Chapter 828 I'm not Ferguson!
The reason why Ferguson dared to call for a comeback against Chelsea in the next round and a reversal against Manchester City during the winter break is because of his confidence in his own team. It is also more like a psychological warfare.
Manchester City was far ahead and was not under direct threat, so naturally they did not pay much attention, but it was different for Chelsea.
Ancelotti's team has suffered two consecutive defeats, and with Wilkins suddenly fired, the crisis in the locker room has become very obvious, all of which made Ferguson's psychological tactics come into play.
In the 15th round of the Premier League, Chelsea challenged Newcastle away, but the Blues lost a goal just six minutes into the game.
England's homegrown centre-forward Andy Carroll scored the first goal for the Magpies.
Afterwards, although Chelsea equalized the score in the first half stoppage time, they ultimately failed to reverse Newcastle and could only accept a 1-1 draw away from home, suffering the embarrassment of three consecutive defeats.
In contrast, Manchester United beat Blackburn 7-1 at home.
Berbatov had an amazing outburst, scoring five goals and helping Manchester United to a home win over violent Ben.
This seems to be a response to Manchester City's 7-0 victory over Fulham in the last round.
Manchester United should want to convey a message, isn't it just about scoring seven goals?
We can come in anytime we want!
Whether Manchester United did it intentionally or unintentionally, Ferguson's team did score seven goals after Manchester City won 7-0. The only flaw was that Manchester United lost a goal.
Ferguson couldn't stop smiling after the game. He kept asking the media, "Am I right?"
The way he looked after the event was like he was telling the media to praise him! But it must be said that Ferguson was right.
Manchester United really reversed Chelsea in this round and climbed to second place in the Premier League standings with a two-point advantage.
This also makes people admire Ferguson's wisdom.
After Chelsea drew with Newcastle, they went three games without a win and Ancelotti encountered a huge crisis of confidence.
The Italian coach did not give a direct answer to the question of Manchester United's reversal of Chelsea in an interview with the media, but when the media questioned why Chelsea, whom he coached, lost to Ferguson's Manchester United in the competition in the standings, Ancelotti was obviously annoyed.
He accused the media on the spot, saying that they were demanding too much of him.
"You compare me with Ferguson? It's completely different! Ferguson has absolute control over the team, while I only have technical suggestions. I can't even control the stay or departure of my assistant coaches. How can I compare with Ferguson?"
After Ancelotti lost control, he quickly calmed down, realized that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately stopped the topic.
But everyone already knows very clearly what Chelsea’s problem is now.
Not long ago, Chelsea appointed a new assistant coach for the first team. Emenalo, who had been working in Chelsea's youth training camp since 2007, officially became Ancelotti's assistant. But the irony is that Ancelotti was not consulted about this appointment from beginning to end. The Italian was completely kept in the dark until Emenalo reported for duty.
A few days ago, he suddenly fired his right-hand man without any warning, and now he forced an assistant on him without any warning. How does Ancelotti feel about this? No wonder Ancelotti suddenly lost control when the media compared him to Ferguson.
Everyone has basically concluded that Chelsea’s problems are already very serious since even the good guy Ancelotti is so out of control.
Unless something unexpected happens, this season in the Premier League, the only team that can truly challenge Manchester City is Manchester United.
After the team beat Blackburn 7-1, Ferguson once again believed that his team could reverse Manchester City during Christmas and the winter break, "because the schedule during Christmas and the winter break is a difficult challenge for any group of players who landed in the Premier League for the first time."
"Especially this year, the cold wave came very early and was very cold. It's not easy to survive in the Premier League in this cold winter!"
After a huge win over Fulham in the last round, Manchester City won a narrow 1-0 victory over Stoke City away in this round.
The goal was scored by Manchester City's central defender Pepe.
Tottenham Hotspur defeated Liverpool 2-1 at home.
The North London team has performed very well this season, especially left winger Gareth Bale, who has shined in the Champions League and the Premier League, and his value has soared. Tottenham is currently ranked fifth in the Premier League.
On the contrary, after losing this round, Liverpool still ranks tenth in the Premier League standings, and its results have plummeted compared to before.
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In the middle of the week, after a month's break, the Europa League finally ushered in the fifth round of the group stage.
Manchester City had already won the top spot in the group due to four consecutive wins, so in the home game against Red Bull Salzburg, Guardiola arranged substitutes and rotated the lineup, but still defeated the Austrian team 3-0 at home.
Santa Cruz scored twice and Adam Johnson scored once.
This is also the first time that the Paraguayan striker has been named the best player of the match this season.
