Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 303 Seeking justice for four years ago
Goalkeeper: No. 19 Edwin van der Sar

Forwards: No. 8 Wayne Rooney, No. 10 Ruud van Nistelrooy, No. 22 Cristiano Ronaldo
Midfielders: No. 11 Ryan Giggs, 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
Manchester United's starting lineup is 4-3-3. To deal with Newcastle, Manchester United must maintain the combat effectiveness on the front line. Even if the defense line is in danger, they must try their best to send forwards who can score goals.

This is a difficult decision, because whether it is Alan Shearer or Michael Owen, they are the kind of monsters who can score goals without reason!
It doesn't matter if it doesn't explode, once it explodes, no matter how many defensive players you put in, you can't stop these guys from shooting the ball into your goal!

If it is said that Manchester United has strengthened its defense, leading to a shortage of strikers, then at Newcastle's home court, it is likely to fall into an embarrassing situation. When Newcastle scores a goal, Manchester United must hastily adjust the personnel on the striker and strengthen the attack... …Instead of being passive, Manchester United might as well compete with their opponents as soon as they play. I don’t care if you can score goals, but I must be able to score goals myself!

As for the state of Alan Shearer and Michael Owen, this issue is no longer considered. For some people, you can't pin your hopes on his abnormal performance.

At the press conference before the game, Ferguson spoke a meaningful sentence.

"I am very happy to see that Newcastle is developing in a good direction. Personally, I hope that Newcastle can rise from the predicament. In 2001, the battle between us is still fresh in my memory. For several years, I always wanted to meet that Magpie army again."

"St James' Park is a sacred place for the Magpies and I respect it. So, I put my best players on the field."

"Don't say who is old. I am a 64-year-old man who has not retired. What qualifications do other people have? Keane told me today that he still feels that he can cover the entire half. I said to him, then , you go do it!"

Ferguson is making his belligerent declaration: seek justice for the 2001 war!
For several years, Newcastle fans have always talked about their 2001:9 victory in September 4 to prove the strength of Newcastle, and every time Manchester United beat Newcastle in four years, their fans always find reasons Said that Newcastle is not in the strongest form.

Well, the current Manchester United should be at the lowest point in recent years. The summer signings only cost a few million pounds. Although Newcastle is also in a recession, they can spend more than 3000 million pounds in the transfer market. Signed up a lot, and formed a super striker lineup of Shearer + Irving.

Well, there is nothing to say. If Newcastle wants to rise, Manchester United will give it a slap in the face, beat the opponent down hard, and make Newcastle unable to hold its head up!
Therefore, although Ferguson said it tactfully, the meaning in his words was bloody. He wished that when Newcastle wanted to get back up, he would step on a foot so hard that Newcastle could not get up, and the huge signings would be in vain. .

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Goalkeeper: No. 1 Shay Given

Forwards: No. 9 Alan Shearer (captain), No. 10 Michael Owen
Midfielders: No. 14 Charles Nzobia, No. 17 Scott Parker, No. 11 Lee Bowyer, No. 5 Emre Bellozoglu

Defenders: No. 33 Celestine Babayaro, No. 6 Jean-Alain Boomsson, No. 27 Steven Taylor, No. 2 Stephen Carr
Compared with the Newcastle team that Ronaldo met in the Europa League final more than three months ago, this team is already specious, and half of the players have changed.

The Nigerian big man Sola Ameobi, who had a dispute with Ronaldo in the player tunnel, didn't even have to sit on the bench. The striker sitting on the Newcastle bench today is also a powerful fighter. Spain National team forward Albert Luke, 26-year-old Albert Luke was the main force of La Coruña last season, scoring 11 goals in the season, and he is also the successor of Alan Shearer booked by the team .

Albert Luke, whose transfer price is 1000 million pounds, sits on the bench. This year's Newcastle is really extravagant!
In addition to Albert Luke, Newcastle's several important season new signings, all debut, forward Michael Owen, midfielder Scott Parker, Emre Bellozoglu, defender Jean-Alan Bou Musson, these guys filled Newcastle's squad and immediately turned the value of this team several notches.

If you don't count the integration of the team, just look at the player's reputation and personal strength, the current Newcastle United is not much worse than Manchester United, and the two are basically on the same level.

Newcastle's core players are all international players from various European football powers, and they are still international players in their prime.

