Super Training Master

Chapter 220 The Battle for the Top Spot

After the game, Liverpool and Manchester City lost their hostile attitude before the game. Players they knew greeted each other, and the atmosphere on the field was harmonious.

From the moment the autonomous referee blows the whistle for the end of the game, the two sides are no longer opponents.

After the game, Wan Sheng also took the initiative to come over and shake hands with Liverpool coach Benitez. The two had no personal connection, but in fact, they admired each other.

Benitez is known as a 'tactician master'. In 2005, he led Liverpool to the European Championship. This championship is enough to be talked about for many years. That Liverpool is not a strong team, but Benitez has Liverpool led to the Champions League final, and created a '100-year miracle' in the final, defeating AC Milan to win the European Championship. This time alone is enough to be admired.

The current Liverpool is not a strong team, but in the European war, they have made progress many times. In this regard, Wansheng feels that he should learn more from Benitez.

Benitez also admires Wansheng.

In fact, Wansheng's achievements so far have shocked everyone who knows him. After all, he is not yet 30 years old. It is amazing enough to be a first-line coach in Europe before the age of 30, let alone lead the team repeatedly. Created a miracle and won the Premier League title twice in a row.

Both of them admired each other, and the handshake now seemed very emotional.

At the same time, the atmosphere on the pitch is also very harmonious.

Morris took the initiative to find and shake hands. He photographed Gerrard's arm and expressed consolation. Gerrard responded with a smile. The two are teammates of the England team. Although they have a competitive relationship, their private relationship is not bad. , When Morris first entered the national team, there were no familiar players at all. Gerald also gave him a lot of help.

Now the competition between the two in the national team is becoming more and more fierce, but apart from the competition, they are also good friends off the field.

Morris then found Hypia and apologized, "I'm sorry. I did that just now. It wasn't intentional, I just thought there was a chance," Morris said.

Hypia gave a wry smile and nodded.

There is no contradiction between the two sides. If he has that kind of skill, he will definitely do that on the court. If you think about it, it is actually nothing. Anyone who is changed by wearing a crotch will feel bad. But the opponent was in the game and did not intend to do crotch piercing action against him, Hypia also forgave Morris.

The two also swapped jerseys before walking towards the player tunnel together.

The conversation and friendship between the two were captured by many media cameras, and it will also become a small talk on the media news after the game.

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In the post-match press conference, Wansheng did not bring any players.

The best player of the game ended up being owned by Morris, who was almost certain to be the best of the round because of his brilliant goal. But Wansheng did not intend to bring Morris to the press conference venue, and there was enough attention to Morris. He doesn't need more exposure to the media.

At the press conference, the media was full of praise, and more wanted Wan Sheng to talk about his winning mood, feelings, etc. Many media hoped that Wan Sheng would break the news about Liverpool again. Can become the focus of attracting fans' attention.

However, Wansheng will not follow the media's thoughts.

The game was won, and the players performed well in the game. Wansheng was in a good mood, and naturally it would not be "difficult" for Liverpool who lost.

So the press conference was peaceful.

The Liverpool media reporters who trumpeted the 'Liverpool winning rhetoric' before the game were really depressed when they saw Liverpool losing. Naturally, they didn't want to let Wansheng go like this. On the little finger, "Is this a provocation to Liverpool fans?" a reporter asked bluntly.

Wan Sheng just smiled lightly, looked at the reporter and said, "That was just my celebration. After seeing David's goal, I was very excited and made such a move unconsciously. If it is understood by the fans as Provocative, I'm sorry, everyone knows that people can be forgiven for doing something out of line when they're excited, I didn't do that on purpose."

Speaking of which, Wan Sheng shrugged, as if he didn't care at all.

Hearing these words, and seeing the young Chinese on the stage look like they were taken for granted, the Liverpool reporter under the stage vomited blood in anger, and the little thumb up was obviously a provocative gesture. Excited and nervous? Can this be any more fake?

But Wansheng will definitely not admit it.

No matter how the actual situation is identified as provocation, as long as he does not admit it, no one will be bored to hold him accountable, but if he admits it is a provocation, the matter is really serious, and the FA will intervene in the investigation. There was nothing, he had no reason to cause trouble.

This is a kind of 'hidden-rule' in football.

If you do anything, you will do it. In the past, everyone will not hold you accountable, but you stand up and blatantly admit that you have done it. This is not only provocative to the fans, but also considered to be contempt for the FA, the FA. If I don't trouble you, who else can I trouble?

Wansheng would not be impulsive to fall into such a pit on his own initiative.

After Wansheng said a few more words, he left the press conference scene. It was unnecessary to talk to the media reporters. The important thing is that Manchester City successfully took three points away from the Anfield Stadium and further stabilized the league results.

