Stunned!
Manchester United had defeated Barca before, and their opponent for getting Cup Winners' Cup was Barcelona.
The progress of that game was nothing to write home about. Bruce and Robson each made a long pass. Mark·Hughes broke out and successfully helped the team kill their old club.
this ball.
Continuous passes on the left attract the opponent's defensive attention, and then transfer it to teammates.
His teammates obviously didn't pass the ball well when passing the ball, but Dejan Lu easily stopped at his feet and passed four people to send the ball into the goal.
I knew he was strong, but I didn't expect him to be so strong after recovering from his injury.
Theatre of Dreams all fell into a brief silence, and then burst into loud cheers.
"Dejan!!!"
"Dejan!!!"
"Dejan!!!"
The teammates wanted to step forward to celebrate, but saw Dejan Lu looking around Theatre of Dreams, but still did not step forward.
"Appeared, appeared!"
"Dejan raised his collar and looked around at the players' celebration. This celebration has not been seen on the green field for a long time."
"Yes, this is a celebration with a strong personal style. Many Premier League players also learned to turn up their collars. I thought that Cantona was injured today and Redondo took a rest. Manchester United would play a difficult game. I didn't expect that Dejan actually played and gave us such a big surprise."
"Ferguson became the biggest winner of this gamble. Fiorentina gave Baggio a contract when he was injured, and Baggio recuperated for half a year at the beginning of the season. Ferguson gave Dejan the biggest contract for Premier League, who recuperated for more than a year, but you can hardly say that more than a year was not worth it. Seeing this scene, no Manchester United fan can say a word of rebuttal."
"If it weren't for Dejan's injury, no team would be able to afford his salary. Should Dejan be asked to cut his salary and transfer? Oh my god, it's $6 million!"
Jim Beglin said, "His talent has exceeded the development of football, and the salary in football cannot match Dejan's strength."
"However, after signing with Manchester United, Dejan has regained quite a lot of endorsement contracts. After his appearance, there will be more manufacturers with offers. English is more advantageous. This is something you must admit. It is also more beneficial to Dejan's fast food empire."
Martin·Taylor said.
Since the first year of Premier League, the coverage area of the England League has quickly exceeded that of all other leagues. Sky Sports, which bought the rights to broadcast the game, earned 63 million Pound Sterling that season, setting a record for revenue from broadcasting football.
The joining of Dejan Lu has boosted the TV station's advertising revenue. Just filming him on the court can increase the ratings. This has strengthened the confidence of the 22 teams founded by Premier League, especially the five leading teams: Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.
With just one act of celebration, the TV station's ratings increased significantly.
In this era, it was all spread by word of mouth, calling friends to watch a certain station.
The phone bill alone has increased significantly during this period.
Cruyff looked at the field and couldn't help but shake his head.
I'm really afraid of what will happen.
Fortunately, this is a group stage format, and Barcelona has already won the first round.
As long as we strive for second place, we can still enter the quarterfinals.
"Good transmission, Paolo."
Dejan Lu smiled and gave a thumbs up.
There was a guilty conscience in Scholes's smile. The ball was originally intended for Hughes, but when he found that Hughes was not in front of the penalty area, he was forced to change the passing route and failed to control the force and angle at all.
Damn, when I was watching the youth team game, I thought Dejan Lu was very strong.
Only after being in a team with him did I realize that he was not that strong.
Many people can stop and pass the ball. This is a basic skill, but it is outrageous to be able to stop directly at their feet without moving anywhere.
Roy·Keane applauded Dejan Lu and said, "Don't worry, I will teach anyone who dares to do evil things a lesson."
Dejan Lu smiled and nodded.
Barcelona's toughest midfielder is today's captain Bakero. Their confrontation ability has declined compared to before. Cruyff's team is developing more and more in extreme directions.
It's not that I look down on Guardiola.
There are not many players in the world who can play well as a single defensive midfielder. Diego Maradona needs to chase back and help his teammates defend together.
As long as Barcelona can't control the ball or are pressed, they will definitely lose miserably.
"Barcelona chose to make substitutions. At this time, Cruyff chose to let his son Jordi Cruyff come on to replace Begiristain, and Xavi Gaya replaced Sembranos. These were all counter-substitutions. Maybe he wanted players with more physical fitness to strengthen the team's running."
