Chapter 720 Never Give Him the Slightest Chance!

In the evening, after a whole day of training, Manchester United's Carrington base was already empty, and only the second floor of the main coach's office was still lit.

Head coach Ferguson, two assistant coaches Mike Phelan and Rene Moulenstin, and scout Martin Ferguson are all sitting around this not spacious office, on the TV opposite them, A draw is being broadcast live.

In the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals.

The top four of the Premier League all entered the quarter-finals without a hitch, while the remaining four teams are Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Barcelona in La Liga, Villarreal and Porto in the Portuguese Super League. Serie A was wiped out and the strongest The Inter Milan are in the hands of Manchester United.

Ferguson's team had just beat Mourinho's Inter Milan 2-0 at home. In the opening four minutes, Vidic opened the scoring for Manchester United. Not long after the start of the second half, Rooney assisted Cristiano Ronaldo and then scored another goal. city.

This year's Champions League final will be held in Rome, Italy. As a result, the Serie A team was wiped out, which is indeed a bit embarrassing.

Bruno Conte, the general manager of Roma, was the guest of the draw as a representative of the final venue.

The first to be drawn is Villarreal, and the opponent drawn by the yellow submarine is Arsenal from the Premier League.

Pellegrini's team once again entered the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and the coaching ability of Chilean engineers is admirable.

Since the UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw has no rules for avoiding the same country, the probability of the four Premier League teams meeting is very high, and Liverpool met Chelsea, which is to some extent prevented the four Premier League teams from gathering in the Champions League again. The embarrassing situation of the top four.

Manchester United drew Porto and Barcelona drew Bayern Munich.

In the draw for the upper and lower half, Liverpool and Chelsea, as well as Manchester United and Porto were divided into the upper half, Villarreal and Arsenal, and Barcelona and Bayern Munich were divided into the second half.

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As soon as the lottery results came out, everyone in Ferguson's office took a deep breath.

"What kind of bad luck have we had this season? How come we meet Liverpool everywhere?" Martin Ferguson was a little angry, and even wondered if this was deliberately arranged by someone?

It doesn’t matter if they meet in the League Cup final, it’s the norm to meet twice in the league, the FA Cup, and now even the Champions League.

According to the current situation, Liverpool has a high probability of defeating Chelsea, and there is no suspense for Manchester United to eliminate Porto. The two teams meet again in the Champions League semi-finals, which is a replica of last season.

Manchester United's elimination of Liverpool last season caused great controversy, and this season we meet again...

Ferguson was silent at first, because he knew it was pointless to discuss this.

Although after the draw of the Champions League every year, there will always be rumors outside, nothing more than that UEFA wants to arrange who to go with whom, or who to get rid of, but these are just the remarks of the media and fans.

As the coach of Manchester United, Ferguson is very clear that there are only eight teams in the Champions League quarter-final draw, and it is not surprising that anyone encounters it, and Manchester United and Liverpool are divided into the same half, which is also not surprising.

The reason for Manchester United's frequent encounters with Liverpool this season is very simple. Both teams have achieved good results this season, especially Manchester United, which has actively made gains in cup competitions, which will inevitably encounter.

"The next game will be more important!" Ferguson said lightly.

The other three people in the office were stunned for a moment, and then immediately understood.

Who said it wasn't?

Let’s not talk about the Champions League. After all, the quarter-finals are next. Whether Manchester United and Liverpool can both advance, it is still unknown. Chelsea and Porto are not fuel-efficient lamps, and there may be no chance of upset.

Even if they do join hands to advance, it will be at the end of April and the beginning of May.

Even the next FA Cup semi-final on April 19 is still a month away.

But the problem is that Manchester United have already played Liverpool twice this season, losing both.

This game in the 29th round of the league is not just three points, but to some extent it even represents the title of this season's Premier League champions. Manchester United can only hope to reverse if they win Liverpool at home.

In one go, counterattack to the end, this is Ferguson's long-standing forte.

But if a draw at home, or even a loss, would be a tragic blow to Manchester United.

Not just the league, but the FA Cup semi-finals, and the next Champions League matchup.

Although these games have nothing to do with each other, the twenty-ninth round of the league is undoubtedly a start.

Having lost an away league, a final on a neutral ground, Manchester United cannot lose at Old Trafford.

Not only cannot lose, but also must win, win, and even win as beautifully as possible to win morale.

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"Guess, how will Benitez fight?" Ferguson asked tentatively.

The three present were all dumbfounded, obviously not knowing where to start to answer this question.

