Chapter 578 League Cup Final

It was live on TV in the bar.

Two images appear at the same time, one side is Aston Villa's bus arriving at the new Wembley Stadium, and the other side is Manchester United's bus arriving at the stadium.

Overlooking from the air, Aston Villa's wine red and Manchester United's red make the stadium look like a sea of ​​red.

The two teams drove into the stadium's underground parking lot through separate entrances amidst the loud cheers of their respective fans.

"It's really spectacular." A man stared at the TV screen with envy.

When will he also be able to play at the new Wembley Stadium?

Well, the idea is just plain crazy.

Instead of thinking about this kind of daydream that is too magical, it is better to think about the reality of which team to play in the summer.

"Hi Jamie."

The man named Jamie looked up, and saw his neighbor and teammate Danny Lee dragging his silly brother.

"What's wrong?" Jamie asked.

"This guy ran out early in the morning." Danny drank half a glass of beer. "I searched for a long time before I found him. What did this guy say? Fang Jue agreed to sign him."

"It's true." Kevin Lee said, seeing his brother stare, he immediately lowered his head.

"Coach Fang Jue from Aston Villa?" Jamie asked, before laughing himself.

"Don't laugh." Kevin Lee was angry, "I'm telling the truth! The coach said I'm great!"

Seeing that the silly brother was really angry, Danny Lee slapped his brother on the head, and then pushed a big hamburger to him, "Hurry up and eat."

Looking at the younger brother who was devouring wolf, the elder brother's eyes are very gentle.

...

"Actually, you are really good to Kevin." Jamie said.

"He's my younger brother." Danny Lee said, "What were you thinking just now?"

"I'm thinking about the future." Jamie smiled wryly, "I've already decided not to renew my contract with the team."

"Have you contacted the team?"

"No." Jamie shook his head. Although he had decided to leave the Stokesbridge Steel Club, he was still at a loss for the future.

"Jamie Vardy." Kevin Lee, who stuffed a large hamburger into his stomach after a few big mouthfuls, said, "Come with me to Vera, I'll cover you!"

"Eat yours." Danny Li said angrily, and passed the glass over, "Be careful of choking, drink."

Worried that this guy wasn't full, when the elder brother raised his hand and shouted, "Two more hot dogs."

"How did Kevin learn to talk big?" Vardy snorted and looked at the silly Kevin who was pouring beer. Although this guy was stupid before, he never lied or bragged. What happened today?

"I'm angry, I decided not to take you to Villa." Kevin Lee said.

Jamie Vardy almost burst out laughing, heck, he said it as if someone was rare.

No, it's like who believes your nonsense.

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New Wembley Stadium.

After the players warmed up, they returned to the locker room.

This is the South Dressing Room of the new Wembley Stadium.

Fang Jue gave the players about five minutes to chat.

He clapped his hands to signal everyone to pay attention to him.

"Does anyone have an impression of the final ten years ago?" Fang Jue asked.

He was talking about the last time Aston Villa reached the domestic cup final, which was the FA Cup final in the 1999/2000 season.

In that final, Aston Villa lost 0 to 1 to Chelsea and only won the runner-up. It was Di Matteo, the head coach of the current Championship team West Bromwich Albion, who scored for Chelsea.

"I watched that game from the stands." Abanglaho raised his hand.

In addition, players from Aston Villa's youth training, such as Siren Clarke and Albrighton, also raised their hands.

For the other players, Beckham said he had an impression of the game.

The 38-year-old goalkeeper Friedel also expressed a little impression.

Whether it is the Abang Lahoo or the Beckhams, they all leave an impression on this game as spectators.

"Yeah, it's been ten years. The last time Aston Villa reached the final of a competition was ten years ago." Fang Jue said.

"I say this not to express emotion, but to say that we did a good job." Fang Jue raised his voice, "Everyone is very good."

"In the league, we are the leaders!"

"League Cup, we are about to compete for the championship."

"I'm so proud of you."

"There is a sentence in the "Sun" today, I am very upset, do you know what it is?"

"The paper said that we are ahead of Manchester United, but it does not mean that we can win Manchester United in today's game." Captain Petrov said.

