Chapter 275: Calm and Relaxed

In Manchester United, Ferguson is the No. 1 player. No player dares to question his words, let alone question the team's tactics.

However, although the players did not dare to question him directly, expressions of dissatisfaction were clearly visible on their faces, especially some of Manchester United's veterans - Ryan Giggs, Roy Keane and others. They even faced Ferguson directly with expressions of dissatisfaction and doubt. In these years of football life, they have completely fallen in love with Manchester United and everything about it. In their opinion, the honor of Manchester United is supreme.

Ferguson certainly saw the dissatisfaction on the players' faces, but the old Jazz could only smile bitterly in his heart.

In the Premier League, Manchester United has never been afraid of Arsenal, even though that team only lost one game last season.

Arsenal is a young team, and the Frenchman likes to train young players, but this youth also brings other hidden dangers, such as not playing smoothly in adverse situations, unstable team performance, etc. Facing such opponents, Ferguson is also confident that he can win, such as the first game of this season, when Manchester United defeated Arsenal.

As for Liverpool, it has become a declining giant, and those Red Army fans can only cling to the glory of 20 years ago. Whether in terms of finance, players, or reputation, Liverpool has completely failed to keep up with the pace of development of the Premier League. Therefore, Ferguson has never taken this team seriously.

But Chelsea is completely different

Chelsea, just two years ago, Ferguson was completely disdainful of it.

Later, the arrival of Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich gave the Blues sufficient funds, and they recruited a large number of talented stars in their prime. Even so, the Chelsea led by Lasse was still far from being a match for Manchester United.

But this year is different. With the addition of Portuguese champion coach Mourinho, the Blues are no worse than Manchester United in terms of tactics, locker room, player strength, etc. Mourinho has played a finishing touch in Chelsea. He integrated the scattered team together, and the ability of each player was fully tapped by him, which greatly increased the strength of Chelsea.

At this time, Manchester United had many problems, such as the increase in the average age of the players, conflicts in the locker room, changes in senior management, etc.

The old knight knew very well that Manchester United was no match for Chelsea at the moment, and a head-on confrontation would only bring humiliation upon themselves. But now, the chance to win was right in front of them. If Manchester United won, then what happened on the court would be forgotten by the fans, and only the winner would be remembered.

As for the loud provocation before the game about launching a counterattack, it can be said that it was just a smokescreen created by Manchester United. Chelsea failed because they did not know how to adapt. Isn't that what football games are like?

In short, only the winner has the right to speak.

As for what to do if Manchester United fails, that is not what Ferguson needs to consider now. During the game, he only thinks about winning.

Sir Alex Ferguson could only keep all of this in his heart and bear it alone. Thinking about the new faces on the Chelsea field and the silence in the Manchester United locker room, Ferguson kept sighing, thinking that it was time for Manchester United to update.

'If that American guy really moves to Manchester United, and I can stay in this position for a few more years, maybe this is the best outcome. With enough transfer funds, why should Manchester United worry about not being able to compete with Chelsea?'

Thinking about Chelsea's annual transfer investment of 100 million, Ferguson was extremely envious. Modern football is completely linked to money.

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Amid the anticipation of all the fans, the second half of the game finally began with the referee's whistle.

After the kick-off, Chelsea launched another massive attack. It was obvious that the team was trying to equalize the score in the opening stages.

Seeing this situation, the Blues fans felt that the goal was not far away, so they cheered even louder. At this time, many fans in the stands were willing to have hoarse throats for the next few days to cheer for Chelsea. This is the real English fans.

However, Manchester United's defense did not become messy because of Chelsea's massive attack. Even though the Blues' ball possession rate had reached an astonishing 77 percent, they still could not break through Manchester United's goal.

In the 49th minute of the game, in the middle of the game, Wang Li suddenly accelerated while dribbling the ball, slipped through the gap between Giggs and Djemba-Djem, and made a powerful shot in the far corner of the penalty area, but it was blocked by the Manchester United defender.

