Chapter 383 Good Signs and Bad Signs

In the next week, Manchester United will go to London to play Fulham!

Before the game, although it was an away game, Manchester United was unanimously favored by everyone and took all three points back.

Ferguson also thought of a little enemy, and it became 2:2 against Fulham in the away game!

It's not just Ferguson. All the players on the field admitted after the game that Fulham was much better than they prepared. Manchester United's careless and downs turned three points into one point.

All reasons for this reason can be accepted or not.

Li Yu admitted that this was a mistake after the game. The whole team was a little lax. He didn't expect the game to be so difficult. He was not 100% prepared for the game. It was quite good to get a point. I will do my best in the next game and never let the mistake happen again.

In contrast to Manchester United's competitors, Chelsea is also away from home, but they scored 6-0, beating Wigan Athletic.

Arsenal also taught a good lesson to the promoted Blackpool at home, and it was another 6:0!

The unexpected loss of points in the second round is a lesson for Manchester United.

Returning to the home court in the third round, Manchester United did not let the mistake again, especially Li Yu. As he said, West Ham United became the unlucky guy, 4:0!

The second 4:0 at the home of Old Trafford in the new season!

Li Yu scored two goals again. Rooney's muscle fatigue did not play. Nani's outbreak filled Rooney's absence. One goal and one assist helped Manchester United to win at home. The last goal of the icing on the cake was scored by veteran Scholes.

In two rounds of competition, Li Yu scored four goals, and the ultra-high scoring efficiency of the World Cup is still continuing. Every year, each giant will always target a person. He is Glenn Thompson, the maker of the Premier League schedule.

Glen Thompson has no intention to insert willows into the shade. He is Ferguson's natural enemy. For the past 18 years, Lord has always vented his anger on the organizers of the Premier League schedule. Thompson is this person. This season, he has not heard the curses of the four big coaches for the time being, but Scudamore will first applaud him. In the first few rounds of strong confrontation and strong and weak fighting, these extremely eye-catching games are wonderful, inadvertently taking the lead in the five major leagues.

In the opening match, two old enemies, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City, met on a narrow road and staged a very connotative draw, which has given the new season a perfect start. In the first round, there was also a confrontation between Chelsea and the promoted Marcy Brom. A heavy rain was coming. Arsenal and Liverpool met at Anfield in the finale, and the 1-1 ended happily. In the second round, the Red Army visited Manchester City non-stop, and it was a duel between the new and old nobles. Wigan, Blackpool, Newcastle, these clubs with the possibility of relegation all encountered strong enemies, three 6-0, dark horses and massacres.

In the third round, Tottenham Hotspur encountered Wigan, who was washed 9-1 last season in White Hart Lane. After entering September, Manchester United, Liverpool's Northwest Derby, Manchester City and Chelsea, two upstarts, fought against each round, followed by a game that suffocated the fans. Of course, the chaos of the heroes is the fundamental reason why there is a hot schedule in every round, but Thompson is naturally also a great contribution.

But Thompson didn't do it on purpose, and the complicated procedures of the Premier League schedule are beyond his control. The biggest principle is that local teams are staggered. For example, Liverpool and Everton will not arrange home games at the same time. The remaining parameters also include shortening the trip of fans as much as possible on Christmas Day, special requirements for some club geographical reasons, etc. The parameters are entered into one of his computer programs, and then a series of schedules are released.

This is not over yet. Thompson's work is supervised by a regulatory team, so it is difficult to cheat.

After the review, the last one needs to be approved by each city police station. After these procedures, the schedule of the new season will be announced to the public. Thompson commented on Ferguson's complaints over the years, saying that he was "customed to it". What makes him feel most wronged is that most of the complaints of the rich are caused by the conflict in the UEFA Champions League schedule. However, long before UEFA confirmed the group stage opponents and home and away, the Premier League schedule has been released, so strictly speaking, even if Thompson wants to "die" Manchester United or Chelsea, it is very difficult.

After 3 rounds of league matches, the Red Devils Manchester United, which aims to defeat Chelsea's defending Premier League champion in the new season, temporarily ranked third in the table with 2 wins, 1 draw and 7 points.

However, what surprises all Manchester United in the new season is not a few new players led by Hernandez. On the contrary, the outbreak of veteran Scholes is unexpected. Accurate long pass, sharp straight plug, and the one-year-old Scholes in the new season are like being " possessed by Zidane". But after all, the 35-year-old Scholes can only be regarded as an "extra gift". In the new season, the Red Devils' 4th line is fully launched. Obviously, they can't rely on the performance of this "ginger head".

Leaving aside the offensive end led by Li Yu, Manchester United's midfield and backfield is actually the most worrying, especially the midfield configuration, which has always been strong and weak, and the problem of the back defense line last season was also suddenly exposed. Many experts are saying that it is not so much a waterproof drop after Manchester United as a midfielder. The defense is not good.

In fact, it is not difficult to find a familiar and long-lost name after opening Manchester United's front-line lineup list: Mr. Hargreaves of 17 million pounds. However, the former England international has hardly appeared on the green field since September 2008. Although there was a short 30-second appearance at the end of last season, it was just a familiar at best.

