Chapter 863: Nasty or Smart?

In the last battle before Christmas, Manchester United and Chelsea fought with sparks, and finally shook hands and made a draw.

The 11-point difference has not changed at all. This is a very embarrassing score for Chelsea. There are still 20 games ahead, which is enough time, but they have to wait for Manchester United to lose three games and draw one before they can catch up. In terms of the state, it is not easy to lose one game, let alone lose three games.

But the halfway mark is not yet over, and there is still a glimmer of hope. Chelsea cannot give up on the league. This feeling of trying their best to look at other people's faces makes Chelsea people very unhappy.

At the post-match press conference, Ancelotti expressed regret for the result of the game. He believed that Chelsea fully deserved a more positive result. Ancelotti also expressed regret for Manchester United's passive defense and delaying behavior. Expressing dissatisfaction, Ancelotti believes that if a relegation team or even a mid-tier team does this, he can understand it, but Manchester United is the most successful team in the history of the Premier League, and they would be too cheap to do so.

There are many celebrities. Manchester United and Gao Xiaodong have been outstanding in European football this season and have long been jealous of the major giants. However, Manchester United is excellent in both the results and the content of the game. Gao Xiaodong's goals even surpassed those of the forwards. It's easy to take advantage of them. I couldn't find any black spots, but I finally found an opportunity this time. Many major European media criticized Manchester United's behavior in this game after the game.

"The Times": Manchester United has become more and more utilitarian. For the sake of an undefeated record, it has lost its own style and status as a giant. This one point is actually not worth the loss.

"Daily Mail": The iron barrel formation and lying-in tactics are not the Manchester United we want to see. With Gao Xiaodong as the core, Manchester United's style is becoming more and more practical and obscene. This kind of Manchester United, Even if you win many championships, you won't win the respect of fans and peers.

Spanish newspaper AS commented: "A battle between red and blue that attracted worldwide attention turned into a fight between rookies. The top players in the league have played at this level. It is not a loss to say that the Premier League is English and rough. Gao Xiaodong is also golden. He is one of the top three players in football awards, but he is so low-key."

Spain's Mundo Deportivo is rarely in sync with AS. They also criticized Manchester United and Chelsea for their poor technical skills. "Chelsea only knows how to pass the ball long and cross the ball, while Manchester United, which has been undefeated in 17 games, only knows how to swing the ball." Barrel formation, the Battle of Tianwangshan in the Premier League was boasted to be better than El Clasico, but now it seems to be just a joke. Manchester United only deserves to dominate in the Premier League. In European football, they are not even as good as Liverpool."

Perhaps because of Ancelotti and Gao Xiaodong, the Italian media paid more attention to this red-blue battle. "Gazzetta dello Sport" did not mind Manchester United's intensive defensive tactics, but they criticized the efficiency of Manchester United's defensive counterattack. , "Even with 10 men fighting, Chelsea managed to get through half the game. With such a large space and so many good opportunities, they were not able to kill Chelsea and secure the league championship in the middle. I am really sorry for this intensive defense."

"Gazzetta dello Sport" also criticized Ancelotti's Chelsea, believing that the current Chelsea's combat effectiveness is twice as bad as last season. Facing Manchester United with one less player, they attacked for nearly 50 minutes and failed to win in the end. Chelsea really don't deserve the championship.

"Corriere dello Sport" said that referee Atkinson ruined the game. If Atkinson did not send off the defensive core Vidic, maybe this red-blue battle would become a classic offensive battle, just like the double red. Yes, after losing Vidic, the strength of the two sides was unbalanced. Manchester United became more and more conservative, and finally turned into an iron barrel formation. Manchester United may be satisfied with such a result, but for the fans, such a score is really boring.

Germany's "Bild" was fairly fair, thinking that although the game was boring and even a bit wretched, judging from the content of the first and second half, it was understandable that Manchester United adopted such tactics. After all, after sending off the core of the defense, there was a gap in the strength of the two sides. , with Manchester United having a huge advantage in the standings, one point is acceptable.

If the game ends like this, Chelsea is also responsible. If Chelsea can seize the opportunity and break the balance of the game, Manchester United will not be able to stay behind and the game will be better.

Manchester United's generals have resolutely fought back against the media's deliberate smear campaign.

Ferguson criticized the media for saying that his conscience was broken. The core of Manchester United's defense was sent off. It was an away game and they were 11 points ahead in the standings. Why couldn't they defend and why should they attack? Is it just to make other people happy? If you want to If other people are happy, then it would be great if Manchester United loses. Now everyone except Manchester United fans is looking forward to Manchester United losing.

Although Giggs and Scholes have become victims of the team's defensive tactics, the veteran no longer has high requirements for playing time. He now pays more attention to the overall interests of Manchester United. Faced with criticism from the media, Giggs and Scholes both stood up to defend the team.

Giggs said: "Journalists who criticized Manchester United should actually criticize the referee more. Manchester United was not conservative at all in the first half and took the lead in the away game. However, after Vidic was sent off, Manchester United had to choose a defensive counterattack. tactics.

Regarding the media's criticism of Gao Xiaodong, Giggs also defended Gao Xiaodong, "Gao knows how to use the rules and play smarter rather than wretchedly."

Scholes fully believes that Manchester United’s iron barrel formation in this game is completely fine. He said that it is impossible for any team to adopt one tactic under any circumstances, whether defensive or offensive, to win the game. The media's criticism is simply unreasonable.

Gao Xiaodong's teammates fought back against the media through reporters. As a star with millions of fans on social media, Gao Xiaodong directly refuted the media's fallacies through Twitter, Facebook and Weibo.

Gao Xiaodong posted three identical messages on Twitter, Weibo, and Facebook, "It depends on where you sit, whether you play obscenely or smartly. If I were a Chelsea fan, I also think Gao Xiaodong played very obscenely." It’s shameless, because Gao Xiaodong almost ruined Chelsea’s hopes of winning the championship, but if I were a Manchester United fan, I would think Gao Xiaodong played great, and he allowed Manchester United, who had been unfairly treated, to escape from Stamford Bridge.”

Gao Xiaodong's appeal is very huge. After his message was sent out, fans expressed their support below, and some well-known stars and celebrities also supported and forwarded it.

Rooney commented: "Criticizing you because you hurt their face."

Manchester City star Balotelli commented on Twitter: "Criticizing you is because they are jealous that you are too good, just like they are jealous of me."

"They criticize you because they ask too much of you," Mendes commented.

World class star Emma. Watson also supported Gao Xiaodong on Gao Xiaodong's Twitter, "As a Chelsea fan, I think Gao Xiaodong is a great and terrible opponent. Criticizing him is disrespectful to Chelsea."

Gao Xiaodong and Emma. When Watson met at Waterloo Bridge, he didn't talk to each other. He felt that the two would never have any intersection in the future. He didn't expect Emma to support him at this time. He couldn't help but be touched. He felt that this girl looked a bit pretentious. It's actually pretty good.