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Chapter 437

Chapter 437

What should come will come after all. Although both Ferguson and Mourinho think that the later the match, the better it is, but the match between Chelsea and Manchester United inevitably collided in the No.15 round of the Premier League.

Manchester United had the advantage of being at home, but the old man Ferguson still didn't dare to be careless. After all, this time he was facing Chelsea, which had won [-] games in a row, and a negligence would result in a loss.

Last season, Manchester United was able to keep a tie at home. First, because Manchester United really couldn't afford to lose at the time, the audience's pressing tactics were used very fiercely. Second, Chelsea had already won the championship ahead of time, so there was no need to go all out.

If the Chelsea team hadn't been trying to get away to cope with the Champions League, then last season's Old Trafford stadium would have been a battle of dragons and tigers, and it would not have been so harmonious.

You must know that Wenger still complained about that game for a long time. He thought that the two sides were perfunctory.

It's just that this kind of thing is what you want and I want, there is nothing to complain about, not to mention that the game was played back and forth, it was not perfunctory, it was just a draw without a winner.

In the last confrontation, both sides took what they needed, and there was no sword, but this time it was different.

Before the start of this game, Manchester United had fallen behind Chelsea by a full ten points. A draw just won against Everton once again widened the gap between Manchester United and Chelsea in the standings.

The Champions League is out and the league is behind. Although Manchester United has made great strides in the League Cup and the FA Cup, such results are not what the American owners and fans need. They are eager for a heavyweight championship!

Especially the new owners of Manchester United. After investing so much money, they urgently need the team to have a new image and must have a breakthrough in competition, otherwise the money they throw in will be useless.

Americans have never been philanthropists, especially when it comes to investment. They value benefits more. If Ferguson can't bring changes to the team, no one knows what they will do.

After a large investment, if the same high return cannot be obtained, the members of the Glazer family will make the team make appropriate adjustments. After all, their financing amount in the bank is a bit too large.

It would be impossible to simply expect the team to recoup the investment by selling tickets. Glazer is focusing on the high broadcast share and advertising costs, but the premise of this is that the team's performance must be excellent.

Who knows what idiot is going to add advertising money to Old Trafford if Manchester United stay out of the heavyweight title, businessmen, always a very realistic bunch.

But not everyone, like Abramovich, regards the team as their business card and invests so unscrupulously. Don't expect the Glazer family to spend so much money for Manchester United.

The tens of millions of transfer fees they spent this summer is already the limit. If Ferguson still needs to buy someone, he must either clean up some of the bad assets in the team, or exchange for results.

Anyway, the idea of ​​the Glazer family is very simple, you need to invest, first you must give me results.

Otherwise, even if you are a veteran of the Manchester United club for several dynasties, it is useless, he will not buy it.

Look at Liverpool's new owners and you can guess what these businessmen will do. They don't care about the so-called honor and tradition. What these guys need is money, a lot of pounds.

If there is no profit, they will not care that they are ruling a century-old club. As long as someone bids the right price, these guys will definitely sell the club in exchange for more financial support.

The Glazer family has completed the acquisition, but at the same time, the bank repayment pressure on these guys is so great that they must make Manchester United produce benefits in the shortest possible time. They may be able to afford to wait, but the bank may Can't afford to wait, if they can't pay back the money, the only way to wait for them is bankruptcy.

What Ferguson needs to do now is to re-establish Manchester United's sense of honor and maintain competitiveness.

He fell down in the Champions League, but the league can't continue like this. At least he needs to put some pressure on the opponent to let Chelsea know that the current Manchester United team is still a beast that can kill its prey.

Ferguson also needs such a game to justify himself. When many people are talking about when he will leave the position of Manchester United coach, the old Scottish man must stand up and speak with his results.

He needs to fight back against the hateful media with facts, just like what he said after the team was tied by Everton, "Absolute bullshit, absolute nonsense! I will never leave like this!"

Although Ferguson's voice is still so bright, there is no sign of his aging at all.

But this kind of roar can only be Ferguson's vent to the reporters, and it can't narrow the gap between Manchester United and Chelsea. Perhaps, only the roar after the victory can explain everything.

Ferguson is on the edge of the cliff now, he is so, so is Manchester United, there is no retreat.

If Manchester United does not want to keep this double-digit gap, they must do their best to stop Chelsea's crazy winning streak in this confrontation at Old Trafford.

Maybe a draw is meaningless to them now, and only victory can narrow the distance.

If you can use a victory to suppress Chelsea's current arrogance, it may be the best choice.

As a diehard Manchester United supporter said, "If you lose the last piece of ground at Old Trafford, then no one can stop Chelsea anymore. This is the last bastion!"

Many people are expecting Manchester United to become a sniper, just like what they did when they killed Arsenal in the 02-03 season. They created a 14-point reversal miracle, and now they need to repeat it.

