Chapter 245: The Scheming Ferguson (Second Month!) )
Ferguson's reaction was surprising (). First of all, he was the last to speak, and he was forced by reporters to come out and speak. In the past, he was very active in this kind of thing, and he couldn't wait to jump out and fight a war of words with the other party, engage in psychological warfare, drag the other party into a quagmire, and then use his rich experience in war of words and psychological warfare to defeat the other party.
Why was he the last one to speak this time?
The second is what he said, which sounds like there is no sense of struggle at all.
What do you mean by "I don't really care about the situation on Liverpool"? Can he not care? That's the ghost! Liverpool is probably the opponent that the old lord cares about the most, more than Manchester City. After all, it was his lifelong enemy.
Now Liverpool is first, Manchester United is second, the difference between the two teams is 10 points, if Manchester United still want to finally reverse the championship, it is impossible for him not to care about Liverpool's dynamics.
But he didn't look like he was lying.
Because after saying this, he really didn't participate in the matter anymore, and when everyone else was discussing with great interest what trouble Chen Yingying's nonsense would bring to Liverpool, he did not fall into the ground, but was directly silent.
It's not like it's deliberately pretended, but it's really not interested.
Then some media analyzed Manchester United and found that it was not just this matter, since a long time ago, Manchester United has not been involved in matters related to Chen Yingying and Liverpool.
You can't find anything Ferguson saying about Liverpool in the media, and the Manchester United players haven't discussed anything about Liverpool.
It's like they don't know there's another team in the league called "Liverpool".
Some media began to analyze. It's not that Ferguson really doesn't want to pay attention to Liverpool, but now the gap between the two sides is too big, Liverpool is already ten points ahead of Manchester United, Manchester United is hopeless to win the championship, it is better to keep a low profile, put all the energy into the Champions League, maybe can lift the trophy of this competition for the fourth time ().
So now Manchester United should have no intention of competing for the domestic league title. Anyway, they won enough Premier League titles.
Of course, there are also media who disagree with this analysis, what is the relationship between Manchester United and Liverpool? Mortal enemy! Sworn enemies for life! If Manchester City is now at the top of the table, Ferguson could have given up the league. But now Liverpool is in first place, even if they are ten points behind, how can Ferguson tolerate a sworn enemy to win the title in front of his eyes?
There's just one question they don't make sense – if Ferguson can't tolerate this happening, then why hasn't he hit back against Liverpool? Ferguson used to be a master tactician and a master of psychology, and what he was best at and what he liked most was to constantly provoke the anger of his opponent before the game, argue with him, create trouble, completely disrupt the opponent's mentality and make the opponent play abnormally in the game.
His aggressive style is in his blood and has become one of his coaching styles. How could he not react to the words of a sworn enemy?
This question does not make sense, and no one believes the conclusions of the analysis.
※※※
Ferguson knows what has been going on in the media lately.
He didn't care, he didn't care at all.
He has his own plans and arrangements.
The current Manchester United squad is not the strongest ever, and it is in the process of changing blood, and the personnel are a little out of the cracks.
It can be said that Manchester United, who once dominated the Premier League for two decades, is on the decline, while Liverpool have begun their resurgence after two decades of sinking.
This is the general trend, not a person's will to shift.
But Ferguson has his own ideas - even if it's a Liverpool revival, I'm going to let it come a little later ()! With me one day, Liverpool don't want to step on Manchester United's head and ascend to the throne!
So even if he was ten points behind, he didn't think about giving up the fight for the league title.
His current strategy is to be low-key and low-key, and behind the first place, he will bite it tightly, even if he is ten points behind, he can't let it go. has been waiting for the opportunity, and when the Champions League knockout round is fully opened, the inexperienced Liverpool will definitely have some mistakes due to the two-front battle, and then it will be time for Manchester United to start to exert its strength!
As long as the points gap between the two sides can be close, even if it is chased from 10 points to 5 points, the pressure on the leader Liverpool will increase sharply. In the blink of an eye, the difference of ten points becomes five, and Liverpool will become very insecure, and then the idea that "they may be overtaken by Manchester United" is like a nightmare, which is ingrained in their minds and affects their performance.
It's impossible for Liverpool not to make mistakes under such tremendous pressure! Once a mistake is made, the pressure increases even more, and the pressure increases, forcing them to continue making mistakes............ Thus a vicious circle is formed.
And when the time comes, from 10 to 5 points, Manchester United's morale will be high, the whole team will see hope, and the game will be better. A virtuous circle is formed. Coupled with Ferguson's experience, he is confident that he will lead the team to this unprecedented comeback!
Ferguson has been in charge for decades, what storms and waves have not been seen? What is 10 points behind? You can catch up just as well!
All that remains to be done now is to keep a low profile and not let Liverpool notice what they are planning.