In this game, Santa Cruz proved his strength to everyone and told all potential buyers that his poor performance in Manchester City was only due to his inability to adapt to Guardiola's tactics, not due to his own lack of strength.
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In another match in the same group, Juventus challenged Poznan Lech away.
Just twelve minutes into the game, the Zebras lost the goal. They fought hard until the 84th minute, when Iaquinta equalized the score for Juventus, but they were still unable to defeat their opponent.
As a result, Juventus' hopes of advancing from the group are already very slim.
Even if Juventus can beat Manchester City at home in the last round, Salzburg Red Bull will need to beat or draw with Poznan Lech to help the Zebras advance as the second in the group.
This made Su Dong think of the national team of his own country. He was no stranger to such promotion scenes.
Because this is the sorrow of the weak!
A kind of sadness that is beyond one’s control!
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This weekend, in the 16th round of the Premier League, Manchester City will host Bolton at home.
Just three minutes into the game, Toni Kroos made a through ball, Su Dong dribbled into the penalty area and shot into the lower left corner with his right foot, scoring the first goal for Manchester City.
Afterwards, the game completely entered Manchester City's performance time, and the team completely controlled the ball and the pace of the game.
Su Dong was closely marked by Bolton's defenders, but he actively used his advantages to create opportunities for his teammates.
He created two one-on-one opportunities for Sanchez, but the Chilean winger failed to seize them.
In the second half, David Silva made a diagonal pass and Su Dong calmly shot from the right side of the penalty area.
The ball had already passed the opponent's goalkeeper Jaskelainen, but hit the post and failed to go into the goal.
Manchester City then missed several good scoring opportunities, and the players clearly lacked some luck in scoring.
In recent times, England has been hit by a strong cold wave. The temperature has dropped sharply and it is freezing everywhere. The players are suffering in playing football and training, and their condition is not very ideal.
In the end, Manchester City narrowly beat Bolton 1-0 at home.
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Manchester City’s experience is definitely not accidental.
Manchester United played away against Blackpool in this round. As a result, in the first half, the Red Devils' defense made mistakes one after another, conceding two goals to Blackpool. They entered the halftime break with an embarrassing score of 0-2 behind.
After the second half, Manchester United's performance still did not improve.
It was not until the 70th minute that veteran Giggs came on as a substitute and completely changed the situation.
First, Fletcher assisted Berbatov to score, and then Giggs assisted Hernandez to score and equalize the score. It was not until the 88th minute that Scholes assisted Cool to score twice, and Manchester United narrowly reversed Blackpool.
Ferguson's team was also affected by the cold wave and its condition declined significantly.
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If we say that although the two Manchester giants encountered difficulties, they at least won the game, then Chelsea's situation was tragic.
Chelsea have gone three games without a win since assistant coach Wilkins was sacked.
Ancelotti is determined to win this home game against Everton.
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Drogba broke the deadlock for Chelsea with a penalty kick.
But then, Chelsea never broke through Everton's goal again. Instead, in the 84th minute, Everton successfully equalized the score and finally took away a point at Stamford Bridge.
After four consecutive defeats, Ancelotti's team has plummeted in the Premier League standings. Now they have been reversed by the Gunners and can only rank fourth. Even the top four in the league is in jeopardy.
After sixteen rounds of matches, Manchester City continued to lead, followed by Manchester United and Arsenal, Chelsea ranked fourth, and Tottenham Hotspur, thanks to its outstanding performance this season, was only one point behind Chelsea and ranked fifth.
This immediately caused a heated response in English football.
The next three rounds will be very difficult for Chelsea. First, it will be Tottenham Hotspur, then Manchester United, and then Arsenal. Every game will be a tough battle. If they are not careful, they will fall out of the top four of the league and be replaced by Tottenham Hotspur.
Ancelotti's position as coach is already in jeopardy. There are even reports that Abramovich has issued a death order and does not rule out the possibility of firing Ancelotti during the winter break.
This is absolutely unacceptable to the famous Italian coach.
In terms of schedule, Manchester City has the easiest time. They have met all the strong teams in the previous rounds and are basically playing relatively easily now. However, during Christmas and the winter break, the schedule will be more intensive and strong teams will arrive one after another, which is also a big challenge for Manchester City.
Manchester United finally caught up with Manchester City, and the Red Devils became the team with the best chance of challenging Manchester City.
This is the first time in the history of the Premier League that the two Manchester giants are competing for the league championship. For Manchester City fans, it is a huge excitement and makes everyone excited.
Many fan organizations have come forward and called on the team to make a full effort to win the Premier League title.
"We all hope to celebrate the first Premier League title in the club's history at the end of this season!"
But Manchester City still has a long way to go to achieve this goal.
(End of this chapter)
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