Chapter 1001 2 Consecutive Losses

Manchester United's unbeaten streak was broken by Arsenal in the away game, and their points advantage over second-placed Chelsea was reduced to 5 points.

Ferguson is a very pragmatic person. For him, the end of his unbeaten record is not a big deal, but losing to Arsenal seriously affected his battle plan.

This is Ferguson's plan. He wants to win the Gunners who have no desire for anything away from home, and then use substitutes to beat Chelsea. But now the point difference is only 5 points. With 3 rounds left in the league, once against Chelsea, If they lose the direct dialogue between them and lead by two points with two rounds left, the league championship will not be so safe.

At this time, whether to play Chelsea as the main force to ensure the league championship, or to play Chelsea as a substitute and save the energy to play Chelsea in the Champions League is a somewhat difficult choice for Ferguson.

If it were the steady Wenger, he would probably have been the main player to fight Chelsea to ensure the league championship. But Ferguson is an adventurous person. Even at the age of 70, his adventurous spirit has not disappeared at all.

Before the game, Ferguson vowed to the media and fans that he would fight against Chelsea and win the league championship in the 36th round.

However, when the game started, Chelsea people suddenly discovered that Ferguson, who was playing at home, had actually fielded a pure substitute lineup. Gao Xiaodong, Rooney, Nani, Scholes, Ferdinand, Vidic, and Fletcher were all hidden and replaced. There are substitute players such as Berbatov, Hernandez, Park Ji-sung, Anderson, Carrick, Smalling and Evans.

The Manchester United fans in the stands were a little unhappy. The Old Trafford stadium was packed today. The fans wanted to see Manchester United win the championship by stepping on their old rival Chelsea. Unexpectedly, Ferguson lined up a pure substitute lineup. They all felt like they had been cheated.

Most of the Chelsea people who played the main team also felt that they had been cheated. The fool also understood that the Manchester United people wanted to use substitutes to consume their physical energy for the Champions League semi-finals in midweek. However, the Chelsea people were also a little happy because of this game. If they can win the game, they will be only two points behind Manchester United. As long as Manchester United draws one of the next two games, they will have a chance to win the championship.

The Chelsea people saw that Manchester United's pure substitute lineup was a little careless and thought they could win easily. However, the Manchester United substitutes at Old Trafford were not easy to mess with. Only 36 seconds into the game, Park Ji-sung passed the ball through and David Luiz failed to intercept the ball and turned it into an offside. The successful Hernandez shot a single shot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball hit Cech and deflected into the lower left corner. Manchester United magically took the lead at home.

The Manchester United fans in the stands applauded like thunder. They were surprised and happy. They didn't expect that the offensive power of Manchester United's substitutes was so strong. With this goal, if they counterattack steadily, they may not lose to Chelsea.

Ancelotti was very quiet, as if he was calm.

As an experienced coach, he felt that conceding a goal at the beginning was much better than conceding a goal at the end. He did not believe that Manchester United's substitute lineup could stop Chelsea for ninety minutes.

After Hernandez scored, Chelsea began a fierce counterattack. The two wingers Kalou and Malouda desperately attacked Manchester United on the wing, and then passed the ball across to Drogba. Attack the goal directly or ferry.

Drogba didn't have much advantage against Vidic and Ferdinand, but it was easy for him to deal with Evans and Smallin. He used his physical and experience advantages to frequently create threats, which made the Manchester United stands frightened and even shouted. The cheering voices were lowered.

However, the Manchester United players did not panic, because their task today was not to win, but to consume the energy of Chelsea players and lay the foundation for the Champions League decisive battle between Manchester United and Chelsea in midweek.

Manchester United's substitutes defended with all their strength, waiting for opportunities to counterattack Chelsea, and never let Chelsea score easily.

Although this lineup of Manchester United is a substitute, the forward line is not bad, and the midfielder also has merits. The worst thing is actually the defenders, especially the central defenders, the defensive abilities and experience of Smallin and Evans. They are all average. They alone cannot defeat Drogba, and Ferguson does not expect them to be able to stop Drogba at all. Manchester United's defense mainly relies on the help of midfielders.

In the 39th minute of the game, Chelsea finally regained a victory. Ramirez made a pass from the right and Ivanovic headed the ball over. Lampard suddenly penetrated into Manchester United's small penalty area and scored from 4 yards. It is his 13th goal this season.

The 1:1 score does not satisfy Chelsea. If Chelsea wants to improve their hopes of winning the championship, they must defeat Manchester United away from home. "

After Lampard equalized the score, Chelsea's morale was greatly boosted and their offensive became more intense. They hoped to strike while the iron was hot. Defeated Manchester United in one fell swoop.

However, Manchester United's substitutes had already been mentally prepared. They still maintained their own rhythm and dealt with Chelsea to the end.

The first half of the game ended quickly, and Manchester United drew 1:1 with Chelsea at home.

Manchester United's substitutes were very happy. Such a score surprised them, but Chelsea's players were disappointed and annoyed. It would be a bit embarrassing if most of their main players could not beat their substitutes.

After the halftime break, neither team made any substitutions and the game continued.

After the start of the second half, Manchester United suddenly launched another wave of attacks, trying to replicate the goal in the first half.

However, Chelsea learned wisely this time and concentrated at the beginning of the game and did not give Manchester United any chance to sneak attack.

Manchester United failed to successfully attack and immediately retreated to defend, trying to draw with Chelsea and maintain a five-point lead.

For Manchester United, if there is still a five-point advantage at the end of the game, the championship is basically locked. There is absolutely no possibility of not getting two points against Blackburn and Blackburn in the last two rounds.

This score is absolutely unacceptable to Chelsea. In order to maintain the hope of winning the league title, Ancelotti sent 7 main players to play. If they still cannot win and the Champions League in midweek is affected, then it will really be a double defeat. empty.

After 60 minutes, Chelsea pressed three lines and launched a strong attack.

After all, Manchester United's substitutes had been out of action for a long time, and their coordination and ability were somewhat lacking. Under the pressure of Chelsea, they finally made mistakes.

In the 70th minute of the game, Chelsea finally overtook the score. Lampard took a corner kick, Berbatov and Smallin took the lead, and Ivanovic scored with a header before Evans, turning the score into 2:1. .

After the goal, Chelsea players and fans celebrated wildly, and Ancelotti also rushed to the sidelines to celebrate in excitement.

This score remained until the end of the game. The difference between Chelsea and Manchester United was only 2 points. There were still two rounds of the league, and anything could happen.

Ferguson stood on the sidelines with a calm expression. The situation in front of him was as expected. Although the score difference was within one game, he was not nervous. The initiative was still in the hands of Manchester United, and their destiny was still controlled by Manchester United. Ferguson believes they can win the last two rounds of the league and make Chelsea's victory meaningless today.

However, in order to continue to consume the physical energy of Chelsea players, Ferguson replaced defensive player Park Ji-sung and replaced him with Valencia to launch an attack on Chelsea.

After taking the lead, Chelsea was no longer in a hurry to attack. They retreated and started to fight Manchester United's counterattack.

Relying on defensive counterattacks, Manchester United, who were mainly substitutes, could still deal with Chelsea. Once they launched a large-scale attack, Manchester United's flaws were exposed. In the 80th minute of the score, Chelsea made a beautiful counterattack, and Malouda scored the lock. The winning goal.

Manchester United then continued to attack, but could never change the score. In the end, Manchester United lost to Chelsea 1:3 at home. With two rounds left in the league, the points advantage was reduced to 2 points. If they lose the last two league games One game, and if Chelsea wins all, they will lose the league championship.