Chapter 413 The Curse is Still

After a big victory over Wigan, in March, the last month before the end of the Premier League, the next two games are extremely critical for Manchester United. The next opponents are Chelsea and Liverpool!

Neither opponent is good at it, especially Chelsea, who has been competing with Manchester United for the championship before.

Liverpool at home has always been the nemesis of Manchester United. Manchester United has not performed well at Anfield. Reds fans will also put great pressure on Manchester United at that time. The Premier League Double Reds Club has always been the focus of all parties.

Even Ferguson is eager to break the "magic spell" of Stamford Bridge.

Since 1999, Manchester United has visited Blue Bridge 12 times in the league, with only one victory.

This was still 10 years ago. At that time, Soskja, who scored, had already become the coach, and Van Nistelrooy's owners were changed from La Liga to Bundesliga. The Blues' strong defensive ability made Ferguson at a loss, but he was defeated by his opponent 1-0 four times.

Chelsea is no longer a competitor to the Premier League championship this season.

The Lord, who has been fighting with Ancelotti in recent years: "At the beginning of the season, I really didn't expect to lead Chelsea so much now. In the past few years, we and Chelsea have been chasing at the top of the list. Now it's too difficult for Chelsea to win the championship. They have to surpass two teams - us and Arsenal. Of course, it is not impossible. In 1998, Arsenal recovered the gap of 12 points and defeated us to win the championship. In 1996, we also caught up with 12 points and beat Newcastle to win the Premier League trophy. Chelsea still has a chance.

It's polite, but in fact, the Lord has said that the champion is the prey of Arsenal and Manchester United, and even Manchester City is not in the competition.

Unlike last season, Stamford Bridge has become a watershed for the two teams to win the championship. This season, Ferguson, who is visiting Stamford Bridge, hopes to end the fate of Chelsea's invincible away game. "It's not easy to beat Chelsea, especially at their home court. When Mourinho coached, they had a very eye-catching unbeaten record at home. Jose was not so good after he left, but it was still difficult to beat them at Stamford Bridge.

The real pressure to win the championship comes from the young Arsenal. At present, the Gunners are only 4 points behind. Barcelona is reversed at home in the Champions League, giving the youth team a shot of confidence.

Both teams did not easily lose points on the weak team. Arsenal defeated the "heart demon" Stoke City, while Manchester United attacked Wigan in a weak position. The home team had a lot of opportunities. Martinez was very annoyed after the game and complained that the players were punished by their opponents for their poor ability to seize opportunities, but "the score of 4-0 is a little unfair."

Winning in adversity is a must-have trait for any team that wants to dominate the Premier League. Therefore, the victory or defeat between the gunners and the Red Devils will probably depend on the result of the dialogue between the strong.

There are not many teams like Wigan who are afraid of Manchester United in the Premier League.

This team has never defeated the Red Devils since it was promoted to the Premier League, and it has played 13 games.

Last week, the Wigan Club just spent 90,000 pounds to resurface the turf of the DW field. DW Stadium is also infamous as the Madjesky Stadium in the former Premier League team Reading, and it is the last vegetable garden for Premier League teams to go. Spanish coach Martinez feels that the turf "limits the performance of the team's players". He didn't say it clearly, but the implication is that Wigan has only won 3 of his 14 home games so far this season. The quality of the turf is too poor.

The new turf was laid in time, but it was a pity that the team was still soft in the face of the Red Devils.

Wigan had an absolute advantage in the first 20 minutes, creating many excellent scoring opportunities in a row. Scholes made a backcourt mistake and gave Moses a single shot. The Wigan striker took the ball into the penalty area and obviously lacked self-confidence in the face of Van der Sar and kicked the ball on the Dutchman's shoulder. The siege failed, and Manchester United only needed a chance to fight back and send their opponents on the road. The triangular cooperation between Rooney, Nani and Li Yu quickly pushed the war from the middle arc to the opponent's small penalty area, and Manchester United's No. 9 goal was achieved overnight. Ferguson was complacent, "It's a perfect shot in front of the door. He is best at this, and the absolute chance to score is extremely high." In contrast, Moses wasted a single-knife judgment.

