The reason why Ferguson dared to call out that he would counterattack Chelsea in the next round and reverse Manchester City during the winter break was because of his confidence in his team. It was also more like a psychological war.
Manchester City was far ahead and was not under direct threat, so they naturally didn't pay much attention to it, but Chelsea was different.
Ancelotti's team has suffered two consecutive losses, coupled with the sudden dismissal of Wilkins, the crisis in the locker room has become very obvious, all of which have allowed Ferguson's psychological tactics to come into play.
In the fifteenth round of the Premier League, Chelsea challenged Newcastle away from home. As a result, the Blues conceded a goal in just six minutes.
England native center Andy Carroll opened the scoring for the Magpies.
Subsequently, although Chelsea equalized the score in stoppage time in the first half, they failed to reverse Newcastle in the end and could only accept a 1-1 draw away from home, suffering the embarrassment of not winning in three games.
On the other hand, Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 7-1 at home.
Berbatov ushered in an astonishing explosion, performing five goals and helping Manchester United beat the violent Bend at home.
This seems to be a response to Manchester City's 7-0 victory over Fulham in the last round.
Manchester United should want to send a message, isn't it just to score seven goals?
We can enter anytime we want!
Regardless of whether Manchester United did it intentionally or not, Ferguson's team did score seven goals after Manchester City's seven-goal victory. The only flaw was that Manchester United conceded a goal.
Ferguson was smiling from ear to ear after the game. He kept asking reporters, "Am I right?"
That act of hindsight was like telling the media reporters to praise me quickly!
But I have to say that Ferguson really expected it.
Manchester United really reversed Chelsea in this round and climbed to second place in the Premier League standings with a two-point advantage.
This also makes people have to admire Ferguson's wisdom.
After Chelsea drew with Newcastle, they failed to win in three games. Ancelotti encountered a huge crisis of confidence.
In an interview with the media, the famous Italian coach did not give a direct answer to Manchester United's reversal of Chelsea. However, when the media asked him about the fact that Chelsea, which he coached, lost to Ferguson's Manchester United in the standings, Ancelotti was obviously annoyed.
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He blamed the media on the spot, believing that their demands on him were too high.
"You compare me with Ferguson? This is completely different! Ferguson has absolute control over the team, but I only have technical advice. I can't even control the retention and selection of my own assistant coach. How can I compare to Ferguson?
Compare?"
After Ancelotti lost control, he quickly calmed down, realized that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately stopped the topic.
But everyone already knows very clearly that Chelsea has a problem now.
Not long ago, Chelsea appointed a new assistant coach for the first team. Emenalo, who has been working in Chelsea’s youth academy since 2007, officially became Ancelotti’s assistant. But ironically, this appointment started from scratch.
Ancelotti's opinion was not consulted until the end, and the Italians were completely kept in the dark until Emenalo reported for duty.
A few days ago, he suddenly fired his right-hand man without any warning, and now he is forced to give him an assistant without any warning. How does Ancelotti feel?
No wonder Ancelotti suddenly lost control when the media compared him with Ferguson.
And everyone basically concluded that even good old Carlo Ancelotti was so out of control that Chelsea's problems were already very serious.
Unless there are any accidents, in the Premier League this season, the only one who can really challenge Manchester City is Manchester United.
After the team beat Blackburn 7-1, Ferguson once again firmly believed that his team could reverse Manchester City during the Christmas and winter breaks. "Because of the Christmas and winter break schedule, it is difficult for any group of players to land in the Premier League for the first time.
That said, they are all difficult challenges.”
"Especially this year, the cold wave came very early and it was very cold. The winter in the Premier League is difficult!"
After beating Fulham in the previous round, Manchester City defeated Stoke City 1-0 away from home in this round.
The goal was scored by Manchester City defender Pepe.
Tottenham Hotspur reversed Liverpool 2-1 at home.
The North London team has performed very well this season, especially left winger Gareth Bale, who has shone in the Champions League and Premier League, and his value has soared. Tottenham is currently ranked fifth in the Premier League.
On the contrary, Liverpool, after losing this round, is still ranked tenth in the Premier League standings, and its performance has plummeted compared to before.
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In mid-week, after a month's break, the Europa League finally ushered in the fifth round of the group stage.
Due to their four consecutive group wins, Manchester City had already won the first place and qualified early. Therefore, in the home game against Red Bull Salzburg, Guardiola arranged substitutes and rotation lineups to play. The result was that they still defeated Austria 3-0 at home.
team.
Santa Cruz scored twice and Adam Johnson scored a goal.
This is also the first time this season that a Paraguayan forward has been elected player of the match.
