Chapter 514 Full Firepower

In this way, Modric walked into the Manchester United dressing room in a special way...

But soon, Modric conquered his teammates with his unparalleled performance on the training ground.

"That guy is simply not human."

"The ball seemed to be stuck to his feet, and he couldn't take the ball away from his feet."

Because Modric entered the main group, Park Ji-sung and Fletcher could only be on the substitute side. At this time, Park Ji-sung and Fletcher started to murmur.

"Pique? Why are you following him like a wooden stake?" Fletcher blamed the problem on Pique, "You should have come up in time and guarded him together."

"My target is the striker, Luka is yours, woohoo..." Pique pouted, obviously not agreeing with Fletcher's statement. The center back naturally deals with the striker, when will he have to deal with the opponent's midfielder.

But he was also very shocked. In his memory, apart from Messi, he seemed to be the guy who could stick the ball at his feet. But why haven't you heard of him before?

Croatia’s Modric?

Pique had never heard of it, and he wouldn't have known about it if Modric's performance on the training ground hadn't been so amazing today.

Then, Modric got his wish and entered the squad for Manchester United's first Premier League game of the new season, but the starters were Scholes, Carrick and Giggs. Fletcher, Park Ji-sung and Modric were all on the bench.

There were seven substitutes on the roster, but in the end Park Ji-sung didn't even make the roster. He was really depressed. In the previous Community Shield Cup, he started the game, but in the first round of the Premier League, he could only sit in the stands of Old Trafford...

This evening local time in the UK, Manchester United will face Fulham at home. At the same time, defending champion Chelsea will also sit at Stamford Bridge to compete with Manchester City. This is the first round match between Manchester United and Chelsea in the new season of the Premier League.

Manchester United, who are eager to regain the league title from Chelsea, will certainly not underestimate their opponents. Manchester United coach Ferguson said before the game: "Manchester United will definitely get three points at home tonight. The goal of Manchester United this season is to ensure that the home game is as good as possible. Score more points, only in this way can we launch an offensive against Chelsea."

Last season, Chelsea won 18 of 19 home games and drew 1, that is, they only lost 2 points in home games, while Manchester United lost 6 points in home games. Ferguson said that this is One of the main reasons why Manchester United failed to catch Chelsea last season. He said: "If you look at Chelsea's record at home in the last two seasons,

You will find that they are indeed the home team, which is inseparable from their winning the league championship for two consecutive seasons. "

Ferguson said: "We have found areas where we need to improve. This is also the gap between us and Chelsea. We had too many draws at home last season. Obviously this is not possible for a team that wants to win the championship. I I think we should do better at home in the new season, at least we can't have a goalless draw with our opponents at home without scoring. Our away record last season was very good. If we can turn those draws into wins, then it will be a win against Chelsea. It will put a lot of pressure on us. Playing at home would have been an advantage, but we were unable to turn this advantage into a victory. This is a pity, and not being able to win at home would be a bigger blow to the team’s morale.”

The last time Manchester United won the league title was in 2003. That season they won 16 games at home, drew two and lost one. Ferguson said that if Manchester United wants to dominate the league again, it must be unbeatable at home like it was in 2003.

Ferguson also said that at the beginning of last season, Manchester United had many injured players, including Gary Neville, Heinze and Giggs, which was also one of the reasons why the team failed to reach the top. This year is good, and Heinze is expected to resume training next week. In addition, forward Alan Smith also needs a few weeks to return due to a broken leg.

Ferguson said: "As long as we don't have long-term injuries in our team, we are not afraid of any opponent."

But Ferguson is obviously not worried about the strength of the team. In his opinion, he is ready to compete with Chelsea again. And he is full of confidence in the Chinese shooter. He said: "This season, Dong can score at least 30 league goals. I have no doubt about it."

At 20:30 on August 20th, Beijing time (13:30 local time in the UK), the first round of the 2006/07 English Premier League began.

Fulham defeated Manchester United 3-1 away from home in October 2003, but the Red Devils have remained unbeaten in the past 7 games between the two sides. The two sides have met 34 times in the top league, with Manchester United having the upper hand with 20 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses. The first Premier League match at the expanded Old Trafford attracted 75,115 spectators, which also continued to set a new Premier League record.