Even if Manchester United leads 1-0, Wigan still has a chance to equalize the score. Rodlega received a pass in the penalty area and hit McCarthy on the back of his heels. The midfielder, who had been elbowed by Rooney for a long time, shot angrily and hit Van der Sar, wasting another golden opportunity. The gap between players' ability to grasp opportunities determines the outcome of this game. The score of 4-0 seems to be a huge margin, but it is by no means one of the best games played by Manchester United.

Wigan's real collapse was in the last 10 minutes of the second half. After Li Yu received Rooney's wonderful pass and scored the second goal again, Wigan saw that there was no hope of winning. In the defensive line**, Rooney and Silva scored the third and fourth goals respectively almost unmarked.

After this game without much suspense, Manchester United will face a real test.

This weekend is almost perfect for Manchester United, a 4-0 away victory over Wigan, expanding the leading Arsenal's points and goal difference to 4 points and 6 goals respectively. In addition, Arsenal's loss of the League Cup on Sunday is likely to further affect the Gunner's status and confidence in the league, so there are only 11 left in the season. In the case of the round, Manchester United has actually taken the absolute lead and initiative in the Premier League championship battle.

However, Rooney's uncalm elbow may change all this.

According to the Daily Mail, the FA will consult the referee Kratenberg's judgment on this Monday local time. Rooney will face a three-match suspension, while the Sun believes that Rooney's suspension period may be up to four games. Before 6 p.m. local time on Monday, if Rooney accepts the ACC's charges, he will be suspended for three games. If he appeals, the suspension will be postponed, but the number of games is likely to be increased to four games, because Rooney's appeal is likely to be deemed unfounded and thoughtless by the Football Federation.

In Saturday's game, according to the TV replay, Rooney obviously elbowed the opponent when competing with the other side's McCarthy, but the referee only awarded Wigan a free kick and didn't even show a yellow card to Rooney.

The Daily Mail said that referee Kratenberg knew that he had made a mistake after the game. According to the rules and practices of the FA, only when the referee reported to the FA after the game that he did not see the foul, Rooney may be suspended, but Kratenberg awarded the opponent a free kick. However, he saw the foul, but did not find a serious elbow. If he admits this, Rooney will definitely be suspended. Therefore, how Kratenberg explains his sentence to the FA will directly determine whether Rooney will be suspended.

According to the regulations of the FA, such violent fouls will generally be suspended for three games. According to the schedule, Manchester United's next three domestic games are away against Chelsea on March 1, away against Liverpool on March 6, and against Arsenal or Lai in the FA Cup on March 12. Don Dongfang played Bolton at home on March 19. If Manchester United appeals, Rooney's suspension period will begin with this weekend's game against Liverpool.

In previous similar violent fouls, Newcastle's Williamson was banned by the FA, but there are also many examples of escaping punishment.

In 2010, both Delon and Richville committed a rough foul. Coincidentally, the victims were all unlucky McCarthy, but none of them were suspended. In the community shield game in 2009, Ferguson accused Ballack of elbowing Evra after the game, but the German international also escaped punishment. It was not the first time that Kratenberg had caused trouble for Ferguson. In 2007, Lord cursed Kratenberg at halftime for being dissatisfied with the penalty. As a result, he was fined 5,000 pounds and banned for two games.

Whether Rooney is suspended or not, Manchester United's next Stamford Bridge will never be his blessing.

Except for the FA Cup, Rooney has won all the championships in the club, but since signing with Manchester United in 2004, Rooney has never tasted victory at Stamford Bridge. Even on the eve of the 2006 World Cup, in the key battle to win the championship with Chelsea, Manchester United not only lost 0-3, but also suffered a metatarsal fracture. Although he finally recovered from a quick injury and barely participated in the World Cup in Germany, his condition has obviously been tortured by this injury.

