Chapter 59: Don’t be anxious, don’t be anxious!

When the "Mar United Two Kings" was calling for the wind and rain in England, UEFA also held a draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. After participating in the draw ceremony, "Brutal Simon" was surrounded by countless reporters because the opponent in the quarter-finals drawn by Manchester United this time was actually... Real Madrid!

In the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season, England teams occupied three seats. Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal finally all entered the quarterfinals. After the first leg, European football has already expected this result. The rise of England teams is no longer stopped.

In addition, the Spanish team occupied two Real Madrid seats, and Atletico Madrid two teams reached the quarterfinals. After these two Madrid teams were eliminated in Barcelona, ​​they will work hard to find a new way out for Spanish football.

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are still as strong as ever, defeating the French Marseille team with a total score of 3:1 in the first leg.

However, the two teams from Milan, Italy showed surprising combat effectiveness. AC Milan, Inter Milan, both advanced to the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season. However, the performance of these two teams in the first round of the knockout round was also very thrilling, both eliminating French Lyon and Portugal's Benfica with a score of 3:2.

In general, the overall strength of the Champions League quarterfinals this season is not very strong. The only ones that can compete with the "Red Devils" Manchester United are Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. Even Manchester City, which has a luxurious lineup, cannot be compared with Manchester United now.

But Manchester United drew Real Madrid, which naturally brought Simon Grayson to great attention. The reporters wanted to hear if the "brutal Simon" had any objections to the lottery results.

"The lottery ceremony was held under the witness of everyone, so I have no objection to the result. Although Real Madrid is very strong, I think we should be the hottest, right? So far. We have not lost the game this season, so Real Madrid can try to let us taste the taste of failure."

Simon Grayson was full of confidence, and Ancelotti, who came out, had a serious face: "I am very confident in my team, but no one can underestimate the current Manchester United team. Especially Shaq, the most threatening Shaq in their team, this young star already has the ability to determine the direction of the game at his peak, and is even better. We must do our best to face Manchester United."

Simon Grayson and Ancelotti's attitudes can easily make people tell who is stronger and who is weaker now. The comparison between the European No. 1 team and the England No. 1 team may be more famous, but no one believes that Real Madrid will definitely win, because the "Red Devils" this season are really powerful to the point of being outrageous, and a goal scored by Shaq is enough to make many teams feel ashamed. This game will definitely be a century-long battle with Mars hitting the Earth.

Back in Manchester, Simon Grayson began to think about how the team should play next. Now "Little Fatty" Rooney has returned from injury. And in the game between England and Lithuania, he has proved that his condition is completely fine. Now Manchester United can play "Solar System Tactics" again, but after seeing Shaq's performance in the center position, Simon Grayson hesitated.

"Solar System Tactics" can fully demonstrate Shaq's ability to score, organize offense, defend, pass accurately, etc., but Shaq's threat in offense has also decreased a lot. On the contrary, Shaq's performance was shockingly efficient.

When he was at Leeds United, Simon Grayson would never change his "Solar System Tactics" in any way, but now he has to think about it carefully. Is it necessary to continue to persevere?

Or... let Shaq change to center in the future!?

But if Shaq plays center, how should Rooney arrange it!?

Simon Grayson never found the answer. He had the idea of ​​having both fish and bear paws, and the "brutal Simon" also wanted to find a way to achieve the best of both worlds, but... it was difficult!

But on the first day of the team's regrouping training, Simon Grayson actually found a solution. Although this solution was provided to him by someone else, it was not important. What was important was that the person who proposed the solution to Simon Grayson was... Rooney!

"Boss, now the team has Shaq scores, I want to pull it off from the forward position!"

ah!?

Simon Grayson was stunned when he heard Rooney's first words. When did the "Little Fatty" who has always liked to compete and compete with each other, he would give in!?

Could it be that... Shaq's becoming the new Manchester United king really has such a big impact on Rooney!?

Seeing Simon Grayson frowned, Rooney laughed and said, "Boss, I'm... Well, I'm just talking about this. If you think the team still needs me to continue scoring, then I'll stay ahead."

"Wayne, can you tell me the reason for your request? It's not to give way to Shaq, right?"

