As players, everyone is enjoying the last good moments of the holiday while actively reserving physical fitness to recover.
As a head coach, he is studying the lineup for the new season while studying his opponents.
Ferguson looked at the confirmed transfer list and made calculations in his mind.
Chelsea has been strengthened, Manchester City has been strengthened, Liverpool has lost Joe Cole but has also made up for others. Arsenal is still the same, Wenger's "best team" says that he is very strong every year, but falls behind every year.
The opponents for the championship are still the same - Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal.
Liverpool? Forget it.
Tottenham Hotspur? It's okay to be a dark horse, but not to compete for the championship.
This season, Manchester United's main opponents are Chelsea and Manchester City. Arsenal is just a troublemaker in the championship team. It will be good to win four in the end.
Chelsea has Ancelotti, and there are Joe·Cole, Lampard, Drogba, Terry, Čech--luxury lineup and rich experience.
It's a pity that the lineup is a bit old.
Manchester City is rich, there are Mancini, there are Yaya Toure, David·Silva, Balotelli, Kompany, they are full of talent, but they still need to get used to it.
Finally, it was discovered that the biggest potential threat to Manchester United's championship was actually this noisy neighbor?
Fortunately, Manchester United has Ferguson, Rooney, Zhang Kuang, Berbatov, Ferdinand and Vidić, and Van der Sar.
The lineup has a reasonable mix of old, middle and young people.
Enough.
August 8.
Wembley Stadium.
England Community Shield.
Manchester United vs. Chelsea.
This is the opening match of Premier League's new season, and it is also Zhang Kuang's first official match in Manchester United.
Before the game, Ferguson announced the starting lineup in the locker room.
433.
Goalkeeper: Van der Sar.
Defenders: O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidić, Evra.
Midfielder: Carrick, Scholes, Giggs.
Forwards: Rooney, Berbatov, Zhang Kuang.
When Ferguson read out Zhang Kuang's name, everyone in the locker room had an expression of "Sure enough".
No one is surprised.
Everyone has seen his performance in the training matches.
The only slight controversy is that the right midfielder is not Anderson, but Giggs. Giggs is too old to start... Of course, it is not impossible. Let him play half a game and replace him with Anderson.
Regarding Zhang Kuang, he deserves this starting position, no one has any dispute.
"Okay," Ferguson clapped his hands, "Go out and show Chelsea what Manchester United is."
In the player tunnel, Zhang Kuang is standing in the middle of the team, with Rooney in front and Berbatov behind him.
Opposite the players stood Chelsea - Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Joe Cole, Čech.
Every familiar face was a star he had seen countless times on TV.
Now, he gets to compete with these people on the court.
Zhang Kuang is not nervous or excited. His heartbeat is very steady and his breathing is even. He is no longer a young man who has just turned eighteen, but a young man who is about to become an adult. He has long passed the age of being easily excited.
He just clenched his fists slightly.
Chelsea's head coach Ancelotti stood on the sidelines, glanced at Manchester United's starting lineup, and his eyes stayed on Zhang Kuang for two seconds.
This China person is Ferguson's biggest signing this summer, and he is also the item that all the wealthy clubs want to introduce, but everyone failed, and Ferguson took it away.
Ancelotti has seen the video of Zhang Kuang's game in Auxerre, the video of Manchester United's warm-up match, and even the news when he joined Manchester United.
He knew Zhang Kuang's ability and talent, and was surprised that the eighteen-year-old made such a rational choice. He had his own judgment when facing a wealthy club, so he joined Manchester United.
Of course, he focused on studying Zhang Kuang of Auxerre, and Zhang Kuang of Manchester United in the warm-up match. Zhang Kuang in the two videos are completely different.
The Zhang Kuang in Auxerre is like a beast out of the cage, creating a threat every time he gets the ball, and runs towards the goal every time he takes a shot.
