Chapter 786: The Chance to Get Rid of Chelsea
The League Cup is just an appetizer, and the subsequent double matches of the League and Champions League are the main meal.
For Manchester United, the sixth round of the league is a good opportunity for them to get rid of Chelsea. In this round, Manchester United's opponent is the mid-range team Bolton, while Chelsea's opponent is Manchester City acquired by the Middle East tycoon.
Although the Premier League is long, the gap between the teams competing for the championship is not large. Most of the teams that finally win the championship do not have much advantage. In the past three seasons, they have been within three points, so they aim to win the championship. The team cannot be careless in any game, and they must firmly grasp the opportunity like this to get rid of the opponent.
Everyone at Manchester United attaches great importance to this match with Bolton. Many fans say that Manchester United cannot retain its strength in the league for the Champions League match against Valencia in midweek.
For Park Ji-sung, this game against Bolton is even more meaningful because Bolton has another South Korean player, Lee Ching-yong.
The 22-year-old Li Qinglong joined Bolton in 2009 and quickly adapted to the Premier League. Last season, he played 26 times for Bolton and scored 4 goals. In the first five rounds of the league this season, Li Qinglong started four times and was a substitute, helping Bolton achieve a record of one win, one loss and three draws. He is one of the most popular rising stars in the Premier League. , considered by Korean fans to be Park Ji-sung’s successor.
In fact, Li Qingyong is more talented than Park Ji-sung and has a higher ceiling. He has as much physical fitness as Park Ji-sung. At the same time, as a wide player, he has good passing vision. What is commendable is that he also has technical characteristics that are rare among Korean players. His strong ability to stop and touch the ball, coupled with his composure and calmness that is not consistent with his age, give Li Qinglong even more potential to become a first-class superstar.
In fact, before the Premier League started, Korean fans began to fantasize about the Korean derby. Some time ago, Korean fans even regarded the match between Manchester United and Bolton as a contest between Park Ji-sung and Lee Ching-yong. In the last round, Park Ji-sung’s double red match He didn't play for a minute, which greatly damaged the confidence of Korean fans. They didn't dare to brag anymore, for fear that Ferguson would put Park Ji-sung on the bench again and make the Korean derby a joke.
Recently, Park Ji-sung has worked the hardest during training, treating training as a game, hoping that Ferguson can give him a chance to play.
Park Ji-sung doesn't dare to expect to start at Manchester United, which is full of talents. As long as he can have time to play as a substitute and give an explanation to his parents and fans, Park Ji-sung will be satisfied.
Ferguson has always been satisfied with Park Ji-sung's attitude, but after all, age is not forgiving. Park is already 29 years old. Although the original Park Sam-chi has not become Park Sam-chun now, there is a big gap between him and his peak. Ferguson can only regard Park Ji-sung as Use as a substitute.
When the Korean media is hyping the Korean derby, the Chinese media are also hyping the Asian derby between Gao Xiaodong and Li Qinglong.
Compared with the Korean derby, which may not be possible, the Chinese media believes that the Asian derby is obviously more reliable. However, some Chinese reporters and fans believe that there is no Asian derby at all. Li Qinglong and Gao Xiaodong are not on the same level at all. Gao Xiaodong He is a Triple Crown winner and has entered the top ten of the Ballon d'Or. Li Qinglong is just a rookie who has just entered the Premier League. How can he compare with Gao Xiaodong.
Since Gao Xiaodong moved to Manchester United, he has become the darling of fans and the media both on and off the court. Park Ji-sung, who had gradually become a marginal figure last season, is now even more dim under the background of Gao Xiaodong.
Li Qinglong performed well in Bolton this season, and the Korean media and fans were immediately excited. They all believed that Li Qinglong would rise like a comet and become Gao Xiaodong's strongest opponent in Asia.
However, the Chinese media has dismissed South Korea's arrogance and even bothered to refute it. The discussion before the game was all about the double blue meeting between Manchester City and Chelsea.
