"On behalf of the team, I apologize to the fans, we should have played a good game but it ended in a humiliating defeat......

'For now, we just have to collect our minds and focus on the Premier League and FA Cup......

At the press conference, Ferguson apologized to the fans on behalf of the team, with a sad face.

But why does the old man need to apologize?

His heart hurt more than anyone.

There is no player who does not work the pitch, everyone wants to win this game, but Dong Fangzhuo's departure made everything different, and Barcelona made the mentality of Manchester United players collapse.

Otherwise, Manchester United would not have lost 1:4, even if it was a draw, but the result is like this......

Manchester United rushed back to Manchester overnight and did not stay in Barcelona, returning to the airport at 4am, but there were still Manchester United fans waiting there at the airport.

Hundreds of United fans, mostly young fans, still didn't seem to accept the fact that the team had suffered a heavy defeat......

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Dong Fangzhuo went to the local hospital overnight for an examination, and finally came to the conclusion that it was a soft tissue contusion in the chest. The problem is not serious, but doctors recommend at least a week to more than two weeks off.

However, Manchester United will go to Stamford Bridge for a showdown at the weekend!

Ferguson, who received the news for the first time, fell silent, in the two most critical battles, Dong Fangzhuo was injured, which was too unreasonable.

"It's not bad, is it?" He still wants Dong Fangzhuo to play when he plays away from Chelsea.

However, that night, he granted Dong Fangzhuo a leave of absence and let him rest directly until Saturday.

But just after dawn the next day, Zhu Heyuan of the national team called Dong Fangzhuo and asked Dong Fangzhuo to truthfully report the injury and not hide anything. The Chinese team is about to go to the 2006 World Cup in Germany, and Dong Fangzhuo can't make a mistake.

Then Dong Fangzhuo said truthfully, Zhu Heyuan told Dong Fangzhuo not to play in Sunday's game, so as not to further aggravate the injury.

Immediately afterwards, the English media reported the news of Manchester United's defeat to Camp Nou, and began to settle accounts for Manchester United.

Criticism will naturally not be less, "The Times" bluntly said: "After the Manchester United captain was injured, Manchester United lost its backbone, although Rooney was at the front, he could not become a figure like Dong, Ronaldo also lost the direction of his efforts, Giggs, who had not played left winger for a long time, did not play his due role, although the strength was weaker than Barcelona, but the most important thing was that the mentality collapsed, and when Barcelona continued to press, they finally couldn't stand it." ”

"The fiasco is not terrible, just get back on your feet. What would have been the outcome if Dong hadn't been injured? We don't know, the only thing that can be confirmed is that Dong is the indispensable soul of Manchester United. Of course, it's time for Ferguson to seriously think about what his plan B is in the absence of Dong to ensure that the team can continue to function normally, otherwise Dong will be injured again next year......"

The Daily Mail hit the team mentality: "Manchester United suffered a terrible defeat, Ferguson has long been attached to the 433 formation, my hunch came true, it was a disaster. There was no excitement in the squad after Dong was gone, and United probably didn't even expect such a game to happen. Rooney has a huge amount of money, and he is simply embarrassed to be of great use. ”

Manchester Evening News columnist James pointed the finger at the defence, writing: "Manchester United were not beaten by Ronaldo, but because of their defensive mentality. The first ball was not well marked, and there was no early foul when the foul should have been committed; The second conceded ball was fouled when it shouldn't have been fouled, giving Ronaldo a chance. The third goal was completely out of mind, and the fourth was Messi's solo performance. Manchester United are always looking back on the crucial comebacks they have completed in the past and have not thought about how they will play when they have a good game. ”

If there is a problem of defense, there is naturally a problem of offense.

Journalist Fernando Paulo pointed the finger at the attack, writing: "After the disaster, there are many outstanding problems. I want to say why Manchester United can't break down the Barcelona goal. We don't see the same morale we had when we played against AC Milan last year. You just have to score one more goal against Barcelona and it's a completely different story. Why did Luo look so tired today? Can Carrick control the team at all? ”

Journalist Domenech Garcia focused on the team's title goals, writing: "After the game, everyone at Manchester United was saying that they would focus on the Premier League and the FA Cup (Ferguson and Manchester United's CEO have said that later), but I am going to say the following, I believe many people agree with me, the Premier League and the FA Cup are not fig leafs, we don't want an ordinary strong team, we don't want a team that can only win domestic championships. And they may not be able to get it yet. ”

A group of male journalists were furious by Manchester United's fiasco, and Monica Planas, a female reporter for the Daily Mirror, rushed to warm up and wrote in her column: "Everyone is angry, everyone is uncomfortable with Manchester United losing, but life has to go on, sports are not only football." Come with me to watch the 2006 MotoGP International Motorcycle Race, it's also very exciting! ”

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Zhu Heyuan's words, Dong Fangzhuo has to think carefully, but he still doesn't want to miss the game, if it doesn't hurt or only a little pain on the day of the game, he still hopes to start the game.

Without the Champions Cup, he doesn't want to be unable to fight with Chelsea, and if he loses to Chelsea again, then Manchester United's season will be too miserable for anyone to accept, especially Manchester United fans.

He saw all the reports in the media and newspapers, except for not scolding him, everyone else was scolded bloody.

Three days later, Dong Fangzhuo returned to the training ground, but did not participate in the team's joint training, only jogged on the court alone, and trained in the gym.

At noon, he knocked on the door of Ferguson's office.

"Boss."

"Dong?"

"How's your body recovering?"

"It's great." Dong Fangzhuo punched his chest hard, demonstrating to the lord that his body was recovering well.

"Wardfack, don't mess around." Ferguson broke out in a cold sweat and looked at him suspiciously.

"I know you're eager to fight, but you'll have to follow the team doctor's report. If you're up to the pitch, I'll think about it. ”

The soft tissue contusion was not a major injury, and it was difficult to hold on while on the pitch at the time, but if you recovered well after a few days, it was not a big problem. In order to make his recovery faster, he used all kinds of Chinese herbal medicines, cold compresses, and hot compresses, which can be regarded as making him feel a lot better.

Ferguson naturally wanted Dong Fangzhuo to play against Chelsea, as long as conditions allowed.

"I've checked it, the team doctor thinks there's no problem, he'll send you the report later."

"Really?"