I am the king of football

Chapter 187: Champions League is coming
No matter what kind of team the opponent is, in the highly competitive Premier League, being able to win an overwhelming 5-0 is an amazing achievement.

After the game, all the Red Devils players were in high spirits in front of the camera. They followed Ferguson around Old Trafford and made a solemn circumambulation to express their gratitude.

The team's MVP of the game was veteran Scholes, who completely dominated the game in the more than 70 minutes he was on the field. It can be said that he deserved the title.

In the interview, he was very proud of his achievement of playing 700 official games for Manchester United. At a time when the Red Devils' golden generation is getting old, Scholes has proved with his performance that veterans are immortal.

After this grand victory, Manchester United has won all four games in the league and has accumulated 12 points, ranking first in the league. As for their city rivals Manchester City, they only drew with Stoke City away in the fourth round of the league, and the points gap with the Red Devils widened by two points.

In this regard, many professionals who have watched Manchester United games have to admit that although Manchester United's defensive level has declined significantly compared to last season, because of its luxurious forward lineup this season, the team is temporarily better in the league competition. Next, it depends on the performance of the Red Devils against the BIG6 level teams.

Putting aside the league, what everyone is paying attention to now is how far Manchester United, with its unstable defense, can go in a top elimination tournament like the Champions League.

The day after the game, all the players gathered again at Manchester United's training ground. Since they would play their first Champions League game of the season in four days, Ferguson did not give them any extra vacation.

Rather than caring about how far they can go in the knockout rounds, now they just want to get the team off to a good start in this season's Champions League.

On September 2012, 9, the Red Devils Manchester United will face the Turkish Super League giants Galatasaray at their home stadium. The opponent can be regarded as a regular in the Champions League and has sufficient experience in the Champions League group stage.

In the past few years of the Champions League, although Galatasaray often finished third or fourth in the group, they also had many unexpected wins over the top five league teams in the same group.

This means that if Manchester United does not want to fail miserably, they must give their all in this game so that they can safely defeat their opponent.

In this regard, after the team's training resumed, Ferguson raised his requirements for the players' condition to the maximum. The team's veteran defender Ferdinand, midfielder Cleverley and many other players were ruthlessly criticized by him during training.

This put the entire team in a very tense state, and for a while the most stable performance was still the core players led by Scholes.

Of course, Qin Hu was not among the selected ones at all. Having the honor of being personally trained by Ferguson, he was destined to maintain excellent condition every time from the moment he joined Manchester United.

Apart from considerations of rotation or playing unimportant games, he has scored in four consecutive games and is destined to firmly occupy a starting position in the team.

In the training matches over the past few days, he, who had already rested for a round of league matches, also showed a hot state.

"For tomorrow's game, we will still play 442."

After the experience of a big win against Wigan Athletic, Ferguson finally sorted out a set of tactical ideas for when facing opponents who are not so strong.

"Qin and Robin are the two forwards."

It goes without saying that the team has the strongest and most popular forward combination. Qin Hu, who had a good rest in the last round, is in hot form, and Van Persie also showed in training that he is qualified to start.

"Four in midfield, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes and Nani."

Shinji Kagawa also sat on the bench due to his form. In fact, his performance in the training match was also remarkable, but Scholes went into unparalleled mode after the match against Wigan Athletic. His form can be said to be the best among all Manchester United midfielders.

"You have the most important task tomorrow. You must keep control of the ball. This is our home court. Don't give the opponent too many opportunities to control the ball." "Understood, coach!"

Nodding, Ferguson finally shifted his attention to the team's defensive arrangements. As mentioned before, Ferdinand did not perform well in training in the past few days, and ultimately Sir Alex did not choose him.

"Left and right backs Rafael, Evra, centre-backs Evans, Vidic, goalkeeper De Gea."

No matter who you are and how many contributions you have made to the team, you cannot play if you are not in good shape. This has never changed in Manchester United. Ferdinand also sat upright and accepted Sir Alex's arrangement.

"Others on the long list..."

Quickly reading out all the people on the Champions League roster, Ferguson's lineup this time can definitely be said to be full of elite players. Facing Galatasaray, the second strongest team in the group stage, Manchester United is determined to beat the opponent at their home ground this time.

Today, as September arrived, Manchester was already a little cold, and many fans wore long sleeves, but this still could not suppress the enthusiasm of Manchester United fans.

As the oldest club and greatest giant in the city, Manchester United has countless fans here.

As the sky brightened, red occupied almost two-thirds of the city. This was after Manchester City won its first Premier League trophy from Manchester United last season.

Before Manchester City welcomed the arrival of wealthy owners, there was almost no place for Manchester City fans in the entire city.

All in all, even though it was an unhappy season, Manchester United's first game in the new Champions League season also attracted much attention.

When the Manchester United players trained for another half day at their own training base and then started to head to Old Trafford by bus, the glorious flags of the Red Devils were hung almost all over the streets along the way.

Countless fans in red jerseys were cheering loudly on both sides of the street, which made the players on the bus excited.

"No matter how many times I see these lovely fans, I will be full of fighting spirit."

Scholes, who has full Red Devil genes, was the one who reacted the most. Sitting in front of Qin Hu and Van Persie, he opened the car window and began waving to the fans outside.

And the fans did not disappoint his response and immediately started shouting his name loudly.

"Paul! Paul! Paul!!! Roar!"

Following Scholes's actions, Qin Hu also quickly opened the car window. As a young man, he was in the most passionate years of his youth. At this time, all the positive and negative feedback from the outside world could greatly enhance his fighting spirit and belief.

"Look, it's Qin!"

As a Chinese fan pointed at Qin Hu and shouted, Manchester United fans who had already fallen in love with this Chinese guy because Qin Hu had scored goals in four league games to help the team win immediately started shouting.

"Qin! Qin! Qin!!!"

The first chapter is here! Thank you all for your support!!! I've been feeling a bit numb lately, my brain is buzzing~
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