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Chapter 720 Never give him the slightest chance!

In the evening, after a whole day of training, Manchester United's Carrington base was already empty, except for the head coach's office on the second floor where the lights were still on.

Head coach Ferguson, two assistant coaches Mike Phelan and René Meulensteen, and scout Martin Ferguson were all sitting in this small office, and a lottery was being broadcast live on the TV opposite them.

The draw for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League was held far away in the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

The top four of the Premier League have entered the quarterfinals without any risk, and the remaining four teams are Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Barcelona, ​​Villarreal in La Liga and Porto in the Portuguese Super League.

Ferguson's team had just beaten Mourinho's Inter Milan 4-[-] at home. In the opening [-] minutes, Vidic opened the scoring for Manchester United. Not long after the start of the second half, Rooney assisted Cristiano Ronaldo to score another goal.

The current Champions League final will be held in Rome, Italy. As a result, the Serie A team was wiped out, which is indeed a bit embarrassing.

Bruno Conte, the general manager of Roma, was the guest of honor in the draw as a representative of the host city of the final.

The first to be drawn was Villarreal, and the opponent drawn by the yellow submarine was Arsenal from the Premier League.

Pellegrini's team once again entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The coaching ability of the Chilean engineer is admirable.

Since the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draw has no rule of avoidance by the same country, the probability of the four Premier League teams meeting is very high. Liverpool met Chelsea. This can be regarded as avoiding the embarrassing situation of the four Premier League teams gathering in the Champions League semi-finals again to some extent.

Manchester United drew Porto and Barcelona drew Bayern Munich.

In the draw for the upper and lower halves, Liverpool and Chelsea, as well as Manchester United and Porto were assigned to the upper half, while Villarreal and Arsenal, as well as Barcelona and Bayern Munich were assigned to the lower half.

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As soon as the lottery results came out, everyone in Ferguson's office gasped.

"What kind of bad luck did we have this season? Why did we meet Liverpool everywhere?" Martin Ferguson was a little annoyed, and even wondered if someone had deliberately arranged this?
It's okay to meet in the League Cup final, it's customary to meet twice in the league, meet in the FA Cup, and now even meet in the Champions League.

According to the current situation, the probability of Liverpool defeating Chelsea is very high, and there is no suspense for Manchester United to eliminate Porto. The two teams will meet again in the semi-finals of the Champions League, which is a replica of last season.

Manchester United's elimination of Liverpool last season caused great controversy, and they met again this season...

Ferguson was silent at first, because he knew that discussing these was meaningless.

Although there are always rumors outside after the UEFA Champions League draw every year, it is nothing more than that UEFA will arrange who will be with whom, or who will be eliminated, but these are just the remarks of the media and fans.

As the coach of Manchester United, Ferguson is very clear that there are only eight teams in the Champions League quarter-finals draw, and it is not surprising to meet anyone. It is also not surprising that Manchester United and Liverpool are in the same half.

The reason why Manchester United frequently encountered Liverpool this season is very simple. Both teams have achieved good results this season, especially Manchester United, who are actively winning in the cup, which is inevitable.

"The next league game will be even more important!" Ferguson said lightly.

The other three people in the office were stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood.

Who said no?
Let’s not talk about the Champions League. After all, the quarter-finals will follow. Whether Manchester United and Liverpool can both advance is still unknown. Chelsea and Porto are not fuel-efficient lamps, and there may not be no chance of upset.

Even if they really joined hands to advance, it would be at the end of April and early May.

Even the FA Cup semi-final match on April [-]th is still a month away.

But the problem is that Manchester United have played Liverpool twice this season and lost both games.

The No. 20 round of the league is not just a three-pointer, but to some extent also represents the ownership of the Premier League champion this season. Manchester United can only hope to reverse if they win Liverpool at home.

Fighting back to the end in one go, this has always been Ferguson's forte.

But if they draw or even lose at home, it will be a painful blow to Manchester United.

Not just the league, but also the semi-finals of the FA Cup, and the next Champions League matchup.

Although these games have nothing to do with each other, the 29th round of the league is undoubtedly a start.

Having already lost a league away game and a final at a neutral venue, United cannot afford to lose at Old Trafford.

Not only can't lose, but also must win, win, and even try to win beautifully and win morale.

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"Guess how Benitez will fight?" Ferguson asked tentatively.

The three people present were all dumbfounded, obviously they didn't know where to start to answer this question.

