Chapter 722: The pressure is great

Compared to Manchester United's 13-goal difference, Liverpool and Chelsea's big wins do not pose a real threat to Manchester United, neither the media nor Liverpool and Chelsea themselves believe that they will be able to surpass United on goal difference in the final five rounds. For Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea, the final decisive match will be the 34th round of direct dialogue between Manchester United and Chelsea.

Now Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea have 81 points, and in the case of the same number of points, it is not to look at each other's records, but to look at the goal difference, so now Manchester United with the most goal difference is ranked in the list, followed by Liverpool, and finally Chelsea.

Judging from the ranking alone, Chelsea is the most disadvantaged, Manchester United has the greatest advantage, but because Manchester United and Chelsea have to have a direct dialogue in the 34th round, both sides will be beneficial to Liverpool whether they win or draw, of course, the best result is that Manchester United and Chelsea draw, so that Liverpool can leave the two mortal enemies behind and control their own destiny.

Liverpool won 1 game in a row to usher in this critical moment, winning 1 game in a row, which has already surpassed Inter Milan's 17-game winning streak in Europe's top five leagues just set this season, such a crazy state will definitely not be able to maintain forever, the more difficult it will be for Liverpool to win in the future, and no one knows which game will collapse. For Liverpool, defeat is better as late as possible, and it's better to wait until the end of the season so they should be able to win their first English title, unless United have the same good form and good fortune.

Manchester United and Chelsea, who are equal in strength and state in this round, are in a tight fight, but Liverpool, who are watching the tiger fight, is not qualified to sit and watch, and they have to pass Manchester City first.

Manchester City is Manchester United's sworn enemy in the same city, their relationship is similar to the relationship between Liverpool and Everton, they would rather be the first from the bottom than drag the opponent to the second, what is not good for the sworn enemy, what they will do, if Manchester City is not fighting for relegation now, then this game Manchester City will definitely release water to Liverpool, so that the dream of the championship of the city rival is disappointed, but now Manchester City does not dare to release the water, they even want to fight Liverpool to help Manchester United indirectly, because the current Manchester City is still at risk of relegation.

With five games to go and City just four points clear of the relegation zone, this means they will be relegated if they only need to lose two more games than third-from-bottom Sheffield United or one more than Fulham in their final five games.

Compared with the sworn rivals to win the championship, relegation is more unacceptable for Manchester City, last season they were ranked 15th, thrilling relegation, this season Manchester City will definitely not dare to play a heartbeat.

Before the game, Manchester City manager Pierce was very helpless about Manchester City's current situation, last season's table was jaw-dropping, the early table was good, the team once saw the hope of rushing to the European arena again, but the second half of the table was broken, the last 1o games won 8 losses, almost relegated, only because of the league against the bitter rival Manchester United record of 1 win and 1 draw, Pierce barely retained the position.

This season, Manchester City strengthened its reinforcements, let go of the 36-year-old goalkeeper James who has a phobia of high-altitude balls, attracted the Swedish international Isaksen, who was outstanding in the World Cup, snatched the fullback Trabelsi, who was coveted by many giants, and bought Lazio midfielder Dabo and Chievo striker Corradi during the Serie A crisis.

However, this season Manchester City has almost gone back to the old path, and is still fighting for relegation, and in the game against the city's rivals Manchester United, Manchester City lost three times in the first leg, and it is impossible to beat Manchester United in the second leg with the same or even higher score, which means that if Pierce does not play well in the last few games, the risk of his dismissal becomes very great.

Ahead of the game against Liverpool, Pierce made a call to Manchester City players and fans to win the game.

"This is a game related to the league title, so all eyes are on it, but it has nothing to do with us, we don't care who will profit if we win, what we have to do is to get the points we need for relegation, Liverpool is very strong, arguably the best team in England right now, but if we can't get points in this round, it will become more dangerous later, Liverpool has won so many games in a row, I think their winning streak should also be over, this task may need us to complete."

Compared with Pierce's subtlety, Manchester City captain Dunn said very directly, "This game with Liverpool, if we can beat or draw with Liverpool, it will be very beneficial to Manchester United, but this time we have to do something beneficial to Manchester United, fortunately, we have a direct dialogue with Manchester United later, I think we will make Manchester United's championship dream shattered." ”

Manchester City said that they wanted to beat Liverpool, but Liverpool's generals only focused on Manchester United and Chelsea, and did not regard them as opponents at all, even if the reporter asked Benitez whether he was sure to win Manchester City, Benitez only coped and said: "Manchester City's strength is in the upper middle of the English, their home stadium is not easy to play, but now Manchester United and Chelsea are playing against us, it is to give us a chance to counter, we are sure to win this game with Manchester City, and we must win."

The war of words is often fought when the strength of the two sides is about the same, like Manchester City and Liverpool are not a grade team at all, Manchester City said cruel words before the game, Liverpool ignored it, the war of words could not be fought at all, and the interest of the media was not here in Liverpool and Manchester City, no reporter and media would give up the battle between Manchester United and Chelsea to report on the trivial matter of Manchester City playing Liverpool.

