Red Rebels

Getting up early, Drogba first looked beside him, his lovely son Isaac, smiled slightly, jumped up from the bed, and ran to the bathroom to freshen up.

The community he lives in is near Newton Heath, and the fans who live here are basically fans. Drogba is very favored here because everyone knows that he is the main center.

Although this guy is not the team's chief scorer, although his performance is not as eye-catching as Kaka and other teammates, and although the club does not focus on shaping his image and enhancing his commercial value, he still has a very heavy weight in the fans.

Anyone who knows a little about football knows how much he has contributed to the team!

Usually at this time, the wife should prepare breakfast for him in the kitchen.

Because the team is heading south to Cardiff, there is no need to participate in training this morning, but we have to hurry to the training base to gather.

Drogba was very satisfied with his life in Manchester. He felt that he could not ask for more, because he was just a mere player in the French league back then, but when he came to Manchester, he became a hot and powerful center in England. His improvement over the years has been remarkable.

He thanked the team, the head coach, the coaching staff such as Moniz and Mullensteen, and Xiao Yu!

Without them, there would be no Drogba today. Maybe he is still worrying about when he will be able to let his wife and son live a stable life. Maybe he has lost his job and is concentrating on helping his wife take care of Le Mans. small shop.

"Get up, darling!" the wife said with a smile when she saw Drogba, "it'll be all right!"

"Come on, Mr. Mourinho hates being late, I don't want to be punished, especially for the next game!" Drogba reminded his wife with a smile, and then went to sit in the restaurant.

Soon, the delicious breakfast was served.

"Didier, I heard them say that the team is going to play against Manchester United next, is this game important?" His wife sat opposite Drogba, watching him gobble his breakfast.

"It's very important, what's the matter?" Drogba ate in a hurry.

The wife shook her head, "There are a lot of neighbors around who are planning to go south to watch football, but they are asking if I can help them buy tickets!"

"That's impossible!" Drogba immediately shook his head, "The tickets for the Millennium Stadium are not managed by our club, and I heard that they were sold out a month in advance, and now the ticket prices outside are already ten times higher, who is it? Can't get a ticket!"

"Really so intense?" The wife doesn't know much about football.

Drogba smiled, showing a faith-like piety and expectation, "You don't understand, this is not an ordinary game, this game is about faith!"

"Faith?" The wife was a little surprised.

But Drogba did not answer, but hurried to eat breakfast.

"Then can you play in this game?" The wife asked again with concern.

Drogba shook his head, "I don't know, Mr. Mourinho has also included David Villa in the squad. This damn Spaniard has performed very well and has a strong scoring ability!"

Speaking of this, Drogba couldn't help laughing. His competition with Villa was fierce, which made his progress very obvious. First of all, the biggest improvement was his ability to score goals. He has improved a lot, and He is also secretly learning Villa's shooting skills.

"But I'm not bad, I'm stronger than him, I'm better than him in head-to-head games, he's faster, has a sharper nose in front of goal, and has better skills, so Mr. Mourinho will choose who to start in the end. , I'm not very sure!"

The wife nodded and grabbed her husband's hand, "No matter what, Isaac and I will definitely support you!"

Drogba nodded heavily, then finished his breakfast, ran back to his room, kissed his son as a farewell, left the house with his things, and went to the garage to pick up the car.

All first-team players get an Audi-sponsored car, and Drogba certainly has it.

"Hey, Mr. Drogba!"

As soon as it came out, there were several fans' neighbors around.

"Kill those red devils and let them see how powerful we are!"

Red Devil is the name given by fans to Manchester United fans. It does not have any derogatory connotation, but represents the hostility between the two sides, especially in Newton Heath. The residents here are almost the most die-hard fans and regard Manchester United as a sworn enemy.

Drogba clenched his fists at them, indicating that he must do his best, then got into the car and drove away.

……………… Curtis yawned frequently, as if he hadn’t slept all night last night, causing the nearby teammates to look at this vice-captain with concern from time to time, feeling that he was not at all like usual Such a spirit.

"Hey, Curtis, didn't you sleep last night?" Essien asked with concern.

Curtis shook his head, "Can't sleep!"

Everyone was dumbfounded, "You can't sleep too?"

"Isn't the sun coming out of the west?" Terry joked.

"Or those women with surnames who have taken a fancy to the third page of The Sun!"

Curtis didn't find it interesting to tease his teammates, and shook his head, which was getting heavier and heavier, "I've been watching Ruud van Nistelrooy's games overnight, and the more I watch, the more frightened I get. This guy is an all-around player. Ball machine!"

