The atmosphere at the press conference changed instantly.
Ferguson took the microphone and said, "I also wanted to introduce Diego Maradona and Van Basten, but they did not choose Manchester United."
Wenger smiled and nodded and said, "Life is full of regrets. As a coach, you will always miss some outstanding players for some reasons."
"I don't think I have any regrets. What I should regret is the players who didn't come to play for me."
Ferguson said with a snort.
Although he didn't name him, reporters knew he was talking about Gazza.
Gazza has left Apennines, and his condition is getting worse day by day.
"I'm very happy to be able to play at Old Trafford, it will be very special."
The professor said with a smile and stood up directly.
Ferguson snorted and stood up.
He pushed open the door to the locker room, looked around at the players and said, "If anyone's performance against Arsenal is not good today, I will let him play FA Youth Cup!"
???
Many people looked at Dejan Lu.
From this look, it seems that the press conference was offended.
Dejan Lu smiled and shook his head and sat down to change clothes and draw a lottery ticket.
[Your good brother Gianluca·Vialli hated Barcelona very much because he lost in the final of Cup Winners' Cup, so he selected a player who likes Barcelona. Ding, get the 2004-2005 Bundesliga seventh round, Stuttgart VS Hertha Berlin, Alexander Pavlovich Hleb single game experience card]
Mao!
Hleb's dribbling skills are very good.
He also performed well at Arsenal.
Naihe has the same problem as Fabregas, he likes Barcelona.
Among so many players from Arsenal who transferred to Barcelona, Van Bronckhorst, Henry and Vermaelen were considered successful. Van Bronckhorst played as the main force for a while, Henry won the championship, and Vermaelen still won the championship without playing football.
Looking at it this way, Vermaelen is the real winner in life.
The rest range from Overmars to Aubameyang, and it is difficult for these players to be called successful.
Fabregas can also contribute residual heat to Premier League. After Hleb moved to Barca, his career completely declined. He went from being the best midfielder in Premier League according to Andy Taylor to a player that even Brighton cannot play as the main player.
But his personal skills are still very good.
It just so happens that I can show my professor some technical football today.
"Let's go out and warm up."
Bruce smiled and waved.
Dejan Lu stood up and followed Bruce teammates out of the locker room.
It was the first time that Wenger led a team to compete in Theatre of Dreams, and Wenger was still a little excited.
Best He was 19 years old when they won the cup. At that time, he was still playing in Mutzig in the French low-level league.
I was still very excited when I saw them holding the cup.
This is one of the best inspirational stories of that era.
Standing in the passage, the professor couldn't help but look around.
Ferguson glanced at him and had no desire to speak actively.
"I hope it will be a good game today." The professor took the initiative to say.
Ferguson nodded and said, "It's not a good habit to covet other people's players. Dejan said you didn't invite him."
"I had already convinced the board of directors of Monaco, but you were one step ahead."
The professor smiled and said, "If you give me two more days, I will definitely be able to convince him to join Monaco."
Ferguson fell into silence again.
Perhaps the Frenchman was telling the truth.
But so what, if you miss it, you miss it.
Old Trafford The atmosphere today is very lively, and there are even more broadcast cameras than before.
In the press box, there seemed to be housewives who were shopping on Black Friday, one next to the other, and there was no space at all.
Manchester United, Ferguson, Dejan Lu, Cantona... This in itself is a guarantee of ratings.
During this period, Adams stopped drinking, and the French's various reforms made fans full of expectations for this game.
Even if the French can't let Arsenal play, it would be nice to let Adams perform a flying kick to the fans.
Before the game even started, the ratings backstage were soaring.
Even the players on both sides of the field seemed to feel the heat of today's game, and they were more serious than usual during the warm-up.
"Roy Is your body too weak? Why did you get injured again?"
Redondo complained.
Dejan Lu said with a smile, "If he is not in good health, then there will be no players in good health."
"Hopefully he won't be out for too long."
Redondo said while bumping the ball.
He didn't particularly enjoy playing alongside Lee Sharp in midfield.
