Chapter 121 Strong support
Frustrated, Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo stand together.
The game could serve as a counterpoint to his passing prowess, as United's goal appeared to have come from his assist, but it wouldn't have been there had been for Ruud van Nistelrooy's hard work. What's more, there are countless opportunities wasted by Ronaldo.
"Go back to the locker room and wash it, and wait to be sprayed by the lord......"
Think about it on your heels to know what's going on in the locker room. Although the game has little to do with him, he also doesn't want to see the team say goodbye to this season's league champions in advance, and he believes he shouldn't have wasted so many times if he gets so many opportunities on the pitch.
A few steps away......
1-1, looking at the glaring score on the scoreboard, Rooney, who had lost control of his temper at the end of the game, lowered his head, if only the goal post had scored in the first half, Rooney must have regretted not being able to seal the victory early.
Looking at the backs of Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo gradually moving away, Rooney found that his feet were a little weak......
Perhaps, should we talk to them?
Rooney had the idea again.
He felt that the distance between him and Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo was a little too far.
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'Manchester United have the quality to catch up with Arsenal and Chelsea and sometimes they play fantastic football, like in the first half today. I think Sir Alex Ferguson is shaping another great team now, he's got great players and Manchester United can catch up with Chelsea, but now, I think, this year should belong to Chelsea. ”
At the end of the game, even Lineker had to admit that Manchester United seemed to have run out of chances.
Manchester United were held to a late draw by Fulham, the 'country team', after a one-goal lead on the road, thus missing a good chance to close the gap on the top team. In his post-match press conference, manager Alex Ferguson lamented that United had missed a golden opportunity to catch up with the top team.
Reflecting on Diop's equaliser a few minutes earlier, Ferguson was still full of regret: "I couldn't believe my eyes, it was a result that completely broke the amazing performance we had tonight. We were really unlucky, we had two absolute chances to hit the post, and I was relieved that we controlled the tempo of the game, and to make matters worse, our two strongest rivals got the three points yesterday and we didn't take that opportunity to keep going. ”
"When fate is in our own hands, we don't get as well as we want. But we played with confidence, we played great football and if we were lucky one day, we might score five or six in a game like this. In the end, we lost two points, which we shouldn't have lost. ”
Ferguson did have the right to complain that his side controlled the tempo of the game for a long time, with Fletcher and Wayne Rooney both hitting the post before Ruud van Nistelrooy scored, the only downside was that they failed to extend their success, and in the closing stages of the game, they played so badly that they denied the victory they deserved, and United's seven-game winning streak came to an end.
In the end, Diop's goal cost them dearly for their squandering of their chances. And it is this performance that reflects the immaturity of the current Manchester United team. Compared to Chelsea, the score gap against the same Fulham team has made Manchester United see shortcomings.
European Ballon d'Or winner Shevchenko recently said that he admires Rooney and Ronaldo very much, and believes that the two can thrive at Manchester United. As proof, Wayne Rooney won the 'Golden Boy of the Year' award for representing the European Under-21 team before the game on Monday, and Cristiano Ronaldo came in second place in the selection. However, the draw against Fulham undoubtedly served as a better reminder to the youngsters than the lord's "hair dryer" that talent alone is not enough.
First of all, Wayne Rooney, who scored three goals in his debut game, but only scored five goals in his subsequent nine league appearances, with a shot success rate of just 20 per cent, and it even takes every 160 minutes to get a reward.
The Portuguese is not without the ability to step up and change the situation on the pitch at critical moments, but it is the link that needs to be improved by excessively showing off his dribbling skills and ignoring the echo with his teammates.
This season, the Portuguese have made 17 league appearances and made a whopping 105 crosses, but only managed to provide six assists! In stark contrast to Chelsea's Ruben and Arsenal's Reyes, the Dutchman and Spaniard have been in the Premier League for a much shorter time than Cristiano Ronaldo, but have taken on their own and have even played a key role in the game. Among them, Ruben and Reyes were able to integrate their individual abilities into the team's tactical system, rather than self-aggrandizement and blindly go it alone, which is precisely an important factor in their success.
Lineker wrote a rare article in his personal column on the BBC in support of Dong Fangzhuo - it is time for China Dong to become the real workhorse of Manchester United.
It reads as follows:
In fact, Dong Fangzhuo has set a positive example at Old Trafford. He doesn't have a particularly outstanding talent of his own, but his "hard work can make up for his shortcomings", and it is his never-say-die tenacity and rare aggressive fighting among strikers that have won the early recognition of fans, and also made him the natural "first choice" of top scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy in his absence.
Technically, Dong Fangzhuo made good use of his various experience to integrate into the game, actively retreating to participate in passing or pulling to the side, which often made the team's offensive advance smoother. And being willing to be an engineer did not affect the effect he should achieve as a striker, with five goals in 15 league appearances (five starts, 10 substitutes), still ranking third in the team.
What's more, Dong Fangzhuo joined Manchester United for £4 million, which is much more reasonable than Wayne Rooney's 30 million and Ronaldo's 12 million. Moreover, in connection with the performance after joining, Dong Fangzhuo has become one of the few examples of successful investment in recent years. In his second game for Manchester United, Dong Fangzhuo was knocked to the top of the scalp when he was fighting for a header, but he still insisted on playing at the risk of blood loss and fainting. This alone is worth learning from Cristiano Ronaldo, who will only complain to the referee after his opponent knocks him over.
So, why can't such Dong Fangzhuo be the most trusted player of Manchester United?
Dong Fangzhuo saw this article, and also saw a lot of messages from Manchester United fans on it, most of them were strongly supported, and some continued to choose not to trust.
Either way, it's very presence.
When there is a voice, it means that it is something that cannot be ignored......
The training ground was a little dull, everyone was training with their heads bored, Ronaldo and Rooney were practicing with all their might, and Dong Fangzhuo was not far behind.
Everyone has to prove that they are no longer wastes up front in the next home game against Crystal Palace......