Chapter 908 Captain's First Crown
Chapter 908 Captain's First Crown
Ferguson did scold his players like dogs at halftime.
Because this is indeed a problem with the team's defense, otherwise how could it be possible for Rongguang to score?
If there was someone who could follow Rongguang all the time, take off next to him, and get stuck in the paint, Rongguang's ball wouldn't go in so easily.
Every Manchester United player was scolded by Ferguson and couldn't hold his head up.
On the other hand, Benitez was not happy with his team leading the first half, in fact, he was finding fault with his players, telling each player one by one what was wrong with their performance in the first half.
"...Robinho, you took the ball too much in the first half, don't keep your head down and dribble the ball, pass the ball, pass more, when you pass the ball, you make the opponent more difficult to defend..."
"Elano, you made too many passes back in the first half. If you can only pass back, I will replace you..."
"Berbatov, you ran too little in the first half..."
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It is true that every player has been criticized by Benitez, even Rongguang is no exception. Benitez criticized Rongguang for being too slow to enter the state after the start of the first half. He didn’t even take a shot before the long shot that caused a corner kick. This may be normal for other players, but on Rongguang, Benitez can think it is abnormal.
Even those who score goals can be criticized. This is the characteristic of Benitez. After working together in the second half of last season, everyone has gotten used to it. Benitez is such a person. You rarely see him smiling after winning. He is always very serious.
There was such a thing last season. A player scored a goal in the game and performed very well. After he came down, he was full of joy. He thought Benitez would praise him, but he heard Benitez say to him: "You still have three things that are not in place in this game..."
This is Benitez.
So there are really few players who have worked with him like him.
However, the changes he brought to Manchester City were indeed immediate, so no matter what Manchester City players commented on Benitez in private, they are still convinced by his football.
Most importantly, their leader, Rong Guang, didn't show any disdainful and angry expressions after being criticized by Benitez, and they were even less qualified to say anything.
After Rong Guang was criticized by Benitez this time, he didn't have any dissatisfaction, he just nodded: "I see."
Rong Guang and Benitez have zero personal relationships. The two of them left football without talking about a word, the weather, the latest TV shows, or questions like "Have you eaten?"
If you only look at this point, you will think that the relationship between Rongguang and Benitez must be very bad.
But it is not, and Benitez's most loyal following in the dressing room may be glory.
why?
No one knows why, Rong Guang never said, and Benitez naturally will not explain this kind of thing to others.
Maybe...it has something to do with both of them eager to become stronger...
In order to make himself stronger, Benitez once traveled to various European countries at his own expense, watched the training of those famous coaches in various famous clubs, talked with them, and gained nutrition from them.It is to make myself stronger in the matter of the head coach.
And there is no need to trace back how Rongguang worked hard to become stronger.
In the matter of making oneself stronger, Rong Guang and Benitez are really similar...
So the two of them don't need to like or attract each other, as long as they understand each other, they are people who join hands because of the same goal, they don't need to be friends, as long as they can win together and become stronger.
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After the intermission, the two sides returned to the court.
Neither team made any adjustments at the same time, and the game continued.
In the second half, Manchester United, who was one goal behind, took advantage of the seven or eight minutes of the second half to launch several violent offensives, but failed to score a goal. Then they quickly recovered their defense and returned to the same state as in the first half.
Ferguson is very experienced. He knows that two goals behind is the most deadly compared to one goal behind, so even if the final score is 0:1, as long as there are 10 minutes left, Manchester United still have a chance. They only need to score one goal to equalize the score, and then drag the score into overtime.
You must know that equalizing the score at the end of the game is a huge stimulus for the team that scored the goal, but it is a heavy blow for the other team that has been leading before.
The two sides will enter overtime with a completely different mentality, and the performance will be completely different...
So although the score is behind, it can be seen that Manchester United is not in a hurry, but very calm.
Ferguson's blowing during the half-time break still had an effect.