Just like that time after they defeated Arsenal 2-0 at home, they chased the 9-point gap all the way. In the final sprint stage, they were able to complete the overtake in one go, and finally led Arsenal by 5 points.

Last season, they ended Arsenal's 49 unbeaten games in the "Dream Theater". This time, many people think that they can still continue this unbeaten magic at Old Trafford.

However, when faced with the huge gap between himself and Chelsea, Ferguson did not let out wild words.

Maybe this is the most difficult period in his career for him. He doesn't want to let others catch the boring handle easily, although in his bones, the old man is also looking forward to a reversal.

It's a pity that the current Chelsea is not the original Arsenal. Mourinho's nerves will even be stronger than Wenger's. The herd of animals under his command will not fall into the trouble of collapse at a certain period of time.

Unless they give up themselves, don't expect Chelsea to suddenly start a losing streak.

Although the opponents are strong, Manchester United fans believe that they can overthrow Chelsea at home!

Because this is Old Trafford, this is the home of the Red Devils!No one can get out of here unscathed!

This is a very firm belief, just like Chelsea's unbeaten Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United supporters firmly believe that even if their Red Devils run into Chelsea's blue chariot, they will be stuck in Old Trafford and let those guys understand who is the boss of the Premier League!

But before that, the fact that Manchester United needs to face is that Chelsea have not lost in more than 40 league games in the past, and it is definitely not easy to kill them on the court.

Although Manchester United has the advantage at home, don't forget that Chelsea have two wins and one draw in their last three visits to Old Trafford. They have not lost here, and they have been like this since the Ranieri era.

Chelsea, led by that good old man, has never lost at Old Trafford, not to mention that the helmsman trapped in Chelsea has been replaced by a tougher Mourinho, and he will not surrender easily.

And the entanglement between Mourinho and Manchester United has been cut continuously since the Porto period, and the reasoning is still chaotic. The Portuguese has never failed in these confrontations in front of the old man so far.

This makes Ferguson somewhat depressed. From Porto to Chelsea, Mourinho's team has always overwhelmed Manchester United. Whether it is the Portuguese Super League or the Premier League, Mourinho has maintained an unbeaten victory over Manchester United.

Even in the worst years when Ferguson and Wen fought fiercely, the French did not have such results.

But it is such a Portuguese who is regarded as a stunned young man, but makes the tough Ferguson a little bit at a loss, including this game. Ferguson has no certainty of winning.

Mourinho has played against Ferguson 6 times before and has remained unbeaten. Many reporters have said that the Portuguese is like a nemesis of the old Scottish man, and he always has the upper hand.

Although Ferguson refused to admit this, Mourinho's undefeated record of four wins and two draws is there. The team has always been a headache for Ferguson, and it has been like this for more than two years.

Ferguson really didn't know if he owed Mourinho anything in his previous life. Anyway, every time he needed the team to rise up, or to get a step closer in performance, this guy always came out to make trouble.

Even though many Manchester United fans are advocating the undefeated Old Trafford stadium, many commentators still choose a more conservative attitude in the face of Chelsea's menacing super chariot.

Comparing the recent state and record of the two sides, Manchester United obviously has no advantage, and even in some aspects, they are still slightly disadvantaged. At least they are a chaser in many aspects compared to Chelsea's smooth sailing in the league. Even at home, they may not be able to win the opponent.

For this point, Ferguson's cunning old man was deeply touched. In order to prepare for this battle, he even made personnel adjustments one round in advance, otherwise he would not be tied by Everton.

But Mourinho is not slow to start. He agreed to make a large-scale rotation in the last round of the game. All the main players have been fully rested, including Makelele and Lampard. After recovering, he got ample warm-up opportunity, and Mourinho was aiming for this peak confrontation.

Although Mourinho said that he doesn't care about the winning streak, it is really a dream to let him disarm and surrender. Even though he was playing at Old Trafford, Mourinho never thought of losing.

Especially when the opponent is an old coach like Ferguson, Mourinho needs to defeat the opponent and consolidate Chelsea's leading position at the top of the list. It is the best result to further widen the distance.

But no one dares to guarantee that they can have a perfect performance at Old Trafford, including Mourinho. In the last training session before the start of the game, he also warned every player , "In Manchester, anything can happen, don't think we are guaranteed to win."

Mourinho knows Ferguson well, so he knows very well what kind of level Manchester United, which has the advantage of home court, can play. Regardless of how badly they played in the previous games, but such a peak matchup, they will never let themselves The performance was very embarrassing. If Chelsea wanted to win, it would not be so easy.

The secret battle between the coaches of the two sides has been foreshadowed since the first two weeks of the game.