Sembranos breathed a sigh of relief when he high-fived his teammates and left the field.
As a youth training player from La Masia, Dejan Lu is simply their nightmare.
During the confrontation just now, his mind was completely blank and he had no idea what kind of prediction he should make.
For a defensive player, there is no way to persist at this time.
Cruyff patted Sembranos on the shoulder and asked him to return to the bench.
Barca player on the field restarts the kick.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Stoichkov, who received the ball, always felt that the noon sun was very dazzling, so he quickly returned the ball to Romario.
Romario started to push forward after passing back the heel.
Bakero took the ball and rushed forward. Scholes went up and made a flying tackle, but was avoided by the captain Barca.
Paolo·Ince could only quickly attack, but Bakero immediately found Romario with a direct pass.
Keane wanted to use his body to resolve the battle. Romario swung the tail of his foot and directly pulled it out of the angle to shoot a long shot. Kanchelskis, who was chasing after, stretched his foot in advance and failed to block it. Fortunately, Steve·Bruce turned sideways and blocked the ball out of the baseline.
When the Barcelona players were preparing to take the corner kick, they realized that Kanchelskis failed to stand up.
"Ask Andre if he can still persist."
Ferguson shouted from the sidelines.
The last substitution spot in hand is waiting for this time.
Keane asked, and immediately made a substitution gesture to the sidelines.
Ferguson turned to look at the bench, his eyes stopped on Redondo for half a second and then moved away.
He has been at full attendance since the beginning of the season. After all the hard work of rotation, let him rest.
"David, come on directly. David..."
"The boss asked you to appear, man!"
Gary·Neville pushed Beckham hard, and Beckham stood up in confusion.
He didn't even expect that he would have the chance to play on the bench for the first team.
Ferguson promotes young players very regularly. Although he played for the first team in 1992, he was just League Cup.
Today's game is Champions Cup.
Beckham looked at the field, and all he could think about was me and Dejan flying together.
Without any time, Beckham ran onto the court doing the chest enlargement exercise.
"Boy, come and defend!"
Bruce waved and shouted.
Beckham trotted over quickly, showing a few tiger teeth when he smiled.
I don't know when he had the orthodontic surgery. Dejan Lu remembers that his teeth were very straight when he was older.
Koeman uncharacteristically took a direct free kick after the run-up, which caught Manchester United off guard.
Little Cruyff, who had just come on the field, jumped high in front of the goal and shook his head to grab the point. Schmeichel quickly reached out to block the ball.
Irwin hooked the ball away and turned around to make a clearance.
At the end of his career, when Liverpool made a passback error, even Ferguson couldn't scold him and said that it was good to have a problem only once in ten years.
He is not the top full-back on both offense and defense, but he always makes the right choice.
Dejan Lu was near the midfield. When he saw the ball coming toward him, he jumped up with his back and stopped the ball easily with his chest.
Harvey Gaya quickly stood in front of Dejan Lu and pressed the center.
Be careful and on guard.
He didn't even want to steal, he just wanted to wait for his teammates to come over and defend.
But Dejan Lu won't give him a chance.
Snap,
Dejan Lu directly knocked the ball forward with his right foot. Gaya subconsciously stretched his foot. When he saw Dejan Lu knocked the ball to the right with his left foot, Gaya realized that he had been fooled.
Sombrero flick!
He tried to forcefully adjust his center of gravity and stretch his legs again, but of course he fell to the ground.
There was a burst of cheers in the stands of Old Trafford.
A sense of superiority arises in the hearts of Manchester United fans. While Arsenal, the championship rival, is still excited about players' fouls, their players have begun to play crazy tricks on their opponents, just like George·Best.
"Defend!!!"
Cruyff shouted heartbreakingly from the sidelines.
In the counterattack initiated by a long ball, there were not many people in the backcourt at all.
Barjuan and Antuna rushed to the left almost at the same time. Dejan Lu didn't have the intention to continue dribbling the ball. He just moved his left foot.
