Chapter 261: The First Crown
In the end, when the 90 minutes of the game ended, Manchester United defeated the Chinese women's football team with a score of 7:1. Manchester United's seven goals, including one a-each for the four strikers who came on, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Ryan Giggs in midfield also scored one each.
As for Manchester United's goal, it can be said that it is reasonable. Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, a centre-back duo that was once called the world's number one centre-back duo a few years later, are not centre-backs known for their skill at their feet, and their skills are greatly diminished without touching the bodies of the women's soccer girls.
Ferdinand, in particular, is a man who often has world-class performances, but he also has a habit of wandering on the pitch, and it was inevitable that Manchester United would eventually be caught by a women's football girl on Ferdinand's careless low-level mistake to counter-attack.
However, what this game really left to the world is the fighting spirit of the Chinese women's football team. There is no fear in the face of the most competitive Premier League team in the world, knowing that although Ferguson repeatedly emphasizes the need to compete in skill, the instinct of the players can go against Ferguson's orders at any time. In this case, the Chinese women's football team has no timidity, and in the face of a big score behind, she still has the courage to attack, this kind of courage and determination is enough to make the Chinese men's football team ashamed.
Seeing the performance of the women's football team, Jiang Feng's original heart finally fell.
Perhaps, with this experience, they should go further in this Women's World Cup than he remembers.
However, there is extremely bad news for the Premier League and major European teams. Manchester United's young players are terrifying, with Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Rob van Persie, Fernando Torres, Arjen Robben, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra and others all showing talent enough to take charge of their own lives.
But this is just a game against the women's football team, there is no confrontation, no impact, maybe when it comes to the real game, they may not be so powerful. Those United opponents can only console themselves in the end, otherwise they will not be able to sleep tonight.
After this match, the women's football team did not immediately travel to the United States. Instead, they will continue training at Manchester United's Carrington base, and they will not travel to the United States on Jiang Feng's private jet until early September.
For almost a month, the women's football team will remain in Manchester to train. I don't know what to think about, Ferguson even sent two members of the Manchester United coaching staff to help guide the women's football team.
This decision not only surprised the coaching staff of the women's football team and the Chinese Football Association, but also made Jiang Feng very surprised.
When did Ferguson, an old man, become so enthusiastic?
Of course, the coaching staff of the women's football team and the Chinese Football Association are in the aftermath of the accident. It's a surprise. To have the help of Manchester United's coach is a good thing.
Of course, these things are kept secret and unknown to outsiders.
While the women's team was training at the Manchester United training ground, the Reds played their first regular game of the new season, the Community Shield against old rivals Arsenal, on 11 August.
Although the result of this match was the same as the Community Shield in Jiang's memory, United beat Arsenal to claim their first trophy of the 2003-04 season. But the process is very different. Because in Jiang Feng's memory, Manchester United defeated Arsenal through a penalty shootout, but this time, Manchester United was in 90 minutes of regular time. With a score of 3:1, they defeated the biggest rival in the league without any suspense.
It was also this game that gave the world a real glimpse of the horror of Manchester United's introduction this summer, because of this Community Shield game. The debuts are all newcomers.
Goalkeeper: Edwin van der Sar
Defenders: Patrice Evra, Kompany, Nemanja Vidic, McConn
Midfielders: Arjen Robben, Ronaldinho, Carrick, Cristiano Ronaldo
Forwards: Drogba, Villa
Initially, this starting list was announced. But he was ridiculed by all media reporters. Everyone said that Ferguson gave up the competition for the Community Shield because the players who played were completely new recruits who were brought in this summer.
Not only that, this lineup is still young and terrifying, except for the goalkeeper of Van der Sar, the other positions are the oldest Drogba on the forward line, he was born in 78 and is now just 25 years old. In addition to Drogba, the other 9 starters, all post-80s, and even Ronaldo and Rooney, the two post-85s.
Someone even brought up an old topic back then, saying that if Ferguson wanted to rely on this group of children, Manchester United would get nothing.
Contrary to Manchester United's "contempt" for the game, Arsenal clearly took this game very seriously, as they fielded the strongest squad in the team.
Guarding the goal for them was the newly introduced German No.2 goalkeeper, veteran Lehmann. Although Lehmann is also a newcomer to the Premier League, the German number two is 34 years old, three years older than Van der Sar in front of goal on the other side of the pitch.
At the back, Arsene Wenger fielded a four-man partnership of Lauren, Campbell, Toure and Ashley Cole; Captain Parole, Gilberto Silva and Ljungberg in midfield; On the forward line, it is Bergkamp and Thierry Henry who form the golden double gun.
Jiang Feng knows very well that this lineup is basically the main lineup that he remembers that Arsenal later set an unbeaten season.
It's just that after the game started, the result was that almost everyone fell to the ground.