After the end of the 33rd round, the whole of the British Isles, and indeed the whole of Europe, was talking about the red-blue clash between Manchester United and Chelsea, and of course, Liverpool, who were ready to make a profit.

Manchester United are better than his old rivals Chelsea, they are now in the standings, as long as they win this game, they will not only have three points more than Chelsea, but will continue to be in the rankings, regardless of the result of the Liverpool and Manchester City match, it can be said that the initiative to win the title is in their own hands.

Chelsea's situation is the worst of the top three, even if they win Manchester United at home, if Liverpool beats Manchester City, they will still be behind Liverpool, but Chelsea's advantage is that they have won the English championship in the previous two seasons, and the players have the experience of winning the championship, and Liverpool has not won a league title since the establishment of the United Kingdom, even if this one can beat Manchester City, it is difficult to say whether the pressure can be withdrawn, plus Liverpool has won 1 game in a row, it is impossible to win until the end of the season, It can also be said that if Chelsea can beat Manchester United, they are even more likely to win the title than Liverpool.

But if Chelsea loses and Liverpool beats Manchester City, the possibility of Chelsea defending the title is only theoretical, because in the last four games, Manchester United and Liverpool cannot lose more than one game, so before the game, Chelsea manager Maniac Mourinho announced to the media that this game will be played as a final.

'We haven't been in good form this season, we've been unsatisfactory in other ways, so we've been passive all season, and then we got to where we are today thanks to Manchester United's mistakes, and there are four games to come, and it's a game that we can't lose, and if we lose, they're likely to lose the table, and if we lose, we'll be saying goodbye to the title race, we have to treat this game as a final, with Chelsea's quality, I'm sure we can beat Manchester United. The only thing that can make the game suspense is the referee, Manchester United have escaped penalties in recent games, and these penalties can determine the course of the game, I don't know if this is a problem of refereeing level or psychological problems, but Sir Alex Ferguson has worked hard in the UK in recent years, and there must be connections and prestige, which I don't doubt. ”

After attacking the referee and Mourinho, Mourinho pointed the finger directly at Manchester United's top scorer, talented midfielder Kostya. Ronaldo.

'Ronaldo is a very good player and I want him to play well, enjoy the game and play well, but in a normal way. If someone fakes a fall and provokes and tries to get a red card, I'm very disappointed. I want him to hold himself to the standard of a superstar, which means that you have to be respectful of your opponents and play fairly. I'd be very, very sad if such an important game goes bad, it's supposed to be a real battle between the best and the fans in England and the rest of the world deserve to see it, and the end result should be a good winner and a proud loser

In fact, before Mourinho said these words, he had provoked Manchester United many times, but Ferguson knew that Mourinho likes to provoke opponents with a war of words to win benefits for himself, and he has been holding back, but now, he can't bear it anymore, and immediately held a press conference to launch a fierce counterattack on Mourinho

"Jose Mourinho said we Manchester United escaped a lot of penalties, said Ronaldo faked a fall, I really think he was a bullshit, and who else has been fouled more than Ronaldo? But this lad has a lot of courage. He was kicked to the ground, then got up and dribbled the ball. He's definitely the best player of the season. Mourinho said our game was questionable, and he had blamed Barcelona in the past, Swedish referee Frisker and German referee Merck, attacking club Liverpool, a club with a glorious history, accusing Liverpool players of luring Drogba to cards. God, he's been talking nonsense, and I think that's unfair. ”

Sir Alex Ferguson was originally a hot-tempered person, and the older he gets, the more his temper not only does not converge at all, but becomes more and more powerful, and the more he talks, the more excited he becomes, and he can't help but forget his gentlemanly demeanor, and begins a direct personal attack on Mourinho.

'Some people say Jose Mourinho is a hero, I don't know who would be a villain if he was a hero, we didn't get a penalty at Old Trafford this season, we were awarded three penalties home and away combined, and they didn't have one at Stamford Bridge. Jose Mourinho is putting pressure on the referee and it would have been a mistake if we had been awarded a penalty in the last four rounds and Mourinho would have won the battle. ”

After losing his temper, Ferguson calmed down and added, "Maybe he forgot that it wasn't in Porto. We're all going to have misjudgments and misjudgements, he doesn't remember when Paul Scholes had a good shot blown offside when we played Porto in the Champions League? We were certainly not happy, we complained, but we did not provoke a war of words, and I wonder why no one punished him for such words and actions, and he got carried away, and again and again, and again. Jose Mourinho seems to be engaged in a personal jihad against the British system, the honesty. I don't think the FA can continue to appease this kind of behaviour, otherwise England will really lose its rules. ”

Mourinho and Ferguson actually scolded Cheng DΓΉ in the pre-match war of words, which is enough to see the fierce competition for the championship this season, the psychological pressure on both sides, and for Liverpool, who is waiting for the fisherman to make a profit, this kind of thing is the most enjoyable, Liverpool captain Gerrard did not forget to joke twice, saying that at this time Ferguson finally remembered that we are a club with a glorious history, and they have never respected us.

However, Benitez did not stimulate the two champions at this time, he just calmly told the players and fans to play their own games, don't care about other people's affairs, as long as they win the last five games, whether they can win the championship or not is left to God.

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