Chapter 525 Entering the Finals

No one thought Manchester United had a chance to enter the Champions League final after a 2-0 away game.

But Ferguson was still stubborn.

"We've only played one game, and there's still a second game. Anything is possible."

Unfortunately, stubbornness can't be eaten.

Manchester United won the Champions League last season, in addition to Ronaldo and Rooney's explosion, Tevez's performance was also very good. But this season Ferguson bought Berbatov at a high price, which also hit Tevez's enthusiasm.

And Berbatov failed Ferguson's trust.

Let's talk about Anderson. Last season, he performed very well and once became the main player in Manchester United's midfield. But this season he became the emperor of walking.

And Park Ji-sung was used very well by Ferguson last season.

Even because he was not selected for the Champions League final list, Ferguson was humble. But this season's performance is not as amazing as last season.

In addition, players such as Giggs and Scholes are one year older.

This season, being able to win the Premier League championship and reach the Champions League semi-finals is already a reflection of Ferguson's coaching ability.

The Champions League semi-finals is the highest height that Manchester United can reach.

When George arrived at his home court, he adopted a strict defense tactic.

With the advantage of two goals away from home, Manchester United can only attack. Not attacking is waiting for death. But attacking, they have to consider Blackburn's counterattack.

A dilemma.

But Ferguson had no other way.

The two goals were firmly pressed on the Manchester United players.

George was waiting for time.

Time passed by one second. In the past five minutes, Manchester United was one point impatient. In the past ten minutes, Manchester United was two points impatient. In the past twenty minutes, Manchester United was three points impatient. After thirty minutes, Manchester United was already impatient.

Whether it was ball control or passing, the impatience of Manchester United players could be clearly seen.

This impatience is not something that Ferguson can disappear by calming them down.

George wanted this effect.

As long as the players are impatient, they will lose their judgment.

If the players lose their calm judgment, then the team will be doomed. George's strict defense was to make Manchester United players impatient. Soon, Rafael and Evra on both sides rushed up and joined the attack.

Manchester United only left three people behind.

That is Ferdinand, Vidic, and Fletcher.

This counterattack opportunity is absolutely the best opportunity for Blackburn, who has been playing defensive counterattacks for many years.

Now even Mortensen has noticed this situation.

"Manchester United is now out in full force, and it seems to have the advantage in the game. In fact, this is the most dangerous time for Manchester United. Because Blackburn has been eyeing it, just waiting for Manchester United players to rush up."

Mortensen has noticed it, let alone Ferguson.

Ferguson certainly knows how dangerous Manchester United is now.

But Ferguson has no other way.

In the 38th minute of the game, Ronaldinho's long shot was blocked by Lucio.

The ball reached Yang Feng's feet.

Because Evra stepped forward to assist, Park Ji-sung helped him defend the left. Park Ji-sung leaned on Yang Feng.

Yang Feng's technique is not a big problem to pass Park Ji-sung. But it is easy to pass him, but it is not so easy to get rid of him. Yang Feng did not delay and passed the ball directly to Kaka in the middle.

Three arrows fired!

After Kaka got the ball, Klose, Ribery and Yang Feng fired from three directions.

These three are speed players. They are very fast. After they ran, Manchester United players had no time to return. There were only Fletcher, Ferdinand, Vidic and Park Ji-sung who just protected the left in the backcourt.

Although there were few people, their defensive layering was very strong.

Ferdinand and Vidic retreated, while Fletcher stepped forward to stop Kaka's breakthrough. Try to delay time as much as possible to buy time for Manchester United players to return to defense.

Kaka saw Fletcher coming out, did not entangle, and passed the ball to Klose in front.

When Klose got the ball, Ferdinand and Vidic were both there. Klose had no way to break through the two of them, so he passed the ball to Ribery who followed on the left. Ribery's side was the most empty. Ribery rushed directly into the penalty area with the ball.

"Ribery, Ribery has entered the Manchester United penalty area... Vidic, he's coming up."

Among Manchester United's central defenders, Vidic is the man-to-man central defender.

Ribery entered the penalty area and Vidic rushed up. Ferdinand filled in the position left by Vidic and also defended Klose.

Seeing Vidic, Ribery seemed to be speeding up to pass him.

But in an instant, his right foot shook and passed the ball to the right.

"Ribery... It's not passing, it's passing! Yang, Yang got the ball!"