Bang——
Antuna, who rushed up, felt a strong wind blowing in front of him. Busquets judged the path of the ball in the penalty area and jumped out. As soon as his hands touched the ball, he felt a huge force, and he still had to work harder to block the ball out of the baseline.
"Well done, Carlos!"
Koeman, who ran back, said.
Busquets stood up and flicked his wrist.
Damn, I almost got hurt.
He looked at Dejan Lu in the penalty area, and there was this kind of power 40 meters away.
Compared with him, the shot of teammate Romario, who is famous for his strength, was also compared.
"Dejan, do you want to take the corner kick?"
Irwin asked.
He is a right-footed player and is more comfortable playing corner kicks on the left.
If Kanchelskis were here, it would be the winger who was born in Ukraine and chose Russian citizenship to take the penalty.
"I'm in the restricted area, may I ask David?"
Dejan Lu said with a smile.
"Me?"
Beckham asked blankly.
"How about you take the penalty?" Bruce came up and asked.
Training with Beckham, everyone has seen his passing.
"... I can't do it."
After hesitating for a moment, Beckham shook his head and said.
This is Barca from Cruyff. What if we fail to score a goal and waste the opportunity?
He was still a little worried about his first appearance in the Champions League.
"Go ahead, it's okay."
Dejan Lu encouraged. "It's definitely okay to play like you do during training."
"Yes, stop wasting time."
Bruce pushed Beckham impatiently.
Beckham walked to the corner flag area excitedly. At the age of 19, he could take corner kicks in the Champions League. After the game, he could show off to Gary.
This is trust from the first team.
Beckham kicked Beckham after running up. The kick bounced off Barjuan. Fortunately, he got the ball again. This time Beckham carefully took the ball to the side of the penalty area and immediately lobbed the ball far away.
The ball fell directly across most of the penalty area.
Dejan Lu started directly and rushed out from Guardiola to complete the turn.
Guardiola It was already a step too late when he wanted to take action.
He could only watch as Dejan Lu took off with one foot in front of him. His whole center of gravity moved to his upper body. After his body stretched in mid-air, he swung his right foot out.
Bang——
The distance is not close, but the force is very strong and the ball speed is very fast. Carlos·Busquets jumped up immediately and failed to stop the ball. The ball went into the goal and his hand reached under the crossbar.
Boom——
Reversed!
The Manchester United players on the bench rushed to the sideline and shouted wildly.
Ferguson and Brian·Kidd hugged each other and jumped around to vent their excitement.
Theatre of Dreams burst into loud cheers.
Dejan Lu As soon as he stood up, he was tightly surrounded by his teammates.
Seeing this scene Redondo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He has been worried about Dejan Lu's recovery. Now it seems that there is nothing wrong with Dejan Lu's body and he has returned to his peak condition.
"What a Goal!!!"
"Goal!!!!!!!"
"Dejan Goal!!!!!"
"Dejan, who returned to the court, immediately showed his terrifying dominance on the green field. He used a hook shot to help Manchester United complete the reversal. If it hadn't been too late to return to the court, I even think this year's Ballon d'Or should be given to Dejan."
"In counterattack, he received a pass from Irwin and used a long shot from 40 meters away to create a corner kick, and then personally sent the ball into the goal. When he failed to score in an offensive opportunity, you should pay great attention to the next movement. Dejan deliberately stayed away from the goal, but he still found the opportunity."
"The only problem with Cruyff is that Dejan happens to be recovering from his injury!!!"
Dejan Lu got rid of the entanglement of his teammates and rubbed Beckham's yellow hair hard. His teammates followed suit.
"Well done David."
"It was a good pass."
"Play well, maybe you can be the main player in the future."
Beckham giggled while worrying that his hair would fall out.
This is a problem when you have long hair. When you wash your hair, you often see some hair falling out.
These Big Brother are neither light nor heavy. Will they lose more hair after returning home?
"Fernando, you know, that guy often stays up late in the dormitory. He doesn't go to bed until after 11 o'clock, but I go to bed at 9 o'clock in the evening and get up at 5 o'clock in the morning. This is helpful to my body."
Gary·Neville pointed at the field and said.
Redondo nodded.
"David and I are both on the right side, but our styles are different. Just like I like to throw things everywhere, but that guy likes to light candles, organize photos, and likes to look in the mirror..."