There are very few snake oil players who stand out in one area.
Sharp's offense is okay, but his defense is a little worse.
"Let's go, get ready to start."
Someone from the referee team came over and shouted.
Players from both sides returned to the channel again.
"The game is about to start. There are quite a few changes in the starting lineups of both teams today. It can be seen that the coaches of both teams are looking forward to this game. Arsenal's new coach has been very topical in the newspapers recently."
"Yes, but I still have reservations about whether the Frenchman can coach Premier League. He may have done well at Monaco, but he was fired. There are many coaches who performed very well for a period of time and then declined all the way."
"The specific situation still depends on the game. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first."
Manchester United 442 double midfielders:
Goalkeeper: Schmeichel,
Defender: Irwin, Bruce, Parister, Gary·Neville,
Midfielder: Dejan Lu, Redondo, Lee Sharp, Kanchelskis,
Forwards: Mark·Hughes, Andy·Cole.
Arsenal 442 double midfielder:
Goalkeeper: Seaman,
Defender: Winterburn, Toni·Adams, Bould, Dixon,
Midfielder: Paolo·Merson, Steve·Morrow, Martin·Keown, Lei·Parrott,
Forwards: Ian·Wright, Chris·Kiwomuya.
"Alain Smith did not start today. It can be seen that the French still have some doubts about his foot skills. Smith has a lot of advantages in the air, but he chose Wright to partner with Kiwomuya. These are two very fast forward combinations."
"Manchester United rested McClair, and Mark·Hughes partnered with Andy Cole. Recently, Hughes has lost his position at Manchester United. There are rumors that he is about to leave Manchester United."
"If Hughes leaves Manchester United, he probably won't leave Premier League. Judging from the current forward situation, it is indeed a bit too crowded. After Cantona's suspension ends, Manchester United will have 5-6 forwards including youth team players."
Cantona's strength and influence determine that he will not be hidden.
Therefore, the competition for Manchester United's striker next season will be very fierce.
Originally, the outside world was more optimistic about McClair leaving the team, but McClair has been in hot form during this period, and Hughes has never had a chance to start, so he became the favorite to leave the team.
"The Sun" also revealed that a fan from Africa placed a huge bet on Hughes leaving the team.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the referee Keane Kupe blew the whistle to start the game.
Hughes immediately passed the ball back at the beginning. Sharp took the ball and passed Redondo to the left.
Lei Parrott rushed towards Dejan Lu immediately.
Dejan Lu was not in a hurry and kicked Redondo at will.
The two of them standing on one side in 2 on 2 will never be intercepted, and the chance of being intercepted in 2 on 3 is not high.
Parrott obviously wanted to perform well in front of the new coach, but he could only run after the ball.
Dejan Lu wasn't in the mood to play with him, but Redondo was having fun.
Martin·Keown couldn't see it and rushed towards Redondo. Redondo spiked the ball and immediately turned around and kicked the ball back.
Bruce takes the ball and gives it to the left and right.
Lei·Parrott rushed forward again.
Irwin quickly drove the ball towards Arsenal's half.
Today's Arsenal does have some differences in terms of pressing in the frontcourt.
Dejan Lu glanced at Parrott and Merson on the other side. These drunkards were also in better shape than before.
Parrott being so positive today made Dejan Lu think of something.
When this guy got divorced, his wife wanted more money, claiming that she was responsible for helping him stop drinking and preventing him from spending too much money. She was able to save the money.
In order to figure out Parrott's income, the court needs to look at his contract.
Then this guy took out both contracts.
One of them was a tax avoidance portion of bonuses and some additional income, which caused quite a stir.
His lawsuit also failed completely. Not only was his property divided, but he also had to pay huge alimony.
So players are sometimes really hard for people to understand.
Any sliver of common sense would have known that doing so would put both him and Arsenal in trouble.
No wonder scammers love players.
They all look like normal people on the court, and it's hard to imagine what they would do off the court.
The professor looked at the field and fell into thought.
To be honest, most of the players here don't want him.