Mourinho and Ferguson are not fuel-efficient lamps. It is too difficult to expect them to play a game smoothly. From before the game, too many things have been given to this confrontation.

The duel between the old king and the new king, many people also regard this game as a sign of the change of dynasty. The few confrontations last season are not enough to explain the strength of Chelsea, but after Chelsea won the triple crown, it is estimated that No one doubts their determination to dominate the Premier League.

The contest between the coaches is on the psychological level, but the confrontation between the players is on the field, especially the constant and chaotic relationship between Manchester United and Chelsea players, which always makes the game exciting.

Many people can no longer take the confrontations of last season as a reference. The two teams have changed part of their personnel. Although the main lineup has not changed, they still feel a little strange to each other.

But Ferguson is more worried that Chelsea's current fierce lineup will bring impact to him. Although Manchester United has also strengthened their lineup, compared with the opponent's investment, it is still nothing. At least there is no Gera in Manchester United's lineup. Titans like De and Ashley Cole joined.

Although one or two players will not change the basic framework of the entire team, the enhancement of individual positions will still break the delicate balance, not to mention that Chelsea's offensive momentum this season is too fierce.

With Lampard and Gerrard hovering behind Drogba, no matter which team you switch to, you will feel a headache. Just these two guys, whoever is singled out, can cause a lot of trouble.

When Gerrard was in Liverpool, Ferguson often fell into depression. Now that this guy has switched to Chelsea, and with the help of Lampard by his side, the ferocity can only increase.

What's more, behind these two guys is the existence that gives Ferguson the most headache. Lin Yi, that kid has become Ferguson's nightmare more than once, just like Mourinho. Now Ferguson is most worried about Lin Yi on the court If he goes crazy, then the Manchester United team will definitely suffer. Even a confident person like Ferguson sometimes has nothing to do with a madman.

"I don't want that kid to break through our defense again. In six games, we have two draws and four losses because of that kid. If we don't want this record to continue, we have to stare at Old Trafford. Die that damned little lunatic, if you don't want to lose, lock him up completely!"

It is estimated that if those reporters could hear Ferguson roaring at the training ground, they would definitely understand what kind of complicated feelings Ferguson had for Lin Yi, a little madman who had the opportunity to join Manchester United.

How much he hopes that Lin Yi will play under his command. If there is him, maybe everything will be different now. Although Ferguson has always emphasized the team as a whole, individual abilities can sometimes make a team qualitatively change. Changes, such as Lin Yi, that kid is the catalyst for Chelsea.

If he is not on the field, perhaps Ferguson is completely sure to win the opponent at home, at least he can guarantee that he will not easily lose to Chelsea, but now, all this is full of variables.

I can only pray that the kid will not go crazy by then, or that the Manchester United team can really contain him.

However, just look at Keane's stern face in the last week to see how likely this is. The Irish Iron Man has not forgotten the results of those confrontations last season, and now he has to face Lin Yi again. Maybe Keane What En is thinking about is how to contain him and make him disappear completely.

But he is not the only one who has such an idea. How many teams have tried to contain Lin Yi, but in the end they failed without exception. This time at Old Trafford, I really don’t know It's not that I want to be tilted because of the existence of this guy, I hope I can really stare at that kid.

Facing Chelsea's striker, the most pressure must be Manchester United's defensive players, but compared to this, those sharp knives under Ferguson's command also kept a close eye on that steel line of defense, vowing to tear the opponent apart.

"No matter how good the defense is, it is not indestructible. We will have a way to break through Chelsea's gate at Old Trafford." Ronaldo, Rooney, and Giggs all vowed before the game.

Especially Ronaldo, he doesn't want to lose to Lin Yi again. Although the two are teammates of the national team and belong to the same agent, there is another prerequisite in addition to these, that is, there is still a relationship between him and Lin Yi. Competitive relationship, according to Ronaldo's personality, he doesn't want to be suppressed by Lin Yi all the time.

"Hey, you guy, this time in Manchester, I'm sure I won't lose to you." Every time Lin Yi heard Ronaldo's ostentatious voice on his phone, he wanted to beat this guy up.

"Your uncle, animal, why are you so nervous at two o'clock in the morning, you want to win me, see you on the field, you are defeated, and you disturb my sleep with shameless harassment tactics, be careful next time when the national team plays I'll pass the ball to you, get out!" Lin Yi's way of replying was also very cruel.

No matter how you say it, now the door of the "Dream Theater" has been opened, and what is waiting is the reunion of the two masters of kings. One wants to achieve greatness, the other wants to end greatness, and the confrontation is about to begin.

Whether it's a winning streak or the end, we'll see in nine or 10 minutes. . .

(Yesterday when Laos was 2-0, I realized that I really can’t hope for the national football team casually, otherwise, you will really be tortured to death by them...)

(End of this chapter)