Chapter 1172 Things Change and People Change, the 220th Confrontation

The next day, another final team also came out, the equally great Liverpool.

In this way, the team in the FA Cup final is Manchester United VS Liverpool. There is no more perfect matchup than this.

Of course Liverpool doesn't want to encounter Manchester United. It would be fine if they encounter any team, but this is not a choice they can make.

No matter which stadium, no one wants to meet Manchester United.

But this is all a month later, and the eyes of all England have once again returned to the Premier League.

The Premier League this season is extremely fierce. Whether it is the league champion or the top four, with three rounds left in the league, there is still no winner. Especially for teams competing for the top four, there is only one goal difference between third and sixth place. Any team may go from heaven to hell.

Arsenal's match against Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium is considered to be the most influential game. This game will affect the fate of six teams.

Manchester United still holds the initiative to win the championship. As long as they maintain a complete victory, the final victory still belongs to Manchester United. Arsenal also maintains the initiative to compete for the championship, but their recent state is extremely bad. They lost 2:3 at home in the last round. It is also at home, so what if they face Manchester United?

"The Times" reporter interviewed Wenger, who said bluntly: "Last week's game was a setback. We lost a good opportunity to score points, but Arsenal has won many key games before, so we fought hard. Current position. Our goal is still to get into the Champions League and last week's defeat will not change our view on competing for the top four. We think we are still in the driver's seat and we can continue to win in the future and finish in the top four. It's difficult to play against Manchester United, but isn't it like that every season? Manchester United are going to be distracted in the Champions League semi-finals and we have a chance."

Wenger said this every season, but it was all in the era without Ferguson. After Ferguson came back last year, Arsenal lost its temper when facing Manchester United. Coupled with Dong Fangzhuo's return to Manchester United, Arsenal's chances of winning are actually really good. Not big.

Terry, captain of Chelsea, another championship team, said: "This is the first time in my life. To be honest, I usually don't watch games like this. It's a bit of a waste of energy, isn't it? I hope the ball will go into the net, but I can't do anything about it. We have 3 games left. For Arsenal, Manchester United will be a challenge, but as the old saying goes, all games in the Premier League are difficult to play, no matter who the opponent is. Winning the league title is not easy, remember Manchester City in 2012 A narrow victory over QPR in the last round? We also have some difficult games waiting for us, and we must win them all and continue to put pressure on our opponents."

However, considering the current state of Arsenal, Chelsea coach Villas-Boas did not dare to have high hopes for this: "I think I will watch the game by then. If there is nothing else to do, I hope I won't shout loudly because of it." Yell, because we have no influence on other games, and now it seems that Arsenal can’t really do it..."

Villas-Boas is really not optimistic about Arsenal, Arsenal is too disappointing.

"So we will wait and see, Manchester United will be ready, we will see if Arsenal are ready, it is a normal game, we only got one draw there and they were in such good shape. More, but the score is 0:0. If Arsenal can get a point or something, and we can beat Leicester City, we will have a chance, but it will still be difficult. We just need to continue to focus on our game. "

Now Arsenal fans are also in a dilemma. Although they are very disappointed to see such a sluggish team, if they block Manchester United and let Chelsea win the championship, it is not a scene they want to see. But if they lose to their arch-rival Manchester United "smoothly", Arsenal will Namibia fans also feel bad. Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker is sober: "When I go out to walk my dog, Arsenal fans come up to me and tell me that they prefer Chelsea to win the championship rather than Manchester United."

"But we should think more about ourselves, because we need three points to play in the Champions League. I think my teammates know what we are going to do,

No mobilization is required. "

For Manchester United, the entire team remained very calm. Dong Fangzhuo said in an interview with "Goal.com": "For Manchester United, no matter who the opponent is, victory is our only goal. We are a very strong team." A mature team, everyone won the league title last year, and they can withstand the pressure. I told them that we want to restore the glory of Manchester United, and we want to win the Triple Crown."

"At the beginning of the season, they might not have thought about it that way, but now everyone's just thinking about the fight."

"But when you go to the Emirates Stadium, the Arsenal players obviously won't say: Come on, Manchester United, just score goals... They also need points and need to advance to the Champions League, so this is a Champions League knockout level game, there can only be one The winner, even the draw, is a failure.”

"At first glance Arsenal looks like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, but it is still a tiger. All we have to do is stay focused enough and beat them the Manchester United way."

In recent days of training, Rashford and Rooney have re-entered the main lineup. It can be seen that in key battles, Ferguson still chose to trust the old captain Rooney and the newcomer Rashford. In this tough battle with Arsenal, Ferguson needs Rashford's speed and Rooney's luck. Rooney has good luck every time he plays against Arsenal.

Another striker Robin van Persie is also in very good form recently, but if he returns to his old club, he will definitely be booed, and his form is doubtful.

As for Falcao? With everything he showed in the game, Ferguson had given up all hope on him.

In the match list announced by Ferguson at noon on Saturday, Falcao was not even included in the squad. In the goalkeeper position, the young De Gea is the unbeatable main force. On the back line, Valencia, Smalling, Jones and Ashley Young formed a partnership.

The midfielders are Fletcher, Carrick, Fellaini and Dong Fangzhuo, and the forwards are Rashford and Rooney.

Although they will face Barcelona at home next week, Ferguson still chose his most trusted players to play.

Arsenal has a 4141 formation: goalkeeper Szczesny; defenders Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal and Gibbs; midfielder: Arteta, Wilshere, Chamberlain, Ramsey, Sanchez; Forward: Welbeck.

At the press conference before the game, both Ferguson and Wenger were somewhat taciturn. Without the bickering and psychological warfare of the past, they preferred to regard this game as a very ordinary game.

