Chapter 420 Lost the FA Cup

Four days before the game, Manchester United just beat Chelsea 2-1 at home and advanced to the quarterfinals of the annual UEFA Champions League. The Red Devils' 7-point lead in the league is also a gap that Arsenal can hardly fill. Copying the 1999 Triple Crown Wang Weiye has become a target that makes the team itch in the near future. However, in the FA Cup, which seemed to be the easiest to get, they fell in front of the finals. What the Red Devils lost is not only the possibility of triple crowns, but also the psychological blow caused by the defeat, which is more likely to be engraved in the two-line battle that is still busy.

Losing the FA Cup in such a helpless way once again shows Manchester United's lineup defects this season.

Relying on the winning streak and years of accumulation in the early game, Manchester United suppressed their opponents at the beginning. As the game started, they fell into a difficult test to get rid of. Li Yu missed a good opportunity. Rooney can't help. The little pea is powerful and has nowhere to do it. Owen continues to be a spectator. When Carrick finally conceded the ball due to carelessness, Kuzsack in the stands was still at a loss.

Carrick panicked and proved again that he was "the item to sell". Once the 37-year-old Giggs did not play, the Red Devils became so disorderly, which was really sad.

Scholes's irrational kick showed that Manchester United was under great pressure. Losing the FA Cup and dying in the hands of the sworn enemy is the pain that the Red Devil can't let go.

Ferguson criticized the defense after the game and Wembley turf. "Maybe Manchester City is more adapted to such turf than us." Maintain Scholes at the same time. Ten years ago, in the Manchester derby, Keane deliberately stepped on Harland, and since then, he has issued an autobiographical book. Ten years later, Scholes' irrational foot was suspended for three games, which happened at the most critical moment of Manchester United's season and may be an irreparable loss to the lineup.

Since playing Magpie on Tuesday, Manchester United still has three games to play in 12 days. At the end of the month, the two-round Champions League semi-final match with Schalke 04 began, and there was also a key battle with Arsenal between the two European games. Ferguson hopes to find the winner on Tuesday. If they defeated Manchester City last Saturday, the winner temperament of "victory brings victory" was expected to cover the Red Devils until the end of the season, but they have also lost a chance.

Ferguson performed the famous "Flying Shoe Gate" after being eliminated from the FA Cup. He kicked a pair of sneakers in Beckham's face. Now a similar scene is repeated. British media revealed that after being eliminated by Manchester City, a horrible kick was once again in Manchester United's locker room!

The Mirror revealed that in the visiting locker room at Wembley Stadium, after Manchester United left, a big hole appeared on the wall, which seemed to have been kicked open.

According to the newspaper's informant, the location of the hole is exactly in the "head coach's area". Although Ferguson's name is not explicitly mentioned, the Manchester United coach may not escape the suspicion (although Ferguson is banned, he can enter the locker room after the game).

However, according to the Daily Mail, the hole is said to have been kicked by Manchester United's physical coach Struvik. The Sun simply put forward four suspects: Ferguson, Scholes, who was annoyed by the end of the red card, Ferdinand, who was angry because he couldn't chase Balotle, and Anderson, who was prone to heat up. Different media have different opinions. I'm afraid that who is the real "sinner" will become an unsolved mystery.

Before the second semi-final, the staff had to urgently repair the big hole so that the Stoke City team, which drew into the visiting team's locker room, could continue to use it. Now, Wembley Stadium has sent the bill to the Manchester United club and reported it to the Football Association to investigate the incident.

In the 2003 FA Cup, Manchester United were eliminated by Arsenal at home. Ferguson was furious and let Beckham break his face. Similar to that year, this time it was the FA Cup (and a more critical semi-final), and the opponent was the Red Devil's sworn enemy Manchester City. I'm afraid it would be more difficult for the Lord to swallow if he lost the ball. The tone.

This game is indeed of extraordinary significance. After Manchester City won, Manchester United finally began to be really worried.

The team's defender Lescott said: "I know that Manchester United ranks first in the Premier League and may win the championship, but now they are really worried about the rise of Manchester City. In the next few years, we will more and more enter the semi-finals, finals, and meet Manchester United more and more times." Ferguson once disdained to say that Manchester City is just a "noisy neighbor". Scholes also said that Manchester City is not an opponent of Manchester United at all, but now Manchester City has personally ended the Red Devils' Triple Crown dream and gave the opponent a fierce blow back.

Even Arsenal, the Premier League rival, is now waiting to watch Manchester United fall. The Gunners' new favorite Wilshere believes that losing to Manchester City will hit the Red Devils hard and may even have consequences in the Premier League. I absolutely believe that Arsenal can still win the championship. We think Manchester United will lose points. After losing to Barcelona in the Champions League, we have had a slippage. After two difficult weeks, the same thing may happen to Manchester United.

"Manchester United lost at Wembley, and then there is a Champions League semi-final to play. Maybe this will contain them. In addition, they also need to visit the Emirates Stadium. If we beat them, it may put them into a bad momentum."

