Chapter 10 Is It Really Fate?

"Everyone bullies Manchester United! Now as long as it is a team, it can beat them."

The Times of London media mocked Manchester United with such headlines.

Especially after Arsenal won Manchester United 3:1 in the Community Shield, the London media laughed even more happily.

Dong Fangzhuo has just finished his trip to the Asian Cup and obtained a labor permit, but Manchester United has won one and lost four.

In the preseason, Manchester United lost to Bayern Munich, Celtic, and AC Milan in the International Champions Cup in the United States, and only won the underdog Eindhoven in the last game.

The results were simply appalling.

August 8,

That is, the day after the Asian Cup final,

They lost to arch-enemy Arsenal in the Community Shield, and Arsenal proudly continued to be proud of the crowd with their unbeaten record.

However, there is a curse in the Community Shield Cup. Clubs that win the Community Shield Cup this season will basically miss the league championship this season.

This may be the only reason Manchester United fans can use to comfort themselves.

But Arsenal won the championship with an unbeaten record last season, so it may not be so bad this season?

and,

Ferguson and Manchester United have to face far more than a Premier League invincible Arsenal this season.

Mourinho, who led Porto to eliminate Manchester United in the Champions League last season, has come to Chelsea and spent a lot of pounds to buy players, forming a luxurious team and vowing to win the league championship.

Liverpool fired the meritorious coach Houllier and signed La Liga coach Benitez in an attempt to restore glory.

But right now he doesn't have the heart to think about the league at all, but to get the Champions League play-offs first.

Last season's third place in the league forced Manchester United to play in the Champions League play-offs against Romania's Dynamo Bucharest.

When Dong Fangzhuo returned to the team, Rooney had not yet signed to Manchester United.

Rooney was the last to arrive.

Before Manchester United had signed England international Alan Smith, Italy's golden boy Rossi, and Argentina international Heinze, Rooney was the only difference.

As soon as Dong Fangzhuo came back, he felt the strong sense of competition within the Manchester United team.

But the Champions League qualifiers have nothing to do with him.

One is that the time is too short, and the other is to bring Dong Fangzhuo, who has never practiced with the first team, what is the point?

Three too late to register for the Champions League, he doesn't even have a jersey number yet.

So he didn't even have the chance to go to Dynamo Bucharest, so he could only stay at home and watch TV!

Dynamo Bucharest almost overturned Manchester United at home, and Manchester United only returned with a 2:1 away victory.

After winning the away game against Dynamo Bucharest, Ferguson finally felt a little better.

Then,

Only then did he think of Dong Fangzhuo.

Although this away trip brought excellent forwards such as Smith, Saha and Ruud van Nistelrooy, it was only a narrow victory. Manchester United is a weak chicken.

Dong Fangzhuo's contract negotiations went smoothly. As before, the two parties reached a contract with a weekly salary of 10,000 pounds.

He didn't care much about money, and if he really kicked it out in the future, Ferguson would definitely give him a substantial salary increase. Now that he doesn't have any bad results, even if he is dissatisfied, Ferguson won't let him down.

But Dong Fangzhuo hesitated when choosing his jersey number.

original,

His Manchester United shirt was 21, but that number came to him after Forlan left.

Now he definitely can't choose this number.

There are only two Manchester United jersey numbers, 1-30, 8 and 26.

He can only choose one of two.

Dong Fangzhuo knew with his heels that Rooney wore No. 8 after he arrived, so Dong Fangzhuo could only choose No. 26.

In fact he had no choice at all.

"Why didn't you choose No. 8?" Ferguson glanced at him, a little disappointed.

He thinks that young people should have a competitive spirit, and they should also compete for the choice of jersey number.

After all, No. 8 looks better than No. 26, and it symbolizes the position of the main force.

"dislike."

"Then which number do you like? I can think about it."

"No.9."

Dong Fangzhuo said very firmly.

"Oh, that's Saha's," Ferguson smiled slightly with satisfaction, and then said in a deep voice:

"Beat him and you can have number 9 next season."

Ferguson began to provoke Dong Fangzhuo again. In his impression, Dong Fangzhuo was a relatively shy and honest child, his fighting spirit and will were not strong enough, so he had to strengthen his fighting spirit.

"I will."

"I'll beat him in training too."

Dong Fangzhuo calmly replied.

Taking Manchester United's number 9 jersey is a must,

Whether it is the previous number 21,

It's still the 26th now,

Not enough to match his new identity.

But if you want to win your favorite jersey number,

There's only one way to go,

That is powerful strength.

He can only grab the No. 9 from Saha only if he shows more strength than Saha.

In training?

Ferguson was slightly astonished, and there was a ripple in his heart.

Xindao this child is much better than I imagined.

It is not easy to defeat Saha in training. Saha has already become famous and his abilities are at the peak in all aspects. It is easier said than done.

"Why not beat Ruud?"

Fanny?

This time it was Dong Fangzhuo's turn to be surprised. It is still possible to beat Saha, but to beat Fanny? That's really a dream come true.

Van Nistelrooy is the king of the restricted area. It is impossible to defeat him with his current ability, and it is almost as good as stealing from him.

certainly,

There is a great possibility in the future.

Van Nistelrooy later had conflicts with Ronaldo. In order to protect Ronaldo, Ferguson directly sold the peak Ruud van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid.

Before he left, he had to curry favor with Fanny and let him teach him all his skills.

Dong Fangzhuo became smarter...

Only by learning from the strong and constantly challenging the strong can we become stronger.

He couldn't be more clear...

After three days, can I get a place on the big list?

he couldn't help asking himself.

Three days later, Manchester United's first Premier League opponent was Mourinho's Chelsea.

this,

It's really fate!

The first time he represented Manchester United in the league in his previous life was an away game against Chelsea.

did not think of,

In this life, it may be the first time?

But the difficulty seems to be greater than in the previous life?

At that time, Manchester United had already won the league championship in advance, and Sir Alex Ferguson can play whatever he wants.

But this time, it was a strong confrontation in the first round of the league!

Will Ferguson give himself such a chance?

he does not know,

But what he knows is that he must show a high enough level and competitive state in training before he can sit on the bench.

Standing on the training ground, he glanced at his partner Smith, who was also on the bench.

Is this guy thinking the same as himself?

Smith, who came to Manchester United from Leeds United, is already a famous star.

But at Manchester United,

He may not be able to enter the big list...