Chapter six hundred and twentieth eight Ferguson can not be underestimated
For other teams participating in the Champions League, Manchester City's two-goal victory over Inter Milan in an away game was enough to shock everyone - anyway, Inter Milan has been one of the strongest teams in Europe in the past few years. Last year
Although they lost to Liverpool by two goals in the first round, it was in an away game and they still received two red cards. With Mourinho this season, although Mancini and Quare were transferred in the summer,
Sima failed, but after all, they also have quite good strength, but now they are beaten 2-0 by Manchester City without temper at their home court. What kind of concept is this!
This means that Manchester City has completely reached the level of a top team, both in terms of real strength and mentality!
If Manchester City's strength was not so exaggerated at the beginning of the season, then after training in the Champions League group stage, they have begun to mature. What is particularly frightening is that some of the young players in their ranks are still struggling.
With progress, Benzema is getting better and better, Bell can also take on important tasks in many cases, plus Vidal who can almost replace Deco... The overall strength of Manchester City now is indeed terrible!
This victory has undoubtedly boosted Manchester City's confidence again. Although they have been chased by Manchester United in the league and have only one point left in the lead, they are still undaunted and begin to believe that they can win in the league and in the league.
Achieve the best results in the Champions Cup!
Of course, at this time, all the Manchester City players do not feel that they must win the Champions League. For most of them, they feel that they can go one step further, that is, win, win one game at a time.
, until you reach your limit.
Among Manchester City players, except Deco, although Torres, Di Natale, Yaya Toure and Alves have all won the Champions League under Dick, except for Deco, he was the main player in Porto.
In addition, the other four people have only won the Champions League as substitutes. They now hope to launch an impact in the Champions League as the main force. Even if they do not necessarily win the championship, as long as they show themselves during the impact.
value, then for them, it is the most important thing!
After returning to the league, Manchester City began to continue to win in the league. At the same time, their biggest rival, Manchester United, was also chasing behind them tenaciously, constantly narrowing the distance between them and Arsenal's winning streak!
Arsenal's previous 14-game winning streak is the longest winning streak in the Premier League so far, and they have now won 11 consecutive games. If they win three more games, Manchester United will set a new record!
"Only fourteen games? If I had known it, I would have tried my best to win the game against Liverpool..." Dick flipped through the newspaper and muttered in his heart. He really didn't notice this before. Otherwise, he would have won the game against Liverpool as much as possible...
Manchester City has already won ten consecutive games. If we take it seriously, it is possible to break this record - but now, don't think about it. It is no longer possible. Even if we win completely this season, we will not be able to achieve it.
The scale of fourteen consecutive wins.
In the twenty-seventh round, Manchester City defeated West Ham United 2-1 in an away game. After rotating most of their main players, their victory was precious. Manchester United completed 12 consecutive victories. They were at home.
Easily defeated Portsmouth 2-0 and continued to chase after Manchester City.
In the twenty-eighth round, Manchester City defeated Aston Villa 2-0 at home. It can be said that Manchester City did not give Aston Villa any opportunity to take advantage of it. In the first round, they had completed a hat trick against Manchester City.
Agbonlahor had no performance at all under Manchester City's targeted defense. Manchester City controlled and steadily advanced through the midfield, scoring one goal in each half and not giving Aston Villa any chance to counterattack. Such a performance
A mature Manchester City is what scares everyone. They are less aggressive and aggressive, but they can win in a more relaxed way.
Manchester United defeated Newcastle 2-1 in an away game, which brought their winning streak to 13 games, only one game away from Arsenal's record!
Manchester United's strong momentum has made many people begin to feel that Manchester City is now unable to withstand it. However, after observing Manchester United's recent state, Dick said to the players with certainty on the training ground: "Manchester United
Now we are almost reaching a period of exhaustion... I think they will have poor results next."
The Manchester City players were doubtful, but the next second round of the Champions League seemed to be a slap in the face. Manchester United swept Sporting Lisbon 7-1 at home and entered the quarterfinals!
Although Manchester City also controlled their opponents well at home, withstood Inter Milan's counterattack, and finally drew 0-0 with the opponent at home, and entered the quarterfinals with a total score of 2-0 in two rounds, but Manchester United is so
The crazy momentum has undoubtedly cast a shadow on the hearts of countless people who support Manchester City!
"Actually... they are really dying, haven't you seen? In the league, it is getting more and more difficult for them to win, but in the Champions League, they scored seven goals at once... It's typical of that
They can no longer control their overall state. They are playing average at one moment and very good at the next. In this state, it will be very difficult for them to create a winning streak." Dick said a little bit.
