Chapter 971 The Rise of a New Star

Manchester United defeated Manchester City 4:1 and reached the FA Cup final for the first time since 2007.

The last time Manchester United won the FA Cup was back in 2004!

After 2004, the Red Devils reached the final twice, but lost to Arsenal (2005) and Chelsea (data) (2007). The most regrettable thing is that in the 2007-2008 season, Manchester United won the Premier League and Champions League championships. They were only one trophy away from repeating the treble success of 1999. However, they lost to Portsmouth 0-1 in the FA Cup quarterfinals. , the final FA Cup championship belongs to the Pompeii Legion!

This season Manchester United's league title is already very secure, and now they have reached the final of the FA Cup. Their opponent is still the underdog Stoke City. For Manchester United, this cup championship is almost achieved. If they are lucky enough in the Champions League, they may Reproduce the glory of the Triple Crown in 1999.

Sir Alex Ferguson is 70 years old this year, and his biggest dream is to win another Triple Crown before retirement.

At the post-match press conference, Ferguson also clearly conveyed his ambitions to the outside world.

"I'm very happy that we reached the FA Cup final. It was a tough game, the process was far more difficult than the result. We have not performed well in this ancient competition over the years and now we finally have something to win. The best chance to win the FA Cup. Of course, I don’t mean to disrespect Stoke City by saying this. The fact that they can go to the end shows that they have such strength.”

"We have a good advantage in the league, we have reached the final of the FA Cup, and the situation in the Champions League is also very good. I believe this is another good opportunity to win the treble. The treble is the dream of all teams. Manchester United No exception, if we can continue to maintain the current level and not have too much luck, I believe we can realize this great dream."

At the same time, Ferguson also separately praised the performance of young player Pogba, "Paul had an amazing performance. He played a lot of content in the ten minutes he played. He has the potential to become a world-class midfielder, but he He is still young and needs to improve himself seriously because Manchester United has many outstanding players in this position."

Compared with Ferguson, who was complacent, Manchester City coach Mancini was very disappointed with the result of the game. He said that Manchester City had a chance to win, but it was a pity that they failed to seize the opportunity. At the same time, Mancini believed that Manchester City's strength was not much worse than Manchester United. The reason why they lost To Manchester United, not because Manchester City does not have a wealthy background, but because the Manchester City team lacks a superstar like Gao Xiaodong who can determine the situation of the battle.

Mancini is not convinced by Manchester United, nor by Ferguson. He believes that Manchester City is becoming stronger and stronger, and Manchester City will enter the championship competition next season.

After Manchester United won this early FA Cup final, Manchester United fans were extremely happy. They had not won the championship of this oldest competition in 7 years, and their desire for the FA Cup championship was no less than the league championship.

What makes the fans even more happy is that Manchester United entered the final on the corpse of their city rival.

In the past three years, Manchester City has risen rapidly, and they are still in a stage of continuous improvement. In comparison, Manchester United is somewhat stagnant. Given time, it is entirely possible for Manchester City to compete with Manchester United, or even surpass it.

Being able to defeat Manchester City three times at this time and suppress their upward momentum is a good psychological comfort for Manchester United fans.

After the game, the media also believed that although Manchester City has made rapid progress, it is still unable to compete with the traditional giants Manchester United this season. If Manchester City cannot recruit a golden ball-level superstar next season, I am afraid that it will still be unable to take away the championship from Manchester United.

After previous games, praising Gao Xiaodong was a daily practice, but this time besides Gao Xiaodong, the media had a new target to praise, and that was the young genius midfielder Pogba.

"The Times" called Pogba the new Vieira, believing that this tall, flexible, and technically aware young man is the guarantee of Manchester United's midfielder position in the next ten years. After Pogba grows up, Gao Xiaodong can attack with confidence,

Manchester United's biggest hidden danger now lies in the two positions of center back and goalkeeper. As long as they can find suitable goalkeepers and center backs, with Gao Xiaodong as the core, Manchester United can start a new era of the Red Devils.

"The Sun" took the biggest discovery of Pogba's visit to the FA Cup and believed that the significance of Pogba is even more important than reaching the final, because Manchester United won the league championship softly and had no desire for the championship. Now it's more about upgrading. Although Manchester United currently has a large number of defensive midfielders, including Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson and Hargreaves, Gao Xiaodong can also play as a defensive midfielder, but Gao Xiaodong has to take over more of Scholes' work. Of the remaining four defensive midfielders, Hargreaves has become glassy, ​​Anderson has become more and more deficient after injuries, Carrick is 30 years old, Fletcher lacks offensive ability, and he can't defend high aerials. With Bo, who is both offensive and defensive, Gerba, Manchester United's waist problem has basically been solved.

"Daily Mail" believes that Pogba is Manchester United's most potential midfielder after Keane. Ferguson should quickly give Pogba a contract, mention him to the first team, and train him well in the league to let Pogba Tomorrow mature quickly.

In this FA Cup game, Zhang Qi, the head of Xinglong Agency, also came to the UK to watch Pogba's game. Zhang Qi was very excited about Pogba's performance. He understood that after this game, Pogba He is already famous. Although I cannot say that he will definitely be able to enter the first team of Manchester United, with such a performance, there must be many teams that want Pogba.

Gao Xiaodong was also very happy for Pogba. Pogba's success meant that he would make money and Xinglong Agency would become famous. The next day, Gao Xiaodong went to one of the best Chinese restaurants in Manchester. Congratulate Pogba and discuss Pogba's future development.

During the dinner, Zhang Qi saw that Pogba was a little complacent, and said to Pogba seriously: "Paul, you can say that this game left a deep impression on both Sir Alex Ferguson and the fans. Sir Alex Ferguson also praised him individually after the game. You, let me tell you, this situation does not happen often, but don’t think that you can easily enter the first team. For the position of midfielder, Manchester United’s competition is very fierce. The older ones include Carrick and Fletcher, and the younger ones There are Anderson and Hargreaves, and even Scholes can play as a defensive midfielder. They are all very capable. Every time you have an opportunity to play, you must show the performance you did yesterday before you have a chance to play at Manchester United. You can’t rely on your own potential to gain a foothold, do you understand?”

Pogba didn't take Zhang Qi's words to heart and said: "I think I am better than the four of them in organizing offense. Besides, I still have Brother Gao to help me."

Gao Xiaodong also felt that it was time to give Pogba a beating and said: "Paul, what Mr. Zhang said makes sense. You need to work harder now. There is very little I can do to help you when you enter the first team. We have an old saying in China, You still need to be strong yourself when it comes to blacksmithing, if you don’t perform well, no one can help you.”

Although Pogba didn't take Zhang Qi's words seriously, he was still in awe of Gao Xiaodong. After hearing what Gao Xiaodong said, he quickly accepted it humbly and said that he would continue to work hard.

Today is a happy day. Although Gao Xiaodong and Zhang Qi felt that Pogba's acceptance was not so sincere, they did not say more.

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