In fact, near the end of last season, the 29-year-old midfielder once began to practice with the first team. Unfortunately, in this summer's pre-season training, Hargreaves' knee injury recurred and was sent back by head coach Ferguson to Colorado, USA. Expert Richard Sterman.

"I'm facing a big question now whether to reserve another place in the 25-man league list for Hargreaves." Ferguson said helplessly that another injury cast a shadow on the career of the former Bayern iron waist. The golden time that has exhausted the past two years of his career has not improved. Perhaps waiting for Hargreaves will eventually end up with an early retirement.

Unlike Hargreaves, although another midfielder Anderson has recovered from injury, it is doubtful whether he can recover as soon as possible and adapt to the rhythm of the league after nearly half a year of his sick career.

"I must realize that he has been away from the field for too long. He has just begun to resume training this Wednesday. Although Anderson's desire to fight and fighting spirit are very high, I have to pay more careful attention to his condition."

For the recent situation of the Brazilian player, Ferguson said that he is still not optimistic. Carrick is completely different from the above two. Since the former British foot slipped in the Champions League knockout match with Bayern last season in the "amateur" where he should not have slipped, he was completely beaten by head coach Ferguson. After that, this summer's World Cup was abandoned by Capello. It can be said that Carrick has now It fell to the bottom of his career.

A serious injury is far away from a comeback; a major injury is in a sluggish state; and another is simply regarded as a chicken rib. In the position of the back waist, Ferguson lost three living forces in a blink of an eye, which more or less put a layer of fog on Manchester United, which is attacking in the fourth line of the new season.

Fortunately, the door of the transfer market is still a few days away from closing, and the Lord still has time to strengthen the team's midfield.

News from the Netherlands, the Daily Mail also confirmed that Ferguson once again remembered his once optimistic new star, the talented midfielder Stephen Duff from Standard Liège, Belgium. The 22-year-old Delfford suffered a serious injury last season and was away from the field for half a year. However, during the most depressed period of recuperation, it was because of the letter of encouragement from Ferguson that he was able to cheer up.

The Daily Mail also said that because it failed to stand out in the qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, Standard Lige had to sell the star to maintain the club's operation, but the value of more than 12 million pounds would be the biggest factor that prevented the "Scholes successor" from joining Old Trafford.

Aside from whether Manchester United can complete the final transfer at the transfer window, the group draw for the UEFA Champions League group stage has been released in advance.

Ferguson saw with his own eyes that Manchester United were drawn to a draw in Monaco.

Manchester United encountered Valencia, the third runner-up in La Liga, Glasgow Rangers and Turkish Super League champion Bursa Sports in the draw of the Champions League group stage. Both Manchester United CEO David Gill and Manchester United coach Ferguson are satisfied with the result. Objectively speaking, Manchester United is obviously the strongest in this group. It should not be difficult for the Red Devils to successfully qualify, or even win the first place in the group.

Of these three teams, the one that may pose the greatest threat to Manchester United is probably Valencia. However, Valencia sold the team's two signature stars David Villa and David Silva this summer. In addition, the Bat Legion also sold Zhic and Marchena, but only introduced Soldado, Tino Costa, Ricado Costa, Del Orno, Topal and Adulis, etc., with obvious strength. Decline.

In the history of the European game, Manchester United and Valencia have played against Valencia six times before, with Manchester United having 1 win, 4 draws and 1 loss. In the 82-83 season, in the first round of the UEFA Cup, Manchester United drew 0-0 at home to Valencia, losing 1-2 away, and the total score of 1-2 in the two rounds was eliminated by the opponent; in the 99-00 season UEFA Champions League group stage, Manchester United beat Valencia 3-0 at home and drew 0-0 away; 00-01 season In the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United 1-1 at home and 0-0 away, and drew with their opponents in two rounds. Judging from the historical records of past confrontations, Manchester United did not suffer losses in their moves with the Bats, and now Valencia's strength has declined, which is a good opportunity for Manchester United.

Another opponent in Manchester United's group stage is Glasgow Rangers, which is where Ferguson once fought when he was a player.

In the 1967-69 season, Ferguson scored 25 goals in 41 games in the league for Rangers, which was very efficient. But the Scottish Cup final in 1969 changed Ferguson's fate in the Rangers, who were slaughtered by the Celtics 0-4. After the game, Ferguson was accused of being responsible for one of the goals he missed, and the angry Rangers senior management was transferred to the youth team. Then, Ferguson left the team angrily and moved to Falcock.

It's not that Ferguson and the Rangers got together, but one fact is that after Ferguson became the coach, he led Aberdeen to win the league championship, breaking the 15-year rule of Rovers and the Celtics over the league championship. Although you are the hegemon of the Soviet Super League, the level of the Soviet Super League has dropped a lot in recent years, and the Rangers only recruited Weis and scorer Betty from the Premier League this summer, and their strength has not been greatly enhanced. In the history of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United had split with the Rangers in the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 03-04 season. As a result, Manchester United beat their opponents 3-0 at home and 1-0 away at home and away.

