Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 249 C-Level Alert at Old Trafford

United's first game of the 2005-06 season, and the club's first since Ronaldo's arrival, is just around the corner.

Countless experts and fans widened their glasses and prepared to take a good look at the changes in the new Manchester United in the new season, because although this is just a warm-up match, Ferguson will definitely form the most suitable lineup in his mind to meet the enemy .

Manchester United's opponent in the warm-up match is from Slavia Prague in the Czech First Division. This team won the runner-up in the Czech First Division last season, so they won tickets to participate in the second qualifying round of the Europa League. Since Manchester United is the third place in the Premier League, they will participate in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. The two teams hit it off and are ready to use this warm-up match to run the team.

The reason for choosing a Czech team is that the team that Manchester United will face in the third qualifying round is very likely to be the Hungarian First Division champion Debreson.

Hungary and the Czech Republic are close neighbors, and the team styles are somewhat similar. After Manchester United's "Asia Tour" at the end of this month, the UEFA Champions League qualifying match will soon be ushered in. The team may not be able to arrange another heavyweight game after the long journey Therefore, before going to Asia, it is a very suitable arrangement to have a contest with Slavia Prague.

Generally speaking, Slavia Prague is at least two grades lower than Manchester United.

The Czech League is a top-ranked league in Central and Eastern Europe, but in the whole of Europe, it hovers around 3th and belongs to the third-tier league. Slavia Prague has performed well in the past ten years and has always been in the top four of the league. So every year there is a chance to participate in the European League, but four times to participate in the Champions League qualifiers, all lost in the qualifying rounds, never broke into the history of the Champions League main match, which has a clear gap with Manchester United.

On July 7, Manchester United's home stadium in Carrington, Old Trafford Stadium, ushered in the season premiere.

Old Trafford has a resounding nickname: "Dream Theater". In the past 100 years, countless classic games have been staged here. It is known as the best player and best team in England. Performing here, this stadium is also revered as the treasure of English football.

The current Old Trafford Stadium, after the reconstruction in 2000, can accommodate 68000 spectators. Due to the unique heritage of this stadium, any game held here can achieve a full effect.

At Old Trafford, almost every stand has its own story. For nearly 100 years, it has witnessed the ups and downs of Manchester United, the rise and fall of honor and disgrace.

Every fan who comes to this stadium to watch and visit will happily take pictures at those iconic locations, such as the Busby statue in the South Stand and the Munich Clock, the commemorative plaque of the Munich Air Disaster, and the Manchester United Museum. Of course, at this time, there was no "Manchester United Three Swordsman" and the statue of Ferguson, which belonged to the monuments of Manchester United's rise again in the 21st century.

However, unlike the overcrowded Old Trafford stadium in previous seasons, Manchester United's first game of the new season this season was boycotted by fans!

Not only the "Independent Manchester United Fans Association", one of the three major fan organizations of Manchester United, officially issued a call for fans to refuse to enter the stadium to watch the game, but the other two major fan organizations "Manchester United Fan Fund" and "Red Army" also mobilized fans to join the boycott to varying degrees. This caused this game to break the record for the lowest number of fans entering the Old Trafford stadium since the reconstruction: the actual number of entries was less than 7%!
This is incredible for Manchester United's home game. There is no doubt about the loyalty of Manchester United fans. Even a trivial friendly match will attract fans to buy out all the tickets. Because some fans who bought tickets suddenly couldn't come, otherwise, the Old Trafford stadium can be full of seats every game.

Today, the whole of England is watching the joke of Manchester United!
On the stands of the stadium, several huge slogans were flying high, all of which were boycott slogans against the Glazer family. What's more, in the majestic main entrance square of Old Trafford, thousands of people gathered These fans held the slogan "Don't drive away Glazer, never enter the stadium to watch the game" to discourage fans from entering the stadium.

In order to prevent accidents, the Manchester Police Department arranged explosion-proof police in several buses outside the stadium, always ready to stop conflicts in time when riots occur.

Inside the stadium, the security guards at the Old Trafford Stadium are also fully armed, and the alert level has been adjusted to C level. The 27 screens in the main control room of the stadium are connected to cameras from different angles inside and outside the stadium. And these cameras are all aimed at the fans' stands. In addition, the security guards patrolling the stadium also hold binoculars and carefully observe every move of the fans in the stands.

Like an enemy!

