Volume 1 Chapter 424 Is This Your Revenge?
When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Portsmouth crowd at Fratton Park was a mixed bag.
The good news was that the team were able to beat the visiting Manchester United at home, and more importantly, the Pompei did not give Ferguson's Red Devils much chance throughout the game, and for the vast majority of the time, the Pompei were in the lead, maintaining a 0 advantage until 90 minutes later.
It wasn't until extra-time that centre-back Rio Ferdinand scored a face-saving goal for the Reds, but it was unlikely to change the nightmare of Portsmouth sniping at the Reds in a crucial title game.
Sadly, the team unfortunately missed out on qualifying for next season's European competition, and despite their best efforts, Bolton eventually beat Wigan away and Everton also beat Fulham at home to qualify for next season's UEFA Cup, while Portsmouth and Reading were unable to turn things around.
Pain and happiness, this may be the mood of Pompeii fans now.
And what this group of Pompei did not know was that in fact, as their opponents in this game, Ferguson and Manchester United players were in the same mood, they are now happy, but at the same time embarrassed, even annoyed.
No one would have thought that in such a crucial game, Manchester United would lose, and lose so badly, almost powerless, which no one would have thought before the game, and even Portsmouth manager Redknapp himself did not dare to make such a prediction, but it just happened.
The attacking combination of Dimitar Berbatov and Cristiano Ronaldo, who has performed so well this season, can only be described as bad in two words, especially the Portuguese, who could barely find his groove in the face of Portsmouth's defence, and finally presented himself with a wave of kicks in front of all the fans.
Ferguson has created a new attacking system for United this season, with Paul Scholes in midfield in charge of passing and delivering cannonballs, Carrick behind him for playmaking and long passing, Berbatov in front of him and Cristiano Ronaldo in charge of attacking the gaps that Berbatov and Ryan Giggs have opened up for him, playing to his speed advantage.
Cristiano Ronaldo's seventeen goals in the Premier League this season have been relied on by the team's tactics, but in this game Portsmouth clearly defended this point, choking Berbatov's point, and the Bulgarian centre-forward simply struggled to hold the ball in this game.
Strangling Berbatov and restricting Ryan Giggs on the left flank, Cristiano Ronaldo's power was largely weakened, and he himself was not good at tackling tough battles, which eventually turned into a wave of shots from his feet.
Ferguson frowned the whole game, looking helpless.
Sometimes many fans will have a misunderstanding of the manager, thinking that they are inactive, for example, in this game, many Manchester United fans must have a disagreement with Ferguson's on-the-spot command in their hearts, but the problem is that the game time is only 90 minutes from start to finish, plus half-time and stoppage time, no more than two hours at most.
And who can guarantee that they will be able to find the holes in the opponent's defense in less than two hours and strike at them?
More importantly, the first thing to consider in this kind of on-the-spot command is to make adjustments on the premise of maintaining the advantages you currently have; if you lose your hard-won advantages in order to pursue adjustments and effects, you will end up tearing down the east wall and making up for the west wall, which will be useless.
Fortunately, after losing this game, Manchester United won the league title instead
As soon as he thought of this, Ferguson, who was sitting in the coach's box at Fratton Park, smiled wryly, he really didn't know what kind of expression and reaction he should give, because this kind of record of winning the championship after losing the ball cannot be said to be nothing, it can only be said that it is very little, and it is also very embarrassing for the champion.
"Congratulations, Alex" Portsmouth manager Redknapp walked to the front of the away team's dugout and stretched out his hand to Ferguson, the two are old rivals in the Premier League, but all along, Redknapp has never coached a top team, and he is not too much of a threat to Ferguson, so the relationship is not bad.
"Thanks, Harry," Ferguson stood up and shook hands with Redknapp, smiling somewhat awkwardly.
In this game, he was indeed restrained by Redknapp's tactics, and it also fully exposed a very serious problem in Manchester United's forward line, that is, the attacking ability is not strong enough, especially Berbatov, who lacks tenacious fighting spirit and blood at critical moments.
Sometimes football matches are not simply based on whether your skills are good or not, or whether your overall strength is strong, but whether you have enough tenacious fighting spirit and willpower to defeat your opponent in some key games, which requires you to be able to withstand pressure at critical moments, even at all costs.
Keane is so favored by Ferguson because he can always stand up at critical moments and bring blood to the team and everyone, even if this blood is through fierce and savage fouls, even if this blood is criticized by many opponents, and even with a very unreasonable splatter, but he is useful.
There is a clear lack of this kind of thing in the Manchester United team right now, Berbatov is too weak, Cristiano Ronaldo's character is not mature enough and lacks consistency, and Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have never been this type of player.