After Wan Sheng left, Benitez came slowly.

The Spaniard obviously took the time to enter the venue. He didn't want to be interviewed with Wan Sheng, so as the loser, he wouldn't be valued at all. He didn't want to experience that feeling, so he simply came a little later.

Perhaps this defeat made the Spaniards frustrated with the league. At the press conference, Benitez directly admitted that the team’s goal of competing for the Premier League title this season is basically impossible to achieve, “Our more realistic goal It's about finishing in the top four and getting into the Champions League next season."

"Fourth is our goal now and we have to fight for it. The title is too far away because Manchester City and Chelsea are in very good form."

"Our performance in Europe may be better than in the Premier League. We have a lot of confidence in Europe."

Benitez also admitted that Liverpool basically gave up hope in the match when Morris scored the second goal. He saw the lack of fighting spirit in the whole team. "The second goal was fatal. At the beginning of the game, we were able to compete with the opponent, but as soon as the second goal came, the game was over."

after this failure. Liverpool are already 14 points shy of Manchester City, making it difficult to catch up, plus they have only one point from six away games, the worst away record in history.

"The failure of this home game is that we are not strong enough and do not play well. But we are very confident at home. I believe the team will get a lot of points at home."

After Benitez's interview. Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was interviewed again, and he talked about England's rival Morris, "His goal was beautiful, I can't imagine it, I believe other people feel that way. I just want to say now. , he's no worse than me, and I wouldn't be surprised if McLaren chooses to put him in my place. Because he's a very capable guy."

He then talked about the same topic as Benitez, which is Liverpool's points issue this season. "We conceded too many points away, it's always difficult to play away from teams like Arsenal and Manchester United. But the most important thing is that no matter what the game, we have to show more resilience, especially with one goal. backward."

"Showing resilience is a quality I've always been proud of, but now people are saying we didn't show that and it makes me sad. Maybe when we conceded, there was a lack of confidence in the team, in what game The first ball is always important."

This time last year, Liverpool were in the midst of a ten-game winning streak and had conceded just one goal in ten games. Gerrard said the team must now get that form and momentum back. "You can't look too far, but we have to remember what we did last season and start an unbeaten run now."

"We are now trying to get into the top four first, we are seventh at the moment, we know it's not good enough, we had big goals at the beginning of the season, but right now, our goal is to get back to the top four as soon as possible and then only You can start thinking about higher goals.”

"There's still a long way to go this season, Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea have Anfield in the second half of the season, after losing to Manchester United we won five games and now we're going to win even longer win."

Gerrard didn't talk about Manchester City in the end, perhaps because the second leg against Manchester City was Liverpool's away game, but this was also understood by the media that sang praises for Manchester City as, "The Liverpool captain was frustrated with the Manchester City game because in the At Anfield, they can't find any hope of winning."

This argument is very marketable, because this game Manchester City won quite beautifully.

But the most attention this round is not the match between Liverpool and Manchester City, because at the same time there is a more concerned classic battle - Manchester United vs. Chelsea!

Manchester United ranks first in the Premier League and Chelsea ranks third in the Premier League. Manchester City is separated between the two teams, but in fact, Manchester United is only three points ahead of Chelsea, which is only a gap of one game.

Before the game, Mourinho talked about the referee again!

No matter how arrogant Chelsea and Manchester United were before the league, it was difficult for Mourinho and Ferguson to avoid a major worry in their hearts, which was Howard Webber, the referee for this campaign.

Although the 35-year-old Webber has only three seasons of law enforcement experience, he has no problem. The problem comes from the hearts of the two coaches.

In Mourinho's view, Manchester United has always been the team most favored by the referee. He obviously won't forget the favor given by referee Clattenberg two seasons ago to Manchester United against Tottenham, in which Tottenham's Mendez's lob was missed by Manchester United goalkeeper Carroll. He held it in the door, but the referee on duty turned a blind eye and let Manchester United go.

"We don't want the referee to treat us like Tottenham, when Mendes shot two meters over the line and no one saw it." Mourinho said that they did not want to repeat what Portsmouth suffered earlier this month. Aggrieved, "We don't want to be awarded a penalty kick at the beginning of the game, just like what Portsmouth encountered in the first minute of the game against Manchester United. We don't want to encounter any of the above possibilities."

The Portuguese said that he did not expect to be favored by the referee, but only wanted a fair playing environment. "We just want something that is often seen in English football matches - fair play and dignity."

Webber has been under pressure since replacing Bol as the referee for the game. It doesn't matter which referee is in charge for Mourinho, what matters is that he thinks it has become a tradition that they favour Manchester United, while Chelsea are always the one to be given special treatment.

