Chapter 255: A very important defeat! (Updated, please support)

The match against Chelsea was Giggs' 724th appearance for Manchester United, only 759 games away from Bobby Charlton's record of 35. Compared with him, Manchester United's fat man Rooney's 150th appearance in this game seems insignificant. Scholes, who ranks second among active players in terms of appearances, was also convinced. In an interview before the game, he believed that he would never catch up with Giggs...

After coming on as a substitute, Giggs replaced Tevez, so he stood in the striker position, but Wang Laoji frequently retreated, more like a shadow striker or attacking midfielder, responsible for the connection and transition, and delivering the fatal pass. He also often switched positions with Li Qi and Ronaldo, especially with the latter. After all, Ronaldo really wanted to score his first goal of the season in the league as soon as possible after scoring in the Champions League.

But it is often the case on the football field. When you are eager and eager to score, the goal may be far away from you. There are many reasons for this. The first reason is probably that your own movements are too tense and urgent, resulting in missed opportunities. Ronaldo made two consecutive shots in the 68th and 72nd minutes. The first time he didn't have enough power, and the second time he was too exhausted and missed the target.

The second reason is that when your desire is too strong, your intention is too obvious, your teammates can see it, and your opponents can see it too. In the 73rd minute, Ronaldo wanted to go all out in the counterattack, but was tackled from behind by Joe Cole. Although the latter received a yellow card for this, Manchester United once again missed the opportunity to expand the score, and he almost got injured. Sir Alex Ferguson was also furious off the court.

However, as an old Englishman, Giggs also thinks that Ronaldo can be used as a weapon, and then used secretly...

In the 78th minute of the game, Manchester United got another chance to counterattack. Vidic cleared Chelsea's long pass directly to the half court. After Rooney protected the ball, he passed it to Giggs who switched to the right.

At this time, Chelsea's defense line almost pressed forward to the center circle, with a large open space in the backcourt, and Ronaldo had already started sprinting, waiting for Giggs to pass the ball to counterattack. However, at the critical moment, Giggs paused for half a beat, and then sent a curved pass with the outside of his left foot on the right side!

When Giggs passed the ball, Chelsea's defense raised their hands together. They had seen Ronaldo's movement and judged his intention to cross the ball and go offside, so they waited for Giggs to pass the ball straight, and tacitly made Ronaldo offside. Ronaldo's offside was indeed a bit obvious. Ronaldo also stopped helplessly and complained, complaining that the big brother didn't pass the ball earlier...

But! Something was wrong! The linesman didn't raise the flag! Instead, he kept pressing the flag and continued to rush towards Chelsea.

Cech, who had attacked outside the penalty area, was also terrified and quickly retreated. His original intention was to use a tackle to clear Giggs' through pass, or to block Ronaldo's one-on-one shot, but he did not expect that Ronaldo was obviously offside and stopped running. In addition, the offside was indeed a bit obvious, so Cech slowed down.

But he found that something was wrong with the ball, not only was it a beat late, but also a bit too big. It was obviously difficult for Ronaldo in the middle to get the ball. Similarly, Cech's attack was naturally in the wrong direction, and the ball went straight to the back point!

On that side... there is another devil in red rushing forward! No. 17 Li Qi! No offside, no pursuers, no goalkeeper, no suspense!

Li Qi barely stopped the ball with a strong spin outside the edge of Chelsea's penalty area. Giggs passed the ball to him at the right time, not to Ronaldo. Ronaldo in the middle was just a cover, waiting for Li Qi to speed up. The power, arc and angle of the through pass would slow down and spin near the edge of the penalty area.

Although the angle of Li Qi's stop was a little small, Cech was not in front of the goal, not even in the penalty area, so the goal was empty. Originally, Li Qi looked at Ronaldo and wanted to feed him a nanny ball, but he stopped near the center circle, and when he started to rush over, it seemed that Cech had also returned to his position.

Well, he had no choice but to refuse. Li Qi dribbled the ball to the front of the goal leisurely and easily, then calmly put the ball into the goal line, then turned around and celebrated with Old Yinggun, oh no, cross it out, he was high-fiving with Big Brother Ji!

Manchester United was leading 2-0, and Chelsea, who were one man down, was helpless. If they wanted to attack, they had to press forward, and there would definitely be loopholes in their defense. It was definitely unwise to compete with Ronaldo in speed, and creating offside was definitely the first choice, but they didn't expect to be fooled by Giggs. It turned out that it is easier to dodge an obvious attack than a hidden one!

But it was obvious that Chelsea's new coach Grant was expecting to continue to lose the ball and didn't care at all. Before the restart, he replaced Joe Cole with Pizarro and continued to press forward, as if he didn't care about winning or losing. He just wanted to play with an indomitable momentum and score a goal...

In the 79th minute of the game, Terry tackled Rooney in front of the penalty area and received a yellow card. Ronaldo took a direct free kick from 28 yards in the middle, but the ball bounced off the ground and was confiscated by Cech.

Sir Alex then made the second substitution of the game, replacing Rooney, who had just recovered from injury, with Saha. While protecting Rooney, he continued to maintain speed and impact in the counterattack.

In the last ten minutes of the game, although Chelsea's attack was fierce, they were one man down and were playing away from home, so it was difficult to break into Manchester United's defense. They either had to take long shots from the outside or make long passes at a 45-degree angle. They were unable to test Van der Sar and were counterattacked by Manchester United many times.

If Li Qi hadn't deliberately wanted to feed a jealous Ronaldo, Manchester United would have scored the third goal long ago. After all, Ronaldo wanted to score, and Li Qi's intention to pass the ball was also a bit obvious. Terry and Cech guessed Li Qi's last pass in a row...

However, Manchester United scored the third goal of the game in the 89th minute to secure the victory!

