But Ferguson has always been known for his sharp vision.

Ferguson boldly promoted Fletch to Manchester United's first team before Fletch showed any outstanding performance.

British stars like Welbeck and Bardsley were exiled to Sunderland by Ferguson.

Ferguson didn't even buy Sunderland's star player Henderson.

Ferguson's preference for Fletcher is very similar to his preference for Giggs.

Ferguson intended to turn Fletcher into an engine like Giggs.

Coincidentally, Ferguson's son is also named Darren, and Ferguson has called Darren Fletcher Darren Ferguson more than once in interviews.

At Manchester United, everyone knows that Fletcher is like Ferguson's own son.

Unfortunately...

Fletcher is no Giggs.

After being trained by Ferguson with a lot of playing time, Fletcher is naturally very good, but he is still very far from becoming the next Giggs.

When Fletch was first promoted to Manchester United's first team, Beckham was clamoring for a transfer, so Fletch played as a left midfielder, but Fletch's performance was not enough to be Manchester United's right midfielder, especially compared with the previous right midfielder Beckham.

Fletcher is not as experienced as Beckham, does not run as well as Beckham, does not defend as well as Beckham, is not as good at set pieces as Beckham, and most importantly, does not look as good as Beckham.

Therefore, when Fletch just joined Manchester United's first team, he was called a loser by the fans.

Later, Manchester United changed to the more popular 433 formation, and Fletcher was transformed by Ferguson into a midfielder, and then into a defensive midfielder.

Fletcher, who was transformed into a defensive midfielder, finally found the feeling of "F24".

Fletch has also gradually grown into a sweeping defensive midfielder who mainly relies on running and intercepting. Fletch's main task on the field is defense. He is very strong. The 27-year-old is 183cm tall and weighs 85kg. He is extremely confrontational, extremely energetic, and has a large range of activities. And because he was trained according to Giggs's way, he has skills and impact at his feet, is fast, can get in from the back row, and has good passing and coordination, especially on the right. He can also often run into the penalty area to participate in the attack.

Although this ability is not outstanding among top stars, it surprisingly fits Ferguson's two-wing flying style of play. When attacking, Fletcher, the defensive midfielder, can move forward as a central midfielder or temporary attacking midfielder to provide support, protection and pick up leaks.

In addition, Fletcher can also play as a full-back.

This is exactly what Ferguson likes!

Therefore, Ferguson particularly favored Fletcher, who was also a Scotsman, and even often praised Fletcher in the locker room.

You know, Ferguson's nickname is the Hairdryer. He usually curses at people and rarely laughs or praises people.

Fletcher was praised by Ferguson as a "universal patch", meaning that Fletcher could fill in wherever needed - this was definitely the highest praise Ferguson gave to his players.

However, although Ferguson treated Fletcher as his own son and gave Fletcher many opportunities to play, in fact, Fletcher was still not Ferguson's main choice.

Just as Ferguson positioned him, Fletch is just a "patch". He can only start in less important games that require rotation. Most of the time, Fletch serves as a substitute as a universal patch.

It’s the same positioning as the super substitute Solskjaer back then.

In this FA Cup final, Ferguson sent Fletch to start. In addition to Ferguson's preference for Fletch, he also felt that Southampton posed no threat. Therefore, the Fletch + 442 double defensive midfielder + two wings flying tactics was a good response.

Of course, Ferguson definitely did not underestimate Southampton.

Ferguson's greatest strength as a head coach is that he does a lot of intelligence and analysis work before the game.

This game was the FA Cup final, and Southampton, as a League One team, was able to be a dark horse all the way to the end, not only winning the League One championship, the English Championship, but also the League Cup, and defeating strong teams such as Everton, Sunderland, Tottenham, Chelsea, Liverpool and others. This is no longer just good luck, it is real strength.

Ferguson saw Southampton's strength at a glance, and that was the Chinese boy Gu Ran who had been recommended to him.

Therefore, it is very easy to play against Southampton. As long as Gu Ran can be restricted, Southampton will be beaten back to its original form.

Of course, Ferguson also knew that he was not the only head coach in the world who thought so. Everton head coach Moyes, Sunderland head coach Steven Bruce, Tottenham head coach Redknapp, Chelsea head coach Ancelotti, and Liverpool head coach Kenny Dalglish all thought so.

But these teams that were defeated by Gu Ran are not inferior to Manchester United in any way.

That is, Manchester United can use 442 with both wings flying together to attack, and at the same time they can do without the attacking midfielder, let Fletcher, the defensive midfielder, temporarily play the role of attacking midfielder/central midfielder, and let the other defensive midfielder keep a close eye on Gu Ran like a dog-skin plaster throughout the game.

This dog-skin plaster is player No. 13, Korean star Park Ji-sung.

In fact, with Park Ji-sung's ability, it is difficult for him to be a starter, but Ferguson is a god in using players. He never sticks to whether a player is qualified or not, but only looks at whether he is suitable.

Park Ji-sung’s greatest characteristic is that he has three lungs - he can run forever and has unlimited physical energy, just like he has three lungs.

This is naturally a great advantage for Gu Ran, who is invincible in defense.

In addition, Park Ji-sung is also a versatile player on the field. He can not only play as a central midfielder, but also as a left and right winger, attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, and even full-back.

Park Ji-sung's hard work and seriousness in training are definitely a benchmark among Manchester United players.

Although Park Ji-sung did not score many goals for Manchester United, there is a very famous law "Harry Potter's Law", that is, as long as Park Ji-sung scores a goal, Manchester United will win.

But in fact, this law is a bit self-flattering.

After all, you are a player used as rotation by Ferguson, and the situation is easy when you come on. If you are substituted on and there is no need for you to be marked, you can attack and shoot from long range at will, which means that Manchester United's advantage is already obvious. In this case, when you score a goal, Manchester United will naturally win 100%.

Of course, we have to admit that during this period, Park Ji-sung was definitely the top player in Asia in terms of identity, status, and weekly salary.

In today's game, Ferguson sent Park Ji-sung as midfielder, and the meaning was very clear, that is, to use Asia's top player to catch Gu Ran.

Therefore, one of the highlights of this FA Cup is the duel between the two Asian players.

Influenced by this highlight, the number of online viewers of Ran Live had exceeded 1 million before the game officially started.

All Chinese people are looking forward to Gu Ran's wonderful performance of defeating Feng Zi! ... (End of this chapter)