Red Rebels

Manchester City's performance this season is indeed worthy of Alfasim's astonishing investment. Van Gaal is worthy of the title of world-famous coach, although he is very domineering, although he monopolizes all the power in the club's sports, although he is so strong that even Arnesen had to avoid the edge for a while, but he can indeed be considered a success.

For different starting points, the standards for success are also different.

For a weak team in the Premier League that was still in the relegation zone a year ago, Van Gaal was able to bring them to the top six in the Premier League in one year. This honor is indeed worthy of his pride, although behind the scenes , the blank check in the hands of Al Fasim also played a big role, but Van Gaal's training ability is still admirable.

Although there was a disastrous defeat in the opening game this season, Manchester City quickly got over the impact. The subsequent winning streak made people see Van Gaal's training ability, especially Ibrahimovic. The Swede has been under Van Gaal this season. He performed well and was ranked high in the selection of the European Ballon d'Or before, and was hailed as a potential candidate for the new generation of strikers.

Many people have criticized Van Gaal for his overbearing football philosophy. He is overbearing towards his enemies as well as his players. It is said that he even asked all the players in the team to completely give up their previous playing habits and concentrate on playing according to his arrangements. ball.

"He treats the players as robots that execute instructions!" Some media once laughed at him.

But Van Gaal succeeded, and the players were convinced of him. At least so far, there has not been any news about the internal instability of Manchester City. After all, each of the current Manchester City players can get no less than 6 zeros. The annual salary is pounds. For them, there is nothing worth complaining about.

And although the players Manchester City has introduced seem to be many big names, how many of them are really famous in Europe?

Vieira still regrets not being able to taste the Champions League; although Kolo Toure won the European Champions Cup with him, he was not the main player on the spot, and it was not his Champions League, while Van Bommel, I Bu, Van der Vaart and others are even more eager to prove themselves in the top league.

Although Xiao Yu didn't appreciate Arnesen's character very much, nor did he agree with Van Gaal's domineering attitude, he had to admit that Manchester City's team formation was still very particular.

Everyone knows that it is these players who have aspirations in their hearts that can inspire fighting spirit. As for those professional players who have no pursuit, the introduction is just to let them retire.

In the opening game of this season, Van Gaal was defeated 0:4 at home. He was humiliated, so when he visited the away stadium, he announced in a high profile at the press conference that his goal for this game was to score all 3 points. .

"I know that I still have an amazing unbeaten record at home so far, but that is not important to me, but all records will be terminated sooner or later. I am confident that my players are in good condition. Yes, I am confident that I can end this record on the court!"

Compared to Van Gaal's confidence, Mourinho seems relatively modest.

"Undefeated record? No, no, no, I never think about this. I think it's ridiculous. A record alone cannot guarantee that we will win the opponent. What I think about most now is whether the team can beat the opponent!"

The two head coaches did not have any war of words before the game. Mourinho retained his strength in the Champions League. Everyone could see that the goal was this key game. Beckham had also returned from injury and was in the Champions League. He played as a substitute for 15 minutes. I believe it was Mourinho who wanted him to start in this game.

It can be said that this is the most watched game in the 16th round of the Premier League, but in the end this game failed to become the embodiment of the Premier League style.

…………………… “If someone asks me now what I think of this Manchester City derby, then I can only answer, boring!”

Andy Gray commented on this game in a Premier League chat program over the weekend and summarized the game like this.

"If they want me to be more detailed,

I would say, it’s more than intense, but not enough to watch! "

"I know that if I don't give some professional advice, there will be many fans on both sides of the live blog criticizing me for not being professional enough. Then my professional opinion is that this will be a game that is the focus of the football tactics course. The formation, which player starts, which player comes on the bench, when to make adjustments, when to replace the substitute at which position, the assignment of the substitute, etc., all tactical details are very specific. "

Andy Gray highly praised the tactical value of this game, but everyone could hear the helplessness in his words.

