Chapter 1 The Ferguson Effect

Ferguson's words successfully aroused the morale of the Manchester United team, so that they did not lose heart even after suffering a goal, but became more and more courageous in the war.

Liverpool's players had thought that after they equalized the score, Manchester United's morale would be hit, so that the next game would be easier for them.

Who would have thought that just as they were planning to take advantage of the victory and completely defeat Manchester United, their own goal was almost lost!

Manchester United launched another counterattack. This time, Rooney dribbled the ball to the frontcourt alone. Using his skills to break through, he passed Skrtel and faced goalkeeper Reina directly.

At that time, all Liverpool fans were on the edge of their seats. This was a one-on-one opportunity!

With Rooney's ability, would he easily let go of such an opportunity?

Rooney shoots!

Goalkeeper Reina did not judge the direction correctly. He pounced in the completely opposite direction.

But the football did not fly into the goal, but rolled out of the baseline, grazing the post...

"Ahhhhh!" The Manchester United TV commentator was as disappointed as he could be. When he saw Rooney trick Reina and shoot the football towards the goal, he couldn't wait to raise his arms and cheer. As a result, the next second, his hands slammed on top of his head, and then he held his head in frustration.

"Rooney - he missed a chance to become a hero!"

"Liverpool must have broken out in a cold sweat! It was so thrilling just now! They never expected that Manchester United could still organize such a counterattack after just conceding a goal!"

Liverpool were indeed frightened, especially Martin O'Neill, who immediately came down from the coaching bench and came to the sidelines, waving his arms and asking the whole team to return to defense.

For him, getting one point away from home was also acceptable. At least they would still be unbeaten this season. This was a good result.

After all, this was Old Trafford, Manchester United's home, and the enemy they faced here was the powerful Ferguson.

He had to be careful.

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Liverpool naturally did not want to just retreat to defense, but Manchester United soon showed them what a storm was like.

Waves of violent offensives hit Liverpool's defense one after another.

If they didn't shrink their defense, no one knew when their goal would be lost.

At this time, should they continue to attack, or defend?

The Liverpool players' sense of satisfaction prevailed - it was not bad to get a point at Manchester United's home stadium, forcing them to be so embarrassed. After all, it was a team like Manchester United, and what if they were injured in the game if they fought too hard?

In this way, Liverpool retreated.

Although Manchester United's offensive was fierce, Liverpool was good at defense.

So the two sides fought evenly.

The final score was 3:3, and no one could do anything to the other.

In the end, Manchester United was still unable to give their boss Alex Ferguson a farewell gift.

However, after being double-killed by Liverpool last season, especially after losing to Liverpool at home for two consecutive seasons, it was a very good result to be able to stop the decline with a draw.

Just as Ferguson said to Rooney in the game, this game, don't lose if you can't win, and they did it.

Ferguson also talked about the result after the game: "I know they wanted to give me a victory. I thank them very much, but this result is also very good. Liverpool is indeed very strong, but Manchester United will not easily admit defeat. Just like more than 20 years ago, we once pulled Liverpool down from the throne, and we can pull them down a second time!"

He showed his strength and unwillingness to admit defeat as always.

He would never bow his head in front of Liverpool, even if he had been beaten into the mud by Liverpool, he would definitely hold his head high and stare at that person in Liverpool with an unconvinced look, and he was the only one.

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Martin O'Neill expressed his respect for Ferguson. Now that the game was over, there was no need to continue to be hostile. Ferguson's hostility towards Liverpool was because he had been coaching this team for thirty years, and he regarded himself as a Manchester United person from the bottom of his heart, and his hatred for Liverpool was naturally integrated into his blood and bone marrow.

He was different. He had no Liverpool blood at all. He was a newcomer. He knew the hatred between Liverpool and Manchester United very well, but he could not empathize with it, because he was not a pure Kop after all.

For him, the definition of an enemy was very simple, that is, the group of people he faced during the game who were wearing different colors from him.

They were enemies in the game, but not after the game was over.

Therefore, he did not mind sending his blessings to Ferguson, and he could also gain a good reputation for being "graceful."

