host must win

Chapter 871 The Panicked Moyes



Tough to beat AC Milan at home, but a very bad result for Manchester United.Because he went to the away game a week later, AC Milan only needs a small 1:0 victory to eliminate Manchester United.

In order to prepare for the team's away trip, Ferguson is determined to give up the weekend league.

However, after some consideration, Ferguson gave up this idea.

On the one hand, there is an eight-day interval between Manchester United and AC Milan's Champions League semi-final second leg and the first leg, and even the 36th round of the Premier League match between Manchester United and Everton, and these two games, there is also an interval of eight days. In 4 days, although the rest time is not enough, it is enough for the players to have a certain amount of rest.

On the other hand, if Manchester United wins this game, it is possible to directly win the league championship!
In order to prepare for the first round of the Champions League semi-final against AC Milan, Manchester United almost gave up the previous 35th round of the Premier League.And Chelsea's situation is similar. In order to prepare for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool, they were also drawn by Newcastle at St. James' Park in the 35th round of the Premier League.

如此一来,在两支球队同赛34轮的情况下,曼联28胜4平2负拿到了88个积分,而切尔西则是24胜6平4负拿到78个积分,落后曼联10分排名次席。

As for Liverpool, which ranks third in the league, they currently only have 20 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses with 67 points, and there is no possibility of overtaking Manchester United in theory.

Therefore, as long as Manchester United beat the Toffees at Goodison Park, even if Chelsea beat Bolton at home, then with only 3 games left in the league, Manchester United will still lead Chelsea by 10 points and win the championship ahead of schedule!
Under such circumstances, Ferguson decided to play in the league with Everton as the main force.

However, considering that Yin Jun played too many games after the New Year, Ferguson did not let Yin Jun start the game, but stood by on the bench.

According to Ferguson's idea, if the game goes well, then Yin Jun can rest for a game.If the game does not go well, let Yin Jun appear at the critical moment.

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The fierce battle with AC Milan in the middle of the week still had a great impact on Manchester United.After the start of the game, the Manchester United players were obviously out of shape, and Everton took the opportunity to take the initiative.

Everton almost broke the goal in just 2 minutes of the opening. Arteta took a corner kick on the right. The unguarded Lescott hit the crossbar with a header from 4 yards in front. Manchester United escaped.

Everton's shot also sounded the alarm for Manchester United players. In the subsequent game, the state of Manchester United players improved slightly, but compared with the home team in excellent condition, Manchester United was still at a disadvantage.

Currently, Everton ranks fifth in the league. Although the hope of entering the top four has almost been shattered, they are still competing with Bolton, Tottenham, Reading and Portsmouth for the Europa League tickets, so this game, They not only have to prevent Manchester United from winning the trophy at their home court, but also work hard to compete for the Europa League tickets.

A scrappy Everton took the lead in the 12th minute.Evra fouled Arteta, Stubbs hit Carrick with a free kick from 30 yards and then deflected into the net, Van der Sar couldn't make a save.

Carrick has also been plagued by bad luck recently. He made a mistake in the Champions League match against AC Milan in the middle of the week, and today he indirectly helped his opponent score.

The team fell behind in the away game early, which made Ferguson's face a little ugly.He walked to the sidelines and yelled a few times before returning to the coach's bench.

At this time, assistant coach Mike Phelan told him the good news that Mourinho's team fell behind at home.This made Ferguson a little surprised, but also secretly happy in his heart.

As long as both Manchester United and Chelsea lose, then Manchester United can also win the championship early.

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But Ferguson's good mood didn't last long, because Chelsea evened the score at home in just 3 minutes.Then they overtook Bolton in the 34th minute of the game.

On the Manchester United side, although they once formed a siege against Everton, it was difficult to break through Moyes' iron barrel formation, which made the old man look at his fellow Scottish fellow a bit unkindly.

In the end, Manchester United ended the first half with a 0:1 disadvantage.

During the intermission, Ferguson severely criticized the players in the locker room, but he did not make substitution adjustments at halftime.

After the start of the second half, Manchester United stepped up their offense.But luck is really elusive. Manchester United, which stormed Everton's goal, has not yet scored a goal. Instead, it allowed the opponent to score a second goal through a quick counterattack.

In the 50th minute, Everton made a steal from the backcourt, Arteta made a direct pass, and Fernandez shot from the edge of the penalty area on the right to the upper right dead corner. Van der Sar failed to make a save, and the score became 2:0.

Ferguson couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately signaled Queiroz to let Yin Jun and Ronaldo get up to warm up and prepare for the game.The old man was worried that if he didn't make quick adjustments, he might not need Yin Jun and the others to appear on stage.

Just as Yin Jun and Ronaldo were warming up on the sidelines, cheers suddenly sounded in the area where the Manchester United fans were in the stands, which made both Yin Jun and Ronaldo somewhat baffled.

Instead, Ferguson on the coach's bench got the news: his old friend Allardyce helped him in the away game, and Bolton tied the score to 2:2!
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In this way, Ferguson is not in a hurry to let Yin Jun and Ronaldo appear in a hurry, but intends to let them warm up on the sidelines for more time.

While Yin Jun and Ronaldo were warming up on the sidelines in an orderly manner, Manchester United finally scored.

In the 61st minute, Manchester United won a free kick on the right side of the front court.Giggs took the penalty and chose to attack the goal directly. Everton goalkeeper Turner made a mistake in catching the ball. O'Shea shot an empty goal from 6 yards into the net, rewriting the score to 2:1. International practice, the home team is in front.

At this time, Ferguson decided to make a substitution.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Yin Jun and Ronaldo came off the bench at the same time, Evra and Alan Smith were replaced.Manchester United changed 352, Ferguson intends to give it a go.

As the two core players of the team, the appearance of Yin Jun and Ronaldo directly changed the situation on the field.Manchester United began to attack Everton's goal, and the pressure continued.

This time, Manchester United's attack had just ended. The home team's goalkeeper hugged the football, and then he tried to throw the ball to launch a quick counterattack. However, Everton's counterattack was intercepted as soon as it reached the midfield, and Manchester United's attack came again.

Rooney received the ball with his back near the midfield. He didn't choose to stop the ball, but directly headed the ball back, and then people saw Yin Jun running quickly and caught up with the football.

"Stop him!" Moyes screamed from the sidelines, his heart flustered.


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