Chapter 405 Chelsea's Tricks

Although Sir Bobbi Charlton, the image ambassador of the new Wembley Stadium, the venue of the UEFA Champions League final this season, stayed at Manchester Airport because of the blizzard weather, and the official representative of Manchester United did not appear at the UEFA draw in Nyon, Switzerland, this does not prevent the Red Devils from drawing a good opponent. .

The defense general Ferdinand thinks that drawing Marseille is "pretty good". Although Manchester United has met Ligue 1 teams like Lyon and Lille in recent years, the last time they met Marseille was 10 years ago.

Ferdinand watched Marseille's 1-0 home victory over Chelsea in the group stage, and Leo warned his teammates to show their best performance when visiting France in February.

"This is a good result. Marseille is an excellent team with a lot of ** fans, which is a difficult away game. In recent years, we have met Lyon and Lille, so we know more about the Ligue 1 team, and it is always difficult to play with them. This will not be a game that will score a lot of goals, and I don't think such a thing will happen in the knockout stage. We must be sure that we are in good shape on that day.

Manchester United will challenge Marseille on February 23 next year; the second round will be held on March 15, when Manchester United will play Marseille at Old Trafford.

Before and after these two key knockout matches, Manchester United will play against Manchester City at home in the Premier League on February 13; on March 5, Manchester United will challenge Liverpool away in the Premier League. Because he has been out of the League Cup and there is no England game between the two knockout rounds.

That is to say, if they give up the FA Cup early, Manchester United will have up to 10 days to prepare for the first leg of Marseille after playing Manchester City; and after the away game against Liverpool, the Red Devils will also have 10 days to prepare for the second leg against Marseille. If you don't give up the FA Cup, it is very likely that there will be an FA Cup this weekend on February 19th and 20th and the weekends of March 12th and 13th.

Now, Manchester United is getting better and better, and the two most important events of the league and the Champions League remain unbeaten. So far, with an unbeaten record of 9 wins and 7 draws in this season, Manchester United has ranked first in the Premier League with one less round, and has become the only team to remain unbeaten in this season among the 98 teams in the five major leagues. In the group stage of the Champions League, the Red Devils also advanced to the top 16 with an unbeaten record of 4 wins and 2 draws. Only three teams in Europe were unbeaten in the group stage, and the other two were Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Manchester United's record in the Champions League in recent years is very stable. In the past five years, it has ranked first in Europe and can be regarded as a European expert.

Sir Alex Ferguson has two wishes before retirement. One is to make Manchester United's top league championships surpass Liverpool, thus pulling the Reds down from the English throne; the other is to win the fourth Champions League title during his tenure.

The previous goal is very promising to be achieved this season. After all, the Red Devils are in a good situation in the league. As long as they do not lose to Chelsea away this Sunday, they are very likely to win the half-time championship. The second goal is a little difficult to achieve this season, but as long as they pass the barrier of Marseille, if they are lucky in the eighth and fourth middle school. If you meet a Roman or Donetsk miner, once you advance to the top four, you will be much more likely to win the championship. Of course, all these prerequisites require Manchester United to give up the FA Cup as soon as possible, because Manchester United's team can no longer stand the tos of such a tedious event as the FA Cup.

Due to the heavy snow, Manchester United officially announced that the focus battle with Chelsea on Sunday was postponed due to blizzard. Previously, the leagues between Liverpool and Fulham and Arsenal and Stoke City were also postponed due to blizzard weather.

Chelsea reported on its club's official website that "Sunday's league with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge was postponed based on negotiations with the police and the local government. There will be a blizzard in London on Saturday.

After soliciting the relevant departments for suggestions on protecting the safety of fans watching the game, Liverpool also said, "The conditions at Anfield are not ideal, and the weather is also not conducive to long-distance fans coming to the stadium to watch the game." Therefore, the game on Saturday night will not be held as scheduled.

Arsenal's official website also announced that the heavy snow on the Emirates Stadium was caused by the heavy snow in North London. At present, the heavy snow has caused about 3 inches of snow on the ground, and the weather forecast says that the heavy snow will continue. In order to ensure the safety of fans on the road, the referee of the game, Lee Mason, the referee of the game, made a decision at 12:07 time. Today's match between Arsenal and Stoke City will be postponed.

In addition, Wigan's home league with Aston Villa was also postponed due to bad weather. Due to the snow of 25 centimeters on the ground, the traffic in Wigan is almost paralyzed, and the fans can't get to the stadium in time. Similarly, the current round of Birmingham and Newcastle, Blackpool and Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion and Wolves will also be postponed for the same reason.

Recently, there was a blizzard in the United Kingdom. Sir Bobbi Charlton, the image ambassador of the new Wembley Stadium, where the UEFA Champions League final was held this season, was stranded at Manchester Airport yesterday because of bad weather and failed to appear at the UEFA Champions League draw in time. And the vast majority of postponements are not that the stadium facilities are not ideal, but that they are more concerned about the safety of the fans on the road.

