Chapter 770: Strive for the last crown
The day after Chelsea beat Manchester United to win the FA Cup, there was nothing new in the news, and it was basically a celebration of Chelsea and Elloh's achievements.
"The 2008-2009 English FA Cup season came to an end last night, Chelsea finally defeated Manchester United 3-2 to become the 128th FA Cup champions, the whole game was full of ups and downs, Cristiano Ronaldo's goal once helped Manchester United bite the score at 2-2, but at the last moment, that is, on the eve of extra-time, the magical Ai hit an earth-shattering world wave to end Manchester United's hopes, 3-2, He scored a hat-trick to lead Chelsea to their sixth FA Cup title, the first time Chelsea have won the FA Cup in three consecutive seasons......
"This FA Cup is Chelsea's third title this season, and the interesting thing is that the three runners-up are all owned by Manchester United, and I believe that Sir Alex Ferguson, who laid the dynasty of Manchester United, will feel quite embarrassed at this moment, as it was last season, this season, and in half a month later, the two teams have the last big showdown of the season at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome - the Champions League final is about to be staged, if they lose to Chelsea again in this game, then Manchester United will definitely become a small soldier in the whole world football. Silianya ......"
From The Times headline: FA Cup winners and four runners-up!
Of course, there will naturally be smears when there is praise.
The headline of the Liverpool Echo on the day insinuated: "Chelsea beat Manchester United at the new Wembley Stadium to win the new FA Cup last night, as they wished, but ...... This does not mean that they have succeeded, but rather a huge failure, why? If we look at their squad, apart from Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and John Terry, are there any homegrown players in other positions? No...... It's all a bunch of mercenaries and can't represent this team! Any club with a little money can do this, they have a short period of success in this context, but they can never become a real giant, even if they win the Champions League in half a month, this is a club full of filth......"
Chelsea supporters are not surprised that Liverpool and the London media have been at odds with each other since Rafa Benitez and Jose Mourinho were in staring at each other, and it is not surprising for Chelsea supporters to come out in such circumstances.
The Chelsea players are not paying attention to the Liverpool media at all, and they are still feeling the joy of the title.
With the final two rounds of the Premier League remaining, second-placed Manchester United are just three points ahead of third-placed Arsenal, but United are not ready to focus on the league and are aiming for the Olympic summit in Rome.
Ferguson doesn't have a high place in Ferguson's mind to qualify for next season's Champions League round of 32, and he is more concerned about the final matchup against Chelsea at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in half a month, or rather, ...... Battle of Honor.
Counting last season's league games, League Cup and Champions League, Manchester United have already finished runners-up six times in Chelsea's shadow, which is a complete disgrace!
These results were also the first for Alex Ferguson since taking charge of Manchester United.
Chelsea are also focusing on the Champions League final in half a month, they have already won the league title early, and the last two league games are all games for young players to feel the atmosphere of the Premier League, as for whether the main players will play, it depends on Mourinho's arrangement.
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In the league at home at the weekend, Mourinho was full of players from the reserve and youth teams, and all the players who played in the FA Cup final were rested, and even Airo sat in the stands as a fan along with Luka Modric, Frank Lampard and others.
Even before the game began, the live director was constantly watching the Chelsea players sitting behind the home team's dugout, especially the number of switches to Elloh.
Unfortunately, this penultimate round of the league drew 1-1 at home to Blackburn Rovers with a starting line-up of reserves and youth teams, and did not win, but there was no problem for Chelsea, who had already won the title in advance anyway, and the last two league games were used for training.
In the past 37 rounds of the league, 31 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss have accumulated 98 points, and it is a little regrettable that they did not achieve more than 100 points in this round of the league.
However, Chelsea fans are not worried about whether they will break 100 points this season, because the next round of the league is the last game before the Champions League final, and the main players are in good condition after the rest of this round of the league, and participating in the next round of the league will certainly not affect the Champions League final and maintain their competitive form.
