Chapter 170 6-point war

After a night of lingering, Li Yu learned that Jenny was about to leave, but the two were not about to divide the two places. Jenny was going to London to discuss the next film Sherlock Holmes. This is a man-oriented film. The hero has circled Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.

In the film, Jenny will play Sherlock Holmes's girlfriend. Although there are not many scenes, it is definitely a highlight in the film.

Although Li Yu is a little reluctant to give up, this is the way for two people to work and live. It is not easy for Jenny to take so much time to accompany Li Yu this time.

Driving Jenny to the airport, Li Yu turned back to the training ground. During this period of time, Manchester United played away games continuously, and they were on their way back and forth. Then it was finally the home game, and the training was also systematic.

On October 31, Li Yu, who was in excellent condition, led Manchester United to a 4-2 victory over Blackburn at Old Trafford at home. Rooney stood out early in this game. His hat trick was the hero of Manchester United's victory. Of course, Li Yu also sent two assists.

In an interview with the media after the game, Rooney was asked about the selection of the 2007 World Footballer of the Year. Manchester United praised Li Yu loudly on the 10th, believing that Li Yu was the best choice for this year's World Footballer, which also surprised the reporters who originally planned to provoke conflicts between Manchester United's strikers. You know, the little fat man has a lot of personality. Although someone always steals his light, the little fat man's mouth is not soft.

Similar surprises have also been staged in Spain. Earlier, when Ronaldo C was interviewed by the media, the answer he gave was also Li Yu, C Ronaldo? Will he say that? The Portuguese, who have always given people a proud and arrogant image, did say so.

The reason why multinational media reporters ask this is that FIFA has announced the list of 30 players selected by the World Footballer of the Year. In this 50-person list, Manchester United occupies 5, namely goalkeeper Van der Sar, defender Vidić, midfielder Giggs, Li Yu and Lu on the front line. Ni, if you count C Ronaldo, who has transferred to Real Madrid this season, it is 6 players.

The day before FIFA announced the list of 50 people, UEFA also announced the list of 50 people for the 2008 European Golden Globe Awards. In this list, Manchester United occupied 6 places. In addition to Van der Sar, Vidic, Giggs, Li Yu and Rooney, there was another Scholes.

It can be said that 2008 belongs to Manchester United, which can be seen from the two 50-person selection lists.

Next is Manchester United's Champions League battle. When they return to the league, Manchester United will have a battle with Chelsea, the current leader of the league.

In a sudden heavy rain, Manchester United drew with visiting Russians 3:3 at Old Trafford, a score that no one would have thought before the game.

Both sides scored three goals each. In terms of attack power, there should be no problem with Manchester United. Li Yu, Scholes and Valencia scored one goal respectively, but the key problem was that Manchester United also lost three goals.

When the top battle of the league was about to come, Manchester United had a defensive problem, and all of them were exposed at once.

Many fans may not know that after Manchester United won the Central Army 1-0 in Russia last time, the Central Army immediately fired the newly appointed head coach Ramos, and the new coach Slutsky took over the coach.

The Central Army scored all the points away from home, but Manchester United seemed to be reserved, especially on the front line. Manchester United started with a new forward partner of Owen and Maceda. Rooney did not participate in the team's training due to his wife's childbirth. He sat on the bench in this game, and for the reason of retaining his strength, Li Yu and the little fat man I made a companion.

If it hadn't been for the timely adjustment of Ferguson's substitution in the second half, Manchester United's home Champions League group match at Old Trafford was likely to end in failure.

However, with two goals in a row at the last moment, Manchester United staged a "Manchester United-style" Jedi counterattack at Old Trafford. This 3:3 draw not only allowed the "Red Devils" to lock in the top 16 of the Champions League in advance, but also made the always calm "Lord" Ferguson's excitement after the game. "If you want excitement, come to Old Trafford to watch the game!"