Before the Middle Eastern tycoon acquired Manchester City, following the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend, Manchester City and Chelsea had a close relationship. Not only did Manchester City block Manchester United themselves, they would even rather lose to help Chelsea and Manchester United compete for the championship.
But after the Middle East tycoon acquired Manchester City, Manchester City, which was ambitious and expected to become a giant, was not willing to be Chelsea's little brother anymore, so Manchester City and Chelsea also began a brutal fight. Last season, Manchester City double defeated Chelsea, even at Stamford Bridge. Defeating the Blues 4:2 gave Manchester United a helping hand, but Manchester United failed to seize the opportunity and ended up being overtaken by Chelsea and losing the championship.
Before facing Manchester City, Chelsea had won five consecutive league games, and their goal difference in the first four rounds was even greater than Manchester United. Against Manchester City, Chelsea wanted to avenge the double defeat last season. Eating out Manchester City in one go.
However, Chelsea people have forgotten that Manchester City's head coach Mancini is also an Italian coach, and defensive counterattacks have penetrated into the bone marrow.
Facing Chelsea's onslaught, Manchester City played steadily and waited for opportunities to counterattack. Chelsea had the advantage throughout the game, but in the end, Manchester City defeated Chelsea 1:0 with the help of former Manchester United player Tevez's goal, breaking Chelsea's complete victory. Golden body.
Chelsea's defeat is great news for Manchester United. Although midweek's Champions League opponent Valencia is also a strong opponent, now that Chelsea has lost, the importance of the weekend's game against Bolton has increased. Even Manchester United coach Ferguson Said that such a good opportunity is very rare, Manchester United must seize the opportunity, defeat Bolton, and take the initiative to compete for the championship in their own hands.
The English media also believe that no matter how well Manchester United plays against Valencia away from home, they will definitely have no problem qualifying for the group stage. Now Manchester United should go all out to defeat Bolton in the league.
Because the league championship this season is very important to Manchester United. The number of championships Manchester United has won in the top league is exactly the same as Liverpool. If Manchester United wins the championship this season, they can overtake their archrival Liverpool and become the true overlord of England. At the same time, it will also help Ferguson achieve his goal. "My biggest wish is to pull Liverpool off its fucking throne." The rhetoric or bullshit.
The more important the game, the more intense Manchester United's training became in order to compete for the chance to start. On one occasion, Park Ji-sung had a very rare argument with Fletcher because of a tackle made by Fletcher.
Fletcher usually had a good impression of Park Ji-sung, and knew that Park Ji-sung was eager to play in the game against Bolton, so he did not argue with Park Ji-sung.
However, many things cannot be achieved by hard work. After training the day before the game, Ferguson announced the starting lineup for the next day, and Park Ji-sung was once again defeated.
The moment Ferguson finished reading the starting 11, Park Ji-sung felt his eyes go dark and almost fell off his chair.
Park Ji-sung first thought of his parents who flew to England to watch him play, and the Korean fans who were waiting for him in front of the TV. They were all looking forward to witnessing a Korean derby. But Park Ji-sung wanted to let all their expectations fall short. This strong sense of self-blame made Park Ji-sung feel ashamed.
As a Korean player, Park Ji-sung has a strong will and an indomitable spirit. After training, he personally went to Ferguson to ask why he was not selected.
Ferguson still had a good impression of Park Ji-sung. He patiently explained to Park Ji-sung that although he was excellent in training, what Manchester United needed was not defense, but offense. Park Ji-sung was better offensively than Giggs or Nani. They were far inferior, so he chose Giggs and Nani, but Ferguson said that if the situation allowed, he would give Park Ji-sung some playing time, which made Park Ji-sung feel a little relieved.
Although it was a foregone conclusion that he would not be able to start, Park Ji-sung did not give up. He went to the Laurie Hotel where Gao Xiaodong stayed again with gifts. He hoped that if he had a chance to play, Gao Xiaodong would take care of him. Gao Xiaodong is also deliberately wooing Park Ji-sung. , and naturally agreed wholeheartedly.
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