As the game drew to a close, Chelsea pressed forward even further, and this time after Manchester United stole the ball from the backcourt, they did not look for the midfielder, but Ferdinand made a long pass directly to Saha who was starting from the half court. The latter was definitely not offside, after all, he started from Manchester United's half court; so Ben Haim had no choice but to make a tackle in the penalty area and tripped Saha who was dribbling the ball and changing direction.

The referee Dean decisively awarded a penalty this time, after all, the foul was too obvious. In the end, the French striker did not look at Ronaldo's sad expression, and took the penalty he had won back himself, and shot low into the middle of the net.

3-0, Manchester United defeated Chelsea, who was still in turmoil, at home easily and decisively, achieving four consecutive league victories and closely following Arsenal at the top of the table, while Chelsea suffered a series of away defeats.

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Thanks to Li Qi's first goal, Tevez's first goal of the season and Saha's penalty kick to seal the victory, Manchester United defeated Chelsea and jumped to second in the standings, reversing the embarrassment of the worst start in history with three consecutive defeats at the beginning of the season.

Chelsea was Manchester United's nemesis during Mourinho's time. Manchester United only won 6, drew 1 and lost 2 in 3 league matches, and won 1, drew 1 and lost at home, without any advantage. Now that the madman is gone, Ferguson and his team immediately made a beautiful comeback, 1-3, which is the biggest score against Chelsea in all competitions in three years.

Before the game, most people were optimistic about the home team Manchester United. After all, Manchester United had won 4 out of 4 games in the Champions League and was at a peak in morale. On the contrary, Chelsea was not doing well. They were tied by a weak team at home in the Champions League and had one draw and one loss in the last two rounds of the league. In addition, there was a shocking coaching change before the game. It is obvious that the new coach Grant has not had time to master and integrate the team.

The course of the game was not suspenseful. Although Chelsea showed great tenacity at one point, and did not hesitate to play away from home even when they were one man down, the pressure was that they were one man down for nearly an hour...

Therefore, in the technical statistics of both sides, Manchester United, who had more people against fewer people, had an absolute advantage most of the time, with a shot ratio of 22 to 4, corner kicks of 10 to 1, and a ball possession rate of nearly to , while Chelsea did not have a single shot that hit the goal frame throughout the game.

However, in the press conference after the game, Manchester United coach Sir Alex Ferguson did not celebrate the victory. He acted very calmly and even spoke up for his opponent at the beginning of the game: "I saw the process of the red card. It was a bit hasty. It was a deliberate foul and may have hurt Evra. But other referees may not have issued a red card..."

However, Sir Alex Ferguson then changed the subject and expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's performance. He believed that the victory should have been easier: "From the content of the game, Manchester United played very well in the first half hour, with great penetration and great passing. We should have been leading by 2 to 3 goals during that time, but Cech kept making great saves from the beginning of the game..."

As for Chelsea, which has not won in four consecutive games, the new coach first inherited the unique skills of his predecessor and shifted the conflict to a third party: "Too many strange things happened today, the red card, the two minutes of stoppage time in the first half leading to a goal, and the penalty. We played 4 against 2, and the referee affected the result of the game."

Then Grant encouraged his players. After all, it was the first game for the new player. There is still a long way to go, so he can't get off to a bad start: "I'm happy for the kids. A lot happened this week, but I'm proud of everything the players did this week, their performance, their training, their spirit, they were all great. I think we performed well, it wasn't easy to play... We'll try our best and take all necessary measures to make the team outstanding."

But I just don’t know if Abramovich, the boss who has always wanted to play a real-life football manager, will give Grant enough time…

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The day after the game, Ricardo drove Sarafina to catch the train early in the morning, and then went to a small football training ground in the city center for private lessons.

Ricardo finally made up his mind to invite the original Lopez team to Manchester, not wanting to waste time inspecting the new team and running in. After all, isn't it just a matter of adding money? Labor Capital is short of money!

So Ricardo, who had figured it out, decided to set up his own technical and tactical analysis and training team and company with Lopez's team as the base. For the sake of God and friends, Lopez's team also readily agreed and took the initiative to be the pioneers of Ricardo's fledgling company, taking care of everything. It was definitely not because of the weekly salary that tripled and the equity dividend treatment...

After receiving the invitation, the brother and sister immediately packed up their belongings and rushed to Manchester to start working hard for their new boss. After all, in this era, it is not difficult to find two-legged trainers, but it is not easy to find a boss who is willing to spend a lot of money.

As the league just finished yesterday, Manchester United's main lineup only had half a recovery training session today, which was relatively easy. Although Ricardo had a private training session today and trained twice a day, it was much better than the physical training at the beginning of the season. After all, Lopez's team is well aware of the needs of the boss who is being cheated. At the beginning, it is still in the honeymoon period and will not be too hard.

So, looking at the other half of the bed where the beauty was lying last night, the scumbag Li couldn't control the thoughts of his lower body. After a little thought, he sent a message to Emma Watson, who was not yet his lover, asking her if she was free to come to Manchester to play with him in the middle of the week.

Oh! It's a pity that Emma went to Japan and South Korea to promote the movie "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in the last wave of overseas promotion. Emma will be back next month, and there will be no activities for a long time after that. She can have a good time with Ricardo...

Yes, it's a bit of a pity. Although Manchester United has a game in the middle of the week, it is a League Cup game. Sir Alex Ferguson has announced in the training session that most of the first-team main players will not be included in the match list, especially the players who have played continuously recently, such as Li Qi, Ronaldo, Scholes and others. Opportunities will be given to the first-team and second-team players who have played less before.

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The English League Cup is a football tournament with a long history. For most clubs in England, its importance is self-evident. However, for Premier League giants like Manchester United, it is a bit like a chicken rib that is tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.