Manchester United's Carrington training base has not been affected by the blizzard, and the players are still preparing for Sunday's game against Chelsea. Ferguson looked at the team that had been getting better recently with satisfaction. The sound of his mobile phone interrupted his vision. John Alisand, the club's secretary, informed him that Chelsea had cancelled the next day's game. The Lord frowned. They had booked a train ticket from Manchester to London at 2:34.

And now, they can only cool down their sweaty bodies. In the Wednesday and Monday game, Ferguson, who is about to set a new record in his coaching career, is not thinking about the upcoming relaxing Christmas, but the impact of the accumulated schedule on Manchester United in the next season!

Arsenal was the last club to announce its suspension in last Saturday's game.

"Due to the continuous blizzard in north London, referee Lee Mason came to the venue at 11:38 and decided to suspend today's game at 12:07. There has been three inches of snowfall in half an hour, and there is no sign of stopping. Explanation on Arsenal's official website. It can be imagined that until the last minute, the Gunners hoped to play as scheduled and put pressure on Manchester United and Chelsea the next day through a victory.

But Chelsea in West London obviously "reacted a little too fast". Arsenal announced the news less than three hours before the game, while Chelsea was 27 hours ahead of schedule!

Even the outsider Red Knapp said strangely, "Tomorrow is another day. Who knows if it will be like this morning."

Old Ray muttered that he got the news when he was waiting with his players at London's Stansdard Airport, and that their game with Blackpool was postponed. I have to say that I can't believe that the match between Chelsea and Manchester United has been stopped. Think about the stadium of Stamford Bridge. They have a geothermal system and should be able to compete. So there must be other reasons that we don't know to stop the game.

Chelsea's explanation is far less detailed than Arsenal's. "Because of Blizzard, after discussing with the police and the local community, Chelsea decided to postpone Sunday's game with Manchester United."

Although the distance between Emirates Stadium and Stamford Bridge is only 8.2 miles and usually only 40 minutes away by car, the situation between the two areas is different.

The Emirates Stadium is located in a quiet northeast residential area, and Stamford Bridge is located in the noisy west of London. According to the weather forecast, London has begun to sprinkle salt on the streets last Saturday. Chelsea's "Fulham Region" is the key clean-up area. How can it react so "quietly"? Take care of the train from Manchester? The British Railway Network has announced that the train will increase its original running time by 1 hour to reduce accidents.

The Daily Mail sent out a question on behalf of the media: Why can even Ipswich play on a frozen field, and Chelsea can't play on a geothermal field?

Just two weeks ago, Chelsea looked enviously at the league between Manchester United and Blackpool, which was postponed because Blackpool's venue did not have a heating system.

At that time, on Chelsea's official website, they enjoyed themselves enthusiastically.

"In today's era, it is difficult to stop a game through current technology. The court needs extremely serious freezing or stagnant water to be stopped, and these will not happen at Stamford Bridge. Their site director Jason Griffin said, "At Stamford Bridge, we have a very good water transmission system, like a huge electric heating that keeps the site warm, and the temperature can be adjusted according to the weather forecast.

Under normal circumstances, it will remain between 15-20 degrees Celsius. If the temperature is too high, there will be an alarm in my phone, and I will know the problem.

Chelsea's words at that time were obviously alleshadowing that Manchester United could not play. Of course, it is pleasant to take a week off before the intensive schedule in December. But it is difficult to encourage people to escape.

As Lao Lei said, "In Blackpool, it becomes a problem because there is no geothermal system on the site. In Chelsea, they must be worried about other aspects outside the court. Even so, it's still surprising that the game was stopped so early.

Perhaps, when you look at Chelsea's only one victory in the current seven league games, the team's defense is short of major generals, and even the coach after class. If the game is postponed, Chelsea may not only be supplemented by personnel in the winter transfer window, but also adjust the player's status.

A photo leaked through the Stamford Bridge camera will definitely make Ferguson hate it - there is no snow on the Stamford Bridge site, and there is no snowflake on the site.

Chelsea is recuperating, but Manchester United, which is far away in Manchester, can't afford to enjoy this long vacation. "This brings us real trouble."

Manchester United spokesman Phil Townsend said that although it is easy for the time being, the two delays accumulated in December will make them face a more intensive schedule in the future. They need to choose a day before this round of confrontation between the two sides on May 7, but it is really difficult to satisfy both sides, not to mention Manchester United except Valencia, who has been recovering for a long time, and Scholes, who said goodbye to the season, finally adjusted their best form.

"We have recently scheduled the game against Blackpool on January 25, but it is difficult to find a date for Chelsea's game. Although we are free on the match day of the League Cup semi-finals, it is on January 11th or 12th. I don't think we want to play at that time, because on January 9th, we will face Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup, and then there will be a game against Tottenham Hotspur on the 16th. In February and March, we will face Marseille on the second and fourth match days. Chelsea played against Copenhagen on the first and third day of the game. Of course, the longer the two teams stay in the FA Cup, the more difficult it will be to arrange the game. Townsend analyzed it reasonably.

