In November this year, Ferguson will celebrate his 25th anniversary at Old Trafford. This season, Manchester United is very hopeful of winning the Premier League and the Champions League, the two most important competitions. But Arsenal legend Ian
-Wright poured cold water on Manchester United in today's "Sun" column. He believes that the Red Devils are likely to end the season empty-handed.
"I have no doubt that Manchester United will reach the Champions League final. They are still 3 points ahead in the remaining 3 rounds of the league. This is a good situation. But at this moment, I am more optimistic about Chelsea winning the crown. You must know that at the beginning of March, they
Still 15 points behind Manchester United."
"I was optimistic about Chelsea at the beginning of the league, but Manchester United's subsequent strength surprised me. But looking at Sunday's game at the Emirates Stadium, Manchester United's performance was unconvincing. They only won 5 games away from home. They were at Old Trafford.
Germany performed well, but Chelsea have won two of the past three visits here, so it’s hard to say what the outcome will be.”
"Looking at the match between Chelsea and Tottenham, I have to say that Ancelotti's team has been very lucky recently and they have players who can decide the outcome of the game, so I am sure they will beat Manchester United on Sunday. This season is strong.
The team's performance has had its ups and downs, and it seems that they all lack enough desire for the championship. No one is outstanding, Manchester United is always weak, Chelsea has good and bad times, and Arsenal has too many draws."
"Manchester United will beat the Germans easily, Barcelona look to be their opponents in the Champions League final and United will have a headache against Espanyol. The Red Devils were disappointing against Arsenal and my former club deserved to win. Look.
"Looking at United's past games away to Sunderland, Newcastle and home to West Brom, I ask myself why they can't win these games?"
Wright spent his peak years at Arsenal, and his adopted son Wright-Phillips has played for Manchester City and Chelsea. It is not surprising that the old Wright is not optimistic about Manchester United at this time. However, Ferguson has no time to care about this.
With his sarcastic remarks, his attention has already been focused on Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Schalke 04.
In an interview with the media before the game, the Scotsman said that the two-leg match with Schalke was "important", but he believed that Manchester United would get through it safely: "We are now exactly where we hoped at the beginning of the season.
In a good position. (Midweek ratio
I will make some adjustments, no doubt. Scholes will definitely return, as will Berbatov and Owen, and I will add some fresh blood to the game." At the same time, he also told "Sky Sports"
, some other first-line players will get a chance to rest.
On the other hand, Manchester United's No. 9, who has performed well this season, also stood up to encourage his teammates to attack the championship. In an interview with Manchester United's official website, he said: "The advantage of Manchester United (compared to Chelsea and Arsenal) is that we have
Big clubs with a long history are used to such competition. Some of our players have gone through the same stage, and young players are also more eager to win because of the team's tradition. I sat in the locker room and looked at my teammates,
They are all very good players and I firmly believe we can win trophies."
Li Yu believes that if Manchester United wants to concentrate in the next game, it must produce a "stable performance" and avoid making mistakes: "From the goalkeeper to the forward, we all need to concentrate. We need to avoid low-level mistakes.
Give yourself the best chance and play every game as the last one." At the same time, he did not forget to look forward to the Premier League championship medal: "This honor means a lot to me. I want to win this medal so much and lift the championship.
The trophy will be the perfect ending to my entire Premier League season."[
At the same time, Schalke coach Rangnick said that his team may still reverse Manchester United's away game and advance. If he could place a bet, he would bet on Schalke to pass.
In the Champions League last season, Manchester United was eliminated by Bayern with two consecutive goals after leading 3-0 at home, and Schalke must replicate such a German miracle. Rangnick said: "You can never predict, on the football field
what happens."
"Things can change very quickly, as we saw last season when Bayern visited Manchester United, and we have to organize our formation well and seize the opportunity, even with two minutes left."
Rangnick also mentioned Manchester United's stoppage time miracle in 1999. "We must remember Manchester United's victory in 1999. In Barcelona, they were trailing 0-1 and chased two goals in stoppage time to win."
"I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, I would bet on Schalke."
For Manchester United, Manchester United head coach Ferguson confirmed that England forward Rooney may not be able to participate in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals against Schalke 04, and midfielder Fletcher will be available. In addition, he hinted that he may not be able to participate in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals with Schalke 04.
He should stay focused during the game to prepare for the big battle with Chelsea on the weekend.
Ferguson revealed that Rooney has "some feeling in his hamstring" and that he will carefully examine the Englishman's situation before deciding on the starting lineup. "The Sun" analyzed that Ferguson may not let Rooney take the risk of starting the starting lineup and instead let Li Yu
Leading the front line, after all, the two-goal advantage gives Manchester United room for rotation at home.
Fletcher has been able to play after recovering from illness, and Ferguson said the Scotland midfielder may come on as a substitute. "Fletcher will play part of the game," Ferguson said. "In the reserve team game last week, he showed a lot of potential.
