Manchester United stars Li Yu and Wayne Rooney opened their own Twitter accounts and immediately received countless fans. However, the experience of another Red Devils player was much more miserable. Just two hours after midfielder Gibson opened Twitter, he was scolded by Manchester United fans.
, had to close his account, and his Twitter only survived for two hours before being declared "dead".
Perhaps inspired by Twitter guru Rio Ferdinand, Gibson recently opened his own account under the name "bbo28". Ferdinand confirmed the arrival of his teammates in his Twitter and called on his 842,000 fans to welcome Gibson.
Unexpectedly, in just two hours, Gibson had to close his account because Manchester United's own fans were madly insulting the Irish midfielder. One fan wrote: "The team worked so hard to control the ball, and then you kicked it
Shoot it into the last row of the stands, every damn time!"
Another person wrote: "You are shit, Ferguson will sell you in the summer!" Another said: "You are a disgrace as a player, what does Ferguson see in you? I don't know."
Gibson had a poor performance in Manchester United's last game. He was criticized for often choosing long-range shots. Seeing the attack from the Red Devils fans, the Irish midfielder sadly closed his Twitter account. Ferdinand confirmed: "Gibson said he
He came up to see what the fans wrote, and he left because he didn’t want to be disturbed.”
Of course, not all Manchester United fans are so harsh. Some people began to defend Gibson, and others launched the "Bring Gibo Back" Twitter campaign, hoping to get the Manchester United midfielder to reopen Twitter. In the Red Devils, the 23-year-old Gibson is just
As a substitute and rotation player, he probably shouldn't bear such heavy pressure.
At the same time, Manchester United coach Ferguson admitted that he would feel jealous if he compared the Champions League results of the Red Devils with other European giants. In history, Manchester United has won the Champions League four times and is only tied for the number of times it has won the Champions League.
fifth.
Ferguson said: "We should have reached the semi-finals. The expectations in Europe are always high and you feel jealous of other clubs' European results."
"Look at Real Madrid (9 championships and 3 runners-up), AC Milan (7 championships and 4 runners-up), Bayern Munich (4 championships and 4 runners-up), Ajax (4 championships and 2 runners-up) and Liverpool (
5 times champion (2 times runner-up). We try to get closer.”
"We need to reach this height as soon as possible. The current lineup has enough experience in European competitions."
Facing the semi-final opponent Schalke 04, Ferguson did not dare to ignore it. "At this stage, you will always feel a little worried. The semi-finals are never easy. In 1999, when we faced Juventus in the semi-finals, we had
After this situation, we were too anxious in the home game, but fortunately we let go in the second round. Three years ago in the semi-final against Barcelona, we got the result we wanted in the first round, but in the last 20 minutes of the second round
Minutes later, we were a little nervous again."
It is worth mentioning that during Ferguson's coaching career at Manchester United, he has never eliminated a German team in two rounds. The Red Devils were eliminated by Bayern in the Champions League last season and lost to the semi-finals in 1997 and 2002.
After defeating Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen, Ferguson said that if he wants to break this "German Curse", he must pay attention to Schalke as an opponent.
"Manchester United will never be misled by public opinion and think that the game is easy to play," Ferguson said. "Schalke has defeated all teams in the Champions League this season at home, including Valencia and Inter Milan. This is obviously very important.
Good condition, so the game will be difficult, we have to pay attention to it."
Li Yu will be a key figure for Manchester United in the semi-finals. Ferguson praised the Chinese striker for his stable and efficient performance this season. He said: "It is hard to believe that a player can maintain his condition so well in one year. For any player,
It seems normal to have troughs. But Li Yu breaks this rule, especially when he always steps forward at critical moments. Manchester United's ability to have such a player is the best guarantee for the Champions League!"
In the Champions League semi-final against Schalke, Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will set a record. This is the thirteenth time he has participated in the Champions League semi-final in his career, and he will be tied with former Real Madrid and Chelsea midfielder Makelele as the record holder.
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But Van der Sar himself is more concerned about the team's performance. "When you are in a team that can win, it always feels good," the 40-year-old Dutch veteran said, "We have played very well recently.
Well, I hope I can continue this momentum. So far, my career has been pretty good, and I hope I can have a good ending."
In the semi-finals, Van der Sar will face the threat of Raul, and the Dutchman praised his opponent. "Raul is an amazing player. He has played at a high level for Real Madrid for so many years and has played for them in the league.
He has scored so many goals, and he is also the top scorer in the Champions League."
"You can't relax at all against Raul. He is such a threat and can score goals as long as he has a chance. When facing him, our defenders need to concentrate."
In the game that night, it was hard to imagine such a one-sided Champions League semi-final. The strength of Schalke 04, currently ranked tenth in the Bundesliga, was too far away. This season’s Champions League home victory record has ended and they will basically miss the final. Experienced
After three draws and three losses in the past, Manchester United broke the "curse" of not winning in Germany in the knockout stages, setting multiple records and further increasing their defensive confidence.
Schalke 04 went through a coaching change not long ago, and they were able to eliminate Valencia despite poor league performance. Inter Milan broke into the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time, which is not easy.
