400 matches with no winners
It has been said that when the West Stand at Old Trafford is filled with cheers, Manchester United must have won!
This is a convention that has been ironclad in the past, confirmed by countless games, but from this day forward, it must be rewritten, for the West Stand cheered as if it were a celebration of the triumph of the heroes of the battle, even though the vast majority of them had tears on their faces, blurring the oil paint that covered the entire face.
But they were still cheering desperately!
Did Manchester United win?
Ironic, no!
Look at Ferguson standing outside the coaching area, screaming at the players on the field, he can't wait to rush up and tear all the players in half, and then look at the red rebels wearing white, green and gold jerseys on the pitch, but Manchester United wearing the red jersey at home is not strong.
How to use Andy? Gray's words are that the Manchester United players obviously played too much with women last night, and the rhythm obviously couldn't keep up with the Red Rebels, and they were pulled by the nose and walked away, they couldn't even catch up with the opponent, they were too lacking in fighting spirit!
The big red scoreboard ironically shows the score on the field today, 0:4!
International convention, the home team in the front, the away team in the back!
With less than a few minutes left in the game, the defeat was decided, and the Red Rebels were clearly relenting their attack, especially David Beckham, who was in charge of controlling the tempo of the game, who barely felt the slightest bit of defensive pressure from United in the final 10 minutes, but he opted more for knockbacks and crosses.
Despite Ferguson's constant motions from the sidelines for his players to press, few of the United players on the pitch were able to follow through on the manager's intentions, and the only captain Keane, who was able to show the will of the Red Devils in the face of adversity, sat in the stands, and he was not in the squad due to injury.
No one expected that the Red Devils derby would turn into a one-sided goal game, and the Red Rebels were in complete control of the situation on the pitch after the first 10 minutes of familiarity, and in the face of the tacit cooperation of the Red Rebels, Manchester United looked very chaotic on the field, especially in midfield, almost completely suppressed.
The lack of fighting spirit on the pitch meant they were unable to press the Red Rebels on the pitch, and Ferguson's overemphasis on full-court pressing, hoping to draw on last season's experience and freeze the Red Rebels again, proved to be a failure.
The Red Rebels have not changed much this season, with a Palacio and Robben and Messi competing for the post, but there are three major tactical changes that have to be mentioned.
The first is Kaka's back row, Drogba's up and down chisel, the interference of the two wings, coupled with Kaka's excellent ability to break through the ball in the middle, makes the Red Rebels' front and back row insert tactics very secretive and deadly, which is also the reason why the Red Rebels are a little uncomfortable at the beginning of the season, but as the schedule deepens, it is getting better and better, and Kaka's performance this season is also very good.
The second is that the task of the double back has changed.
As the Red Rebels' frontcourt suppression tactics became more and more proficient, the pressure on the back side was reduced, which made Mourinho begin to think about how to integrate the back into the offensive system, after all, in the case of a small defensive task, it is a waste to put two back midfielders, but if it is not on, it is not reliable enough.
Seeking stability makes Mourinho resolutely play double midfield, but how to let double back participate in the attack is a problem that the coaching staff has to solve, and now, this problem has also been overcome!
David Beckham has been given more space and freedom to run, while his partners, whether it is Essien or De Rossi, have stepped in from the back when the team's attack has not been able to open up the situation, and the depth of the attack has also become a major weapon in the Red Rebels' attack, and Essien, who made his first contribution since Ramadan, scored twice against Manchester United, with a long-range shot and a header from inside the box.
The Red Rebels have conceded just five goals in their first 15 league games this season, the fewest in the Premier League, with 43 goals, the most in the Premier League.
This is also a major feature of the Red Rebels, building on a solid defensive foundation and creating sharp offensive weapons.
However, the Red Rebels' solid defence, which has been hailed as an all-out attack, is not based on a reinforced concrete defensive structure, on the contrary, the two central defenders who have been in attack this season have gradually become involved in the attack.
Curtis has always had a habit of getting involved in the attack, and in a stalemate in midfield, Curtis's rapid dribbling is an effective means of changing the tempo in an instant, and his body is strong, fast and explosive, and the impact and destruction caused by it are amazing, often able to unexpectedly chisel through the opponent's defensive system.
However, this season, Mourinho arranged for Terry to frequently advance with the ball, but his characteristics are different from Curtis, he is more stable and refined, and belongs to the type of no merit and no mistakes, but the center-back push itself can bring a huge change to the midfield and instantly change the situation on the field.
Of course, whether it is a double midfielder, a bilateral striker, a left and right full-back or a double central defender, Mourinho's tactics adhere to one principle, that is, balance, one up, one forward, one back, there will be no two midfielders on the field at the same time, resulting in the team's defensive line being exposed to the opponent's attacking firepower.
As for the central defender forward, this is playing with fire in other teams, but the Red Rebels have always maintained a strong pressing force in the front, and all players will immediately turn to attack and defend once they lose the ball, and put into the local counter-attack, so it is difficult for the opponent's counterattack to be effective, which makes it difficult to achieve the counterattack even if the central defender is cut off, because the full-back and another central defender must have filled his position.
It was in this tight system that the Red Rebels maintained an impregnable defense and a very sharp attack.
…………………… In this game, Ferguson's full-court pressing tactics once again provided a classic example of failure, that is, the Red Rebels were not afraid of the full-court pressing, and they were helpless against the bucket formation.
The Red Rebels' four goals were like four sharp knives into Manchester United's chest, but what made the Red Devils players lose morale even more was that their proud 12th man on the pitch turned to the Red Rebels.
