Chapter 362: The Call of the World Cup

In this world-renowned England national derby, although Manchester United did not perform as well as they should, they lost face in front of fans all over the world. But after the game, the media continued to praise Manchester United, for www.biquge.info the simple reason that they are unbeaten in 45 games in all competitions!

While the media are praising Manchester United's new record, they are also predicting how many unbeaten games in all competitions will last, rather than when.

Why?

Quite simply, because Manchester United's opponents in the next competitions are not very strong. Despite the Champions League, there are not many teams that can really threaten Manchester United.

Coupled with the fact that Liverpool, who have been in great form this season, were reversed by Manchester United when they were leading by two goals, what media would dare to pat their chests there and say that so-and-so team will definitely be able to beat Manchester United? Isn't that looking for a draw?

Just when the media agreed that Manchester United were on the verge of ending their 46th unbeaten run, there was another moth.

Manchester United, who had come out of a long and intensive fixture schedule, suffered a waterloo at Craven Cottage after a week's rest, suffering their first defeat in months with a 2-0 defeat at Fulham. The unbeaten run in all competitions came to an abrupt end at this time, with a new record of 45.

The media were collectively speechless at this moment!

Previously, when they were scrambling to black Manchester United there, saying that Manchester United could not break the record, Manchester United slapped them in the face with an unbeaten game.

Now when they agree that Manchester United can continue their unbeaten run, the result is a straight and clean defeat, doesn't it not give them face?

You squirt.

Ferguson has already said that this defeat has given them a sigh of relief, and the rest of the game will not need to be shackled by undefeated. The players also took the defeat as they took it as no team can remain unbeaten.

They didn't shout before the game that they wanted to continue their unbeaten run, and they couldn't find a spray point on the players and coaches. And what about the teams? Manchester United are now top of the table with 71 points, nine points behind second-placed Liverpool, and are in excellent title contention. In the Champions League, as the defending champions, Manchester United played a little stumbling in the group stage, but they remained unbeaten after all, not to mention that they have successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and there is nothing to spray. What about the FA Cup? Manchester United has been strong this season since the competition, all the way to the semi-finals, such a strong performance is still sprayed? As for the League Cup, it's even more so because they're already champions.

But if you don't spray, you seem to be a little unwilling in your heart.

So the media was there again.

Cristiano Ronaldo has privately reached a transfer agreement with Real Madrid and vowed to leave Old Trafford.

Looking for a challenge, Wayne Rooney is looking to move away this summer.

Ferguson is likely to retire at the end of the season.

In short, it can make you feel uncomfortable with Manchester United, and write about what Manchester United fans are uncomfortable with. Scribbling is not illegal, not to mention that these are not things that go unnoticed. Cristiano Ronaldo has been eye-to-eye with Real Madrid, Wayne Rooney has been unhappy with the status quo, and Alex Ferguson has often said that he wants to retire.

But no matter how the media hypes it, it has little to do with Yu Liang.

After his only defeat in months at Craven Cottage, he stepped on his flight to Qatar and the international break arrived.

This time, during the FIFA match day, the Chinese team has two world preliminary matches to play, the opponents are Uzbekistan and Bahrain, and all of them are away. After 5 rounds, the Chinese team is 3 wins and 1 loss, ranking second in the group with 9 points, the Japanese team has 1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss, and ranks third in the group with 5 points, and the Chinese team is only 4 points ahead of the Japanese team, which is not a big gap. Therefore, these two games are very important to the Chinese team, and may even determine whether the Chinese team can directly qualify for the World Cup finals in South Africa.

Therefore, Shi Liansheng put the training place of the Chinese team in Qatar, which is across the sea from Bahrain, where they conducted pre-match training in Qatar, and then flew to Uzbekistan to play the game, and then returned to Qatar to continue preparation.

Not only will this save the players from having to go through long flights, but it will also allow them to adapt to the Bahraini climate earlier.

Another advantage of training in Qatar is that it is quiet, where no one can disturb them and they can devote themselves to the training camp.

When they finished their training in Qatar, they moved to Uzbekistan. After arriving in Uzbekistan, the Chinese team only had one training session before the game was ushered in.

The other game in the same group ended before the start of this game, with Japan beating Bahrain 1-0 at home to close the gap on China.

All the pressure has come to the side of the Chinese team, and it is obvious that the Chinese team cannot afford to lose this game.

Perhaps it was because of this pressure that the Chinese team did not play well after the opening. Uzbekistan took advantage of their home advantage and physical superiority to break the deadlock first. After receiving a pass from a teammate in the Uzbek striker's penalty area, he squeezed through the side of Du Wei and scored with a low shot.

The Uzbekistan team that took the lead was even more aggressive, once compressing the Chinese team into half time and unable to form an effective attack, and expanded the score before the end of the first half, rewriting the score to 2-0.

The Chinese team, which lacked an offensive fulcrum in the front, did not pull one back until the 73rd minute of the second half with Shao Jiayi's free kick.

After rewriting the score to 1-2, the Chinese team's offense gradually began to improve, and finally before the end of the game, Wenfeng assisted Liu Liang to score and equalize the score.

After winning a difficult point away, the Chinese team immediately returned to Qatar to continue preparations.

Three days later, they traveled to Bahrain to challenge their opponents.

Compared to the Chinese team flying from Uzbekistan to Qatar, Bahrain flew a longer distance.

So although they have the name of home in this game, they don't have the reality of home because their players are more tired than the Chinese team.

After the start of the game, the Chinese team, which took the lead in kick-off, launched a fierce attack against the hosts.

The door of the Bahrain team, which had to reverse jet lag after a long flight, was broken by the Chinese team in the 33rd minute of the first half, and it was Gao Lin who scored.

In this game, he continued to start and partnered with Liu Liang in the front.

After receiving Yu Liang's long pass at the edge of the penalty area, he and Liu Liang made a wall-hitting cooperation, burst into the penalty area and fell to the ground to shoot under the interference of the opposing player.

After taking the lead, the Chinese team's attack was smoother. However, they encountered stubborn resistance from the Bahrain team, and finally relied on Gao Lin's goal, and the Chinese team defeated the opponent 1-0 away from home and won the third victory in the world preliminaries.

In the other match in the same group, Australia beat Uzbekistan 2-0 at home, and are unbeaten in five games and are at the top of the group with 13 points.

After the game, the Chinese team, which played one more round, won 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, and continued to rank second in the group. 3 points ahead of third-place Japan (one round less, 2 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss).

Although the lead was not very big, the fans were still very excited.

One reason is that the Chinese team is now pressing the Japanese team down, and the second reason is that after eight years, they see the hope that the Chinese team will directly qualify for the World Cup finals.

After finishing his match against Bahrain, Yu Liang embarked on a flight back to Manchester, where a championship awaited him. (To be continued.) )