Benitez has always been good at winning by surprise, using strange troops, and recently Liverpool's state has become popular again. Yang Yang staged another hat-trick in the second round against Real Madrid. This time it was a real hat-trick of goals.

The Chinese has gone crazy this season, scoring nine goals in the Champions League.

I didn't play the Sunderland game, but I played in the FA Cup and performed very well.

Mike Phelan looked around, hesitated for a moment, and said: "I paid attention to the two games between the FA Cup and Real Madrid. Yang Yang came off the bench and started the game, but only played 10 minutes, so I guess, he must still be the starter."

Seeing Ferguson nodded approvingly, Mike Phelan went on to say: "Crouch's tactics are very effective. I guess, he should continue, so the most likely tactic for Liverpool is to let the Trident start."

Yang Yang on the left, Crouch on the center, and Dirk on the right. This is Liverpool's striker combination in the past three years.

"This is a bit troublesome." Ferguson said, frowning.

Although the match against Inter Milan was [-]-[-], it seemed that there was no danger, but in fact the process of the game was very thrilling.

Mourinho is a very shrewd guy. He let Balotelli play the left winger position, and used the speed of the Italian striker to attack behind O'Shea in turn. O'Shea was in a mess. If he didn't lead at the beginning, Manchester United might lose the promotion right in the hands of Inter Milan.

After the game, Ferguson criticized Manchester United's defense after leading, thinking it was suicide.

If Benitez lets Yang Yang play the role of Balotelli, it is undoubtedly possible.

And you must know that Yang Yang is not Balotelli. He is better at seizing opportunities than Balotelli, faster, and sharper with the ball. This will become a nightmare for Manchester United.

In fact, in the League Cup final, Yang Yang was always attacking the area between O'Shea and Ferdinand, and always behind him. It is estimated that this also gave Mourinho some reference.

There are only these people in Manchester United's defense, and those are the people Ferguson can trust. There is very little room for change.

According to common sense, if the defense does not move, the midfield can be adjusted, but the problem is that there is little room for Manchester United's midfield adjustment.

Carrick has a lot of problems. He has never been a defensive champion. Organization and passing are his strengths. But now he is Manchester United's most unshakable midfielder, but who can be his partner?
Scholes is 34 years old and started against Inter Milan again. Anderson is young, but too impatient, and he used to be a midfielder, and it is not particularly easy to transform into a midfielder. Fletcher is good, and his defensive ability is better, but Ferguson is not particularly relieved about his recent state.

Originally there was another Owen Hargreaves, who was Ferguson's high-end midfielder, but now it seems that after joining Manchester United, this player did not show the same level as when he was in Bayern Munich.

The only good thing is that Manchester United's two central defender Ferdinand and Vidic's partner is as steady as ever.

If even these two central defenders collapse, then Ferguson really doesn't know what Manchester United will become.

"We don't have much time left, everyone should study hard and practice defensive tactics tomorrow afternoon." Ferguson said solemnly.

This game is not only related to the next trend of the Premier League this season, but also will determine the situation of the FA Cup and even the Champions League. Manchester United must win Liverpool at home anyway.

And if you want to win Liverpool, you must freeze Yang Yang.

"We must not give him even the slightest chance!" Ferguson said through gritted teeth.

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Ha chirp!

On the west side of Manchester, near Sefton Park in Liverpool, Yang Yang sneezed a moderate sneeze in his living room.

Seeing Su Ye who was sitting in his arms on the sofa, she quickly got up, took a tissue from the tea table, handed it to Yang Yang, and asked with concern: "What's going on?"

"It's nothing, I accidentally sneezed when I wanted to laugh." Yang Yang said with a cheerful smile.

Is there a direct relationship between wanting to laugh and sneezing?
Su Ye was a little baffled, but Yang Yang was sometimes weird, and she was used to it.

"I see that you seem to be quite satisfied with the result of the lottery," Su Ye said.

Yang Yang smiled and said nothing, he really thought it was pretty good.

Chelsea's results in the strong dialogue this season are really bad. They only drew one game against the semi-finals, and lost the others.

Facing such an opponent, as long as Liverpool play steadily and make no major mistakes, the possibility of advancing is very high.

As for Manchester United...

Yang Yang sneered, a stern look flashed across his eyes.

In the semi-finals of last season, Liverpool fell at the feet of Manchester United. This season just gave the Red Army a chance to avenge their hatred.

It happened to be on the side of O'Shea and Ferdinand, and Yang Yang had a lot of experience.

(End of this chapter)