42 Visiting Old Trafford
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Bayern's special plane arrived in Manchester on December 27th.
On the special plane, Leon met the little stewardess Nina again, but this time, it seemed that the little stewardess Nina was angry with Leon for ignoring her after she handed Leon the note last time...
After Bayern's special plane arrived in Manchester, Leon was also directly taken away by UEFA-because UEFA had to produce a promotional video for the top 16 before the group stage of the top 16. In fact, this promotional video Leon What he does is very simple, he only needs to pose a few poses and say a few lines.
But in the end, the effect of this promotional video is indeed to give people a feeling of ecstasy.
At the beginning of the promotional video, Ronaldo's dribbling broke through and scored a one-stop goal, then Zidane's Marseille maneuver, Figo's wonderful dribbling, Carlos' heavy artillery attack-Galaxy battleship Real Madrid undoubtedly I got another free publicity opportunity from UEFA. I can't help it. Who told them to gather superstars?
Leon played in the middle of the promotional video. UEFA broadcast Leon's free kick to break the goal of Milan, and then broadcast Leon's wonderful upside-down golden hook in the World Cup.
As for Leon's line: "We conquered Riazor, leveled San Siro... Now we will move towards the quarterfinals."
Ahem, to conquer Riazor and flatten San Siro, I hope the fans of Depor and Milan don't hate themselves!
Anyway, it was the lines given by UEFA! If you want to hate you, hate UEFA!
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After Bayern checked into the hotel, Heathfield also held a pre-match press conference routinely. At the press conference held by Manchester United earlier, Ferguson said confidently: "Although Bayern Munich is a strong team, but Manchester United will win at Old Trafford!"
Ferguson is indeed full of confidence, although Manchester United's recent situation in the league is not good-in the case of Arsenal's continued unbeaten situation, they have been left behind by their opponents by 11 points.
However, at this time, Ferguson has not yet had a stalemate with Beckham, and the flying shoe incident has not yet occurred, so Manchester United is still a top team that cannot be underestimated.
Except for a few positions in the lineup, they almost completely beat Bayern.
Compared with Ferguson Ferguson's self-confidence, Heathfield seems to be much more low-key, "We have played a death group game before, and no one knows how to get out of this group stage better than us."
Hitzfeld's plan for Bayern is to score as many points as possible on Manchester United and Juventus, even if they don't get points, don't lose, and then strive for two wins against Basel, the weakest opponent in the group, and wait for the mistakes of Manchester United and Juventus.
This is also Bayern's only hope of qualifying. After all, among the top three in this group, Bayern's strength on paper is undoubtedly the weakest.
After the World Cup, Manchester United's No. 7 David Beckham still continues his hot state. This season's four direct free kicks are the best proof...
Before this game, Manchester United and Bayern had the same arrangement, that is, never give the opponent a free kick.
Manchester United has Beckham's Bay-style arc, and Bayern also has Leon's Lay-style arc... Giving a free kick to the two of them is tantamount to handing over the fate to the opponent.
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On December 28th, there was an episode in Bayern's pre-match training, that is, their one-hour adaptation time was only 45 minutes because of the power outage at Old Trafford.
Hitzfeld protested on behalf of Bayern and complained to UEFA - in fact, everyone has tacitly understood that this is Manchester United's home court after all, and you must know that any team will suffer some unfair treatment as a guest.
When have you ever seen the visiting team's locker room repaired more luxuriously than the home team's locker room?
As for Heathfield's protests and complaints, that's just routine, and UEFA will not really punish Manchester United for this matter.
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On December 29th, the match between Bayern Munich and Manchester United kicked off at Old Trafford in the midst of much-anticipated attention!
Ferguson was not conservative just because there was still a league game on the weekend. He ranked Manchester United's strongest lineup-the starting center is Ruud van Nistelrooy, the king of the penalty area, Paul Scholes as the midfielder, and Giggs, the Welsh monster at the left midfielder , the right midfielder is David Beckham, and the two midfielders are Keane and Veron. Speaking of Veron, he also punched Leon in the player tunnel in accordance with the tradition of the Argentine team before the game. Alas, Uncle Veron is still so unlimited.
Manchester United's defense, left-back Sylvester and center-back Blanco can be said to be their only loopholes, as for Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville is Manchester United's pinnacle.
The goalkeeper is also a weakness of Manchester United. The Frenchman Butters is famous for his buttery hands. At this time, Van der Sar has not gone to Manchester United. The defense is not stable, which is why Manchester United have been thrown away by Arsenal so much this season. reason.
On Bayern's side, Elber and Pizarro continue to partner in the forward line. The left midfielder is Piggy Schweinsteiger, the right midfielder is Salihamidzic, and the two midfielders are Leon and Hargreave. S, left back Lizarazu, right back Sagnol, the two center backs are Link and Tanat - Robert Kovac strained his thigh before the game.
The goalkeeper is captain Lion Kahn.
Bayern's side is a standard 4-4-2 formation.
The referee who enforced this game is from Switzerland, named Glenn Dennis. Generally speaking, the referees from Switzerland have higher credibility, which may be related to their political neutrality.
At Old Trafford, the Theater of Dreams, which can accommodate more than 70,000 people, was also full today. Except for the more than 3,000 German fans of the visiting team, the entire Old Trafford stadium looked like a sea of red at first glance.
Manchester United fans held up their scarves and sang the team anthem to welcome the home team's debut.
In the past ten years, this stadium has only one owner--Alex Ferguson.
