Chapter 270 Shoot those wimps to death!!

Sir Ferguson's words immediately caused a huge uproar in the media! !

provocative!!

**Naked provocation!!

Everyone knows that Chelsea's forward line is extremely strong in attack, so what confidence does Sir Alex Ferguson have to say this? Is this a smokescreen before the game, or does Manchester United's forward line really give Ferguson so much confidence to go against Chelsea! ?

There is no doubt that Ferguson is definitely an old fox.

After he said this, if Chelsea did not go for a head-on attack against Manchester United in this game, even if they won, the old gentleman could say that Chelsea had no courage at all. With such a strong forward ability, they did not dare to go for a head-on attack against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. This was an unfair victory.

On the contrary, if Chelsea really deployed an all-out attacking formation, they would have fallen into a trap.

Portuguese champion coach Mr. Jose Mourinho is best at defensive counterattack tactics. Even though Chelsea scored a terrifying 37 goals in the first 9 rounds of games, in fact, Chelsea's tactics are still biased towards defense. The reason why they were able to score so many goals is probably mostly due to Wang Li's outbreak this season.

Both Ferguson and Mourinho are well aware that Manchester United's defense is short of players. The performance of the two Nevilles is really disappointing. Coupled with a series of injuries, there is almost no one available. Such a defense line is simply unable to defend against Chelsea's fierce attack.

And it is impossible for Manchester United to use the method that other teams used to deal with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge - the tortoise tactics. As a historical giant in the Premier League, they cannot afford to lose face.

In this case, if Mourinho lets Chelsea play a 433 formation changing to a 451 defensive counterattack tactic at Stamford Bridge, then no matter how Manchester United changes their formation, the probability of winning will be pitifully low.

But if it is a head-on attack, it will be different. Manchester United has two strong center forwards, Wayne Rooney and Van Nistelrooy, and in the midfield there are super Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, veteran Giggs, Scholes and others. Their offensive ability is not worse than Chelsea. In a pure head-on attack, it is not easy for Chelsea to defend well, and the probability of winning is obviously much higher.

This is the wisdom of old Sir Alex Ferguson!!

The conspiracy laid out in the open!!

Now, Chelsea has been praised to the skies in the league, and their offensive capabilities have been deified by the media. But after Ferguson spoke, if they did not accept the challenge, their reputation would surely plummet among the media and fans. In this way, even if Chelsea won the championship trophy with an undefeated record this season, it would leave a cowardly impression on the fans, and the impact of Chelsea winning the championship would be minimized.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Mourinho. He is just a coach whose job is to lead the team to victory after victory. But this is absolutely not something that Chelsea's top management can allow, especially Chairman Mr. Abramovich and CEO Peter Kenyon.

Sure enough, at noon on the day Ferguson made this statement, Mourinho received a call from Mr. Abramovich. The Russian tycoon always valued face the most. He solemnly informed the Portuguese that he must play against Manchester United in tomorrow's game. However, Mr. Abramovich is not one of those people who knows nothing about football. He knows very well that this approach will increase the difficulty of the head coach's work and the game. So in the end, he promised that if he could win the game in the form of a head-on attack, he would personally pay another 2 million pounds as a bonus for the team's victory. The Russian tycoon had only money left in his pocket. Maybe the only reward he could think of was money! !

When the players heard the news, they were all stunned. If they could beat Manchester United in this game, in addition to the 1.4 million pounds promised by the chairman at the start of the game, there would be 2 million pounds, which means the total bonus becomes 3.4 million pounds. Even if it is divided equally, each person will get 150,000 pounds! !

This is so **! !

You know, some of the substitutes in the team only earn around 20,000 to 30,000 pounds a week! !

Sure enough, after hearing the news, the players trained harder. Abramovich always used the pound tactics to increase the players' enthusiasm for the game, but such a simple method always succeeded. It has to be said that, as the media commented, Chelsea is truly a pound army.

………Anyway, in this first verbal confrontation between Mourinho and Ferguson, it was obvious that the old fox Sir Ferguson was better. Although a simple sentence seemed to be at a disadvantage, it actually brought real benefits to Manchester United.

At that time, Jose Mourinho was not a generous person. He was extremely upset after suffering a loss. At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, he gathered a group of reporters and responded arrogantly to Ferguson's words: "I admit that they have won many honors and they were indeed very strong at that time, but that is a thing of the past, because now I am here."

Mourinho pointed to his feet, raised his head and continued: "...When I came here, the old man was scared. He knew he couldn't beat me head-on!! So, he came up with some despicable means to win for the team. However, he didn't know that this approach was ridiculous. No matter how cunning a fox is, it can't defeat the king of beasts. This is inevitable."

"That's right. Even if he fails in the end, the fox won't feel ashamed at all, because he is challenging the king of beasts. This is the gap between us."

"Perhaps decades later, they will still only be able to recall their past glory, which is really sad."

...Mourinho's "fox and tiger" theory made many media excited. Foreign media stationed around Stamford Bridge finally witnessed the most heated verbal battle in the Premier League, which was no worse than a real game. This made them think that facing Ferguson and Mourinho, two language masters, those good guys in Serie A, La Liga and other leagues can only vent their anger on their own players.

Of course, these thoughts did not stop them from working at all.

In modern society, the Internet and information communication science and technology are very developed. Just over half an hour later, Manchester United's head coach Sir Alex Ferguson learned about this incident. After hearing Mourinho's original words, the 60-year-old man could no longer remain calm. He even angrily threw a mineral water bottle on the table directly to the ground and stomped on it several times.