The visiting Central Army of Moscow was very strong, leading 3:1 until the 84th minute, which is very promising to break Manchester United's record of 22 consecutive home unbeaten in the Champions League.

However, in the next 9 minutes, the "Red Devil" made Old Trafford, who had been silent for half a long time, go crazy again. In the 84th minute, Gary Neville took a free kick, and Li Yu's header, which had just appeared as a substitute, was 2:3. In the third minute of stoppage time, Valencia hit the visiting team player Xiannikov and then rebounded into the net, 3:3!

"Old Trafford never lacks ** and excitement! As a coach, your greatest pleasure here is to see such a game and such an ending." "Lord," he said excitedly after the game.

The new father Rooney and the Super 9 substitute were sent by Ferguson at the critical moment and immediately revitalize the home team's attack. Regarding this tactical arrangement, Ferguson explained: "Rouney didn't get enough sleep before, so I left him on the bench. But he is a reassuring player. When you need him, you can send him to play. As a result, he did it. His vitality and self-confidence inspire the whole team, and his role is crucial.

"Li Yu is the same. Considering that Manchester United No. 9 participated in almost all the previous games, including the national team, let him take a break, but when he was needed to play for the team to turn the situation around, Li Yu did quite well!"

This hard-won draw also allowed Manchester United in Group B to score 10 points in 4 games and qualify two rounds ahead of schedule. Wolfsburg, the new champion of the Bundesliga in the same group, defeated Turkey's Besiktas 3-0 away and ranked second with 7 points. Besiktas scored only 1 point and completely lost the hope of promotion. The Moscow Central Army with 4 points temporarily ranked third.

After the fourth round of the group stage of the Champions League, four teams, including Bordeaux, Manchester United, Chelsea and Porto, advanced to the last 16 two rounds ahead of schedule. After the Bundesliga giants lost to Bordeaux again, the qualifying situation was in jeopardy.

"Now there is still a small chance for our group to qualify. We can only count on Bordeaux." In the Champions League, who made such a weak begging? It's unbelievable: it's Van Gaal, the coach of the Bundesliga giants Bayern.

Yesterday, against Bordeaux at home, Bayern was dedicated to avenge the defeat in the last round. However, the two goals conceded before the end of the first half made Bayern lose again at home. Bayern has been unbeaten for eight consecutive home games.

What's worse is that Bayern, which currently has only 4 points, ranks third in the group. Their fate of qualifying is not in their control. If their rival Juventus in the group defeats Bordeaux, which has won the right to qualify in the next game, Juventus will get the right to qualify and Bayern will be out. Therefore, coach Van Gaal whispered his hope to Bordeaux to carry Juventus in the next game and give Bayern a chance to redeem himself.

However, the German media has no hope for the future of Bayern. Bild even pointed out that Bayern's Champions League is over.

Their evaluation of Bayern's performance at home is: no enterprising, no threat, and no chance.

When playing for the new club Real Madrid against the old club AC Milan, Kaka said in an interview before the game: "I have played for Milan for many seasons. I just hope that after returning to San Siro to play, the fans can treat me well. I hope that Milan fans will welcome me back this time."

As a result, San Siro's fans did not disappoint Kaka. In Real Madrid's 1-1 draw with AC Milan, when Kaka walked into the court in Real Madrid's jersey, he was greeted by the applause of nearly 70,000 AC Milan fans on the field. Milan Sport commented: "AC Milan fans welcome the team's former heroes home in the warmest way."

There are many banners to greet Kaka on the stand in San Siro, which say "Thank you, Kaka!", "Kaka will always be in my heart" and "Kaka will always be NO.1!" Wait. These must have moved Kaka very much.

With the support of the fans, Kaka also put his hands and feet into the attack. He completed 8 shots in the whole game, and the team's only goal came from his planning, so he became the person who threatened AC Milan the most. Seeing that Kaka's threat was getting bigger and bigger, Milan fans quit. After Kaka's threatening long-range shot was resolved by Dida, the fans entertained Kaka with boos.

