Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 327

"Portuguese Ronaldinho continued his magic, kicking his head and kicking his head to help the Red Army get through the danger."

At the beginning of September, the UEFA Champions League group stage has not yet started, and the most important event in European football is the World Cup qualifiers. Every European team that participated in the battle was carefully evaluated by the media, especially those emerging from the national teams of football powers. new star.

The Portuguese team has no history worth boasting in the history of the World Cup in recent decades, but because it won the runner-up in the 2004 European Cup, it is naturally classified as a "strong team".

"European Red Brazil" is the nickname of the Portuguese team. The football of this country has always had a unique position in European football. And arouse people's attention.

Portugal's golden generation of Figo, Rui Costa and other superstars are getting old, but this team already has successors!
Anderson Deco, who played for Barcelona, ​​Simao of Atletico Madrid, and Ronaldo of Manchester United, became the representative figures of the new generation of Red Army.

Among these new generation stars, Ronando is undoubtedly the most dazzling one.

The 18-year-old Manchester United winger has won the European Triple Crown in just half a year since his debut, and has occupied a very important position in both the club and the national team. All of this indicates that a bright new star is rising .

Every year, the new generation of European football stars who rise to fame is not uncommon, and it is rare to be able to make a blockbuster like Ronando.

"Genius on the Right", "Son of Portugal" and "Madeira Warrior", all kinds of praise followed. Ronando, who has just stepped out of Portugal, has become a very popular football figure. People not only Sigh at the miracles he created on the court, and even more amazed at his rapid rise.

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On September 9, the second day of Portugal's expedition to Moscow, Ronaldo hastily returned to Manchester.

The tough battle is about to begin, and the first battle is the Manchester City Derby, which is watched by the whole of England.

As one of the three most popular cities in English football, Manchester City Derby, Liverpool Derby, and North London Derby are known as one of the three most important city derby battles in England. Aboriginal fans hated Manchester United, a homeless team that "flowed with the train lines", and finally settled in Manchester to seize their territory.

Especially in the 50s and 60s, with the rise of Manchester United, "Busby's children" began to take over the hegemony of English football, which made Manchester City fans extremely sad.

"March to Carrington!"

"In this city, we are the masters!"

"This is Manchester! Glory belongs to the blue moon!"

The huge psychological gap, as well as the growing jealousy of Manchester City fans following the glory days of the Manchester United club, made every Manchester City derby extremely hot.

In bars and other places where Manchester City fans gather, whenever the Manchester City derby comes, large posters will appear. In these posters, a puppy that was hit and vomited blood became the protagonist.

Q: "What's the difference between a dog being killed on the road and a Manchester United fan being killed?"

Answer: "There is a skid mark on the front of the dog."

This joke that has been circulated among Manchester City fans for decades is the original source of this poster. Manchester United is extremely domineering in English football, but in this city, a large number of residents have always supported themselves unswervingly Team: Manchester City.

Last season, Manchester City's performance was not bad, and they got eighth in the league, which is much better than the No.16 in the league last season.

However, Manchester City's league ranking is a scumbag compared to its city rival Manchester United.

The only thing that makes Manchester City fans feel a little gratified is that although Manchester City's total performance in the league cannot be compared with that of Manchester United, Manchester City is not far behind in the league records of the two sides. Basically, the winning percentage of the two sides is equal.

For example, in the first three seasons, Manchester City tied with Manchester United with 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses!
The number of goals scored by the two sides is also similar, with Manchester United scoring 11 goals and Manchester City scoring 9 goals.

Even in Manchester United's home stadium, Old Trafford, Manchester City is not helpless. In the three away games in the first three seasons, Manchester City's away record is 2 draws and 1 loss, but it is slightly at a disadvantage That's all, this record is not worse than those of the Premier League giants. For this reason, Manchester City fans have strengthened their own slogan: "Manchester is Manchester City's Manchester"!
This season, the Manchester City club's signings are very small.

Although, Darius Vassell, an international striker from Aston Villa, was introduced on the front line, as well as Manchester United's leading shooter in the middle and late 20th century, one of the "black winds and evil spirits", Andy Kerr, but they also lost the eldest of the Wright-Phillips brothers, Sean Wright-Phillips.

Overall, City's squad has been weakened by the loss of Sean Wright-Phillips, who was transferred to Chelsea for £2100 million that year.

However, in the first month after the start of the league, Manchester City achieved results that made all the fans ecstatic!

