Wensheng's prediction was absolutely correct. Manchester United fell into a disadvantage since the start of the game. The offensive football of "crazy" Bielsa is indeed well-deserved. Athletic Bilbao did not defend at its home court. On the contrary, they actively launched their offensive and maintained oppression of Manchester United's backcourt.

Manchester United's midfielder could not control the situation at all. Athletic Bilbao got a lot of opportunities in the first half, but unfortunately he was not very lucky and only scored one goal by Manchester United.

But even if there is only one goal, it will take Manchester United's life.

According to the rules of the Europa League knockout stage, under the current situation, Manchester United must complete three goals in the second half to eliminate Athletic Bilbao. Just think about it and know how difficult this is!

"Ferguson probably wants to give up this game!" Wensheng said to Cheryl during the break.

Manchester United's situation in the second half did not change, the midfield was like a tofu, and the Athletic Bilbao players were able to pass several consecutive games in the midfield.

Ferguson made a substitution adjustment in more than fifty minutes. Carrick was replaced by Pogba and Smalling replaced Ferdinand. This move was obviously to keep his strength against Crystal Palace on the weekend.

Neither Ferdinand nor Carrick showed any superior level in this game. Carrick, who had slow movement ability, exposed his weaknesses. The opponent had good technical ability and skillful transmission and cutting cooperation. Carrick moved too slowly and was too easy to be penetrated by the opponent. He did not provide enough protection to the defense line at all.

Ferguson can use the poor player's condition as a reason to substitute, but who believes it?

Substitutions cannot change Manchester United's disadvantaged situation, and soon they lost their second goal.

Speaking of which, Athletic Bilbao is not very good at seizing opportunities, and it is not impossible to be lucky 4:0 or 5:0. They have upended Manchester United's defense line and missed many single-shot opportunities in front of the goal.

The common problem that Manchester United has is to let the opponent's offensive pressure be directly borne by the defense line. Evans was a little lack of confidence and let him bear too much pressure, and the collapse was predictable.

The final result of this game was 2:1. Athletic Bilbao defeated Manchester United at home, achieved a double kill, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup.

Just looking at the score, Manchester United doesn't seem so cowardly. Rooney won a goal for them at the end of the game, but if you look at the process more, you will know how embarrassed this Manchester United is today.

The ball was under, and they only completed 4 shots in the game, while their defensive system allowed Athletic Bilbao to complete 17 shots.

The guests in the BBC live broadcast room were still making a summary for Manchester United. Wensheng turned off the TV, spoke to Cheryl, and hid in the study.

If you just want to see Manchester United's jokes and watch this game to accumulate material for Ferguson's eye drops, Wen Sheng is really not that naive. As he said to Cheryl, the most important thing he wants to learn about Manchester United through this game and prepare for the weekend's league.

Hiding in the study, Wensheng closed his eyes and savored the game.

Manchester United has only one problem since the beginning of the season to now. The midfield is too bad. In Wen Sheng's opinion, Scholes's return is only a little bit better for Manchester United's midfield.

Some people say that Manchester United ranks second in the league! The midfield is as bad as you said?

Wen Sheng smiled and said whether Manchester United's midfielder is bad or not is not about the league, but about the situation in the European game.

In the league, the Lord Sir has a unique temperament and charm. They are more familiar with their league opponents and with the domineering support of Ferguson, many teams may have been sifting their legs when they see Manchester United.

But it is completely different when it comes to European wars. European opponents are not familiar with Manchester United, and Manchester United is not familiar with them. If you are lucky, you will meet again one or two years later. If you are unlucky, your battle history may be blank.

On such a battlefield, Manchester United's domineering aura is useless, and they have not even made it out of the Champions League group line. They have not played well in the two rounds of the Europa League in the top 32 and top 16.

Such European results are enough to illustrate their problems.

Ferguson also knew the problem of his midfield, so he urgently wanted to get De Bruyne.

This game also touched Wensheng's defense line. This defense line is the best choice for Manchester United at present, but under the strong impact of Athletic Bilbao, it was so unbearable, which really surprised Wensheng.

"It seems that they are not that powerful! What if we keep hitting them like this on weekends? Will it create the same effect?!" Wen Sheng opened his eyes and wrote and painted on the draft paper.

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The next day is Friday, and there is still one day before the pre-match press conference, but this does not prevent Wensheng from having to speak out. In the past, Ferguson was a dead old man. However, now Wensheng has the capital to be proud. In comparison, Crystal Palace is better than Manchester United.

"Manchester United was eliminated?! I was not surprised at all! The UEFA Cup event is not that important. I think the league championship may be their goal! Sir Ferguson has the right to make such a choice!" Wen Sheng specially connected with familiar reporters and commented on Manchester United's match against Athletic Bilbao.

"To be honest, I was a little surprised by Manchester United's performance! They seemed to be out of their best form, and their performance in the Champions League this season is not very stable! Athletic Bilbao is a team worthy of respect!"

"Anyway, Manchester United is eliminated now, which is a good thing for them! We have also been eliminated. Now we are fair and can work together for the league championship!"

In addition to Wen Sheng sarcastically, Ferguson's slander Roy Keane also started his mouth and scolded Manchester United players for having no motivation on the court and surrendering directly when one goal was behind. Of course, this slander also scolded Ferguson for his improper employment.

Ferguson called Wensheng in the evening.

"Boy, don't forget Manchester City! Is it necessary for us to do this?! We're arguing here to make that Italian profit?!"

"Manchester City?! It's not me who should be afraid of Manchester City, it's you! Besides, do you think I can forget what you said more than a week ago?! Sir Ferguson, being a human being, the most important thing is to be kind! I will give you a big dish tomorrow! Don't thank me then!" Wensheng replied with a smile.

Ferguson didn't know what Wensheng was going to do, but it was definitely not a good thing. He never forbids players from reading media and newspapers. However, after this phone call, Ferguson issued a missing contact order to the whole team. From Saturday to the end of the away game against Crystal Palace, the team players were not allowed to contact electronic products.

The fundamental purpose of verbal battles is to disrupt everyone's minds. Manchester United players must be sad in the face of countless media's soul-searching questions in the past two days. If Wensheng played any tricks, Ferguson would not be able to guarantee that his players would not be trapped.
Chapter completed!