Improved and his weight has returned to normal.”
The Manchester United coach also hinted that he would send some substitute players to play against Schalke and focus on the game against Chelsea at the weekend. "If you look at last year, after the team lost in Munich, they were very good against Chelsea.
Fatigue," Ferguson said. "All the top four teams lost last weekend, which is obviously affected by the European war."
"When I choose the starting lineup, I must consider these factors. We have two key games, both of which are very important. They are very crucial against Chelsea, so I must choose the right lineup against Schalke to ensure that we win the game in the next week."
The team in today's league has plenty of physical fitness. I hope the lineup I choose is still good enough to win the game against Schalke."
"We are the favorites to win the league, after all, we are three points ahead, but everything can change quickly. We still have a very important task. As I said last week, the show is not over yet."
In addition, Ferguson also said that Van der Sar should ignore the calls for him to stay and stick to his decision to retire. The 40-year-old Van der Sar has been in excellent form recently. There are voices hoping that the Dutchman will change his decision to play for another year, but
Ferguson took the opposite view.
"If I were to give Van der Sar advice, I would say retire now," Ferguson said. "He is at the peak of his career, but sometimes, when a player reaches this age, there may be a sudden decline. I don't
I hope to see this happen to Van der Sar. He should quit immediately. His career is extraordinary, not only on the court, but also as a person and as a professional player. My advice to him is,
It's time to retire, there's no need for him to take the risk for another year because that might lower his image."
When we actually arrived at the game, Ferguson's intensity of rotation was a bit surprising.
Ferguson's crazy 9-man rotation gave the already disarmed Schalke 04 a glimmer of hope. However, the Germans who pressed hard seemed to have forgotten that Valencia, who completely destroyed their left defense line in the last game, was still on the field. The result
, the Flash became the undisputed ruler of the game with one pass and one shot, which not only helped Manchester United grab the ticket to the Champions League final at Wembley, but also enabled the Red Devils to face the German team in four games in two rounds of the Champions League knockout stage.
Mo’s embarrassing record passed away.[
Valencia once said that compared to scoring goals, he prefers the feeling of being a wedding dress for his teammates. But this does not mean that the Flash lacks the ability to score goals.
While contributing 11 assists to the team last season, Valencia also scored 6 goals in his personal data book. In the opening game of this season, Valencia opened the scoring against Chelsea in the Community Shield, setting the pace for the team.
Opened the door to victory.
After recovering from injury, Valencia made his fourth start and scored a goal against Fulham to seal the victory for Manchester United. In this game, Valencia's goal was also crucial.
In the opening stage, facing Schalke 04 who were fully counterattacking, Manchester United's substitutes did not show the confidence and dominance of the team in the previous round. However, in the 25th minute of the game, the situation on the field was overturned.
A sudden change. Anderson intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and launched a counterattack on the spot. Valencia, who had previously participated in the defense in his own half, inserted into the penalty area at high speed like lightning, leaving Schalke 04 left back Escudero far behind.
, Gibson's scalpel-like diagonal pass was accurately sent to Valencia's running route. The Flash stopped the ball steadily, faced the attacking Neuer, and calmly shot the ball diagonally into the far corner of the goal. Although the European king-level goalkeeper tried his best.
Blocking the shooting angle, but still unable to stop the ball from flying into the net from under his crotch.
Valencia's goal extinguished the Germans' counterattack in one fell swoop and set the tone for the game. A devastating victory was about to happen.
Sure enough, just 6 minutes later, Manchester United scored their second goal. Valencia received Anderson's counterattack and passed it to the penalty area. Gibson shot hard from a long distance in front of the penalty area, and the ball hit Neuer's hand hard.
Go into the goal.
Valencia's effortless pass became the key link in the goal that sealed the victory. After that, Manchester United completely took the initiative in the game, and Manchester United's right winger also became more and more reckless in ravaging the opponent's defense.
In the 35th minute, Valencia received a pass from the outside of Anderson's foot and once again had the opportunity to challenge Neuer in front of the small penalty area. After a brief confrontation, Valencia suddenly changed direction and passed Neuer. Unfortunately, he
The shot was blocked by the defender on the goal line. Perhaps because of the humiliation, Neuer later angered Valencia in a confrontation.
In the 46th minute, Valencia made a comeback. He sent a precise low pass from the right. Unfortunately, Anderson took too long to adjust after getting the ball in the penalty area and failed to form a shot. In the 54th minute, O'Shea made a pass from the left, and Li Yu missed it.
But Valencia has cleverly formed an outflank at the back point. If the Schalke 04 players had not destroyed it in time, Valencia would have easily got a header opportunity to face the empty goal. Just as Ferguson praised Valencia not long ago: "Now
Valencia can always be the most dangerous area.”