And Chelsea's move is really beautiful. Lampard and Drogba need time to find the best condition. Abu promised that the buyer's winter break is not the best day for them to play against Manchester United, not to mention that the legendary team is panicizing Ancelotti leaving, and the French Gang is also accusing the English Gang. Chelsea is the most It takes a while to adjust well. Chelsea can be described as killing two birds with one stone after leaving such a dense multi-line battle for Manchester United, which is also not young.

At noon last Sunday, Stamford Bridge recovered from a cloudy morning, and the sun also showed its head, briefly warming the busy sports field. On Fulham Street outside the gate, passers-by began to take advantage of the last weekend before Christmas to shop.

In the past, the noisy game days were much more deserted, and the street vendors looked frustrated. And the Chelsea soldiers on Cobbham's training ground may need to look at the sun and draw a cross - God helps me.

There has never been a Christmas. Manchester United will be so comfortable that there will be no game for a week and a half when Christmas comes. It is really a luxury for Premier League giants. This year, Manchester United has enjoyed such a luxury.

However, for Manchester United fans, it feels a little sad.

Last night, Ferguson claimed for the second time this season that Van der Sar would retire next summer. Gary Neville, who will celebrate his 36th birthday in February next year, has only played three times for Manchester United this season due to injury. If there is no big surprise, Da Nei will also retire at the end of this season. Gary Neville, Giggs and Scholes have made more than 2,000 appearances for Manchester United. Even if 37-year-old Giggs and 36-year-old Scholes may renew their contracts for another year, it is an indisputable fact that Manchester United's 92 Golden Generation has gradually withdrawn from the historical stage. The Manchester Evening News said that Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for four legendary Manchester United successors for the Red Devils.

Although Lindgaard has trained with the team, he is not the number one goalkeeper in Ferguson's mind. In terms of Van der Sar's successor, Neuer and De Gea are worth at least 15 million pounds, Loris is more valuable, and Glasgow Rangers goalkeeper McGregor is obviously much lower than Neuer. Relatively speaking, Dutch goalkeeper St. Krenburg is the most cost-effective. However, Neuer, who has recently had an affair with Manchester United, may cause trouble after his relationship with the club breaks down.

The senior management of Schalke 04 warned Neuer last night that if he had reached a secret agreement with Bayern to join, they would resort to the law. Tonis, chairman of Schalke 04, said, "If there is an agreement between Neuer and Henness (President of Bayern), it will be a serious violation of the law. If this is the case, we will resort to the law. At present, Manchester United and Bayern are chasing Neuer, but if the senior management of Schalke 04 are allowed to choose, they would rather sell Neuer to the Red Devils than the native Gelsenkirching to their rival Bayern.

In the selection of Giggs' successor, Tottenham winger Bell is of course the natural successor of Giggs.

The 21-year-old Welshman had a long-time affair with Manchester United before moving from Southampton to White Hart Lane in 2007.

This season, Bell has performed extremely well in the Champions League, which has attracted the attention of all over Europe.

Although Tottenham Hotspur chairman Levi insists that Bell is not for sale, it all depends on whether Tottenham Hotspur can still reach the top four this season and qualify for next season's Champions League. If Tottenham fails to reach the top four this season, Bell may ask for a transfer next summer. In fact, Bell never resisted joining Manchester United. At that time, he chose Tottenham Hotspur only because Ferguson did not promise him the main position. Now, if Bell turns to Manchester United, the left-back position will definitely belong to him.

In addition to Bell, Manchester United's other choice is Ashley Young. According to The Sun, Villa coach Hollior said that only a crazy offer can take Ashley Young away.

The 25-year-old Ashley Young's contract with Villa expires in the summer of 2012. His value is about 15 million pounds, but Villa said that she would rather let Ashley Young leave freely after a year and a half later than sell him, but this statement is obviously full of anger.

Villa coach Hollior hinted that Ashley Young could sell, "We hope to keep him, and the club wants to keep him. He told us that he wanted to wait until the end of the season to talk about whether to transfer or not. Of course, if the team makes an incredible offer, everything is possible in the football world. Let's wait and see. But I don't think he will leave the team in January.

In the position of Scholes' successor, the Manchester Evening News said that Inter Milan core Sneid is the ideal successor for Scholes. However, because the new coach of Inter Milan has not been determined, the Red Devils need to wait for another period of time. In addition to Sneid, Modric and Hamsik are also one of Manchester United's optional targets, and the offside website claims today that Manchester United's other choice is Argentine international Pastore.

The 21-year-old Pastore, who is 1.87 meters tall, has performed very well in Serie A this season, scoring 7 goals and 1 assist in 14 games. Pastore is worth between 20 million and 25 million pounds. In addition to Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid are also interested in Pastore.

And in the right-back position, the Manchester Evening News said that Manchester United fell in love with the Greek international right-back Torosides. Torosides, 25 years old this year, is 1.88 meters tall and is qualified as a right-back, right winger and midfielder. He is currently playing for the Greek giant Olympiacos.

For Manchester United fans, with Ferguson's retirement, many old faces of Manchester United are likely to disappear at Old Trafford.