Benitez has always been good at winning by surprise, and his use of soldiers is very strange, and Liverpool's state has been red and purple recently. Yang Yang scored another hat-trick in the second round of the match against Real Madrid, this time it was a real goal hat-trick.

The Chinese has gone completely crazy this season and has scored nine goals in the Champions League.

We didn't play against Sunderland, but we did in the FA Cup, and we did very well.

Mike Phelan looked left and right, hesitated for a moment, and said: "I paid attention to the two games between the FA Cup and Real Madrid. Yang Yang came off the bench and started one, but he only played for 60 minutes. , so I guess, he must still start."

Seeing Ferguson nodding approvingly, Mike Phelan continued: "Crouch's tactics are very useful. I guess he should continue, so Liverpool's most likely strategy is to let the Trident start."

Yang Yang on the left, Crouch in the middle, and Kuyt on the right. This is Liverpool's striker combination in the past three years. They have made great achievements for Liverpool, and they have performed very well, and their cooperation with each other is getting more and more tacit.

"It's a bit of a hassle," Ferguson said, frowning.

Although the match against Inter Milan was 2-0, it seemed that there was no danger, but in fact the game was very thrilling.

Mourinho is a very shrewd guy. He let Balotelli play on the left wing and used the speed of the Italian striker to attack O'Shea in turn. He played O'Shea in a mess. If it wasn't for the start, Manchester United really It is likely to lose the promotion right in the hands of Inter Milan.

After the game, Ferguson attacked United's defense after taking the lead, thinking it was suicide.

If Benitez asked Yang Yang to play the role of Balotelli, this is undoubtedly possible.

And you must know that Yang Yang is not Balotelli. His ability to seize opportunities is stronger than Balotelli, his speed is faster, and his breakthrough with the ball is sharper. This will become a nightmare for Manchester United.

In fact, in the League Cup final, Yang Yang was always attacking the area between O'Shea and Ferdinand, and he was always playing behind him. It is estimated that this also gave Mourinho some lessons.

Manchester United's back line is these people, and Ferguson's trustworthy people are these people. There is very little room for change.

According to common sense, the back line does not move, and the midfield can be adjusted, but the problem is that Manchester United's midfield has little room for adjustment.

Carrick has a lot of problems. He has never been a defensive player. Organization and passing are his strengths, but now he is Manchester United's most unstoppable midfielder, but who can be his partner?

Scholes is 34 years old and started again against Inter Milan. Anderson is young, but he is too impatient, and he used to be a former midfielder, so it is not very easy to transform into a midfielder. Fletcher is not bad. , defensive ability is also better, but Ferguson is not particularly assured of his recent state.

Originally there was also Owen Hargreaves, a midfielder who Ferguson had high hopes for, but now it seems that after joining Manchester United, this player did not show the level he had in Bayern Munich. Looking at the double midfielder combination of Hargreaves and Carrick, it also failed.

The only good thing is that Manchester United's two central defenders, Ferdinand and Vidic, are as solid as ever.

If even these two central defenders are broken, then Ferguson really does not know what United will become.

"There's not much time left for us. Let's study it well and practice defensive tactics tomorrow afternoon." Ferguson said solemnly.

This game is not only related to the next trend of the Premier League this season, but also will determine the next FA Cup and even the Champions League situation, Manchester United will win Liverpool at home anyway.

And if you want to win Liverpool, you must freeze Yang Yang.

"Never give him even the slightest chance!" Ferguson said through gritted teeth.

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Ha chirp!

West of Manchester, by Sefton Park in Liverpool, Yang Yang sneezed in his living room.

On the sofa, Su Ye, who was sitting in his arms, saw him, got up quickly, took a tissue from the coffee table, handed it to Yang Yang, and asked with concern, "What's going on?"

"It's nothing, I accidentally sneezed when I wanted to laugh." Yang Yang smiled happily.

Is there a direct relationship between wanting to laugh and sneezing?

Su Ye is a little baffled, but Yang Yang is sometimes weird, and she is used to it.

"I think you seem to be quite satisfied with the result of the lottery." Su Ye said.

Yang Yang smiled without saying a word, he really felt that it was not bad.

Chelsea's strong-to-strong dialogue this season has been really bad. In the face of the semi-finals, there was only one draw, and the rest were lost.

Faced with such an opponent, as long as Liverpool play steadily and do not make major mistakes, the possibility of promotion is very high.

As for Manchester United...

Yang Yang sneered, his eyes flashing a stern look.

Last season's semi-final, Liverpool fell to Manchester United's feet, this season just gave the Red Army a chance to avenge their revenge.

It happened to be on the side of O'Shea and Ferdinand, and Yang Yang had a lot of experience.