98. Rotation before the decisive battle
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Speaking to the media in his post-match press conference, Porto coach Bito Pereira spoke calmly to the media.
"Their firepower up front is the best in the world, maybe ...... Only Bayern Munich and Real Madrid can stop them......"
The reason why Barcelona is not mentioned is because Barcelona's new head coach Vilanova suddenly fell ill and was admitted to the hospital half a month ago, and it was confirmed that he was already in the terminal stage of cancer.
The manager's "season reimbursement" and the whole team fell into an atmosphere of leaderlessness and panic, so in the eyes of many, Barcelona's 2012-13 season has ended early.
Ferguson accepted the praise with a smile, but he rejected the high-profile disgrace and feeding himself "poisoned milk": "Because the schedule is too dense, the team has just experienced some injuries, our form is not so consistent, and then it is another week of double games, so we have to be careful. ”
He's right, it's just a win over Porto, and it's not worth the nose of Manchester United's stars.
With back-to-back away games to follow, the Premier League's relegation-seeking opponents may be even more difficult for United than the Portuguese champions.
The following afternoon, the entire United squad returned to Manchester on a chartered flight.
The day is February 14...... However, I'm sorry, Qin Goode spent time with his teammates on the plane, and he couldn't even send a text message......
Early the next morning, Ferguson went to the capital of London City with half of the substitute lineup, not only Van Persie, Rooney, Scholes, De Gea and others did not travel with the team, but even Qin Goode was left in Manchester by him.
On the third day, February 16, the rotating Manchester United beat Queens Park Rangers 2-0 away, and the best player of the match "Little Pea" Hernandez proved to the manager with a brace that his strikers are not only Van Persie and Rooney!
Ferguson is probably a little distressed: General Fan is in hot form, needless to say, it is the second most powerful point after Qin Good, Lu Xiaopang has become more and more courageous after recovering from injury, not to mention that Rooney is still a representative of local players, in a sense, he is the most symbolic person in Manchester United's team, and now ...... Little Pea used his performance to challenge them the most powerfully.
In addition to them, Welbeck, who is seen as the future hope of Manchester United and England, also needs a chance to work......
Three days later, on 19 February, the Red Devils moved to the south-east of England, where they took on their FA Cup fifth-round opponents, Reading.
Considering the team's fierce style of play, Ferguson did not dare to put Van Persie, who had not recovered from a minor injury, and he put Wayne Rooney at the front, and Qin Goode gained the greatest autonomy in the front as a shadow striker, but in the midfield he discharged the weakest combination, Anderson, who rarely had a chance to appear, partnered with Fletcher, and the two wings were Welbeck and Marchini. As for the backline, the combination of Buttner, Smalling, Evans, and Phil Jones also has a certain tacit understanding because they often get the opportunity to rotate combinations, which is slightly more reassuring than the midfield.
Although the FA Cup and League Cup are hotbeds of upsets, and even strong teams at the level of Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Liverpool are often beaten by low-level and even amateur teams, Ferguson on this day clearly has no such worries.
But his line-up clearly didn't make a difference.
In the opening ten minutes, Anderson quickly lost in a tough hedge against Reading, Cleverley worked hard, but even if he and Fletcher teamed up, they couldn't completely block Reading's overall attack.
When the Reading striker burst into the United box with the ball, Phil Jones had to bring him down.
Penalty kick plus yellow card, the referee did not have the slightest mercy.
Seeing that the Reading player easily scored the penalty, Ferguson did not make any action except for scolding his mother, because he saw that Qin Goode had subconsciously chosen to retreat.
After hoarding five players, United's midfield finally stabilized, and the two wings of Welbeck and Marchini began to test the opposition defence with individual dribbles, but each time it seemed to be thrilling and fruitless, and the most watched by fans was that the two skilled youngsters showed off their footwork on the wings, making all kinds of fancy moves, and then being tackled by the ferocious Reading player.
The Reds were given three free-kicks, but the angle of the shot was too narrow because it was too close to the touchline, so Qin Goode could not find the back of the net after three consecutive shots.
However, that doesn't mean United are out of options.
When the game was about to enter the 30th minute, Rooney, who was at the front, suddenly retreated to ask for the ball, and the defender who was attached to him left his defense area without thinking about it, but Qin Goode picked up the instep of his right foot, and the football flew across the air towards the space in the back line.
Welbeck made the wisest choice of moments, cutting in from the left flank at high speed and slotting the ball and firing in one shot to help his side equalise.
Welbeck, who doesn't think too much, may be able to play to his strengths better......
After the goal, Heibei seemed to have unloaded his psychological baggage, his breakthrough gradually became sharper, and he assisted Wayne Rooney to complete the score before the end of the first half.
United, who had the most reversals this season, turned the game again, and shortly after the start of the second half, it was Cleverley who assisted him - the clever man who has now fully mastered the essentials of brushing the ball: dribble across the half pitch himself, and then wait until he is in range and pass to him......
Qin Goode, who completed a pass and a shot, was replaced by his teammates together with Rooney, and the final score was also fixed at 3-1.
Perhaps it was the dense schedule that made Reading lackluster for their thin squad, and in the final 20 minutes there were few more ferocious scrambles from their players, and the atmosphere was still quite friendly, and after 90 minutes, United advanced to the sixth round of the FA Cup without injury.
The FA Cup has been a bit of a chicken for Alex Ferguson, who has been playing games like this with a bench and young players for many years, and the big names often get a rare break.
After all, even if the FA Cup is won, the prize money is only a million pounds, which is not enough for a club like Manchester United, which has an annual turnover of more than 300 million.
On the fifth day after this match, Manchester United will travel to Wembley Stadium, the biggest football stadium in England.
There, they will face their final opponents in the Carabao Cup.
A team from the fourth division of England, League Two, Bradford.
This obscure club, whose whole team is probably not as valuable as Anderson alone, defeated Arsenal 4-3 in the semi-finals.
This made the British media, who had been excited for more than a month, rejoice.
It also made the organizers of the event, the FA, angry.
Manchester United vs. Arsenal, the Red Devils vs. Arsenal, the Gunners captain's battle against each other, Ferguson vs. Arsene Wenger...... How eye-catching this is!
How many advertising sponsorships can be sold!
They even cursed at the Arsenal manager.
Your sister Arsene Wenger, you can lose 3-4 to a team in the fourth division!
After you see "4...... Can't walk?
Is that much about this "4"? (To be continued.) )