Chapter 249: Off-site Interference
Manchester United vs. Barcelona is definitely not a good sign for Manchester United. As we all know, Manchester United reached the Champions League final twice in 2008-09 and 2010-11, losing to the same opponent, Barcelona.
Of course, Manchester United's first European title under Alex Ferguson was the European Cup Winners' Cup, which was won against Barcelona. In the 1990-91 European Cup Winners' Cup final, Manchester United defeated Barcelona 2-1 to win the title.
After that, the two teams also met in the Champions League, in the 1994-95 Champions League group stage, Manchester United and Barcelona were drawn to the same group, Lyon is not love, Manchester United can not please it, 2:2 draw at home, 0:4 away loss, very ugly.
In the 1998-99 season, Manchester United met Barcelona again in the group stage, and the two teams staged a goal shootout, with both games going 3-3 and scoring 12 goals.
The meeting was another collision between the two pairs in nearly a decade. Manchester United is at the top, Barcelona is on the road to the top, and the outcome is unpredictable.
But the industry is more bullish on Barcelona because Manchester United don't have a high chance of winning against teams with strong possession ability. Manchester United is a high-speed machine, hot-blooded young people, who will not slow down, keep running, and when they encounter the team in possession, they will be defeated immediately.
In the past two years, Ferguson has added a reducer to Manchester United and learned to control the ball a little, especially when Kaisa is on the field, the team's central control is the top in Europe. Manchester United defeated Milan in the semi-finals of the Champions League last season, relying on Kaisa's control of the tempo, and finally won the Champions League.
This season, Manchester United have had poor signings after reaching the knockout rounds. first met Serie A champion Inter Milan, then La Liga champion Real Madrid, and now met the other protagonist of La Liga, Barcelona.
In the past two years, Bayern have not met. However, in the past two years, Bayern has been in a period of transition, and the state is not good, and the European competition has not been able to make a breakthrough.
But before the start of the game, articles in the Spanish media caught everyone's eye. "Marca", "As" and "World Sports" and "Daily Sport" have cooperated, saying the same thing.
They counted the matches between Manchester United and Real Madrid, Ronaldo provoked Real Madrid players, stripped to celebrate, faked falls, and was not shown a yellow card, if the two teams met for the first time Ronaldo stripped to celebrate and was shown a yellow card, he argued with Ramos at the last moment, and also received a yellow card, and he was determined to miss the second leg.
Whatever you do, it's Real Madrid who have suffered a big loss, and they have already submitted their report to UEFA headquarters.
Calderón gritted his teeth, "Hey, hey, Florentino wants to take away my chairmanship, it's not that easy. Don't you want to buy Cristiano Ronaldo? I make it impossible for you to buy it. Quack ......"
"Sue me, sue me to death! must sue Ronaldo for suspension, and let Ronaldo die for Real Madrid. ”
Calderon's approach has also been supported by many Real Madrid players, Ronaldo scored two goals in both games, and frequently provoked Real Madrid players, posing like a boss, and some people have long been dissatisfied.
Barcelona is also happy to see Ronaldo suspended, without Ronaldo, Kaisa is much less threatening, and they have a greater chance of winning.
Manchester United urgently made public relations to support Cristiano Ronaldo. And they found that the referee did not write Ronaldo's problem into the report after the game, and it is unlikely that he will be punished.
Mendes rushed to Manchester as soon as possible to negotiate with Manchester United. Ronaldo can't be suspended, and he even hopes that Ferguson can stand up for Ronaldo as he did in 2004.
Ferguson faced Mendes, and it was rare to relax, "If you make such a fuss, can Ronaldo still go to Real Madrid?" We don't want our players to be pressed by our new clubs. It's better to stay at Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo has a chance of winning the Ballon d'Or. ”
"It's something Calderón did, but he's vacating his place, don't worry. The transfer fee will certainly not be less. ”
As long as Mendes runs Ronaldo's transfer well, Florentino will give him a 10% agent commission on the transfer fee, and this money will not be earned? He's not stupid, and he wants the transfer fee to be higher!
The match between Manchester United and Real Madrid is over, and the entanglement has just begun. Barcelona is snickering from top to bottom, even if Ronaldo can't be suspended, it can interfere with Ronaldo's state, which can be described as harmless.
Another piece of bad news from Manchester United is that Wayne Rooney collided with Saha during training and suffered a knee injury that may not be available in the starting line-up.
Manchester United's trident has exploded in full force this season, with Kaisa having scored more than 45 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo 35 and Wayne Rooney 21, with three goals reaching more than 100, the most fearsome attacking force in Europe.
Before the Champions League semi-finals, there was a break, which is not good news.
Rigkaard heard two pieces of good news and was shaken. After a long calculation, he found that his team had a bigger chance of winning, and his mood suddenly relaxed, if he won the Champions League this season, the team's contradictions would be resolved, and he would still be able to sit firmly in the position of coach at that time.
In media interviews, Rijkaard stood on a moral stand, continued to put pressure on UEFA, and also interfered with Ronaldo's emotions.
"Some players often fake falls and besiege the referee, but they can benefit, I think this is unethical and violates the principle of fair play. Regardless of the strength of the team, fairness and impartiality come first, and we don't want the team's game to become a farce of besieging the referee. ”
"We don't want people who fake falls to benefit, and they should be suspended for fake falls, there's nothing to say about that."
Barcelona captain Puyol echoed similar sentiments, implying that UEFA should suspend Cristiano Ronaldo.
Then he found it a bit excessive, and said, "Actually, Ronaldo's suspension has little impact on us, Manchester United's trump card is Kaisa, and he is Manchester United's most terrible player." We'll do everything we can to stop him. ”
'Against Real Madrid, he scored two goals, but with three assists, he was scarier than anyone. If you want to stop Manchester United, you must first block Kaisa. ”
When the reporter asked Pique, Puyol was very thoughtful, "Pique? I miss him a lot, he's a good guy and he's a great quality guy to play for Manchester United. ”
"If he comes back, we'll welcome him with both hands and feet, and everybody will love him. This is his home, and always will be. ”
Barcelona is now short of personnel in the central defender position, Puyol is the starting line-up, and the other position is shared by Milito and Marques, and it is a huge question whether they can withstand the attack of Kaisa and Ronaldo.
Even later, when they had Pique in the centre-back position, they needed Mascherano to play as a centre-back, and of course, Mascherano was a great success in his centre-back.
Ferguson arranged for Kaisa to be interviewed, and it would be unwise to call Ronaldo out at this time.
"The game is like that, sometimes you lose, sometimes you gain, there's nothing to complain about." After all, Ferguson is old, and he has not denied or affirmed it, "Of course, when such a thing is exposed at a critical moment in the Champions League, someone must be pushing it, and someone doesn't want us to move forward." ”
He is using his influence to put pressure on UEFA, don't make a fuss, just let Ronaldo play.
UEFA has not ruled on the result for a long time, Ronaldo's mood is very anxious, he is eager to play, "As long as I score a few more goals against Barcelona, this season's Ballon d'Or may be mine." My performance is no worse than Kaisa's. ”
Manchester United is a home-and-away fixture,