Manchester United and Chelsea, who only have eyes for each other and the eventual champions, were "educated" by the third and fourth brothers in the two focus battles of this round. Wenger + Benitez: "We are not dead yet!"
Ferguson and Jose could only say with sullen eyebrows: "Well done!"
After losing the game, there is nothing to say. However, Liverpool is still 8 points behind Chelsea, so Manchester United and Chelsea still regard each other as their main opponents, and will not divert their attention just because the third and fourth players occasionally rise up.
Chelsea should be grateful to this old rival in East London for resolutely cheating Ferguson and suppressing Sir Alex Ferguson's smile. After the game, Ferguson couldn't hide his disappointment and said: "We should have won, but I
Knowing that Robin van Persie can score goals...well, the teams at the top of the list, such as Chelsea, still have very difficult away games..."
Chelsea, who had escaped the disaster, began to "have fun" again. Regarding the highly hyped rumors in Fleet Street about asking Lippi to replace Mourinho, the club made a stern statement: "The club has never had contact with Lippi's side and there is no replacement.
Jose’s list of candidates.”
Gee, that sounds like the truth, as if Terry and Drogba's public statements some time ago were false.
But yes, thick skin is an essential quality for becoming a rich man.
Since Manchester United and Chelsea are only three points apart, neither Ferguson nor Jose are sure about winning the league. Therefore, the League Cup and FA Cup, which are gradually coming to an end, have become the frontline battles for the two sides to fight to the death.
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At least taking a championship home is not only the idea of the two coaches, but also the idea of the two clubs, the two teams and even the fans of both sides.
Therefore, after the unsatisfactory 24 rounds of games, both sides concentrated on dealing with the two major cup matches. However, what was not good for Chelsea was that Sir Alex Ferguson's team was eliminated early in the League Cup, so as long as they played one game
The fourth round of the FA Cup is just fine, and Chelsea has to play two games. However, Manchester United's opponent is the Premier League team Portsmouth, which is currently ranked in the middle. It will not reach the European war at the top and will not be relegated at the bottom.
As far as the team is concerned, the two major cup competitions are where they are most willing to work hard, so Manchester United's game may be more difficult than Chelsea's two games.
Wednesday is the second game of the League Cup semi-final between Chelsea and Wycombe. No matter how dark horse the opponent is, it is still a fifth-tier team. Chelsea just need to be a little more serious. The opponent on the weekend is Nottingham Forest. They are currently playing in the English Championship. Their strength
It's also relatively average.
Wang Ai's eyes were re-examined after the game and no problems were found, so he was placed in the squad again to cope with emergencies. Although Jose would never admit it, in fact, Wang Ai was
Playing as a substitute many times during the season, he was able to keep his average number of goals per game close to two. This record, which is harder than diamonds, has made Jose gradually become psychologically dependent on Wang Ai.
If nothing else, anytime you want to score a goal, let him hit it! Especially when Jose doesn't want to defend.
However, Wang Ai came to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night, and it proved to be a false alarm. Jose sent out a slightly stronger lineup than the previous game, and knocked out Wycombe, and easily sent the dark horse home 4:0. By the way,
Reached the League Cup final.
The opponent on the other side is the old enemy Wenger. Arsenal does not want to lose all four, so they also focus on the League Cup.
Over the weekend, Wang Ai once again watched the entire game. Chelsea easily defeated Nottingham Forest. Jose still sent out two-thirds of the main lineup, giving a lot to Kalou, Mikel, Bridge and others.
Opportunity. Of course he reciprocated the favor and asked Sheva to go up and stroll around for a while.
Sheva himself did not want to give up and struggled hard for an hour, but still failed to score.
Two days later, the Premier League resumes, and the 25th round is here. This time Chelsea will face Blackburn, and Manchester United will face Watford. These are two opponents that will basically not cause trouble. It depends on who will win, Chelsea or Manchester United.
The boat capsized.
But neither Ferguson nor Jose gave their opponents a chance to steal the chicken. In the battle between Chelsea and Blackburn, which took place 15 minutes ahead, they finally won a big victory with the goals of Wang Ai, Drogba, Lampard and Wang Ai.
The opponents. The central defenders formed by Carvalho's return and partnership with Essien withstood the impact of Blackburn. The most dangerous one was Qu Bo's back-point steal. Unfortunately, when the ball was about to roll over the goal line, the defender was pretended to be a full-back.
Diarra quickly caught up and shoveled him out.
Qu Bo was very angry, so he killed Wang Ai severely that night.
Chelsea had a big victory here, but Manchester United was not to be outdone. As soon as the Chelsea game ended, the players immediately watched TV and discovered that Manchester United was already leading 4:0.
After this battle, Manchester United still leads the list with a 3-point advantage, Chelsea is second with 57 points, Liverpool is third with 49 points, and Arsenal is fourth with 48 points. In the first half of the league, Tottenham has already broken into the top four, and Everton has surpassed them.
And so on, are slowly being thrown away. In the second half, the strength of a team's lineup has already begun to be measured. If there are not a few international players on the bench, you really can't survive this time when there is no Premier League even during the winter break.
Such a result would inevitably disappoint the outside world, and there is nothing explosive about it. The civil strife in Chelsea has passed, and there is nothing new if they keep tossing it over and over again. Manchester United is as stable as an old dog. The news that Ferguson sent to the outside world must have been said by himself. As for the top four
Other than that, who cares?
Since the team has nothing to say, let’s talk about the stars! The past two big wins have allowed the forwards of the two All-Star teams of Chelsea and Manchester United to once again brush up their statistics. Chelsea’s Didier Drogba scored this season’s goal.
For the 15th goal, Lampard scored the 10th. Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 14th, and Rooney scored the 10th. With one-third of the league left, this data is absolutely
worthy of their star status.
Of course, there is Wang Ai who leads the way before them, with 28 goals! He alone has more goals than Manchester United's two major attackers combined, unless Solskjaer is added!
The current Premier League record for goals scored in a single season is 34. With 13 games left, the gap of 6 goals is not easy for many stars. If they can score one goal in two games, they can already receive the maximum salary.
He may even get a penalty kick from his opponent, but for Wang Ai, it may only be a matter of two or three games.
Throughout January, Wang Ai scored a total of eight goals in Aston Villa, Wigan Athletic, Liverpool and Blackburn! This is a goal that many forwards pursue throughout the season, so although the Premier League has not yet announced it,
All media put the "January Player of the Month" hat on Wang Ai.
Therefore, when Wang Ai came back from morning practice with Qu Bo the next morning after the game, he unexpectedly found the TV station's broadcast truck in front of his house!
This chapter has been completed!