Redondo's eyelids jumped.
He regretted talking to the young full-back.
He's a total chatterbox.
But the different living habits are really frustrating.
When he was with the national team in the summer, he and Balbo were in the same dormitory. The guy liked to sit on the bed and eat. Watching something fall on the bed made Redondo very uncomfortable.
"By the way, David recently got a new girlfriend. Do you have a girlfriend?"
Gary·Neville asked.
"No." Redondo said directly.
"Then do you have a boyfriend? I don't mind this kind of thing. Some people in the UK are like this..."
"Damn it, if you talk again I will report you to the coach for giving him the middle finger on his back."
Redondo said.
"I didn't!"
Gary·Neville argued.
"I remember the same attitude when I explained it to the coach." Redondo said.
Gary·Neville closed his mouth angrily.
Redondo decided to withdraw his comments about his teammates.
These young teammates talk too much.
At this time, he even missed Roberto Mancini. At least that guy only spoke when he was being clever.
To attack or to defend, that is the question.
Placed in front of Cruyff.
Reason tells him that defense will reduce the team's losses. Using the last spot to strengthen defense will at least prevent the loss from being too ugly.
But each game in the group stage is worth independent points, so it is very tempting to get at least a draw.
The two voices in my heart were constantly quarreling, making it impossible to make a decision.
Looking at the field, he couldn't help but his eyelids twitching.
This is not the Manchester United he is familiar with.
The two young players who came off the bench were pressing hard. Although they were chasing the ball, they were still quite outrageous. They were like dogs chasing butterflies without getting tired at all.
Miguel Nadal didn't even dare to take the ball more and passed it to Guardiola, and Scholes rushed forward again.
Guardiola quickly passed the ball out without giving Scholes a chance to tackle it.
Having just seen the opponent's tackle level, Guardiola didn't dare to bet.
If the opponent fails to tackle well, he may have to go directly to the stretcher.
Xavi Gaya is observing when he gets the ball. He is one of the players with the best long pass ability on the Barca field. In addition to Koeman, he can also try to use long passes to quickly transfer the ball to the frontcourt.
Seeing that Manchester United was pressing forward more, he decisively made a long pass to try to find Romario.
He doesn't need to worry about that teammate's stopping ability.
Bruce and Romario reached the landing point almost at the same time. Romario saw the opportunity and raised his foot to step on the ball. The moment Bruce subconsciously stretched his foot, Romario immediately pulled back, knocked the ball out, and rushed past him.
Park and Irwin immediately went to the middle to cover the defense. Romario accelerated out of the angle and hit the ball. This time the ball missed the right post.
Stoichkov, who ran out of position and was unguarded, spread his hands to him and said, "You should pass the ball, I am open here."
"Next time."
Romario said briefly and walked back, leaving Stoichkov a little helpless.
Compared with on the court, this teammate is more difficult to deal with off the court. After he transferred to Barca, he has almost no close contact with anyone and always likes to keep to himself.
"Damn Steve, can you be more reliable when grabbing points? The Brazilians treat you as a fool." Schmeichel shouted.
Romario's activity today made him very irritable.
"Peter, our offensive players are better, so relax." Steve·Bruce said.
"Does it not matter if we score more goals and concede more goals? You all should be careful." Schmeichel pointed at the defense and shouted.
The Manchester United fans near the goal were already used to this scene.
Any day the defenders don't get scolded, it's definitely because Schmeichel has a sore throat.
Schmeichel threw the ball out, David·Mei handed the ball to Keane, and Keane passed the ball to Ince immediately.
"Change position, Paolo."
Dejan Lu started to get rid of Nadal said.
Scholes hurriedly ran to the left in panic.
Paolo·Ince saw this and passed the ball straight to the front, handing the ball to the player who was better at dribbling. This is what Cantona reminded him.
Dejan Lu just caught the ball and accelerated past Bakero.
Barjuan had already rushed up to help defend. Dejan Lu knocked the ball out for more than half a meter with a dunk of his right foot. Guardiola saw this and quickly stretched his foot sideways.
Dejan Lu hooked the ball back first, and Koeman, who wanted to defend, ran back immediately.