No matter what kind of superstar has been produced here, he is not the master here. The master of Old Trafford will always be Ferguson.
Even the boss of Manchester United has to respect Ferguson for three points.
Ferguson created Manchester United's absolute dominance in the Premier League. Even though they were thrown off by Arsenal led by Wenger this season, people still firmly believe that Manchester United will continue to use the Premier League champions in the future to prove their Premier League supremacy.
The reason is simple, that is, Ferguson is still there.
Ferguson is definitely an all-round coach-he can discern the pearl, and many people who watch the Premier League know that Wenger is a good Bole, and Ferguson is the same.
Ferguson is good at arranging troops. Even if he has a bad card in his hands, he can play unexpected results. He is also good at adapting on the spot. Therefore, even if Manchester United is behind by a large score, this team also has frequent reversals. Performance.
In short, as a head coach, Ferguson has really reached the point where he has no solution.
From this point of view, in Leon's previous life, the only person who was similar in style to Ferguson was Everton's coach David Moyes-you must know that Moyes can bring the least invested taffy every year Mixed well in the Premier League.
Moyes also once set a record in the Premier League, that is, as long as Everton did not spend 40,000 pounds, Moyes could bring Everton a league point. In this record, Liverpool spent close to one million GBP to get a point!
Therefore, if one day Ferguson really retires, Leon thinks it would be best for Moyes to succeed him.
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Speaking of Manchester United and Bayern, we have to mention the famous Munich air crash in history. It was a dark period in England and a dark era for Manchester United.
Someone once said that Manchester United is an unbeatable team. Their ability to endure humiliation under the Liverpool dynasty and create the Manchester United dynasty after the formation of the Premier League is enough to prove the team's soul.
At the beginning of today's game, Manchester United quickly used practical actions to prove to the Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich that Old Trafford is definitely one of the most difficult stadiums in the world...
Only two minutes into the game, Manchester United's first attack threatened Bayern's goal!
This is Giggs' dribbling from the left. Sagnol was swayed by Giggs' fake move, and the speed of the Welsh demon knife is still very fast at this time. Sagnol's carelessness in defense gave Manchester United a chance. Giggs made a pass from the bottom, and Van Nistelrooy, the king of the small penalty area who followed up in the middle, showed his header style-fortunately, the Lion King Kahn The bouncing ball was blocked, otherwise Bayern, who was a guest at Old Trafford, would have to start with a score of zero to one behind.
"Bayern is really lucky!" England's Sky TV, Lineker and Martin Taylor, the golden partner, also expressed a little regret.
As Leon's teammate, the wizard Veron knows Leon's characteristics best. However, in this game, Manchester United's tough midfielder Keane is also responsible for dealing with Leon who is plugging in.
Compared with Leon half a year ago, Veron also found that Leon is much stronger now. It seems that while the Bundesliga kid's skills are improving, his strength has also begun to grow.
However, under Keane's interference, Leon made a mistake in his first long pass at the beginning of the game, and his right-sided transfer passed the ball too big.
"The winner of the new Golden Globe Award and the youngest record holder, Leonwell, looks a little nervous today." Lineker also joked.
"Well, after all, this is the Theater of Dreams. No matter what achievements Lionwell has made, he is only nineteen years old now." Martin Taylor said.
Manchester United took the initiative on the pitch from the very beginning of the game!
After all, the strength of this Manchester United team is still stronger than the current Bayern, and this is Manchester United's home court.
Amidst the singing and cheers of the Red Devils fans, Paul Scholes, the offensive engine of Manchester United, was constantly planning the attack.
And Leon greeted his partner Hargreaves to erect an iron wall in front of Bayern's defense.
Defensive counterattack-this is Bayern's strategy for playing in the Champions League. In fact, Bayern players were very uncomfortable with this tactic at the beginning. After all, they are used to playing against others in the Bundesliga.
However, as Bayern's tactical regulator, Leonwell's joining gave Bayern more tactical choices, and the way of defensive counterattacks has gradually penetrated into the bones of Bayern players.
Especially after playing two games with AC Milan in the group stage, Bayern also learned a lot from the Milanese's defensive counterattack.
The essence of defensive counterattack is to counterattack, not just to defend, just to defend is called the iron barrel formation. In the sixth minute of the first half, the Red Devils Manchester United launched another very threatening attack. This time it was David Baker on the right. In Ham's cross, Scholes and Beckham made a wonderful two-for-one cooperation on the right.
Don't question Beckham's dribbling ability, his dribbling is not fancy at all, but do you know why he has so many crossing opportunities? His dribbling ability and speed have always been underestimated. How can a wide player want to get a cross without some speed and dribbling?
After Beckham made a right-footed pass from the right-hand side—as soon as the Bay-style arc came out, Bayern's goal suddenly became tense.
Van Nistelrooy's ability to kill the Quartet in the Premier League is inseparable from Beckham's crosses. You must know that Beckham's long passes at his peak can be measured in millimeters.
Fortunately, the two Bayern central defenders, Tanat and Link, were focused this time. They teamed up to defend against Van Nistelrooy and interfered with Van Nistelrooy's jump. Van Nistelrooy's header went wide...
Less than seven minutes into the game, Manchester United has already threatened Bayern's goal twice, which more or less annoyed the Lion King Kahn, "Haven't you woke up from vacation yet?"
Lion King Kahn's roar is like a shot in the arm...
The Bayern players are really uncomfortable not being yelled at by Kahn!
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