When he was a fan in the past, Xiao Yu was not too impressed by the proposal of the Premier League club manager to call for the introduction of a winter break, in fact, he felt that the Premier League without a winter break had a bit of a different taste in European football.

Alex Ferguson, for example, has repeatedly criticised teams that have led in the first half of the season, arguing that they can't say anything like booking the league title in advance without having gone through the trials and tribulations of the period around Christmas.

And Manchester United, led by Ferguson himself, has also used the winter break to stage a reversal to win the championship many times.

It is precisely because of such highlights that when Xiao Yu was a fan, he always felt that it was okay not to have a winter break, at least the Premier League without the winter break was more dramatic and exciting.

But now that he has traveled to England and become the owner of the club himself, he has deeply realized the importance of the surname during the winter break.

First of all, during the period around Christmas, the players' minds are obviously not much on the game, they pay more attention to going home to reunite with their families, Christmas is equivalent to the Spring Festival of Chinese, and the important surname can be imagined.

Second, the cold weather in England around Christmas makes players prone to injury, and the new United have suffered in this regard, with Matkinson, Darren Lyons, Kevin Evan and Crouch all injured one after another, with Matkinson still out injured for at least two months.

Thirdly, the schedule around Christmas is very intense.

Take the new Manchester United as an example, after playing the league on December 7, the new Manchester United ushered in the FA Cup Winner's Cup on the 11th, and the opponent was Yeovil City, which is also from the national league, playing away, which means that the new Manchester United must travel a long way to Yeovil City, the southernmost part of England, to play this away game.

The new United must return to Manchester on the 14th to host the visiting Newniton, then to travel to Ruston Diamonds on the 17th, then to Henderson Nisford on the 20th, and then after Christmas, to host Duver and Southport on the 23rd and 27th respectively, followed by the FA Cup third round at home to Arsenal on January 1.

And that's not all, if they make it to the second round of the FA Cup Winner's Cup, the new Manchester United will also face a second round of cup tie on January 8, and there will be a league game in between January 2 and 8.

When Xiao Yu saw such a dense devil's schedule, he secretly scolded the FA bastards in his heart, but also deeply felt how wise the Premier League club manager's decision to welcome the winter break was.

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As a veteran of the English league for many years, Bruce naturally knows very well that the important surname of the devil's schedule around Christmas, especially the long journey from the south to the north, is a big loss of players' physical fitness, but he can't get the FA to change the schedule, he can only find a way from the team itself.

So in the FA Cup Winner's Cup match against Yeovil City on November 11, the new Manchester United sent a lot of substitutes, the forward is Kitson and Jonathan Maiten, the left and right wing-backs are Rich Willens and Hleb, the central midfield is Juninho Jr. and Essien, who has just returned from Ghana, and the back line is Roy Williams, Garay Turner, Danny Collins and Stanson from left to right, and the goalkeeper is Almunia.

It was almost a new Manchester United second team, with Jonathan Maiten, Roy Williams, Rich Willens, and Danny Collins barely getting a chance to play, but the game was sent by Bluestone.

However, it seems that it is precisely because of the long absence that the new Manchester United substitutes have been very diligent on the pitch, and although they are playing away, Jonathan Maiten, the top scorer of the new United last season, was the first to break the deadlock in the 34th minute after receiving a wide cross from Rich Willens.

After that, Yeovil City launched a fierce attack on the new Manchester United, and Bruce decisively ordered his players to recycle the defence, and the score of 0-1 was maintained until the end of the game.

In this game, Juninho Jr. was tired in the face of Yeovil City's crazy attack, and although the teenager Essien performed eye-catching in the World Junior Championships, it was obvious that his fitness was a little lacking and he failed to play his best, so the midfield of the new Manchester United was almost supported by Juninho Jr.

Another player who stood out was goalkeeper Almunia, the Spaniard made a number of high-quality saves in the game, and in the dressing room after the game, goalkeeper coach Peter Schmeichel was equally impressed.

After the away win at Yeovil City, the new Manchester United returned to Gig Lane to revisit the visiting Newedon team with an uneventful but steady 2-0 game, starting with a goal from Kicic and Juninho Jr. once again scoring a free-kick stunt.

The day after the victory, the new Manchester United team travelled to take on the Ruston Diamonds.

The team, which was hailed as the most promising team to get a promotion ticket before the season, seems to have lost a lot of money since the first round of the league at the hands of the new Manchester United, and has suffered three defeats in the last four rounds.