In the 53rd minute, Chelsea made a comeback. Lampard's long shot was hit into the penalty area by goalkeeper Howard. Arjen Robben followed up, but his footwork was messy and he kicked the ball in the air. The ball was cleared by Gary Neville with a long kick.

In the 56th minute, Chelsea took advantage of a corner kick. Lampard made a low pass into the penalty area. Drogba tried to make a bicycle kick due to his uncoordinated movements, but the ball was kicked out of the penalty area by a Manchester United player.

One minute later, Manchester United counterattacked. C. Ronaldo broke through from the right, passed Damien Duff and Lampard, reached the baseline and wanted to pass the ball back, but was knocked to the ground by Makelele.

After 10 minutes of the game, Mourinho and the veteran fans in the stands finally understood Manchester United's tactics for the second half - defensive counterattacks, or even... defensive defense.

It is obvious that Manchester United cannot make such a tight defense in a purely offensive game. Now, they have dropped most of their players to the backcourt, with only Van Nistelrooy as the sole striker in the frontcourt. Only in this case can Manchester United's backcourt be leak-proof. It is not something that can be done in a short time to break through their goal.

At this time, the fans in the audience began to feel dissatisfied. Before the game, Manchester United claimed that they would have a wonderful offensive battle, but now they are hiding in their own goal and even seem to be planning to defend it to the death. How can this satisfy the fans?

Especially the Blues fans, in this situation, Chelsea was about to equalize the score, but the opponent actually made this tactical change in the second half, so it became difficult for Chelsea to score again.

"The Mean Scotsman"

"The Thief of Victory"

'England's shame'

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After a while, the insults from the stands gradually became louder. In the mouths of the fans, Sir Alex Ferguson became a synonym for meanness and shamelessness, and Manchester United was also regarded as the thief who stole the championship. The Red Devils fans in the West Stand intended to fight back, but the facts were before them. Manchester United, who had shouted about attacking before the game, went back on their word and instead stayed in their own goal, trying to defend the victory. This really made them not even have the confidence to shout. In addition, they were not many in number, and any little struggle was immediately buried by the trend and finally disappeared into thin air.

However, Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho on the sidelines had no expression. During the half-time break, he knew that Manchester United would most likely use this tactic so that their winning rate would be higher. For a head coach, no matter what method is used, leading the team to victory is the most important thing. Setting off smoke bombs and engaging in verbal battles outside the field are just used to confuse the opponent. In this regard, Mourinho is definitely one of the best.

It can be said that the reason why Chelsea played so passively in this game was mostly due to the club chairman. If Mourinho did not play against Manchester United, he would be full of confidence in the game.

"Defend to death? Can we defend the goal like this?" The Portuguese turned his head to look at the Manchester United bench, grinned with disdain, and said to himself.

In fact, the reason why the "madman" had such great confidence was because of what Wang Li said during the halftime break.

This kind of statement was considered arrogant and ignorant by the media, but Mourinho could read the strong self-confidence in the eyes of the black-haired boy when he said this.

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In the 73rd minute of the game, Manchester United counterattacked.

On the right side, C. Ronaldo dribbled the ball forward and made a two-pass cooperation with Van Nistelrooy, passed Makelele who was returning to defense, and turned to attack Chelsea's frontcourt, but at this time Bridge on the left made a backup defense and made a fierce tackle, causing C. Ronaldo to roll on the ground twice.

The Manchester United players looked up at the referee, Webber indicated that it was a good ball, and then Bridge passed the ball directly to Damien Duff on the right.

After receiving the ball, Duff changed direction to the left to avoid the interception of the Manchester United defender, and with a push of his right foot, the ball fell to the feet of Wang Li who came from behind. On the right, Wang Li and Duff made two one-on-one cooperations, and with extremely skillful short passes, they dribbled past three Manchester United players in a row, which dazzled the fans in the audience and made them very excited.

When Wang Li reached Manchester United's penalty area with the ball, he moved the ball to the left and swung his right leg.

The Manchester United defenders nearby were shocked. They knew the black-haired kid's long-range shooting ability. If he was allowed to shoot at will at this point, it would probably mean a goal. James O'Shea and young player Spector almost subconsciously fell to the ground and tackled the ball.