"Van Gaal said he knew Mourinho very well. We believed him in the game last season, but in the first game this season we thought he was talking nonsense. But in this game, he won again. He has lost our trust, but unfortunately, Mourinho also knows him very well!"

"Whether Beckham will play or not was a big mystery before the game, but in the end we discovered that Mourinho once again gave up his usual tactics and control of football, with the double back of De Rossi and Essien. The midfielder combination, in a head-to-head confrontation, is not inferior to the three midfielder combination of Vieira, Van Bommel and Yaya Toure."

"Where's Beckham? He didn't even play for a minute!"

At this point, Andy Gray suddenly burst into laughter. To put it bluntly, football is a battle of wits. Mourinho and Van Gaal are both super smart people. Their old tricks before the game confused everyone.

"The purpose of Van Gaal's three-midfielder tactic was to limit the Magic Quartet, but he succeeded. Mourinho must have had a headache. He tried his best to break through the defensive wall that Van Gaal had built for him, but every time He failed even once, and Van Gaal is also an impenetrable wall!"

"For 87 minutes, the head coaches of both sides tried their best to make adjustments and tried every means to find the other's loopholes and exploit them, while the other side tried their best to make up for it and in turn attacked the other's loopholes. It can be said that, This was a game with a very high tactical content. The tactics and targeting arrangements of both sides were impeccable, and the on-the-spot command was even more perfect.”

Having said this, Andy Gray couldn't help but find it funny even to himself.

"Football is like this. Van Gaal was right when he said it at the press conference after the game. This was supposed to be a draw, a 0-0 draw. Manchester City's performance was enough to get 1 point on the court. Maybe this is what the players wanted. We don’t want to hear it, but we have to admit it.”

"But Mourinho also said at the post-match press conference that at least three goals were missed in this game. He was right. Compared with Manchester City's lack of threatening shots throughout the game, there were at least three excellent shots. opportunities, especially Ronaldinho's close-range shot in the penalty area, but was pulled to the ground by Kolo Toure with a small move, causing him to lose his center of gravity and become an anti-aircraft gun. The referee did not impose any penalty. Manchester City Escaped."

"After that, both Drogba and Kaka had very good chances, but the Ivorian didn't seem excited enough for this game, and the Brazilian was obviously more concerned about his upcoming wedding. Both of them were focused on by Manchester City players in this game. The performance was mediocre, and I missed a good scoring opportunity in both the first and second halves.”

"Then?" Andy Gray deliberately whetted the appetite of the fans, "Then he used a full-game opportunity that was the least likely opportunity. Curtis used his left foot, which he was least good at, to score the most surprising goal. With an incredible goal, the England international once again became the pride of England. He saved 3 points for the home team and continued to keep the pressure on Liverpool and Chelsea in the standings. Van Gaal could only keep complaining about why he performed so well throughout the game. Kolo Toure missed Curtis at the last minute?"

"Oh my gosh, who knew, that's what football is like!"

Andy Gray's evaluation also represents almost all professionals' evaluation of the home game against Manchester City, that is, the tactics are very strong, but the enjoyment is lacking.

Van Gaal did a very good job in limiting the offense. He learned Werder Bremen's tactics and took advantage of the numerical advantage in the midfield, using regional defense to control the space and limit the offense, especially after the opening. The five midfielders headed by Vieira seemed to be unable to suppress the situation. He immediately arranged for Ibrahimovic to retreat, causing trouble for De Rossi and Essien.

Even so, Manchester City was equivalent to giving up the offense, but it withstood the attack.

Maybe by this time, Van Gaal will regret selling Wright Phillips, because Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Van der Vaart and Sneijder are unable to become counterattack weapons, so Manchester City can hardly fight a decent counterattack.