Rooney said: "I really have a lot of bad memories in that place, such as metatarsal fractures before the 2006 World Cup. In my career, I have never won there. There are some things that are difficult to explain in the football world, but this will not affect us and will only make us more eager to win. Strongly, this is a key game. Chelsea are in urgent need of victory than us, and I hope the pressure is on their side.

In fact, since 1999, Stamford Bridge has been a complete "demon away game" for Manchester United. Manchester United only won one victory when they visited Chelsea in the previous 12 leagues, with a total score of 1 win, 5 draws and 6 losses, and a goal-goal ratio of 8-17.

Rooney, who made people worried, escaped the penalty of the FA two days later and could play against Chelsea, which made Wigan's boss Whelan very angry. He thought that the FA was too afraid of Manchester United and treated the Red Devils so special that he did not make a penalty.

In the match between Manchester United and Wigan, Rooney hit the opponent's James McCarthy with his elbow. The video showed that when McCarthy blocked Rooney's run, Rooney hit the opponent on the head. However, the Football League said that it would not impose an additional penalty on Rooney, on the grounds that referee Kratenberg thought that he had sent a free kick, which was already a suitable treatment.

Whelan was very angry about the attitude of the Football Federation. He said, "There is obviously something wrong with international players like Rooney who have done such a thing but can escape without penalty."

"If it's another team or another player, you can bet with your life that he may be sent off with a red card, but the FA seems to be a little afraid of the words 'Roney' and 'Manchester United'."

"If these things appear in our other teams, they may be severely punished, but Manchester United is allowed to escape. You can't set a special set of rules for one team and another set for other teams."

"In my opinion, Kratenberg is one of the better referees. Maybe he didn't see how bad Rooney's action was, but none of the other three referees? That's an obvious red card action. If McCarthy had hit Rooney, he would have been sent off.

"I don't care how to explain it. They and everyone else in the football circle know that this justice has not been done. The FA will be happy that they can hide behind their rules and let Rooney escape because they are afraid to take action against Rooney and Manchester United.

Wigan head coach Martinez also insisted that Rooney should be sent off with a red card. I saw the scene very clearly, and the referee also saw it, because he awarded a free kick. Once you are awarded a free kick, it is very clear that this should be a red card. If you watch the video, it's clear that he hit McCarthy in the face with his elbow.

For this conflict, former England head coach Kevin Keegan believes that Rooney needs to restrain himself well. You have always thought that Rooney can become more mature in these things, but he keeps making such mistakes. He is still young and still studying.

"It's lucky not to get a red card. To be fair, the other party is fouling him, and the opponent runs to stop him, but this is not Rooney's excuse to hit people."

Li Yu, Nani and Rooney's trident can all appear on the Stamford Bridge field, which is absolutely good news for Manchester United!

When the media paid too much attention to Rooney, Li Yu seemed very calm. This contrast has become a habit of the British media. It may be that Li Yu's influence in the world is too great. The British media has to pay attention to the reports of domestic stars, and then deliberately ignore the international reports of Li.

Anyway, Li Yu doesn't care much about the reaction of the British media. This is actually a good thing. Without the influence of too many off-court factors, Li Yu can maintain a good state and maintain a very tacit understanding with the media. She can be in such a relatively harmonious state with the media. Among the popular players, Li Yu It's a good one.

When it comes to Stamford Bridge, Manchester United's wishes are good, but the real game has poured cold water on Manchester United.

The Chelsea played the most classic game of the season at home. They defeated the leader Manchester United in the final stage.

The King's team in the finals was killed by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, which was somewhat surprising.

The goal was scored by the Spanish golden boy Torres, who spent a lot of money during the winter break!

The Spanish Golden Boy has continued his good state in Liverpool. It seems that this expensive transfer deal is still valuable!

After an epic reversal, Chelsea, who played one less game, is still as much as 12 points behind Manchester United, and there are only 10 rounds left in the league. Even if Chelsea wins the make-up match, the difference of 9 points makes it only theoretically possible for the Blues to win the championship. But this does not mean that Chelsea have no goal this season. If they can win the Champions League "Big Ears" Cup without the hope of winning the championship in England, it will make everything different and make the 2010-11 season a successful, brilliant and historic season.

