Chapter 422 It's easy to win

Manchester United stars Li Yu and Rooney opened their own Twitter and immediately welcomed countless fans, but the experience of another Red Devils player was much more miserable. Only two hours after midfielder Gibson opened Twitter, he had to close his account because he was scolded by Manchester United fans. He Twitter also declared "death" after only two hours of survival.

Perhaps encouraged by Twitter expert Leo Ferdinand, Gibson recently opened his account under the name of "@dgibbo28". Ferdinand confirmed the arrival of his teammates on his Twitter and appealed to his 842,000 fans to welcome Gibson. Sen.

Unexpectedly, Gibson had to close his account in just two hours because Manchester United's own fans scolded the Irish midfielder. A fan wrote: "The whole team works so hard to control the ball, and then you shoot into the last row of stands, and it's damn every time!"

Another person wrote: "You are shit. Ferguson will sell you in the summer!" Others said, "It's a shame for you to be a player. What does Ferguson like about you? I don't know."

Gibson did not perform well in his last game at Manchester United. One of his criticism is that he often chooses long-range shots. Seeing the attack from the Red Devils fans, the Irish midfielder sadly closed his Twitter account. Ferdinand confirmed, "Gibson said he came up to see what the fans wrote. The reason why he left was that he didn't want to be bothered."

Of course, not all Manchester United fans are so harsh. Some people began to defend Gibson, while others launched a Twitter campaign to "Let Gibo come back", hoping to make Manchester United's midfielder reopen Twitter. In the Red Devils, 23-year-old Gibson is just a substitute and rotation player, and he probably shouldn't be under such heavy pressure.

At the same time, Manchester United's head coach Ferguson admitted that if he compares the Champions League results of the Red Devils and other European giants, he will feel jealous. In history, Manchester United has won the Champions League four times and only tied for fifth in the number of times they have won the Champions League.

Ferguson said, "We should have reached the semi-finals, and expectations in Europe will always be high, and you will be jealous of the results of other clubs in Europe."

Look at Real Madrid (9 championships and 3 runner-up), AC Milan (7 championships and 4 runner-up), Bayern Munich (4 championships and 4 runner-up), Ajax (4 championships and 2 runner-up) and Liverpool (5 championships and 2 runner-up). We tried to get closer.

"We need to reach this height as soon as possible. The current lineup has enough experience in Europe."

Facing the semi-final opponent Schalke 04, Ferguson did not dare to underestimate it. At this stage, you will always feel somewhat worried, and the semi-finals are never easy to play. We had this situation when we faced Juventus in the semi-finals in 1999. We were too anxious in the home game. Fortunately, we let go in the second round. In the first half of the three-year final against Barcelona, we got the desired result in the first round, but in the last 20 minutes of the second round, we were a little nervous.

It is worth mentioning that in Ferguson's career as Manchester United, he has never eliminated the German team in two rounds. Last season, the Red Devils were eliminated by Bayern in the Champions League, and lost to Dortmund and Leverkusen in the semi-finals in 1997 and 2002 respectively. Ferguson said that he wanted to break this A "German spell" must pay attention to Schalke as an opponent.

"Manchester United will never be misled by public opinion and think that the game is easy to play," Ferguson said. "Schalke defeated all the teams at home in the Champions League this season, including Valencia and Inter Milan. This is obviously a good state, so the game will be very difficult. I We should pay attention to it."

Li Yu will be a key figure in Manchester United in the semi-finals. Ferguson praised the stable and efficient performance of the Huaxia striker since the season. He said, "It's hard to believe that players can maintain such a good form in a year. For any player, it seems normal for any player to have a trough. But Li Yu broke this rule, especially when he stands up at every critical moment. Manchester United's ability to have such a player is the best guarantee for the Champions League!"

In the Champions League semi-finals with Schalke, Manchester United goalkeeper Van der Sar will set a record. This is the thirteenth time in his career to participate in the Champions League semi-finals and will be tied with former Real Madrid and Chelsea midfielder MacLei as the record holder.

However, Van der Sar himself is more concerned about the team's performance. When you are in a winning team, it always feels good," said the 40-year-old Dutch veteran. "We have played well recently and hope to continue this momentum. So far, my career is not bad. I hope I can have a good ending.

In the semi-finals, Van der Sar will face the threat of Raul, and the Dutchman praised the opponent. Raul is an amazing player. He has played high-level games in Real Madrid for so many years, scoring so many goals for them in the league. In addition, he is also the top scorer in the Champions League.

"For Raul, you can't relax at all. He is so threatening that he can score a goal as long as he has a little chance. When facing him, our defender needs to concentrate."

In the game that night, it is hard to imagine such a one-sided Champions League semi-final. The strength of Schalke 04, currently ranked 10th in the Bundesliga, is too far from each other, and the home victory record of the Champions League this season will basically miss the final. After the past three draws and three losses, Manchester United broke the "magic spell" of being invincible to Germany in the knockout stage, setting a number of records and further enhanced the confidence in the defense line.

