MTL - The Day I Played with Ronaldo-Chapter 532 Old Trafford Massacre
Although in the 76th minute, Robben scored another goal for Bayern Munich with a corner kick, but it did not help.
In the end, Manchester United defeated the opponent with a disparity of 6: 2 at home, and the total score was 8: 4 to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals.
Having suffered such humiliation, Van Gaal almost didn't want to attend the post-match press conference.
When he came to the conference site with a clear face, Ferguson greeted him with great grace, and then said: "Before this game, we have made sufficient preparations and we know we can win. However, the game still appeared Some surprises made it easier than we expected. "
"Thank you guys for your contribution to this game. It can be seen that each of them is 100% invested, and they strictly implemented my tactical requirements, even better than I requested."
"If we can maintain the state of this game, I believe the championship is not far away from us. No matter who our opponents are, we will have no fear."
After Ferguson finished, Van Gaal said with no expression and no emotion, "Congratulations to Manchester United, they have reached the top 4. We lost, and we have nothing to say. The boys are hard enough, I have nothing to blame them If I have to blame anyone, I will blame myself. My tactics went wrong and I did n’t pay enough attention to Ricardo. I would blame the club ’s senior management for why I did n’t do my best to bring Ricardo to An. United Stadium. "
"Ricardo has reached the limit of what a player can do. I lose to him like this and I have nothing to say."
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After the game, the German media were full of sorrow, and this "Old Trafford tragedy" was enough to nail Bayern Munich to the pillar of shame for 100 years.
"This is the overall backwardness of German football. No German team has reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League this season. We have been far away from La Liga and the Premier League. The Football Association must reflect on it and reform it immediately." Some media explained this. .
But some media just mourned: "We just lack a player like Ricardo. Ricardo, Kaka, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, as long as we buy any of these 4 people, we will have The ability of other European giants to compete. "
The two factions collide with each other, and no one is convinced.
The English media are naturally proud.
In football, Britain and Germany are feuding. Ever since the 66th century war, the two teams have settled an indefensible grudge.
Every time British football is hit, the German media are happy to fail.
While German football has suffered setbacks, the British media are also gloating.
Not to mention, this is the victory of the British giants against the German giants.
The British media was as excited as Manchester United's reversal of Bayern Munich's victory in the Champions League final in 1999. It elaborated on the backwardness of German football and the rise of English football.
"The Premier League has become the best league in the world, and we have attracted the best players in the world to join," the mainstream media BBC proudly announced. "We have reached the Champions League final many times in recent years, although we have not yet won the championship trophy. (Ricardo and Ronaldo have taken the championship that belonged to Liverpool and Manchester United), but this day will not be too far away. Now Manchester United has enough strength to compete for honor for English football. "
"Ricardo's players joined the Premier League," the Sun also took a rare serious look, "proving the attractiveness of the Premier League to top stars. We are already the number one league in the world and now only need a Champions League trophy at this point."
The fiery discussions outside are still going on, and Manchester United has already invested in intense preparations for the war.
Ferguson is very satisfied with the team's victory. He is even more satisfied that no players are injured and they can face the next challenge with a complete lineup.
On April 11, Manchester United faced Blackburn away. Ronaldo returned to the starting list again.
Earlier this season, Ferguson was very satisfied with Ronaldo, but then Ronaldo continued to suffer injuries and gradually lost his status, and his position in Ferguson's mind also dropped sharply.
Ferguson even regretted spending expensive salary to introduce Ronaldo.
After this game, he regretted it even more. Ronaldo wasted two single-handed opportunities, and the team eventually shook hands with Blackburn 0: 0 to make peace.
In the locker room after the game, Ferguson politely criticized Ricardo: "You are an outstanding player. I think you should be more confident. Sometimes, you don't need to pass the ball, you should solve the battle yourself."
In his opinion, if it hadn't been for Ricardo's attempts to feed Ronaldo, Manchester United would have had a chance to win the game.
Fortunately, in another key match, Chelsea were also unexpectedly tied by Bolton at home, and their points gap with Manchester United remained 4 points. With only three rounds left in the league, this point difference is desperate enough.
On April 17, Manchester United challenged Manchester City away, Ronaldo was again removed from the starting list, and Irving debuted.
Aspiring to enter the league, Manchester City qualified for the Champions League played very tenaciously, using the home advantage to create killings many times, while Manchester United stood strong opponents, looked very tired and was suppressed on the field. In the end, with a free kick in front of Ricardo, Manchester United had a difficult 1-0 win.
Chelsea lost Tottenham Hotspur 1: 2 away. The points gap has widened to 7 points. As long as Manchester United wins in the next round, Manchester United can win the championship trophy two rounds in advance.
On April 19, Manchester United ushered in the FA Cup semi-final, their opponent is Everton.
Considering that the next game is to play Lyon at home ~ www.novelbuddy.com ~, it should win a lot, so Ferguson decided to spend some energy to fight for the FA Cup.
He did not send all the substitutes and young players, but used a combination of half of the main force and half of the substitutes, Ronaldo was able to return to the starting lineup, Scholes unexpectedly served as the front waist, Park Ji-sung played left, Valencia welcomed Long missed opportunity to kick right.
Everton is very tenacious in the game, but they have not come out with all the main players. Currently they are ranked 8th in the league, only 1 point away from 7th place. There is still a chance to compete for the UEFA Cup qualification, so their focus is Entering the European War, the FA Cup is just for fun.
After all, Manchester United is superior and the depth of the bench is much stronger than Everton, so it firmly occupied the initiative of the game, but has not broken the door.
In the 60th minute of the second half, Ferguson immediately sent Giggs and Ricardo, and Ricardo kicked the front. The two also opened the door to victory for Manchester United.
In the 74th minute, after Ricardo drew the ball in the middle to attract the attention of several defensive players, he blocked the ball from the gap and delivered it to the left of the penalty area. Giggs kept up with a shot in time to bring a valuable goal to Manchester United. The score of 1: 0 also maintained to the end. Manchester United entered the FA Cup final and will compete with Chelsea for the championship.