This season, Chelsea's opening momentum is like a rainbow, with two 6-0 and five consecutive victories showing the momentum of the defending champion.

But then the Blues encountered a lot of trouble. The continuous injuries and poor state of the core players made them quickly overtaken by Manchester United, Arsenal and the upstart Manchester City.

In the League Cup and the FA Cup, they were not lucky enough to be eliminated, and all four were empty, which seemed to have become their fate this season. Injuries have greatly damaged our strength. Lampard was absent for three months, and Terry also missed many games due to injury. Alex also suffered a knee injury, and Drogba and Essien were also injured. Do you need me to list more? This has had an impact on the team. Ancelotti once complained like this.

At the most difficult time, the Blues need a turning point and an important victory to boost morale, and defeating the leader Manchester United is the most appropriate opportunity.

Chelsea's soldiers did not let this opportunity slip away. Even if Li Yu's wonderful long-range shot put them in the dilemma of falling behind 0-1, even if the opponent was in good condition, they only lost one game before the whole season.

Lampard, Cech, Zhirkov and David Lewis showed their tenacity and courage. They never stopped attacking and never gave up hope in the whole game. In the end, Louis's wonderful shot and Lampard's key penalty helped the Blues achieve a 2-1 reversal. Stamford Bridge fell into a carnival, and they prevented Manchester United from winning here for nine consecutive years.

I believe that this timely victory will give Chelsea great encouragement to the difficult situation and will give them more self-confidence in this season's Champions League and next season's Champions League qualification competition.

At present, in the Premier League table, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur play one less round. The Blues only have 48 points more than the fifth-ranked Tottenham Hotspur. The sixth-ranked Liverpool has only 39 points in the case of multiple rounds, so only Tottenham Hotspur can threaten Chelsea's Champions League qualification.

Chelsea needs to widen the score gap with Tottenham Hotspur as soon as possible in the next game, and establish the qualification for the Champions League as soon as possible, so that they can be more focused on playing the Champions League this season.

The advantage for Chelsea is that the team's current situation with injuries has improved. On the one hand, Lampard, Jirkov and other injured recovered from injuries one after another. On the other hand, Abu finally spent a lot of money, attracting Torres and David Lewis, which greatly increased the team's strength and bench depth. Two to three outstanding players can compete in each position and enter a benign development. Track.

In Maradona's words, "In Europe, Chelsea and Real Madrid are the teams with the most lineup." Therefore, Maradona is optimistic that Chelsea can reach the final, believing that the Blues have the ability to fight against Real Madrid and Barcelona. People think that Real Madrid and Barcelona will enter the final of the Champions League, but in the Champions League, we should not forget Chelsea. Chelsea has good players and a lot of money to buy players, and the president of the club is not stingy. Real Madrid and Chelsea are the teams that have the ability to form a new team to challenge Barcelona.

In this match between Chelsea and Manchester United, the Blues showed what Maradona said about its strength.

Although Chelsea's possession rate of the whole game is not as good as that of Manchester United, in fact, they are the more advantageous side of the situation on the field. Chelsea's proportion of the ball in their half is 46.7%, that is to say, the ball spends more time in Manchester United's half.

Moreover, Chelsea's number of shots has reached 20, with 7 straight goals, while Manchester United has only 9 shots and 2 of them; Chelsea has 10 corner kicks, and Manchester United has only 2 times. These data show that Chelsea is the dominant side in the game (especially in the second half).

The three midfielders Rampard, Essien and Ramirez from Ancelotti all showed excellent form, and the new player "Mr. 50 Million" Torres also found a slight feeling of scoring, but David Lewis brought a huge surprise. The defensive end was extremely aggressive and contributed to the equalization on the offensive end. A ball. Now Chelsea has regained its strength at the beginning of the season. They can indeed fight against any big team in Europe. Looking at the strong dialogue in the Premier League this season, only Chelsea can put so much pressure on Manchester United and make the Red Devils so passive in 45 minutes.