Also because he had accumulated enough confidence at the Schalke Stadium, coach Rangnick decided to continue to adopt a comprehensive offensive approach to deal with Manchester United.
Unfortunately, there is a big gap between the players of both sides in terms of passing and receiving, personal confrontation and speed. The Schalke 04 team's third line is too far apart, the midfield recovery protection is insufficient, and the defense line is full of loopholes.
Neuer, the national team's number one goalkeeper, is like the "upper body" of Spider-Man, relying entirely on his personal ability to "weave" an invisible web in front of the goal. In the first half alone, he blocked 8 shots from the opponent's target, a series of miracles.
Blocked the close-range attacks of Rooney, Hernandez and Giggs. Strangely, coach Lan
Nick did not change tactics at halftime because they were lucky enough to hold 0:0 in the first half, adjusting personnel to shrink the defense. As a result, in the second half, Manchester United was still able to pass through the midfield easily and comfortably pick up, pass, and transfer the ball outside the penalty area. Noy
Er's "miracle" finally could not be sustained in the 67th minute.
As Ferguson said after the game, Li Yu's goal that was invalid for offside was a psychological turning point, letting his teammates know that the door handled by "Spider-Man" can be breached.
Giggs, who was at ease throughout the game, has retained his best form in the Champions League in the past two months. After assisting the team's nearly four Champions League goals, this time he was once blocked by Neuer and finally looked forward to the opportunity to appear in the good team.
With his left foot, he scored the 10th Champions League away goal in his career. He scored in Germany for the first time in the past 10 years. He has scored in 15 Champions Leagues (same as Raul).
Moreover, he also surpassed Inzaghi and became the oldest goalscorer in the Champions League, continuing to write a unique and ageless legend.
Manchester United is lucky this season. Manchester United's No. 9 has performed outstandingly throughout the season. No one can replace his role in Manchester United. Giggs, Nani and the returning Valencia and Park Ji-sung are also there to support him.
More importantly, after experiencing a series of personal and family crises in the first half of the season, the number one star Rooney has reproduced his omnipotent performance last year in the sprint stage of this season. He is full of energy and runs around the court, assisting in transitions between offense and defense, and organizing offense.
It is almost impeccable in terms of directly threatening the opponent's door.
The goals scored in the three games in the past month are worth a lot of money, including a hat-trick in the away game against West Ham, which decided to stabilize the Premier League on the third line (at the time). The only away goal in the Champions League quarter-finals was a heavy blow to Chelsea. This game
The victory was secured two minutes after assisting Giggs. Six of his nearly eight Champions League goals were scored away from home, which shows his stability at home and away.
The only key game this month that he was unable to play due to suspension: Manchester United lost to Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-finals! He also said goodbye to the shadow of the red card in the 2006 World Cup as a winner at this stadium. The mature Rooney finally showed the world his
The glorious side of a world-class player.
After the first round of the semi-finals, Manchester United also became the first team since the Champions League was restructured to not concede a goal in all six away games in a single season. Van der Sar, who appeared in the Champions League semi-finals for the 13th time (tying Makelele's record), also saved the opponent's goal.
Several cold shots did not allow Raul any chance to make up for the shot. He became the first goalkeeper to keep clean sheets in 50 games in the Champions League.
The strongest central defender combination of Vidic + Ferdinand is very focused and cooperates tacitly to ensure that the two full-backs are free to step forward to assist. Fabio is a new addition to the defense. You must know that he has only started two games in the Premier League this season.
That’s all!
The first time he started in the knockout stage of the Champions League was in an away game in the semi-finals, and he was in a right back position that he was not familiar with in the past. However, Fabio was not only at a disadvantage against Baumjohn and Farfan of the opponent, but also several times
The long-distance attack shows great explosiveness and dribbling ability, and he did not suffer at all when dealing with high-altitude balls in the penalty area in the final stage.
Due to O'Shea, Brown is often injured, and Gary Neville hangs up his boots. Originally, Manchester United's right back position was not reliable (Rafael also made mistakes in the battle with Bayern last season), but now Fabio's excellent performance in the past month
It relieved the worries of the whole team. Manchester United has never lost at home in European competitions by more than one goal. Now they have a 2-0 advantage. It can be said that they will appear at the new Wembley Stadium again on May 28 to compete for this year's competition.
The "Big Ears Cup" has become a foregone conclusion.
What does 5 years mean to a professional player? 5 years can take Ronaldo from the top of Europe to his tearful final call; 5 years can make the once unknown Messi increase his worth five times in a row and step on the path of being worshiped by everyone.
The altar of God; 5 years can allow a 20-year-old reckless boy who hastily ended his first World Cup trip - Manchester United's current king Rooney (Manchester United News) to become a phoenix on the same turf 5 years later.
Just like Odysseus, he perfectly interprets a mythical journey of self-redemption.
In the World Cup in Germany five years ago, Rooney, who was under 21 years old, received a red card for maliciously stamping on Carvalho at the Gelsenkirchen Stadium, ruining his World Cup trip and becoming the number one culprit for England's elimination.
