Chapter 651 Your logic is reversed, Henry has a gap with him
"Sir, you are now the treble champion." After the game, familiar media reporters congratulated Ferguson one after another.
"Yes, but there is still the most dazzling pearl missing from the crown, and a gold edge."
Ferguson laughed.
"Yes, there is still one of the most important Champions League trophy and a FA Cup."
The reporters laughed the same way.
The so-called triple-championship champion is nothing more than the Community Shield Cup, League Cup and League Championship. The FA Cup and the most important Champions League have not yet been won.
Of course, even if you don’t win those two trophys in the end, this season will be quite successful, but if you win it, it will be the most successful season in history.
"If you achieve an unprecedented five-winning champion, will you end your coaching retirement early?"
A reporter from the Sun suddenly raised such an inappropriate question.
Ferguson's face was obviously stunned for several seconds. This question really hit his vital point. It was not that he had considered this issue.
His mouth was not noticeably pulled out, and then he smiled awkwardly: "I will tell you when I really want to retire."
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"It's still here. Ferguson's success this season is based on the pain of the Chelsea." The Times began to look forward to the FA Cup final. "If Mourinho cannot lead the team to the FA Cup, then this season will be too miserable."
"The tragedy is that Chelsea has too many injuries and can only attack in the remaining lineups, and even the central defenders can't get together. In addition, Bridge, who has returned on loan this season but has not been used seriously, has also got the opportunity to start."
On the evening of May 20th, Beijing time, the FA Cup final will be held at the New Wembley Stadium, and the starts of both sides have been announced.
Chelsea: 433
Goalkeeper: Chech
Defenders: Ferreira, Terry, Essin, Bridge
Avant-garde: Marklele, Mikel, Lampard
Forwards: Wright Phillips, Drogba, Joe Cole
Substitutes: Kudicini, Kalu, Robben, Diyala, Ashley Cole
Manchester United: 443
Goalkeeper: Van der Sar
Defenders: Neville, Vidic, Ferdinand, Heinzer
Avant-garde: Carrick, Modric, Scholes
Forward: Ronaldo, Dong Fangzhuo, Rooney
Substitutes: Kutssack, Pique, Fletcher, Giggs, Richardson
Referee: Bennett
Mourinho immediately took out the referee to make a fuss when he attended the press conference. The last time he played against Manchester United, because the league had no meaning, he rarely calmed down, but this time it was different, and it was related to whether he won the championship, so the referee was taken out again.
"Everyone knows what Chelsea has encountered in the Champions League, and I hope this will not happen again in this game."
Although I didn't say much, the meaning was simple and clear. Chelsea was humble in the Champions League, so don't be humble in the FA Cup!
Psychological warfare and verbal warfare are both good at Mourinho and Ferguson. Before the FA Cup final, the two inevitably started a new round of competition, and then the topic quickly hit Dong Fangzhuo.
Mourinho publicly called on Dong Fangzhuo not to fake falls again: "The game should be normal. If someone fake falls and provokes, and tries to get the opponent a red card, I will be very disappointed."
"Dong is a very good player. I hope he plays well, enjoys the game, plays good games, but in a normal way."
"I hope he demands himself by the standards of a superstar, which means that you have to respect your opponent and play fairly. If the FA Cup final is made bad, I will be very, very sad. It should be a real final. New Wembley deserves to see such a game, and the end result should be a great winner and a proud loser."
Ferguson immediately responded to Mourinho's pressure: "Who else has suffered more fouls than Dong? But the guy has the courage. He was kicked to the ground and then got up and continued to fight. He was definitely the best player of the season."
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In the live broadcast room, Reinkell and Martin Taylor had already started arguing. Martin Taylor firmly opposed fake falls, and Reinkell said that sometimes it is inevitable.
"Dong is now nicknamed "The Little Prince of Fake Strikes". He can make a living by relying on skills, so why should he rely on fake swings?"
"Fake falls are also a skill, and not everyone can fall." Leinker scoffed, "After a season in the Premier League, I don't know how many penalties are misjudged. You can't always be obsessed with this issue."
"You may make some sense, but the best fake fall in the Premier League? How do you explain this?"
