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After Prince William left, Sir Alex Ferguson made the final mobilization in the dressing room.

'This season, we were beaten twice by Chelsea. I'm not convinced, and I'm sure you're not convinced. In the first leg, we didn't have a complete lineup. In the second leg, we were distracted by the Champions League. In both games, we weren't at our best. ”

"But the media doesn't see it that way. All they could say was, lo and behold, Manchester United won the league and they were beaten twice by Chelsea. Chelsea are stronger, they're just a little bit less lucky. ”

"Now you finally have a chance to prove yourself. This game can test who is the best team in England between us and Chelsea? ”

"Of course it's us, we!" The players shouted together.

"Very well," said Sir Alex Ferguson's chubby face, "and we'll go tell them the answer." ”

The game starts with Chelsea kicking off.

Chelsea's line-up today was very neat, with goalkeeper Petr Cech, defenders Branislav Ivanovic, Alex, John Terry, Ashley. Cole, midfielders Ballack, Frank Lampard and Malouda, a front three of Drogba, Anelka and Kalu.

It was clear from the line-up that Chelsea were more aggressive today and they were hungry to win and win in 90 minutes rather than going to extra-time.

Of course, this mentality is more beneficial for Manchester United. Manchester United still have the task of Champions League after that, and it is of course best if they can not play extra time.

Decide in 90 minutes? Then come on.

Want to attack? Let's see who has the sharpest attack.

Manchester United still use the 4231, goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, defenders Valencia, Nemanja Vidic and Chris Smalling, and left-back Patrice Evra. The midfielders Michael Carrick and Hargreaves are in front of Park Ji-sung, Ricardo and Nani, and the lone striker Wayne Rooney.

Licardo appeared in the midfield position, which was unexpected by many before the game.

Licardo was interviewed by Alex Ferguson before the game, and Ferguson pointed to the problem of his recent sharp drop in ball handling, and Licardo also admitted that he would reduce the number of possessions and breakthroughs in order not to get injured before the World Cup.

So after much consideration, Ferguson decided to put Ricardo up front.

In this position, Ricardo is better able to open up the situation with his passes, rather than constantly thinking about whether to go down or cut inside with the ball.

After kick-off, following Ferguson's instructions, United launched a full-court press.

Coincidentally, Chelsea also used full-court pressing tactics today.

The two teams competed in all corners of the pitch, not giving the opponent the opportunity to calmly organize the ball, and the scene was very intense.

In attack, United relied mainly on the combination of a few front-field players, while Chelsea dared to commit troops, so Chelsea gradually gained the upper hand in the situation.

The first shot was taken by Chelsea, when Malouda got down and played down the middle and Drogba played as a strong centre-forward, leaning on the defender to take the ball and not being able to turn and shoot himself, but then back to Frank Lampard on the edge of the box. Frank Lampard fired a blast of quality and just went wide.

In the eighth minute, Chelsea almost broke the goal, Ballack shifted the ball with a big foot, Anelka took the ball straight into the Manchester United penalty area, stepped on a few bicycles, passed the ball to the bottom line, Ivanovic followed the cross, Drogba grabbed the point to attack, the ball hit the crossbar along the bottom line.

Seeing that Chelsea had the upper hand, the United players were not convinced. In the dressing room, how can Chelsea be so proud when they say they want to give each other a little bit of color?

In the 12th minute, United played a beautiful combination, and after a multi-foot pass, the ball got to the feet of Ricardo.

Ricardo was on the edge of the penalty area, side-facing the goal, knocked on his back, Park Ji-sung followed up with a long-range shot, and Cech took a leap to hit the ball off the line.

From a corner, Chris Smalling grabbed the spot, but his header was too wide for Cech to confiscate.

In the 17th minute, Manchester United infiltrated the middle, Carrick handed the ball to Ricardo, who retreated, did not stop the ball and gave the ball to Carrick, then turned and ran, briefly shaking off Ballack's entanglement.

Carrick immediately sent the ball in front of Ricardo, who did not dribble the ball, controlled the ball and slid it through, Rooney ran diagonally to receive the ball and shot directly from the left side of the box.

Cech fell to the ground in a panic and barely flicked the ball with his fingertips, which hit the post and bounced back into the box, with Terry scurrying ahead of Nani to clear the ball.

"It was a great game today," commented the commentator, "and both sides played unconservatively and gave the fans 20 minutes of good play. Both teams had a few chances but unfortunately have failed to create a goal so far. ”

"Ricardo dropped too deep today, which ensured that Manchester United had the advantage in possession, but also made Manchester United's attack less sharp than usual today," the commentator hit the nail on the head, "It can be seen that he is worried about injury, and he plays very cautiously, a little bit of a physical evasion, which makes Ballack not much pressure to mark him today." This is not a normal Ricardo and, of course, with the World Cup just around the corner, it's understandable that the stars have concerns. ”

"Oh! Oh! Licardo suddenly stepped forward! He grabbed the ball and kept going! This is the first time he's passed today! Still bringing, past Alex! Ivanovic put the tackle and smashed the ball beautifully! Ricardo shoots! Goallllllllll！ ”

"Manchester United scored first and now the score is 1-0, and Licardo's brilliant performance broke the deadlock on the pitch! I was just saying that Ricardo played very cautiously today, and he was afraid of getting hurt, so he put on a long run and scored the ball! ”

'It was a mistake by Chelsea when the midfield was down, and Carrick tackled the ball and immediately sent it through to give United a successful counter-attack.

'In the game, it should be Chelsea who have the upper hand, they attack more and threaten more balls. But United played solidly, they dominated possession, with 55 per cent possession and 87 per cent pass completion rate telling the story, and they were dangerous every time, although they didn't attack much! ”

"In this contest, Manchester United took the lead. How can Chelsea solve this situation? ”

After taking the lead, United became more focused on possession. It can be seen that their style of play today is a bit like that Barcelona team, pressing high, controlling the ball at a slow pace, and suddenly going straight through.

But of course, there is still a difference between them and Barcelona, and Barcelona is something that no one can imitate.

Ferguson also didn't think about copying Pep Guardiola's style of play, but borrowed something useful.

Chelsea were still racing and scrambling, but as the game entered the 35th minute, their fitness went into a period of decline, and both sides invariably slowed down the tempo and reduced their pressing up front.

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