The guards are pretty good. If defense were a science, these guards would all have graduated from college.
But now Arsenal lacks structure in attack.
When looking towards Manchester United, he couldn't help but feel a little envious of Ferguson.
Whether it is Dejan Lu or Redondo, they are both players he admires very much.
It's a pity that the Scotland guy bought it first.
Let's see if we can bring in some disciples from France in the summer.
Unfortunately, they also lost to Dejan Lu, more than once.
At this time, the professor suddenly had an idea.
If we want to form a team that can challenge the hegemony of Manchester United and Dejan Lu, those players who have lost to Dejan Lu should be interested, right?
The players who lost to Dejan Lu were not bad.
Arsenal also has some money, after all, it is a team known as a bank.
There might really be something to this matter.
Unfortunately, money is not unlimited, otherwise he would have asked Diego Maradona about his transfer intention as soon as possible in the summer.
When Arsenal got the ball on the field, you couldn't tell what happened afterwards.
Toni·Adams avoided Andy Cole's pressing and immediately drove the ball towards the midfield with a big kick.
Sharp and Keown rushed to the landing point at the same time.
Keown was a step too slow when he took off. Unfortunately, Sharp's body was not as good as Martin·Keown who was knocked over violently.
Parrott successfully got the ball.
Dejan Lu was just about to chase after him, but Redondo and Irwin waved their hands almost at the same time to indicate that he didn't need to come back.
Irwin and Redondo looked at each other, and Irwin rushed forward.
Redondo was cruising on the edge and immediately cut off Parrott's passing route.
You can come to the left, but the ball must stay!
Parrott is pretty good on both offense and defense, but it's not at the top level either.
He still has some confidence in one-on-one, but now there is Redondo next to him, which puts a lot of pressure on him.
After Parrott slowed down, he tried to speed up and use the change of rhythm to pass Irwin. Unexpectedly, Irwin immediately moved his steps and blocked his way.
Keown didn't find the corresponding location, Parrott decided to send back directly.
Click——
Dejan Lu, who had been running on the left wing for a long time, suddenly stretched out his foot and took the ball away from Steve Morrow.
Moro subconsciously stretched out his hand to pull Dejan Lu's jersey, but Dejan Lu moved quickly. He spiked the ball and turned around in a small circle, leaving Moro free.
The chasing Martin·Keown quickly came over to cover the defense.
Dejan Lu dunked his right foot and once again faced Arsenal's penalty area diagonally.
Snap——
Irwin rushed up to respond, but Dejan Lu chose to give the ball to the front.
Redondo, who penetrated forward, raised his left foot and let the ball hit the back of his right foot and bounce towards the center.
Damn it!
Toni·Adams knew something was wrong, so he rushed forward.
Dejan Lu, who rushed to the middle, took the ball again and quickly rushed into the penalty area from the top of the arc.
Adams made a horizontal sliding tackle without hesitation, trying to block Dejan Lu's shot with his body, but he was still a step too late.
While running, Dejan Lu took off his foot directly and swung his right foot out.
Bang——
This foot uses a lot of force, but it is mainly rubbed with the inner instep.
The ball quickly flew past Adams's legs, causing some spin. Seaman, who was on the line of the small penalty area, jumped up, but misjudged the direction, and the ball flew into the goal from his right side.
Boom——
"Dejan!"
"Dejan!"
"Dejan!"
Theatre of Dreams There was a huge cheer.
Dejan Lu hugged Redondo with a smile on his face, and the two of them rushed to the south stand together.
Behind him are teammates one after another.
Such a move makes Manchester United fans even more excited.
For them, this period of time seemed like a dream.
Signing Redondo is already quite good, but I didn't expect to sign Dejan Lu.
It's no surprise that these two long-established players performed well.
But the young people in the youth team have established themselves in the first team one after another, as if Manchester United has taken advantage of all the good things in the world.
A few big names plus some young guys.
Isn't this the prototype of Busby's championship? Even though Dejan Lu has not played for a season yet, Manchester United fans still feel that the Red Devils's dynasty has arrived again.