After Van der Sar decided to retire this summer, Ferguson inspected many goalkeepers, including Dutch goalkeeper Ströcklborg (28 years old) and German goalkeeper Neuer (25 years old), but he finally chose the very talented young Spanish goalkeeper De Gea, although De Gea only played for Atletico's first team for 5 0 games.

In the past week, Spanish and British media have reported that Manchester United has locked in De Gea.

The Daily Star published yesterday reported again that 20-year-old De Gea is determined to join Manchester United for a transfer fee of 18 million pounds this summer, and will take over the legendary goalkeeper Van der Sar, who will retire this summer at the age of 40.

De Gea will officially join Manchester United in the summer. The two sides have signed a five-year contract, and his transfer fee also broke the record of Manchester United's purchase of a goalkeeper team.

The trajectory of the scout also exposes Ferguson's idea. The Daily Telegraph said that Martin, Manchester United's chief scout and Ferguson's younger brother, appeared in Barcelona on Sunday night. The purpose of his trip was to watch Atletico Madrid's away to challenge the Espanyol's league to inspect De Gea. As a result, Atletico Madrid drew 2-2 away from home, and De Gea's goal was broken twice by the opponent. However, one goal was scored by the opponent after hitting Atletico defender Perea.

Last summer, Hernandez joined Mexico's Guadalajara for a transfer fee of 7 million pounds. This season, 22-year-old Hernandez has scored 14 goals in 31 games for Manchester United.

Smarin, who also joined for 10 million pounds last summer, has grown into Manchester United's third central defender with a steady performance. Manchester United's lock-in 20-year-old De Gea is a continuation of Sir Alex Ferguson's policy of buying young players.

In addition to De Gea, who has almost joined, Talksport said that Manchester United has signed the highly potential Welsh defender Dekran Dali. 16-year-old Dali works as a central defender. Dali trained in Cardiff for nine years before coming to Manchester United for a trial. During his trial at Manchester United, Dali's performance was impressive. He has recently been recruited into the Welsh U18 team. Manchester United is now ready to offer him a youth player contract. It is reported that he will join Manchester United in early July to participate in the pre-season training of the Red Devils.

Is Ferguson's goalkeeper's reserve so early to perfect the lineup for Manchester United as much as possible before retirement?

Returning to the Premier League, it has entered the final stage of the Premier League. In the 33rd round, Manchester United challenged Newcastle United away.

The horrible atmosphere in St. James' Park did stimulate the outbreak of the small universe of the Magpie Legion, and the Manchester United soldiers seemed to be a little depressed. As Padow said before the game, "I think this is a match that Ferguson is afraid of, not because of the strength of our team, but because the atmosphere of this stadium will have a great impact on the team."

In the first 30 minutes of the game, Newcastle looked like the leader of the Premier League. They rushed with hormones in the cheering of the tsunami at home, and a wave of attacks rushed to Manchester United's penalty area. However, those huge waves could not break through the towering rock in the Red Devil's forbidden area. The defense led by captain Vidic made Newcastle's attack fail again and again.

Only 4 minutes after the opening, Newcastle broke through the cross from the left side. Manchester United's young central defender Smarlin's header in the penalty area was not far. Patton, who was ambushed at the back, got a good opportunity to shoot, but at this time, Vidic's timely make-up defense was in place to block Patton's shot.

Two minutes later, Newcastle made a comeback and used O's right soft ribs to tear the defense line, but Gutierrez's breakthrough pass was relieved by Vidic, who was stuck in the front point. In the 8th minute of the first half, Newcastle got a free kick in front of the right penalty area. Patton's free kick was very threatening, but it was Vidic's header and pushed the ball out of the bottom line.

Newcastle attacked wildly for 30 minutes at the beginning, but Vidicci was like an unsolved question that puzzled the Magpie Legion and resisted the city gate with high resistance. After resisting the opponent's fierce attack at the beginning, Manchester United gradually stabilized their position, but the downturn in the front court of Hernandez, Rooney and Nani made it difficult for the Red Devils' attack to bear fruition.

However, Manchester United's strong defense can at least ensure that they will not suffer a defeat on the road. No matter how crazy the atmosphere of St. James is, there is no need to panic if Vidic is in the Red Devils. When the game lasted for 72 minutes, when Vidic competed with the opponent's striker in the backcourt, a blood stream was opened in the corner of his right eye. After receiving a short treatment on the sidelines, the iron-blooded captain immediately returned to the court.

OPTA said that in the whole game, Vidic had an amazing 11 successful outs, 47 passes and 39 in place, and the success rate of passing the ball reached 83%. After the game, Sky Sports gave him the highest 8 points in the game, believing that Vidic's game "has a super performance. He dominated Manchester United's penalty area, so that Newcastle did not dare to invade".

It's a pity that the Red Devils didn't get all three points from the magpie, but in fact, the opponent has been a better team for a long time in the game. Without the excellent performance of Vidic and Smarin in the back defense, I'm afraid their advantage in the table will be greatly reduced. It is.

