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Chapter 229 The Old Red Devil

After handing over Elizabeth the task of cooperating with the Johnson faction to Elizabeth, George returned to Tottenham's training base in the suburbs of London with Adele's resentful eyes early the next morning. Now that the lead has shrunk to only one point, everyone needs to work harder to ensure that Chelsea will not come from behind!

In this way, when the calendar turned to the page on January 4, Tottenham Hotspur's team arrived at Old Trafford Stadium on time to welcome the team's second official game in 2O5 years, challenging the Red Devils and Manchester United coached by Ferguson!

As the most successful club since the establishment of the British League, Manchester United's performance in the 2oo4-o5 season was a disaster - unlike last season, Manchester United fell behind early after the start of the UK, and only ranked eighth in the standings when the schedule was over one-third. Although Manchester United adjusted their state in time under the leadership of Ferguson, they achieved an amazing record of eight wins and one draw in the next nine rounds of the league, and they scored a goal difference between fifth and fourth-placed Everton, but anyone with discerning eyes can see that unless there is a miracle, a ticket to the Champions League is the highest honor that Manchester United can win in the league this season!

Although Manchester United created a miracle of falling behind in the league for a dozen points and finally reversal of the championship (reversing Newcastle in the 95-96 season and reversing Arsenal in the 20th century), don't forget that the reason why Manchester United could accomplish this feat was because they were top-notch among the twenty British teams. As long as they adjust their state and mentality, and seize the weakness of the Magpie and the Gunners' lack of resistance to pressure, they will have a great chance to successfully turn the tables.

But now it is not the case. Unlike Arsenal, whose ability to withstand pressure has been criticized by people, Tottenham and Chelsea have performed extremely stable in the league this season. Even if the situation is stalemate and unfavorable, there is no situation where they can't withstand pressure and collapse. Regarding this, at the beginning of the season, it was difficult to solve the position of Tottenham as the league leader, but now it has fallen to the third place in the standings. Arsenal, who was left behind by Chelsea, who was ranked second, must have the most say.

Moreover, unlike those two reversals to win the championship, Manchester United's current strength is no longer the top of the British team. Whether it is Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, or even their old rival Arsenal, the strength of these teams has passed the Red Devils who are in a period of pain!

As he grows older, Giggs' breakthrough on the left is no longer as sharp as it was two years ago. Roy Keane's strong midfield coverage and confrontation ability have also declined significantly. Fanny's goal efficiency has been significantly reduced due to the lack of support power of his teammates behind him and his own injuries, not to mention the thirty-year-old Gary Neville, Scholes and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and others. These are the strong ministers who have created a golden age for the Red Devils, which has caused Manchester United's competitiveness in the UK to fall to the lowest point in history!

So, for Manchester United, who is now thirteen points behind Tottenham in the league standings, it is really unrealistic to replicate their former feat this season!

However, even with such a huge advantage, George dared not contempt Manchester United at all. Because the teams that dared to do this have been slapped in the face by Ferguson with reality!

It is precisely because of this understanding that in this game, George, who led the team to visit the Dream Theater, sent the strongest lineup in his hands - goalkeeper Peter Cech, left-back Evra, center-back combination Vidic and Ridley King, right-back Stephen Carl, Mascherano single midfielder, Xavi Alonso and Edgar Davis partnered with the midfielder, Robben on the front line, Ronaldo and Drogba formed Tottenham's offensive trident in this game!

As for Manchester United, although Ferguson has introduced a lot of fresh blood in the past two years, such as Joaquin, Carrick, Heinze and others, they have firmly held the main position with their stable and outstanding swings, for Manchester United, which has the main team building with the 92 generation, this scale of blood exchange is not enough to revive it!

Goalkeeper Carol, four defenders are Heinzer, Ferdinand, Sylvester and Wes Brown, midfielder is Giggs, Carrick, Roy Keane and Joaquin, and Saha and Alan Smith are the two strikers. This is the eleven people in Manchester United's game!

Although Manchester United's lineup seems to be full of loopholes, George, who has memories of his past life and knows the future development of Manchester United clearly knows that the Red Devils are just in the darkness before dawn. As long as Ferguson can kill and take down Roy Keane, who is in a serious state but is getting more and more angry, find a qualified partner for Carrick in the midfield, and then introduce a first-class goalkeeper to complete the transformation of the entire central axis, then Manchester United will once again become the terrifying Red Devils that are powerful in the entire European football world!

"By the way, we have to sign a more reliable striker. Otherwise, if Van Nicht and Rooney alone, there would be no way to support Manchester United's attack line." Seeing the ball passed by Saha to Alan Smith was cut off by Ridley King, which made Manchester United finally advance to the attack in front of Tottenham's goal come to an abrupt end, George silently added in his heart.

It has to be said that Sakha’s positioning at Manchester United is really a bit embarrassing. Although the Frenchman’s abilities are indeed quite comprehensive, and they are almost all-round martial arts. Whether they are partnering with Rooney or Fanny, the problem is that the all-round Sakha does not have a top strength, which makes it difficult for him to gain enough advantages in confronting the top central defenders and complete the task of destroying cities and pulling out villages for Manchester United!

During his time at Fulham, Sakha's performance was indeed amazing enough, but his outstanding move was based on the premise that the entire Fulham team regarded him as the core of the offensive - even a rough man like Husky could score double-digit goals in a single season with the support of the entire Leicester team. Moreover, although Sakha's ability is not top-notch, he is definitely not as good as Husky's striker?

There is Fanny, the king of the small penalty area, the back is Wayne Rooney, the forward line of the Three Lions, and the household registration book Alan Smith in the middle. It is natural to imagine the future of Sakha in Old Trafford, who has neither outstanding abilities nor age advantages, nor has a household registration book but has lost its core treatment.

For example, in today's game, although Saha was working hard on the court, under the siege of Vidic, Ridley King and Mascherano, even with teammates such as Giggs and Carrick desperately transporting shells in the rear, the French could not create many good scoring opportunities!

So, when Ferguson sent out the combination of Saha and Smith, the balance of victory was already tilting towards Tottenham!

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