Stop the ball ten meters away, the goal depends on Meng

Chapter 464: Put him to death on the bench!

Manchester Cathedral really has a mysterious power.

Pellegrini had just sought some spiritual comfort from the archbishop when the team doctor sent him a fresh report:

"Our Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero needs to rest for a month due to a hamstring injury!"

Pei Gong's vision went dark and he almost fell down in his living room:

"This archbishop...did he cast the wrong curse?"
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"Well, Aguero is suddenly injured, and Manchester City is very likely to send Bony to take his place..."

When Ferguson got the news, it was already October 10, the morning of the game.

Although he was a little surprised by this change, he was not panicked at all:

"Did Boni complete a hat trick in the last round of the league? Let our defenders take the time to familiarize themselves with his characteristics and be more vigilant!"

Several assistants nodded repeatedly and acted according to their division of labor.

Only Darren Ferguson hesitated:

"Then Awei...can he accept the arrangement of being a substitute in the derby?"

Ferguson glanced at his biological son and shook his head helplessly:

"If you can't even see through this, how can I recommend you to take over my position?"

"That guy...he wishes he could only play 15 minutes in every game!"
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15:05 local time.

East Eighth District 22:05.

The focus of the 10th round of the Premier League begins at Old Trafford as scheduled.

The red Manchester United and the blue Manchester City started the first city derby of the season at the Dream Theater.

Zhan Jun, who was sitting in the live broadcast room, cheered up and came up with a set of data:

"In the past two seasons, regardless of whether the head coach is Moyes or Van Gaal, Manchester United has been suppressed by Manchester City. They have lost four consecutive derbies. This has also created a Manchester City derby losing streak record..."

"Now that Ferguson is back as king, I wonder if he can rewrite this shameful record?"

Zhang Lu took a look at the big list:

“The lineups of both sides are not very neat. Manchester United’s left back Luke Shaw suffered a serious injury. Main forward Su Changwei left the last Champions League game with a minor injury. I don’t know if he can play today.

At Manchester City, captain Kompany has just returned from injury. Aguero, the team's top scorer, has been injured for a month. Pellegrini arranged for Bony to continue to start..."

Ferguson, who is playing at home, put up a 3412 lineup today:

The goalkeeper is De Gea who is in solid form.

The three central defenders are Jones, Smalling and Van Dijk.

The two wing-backs are Ashley Young and Valencia, while Fellaini and Carrick partner in the midfield.

Herrera serves as the attacking midfielder, and Robin van Persie and Rooney form a double forward.

Manchester City's usual 4231 formation:

The goalkeeper is Joe Hart, the national goalkeeper of the Three Lions.

The four major defenders are Kolarov, Otamendi, Kompany and Sagna.

The double defensive midfielder is paired with Fernando and Fernandinho.

The three forwards include Sterling, Yaya Toure, and De Bruyne.

Aguero's replacement, Boni, was at the forefront of the attack.

Judging from the lineup, both sides are indeed evenly matched. According to media statistics, the total worth of the 22 starting players from both sides has reached 5.8 million pounds!

In order to express its importance to this peak battle, the Football Association has arranged for Britain's number one whistler, Mark Clattenberg, to serve as the referee to ensure fairness and justice.

As a result, after only 5 minutes of playing, huge boos erupted from the Old Trafford Stadium.

Sterling lost the ball in the backcourt and was counterattacked by Manchester United. Herrera's pass hit Fernandinho's arm, but Clattenburg refused to make any penalty!

Not to mention the yellow card, he didn't even blow the whistle, he just stretched out his hand to indicate that the game should continue!

Despite the blind penalty, Manchester United players maintained their mentality and continued to put pressure on their opponents.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, the Red Devils, playing at home, had a 54% ball possession rate and had a slight advantage.

Manchester City, which was suppressed, did not form its first attack until the 12th minute. Fernandinho sent a long pass. Sterling cut in from the left side of the penalty area and shot, but Jones blocked it in time.

In the 14th minute, Ashley Young made a breakthrough on the left, causing Fernandinho to foul. Clattenburg finally took out a yellow card.

2 minutes later, Fernando stole the ball in the backcourt. Sterling quickly attacked and hit the middle. Yaya Toure, who followed up, failed to break through Van Dijk's one-on-one defense and missed a great opportunity to attack!

