3.045 Honorable Retirement
At half-time, Li Chengfeng asked City to continue to put pressure on the Chelsea in the second half, dragging them up to speed up the pace of the game and running them to death on the pitch.
Yibian fought again, Manchester City implemented Li Chengfeng's intention, insisted on attacking at the beginning, and soon gained again. In the 47th minute, Bale returned a pass on the right, and the unguarded Silva sent an overhead cross in front of the penalty area, Aguero jumped up in the middle of the penalty area and pushed the ball to the far end of the goal, Cech could not do anything, 2:o!
Li Chengfeng was relieved, but he didn't immediately let Manchester City reclaim the defense. City are still attacking and not as frantic as they started out, but still keeping the pressure on Chelsea.
Manchester City suppressed Chelsea for more than ten minutes before relieving their attack, and although they failed to score again, it also consumed the little physical strength of the Chelsea people, and now, it is time to relax.
Benitez also wants to fight for it, and he needs a trophy to add leverage to his contract next season.
Chelsea began to step up their offensive efforts to take the initiative on the field, and Li Chengfeng kept Manchester City on the back burner, but he didn't think Chelsea were capable of scoring two goals against Manchester City now, even if they were lucky enough to go into extra time, they would still be finished.
The Chelsea man quickly pulled a goal back, and in the 66th minute, Ruiz made a long pass from the left side of the midfield, Kompany rose to the top, and Demba Ba turned and hooked the shot in the penalty area, 1-2!
Li Chengfeng shook his head, but he was not worried that the Chelsea people would be able to turn the tables.
The Chelsea did not do it, they tried hard to equalise but the physical problems could not be solved and no matter how much they ran, they were always a little bit worse than usual. In such a fierce competition, a little bit of a close result is a completely different result.
In the end, the score remained 2-1 until the end, and Manchester City eliminated Chelsea to meet Wigan in the FA Cup final.
Compared with the smooth sailing in the cup, Manchester City is not so easy in the league, and now the gap between Manchester City and Manchester United has widened to 6 points, with only 4 rounds left in the league, with the current state of Manchester United, it can be said that there is no chance. Li Chengfeng can only set his sights on the Champions League.
In the match against Dortmund, Manchester City beat Dortmund 4-1 at home. Lewandowski's senior was happy, Reuss assisted a hat-trick, and Manchester City killed the suspense early.
Just 8 minutes into the opening game, Reuss crossed from the left, and Lewandowski flanked the cushion in the small penalty area, giving Manchester City a 1:o lead over Dortmund.
Borussia Dortmund's Barrios equalised towards the end of the first half, giving the impression that it would be a close game. But in the second half, Lewandowski burst out and scored two goals in five minutes to build a two-goal lead for Manchester City.
One minute later, Reuss won another penalty on a breakaway, and Lewandowski scored a quadruple. In the end, Manchester City won the round against Dortmund 4:1, almost ending this round of knockout rounds early, as long as Manchester City does not die in the next leg, it can be said that there is no suspense in entering the final.
In the other semi-final, Bayern Munich defeated Barcelona 4:O at home and caused a big upset, and it seems that the final was between Manchester City and Bayern.
Unexpectedly, without Mourinho, this Bayern team can still reach the Champions League final under the leadership of interim coach Heynckes, the strength of their team should not be underestimated, and Heynckes is not an easy person to deal with. But Li Chengfeng will never back down, there is not much hope for the league, he can only focus on the Champions League, the biggest cake, and must win this championship in order to make this season less a failure.
However, Li Chengfeng soon struggled again, and in the 35th round of the league, Manchester United drew with Arsenal, which was fighting for the top four, and Manchester City narrowed the gap to 4 points. In the 36th round, Manchester United lost to Chelsea again. Now that there are two rounds left in the league and Manchester City are only one point behind Manchester United, is the hope of winning the title back?
League, or Champions League? Li Chengfeng only hesitated for a short moment before making up his mind.
Of course, it's all about it, and with the Champions League final a week to go until the final of the league, the players have plenty of time to recover with the right rotation.
The real impact is the FA Cup final, sandwiched between the last two rounds of the league, and the choice needs to be carefully considered.
Li Chengfeng decided to send his rotation players to play in the FA Cup final, which is also a reward for them, and the FA Cup is really not worth mentioning compared to the league and the Champions League.
In the 37th round of the league, Manchester United and Manchester City both won, and the suspense of the English championship was once again left in the final round. However, this time Manchester City's hope is really not much. Both teams faced back-to-back opponents in the final round, and Alex Ferguson also made a big move, announcing his retirement at the end of the season in the hope of ending his managerial career at Manchester United with a title.
It is precisely because of the stimulus of this news that Manchester United, which has not won in two rounds, burst out with strong combat effectiveness, reversed Swansea in the 37th round, and continued to press in front of Manchester City.
