Lineker said this mainly because of Manchester United's personnel problems. Despite the good performance of the Manchester United players, Ferguson only has a few soldiers at his disposal.

Ferguson's mood is also very complicated.

With the loss of Smith in the opening minutes, United eventually won Everton with less and more, and United showed great willpower.

Even if you lose one man, you can win the opponent, which shows that the team is in good shape. Everton are not underdogs, and a sixth-place finish in the league makes any opponent quite jealous. To be able to win against them shows that United are playing with a lot of resilience right now.

However, on the defensive line, Silvestre's big colander is simply intolerable to him, and he has decided to sell Silvester now, but who will replace him is a big question.

The reporter asked him directly at the press conference: "Sylvester has made big mistakes in two games in a row, what do you think of his future?" ”

Ferguson still saved face for Silvestre and did not say no words: "Every player will make mistakes, and the form may continue to be sluggish, mistakes are inevitable, and overall the team is in good shape at the moment. ”

Ferguson downplayed United's problems, claiming that the league title would not have been a problem without Chelsea's consistent performances: "If we look at the points we have, we are better than four of the last six seasons in the same period, and many of the teams behind Chelsea will think they have been successful so far this season. Chelsea's problem is that of all teams, not just Manchester United's. ”

However, the Manchester Evening News is not as optimistic as Ferguson, but wrote: "Manchester United's recent form is good, but if the Glazers don't spend money on people, there will be no one available in the hands of the lord, what about the second half of the season?" There's no guarantee that United's current players will stay healthy......"

"Injuries can ruin everything."

Injury?

Yes, Ferguson is afraid of this, and the current configuration of these players has actually made him feel very optimistic, as long as no one is injured.

But just like the central defender position, Rio Ferdinand is injured, Brown is injured, and Silvestre is unreliable, and that alone is enough for him to drink.

There was a recent conversation with the Glazers, who were apparently unwilling to give him any money to buy the player. It's okay to give money, but the players you buy must be within 10 million pounds.

For example, Patrice Evra, which was recently reported in the media, is indeed close to being acquired, but Ferguson still wants a midfielder and a central defender......

But those in these two positions are even harder to buy.

Time also does not allow him to think too much and he has now accepted the advice of assistant coach Queiroz to make a significant rotation of the team.

Next up at home against Wigan, Smith was suspended with a red card, while Park Ji-sung was suspended for accumulating yellow cards, and both were absent. However, the good form of Scholes and Ryan Giggs has not worried Ferguson much.

It's just that in the centre-back position, he no longer trusts Silvestre. Although Sylvester is still on the bench, Ferguson would rather believe in the soon-to-be 19-year-old than give him any more starts.

Almost everyone was rotated, but Dong Fangzhuo did not. In this game in Wigan, Rooney returned to the starting line-up, and Dong Fangzhuo continued to act as the arrow.

Manchester United, who are playing at home, did not make the mistake of giving the opponent a head at the beginning this time. Wayne Rooney scored twice after a game, and Ryan Giggs and substitute Saha scored a goal each. In the end, Manchester United beat Wigan 4-0 at home.

Dong Fangzhuo's performance in the game was very flat. Didn't even get an assist.

"He's tired, he needs to rest." The Manchester Evening News expressed concern about Dong.

"He didn't actually rest this season, he went to the World Youth Championships at the end of last season, and then he took a break of more than 10 days to join Manchester United, and then he has been playing until now. Even an iron man will collapse. If the lord doesn't let him take a turn to rest, it's likely that he won't last next year. ”

According to statistics, Dong Fangzhuo started the rest of the games that could play for Manchester United, except for a League Cup, and played almost every 90 minutes. He can indeed be called an iron man now. But it can also be seen from this game that he is indeed tired.

When his team-mates were still alive, he disappeared a little bit after 70 minutes of the second half.

Ferguson had to substitute him early.

Of course, Ferguson knew that Dong Fangzhuo was tired, but as the most important player in the team, he really didn't dare to take Dong Fangzhuo down.

Three days later, when he traveled to Aston Villa, Ferguson still stubbornly put Dong Fangzhuo on the field, but it was Rooney and Ryan Giggs who made the contribution. Manchester United still won 2-0 away at Aston Villa, but Dong Fangzhuo still has no direct contribution.

"Dong's stats in the last two games have dropped quite badly, and Ferguson has to rest him." Once again, the Manchester Evening News reminded Ferguson.

Of course, Dong Fangzhuo did have a chance to rest, because Manchester United will face League Cup opponents Birmingham City away next.

Not only Dong Fangzhuo got the opportunity to rest, but most of the main players of the first team rested. However, Cristiano Ronaldo invited Yingying to play, and in the end Manchester United won Birmingham City 3-1.

The players who scored the goal were Pique, Rossi and Saha.

This came as a surprise to Ferguson, as Pique started three games in a row and not only performed consistently, but also scored.

And after Rossi and Saha on the bench became starters, they actually scored goals.

The League Cup actually advanced to the semi-finals......

Ferguson has not wanted to go far in the Carabao Cup this season and can give up losing at any time. didn't expect Manchester United to rely on a group of substitutes to reach the semi-finals.

It was embarrassing for him......

However, the opponent in the last four is Blackburn, and it seems that Manchester United will have another chance to reach the final.

The team was in such good form that Ferguson gave Rossi another chance. As a result, Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at home again. Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Saha each scored.

Dong Fangzhuo sat on the bench and did not play.

"The role of Chinese Dong is weakening, Manchester United has won big!" Three days before Christmas, The Times believes United have moved away from their reliance on Dong Fangzhuo, "Manchester United are back on track and now they are not dependent on any one player, as you can see from their recent big wins." They are in a much better situation than Arsenal. ”

'Ferguson should now find that his squad is getting more mature and no longer dependent on anyone.'

And on Christmas Day, when Manchester United went to Birmingham City again, Ferguson once again put Dong Fangzhuo on the bench as usual......