Chapter 851 Who Is the Midfielder Who Can Score the Best Goals?
It’s still early for the knockout rounds of the Champions League, but the battle between the league and Chelsea is right around the corner.
After Manchester United defeated Arsenal 4:1, only the blue team Chelsea can compete with them for the league championship.
Chelsea performed very well at the beginning of the game. They once won 5 consecutive victories and scored more goals than Manchester United. However, Chelsea fell behind and now have 11 points less than Manchester United. The initiative to defend the title is no longer in their hands.
In the last round of Arsenal's challenge to Manchester United, Chelsea felt it was a good opportunity to narrow the points gap with Manchester United. However, to Chelsea's dismay, Arsenal failed to complete the task of blocking Manchester United, and instead was kicked out of the competition by Manchester United. Championship team.
Chelsea and Arsenal are in similar situations in this round. If Chelsea defeats Manchester United and narrows the points gap to less than double digits, there will still be some suspense in the championship. If Chelsea draws with Manchester United, the hope of winning the championship will be very small, and if Chelsea lost this game, and there was only a theoretical hope of winning the championship.
If Chelsea has any advantage, it is that Chelsea plays at home, while Arsenal plays away from home. Chelsea's home court is very scary. In the Mourinho era, they once created the myth of 86 unbeaten home games. So far this season, they have only Having lost one game, Manchester United has not won a single victory at Stamford Bridge in the past eight years.
Although Chelsea is 11 points behind Manchester United, Ancelotti's pressure is not as great as Arsenal's. Chelsea already won the league championship last season. Now boss Abramovich's goal is to win the Champions League. As long as he plays well in the Champions League, he can win It doesn't matter if he doesn't win the league title. Of course, if he doesn't win the Champions League and loses the league title, Ancelotti's fate will be difficult to predict.
Due to their poor record, they were left too far behind by Manchester United. Recently, Chelsea has had a lot of negative news, such as the conflict between the French gang and the local gang, the dismissal of assistant coach Wilkins, and Anelka's attack on Ancelotti. The news is endless.
Before the big game against Manchester United, an article in The Sun pointed out that Chelsea players were afraid that Ancelotti would leave the team at the end of the season, suggesting that the relationship between the French-speaking players in the Blues and other teammates was tense. Ancelotti finally stood up and openly denounced the rumors, facing many conflicts and problems in the team, "Will I stay at Chelsea until 2012? At least until the summer of 2012. Abramovich and I have renewed our contract. Have relevant matters been discussed? Not yet. This is a critical moment to reshape Chelsea in the league, and I firmly believe that the team will get better and better compared to the previous poor performance. What are Chelsea's problems? Injuries Ill. Replacing Alex, Terry, Essien, Lampard and Drogba is not an easy task. Are there any problems in the dressing room? I have to say there are no problems in the dressing room, we have a very good relationship with each other. "
After a series of self-questions and answers, Ancelotti's tough attitude was undoubtedly revealed. Finally, Ancelotti also announced that the Blues midfielder Lampard, who had been injured for three months, was back from injury. If there were no other surprises, Lampard would be determined. Entered the squad for the match against Manchester United.
Lampard is the brains of Chelsea, the magic lamp, and the most scoring midfielder in the history of the Premier League. The number of goals has now exceeded 100. Lampard is also the Chelsea player who has scored the most goals at Manchester United, with a total of 4 times. After scoring the goal of Manchester United, he was able to participate in the game against Manchester United, which is great news for Chelsea fans.
Although Chelsea is in poor condition, the Premier League champion is the Premier League champion. Manchester United does not dare to be careless at all. Before the game, Ferguson even played psychological warfare against Chelsea.
Ferguson first spoke eloquently, saying that Chelsea's thinking was completely wrong. "They did not renew the contracts of veterans such as Ballack, Belletti, and Deco. They wanted young people such as Sturridge and McKechran to take over. This is not true at all." Wisely, you can't win the championship relying on inexperienced players. Although Manchester United also has young people, the team has always attached great importance to the role of veterans. Scholes and Giggs have played here for so many years. They have rich experience. Competition experience,
With people like them here, it has never been a problem for us to cope with strong dialogue. "
Talking about this heavyweight showdown and Lampard's comeback, Ferguson said: "Chelsea's pressure is greater than ours. It doesn't matter if we lose. We are at least 8 points ahead. The initiative to win the championship is still in our hands. I We are not worried about Lampard's comeback at all. Lampard is a great player with amazing offensive power. He has scored more than 20 goals for four consecutive years. However, the midfielder who can score the most goals now does not belong to Lampard. Manchester United We also have the midfielder who can score the most goals, and that is Gao Xiaodong. I believe that fans all over the world can’t wait to see the showdown between the two midfielders who can score the most goals.”
In the view of the experienced Ancelotti, Ferguson just wanted to create psychological pressure for Chelsea. He retorted: "Sir Alex Ferguson should worry more about his replacement, Gary. After Neville retired during the winter break, Manchester United continued to I can’t find a captain. I believe that my players will not be affected by Sir Alex Ferguson. Chelsea is also a very experienced team. We will not give up any championship. Anyone who has been to Stamford Bridge knows that this is not the case. A place where outsiders are allowed to run wild, starting from the game against Manchester United, we must get out of the slump, get back on the fast track to the championship, and start the process of winning continuously."
Blues deputy Lampard also responded to Sir Alex Ferguson. When the Chelsea iron man was interviewed by reporters, he said: "This does not affect us. We are very united now. What we care about is just whether we can stay focused on the field. Although points are not important to us It is very advantageous, but we will work together to reverse this disadvantage... Gao Xiaodong is a magical player, his offensive power is very strong, Manchester United relies heavily on him, I think this is not what a championship team should appear In this situation, as for who has stronger attack power between me and Gao Xiaodong, I think it doesn’t matter. Being able to win the final championship is the most important thing.”
Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard singled out Gao Xiaodong’s name. Gao Xiaodong naturally couldn’t pretend not to know. He talked about Lampard at the pre-match press conference, “Lampard is a great player. Winning the second place in the Ballon d'Or is a peak that I have not reached yet. Many people once called me Manchester United's Lampard or Inter Milan's Lampard because I can score goals, but I want to tell the fans, My characteristics are very different from Lampard's. I am more comprehensive than Lampard. As for who scores more goals between Lampard and me in the end, I don't think it matters. This game is not a duel between me and Lampard. It will not be a duel between Ferdinand and Terry, let alone a duel between Rooney and Drogba. This is a duel between Manchester United and Chelsea. I believe that the winner will be Manchester United. It has always been my goal to kick Chelsea out of the championship team. Dream."nt
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