After the end of this round of the league, it also means that each European league has entered the end, at this time either to determine the champion of their respective leagues, or to enter the white-hot stage of the championship, and the relegation battle has also become a hot topic, and the relegation places of the five major European leagues often have to fight until the last round.
In a hotly contested league like the Premier League, 37 rounds have passed, and there are still six teams in danger of relegation before the final round of the league begins.
This shows that the competition in the Premier League is fierce, and Chelsea can get almost 100 points, which shows that their quality is much higher than the overall Premier League average.
Of course, after this round of league games, both Chelsea and Manchester United will be focused on the Champions League final in ten days' time.
The same is true for the mainstream media in Europe, the most positive is naturally the English media, Chelsea and Manchester United have reached the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, which definitely means that the Premier League is the strongest league in Europe.
Among them, the London and Manchester media are the most active.
Originally, last season's Champions League final Manchester United basically held the Champions League title in their arms with Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick, but no one expected that Iello would equalize with a free kick in the final count, and finally there was a collapse in extra time and missed the championship, which also made the local media in Manchester very unhappy, and they wanted to get back on the field in the Champions League final in a season.
The London media's thinking is more direct: if Chelsea won all the domestic titles and Champions League last season, why should they miss the most important Champions League title after winning all the domestic titles in England this season?
The Champions League is the crowning glory of European football and is a coveted title for all big clubs.
Where do the big teams come from? That's a lot of trophies.
Chelsea won a lot of trophies after Roman Abramovich's continuous large investment, thus establishing the status of England's giants, but if you want to go to the next level to become the top European giants, you must get more Champions League titles, last season's Champions League champion may be said to be luck, money bought champions, but if you win the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, it will mean that Chelsea already has a giant heritage and championship temperament, and then Chelsea will become a veritable European top giant!
That's what investor Roman Abramovich wants to see, and that's what Chelsea fans want to see......
Similarly, Manchester United, as a traditional European giant, naturally does not want to miss out on this season's Champions League title after missing out on last season's Champions League.
So...... The two sides support the media on the verge of breaking out.
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The two sides were relatively harmonious in the ten days leading up to the game, meeting countless times in the past two seasons, getting to know each other very well, and each of the main players knew the characteristics of their opponents to the point of wanting to vomit, so it was basically impossible to expect them to have the leisure to spit on each other.
Thereupon...... A war of words broke out in the media on both sides, which was very unconventional.
Chelsea supporters use living examples to provoke United supporters, while United supporters use history and tradition to mock Chelsea supporters for not being qualified.
In this context, the jerseys of both sides in the final are happy to watch the media on both sides tear and force in various ways.
In addition to the London and Manchester media, the other mainstream European media are still very considerable to study the final.
Therefore, it is also seen more comprehensively.
The so-called bystander is clear, and this is the truth.
However, in the end, it was Chelsea who had the absolute upper hand and a higher winning percentage.
Chelsea have played Manchester United five times this season, winning four and losing one, but the defeat was in the Community Shield, where the players were self-aligned and played without Iello in a way that was unconvincing to many pundits and media.
In the face of overwhelming media coverage, Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo took the initiative to speak to Manchester media before the final round of the league, and when asked about the Champions League final, he confidently said: "Any game has no reference value as long as it is in the past, especially football game, because you never know what will happen in the next second, and the result is the same, just like the FA Cup final four days ago, did any of you guess before the game that Ai would take a free kick to beat us?" No! We didn't even think about him before he took the free-kick, let alone the Champions League final in a little more than a week. So...... We still have a chance to win the championship! ”
With the support of Cristiano Ronaldo, the tone in Manchester's local media has risen and is well founded.
Not to be outdone, the London media said: "It's true that there is no reference value in past games, but it is undeniable that Chelsea have absolute confidence in the face of Manchester United after consecutive victories, these are more important than the current games, if Manchester United players lose confidence because of past games, then the next result will not be clear?" ”