Chapter 0645: Celebration
At half past eight in the evening of May 10 Beijing time (half past one in the afternoon local time in the UK), in the 36th round of the English Premier League, Manchester United hosted its rival Manchester City. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Because before this, Manchester United had successfully defended the title and achieved three consecutive titles in the Premier League era, so the outcome of this game is actually irrelevant.
However, the Reds did not want their team's 18 top-flight titles to be disrupted, especially since the game was against city rivals Manchester City, and Ferguson did not allow his side to end in defeat.
In the dressing room, Ferguson was saying to his players who were clearly overly excited: "Take it easy, lads. It's actually just a normal game, don't think too much about it - if you do think about it that much, I suggest you wait until the game is over, and I promise I'm not going to pour cold water on you at that time. ”
Ferguson's biggest concern was that the players got carried away when they came on the pitch, and then they were not in the game at all, and they were out of form and ended up losing at home to Manchester City.
You must know that although Manchester City's current results are not good, they have not fallen behind in the city derby in recent years.
In the previous 150 Manchester derby, Manchester United had the upper hand with 60 wins, 49 draws and 41 defeats. The two sides have met 23 times in the Premier League, with Manchester United having the upper hand with 13 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, including 6 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss at home.
However, it has to be said that just last season, Manchester United, who won the league and Champions League, were beaten by their rivals for the first time since 1969/70, with an away win being the first in 28 away games in 34 years.
This is a disgrace for the almost perfect Manchester United.
In many cases, wars between mortal enemies cannot be measured simply by their strength or weakness on paper.
Ferguson didn't want his team to fall twice in the same pit.
Ahead of the game, Manchester City welcomed this year's Premier League champions, Manchester United. It was a strong stimulus for the Manchester City players.
Perhaps it was because they hadn't recovered from the constipated looks of their rivals, but the players at Manchester United did behave a little bit out of the ordinary after the game began.
United failed to score in the first fifteen minutes, and in the sixteenth minute, Tevez was too excited to move too much in defence and received a yellow card.
At this time, Manchester United is actually missing a goal, as long as there is a goal, it can restore everyone's mentality to normal, and the game can be put on the right track.
But when will the goals come?
In the seventeenth minute, Manchester United controlled the ball outside the Manchester City penalty area and the ball fell to the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo passed the ball directly to Tevez, who then stepped forward and motioned for Tevez to pass the ball back.
Tevez, with his back to the attack, leaned in on his defender and flicked the ball sideways.
Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball on the edge of the penalty area, and he shot at goal, but deceived Manchester City defender Richards, flicked the ball outward with the outside of his left foot, flashed the opponent, and smashed into the box.
Old Trafford was followed by a huge cheer.
After dodging Richards, Ronaldo dribbled into the box and faced a swarm of Manchester City players, instead of choosing who to pass the football to, he shot himself.
He leaned sideways and kicked his right foot towards the ball. Looking at this action, Ronaldo is going to kick the football to the far corner, he is very good at scoring this way, using the inside of the right foot to make an internal rotation arc, and then bypassing the defender, but also around the goalkeeper's ten fingers, and finally turn into the far corner of the goal.
Therefore, Manchester City's goalkeeper Givens saw Ronaldo's body falling backwards, and he expected that Ronaldo must have kicked to the far corner this time, and he shifted his weight to the far end.
But when Ronaldo's foot shot the football, it was not a rubbing shot on the inside of the foot, but a volley with the instep of the foot. The ball was pumped into the near corner by him, and it was very fast. Manchester City goalkeeper Given's Given, at this time, wanted to turn the center of gravity to save the near corner, but it was too late. He froze in place and watched as the ball flew into his goal......
"Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo!"
After the goal, Ronaldo turned around and wanted to celebrate, but as soon as he turned around, he was pulled by Tevez, and his shirt was almost torn, and then Ronaldo was pounced on by Tvesk, and more players rushed up and pressed on them.
In front of Manchester City's goal, under the West Stand at Old Trafford, Manchester United players celebrated the goal wildly. Because they also know very well how significant Ronaldo's goal is. Because of this ball, everyone was liberated from that excitement and tension, and they could finally play a game normally.
After Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, Manchester United's entire team returned to normal, and their advantage over Manchester City in terms of strength was also reflected, plus it was playing at home. Manchester United then launched a fierce attack on the Manchester City goal.
In the 45th minute, Dimitar Berbatov passed the ball, Tevez shook Dunn on the edge of the penalty area, hit the neutral post and bounced into the net, 2-0, Manchester United sealed the win.
After scoring the goal, Tevez raised his right arm and waved his right palm in a series of hand-shaking motions, as if to say goodbye to the Manchester United home fans.
Tevez then put his hands behind his ears and listened to the applause and the fans chanting his name. Tevez's loyal fans in the stands wore Manchester United shirts and showed a large number 32 on their chests to show their support for Tevez.
At half-time, tens of thousands of fans chanted Tevez's name, hoping that he would change his mind and stay, and that Ferguson would change his mind and sign Tevez.
For such a situation, Zeng Cheng, who was watching the game in the box of the South Stand, could only smile helplessly. Because this situation is already doomed, it is impossible for Tevez to change his mind now, because he is a proud man.
He is clearly not a player that Ferguson likes this season. He has missed 27 games this season, the fewest of any F4 appearance. Of his 47 appearances, 15 came off the bench, 12 of his 32 starts were substituted and just 20 of them played the full game, including five in the Carabao Cup.
The Carabao Cup against Blackburn Rovers scored four goals in a "poker trick", but there was no guarantee that he would be kicked out of the main line-up subsequently. Similar treatment is not uncommon: Tevez scored in the first leg against Porto, missed the second round, scored twice against Fulham, and then became a "spare tire".
Tevez has scored 14 goals this season, but the goal doesn't save the sense of loss: "Whether I score or not, I've only had 60 minutes. As long as I'm on the bench, I've only had 15 minutes. It was unbearable for me. ”
In such a situation, unless Ferguson apologizes to him, Tevez is unlikely to stay.
But if Ferguson wants to apologize to Tevez, it is even more impossible than the sun coming out of the west, because this stubborn old Scottish man is a person who is even prouder than Tevez.
In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and in the fifty-third minute, it was Ronaldo again, under a close pressure from the opponent, with a very awkward posture to send a straight stopper, Berbatov received Ronaldo's through ball on the line of the big penalty area, and chose to shoot, and the football went over the head of the attacking Manchester City goalkeeper Given, and fell into the goal.
3:0!!Manchester United sealed the win! They did not allow their 18th crown celebration to be ruined by their sworn enemies.
From the 54th minute of the game, the United fans in the stands were already singing and celebrating the victory and the league title.
The Manchester United players on the pitch were also a little absent-minded at this time, but it was understandable.
Fans are celebrating the championship in advance, so how can they not be distracted?
This time, however, Ferguson did not blame the players, but talked and laughed with his assistant coaches on the sidelines, looking relaxed.
With the league title already in place and another win in sight, Ferguson has no reason to be in a bad mood.
Eventually, when the referee blew the full-time whistle, Old Trafford was like a volcano, pouring out huge cheers and spreading in all directions, even from a few kilometres away......
United's players were huddled together and celebrated wildly, even more so than they had since their last title.
Because they were on someone else's chassis at the time, although they were very happy, they were still a little restrained subconsciously.
Besides, although I had already won the championship at that time, it was impossible to get the championship trophy right away.
But this time it's different, they're on their own chassis, and they can be as good as they want. Moreover, they will be able to get trophies and medals in no time.
"The game is over! Congratulations to Manchester United! Congratulations to Sir Alex Ferguson! He led the team to win the league title this season! And there was almost no suspense, showing the ability and confidence to win the championship from the beginning!" said Zhan Jun, a famous Chinese football host, "This season, although they once fell behind the Reds Liverpool, but since they overtook Liverpool on Boxing Day, Liverpool has not been given any chance." They have set a series of records, they have won since the 19th round of the Premier League, to be precise, since the 18th round of the Premier League was postponed, and until now, they have won 18 games in a row, surpassing the 17-game winning streak set by Inter Milan in the 06-07 season. Those classic games are still fresh in my mind! And this league championship is the best reward for this team!"
Chen Lin and her teammates celebrated the league championship together, and they hugged each other and cheered.
Nearby, several cameras were pointed at them, recording their celebrations. (To be continued.) )