Redknapp knows Ferguson very well, he knows that at this time, never mention the championship, and never mention Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, so he stood on the sidelines with Ferguson, watching some Manchester United players and staff celebrate the championship on the field, he smiled and said: "After this season, the Premier League is going to change"
Since the first season of the Premier League, Manchester United and Arsenal have become the masters of this league, especially Manchester United, but after Ye Qiu took charge of Stamford Bridge, he led Chelsea to break the monopoly of Manchester United and Arsenal on the league championship for two consecutive years, laying a solid foundation for Chelsea's three consecutive titles, and also became another team in the Premier League to win the European Champions Cup.
But if that's all it takes, it's just an extra team in the Premier League's traditional duo, but Benitez's arrival has made Liverpool perform very well in the Champions League despite the lack of competition in the Premier League, and reached the final this year, which is definitely a breakthrough for Liverpool.
But just when everyone thought that the Premier League would enter a new era dominated by the traditional top four, Ye Qiu returned to the Premier League, acquired Tottenham Hotspur, and spent a year building this team into a new force in the Premier League.
With the Premier League overtaking the Bundesliga and getting four Champions League places, the allocation of Champions League qualifications for the traditional top four seems very logical, and even to some extent, these four teams have not felt much pressure, because for them, it doesn't matter if they don't win the title, at least there is a Champions League qualification, and every season can ensure this huge income.
But now, all the balance has been broken.
The addition of Tottenham Hotspur has changed the Premier League's teams with the strength to compete for the Champions League from the original four to the current five, which means that as long as Tottenham Hotspur continues to maintain the current development trend, one team is destined to lose the Champions League every season and lose this huge income
As a result, all teams aiming for the Champions League have only one option, and that is to strengthen their squad
Football games, especially the league standings, often depend on the overall strength of your team, and if the overall strength of the team is not enough, no matter how good you play on the field, it will be difficult for you to get a good position, because your performance will not remain stable for a long time.
So, Redknapp said that the Premier League is about to change, which is definitely not an exaggeration, and even very true.
"It's only been one season, and it's not time to draw conclusions," Ferguson is still stubborn.
Redknapp laughed, he naturally knew that the rise of Tottenham Hotspur, even Manchester United felt threatened, this season Tottenham Hotspur won the third place in the league, so what about next season? With Ye Qiu's coaching ability, coupled with Tottenham Hotspur's player base this season, and the strong financial resources behind him, will Tottenham Hotspur be stronger next season than now?
But thinking so in his heart, Redknapp didn't say anything, but said to Ferguson with a faint smile, "Then good luck, Alex" After saying that, he left.
For him, who has always coached midstream and lower teams, the goal is to be relegated, because it can ensure that the team gets tens of millions of euros a year, which is the most important thing for the middle and lower teams of the Premier League.
Because of this, Redknapp is completely stress-free.
Ferguson looked at the opponent for many years, in fact, Redknapp's coaching ability is not bad, which Ferguson himself is well aware of, but he has been hovering in the middle and lower teams.
Looking up at the pitch, Ferguson saw the players and staff celebrating as United won the title.
No matter how embarrassing and embarrassing the title competition was, they did win the championship anyway, successfully sniping Chelsea, who were aiming for a fourth consecutive title, and also won another league title for Manchester United after a four-year absence.
At the very least, it's a nice thing to do, isn't it?
Manchester United's players celebrated their victory at Platton Park, while Chelsea's players lowered their heads at Stamford Bridge, and as the whistle blew at the end of the game, they all stood on the pitch like deflated balls, wondering what they should do at this point.
Tottenham Hotspur's players looked as if they had won the title, celebrating with great vigour, much to the displeasure of the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge, who even booed, cursed and even threw debris at the London rivals.
From this game, from this afternoon, the grievances between the two teams have deepened and added another heavy touch.
If it is said that in real life, it is not common to lose people's money, then on the football field, it is also uncommon to snatch the championship in the hands of others, so from this moment on, they are mortal enemies, mortal enemies, and the most hated mortal enemies
I'm sure there are a lot of Chelsea fans who won't understand, why what? Obviously the draw is a happy one, why do Tottenham Hotspur have to snatch the title they have got? Why does Ye Qiu have to beat Chelsea?
Is this a revenge?
Is this Ye Qiu already planning to take revenge on Chelsea in this stadium?
In the stands of Chelsea, some fans unfurled banners and slogans, asking Ye Qiu, "Is this your revenge?" ”
"If yes, you've succeeded"
But there are also a lot of Chelsea fans who are shouting for the dismissal, obviously against the manager Jose Mourinho, because they have been dissatisfied with Mourinho for a long time, and this game, losing to Tottenham Hotspur in such a game, they can't accept it, so they can only vent their anger on the manager.