"Usually in football. A team that pays enough to deserve a win should win," Mourinho said. "You can't be prejudiced against a team or because of the owner of the club. We want to win when we should win and lose when we should lose, without being influenced by external forces.”

Just like Premier League referees have a preference for Manchester United. They have also developed a bias against this preference against Chelsea in recent seasons.

After captain Terry was sent off against Tottenham. The Chelsea boss thinks they have gone too far. He arranged for a meeting with chief referee Hackett, and that meeting was an important factor in replacing Bol in officiating tonight's game, after Bol reporting to the FA that Chelsea players had been harassing him .

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson felt compelled to say a few words.

"Webber is a young referee, I think he should have the opportunity to officiate such a big game. I just hope this game will not have the scenes that have often been seen in recent games, I don't want to see players surround the referee. He is young , but if his penalty is fair. The players shouldn't complain."

After talking about the referee question. The game between the two teams is officially launched.

Against Chelsea, it can be said to be the best touchstone of Manchester United's midfield strength. After this collision with Chelsea's luxurious midfield, the Manchester United midfielder, who has been under suspicion, can be said to have passed the test.

In the face of Chelsea's luxurious midfield, the foursome of Ryan Giggs, Scholes, Carrick and C-Ronaldo did not show a worrying weakness in advance - although the stealing ability is not as good as the opponent's, it has two sides. Lu's breakthrough advantage, this midfield combination is faster and wider than Chelsea. There will also be more changes in the offense.

This also led to Manchester United's attack on Chelsea in the first half.

C-Ronaldo is very positive, and Carrick is increasingly showing his worth. But this Manchester United midfielder can compete with the most powerful Chelsea, but Guan Jian is still two veterans Ryan Giggs and Scholes. As many have said, Scholes and Carrick's combination has begun to form a whole, and the brain of this midlaner combination is still the old "ginger head".

Whether Manchester United's offensive is a long pass transfer or a short pass penetration, a wing breakthrough or a straight pass in the middle, all changes are basically directed by Scholes. Although Carrick was elected the best player of the game, he could not. Denying playing next to Scholes is a big reason for his performance, and Ryan Giggs is the key to Manchester United's attacking advantage.

The goal scored by Manchester United in the first half was also initiated by Ryan Giggs's inward cut to the middle of the pass, and then Rooney's direct pass to Saa succeeded. Compared to C-Ronaldo, who wasted opportunities on the right, Ryan Giggs has brought valuable results to Manchester United.

Although this test proved that the starting four of Manchester United's midfield are completely comparable to the best midfielders in the Premier League, the physical decline of Ryan Giggs and Scholes in the second half also exposed the hidden worries of over-reliance on veterans.

In the second half, Mourinho used a classic substitution to achieve Chelsea's counterattack!

Mourinho replaced Gremi with Robben, and Essien dominated the right attack and defense. Chelsea's formation became a perfect 4312. Robben's breakthrough stopped C-Ronaldo. At the same time, Essien alone guarded the right side. Lu was safe from the outstanding performance of the Ghanaian.

The result of the game is also that Essien's assist from the right side indirectly led to the final equalizer, but this time the protagonist was replaced by Carvalho.

1:1, this is the final result of the battle at Old Trafford.

After the game, Ferguson lamented that C-Ronaldo, who had the most missed shots in the Premier League, repeatedly missed opportunities, and Van der Sar was also unlucky. With the tone of masturbation that the Red Devils can afford to be at the top of the list, it is really impossible to hide the regret of Manchester United's mortal enemy at home.

Mourinho resigned and celebrated, "If I were from Manchester United, I would also be very disappointed. Because they lost a very big opportunity, an opportunity enough to extend the lead with us to 6 points."

Mourinho did not embarrass the referee. The only thing that made him uncomfortable was Carrick, who was named the best of the game after the game. "Best of the game? Of course Carvalho. But the real best should be Chelsea. The team doctors, they allowed Carvalho to recover in three days to create this great draw."

It was a great draw.

Mourinho's point of view is exactly the same as Wansheng's, but the Portuguese is sighing, Wansheng said this sentence with a smile from his heart, "I watched the whole game, it was really great, the two teams The performance of the team is very good, I saw the team's shortcomings in the game, and at the same time, I also have more confidence in competing for the championship this season!"

The reporters who came to interview all nodded.

They all understand Wansheng's statement, because Manchester United and Chelsea are Manchester City's biggest rivals in the league. Before this round, Manchester City and Manchester United were 2 points apart, and only one point more than Chelsea, but Manchester United and Chelsea were tied, so Manchester City have caught up with Manchester United's points, just one goal difference, ranking second in the league, at the same time, Manchester City has three more league points than Chelsea.

In this regard, as "Manchester Stadium" said, "The battle for the top spot in the Premier League has entered the most intense moment!" (To be continued ~^~)

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