"That's it." Fang Jue sneered, "This is really the funniest thing I've ever heard. We are number one in the league and Manchester United is third. Moreover, we played against Manchester United twice before and double-killed them. , and now, against Manchester United for the third time, say we can't beat them."

The players thought that Fang Jue would mobilize at length.

Unexpectedly, as soon as his voice changed, he spoke directly.

"When I said this, I didn't mean to express anything, but I just told you that besides being a little angry, I suddenly realized, my God, we have already won them twice in one season."

"Then, I don't worry about today's final at all."

There was laughter in the locker room.

With that said, Fang Jue walked to the door, and he pointed to the door of the dressing room.

"I'm so proud of you."

"Today's stage belongs to you."

"The club's hall of honor has not been added to the trophy for many years." Fang Jue waved his arm, "Go, play, compete, and then, take the trophy home!"

...

While the players from both sides were still waiting to play in the player channel, the live broadcast was introducing the list of players from both sides.

When every player's name is read, there will be huge cheers on the scene.

The new Wembley Stadium can hold 90,000 fans.

For this game, Aston Villa had more than 42,000 fans, and Manchester United had nearly 50,000 fans.

The commentator is also broadcasting the starting rosters of both sides.

Aston Villa lineup:

Goalkeeper: 31-Robert Enke;

Defensive line: 24 - Cuellar, 6 - Senderos, 15 - Davis, 8 - James Milner;

Midfielder: 5-Clemente, 10-Deisler, 21-Ricardo Quaresma;

Forwards: 11-Abanglaho, 27-Gareth Bell, 99-Ronaldo;

Aston Villa's starting lineup surprised both the commentator and the media audience.

This is a starting lineup beyond their expectations.

"David (Beckham) was on the bench, Ruud van Nistelrooy was on the bench."

"Gareth Bale, Agbonlahor, Ronaldo, it's a front line we haven't seen before."

Manchester United match list:

Goalkeeper: Kushchak;

Defenders: Rafael, Evans, Vidic, Evra;

Midfielders: Valencia, Carrick, Fletcher, Park Ji-sung;

Forwards: Irving, Berbatov;

Manchester United's starting lineup also surprised many people.

Manchester United hid the core player Wayne Rooney, Lu Xiaopang did not start, and Berbatov and Owen partnered on the front line.

The two sides are Park Ji-sung and Valencia, and Ashley Young did not get the starting lineup.

In addition, Kuschak replaced Van der Sar as the starting goalkeeper.

Seeing Manchester United's starting lineup, Fang Jue smiled.

As he guessed before the game, Manchester United did not actually have an inevitable attitude towards the League Cup final.

Previously, Ferguson used Clemente to display psychological warfare, but the old man's inertial operation did not mean that Manchester United was determined to fight Aston Villa in the League Cup final.

For a giant like Manchester United, the League Cup trophy is not that attractive, at least not as great as Aston Villa's desire for this championship.

And considering that Aston Villa double-killed Manchester United in the league before, it is obvious that Ferguson also realized that if he wants to fight with Aston Villa, who is aiming to win the championship, not to mention the unpredictable result, I am afraid that Manchester United will also win the championship. It was quite exhausting.

Ferguson simply dispatched most of the main players, but the corresponding positions were also rotated.

This is to play by ear. If Aston Villa is not in good condition and the situation is favorable to Manchester United, Ferguson does not mind stealing a chicken.

If Aston Villa had established the initiative early, Ferguson would obviously not continue to fight.

Therefore, in the first half of the game, to be precise, the start is critical.

If Aston Villa can establish the initiative as soon as they come up, or to put it further, if they take the lead early, Manchester United's fighting spirit will obviously be affected.

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Ferguson also stared at the field.

As Fang Jue had guessed, the Champions League Cup would be a joy for Manchester United, and it would not be a big deal if they didn't.

Don't look at Ferguson's imposing manner when facing the media, he is sure to win the championship.

That's more of a smoke bomb.

