Chapter 1171: Eight Years of Waiting for the Finals
"Falcao was fed by King Dong to score a goal, with his state today, it is impossible to score."
"With such thighs around, sure enough, all the pedal dogs can score. In fact, in the years when Dong was in Real Madrid, Ronaldo also benefited a lot, and it was not said on the Internet that if Dong wanted to go all out to score, then Ronaldo would lose a Golden Ball award. ”
At half-time, United temporarily led Tottenham 3-2 and the two sides entered the half-time break.
Luis Enrique and his coaching staff sat in front of the big TV screen in the conference room of FC Barcelona in Spain, and everyone started to discuss.
In a week's time, the two teams will meet in the first leg of the semi-finals, and they have yet to figure out how to play against one of the strongest opponents of the season.
After watching the first half of Tottenham and Manchester United, they actually had a bunch of thoughts in their minds.
"What do you think?" Enrique glanced at the teaching assistant beside him.
The assistant coach said bluntly: "I always feel that they are not giving it their all, and this is not their strongest lineup. ”
"So?"
"Van Persie and Falcao are almost in a state of being abandoned by Ferguson, but Ferguson still dares to let them start, which is enough to show his current confidence in Manchester United, just the few opportunities that Falcao missed, if he is replaced by Wayne Rooney, he may be going in, or that Rashford is possible."
"Manchester United's instability at the back is probably their biggest weakness, and even if the defenders are replaced by other people, there is a lot of space. I think we are on the same level as Manchester United, provided that our trident plays its own characteristics, and as long as they play it, they will level the threat that Dong threatens us, and even we have an advantage over them up front! Manchester United is not Real Madrid after all, and at Manchester United, Dong will not have so many satisfactory teammates to help. Our first game at Old Trafford was too important and we had to try to score more away goals. ”
"Well, that's what I see too...... We want to not always think about Manchester United's attack, but we should continue to watch their defence, we have to look for holes in their defence. ”
The discussion continued for 15 minutes until the players from both teams walked back into the stadium.
"Hey, Ferguson adjusted."
'Marcus Rashford is on.'
"It's Falcao who was replaced. It's normal, Falcao scored a goal, but everyone knows how his goal came about. ”
Marcos Rojo also came on for Jones, and it seems that Ferguson is very unhappy with both Jones and Falcao. Fortunately, this lineup is close to the main team, and if the midfielder adjusts Herrera, the lineup against us will be similar. Maybe Blind's position will also be adjusted at that time. Let's go ahead and observe them. ”
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Beep
Fight again!
Tottenham kicked off first.
Tottenham tried to play a fast attack, Eriksen went directly to Harry Kane, but Herrera saw through it, he broke the ball before Kane, and handed the ball to Carrick, who struck Rashford with a through ball!
The speedy Rashford used his speed to shake off Vertonghen in an instant.
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It really was a bolt of lightning.
Fortunately, the Tottenham left-back made up in time and did not let Rashford form a single knife, but Rashford is not a real rookie, although he is not a single knife, but he did not let the ball roll to the opponent's feet, he swept the ball to the middle of the road as soon as possible!
The ball was fast and rolled straight to the edge of the Tottenham penalty area, where Van Persie leaned on Dier and turned straight to the right while receiving the ball with his right foot.
Bang!
Turn around and shoot.
The ball rolled slightly against the left post of the goal and rolled off the line.
"Almost!"
'Robin van Persie had a quality shot and almost knocked on Tottenham's goal again.
'Marcus Rashford came up and quickly injected a lot of pace into Manchester United that they didn't have in the first half.
The ball also startled Pochettino, who yelled disapprehensively on the sidelines. One Dong Fangzhuo is enough to give him a headache, and another young Rashford is really embarrassing......
However, his Tottenham disciples did not disappoint, and soon made a beautiful combination before Mason fired a long-range shot from 25 yards that also went just wide of the left-hand post.
Then nearly ten minutes of stalemate, neither side had any good chances to score, Manchester United's main thing is Dong Fangzhuo slowed down, he is the vane of Manchester United, as long as he is fast, Manchester United will be fast, as long as he slows down, then the whole Manchester United will slow down.