Chelsea also played a heartbeat in the away game against Atletico Madrid. The home team's one-goal lead has been maintained for 80 minutes, but then Drogba's two goals made Atletico completely lose hope. Although Aguero helped the home team equalize the score before the end of the game, it could not change the fate of the Chelsea group's top spot and his own exit.

The two Premier League players have qualified in the Champions League group. Next, they will return to the league, and the two top two will immediately have a positive confrontation.

Ferguson is about to celebrate the 23rd anniversary of coaching Manchester United, but I'm afraid the Lord's mood will not be too relaxed. On Sunday, he will lead the Red Devils to visit Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea. There, his team has not won for 7 years. When he has Beckham and Van Nis, he can't win; when he has Cristiano Ronaldo I can't win either. Can Manchester United, which now relies on a substitute defense line to fight the world, withstand Warcraft Drogba, which has returned to its peak state?

The most important game of the Premier League will begin. Chelsea, which is currently ranked first, will face the challenge of Manchester United at home. This 6-point competition is bound to attract countless attention from all over the world. As in any previous season, strong dialogue will not affect the final championship trend, but it will definitely affect the mentality of the players.

At present, the lineup of Chelsea and Manchester United is clear at a glance. After Chelsea ushered in the new coach Ancelotti this season, not only has the game scene become more and more enjoyable, but the stability of the team's offensive and defensive ends has been greatly improved. Among them, what is particularly valuable is that Drogba, who was once in a mood and wanted to transfer, also calmed down due to the arrival of Ancelotti and played a rare excellent state for two years. This season, he has broken out from the beginning of the game, scoring 12 goals in 13 games, which is currently the best striker in Europe.

In terms of Manchester United, since Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer, Manchester United has no sideline striker. Last season's solid defense line also seemed to have been destroyed overnight. Even Howard, the chief sports author of the Sun, predicted that Manchester United will return empty-handed to the Blue Bridge. The only blessing of Manchester United fans is that their attack line is still sharp, and Li Yu and Rooney are not afraid of any team's defense.

Under the command of An Shuo, Stamford Bridge has once again become a fortress. Since it was scored by Hull City's Hunter in the first round of the season, Chelsea has not conceded a goal at home for more than 13 hours. In addition to the stability of the defense line and the excellent performance of goalkeeper Cech, the effective and tough interception of the midfield line should also be remembered.

At present, the age deconstruction of Chelsea's main lineup is very ideal. Their abundant physical strength and rich competition experience also make them comfortable in strong dialogue.

Rooney, who became a father, still owes his son a goal as a gift for his birth. Stamford Bridge, Cech's goal, is the best goal.

In the UEFA Champions League group match with CSKA Moscow in the middle of the week, Rooney came on as a substitute to help Manchester United equalize the score. The only pity is that there is no goal. Evra said, "He wants to give one to his son and celebrate his becoming a father.

In the past two days, Manchester United players have received MMS messages from Rooney, and they have become the envy of Manchester United fans and the media. Several major entertainment magazines paid a high price, but they couldn't get a photo of Rooney's son Kai, but he let his teammates know what Kai looks like at the first time.

"I hope he can celebrate the goal on Sunday. He sent me a picture, which is very beautiful and he is very happy. This is a good thing for Wazza (Rouney), because when you have a child, you will be more mature. Evra prayed for his friend to break the Chelsea goal.

Rooney wants to score, and so does Li Yu.

It's not because of goodbye. Manchester United No. 9 wants to turn all the media's attention to football itself. Those entertainment reporters are much less with Jenny's departure, but some of them have always followed Li Yu. This time Manchester United is not going somewhere else, but to London to challenge Chelsea. Isn't Jenny also in London? Question mark

Will something happen to the two of you before and after the game?