Opt's post-match statistics show that Valencia hit the goal range with both shots in the game, completed 39 passes, sent 6 crosses, created 1 free kick, and succeeded in both tackles.
1 clearance, more comprehensive performance. For the Schalke 04 players, no matter whether it was double-teaming or pulling the jersey, they could not stop Valencia, who was in a divine state today. "Sky Sports"'s post-match rating left no doubt.
——Valencia scored a game-high 8 points.
As Rooney's golden partner, Valencia's previous impression was more of a quick-passing right-footed cross. But after emerging from the shadow of a broken leg this season, Valencia used amazing
The method has returned magnificently. In addition to retaining the trump card of the Full Moon Scimitar, the Flash has comprehensively improved in terms of offensive outflanking, small-scale cooperation, and inside cutting and scoring. It has richer killing modes and diversified offensive routines, making Wa
Valencia is like a phoenix with broken wings, waving new golden wings and reborn from the ashes. Ferguson once praised "Valencia is improving every month". Now it seems that the evolution speed of the Flash even exceeds that of Sir Alex Ferguson.
expected.
More importantly, Valencia's return coincided with a critical period for Manchester United's third-line battle. Ferguson said with emotion: "It's God who helps me that Valencia can come back at this juncture."
Facts have proved that Valencia, who had been out for half a year due to a broken leg, did play an extremely important role in Manchester United's sprint phase.
Even Nani, who met the gods in the first half of the season, became the team's second-in-command in the wing attack under the light of Valencia. Giggs and Park Ji-sung were completely liberated to the center to relieve the team's midfield.
Labor pain before major blood transfusion.
After returning from injury, Valencia once said that his biggest wish is to regain his form and participate in the Champions League final at Wembley Stadium. Now, Valencia's wish has been successfully realized, and the reborn Lightning
Xia's next goal will be to complete another stage of transformation on the top stage of European football.
Ferguson once said that Valencia is the kind of player who can always surprise people. Defeat the invincible Barcelona? Why not?
Manchester United (@ Manchester United News) easily eliminated Schalke 04 and met Barcelona in this season's Champions League final. Red Devils coach Ferguson said that he would communicate with Real Madrid coach Mourinho to consult on his experience in playing Barcelona.
Although Real Madrid was eliminated by Barcelona in the Champions League semi-finals, Mourinho also defeated the same opponent in the Copa del Rey final, and Ferguson has a good relationship with the madman, so he will naturally talk about his experience against Barcelona when chatting.
Ferguson said: "I talk to Jose (Mourinho) a lot and I talked to him last week."
"It's not like we haven't met Barcelona before. We have played against them and watched many of their games this season. But we will talk about any information because Jose will be very helpful to me in this regard."
At Wembley on May 28, Manchester United will challenge Barcelona, the top favorite. Ferguson said confidence is very important. "I think we can't go to the final without confidence. Barcelona is in very good shape this season. Our opponent is a team."
Extraordinary team.”
"But they can't scare us, we won't be scared, and we need to find a way to face Barcelona. The last time we played them, we were favorites, maybe we have more experience, but they are definitely at the top of their game
.”
"At the beginning of the season, if you looked ahead to the final, you would have thought Barcelona would get in because everyone could see their level. But we were in very good form away from home in Europe and we found a way to play away from home and win.
Bulli is a neutral venue but we will be well prepared."
In addition to Mourinho, former Manchester United star Ronaldo may also be able to give the Red Devils some advice, but the Portuguese is still angry and complains about the referee whenever Barcelona is mentioned.
Ronaldo warned Manchester United that if they want to beat Barcelona, they must first defeat the referee: "I don't want to believe that there is a black hand behind all this, but something happened," the Portuguese said, "In such a short period of time, so many situations have occurred
, This is hard to understand. Barcelona is a good team, but they have a lot of help behind them. This is nothing new. For Barcelona’s opponents, sometimes the game is an impossible task."
If Manchester United wins the championship, Ferguson will win the Champions League trophy for the fifth time. This is something that no one in the history of the Premier League can match, not even Paisley, the coach of the Liverpool dynasty. However, Sir Alex Ferguson's focus has now shifted to the Premier League.
The weekend's battle between Manchester United and Chelsea is very crucial.
"Compared with last year, the situation is very different, when we lost to Bayern and then immediately played Chelsea, the players were very tired in the first half, but this Sunday we will have a physically strong team to play and we will try our best to
go."
This game against Schalke is the 250th European game under the command of Ferguson. In the past four seasons, Manchester United has reached the Champions League finals three times, which is a reflection of the coach's strategizing ability. When it comes to using substitutes to play, Ferguson said: "This game
It is not an easy decision to rest some players, but the loss to Arsenal at the weekend forced me to make this choice."
The battle with Chelsea at Old Trafford is related to the final suspense of the Premier League crown. Recently, Manchester United has been facing strong opponents. This time against Chelsea, who will have the last laugh!