"Some people always think they have become the best in the world after achieving a little success. Obviously, Chelsea is like this. This season, the arrogant Portuguese is even worse. After winning a championship, he naturally thinks that the next championship will be his, and he always says so in front of reporters. Does he think the whole world revolves around him? He is just a clown who is just sensationalizing to satisfy his empty self-confidence."

... Both head coaches cursed to their heart's content. The offensiveness of their words became more and more blatant and was about to turn into real personal attacks. At this time, the English Football Association could not stand it anymore. Such words were really embarrassing for the Premier League, so in the afternoon of the same day, both teams received fines issued by the English Football Association. Both Manchester United and Chelsea were fined 100,000 pounds and warned not to talk nonsense before the game and provoke confrontation between fans.

After each of them hit 20 rebounds, both of them became quiet, but the players of both teams began to speak up for their head coaches.

After the afternoon training, Wang Li said directly in an interview with the media: "There is no doubt that Chelsea will be the winner of tomorrow's game. Manchester United's defense line cannot stop Chelsea's attack. Last season, when I was still in Wolverhampton, I scored twice at Old Trafford, and now, of course, I can score goals again."

Frank Lampard, a man of integrity, also said: "I will teach them a lesson in the game and let them know that the situation in the Premier League has changed now and they have become a thing of the past!"

Wayne Rooney of Manchester United also jumped out and publicly expressed his support for Ferguson. He said: "Although Chelsea has performed well in the past, the boss's ability is definitely not comparable to that of the Portuguese. If you want to challenge the boss's position, it will take at least ten years. Of course, by then the boss will have retired."

Manchester United captain Roy Keane fired directly at Wang Li, saying: "I will try my best to defend well in this game. That kid said he can score in every game. This has continued for 9 games. The result is really scary, but he will stop this record tomorrow."

………Amid the mutual insults, accusations and morale-boosting speeches between the players of the two teams, in order to attract as many fans as possible, the domestic media in England habitually engaged in a war of words.

Chelsea 'fans' led by The Fulham Post and The Sun and Manchester United 'die-hards' led by The Guardian and Manchester Athletic are also doing their best to fan the flames, and these neutral media also hope that the game will be as lively as possible so as to show the popularity of the Premier League in front of the world media.

"The game is getting closer, how long can Manchester United's excitement last?"

"How many times will Manchester United's old, weak and sick line be penetrated by Chelsea's attack?

"England's two stars, who is Rooney?!"

…Under the verbal attacks from the fans, Manchester United supporters were not to be outdone:

"An old monkey leading a group of little monkeys is still a monkey show..."

"Our honor is something you will never be able to catch up with in your lifetime."

"Allen's goals are coming to an end, and now it will be the Rooney era..."

...With the media cheering and cheering, the game was hyped up. Almost all European bookmakers placed bets on it. TV stations all over the world rushed to London to buy the broadcasting rights for this game. The highlights of this game were also fully explored:

England's duo Wayne Rooney and Alan Wong face off.

"Undoubtedly, this match is the first real confrontation between England's forward line, Wayne Rooney and Alan Wang. Although Alan has a huge advantage in goals in the previous 9 rounds of the league, which makes the fans optimistic about him, Rooney's performance of 6 goals is also very fast. This is the official confrontation of the young generation of England's forward line!"

Jose Mourinho vs Sir Alex Ferguson's tactical battle.

"These two head coaches are undoubtedly among the world's top tactical masters. The duel between them almost represents the highest level of tactical confrontation in the Premier League. One is a young coach from Portugal and the other is the godfather of Scotland's championship. The confrontation between the new and the old is bound to attract attention."

Didier Drogba versus Ruud van Nistelrooy.

"These two are the strongest center forwards in the Premier League, one is at Chelsea and the other is at Manchester United. Whether in terms of technique, strength, physique, goal scoring efficiency, etc., the two are almost the same and it is difficult to tell who is the strongest center forward in the Premier League!?"

………In this enthusiastic atmosphere, October 21st almost became a grand festival for the whole of England. A large number of fans gathered around Stamford Bridge, waiting for the stadium to open. Small groups among them held all kinds of banners and portraits to cheer for their respective teams.

However, it is obvious that more than half of these people are fans who failed to buy tickets. Stamford Bridge has only nearly 50,000 seats, and there are at least 80,000 fans gathered on the sidelines.

There was a clear distinction among them. Chelsea fans were wearing blue jerseys, while Manchester United fans were wearing red jerseys. Of course, many of them were wearing all kinds of clothes. They were undoubtedly neutral fans. It was obvious that they were just here to watch the fun.

Finally, at around 1 p.m., the red bus representing Manchester United arrived at Stamford Bridge. Outside the stadium, many Blues fans made all kinds of provocative and threatening gestures towards the bus. There was even a large fan group of more than a thousand people who collectively blocked the bus and prevented it from passing. In the end, it was the Fulham local police station that was mobilized to stop the fans from causing chaos.

The game officially started at 4:30 pm. At around 3 pm, the players of both teams began to enter the stadium to warm up. At this time, Stamford Bridge was already open to the fans. Under the eyes of a large group of local police, the fans consciously lined up to enter the stadium and never took the initiative to do anything provocative.

At 4:10, players from both teams were standing in the player tunnel, waiting to enter the field. At this time, both sides were looking at each other. Many people who knew each other did not take the initiative to say hello, but just looked at each other and communicated with their eye contact.

"Beep..." With a whistle, players from both teams began to enter the field.

After entering the stadium, while the two captains were playing coin tossing, Bridge looked around and his eyes stopped on a banner in the East Stand. He excitedly pulled Wang Li to look over there, and saw a banner at least 20 meters long displayed above the heads of the Blues fans in the East Stand in front of everyone - "Come on, Chelsea! Alan, shoot those wimps to death!"

(To be continued)