He even wished that Liverpool would get carried away a little more, so that he could take advantage of it. Because the more proud they are now, the greater the psychological gap after they fall, and the more unacceptable it will be.
It's a pity that Ferguson can't tout Liverpool nakedly, so he wants to cover up, and acting as a concubine is too fake. Just like the last time he praised Chen Yingying, he originally wanted to make the other party wary, but he didn't expect it to be self-defeating and aroused the other party's vigilance (). It's because how can a Manchester United manager be so full of praise for Liverpool's players? It would be merciful not to curse him for breaking his leg......
Within the team, he has put a gag order on the players.
No one is allowed to talk about all topics related to Liverpool and Chen Yingying, even if they are asked by reporters, don't say anything, just find any excuse to prevaricate in the past, but they are not allowed to say it.
It's February 2014 and the quarter-finals of the Champions League will be in full swing within that month. Ferguson was getting closer to the opportunity he was waiting for, and he didn't want to get a complication that could affect his plans.
He even wants Liverpool to go a little further in the Champions League, at least to the semi-finals.
It's not that he has good intentions to give Liverpool one more Champions League title. But in this way, it will create a situation where Liverpool is difficult to ride, with the Champions League on one side and the league on the other, and there is a chance to win the title on both battlefields, which one should they give up? If they don't want to give up both, they'll have to pay more, but that's something that Liverpool can't do right now. They have big problems at the back and there are bound to be problems. The result that both wanted was a last-minute basket for nothing.
Ferguson thinks that this ending is not bad for Liverpool - they have a chance to win the championship on both fronts, but they didn't win the championship in the end, and the double Asian king is simply too cool!
Liverpool's mongrels only deserve such an ending!
※※※
Chen Yingxing, the Liverpool mongrel, didn't know what Ferguson was planning, and he didn't pay attention to those voices at all now. The media tossed so happily that he didn't even look at it.
If you want him to say, those are all "the distant barking of negative dogs"!
It's just a bunch of masturbation (10er, losers), you don't need to pay attention to them, you ignore them instead.
Martin O'Neill couldn't afford not to pay attention to it. He does have a bit of a headache because Chen Yingying said this, which is equivalent to forcing Liverpool to a dead end, in addition to having to win the championship, he will also encounter more stubborn resistance in the game.
But he can't blame Chen Yingying, people are also kind-hearted and think about Carragher......
He made a decision - the next FA Cup game, no matter what, will not let Chen Yingxing go. The FA Cup was simply abandoned, lest there be a chance to win the title in all three competitions............
There is nothing more tragic in the world than when you think you have a chance to become the Triple Crown, but in the end you are just the king of Sanya..................
※※※
The match against Portsmouth was the first opponent Liverpool faced after Chen Yingxing's big talk.
Portsmouth are 16th this season, just two places away from the relegation zone. Even if they don't try to prevent Liverpool from winning the championship and survive relegation, they will give their all in the game.
So this game was actually a tough one.
Portsmouth took the lead at the start of the game, after all, it was their home stadium, and this ability was still there.
And then Gareth. Gareth Bale equalised for Liverpool.
Suarez took the lead for Liverpool just before half-time, and when Portsmouth fell behind at half-time, Liverpool's players felt it was no different from the previous game, and Liverpool had already taken the lead and just had to extend that advantage into a win in the second half. An away win against Portsmouth should not be a problem.
Unexpectedly, not long after the start of the second half, Portsmouth equalized!
Immediately after the equaliser, they changed their tactics and tightened their defence. Hoping to get a point at home is especially precious for the relegation team, because their relegation opponents may not even get a point......
A draw at home to a strong Liverpool would be an acceptable result.
But Chen Yingying didn't agree.
If Chen Yingying had scored a goal before that, maybe it would be okay to say.
The problem is that Chen Yingying hasn't scored yet!
He's going to hit Gad now. How could Muller, who has scored in 16 consecutive league games in Europe, fall on this 16th?
In the eighty-fourth minute, Chen Yingying finally scored!
The win over Portsmouth also allowed him to score in his sixteenth consecutive league game, tying Gad. Muller's record!
"Ah.................. Throughout the game, Portsmouth was guarding against Chen Yingying's goal, and they defended for 84 minutes, but in the end they still couldn't defend against this monster! ”
"This is the sixteenth consecutive league goal of the hero! He tied Gade. Muller's record at Bayern Munich! This is also the record for the highest consecutive goals in world football! ”
"Although that big mouth is not likeable, this Chen Yingying .................. It's terrifying indeed! ”
The commentators exclaimed one by one.
The Portsmouth players were killed at the last minute, slumped on the ground, and lost all their strength.
23 and 24 turned out to be the same, and for the next few minutes, they really didn't have the fighting spirit to fight.
However, Liverpool is also more satisfied.
In the end, neither side was able to continue to score, and Liverpool narrowly beat Portsmouth 32 away to keep their winning streak alive.