The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 331 Winning the Championship Early
As the decisive battle between Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal approached, all kinds of wars of words began to surface. Even Wenger, who was usually reluctant to participate in it, took the initiative this time. fire.

Before Chelsea played Manchester United in the 33rd round of the Premier League, Chelsea captain Terry made a high-profile statement that Chelsea's goal is to remain unbeaten and continue to dominate the Premier League and European football next season.

"I know that Arsenal were only one step away from the unbeaten myth of making history. We still have such an opportunity now. We have lost one game so far this season. Next season we will strive to win the championship unbeaten. Aim for Arsenal's unbeaten run of 57 games and break their record!"

For the Chelsea captain's declaration, Wenger immediately counterattacked.

"It is undeniable that Chelsea is very good now, but there is still a long way to go from greatness. At least they have not created their own tactical style, and every great team often leads a trend of their own style. , I don't see that with Chelsea either."

"If you want to catch up with our 57 unbeaten games, wait until they pass Manchester United!" Wenger's last sentence was very cunning.

What's interesting is that Ferguson is willing to be Wenger's spearhead this time. In an interview, he said that Chelsea is not the strongest team in the Premier League. At least from Manchester United's point of view, Wenger's Arsenal Offense is more threatening.

"I will never give way to my opponents on the court. Although we are only ranked third and far away from the previous two teams, this does not mean that there is such a big gap in strength between us. On the contrary, The league is very competitive and any team can beat Chelsea, even relegated teams."

"The Premier League is a very difficult league. Ye Qiu has done very well in the past two years in the Premier League, but it is not easy for him, because in order to successfully defend the Premier League, there is always a very, very high price to pay, not only a huge mental stress."

"Chelsea has strong financial strength, and the huge financial investment makes all of them have to bear the corresponding pressure. I can understand why they must defend the title successfully, because only in this way can they prove their investment. , to be able to prove your success!"

"But this is definitely not the psychological quality that a top team should have, because such a team is too fragile and can easily be crushed by some sudden pressure, such as a loss or even a goal! "

Regarding Ferguson and Arsene Wenger's media pressure on Chelsea before the game, Ye Qiu knew very well that this was their psychological warfare. If the current Premier League is regarded as a three-horse hegemony, then Ye Qiu and his Chelsea are Cao Wei, Ferguson and Wenger are Sun Quan and Liu Bei, they must join forces.

Ye Qiu is not at all afraid of Sun Wu's teaming up. When he was interviewed by the media, he didn't talk about Arsenal and Manchester United at all. Instead, he praised Everton and believed that Moyes' coaching performance this season is very good. , is one of the most powerful teams in the Premier League, fully deserves to qualify for the Champions League, and should even enter the top three.

"They've been one of the three best teams in the Premier League this season. I think they're a bit underrated in the current rankings. David Moyes is a fantastic manager and I'm sure he sees that too!"

In this round Everton played Arsenal, and in the next round Everton's opponent is Manchester United.

As for his opponent Ferguson, the Scot didn't show weakness, but Ye Qiu showed even more arrogance.

"For Manchester United, I can beat him in the second team!"

Because of this sentence, Ye Qiu became a public enemy who was crazily cursed and humiliated by all the Red Devils fans at Old Trafford.

Before the game even started, they pulled up a long banner in the stands, on which was written a sarcasm of Ye Qiu's slogan, "Chinese people who can't control themselves, are you ready to take your second team home to nurse? "

Some fans pulled out huge portraits in the stands. In the portraits, Ye Qiu was turned into a flushed woman with a suffocated face. Behind him was the majestic Ferguson chasing after him with a kitchen knife. With the lines, "If you have farts, don't come to my place!"

Even Ye Qiu couldn't stop laughing from ear to ear when he saw this. He really found that the creativity of the masses is really endless. admire.

But in this game Chelsea did go to the second team.

Perhaps due to Drogba's possibility of ending the season early, Ye Qiu left Lampard and Cannavaro with leg injuries on the bench in this game, Terry, Deco and Maicon There is also no starter. Chelsea has arranged four main players in this game, Ronaldinho, Rooney, Evra and Makelele. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are the second team.

So, when Manchester United fans at Old Trafford saw Chelsea's starting lineup, their first reaction was that the damn Chinese were too arrogant, and they really wanted to come to Old Trafford with this second-team lineup Play Manchester United?

Needless to say, Ye Qiu is not only courageous, but also energetic.

At the beginning of the game, Chelsea directly launched a round of attack, turning away from the guests and launching an attack on Manchester United. This immediately made the Manchester United fans at Old Trafford very upset. Guys, it's best to kill them directly at Old Trafford.

Manchester United's main lineup is full in this game. The goalkeeper is Howard, the defense is Sylvester, Ferdinand, Brown and Gary Neville, and the midfielder is Giggs, Fletcher and Scholes , Roy Keane, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Van Nistelrooy as the lone striker.

The two sides played a fast pace from the beginning. Chelsea played Cesc Fabregas and Makelele in the midfield. The Spaniard is relatively young and has less experience than Deco. So in this game, Ye Qiu mainly handed over the control of the rhythm of the game to Makelele, allowing Fabregas to organize and pass the ball to his heart's content.

