In the middle of summer in 2004, a young boy under the age of 19 was just starting out, calmly wearing the No. 9 shirt of the England team, and he was unstoppable in the Iberian Peninsula, scoring four goals in a row, and leading the way, he was Wayne Rooney, who was still playing at Everton.
Wayne Rooney during everton
As a result, people are afraid of being famous pigs and afraid of strong, and Moyes, who knows that small temples are difficult to tolerate and big Buddhas, knows very well that Goodison Park can no longer keep this true god, and the next battle around Rooney's future is so fierce, the rich Chelsea, the thirsty Manchester United...
Is it London? Or Manchester? Stamford Bridge? Or Old Trafford? In the end, under the "Please Buy Rooney" sign recommended to the team by Manchester United fan Joe Ruan, and under the promise and mediation of the old lord, Rooney finally made a decision at the last moment when the transfer market was about to close, and he withstood the £27 million of the transfer record of the under-20 at the time, wearing the Red Devils' No. 8 shirt.
However, because his injuries at the European Cup have not healed, the much-anticipated debut of the "new king" has been postponed until the end of the month in September.
On 28 September 2004, under the constant demand of tens of thousands of Red Devils fans at Old Trafford, the old lord sent the "Van Nistroui + Rooney" pair of European Cup-tied Silver Boots in the second round of the Champions League Group D group stage, while the other Portuguese king Cristian Ronaldo, who had surprised the crowd at the European Cup, sat on the bench, behind the "Van Nistroy + Rooney" combination, there were Jemba and Brazilian international Claibson, and the left and right wings were the lightning-fast Giggs and Beleon.
Because the first match was drawn 2-2 with then Ligue 1 supremacy Lyon, in order to get the group D leader position, Manchester United had to defeat the Turkish powerhouse Fenerbahce at their home stadium, the "Theatre of Dreams" Old Trafford.
Kleberson joined Manchester United in the summer of 2003 with Cristiano Ronaldo
Just like the Manchester United we are very familiar with in the past, they will never let us down at home, let any of his supporters down, just 6 minutes after the opening, brazil international Klebsen, who teamed up with Giggs to complete a steal, rushed all the way down the left side of the road to deliver a good cross, supported by the goal of the enveloping Giggs to rush to rub the ball into the net, 1:0, surprise?
Happiness comes so fast! And Rooney, who debuted for Manchester United for the first time, slowly began to show his future leader's momentum after this goal.
Perhaps infected by The Blood of Manchester United's attack, Watching the success of his predecessor Giggs' first opening record, Rooney, who had not tasted the taste of goals for a long time, rushed to the opponent's penalty area like a downhill tiger.
In the 13th minute, Carroll launched an attack with a big foot in the backfield, Rooney and Van Nistroy had their first chemical reaction of the game, he received the ball from the "King of the Penalty Area", first dodged the defender Deniz Barris who came to block, and then swung past the attacking goalkeeper Rustu, but unfortunately his left-footed shot was slightly higher than the crossbar.
However, through Rooney's confident expression, it is not difficult to see that he has slowly stepped into the road to scoring goals after trying the bull knife for the first time. Three minutes later, the quick-eyed Giggs completed another steal in midfield, he passed the ball to the retreating Van Nistroui for the first time, the "king of the box" who attracted the attention of the opponent's defense did not delay at all, while pretending to be close to the middle, he suddenly sent a right straight ball to the forward Rooney, the anti-offside successful Wayne Rooney never let the opportunity slip away this time, he took the knife, clean and clean, and successfully scored his debut goal in the 16th minute of the game for Manchester United.
In the 28th minute, left-back Heinze took the ball to the front and accurately connected to Giggs, and the Prince of Wales was not in a hurry to complete a personal performance after receiving the ball, but passed the ball to Rooney, who was better positioned and more suitable for attacking the opponent's goal. This time, after Rooney had just shown his ability to intersperse the running position, he showed us his super single-soldier combat ability, and he did not hesitate to dial ossat, who had blocked the front, and then succeeded in playing the far corner in the position he was most familiar with and best at before Aurio blocked the angle of the shot.
Although Rustu saw that Rooney was about to shoot, he was completely relieved to save the ball, but the helpless thing was that the ball was not only angled sharply, but also the ball was extremely fast, and went straight to the far corner, leaving only the helpless expression of the Turkish star Rustu after swallowing three bullets in a row.
After scoring twice, Rooney has also become more relaxed and active, he is no longer satisfied with his personal goal performance, he also has to do a good job for the team's offensive organization. In the 36th minute, Rooney made a good shot for Berione in front of the penalty area, but the Frenchman's scrubber was deflected off target.
In first-half stoppage time, Van Nistruy, Bellion and Gary Neville played a delicate combination on the left rib of the opponent's penalty area, but unfortunately, Rooney, who suddenly killed in front of the point, failed to score the low flat ball from Gary Neville into the goal, thus regrettably rubbing shoulders with the hat-trick at the end of the first half. So, for the third goal, for the first hat after joining Manchester United, Rooney has to continue to work hard.
Fenerbahce, who was three goals behind, pulled a goal back by left midfielder Nobre in a corner scuffle. However, Rooney attacked again in the 50th minute, he received Gary Neville's pass, slightly adjusted his left foot and almost exploded a world wave, if it were not for Rustu's good position, Rooney would have scored a hat-trick at this moment.
However, the coming could not be stopped after all, two minutes later, at the top of the arc of the big penalty area, Manchester United got a free kick opportunity, Rooney, who had a smooth foot, and after some consultation with Giggs and Belion, stood in front of the ball, running, swinging legs, shooting, the ball passed through the human wall, drew a beautiful arc in the air, went straight to the bottom left corner of the gate, Rusto, who had no time to react, looked at the ball again and sighed, and Rooney, who completed the hat-trick, stood near the corner flag area to enjoy the celebration of his teammates flocking to the scene. And the whole Dream Theater Mountain roared with tsunami cheers.
After taking a big lead, Manchester United was scored by Fenerbahce because of laxity, and even Rooney, who had been very diligent before, began to look a little fluttery. Fortunately, he still concentrated his attention when he stopped, although he failed to score again, but in the 81st minute, Rooney rubbed Sylvester's long pass to Bellion, helping him score the last goal of the game and complete his first assist since joining Manchester United.
In the end, United relied on strong attacking firepower and Rooney's king-level debut to win the visiting Fenerbahce 6-2 at home.
At that moment, no one would doubt what Rooney's future would be, and no one would talk about the rich and invincible Chelsea, the unbeaten arsenal, and what position Liverpool of the Reds would occupy in this season's journey, all focusing on the young man who was not yet 20 years old, and even the European Cup runner-up C Ronaldo sitting on the bench was lost in the praise of Rooney in the media that night.
In this regard, the "ball king" Pele once commented, "He is a genius who can make people extremely excited, always showing maturity and calmness beyond his age, Rooney is a replica of Pele", even the always arrogant Maradona said, "Rooney is an extraordinary genius." He will be able to help England win the World Cup like the great Bobby Charlton," even The Camp Nou King Messi has said, "Rooney is a very, very good player, he is one of the best players of this generation." He's improving every year and getting stronger and stronger."