The strongest winger

Chapter 768 Strive for the last championship

The next day's headlines about Chelsea beating Manchester United to become FA Cup winners were nothing new and were mostly tributes to Chelsea and Aiello's achievements.

"The 2008-2009 England FA Cup came to an end last night. Chelsea finally defeated Manchester United 3:2 to become the 128th FA Cup champion. He led Chelsea to a sixth FA Cup with a hat-trick and it was the first time Chelsea won the FA Cup in three consecutive seasons..."

"This FA Cup is Chelsea's third championship this season. What's interesting is that the three runners-up belonged to Manchester United. I believe that Sir Alex Ferguson, who established the Manchester United dynasty, will feel quite embarrassed at this moment. It was the same last season and this season, and half a month later, the two teams will have their final battle of the season at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

Headline from The Times: FA Cup winner and quadruple!

Of course, if there is praise, there will naturally be slander.

The headline of the "Liverpool Echo" insinuated: "The FA Cup final of this season ended last night. Chelsea defeated Manchester United at the new Wembley Stadium to become the new FA Cup champion. Therefore, they also won the third championship trophy of the season. But... this does not mean that they have succeeded, but a huge failure. Why? Let us look at their team lineup. Apart from Lampard, Ashley Cole and Terry occupying the main force, are there any English players in other positions? No... They are all mercenaries, which cannot be represented. This team! Any club with a little bit of money can do this. They have achieved short-term success in this context, but they will never become a real giant, even if they win the Champions League in half a month. This is a club full of filth..."

Since Benitez and Mourinho took over, Liverpool and the London media have not looked at each other. It is normal to stand up and discredit under such circumstances. Chelsea supporters were not surprised.

And the Chelsea players didn't pay attention to the Liverpool media at all, they were still feeling the joy of the championship.

In the last two rounds of the Premier League, Manchester United, the second in the league, leads No.3 Arsenal by only three points, but Manchester United is no longer ready to focus on the league. Their goal is the top of the Rome Olympics.

Being able to directly advance to the top 32 of the UEFA Champions League next season does not occupy a high position in Ferguson's mind. What he cares more about is the final decisive battle against Chelsea at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome half a month later, or...a battle of honor.

Because counting the league, League Cup and Champions League last season, Manchester United has won six runner-ups in the shadow of Chelsea, which is a complete shame!

These results are also the first time since Ferguson took over Manchester United.

Chelsea is also focusing on the UEFA Champions League final half a month later. They have won the league championship ahead of schedule. The last two rounds of the league are completely for young players to experience the atmosphere of the Premier League. Whether the main players will play depends on Mourinho's arrangements.

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In the home league on the weekend, Mourinho's team consisted of players from the reserve team and the youth team. All the players who played in the FA Cup final were given a rest. Even Aiello, Modric, Lampard and others rarely sat in the stands as fans.

Before the game started, the on-site director frequently took care of the Chelsea generals sitting behind the coach's bench of the home team, especially the number of times they switched to Aiello.

It is a pity that in the penultimate round of the league, the starting lineup composed of the reserve team and the youth team drew 1:1 with Blackburn at home, and did not win, but there is no problem for Chelsea. Anyway, they have won the championship ahead of time. The last two games of the league are used for training.

In the past 37 rounds of the league, they have achieved 31 wins, five draws and one loss with a total of 98 points.

But Chelsea fans are not worried about whether they will score more than [-] points this season, because the next round of the league is the last game before the Champions League final. The main players have recovered their physical fitness after this round of league rest.

After the end of this round of the league, it means that every league in Europe is coming to an end. At this time, either the respective league champions are determined, or they enter the fierce stage of the championship.

In a fiercely contested league like the Premier League, 37 rounds have passed, and before the final round of the league begins, there are still six teams that have the possibility of relegation.

This shows how fierce the competition in the Premier League is, but Chelsea was able to score almost [-] points, and it can be seen that their strength is much higher than the average level of the entire Premier League.

Of course, after this round of the league, both Chelsea and Manchester United will focus on the Champions League final ten days later.

The same is true of mainstream European media, and the most positive ones are naturally the English media. Chelsea and Manchester United have entered the Champions League final for two consecutive seasons, which definitely means that the Premier League is well-deserved as the strongest league in Europe.

Among them, London media and Manchester media are the most active.

Originally last season's Champions League final, Manchester United relied on Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick to basically hold the Champions League champion in their arms, but no one thought that Aiello would tie the score with a free kick in the final countdown, which eventually led to a collapse in overtime and missed the championship. This also made the local media in Manchester very unhappy.

The idea of ​​the London media is more direct. Since Chelsea won all the domestic championships and the Champions League in England last season, why should they omit the most important Champions League after winning all the championships in England this season?

The Champions League championship represents the supreme honor of European football, and it is the championship award that all wealthy teams dream of.

Where did the giants come from?That is to rely on the accumulation of countless championship trophies.

Chelsea won many championship trophies after Roman Abramovich’s continuous large investment, which established the status of the English giants. However, if they want to become a top European giant, they must win more Champions League titles. Last season’s Champions League may be said to be luck and a champion bought with money.
That's what investor Roman Abramovich wants to see, and it's what Chelsea fans want to see...

Similarly, Manchester United, as a veteran European traditional giant, naturally does not want to miss the Champions League this season after missing the Champions League last season.

So... Both sides support the media at the touch of a button.

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The two sides of the Champions League final were relatively harmonious in the ten days before the game. They met countless times in the past two seasons and got to know each other very well.

So... a war of words broke out in the media on both sides, which is very unconventional.

Chelsea supporters use real cases to stimulate Manchester United supporters, while Manchester United supporters use history and tradition to mock Chelsea supporters for not being qualified.

In this context, the jerseys of both sides in the final are happy to watch the media of both sides tearing them apart.

In addition to the London media and Manchester media who are spraying each other, other mainstream European media are still very impressive to study this final.

So it's more comprehensive.

This is the reason why the so-called bystanders are clear.

However, after the final research, Chelsea still has the absolute upper hand, with a higher winning percentage.

Chelsea and Manchester United played five games this season, four of which were won and one lost. However, the game Chelsea lost was the Community Shield. The players were all in a state of self-adjustment, and it was played without Aiello's participation. For many experts and the media, there is no convincing.

In the case of overwhelming media reports, Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo took the initiative to accept an interview with the Manchester media before the last round of the league. When asked about the Champions League final, he said confidently: "As long as any game is over, there is no reference value, especially football games, because you never know what will happen in the next second. The result is the same. It is like the FA Cup final four days ago. Before the game, did any of you guess that Ai would kill us with a free kick? No! We didn't even think about it before he kicked a free kick, let alone What about the Champions League final in more than a week? So... we still have the chance to win!"

With the support of Cristiano Ronaldo in the local media in Manchester, the tone has also increased, and it is well-founded.

Not to be outdone, the London media responded tit-for-tat: "The past games are indeed of no reference value, but it is undeniable that Chelsea's absolute confidence in the face of Manchester United after consecutive victories is more important than the current game. If Manchester United players lose confidence because of the past games, won't the next result be clear at a glance?"

(End of this chapter)