The last opponent is the "mystery" from Turkey - Bursa Sports, an unknown team that won the Turkish Super League and the Turkish Super Cup last season.

The vast majority of players in the Bursa sports team are Turks, with four Argentine foreign aids, two Serbian foreign aids, and one Bulgarian and Romanian foreign aid each. Although Manchester United had a record of 6-2 at home in the Champions League group stage, Manchester United lost to another big Turkish giant Besiktas, 0-1 at home in the Champions League group stage last season. Therefore, when encountering the more mysterious Bursa Sports, the Red Devils must be very careful.

For Manchester United, it would be great if they could win the first place in the Champions League group as soon as possible.

By analyzing the schedule, we know that Manchester United's three next three games are very difficult after playing the Champions League.

On September 14, in the first round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Manchester United played against Glasgow Rangers at home. Five days after this game, Manchester United will play against strong rival Liverpool at home in the Premier League. On September 29, after returning from Valencia in the second round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Manchester United will return home non-stop to prepare for the battle. Three days later, he challenged Sunderland's league away from home for two consecutive away games. The difficulty can be imagined.

On December 7, in the 6th round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United will play against Valencia at home, and four days later, Manchester United will play against Arsenal at home in the Premier League. On the 18th, Manchester United will challenge Chelsea away in the Premier League. These three goals are critical for Manchester United's journey for a season. Yes, and in order to play these focus games well, Manchester United must strive to lock in the top position in the group before playing against Valencia at home.

The draw for the Champions League group stage was announced. In the top three of the Premier League, Chelsea's signing is the most unfavorable. Ancelotti's Blue Army may encounter a relatively severe test in the past few years.

When Valencia was placed in the group of Manchester United, Real Madrid must be placed in one of the four groups of E-H according to the match day TV broadcast rules stipulated by the draw.

However, England's famous Reinkel allowed the English team to avoid the "Galaxy Fleet".

However, Chelsea did not encounter the "soft persimmon". The appearance of Marseille still forced the Blues to be careful. As one of the three giants in Ligue 1 (the other two giants are Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain), Marseille was the champion of Ligue 1 last season. This is the first time they have won the league championship since they were relegated due to the club president's bribery scandal in 1993.

In recent years, Marseille has been a regular in the Champions League. In the last three seasons, Marseille has participated in the Champions League and reached the last 16 in the 2008-2009 season. Last season, Marseille was in the same group as Real Madrid and AC Milan, but failed to qualify. Since the UEFA Champions League was restructured into the current mode, Marseille has participated in a total of four group matches, two of which have reached the knockout stage, and in the other two, the team has also achieved 2 wins and 1 draw, and its strength cannot be underestimated.

In this group, Chelsea has more than one opponent in Marseille. Sparta Moscow is another difficult bone to gnaw.

For the big European giants, the last thing they want to meet in the Champions League is the Russian team - which means that they have to fight in the ice and snow. Moreover, due to the cold climate in Russia, the courts there are full of artificial turf.

In 2007, England fell on the artificial turf in Moscow. They lost away to Russia and failed to reach the European Cup finals in 2008. For an older team like Chelsea, it is unknown whether the weather and the playing field will bring them extra consumption.

In this group of Chelsea, the fourth-tier Slovak zhirina team can be said to be a "mysterious division". In the Champions League qualifier play-offs, Slovakia eliminated Sparta Prague 2-0 at home and 1-0 away. The score of one goal in two games is enough to show their strength. Previously, ririna had never participated in the Champions League group stage. Although it is difficult to pose a threat to Chelsea, if they are despised, the Blues are likely to capsized.

The relatively average strength of the group's opponents is not the only difficulty Chelsea has encountered. According to the schedule, Chelsea's Champions League group match will last until December 8 at the latest, during which time, Chelsea will encounter four of the five league championship opponents (except Manchester United). What's more unfavorable is that on September 25 and October 3, Chelsea will play against Manchester City and Arsenal in the league. In the middle of these two games, it will be a Champions League match. In addition, on November 7, Chelsea will play away against Liverpool after a Champions League match. The difficulty of the schedule can be imagined.

For Chelsea players, it is becoming more and more difficult to fight on two fronts. Lampard, Drogba, Maluda and Anelka are all over 30 years old, and Terry will soon enter his age. This week, Maluda said in an interview: "I'm 30 years old, and I know that the player's career is short. In Europe, no team is stronger than Chelsea. My goal is to win the Champions League. At the beginning of the season, Kalaw also said that as the age of the team's main force is increasing day by day, "This season will be the last chance for the Blues to win the Champions League."

Of course, winning the "Big Ear Cup" depends on the performance in the knockout stage. It can be expected that Chelsea will not encounter too much trouble in the group stage, and qualifying will never become a big problem.

For the Blues, due to the team's age and the slimming of this season, the less consumption in the first half of the season, the better. Otherwise, like the 06-07 season, the tragedy of winning only two insignificant cup championships is not impossible to repeat.