host must win

Chapter 656
On the afternoon of April 4, Manchester United challenged Bolton as a guest.

Since he will go to Italy to challenge AC Milan next Tuesday, and less than three days have passed since the last game, Ferguson has carried out a large-scale rotation of Manchester United's lineup, including Yin Jun, Ronaldo, Rooney and many other main players. Did not start.

Manchester United, which has rotated most of the main lineup, encountered trouble at the Reebok Stadium.

In the 26th minute of the first half, Kevin Nolan passed the ball in front of the penalty area. After Kevin Davis passed Ferdinand with a crotch, he pushed and broke the Manchester United goal guarded by Van der Sar near the penalty spot.

Subsequently, Bolton faced Manchester United with a guarded attitude and maintained a 1:0 lead until the second half.

Ferguson began to make substitutions from the first intermission, first replacing Fletcher with Ruud van Nistelrooy to strengthen the team's offense.

However, this substitution did not have an immediate effect, so Ferguson continued to make substitution adjustments after 70 minutes passed.

In the 61st minute, Yin Jun came off the bench and replaced Park Ji-sung.At the same time, Ronaldo also replaced Giggs.

Ferguson used up all three substitutions early, obviously hoping to score 3 points away.

Although before the start of the match between Manchester United and Bolton, Chelsea had already been tied 0-0 by Birmingham City at the St. Andrews Stadium, so that even if Manchester United lost the game, they could still lead Chelsea by 4 points, but Ferguson obviously did not want to waste his pride Disciple Steve Bruce finally created opportunities for the team to expand the score advantage.

Although Birmingham City is currently in the relegation zone and urgently needs points to avoid relegation, Bruce's team drew with Chelsea, which still created an opportunity for Manchester United to widen the gap with Chelsea.

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After coming off the bench, Yin Jun quickly made a threatening cross from the left. Ronaldo volleyed from the outside of the penalty area, slightly brushing the post and passing the bottom line, making Bolton fans break out in a cold sweat.

Manchester United equalized in the 73rd minute, Sylvester made a direct pass from the left, and Yin Jun scored with the instep of his left foot 10 yards from the left rib of the penalty area. This is his 31 goals in the Premier League this season. The record of 20 goals in the season after the Premier League entered the 32-team era created two years ago is only one step away!

Manchester United's morale soared after the equalizer and continued to besiege Bolton's goal.

In the 79th minute, Manchester United entered Bolton's penalty area again. O'Shea's precise cross from the right fell to the back of the penalty area. Yin Jun quickly slanted into the penalty area, grabbed this point, and volleyed directly to Bolton's goal.

Bolton goalkeeper Jass Kleining was extremely excited in this game. He even flew to save Yin Jun's shot and resolved a wonderful goal.

It was the Dutch striker's 21st league goal of the season and his 150th for Manchester United.

The ensuing game was still tense.

In the 85th minute, Yin Jun's shot from the edge of the penalty area on the left was blocked by Ben Haiim. After 1 minute, Okocha shot from 30 yards from the left and missed the far corner.

Then Allardyce made adjustments, and Diouf and Bogotti came off the bench as two major attackers, but Bolton still failed to pull back the score.In the end, Manchester United reversed away and won ten consecutive league victories. The point difference with No.2 Chelsea in the standings has widened to 7 points.

With only 6 rounds left in the league, the possibility of the Blues wanting to make a comeback is extremely slim.

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After the game, the entire British and European media were shocked by Yin Jun's performance. Everyone believed that Manchester United's No. 8 would definitely be able to break the record of 20 goals in a Premier League 32 season created two years ago.

Ferguson also spoke highly of his favorite general in the press conference after the game: "I had a hunch that he could change the game, so I put him on the bench, and I told him that he would change the game in the second half."

"Facts have proved that after the first half of the test, we found the opponent's weakness and loopholes, and we ended the game quickly."

"Yin has been in very good form lately, and I think he is heading towards the peak of his career, and he himself has shown great eagerness."

Regarding his favorite general, Ferguson made no secret that Yin Jun is still the most powerful contender for the Premier League player of the year this season.

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切尔西被伯明翰逼平，近3轮丢掉了5分，而曼联则是狂飚10连胜，这距离他们在2003-2004赛季从第11轮到第21轮创造的11连胜的记录仅有一步之遥。两支球队之间的势头形成鲜明反差。

Before Manchester United's winning streak began, Chelsea led Manchester United by 5 points, and it seemed that the league championship was stable; but after this wave of winning streak, Chelsea was 7 points behind Manchester United, and the situation was completely reversed.

Before the game, Mourinho was quite confident about catching Manchester United. He said: "5 points is a huge gap, and there are only 7 rounds left, but I don't think it is impossible for us to catch up. Now we just need to concentrate on playing domestic football. The game is enough, and Manchester United still needs to be distracted by the Champions League. Of course we need to score points ourselves, and we cannot wait for Manchester United to lose points."

A day later, Chelsea did not get the points they deserved, and the point difference changed from 5 points to 7 points.

But what worries Mourinho is not the few points left, but the team's "momentum".In front of Manchester United's precarious situation, Chelsea are struggling, losing to Fulham and failing to win Birmingham. Their state is the most worrying.

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With 6 points to go in 7 rounds, the rest of the schedule is likely to be decisive.

Among the remaining opponents, both teams have tough battles that are difficult to fight.Let's look at Manchester United first. They will play against Arsenal next week. Both teams have been in amazing form recently. It is very interesting who can win.In contrast, Manchester United have home advantage, which may have some impact on the game.Next, Manchester United will play Sunderland at home, Tottenham away, Middlesbrough at home, Chelsea away on April 4, and Charlton at home in the final round.

Chelsea's remaining six opponents are home to West Ham, away to Bolton, home to Everton, away to Blackburn, home to Manchester United and away to Newcastle.Among them, Bolton and Blackburn are two tough battles, and whether they can win will determine the overall trend.

Ferguson is very confident that the team will maintain the advantage. He said: "Seven points is a huge gap. If we want to catch up, we must lose the advantage ourselves. And our momentum is very good, which is the most important thing."

As Ferguson said, fate is still in the hands of the Red Devils. If Mourinho wants to create miracles, what he needs to do most is not to study the schedule and calculate the gap, but to adjust the state of the team. As he himself said: "We Need to score points, not wait for Manchester United to lose points!"

(End of this chapter)