"no!"

Rooney smiled and shook his head: "Boss, I'm 29 years old now. This season I feel that my condition is unprecedentedly good. And I have indeed received generous rewards on the court. I scored a lot of goals and gave a lot of assists to my teammates, but I was still injured. It was just a thigh muscle strain, and I recuperated for almost three weeks. I think... Well, I feel that my body has begun to decline. My personal doctor gave me advice. He thinks that if my playing position can be moved back, it can extend my athletic life well! So... Of course, boss, if the team needs it, I am willing to charge for the team!"

Simon Grayson nodded repeatedly. He had heard that Rooney had dedication to his team in the morning. Only now did he know how selfless the "Little Fatty" was. He was willing to use his career to exchange for the team's benefits. Although... Well, although this kid is greedy for money, in terms of this force, he is the kind of player who can contribute more to the club.

"Wayne, have you figured it out? You have to know that when you leave the forward position, the attention you get will drop a lot."

"fine!"

Rooney grinned and laughed: "Boss, don't worry, I thought it through early in the morning. I want to play with Shaq for a few more years and win more championships. I still think I have too few championship trophys! Hehehehe..."

After hearing Rooney's words, Simon Grayson couldn't help but smile. This kid actually thought he had few trophys. He won many championships under the command of "Old Sir" Ferguson!

"Okay, that's it. When we go back and train, you start playing in the midfield. Yes, you replace Clevily and Gansuo as midfielder, and you can also find a good feeling for yourself."

"Ok!"

Rooney is confident that he has played in the midfield. This is not the first time he has played in the midfield. As a frontcourt panacea, he has played in the midfield under Ferguson and Moyes. The wingers and wing forwards can be picked up anytime and anywhere. Even when the team needs it, he can play guest-game midfielder. No matter where he is in, Rooney can play well. The reason why he has his current status is inseparable from this.

Although Rooney is only 29 years old now, he has arranged a way out for himself, because he has a kind and simple wife, Colleen, who always cares about his wife. The two childhood sweethearts are really too familiar with each other. Every time Rooney causes something outside, or even has a few scandals, it is Colleen to tolerate her love for Rooney. Now Colleen has also helped Rooney plan her future, that is, to extend her sports life as much as possible, and then play for Manchester United for a few more years even if she has a salary cut, and wins a few more championships with Shaq before retiring. By then, Rooney will definitely become a legendary star in Manchester United and even England, and his personal reputation will always be at a high point.

On April 4, Manchester United went away to play the 31st round of the Premier League with Derby County. Simon Grayson once again sent all the main players, because this game is also very important for the "Red Devils". If they win this game, they will win the league championship of this season seven rounds ahead of schedule. The "Blue Army" ranked second in the standings theoretically has no chance to catch up.

Derby County head coach "Big Sam" Allardyce is quite familiar with Simon Grayson, an old opponent. After seeing Manchester United's starting roster, he thought Manchester United would play the "Solar System Tactics" again. As a result, when the game started, he found that Rooney's position was actually in the midfield, and Shaq, the center who had scored 11 goals in the last three games, was at the forefront again. Allardyce knew... a bad thing!

Allardyce is also one of the people who watched Shaq grow up. He thought Shaq would be the arrowhead of Manchester United's attack in this game, but he didn't expect Shaq to play other roles in this game... assists!

19 minutes into the game, Shaq made a cross from the penalty area on the left, Nani, who followed up on the right, scored the ball with a fury shot, and Manchester United, who played away, took the lead 1:0.

After 26 minutes of the game, Shaq took a free kick from the left side of the top of the penalty area. Everyone thought that Shaq would definitely choose a shocking long shot to attack the goal this time, Shaq turned his right foot at the moment of the free throw and pushed the ball to Ridi Maria's feet on the left penalty area.

Although the Argentinian didn't expect Shaq to deal with this at first, he still rushed up and shot the far corner with his left foot outside instep, sending the ball into the lower right corner of the Derby County goal... 2:0!

After the team led two goals, Rooney smiled and patted Shaq on the shoulder: "Shake, don't you want to score 100 goals? What's the point of playing assists like this? Don't let me give you up space!"
Chapter completed!