"Sometimes, you can't think of that much..."
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On May 20, Beijing time, the 126th FA Cup in England started at the New Wembley Stadium.
After 6 years of "wandering" at Cardiff Millennium Stadium, the FA Cup final "goes home" was held at the newly completed Wembley Stadium.
This game was Manchester United, who entered the FA Cup finals with a record 20, and Chelsea, who entered the 8th finals, had their 11th confrontation in the FA Cup. The Red Devils had an overwhelming advantage with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The last time they encountered in the FA Cup was in the quarterfinals of the season. Manchester United won the rematch and eliminated Chelsea and completed the trio of championship feat that season. As for the FA Cup finals, the two teams had a peak conversation during the season, and the Red Devils won 4:0 to win the cup.
In this game, Chelsea is still damaged by injuries. The third-tier core Carvalho, Barack and Shevchenko all had no combat cards due to injuries. Robben, who had just recovered from knee injuries, and Ashley Cole, who had recently suffered ankle injuries, sat on the bench at the opening. Mikel's thigh injury continued to start, Essin played a guest role in the central defender and still partnered with Terry to guard the back defense. Manchester United lined up the strongest lineup. Before the game started, Manchester United took enough advantage in the starting lineup...
Before the game, the stadium screen played back the promotion process of the two clubs. Bob Gerdorf, Henry Cooper and Geoff Hurst, who had created glory at the old Wembley Stadium, also came to cheer. Prince William, who was invited to put the FA Cup trophy on the podium and announced the official opening of the new Wembley.
Beep—
The 126th FA Cup finale begins.
Both teams focus on stability and the pace of the game is not fast. After all, both sides want to win this championship.
Chelsea first attacked Manchester United's penalty area. Bridge, who had not started for a long time, made a cross from the left. Drogba rarely competed in the middle, but gave the middle to Terry and Mikel who were pressing in. He moved to the back point and headed the ball, but he was a little reluctant to hit the ball and flew high out of the lintel.
"Drogba has been very good this season. If it weren't for Dong, he would have been competing with Ronaldo for the best player, but unfortunately..."
Five minutes later, Joe Cole made a cross from the right wing, Neville and Ferdinand got together, but Wright Phillips shot from a small angle at the far end. Fortunately, the ball missed.
"Chelsea played a little more proactive than Manchester United, but the forwards' ability to seize opportunities is not very good. Although Manchester United has no movement now, their forward line is actually more threatening."
Sure enough, Manchester United launched a counterattack, Ronaldo dribbled the ball on the right, Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo crossed the ball at the same time, Rooney made a quick cross from the right, although Rooney failed to touch the ball in the fight with Terry, the ball cleared by Terry was waited by Dong Fangzhuo from the side, and the shot from his right foot 28 meters away instantly tested Cech!
Dong--
The ball hit the goal like a cannonball!
Cech clenched his fists, without thinking, and he punched them out without thinking, and did not dare to neglect them at all.
Hey, that guy! After Cech got up again, he glared at Dong Fangzhuo. He had fought with Dong Fangzhuo a lot of times. He always felt that this guy could shoot at any angle or anywhere, so he could not let him move inside and outside the penalty area. They felt extremely uncomfortable when they entered the range!
"The angle is not enough, otherwise the two Cech would not be able to save the ball."
"Is Dong telling Mourinho that they will not enter the penalty area? Looking for opportunities outside the penalty area?" Leinker couldn't help but tease.
"Dong's running position is more flexible, and his activity area is much larger than Drogba."
In the next 10 minutes, although the competition on the field became more and more intense, there were still not many exciting offensive shots.
It was not until the 22nd minute that Drogba scored a right foot from Manchester United outside 26 meters in the middle, and the ball fell out of the left post. A few minutes later, Ferreira cut in the right and made a straight pass. Lampard inserted it and twisted and shot diagonally. The ball penetrated Ferdinand's crotch and was saved by Van der Sar. After 2 minutes, Wright Phillips's strafing shot from the middle was knocked away.
Chelsea made several pretty attacks, but they still inserted too far after the goal. Manchester United played more cautiously and did not get another excellent opportunity until the 35th minute.
