before May, but I am a little bit on the list. Hesitation. BOSS and David had such a fight. He once told me that he didn’t want to appear in the same place as Victoria. If David and his wife came to my wedding, he probably wouldn’t be there. But David is My friend, how can I invite him and not his wife?"

The BOSS in Van Nistelrooy's mouth refers to Ferguson, of course. His meaning to Van Nistelrooy is not just the head coach or the past, present and future boss. Van Nistelrooy once missed the game for several months due to injury. During this period, Ferguson never left him. Never give up, never stop caring.After he recovered from his injury, it was Ferguson who overcame all opinions and allowed him to continue to start, and finally consolidated his position. It can be said that Ferguson is a well-deserved mentor to Ruud van Nistelrooy.

And David Beckham, whose friendship with Van Nistelrooy is also well known.The two of them not only have a close personal relationship, but are also well-deserved best partners on the court.Beckham's golden right foot can pass the ball to any corner of the field, and Ruud van Nistelrooy's "King of the Small Area" can let him run unimpeded in the area and score goals at any time. In this season, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored 72 goals, and Beckham also contributed 20 assists.

It’s just that the current relationship between Ferguson and Beckham is really troublesome. The mentor and apprentice who used to be the most affectionate in world football have long turned against each other. The fuse is Beckham’s wife Victoria – Ferguson once said a sentence that caused a sensation all over the world: " If I have two bullets, one for Wenger and one for Victoria."

Why does Ferguson hate Victoria so much?Ferguson once confided the truth in an interview with the American "Sports Illustrated" before and after Beckham's transfer last year: Beckham was persevering and hardworking before he met Victoria, and he always stayed after training. Life is very simple and humble.But after falling in love with Victoria, the circle of Spice Girls seduced him, transformed Beckham into chasing fashion and luxury, and made him take on too many commercial activities, which made Ferguson, who didn't like his players too entertaining intolerable.Ferguson also said that because he watched Beckham grow up and witnessed his transformation, he hated the culprit for all this.

"Rud, your choice is very sympathetic." What made Fanny feel difficult, there is no doubt that Karl couldn't think of a solution for a while: "Uh, it's really sympathetic... I can Do something to help you out?"

"You? Thank you for your kindness, but I don't think even you can convince..." Fanny shook his head with a dry face. Just as he was about to say something, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he saw the dawn of heaven. General: "No, others definitely can't, but you can do it, right?"

Carl was puzzled: "What?"

"You can convince him!" Fanny said excitedly, "I've seen Mrs. Ferguson's attitude towards you, and you are almost called a 'sweetheart'! You must have a lot of relationship with them, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be airborne The team is here! Few people in the club can persuade the BOSS to change his mind. If he makes up his mind, it will be useless if the club chairman comes, but this principle is not aimed at family members. We all know that BOSS listens to his wife in private..."

"Wait, stop, Rude!" Carl stopped Fanny dryly: "You want me to help you convince the boss?"

"There is no better candidate than you!" Fanny suddenly became energetic: "If I tell him, he only needs to reject me once, and I will definitely not be able to mention it a second time!"

Sometimes multiple intermediaries can turn around, which can indeed avoid embarrassing situations between the two parties.But Karl felt that Fanny had a little high opinion of himself?

"You want me to make peace, so that BOSS and Beckham can reconcile?" Carl said with a twitching corner of his mouth, "How can I do what the whole of England has failed to do!"

"No, no, don't ask for peace, as long as Sir Alex doesn't express dissatisfaction with my invitation list, and doesn't have conflicts with David at the wedding scene." Fanny looked at Carl expectantly: "You Don't know how worried I am about them fighting at the wedding."

Carl shook his head: "I probably can't, really, I don't think I can do it."

"please……"

"No."

"I will score more goals in future games, I promise!" The brightness of the eyes was increased by 100%.

"……Do not."

"I will be very good to every teammate. I will help you maintain order in the locker room. I will apologize to Ferdinand in a while!"

"Okay." The lethality in Fanny's eyes was too strong, Carl sighed, and reluctantly agreed: "I promise you to try, just try."

Fanny looked relieved and laughed and said, "I'll treat you to dinner later!"

Don't ask me to dinner, Carl thought, just don't let the lord eat me.

The author has something to say: PS: Ruud van Nistelrooy and his girlfriend Leontian Slatz got married on July 2004, 7, and the Beckhams were indeed not invited to his wedding , the reason is similar to that described in the article, but there is also a saying that if the Beckhams attend the wedding, it will undoubtedly attract a large number of media reporters to Ruud’s hometown town. The Ruuds are very low-key people, they don’t Too fond of own wedding overexposure.