Chapter 140: Ferguson with a sad face

"7-1 bloodbath in Roma, the magic Manchester United shocked Europe!"

"The wolf nature is lost, and the Romans are defeated!"

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For a while, the media from all over the world were flocking there to report the results of the game. Not only did the 7-1 score set the record for a huge disparity in the quarter-finals of the Champions League since 1959 (Real Madrid played 8-0 and 7-1 at home in the quarter-finals in 1957-58 and 1958-59 respectively), but it was also the record for a single-game goal difference in the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League (excluding the 1992 restructuring), which was previously held by Lyon when they beat Bremen 7-2 at home in the 2004/2005 Champions League quarter-finals.

With such a record-breaking match, can it not be reported in a big way?

The result of the report was that the Manchester United were jubilant, and the Romans could only hide to the side and endure the ridicule of others, silently **** wounds.

The Manchester Evening News even shouted the slogan of Manchester United's treble.

7-1 bloody slaughter of Rome, no one believes that such strength will not be believed if you don't win the Champions League!

Unlike the major mainstream media in Europe that have reported on Manchester United's great achievements, the domestic media only passed by, where they frantically praised King Dong and Yu Liang. In particular, King Dong not only scored the first goal of a Chinese player in the Champions League, but also provided two assists, fully demonstrating the role of a center forward on the pitch. After the game, King Dong's performance was scored 8.8 by Sky Sports, second only to Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Carrick, who scored twice, and was the third highest-scoring player in the game for Manchester United.

King Dong's highlight performance, Yu Liang's stable position in Manchester United, Zheng Zhi's gradual stabilization of the main position in Charlton, as well as Sun Jihai, who has long been an important part of Manchester City, and Shao Jiayi, who is famous in Germany, the development of China's overseas legion is thriving. In addition, the outstanding growth of the 85 national youth generation has made many domestic media shout that Chinese football has ushered in a glorious era.

It is similar to the domestic media who shouted the arrival of the glorious era of Chinese football, and Wang Po's self-selling and boastful propaganda method is somewhat similar, and the English media are also touting that the Premier League is the first league and the Champions League and the Premier League era is coming.

Why?

The reason is simple, because the Champions League semi-finals are all born.

In the same time frame as Manchester United's Champions League clash with Roma, Chelsea beat Valencia 2-1 away and beat Valencia 3-2 over two legs to reach the last four, keeping La Liga outstandings out of the semi-finals.

In the Champions League on the second day, Liverpool, a team from the English Premier League, beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 at home, and easily advanced to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 4-0 over two legs. In the other match played at the same time at the Allianz Arena, AC Milan defeated Bayern Munich 2-0 to advance to the semi-finals with an aggregate score of 4-2.

As a result, three of the teams in the last four of the Champions League are from the Premier League.

There are three teams in the same league in the semi-finals, two before that, in the 1999/2000 La Liga semi-finals and in the 2002/2003 Serie A semi-finals.

The fact that there are three teams in the same league in the last four of the Champions League at the same time is indeed a reflection of the competitiveness of the league. But to say that this league is the number one league in the world is a bit far-fetched.

Yes, the Premier League has indeed made great progress in recent years, with high broadcasts and a large amount of capital injection, which have made the major teams in the Premier League increase their investment. However, the Premier League has not seen a hundred flowers blooming, not to mention that there are only so many teams competing for the title, and even the top four Champions League places have not changed much. Can such a league be called the number one league in the world?

The birth of the semi-finals has brought the Champions League competition to an end temporarily.

The semi-finals are set to take place in late April, when Liverpool and Chelsea face a Premier League civil battle, while Manchester United host bitter rivals AC Milan.

With less than two weeks to go until the Champions League semi-finals, there was plenty of time to prepare.

But Ferguson frowned because they had three games to play in less than two weeks.

One FA Cup semi-final and two league games.

In order to ensure that the main players can prepare for the next Champions League semi-finals in good shape, Ferguson has adopted a rotation system for these three games.

In the FA Cup semi-final against Watford, Ferguson did not bring in the good-performing and in-form Dong King, but brought Alan Smith, who has had good appearances this season, and Katkar, a youngster promoted from the reserves.

In other positions, apart from injuries, he has brought in a regular player as well as to ensure he reaches the final in the FA Cup.

The fiery form of the Champions League was carried over to the FA Cup, and less than five minutes into the game, Wayne Rooney gave United the lead and volleyed into the net from the edge of the box. Watford then scored a goal but couldn't fend off United's attacking line, and in the 28th, 66th and 82nd minutes, United scored three goals in a row to beat Watford 4-1 away to comfortably qualify for the FA Cup final. The opponent in the final was Chelsea, who beat Blackburn Rovers in a few hours.

After a two-day break, Manchester United returned home for a make-up game against Sheffield United.

Now there is only a six-point difference between the points and Chelsea, and in order to be able to secure the league title, Ferguson has not changed much in this game, King Dong has returned to the attack, and Yu Liang has also entered the squad, but is sitting on the bench.

Less than four minutes into the game, Carrick picked up a shot to give United a fantastic start.

Two minutes later, United had another good chance when Wayne Rooney, who burst into the box and slotted his shot, was blocked by the goalkeeper and followed up by Paul Scholes who fired over the crossbar.

Sheffield United, who were in relegation trouble, began to infringe on Manchester United's players, and in the 21st minute, defender Patrice Evra was tackled off by the opponent.

As a result, all four of United's main players at the back were injured, with Rio Ferdinand coming off injured in the FA Cup semi-final against Watford. With less than a week to go until the Champions League semi-finals, they are sure they will not be able to compete in the Champions League semi-finals.

Ferguson, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned again after watching Evra being carried off the field.

A look at the bench showed that he no longer had an orthodox full-back, and could only put Richardson at left wing-back.

At this point, United's backline looked a bit unconventional.

With Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Gary Neville out injured, he put Fletcher at right wing-back, pushed Heinze into the middle and formed a double centre-back with Brown, and now with the addition of a Richardson, Brown is the only one in the defence who is doing his job. How does this makeshift backline work? He doesn't know yet.

At least against a relegation team like Sheffield United, it's more than enough, but what about facing a mighty AC Milan?

Ferguson has no bottom!

In the second half, Wayne Rooney received an overhead pass from Ryan Giggs and fired a low shot into the net.

2-0, Manchester United won at home to Sheffield United.

Despite the win, Ferguson is still frowning and is now worried about how he will organise his backline for next week's Champions League game.

Glancing at the bench, Ferguson sighed...... (To be continued.) )