Chapter 599: Before the Great War
On the evening of March 31, QPR ushered in the last game of March.
They host Arsenal.
This is also the 31st round of the league, and as the league enters the final stage, the battle is more intense.
Arsenal want to keep their top-four Champions League spots, but of course they won't give up their win.
And QPR, who is bent on winning the championship, does not want to drop the chain at this time.
In the 36th minute of the first half, when Licardo suddenly took the lead with a long-range shot from front of the penalty area, the Loftus Road fans played a long-prepared TIFO.
On the TIFO is an image of a Licardo shot with a number: 39.
They were hoping that Ricardo would break his own record and set a new one in this match, and Ricardo did just that.
After the goal, Ricardo ran to the TIFO and bowed to thank the fans for their support.
The fans sang in unison "Ricardo is our God" adapted from the team song "Papa's Got A Brand Ne pigbag".
"Ricardo he always scores, Ricardo he shines brightly"
"He is our God, our God"
"He brought us endless joy and tears of joy"
"Ricardo, Licardo, go ahead, make your opponent tremble!"
"We love you more than anything else!"
In the song, QPR became more and more courageous. In the 41st minute, Modric's through ball gave Ronaldo a one-on-one chance. Ronaldo didn't waste as he calmly tricked Cech into the far corner.
Arsenal bounced a bit in the second half and pulled a goal back in the 66th minute.
However, the QPR team rallied and withstood the onslaught of their opponents, and in the 79th minute, Pandev scored another goal on the counter-attack to seal the victory.
QPR finally ended the March schedule with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and the ending was not bad.
However, it was a game that should not have been lost, and Simeone found it difficult to get all the points he had.
By the end of the 31st round, QPR's points had reached 72 points. However, the top spot is gone, and now they are only in second place.
Manchester City were held to a draw at home by Sunderland in their most recent fixture, who continue to rob the rich and give to the poor.
With 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, Manchester City's performance in March was not bad, but it was quite bad for a team aiming to win the title. With just 68 points, they are already four points behind QPR and five behind Manchester United.
Manchester United's performance in March was quite impressive, with five wins and 73 points, and they rushed to the top of the list.
"Don't let them be arrogant on our heads for too long, in the next game, we will pull them off!" This is what Simeone said during training.
He was referring to the first match of the QPR in April, where they will travel to Manchester United.
It can be said that this season, with successive victories against strong opponents from all walks of life, QPR's players are already full of confidence and believe that they can beat any opponent.
Playing the Red Devils away from home, it should be a good idea to get out of the way.
Manchester City, on the other hand, are counting on a draw to take advantage of the situation.
Before the start of the game, Mourinho habitually engaged in psychological warfare.
'Ricardo will be greeted with a very warm 'welcome' when he returns to Old Trafford, and the Red Devils fans have been haunted by his choice to leave, so the atmosphere on the day of the game will definitely surprise him.'
"QPR has had an impressive season but that's because they're willing to spend money. If I had been given a bunch of players like that, I would have done better with the team. ”
'Simeone is still in charge of a Premier League team for the first time, and with the complexity of the situation right now, with so much pressure on him, I'm afraid it's hard for him to bear. Once we win the race, I don't mind having a drink with him and imparting some experience to him. ”
Simeone was a little out of breath and shouted in an interview: "I think the real experience is hard to describe in words, I will make Mourinho realize my experience in the game, if we can win this game, he will understand that his so-called experience is not worth mentioning." ”
Ricardo replied calmly: "I remember the enthusiasm of the Red Devils fans. I've only been at Manchester United for just two years, but I've won nine titles, I've had some memorable days with the fans, and I've had a share of the glory of the fans, who are the best 12th man at Manchester United. I'm looking forward to coming back to Old Trafford and seeing them again. I'm sure the fans will give me a fair evaluation. ”
"The good results that QPR has achieved so far are because of Simeone's wise leadership and because the players are working together. We are not afraid of any difficulties, and we are confident that we will overcome all strong enemies. Manchester United are one of the best teams in the Premier League and all of Europe, and playing against Manchester United at Old Trafford is something we dream of. We will take the burden off the game," Ricardo did not forget to relieve the pressure on the players, "In the eyes of your media, this is an important game about the title race. But for us at QPR, our goal is to finish in the top 4 and now we have exceeded our target. It doesn't matter where we win the title, we just want to play our style at Old Trafford and show the old Manchester United team what we can do. ”
Ricardo didn't just want to decompress the game, he wanted to decompress the whole of April.
In April, there will be a number of tough games for QPR: away to Manchester United in the 32nd round, home to Tottenham Hotspur in the 35th round and Chelsea away in the 36th round.
Three of the five games were against the top six.
This devil's schedule can simply overwhelm people.
Even though it was safe to spend April...... Ricardo's eyes were on May in the calendar.
In the final round of the league, QPR challenged Manchester City away. That match, most likely, will ultimately decide the league title.
How exciting, how unsettling, and how ...... It's exciting!
At this time, Ricardo even felt that the championship was not important, and it was not even important whether he could enter the top 4 to retain the Champions League place.
As long as you can have a good fight!
Fight, fight, fight!
Let the blue and white flag of QPR flutter high, so that all the giants and powerhouses of the Premier League will see this flag and be terrified!
On the evening of 8 April, Old Trafford.
In the sea of red, a few blue and white patches stubbornly struggled. More than 8,000 die-hard QPR fans came to the stadium to cheer on their team.
Amid the cries of tens of thousands of Red Devils fans, QPR fans sang the "Licardo Song", and the voice was not drowned out.
"The importance of this game," said Ricardo as he stood up after Simeone finished his final set-up, "I want everyone to leave it behind." As I said in an interview, it's not a championship game, it's just a normal league. We have strong opponents, they have won the league four in a row, won the Champions League last season and finished runners-up in the Champions League last season. ”
"And what we're going to do is beat them! No matter how strong your opponents are, beat them! ”
"Because, my goal, is to be the king of Europe!"
"I don't know how many years it will take, maybe a year or two, maybe three or four years, but I will definitely lead you to become the king of Europe!"
It was like a muffled thunder exploding in the locker room, and the players of the QPR were so excited that they blushed and their necks were thick, "Beat them!" Beat them! ”
"We will win!"
"We, invincible!"