"This Van Dijk has completed three one-on-one blocks! Even Yaya Toure, the midfield superstar known as the No. 1 BtoB player in football, can hardly break through his defense!"

Zhan Jun couldn't help but praise the Dutch defender:

"Before the season, many people thought that Van Dijk's joining was related to Ferguson, but the Dutchman used practical actions to prove that he was strong enough to occupy a place in a giant club like Manchester United!"

Zhang Lu also nodded slightly:

"Although Van Dijk is a newcomer, his performance is more stable than Phil Jones and Smalling..." De Gea must fully agree with his comments!

Since Van Dijk gradually became the main rotation player, De Gea's blood pressure has stabilized a lot!
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While the commentators were still paying attention to a rising defensive star, Manchester United captain Rooney also showed his bloody side.

In the 27th minute, Valencia made a long pass from the right into the penalty area. Rooney jumped high to compete for the header, but he collided with Kompany hard. By the time he landed, the back of his head was already bleeding...

"The two captains of the Manchester City duo are going head-to-head. It seems that the Manchester City captain is tougher!"

Zhan Jun joked a little.

As a Liverpool fan, looking at the 0:0 score, he felt very comfortable at the moment.

After four minutes of emergency treatment on the sidelines, Captain Lu still decided to continue playing, winning a round of applause from the fans at the scene.

But that's about it.

Until the end of the first half, with Rooney and Robin van Persie as the two leading strikers of Manchester United, only Van Persie had completed an effective shot, and it was ridiculously wide!

Ferguson was somewhat dissatisfied.

After returning to the locker room, he even used very low-level provocative words:

"I was in the coaching bench just now and heard many fans in the stands shouting the name of a substitute player. I really blushed for you starters!"

"This is the greatest team in England. How can you be willing to let a Chinese become the boss of the team?"

"If you can score an early goal and establish an advantage, I can definitely put him on the bench like I did against Everton in the last game and not give him a minute of playing time!"

"But if you don't live up to expectations, Manchester United will completely become a Chinese team!"

The only sound in the locker room was his roar, and no one dared to breathe.

Van Persie raised his head:

"Boss, I know you want to inspire us, but... don't dare to say such nonsense!"

Ferguson breathed heavily:

"Oh, sorry, did I act too obvious?"

Giggs and Neville laughed quickly:

"Yeah, it's so exciting!"

“We all love Suave!”

"We all love China too!"
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Manchester United, inspired, almost broke the deadlock in the fifth minute of the second half.

Yang made a diagonal pass into the penalty area from the left, and Van Persie passed back with his back. Herrera hit the goal hard from the front of the penalty area, but Otamendi blocked the baseline with a kick!

Manchester City fans all gasped:

If Otamendi hadn't reacted, Joe Hart would have been unable to stop this world-wide wave!

Rooney then took a corner kick, Smalling beat Kompany to header, and the ball missed the right post!

Van Persie wanted to make a follow-up shot from behind, but Yaya Toure stretched out his hand and pulled him. He started a little slower than half a step, and could only watch the ball slip away from his feet!

Just after the 60th minute, Pellegrini took the lead in making substitutions.

Sterling, who was frozen by Valencia, was the first to go off and rest, and Spanish winger Navas played.

After observing for a few more minutes, Ferguson finally couldn't help but raise his chin to the bench:

"Awei, I want to see you play football!"

Su Changwei sighed and stood up from his seat:

"Sir Alex Ferguson, please respect my professionalism."

"As long as it is your reasonable instruction, I will comply with it."

"You don't need to sound so aggrieved!"

Ferguson stretched out his left hand and pointed to the Rolex on his wrist:

"Then warm up quickly!"

"These few bullshit words just now have wasted 15 seconds!"

"If we lose the ball because of these 15 seconds, can you afford it?"

Su Changwei opened his arms. Qin Sheng had already taken off his coat and put on a small yellow mandarin jacket.

He kicked Giggs and Neville:

"When this old man was a coach, would he have arranged so many dramas for himself?"

The two assistant coaches looked at Ferguson and shook their heads at the same time:

"Before...he was more nervous than anyone else, how could he have the energy to make these jokes!"

"Now he...is really enjoying football!"

(End of this chapter)