Chapter 818: Derby's war of words
The Champions League group stage was qualified two rounds ahead of schedule, and although it has not yet been able to lock in the top spot of the group, it has already allowed Manchester United's main players to take a little rest, exercise the substitutes and newcomers, and alleviate the employment crisis that Manchester United's third-line battle may bring.
The weekend's game with Wolves is related to whether Manchester United can equal the record of 11 consecutive wins in the opening game set by Tottenham Hotspur in the last century, and the average coach will attach great importance to it, but Ferguson does not care, in order to prepare for next week's derby with Manchester City, Ferguson has put out a semi-main lineup to exercise Manchester United's potential newcomers, Ryan Giggs, Scholes, Neville did not even enter the squad.
Manchester United's youngsters were very competitive, beating Wolves 4-0 at home, Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick, Hernandez also scored a goal, and Gao Xiaodong provided four assists for the team.
The victory, which equalled Tottenham's winning streak, was perfect, and after the game, the media finally agreed with Ferguson's opinion after the last Champions League game, raving the youth storm of Manchester United, believing that although Manchester United's young people rarely come from Manchester United's academy, they can completely replicate the miracle of Manchester United's 92 class.
Ferguson said triumphantly after the game, "If anyone doubts Alex Ferguson's ambitions, then he must be wrong. I've been here for 24 years and will stay longer and have more to look forward to. We get praise when we win, just like we get some skepticism when we don't perform, and that doesn't affect me. 'I know how to build a team and I've been doing that for many years. Now I have a bunch of great youngsters who are going to develop at the club and we are working on these youngsters who are going to get better and better and eventually be able to replace the senior players and continue to dominate the Premier League and the Champions League. ”
Ferguson didn't take the next week's derby to heart: "Derbies are always special and we have to take them seriously, but Man City have never been our opponents, they were just noisy neighbours, our opponents were Liverpool, then Arsenal, then Chelsea, the opponents have been changing, and we haven't changed. ”
Ferguson also scornfully mocked City's nouveau riche behaviour, saying: "Over the past few years, we've seen a lot of wealthy owners become part of a football club. They spend almost as much money as kamikaze when they enter this realm, and it's still surprising to see this endless spending in the current game. But it's not going to make a big difference, and I think in the next two or three years' time, they'll understand that just throwing money at it won't get the results you want. ”
In the face of Lord Ferguson's disdain, the current enemy, Manchester City coach Mancini certainly can't admit it, and he resolutely hit back at Ferguson in an interview with the Daily Mail.
"What Ferguson says doesn't matter to me at all, I respect his point of view, but I have to reiterate that like Manchester City now, Manchester United have spent a lot of money on reinforcements in the past, don't keep talking about us! Don't forget, Manchester United also spent 80 million to buy Gao Xiaodong last season, when you want to get a good player, it's normal to spend a little more money, this is the market! Chelsea have succeeded by spending money, I think Manchester City will be successful too, this is modern football. ”
Mancini then deliberately ignored Manchester United, who have won 11 in a row, when talking about the league title race this season.
"Chelsea are the most consistent and strong team in the Premier League, and only Arsenal can compete with them in terms of technical content. But Chelsea have a lot more physicality and that's why they're better than Arsenal and although we beat Chelsea in the league, after the game against Chelsea I told Carlo Ancelotti 'I beat you but you're going to win the league because you're in a better position than me and everyone else'. ”
Mancini wasn't as aggressive as Alex Ferguson when it came to the war of words, but he deliberately ignored the fact that he had just won 11 in a row and made United history, and the competitive Ferguson was certainly very comfortable.
Ferguson then held a press conference to lash out at Mancini, "Who is the best team in the Premier League, it's not Mancini's final say, Manchester United have won 11 in a row, set a Manchester United record, which will go down in history, I believe that after the next game against Manchester City, we will also break Tottenham's winning streak, and hopefully Mancini will continue to say that Chelsea and Arsenal are the best teams." ”
Roberto Mancini responded: "Manchester United may win the title, but that doesn't mean they're the best team, only that they're the team that is good at winning, we may not win the final title, but we will never allow Manchester United to make history on our shoulders." ”
The two managers fought each other in the air, and the players of Manchester City and Manchester United naturally also rubbed their hands to help.
Tevez, the Argentine beast who moved to Manchester City without being reused, said: "I don't care how many games Manchester United have won in a row, what records they set, they won't win at our home stadium, I've been longing for the Manchester derby for a long time, I'm in good shape now, I'm going to kick Manchester out of Manchester. ”
Tevez's attack on United was quickly countered by Gary Neville, "Manchester City are playing at Council House now. (In big cities like London or Manchester, less safe areas are usually Council House, a national residence near an industrial area, and Neville is meant to demean Manchester City's status.)
Manchester United big man Rio Ferdinand is in contention for the captaincy and will certainly not miss the opportunity to please the fans, saying: "Manchester United can't win the title forever, but even if we don't win it, at least we will be ahead of Manchester City, and that will never change. ”
Rooney's statement was more simple and crude, "No matter what kind of game, even if it's a warm-up game, we must beat Manchester City, wait, we will definitely set a record at the City Stadium." ”
Manchester City's talented striker Balotelli is just as different from his other people, he said: "I didn't even know about this team before I came to Manchester City, but it doesn't matter, since I came, Manchester City has become greater than Manchester United, Mancini said that Manchester United is not playing well, he always said very reasonably, Manchester United will only play my good friend Gao Xiaodong, but I will score one more than him in this game, I will comfort him after the game and exchange shirts with him." ”
The teammates performed well in the war of words, Manchester City always wanted to buy Gao Xiaodong when he transferred in the summer, and the annual salary for Gao Xiaodong was much higher than that of other teams, Gao Xiaodong planned to keep a low profile and not get involved, but he didn't expect Balotelli to pull him out again, Gao Xiaodong had to respond on his Twitter: "Okay, just let Mario score one more than me, and then Manchester United win the game." ”
Then in an interview with reporters, Gao Xiaodong explained his words on Twitter, "The importance of the derby is second only to the championship, although I really want to score, but I prefer the team to win, Manchester City's strength has improved a lot compared to the original, but they still can't compete with us, they still have to think about how to get the Champions League seat, the championship is ours." ”
Before the Middle East billionaire Mansour took charge of Manchester City, the Manchester derby was actually inconspicuous, but with the strengthening of Manchester City, the Manchester derby has also become one of the most important games in the Premier League.