As far as the eye can see, the huge West Stand has pulled up banners full of curses against the Glazer family, and some banners say that after the Glazer family buys Manchester United, they will refuse to come to Old Trafford to watch the game, they will refuse to become Red Devils fans, and they will refuse to buy anything from the Red Devils.
"Don't let the evil capitalists earn even a penny from us!"
If you look at it with the naked eye, the West Stand is still a sea of blood red, which is the permanent color of the West Stand, but if you distinguish it carefully, it is not difficult to see that this blood red is mixed with green-gold lines, which will change the taste.
Everyone knows that the Red Rebels are also known as the Green and Gold Army, and the most obvious mark on their jerseys that distinguishes them from Manchester United is the green and gold lines.
'With so many fans in the West Stand, who have always been loyal, wearing their opponents' shirts and others turning a blind eye, I have to remind the board of directors of Manchester United that for them Manchester United is really just a game for money.
Even Andy? Gray made such an appeal during the live broadcast of the game, but everyone could tell that the appeal had little effect.
…………………… The last 10 minutes were like an ordeal, and the Red Rebels relaxed their attack a little unbearably, but the Manchester United players were like walking corpses, and they didn't even have the ability to send the ball into the Red Rebels penalty area.
They are just like the dying clubs, waiting for the referee to pronounce their death sentences, and until then, they are not prepared to fight because there is no point!
Beckham's eyes welled up with tears and he felt the urge to cry as a team he had loved all his life had turned into such a scene.
Once upon a time, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Roy? Keane's golden four midfielders, coupled with the black wind duo of York and Cole in front, this team swept England and Europe, invincible, and always so passionate.
But look at Manchester United now, Beckham swept his friend Gary? Neville, from his hollow eyes, could not see the sparkle of the past, lost the hard work of the past, and only had a work ethic to maintain his continued stay on the court.
Thinking about the past, Beckham felt a pang in his heart.
At the moment when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, his tears could no longer help but slide out of his eyes, he immediately sobbed, trying to stop the tears, who knew that there were more tears desperately squeezed out of his eyes, and he couldn't help it.
There was a sparse round of applause in the stands, as some fans were mocking the Glazer family, but more were choosing to be silent, and the whole Old Trafford stadium seemed to be crying silently.
At this moment, no one is victorious, the Red Rebels have won the game, and it is predictable that they will win more fans who defected from Manchester United, but they have lost something more important than winning the game.
The Glazers may have won, and this loss will not affect them to continue to soar in the stock market, but they have lost their image, lost the hearts of the fans, lost their supporters, they are out-and-out losers!
But the most tragic are the Manchester United fans, who have lost the victory of the game and the loss of their beloved Red Devils, maybe some can transfer their feelings to the Red Rebels, maybe some will continue to choose to be loyal to Manchester United in the future, maybe some will choose to flee the football world forever, maybe ...... They are the most innocent, but the most seriously wounded poor people!
Beckham sat on the pitch dejectedly after the game, and Gary was the same as him? Neville and Ryan Giggs and others, all of whom have the Red Devils in their blood, can't afford to play like this.
Xiao Yu and Roy? Keane appeared in the players' tunnel, and when the two met, it was obvious that he had a lot to say, Keane wanted to pour out his indignation and helplessness about the club's situation to Xiao Yu, and Xiao Yu wanted to comfort Keane so that he would not get too stiff with Ferguson and the board of directors.
But the two didn't say anything in the end, because they knew very well that sometimes it was useless to say, because they would still do what they had to do, and what should happen would still happen after all.
Two good friends walked out of the tunnel side by side, shoulder to shoulder.
With no reporters watching, no live TV footage, they walked onto the pitch.
Xiao Yu has passed through Gary? Neville, Ryan Giggs, Scholes and others just patted them on the shoulder comfortingly, and then came to Beckham.
"I'm fine!" Beckham spoke first, but his voice was a little sobing.
This stadium was the love of his life, he had longed to play here for the rest of his life, to be loyal to it, but he was sold, he had anger and resentment at that time, but at this moment, he couldn't hate it at all.
will hate, that's because you don't love deep enough!
Xiao Yu didn't feel good in his heart, and patted Beckham's shoulder comfortingly, the latter struggled to stand up, and the two of them were about to walk off the field one after the other.
When former Manchester United teammates who passed by saw Beckham, they all pulled out their hands and walked up to hug him one by one.
"I wish you success, David!" Gary? Neville hugged Beckham tightly.
Before this game, [French Football] magazine announced that it had received all the votes from all over the world, and the statistical work of the annual Ballon d'Or had ended, but only the editor-in-chief Ernaux and the deputy editor-in-chief Scholle knew who the winners were, and no one else would know even in the editorial department of [French Football], and what they were afraid of was leaks.
Ernaux will then set off for the Ballon d'Or award, photo shoot and interview, before waiting for the announcement at the Canal+ awards gala on 13 December, where the traditional feature will be published in the French Football magazine the following day.
At the moment, the whole of Europe is watching Ernaux's movements, because his every move will be related to the clarity of European footballer of the year.
And just yesterday, Milan Sports newspaper was the first to disclose the news that Ernaux had booked a ticket to England, which shows that the new European Footballer of the Year, the Ballon d'Or winner, is likely to be born in the Premier League.
Among the players with a high demand for European footballers, there are many players who play in the Premier League, including Beckham, Shevchenko, Henry, Kaka, Deco, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Rooney, Baroshe, Ronaldo and Drogba, among which Beckham, Shevchenko and Henry are known as the favorites of the European Footballer.
The other favorites are from La Liga's Ronaldinho, Italy's Adriano and so on.
If the news from Milan Sport is true, the English media generally believe that the new European Footballer of the Year will be produced among the three players of David Beckham, Shevchenko and Thierry Henry.
But who will it be?
(To be continued)