Football King Bale

In the battle with Tottenham, the protagonists of Old Trafford are still Manchester United's young people. 20-year-old Welbeck, 19-year-old Phil Jones, and 22-year-old Cleverley have all won the main position, and the core of the team Gareth Bale also just celebrated his 22nd birthday one month ago.

What made Ferguson happy was that the young man also helped the Red Devils win two consecutive victories at the beginning of the league. Manchester United's official website also revealed that this 11-man combination for the first home game of the league was the youngest starting lineup that Ferguson had arranged since the inception of the Premier League.

Ferguson praised Manchester United's newcomers after the game. He said in an interview with reporters: "I am very happy about this (the lineup is so young), because it tells you that our team always believes in young players, which is what this club needs. , I think all the fans will also appreciate that, especially when you see the quality they have. We always have confidence in using young players and this squad has fantastic quality, which makes it natural for me to use them ."

Bell is naturally the person Sir Alex Ferguson is most satisfied with. In this game, Bell continued to play the core role of the team's organizer and showed strong ability to organize and control the game.

If Bell lost control of the team for a while in the middle of the first half when visiting West Brom in the first round, then in this game, he has performed perfectly. Under his organization and mobilization, Manchester United did not give Tottenham any excellent scoring opportunities throughout the game.

What is commendable is that as the team's core organizer, Bell's opportunities to directly face the opponent's goal have indeed become less and less. This can be seen from the fact that he only took 4 shots in this game. However, he created the most scoring opportunities for Manchester United. In the whole game, Manchester United scored 32 shots, and players from the Manchester United attack group hit the opponent's goal frame 20 times. If Friedel, the veteran American goalkeeper who just joined Tottenham in the summer, hadn't played so well, Tottenham's goal would have been turned into a honeycomb by Manchester United.

Moreover, although Bell had fewer opportunities to shoot directly, his number of goals did not decrease. He became more efficient, hitting the target with all 4 shots, and scored twice.

Sir Alex Ferguson joked that he was in big trouble: "Bell is in different positions, and you will find that he has different talents. At the forward, he is the most terrifying terminator in Europe and even the world. He scored a goal last season The most goals; in the midfield, he showed excellent organizational skills, leaving teams like Tottenham at a loss; he can even play as a defender, because he is a defender. How to arrange Bell's position on the field? That’s a really big problem for me.”

It is worth mentioning that in this game, Bell wore the Manchester United captain's armband from the beginning, and Ferguson also officially announced that Bell is Manchester United's second captain this season.

In addition to Bell, Ferguson focused on praising the young striker Welbeck. This local youth training talent played in the Manchester United first team at the age of 17 and finally established a foothold in the first team three years later.

Ferguson said: "Welbeck has always had great talent. There's a reason why he seems to be a little slow to develop. When he was improving, he encountered tibial tuberosity epiphysitis, which is very troublesome for the knee. We have to wait and see. situation. When we loaned him out to Sunderland, I think he grew into a man. He was only 20 years old and he had a huge future. He was a big, lanky guy, especially with long legs, so he could run. He is very fast, and once he runs away, it is difficult for others to catch up. He is an excellent player with a great attitude. When he loses the ball, he has a positive attitude to get it back immediately."

After talking about the offense, Ferguson also praised the defense. Even though Ferdinand and Vidic were injured, the team also kept a clean sheet against Tottenham, which has outstanding offensive strength.

He said: "Phil (Jones) had a dream season when he played for Blackburn last year. We inquired about him in November and hoped to get him in January. We were unable to do so, but we are prepared to wait for him tonight. You saw what a great young man he is. Chris (Smalling) did a great job for us last season and he's more mature now and plays so well at right-back that you thought he was born to play. Playing in this position. We are very happy with these players, they were all very good tonight, you can't fault anyone. Tottenham also had the ball, but we took control of the game."

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Of course, not everything is good news for Manchester United. Just one day after the game against Tottenham, the team's midfielder Anderson submitted a transfer request to the club.

Since last season, Anderson has gradually lost his position at Manchester United and has fewer and fewer playing opportunities. However, the Brazilian did not realize his positioning. He still regarded himself as Manchester United's core midfielder.

In the summer, Manchester United began to renew contracts with some players in the team, including Anderson, who only had two years left on his contract. Because of the team's outstanding performance last season, the Brazilian believed that his salary should be greatly increased. His first request was to get a contract with a weekly salary of 150,000 pounds, and later he insisted on a price of 120,000 pounds. Don't let go.

Anderson does not want to leave Manchester United. After all, this is the best team on the planet. However, the Manchester United management, headed by Ferguson and club CEO David Gill, is not optimistic about Anderson. The healthy Brazilian can be used as a midfield rotation player. No problem, but it is impossible to assume the core midfield position, so it is impossible to accept Anderson's weekly salary request. On the basis of the Brazilian's last contract with a weekly salary of 75,000 pounds, Manchester United agreed to increase his weekly salary to 90,000 pounds at most.

The gap between the two sides is huge, so the contract renewal has been in a stalemate with no progress.

For this reason, Ferguson temporarily put the Brazilian into the sidelines starting from the Community Shield Cup, hoping to help him wake up. But the bloated Brazilian had no such awareness at all. After failing to make the team roster for three consecutive games, he actually asked his agent to contact the team outside, hoping to threaten Manchester United with a transfer.

Surprisingly, some teams actually made an offer to Manchester United. Because last season, the Brazilian performed pretty well, playing 18 games in the league, 6 appearances in the domestic cup and the Champions League, 30 appearances in each front, scoring 4 goals, and 8 more. assists.

The offer was made by the Turkish giants Galatasaray, who hoped to get the Brazilian to work towards a Champions League spot.

