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Chapter 987
Compared with teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​and Chelsea, Ferguson is obviously more willing to run into opponents like Shakhtar Donetsk or Schalke 04. Compared with the rich teams, whether it is the Russian Super League champion or the German miners, they are relatively inferior in terms of strength and background.

If they encounter a weaker opponent, the possibility of Manchester United's successful promotion will naturally be higher.

But the result of the draw has already come out, and the English civil war with Chelsea is a foregone conclusion. This cannot be changed, and Ferguson naturally accepts it frankly.

In any case, he is full of confidence in his team. With Manchester United's current strength and good condition, no matter how strong an opponent they encounter, they only need to be themselves, and that is enough-not to mention this The draw is not too bad, except for the fact that the civil war is a bit of a gimmick, compared to encountering a super giant like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​this result is considered good.

Of course, although the record against Chelsea this season is very good, with two wins and one draw, remaining unbeaten, and at the same time far ahead of the Blues in the league standings, Ferguson still will not have this fast-rising team after the new century. The slightest contempt.

After Abramovich's huge capital injection, Chelsea can break the monopoly of Manchester United and Arsenal on the league title, thus becoming a force that cannot be ignored in the Premier League. With capital investment, Chelsea's strength has steadily increased, and the year-on-year increase in performance has also reflected its strong funds, forming a virtuous circle. In Ferguson's view, the current Premier League is not Arsenal, nor is it a century-old threat to Manchester United. The rival Liverpool, but Abramovich's Chelsea.

Arsenal has been gradually declining, not to mention Liverpool, although they have the name of a giant, they have not won a Super League championship since the establishment of the Premier League, which is somewhat untrue-and Chelsea is different. Under the coaching of Neo, they emerged as a new force and quickly won the Premier League championship. In recent years, their results have also been very stable. Even if Mourinho leaves, the Blues change coaches as frequently as changing clothes, but they can do it every season. Forming a coveted attitude towards the champion is enough to prove that their strength is extremely good.

Therefore, for Chelsea, Ferguson has a lot of fear in his heart. He is very clear that the cup is not equal to the league. The league is a long cycle. In this process, stability is the most important thing. be good enough.But the cup game is different. One or two games can determine the final result. No one can be [-]% sure that Chelsea, who have been severely suppressed in the domestic arena this season, will not "radiant" in the cup game, and as long as they A good performance in these two games is enough to create great difficulties for Manchester United's promotion.

All in all, the civil war with Chelsea was an extremely headache for Ferguson. In order to meet the upcoming first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Ferguson was very serious and focused on preparing.

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There is a saying that you stand on the bridge and look at the scenery, and the people who look at the scenery are also looking at you.

The underlying meaning of this sentence is that opinions are mutual.

The same is true for Chelsea.

After the results of the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League came out, Ferguson maintained a high degree of attention and vigilance to Chelsea, and Chelsea obviously had even more headaches.

All the Premier League teams have felt the strength of Manchester United this season, but Chelsea must be the one who feels the most deeply.

In the pre-season Community Shield and the two rounds of the league, Chelsea were all suppressed to death, with two losses and one draw. It can be said that in the contest with Manchester United, Chelsea is completely at a disadvantage.

Moreover, these three games were undisputed. Manchester United almost crushed them with absolute strength, and Chelsea did not have much resistance at all.This is the most desperate thing, they are all giants, in the past, the number of wins and losses is [-]-[-], and who wins depends more on the state and performance on the spot, but this season, Manchester United is using absolute The strength made Chelsea dizzy, which made the Chelsea people have to admit the current strength gap between the two teams.

For Chelsea, Manchester United, an old rival, they are naturally very familiar with. They know very well that the reason why Manchester United is so unstoppable this season is the most important two signings in the summer: Fan Bizhuang and Kaka.

The two Mr. Golden Globes have completely opened up the gap between Manchester United and the rest of the Premier League.

Especially the former, after coming to the Premier League, it is completely god-blocking and killing God, Buddha blocking-killing or not, all teams know that Fan Bizhuang is a dangerous person, and they attach great importance to it, but in the game, no matter how stalking, even Even if he used foul tactics, he still couldn't hold back the opponent's footsteps.

Manchester United is already recognized as the overlord of the Premier League, with strong strength. With the addition of Kaka and Van Bizhuang, it is even more powerful. Even if it is as strong as Chelsea, even if Chelsea has a star-studded team, facing Manchester United, it is inevitable to fall into the trap. downwind.

So after the lottery results came out, Chelsea, from the coach to the players, to the fans, couldn't help cursing in a low voice: What the hell is it that a team that can't be worse has signed!

They have been hit by Manchester United three times this season. Chelsea are almost psychologically affected by Manchester United. Even if they are asked to fight Real Madrid and Barcelona in a group arena, they are willing to fight, but they really don't have much confidence in fighting Manchester United.

But the result of the match has come out. Even if the fans are "sorrowful", they can't change this fact. Apart from not being optimistic about the team's promotion prospects, they can only muster up the courage to silently cheer for the team.

Ancelotti has been in a bad mood these days. The result of the Champions League quarter-final draw is one reason, and the other is that the atmosphere among the players in the team is a bit low.

Ancelotti knows the reason very well, there is no way, the encounter with Manchester United in the quarter-finals is indeed a big "bad news" for the Blue Army soldiers.

According to common sense, the Blues have been able to rise rapidly in recent years and have snatched many league championship trophies from Manchester United, which is enough to prove their strength, and their mentality will definitely not decline before a fight-but this Manchester United was too strong in the league this season, so strong that they had no solution. They fought the Red Devils in three games, and the results of the three games were not satisfactory. This made the Chelsea players suspicious.

Manchester United is so strong, can we beat them and go further in the Champions League?

This kind of self-doubt is very fatal, but Ancelotti has no good solution for the time being. He wants to motivate the players and tell his disciples that we are the best and we are invincible. Whoever the opponent is, we can all advance to the semi-finals... This is absolutely impossible to say, because it will appear that he is not very good-whether Manchester United is strong or not, you can draw a conclusion by thinking about the results of the last three matchups , insisting that he is better than Manchester United this season, what is the difference between this and talking nonsense?
If this is the case, it is estimated that they will lift a rock and shoot themselves in the foot. What the players receive is not motivation, but ridicule-well, we are all so strong, but we are still beaten by Manchester United. Doesn't it mean that we have no hope of advancing?
It can be said that it is extremely difficult to pass the hurdle of Manchester United and successfully advance. Ancelotti racked his brains to prepare many targeted training plans these days, but he finally denied it. Today's team Manchester United, the players in all positions are extremely good, coupled with the leadership of core players like Fan Bizhuang, it is almost difficult to find a way to restrain it from all aspects and from the implementation of any tactics.

But the difficulty is the difficulty, and Ancelotti does not intend to let it go. The importance of the Champions League to Chelsea, or to the big boss Abrahimovic, Ancelotti knows very clear.

Since entering the Stamford Bridge Stadium, the Russian tycoon Abramovich has always provided the team with a steady stream of heavy funds, and his investment has also received a lot of returns. Chelsea has risen rapidly, and since 04, it has won three top football clubs. League championship trophy.With this, Chelsea has become a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League, completing the transformation from an "upstart" to a "Premium giant".

But only the Premier League giants are obviously unable to satisfy the appetite of the ambitious Abramovich. The Russian economic giant has a clear plan for Chelsea's prospects. He wants his team to become one of the best teams in the world. , Become a real world giant.

And how can a world-class giant not win the Big Ears Cup, which symbolizes the highest honor of European football clubs?

In recent years, since the madman Mourinho left, the position of Chelsea head coach has been full of people coming and going. In all fairness, whether it is Scolari or Hiddink, they are all famous coaches in the world. Chelsea's performance in the league is not bad, but in the end they were ruthlessly dismissed by Abramovich - in addition to the ups and downs in the league ranking, the most important reason is that these coaches led the team in the Champions League. , so that Abramovich can't see the team's hope of winning the Big Ears Cup.

Abramovich's philosophy is very simple and straightforward. If you want money, I will give it. If you want good players, I will buy you good players. In return, you have to bring me back the trophy I want-success, you He is a hero, but he is unsuccessful, so well, please go away, and I will change to another coach. Anyway, he has plenty of money. As long as he has more money, he may not be able to hire famous coaches.

Ancelotti is naturally well aware of the willful temper of the big boss's local tyrant, not to mention that he is also a champion coach who is extremely eager for honor. Do everything possible to help the team achieve good results in the Champions League.

(End of this chapter)