"Dejan!!!!!!!!"
"Dejan Goal!!!"
"What a goal!"
"After Dejan completed the steal in that game, he used a spinning movement to trick Steve·Morrow and Martin·Keown, and then passed the ball to Redondo in front of them."
"Redondo's movements were also quite elegant. He didn't even make any adjustments. He just caught the ball diagonally and passed it back to Dejan. The two of them broke through Arsenal's defense in one go. Dejan blasted a world-beating kick from the top of the penalty area!"
"Maybe the French have changed some things. Today Paolo·Merson showed a very good mental outlook, turning from an alcoholic into a normal person. But facing Dejan's game, a normal person is not enough. Maybe this university professor from France made a batch of medicine in the biological laboratory and turned Arsenal players into supermen, so that they can defeat Manchester United led by Dejan!!!"
Ferguson rushed to the sidelines to celebrate excitedly.
Originally, he would no longer be excited about a goal.
But things are different today.
The French guy made him feel bad.
Now I celebrate the goal and I am happy.
At the same time, you can also give the French a little color.
The professor just stood on the sidelines, subconsciously trying to zip up his zipper, but found that he didn't wear a training jacket today for the sake of style, only a light gray suit.
This did not affect his mood.
Being unable to guard against Dejan Lu is nothing new.
Arsenal now is not as good as Monaco when he was coaching.
What he needs is to find out the team's problems and solve them.
The small-scale cooperation between Dejan Lu and Redondo just now made his eyes light up.
He's always liked this offense.
The kick-to-the-wall combo looks simple.
But it can have quite a good effect.
With two consecutive accurate passes and movement, you can quickly break through the opponent's defense.
Such one-touch passing ability and movement are also a problem for some Arsenal players.
Should I buy a French one or a Dutch one in the summer? Maybe it would be good to buy two Italy ones.
"Be careful."
Adams said.
Martin·Keown's eyes widened.
Is this something that can be solved by being careful?
Adams also knew that this matter was a bit embarrassing for his old teammate, but there was nothing he could do.
The defensive midfielder was breached and the defense was basically undefended.
If possible, he would rather let the defenders stand in the goal together, maybe it will play a greater role when defending Dejan Lu.
"Damn it!"
Li Dixon spat hard on the sidelines and said, "It's like this every time I play against him. I really want to know why someone can dribble past several people."
"You can just ask your dad about this when you go home."
Adams said.
"Fuck you!"
Dixon laughed and cursed, raising his middle finger.
Although the goal was lost, it did not affect Arsenal's morale.
They are a group of rough guys, not technically outstanding, but it is not easy to break up this team in terms of will.
The only thing that makes them uncomfortable is the new rules of UEFA.
Otherwise, Dejan Lu would have been shoveled from behind twice.
Wright and Kiwoumya return to the midfield.
Amid the cheers of Manchester United fans, Wright knocked the ball horizontally.
Kiwomuya wanted to show off before the start, but now he honestly passed the ball to Parrott.
They were a lot more cautious on offense.
"Arsenal is in a difficult time right now."
Jim Beglin said, "Perhaps the French have a lot of ideas, but it is difficult to change the way of playing during the season. In fact, Arsenal today is much stronger than when Graham was here."
"That's right. Arsenal's morale was really low at the time. The Frenchman was quite capable in handling the locker room. I haven't seen any players complaining about him in "The Sun" recently. This is at least a good sign. But if you can be a coach if you can make players happy, then all the girls in the nightclub will be famous coaches." Martin·Taylor teased.
"That's not all I can say. Both Merson and Parrott looked good today. I still think he has a chance to succeed. At least he looks more reliable than Graham."
"Merson started to get the ball again. He is in really good condition today. Kanchelskis's defensive ability is not very good. Merson made a pass at 45 degrees. Unfortunately, Alan ·Smith is not starting. How can Wright compete with Steve·Bruce in the penalty area? The two are not the same weight at all."
