Chapter 75 Pre-match situation (1)
Before the game started, the media had already hyped it up. Even Manchester United's head coach, the usually serious Scottish boss Sir Alex Ferguson, unexpectedly accepted an interview this time. When the reporter asked him about his opinion of Wolverhampton youngster Alan Wong, he showed a very satisfied expression.
"I have watched some of Wolverhampton's game videos. In those videos, his performance is indeed very good. In the Premier League, he can score 10 goals in six games in a row. This is by no means an ordinary talent. As you said, he is indeed a rare talent in England."
At this point, he paused, then said solemnly: "Perhaps, this summer, Manchester United will consider introducing this young player to increase the strength of the striker. Just like Cristiano who just joined the team this season and the Chinese player Dong we signed during the winter transfer period, Manchester United will never refuse the joining of young talented players. I am very much looking forward to his performance in tomorrow's game."
Ferguson's words immediately ignited the excitement of the reporters at the scene. Did Manchester United really want to sign this black-haired kid during the summer transfer window? Or was this just a pre-match blunder by Ferguson in order to distract the opponent? In any case, this was what Ferguson said himself!
Manchester City's new idol Cristiano Ronaldo was very arrogant. "Tomorrow's game? Mr. Ferguson has promised to let me start. You said Alan...Wang? This name is really strange, Wolverhampton's main striker? His strength may be good, but I will not show mercy just because my opponent is young. You know, I am still worried about the main position, and he is already a starting player for Wolverhampton."
Everyone knows that Wolverhampton's main striker can't even play as a substitute when he comes to Manchester United. Is this a compliment or a sarcasm? The reporters are very disgusted with the face of this young Portuguese boy. How could he really not have heard of the football genius Allen Wang who has been so popular recently? It's really ridiculous!
As for the recent media's claim of "battle of geniuses", he remained noncommittal. "Battle of geniuses? Is he also a genius? Before we played against each other, I would not admit it. I heard that he is one year younger than me. At such a young age, it is really good to have such performance. However, Manchester United is not as strong as a second-rate team like Leeds United. It is really not easy to have a good performance at Old Trafford!"
Compared to Cristiano, other Manchester United stars were much more sincere. "I heard that his dribbling is very good, even better than Cristiano? I really want to compete with him to see which one is better, his dribbling level or my defensive level. Of course, I will be at a slight disadvantage in defense. Don't laugh at me if I fail to defend!" Rio Ferdinand said half-jokingly to reporters.
"I have watched some of Alan Wang's game videos, and he really performed well. Tomorrow I will take a closer look at his true strength. If his level is really good, maybe I will suggest to Mr. Eriksen to recruit him into the national team. Just think about it, a 17-year-old national team player, this is really exciting. Maybe he and Rooney can both participate in this year's European Cup!" Good old man Scholes.
Various football experts and commentators have also expressed their opinions on this game, like the big mouth Benis Ryan of Manchester Sports Channel: "Although Wolverhampton has performed well in recent games, and Jones Jr. even won the Coach of the Month last month, it's just that they haven't encountered any strong teams. Tomorrow at Old Trafford, Manchester United will definitely win a big victory. And Wolverhampton's several talented players are also very strong. Maybe they will have a flash of inspiration and score a goal, so I predict tomorrow's score will be 4:1, and Manchester United will win!"
After entering Manchester, the team bus drove straight to the booked hotel.
Although the players on the bus were a little anxious, the speed could not be increased because many Manchester United fans would often suddenly appear in front of the bus, holding large signs in their hands, as if they were using actions to intimidate the players on the bus.
"Oh my god, are these fans crazy?" Outside the car window, a group of fans with Manchester United logos painted on their faces held a big sign that read: 'Country bumpkins, welcome to be abused! '
"Harry, ignore them, it's like this every time, you'll get used to it. Manchester United's fan group is notoriously fiery. Fortunately, we are only Wolverhampton. If it was Bolton or Leeds United, you would definitely not be in the mood to look out the window right now." Cameron replied with a smile. He has been in the Premier League for more than four years and has become somewhat immune to this kind of situation.
"Are you sure these fans won't 'attack' us? Look at their eyes..." At this time Lescott also walked to the window, saw the crazy fans outside, and said with some concern.
Wang Li sat in his seat, half-closed his eyes, silently cultivating his internal strength. He didn't care at all about what happened around him. The most important thing was to seize every opportunity to increase his strength.
"Everyone go back to your seats! Don't look outside casually, those fans are just trying to intimidate you." Dave saw that the team's young players were a little timid, and immediately shouted loudly. He didn't want this to affect the team's condition tomorrow. For these young players, this was also a psychological test, and they still had to slowly adapt.
Compared with Wolverhampton fans, Manchester United fans are really too "passionate". In order to help Manchester United win in momentum, they actually gathered together in an organized manner before the game to intimidate the visiting team. It can be said that they used every possible means. Such fans are very lovely to the home team, but extremely annoying to the visiting team.
After a while, the bus finally arrived at its destination. The players packed their luggage and prepared to get off the bus.
But at this time, a large number of reporters suddenly poured out from all directions of the hotel. They held microphones and cameras in their hands and quickly gathered in front of the bus door, wanting to interview the coaches and players on the bus.
"Mr. Jones, are you confident about this game? Facing Manchester United, will you send out three forwards and stick to the offensive tactics like in the previous games?"
"Will you send young player Lescott to play tomorrow? Tottenham Hotspur has been very interested in this young defender recently. Will your club consider putting him up for sale during the summer transfer window?"
"Sir Ferguson said that he admires Alan Wang very much and even after the end of this season, Manchester United will consider signing him. What do you think about this?"
The reporters gathered in front of the team bus and verbally attacked Dave who had just gotten off the bus. But Dave was very experienced and ignored them. He pushed through the crowd, grabbed his bag, and quickly left the scene. When he was about to enter the hotel, he turned around and shouted to the players, "Hurry up and follow me!"
This made the reporters present very dissatisfied, but they had no choice. Things are different now. If they want to find a hot spot, they have to curry favor with the arrogant Dave. After all, Wolverhampton's recent performance in games is very good!
(Although I have been very busy these days and have updated less frequently, I have never stopped updating. The competitive weekly recommendation list is almost at the bottom... Xiao X is sad!)
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