Chapter 376 An Unexpected Victory

Lineker said this mainly because of Manchester United's personnel reserves. Although the Manchester United players performed very well, Ferguson only had so many soldiers on hand.

Ferguson's mood is also very complicated.

After losing Smith in the opening minutes, Manchester United finally won Everton by playing less and more. Manchester United showed strong willpower.

Even if one player is missing, the opponent can still be defeated, which shows that the team is in good condition. Everton is not a weak team, and its sixth-place finish in the league makes any opponent quite fearful. Being able to win against them shows that Manchester United is playing very resiliently now.

However, on the defensive line, Sylvester is simply intolerable to him. He has decided to sell Sylvester now, but who will replace him is a big problem.

The reporter asked him directly at the press conference: "Sylvester has made major mistakes in two consecutive games. What do you think of his future?"

Ferguson still saved face for Sylvester and did not say anything for sure: "Every player will make mistakes, and the state may continue to be sluggish. Mistakes are inevitable. Generally speaking, the team is currently in good condition."

Ferguson downplayed the problems facing Manchester United, claiming that if it were not for Chelsea's stable performance, Manchester United's winning of the league championship would not be a problem: "Look at our current points, which is better than four of the past six seasons in the same period, and many teams behind Chelsea. The team will feel they have had a successful season so far. Chelsea's problem is a problem for all teams, not just Manchester United."

However, the "Manchester Evening News" was not as optimistic as Ferguson, but wrote an article saying: "Manchester United's recent form is certainly good, but if Glazer doesn't spend money to buy people, Sir Alex Ferguson will have no one available. What will happen in the second half of the season? No one will There is no guarantee that the current players at Manchester United will remain healthy..."

"Injuries can ruin everything."

Injury?

Yes, Ferguson is afraid of this. The current player configuration actually makes him feel very optimistic, as long as no one is injured.

But just like the central defender position, Ferdinand is injured, Brown is injured, and Sylvester is unreliable. This alone is enough to give him a drink.

I recently communicated with Glazer and it was clear that Glazer was unwilling to give him any funds to buy players. You can give money, but the players you buy must be controlled within tens of millions of pounds.

For example, the media recently reported that the acquisition of Evra is indeed close to completion, but Ferguson also wants a midfielder and a central defender...

But people in these two positions are harder to buy.

Time did not allow him to think more. He now accepted the advice of assistant coach Queiroz and made a substantial rotation of the team.

Next, they faced Wigan at home. Smith was suspended with a red card, while Park Ji-sung was suspended with accumulated yellow cards. Both players were absent. However, the good form of Scholes and Giggs does not worry Ferguson much.

It's just that he no longer trusts Sylvester in the central defender position. Although Sylvester is still on the bench, Ferguson would rather trust Pique, who is about to turn 19, than give Sylvester any more chances.

Almost everyone got a rotation, except Dong Fangzhuo. In this game at Wigan, Rooney returned to the lineup, and Dong Fangzhuo continued to serve as the arrow.

Manchester United, playing at home, did not make the mistake of giving their opponent a kill at the beginning this time. Rooney, who had been waiting for a game, scored twice, and Giggs and Saha, who came on as a substitute, scored one goal each. In the end, Manchester United defeated Wigan 4-0 at home.

Dong Fangzhuo's performance in the game was very mediocre. Didn't even get an assist.

"He is tired, he needs to rest." "Manchester Evening News" expressed concerns about Dong Fangzhuo.

"Actually, he hasn't even taken a break this season. At the end of last season, he went to participate in the World Youth Championship. Then he rested for more than ten days before joining Manchester United, and then he continued to play the game until now. That's an iron man. He will collapse. If Sir Alex does not give him a rest, it is very likely that he will not survive next year."

According to statistics, in the games that Dong Fangzhuo could play for Manchester United, except for one League Cup game, he played in the rest of the games and played almost 90 minutes in every game. He can indeed be called an Iron Man now. But it can also be seen from this game that he is indeed tired.

While his teammates were still alive and kicking, he kind of disappeared after 70 minutes in the second half.

Ferguson had to take him off early.

Of course Ferguson knew that Dong Fangzhuo was tired, but as the most important player in the team, he really didn't dare to take Dong Fangzhuo down.

Three days later, in an away game against Aston Villa, Ferguson still stubbornly put Dong Fangzhuo on the field, but it was Rooney and Giggs who made the difference. Manchester United still won Aston Villa 2:0 in the away game, but Dong Fangzhuo still had no direct contribution.

"Dong's statistics have dropped quite seriously in the last two games, and Ferguson must let him rest." "Manchester Evening News" reminded Ferguson again.

Of course, Dong Fangzhuo did have a chance to rest, because Manchester United will face their League Cup opponent Birmingham City away from home.

Not only Dong Fangzhuo got a chance to rest, but most of the main players of the first team also rested. But Ronaldo asked Ying to play, and Manchester United finally won Birmingham City 3:1.

The goalscorers were Pique, Rossi and Saha.

This actually surprised Ferguson. Pique started three consecutive games and not only performed stably, but also scored a goal.

After Rossi and Saha became starters on the bench, they actually scored a lot of goals.

The League Cup actually advanced to the semi-finals...

Ferguson has no intention of going far in the League Cup this season and can give up and lose the game at any time. Unexpectedly, Manchester United actually reached the semi-finals with a bunch of substitutes.

This puts him in a difficult position...

However, the opponent in the semi-finals is Blackburn. It seems that Manchester United will get another chance to enter the final.

The team was in such good shape that Ferguson gave Rossi another chance at them. As a result, Manchester United defeated West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at home again. Rooney, Ronaldo and Saha scored goals respectively.

Dong Fangzhuo sat on the bench and did not play.

"The role of Chinese Dong Fangzhuo is weakening, and Manchester United wins!" Three days before Christmas, the Times believed that Manchester United had broken away from its dependence on Dong Fangzhuo. "Manchester United is back on track. Now they are not dependent on any one player. It can be seen from their recent big victory. Their situation is much better than Arsenal."

"Ferguson should now find that his team is becoming more mature and no longer dependent on anyone."

And on Christmas Day, when Manchester United went to Birmingham City again, Ferguson once again put Dong Fangzhuo on the bench as usual...