In the first round of the Champions League group stage, they drew 0:0 with Villarreal, and in the sixth round, they played 2:2 with the weak team Birmingham and only got 1 point.
For Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson, this is an extremely difficult week, and this difficulty is likely to last until the winter break, or even the entire season.
Summarizing the problems in these two games, the current team has problems everywhere.
Young Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo missed many opportunities in the frontcourt, and the 29-year-old Van Nistelrooy was affected by the cruciate ligament tear injury this season and performed mediocrely.
The midfield lacks a "strong waist" with solid defense, and Paul Scholes' physical strength and state are difficult to maintain a long-term high-level battle.
On the back line, Giggs suffered a zygomatic bone fracture, lacking the stabilizing force in front of the goal...
However.
Before he had time to catch his breath, a new challenge was placed before Ferguson.
On September 24, the seventh round of the Premier League, Manchester United will play against Manchester City at home, and stage a city derby!
Six rounds of the league have passed, and Chelsea is currently in the top of the Premier League with 18 points with a perfect record.
Manchester United is closely behind, ranking second in the Premier League with 16 points.
Then there is Manchester City, which is closely behind with 15 points.
It can be said that.
This is not only an ordinary duel with Manchester City, but also a battle for position in advance!
If they win, Manchester United can continue to maintain the second place in the Premier League, and it can temporarily ease the pace of Manchester City's pursuit of points.
If they lose, Manchester United will be overtaken by Manchester City!
As for the draw... This has never been in Ferguson's plan, and two consecutive draws have made him hate the word draw now.
Finally, the meaning behind this city derby.
For a long time in the past, Manchester United has enjoyed the praise of Manchester City as the overlord. Manchester City's dark horse emergence this season has already had a tendency to shake this public opinion.
This is what Ferguson can't stand the most.
Manchester United has been suppressing Manchester City for many years. Only a few rounds of the new season have ended. Some media dared to say that the sky of Manchester is turning blue?
No!
Absolutely unbearable!
Win, must win! !
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At this time, on the training ground of Manchester City.
"Ding Dong!"
"Congratulations to the host"
"Complete the training of the legendary star skill Trezeguet's forward penetration awareness, the progress bar has reached 1000/1000!"
"The host has perfectly mastered Trezeguet's forward penetration awareness!"
The system's voice sounded, and Su Fei instantly felt some images of Trezeguet in the penalty area on the court flooding into his mind.
Those forward penetration opportunities and running abilities that Trezeguet possessed were perfectly integrated into his muscle memory and became his valuable experience.
Finally.
After completing the first legendary star skill, the legendary progress bar took three times longer than the epic skill.
If it weren't for the fact that he was still on the training ground, Su Fei would have been so excited that he couldn't help but shout.
Then.
Su Fei opened his system panel.
Offensive awareness: 78, ball control: 84, dribbling: 61.
Ground pass: 66, air pass: 61, shooting: 64.
Heading: 100, set piece: 60, curve ball: 64.
Speed: 72, footwork: 80, jumping: 85, body balance: 100.
Physical strength: 80, defensive awareness: 48, grabbing the ball: 46.
Left foot accuracy: B-, injury resistance: B, state duration: A
Overall evaluation 73, age 17
Skill template: Klinsmann header template
Star skills: Drogba back-to-back technique (mastered) Trezeguet forward penetration awareness (mastered) Zidane Marseille turn to protect the ball (10/500)
3 points? A full 3 points of offensive awareness? !
Last time Drogba's turning technique was 2 points, the legendary star skills are different!
However.
This also made Su Fei fall into a dilemma. Originally, he was thinking about adding shooting after the ball control reached 84.
This 78 offensive awareness is only 6 points away from obtaining star skills, and each star skill can get additional attribute points after training.
It means that if you continue to add offensive awareness, you can take a big step faster in the growth of attribute points...
Forget it.
I'll think about it when I accumulate 400 training hours.
Su Fei decided not to add unnecessary trouble to himself and simply enjoy the benefits that Trezeguet's forward penetration training brought him.Excitement.
......
After a short break, Manchester City's internal training match continued.
Stuart on the side of the court complained to his assistant Oliver with some dissatisfaction.
"These bastards, their legs have become soft after three days of vacation, I am still too good to them!"
Oliver smiled but said nothing. To be honest, Stewart is definitely the most strict head coach in the entire Premier League in terms of player training.
However, the results of the training are also obvious. Except for Su Fei, the other players of Manchester City have made more or less significant progress in personal ability compared to when Stewart just took over in early August.
Especially Knight and Sun Jihai, Knight's side breakthrough and Sun Jihai's side forward.
With the cooperation of the two, Manchester City's right-wing attack is enough to enter the first-line level in the entire Premier League.
Of course.
This is also inseparable from the team's overall morale at present. Winning is always the best stimulant for the players.
Manchester City is now a triumphant team that is advancing rapidly, and has changed the appearance of the relegation team last season!
However, Oliver can also understand the anxiety that Stuart is showing at this time.
Because in three days, Manchester City will face Manchester United and stage a derby in the same city.
Regarding this game, Stuart did not deliberately convey the nervousness to the players in the past two days, but just asked the players to prepare seriously.
But Oliver knows how much Stuart cares behind his back.
This morning, I happened to run into him mumbling something about Ferguson, winning the game, and making you look good in the office.
Stewart was a player of Manchester City, and after retiring, he was the coach of Manchester City's youth training team... It can be said that he is a thorough Manchester City man.
The hatred of Manchester City people for Manchester United and Ferguson in their bones cannot be hidden.
Absolute mortal enemy!
I believe that every Manchester City has been fantasizing about the scene of defeating Manchester United in the past few years.
"Huh? Su's timing of the forward run was perfect!"
"It's perfect!"
"Beautiful!!"
"This kid... has achieved the goal of scoring 3 goals in this training match."
Stuart didn't notice his assistant Oliver looking down in thought. He cheered for Su Fei's goal and finally smiled for the first time today.
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