Chapter 996: Conquering Stamford Bridge
In the final minutes of the game, Chelsea pulled out all the energy they had left and bombarded the United penalty area.
United's defence was dominated by just Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, with Chelsea having a corner and a free-kick to make it difficult for them to defend.
Manchester United have gained experience and skill after acquiring two veterans, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes, but they have also lost height and impact.
After a frantic onslaught from Chelsea in the final minutes and a slight indulgence from the referee, United's defence was unable to withstand it, and a goal was pulled back by John Terry's header in the final minute of stoppage time.
The final score was set at 2-1 as United broke a nine-year winless run against Chelsea away from home and got a head start on their way to the final, returning to Old Trafford, where they will reach the Champions League final as long as they don't lose more than 0:2.
At the end of the game, the Chelsea players were very disappointed, such a score, their hope of qualifying was very slim, and no one was in the mood to interact with the fans at this time, they kept their heads down and quickly left the pitch and went back to the dressing room.
Before the mixed tunnel, many reporters wanted to be able to do live interviews with Chelsea players, but none of them were willing to accept it, and even the captain who scored the goal, John Terry, pushed the reporters back to the dressing room with a gloomy face.
The Chelsea fans in the stands were leaving the stadium one after another, more disappointed than the players, the only title Chelsea could compete for this season, and it was the title Chelsea most hoped for, and there was little hope for it now.
The only players and fans left on the pitch were the conquistadors, waving their shirts and flags and venting their excitement and excitement.
Andy Gray, the on-site commentator, concluded: " Really happy for Manchester United, they finally broke the curse of nine years of winless at Stamford Bridge, for a giant like Manchester United, it is incomprehensible that they could not win at Stamford Bridge for nine years, but fortunately they broke the spell at the most important moment, the away score of 2:1 almost made Manchester United half a foot into the final, after this game, Manchester United reached the final of the FA Cup, the Champions League is close to the final, the league leads by 8 points, and once again went to win the treble, dominate the road to Europe, Manchester United can achieve such excellent results this season, and the summer transfer to introduce Gao Xiaodong, retain Rooney has a lot to do with it, Gao Xiaodong's arrival not only made up for the loss of Ronaldo's departure, and even has a bonus, because Gao Xiaodong's help in defense is not comparable to Ronaldo. ”
After interacting with teammates and fans for a while, Gao Xiaodong accepted an interview with reporters.
Due to his high emotional intelligence and high level of speaking, Gao Xiaodong has almost become a regular spokesman after the Manchester League.
Gao Xiaodong believes that the victory in this game is not the curse that his arrival has broken, it is a matter of time, a giant team like Manchester United cannot always win at Chelsea's home stadium, nine years is too long, he is very happy to win such a most crucial game.
Regarding the promotion, Gao Xiaodong spoke cautiously, he believes that Manchester United only occupies a certain advantage, and there are still 90 minutes of play. Whether Manchester United can win at Stamford Bridge or Chelsea can win at Old Trafford is still unknown.
For Rooney to strip to the stands of Chelsea fans to celebrate, Gao Xiaodong said lightly that Rooney was too excited, he had never scored at Stamford Bridge before, so it is understandable to make such an action, Rooney has always been a more emotional person.
For Manchester United's regrettable goal conceded in the last moments, Gao Xiaodong believes that Manchester United still need to strengthen the competition for air supremacy, and it is dangerous to rely on the central defenders alone to compete for the header, and Chelsea seized this to complete the goal.
In the end, Gao Xiaodong patted Ferguson's ass very sensibly, the coach's tactical arrangement was very targeted, the game was completely expected by him, and in the second half, taking advantage of Chelsea's physical decline, the two big brothers Scholes and Ryan Giggs were arranged to play to determine the outcome of the game.
Gao Xiaodong slapped Ferguson's sycophants in this interview, and also carried private goods in the hope that Manchester United would increase the height of the midfield.
Ferguson also praised Gao Xiaodong in his post-match press conference.
"Xiao Dong Gao is a player who can change the tide of the game, he is at the same level as Messi and Ronaldo, and unlike Messi and Ronaldo, Xiao Dong can also help the team more, he is a unique all-round fighter in this world. ”
Ferguson laughed that this was a big explosion of character that Manchester United had saved in nine years, and he said that the victory in this game gave Manchester United a certain advantage in the two-legged knockout round, but this advantage was not enough to allow Manchester United to advance, and the next leg Manchester United still need to be as good as today.
On the scoreline, Ferguson said: "2-1 is not bad, I think it's good because we won. It was difficult to win at Stamford Bridge and we did it. So if we draw at home in the second leg we can qualify, even if we lose a goal, we can qualify, of course we won't keep it to the draw, we have to keep trying to win. ”
Now Manchester United has almost won the championship trophy in the league, the FA Cup is in the final, the opponent is Stoke City, and the championship is 80% certain, and the Champions League semi-final has won away from home, and the journalists have to bring up the topic of the treble again.
In this regard, Ferguson did not hesitate to say that it is his dream to repeat the glory of the Treble in '99, for which he has waited for 11 years, and if this dream can be realized this season, he will retire without any regrets.
Ferguson praised Rooney's performance, often disappointing: "Wayne showed his hunger for the game, he even often dropped back into the midfield position, and he sacrificed a lot for the team's victory. He was outstanding today, he scored a big goal and I think Wayne continues to work hard like this and he will be one of the best in the world. ”
Finally, Ferguson warned the players and fans that now Manchester United has the possibility of winning the championship on three lines, but Manchester United has not won a championship so far, so Manchester United must not be careless, and must persevere until the end, eat the meal one by one, and win the championship one by one.
Carlo Ancelotti was disappointed with the game, but in his post-match press conference he still praised his team: "We played well tonight, not 100 per cent, but overall we played good football, created some chances, worked hard, but luck was not on our side, if we had scored first, the result would have been completely different. ”
Despite being 2-1 down, Carlo Ancelotti did not give up hope, "obviously it was not a good result, but it was only 90 minutes and there are another 90 minutes to play...... Now we're 2-1 down and we have to play attacking football at Old Trafford...... We won there last season...... So we're not going to give up and we still have a chance to qualify for the final. ”
Although Ancelotti was hard-mouthed after the game, but in fact, after losing this game, he was in big trouble, Chelsea owner Abou is not afraid of losing the league title and the FA Cup title, the Champions League title he values the most, if Chelsea is out of the Champions League, Ancelotti's last straw will also be lost, and his position will really not be kept.