Snap - Dejan Lu knocked the ball from the left side of Koeman, bypassed the opponent's right side, and a man passed the ball.
Antuna had already rushed in front of Dejan Lu, and there was no time to adjust Dejan Lu's left foot and passed the ball to the center.
Bakero, who was chasing after, successfully blocked the ball, and Mark·Hughes got entangled with him.
Every time we play Barcelona, Hughes will be more motivated.
Bakero, who was a little overwhelmed, quickly passed the ball out, and Scholes ran up to get the ball before Nadal.
"Paolo, give it to Dejan!"
Seeing Scholes still observing, Ferguson couldn't help shouting.
Scholes obediently passed the ball to Dejan Lu on the right.
Dejan Lu took the ball and confronted Batuan, and Beckham took the opportunity to run to the front to provide support.
Snap,
Dejan Lu starts immediately by rubbing your right foot.
"Beautiful, Dejan once again ran past both sides of the opponent with the ball. The chasing Jose Bakero failed to run past Dejan. He handed over the defense to his teammates. Guardiola blocked him from the front. Dejan squeezed past him with his right foot and faced Barcelona's defense. Speed up. Beautiful! Dejan passed Antuna with speed. Koeman and Gaya tried to double-team, but Dejan kicked the ball in. Dejan failed to find his teammates after passing the ball through five people."
"In the last game between Manchester United and Sampdoria, I said that Manchester United's players seemed to be training compasses, but Barcelona's defenders did not perform better in front of Dejan than the Manchester United defenders in that game. No matter they were responsible for defense, Dejan could not stop!!!"
Excited!!!
Ferguson jumped on the sidelines and kept raising his fists.
The camera also captured Gary·Neville behind him celebrating wildly.
Scotland Coach has not been so happy for a long time.
He swore that this was the most exciting game he had ever coached in his life.
What is Total Football from the Netherlands, combined with the technical features of Spain?
In the face of absolute strength, haven't you been treated like a low-level league player?
In just a short while, Dejan Lu had passed the ball more than 15 times, and Barcelona couldn't guard him at all.
No wonder Boskov is always so cautious.
Now if there was no substitution quota, he would have wanted to replace Dejan Lu.
A player like this is really okay if used carefully.
Thinking of this, Ferguson shouted to the court, "Dejan, relax, you have just recovered from your injury, just play slowly from now on. This score is already good."
Scholes couldn't help but look to the sidelines.
Because of injuries to the forwards, he got more opportunities.
But every time the coach asked him to run hard, and this tackle was only learned under the pressure of Ferguson.
When did the roaring BOSS tell the players to play slowly?
But then he remembered something. He seemed to have successfully assisted once just now.
Passing the ball over, Dejan Lu passed five people and scored.
Is this an assist?
If Dejan Lu is responsible for passing the ball to Dejan Lu in every game, Scholes feels that getting 20 assists in a season is not a problem.
Even though he didn't say much, he couldn't help but smile on his face.
When they were in the young team, Dejan Lu left such a deep impression on them.
Simply unbeatable.
So the day the team signed Dejan Lu, they discussed playing football together in the future.
This game is a better future than I originally imagined.
Maybe they can also become Premier League's first team to win the Champions League!
This goal also made Cruyff give up some ideas and directly let Guillermo Amor warm up. This is a midfielder who can play both sides and can strengthen the defensive intensity of the midfield.
Barcelona players also saw their teammates warming up on the sidelines.
I immediately understood what the coach was thinking.
gave up.
Prepare to take advantage of other teams.
The group stage gives all teams more options.
If you can win 3 or 4 games steadily, you can guarantee qualification. It doesn't necessarily have to beat Manchester United in Old Trafford.
Bakero shouted to his teammates, "The leader has already made his choice, so let's be more conservative. At least we won't lose too ugly."
The Barca captain, who came from the Real Sociedad youth training, never thought that one day he would say such depressing words.
But he felt that as long as the loss was not too ugly, it would be pretty good.
Having played in that Champions League final, he feels that Dejan Lu is more active today than before the injury.
"Catalonia people are hiding in their half. Barcelona's so-called offensive football is just a lie. Now they finally show their true colors."