"Welcome, Luca!"

Old Trafford fans held up banners to welcome Modric from Croatia. This is the only player that Manchester United has introduced so far this season, so fans are paying close attention to him.

After all, things are rare, and Modric did not expect that he would get so much attention from Old Trafford fans. He sat on the bench seriously, not daring to slack off... …

"Brothers, let's start our new season with a big win!"

Dong Fangzhuo said passionately as he walked up to the turf.

Playing Fulham at home, Manchester United should have a good game to start the new season.

The goalkeeper is naturally Edwin van der Sar, and Neville, Vidic, Ferdinand and Evra start together in the back line.

In the midfield, Carrick is on the right, Scholes is in the center, Giggs is on the left, and Fletcher and Modric are on standby on the bench.

The striker must be the Trident.

"It's been a long time. Old Trafford fans can't wait to start the new season! Blow the whistle quickly, damn referee! Don't fall asleep." Lineker also couldn't wait.

Beep——

The long-awaited call came out and the game finally began!

Fulham took the lead and got the opportunity. Evra beautifully tackled Collins John in front of the penalty area, giving Fulham a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt, but the opponent's penalty ball did not pose any threat.

But soon Neville also gave the opponent a set-piece opportunity on the right. Brad passed the free kick. Diop's left-footed volley from 14 yards in the left rib of the penalty area was confiscated by Van der Sar.

Then, the game entered the rhythm of Manchester United.

Van der Sar threw the ball to Carrick, who found Rooney with a long pass. Rooney made a pass from the right. Cristiano Ronaldo headed into the penalty area and crossed to the left. Giggs, who came in from the left, made another accurate pass. Dong Fangzhuo made a pass from the right. In front of the goal, he headed into the far corner 6 yards ahead of Pierce.

The entire attack process was as smooth and unstoppable as a tidal wave.

"goooooooal!"

“goooooooooooal!”

"Dong's first league goal this season, he showed perfect condition!"

It only took 7 minutes for Old Trafford to completely boil.

"Dong, as stable as ever, used his goals to tell the Manchester United fans that you just need to sit quietly on the bench, eat melon seeds and eat bread, and the goals will come naturally!"

"Cheers for your captain, oh, God, can he kill Henry and get the top scorer this season?"

Conceding a goal too early forced Fulham to press out and fight Manchester United.

In the 9th minute, Boamote passed a free kick from the right, and Diop's weak header from far away was confiscated by Van der Sar. In turn, Ronaldo also used a free kick 30 yards away from the left to retaliate, but his direct shot missed the far corner.

Four minutes later, Brad's direct free kick from 30 yards was confiscated by Edwin van der Sar. Van der Sar once again launched a quick counterattack from the penalty area and threw the ball to Scholes. Scholes passed the ball to Rooney with his right foot. Rooney stopped the ball in the middle and then broke through and was blocked and then passed the ball to Ronaldo. Ronaldo was on the left In a pass from the road, Pierce accidentally shoveled into his own door from 6 yards under the pressure of Dong Fangzhuo.

"goooooal!"

"goooooooooal!"

"Own goal, it's an own goal."

“Perfect start!”

Trailing by two goals, Fulham's players were in complete disarray, but Manchester United's offense remained unabated.

Three minutes later, Scholes quickly took a free kick. Gary Neville made a pass from the right. Dong Fangzhuo's left-footed volley from far away was saved by Niemi. Rooney followed up and scored from 10 yards.

"goooooooooooooooooal!"

"3:0, the game has ended early, Fulham has no hope."

Lineker called the game over early...

Ronaldo then tried to volley with his right foot from 22 yards in the middle and missed.

However, he did not wait long for his goal. In the 19th minute, Rooney made a pass from the left. Quadreu retreated but failed to make a clearance. Dong Fangzhuo missed the header under Pierce's marking, but Ronaldo was unguarded 6 yards away. , pushed the top corner of the goal into the net with his right foot.

4:0!

"gooal, gooooal, goooooooooal!"

"Fourth goal!"

"It only took 20 minutes for Manchester United to defeat Fulham."

"The Manchester United Trident was on full fire and staged an offensive storm!"