Section 434 Final Sprint
The news that Tottenham Hotspur defeated Manchester United 1-0 and advanced to the FA Cup final made the entire Premier League unbelievable. Tottenham have lost two consecutive league games to Manchester United, but how did they win in the FA Cup? This matchup made everyone talk about it, and they all thought that it was Manchester United's form that went wrong that led to the defeat of the FA Cup.
However, Ferguson understood how his team lost, and after the game, he made it clear that he congratulated Li Bin and his views on the game, "I don't think our team deserved to lose, but I don't think we lost very badly. Tottenham were in better form than we did, so they won. I think they can win the FA Cup this season and I'm going to congratulate him in advance. ”
Li Bin didn't say much about Ferguson's congratulations. He knew that Ferguson would be so good at talking, largely because although he pressed his team to win, it also gave him a lot of inspiration: Ferguson also realized the current problems of Manchester United in this game, and after he went back, he would also make better adjustments, so that Manchester United could go further in the Champions League.
Although Li Bin wants to compete with Manchester United, on the issue of winning the Champions League, he still prefers Manchester United to win rather than Barcelona to win: no matter how Manchester United is also in the Premier League, it is better for a team in the same league to win than for a team in another league to win. Because of Li Bin's intervention, the Premier League is missing a Champions League champion, although it is still the first league, but it is not stable enough, Li Bin's Tottenham European points are low, and he is still very happy if he can rely on the league foundation to pull points in Europe next season. He deliberately suppressed Manchester United in the game and won the victory, which is enough, if it can make Manchester United improve their tactics and finally Manchester United win the Champions League, it will be great.
The FA Cup semi-final upset was not discussed for long, because just after Tottenham's upset, West Ham United also knocked out Chelsea. Chelsea and Manchester United lost the semi-finals at the same time, which made everyone exclaim: Could it be that the teams in this year's big4 don't collectively want the FA Cup? Isn't this a cheap move for Tottenham? West Ham don't look like a team that can compete with Tottenham.
Even Li Bin was surprised by West Ham's victory, but it soon became clear that this was not the case: after Chelsea lost the game against West Ham, they quickly won another game - in the Champions League, they won 3-1 away at Liverpool and held on to a 4-4 draw at their home turf to knock out this season's Premier League leaders Liverpool! They didn't play well in the FA Cup in order to preserve their energy so that they could knock out Liverpool in the Champions League!
Guus Hiddink understands that it is difficult for his team to win the league in the league, but in the Champions League, there is still hope for winning the Champions League. Although Benitez led the team to play well in the league, Liverpool was still constrained by the thin bench. Mascherano was suspended, Gerrard was injured, forcing Liverpool to use Lucas Jr. to play in the back, but the result was a thin mess, allowing Liverpool to be defeated directly by Chelsea.
This 4-4 game, not to mention how many gamblers cried for the time being, and not to mention how many fans were enthusiastic, he told people at least one thing: Chelsea is very strong now, very strong, enough to win or lose with any team. They can make Arsenal desperate and scare Tottenham in the league, or they can face Barcelona in the Champions League, and it will not be difficult for them to overcome their opponents.
And Liverpool's defeat allowed them to be more focused on racing in the league when there were still seven rounds left in the league. They have had a lot of draws lately and have been overtaken by Manchester United, a league title they have been hoping for for almost 20 years, and they don't want anything to go wrong.
The Champions League quarterfinals ended, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester United all advanced, but Liverpool was out early. Although Liverpool seems to be the most miserable one, if you see that Liverpool's battles on all fronts have ended, and there is only one league battle left, Liverpool's advantages are shown again - after the one-line battle, Liverpool's lack of manpower can also be covered up, and what they are left with is to work hard in the league!
The league rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United, the Champions League clash between Chelsea and Barcelona, these are all extremely eye-catching. At this time, another game was also noticed by the media: Tottenham Hotspur lost the game against Stoke City after eliminating Manchester United.
This game is actually a make-up match, but because Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup and League Cup are played, the schedule is more chaotic, and it has not been made up until now. It's just that for Tottenham, it's the same because they get zero points.
'It was Tottenham's fifth defeat of the season – and, moreover, to Stoke City. Stoke City once again broke Tottenham's door with a header, causing Tottenham to lose dominance of the game and end up with a draw. If this continues, Tottenham may really be caught up by Chelsea. ”
In fact, the game lost and blamed others: because of the FA Cup match with Manchester United, Kolarov was injured, and this season was basically reimbursed, so Li Bin had to use Jerome Boateng to play on the wing, Boateng's level is still good, and his defense on the side is also decent, but, because he practiced less with his teammates, he was not serious enough in the set-piece defense, and as a result, Tottenham was beaten twice in a row by Stoke City, ushering in his fifth defeat.