In the frontcourt, Joe Cole, who had performed well this season, was pushed forward by Ye Qiu to the front of the penalty area, allowing him, Ronaldinho and Rooney to attack behind Gudjohnsen.

This is actually because Ye Qiu has grasped the lifeblood of Manchester United, which is their lack of midfield strength.

At the peak of the golden four midfielders, Manchester United's midfielder was enough to suppress all opponents, and it could also fill a series of problems in the forward and defense lines. However, with Beckham's departure and Keane's aging, Manchester United's midfielder The strength is obviously not as good as it was back then, and as it gets weaker day by day, it no longer has the momentum it used to stop the enemy within the 30-meter area.

Not much else to say, just looking at Keane's performance this past season is enough to prove this point.

And Ye Qiu took the initiative to press up and attack, in fact, by suppressing Manchester United's midfield, forcing the Red Devils to expose the loopholes in their defense, and then completely destroy the opponent.

In the 13th minute, Rooney and Joe Cole formed a cooperation on the right. They tried to break through Manchester United's left and failed. They passed back to Makelele behind him. The French midfielder passed to Fabregas who ran into the gap. , the latter directly kicked through after getting the ball.

The ball passed Brown's side quickly. Brown tried to intercept, but it didn't work. Gary Neville's attention was focused on Ronaldinho, and he could only watch helplessly. The ball passed by Brown's side, and Gudjohnsen inserted behind Brown. After getting the ball, he faced Howard slightly to the left of the penalty spot in the penalty area.

The ball passed over Howard's head, crossed an arc, and slowly fell into Manchester United's goal, 1:0!

"Goal!!!!"

Accompanied by the exclamation of the on-site commentator, the entire Old Trafford stadium suddenly turned from a bustle of voices to silence in an instant. It was noisy just now, and the Red Devils fans who were eager for Manchester United to give Chelsea a fatal blow, At this time, they all stared at the bottom of the pitch in dumbfounded, celebrating the group of Chelsea players in blue jerseys.

And those Red Devils Manchester United players wearing the home team's red jerseys were just like them, all of them seemed stunned. Obviously, they couldn't accept the sudden conceded goal, and some people must be still wondering, after all How did the ball get in?Why was it scored so easily?

It is not the first time that Howard has been beaten by such a goal. In the last game against Norwich, the team conceded a goal from a high ball. Although the American goalkeeper has a height of 1 meters, he can defend against high balls. It has always been his weakness, not only him, but Carroll, who is competing with him for the main position this season, is also lacking in golf.

"In the past, Ferguson always laughed at Arsenal's high defense. He even ridiculed Wenger many times, saying that if he wants to fight Arsenal, the most simple and direct tactic is to cross from the side and hit a high ball. Anyone can beat Arsenal. Today, Manchester United have the same problem."

"Judging from this conceded goal, the distance between Brown and Ferdinand is a bit wide, which is the main reason why Fabregas easily tore through Manchester United's defense through a through ball, but Howard obviously also saw this loophole. He hesitated to fill this loophole by attacking, and when he was hesitating, Gudjohnsen got a chance from here, and the subsequent lob shot made Howard, who was obviously on the outside, helpless!"

"Filling holes in the defensive line through the goalkeeper's attack is a characteristic that Chelsea has been widely appreciated by many professionals. Van der Sar is a typical attacking goalkeeper. Ye Qiu also strongly encouraged him to expand his defensive range and area to fill in the gaps. The loopholes in the defensive line, but Howard is not Van der Sar after all, the Americans obviously lack the necessary self-confidence."

"However, Manchester United's problem is also very clear now. Everyone knows that since last season, Manchester United's weakness in the midfield has been the biggest obstacle for this team to achieve results. Ferguson's attempt to introduce Rooney failed. The introduction of Owen Hargreaves in Munich did not follow through, causing Manchester United's midfield adjustment to always be at a standstill."

"In the past period of time, Manchester United has been deeply involved in the turmoil of being acquired by the Glazer family, and the Glazer family also promised Ferguson that once the acquisition is completed, they will spend a generous transfer fee in the shortest possible time. Reorganize Manchester United's lineup, so that this team can regain the fighting power to compete with Arsenal and Chelsea."

But these are things for the future. Now, taking advantage of the lead not long after the opening, Chelsea launched the most violent impact on Manchester United's goal, especially for the weakness of Manchester United's midfield and Van Nistelrooy's lack of counterattack. Unreasonable direct pressure is a round of indiscriminate bombing.

Wayne Rooney tried to break into the penalty area on the right, but was double-teamed by Ferdinand and Sylvester. The England boy had to choose to protect the ball, bring it back, and went out of the penalty area, but did not pass the ball to Joe. Cole, instead, directly scored the ball to the left side of the top of the penalty area. He saw Ronaldinho quickly throw away Gary Neville and ran over to meet Rooney.