Schalke 04 experienced a change of coach not long ago. It is not easy to eliminate Valencia and Inter to enter the top four of the Champions League for the first time under the sluggish performance of the league.

Also because he has accumulated enough self-confidence at the Schalke Stadium, coach Lannick decided to continue to take a comprehensive approach to Manchester United.

Unfortunately, there is a big gap between the players on both sides in terms of passing and receiving the ball, personal confrontation and speed. The third line distance of Schalke 04 team is too wide, the recovery and protection of the midfield is insufficient, and the defense line is full of loopholes.

Neuer, the number one goalkeeper of the national team, is like Spider-Man's "top body", completely relying on his personal ability to "weave" an invisible net in front of the door. In the first half alone, he blocked the opponent's 8 shots from the target, and magically blocked the close-range attacks of Rooney, Hernandez and Giggs. The strange thing is that coach Lannick did not change his tactics and adjust the personnel to shrink the defense line at halftime because he was lucky enough to hold 0-0 in the first half. As a result, Manchester United was still able to easily pass through the midfield in the second half and comfortably take, pass and transfer the ball outside the penalty area. Neuer's "miracle" finally could not be sustained in 67 minutes.

As Ferguson said after the game, Li Yu's offside goal was a psychological turning point, letting teammates know that the door of the "Spider-Man" handle can be broken.

Giggs, who was skillful in the whole game, kept his best state in the Champions League in the past two months. After assisting the team nearly four goals in the Champions League, Neuer finally looked forward to the opportunity to appear on his good left foot, making it the 10th away goal in his career in the Champions League for the first time in nearly 10 years. He scored in Germany and has scored in the 15th UEFA Champions League (with Raul).

Moreover, he also surpassed Dain Zaji to become the oldest goal scorer in the Champions League, continuing to write a unique legend.

Manchester United is lucky this season. Manchester United No. 9 has performed well throughout the season. No one can replace his role in Manchester United, as well as Giggs, Nani and the comeback Valencia and Park Ji-sung.

More importantly, after experiencing a series of personal and family crises in the first half of the season, the top star Rooney reappeared last year's omnipotent performance in the sprint stage of this season. He is full of physical energy and runs all over the field, assisting in the transformation of attack and defense, organizing attacks and directly threatening the opponent's door.

The goals in the past three games in this month are worth a lot of money, including the hat-trick of the away game against West Ham. When he decided to strike on the third line (at that time), the only goal in the top 8 of the Champions League away hit Chelsea. Two minutes after assisting Giggs, he locked the victory. His nearly eight Champions League goals were Six of them are attacking on the road, which shows the stability of their home and away games.

The only key game this month that he was unable to play due to suspension: Manchester United lost to Manchester City in the semi-finals of the FA Cup! He also said goodbye to the red card of the 2006 World Cup as a winner on this court, and the mature Rooney finally showed the glorious side of his world-class star to the world.

After the semi-finals of the first round, Manchester United also became the first team to lose goals in six away games in a single season since the reorganization of the Champions League. Van der Sar, who appeared in the Champions League semi-finals for the 13th time (with the record) also saved several cold shots from the other side. Raul did not have any chance to make up. He became the first team in the Champions League. 50 "zero-sealed" opponent's goalkeeper.

The strongest central defender combination Vidic + Ferdinand is very focused and cooperates with tacit understanding to ensure that the two full-backs release the forward assists. Fabio is a new gain on the defense line. You know, he only started two games in the Premier League this season!

The first start in the Champions League knockout stage was the away game of the top four, and it was a right-back position that was not familiar with before. However, Fabio was not only not at a disadvantage in the confrontation with the opponent's Baum John and Farfan, but also showed great explosive power and ability to carry the ball in several long-distance attacks. In the final stage, he dealt with the penalty area. The high-altitude ball is not at all at all.

Due to O'Shea, Brown's frequent injuries, and Gary Neville's boots, Manchester United's right-back position was not reliable (Raphael also made a mistake against Bayern last season), but now Fabio's excellent performance in the past month has relieved the team's concerns. Manchester United has never lost by more than one goal at home in Europe. Now they have a 2-0 advantage. It can be said that they reappeared at the New Wembley Stadium on May 28, and the competition for this year's "Big Ear Cup" has become a forasurable.

What does 5 years mean for a professional player? In 5 years, Ronaldo can walk from the top of Europe to the tearful curtain call; in 5 years, the former nobody Messi can double his value and step on the altar of worship; in 5 years, a 20-year-old reckless teenager who hastily ended his first World Cup journey - Manchester United's current King Rooney (@Manchester United News), Phoenix Nirvana on the same turf five years later, like Odyseus, perfectly interprets a mythical journey of self-redemption.

At the World Cup in Germany five years ago, Rooney, who was less than 21 years old, was at the Gelsenkirsche Rising Stadium. He got a red card by maliciously stepping on Carvalho and buried his World Cup journey, thus becoming the number one sinner of England's out.

