Chapter 143 “Doing Hair”
The League Cup battle between Chelsea and Manchester United was temporarily over, but the news media did not let them go the next day. The Times bombarded Manchester United from the standpoint of a Londoner, targeting almost all Manchester United players.
Especially the frontcourt trident of Ronaldo, Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo.
Because they caused too much trouble for Chelsea in the game, and it was impressive, but these impressions were bad impressions.
The Times went so far as to describe them as "dummers" for the first time.
"What Manchester United is initially famous for is not their strength, but the three 19-year-old players in the frontcourt. These three players flopped and caused disaster. In the League Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Manchester United, these three players were We contributed a feast of diving.”
The Times cited several examples.
"Not long after the first half started, Chinese Dong deceived Terry and Bridge into diving in Chelsea's backcourt to get a set kick, which resulted in Chelsea conceding the first goal."
"After that, Ronaldo once broke into the penalty area and fell to the ground under Terry's interception. In response, the referee Barry signaled that the game continued and ignored Ronaldo's request for a penalty kick while lying on the ground. A few minutes later, It was Rooney's turn to fall to the ground, he and Gallas fought in the penalty area and fell down without hesitation."
"In the second half, Chinese Dong received a pass from Ronaldo and dived in front of Terry, but the referee still ignored it."
"The tragedy is that at the last moment of the game, Rooney fell again in the penalty area, but this time it was true, and the referee still did not make a penalty..."
"Three people dived so much that the immediate referee Barry did not dare to call a penalty kick. For players like Ronaldo, the referees always seem to be very careful. You must know that they are never sure whether they have been fouled or not. It is diving, so it is always difficult for the referee to make a decision. Therefore, when Rooney is really tripped by Terry in the penalty area, it is difficult for the referee to make the correct judgment at the first time. They subconsciously They thought Rooney was diving and of course this was their punishment."
Although the Times was a little gloating, its analysis was not unreasonable.
In fact, since last season, Ronaldo has become the number one diving king in Manchester United. Since joining Manchester United, his diving seems to be as famous as his love of dribbling. Last season, he played against Fulham and against Fulham. Stuttgart's two falls even triggered criticism from the opposing players and criticism from the media. Now it seems that he has also paid the price for his soft feet. The referees are now extremely cautious about every time he falls to the ground.
Unexpectedly, one season later, Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo would also be labeled as floppers.
I wonder if this is the fault of Cristiano Ronaldo?
Anyway, this is definitely not a good thing for Manchester United. However, Manchester United was not the loser in this game. It drew with Chelsea in the away game and had the advantage of two goal differences. It actually took the initiative to advance. Of course, the premise is that it does not lose to Chelsea at home and the goal is also It's not a difficult task to accomplish without losing two.
However, the current Chelsea team is really strong. Judging from Manchester United's performance in this season and a half, any result is not that unexpected.
But right now, Ferguson doesn't have much time to think about the second round, because another heavyweight game is coming. Three days later, the league will challenge Liverpool away!
In the first half of the league, Manchester United defeated Liverpool at home. Liverpool is sharpening its sword and waiting for Manchester United.
Liverpool also reached the semi-finals of the League Cup this season, but they had one more day of rest than Manchester United. They ended the battle the day before yesterday and won their opponent Watford 1:0 at home in the first round.
What made Ferguson jealous the most was that Benitez sent in substitute players and easily won the game, just because their opponents were too weak, while Manchester United used all their main players to snipe Chelsea, which was not a concept at all.
Liverpool is a bit resting and waiting for work, while Manchester United is a bit hard-working.
Benitez obviously paid more attention to this game with Manchester United. In order to avenge the away defeat in the league, and in order to kill Manchester United and compete with Manchester United for the third position in the league, he rested the main players early.
Ferguson sometimes feels that the Football Association may be targeting Manchester United, otherwise why do they always suffer from the schedule?
First, he had to fight against Chelsea in the League Cup, and then he had to fight against Liverpool in the league, and then he had to be tossed by the third round rematch of the FA Cup. This is not over yet, he also has to fight against Arsenal, Manchester City, AC Milan fought to the death...
Anyway, Manchester United's road this year is really not that easy. Although many problems were highlighted in the Chelsea game, Ferguson did not rush to correct them one by one the next day, but gave the team a day off.
The competition is so intensive. If he continues to torture the main players, the game may not even start yet, and injuries may follow.
He also specifically asked assistant coach Queiroz to tell the two training madmen, Dong Fangzhuo and Cristiano Ronaldo, that they must give themselves a holiday and not cause injuries due to overexertion in training.
There was no other way. In such a tense and sensitive period, Dong Fangzhuo and the others had no choice but to obey orders.
The two of them had nothing to do, so Ronaldo suggested.
"Let me ask you to do your hair. If you don't cut the black hair on your head, I would think you crawled out of a cave."
Dong Fangzhuo's hair is quite long, no different from those of ordinary nineteen-year-old children, and it almost covers his ears. People are not handsome to begin with, and if they don’t take care of their hair, they really won’t be able to stand it anymore.
"Doing hair?" Dong Fangzhuo is a little sensitive to these three words. After all, 2018 in his previous life has just passed. These three words are really too hot. Isn't that the story of Jia Mouliang and his wife?
"Yes, you are so old-fashioned, how can you flirt with girls? You don't like men, right?" When Ronaldo said this, he took a few steps back.
"..." Dong Fangzhuo rolled his eyes.
"The little yellow hair on your head is nowhere to be seen. In China, your type cannot find a girlfriend. You are a gangster in society and can only ruin good women."
“You’re kidding, I’m tall, handsome, rich, and good at football!”
"Haha, tall, rich and handsome...Okay, okay, let's do our hair!"
Ronaldo led the way, but Dong Fangzhuo followed Ronaldo to the city center without driving.
The two people kept chatting on the road.
"That guy Rooney was very surprised yesterday. He actually jumped out to help you. What did he mean?"
"I think he probably wanted to show his kindness to me."
"Take him in, lest he always doesn't get along with us. How long has it been since this guy scored a goal?"
Half an hour later, Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo walked into a high-end salon.
Perhaps because he was too tired from yesterday's game, Dong Fangzhuo fell asleep soon after sitting on the chair...
Ronaldo looked in the mirror again and again, always giving instructions to the hairstylist on how to style his hair. After seeing Dong Fangzhuo asleep, his eyes flashed with a hint of cunning.
"hey-hey……"
"Come on, let's do it for him first. You can dye his hair purple like this."
"Then, I shaved the hair on both sides and dyed it..." Ronaldo touched his chin and thought for a while.
"Dye the dust red! Haha!"
"Perm his eyebrows, trim them, touch them up, and make them look like Tom Cruise?"
Another half hour later...