The Zhang Kuang in the Manchester United warm-up match looked like an ordinary winger. He could take the ball, pass the ball, and cooperate, but there was nothing that stood out.
Ancelotti feels something is wrong.
But he didn't have time to think about it.
The whistle sounded.
The game begins.
Manchester United kicks off.
Rooney knocks the ball back to Scholes, and Scholes splits the ball to Zhang Kuang.
At this time, Sky Sports's on-site commentators Martin·Tyler and Rob·Hawthorn were quickly introducing the starting lineups of both sides and briefly commenting on the players on both sides.
Martin: "Actually, what attracted the most attention in this game was Manchester United's strongest new player, Zhang Kuang. You must know that he scored more than 30 goals in Ligue 1's half-season record. This is no longer the strongest newcomer this year, but the strongest newcomer we have ever seen."
Rob: "Yes, so there were many wealthy families surrounding Chinese Zhang at that time. This guy even wanted to join Juventus, which was to be rebuilt. Fortunately, the Jazz brought him over, otherwise he would have sunk to Juventus."
Martin: "It seems that he was not very willing at first. He was worried that Sir Ferguson would retire, so he refused to come. He thought that as soon as Sir Ferguson retired, Manchester United would be unstable."
Rob: "Haha... A child's worries are really interesting, but this person's analytical and forecasting skills are quite strong. During World Cup..."
The two commentators started chatting. They were supposed to explain the situation on the field, but they rarely changed the topic.
In the Oriental BJ studio, He Wei was narrating with Xu Yang.
He Wei: "This is the second China player to play in Premier League Community Shield after four years. The last time was on August 13, 2006, when Sun Jihai represented Manchester City against Community Shield. Unfortunately, it was the Manchester United team that won the championship that year. I hope Manchester United will continue to win this year, and I also hope Zhang Kuang can score in the game."
Xu Yang: "Yes, let us hope that Zhang Kuang can achieve good results in Premier League."
He Wei: "Zhang Kuang got the ball on the left, and Chelsea's right back Ivanović came up to defend him. Ivanović, Serbia is 1.88 meters tall, weighs 85 kilograms, has great strength and a strong body. He is one of the best right backs of Premier League."
Xu Yang: "He thought he could guard against Zhang Kuang, but was wiped out by Zhang Kuang..."
Yes, Zhang Kuang started directly.
He moved the ball with his left foot, tilted his body to the left, and pretended to go outside. The moment Ivanović shifted his center of gravity, Zhang Kuang dunked the ball back, pushed it with his right foot, and passed it from the inside line.
One movement, clean and neat.
Ivanović didn't even have time to reach out and pull the person.
Zhang Kuang entered the penalty area, and Chelsea's central defender Terry came over to defend.
Zhang Kuang didn't slow down, and went straight up to him. He changed direction, shook Terry's center of gravity, and then took a shot.
The ball flew toward the goal like a cannonball.
Čech pounced but missed.
The ball hit the net.
1:0.
It starts in less than a minute.
Zhang Kuang scored a goal.
Martin·Tyler:"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!"
He Wei: "It's in, it's in, it's in, the ball is in. Less than a minute into the game, China Player Zhang Kuang shot away from Ivanović in the middle and then cut into the penalty area and scored his first goal in the Premier League tournament."
Xu Yang: "It's too fast. Just now we were talking about hoping that the goal would come soon. Zhang Kuang scored as soon as we finished speaking. Congratulations, congratulations..."
Wembley Stadium was quiet for a moment, and then burst into loud cheers.
Zhang Kuang ran to the corner flag area and performed his signature celebration move 'Siu', for no other reason than to tell everyone, Premier League, he is here.
This is his signature celebration: domineering, arrogant, and worthy of a beating.
Rooney was the first to rush over and jumped on the back of Zhang Kuang.
"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" Rooney shouted in his ear, "Brother, your game is so awesome!"
Ferdinand also rushed over, then Vidić, then Giggs.