Five years later, when the king of Manchester United stepped on the same lawn again, under the gaze of more than one billion eyes, he dominated the game with a gorgeous goal and a perfect assist. He left the stadium with his head held high, this time he was really proud to Schalke! From the World Cup to the UEFA Champions League, in these two of the most important competitions in world football, Rooney threw his nightmares thousands of miles away. He slept and traveled five years to return to the place of sadness, just for today's moment of correcting his name!

As a striker, Rooney, who played for 83 minutes, ran nearly 10 kilometers in the whole game. He spared no effort to withdraw the ball and threaded, successfully allowing the Red Devils to gain an overwhelming advantage in the away game, and directly helped his predecessor Giggs to open the door to victory.

In the 67th minute, Rooney received a pass from Evra's left side on his back in the middle of the front court. After he turned around flexibly, he first pretended to shoot, and then attracted two Schalke's two players to grab it horizontally, and then pushed out an extremely hidden pass with an empty arch. The veteran Giggs was unmarked situation. Next 1 to 1 in the face of Neuer, who played bravely in this game, calmly pushed and shot the goal. Manchester United, relying on the exquisite cooperation of an old man and a young man, finally opened the psychological defense line of the Germans.

Only 2 minutes after the first goal, Li Yu sent a wonderful pass at the top of the arc of the penalty area. Xiao Pang who broke into the penalty area played the role of Giggs' calmness. His push shot went straight to the dead corner. The god-like Neuer finally fell at his feet and lost his self-confidence in desperation. After scoring the goal, Rooney made a glider-like celebration, and then pointed his hands to his partner Li Yu, who assisted him. At this moment, Rooney was distracted in addition to the happiness brought to him by football. Let the 1-4 shame on the World Cup.

Of course, Rooney's contribution to the game is more than that. In the third minute after the opening of the first half, his long-range shot hit Atsuda Uchida and went straight to the corner of the goal. If it hadn't been for Neuer's brave save, Manchester United could have mastered the game early.

In the 34th minute, Rooney made a beautiful fake move and headed past Metzelde. The German central defender was forced to pull down Xiao Pang and get a yellow card, thus becoming timid for the rest of the game.

In the 78th minute, the team has led the opponent by two goals. Rooney still steals the opponent who lost his center of gravity in the front court and still tries to make the third goal. When they were replaced by Nani in the 83rd minute, Schalke's fans made some unfriendly boos, but compared with their previous 130 decibel cheers, Rooney's wonderful performance obviously won the respect of more home team fans.

In an interview with the media before the game, the German national team expressed its fear of Rooney, hoping that his teammates could keep an eye on the front line composed of Rooney and Li Yu, but he also said: "In the (2010) World Cup, I have played against Rooney once. At that time, the German team laughed to the end, and I hope it will be the same against Manchester United. Manchester United is a star team, and I must admit that I appreciate their style of play.

In an interview with the Daily Express before the game, Ferguson also expressed his recognition of Rooney's recent state: "His state in the past two months is unparalleled, and excellent players have the ability to self-regulate their own state. I think Wayne is a special child. He knows more than anyone that his performance on the court will be directly evaluated by others. You see, he has completely proved himself now. You must forget the unpleasant moments. This is the quality of professional players. Wayne has done it.

Ferguson's "unpleasant moment" may imply that Rooney has had a nine-month shortage since last year. In last season's UEFA Champions League 8-to-4 knockout match with Bayern, Rooney was accidentally injured and Manchester United was also eliminated.

After losing to the Germans, Rooney seemed to be in a slump, the ball shortage spread, and the off-court news continued. Today, he was able to return to the opponent at home of the Germans, which was also a sigh of breath. Although Rooney's return has been said countless times, being able to fully break out in such a critical Champions League game shows that Rooney has indeed returned to his peak. In the newly selected Premier League season best lineup by The Sun, Rooney's teammate and current Premier League scorer Wang Beba was selected. It seems that good things are coming one after another. The Manchester United trump card that once scored and envied everyone is really back.

For Rooney, not everything goes well. This week, Xiao Pang opened a microblog at the inspitation of Ferdinand. Although he attracted more than 100,000 fans in just one hour, many of them came for the purpose of mocking him. Some people also mocked the relationship between him and his wife Colleen with Rooney's prostitution incident.

However, Rooney doesn't seem to mind. In his subsequent Weibo messages, he has always praised his new partner Hernandez, calling him the "deal of the century" of Manchester United. After the little pea killed Everton last weekend, instead of making Rooney feel pressure, it stimulated Rooney's desire to cooperate with him. Whether from a personal or a team's point of view, it's a good thing for both of them.

In contrast, another hero in the game seems to have long been used to hiding behind the magnesium lights. The role of Manchester United No. 9 has been ignored again. I don't know when this phenomenon has become an established habit. Although Li Yu does not fight for anything, many Chinese fans are complaining that this is British. Gran Media did it intentionally.

Everything is nothing in Li Yu's opinion. Winning the game is the most important thing. As for the reaction of the media? It's not bad to calm down without them.