Back in Manchester, Gao didn't have a break for a moment and was ready for Bolton.
Bolton has always been known as a "nursing home". For many years, the management strategy of the team is to introduce senior veterans at a low price and use their rich experience to help the team avoid relegation.
However, after coach Coyle took office, Bolton's style has changed greatly. The team has introduced many powerful players, and its playing style has changed from simple long-distance counterattack to cooperation. Bolton really has the quality of "fast horse".
Last season, Bolton's performance was impressive. Relying on fast and effective attack, the team was at the top of the table for a long time. Among them, Swedish International Elmander and South Korean star Li Qinglong are particularly eye-catching. In the second half of the season, the condition of several players has declined. Sturrich, a young player on loan from Chelsea, took on the task of attacking the team and scored in five consecutive games.
However, Bolton is a team with "no ambition". After getting the relegation score early, Bolton lost in the last three rounds of the league, giving life-saving points to the relegation opponents, and the team finally won the 14th place. Obviously, this position does not reflect Bolton's real combat effectiveness.
American International Holden is still recuperating after a serious knee injury this season, while South Korean international Li Qinglong suffered a leg fracture in the warm-up match, which is likely to be reimbursed in the new season. Elmander left the team when his contract expired. Sturridge returned to Chelsea and Matthew Taylor was released. Coach Coyle recruited two old players from his old club Burnley: former Manchester United's eagles and mills. He also won villa's midfield Leo coker and Swansea's main midfield pratali for nothing. Obviously, these transfers are not enough. Bolton's overall strength is lower than that of last season.
Although Bolton is not a strong team and they have won only once in their last 17 games, Manchester United's problem is not with their opponents, but with FIFA.
FIFA has set a number of international match days. In these days, all football clubs are required to release their players unconditionally to participate in the national team games.
Players participating in international competitions need to go through long-distance flight, competition, jet lag and so on, which is easy to cause fatigue. What's more, these players may be injured in international games. As a result, the international players who return to the club after the international day tend to perform poorly. This phenomenon, known as the club in the "FIFA virus.".
Although clubs are affected by FIFA virus, there are few international players in the weak teams and few are the main players. The players in the rich teams are basically the international players of the national team, and most of them are the main players of the national team. Therefore, the "FIFA virus" harm of the rich teams is much greater than that of the weak teams in the club.
the first United players to return to Manchester are only three days away from the game, most of them are only two days away, even the day before the game.
Although Ferguson did not give the players time to rest, the intensity of training is very low, because the players are too tired. If the intensity is too high, it is difficult to relieve the muscle fatigue, not to mention, it is also easy to get injured.
The day before the game, when Ferguson announced the starting line-up for the match with Bolton, he put several absolute main players of the team on the bench. Among these absolute main players, except Gao Xiaodong, they are all old players.
In doing so, Ferguson not only considered the FIFA virus, but also took into account the Champions League with Benfica this week.
After the evaluation, Gao Xiaodong's physical condition is still good, but because the Champions League match with Benfica this week is a tough battle, but also rely on Gao Xiaodong, Ferguson dare not be careless.
Ferguson loves Gao Xiaodong very much. When Gao Xiaodong returns to the national team to participate in the World Cup qualifier, Ferguson always pays attention to him and praises him in the media. Gao Xiaodong is sent off by a red card. Ferguson also severely criticizes the referee Irmatov. But in fact, Ferguson is very happy that Gao Xiaodong doesn't have to go back to participate in the next match, You can put all your energy into the league and the Champions League.
But he didn't expect Gao Xiaodong to tell Ferguson that he had to go back to practice with the team in the next national team game, which made Ferguson very angry. He immediately said that he would negotiate with Camacho, the head coach of the Chinese Football Association and the national team, not to let Gao Xiaodong go back.
Gao Xiaodong also wanted to clear Camacho's mind along the way. He told Ferguson that going back would not have any impact on himself. His physical fitness was very good, and he just went back and didn't want to have any conflicts with the coach.
Since Gao Xiaodong insists on going back, Ferguson can't help it. However, considering that Gao Xiaodong's schedule is more tense in the future, when he plays against a team like Bolton, Ferguson still hides Gao Xiaodong.
Gao Xiaodong has a system and doesn't worry about physical fitness at all, but it's hard for him to be kind. Gao Xiaodong can only accept Ferguson's arrangement.
The game against Bolton took place at 5:30 p.m. on the 10th.
The venue is the Reebok Stadium at Bolton.
Bolton boss Coyle understands the impact of FIFA virus and the Champions League game in the middle of the week on Manchester United, so he is the main force in this game, trying to take advantage of the fire and win Manchester United.
Manchester United's new players are obviously on the edge of the rotation.
Manchester United's starting goalkeeper is 1-DE GEA; four defenders are 4-phil Jones, 5-ferdinand, 6-evans, 12 Smalling; 17 Nani, 23 Cleverley, 8-anderson, 18 Ashley young; 10 Rooney, 14 HernandezEven if row out such lineup, the Chinese team still has the upper hand in the match with Bolton.
Coyle uses a 4-4-2 formation, which allows his team to make full use of the width of the court, allowing the full back to press on assists. But the strength of the team lies in two wingers. Last season, pedrov, Li Qinglong and other wingers helped the team score 21 goals. The combination of the side and the middle makes Bolton's attack vivid. Although there is no Li Qinglong now, Coyle still uses the original playing method.
However, on Manchester United, Coyle's tactics met the nemesis.
Manchester United's attack also attaches great importance to the flank, Nani and Ashley young are wingers, plus Rooney also often pull the edge, they directly put Bolton's flank to suppress.
Although their skills are inferior and their tactics are restrained, Bolton don't want to admit defeat at home. They are very fierce in defense. They fouled three times in the first four minutes, and their actions are very big, which makes Ferguson very dissatisfied.
However, Manchester United played more skillfully. In the fifth minute of the game, Manchester United fought back, Ferdinand made a long pass, Nani received the ball from the right side of the penalty area and crossed from the edge. The score was changed to 1-0 by the unguarded Hernandez from a close range The score.
For Manchester United, Bolton's massive attack must be very good, they can easily play Bolton's counter attack in the back.
Sure enough, in the 12th minute, full back Phil Jones quickly counterattacked. He led the ball all the way to the bottom line and then crossed the ball from the right. Rooney put in the ball at a high speed and stabbed the goal at the edge of the small restricted area, making the score 2-0.
after two goals, Manchester United played more relaxed, and Phil Jones left the team after eight minutes. Jones assists Rooney again.
In 20 minutes, Manchester United took the lead with three goals and basically locked the victory. In this case, of course, Ferguson would not replace Gao Xiaodong and other absolute main players. In the second half, Ferguson replaced young man bogba for training. After Rooney's hat trick, he replaced Rooney with Park Zhixing to let Rooney accept the cheers of the fans and let Park Zhixing look for the match state.
Even if Manchester United had more substitutes, Bolton still couldn't change the situation on the field. Instead, Hernandez scored another goal in 85 minutes. Manchester United, the final substitute, won Bolton 5-0 away from home, won four consecutive league wins and continued to lead the table.