Chapter 1360
Words:1724Update:22/12/01 04:01:20
The global media was focused on the Champions League semi-final, the English national derby, and the Spanish national derby.
In the second leg of the semi-final between Liverpool and Manchester United, the Barcelona manager, Guardiola, who had advanced to the Champions League final a day earlier, also came to Old Trafford to inspect the final opponent.
But he refused to accept any interviews after the game and left in a low-key manner.
Ferguson was still stubborn at the press conference after the game.
"The loss in the first leg made today's home game very difficult for us. If the referee's enforcement in the first leg had been fairer and given us the penalty we should have, then today's result would have been very different!"
Ferguson was still concerned about Baines' interference and suspected foul in the first leg when Hernandez snatched a header in front of goal.
It could be said that no Manchester United player did not care.
But the reality was cruel.
Manchester United lost the ticket to the Champions League final.
Globo Sport reporter Jimmy wanted to pull the conversation back to reality instead of discussing meaningless possibilities and listening to the manager's complaints.
He raised his hand and asked Ferguson, "Liverpool's strength in the two legs is not enough to make you think that there is a gap between Manchester United and Liverpool? We can't deny that Manchester United is strong as a whole, but Liverpool is also surprisingly strong. Should Manchester United wake up? They lost to Liverpool in the league and also lost to Liverpool in the Champions League. This is not something that can be explained by a simple suspected foul. "
When all the reporters thought that Ferguson would continue to be stubborn.
He even refuted Jimmy's question and flew into a rage.
But Ferguson changed the subject and said, "What I just emphasized is improvisation. Even a strong team may not perform well on the spot and not reach the standard they should. Otherwise, football would be too boring and become a game where the strong win.
In fact, Liverpool's overall strength is stronger than Manchester United's. This has long been recognized by the outside world.
Comparing the lineup structure and configuration of the two teams and the number of star players, everyone is well aware of it.
But Manchester United's players aren't bad either. We're just not good enough in some areas, especially the lack of a real top star player to unite the team and make the team's overall strength have a qualitative change. "
Jimmy asked thoughtfully, "You mean that Liverpool has a superstar like Qin Xiong, but Manchester United doesn't have such a star player after Ronaldo left, right?"
Ferguson nodded his head in acknowledgement of this.
Who is Manchester United's number one player now?
Wayne Rooney.
It was indisputable that it was Rooney.
Giggs and Scholes were very famous, including Ferdinand and Edwin van der Sar. They were either limited by their roles, or they were already old generals in their twilight years.
They couldn't carry Red Fiend anymore!
What about Rooney, who was supposed to be at the peak of his career?
It was difficult for his performance to be stable in the long term. No matter how good his performance was, he was only a first-class player and not a super-first-class player.
Not to mention the two outsiders, Messi and Qin Xiong, even compared to Ronaldo in the team, when could Rooney reach the height of carrying the team forward like Ronaldo in Manchester United?
At least not in the past.
In the future?
Maybe that day would come, but as time went by, such a possibility became less and less likely.
The reporters at the scene realized in hindsight that they had been tricked again. At least they had been used by Ferguson!
After the Premier League, Champions League, EFL Cup, and FA Cup had bid farewell to Manchester United's championship, it meant that Manchester United's battle for the season was over!
Of course, Ferguson had to prepare for the next season!
How would he prepare?
Behind closed doors, hoping that Anderson, Nani, and the rest would suddenly be enlightened and start their explosive mode?
Impossible!
Money!
Ferguson was putting pressure on the Glazer family through the media. He needed money to build a stronger Red Fiend!
This wily old fox!
The reporters cursed in their hearts, but they were happy to endure the hardship. Ferguson pressuring the Glazer Family was a good piece of news, wasn't it?
Compared to Manchester United's post-match press conference, Liverpool's post-match press conference was more relaxed and simple.
Comain would lead the team to the Champions League final for the third time in his coaching career. Moreover, it was his second year in charge of Liverpool. He had led the team to the final two years in a row. He had the opportunity to break the curse of no team being able to defend the Champions League title after the restructuring and create new history.
This put him in a good mood after the game and he could not stop smiling.
Comain directly said in an interview, "We have the ability to win the seventh Champions League trophy! And become the first team to defend the Champions League title after the restructuring of the Champions League! "
Liverpool's starting lineup for this game was changed. Kuyt came on to replace Meireles, who started in the previous game, and made an unexpected change in tactics. The outside world was puzzled. Comain smiled and said, "The players did well. They made me proud. This is a Champions League semi-final game. In fact, it is also a very important game. At this time, a lot of questions will come to your mind. 'Did I do the right thing?' But I'm very happy. We proved ourselves. "
Comain also revealed that he had lost sleep for this game.
"I woke up about four times last night to pick out the different lineups. When I analyzed everyone who was going to play, I said to myself, 'These are all Liverpool players. Why don't I let them play?' We are now in the final and we will be fully prepared for it. "
"What a fantastic club this is. We will have the opportunity to lift the Champions League trophy for the seventh time! We are where we want to be: the new Wembley. I have said many times that we should do better in the European competition this season. I think we are infinitely close. I think this team can defend the Champions League title and lift the Champions League trophy. This is a team full of desire and determination. These characteristics, coupled with the ability of the players, will help them achieve their goal in the new Wembley. "
For the final game against Barcelona, Comain admitted that Barcelona was definitely different from Manchester United. Comain said, "There is no doubt that I think Barcelona is one of the best teams now. They can play beautiful football. It is a pleasure to watch them play. They played better than we expected in the semi-final against Real Madrid. "
The globally watched Champions League semi-final came to an end after four intense national derbies. Barcelona and Liverpool would meet at the new Wembley stadium to compete for the top spot in Europe this season!
At the same time, it would be what the outside world said: the final battle between Qin Xiong and Messi at the annual Ballon d 'Or!
Both of them had league titles. Whoever won the Champions League would be the winner of the Ballon d 'Or. This was the consensus of everyone!
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