The subsequent game completely turned into a competition between Mourinho and Van Gaal to restrict and counter-restrict, and attack and defend. No one could take advantage. I believe that if Curtis hadn't rushed into the penalty area at the last moment, he would have been the least likely to win. With his good left foot, if Messi's cross from the right was hit into the goal from the crotch of Given's legs, the game would definitely end at 0:0!

But does this mean it’s luck?

Everyone took the initiative, and there was absolutely every reason to think that they should win!

Of course, Manchester City is unlucky, but Van Gaal's team can rely on this game to tell everyone that they have found a way to limit it, although the completion is not satisfactory enough.

……………………Compared with the home victory over Manchester City, Manchester United, which had just been eliminated from the Champions League, seemed a bit depressed. After returning to Old Trafford, they were defeated by the Everton team led by Moyes. Forced to 1:1.

Everton took the lead in the 8th minute, but Manchester United got a goal back in the 15th minute with veteran Ryan Giggs. After that, the two sides played very fiercely, but failed to score any more goals. Manchester United could only score. Neng was depressed and was tied 1:1 by Everton at home.

But Manchester United was not the most unlucky. Arsenal lost to Newcastle 1:0 in an away game. Gilberto Silva received two yellow cards and was sent off with a red card in the 57th minute. After that, Newcastle took the advantage on the field. , Solano scored the winning goal for Newcastle.

In another high-profile match of this round, Pellegrini's team visited Stamford Bridge. Chelsea finally defeated Deiro 1:0 at home with Carvalho's goal in the 67th minute. easten.

Liverpool defeated the visiting Middlesbrough 2-0 at home, but Owen, the hero of two goals, was injured again at the end of the game. After treatment by the team doctor, Owen will miss the game from December to January. This has also made things worse for Liverpool, which already has two injured players, Hyypia and Josemi.

After the game, Benitez immediately issued an ultimatum to the board of directors. He hoped to get Feyenoord's Kuyt and Newcastle's Bellamy. He believed that these two players could maximize their potential. Make up for the impact of Irving's frequent injuries. Sister-in-law {half-/-floating=(.*)+生-Red Rebel

After careful consideration, the Liverpool board of directors personally led the team to Thailand and decided to conduct one last negotiation with Thaksin. However, they found that after arriving in Thailand, what was waiting for them was not Thaksin's negotiating team, nor those who Translators and documents, but microphones.

This immediately made David Morse see clearly that Thaksin's goal was not to acquire Liverpool, but to help him achieve his political goals by acquiring Liverpool. On the other hand, Stephen Morgan, a native Liverpool fan, No matter from which angle you look at it, it is more reassuring than Thaksin.

The trip to Thailand, which was originally full of confidence, turned into frustration. After returning to China, David Morse immediately met with Stephen Morgan and members of the Liverpool board of directors. After consultation, David Morse agreed to hand over the 30% of Liverpool shares were sold to Stephen Morgan for £70 million.

The Liverpool tycoon will become the absolute person in charge of Liverpool with the largest shareholding. This transfer transaction has also been submitted to the Securities Regulatory Commission for review as soon as possible. Although it still needs to be approved, Stephen Morgan has already begun to fulfill his obligations as the new chairman of Liverpool. Responsibilities, arranging for the club to contact Feyenoord and Newcastle.

Afterwards, Stephen Morgan met with Benitez again and promised the Spanish coach that after he took over, Liverpool would continue to be the same. Everything was based on Liverpool regaining the league championship. The club would satisfy Benitez as much as possible. At the same time, he hopes that Benitez can lead Liverpool to win the championship.

In addition, Stephen Morgan made appointments with several important players of the club. He even went to the hospital to visit the injured Irving in person. When he heard that Irving needed surgery, he immediately asked Irving to take a good rest and return to the ball after the operation was completed. team and helped the team win the Premier League championship.

Xiao Yu received the news that Stephen Morgan had taken over Liverpool on the morning of his trip to Japan, and then he accompanied the team on their World Club Tour in Japan.