Chapter 227 Different Final Opponents
Li Yu is writing a great season in her own way.
Before facing Tottenham Hotspur, Rooney suffered some minor strains in training. In the game against Tottenham Hotspur, Li Yu will start alone. Recently, the little fat man is also unlucky and will always be attacked by some injuries. Ferguson is also saying that the biggest problem of these reasons is that there is no winter break in the Premier League. The fatigue of the season will break out in March and April.
This question is the consensus of all Premier League coaches, but this is the British tradition. During Christmas, players have to give Christmas dinners to fans and entertain the public, but pay for potential physical crisis.
There are too few players like Li Yu who are focused on the field but rarely injured in world football.
Ferguson should be glad that he made his decision not to play against Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester United does not have a reassuring striker, and the game will increase the number of variables.
It turns out that Li Yu is already an undisputed king in Old Trafford. With two goals, he also basically ended the suspense of this season's championship. After the end of the game, the Old Trafford Stadium is still full of voices. More than 70,000 fans have not left. They are waiting for the other side of the game. As a result of the West match, if something unexpected happens to Chelsea, Manchester United will hold the final championship trophy two rounds in advance at their home stadium, Old Trafford, and the great four consecutive championships will be born.
Tottenham players are not interested in Manchester United to celebrate the championship after the game. After the 3:1 loss to Manchester United, they also hope that there will be some good news from the match between Arsenal and Manchester City, but not on the court, but on the return bus.
Chelsea played against Stoke City at home in this round. The result of the game disappointed all Manchester United fans. Chelsea beat Stoke City 7:0 at home, taking back the championship suspense by another round. It seems that this big score is also provoking Manchester United. Although you are leading the way, you are still ahead in the goal difference. It's Chelsea!
In the next round, Manchester United will play away against Sunderland. If Manchester United wins, they will definitely win the championship trophy of this season. Stoke City, who is sad in the last round, can only wait for the champion Manchester United players to enter at Old Trafford before the start of the game.
In fact, in the eyes of everyone, from the perspective of the opponents in the last two rounds, this season's Premier League champion has already lost the suspense. In the case of Sunderland and Stoke City, Manchester United can win the championship by one more point, no one will believe that there will be any more surprises.
More people began to turn their attention to the Champions League. In the second round of the semi-finals, Barcelona's home match against Inter Milan was still held in advance. This game is related to the final admission. In the first round, Inter Milan won 3:1. Barcelona wanted to advance to the final, but there was no away game against the opponent. In the case of the ball, at least you have to win at home Camp Nou 2:0!
The battle between Barcelona and Inter will be staged. Can Sneid fight? How will Inter Milan keep an eye on Messi? How will Mourinho attack Barcelona? At the pre-match press conference, Mourinho came up with the answers one by one. He announced the starting lineup and mocked Barcelona. They did not fight for their dreams, but for "anti-RealMadrid".
"We will fight for our dreams, but Barcelona fights for a subtle complex, which is the difference between us." Mourinho said, "Dreams are always simpler than complexes. Dreams are a kind of pride anywhere in the world. For Barcelona, last year they fought for the Champions League final in Rome for their dreams. But this year, it is a complex to fight for the final in the Bernabeu.
What's the solution? Mourinho said in an interview with As: "I worked as a translator in Barcelona in 1997. At that time, we went to the Bernabeu Stadium to participate in the King's Cup final against Real Betis. We won. At that time, we seemed to have won the World Cup. At that stadium, we heard the hymn of Barcelona, which made us feel extremely happy and forget everything (Note: Real Madrid beat Barcelona and won the league championship). This is what I call a complex. An anti-RealMadrid complex. If this time, it happens in the Champions League, imagine what it will be... This is the driving force of Barcelona, as if we are fighting for the Champions League final in Turin.
However, Mourinho disdained this so-called feeling: "But what I want to say is that this is a football match. This is not a war. If Barcelona only thought about football, it would be perfect. Anyway, all I focus on is football.Will Sneed fight? Mourinho said, "Sneed is very good. He will play. We will see if he plays for 90 minutes according to the game. He also had a small problem, but he performed well in the training class, which dispelled his doubts. He is eager to play. So, although we still have a series of important matches in the league and Coppa Italia finals, I still plan to take a little risk.
Mourinho also announced the 10 players in the starting lineup: "I can tell you some of the starters, because these are not difficult to guess. Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Samuel, Sanetti, Cambiasso, Mota, Sneid, Eto'o, Millito... Another one? I can't tell you everything."
Catalinical media attacked Mourinho at the press conference: "Don't you think you should be grateful to Barcelona for bringing you into the football circle?" Mourinho replied, "I am grateful to Bobbi Robson for giving me the opportunity; I am grateful to the then president of Barcelona; I am grateful to everyone who worked in the club at that time, who helped me a lot."