It can be said that Newcastle, which is expensive, already has the prototype of a strong team. If the head coach Souness has the ability to integrate these players, he is capable enough to wrestle with any team in the Premier League. It is Manchester United, even Chelsea and Arsenal can touch it.

Of course, football is by no means simply finding 11 strong players and putting them together. There are much more complicated things, such as team tactics, whether the technical characteristics of players are in tune with each other, and the degree of tacit cooperation. , players' habits and personalities, etc., may have a positive or negative impact on the actual combat effectiveness of a team.

There are players who can play the best ability no matter what team they are in, but there are certainly not many!

People often find a strange phenomenon. Some players' performance in a certain team is a mess, but when he enters a new team, he suddenly becomes a different person and becomes alive and well. , He found the most suitable position in this team.

For example, Ronaldo, he quickly became an important player in Benfica, but if he entered a La Liga or Serie A team when he first debuted, it would be difficult to say.

Another example is Michael Owen. He played for Liverpool for 7 years. Except for the 1999-2000 season when he was seriously injured, he scored 20+ goals in other seasons. But in Real Madrid, he could not find his position and even played as a substitute. No, this is not to say that Irving's ability is not good, but that he cannot adapt to the overall style of Real Madrid.

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The player tunnel at St. James' Park is very characteristic. It is like a tunnel, which is lower than the lawn of the stadium. Players need to step on two steps to enter the field from the tunnel. This feeling is like drilling suddenly from a hole in the ground. Come out and be suddenly immersed in the furious atmosphere of the stadium.

One side is black and white, and the other side is red and white. Two queues with contrasting tones emerge from the "burrow".

"Magpies! Newcastle! Long live!"

"Red devils, your disaster is approaching, cry!"

I don't know the reason. When I was in the player's tunnel, the shouts of the fans sounded vaguely, but once I walked out of the tunnel, it was like being in a storm. A precarious feeling.

"Haha, let's enjoy the storm in St. James' Park!" Newcastle captain Alan Shearer suddenly turned and laughed.

"Hmph! ... Manchester United! Go on!"

It was the Red Devils captain Roy Keane who made the shout!

From this moment on, the two captains began to carry on. Their first round of competition was about momentum. Alan Shearer used the deterrence of the home court to give the Manchester United players a blow, while Roy Keane did not budge. , do not give the other party any chance.

The performance of Manchester United players in the player tunnel today is completely different from the previous two league games.

grim!serious!The oppressive atmosphere before the war!
Even in the league opener against Everton, the Manchester United players were very relaxed, talking and laughing, but today they are not like that, everyone's face is tense, and no one even turns their heads to look Look at the players of the opposing team next to you.

This is the expression when the deadly enemies meet. Manchester United will not have any warmth for Newcastle, but only hatred for the enemy.

As Ferguson said, every time Manchester United meets Newcastle, it is a war. In order to maintain the pride of the Red Devils, Manchester United must defeat their opponents every time. Such pressure must be borne!
Newcastle players have a unique entry "ceremony" before the game starts.

They all stood in a row outside the touchline, then lowered their heads, gestured with the right hand to draw the "cross" pattern on their chests, muttered words, and then ran into the field. Some Newcastle players, such as Alan Shearer, Steven Players like Taylor, after drawing the cross, lay down and kissed the ground before rushing into the field.

This is like a religious ceremony, if you think of the ashes of countless Newcastle fans who died under the lawn of this stadium... this feeling is toothache!
"Man United! Manchester United! Glory to Manchester United!"

As usual, Roy Keane stood in the center of the circle formed by his teammates, shouted, and then raised his arms to intersect all his teammates.

"My brothers, today we met the Newcastle people again, they said they wanted to beat us... the Red Legion, can we promise them?"

"No! We will never agree!"

"Defeat them!"

This is so fucking cool!Although the lawn under his feet made Ronando feel a little uncomfortable, but the roaring noise echoing around and the excited shouts of his teammates made Ronando feel the passion to go to the battlefield.

This is the atmosphere of the Premier League battle, I like this feeling!

Ronando is not a soldier, but every young man of this age has the passion for fighting. Sometimes Ronando even thought that if he had chosen an era to travel through, he would rather go to an era full of wars , even if you die on the battlefield, you can thoroughly cleanse your soul in the flames of war.

There is no battlefield, only the stadium, which is not bad! ...Let your mind run wild on this court!

(End of this chapter)