But in reality?

New Manchester United also attached great importance to this game, all the main players all started, and Kicic also continued his excellent performance this season, scoring a hat-trick again, and Juninho Jr. scored a hat-trick in the game to help New Manchester United win 4-0 away.

But just when everyone thought that the new Manchester United was in good shape, in the away game against Handnisford, the new Manchester United rotated again, and the substitutes were very desperate in the game, but in the end they could not get a victory for the new Manchester United, and the score of 1:0 allowed the new Manchester United to return to Manchester with regret.

This defeat also made Xiao Yu very aware that there is a big gap between the strength of the main force and the substitutes of the new Manchester United, especially Jonathan Maiten, Stephen Smith, Danny Collins and other substitutes, if the new Manchester United finally qualifies for promotion to the second division this season, they may not be able to continue to stay in the team.

Although it may seem cruel to say this, these players are all players who have made outstanding contributions to the new Manchester United, and they all came to the new United with a low salary, and with a low salary, they helped the team to start from scratch, step by step out of the Northwest Division B and now the national league.

But sometimes, professional football is so cruel.

Of course, Xiao Yu has other ideas, for example, Darren Lyons once revealed that if he decides to retire, he hopes to be able to become a coach, and the new Manchester United is currently short of coaches, so Xiao Yu plans to find a chance to talk to him, if he is willing to play for another year next season, then forget it, otherwise, he can directly enter the club's academy as a coach.

The same situation applies to everyone, this should be the only thing Xiao Yu can do for them, after all, it is impossible for him to pay a salary to a player who cannot contribute to the team at all, even if this salary is low, but what will the other players think?

In addition to the players, Xiao Yu has another trouble with the new stadium.

The new stadium, tentatively named the City Stadium, has been renovated, the turf has been paved, all the staff are in place, and all that remains is to wait for the first game on January 1, 2000, the FA Cup, when the new Manchester United host Arsenal.

Before the game, the new Manchester United will also arrange a special stadium opening ceremony, although it is simple, but it is the first game of the new Manchester United's first home stadium.

Judging by the reaction to the tickets, the stadium's first game will be full again, and all 8,000 tickets have been sold out so far, after all, it is a very memorable day, and the first game of the new home stadium, while facing Manchester United's arch-rivals Arsenal, is the most attractive.

It is said that Sky TV will once again broadcast the FA Cup match, and there will also be a live commentary by Andy Gray, which will also be the second time that the new Manchester United will appear on national television.

It is precisely because the game is broadcast live that Xiao Yu is very excited about this opening ceremony, although it is only the home opening ceremony of a national league team, and there are no big-name stars invited at all, or political and business celebrities, but Xiao Yu still hopes to be able to make it a little distinctive.

It was for this reason that he even forgot that Christmas was coming!

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"Christmas...... Here it comes! ”

Eva Snow held her chin and stared at the strange figures in the distance, all actors in props and costumes, rehearsing the plot according to the director's instructions.

This is the crew of the Lord of the Rings trilogy in New Zealand, and sitting next to her is the Englishman Orlando Bloom.

"yes, it's Christmas, Eva, are you going back for the holidays?" Orlando asked casually as he flipped through a car magazine.

In the entire "Lord of the Rings" crew, the two of them are the most talkative, because Eva Snow was born in London, and Orlando was born in Canterbury, near London, and the former is now a well-known Hollywood actress, and the latter has just tried to cry, so Eva naturally takes care of this British compatriot, and Orlando also respects this sister very much.

"No, what about you? Are you going back? Eva asked casually.

"Well, my mom and sister want me to go back." Orlando is like a little boy who hasn't grown up yet.

Eva Snow looked at the handsome Orlando and smiled, she hadn't been home for a long time, although she occasionally talked to her mother on the phone, but she never thought of going back, she was a little afraid to go home.

"It seems that this year's Christmas is still going to be spent by me alone!" Eva shrugged freely.

"Hey, what magazine are you reading?"

Orlando moved the magazine in his hand closer to Eva, "A car magazine, Lamborghini is about to launch a new sports car, the design of this car is really great and perfect!" Look! ”

PS: I once said that there are two subjects that I really want to write about, one is football and the other is World of Warcraft, and now that I write about football, I will stick to it!

Also, thank you to everyone who left a message in the book review area, I will work hard!

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