Scholes made a long pass from the midfield, Dong Fangzhuo put Trika behind him and headed the ball in the middle. In this game, Cristiano Ronaldo, wearing Manchester United's jersey, welcomed his 150th starter game, took the ball and accelerated to throw away Ferreira, forcibly shot from the left side of the penalty area, but the ball shot to the side net.
Pooh,
Terry spitted and was helpless with Dong Fangzhuo. He found that he had no choice but to defend Dong Fangzhuo now.
He turned his head and looked at Essin, indicating that Essin should be closer to him and should not let himself fight Dong Fangzhuo alone.
One minute later, Chelsea hit the ball in front of Manchester United's penalty area. Lampard received a cross from Bridge and shot slightly higher with a strong shot from 28 meters from the left rib.
After 40 minutes, Manchester United and Chelsea had few offensive opportunities, and they were unbearable to each other.
In the stoppage time, Modric suddenly dribbled the ball in the backcourt and accelerated. Mikel in the middle tripped by the new turf at Wembley Stadium. As a result, he watched Modric roar past and Lampard rushed to block it, but Modric passed the ball first.
Dong Fangzhuo's right heel was knocked secretly with his back to Terry and Essin, and the ball passed between Terry and Essin.
Ronaldo entered from the right. Facing Cech, he chose to push the back post, but ended up rubbing the post.
"Oh, almost!"
"Accuracy, shooting accuracy is insufficient!"
"If Cristiano adjusts the angle of pushing, Cech really has no way to do it."
At the end of the first half, the two teams tied 0:0 and entered the half-time break.
"Have you noticed that Manchester United's pace is very slow today? It's twice as slow as usual? If it was in the league, Manchester United would have launched a devastating attack. If it was in the Champions League, facing the opponent's crazy attack, Manchester United would also play an excellent attack than the opponent, but facing Chelsea, they have more patience than usual."
"But although he has not scored yet, Dong actually played very well in the game. His performance is much better than Drogba. He can hold the ball and send the ball clearly to his teammates' feet. After several confrontations, Terry and Essin had no choice. Terry and others were obviously worried that Dong would fall down at any time and dare not make any move."
"But this is not enough. No matter how good his goal is, his teammates still cannot score goals. He passed several threatening balls to Rooney and Ronaldo. At the critical moment, he probably has to stand up."
At the beginning of the second half, Mourinho took the lead in making adjustments, "" using Robben to replace Joe Cole. Ferguson did not make any changes except deepening the tactics of the first half in the locker room, and still focused on stability.
The game just resumed, and Chelsea took the lead in the kickoff. Mikel tried to dribble the ball into the middle, but Heinze discovered it and kicked the ball away, and quickly handed it to Modric. Modric dribbled the ball through the midfield. Marklele slipped the ball in the middle but failed. The latter handed the ball to Dong Fangzhuo. After Dong Fangzhuo got the ball, he waved the horizontal belt continuously. Terry and Essin only blocked and did not grab it. As a result, Dong Fangzhuo found the angle and pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal with his right foot inside the instep 22 meters away!
Bang-
Cech was as light as a swallow, and fell on the turf to save the ball. Ronaldo immediately cut off the ball and shot it on the right side.
Beep!
Offside.
"Hey, the way this ball is handled is a bit like Henry!"
"Swaying continuously in front of the goal, looking for shooting space, and then using the defender's body to block the goalkeeper's sight, and finally push the dead corner. The whole process is full of wisdom, which is not something that ordinary players can do..."
"Of course this is not something that ordinary strikers can do, but Henry? No, no, now Dong is the top scorer in the Premier League. He no longer needs to learn from Henry. This is his inherent personal ability, and this is his personal level. He no longer needs to learn from any player." Leinker shook his finger and opposed Martin Taylor's analysis.
"You mean, he has reached Henry's level?"
"No, no, no, Henry has never won the World Cup top scorer, nor has he scored 33 league goals. How can he reach or exceed it?"
"Then what do you mean?" Martin Taylor really didn't understand what Leinker was going to express.
"Obviously, your comparison logic is wrong. You should say that Henry has a gap with him. You can even say that Henry dribbles like him..."
Chapter completed!