3 wins and 1 draw, undefeated!

In addition to Manchester City's 0-0 draw with last season's relegation team West Bromwich Albion in the league opener, the team has won three consecutive victories under the leadership of former famous England international Stuart Pierce , just behind Chelsea, who have won four consecutive victories, in the league standings.

Such a winning streak is tantamount to a fantastic start for Manchester City, which makes everyone look forward to the new season.

After the 70s, the Manchester City team entered a dark period, rarely performed in English football, and has always appeared in front of everyone as a small role. In more than 20 years, it was only once in the 2003-04 season The experience of participating in the Europa League has almost zero other honors.

Of course, Manchester City's performance is good, and Manchester United is naturally a team with a strong momentum.

Manchester United's record in the new season is 2 wins and 1 tie in the league, 1 win and 1 tie in the Champions League qualifying round, and it also maintains an unbeaten record.

The two teams have maintained an unbeaten record in the new season, and they are rivals in the same city. Their confrontation must be a fierce battle between sparks and earth. Neither side will be reconciled to their first defeat It fell to his rival in the same city.

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Manchester City and Manchester United have had deep grievances for decades. The fact that the Red Devils captain Roy Keane candidly confessed that he deliberately tackled the opposing player Haaland's calf can reflect that How deep is the grievance between the two sides.

This time, the confrontation between the two teams added another drama full of drama.

Former Manchester United striker Andy Cole, facing the former owner!

Andy Cole, one of the "black winds and evil spirits" who once dominated English football, is 34 years old this year. After he was "cleared" out of the team by Manchester United at the end of 2001, he lived in Blackburn and Fuller Mu, due to changes in the environment and getting older, his state fluctuates, but he can still score 10+ goals in the last two seasons, and he is an efficient shooter.

Andy Cole's glory days were undoubtedly at Manchester United.

From 1994 to 2001, although Andy Cole was boycotted by clubs and fans, he always had an amazing performance on the court. He scored 95 league goals for Manchester United, especially in the In the 1997-98 season, two black forwards, Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke, scored 58 goals in all competitions and started Manchester United's three consecutive championships. They also won the "Black Wind Shuangsha" for themselves. "The good name.

However, it is such an efficient shooter with outstanding achievements, but he has always been unpopular in the Manchester United club!

As early as 1996, Andy Cole's first full season after he moved to Manchester United, Manchester United fans began to boycott the cutting-edge striker, insisting that the club use Paul Scholes, who was only 21 years old at the time, Form a strike partner with Cantona.

After Paul Scholes, Solskjaer's joining also made Andy Cole's appearances plummeted. He was almost used as a bargaining chip by the team to introduce Alan Shearer from Blackburn. · Shearer decided to transfer to Newcastle, and this exchange plan was just abandoned. Otherwise, there would be no "black wind and double evil" in English football.

So why are Manchester United fans insisting on boycotting Andy Cole?
This question is actually ridiculous. As we all know, the Premier League in the 90s was an era of big bosses. Both coaches and fans liked players with distinctive characteristics. Like an ugly duckling, unloved.

Andy Cole is just that ugly duckling!
People's evaluation of Andy Cole is: shooting is not his specialty; passing barely pass; speed?He's not faster than opposing defenders; break through?That's not something he likes to do, he prefers to finish with the finishing touch, so back to the original question, he's not a good shooter; header?Don't be kidding, this bald head is only 178CM tall...

All of this puts the wrong label on Andy Cole: mediocre forward.

In fact, is Andy Cole a mediocre striker?
On the pitch, many will remember Andy Cole's repeated missed scoring chances due to poor performances, which led to the conclusion that he was "bad", but if you compare his season scoring statistics carefully, You will find an interesting phenomenon, this black guy's average number of goals per game, if penalty kicks are removed (Manchester United's penalty kicks have never been taken by Andy Cole), he is better than England's most famous efficient shooter Alan Shearer is even taller!

It wasn't until after the 21st century that someone began to give a fair evaluation of Andy Cole: This is an all-around striker!

Different from those strikers with distinctive characteristics and skills, in the 21st century Premier League strong teams, there will be at least one midfielder with all-round skills and persistent running. This kind of player can give his teammates the greatest help , At the same time, he can also get more shooting opportunities. This kind of striker is called a "modern striker". Representatives include: Thierry Henry, Luis Saha, Didier Drogba...

However, when the "modern striker" theory was introduced, the proud Andy Cole had already left Manchester United and had already begun to decline...

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