"He is a great coach, and I think everyone will feel lonely without him in the Premier League. I regret that I didn't win this game, but I am very satisfied with the performance of the players. You must know that this is at Old Trafford, at Manchester United's home, and getting a point is also a good result. At least for more than two seasons, we have not lost to them in the game..."

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After the game, the media spent a lot of space to report on the game.

The main focus was on Ferguson.

Although Chen Hero scored twice in the game, he enjoyed the treatment of "supporting role" for the first time. There were not many reports about him after the game. Except for the pro-Liverpool media, other media were discussing Ferguson.

After all, this was the last time he led the team to play Liverpool in the league at his home.

Everyone began to recall Ferguson's youthful years when he first arrived at Manchester United.

Recalling his famous saying, "The most successful thing I have done in my life is to pull the damn Liverpool off the throne."

Recalling his thirty years of grievances with Liverpool as Manchester United coach.

In the end, the time at Old Trafford was fixed at this moment.

The next England National Derby will be moved to Anfield, which is Liverpool's territory.

Occasionally being a supporting role is also a good experience for Chen Hero.

He was no longer surrounded by airtight reporters, and countless microphones were about to poke into his mouth. He didn't have to fight with the media.

Of course, for Chen Hero, such days were just an adjustment, and his whole life had to be constantly fighting.

Then victory.

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While everyone was focusing on Ferguson, Chen Hero focused on the reserve team.

The exciting day for the reserve team players had arrived.

The third round of the League Cup was about to begin, and Liverpool drew Reading, and they were still playing at home.

This was a big day that made the reserve team players unable to sleep well these days.

It was their festival.

They had the opportunity to follow their big brother Chen Hero to compete in the League Cup. There was also the FA Cup to play after the new year.

These two events were completely theirs. Except for Chen Hero, no other first-team players would come to compete with them for credit.

They could attract the attention of the first-team coach through their outstanding performance in the League Cup and the FA Cup, and get his approval, so as to be promoted to the first team and be able to fight alongside Chen Hero openly.

Perhaps, even if they could not get the affirmation of the first-team coach, they could also win the favor of those professional scouts through their outstanding performance in the League Cup and the FA Cup, and then transfer to other teams. If they were lucky, they could go to a Premier League team. If they were unlucky, they would go to the Championship and League One, but at least they were also professional teams, and they could also play in the first team openly. Both the Championship and League One were formal leagues, not reserve team leagues.

The stage there was wider, much better than staying in the reserve team.

Looking at the reserve team players last year, they almost all left this summer. This was all the "reward" for their good performance in the FA Cup.

This year's new reserve team players also wanted to follow in the footsteps of their predecessors and embark on this avenue that could change their destiny.

Even if they went to other teams, it was still a way to realize their dreams.

It might be a little tortuous, but there was always a chance to reach the end. It was much better than struggling in the reserve team all the time.

Therefore, many people regarded these two cup games as an opportunity to change their own destiny, or even the only opportunity.

Chen Hero might not know that the decision he made just to compete with Messi for honors and goals would one day become a tradition of the Liverpool football team.

That was the Reserve Team Legend!

On the last day of training before the League Cup, Chen Hero came to the reserve team and trained with everyone, mainly focusing on set-piece practice.

The reserve team players were very happy to see Chen Hero appear in front of them.

Chen Hero raised his hand and waved to them: "Hi, guys, we meet again. Are you all ready for tomorrow's game?"

What answered him was everyone's energetic loud reply: "We can't wait!!"

Chen Hero smiled: "It's great to see that everyone is so energetic! Remember what I told you before?"

Unconsciously, his boss aura came out again.

"This is an opportunity for you, but it is also a challenge. So you have to try to keep up with my pace. I am running forward in big strides, and I will not stop to wait for anyone in the middle. You have to grit your teeth and keep up. If you can't hold on, you can only fall behind. Two cup games in a season, the process is very long. I hope all of you can run to the end with me!"

"We can do it, Hero! We will definitely not fall behind!"

"We also train very seriously!"

Everyone was responding to Chen Hero very excitedly.

Faced with these excited teammates, Chen Hero smiled.

He waited for everyone to finish shouting, raised his hand and said: "Okay, guys, now, Reserve Team Legend Season 2 is about to begin!"