Five years later, when the King of Manchester United stepped onto the same lawn again, under the gaze of more than a billion eyes, he dominated the game with a gorgeous goal and a perfect assist. He left the field with his head held high. This time,
It was a real pride to go to Schalke! From the World Cup to the Champions League, in these two most important competitions in world football, Rooney threw the nightmare thousands of miles away. He went through five years of hard work and courage to return to the heart of sadness.
Earth, for today’s moment of rectification of the name!
As a forward, Rooney, who played for 83 minutes, ran nearly 10 kilometers in the whole game. He worked tirelessly to drop back and play the ball, and successfully gave the Red Devils an overwhelming advantage in the away game, and directly helped his senior Giger.
Si knocked on the door of victory.
In the 67th minute, Rooney received Evra's pass from the left with his back in the middle of the frontcourt. After turning around flexibly, he first pretended to shoot, then moved horizontally to attract two Schalke players to attack, and then acted as if there was no one around.
He pushed the arch of his foot and sent out an extremely concealed pass. The veteran Ryan Giggs faced Neuer, who was playing very bravely in this field, one-on-one without being marked. He calmly pushed the ball and scored. Manchester United went through a lot of hard work.
Relying on the exquisite cooperation of one old and one young, the Germans finally broke through the psychological defense line of the Germans.
Just 2 minutes after the first goal, Li Yu sent another wonderful pass at the top of the penalty area. The little fat man who broke into the penalty area acted like Giggs, and his push went straight to the dead corner, like a god.
Neuer finally fell at his feet, losing his confidence in helplessness. After scoring the goal, Rooney celebrated like a glider, and then pointed with both hands to his partner Li Yu who assisted him. At this moment, Rooney had nothing more than what football had brought him.
Be happy and have no distractions, and let the humiliation of 1-4 in the World Cup go to hell.
Of course, Rooney's contribution to the game did not stop there. In the 3rd minute after the opening of the first half, his long-range shot hit Atsuto Uchida and went straight to the goal. If it were not for Neuer's heroic save, Manchester United could have
Take control of the game early.
In the 34th minute, Rooney made a beautiful fake move and headed past Metzelder. The German central defender was forced to pull down the little fat man and received a yellow card, thus becoming timid in the rest of the game.
In the 78th minute, the team already led the opponent by two goals. Rooney was still relentless in the frontcourt to steal the opponent who had lost focus, still trying to create a third goal. When he was replaced by Nani in the 83rd minute, Schalke
The fans made some unfriendly boos, but compared with their usual cheers of up to 130 decibels, Rooney's wonderful performance obviously won more respect from the home team fans.
In an interview with the media before the game, the German national goalkeeper expressed his fear of Rooney and hoped that his teammates could target the front line composed of Rooney and Li Yu. However, he also said: "In the (2010) World Cup, I
I've already had the experience of playing against Rooney once, when Germany had the last laugh, and I hope it will be the same against Manchester United. Manchester United are a star team and I must admit that I admire their style of play."
In an interview with the "Daily Express" before the game, Ferguson also expressed his recognition of Rooney's recent state: "His state in the past two months is unparalleled. Excellent players have the ability to self-regulate their state. I
I think Wayne is a special kid. He understands better than anyone that his performance on the court will be directly evaluated by others. You see, he has completely proven himself now. You have to forget the unpleasant moments. This is a career.
Wayne has achieved the quality of a player."
Ferguson's "unpleasant moment" may be an allusion to Rooney's nine-month ball drought since last year. In the 8-4 knockout match against Bayern in last season's Champions League, Rooney was accidentally injured and Manchester United was also eliminated.
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After losing to the Germans, Rooney seemed to be in despair. The ball shortage spread and off-field news continued. Today, being able to respond to his opponent at the German home court was a sigh of relief. Although Rooney's return has been mentioned countless times, but he can do so in this way.
He completely broke out in the crucial Champions League game, indicating that Rooney has indeed returned to his peak state. In the "Sun"'s newly selected best team of the Premier League season, Rooney beat his teammates, and the current Premier League top scorer Berbatov was selected.
It seems that good things are happening one after another. The Manchester United ace who once scored goals constantly and made everyone envious is really back.
For Rooney, not everything went smoothly. This week, Xiaopang, who was encouraged by Ferdinand, opened Weibo. Although he attracted more than 100,000 fans in just one hour, many of them
They all came with the purpose of ridiculing him, and some even used the Rooney prostitution scandal to ridicule the relationship between him and his wife Colleen.
However, Rooney didn't seem to mind. In subsequent Weibo messages, he always praised his new partner Hernandez, calling him Manchester United's "deal of the century." Xiao Wandou defeated Everton last weekend.
After that, instead of letting Rooney feel the pressure, it actually inspired Rooney to cooperate with him. This is a good thing for both of them from both a personal and team perspective.
In contrast, another hero in the game seems to have long been accustomed to hiding behind the spotlight. The role of Manchester United's No. 9 has been ignored again. I don't know when, this phenomenon has become an established habit.
Although Li Yu did not argue for anything, many Chinese fans were complaining that this was intentional by the English media.
Everything is nothing to Li Yu. Winning the game is the most important thing. As for the media's reaction? Without them, it can calm down a little, which is not bad.
