Chapter 398: The Undisciplined Lord
Ferguson hugged the fans affectionately, but Pierce's face turned red; On a sunny afternoon in England, in the Manchester City derby, red engulfed blue again......
"The best of the game - Sun."
When the live broadcast came out, there was not a trace of excitement among Manchester City fans. The best player belongs to Sun Jihai, but the victory belongs to Manchester United.
Such a best is a kind of irony, the best player's side, but not the winning side, which is a disguised consolation to the defeat of Manchester City.
In fact, people who have watched the game feel that the best player should be given to Dong Fangzhuo......
But Sun Jihai is actually not bad, and both Chinese dominate the game.
In fact, in the context of only one point in the previous four rounds of the league, Pierce still included Sun Jihai in the starting lineup, which fully shows his high trust in the Chinese disciple.
From right wing-back to left midfielder, then to midfielder, and back to right-back...... Sun Jihai's constant change of position is not a very simple thing - the responsibilities and characteristics of each position are very different, which is a "brain teaser" test for a player's adaptability.
Derby is obviously different from any league game, the pressure is visible, even if Sun Jihai has landed in England in 1998 and is in his eighth year, even if he has participated in many similar derbies before, you can still read a little nervousness in the technical movements and even facial expressions of his handling of the ball - this is understandable, at least nothing incomprehensible.
But Sun Jihai still showed a very impressive level in the game, and if the game was only 90 minutes, then he would be perfect. It's just that there is stoppage time in the game......
Speaking at the press conference, manager Pierce could not hide his disappointment: "Three minutes before the end of the game, we thought we could finally win at home to Manchester United, everyone was ready to celebrate, but the result was ...... We played a good 90 minutes, but the last three minutes were terrible. ”
"Our players lack the experience ...... to win"
Pierce didn't know what to make excuses, such a defeat looked like a shame, it didn't matter if you lost at the beginning of the game, but it was clear that victory was in sight, and in the end it was lost, no one could accept it, Manchester City could have won the first game in the last five rounds, but in the end they gave up the victory.
In fact, Manchester City played a very good game.
City's style of play was at least clear and unambiguous – maximising United's ground advance through aggressive midfield scrambling, while focusing on the efficiency of quick counter-attacks, and making the most of the weaknesses of United full-backs Neville, Patrice Evra and Richardson, from time to time to deliver aerial strikes into the areas guarded by the trio, and then go all out to grab the second spot. Both of City's goals came first and foremost from a high ball lob, with the only difference being a 45-degree lob on the right and a 90-degree lob at the back...... It's hard to imagine that United's backline could be so easily swept to pieces.
Manchester United's rivals Chelsea are finally feeling the pressure, with Jose Mourinho's side still at the top of the table, but United have closed the gap of four points to two points, just one game away.
So Mourinho was a little emotional in an interview: "It's really bad to lose, but we're still at the top of the table, we still have a two-point advantage, and they have to face Liverpool in the next round. I want to know now how many standards the referee has for the game, Chelsea are 10 away games and Cristiano Ronaldo should have been sent off with a red card, I really can't figure it out......"
Even if it was a loss, Mourinho did not forget to find the referee's problem and put pressure on Manchester United and the FA. He believes that Ronaldo's inappropriate behavior towards the referee in the game should incur a red card.
However, there was no point in complaining, and United were the winners in the end and pressed further on Chelsea.
In the post-match press conference, Ferguson was less excited and a little calmer, and it looked like the lord had begun to get used to some bad things happening, and then won with difficulty.
City's two goals once again set off the sadness of United's defence......
Two Chinese decided the match, while two Frenchmen almost ruined the match.
Speaking about Silvestre and Patrice Evra, Ferguson said: 'Why I sent Silvestre, he's Frenchman, he can help Evra, he's doing a good job, I'm not complaining, I don't think he's responsible for anything, but overall we defended badly. ”
From the manager's point of view, he naturally needs to defend his players, but it is an undeniable fact that the two Frenchmen defended badly.
With the winter transfer period left and Manchester United not finding a favourite player in the transfer market, it looks like Ferguson will not move Sylvester or buy a player in the market.
Time is running out, with Manchester United set to play an FA Cup replay and then face Liverpool at home, and there is not a game for United that is not important.
Subsequently, the media also wanted to know whether Ferguson had any plans to continue to bring in defenders during the transfer period, and whether Glazer would continue to fund him for him.
Linked to the team's renewed rush to Chelsea in the league title race, the resumption of competition in Europe and the possibility of reaching the final of the Carabao Cup, Ferguson was striking when he spoke of the club's new owners......
'I think they're the perfect kind of club owners who never break their promises and are very supportive of the team.
Unexpectedly, the lord immediately sang a hymn to his boss.
In order to get the support of the Glazer transfer fee, Ferguson has also become brazen. Despite the fact that it cost less than £18 million to bring in four players after the club was taken over by the Americans, compared to £30 million in the past for Rooney or Rio Ferdinand alone.
"You know, if Manchester United can buy another centre-back and a midfielder in the transfer market, then Manchester United's squad will be tightened and perfected. But if it weren't for this transfer window, United might have to wait until next season, but as you can see, we're only two points away from Chelsea and our Champions League opponents are Rangers......
'To catch up with Chelsea, maybe we need around £30 million to invest......
"In fact, the club now runs more smoothly than it did when it was a joint-stock company", explains him further, "In the joint-stock system, if we want to bring in a player, we have to first go through the approval of the company's board of directors, the club's board of directors and even the stock exchange. But now there is not so much trouble, all the procedures are very straightforward——— I just need to ask the boss for advice, and the answer is only 'agree' or 'disagree', which is the advantage of private ownership. ”
However, if the lord wants to ask for money to buy people in the winter transfer, the Glazer family may not be able to come up with any more money. Because in the NFL playoffs, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were eliminated by the Washington Reds in the first round and cut off the financial route to the Super Bowl......
However, the Glazer was equally striking in a subsequent interview with TON......