The camera of the big screen kept on Abramovich in the VIP box, and the Russian had a gloomy face, looking through the somewhat blackened tempered glass window, which made people shudder, what was he thinking about at this moment?
But all of this has nothing to do with Ye Qiu, he learned the lesson of the League Cup final this time丨As soon as the whistle blew at the end of the game, he turned around and walked to the home team's coach's seat, stopping Mourinho halfway.
"Congratulations, Mr. Mourinho" Ye Qiu stretched out his hand from afar, with a smile on his face.
Mourinho really wanted to give him a punch directly, but he could only endure it, because this world is like this, if you lose, you have to bear the price of losing, he may consider giving Ye Qiu a punch, but the consequences and costs are something he can't bear.
"Congratulations too" Mourinho had a gloomy face, and his tone was very heavy, word by word, revealing a bitter hatred.
"Xie Lu Xie" Ye Qiu didn't seem to notice it at all, and responded with a smile, "I'm really happy, I really didn't expect the team to be able to finish third, originally I really planned to relegate, but thanks to your noble words, we still worked hard, and climbed to this position step by step, I really want to thank you for it."
"You're welcome," Mourinho replied in a deep voice.
"Yes, if it weren't for Mr Mourinho, how would you have seen that we could win the Carabao Cup this season? Can you qualify for the Champions League? And now you have a chance to win the League Cup, speaking of which, your prediction ability is really good, you should go to the street stall for divination"
Ye Qiu's words were also full of sarcasm and sarcasm, as if he was slapping Mourinho's ears and asking him, didn't you say that I couldn't win anything with a group of children? I have the Carabao Cup in my hand now, I still grabbed it from you, I also got to the Champions League, I have a chance to win the League Cup, do you think I can win it?
After saying this, Ye Qiu deliberately breathed a sigh of relief, "The league is finally over, and we have also completed our biggest wish and goal this season, and I am very happy." ”
After speaking, Ye Qiu turned around and left, while Mourinho was trembling with anger behind him, but he held back his anger.
He had said before the season that Chelsea's biggest goal this season was to win four consecutive titles and complete this unprecedented feat, while Ye Qiu said that if Chelsea's goal is to win the title, then Tottenham Hotspur's biggest goal this season is to prevent Chelsea from winning the title.
In fact, this season, the two teams seem to be mortal rivals, constantly stumbling, the League Cup title, to the last round, Chelsea's most important and Mourinho's most sure two titles, in the end were destroyed by Tottenham Hotspur.
New hatred and old hatred, which made Mourinho's eyes seem to breathe fire, and he even has the urge to rush up and eat Ye Qiu now.
The stadium at Stamford Bridge was still filled with deafening boos, dismissals and curses from Chelsea fans, either for visitors Tottenham Hotspur or for manager Jose Mourinho.
Chelsea fans are not very satisfied with the team's performance in the last two seasons, especially for Mourinho, many Chelsea fans have felt that Mourinho should focus all his energy on football, instead of trying to attract the attention of the media all day long, expose himself to the media, and even do some strange words and deeds.
And if it is when Chelsea has a good result, the anger of the fans can only choose to be dumb, but this does not mean that they have forgotten, on the contrary, they have always remembered it clearly, so now, Chelsea lost the league title in their hands with a kick, and the home team was reversed by Tottenham Hotspur, which made them feel annoyed, but also vented all their anger on Mourinho, so a group of shouts were formed.
Tottenham Hotspur got their favourite result, and after everyone had celebrated on the pitch, they happily walked into the players' tunnel and walked to the visitors' dressing room.
When Ye Qiu was about to walk into the dressing room, he happened to meet several players from Chelsea, and he also greeted Drogba, Lampard, Terry and other players successively, and comforted them a few words, and these former Ye Qiu's veterans also expressed their gratitude to Ye Qiu for his comfort, and also said that he had nothing to do.
As a professional player, I'm used to losing, and losing the championship is not a big problem, but I'm just a little uncomfortable.
Compared with the-for-tat in football, when it comes to the field, all emotions should be forgotten and put aside, so they are not jealous of Ye Qiu, but they are more or less embarrassed in their hearts
For such a result, Ye Qiu had already prepared for a reason, so he could only wait slowly for time to resolve it.
At the very least, many of them are still players under Eliza Moon's company, so their connection and relationship with each other will not be alienated by this.
After entering the players' tunnel, after saying goodbye to each other, they divided their things.
This is professional football