Compared with fighting Aston Villa in the League Cup, Manchester United pays more attention to the league. Now they are only three points behind Aston Villa, which is the top of the list.

Aston Villa wants the League Cup, okay, let's grab it.

Look at Manchester United's midfield, Carrick, Fletcher and Park Ji-sung are all good at fighting and running.

Ferguson's calculation is very clear, use the League Cup championship to consume Aston Villa's energy, the championship can be given to you, but you have to work hard.

This is the same as Aston Villa used the substitute lineup to fight Chelsea in the FA Cup before.

In that game, although Chelsea eventually advanced.

However, Chelsea's players were exhausted, and two players left the field injured.

This is also one of the reasons why Chelsea lost 2-4 to Manchester City in this round of the league.

At the start of the game, Manchester United attacked first.

When Michael Owen kicked the football out, the whole stadium cheered loudly, and the flash lights were also turned on, making the stands of the new Wembley Stadium look like a bright galaxy.

The camera gave a close-up of the coach seat on the sidelines.

Ferguson sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, chewing gum in his mouth.

Fang Jue wore a windbreaker, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and stood on the sidelines watching the game attentively. His handsome face and stern expression made many girls in front of the TV very excited.

United used the kick-off to launch their first attack, and their attack was quickly over.

The attack did not pose any threat to Aston Villa's goal.

However, judging from the expressions on the faces of Manchester United's players and coaches, they obviously don't have too many expressions of regret.

Of course, it is impossible for Ferguson to say to them, 'It doesn't matter whether we win this game or win the championship, the important thing is to consume Aston Villa's energy'.

However, these Manchester United players are experienced, and they can more or less guess Ferguson's intentions.

This is not to say that the players of Manchester United are willing to give up the championship, of course they will work hard, who would not desire the championship?

It's just that their mentality will be more relaxed.

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Possession changes, Aston Villa have the ball.

Clement passed the football to Deisler.

Deisler pulled the ball with his left foot and tricked Park Ji-sung who was on the wall.

At the same time, Cuellar suddenly advanced at high speed on the wing.

Cuellar was just a false run. His role is not to receive the pass, but to create a false reception.

Its purpose is only one, to attract the opponent's defensive attention.

The full-backs come up to assist.

Someone from the opponent must go up to defend, even though you know this may be false, but you have to defend.

Because, in this case, the opponent's right midfielder only needs one pass to penetrate the entire defense.

Evra runs after Cuellar.

Seeing that the opponent's left back was taken away, Deisler swung his foot and made a cross

The football draws an arc and flies straight forward.

Ronaldo appears on the football's flight line.

Vidic followed him.

Soccer drop.

Ronaldo's beautiful stop is about to start speed.

Seeing that Ronaldo is about to enter the penalty area.

Vidic reached out and pushed.

The strength he used was relatively low, and his movements were relatively concealed. After all, if the referee didn't see it, he wouldn't call the foul, and he made a profit.

Ton!

It didn't even push!

Vidic looked at the fat man who looked like a fat rabbit in astonishment.

...

Ronaldo pushed with his right foot.

Tweet!

Abang Raho's figure like a small tank appeared in the camera.

Beside him is a panicked Evans.

Evans stretched out his foot to steal the ball.

"No!" Vidic shouted quickly.

It's too late.

In the next second, Abang Lahuo fell in the penalty area.

At this moment, everything was developing so fast that many fans didn't see it clearly.

However, it is true that Abanglaho fell in the penalty area after contact with Evans.

Diving - shouted by the Manchester United fans.

Penalty - Aston Villa fans roar.

Referee Atkinson's whistle sounded.

Is it a flop or a penalty?

It's up to him to decide.

Then, everyone saw Atkinson referee pointing to the penalty spot!

"Penalty! Penalty! Penalty! Only two minutes into the game! It's a big blow to Manchester United!"

The Scottish old man suddenly jumped up from his seat and rushed to the sidelines angrily.

He shook his fist in protest.

Although this championship Manchester United can take it or not.

He can accept another loss to Aston Villa.

However, he couldn't accept that his team fell under the referee's hands at the beginning!

He does not accept such a result, absolutely not!

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