Chapter 541 Fantasy Is Heartbreak

But even on such a happy day, there are also opposing voices, such as former Sky Sports commentator Andy Gray, who published an article in his personal column titled - Please do not have illusions about Manchester United, illusions It's heartbreaking.

The content is as follows:

Manchester United is actually just a "super second-tier" team in the Champions League, like a pirated DVD of a "mosaic" of the past glorious years. Maybe we should wake up from Manchester United's nine-game winning streak at the start of the season and carefully say "Down with the fake Manchester United." .

In 1968, George Best, wearing the No. 7 jersey, scored a goal for Benfica when he was 21 years old, and began to ascend to the hall named "great" in the history of English football; 38 years later, he also wore the No. 7 jersey. Cristiano Ronaldo, also 21 years old, flicked his right ankle to pass Dong Fangzhuo, completing Manchester United's revenge for last season's 1-4 loss to Barcelona.

You can even find that Scholes and Charlton both participated in the key revenge game at the age of 31, but please don’t make sensational analogies. This Manchester United is no longer the 1968 Manchester United. It is not even as good as the 1998-1999 model. Manchester United - In that era, Ferguson's "92 golden generation" created a strategic style of play, a style of play that used parallel midfield positions to squeeze opponents into making mistakes. At that time, Manchester United had the best Baker Ham, the best Keane, the best Scholes, the best Giggs.

But now it's gone. Apart from Scholes, this game can still be a vague clue in the form of memory. Manchester United is actually just a "super second-tier" team in the Champions League - like a "mosaic" of the glorious past. DVD piracy. Even though it has Dong Fangzhuo, who is more popular than York and Cole, you can tell from the anxious expression on Lafayette's face when playing Reading: That great Manchester United has shrunk.

Lafayette said after the game: We defeated a strong team. This is really a wonderful irony. In the 1998-99 season, the world's top players were shouting "Down with Manchester United", but times have changed and now it's time for Manchester United to shout "Down with" - because the opponent is last season's Champions League champion Barcelona, ​​which is known as Dream of Barcelona.

Maybe we should wake up from Manchester United's nine-game winning streak at the start of the season and carefully say "Down with the fake Manchester United"?

Of course, I must be happy for Manchester United's 4-1. Of course, Dong Fangzhuo's right-footed hook shot can be ranked at least as the "first brother" in the Champions League goals in that round, or even the second goal. Immortal Tribulation

Of course, I have to give a thumbs up to Dong Fangzhuo for his growth. He is now becoming more and more the leader of Manchester United. When he stands in the opponent's penalty area, the opponent's goal is always in turmoil. In the history of Manchester United, there have always been many excellent No. 9 players, but no forward can always fight the opponent's defense like him.

We also have to applaud Cristiano Ronaldo. When he runs wildly with the ball, the whole stadium will be swept away by his speed. The goal he scored in Reading in the last game was Giggs style. This time he scored against Dong Fangzhuo Saha. The assists are Beckham-style, and his dazzling pass on the right is much more romantic than Beckham's. Veteran fans must think of Best in the same position.

They have all matured. 10 months later, Manchester United has gone through the lowest point in the history of the Champions League. They have gone through the most impetuous season in their youth and development period. A boy becomes a man when he knows how to win over his opponents with a smile instead of a middle finger. Throughout the game, they made Rijkaard furious but could do nothing about it.

Dong Fangzhuo's biggest improvement is not that he scores goals continuously, but that he can always score goals at critical moments. When the team needs him, he will stand up.

And Ronaldo's biggest improvement is not to show off his skills like a boy on a bicycle.

The English say that his current success is "strategic", which is a very noble word. It is no longer about miraculous skills, but about using personal power to change the situation of the battle. It seems that in history, only dribbling masters such as Maradona, Cruyff and Zidane can admire such words. His dribbling is like using a red tassel gun to pierce the hammer formation.

But I don’t think Manchester United is “recovering”. Manchester United has not repeated the nightmare 10 months ago, and has not experienced the downturn of being tied by Reading in the Premier League or being forcibly ripped off by Chelsea, but this does not mean that it is better. At most, it just woke up from a nightmare, but it is still far from the dream of reviving the dynasty.

In the past, the perfect midfielder achieved Manchester United's hegemony. This was the case for the Manchester United dynasty at any time, but now Manchester United is weak in the waist and abdomen. It was only under the calculation of the still wise Lafayette that the 442 was changed to 433, making Rooney a false left winger. There is no way to attack opponents, because Giggs is old. It is a good combination to let Carrick, Scholes and Modric organize. Let Fletcher, Park Ji-sung and Smith serve as part of Keane's dirty work. Working is also a rational choice. Doomsday Doctor

But this is a typical method of deducing the cause from the result. If Cristiano Ronaldo's kick was intercepted, if Dong Fangzhuo did not adjust his steps well, there are too many ifs on the football field. As long as there is one if, Manchester United, which is at a disadvantage in the whole game, will not count. Being beaten back to 10 damn months ago, at most they could only get one point back due to the hard work of the defense.

This is a fact. It's not that Manchester United didn't play well. Manchester United played too well in this game, but it can only play to this extent. Manchester United can mobilize the fighting spirit of the past, and Lafayette can mobilize all the fighting spirit. However, after Manchester United faded out in the 1992 generation, its talent and imagination are just the scores this morning. It cannot be higher, and it is impossible to have an endless stream of talents like Arsenal.

A scary question is: If Rooney is suspended due to bad temper, or if Dong Fangzhuo is injured, who else will Manchester United serve as a positive striker?

You can continue to love Manchester United this season, but you cannot continue to be full of illusions about Manchester United this season. It took Lafayette ten years of hard work to cultivate the golden generation of that year. Now things have changed and the next batch of crops are growing like leaves. Ye Mao - We still have to take some time, maybe one year, maybe two years, or even longer.

Watching Dong Fangzhuo gain momentum, watching Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo running wildly across the field, watching Manchester United united as one, it was very exciting, but the excitement was the red spots on Lafayette’s face, a redemption of past glory. With the surging momentum of the Premier League this season, and qualifying from the Champions League group To prepare for the subsequent encirclement, you must know:

If you fantasize about Manchester United, your fantasy will be "heartbreaking".

What kind of bullshit article is this? Dong Fangzhuo read it from beginning to end, and finally realized that the signature was that damn Andy Gray.

This old man still hasn’t admitted that Manchester United has become truly powerful? It seems that only by using one victory after another to silence his mouth, he will admit the truth at the end of the season...

But, does this guy want to clear his name now? He suddenly felt that Andy was a bit pitiful. Since he left Sky Sports, his situation has become worse and worse...