When does Alert Level C at Old Trafford usually occur?
Generally speaking, only when Manchester United's two biggest rivals: Liverpool and Leeds United come to this stadium, the alert level will be adjusted to C level as a matter of course. Even for the rivals Manchester City in the same city, there is no such treatment. During the Manchester City derby, if it only happens in the middle of the season, the alert level will generally be set at B level, which means that only a small number of police officers are needed.

However, what is different from ever before is that this time the C-level alert at Old Trafford is aimed at its own fans!
Such a high degree of vigilance is necessary, because there is a saying among Manchester United fans: because of the entry of the Glazer family, Manchester United will usher in the darkest moment in history, and the third place in the first two seasons is not the worst!Since Ferguson does not have enough funds to fill the lineup, Manchester United is no longer able to compete with Chelsea, Arsenal, or even Liverpool, Everton and other teams when the main lineup is gradually aging. The team's performance will fall out of the top three!
If anyone doesn't believe it, just look at Manchester United's signings this summer and you will understand-

First of all, the 533 million pounds of Portuguese teenager Ronaldo can actually be excluded, because the money will be returned in the winter, which can be ignored. In addition, Manchester United earns more money from selling players than buying them. Into player payouts!

When did the Red Devils Manchester United do such a wretched thing?The only reason is that the Glazer family from the United States regards money as their life. They don't care about the team's performance at all. After obtaining the ownership of Manchester United, they only want to make money and try to turn Manchester United into their money-making tool.

Under the guidance of such remarks, Manchester United fans are of course filled with righteous indignation. In their view, Manchester United should actually belong to them...

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Old Trafford, home team dressing room.

This is a dressing room that can be called a "model of meticulous care". Not only is it as large as a hotel, but it is also luxuriously equipped with six shower rooms, six toilets, two bidet bathrooms and a luxurious mineral spring pool , there are also laundry rooms, lounges, leisure rooms, and even lounges and children's rooms specially prepared for the players' families and girlfriends. Each player is equipped with a leather lounge chair specially designed according to the curve of the human body...

When Ronando came here for the first time, he even thought he was in the wrong place, shit!This is not a resting place for the players who are about to play, it is completely the furnishings of a high-end club!
However, the atmosphere in the locker room of the home team today was very solemn. All the players did not lie on comfortable recliners, but sat neatly on four rows of benches.

Old Ferguson stood in front of the players calmly.

"My children! Today's game is just a warm-up match, and the opponent is not strong. No one thinks that we will lose, and I think so too."

"However, we should treat this game as a final! This is a matter of life and death for Manchester United! Look at the slogans in the stadium, and look at the fans in the square outside the stadium! To be honest, my old man also sympathizes They, because! I am also a Manchester United!"

"However, I am a coach, you are players, we are not ordinary Manchester United people! We are the backbone of Manchester United! Why should the media accuse us? Why should they look down on us?"

"That's right! We failed in the first two seasons, but! In this new season, we will go all out for honor! Starting from today's game, we will let everyone see our strength! Manchester United the power of!"

"Forward! Manchester United! Destroy the enemy!"

Old Ferguson waved his arms emotionally, opened his mouth and let out a loud roar!

Is this the Ferguson hair dryer?It was the first time for Ronaldo to experience Manchester United's pre-match mobilization, and it was also the first time for him to officially see the old Scottish man Ferguson with such a passionate expression.

In other words, any good head coach must be a master of speech. From this point of view, Ferguson should be better than Benfica coach Trapattoni last season, because the Italian old man is more rigorous, although he can also give speeches , but not as good as the dancing Ferguson to mobilize the emotions of the players.

The words from Ferguson's mouth may not be very novel, but supplemented by his body language and facial expressions, it gives people a feeling of enthusiasm, and they can't wait to rush to the court to fight with their opponents...

Goalkeeper: No. 19 Edwin van der Sar

Forwards: No. 11 Ryan Giggs, No. 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy, No. 8 Wayne Rooney
Midfielders: No. 18 Paul Scholes, No. 16 Roy Keane, No. 24 Darren Fletcher

Defenders: No. 4 Gabriel Heinze, No. 5 Rio Ferdinand, No. 26 John O'Shea, No. 2 Gary Neville

Ferguson fielded a 4-3-3 formation today, unlike a few days ago in practice with Ryan Giggs pushed up front and veteran Paul Scholes in midfield Alan Smith's position.

This is actually a 4-1-2-3 formation, with Roy Keane dragging the midfield behind, Paul Scholes and Darren Fletcher side by side, two in front and one behind. The field configuration can not only ensure sufficient support for the forward line, but also make Manchester United's defense line appear thicker. Generally speaking, this is a formation with both offense and defense.

(End of this chapter)