After Aston Villa, Stoke City became the second team to draw one and win one against Tottenham, and their victory was not achieved by Tottenham's weakness, but by Tottenham's weak header defense - in the two legs, Stoke City scored five against Tottenham, and five were headers, so that Li Bin had the urge to strangle the backline.
'We've got injuries to our team members and that's hurt us. But I'm sure we won't have a big problem, Jerome Boateng is just a problem for a while, and he'll get better and better in the future. ”
Although Li Bin had the urge to scold the street, he still appeased Jerome Boateng. As a young player, what he needs is not a blow, but encouragement.
However, although Li Bin said that he didn't care about the win or loss of this game, this defeat also further reduced the points of Chelsea and Tottenham, which made the situation of the first few teams competing for victory and defeat even more unpredictable.
After 32 rounds of matches, Liverpool is still leading the league, with a record of 23 wins, seven draws and two losses, and 76 points to lead the league. Manchester United is close behind, behind them is 22 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, 74 points are close behind, Tottenham is now 5 losses, 5 draws and 22 wins, with 71 points, Chelsea is now 6 losses, 6 draws and 20 wins, 66 points, and the Arsenal line is 9 draws, 6 losses and 17 wins, with 60 points - there are still six rounds of games in the back, it stands to reason that whoever surpasses anyone is possible, because there are still six rounds, maybe it is possible for Arsenal to win the championship, but Tottenham is not a traditional strong team, and it is not optimistic- Especially in their last few rounds, there are Newcastle and Wigan Athletic waiting for relegation, as well as strong teams like Manchester City and Liverpool, it is difficult for them not to make mistakes, how can they overtake? Moreover, although Liverpool has more draws, they have been leading the whole season, and the sudden collapse of the last six rounds is not favored by everyone. It is not easy to eat five points in six games, especially against a strong team like Liverpool, and the title battle will still be the story of Liverpool and Manchester United, which is extremely convicted.
Tottenham are five points ahead of Chelsea, and Chelsea may be able to catch up, but the gap between Arsenal and the two teams in front of them is very large. There are a total of 18 points in six rounds, but the gap between Arsenal and Tottenham is as much as 11 points - this gap is impossible to catch up with no matter how you look at it.
For the first time in so many years, Arsenal may face the possibility of not having a Champions League to play, and they are facing great panic. Although Arsenal fans still believe that there is still hope, and Arsenal have not been eliminated in the Champions League, if they win the Champions League, they may still be able to get a wild card to participate in the game - and if that happens, I am afraid that the fourth place in the league will have to say goodbye to the Champions League.
This season's Champions League semi-finals are Chelsea vs. Barcelona and Manchester United vs. Arsenal - the three Premier League teams have reached the semi-finals, which is still a strong and terrible situation. According to UEFA's current rules, if Arsenal can beat Manchester United and win the Champions League, then the fourth team in the Premier League will no longer be able to get the Champions League place, but will have to be transferred to Arsenal - this situation makes the competition between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur even more fierce.
'I don't think Arsenal will win the Champions League at the end of the year, but I have to say – the Premier League is brutal......
Regarding such a situation, Li Bin also shook his head and smiled bitterly: On the Bundesliga side, because of the loss of Dzeko, Wolfsburg did not show too strong competitiveness, Bayern is still far ahead, and the championship is in hand. And there is no need to watch at all on the Serie A side, Inter Milan is playing a group of little monsters, and the only thing to watch is whether Milan can reach the top four and whether Ancelotti will leave the class. In La Liga, Barcelona have been leading for a season, just waiting for the second leg of the national derby to put an end to the battle between the two sides - but in contrast, on the Premier League side, the struggle has inspired too much. The difference between the first and second is two points, and they are still fighting to the death, and the third-place Tottenham Hotspur is stared at by Chelsea behind them, and may pounce on it at any time to take a bite. And if it slips to the fourth place, it may be directly eliminated by Arsenal with a wild card, and this kind of competition is really incomparable to other leagues.
Li Bin said that he was not afraid of Arsenal winning the championship, but who knows what Wenger thinks? It is important to know that Champions League qualification is the most important item for Arsenal to spend money every year, but Wenger has publicly claimed that he regards the qualification to participate in the Champions League as a champion, in case he explodes and wins the Champions League for the honor of being regarded as a champion...... It seems that the order is reversed, but it is very likely!
The rest of the game, but there can be no more problems.
However, the schedule of the last six rounds of matches has been placed in front of Li Bin, looking at this schedule, he only wants to scold: first the FA Cup opponent West Ham United, in the league to test themselves, then the relegation Newcastle to fight hard, and then Everton, the hard bone, waded over, it is Manchester City, the rich and jealous goods, and then the relegation madman Wigan Athletic, and the league leader Liverpool - these six rounds of games, so that Li Bin looked at it and smiled bitterly: such a match, It's just a big deal to watch the excitement.
A season is almost over, and this is the last sprint - the last few rounds, I will also make it to the bottom!