In this game, Santa Cruz proved his strength to everyone and told all potential buyers that his sluggish performance in Manchester City was only because he could not adapt to Guardiola's tactics, not because of his own lack of strength.
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In another match in the same group, Juventus challenged Lech Poznan away from home.
Only 12 minutes into the game, the Bianconeri lost the goal. They fought hard until the 84th minute before Juventus equalized the score through Iaquinta, but they still failed to win.
As a result, Juventus's hope of advancing from the group is already quite slim.
Even if Juventus can defeat Manchester City at home in the final round, Red Bull Salzburg will need to defeat or draw with Lech Poznan to help the Bianconeri advance to second place in the group.
This reminded Su Dong of the national team of his home country, and he was never unfamiliar with such promotion scenes.
Because this is the sorrow of the weak!
A kind of involuntary sadness!
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Over the weekend, in the sixteenth round of the Premier League, Manchester City faced Bolton at home.
Only three minutes into the game, Toni Kroos sent a through ball. Sudong broke into the penalty area with the ball and hit the lower left corner with his right foot, opening the scoring for Manchester City.
Subsequently, the game completely entered Manchester City's performance time, and the team completely controlled the ball and the rhythm of the game.
Su Dong was closely marked by Bolton defenders, but he actively used his own advantages to create opportunities for his teammates.
He created two solo opportunities for Sanchez, but the Chilean winger failed to seize them.
In the second half, David Silva sent a diagonal pass, and Su Dong calmly pushed the shot from the right rib of the penalty area.
The ball had already passed the opponent's goalkeeper Jaaskelainen, but it barely hit the post and failed to turn into the goal.
Manchester City then missed several scoring opportunities, and the players obviously lacked a bit of luck in scoring goals.
Recently, England has encountered a strong cold wave, the temperature has dropped sharply, and it has been freezing everywhere. Players have been miserable playing football and training, and their condition is really not ideal.
In the end, Manchester City narrowly defeated Bolton Wanderers 1-0 at home.
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What happened to Manchester City is definitely not an accident.
Manchester United played an away match against Blackpool in this round. As a result, in the first half, the Red Devils' defense made consecutive mistakes and Blackpool scored two goals. They went into the halftime break with an embarrassing score of 2-0 behind.
After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United's performance still did not improve.
It wasn't until the 70th minute that veteran Giggs came on as a substitute, completely changing the situation.
First, Fletcher assisted Berbatov to score, and then Giggs assisted Hernandez to score and equalize the score. It was not until the 88th minute that Scholes assisted Dasha to score twice.
At this time, Manchester United almost reversed Blackpool.
Ferguson's team was also affected by the cold wave, and its state also declined sharply.
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If both Manchester teams have encountered difficulties, at least they still won, then Chelsea's situation is tragic.
Chelsea have lost three games since assistant coach Wilkins was sacked.
This time against Everton at home, Ancelotti is determined to win.
In the 42nd minute of the first half, Drogba broke the deadlock for Chelsea with a penalty kick.
But then, Chelsea never broke through Everton's goal. Instead, in the 84th minute, Everton successfully equalized the score and finally took away a point at Stamford Bridge.
After four games without a win, Ancelotti's team's ranking in the Premier League has plummeted. Now it has been reversed by the Gunners and can only be ranked fourth. Even the top four in the league are in danger.
After sixteen rounds of games, Manchester City continues to lead, followed by Manchester United and Arsenal. Chelsea ranks fourth. With their outstanding performance this season, Tottenham Hotspur is only one point behind Chelsea in fourth place.
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This immediately triggered a fierce response in English football.
The next three rounds will be very fatal for Chelsea. First it is Tottenham Hotspur, then Manchester United, and then Arsenal. Each game is a hard battle. If you are not careful, you can fall out of the league in minutes.
Four, replaced by Tottenham Hotspur.
Ancelotti's coaching position is already in jeopardy. It is even revealed that Abramovich has issued a death order and does not rule out the possibility of firing Ancelotti during the winter break.
This is absolutely unacceptable to the famous Italian coach.
In terms of schedule, Manchester City is the most enjoyable. All the strong teams have met in the previous rounds, and now they are basically playing relatively relaxedly. But during the Christmas and winter breaks, the schedule will be more intensive, and strong teams will come one after another.
It is also a big challenge for Manchester City.
Manchester United finally caught up with Manchester City, and the Red Devils became the team with the best chance to challenge Manchester City.
This is the first time in the history of the Premier League that the Manchester two teams compete for the league championship. It is a great stimulus for Manchester City fans and makes everyone feel excited.
Many fan organizations have come forward to call on the team to strive for the Premier League championship.
"We all hope that at the end of this season we can celebrate the first Premier League title in the club's history!"
But Manchester City still has a long way to go to achieve this goal.
