Chapter 215 Rebellious Guy, Why?

Arsenal fans still have reasons to find excuses for the team, but Manchester United fans can only comfort themselves in their hearts. [ＷＷ.SuiMеng.lā

Giving up is actually a very helpless decision, but you can only accept it. Spring has not yet arrived at Carrington, and everyone is particularly eager to play against Newcastle United.

Because everyone knows that the dream of chasing the league championship has been shattered, and the FA Cup is the only hope left.

Although it was only a week's rest, everyone couldn't wait.

Only advancing to the finals can soothe the soul a little. When you are used to winning titles every season, any second place will never be satisfying.

Even if Manchester United is currently in second place in the league standings, no one will feel any excitement. Manchester United's goal is always the championship. As long as there is no championship, it is failure.

Chelsea is making rapid progress in the league, winning nine out of ten championships. The FA Cup has become the last hope for Manchester United and Arsenal this season. Ferguson also lost no time in launching a psychological war, reprimanding that it was too much to allow this weekend's semi-finals to be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Bad decision, and it was Arsenal who prompted the FA to make this decision.

"We are preparing for the FA Cup semi-finals at the weekend but we will be in a bad situation playing at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, which will be almost full of Newcastle fans."

"We still have to travel a long way to get there and I just can't understand the FA's decision," Ferguson told Manchester Radio.

These words are just Sir Alex Ferguson's foreshadowing. His real purpose is to put pressure on the FA and Arsenal before the game: "Obviously, it was Arsenal who forced the FA to make this decision. They are afraid of playing us at Villa Park. , so they hope that the semi-finals can be held at Cardiff Stadium. They are too fanciful. Manchester United will enter the final. They are waiting for their fourth defeat this season! They will have nothing this season, and Manchester United at least still has the League Cup. and FA Cup winners.”

Villa Park is Manchester United's blessed place in the FA Cup. Last year, Manchester United eliminated Arsenal at Villa Park, shattering the Gunners' dream of winning the Triple Crown. However, with the participation of Arsenal, Manchester United can only play a decisive battle with Newcastle United at Cardiff Stadium.

Last weekend in the league, Manchester United lost 0-2 away to Norwich, which was relegated. Their performance was a mess and they said goodbye to the league championship. How to lead the demoralized Manchester United to make a difference in the FA Cup, Ferguson tried his best. This move is just a coup to transfer the pressure, and it also puts pressure on the Football Association.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger responded resolutely to Ferguson's difficulty: "We don't want the semi-finals to be played at Cardiff Stadium, you know,

When your semifinals and finals are played on the same venue, there will be a lot less excitement. "

The Frenchman believes that this will reduce the sanctity of the final: "It makes the final less special. It would not be a good feeling if both games were in Cardiff."

Manchester United is currently the English team that has won the FA Cup the most times, with a total of 11 successes. The last two championships were in the semi-finals, with Arsenal advancing. In 1999, Ryan Giggs even scored the FA Cup. The most beautiful goal in cup history.

Arsenal maintains the record for entering the most finals and semi-finals, with a total of 16 finals and 24 semi-finals, of which 16 finals are tied with Manchester United for first place. The two most successful teams in the history of the FA Cup may come to an end in 2005.

Arsenal have taken the lead into the final and are waiting for Manchester United, but Manchester United must first win against Newcastle United.

Due to poor league performance, Newcastle United fired Robson directly after the winter break.

Although the old coach Robson is missing, Newcastle United has become more united and stronger. The assistant coach who replaced Robson has rebuilt Newcastle United into a strong team in the Premier League.

But none of this made Ferguson feel real pressure. The real pressure came from within the club.

After being eliminated from the Champions League, giving up the Premier League title, and even being humiliated by relegation rivals Norwich City last week, Manchester United captain Roy Keane was furious. He blasted his teammates for not giving their best in the game.

Originally, these things could only be said in the locker room, but Keane accepted an interview with the media, causing Manchester United to get into chaos before the game against Newcastle.

The Manchester United dressing room does not look as harmonious as expected. Keane, who was already injured, could ignore Manchester United's affairs. But the Manchester United captain sat in front of the TV and watched the team lose 0:2 to the relegated Norwich team. The fiery Keane publicly expressed his anger towards his teammates to the media: "We can make some excuses, but the fans I'm so fed up with this, it's not that our performance isn't good enough, it's that it's extremely bad."

Keane believes that many players did not try their best in the game: "I think the important thing is whether you are 100% invested in the game. You can ask yourself, have you tried your best in the game? I think not everyone dares to say that they We have done this. Not only the players, but also the staff of the club, can they honestly say that we have done this? It is almost like a crime."

Today's Manchester United is in crisis. Keane said: "Everyone should work hard to ensure their position in the club. Having good players and having a good team are two concepts. We have good players, but it is obvious that they do not have good players." This is a complete waste of time.”

"After having so many young players, it is important to form a team, but if you don't think about the team, then I'm sure you will get nothing. The standings will not lie, and the game results will not lie. What a performance we've had over the past few weeks."

"You need to win, your honor comes from performing well for Manchester United, the team spirit needs to be re-established, you need to be down to earth on the pitch, it's good to have laughter in the dressing room, but if you're You are always so playful and smiling on the court, you can leave now."

"I think the fans have had enough of some people's performance and we need to work hard every day consistently, whether it's Newcastle, Norwich or AC Milan, to go into the game with 100. If you go into the game and think The game was easy, you were already close to defeat and that's what happened, you can't expect to win football games like this."

Keane's anger actually reflects the crisis mentality of the Manchester United captain, but who is he scolding? There are many young players in the Manchester United team now, including Fletcher, Ronaldo, Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo. But Keane's anger doesn't seem to be directed at any of them. Maybe it's just because Ferguson wants to bring in Park Ji-sung? Otherwise, why would he get angry in front of the media...

angry!

Ferguson did not expect that Keane would be interviewed in front of the media without his permission! Even if everything Keane said was right, the time and place were wrong.

Ferguson is annoyed!

It seems that Keane will also get into trouble at the end of this season...

However, what Ferguson didn't expect was that when Dong Fangzhuo attended the pre-match press conference, he said something that made Ferguson very dissatisfied.

"The captain is right."

Both emotionally and rationally, Dong Fangzhuo felt that he should support Keane...

"If every one of us worked as hard and as seriously as the captain, Manchester United would be much better now."

oops? Rebellious guy? Ferguson was surprised.

Why?