There is a dream called football

On August 12, Manchester United’s first game of the new Premier League season is about to begin, and their opponent is Reading.

Originally, this team was unknown in the Premier League, but because of an incident last year, Reading and one person may go down in history forever.

This man is Reading's No. 10 midfielder Stephen Hunter, an Irish player, and he is famous because he stepped on Cech's head, leaving permanent damage to the Czech goalkeeper. From then on, Cech

They can only play with helmets on.

Faced with such an opponent, Ferguson is also afraid of three-pointers, because the opponent is the kind who doesn't care about his life, and it is difficult to say if he really fights. Moreover, this kind of team is worth less than Ronaldo alone. It can be beaten.

Very rude because they don't care.

When he came to Manchester, Hunter naturally became the focus because of what happened last year.

"Will Reading change the style? Will you change the style when you play?"

Hunter chuckled, "Why should I change my style? I don't know what you mean. We have our own football style. The fact that we can survive in the Premier League without being relegated fully shows that our football style is very suitable."

"What did you say when you went to Cech?"

"No, I said everything that needs to be said last year, and I will not make any further comments on this matter."

"But Cech's injury is still bothering him. He will probably retire."

In this regard, Hunter said nothing. He knew that these reporters were looking for trouble, and he absolutely could not say anything at this time, otherwise there would be another uproar.

As an opponent, Ferguson did not dwell on the opponent's football style, but started from his own perspective.

"There are various styles of Premier League football. It is impossible for us to choose our opponents. We can only deal with them. Whether it is Arsenal or Reading, we have to prepare when we encounter them. There is nothing to say."

Regarding the incident last year, both Manchester United coach Ferguson and Reading coach Steve Kerber said that it was in the past and should not always be mentioned.

However, Ferguson still euphemistically expressed the request that referees should better protect players.

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At Old Trafford, Li Qiao was actually very nervous before the game, because normally, Ferguson would announce the squad for the weekend game after training on Friday, but this time Ferguson was uncharacteristic and insisted on announcing the squad before the game.

List.

The goalkeeper is Edwin van der Sar, and it is almost impossible for Sir Alex to have a second choice in this position.

In the defense, the left back is Evra, and Sir Alex has no choice. The center backs are Ferdinand and Silvestre, and the right back is Brown.

The two defensive midfielders are Carrick and Vidic.

The front midfielder is Scholes, the left is Cristiano Ronaldo, the lone forward is Rooney, and standing on the left is Li Qiao, who was just introduced in the summer.

When Li Qiao stood in the player tunnel, hearts were beating. There is a reason why this place is called Dream Theater. That is, this is indeed a place that many people dream of. Beautiful stadium, crazy fans, and most importantly

It's still the history of this stadium.

Needless to say, Manchester United has a glorious history. Sir Busby, Bobby Charlton, and later Ferguson, the Manchester United dynasty has fallen and risen again and again. Li Qiao knows that although he is a passer-by at Manchester United,

He still hopes that he can leave something in Manchester United's history.

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The Reading team is really a team for ordinary people. Look at their forward combination of Korean Seol Qi-hyun and Irishman Kevin Doyle. These are basically people you have never heard of. Among them, Seol Qi-hyun is estimated to be among the most popular.

South Korea is not very famous either, and such a team can be in the Premier League only because of its own tenacity.

Of course, tenacity is a nice word, but a rough word is a rough word.

At the beginning of the game, Reading launched a high press. Their players actively ran in Manchester United's half, and the Manchester United players would grab the ball whenever they had it.

Before the game, Ferguson also warned his players to be careful of their opponents' actions.

As a result, when Li Qiao got the ball from the wing, the opponent came over. Li Qiao jumped up and did not fight the opponent. The ball went out of bounds. At this time, Li Qiao went to the referee to complain, "The ball was just aimed at someone."

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"His actions were hurtful."

This was the first game of the Premier League and it was at Manchester United's home court. The referee also had to think carefully. He found the player who had just made a reckless move and gave him a verbal warning.

"Pay attention to your movements. You raised your legs too high when you tackled the ball just now."

The opponent was very "humbly", but soon, such an action happened again, but this time it was Ronaldo who was kicked. After the breakthrough, the opponent's foot was firmly kicked on Ronaldo's calf, which shocked Portugal.

The person cried in pain. Although he was not injured, his foot was really painful.

This time the referee was rude and gave the opponent a yellow card, but Reading could be said to be unyielding. There were still many such actions, but they were more subtle. For example, there were fewer kicks, but more hand movements.

These movements were not big, but they were extremely disgusting and could make people angry. So gradually, Manchester United began to become impatient. Rooney replaced the opponent's defender and started to push the bull. The two people bumped heads and said everything

It's a dirty word.

But the two of them were still calm, and no one really took action, knowing that it would mean a red card and suspension.

But when facing such an opponent, it is really difficult to play Manchester United's technical football. The first half was spent at 0-0. There were not so many exciting scenes and more boring fouls. But this

That's what Redding is for.

To be fair, Reading coach Kerber can't be considered a bad person. The entire team only invests 30 million pounds a year, which is not enough to buy a Nani. In this case, it is normal for him to make this choice, otherwise it will be with him.

If the opponents play against each other, Reading would have been relegated last season.

This is the issue of bread and face. You can choose whether you want face or bread.

In the second half, Reading still fully defended, and under such circumstances, the Manchester United players could not get out of shape. In the end, Reading even drew with the powerful defending champion Manchester United in the first round of the league.

In this regard, Ferguson could only express his helplessness after the game.

"I don't want to overly comment on how the opponent is playing. I just know that our performance is really not good. Our offense has not met my expectations. Of course, this is still the first game and the players need to slowly improve.

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Ferguson knew very well that teams that aim to compete for the championship usually start slowly.