Benitez naturally knew what Ferguson was going to do, but he didn't press out to let the team score the second goal and end the suspense of the game early. He also let the team play unhurriedly.
Anyway, in the last 10 minutes, if Manchester United wants to press hard, then fight them back and see who is afraid of whom.
With a player like Rongguang, Benitez is not afraid of being equalized by Manchester United at the last moment.
The game is definitely going in that direction as well.
Before the eighth and 10th minutes, both sides played fairly tepidly. As a result, just after the No. 80 minute of the game, Manchester United suddenly exerted force and launched wave after wave of fierce attacks on Manchester City's goal.
However, after Rong Guang sprinted for tens of meters with the ball and shot the goal, after Van der Sar pushed the football out of the baseline with his fingertips, Manchester United's offense was obviously not as fierce as before.
United made Rongguang's speed annoying, but they couldn't think of a better way.
Same with Ferguson.
He could put on all the attacking players and pounce and really die with City, but would that make sense?
This is just a Community Shield. If you win, you may not be able to win the league championship or the Champions League.
To put it bluntly, this is just a relatively formal warm-up match before the season.The number of substitutions who didn't watch this game is not three, but five?
There is really no point in fighting Manchester City in this game, even if it is a rival in the same city.
The seasoned Ferguson takes a longer-term view, regardless of the gains and losses of a city or a place, but looks at the entire season.
So in the end, he didn't ask the team to fight to the death. He used up the five substitutions in his hand, but the last one to be replaced was the young Italian forward Kiko Kiko. How could he put the burden of equalizing on a rookie like Kiko Kiko?This is clearly to let the young players go up to exercise and feel the atmosphere of the official game...
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Finally, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, there was a huge cheer in Wembley Stadium. These cheers were made by Manchester City fans.
"The game is over! Manchester City defeated Manchester United 1:0, and they finally defeated Manchester United again in the new season with a header from Rong! This is the third time Manchester City has defeated Manchester United in just three months! I think this is even more meaningful than they won the Community Shield after 36 years!"
Narrator John Mortensen said.
"In a sense, the strength of Manchester City is safe enough to compete with Manchester United. And it is worth noting that David Silva and Sneijder, which Manchester City spent a lot of time on this summer, have not yet played...and Benitez has not announced the end of Manchester City's transfer signings, which means that there may be new arrivals in the future...Manchester City's strength will become stronger. On the other hand, what about Manchester United? After losing Cristiano Ronaldo, the team has not been able to introduce enough strong players to fill what he left There is a vacancy, and Ferguson seems to have not found a suitable solution... If you think about it this way, maybe Manchester City will become an excellent spoiler team in this year's league?"
"However, Alan. This is Rong's first official game as the captain of Manchester City. He is about to take the stage to win the Community Shield trophy... What do you think about this? Didn't you say that his captaincy might distract him or cause Manchester City's performance to decline? Why didn't you see it at all in this game?" John Mortensen asked Alan Hansen, who had just analyzed the two teams seriously, with a smirk.
Alan Hansen didn't expect Mortensen to bring this up at this time. He was stunned for a moment, and then evasively said: "I'm talking about the future, but not the present. The time is still short, and nothing can be seen. But it's hard to say what will happen in the future. The season is very long... The impact is also gradually revealed. How can people see it at the beginning..."
Just as Alan Hansen was constantly looking for reasons, the awards ceremony in the venue had reached its climax.
As the captain of the team, Rong Guang stepped onto the podium.
First, he lowered his head and hung the gold around his neck, and then he took over a disc. This is the Community Shield Cup!
When Rong Guang received the trophy, a lot of blue and white confetti sprayed out from behind the podium, and the chorus of Manchester City fans rang through the sky.
Manchester City players swarmed up and scrambled to touch the Community Shield.
we are the champion!
When each of them looked at the award board, they would think... It's the right time to come to Manchester City!
While singing and cheering, the fans of Manchester City couldn't help but think-is the golden age of Manchester City coming? !
(End of this chapter)