It's just that the fans of both sides are still fighting very lively in the stands, and there is no silence in the noisy stands. Both sides want to verbally overpower their opponents, but you must know that this is simply impossible. In the end, they have to rely on the strength on the court. 22 people decide the outcome of the game.

Arsenal fans chanted:

"We're going to cost you the league title!"

"You will have nothing!"

"Just wait until you cry."

Manchester United fans fired back:

"Haha, are you kidding? Wait until next season to play in the Europa League. You can't even go to the Champions League."

"Farewell to the Four Crazy Devils, let's go play in the Europa League."

"We have the league title, we have the Champions League, what do you have? Tell us loudly, oh, yes, you have the FA Cup. Oh, don't worry, we also have the FA Cup, and we have won several over the years. We also have There’s the League Cup…”

…

People all over England are focusing on this game, and 50 countries from around the world have broadcast the game live.

"I think the guy who least wants to see Manchester United win the championship is definitely Arsene Wenger. He would rather Chelsea win the championship than see Manchester United show off its power again. Although both sides behaved very low-key before the game, there was already a raging fire in their hearts." Inker knows both Ferguson and Wenger very well, "So just because Arsenal's previous state was poor, we cannot think that Arsenal is easy to bully at home. At this time of year, Arsenal will show terrifying combat effectiveness, let alone Against Manchester United.”

"At this moment, Villas-Boas and his disciples must be sitting in front of the TV watching this game. Once Manchester United loses or draws, they will definitely jump up. Their game will be two hours later. But if United win the game it will be a huge blow to them."

Returning to the Emirates Stadium after eight years, except for the familiar Emirates Stadium and the aging Arsene Wenger, everything else is unfamiliar. He knows everyone in the Arsenal starting lineup, but everyone has not interacted with him. Hands on.

Most of the guys who have played against him have retired, and a very few are still active in the game. Of course, those guys are close to retirement.

On the contrary, Robin van Persie, who was once the main striker of Arsenal, became club teammates with him...

Professional football is also full of emotions. When everything around you becomes very unfamiliar, you feel inexplicably lonely.

Not only did he glance at Robin van Persie not far away, Van Persie kept his head lowered and seemed unwilling to look up at this familiar stadium.

Maybe he doesn't want to face it again. Van Persie dedicated all his football youth to Arsenal, but he never won a league championship here. In his long Arsenal career, he only won the FA Cup. , it was only after coming to Manchester United that I tasted the league championship for the first time.

He doesn't owe Arsenal anything, but he still feels a little guilty because he left, because he smoked...

When he returned here last year, he encountered a lot of boos and abuse. This year, he has been sitting on the bench and is no longer the core of Manchester United's forward.

But when they walked out of the tunnel together, Arsenal fans still gave him the loudest boos.

"Robin van Persie, Fake Squid."

"Fake Squid."

Arsenal fans are not polite at all.

Of course, he would not have encountered all this originally. It all started when he celebrated by sliding in front of the Arsenal fans after scoring a goal...

Van Persie seemed to be numb. He walked to the bench with an expressionless face, and then sat down quietly, as if he had never heard of it before.

"We could hear the fans booing Van Persie."

"Even King Dong has been forgotten by Arsenal fans. As Arsenal's biggest sufferer, they now only focus on Van Persie. You can imagine how much the fans hate Van Persie."

"Of course, I don't think Van Persie is at fault."

"His departure has been difficult for Arsenal fans to accept, but I do understand Robin van Persie because he was unlucky at Arsenal and always suffered from injuries. He stayed in the team as long as possible but saw that around him Players who have the ability to compete for the team have left one by one."

"As a former player I can totally understand Robin van Persie's decision to leave, but from a fan's perspective you can understand why they were very, very disappointed that their favorite joined Manchester United and won the league."

"Let's face it, Van Persie almost single-handedly helped Manchester United win the league championship. Arsenal fans definitely hope that Van Persie will stay on the team, stay as healthy as possible, and use this performance to help the team win the championship, but seeing him After leaving the team, he achieved his original purpose of leaving the team, and it is difficult for the fans to forgive him."

"It's easy to understand that the more successful you are with other teams, the more fans will hate you."

"Van Persie left saying that the little boy in him helped him make the decision and it turned out to be the right choice and he won the Premier League. Now, he may win more this season."

"If anyone expects Arsenal fans to welcome Robin van Persie with open arms, that's just not possible. Fans expect players to be loyal and Robin van Persie is unfortunate that his life has reached a crossroads, with the greatest club in England and the greatest manager in the world welcoming him to the club. He made an offer, and no matter who it was, it was hard to turn down."

"His situation is exactly the same as that of Wang Dong. When he was at Manchester United, Wang Dong helped the team win the first six crowns in the history of European football and became the number one in the world. He left after becoming famous. The fans have always loved him. And now he's back."

People are really incomparable, but if Van Persie had a choice and could succeed at Arsenal, why would he ever think about leaving? No one likes to leave a team they have a strong bond with.

The camera finally switched to the court and Manchester United got the kick-off.

Dong Fangzhuo, Rooney and Rashford whispered to each other for a few times in the center circle before regaining their positions.

Lineker couldn't help but sigh.

"There are not many players left who stood on the pitch and fought hard. Carrick, Fletcher, Rooney, and King Dong are all on Manchester United's side, while Arsenal only has the traitor Robin van Persie."

"Although the dominant color these years has been blue, I believe red tones will come back."

Beep——

The battle whistle finally blew, and the 220th confrontation between the two clubs was about to begin...

. Miaoshuwu

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