The teammates immediately stopped smiling.

Ruud van Nistelrooy and Henry are recognized as the two most difficult strikers to mark in the Premier League, but Curtis is unlucky. He met Henry in the FA Cup final last season and now meets Ruud van Nistelrooy in the Community Shield.

According to the configuration of the central defender in the past, Curtis should be asked by Mourinho to focus on Ruud van Nistelrooy, while Terry is the last to organize the defense, but Curtis obviously does not have much confidence in marking and guarding Nistelrooy. .

When marking Henry, Mourinho has a perfect set of tactics that can limit Henry's play, but Ruud Ruud is a different type of striker, he is hungry for goals, he can use any kind of striker. The way he scored, and his scoring in the box was a nightmare for almost all the centre-backs who marked him.

Curtis has no doubt that staring at Ney will be the biggest challenge he has faced in recent years, especially in such a pivotal battle against Manchester United.

Mourinho gave him a copy of Ruud van Nistelrooy and a report from the coaching staff, and then he just said one thing.

"Fanny will leave it to you, little bastard!"

Oh my god, give it to me?

How easy to say, as if Fanny is a pet in my house, give it to me, and I will take it home!

But is Fanny so good?

Following him, marking closely, watching his right foot to death, forcing him to leave the penalty area, cutting off the pass to him... Curtis almost memorized the marking report given by the coaching staff.

The coaching staff also pointed out the advantage of Curtis in the report, that is, his size is not lost to Ruud van Nistelrooy. He's faster, which is Curtis' forte.

But marking and guarding Nico is not just about these strengths, but also to maintain a high degree of concentration in 90 minutes, and at the same time have a certain ability to read the game and predict, which can help the defender to steal the pass to Ruud Ruud in advance. , while blocking the angle of Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, who directly faced the goalkeeper, almost represented no solution!

Curtis felt a lot of pressure, so he brought Ruud van Nistelrooy's game video from the coaching staff, and then took it home and watched it over and over again, and the more he watched it, the more panic he felt.

"Don't worry, Curtis, and me!" Terry embraced his best partner!

"Yes, Curtis, we will try our best to help you!" Essien also said.

The teammates comforted Curtis one by one, which reassured the latter, but in the end, he was still a little nervous.

That's Ruud van Nistelrooy, a world-class striker!

"If you face Fan Nistelrooy with your current mood, then you must fail!" Beckham, who had been listening, suddenly said.

Curtis was stunned and immediately understood what Beckham meant, because the coaching staff mentioned one point in the report to him, that is, Ruud van Nistelrooy is easy to be impatient, and making him upset is the most important thing to prevent him from scoring. Good way.

To do this will undoubtedly need to put pressure on Ruud from the very beginning, but only if Curtis himself can't mess up!

If he himself is messed up, how could Fanny be in his way?

"Ruud van Nistelrooy is not only a good striker, he also has a strong psychological quality, he is very good at using all kinds of ways to provoke and anger his opponents, some referees can see these ways, some referees can't. Yes, some are fouls, but some are not!"

"Professional football is like this. If we want to beat our opponents on the football field, we have to get used to it. The stronger the opponents, the more they know how to take advantage of them. All of our opponents are very different, they are more tenacious and better at taking advantage of it all!"

As a "veteran" who has played in the Premier League for many years, especially the captain of the team, Beckham feels it is necessary to introduce these experiences to his teammates. After all, his teammates are still young. Although their strength is good, young people can't stand their opponents. provocation.

I believe this is also the reason why Xiao Yu and Mourinho decided to choose him as the team captain!

"The football field, to put it bluntly, is the arena of life and death. You can do anything. As long as you can defeat your opponent, only the warriors can survive and win!"

When the players heard what Beckham said, they couldn't react immediately, because in their vision, the Premier League was sacred, but from Beckham's words, he said the reason behind the Premier League. dark side.

Every Premier League game is a life-and-death struggle, and the faint-hearted are destined to lose!

Zooming in, isn't that the case with professional football?

Even Zidane, who is praised as the number one player in today's football, has been accused by countless enemies of playing dirty football and making a lot of small moves?

And players like Roy Keane, Vieira, and Paulson in the previous team with a lot of small moves and a brave style are not loved by the coach everywhere?

Gradually, the players also understood the meaning of Beckham's words. Yes, Manchester United is strong, but they should not be afraid in the face of Manchester United, because in the face of an enemy like Manchester United, fear is equal to failure, and it is The worst and most painful kind of failure!