Yes, Ribery's pass was given to Yang Feng on the right.

Yang Feng suddenly cut inside and left Park Ji-sung, who was defending him, behind. At this time, there was no one else around Yang Feng. Fletcher followed Kaka and Vidic and just rushed up to defend Ribery, while Ferdinand kept looking at Klose.

So when Yang Feng got the ball, no one from Manchester United was marking him.

This is the advantage of counterattack.

Once you enter the counterattack, you can attack while the opponent's defense is not yet complete. That way there will be many loopholes that can be exploited.

Yang Feng is like this now.

He dunked his right foot, cut inside, raised his left foot, and shot directly!

Blackburn's two wings are playing against the back foot. Ribery plays on the left and Yang Feng plays on the right. Ribery is right-footed and Yang Feng is left-footed. Therefore, Blackburn's two wingers, cutting inside and shooting are the team's regular tactics.

"Yang, shoot!"

"It's over, Manchester United is over. Three to zero, the total score is three to zero. At the end of the first half, Blackburn is already leading Manchester United with a total score of three to zero. This goal can be said to have truly sealed a Champions League final. Quota.”

"Manchester United has no chance."

Yes, Manchester United really has no chance.

In the second half, Manchester United attacked like crazy. They no longer care whether the defense will concede the ball.

Anyway, the current situation will be the same whether the ball is conceded or not.

With this kind of no-look-back attack, Manchester United really scored a goal. In the 81st minute of the game, Manchester United received a cross from Ronaldinho and scored a goal with a header.

But it's no use.

Because before, Manchester United's fierce attack left their defensive line wide open. Blackburn took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack. Klose received a pass from Kaká and scored his second goal of the game.

In this way, Blackburn was already leading 4-0 on aggregate.

Ronaldinho's goal was just a consolation goal.

It has no impact on the game.

"Congratulations, Blackburn! Congratulations George! This is the third time Blackburn has entered the Champions League final. The first two times Blackburn entered the Champions League final, Blackburn won the Champions League championship. I am very much looking forward to what it will be like entering the Champions League final this time. "

At the end of the game, the entire Jack Walker Stadium was surrounded by volcanic applause.

These days, it’s not just George who is depressed. Blackburn fans are also extremely depressed.

Paul Walker sold the club before the season. When the Indian tycoon took over, he still rang in his words of investing 200 million pounds in five years.

Unexpectedly, just six months later, Williams, the club chairman who was loved by Blackburn fans, resigned. Although none of the parties involved said anything, don't forget that this is England.

The most developed thing in England is the media.

Syed and Williams soon quarreled over something, and eventually they found out how Williams resigned.

And that's not even fun.

Later, the head of each department resigned, and these reporters came to join in the fun. In the end, Richard left, which made these reporters even more happy.

Blackburn fans are in agony.

Familiar people left the club one after another.

Later, many media have begun to countdown George's days at Blackburn.

These incidents have made Blackburn fans very sad.

These things have had a huge impact on the club. It also had a great impact on the team's performance. In January, there was almost no points gap between Blackburn and Manchester United. Both teams are favorites to win the Premier League title this season.

But with the departure of Williams and Richard, it also affected the Blackburn team's record.

By March, Blackburn could barely maintain fourth place in the Premier League.

This breaks the hearts of Blackburn fans.

Only Blackburn's performance in the Champions League can somewhat calm their impetuous mood.

At such a difficult moment, George led Blackburn to defeat Manchester United and enter the Champions League final. How could this not make Blackburn fans ecstatic.

Today's Champions League semi-finals, the number of spectators at Jack Walker Stadium reached more than 78,000. It was almost full.

Since the opening of Jack Walker Stadium, there have been only a handful of games with crowds exceeding 75,000. It can also be seen that Blackburn fans are looking forward to this game.

George was excited too.

"Karl, it's been five years. We're playing in the Champions League final again."

"Yeah, George!"

The two grown men hugged each other and celebrated.

This season is so difficult. George was almost breathless from the pressure. Now we have finally reached the Champions League final. Only those involved know how difficult this season is.

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The game between Blackburn and Manchester United was not controversial. Because the first game is over, there is basically not much suspense anymore.

But something went terribly wrong in another Champions League semi-final. Big question.

After that game, the entire European football world suddenly became lively. All the media was involved.