Chapter 294 Daily life with Manchester United

2001.

August 5th.

It has been one day since the "Forbes Rich List" was released.

U.K,

City of Manchester.

Manchester is the world's earliest industrialized city, an urban municipality and a single management area in Greater Manchester County, northwest England.

This city is an important transportation hub and commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural center in the United Kingdom. It is also an international metropolis.

Now in 2001, Manchester has developed emerging industries and has become an international city centered on electronics, chemicals and printing, with more than 700 industries including heavy machinery, weaving, oil refining, glass, plastics and food processing.

As a pioneer of free trade, economic liberalization, and cooperation movements, Manchester has a strong influence on the British economy and is one of the eight core cities in England.

This is the economic, commercial and political impact that Manchester has had on Britain.

But in the eyes of British fans, and even many Red Devils fans around the world.

In their eyes, there is only one place in Manchester that is particularly important.

That is the town of Stretford, located in Trafford, Greater Manchester.

This is the greatest significance of Manchester to them.

Because the Old Trafford Stadium is here, it is the home stadium of one of the top teams in the Premier League, Manchester United Football Team, nicknamed the Red Devils.

But in fact, many fake Manchester United fans don’t know.

Old Trafford is not the headquarters of Manchester United.

This is just their home court.

Manchester United's training ground, the main place for training on weekdays, is at the Carrington Training Base.

This is a place officially known to the team as the Trafford Training Centre.

This training base is located southwest of Manchester city, 6 miles west from Old Trafford Stadium.

Surrounded by green trees, beautiful scenery, convenient transportation and very quiet place.

There is nothing unique about this place from the buildings.

There are no symbols describing these buildings either.

However, if you are a true Manchester United fan, when you drive on this quiet road and see the "Carrington" sign along the roadside.

You will definitely know that right in front of you is the famous Carrington training base - the training ground of the Red Devils and Manchester United, a place known as the "Heart of Manchester United".

For many true Manchester United fans, this is the holy place in their hearts.

Manchester United players and coaches.

After the offseason ends in July this year.

Everyone returned to the team on time.

The start time of the Premier League every year is generally from mid-August to late May of the following year.

The first game of this new Premier League season will be held on August 17.

That was a Sunday.

As the face of the Premier League, it is one of the best ways to attract viewers and ratings.

Manchester United are scheduled to play one match this year against Blackburn Rovers Football Club.

The match will be held at Old Trafford.

Today is the 5th, there are still twelve days until the game starts.

This is the opening game and Manchester United doesn't want to lose to Blackburn.

On the training ground.

Sir Alex Ferguson, the head coach who has always been a tyrant, was watching the players arrive at the stadium one by one with a sullen face.

At the Carrington training base, Ferguson was always the first to arrive.

This allows Ferguson to discover who is the last to arrive at the scene every day.

For example, now, Ferguson saw the team's star David Beckham, who was also the last member to arrive at the stadium.

Ferguson looked at Beckham gloomily.

The latter didn't even dare to come over and say hello to him, and joined the training directly.

David Beckham was originally one of Ferguson's most valued players.

Beckham is also one of the best players among the players that Manchester United has trained.

Since joining Manchester United's youth training team in 1991, Beckham has been a member of Manchester United.

It has been ten years now.

It can be said that the coach Ferguson contributed a lot to Beckham's fame and success.

It was only a few years ago that Beckham met his now wife Victoria.

The way Ferguson looked at David Beckham became even more unhappy.

Mainly because from the head coach's perspective, David Beckham is a player and an athlete.

It is correct to put all your main energy on the football field and the training field.

But after meeting and marrying Victoria.

It cannot be said that David Beckham does not take football seriously.

But it is obvious that Ferguson felt that he gave a lot of his energy to Victoria's circle.

The entertainment industry that Ferguson always looked down upon.

Ferguson believed that Beckham could have done better and gone higher.

But all this was ruined after meeting Victoria.

Even Ferguson felt that even David Beckham's penalty kick two years ago was because of Victoria.

Ferguson placed most of the blame for this on Beckham's wife Victoria.

The head coach believes that Victoria, a singer in the entertainment industry, distracts too much of Beckham's energy and time.

But what can Ferguson do?

Victoria has been married to Beckham and has given birth to their eldest son for two years.

No matter how dissatisfied Ferguson is with Victoria, he cannot let Beckham abandon his son and wife.

"call"

Ferguson looked at Beckham running, and the head coach took a deep breath.

Maybe it's time to start choosing David's successor.

Whether it's the heir on the court or the heir to the team's influence.

Ferguson thought so.

David Beckham, who knew that the head coach was watching him, was looked down upon by Ferguson.

Fortunately, at this time, Ferguson sent him to the team headquarters in the morning to find CEO Peter Kenyon's chief assistant Steve McLaren, who appeared on the court.

This distracted Ferguson.

David Beckham finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ferguson waved to Steve McLaren from a distance and saw Steve running towards him in a hurry.

"Steady. Steve, don't fall." Ferguson said.

Steve McLaren ran to him and just said: "Alex, our boss is here!"

"You invited Peter over?" Ferguson said in surprise.

Before this, Manchester United was a listed company.

The shares are relatively dispersed and there is no clear boss.

As a result, CEO Peter Kenyon, who is also chairman, is known within the team and company as the boss.

"It's not Peter Kenyon!" Steve McLaren said hurriedly: "It's Abe Smith, it's Abe Smith!"

"Abe Smith?" Ferguson asked in surprise: "That American?"

"Yes, that's fine, I don't need to say anything. Look, he's here." Steve pointed to one of the large group of people who appeared on the training ground.

Ferguson looked over and saw the old coach walking towards Mr. CEO, leading a large group of people and accompanying a young man with a smile on his face.

Ferguson didn't like this scene very much. The head coach felt that his authority was going to be greatly challenged on the stadium, his home court.
To be continued...