Chapter 1199: Kill the Suspense
After being two goals down, they found themselves in a very difficult situation for Manchester United.
It's not the same as being down by one goal, and if you only concede one goal, Ferguson and the United players will still be able to accept the result.
After all, they only lost one goal away from home, and they only need one more goal to equalize the aggregate score when they return home.
But what if it's two goals behind?
Coming down two goals means they have to score two goals back at home to level the scores, while also keeping their opponents out of the net.
If they had scored one goal and City had scored on the road, it would have been all over and not only would the aggregate gap be re-opened, but City would have scored an away goal, even if United scored twice in a row for the remainder of the game to make the aggregate score 3-3.
Manchester United will still be knocked out of the tournament due to a lack of away goals.
The point is that the mental impact of a one-goal deficit and a two-goal deficit on the Manchester United players is completely different, and the psychological state of the United players in the next leg of the game is also different.
After conceding a goal, in fact, the Manchester United players were not too flustered, coupled with Ferguson's timely adjustment, so Manchester United withstood Manchester City's fierce attack.
But after conceding that second goal, Manchester United's morale began to waver......
In this regard, Ferguson did not have a very good response. 《
In the league, Manchester United were left by as many as eight points by Manchester City, and it was only a theoretical possibility to win the title.
In the Champions League, Manchester City was led by two goals in the first leg of the semi-finals, and there was little hope of advancing to the final......
Ferguson never imagined that at the end of his managerial career, he and Manchester United would meet glory.
He always wanted an honorable retirement.
Now, it may be difficult to achieve......
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City weren't letting up just two goals.
After celebrating, they restarted the game and launched a fierce attack on the United goal.
This kind of unrelenting momentum is what Manchester City's opponents fear the most, because their opponents Manchester City are a team that does not know how to be satisfied, and they are a beast that cannot be fed.
They will never stop and will keep putting pressure on themselves.
Playing against Manchester City is going to be special, very tiring.
Manchester United are feeling a lot of pressure right now, plus they are unstable after conceding the goal......
City scored the third goal in the 82nd minute through Gareth Barry.
“3:0! Manchester City leads Manchester United 3-0! I think it's already possible to announce Manchester City's Champions League final in advance! ”
John Mortensen shouted excitedly.
Alain Hansen did not object to his assertion either.
"This must have been a big blow to Manchester United supporters! When there was no hope of winning the domestic league, he was eliminated by his rivals in the semi-finals of the Champions League......"
At the same time, there was a huge cheer from the stands at Manchester City Stadium, as if a volcano had erupted.
This is Manchester City fans venting their long-suppressed feelings in their hearts.
As the earliest football team representing the city of Manchester, Manchester City has always believed that they are the orthodox of Manchester football, but the most successful and famous is their rival Manchester United, so that many people in the world think that Manchester United is the orthodox of Manchester football, but in fact, Manchester United is an outsider......
It's just that they're more successful and more famous.
This has been a source of upset for loyal Manchester City fans.
But what if it's not happy? The strength is not good, and it is not that you have to be honestly pressed underneath, and there is no day when you have turned over at all.
Until the Abu Dhabi consortium came, until the glory came, until Benitez came.
Manchester City has undergone a drastic change that they could not have imagined.
From then on, the pattern of Manchester football will be rewritten!
This season's double win over Manchester United in the league and Champions League may be a landmark event.
Manchester City fans cheered from the stands, laughing at Manchester United, who had reached the edge of the cliff.
As mortal enemies in the same city, they don't need to consider the feelings of their opponents, nor do they need to save a little face for each other, how vicious and vicious the ridicule and swearing are......
At this time, the United fans can only stand in the stands and remain silent.
They can't talk back, because even if they do, they can't hear the sound at all, it doesn't make sense. In addition, this is Manchester City's turf, and they are looking for death here.
Another important reason is that they lost three goals in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, which is really unacceptable to them, and now they are in pain and frustration, just staring at the center of the pitch, completely ignoring the provocation of the Manchester City fans......
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Ferguson sat in his seat and didn't even get up from that position after conceding the goal.