"Manchester United immediately launched a counterattack after receiving the ball. Merson also tried to counterattack, but Sharp immediately gave the ball to Redondo. We all know what will happen next."
"Yes, Redondo will probably give the ball to Dejan. He seems to be equipped with a radar specifically designed to locate Dejan."
Redondo had just passed the center line after receiving the ball, when he was attacked by Steve Morrow.
He dribbled the ball out of the center circle and immediately passed the ball.
This is a semi-high ball, passed a little too fast.
It's just a pass to Dejan Lu, so there's no need to pass it so accurately.
Redondo believes Dejan Lu has many ways to deal with it.
The ball accurately found Dejan Lu.
Martin·Keown tried to grab behind Dejan Lu, but Parrott happened to come back.
Two people can attack from the front and back.
Click——
Just when he was making up his mind, Dejan Lu picked it up with his foot, and the falling ball jumped up again.
Parrott, who was chasing after him, was about to stretch his foot. When he saw Dejan Lu raising his right foot to make a spiking motion, he immediately retracted his foot and ran back.
Unexpectedly, Dejan Lu did not spike the ball. He gently lowered his right foot and stopped the ball in place.
One action caused Parrott to give up the attack, and he was unable to quickly double-team defense with Keown in a short period of time.
This is what feints are for.
It doesn't mean that you have to dribble the ball past the talent to make a fake move.
Keown tries to squeeze Dejan Lu close to the wing.
But Dejan Lu didn't fight with him physically, and immediately tapped his left foot and dribbled the ball back.
Paolo·Merson also chased after him.
Click——
Dejan Lu Another buckle with his right foot.
He turned around with the ball in front of Merson, followed by a direct pass.
Push yourself forward quickly.
Snap——
Mark·Hughes turned his back against Bould and kicked the ball to the left.
Keown knew that he had been following Dejan Lu, but there was still a certain gap between the speed of the two.
Dejan Lu picked up the ball at the penalty area line and accelerated. Dixon was left behind before he even had time to start.
Bould and Adams immediately turned around and ran back, not caring about other Manchester United players in the penalty area.
They all know that Dejan Lu is the biggest threat.
The professor on the sidelines clenched his fists tightly.
Even if you lose, you can't lose too ugly.
Seaman even rushed out of the goal line.
This England Guomen roared and tried to interfere with Dejan Lu.
Dejan Lu was unmoved. He took the ball to the left top corner of the small penalty area, twisted his left foot and swung it out.
Bang——
The angle was too small. Dejan Lu did not try to hit the ball between the post and Seaman, but chose to rub it directly in the direction of Seaman. England subconsciously reached out and touched the ball.
But at this moment, he felt that the ball was spinning very fast, and the situation was not good. The ball and the glove separated as soon as they touched, and flew into the goal behind him with the spin.
Oh shit!!!
Seaman, who was sitting in the penalty area, was a little discouraged.
Now thinking about Dejan Lu's action just now, he obviously did it on purpose when he shot.
This kind of goal is naturally not an own goal.
But failing to save the ball will bring an even stronger sense of frustration.
You are the main force of the England national team and the best goalkeeper after Hilton. Under the praise of Fleet Street, he always felt that he had the chance to deal with Dejan Lu.
Not to mention the clean sheet Dejan Lu, at least he was able to make a few decent saves.
But in such a dangerous situation just now, with three players chasing and attacking the goalkeeper, Dejan Lu chose to shoot with a strong spin to ensure that the ball would go in.
Is such an opponent really something he can defeat?
"Dejan!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Manchester" Evening News joked that God created weekends, and Manchester's weekend belongs to Dejan Lu.
Every time when Manchester United plays, cheers like this will always ring out from every corner of Manchester.
So handsome!
Both on and off the field.
Even the incident between him and the Princess is talked about by the British people.
Dejan Lu can be said to satisfy all the fantasies of Manchester United fans.
A superhero who can play football and has countless gossips can satisfy their curiosity.
He is both the savior of the Royal Family and the lifelong enemy of Charles.
Even a British movie wouldn't be able to make something like this happen.