The Italian Sky Platform asked Mourinho why he took Balotli with him? Why are even Thornton (injured) and Stankovic (banned), who are definitely unable to play, included in the list? Mourinho smiled and said, "It's Dejan (Stankovic)'s fault!" He was banned, and when I told him that you couldn't come with the team, he began to cry. So I had to take him with me. But I take him with me, and everyone has to bring..."
How will Inter keep an eye on Messi? Mourinho replied, "As always, put pressure on his area. It won't be people-to-people, I will only rely on team organization. Of course, good luck is also needed.
Spanish media recently revealed that Inter's referee in Barcelona's first match and Mourinho opened a restaurant. In response, Mourinho sneered and said, "I haven't opened a restaurant with anyone. Perhaps Guardiola has a restaurant in Oslo (Note: Herning, the controversial referee when Barcelona eliminated Chelsea last year, is Norwegian. Oslo is the capital of Norway.)
Why is Mourinho so careful? It may be that he has found a way to deal with Barcelona's core Messi.
Messi has played 43 Champions League games and scored 25 goals. For non-middle players, his goal rate is amazing. Of these 25 goals, 5 have entered the door of the Premier League team, 6 have entered the door of the Bundesliga team, and 3 have entered the door of the Ligue 1 championship. The gold content is not high. But what embarrassed Messi was that none of these 25 goals hit the door of the Serie A team!
La Gazzetta dello Sport said: "Messie may have conquered the world, but he still needs to prove himself in front of the Serie A team."
In addition, Messi has played against the team coached by the Madman six times in the past four years (4 against Chelsea and 2 against Inter), but nothing. This record also made Messi very embarrassed. In today's football world, it is rare to find a coach who has played against Messi but has not scored a goal. For Barcelona, which is in urgent need of a big victory to reverse, Messi has the full motivation to break these two spells!
Ibrahimovic and Maxwell of Barcelona will have a final decisive battle with their old club after this war. For the old Barcelona generals Eto'o and Mota in the Inter team, this visit to Camp Nou is bound to be a fierce battle.
Can Eto'o and Mota kill the old master after being abandoned by Barcelona? Can Ibrahim and Maxwell write magic again against their former owners? How will Camp Nou greet their former idols? And the teammates who worked together in the past, this time in the decisive battle, how to choose between position, emotion, warmth and violence?
The eye-catching war of the century is about to take place.
The focus of the second round of the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League began in Camp Nou. The defending champion Barcelona played against Inter Milan at home. Barcelona, who lost 1-3 in the first match, must win more than two goals to be expected to advance.
The two teams have met nine times in the history of European games. Barcelona has the upper hand with 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. This season, the two teams have won 1 win, drew 1 and 1 loss. Barcelona captain Pujol was suspended for accumulating a yellow card. Iniesta was absent due to injury. Guardiola formed a formation between 343 and 433. Milito played left-back, Toure played the central defender and back. The defending champion Barcelona played against Inter Milan at home and strived to attack. Inter Milan general Stankovic also accumulated yellow cards. Suspension, Sneed returned from injury in time, and Ibueto Omota started against the old owner.
Barcelona launched a fierce attack in the whole game, but they are the team facing Italy and Mourinho.
In the face of the Italian's iron barrel array, Barcelona's team is far ahead of Inter Milan in ball control. Mourinho's team has never controlled football under their feet to win the game. In the face of Barcelona's ball control tactics, Inter responded calmly and has never let the Barcelona find a good chance to score.
It was not until the last stoppage time that Barcelona scored a face-recovering goal by defender Pike.
1:0! At the end of the game, the score on the big screen was 1:0, and Inter Milan advanced to the final after 38 years.
After Inter entered the Champions League final, Moratti was so excited that he almost cried: "I remember the memories of my youth." When he was young, Moratti rode a bicycle to the stadium and witnessed the great international era, so he became a "man who loves Inter more than his money" today. However, Moratti ignored one point: if Inter can win the last five games of the season, it will surpass the international era. Because once this is the case, Inter will become the only Triple Crown in the history of Serie A!
Of course, the title of Triple Crown needs to be given the most accurate definition. European mainstream media call the three championships of "league champion + champion cup champion + domestic top cup champion" as the triple champion. Some other cups, such as the Domestic Super Cup, the European Super Cup, the UEFA Europa League, etc., are not included. Throughout Europe, only a few teams can achieve this.
In the 1998-99 season, Manchester United won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League, which are still remembered by the world. Last season, Manchester United also won the Premier League, the League Cup, the FA Cup and the Champions League, which was praised by the whole world. In addition, the Netherlands's Eindhoven (1988), Ajax (1972) and the Scottish Celtics (1967) have also achieved this honor, but after all, the domestic competition pressure in the Dutch and Scottish leagues is relatively small.
