Chapter 1130 Rooney, the Hard-Working and Accomplished Person

"Asking Rooney to hand over the captain's armband is a huge disrespect to him over the years. I understand that Dong is the most suitable person, but we cannot forget Rooney's contribution to the team. After Dong left, Every day, Rooney has always been struggling to support Manchester United."

"I think the captain's armband should still be on Rooney's arm."

The person who raised objections was Manchester United's legendary youth training coach Eric Harrison, the most important old man around Ferguson. His words carried considerable weight, and he did not care about the feelings of other people, even Ferguson, when he spoke.

"Alex, you can't make this mistake again."

"We feel guilty about Wayne ourselves."

"The armband is everything he deserves unless you give up on him."

Ferguson tightened his lips and was not angry. Of course he understood what Eric Harrison meant...

Over the years, Manchester United has indeed been supported by Rooney, and his hard work has paid off.

What matters is not the data or the trophies, but the dedication and sacrifice Rooney has made for Manchester United. Here we have to mention Dong Fangzhuo and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were both born in 1985. Because of Ferguson's "eccentricity", they eventually took different development paths. Sir Alex Ferguson focused on cultivating Dong Fangzhuo and Cristiano Ronaldo to develop their shooting potential, but ignored the fact that Rooney was a natural shooter.

Scholes once said frankly: "When Ronaldo and Dong were on the team, Rooney was sacrificed and had to go to the left or right."

After Dong Fangzhuo left Manchester United, Rooney returned to the striker for a time and produced good statistics, but Ferguson never gave him a chance to play the leading role alone. Berbatov, Welbeck and Xiaowu could all get a share of the pie. After Robin van Persie arrived, he was in "Fan". He once again became a supporting role in the "Ni Group". So much so that Rooney is used to playing a supporting role, and even said that playing as a defensive midfielder is an option at the end of his career.

It was not easy to become the captain of Manchester United. Now that Dong Fangzhuo is back, Ferguson now wants to hand the captain's armband to Dong Fangzhuo, which is why this quarrel started.

"Alex, you can't do this."

Eric Harrison was very excited, "He is the captain of Manchester United."

Alas, Ferguson let out a long sigh, then raised his hand and patted Harrison hard on the shoulder.

"Old boy,"

"It is my fault."

"you are right,

Wayne Rooney, now our captain, will be Manchester United's captain as long as he's at Manchester United. "

"Maybe Dong doesn't need to be the captain again. He is the spiritual leader and the soul of this team. There is no conflict with Rooney being the captain. I just thought too much."

"Good, you are not old-sighted yet." Harrison finally turned his anger into a smile, "These two old boys are the most important players of Manchester United, just like Scholes and Giggs, they are indistinguishable from each other. "

"Yes, it would be great if Cristiano could come back one day."

"..."

And just like that, a row that might have caused a rift in the Manchester United dressing room faded away in favor of a more affectionate side.

Not only that, Ferguson also began to make adjustments to the lineup.

In his long career, since the Argentinian Veron, he has rarely played in the 4312 formation, but this time, he decided to start it again just because he had Dong Fangzhuo in his hands.

In front of Dong Fangzhuo, he released Rooney and Robin van Persie. Rooney was finally able to play his favorite forward position with peace of mind, without having to worry about everything behind him.

Because behind Dong Fangzhuo, there are three midfielders firmly protecting Dong Fangzhuo. Perhaps this is Manchester United's most satisfying lineup at the moment?

The difference is that this may involve sacrificing some young players, such as Januzaj.

However, Ferguson did not deny them a chance. Ferguson switched between the two lineups. When Dong Fangzhuo was not on the court, he played 433. When Dong Fangzhuo was on the court, he played 4312. When playing 433, he focused on the role of the two wingers. , when calling 4312, it was Dong Fangzhuo.

The effects are all good, but there is no doubt that Dong Fangzhuo is the most perfect when he is on the court.

In the weekend league, Ferguson still did not put Dong Fangzhuo into the starting lineup, which somewhat disappointed Manchester United fans.

Against West Ham United away from home, Robin van Persie gave Manchester United a 1:0 lead early on, but never scored again. Then at the beginning of the second half, Ferguson replaced Januzaj with Dong Fangzhuo and adjusted the formation to 4312. , Dong Fangzhuo plays as an attacking midfielder, Rooney and Van Persie partner.

"Dong has assisted Rooney 45 times in his career at Manchester United, and Rooney has assisted Dong 78 times. Now the positions of both men have changed. Rooney has gone from winger to attacking midfielder, and then to forward, while Dong has gone from winger to center. When it comes to the attacking midfielder again, the two seem to have taken an opposite path. The difference is that the two are still partnering on the court. Today is very important for both Van Persie and Rooney. This will be the new trident created by Ferguson. An old musketeer. If Van Persie were replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo, it would be even better."

Lineker sighed, "But nothing in this world is ever perfect. It's okay to have shortcomings..."

However, Dong Fangzhuo and Rooney quickly wiped away this faint trace of sadness with their perfect cooperation.

In the 65th minute, Dong Fangzhuo sent a through ball in the middle. Rooney broke into the right side of the penalty area and shot, changing the score to 2:0.

Lineker shouted, "This is Dong's 46th assist to Rooney. The cooperation between the two is still not unfamiliar at all."

Five minutes later, Dong Fangzhuo could have provided an assist to Van Persie. His pass in the middle also tore through West Ham United's defense, but Van Persie's response was obviously half a beat too slow and he missed the opportunity to shoot.

This is because they have not yet formed a good tacit understanding.

However, this regret was compensated in the 83rd minute. Van Persilla passed the ball back to Dong Fangzhuo in an inverted triangle. Dong Fangzhuo faked a shot and passed the ball. He dribbled the ball horizontally in the middle, and then suddenly passed the ball to Rooney. Rooney met the ball and fired an angry shot into the far corner of the goal. Scored twice, rewriting the score to 3:0.

"Wayne Rooney, he hasn't enjoyed such a hearty game for a long time. He is no longer the Rooney who is both a father and a mother. He can enjoy the game to his heart's content."

Just when people thought the game was going to end with a score of 3:0, Dong Fangzhuo took the ball outside the penalty area at the last moment and suddenly hit a curve ball. The West Ham United goalkeeper could only look at the ball and sigh, and the score was finally fixed at 4:0.

The 4:0 score put a smile on Ferguson's face. After half a season, only the last two league games made him feel happy and without any pressure.

"Alex, how would you rate this game?"

"It's still a little short of that,"

"We still need some running-in before the Champions League resumes."

"We need Van Persie to have a chemical reaction as soon as possible. We are in a race against time and we can win."

Although Manchester United is still only ranked third in the league standings, Chelsea and Manchester City in front are feeling tremendous pressure. The two teams worked hard to get three points in the league, but Manchester United feels that it is easy to destroy them. force?

And soon, the three teams will meet each other, and then the real decisive battle will begin. If you want to not be passive in the decisive battle, you must grit your teeth and win all the previous games. If anyone falls behind early, they may lose. They are out of contention for the league title.

Arsenal, ranked fourth, seems to be almost forgotten. Wenger's team may have to compete with Liverpool for fourth place...