The players of the United League surrounded Zhang Kuang and patted his head, shoulders, back and butt crazily.
Zhang Kuang was a little dizzy after being photographed, but he didn't hide.
Fortunately no one took photos of sensitive areas.
This goal is his gift to Manchester United fans.
On the sidelines, Ferguson stood up, put his hands in his pockets, expressionless, and chewed gum faster.
But there was something burning in his eyes.
Mike·Phelan jumped up beside him, waving his fists.
"Jazz! This ball is so beautiful!"
Ferguson: "It's too early, it's too early. I told him to hold back and kick, why are you acting so early? Notify him and tell him to hold back. It's just Community Shield. It doesn't matter if he loses."
He turned to look at Chelsea's coaching bench.
Ancelotti stood there, his mouth slightly open, with an expression on his face that was unbelievable but should be the case.
What was he thinking just now?
Are you thinking, "This China person is hard to guard against"?
The corners of Ferguson's mouth turned up slightly.
The transfer window is not closed yet.
But it's too late. The good players have all been picked. We have to let Zhang Kuang keep a low profile, and keep a low profile.
In the first half, Manchester United completely controlled the situation.
Zhang Kuang's breakthrough on the left left Ivanović and Terry in a panic. Every time he got the ball, he was creating a threat, and every breakthrough was tearing apart Chelsea's defense.
In the 30th minute, Zhang Kuang broke through from the left and made a pass. Berbatov received the ball in the penalty area, stopped the ball and volleyed, and the ball hit the dead center.
2:0.
Zhang Kuang assists one.
In the 43rd minute, Rooney received a through ball from Giggs on the right, broke into the penalty area and volleyed hard. The ball passed between Čech's legs and rolled into the net.
3:0.
At the end of the first half, Manchester United leads Chelsea 3:0.
During the intermission, Ferguson glared at Zhang Kuang with a pair of very unfriendly eyes. Zhang Kuang was still smiling at first, but he immediately understood what he meant.
I think he is too expressive, but he is very restrained, otherwise...
In the second half, Chelsea tried to counterattack. Because they found that Zhang Kuang was not that powerful, but they were not familiar with him in the first half. During the midfield, Coach An had a new defense strategy against Zhang Kuang, and he was basically locked up.
Martin·Tyler is still saying, "It seems that some of our Premier League stars were not very familiar with Zhang Kuang in the first half, but it was only halftime, and now Chinese Zhang seems to have felt the power of Premier League."
Rob: "Haha, yes, Zhang Kuang failed a few times, but he didn't lose the ball, which is still amazing."
Martin: "But as a forward who cannot penetrate the defense, he is not a good forward."
Similarly, inside the broadcast room of CCTV-5.
He Wei: "Coach An is still very capable. Just the midfield adjustment basically eliminated the threat of Zhang Kuang."
Xu Yang: "Actually, this is Premier League adapting to Zhang Kuang, but Zhang Kuang is also adapting to Premier League, I believe that in less than half a half, Zhang Kuang will adapt to Premier League just like Chelsea adapted to Zhang Kuang."
He Wei: "Yes, that's right, this is a process of mutual adaptation. We believe in Zhang Kuang's adaptability..."
In the 60th minute, Joe Cole received a pass from Lampard and pushed a shot in the penalty area to get a goal back.
3:1.
This gave Chelsea the hope of equalizing, and also ignited the enthusiasm of Chelsea fans.
In the 75th minute, Drogba received the ball in the midfield, turned around, accelerated, passed two people, broke into the penalty area, faced Van der Sar, and calmly pushed into the far corner.
3:2.
This loss of the ball made Ferguson very angry. He thought that the players in the midfield and backcourt had deserted. They knew Drogba's threat, but they still let him get the ball and break through in that position.
Zhang Kuang put on an incomprehensible expression, as if he was helpless, but also seemed to indicate that he was in for a good show.