In the history of Serie A, there has never been a team winning the league, the Coppa Italia and the Champions League. Even in the "Great International Era", Inter Milan did not do this. In the 1964-65 season, Inter won the Champions League and the league, but lost to Juventus in the cup and only won the runner-up. Among other teams in Serie A, the closest to this honor is AC Milan. The Reds and Blacks won the League and Champions League in the 1993-94 season, but missed the final in the Coppa Italia.
For Inter Milan, it is only five games away from the first triple crown in the history of Serie A. At present, in the league, Inter is at the top of the list with only 3 rounds left, 2 points ahead of Roma. In the cup, Inter has reached the final. In the final game of the season, Inter will challenge Bayern Munich in the Champions League final at the Bernabeu Stadium. Winning the last five battles will set an unprecedented record.
Of course, these five battles are not easy to fight. In the league, Inter Milan is facing the pursuit of Rome in excellent condition. In the last three rounds, they can't make mistakes. On the weekend, Inter Milan will drag their tired bodies away to challenge Lazio, who is relegated. This is a hard battle. In the Coppa Italia final, Inter will challenge Roma away from home, and there are also a lot of variables in this game.
In the Champions League final, Inter is likely to face the Premier League giants Manchester United, which will also be extremely difficult and full of variables. Moratti pointed out: "We can't be happy too early. It is true that we will work hard to win everything, but we can't ignore that we haven't landed yet. We are like diving. Although it is very close to the shore, if we don't swim well, the last part of the road may be empty!"
For Inter Milan, hitting the Champions League, which has not won in 45 years, the only triple champion of Serie A in a hundred years, requires the team to play the last five games. Mourinho said well: "Next, every game is the final!"
With the three whistles of Belgian referee De Briquere, Inter Milan returned to the Champions League final after 38 years. Billions of Nera Zuri are happy because of this. But obviously, the happiness of one of them is particularly different. This person is Sneid. This is not only because Inter entered the Champions League final, and Sneed is the greatest contributor; this is also because he got an opportunity to go to Bernabeu to prove to the world that he is not a waste and he is also a hero!
Before the game, major media revealed that Sneed was injured and may not be able to play. Inter's doctor also pointed out that Sneed had a muscle strain. As we all know, muscle strain is a very painful injury during the injury, although it is not a big problem. But in just 3-4 days, Sneid returned to the team. He obviously didn't recover, but he still went to war. This makes Sneid look extremely great this night.
Former Mourinho said, "Sneed has a little problem, but he is eager to fight. What can I do? In the face of such a player who is dedicated to fighting, I can only let him take risks. The reason why Sneid wants to fight can be understood by the whole world. Last summer, he was forced away by the Real Madrid and suffered humiliation and neglect. What happened during that time is difficult for outsiders to understand. This kind of blow, if you change to a coward, you may be depressed in this life. But Sneid is a hero. He found the best way to fight back at Real Madrid and prove himself to the world. This is, go to Bernabeu to play the Champions League final!
For this dream, Sneid kicked out his best performance in his life. He scored three goals and three worth a dozen. In the group stage, without his goal, Inter would have been out of Kiev; in the knockout stage, his two goals, one helped Inter win the quarter-finals and the other entered the Barcelona gate. In addition, he has five assists and is the king of assists in the Champions League. Thello Sport of Milan said well: "We saw the shadow of Suarez, the core of the era of Inter Milan!"
Today, Sneed doesn't do much. Because the whole Inter has been defending. However, a set of data is enough to prove Sneed's greatness. He played 67 minutes and ran 8,420 meters, with an average running range of 126 meters per minute. This number is higher than Keita, Harvey, Butzkes, Cambiaso and other midfielders, and higher than McCon, Alves and other full-backs, which is the highest in the game! He completed two steals. Considering all this, it was he who dragged his leg and kicked it out, and his performance was worthy of people's respect. Digital Sports said after the game: "He is fighting with injuries and is not in the best condition. But all he has done is enough!"
After the game, the Italian Sky went to interview Sneed for the first time.
The first sentence that the Dutch blurted out was: "Unsognochesirealizza" (the dream came true). This may be the reason why he played such a great season.
Last summer, Real Madrid cruelly forced Sneed away while cheering for the arrival of Kaka. But now, the mainstream European media have pointed out that at least this season, Sneeder has performed better than Kaka. Isn't it? Now, Real Madrid fans are questioning Kaka's "fraudulent injury" while watching Sneide, who dragged his injured leg, lead Inter to the Champions League final - and this final is held in Bernabeu! Of course, there is no disrespect for Kaka here. However, it must be pointed out that for Sneide, this is a kind of success, a kind of greatness, a legend that should be remembered for a lifetime!
Of course, the legend continues. On May 22, Bernabeu, Sneed will return to Real Madrid's home court, which is bound to make Real Madrid fans mixed feelings. It's time to ask that question: Now, who else is qualified to say that Sneid is useless?