Martin·Taylor mocked.
"Man, I think the main reason is that Dejan's breakthrough was too sharp, which made them unable to beat Manchester United in terms of offensive efficiency." Jim Beglin said.
"That's not the same. Dejan is a Manchester United player, and he is Manchester United's offense." Taylor said again.
Beglin looks at the field, and Beckham is also on the wing like Dejan Lu. Can it be the same?
Even though Theatre of Dreams was full of boos, Barcelona was determined not to press forward in their own half.
An episode occurred in the 85th minute of the game. Cruyff originally wanted to replace Stoichkov, but Romario was dissatisfied with the team's defense and went directly to the sidelines. The fourth official could only adjust the number on the substitution card.
Witnessing this scene with my own eyes Dejan Lu still couldn't help but sigh, the players at this time really have their own personalities.
In the following time, Manchester United was attacking.
Scholes doesn't know what's going on. No matter who passes the ball to him or where Dejan the Football King is, he will pass the ball to Dejan the Football King when he gets it.
Dejan Lu saw Hughes in front and immediately sent a direct pass.
Mark·Hughes turned his back to catch the ball and was blocked by Nadal. Dejan Lu rushed forward to respond.
Hughes chose to hit it horizontally. Dejan Lu picked up the ball and accelerated past Koeman. The Dutch kicked the ball to Dejan Lu's feet, and Dejan Lu was only one step slower.
Guardiola took the opportunity to rush into the penalty area and simply fell to the ground and stretched out his foot to block Dejan Lu's shot. Unexpectedly, Dejan Lu's raised left foot was lowered again.
A fake cumshot!
Click——
Then he pushed his right foot out of the angle, and Carlos·Bucskics bent down and squatted in the near corner.
Bang——
At this time, Dejan Lu turned around and flicked with his left foot. The ball immediately flew over Bucskics and went into the right side of the goal.
The young Sergio Busquets burst into tears in front of the TV.
His father told him that he would start today and asked him to watch the game.
I watched the game, but his father's performance seemed to be just fishing for the ball in the goal.
Sergio Busquets, who was less than 5 years old, watched this game and only remembered the figure of the Red Devils Number Seven.
Every time that person gets the ball, the goal guarded by his father will be easily broken.
"There is more than one point left in injury time, but the game is completely over. 5:2, Dejan scored four goals just after recovering from injury. How many times did he pass other players on the court today, 20 times or 25 times? This is the first time I have seen someone pass a team's roster in half a game."
"Barcelona organized in the backcourt, and they had no idea of attacking anymore. Oh my God, Keane kicked down Koeman from behind!"
Ferguson's face turned pale.
Even a good-tempered coach cannot accept a player getting an unnecessary red card at the last minute.
Barcelona players went up to reason.
Dejan Lu and his teammates blocked Keane.
"I said, I will definitely teach anyone who kicks you a lesson."
After saying that, Keane turned and walked towards the sidelines.
Dejan Lu:...
No, man.
Koeman didn't commit an intentional foul just now.
It's good to have a teammate who can help him stand out, but according to Keane's standard, five red cards in one game are not enough for him.
After persuading the Barca players to go back, Barca kicked off from the backcourt, and the referee immediately blew the whistle to end the game.
Theatre of Dreams The famous song "Glory Belongs to Manchester United" sounded.
Dejan Lu and his teammates walked to the sidelines and applauded in the stands.
Just as coach Scotland was about to walk up, he remembered something and bent down to take an unopened bottle of water. He turned to Kidd and said, "Next time, prepare a towel and hand it to Dejan."
"How are you feeling today?"
Ferguson asked, handing over the kettle.
"Fortunately, it's mainly because Barcelona's defense is average."
Dejan Lu said after gargling his mouth and spitting it out.
"That's good, are you okay with your health?" Ferguson put his arm around Dejan Lu's shoulders and asked.
"It's okay."
"It's okay. Come join me for the press conference later. You really should meet the reporters when you return to the court." Ferguson said with a smile.
The Manchester United players nearby were all watching the excitement.
Not to mention the young people promoted from the youth team, even Bruce has never seen Ferguson's mood change so quickly.