In the second minute, Vieira passed the ball and Bergkamp fired a right-footed shot from 25 yards, and Van der Sar got the ball.
In the 4th minute, Villa blocked a free kick and received a yellow card.
In the sixth minute, Ljungberg took a corner from the left, which was missed by both sides, and Toure fired a rebound ball from six yards out with a right-footed cushion, and Evra saved by the post.
In the 10th minute, Carrick shifted from midfield, Ronaldo took the ball on the right side and cut inside 22 yards with his right foot to shoot diagonally into the far corner, the ball went straight to the bottom right corner, Manchester United 1-0. After just ten minutes, United took a surprise lead and earned a perfect start.
In the 14th minute, Campbell tackled Evra and received a yellow card.
In the 16th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo's cross from the right was nodded by Drogba, and Villa's left-footed shot from six yards out was interfered with by Ashley Cole, and Lehmann struggled to save.
In the 17th minute, Gilberto Silva made a through ball and Henry fired a left-footed shot from 10 yards on the left flank, and Van der Sar got the ball. Then Villa and Drogba combined 2-2 and then burst into the penalty area with a single knife, and his right-footed shot from 10 yards on the right rib was blocked by the attacking Lehmann, and Drogba was half a step slow to follow.
In the 21st minute, Drogba tried to shoot from distance but was blocked by a defender.
In the 27th minute, Ashley Cole made a long pass from the left, and Bergkamp crossed directly from the right rib of the penalty area, and the unguarded Ljungberg volleyed from 6 yards at the back point.
In the 28th minute, Villa's long-range shot went wide of the right post.
In the 31st minute, Ashley Cole crossed from the left and Gilberto Silva headed high from eight yards.
In the 36th minute, Henry's right-footed shot from 12 yards inside the box from inside the left was blocked by Vidic.
In the 43rd minute, Cristiano Ronaldo took a tactical corner from the left, Kompany hung his right foot into the back corner from 18 yards on the left flank, and Lehmann struggled to lift the crossbar.
At the end of the first half, Manchester United led 1-0.
At the start of the second half, Jeffers replaced Parlour.
In the 49th minute, Drogba's right-footed shot from the edge of the box was blocked by Ashley Cole.
In the 52nd minute, Ronaldinho shared the ball, Robben crossed from the left rib of the penalty area, Lehmann hit the ball but did not hit it far, and Drogba equalized with a header from 6 yards, 2-0.
In the 56th minute, Thierry Henry's powerful shot from the edge of the box was blocked by Van der Sar.
In the 63rd minute, Rooney replaced Villa, who appeared to have suffered a shoulder injury.
In the 65th minute, Jeffers was sent off for kicking Robben.
In the 71st minute, Evra collided with Gilberto in front of the field and fell to the ground in pain, the game did not stop, Arsenal counterattacked 3 to 2, Bergkamp crossed from the left rib of the penalty area, and the unguarded Vieira shot with his right foot from 12 yards, Van der Sar pounced on the ball, the ball still rolled into the gate, and Arsenal pulled one back, 1-2.
In the 73rd minute, Rooney's shot from inside the box was blocked.
In the 75th minute, Manchester United made four substitutions in one go, with Ryan Giggs, Keane, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville coming on.
In the 77th minute, Henry burst into the right side of the penalty area and fired a powerful shot from 12 yards, and Van der Sar got the ball.
In the 80th minute, Evra knocked down Ljungberg and received a yellow card.
In the 83rd minute, Wiltord replaced Bergkamp.
In the 84th minute, Ronaldo crossed from the right, and Drogba headed high from 10 yards.
In the 86th minute, Ronaldinho deliberately handballed and received a yellow card.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Ryan Giggs went through, Rooney inserted a left-footed shot into the left rib of the penalty area from 12 yards, and the ball flew past the attacking Lehmann into the bottom right corner, 3-1.
Three minutes of stoppage time had passed, and instead of giving stoppage time after Manchester United had scored, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game.
Manchester United got off to a flying start with a 3-1 win over Arsenal and won their first trophy of the season. And Jiang Feng also got his first championship after joining Manchester United.
Through this game, Ferguson also basically determined the main lineup for this season, and Kompany, McConn, Robben and Villa, who performed mediocre in this game, temporarily lost their starting positions, which was seen from the first round of the Premier League that began a few days later.
And through this game, the whole of Britain saw the terrible of Manchester United. Because in their eyes, Manchester United, which is full of newcomers and young people, defeated Arsenal, which played all the main games. Most of the club's managers have the idea that United will take home the ninth trophy in the Premier League's 12-year history.
Now that Arsenal have lost to Manchester United, they can only hope that Chelsea, who have also spent a lot of money on players, can stop Manchester United this summer.
However, everyone has already tacitly agreed that in this highly competitive league, the future competition may be these two teams dominated by super-rich. (To be continued.) )