He just sat with chewing gum in his mouth and looked at the court with a flushed face.
He didn't show any drastic actions, but for some reason, many people felt a little sad when they saw Ferguson's scene on TV.
The once commanding handsome is also old.
There are talents from all generations, and each has led the way for three or five years.
"Perhaps...... It's time for Ferguson to seriously think about retirement. Although he had previously expressed his desire to retire, he had never really made up his mind......," John Mortensen said as he saw Ferguson staring at the pitch with a red face. "His time is over. Or maybe the era that belongs to Manchester United is coming to an end......"
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While the United players were devastated by conceding three goals, the City players were celebrating the third goal, knowing that a 3-0 win over the first leg would have given City an early run to the final. Their second-leg semi-final award against Manchester United was meaningless and there was no suspense at all.
In this way, they will face the next game with a relatively relaxed mentality.
The 3-0 win over Manchester United also helped them extend City's unbeaten run in the league.
After all, they don't have to worry about the second round.
"It's a bit surprising that when Ibrahimovic was suspended for a red card, Manchester City not only didn't have any difficulties in this game, but beat Manchester United by three goals! I think with the quality and quality of Manchester City at the moment, they can compete for the European Championship – and I wouldn't be too surprised if they do manage to win the trophy in the end...... says John Mortensen.
"Neither will I. But will they really manage to win the title? The semi-finals and the final are completely different, and before the final, they can treat each knockout game as if it were a normal Champions League match. But the final was completely different from any previous Champions League match. More attention could affect the players' performance even before the game even starts, especially since the team has never played in a Champions League final......" Alan Hansen disagrees with John Mortensen's claims.
"A lot of teams with experience in finals play finals again, and it's a tough test for them, let alone teams that have never had experience in finals......"
"That's right." John Mortensen agrees with Alan Hansen. "Manchester United won the title in the summer of '08 and reached the Champions League final in 2009, reaching the final for the second year in a row, but they lost to Barcelona...... So every final is a one-of-a-kind competition with nothing to refer to. ”
Before the game was over, the commentators and guests were already discussing Manchester City's final.
They all thought there was no suspense in the game.
And they are right.
For the remainder of the game, Benitez made adjustments to his team's tactics, shifting from offense to defense.
But not the kind of dead hold that completely shrinks back, but a defensive counterattack.
He replaced Berbatov and brought on Godin, with three centre-backs to strengthen the central defence, while Glory was up front and responsible for counter-attacking.
As a result, it will be difficult for United to score even a single goal in a short period of time.
In the end, three minutes of stoppage time came and United were unable to score even a face-saving goal.
They lost 3-0 away to Manchester City and lost cleanly.
The scoreline also means that their hopes of a comeback at home are very, very slim.
After the Champions League was restructured, the only one who could turn the tables in the second leg after falling behind by three goals in the first leg was Deportivo La Coruna in the 2003-2004 season, they lost 1:4 in the first leg away, and everyone thought that AC Milan would definitely advance, and they took another solid step on the way to defending the title, and Deportivo La Coruna could not stop the European champions at all.
But after returning to their home stadium, the whole team of Deportivo was like a chicken.
In the end, the reversal was completed 4:0!
Deportivo La Coruna will be a target for Manchester United to learn, but the odds are too low, and this one example alone after the Champions League restructuring is very telling.
More often than not, Deportivo reversed the elimination of AC Milan and could only be attributed to "God" or "luck".
There is nothing technical or tactical to draw on for Manchester United.
Do you want to tell the Manchester United players that as long as they sincerely go to church every day and pray to God, they can get God's favor in the next leg, so that they can be lucky, play whatever they want in the game, and just kick at Manchester City's goal, and football can score......
I'm afraid that this will make the team's morale even lower......
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When the game was over, the City players celebrated wildly, as if they had reached the final.
The Manchester United players left the pitch in a hurry with their heads down, unwilling to stay on the pitch for a second.
The Manchester United fans in the stands also left the stadium early before the end of the game.
Today's stands are the world of Manchester City fans!
Perhaps Manchester in the future will also be the world of Manchester City...... I1292