This season, the old captain Gary Neville faded out of the team's lineup and finally chose to retire. The team captain's cuff was on Vidic's arm, and he also rewarded Ferguson's trust with a rock-like reliable performance.

This season, when Ferdinand has been injured, Evra's condition has been declining, and Rafal at the right back position has been constantly injured, Vidic has become the sea needle in the team's backcourt. His excellent performance has made the quality of Manchester United's defense line not decline at all, and he has an excellent performance on all fronts. In the England Professional Union's Team of the Year announced a few days ago, Vidic is also on the list and has received praise. "The past few seasons have been the cornerstone of Manchester United's defense. After being appointed captain this season, his performance has reached a higher level, proving that he is qualified to be the leader of the team. "

Last season, Vidic's performance fluctuated, and his contract renewal with the club was not smooth enough. At that time, there was news that the Serbs were leaving. But fortunately, Manchester United has renewed his contract with him. Now Vidic's performance is definitely the best in the world. More importantly, he has become the team's new spiritual leader, and he is the new soul of the Red Devils.

"I hope to spend the rest of my career at Manchester United," Vidic said in a recent interview that he wants to be a part of Manchester United's history. "I have dedicated the best time of my career to the club. Any rumors about me leaving are false. I love it here."

Manchester United can still have the best defense in the world despite continuous injuries this season. In addition to Vidic, it is also thanks to the growth of the 21-year-old young player Smarlin. In this game, Smarlin has a very good performance. His fierce grab, header advantage and excellent recovery speed have given the team a lot of support. There are 4 successful rounds and 1 successful tackle, and 44 passes of 50 passes are in place, with a pass shooting rate of 88%, including the front court. Passed the ball 15 times, with a success rate of 78.9%. After the game, Smarling got a score of 7 in Sky Sports and praised him for "showing great speed and excellent physical confrontation ability, which made Newcastle's striker painful."

At the beginning of the season, in the days when Ferdinand was injured, Ferguson gave his trust to Evans, who grew rapidly last season, but Evans's performance was disappointing and made mistakes. At this time, Smalin seized the opportunity to show his talent and potential under Vidic's words, and never made Manchester United The coach, decision-making and fans were disappointed, and together with Vidic, they forged a steel defense that was a headache for all European strikers.

Considering Ferdinand's age and injury, Manchester United's central defender combination will rely more on Smarin in the future, and will use more of his combination with Vidic. A new emperor-level defender is quietly being born.

Manchester United challenged Newcastle away from home. In stoppage time, Hernandez fell into the opponent's penalty area after having physical contact with Newcastle right-back Simpson. The referee Robert showed a yellow card to the Mexican, which made Sir Alex Ferguson very unhappy. Because after the game, even Simpson himself admitted that he also took a penalty as the referee.

Ferguson said after the game, "It was a clear penalty, but ironically, he showed Hernandez a yellow card. The referee enforced the game well tonight. I think he did a good job, but he showed a yellow card to punish Hernandez and lower his law enforcement score.

"If he didn't give a penalty, I could accept it, but it would be offensive to show Hernandez a yellow card to punish him. I saw that there was no doubt that I had physical contact. But as for Newcastle's complaint about the foul that Lovincrantz was put down by Anderson in the penalty area, the Lord said, "I didn't see that scene. I have to watch the video."

"Gigs missed an excellent opportunity, but in fact, the defender rubbed the ball and shot just a little bit. In the first 20 minutes of the first half, Newcastle played very well and had a full advantage in the scene. They did very well in the first 20 minutes of the first half, but as time went on, when we entered the halftime, I was sure that we had improved a lot.

"We did a really good job in the second half. We passed the ball very well. We went deep into a lot of dangerous areas, but we just didn't put the goalkeeper in trouble. This was the only thing we didn't do. Generally speaking, it's very difficult. I think in terms of Newcastle's fighting spirit, they probably feel that they deserve a point. However, except for the first 20 minutes, we controlled the rest of the game more or less.

"I'm very confident that we are in a good situation now. At this stage of the season, we are in a better position. You also need to see how Chelsea rebounded in three consecutive home games. There are still two important games to start. There is no doubt that they will play away against Arsenal and Chelsea at home, but we have a better goal difference than Chelsea. We reshuffled the starting lineup in tonight's game. We tried our best to get more energetic players to play. I think we are in a better position today.

Perhaps in the view of many media, it is not that the referee's missed penalty that allowed Manchester United to draw Newcastle 0:0 away, but that Ferguson did not send the strongest attacker Li Yu.

Everyone knows that the recent game is critical for Manchester United. Of course, the old man will also know that it is not a new trick to let Li Yu avoid boating and going to the away game. The problem is that Ferguson's bold change again is only 1 point.

The FA Cup has been eliminated, but there are some small problems in the Premier League.

Let Li Yu play. Only when he is on the field, Manchester United's score is the most guaranteed time.