Stopping the ball, adjusting the center of gravity to the left foot, swung his right foot, and heard a bang, Ronaldinho's right foot directly hit the ball, and the ball crossed a very obvious arc, After flying up, it fell quickly, almost sticking to the angle between the post on the right side of the goal and the crossbar, and once again got into Manchester United's goal.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"World wave!!!! A world wave at the frontier of the restricted area!!!! Absolute dead end!!!!"

Ronaldinho kept waving his fisted hands, and quickly rushed out of the Manchester United penalty area, shouting non-stop along the way, venting his excitement after scoring, rushed to the bottom of the Manchester United fans stand, fisted and blasted into the air, as if responding to the previous provocation from the Manchester United fans.

"2:0, the current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to Manchester United. Chelsea's offensive ability is indeed very sharp. Manchester United's defense was captured twice by the Blues in less than half an hour. This is indeed all. No one can think of it!"

"Ye Qiu didn't try his best in this game. Lampard, Terry, Deco and many other main core players did not play. Coupled with the team's injuries, Chelsea's lineup is said to be the second team. Exaggerated, but relying on this second Chelsea team, the Blues easily took the initiative in the game at Old Trafford!"

The live TV footage was shown on the sidelines. Ye Qiu was brazenly celebrating with his assistants and players, smiling from ear to ear, looking confident that he had already won. Ferguson had a sullen face, sitting in the In the coaching bench of the home team, he didn't speak or move, making it hard to figure out what he was thinking.

In fact, the game was not played, and everyone knew the outcome.

There is no doubt that Manchester United is definitely not weak, but the problem is that their shortcomings are too obvious.

Even Norwich and other relegation mid-lower teams can pinch Manchester United's seven inches, playing the Red Devils helpless, let alone Chelsea. , The reason why they were able to beat Manchester United.

To put it bluntly, even if Chelsea play with a full substitute lineup, in terms of strength, they will definitely rank first in the Premier League!
With the development of the game so far, let alone Ferguson, even if Ye Qiu were to coach Manchester United, he would have nothing to do. The reason is very simple. If you want to reverse the situation, you have to seek changes, but what Manchester United lacks most now is to change tactics.

Ferguson's stubbornness in the back line is well known. Even during Ferdinand's suspension, he refused to sign in the back line, not only because he knew that the core problem was not in the back line, but also because he believed in solidity. The best line of defense comes from the tacit understanding between the players, not the individual strength of the players.

As for the midfield, what can be changed in Manchester United's midfield?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Keane, Giggs, Scholes, almost all the midfielders that Manchester United can send out have been arranged by Ferguson. What can he change?
There is a good saying that a clever woman can't cook without rice, which is the portrayal of Ferguson now.

Therefore, even when the Red Devils fans at Old Trafford booed because of their dissatisfaction, Ferguson still did not make substitutions, but only made partial adjustments to stabilize the situation.

The first half ended with a score of 2:0.

During the intermission, Ferguson made a substitution, replacing Fletcher with French striker Saha. This was the only substitution he made in the game, because he really had nothing to change. up.

In the second half, Chelsea no longer adopted aggressive tactics, but tried to control the game situation steadily.

Saha is a very special player. Ferguson paid such a high price to introduce him, but he didn't actually value his scoring ability, because in Manchester United, in terms of scoring ability, who can compare with Ruud van Nistelrooy, the king of the penalty area?
Ferguson's introduction of Saha mainly focused on Saha's ability to turn around the ball and play with the ball. Because of Saha's presence, the threats of Giggs, Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo can be fully played. Come out, but the existence of Van Nistelrooy seems a bit redundant, because everyone knows that the most threatening area for Van Nistelrooy is in the penalty area.

It's not that if you plug in after leaving, Van Nistelrooy will not get opportunities, but it will be relatively much less than in the past.

There is a very famous thesis about striker scoring in tactical theory, you can create 15 scoring opportunities in a game, even an amateur striker can score a lot of goals; but if you can only create 5 in a game Even if your striker is Ronaldo, it is still difficult for you to score a goal.

The truth of this argument is actually telling everyone that the strength of the team's scoring ability does not lie in the striker. In other words, the impact of the striker is actually very small, and what is really decisive is your ball advancement.

In the past, he played for the striker, but now he plays for the midfielder. Ye Qiu can foresee that Ruud van Nistelrooy's time at Old Trafford is coming to an end, because it is impossible for Ferguson to let a player like this Excellent strikers become decorations in front.

Moreover, Manchester United wants to reorganize and adjust the team's entire tactical offensive system. Ruud van Nistelrooy and Keane in the midfield must be won. They have become the biggest obstacle to Manchester United's change.

Ye Qiu understood this truth, but he would not let the players show mercy.

In the 71st minute, Brown made an oblique pass to Sylvester. After Rooney stole the ball, he quickly went in and knocked across. The ball passed by Ferdinand. goal, 6:3!

Now that the game has progressed, there is absolutely no suspense. If they lead 3-0 and are still reversed by Manchester United, then Ye Qiu and Chelsea will simply hit the wall and die!

Even all Chelsea fans are looking forward to the result of the match between Arsenal and Everton, because this determines whether Chelsea can win the championship early after the end of this round!

(End of this chapter)