With the return of C Ronaldo to Manchester United, the Red Devils who used to be on the top of Europe, now only the original little Luo is left, time flies, the wanderer returns home, today to take stock of the 08 Manchester United Champions League starting lineup is now going.
08 Manchester United Champions League starting line-up
Manchester United (4-4-2): Goalkeeper: 1- Van der Sar. Defenders: 3-Evra, 5-Ferdinand, 15-Vidic, 6-Brown (120'8-Anderson). Midfielders: 7-C Ronaldo, 18-Scholes (87'11-Giggs), 16-Carrick, 4-Hargreaves. Forwards: 10-Rooney (101'17-Nani), 32-Tevez.
Van der Sar, who saved the penalty
Goalkeeper Van der Sar: Manchester United played Chelsea in the Champions League final, the two sides were tied 1-1 in 120 minutes, in the penalty shootout, Manchester United and Chelsea conceded a goal in the first five rounds, Van der Sar saved Chelsea player Nikolai Anelka's penalty in the 7th round, and Manchester United eventually won the championship 6-5. At the end of the 11th season, Van der Sar chose to hang up his boots and retire, and the Dutch goalkeeper had a 6-year Career with the Red Devils, countless strokes and record-breaking clean sheets, establishing his position in the top three in the history of the Red Devils goalkeeper. Today, he plays the role of CEO of his hometown football club Ajax, under which young talents such as De Jong and De Ligt continue to emerge.
Starting full-back – Iron guard Evra
Left-back Evra: Evra in the full-back position has a long run like a winger, but also a rock-solid defensive hardness, Evra not only has excellent defensive skills, because he has played as a striker, there is also a non-negligible contribution in attack, after the 08 Champions League, Evra also reached the final with Manchester United and Juve, but unfortunately lost to Barcelona led by Messi. In 2014, Evra moved to Juventus, helping Juventus win the Pro-A title twice. In 2017, Evra moved to Ligue 1 Club Marseille, and on 3 November, Marseille terminated his contract with Evra. In February 2018, Evra freely joined West Ham United in the Premier League, and in May, Evra announced his departure from West Ham United. In July 2019, Evra announced his retirement. In an interview with the '18 World Cup, Evra also revealed that C Ronaldo once invited himself to his house for dinner: going to his house for dinner was like being trained, he said, 'Patrice, you come to my house after training,' I went, I was really tired at that time, but there was only salad and boiled chicken on the table, and I thought okay, there was water, without any juice, and then we started eating. I thought there would be other hard dishes (beef and lamb) on the table after that, but nothing. ”
Centre-back Vidic
Left centre-back Vidic: Vidic's performance as a player is the best level one can see in a centre-back, playing like a born centre-back, a snatch winner, a game reader. He was as tough as a nail. In the 2008 Champions League final, he limited the play of the monster Drogba very well and was the cornerstone of United's victory. In the following years, Vidic helped Manchester United win three league titles, and himself won the Premier League Player of the Season, after the expiration of his 14-year contract, Vidic transferred to Inter Milan, bid farewell to the Red Devils career, but due to the high injury impact of age, Inter Milan's career was not successful, after the 15-16 season due to injury reimbursement, Vidic announced his retirement through the official website of Manchester United; after retiring, Vidic was very low-key, compared to other Manchester United celebrities who loved reviews, He also only came out occasionally to say two words; more often in the high opinions of teammates and opponents. Hopefully, we can return to Manchester United in the future to contribute to the residual heat and bring out some iron-blooded centre-backs!
Right centre-back Ferdinand: He's been in football all these years, and few strikers have been able to get a bargain with him. He is always at Rolls-Royce level and is an outstanding centre-back player. His foresight of the pass was great and he was always in control of the game. When it comes to the best centre-backs in the history of the Premier League, Ferdinand and Vidic may not be at the top of the selection, but if you judge the best defender combination in the history of the Premier League, their steel defense is absolutely second to none. Leo Ferdinand helped United win the title in a penalty shoot-out in the Champions League final, and in the years that followed, he and Vidic continued to defend the city and set a record of 14 consecutive games without conceding a total of 1,331 minutes. Like Vidic, under the influence of injuries left over from many years of fighting, the late Manchester United career is difficult to say successful, after quietly transferring to QPR, it is also a long-term bedridden, on May 30, 2015, Rio Ferdinand officially announced his retirement. After retiring, Fei Diannan, still active in the media frontline, commented on the events of the Premier League and football, and recently C Ronaldo returned to the Dream Theater also has the factor behind him, organizing a small elite team to negotiate with the boss Glazer family, this move does not know how many old Red Devils have been touched!
Right-back Brown: WesBron is the most inconspicuous of the 08 Red Devils starting lineup, clicking on the major football information, searching for his name is very little information, but he shined in the Champions League final, giving Manchester United the only assist in the game. Wes Brown has been a perfect professional player throughout his Red Devils career. He is constantly struggling in the face of adversity, with amazing reliability and flexibility. Yes, he has amassed a large number of trophies in his glory days at Manchester United, but he has maintained a high level of performance at the highest level of competition, and Wes Brown is not just an ordinary passenger on the road to the Manchester United championship. After 11 seasons, Wesbron, who could no longer meet the requirements of Manchester United Athletics, moved to Sunderland, then moved to Blackburn, and even played in India's Kerala Blasters, and finally retired from the team in 2018. After retiring, he became a Manchester United star, and recently accepted a visit to the return of Cristiano Ronaldo and was optimistic about this transfer.
Late into the great instrument Carrick
Midfielder Carrick: Michael Carrick, a late-developing character in the Red Devils, played the style of a midfield master in Manchester United during the Jose Mourinho era, and was also the big brother in the dressing room. The early Manchester United career was always overlooked, thinking that it was a parallel cargo, and after the retirement of many midfield masters, the big wave of sand began to see gold, and only then did he understand the role of Carrick combing the midfield dispatch. On 13 May 2018, Carrick completed the last game of his career in the final round of the Premier League with Manchester United's 1–0 win over Watford. After retiring in July 2018, Carrick directly joined the Manchester United coaching staff as an assistant coach, and after Mourinho's dismissal, he continued to serve as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's assistant to continue to advise.
The next issue will take stock of the star-studded Manchester United midfielder, including the famous three-headed frontcourt: Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez!