Manchester United legend

Chapter 73 Chasing the Leader

Entering the end of the season, the Premier League set off a climax. The match from March to May not only decided who was the champion, but also who was the unlucky one who was relegated.

Entering February 1995, the situation of the top two players was even more stalemate.

When it came time to be a guest at Wimbledon, Manchester United kept pressing their opponents to attack, and even forced their opponents to pay a red card to block Ryan Giggs's corner kick.

At the last moment of the game, Manchester United came out in full force, and even Bruce invested in the opponent's hinterland as the high point of the frontcourt.

It was this arrangement that finally made Manchester United have the last laugh. McClair made a long pass near the center line, and the ball was lobbed into the penalty area. This kind of pass was not threatening, but Bruce still did not give up. He still rushed in and entangled with his opponent.

It was such an unwillingness to give up that finally allowed him to pick up a big deal.

Wimbledon's goalkeeper picked up the ball and let it go, Bruce easily poked it in!
The game against Tottenham on the [-]th was full of regrets and incredibles. Manchester United’s goal was close to a dozen, but there was no way to send the rolling ball into the opponent’s net. Mark Hughes’s header had passed the goalkeeper and hit the goal post with both hands.

Unwilling, Manchester United then suffered another sap, and Manchester United, who was away at Anfield, was beaten by Liverpool with two goals.

First, Redknapp took advantage of the scuffle in front of Manchester United's penalty area, dribbled into the penalty area, and scored Liverpool's first goal with a clever shot from the far corner. After scoring the goal, Redknapp made a provocative move towards Jost, but Jost did not care.

Then Manchester United's misfortunes never come singly. McMulman's shot in the penalty area was originally weak, but it hit the Manchester United defender and flew into the net!
Manchester United, who had lost two games, returned to the home court to usher in the challenge of Arsenal. At one time, Manchester United was worried about whether there would be a collapse.But Mark Hughes gave all the Red Devils fans strong confidence. He opened the scoring for Manchester United with a shot in front of Arsenal, and then Manchester United attacked the quartet: Cole, Hughes, Kanchelski, and Lee Sharp worked together.

In the second half, Manchester United still insisted on attacking. Giggs' single-handed shot was saved, and Kanchelski's supplementary shot from the right was almost at zero angle. In the end, Manchester United beat their opponents 3-0, and they were relieved.

Why did Arsenal, the best defensive player in the Premier League, be slaughtered by Manchester United? Originally, coach Graham was looking forward to achieving greater achievements for Arsenal.

However, it was overwhelmed by the scandal, and the entire team was devastated as a result.

The bribery scandal shocked Arsenal and the entire league, and reporters used strong evidence to expose Graham's disgraceful behavior during the pre-season transfer.

It was revealed that he accepted bribes from the Swedish agent Haug twice, totaling 26 pounds, and then introduced two "parallel imports" players from the other party at an unreasonable price.

A Danish reporter has always suspected that Haug had tricks in the process of arranging player transfers. He carefully checked the accounts of the clubs related to the transferred players and found loopholes, so he exposed the scandal of Graham's bribery.

This scandal quickly became a big killer, and Graham's reputation was discredited.

After investigation and verification, the Arsenal Club ruled that Graham not only had to hand over the stolen money plus interest to the club, but was also fined 5 pounds.

However, the matter did not end there. After the FA announced its intervention, the Arsenal board announced the dismissal of Graham in February 1995. The FA immediately decided to suspend Graham's coaching qualifications for one year.

At the end of March, United were still three points behind Blackburn after 35 rounds.

At the beginning of April, Manchester United had an injury crisis and the midfielder was short of manpower. They urgently recruited Beckham to return to Qin Wang. Beckham's loan career this season ended in a hurry.

When Beckham returned from loan, he was there to learn to be brave.In the atmosphere of the C-League where the body is more emphasized than the technical awareness, Beckham began to use his body to fight against his opponents. Whether he fell with a black nose or knocked others into the air, he has always maintained a brave momentum.

He learned responsibility.He knows how to lead the team to win, how to use the opportunity to beat the opponent.

Although he is a hasty passerby, he still takes the team's victory as his biggest goal, and bravely undertakes offensive and defensive tasks for this purpose.

He has learned to take responsibility.Corner kick goals, free kick goals, cross assists... Behind these shining moments, he actually needs to take on more responsibilities, but he will not evade or refuse. He is brave enough to take responsibility and actively promote the team.

He learned to persevere.He persists in diligent training and dedication to the game. Whether in good times or bad times, he maintains a positive attitude, keeps this modest and low-key, and he becomes stronger physically and mentally.

The loan experience allowed Beckham to truly complete a very important transformation.

After a training session, Gary Neville and Butt walked back to the locker room and said: "Do you feel that David has changed after being loaned out?"

Bart nodded and said: "Yes, I also have this feeling. Before, Beckham played softly, afraid of collisions and headers, and afraid of fierce interceptions by opponents. But after training in the C League for a period of time, I feel that Beckham has changed."

Gary Neville said, "Yes, sometimes I see a fierce look in his eyes, as if he wants to eat people fiercely, I feel terrible. Those are the eyes of those who have fought tough battles..."

Such Beckham left a good impression on Ferguson's heart.

Entering April, Manchester United first drew 0-0 with Leeds United, and then beat Leicester City 4-0. Andy Cole scored two goals, Giggs added icing on the cake, and Evans' free kick sealed the victory for Manchester United.

However, Manchester United failed to continue the winning streak. They were tempered by Chelsea's shrinking defense and scored another 0-0. In fact, Manchester United was harmed by a low-level referee who made a low-level mistake.

After 38 rounds, Manchester United is 5 points behind their opponents.In the last 4 games, Manchester United was a guest at Coventry first. Ferguson and Kidd jointly directed a classic battle. Manchester United led twice and was tied twice. However, the Red Devils still relied on Cole to catch the opponent's wrong pass back and easily scored a single goal. In the end, they beat their opponent 3-2 and grabbed the key 3 points.

Back at home, Manchester United beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 with Jost's long-range shot, and then beat Southampton 2-1 away. Ferguson's team showed enough patience and super tenacity.

At this point in the season, there is only the last game left. Manchester United is 2 points behind Blackburn. The last game only needs Manchester United to win West Ham, while Blackburn loses away to Liverpool...then the championship will be reversed at the last moment!

For the chance at the last moment, Ferguson even launched a psychological warfare at the end of the season, but the opponent Dalglish was experienced and was not fooled.

In an interview, Ferguson would confidently say, "Blackburn will give us the chance again like Devon Loch." Chi is still questionable.

Objectively speaking, Ferguson's psychological warfare has affected Blackburn-Blackburn did not go all the way, and it also gave Manchester United a chance to catch up and catch up. After February, Blackburn has not won many games, and the points have not been drawn with Manchester United.

This was originally the best opportunity for Ferguson's team to catch up with their opponents before the final battle, but unfortunately Manchester United did not seize it.

Before the final battle came, Dalglish rarely responded to Ferguson's challenge.

He responded in an interview with reporters, "Devin Rocky's fall? I said I don't know what Devin Rocky is."

In this way, Manchester United and Blackburn are chasing after each other, and the points have been biting tightly.The battle for the league title between the two teams continued until the final round.

And the final championship is determined by the final round of competition-although the two teams encountered different opponents!
For the Premier League, this is simply the perfect story-the best screenwriter can probably only write such an exciting script.

Manchester United has been catching up, Blackburn has been leading the way.Before the last round, Blackburn first defeated Newcastle United in the league 1-0 at home, expanding the point advantage to 5 points, and Manchester United also finished the 41st round two days later, and finally defeated Southampton 2-1.

In this way, Blackburn has achieved a 2-point advantage before the final round.

Blackburn had a total of 89 points before the last game, while Manchester United with 87 points had an advantage in goal difference and head-to-head results-Manchester United had a goal difference of 49, Blackburn had only 42; and Manchester United defeated their opponents twice in the league.

Of course, the pre-match situation favored Blackburn.Blackburn will be a guest at Liverpool in the last round. Dalglish is a legend of Liverpool, and everyone there likes him. On the other hand, with the rise of Manchester United, and Ferguson's original sentence to kick Liverpool off the throne, Liverpool hates Manchester United, so the media believes that Liverpool will release water in this game and help Blackburn become the champion.And Manchester United will visit West Ham.West Ham is a tough nut to crack.

The Blackburn players were already in high spirits before the game and couldn't wait to celebrate the title ahead of schedule.

"We have won the championship!" The arrogant Fowlers uttered after defeating Newcastle, but Dalglish still maintained the necessary caution. He even warned the team before the game, "Liverpool should not be underestimated. We must be careful to deal with it."

The suspense of the Premier League championship has been retained until the last round. The two teams playing at the same time and facing different opponents will not know the title of the champion until the result of the game comes out.

(End of this chapter)