Said to Marina helplessly.
"Why? With their current momentum, it won't be a big deal if they win one or two more games." Marina was a little confused.
"Don't forget who their opponent is in the next round." Dick laughed.
"Liverpool..." Marriner replied smoothly, and then reacted: "You mean..."
"It's impossible for Benitez not to see this. Although their form has begun to decline recently, without the involvement of the Champions League, they are still very strong. Benitez will make good use of this. Maybe, this
Manchester United will lose miserably in one round." Dick replied with a smile.
Dick once again proved his unique vision and judgment - Manchester United, which was aiming for fourteen consecutive victories, suffered a heavy setback in the fourteenth game. At their home court, they were beaten four points by Liverpool.
First, throughout the game they were embarrassed by the crazy running and strong physical confrontation of Liverpool players. Except for Cristiano Ronaldo who scored a goal through a penalty kick, most of the other times
Manchester United are all at a disadvantage, and their current decline has indeed been reflected. In terms of physical fitness, they are starting to be a little bit unbearable - after all, overall, they are not as good as Manchester City. Fighting on two fronts, against their main lineup
The pressure seems to be very great.
Dick, on the other hand, directed Manchester City to a 1-1 draw with Chelsea in the away game. Under such circumstances, scoring one more point than the opponent is an extra weight in the final moments of the league!
With the help of this draw, Manchester City leads Manchester United by two points, which means that they are eligible to draw one more game than Manchester United in the remaining nine league rounds.
"I told you before, but you still don't believe it!" Dick just said these words after the game ended, and left the projection room where they were watching the game together, leaving all the Manchester City players looking at each other.
In this Champions League quarter-finals, four Premier League teams once again entered the quarter-finals, so it became normal for teams to collide. In the end, Manchester City got a relatively better draw. Their opponents,
It's Villarreal from Spain.
While Arsenal and Chelsea were fighting each other, Manchester United once again got a good draw. They met another Portuguese team, Porto. The remaining game was a collision between Bayern and Barcelona!
The next two games of the Champions League will be played in April. Before the first round of the away game against Villarreal, Manchester City still has two rounds of league games to play, against Sunderland at home and against Arsenal away from home.
Dick will naturally not give up in these two games. At this point in the game, it is the time to test Manchester City's overall strength. Dick made so many preparations before the season and carefully used rotations in the league.
To train those potential players among the substitute players, not only can we come up with two sets of equally strong lineups, but also one and a half. It is precisely in such a dense and important schedule that we can achieve victory.
At the same time, try to keep all the players from getting too tired. This is what Dick is pursuing and what he has always built in all the teams he has coached.
Now it seems that the situation is not bad.
In addition to the current main lineup, he can also use Richards, Cahill, Button, Deco, Di Natale, Bell and Ashley Young as substitutes.
It can still be done without being too exhausted.
In the 30th round, Manchester City relied on Richards' header to beat Sunderland 1-0 at home with many substitutes on the field. In another game, Manchester United's fatigue had not passed.
Suffered two consecutive defeats, lost to Fulham 0-2 in the away game, and was opened up by five points to Manchester City!
"Now our league is considered stable." Marina seemed very happy with this result.
"No... not necessarily. Ferguson, the old fox, is gathering strength now. He sent out almost all the substitutes in this game to allow the main players to recover, just for the final sprint! Look, the main players of Manchester United are now
They have almost recovered. In the FA Cup this weekend, they will probably let the substitutes come on and let the main players rest. The next step will be the most difficult time." Dick shook his head and said to Ferguson
, he has never given up his vigilance. Although he looks very old now and Manchester United seems to be in poor condition, as long as he is not careful, he will definitely be hit hard by the Red Devils!
There are still eight rounds of the league, and a five-point gap is nothing. Compared with Manchester United, Manchester City needs to invest more in the Champions League. After all, they cannot make any mistakes, and Manchester United has much more experience. Now
Both sides are advancing hand in hand. If you think that the league is stable now, you will probably be severely tricked by this old fox.
Thinking of this, Dick couldn't help but admire Ferguson. He actually dared to use a substitute at this time to restore his main physical strength and paralyze his opponent at the same time. Such a decisiveness is not easy to make. It can easily be self-defeating. Only
Only after Ferguson's control over the team reached a certain limit could he adopt such a bold strategy!
Sure enough, in the sixth round of the FA Cup in the next midweek, Ferguson continued to send out all the substitutes, and finally lost to his opponent and missed the FA Cup semi-finals. Manchester United, which gave up the FA Cup, had already gathered strength.
