Chapter 398 The Unscrupulous Lord

Ferguson hugged the fans heartily, but Pierce's face turned red; on a sunny afternoon in England, in the Manchester City derby, red swallowed up blue again...

"The best player in the game."

When the live broadcast came out, Manchester City fans were not excited at all. The best player belongs to Sun Jihai, but the victory belongs to Manchester United.

This kind of best is a kind of irony. The side with the best players is not the winning side. This is a disguised consolation for the defeat of Manchester City.

In fact, everyone who has watched the game thinks that the best player should be Dong Fangzhuo...

But Sun Jihai was actually not bad either. Both Chinese players dominated the game.

In fact, despite only accumulating one point in the previous four rounds of the league, Pierce still included Sun Jihai in the lineup, which fully shows his high trust in the Chinese disciple. Generally speaking, when the team's performance is poor, most coaches They will unconsciously choose to adjust the defensive players to seek some kind of "changing hands like changing knives."

From right back to left midfielder, then to defensive midfielder, and then back to right back... Sun Jihai keeps changing positions like a revolving door. It is not a simple thing. The responsibilities and characteristics of each position are very different. A player's adaptability is a test similar to a "brain teaser".

The derby is obviously different from any other league, and the pressure is visible. Even though it is already the eighth year since Sun Jihai landed in England in 1998, and even if he has participated in many similar derbies before, you can still learn from His technical movements when handling the ball and even his facial expressions show some nervousness. This is understandable, at least not incomprehensible.

But Sun Jihai still performed at an amazing level in the game. If the game was only 90 minutes, then he would be perfect. It’s just that there is extra time in the game…

At the press conference, coach Pierce could not hide his disappointment: "Three minutes before the end of the game, we thought we could finally win against Manchester United at home. Everyone was ready to celebrate, but the result...we played a beautiful game for 90 minutes, but in the end It was a terrible three minutes.”

"Our players lack the experience to win..."

Pierce didn't know what excuse to make. Such a failure seemed like a shame. It wouldn't matter if he lost at the beginning of the game, but victory was clearly in front of him and he lost it in the end. No one could accept it. , Manchester City could have won their first victory in the past five rounds, but in the end they gave up the victory.

In fact, Manchester City played very well in this game.

Manchester City's style of play is at least clear and clear. Through vigorous and aggressive fighting in the midfield and frontcourt, it limits Manchester United's ground advancement to the maximum extent. At the same time, it pays close attention to the efficiency of quick counterattacks and makes full use of Manchester United full-backs Neville and Evra. Due to Richardson's physical weakness, he frequently carried out aerial attacks on the area guarded by the three, and then tried his best to fight for the second landing point. Manchester City's two goals both originated from the high ball. The only difference is: one is a 45-degree lob from the right, and the other is a 90-degree lob from the backcourt... It is difficult to imagine that Manchester United's defense line In this way, it was easily washed away.

Manchester United's rival Chelsea has finally felt the pressure. Although Mourinho's team is still at the top of the standings, Manchester United has narrowed the 4-point gap to 2 points, with only one game left.

So Mourinho was a little excited in the interview: "It's really bad to lose, but we are still ranked first, we still have a 2-point advantage, and they will face Liverpool in the next round. I want to know now, How many standards does the referee have for the game? Chelsea played 10 away from home, and Robben should have been sent off with a red card. I really can’t figure it out..."

Even in the defeat, Mourinho did not forget to find problems with the referee and put pressure on Manchester United and the Football Association. He believed that Luo's inappropriate behavior towards the referee during the game should have resulted in a red card.

However, any complaints were in vain. Manchester United was the winner in the end and pressed further on Chelsea.

At the post-match press conference, Ferguson was less excited and more calm. It seemed that Sir Alex Ferguson had begun to get used to some bad things happening and then win with difficulty.

Manchester City's two goals once again highlighted the sadness of Manchester United's defense...

Two Chinese decided the game and two French almost ruined it.

Talking about Sylvester and Evra, Ferguson said: "Why I sent Sylvester, he is French and can help Evra, he did a good job, I have no dissatisfaction, I don't think He needs to be held accountable for something, but overall our defense was terrible."

From the head coach's standpoint, he naturally needs to protect his players, but it is an undeniable fact that the two Frenchmen defended poorly.

There is not much left in the winter transfer period, and Manchester United has not found any favorite players in the transfer market. It seems that Ferguson still will not move Silverst, nor will he buy his favorite players in the market.

Time waits for no one. Manchester United is about to play an FA Cup rematch, and then face Liverpool at home. For Manchester United, there is no unimportant game.

Subsequently, the media also wanted to know whether Ferguson had any plans to continue to introduce defenders during the transfer period, and whether Glazer would continue to invest in him.

With the team once again approaching Chelsea in the league title race, the European arena preparing to reignite the war, and the possibility of reaching the League Cup final, Ferguson made a surprising statement when talking about the club's new owner...

"I think they are the perfect club owners, they never break their promises and they are very supportive of the team."

Surprisingly, Sir Alex immediately sang praises to his immediate boss.

In order to get the support of Glazer's transfer fee, Ferguson also became shameless. Despite the fact that the club spent less than 18 million pounds to bring in four players after it was taken over by the Americans, whereas in the past just one Rooney or Rio Ferdinand cost 30 million pounds.

"You know, if Manchester United can purchase another central defender and a midfielder in the transfer market, then Manchester United's lineup will be tighter and perfect. But if it is not this transfer period, then Manchester United may have to wait until next season. However, everyone has seen that we are only 2 points behind Chelsea, and our Champions League opponent is Rangers..."

"To catch up with Chelsea, maybe we need about 30 million pounds of investment..."

"In fact, the current operation of the club is smoother than when it was a joint-stock company," Sir Alex further explained. "When we were a joint-stock company, if we wanted to introduce a player, we had to first go through the company's board of directors and the club's board of directors. I even have to notify the stock exchange. But now there is not so much trouble. All the procedures are very straightforward - I only need to ask the boss for advice, and the answer is only 'agree' or 'disagree', that's it Advantages of Private Ownership.”

However, if Sir Alex wants to ask for money to buy someone again during the winter transfer, the Glazer family may not be able to come up with more money. Because in the NFL playoffs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were eliminated by the Washington Redskins in the first round, cutting off their financial path to the Super Bowl...

However, Glazer also made shocking remarks in a subsequent interview with Manchester United TV...