"Dejan has rewritten the score again. Now we are very clear. The teachers from France set homework for the children of Arsenal, but becoming excellent students does not change their performance on the field."
"There are no outstanding coaches in the history of France. This Arsène·Wenger will not become a great coach. There are only two things in France that are better than England, one is the king's mistress, and the other is the king's guillotine!"
"Now we can be very sure that after Dejan came to Premier League, Britain has become the center of European football. Perhaps to prove this, Premier League other teams can also hire a Italy coach. But judging from Trapattoni's Bayern, Italy's coach does not seem to be that good."
Martin·Taylor mocked.
Recently, Manchester City Hall has been in a verbal dispute with Genoa, and the two places are competing for the ownership of Pikachu.
Italy people think that Dejan Lu created "Pokémon" in Genoa.
The British accused Genoa of betraying Dejan Lu and chose to terminate the contract when he was injured.
This indirectly led to Enrico·Mantovani's life being difficult. Fans went to protest every now and then, and there were also dads who founded a new team outside.
Every day is getting worse.
Africa, Lilongwe.
Galliani lowered his head and analyzed the cooperation between Hughes and Dejan Lu just now.
He is optimistic about Hughes leaving the team.
His age and seniority ensure that he is not a player willing to be a substitute.
The most important thing is that Dejan Lu doesn't appear many times with him.
"The Sun" also photographed McClair visiting Dejan Lu's home frequently. Especially in those photos, the conversation atmosphere between the two people looked very good.
No matter how you look at it, McClair has a greater chance of staying on the team.
But today there was cooperation between Hughes and Dejan Lu, which still made him a little worried.
Don't let Mark·Hughes make a comeback, right?
If this guy doesn't leave the team, he may stay in Africa and become a chief for the rest of his life.
The professor on the sideline had his hands in his pockets, and although he was over 1.90 meters tall, he did not look aggressive.
He shouted to the court in English: "Look at Dejan's teammates, twice. We can't let them keep playing one-twos in front of the penalty area. Dejan and his teammates, at least one of you must guard against death!"
Originally he didn't want to say it.
But it's not enough to ignore this situation.
This discussion will last a lifetime, right?
When he reaches the front of the penalty area, he passes the ball one-two, and then takes the ball into the penalty area and shoots.
Simple and efficient, people appreciate it.
But the opponent is your own team.
He also discovered some weaknesses in Arsenal's defenders at this time.
These defenders with excellent defensive abilities are not very effective in the face of such small-scale continuous passes in the penalty area.
Their training in this area needs to be strengthened.
Premier League In the past, other teams may not have used this kind of coordination very much, but it will definitely be the case in the future.
Feeling the eyes of others, the professor turned to look at the Manchester United coaching bench, smiled and nodded to Ferguson.
Ferguson immediately turned his head to the side and chewed gum hard.
He wanted to see the French joke, not the French laugh.
In terms of self-cultivation, the Frenchman is much better than Graham.
But Ferguson still doesn't like him.
Who made the French say that he almost signed Dejan Lu?
Damn, he almost married Hepburn when he was young. His parents agreed, but they just didn't communicate with Hepburn.
Thinking of this, Ferguson's chewing muscles gained a little more strength.
The game on the field became anxious.
Mainly because Arsenal players returned to their most familiar rhythm at critical moments.
From the forward to the midfielder, midfielder to backfield, everyone is looking for physical confrontation.
This does bring some trouble to the game.
The confrontation capabilities of Sharp and Kanchelskis are not that good.
Redondo became the busiest person on the field.
The professor couldn't help but cover his face. This tactic... these players whose minds are all about muscles was not his command.
In the 23rd minute, Lei Parrott once again tried to break through with the ball.
Dejan Lu could only go forward.
This scene made Ferguson chew faster again.
When Keane was away, there was a problem with Manchester United's midfield.
The two forwards' ability to return to defense is also insufficient.
In his vision, Dejan Lu does not need to participate in defense.
How about just putting 9 defensive players in the future and letting Dejan Lu play by himself?