This is what all the media want to shoot at the first time. Li Yu doesn't want people to see entertainment gossip about him, so scoring a goal is also a must.

However, before going to Stamford Bridge, not only good voices came, and bad news immediately appeared that Manchester United's main defender Leo Ferdinand was likely to be absent. The team's prospects are overshadowed. This season, the defense of the defending champion has been loosened, giving Chelsea an opportunity to take advantage of it.

In the first 11 rounds of the league, Manchester United has lost 11 goals, and in the past three championship seasons, the team has lost about 25 goals in 38 rounds of the league.

According to the current loss rate, Manchester United can't meet the defense requirements of the Premier League champion. Let's take a look at Chelsea. The Blues only conceded 8 goals in the 11th round of the league, especially at home, which was only scored by Hull City's Hunter in the first round.

"If you want to win at Stamford Bridge, you must not conced the ball." Evra said. This season, Manchester United has played four league games without conceding goals, against Birmingham, Wigan, Stoke City and Blackburn, which are all relegated teams. The current defense line can't stop the attack of the middle and upper reaches teams.

Gary Neville believes that injuries are the main reason for the loosening of the team's defense. "Because of injuries, our defense has changed too much, which brings trouble. In the first two months of the season, we had to change the main goalkeeper, and then Ferdinand and Vidic were injured. Until then, there will be Brown."

Recently, the main central defender Ferdinand has been under a lot of pressure, but Brown revealed that there is indeed something wrong with Leo's health. "If you are not in good health and insist on playing, it will be very difficult. The pace of the Premier League is so fast now that it will be more difficult if you stick to it with injuries every week. To this end, both Ferdinand and Manchester United have made up their minds to cure their back injuries first, even if this will disqualify him from playing warm-up matches for England and Brazil next week.

In this game, there are some changes in the defense of both teams. Manchester United is likely to be the comeback of Vidic and Evans, O'Shea and Evra guarding both sides, and Chelsea will also lose Bosingwa, and his position may be replaced by Ivanovic. Before the game, there was news against Manchester United: the two goalkeepers had an infighting, and substitute goalkeeper Kuzzzak publicly questioned Van der Sar's failure to communicate with him and said that Ferguson gave him too few opportunities.

Howard, a columnist of The Sun, believes that with Chelsea's firepower of 19 goals in the past five games, don't expect Manchester United's current defense to withstand it. There is only one possibility to win at Stamford Bridge, that is, by offense. "Unless they can reproduce their wonderful performance against Tottenham Hotspur, they will Stanford Bridge returned empty-handed.

Before the game, Ferguson complimented Ancelotti and still showed his ambition, hoping that the Red Devils could change the situation of losing to Chelsea in the away game for six years, while Li Yu directly said that Chelsea would be the only opponent for Manchester United to win the championship this season. He just helped the old man speak his heart. Li Yu watched the video very much. Seriously.

Despite the falling behind in the confrontation, Ferguson praised Ancelotti's coaching ability with great demeanor: "I always thought Ancelotti would do a good job. He is a great coach at AC Milan. He has won the Champions League twice and has rich experience and brought it to Chelsea. He was also a great player in the past, so he had nothing to say about his knowledge in his professional field. He brought a completely different tactical system to Chelsea, which they have never played in the past. It may be relatively easy for Chelsea to adjust their tactics, because they have many veteran players, and they will understand the tactics better than young people.

If we lose away from home, it means that Manchester United will face a gap of 5 points. The Lord hopes to avoid such a difficult scoring situation: "This will be a heavyweight competition. I hope we can improve our record there. In the past six years, our away record has not been good, and now we must take action. We have played a few draws, but we can't do more. This is a strange situation, because we have achieved excellent results there in the past few years, but then we have declined across the board. It's hard to say why our results have declined, but look at the current team, they have the ability to win any game. Players must be aware of the importance of this game, and their performance will be crucial. We can't just focus on January and tomorrow. Such a key game will affect May next year.