"Danger!" Creed couldn't help but shout in the anchor room.

But the next moment, Wang Li's right foot lightly brushed the ball, and then he took a light step and dodged the two tackles in the nick of time.

"God, Danger" This time it's Manchester United fans

When O'Shea and Spector fell to the ground to tackle, it meant that Chelsea had a chance to score. Due to Manchester United's counterattack just now, there were only three defensive players in Manchester United's penalty area at this time, and the two defenders of Wang Li had already "fallen" to the ground.

At this time, Gary Neville, who was using his body to block Drogba, hurried over to make up for the defense. His running position blocked the route between Wang Li and the goal, blocking his shooting angle.

The next moment, Wang Li pushed the ball with his right foot and it rolled towards the unguarded Mr. Warcraft.

Seeing Drogba's mouth wide open, ready to kick the ball, Gary Neville turned and rushed over. At this time, goalkeeper Howard also attacked, but the 24 million pound man was obviously very strong. In this tense situation, he calmly pushed the ball lightly, and the ball fell to Wang Li's feet again. Then, under the desperate eyes of Manchester United fans, Wang Li pushed it lightly again---

The football slowly rolled across the goal line...

"Gooooooooooooooooooooooooal" accompanied by a long roar, the numbers on the scoreboard hanging in the center of Stamford Bridge also changed.

Four seconds ago, the Blues fans were still worried about the black-haired boy being tackled by two players at the same time, but four seconds later, they welcomed the joy of scoring a goal. This ups and downs in their mood made them extremely happy. In an instant, Stamford Bridge became a sea of ​​joy. In front of the cheers of tens of thousands of Blues fans, the tiny resistance of Manchester United fans was as pale and powerless as the resistance of a young wife who had just been XX-ed.

It seems like you are still a little reluctant?

After scoring the goal, Wang Li was not too excited. He just had a slight smile on his face and looked at his teammates running around.

Looking at his indifferent expression and thinking about what he said to head coach Mourinho during the halftime break, most people would think that Wang Li's goal was a matter of course and not worth mentioning. The more they thought about it, the more jealous his Chelsea teammates became. Bridge rushed over and began to rub Wang Li's newly-refined hair style.

Amid the laughter of the Blues fans, the dancer's slightly sweaty black hair immediately turned into a mess...

"Thank you, Didier." After being "rubbed" by everyone, Wang Li stood up depressedly and thanked Drogba. In fact, in the previous ball, Drogba was alone with the goalkeeper and could have shot the ball himself, but he passed it to Wang Li. This was not only a matter of unity in the locker room, but also a performance of Drogba sacrificing himself for the team.

"Haha, it's nothing. My shooting angle was blocked just now, so I passed the ball to you and it went straight in." Drogba touched the back of his head and said with a big smile.

At this time, Creed Pesvak in the studio also began to analyze in an orderly manner, "... Look at these Manchester people, how shameless they are. Before the game, the old Scottish man made a lot of noise and declared that he would fight Chelsea head-on. In his mouth, if Chelsea didn't do that, it would be a sign of cowardice. So we accepted it. The respected Mr. Mourinho surprisingly arranged a 4321 formation."

"...And what about Manchester United? After they took advantage of the referee to lead Chelsea in the first half, they dreamed of winning the game by defending. This kind of shaky and despicable team is a disgrace to English football."

"...Unfortunately, the great Chelsea is not something that can be defeated by this kind of team. Now they have reaped what they sowed, as Allen equalized the score as if by trickery. Don't worry, your suffering is not over yet, as Chelsea will score one, two, or three more goals."

On the pitch, Manchester United players, who had been retaliated by Chelsea with a goal, were already in a bad mood. After hearing Creed's abusive remarks that spread throughout the stadium, they almost went berserk and hurt others. The team captain Roy Keane ran directly to the fourth official to complain that Chelsea was using this method to harass Manchester United's game status.

The fourth official took out a small notebook with a dark face and wrote down Keane's words. As for whether it was useful or not, it was up to the heads of the English Football Association to decide.