Just now I was laughing because Keane's red card seemed to be eating people, but now I'm laughing again.
"Okay."
Dejan Lu glanced at the official UEFA and said, "I will go after the urine test."
Ferguson patted him on the shoulder before walking into the player tunnel.
"You're very nice."
Seeing Dejan Lu walking into the bathroom, Romario said.
"You're not bad either."
Dejan Lu said with a smile.
Romario didn't say much.
Being able to say something like this already represents his recognition of Dejan Lu's strength.
After handing the urine sample to the UEFA official, Dejan Lu went to the Theatre of Dreams press room.
The press conference had already begun, and he sat quietly next to Ferguson.
"Johan, will you take responsibility for today's game?"
one reporter asked.
Cruyff snorted and said, "I don't think there is anything wrong with me. If I must say it, it is that I was a step too late when I wanted to sign Dejan. Only an idiot would think that Dejan was getting paid for nothing while he was recuperating."
Ferguson couldn't help but smile proudly.
He didn't expect to encounter such a thing when he went all the way to Genoa to convince Redondo.
Luck really matters.
Had the team's forward not been injured and received a call from the coach, he would have taken a boat to Canada to work as a shipyard worker.
He was lucky at the critical moment.
"Is it a competitive factor to replace Jordi today?"
the reporter asked.
"That's enough, I don't have anything to say."
Cruyff stood up and left the press conference.
The reporter at this time really dared to ask.
When Baldy was coaching Real Madrid, his son also won the Champions League trophy. Little Cruyff was much stronger than those Zichunai.
"Alex, can you tell me your evaluation of this game?"
the reporter asked.
"There's nothing to say, I've always had a point of view, the better team wins the game, that's it." Ferguson said with a smile.
"Then how do you evaluate the performance of the players, especially Keane?"
the reporter asked.
They are all waiting to see the show.
"Roy completed his tasks very well most of the time, but there are some things we need to talk about privately. I am generally satisfied with today's game, especially some of the young people. Of course, the most important thing is that Dejan gave me a huge surprise. His condition is better than I and everyone thought."
Scotland coach said.
Seeing that Ferguson did not criticize Keane, the reporters turned to look at Dejan Lu.
"Dejan, what does it feel like to be back on the court?"
the reporter asked.
Dejan Lu said, "It feels very good. The fans of Old Trafford are also very enthusiastic. It is simply a gift to be able to run on the field without being in a wheelchair."
"Then why did you choose Manchester United?"
the reporter asked.
Ferguson frowned, he didn't like this question.
"I didn't choose Manchester United, it was Manchester United that gave me the opportunity." Dejan Lu said, "I was terminated when I was injured. I did not get a contract from another team. Manchester United was willing to give me a Premier League maximum salary contract when I was injured. I can't think of a reason to refuse. At worst, I will buy a few more umbrellas."
Many people at the scene laughed.
Brits just love to talk about the weather.
"You saved a lot of people back then. Did you ever think that you would get hurt?"
the reporter asked.
"I didn't have time to think so much at the time." Dejan Lu said, "I just wanted to prevent the bomb from exploding in a crowded place. I never thought that I would be injured. Of course you have seen it. It took me two and a half years to stand up again. I was lucky."
"Any trouble with the new team?"
the reporter asked.
Dejan Lu said, "Everyone is very friendly. I like the atmosphere very much. The team is positive."
"Then what do you think of Keane's flagrant foul today?"
one reporter asked.
Many reporters showed excited expressions.
News is coming!
Dejan Lu said with a smile, "You must have seen introductions about Ireland people in books or other places. Roy is a typical Ireland person. He is optimistic, friendly, humble and loving, and pays attention to details..."
"Ahem..."
Ferguson almost choked on his saliva. The Roy in Dejan Lu's mouth was definitely not the Roy·Keane he knew.
Dejan Lu continued, "If you train with Carrington and Roy, you will know that he is an optimist who likes to bring happiness to everyone and is also willing to help his teammates improve themselves. If you point out the shortcomings of your teammates and you must say that he committed a flagrant foul, I don't agree with it. This is the style of Premier League players. Roy will never intentionally hurt others. He is not a bad person..."