After Rashford came up, it was obvious that Manchester United would rather play some high-quality counter-attacks than pull up the tempo of the whole team, which was quite exhausting, you know, you have to go to the Emirates Stadium and Arsenal on the weekend, there is no need to really play with Tottenham, if you can win Tottenham at the minimum cost and qualify for the FA Cup final, it will be the best.
Seeing that the team still couldn't find any good opportunities, Pochettino made another substitution adjustment, and Lame replaced Janssen.
Another midfield substitution.
As soon as Lamela came on, Manchester United left-back Blind sent a penetrating pass down the left, but Van Persie, who followed up, was a step slow and the ball was preempted by Lloris. If it had been Marcus Rashford, the result might have been different.
Realizing the problem, Rashford's chances have increased.
Three minutes later, Dong Fangzhuo played the ball to the right and Rashford had a chance to hit the right side of the box, but his shot was also not accurate and he fired the ball into the side-netting.
Lineker lamented, "At least a little bit better than Falcao and young enough, if you have to choose between Falcao and Rashford, it will be Rashford, because Rashford is young enough and has crazy speed." ”
"Marcus, take it easy."
"When you shoot, you don't have to shoot with the most power, accuracy and angle are more important."
Dong Fangzhuo did not forget to guide Rashford on the spot.
Rashford looked apologetic, missing such a beautiful pass from Dong Fangzhuo. When he saw Falcao squandering opportunities on the field just now, he had already despised it several times in his heart, but he didn't expect that after he came up, he also wasted the opportunity.
Watching football off the pitch and playing on the pitch are not the same thing at all!
Fast forward to another 10 minutes and Tottenham were getting more and more desperate, leaving them with less and less time. In the 71st minute, Walker kicked Dong Fangzhuo in the midfield, Dong Fangzhuo lay on the turf and screamed in pain, and this flying tackle also gave Walker a yellow card.
Although the game was intense, the referee of this game was still wide enough to give the first yellow card until now. This also shows that neither team is actually a brutal team, they rely more on coordination and technology.
'Tottenham have plenty of energy, but they don't have a chance.
'Slowing down the tempo, Manchester United had 61 per cent possession, the highest possession of the game this season. Ferguson must have done so on purpose. After all, they have too much to think about when playing against Barcelona. If they don't play a little bit on possession, they might not be comfortable against Barcelona. In Europe, there are only a handful of teams that can wrestle with Manchester United, and only Barcelona and Real Madrid will pay more attention to detail. ”
'Tottenham and Arsenal at the weekend are good opponents to practice. Of course, the premise is that King Dong is on the pitch and he is the backbone of the team. ”
In the 77th minute, Pochettino made another change, replacing Chadley with Bam Adebayo, who should play as a double striker. Alex Ferguson made one final change, with Marouane Fellaini coming on to replace Mata.
Both sides used up three substitutions.
After Fellaini came up, he basically protected the defense at the back, basically did not participate in the attack, and after winning the ball, he basically handed the ball to Mata or Dong Fangzhuo, and then these two people played the ball and sent the ball to Van Persie or Rashford.
Juan Mata and Dong Fangzhuo dominated United's midfield, linking attack and defence in a well-organised manner, and Tottenham were never able to find good shots on target.
However, as the Spurs players pressed more and more, with both full-backs rushing across the halfway line, the pressure on United's defence increased. The defensive space felt like it was being overwhelmed.
Tottenham began to form a siege on the periphery, with Bam Adebayo falling into an offside trap one after another. Kane then had a chance to hit the ball from a tight angle on the right side of the penalty area, but the ball was cleared away by De Gea and Bam Adebayor was too slow to rush up to make the mark.
Just when people thought that Tottenham could equalize, Dong Fangzhuo took the ball on the side, dribbled the ball to be able to kill on the right side, and after continuously using speed to get rid of Lamela and Dembele, he suddenly sent a scalpel to the ground diagonal pass!
"Beautiful!"
The ball rolled past Bentaleb and then through Dier and Vertonghen before reaching Rashford with precision.
"This Beckham-esque moon scimitar."
"It's just a more difficult Rolling Earth!"
Marcus Rashford shook off Walker, who had just been selected for the England national team, easily slotted in from the left, unloaded the ball with his right foot, immediately adjusted a step, and then aimed at the bottom right corner of the goal to shoot the ball out.
Bang.
The ball hangs straight into the bottom right corner of the goal.
This time, he didn't hold back his strength, but controlled the angle and strength very effectively.
“gooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”
"Marcus Rashford."
'4-2, Rashford kills the game.'
'There's no suspense anymore, and with just three minutes of stoppage time, Tottenham can't complete the comeback.'
"He's the happiest shooter in the thighs."
"He's not even 18 yet!"
"Manchester United's brightest new star is on the rise."
This shot finally shot down all the hopes of Tottenham, and the heads of every player on the field finally drooped. They did their best and played with all their strength, but they couldn't prevent a 4-2 defeat to Manchester United.
'Tottenham played really well, scoring two goals for Manchester United and conceding a fourth at the last minute, which shows their will and tenacity in the game. Pochettino's training for Tottenham was very successful, if it had been placed in the past, Tottenham would have been defeated by Manchester United long ago. Of course, Manchester United will get better and better, and I believe that Manchester United will be even better next season. ”
Beep
Beep
Beep.
At full-time, United advanced to the FA Cup final.
'God, it's finally back in the FA Cup final.'
"How many years?"
Manchester United fans suddenly realized that it had been a long time since United reached the FA Cup final, and it had been eight years since Alex Ferguson left.
Eight years is too long for Manchester United fans. As a team that wins trophies every year, the patience of the fans is painful, and despite quenching their thirst by winning the league last season, United are still a year late in the FA Cup.
Now, they have a chance to go to Wembley Stadium to compete for the FA Cup.
"If Dong comes back in the first half of the season, we may even be able to reach the League Cup."
"We have hopes of winning the treble this year, right? The FA Cup, the league and the Champions League, it's been a long time, it's been a long time, it's really nostalgic. ”
'Manchester United are finally back, and playing Arsenal at the weekend, it will definitely not be a problem.'
Manchester United fans have great hopes......
The best of the match was awarded to Dong Fangzhuo, and although he only scored one goal, he was undoubtedly the brightest star.
The Manchester United players were all excited, everyone was celebrating wildly, but he walked calmly to the side of the lost Kane.
"Harry,"
"Don't be discouraged."
"Today I see your progress again."
"Nobody can win forever, we just want to win as much as we can."
'Of course, if you hadn't missed the first few chances, maybe the score wasn't like that. Either way, you need to take on more responsibility. ”
Dong Fangzhuo put his arm around Kane's shoulders and walked off the field together.
The Tottenham fans in the stands are a little unaccustomed to watching, neither of them is teammates, why is the relationship so good? However, this image still made them feel a little comforted......
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"What did you think of the second half?" Luis Enrique has set his sights on teaching assistants again.
The teaching assistant's face turned even colder.
"I think...... It was scarier than the first half. ”
'It feels like they're more resilient than in the first half.'
"Manchester United have always been feints, most of the time they are playing with Tottenham, they are looking for attacking quality and they are more focused on possession. It's a lot like Barcelona. ”
"Yes," Luis Enrique nodded, "Ferguson is also trying to diversify his tactics and looks like we'll need to watch one more game." Look at how they deal with Arsenal again. ”
Arsenal?
At this time, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has indeed just watched the live broadcast.
His thoughts were also very complicated.
In order to compete for fourth place in the league, you have to play with Manchester United on the weekend, and if you can't play, you have to play the Europa League, and Arsenal will play the Europa League? Even if he does, neither the Arsenal fans nor the board will accept it.
The more it reaches the end of the season, the more Arsenal performs bravely, and the sword mountain and the sea of fire must be bravely stepped on!
Needless to say, after the game, the media praised Manchester United.
Manchester Evening News: "The unstoppable Red Devils are back, and no one can stop him from moving forward, under the leadership of King Dong, he will kill God and kill Buddha." Now it's up to the opponents in the FA Cup final. Winner of Liverpool and Swansea. But what does it matter? Manchester United will not be afraid of any opponent now! ”
The Times looked at the weekend's league game: it looks like Arsene Wenger is going to be tragic again, he must have watched this game, but he must still have a headache, he has long since lost Henry, Van Persie, Vieira and other fierce players in his hands, but even if they exist, what can they do? And Chelsea's efforts this year are expected to be in vain, how can such a Manchester United fall from the top of the table?
"Daily Mail": This Red Devils, the same Red Devils of the year, you have to admit that this kind of Manchester United is the most terrible, even Manchester United is back to the top, when will Liverpool wait?