With the spirit shown by Manchester United in this round of games, West Bromwich Albion, the opponent in the final round, will not be able to cause them much trouble. Manchester City's hopes of winning the English title this season are only very small, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope, Manchester City will have to give 100 per cent. But before that, let's win the FA Cup.
In the FA Cup final with Wigan Athletic, Manchester City sent a rotation-based lineup, Joe Hart, who has been playing in the domestic cup, new signing Sturridge, as well as Lewandowski, Eden Hazard, Milner and others all appeared, which was also a reward for their dedication.
With their quality, they have the main guarantee in other teams, but in Manchester City, there are only 11 men in a game, and the team needs these players who can sacrifice for the team, and the team needs to give back for their efforts.
At the beginning of the game, Manchester City suppressed Wigan with their strong strength. In the second minute, Zabaleta crossed from the right, and Sturridge's follow-up shot was blocked. In the 3rd minute, Sturridge forced a breakthrough and was fouled, Modric took a free kick from the left side of the front field and was blocked by the wall, and Hazard's right foot outside the arc of the penalty area was saved by Robles.
Wigan can only rely on City's mistakes to play counter-attacks to threaten City's goal. In the 9th minute, Sturridge cut inside on the left and was intercepted by Boyce, Wigan Xun counterattacked, and McManaman faced Hart in the right corner of the small penalty area and shot into the far corner!
Li Chengfeng was very angry about such a mistake, and he pointed to his head to signal the players to concentrate and not make unnecessary mistakes, the opponent is also a British team, and it is not easy to win, this is the final.
In the 1O minute, Modric went straight through, Zabaleta's strong shot from the right side was cleared by the opponent's goalkeeper, and in the 17th minute, Klos made a long pass, Sturridge took the ball on the right side of the penalty area and was knocked down by Alcaraz, and the penalty kick was !!
Sturridge personally took the penalty he created, and Manchester City took a 1:o lead!
Manchester City, who lead the way, are still not letting up, and these players who have not had many opportunities to play have a stronger desire to perform.
In the 29th minute, Hazard made a wonderful pass on the left, and Lewandowski followed up with a tackle to score another goal, 2:o!
Wigan struggled under Manchester City's attack, retreating across the board in an effort not to concede any more goals, while City, who were leading by two goals, slowed down their offensive and went into the break with a 2:o scoreline.
In the rematch, Manchester City still firmly controlled the situation on the field, and the midfield combination of Klos-Modric-Vidal was so strong that it was difficult for Wigan to organise an attack.
Watching the game pass for more than ten minutes, Li Chengfeng began to make substitutions. In the 55th minute, Coutinho replaced Modric, and then in the 69th minute, Sturridge was replaced by Milner.
After the substitution, Manchester City still didn't give Wigan any chance, and it looks like this game will end like this. But the beauty of football is that accidents can happen at every turn. In the 84th minute, Vidal made a mistake in passing, McManaman was tackled by Zabaleta in front of the one-man rush, Zabaleta received the second yellow card of the game and left the game, and Manchester City will play 1o 11 in the following games.
Time was running out, and Li Chengfeng immediately replaced Cross with Rodwell, playing a double beast waist, but still couldn't prevent the goal from being conceded. In the 91st minute, Maloney took a corner kick on the right side, Watson nodded the ball in front of the goal, Hart couldn't reach it, 1-2!
Fortunately, there was no time left for Wigan, as Manchester City won the first title of the season with a 2-1 victory, and the next step was the battle for the English title.
The final round of the English league is about to begin, Manchester United has 88 points, Manchester City has 87 points, it looks very close, but Li Chengfeng knows that the difference of this point is like a trench. Both teams are against hopeless teams who are unlikely to give their best in a match like this.
Instead, Ferguson announced his retirement at the end of the season. Naturally, the Manchester United players wanted to send the Jazz off with a title. The Red Devils, who had three military lives, led West Brom 4:1 early, and Li Chengfeng could only admit defeat and replace the main players in advance to save strength for the next Champions League final.
In the end, Manchester United won the title by one point ahead of Manchester City, avenging the loss of the title by Manchester City last season, and Sir Alex Ferguson also fulfilled his promise to let Manchester United win more top-flight titles than Liverpool and retired with honor.
It's a pity that Manchester City's failed transfer operation this summer, otherwise if Manchester United failed to win the title this season, would Ferguson retire? Li Chengfeng speculated maliciously, but unfortunately he couldn't verify it.
However, United have confirmed their new manager David Moyes early on, showing they are well prepared. But is David Moyes really a good fit for Manchester United? Li Chengfeng was not optimistic about him. Although David Moyes did well at Everton, it was Manchester United and the demands and pressures were completely different. Not everyone can coach a giant, not only a matter of coaching ability, does such an honorless head coach really have the prestige to lead this team full of honors?
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