In the battle with Tottenham, the protagonists of Old Trafford are still Manchester United's young people. 20-year-old Welbeck, 19-year-old Phil Jones, and 22-year-old Cleverley have all won the main position, and the core of the team Gareth Bale also just celebrated his 22nd birthday one month ago.

What made Ferguson happy was that the young man also helped the Red Devils win two consecutive victories at the beginning of the league. Manchester United's official website also revealed that this 11-man combination for the first home game of the league was the youngest starting lineup that Ferguson had arranged since the inception of the Premier League.

Ferguson praised Manchester United's newcomers after the game. He said in an interview with reporters: "I am very happy about this (the lineup is so young), because it tells you that our team always believes in young players, which is what this club needs. , I think all the fans will also appreciate that, especially when you see the quality they have. We always have confidence in using young players and this squad has fantastic quality, which makes it natural for me to use them ."

Bell is naturally the person Sir Alex Ferguson is most satisfied with. In this game, Bell continued to play the core role of the team's organizer and showed strong ability to organize and control the game.

If Bell lost control of the team for a while in the middle of the first half when visiting West Brom in the first round, then in this game, he has performed perfectly. Under his organization and mobilization, Manchester United did not give Tottenham any excellent scoring opportunities throughout the game.

What is commendable is that as the team's core organizer, Bell's opportunities to directly face the opponent's goal have indeed become less and less. This can be seen from the fact that he only took 4 shots in this game. However, he created the most scoring opportunities for Manchester United. In the whole game, Manchester United scored 32 shots, and players from the Manchester United attack group hit the opponent's goal frame 20 times. If Friedel, the veteran American goalkeeper who just joined Tottenham in the summer, hadn't played so well, Tottenham's goal would have been turned into a honeycomb by Manchester United.

Moreover, although Bell had fewer opportunities to shoot directly, his number of goals did not decrease. He became more efficient, hitting the target with all 4 shots, and scored twice.

Sir Alex Ferguson joked that he was in big trouble: "Bell is in different positions, and you will find that he has different talents. At the forward, he is the most terrifying terminator in Europe and even the world. He scored a goal last season The most goals; in the midfield, he showed excellent organizational skills, leaving teams like Tottenham at a loss; he can even play as a defender, because he is a defender. How to arrange Bell's position on the field? That’s a really big problem for me.”

It is worth mentioning that in this game, Bell wore the Manchester United captain's armband from the beginning, and Ferguson also officially announced that Bell is Manchester United's second captain this season.

In addition to Bell, Ferguson focused on praising the young striker Welbeck. This local youth training talent played in the Manchester United first team at the age of 17 and finally established a foothold in the first team three years later.

Ferguson said: "Welbeck has always had great talent. There's a reason why he seems to be a little slow to develop. When he was improving, he encountered tibial tuberosity epiphysitis, which is very troublesome for the knee. We have to wait and see. situation. When we loaned him out to Sunderland, I think he grew into a man. He was only 20 years old and he had a huge future. He was a big, lanky guy, especially with long legs, so he could run. He is very fast, and once he runs away, it is difficult for others to catch up. He is an excellent player with a great attitude. When he loses the ball, he has a positive attitude to get it back immediately."

After talking about the offense, Ferguson also praised the defense. Even though Ferdinand and Vidic were injured, the team also kept a clean sheet against Tottenham, which has outstanding offensive strength.

He said: "Phil (Jones) had a dream season when he played for Blackburn last year. We inquired about him in November and hoped to get him in January. We were unable to do so, but we are prepared to wait for him tonight. You saw what a great young man he is. Chris (Smalling) did a great job for us last season and he's more mature now and plays so well at right-back that you thought he was born to play. Playing in this position. We are very happy with these players, they were all very good tonight, you can't fault anyone. Tottenham also had the ball, but we took control of the game."

………………

Of course, not everything is good news for Manchester United. Just one day after the game against Tottenham, the team's midfielder Anderson submitted a transfer request to the club.

Since last season, Anderson has gradually lost his position at Manchester United and has fewer and fewer playing opportunities. However, the Brazilian did not realize his positioning. He still regarded himself as Manchester United's core midfielder.

In the summer, Manchester United began to renew contracts with some players in the team, including Anderson, who only had two years left on his contract. Because of the team's outstanding performance last season, the Brazilian believed that his salary should be greatly increased. His first request was to get a contract with a weekly salary of 150,000 pounds, and later he insisted on a price of 120,000 pounds. Don't let go.

Anderson does not want to leave Manchester United. After all, this is the best team on the planet. However, the Manchester United management, headed by Ferguson and club CEO David Gill, is not optimistic about Anderson. The healthy Brazilian can be used as a midfield rotation player. No problem, but it is impossible to assume the core midfield position, so it is impossible to accept Anderson's weekly salary request. On the basis of the Brazilian's last contract with a weekly salary of 75,000 pounds, Manchester United agreed to increase his weekly salary to 90,000 pounds at most.

The gap between the two sides is huge, so the contract renewal has been in a stalemate with no progress.

For this reason, Ferguson temporarily put the Brazilian into the sidelines starting from the Community Shield Cup, hoping to help him wake up. But the bloated Brazilian had no such awareness at all. After failing to make the team roster for three consecutive games, he actually asked his agent to contact the team outside, hoping to threaten Manchester United with a transfer.

Surprisingly, some teams actually made an offer to Manchester United. Because last season, the Brazilian performed pretty well, playing 18 games in the league, 6 appearances in the domestic cup and the Champions League, 30 appearances in each front, scoring 4 goals, and 8 more. assists.

The offer was made by the Turkish giants Galatasaray, who hoped to get the Brazilian to work towards a Champions League spot.