The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 332 Reaching the Finals

For Wenger, Ye Qiu believes that many people have only one impression of him, old pedant.

I believe that if it wasn't for that time when he sent Wenger to meet the team and the two talked a lot on the way, he wouldn't have changed his opinion of Wenger, but after that time, their relationship has changed a lot.

The reason why Ye Qiu changed his mind was mainly because Wenger mentioned that in his first year in the Premier League, he led the team to lose to Manchester United, which resulted in a fan committing suicide. After this incident, Wenger I vowed not to give up any game, and to go all out in every game to do my best.

Knowing this from Wenger also touched Ye Qiu a lot.

In the past few years, he has come into contact with many, many fans. Some of them may just follow suit, or enter the stadium to join in the fun, while others just because they like football, but there is absolutely no shortage of fanatical fans, even Are some extreme fans.

These fanatical fans will come to the scene every game. Many of them only support one team all their lives. For example, Ron Hawkins, a die-hard Chelsea fan that Ye Qiu knew, he He only supports Chelsea, and he has only missed a Chelsea game for decades because of his marriage. There are actually not many such fans in England, and they even appear in some low-level teams.

You can't explain at all what motivates them to do this, what motivates them, because they can't get any benefits from football, so the only thing you can explain is that they can get some kind of mental strength from Chelsea, Perhaps, it is faith, the faith of football.

Ron Hawkins says he missed a Chelsea game because of his marriage but brought his son to Stamford bridge when he was born and 30 years later his son is grown and he now plays every game During the games, I brought my son and grandson to watch the football at Stamford Bridge together.

Perhaps, for them, football is not just a sport, an entertainment, but an emotional bond.

The more he learned, the more Ye Qiu felt that the burden on his shoulders was getting heavier and heavier, but he also became more and more proud of himself for being able to get such a job, because his responsibility was to protect these people against the ball. This pious belief of the team.

He believes that not only himself, Wenger and Ferguson are also like this.

Only when you know more about football and fans, you will respect your job more, and you will feel that it is not just a job that can bring you salary, honor, and Come work with pride.

Only when you understand this, can you understand why Arsenal has not given up even now!
英超第33轮，切尔西客场3：0胜曼联，阿森纳主场7：0狂胜埃弗顿。

For Chelsea, which has achieved such a huge lead, Arsenal's victory will not affect their championship plans at all. After defeating Manchester United, Chelsea's championship is already a certainty. Desperately, that is just delaying the time for Chelsea to win the championship in advance.

But what Arsenal showed was a fighting spirit, a spirit of never giving up until the last moment.

On the morning of the second day after the game, before work time, Ye Qiu was walking in the garden, walked out of the gate, and saw Wenger standing across the road. smile.

Recently, the two have been at war in the media, but in fact at home, they have a good relationship with each other. Although they are not good friends, at least they have good neighbors. As Chu's due date approached, Wenger's wife and daughter visited her many times.

"How do you feel?" Wenger asked with a smile when he saw Ye Qiu.

It's morning, here is a quiet small village, although the traffic is convenient, but there are few cars, it is very quiet, you don't need to make a loud noise, and you can hear the conversation on the other side.

"I don't feel anything!" Ye Qiu also responded with a smile. "Using our Chinese idiom, it means to block the car with one's arms and resist at the corner. Of course, I know what you don't understand."

Wenger didn't need to understand to guess that Ye Qiu must be making fun of him, but he didn't feel angry at all.

To say that this person is really weird, I used to look at Ye Qiu, no matter how I looked at it, I didn't like it, even if Ye Qiu talked to him in a nice voice, he would find it harsh, uncomfortable, and want to get angry, but now it's better, Their relationship has improved a bit, even if Ye Qiu ridiculed him and hit him, he felt nothing and just laughed it off.

"You're really capable. In the next game at Stamford Bridge, you'll beat us like Everton. If you really beat us 7-0, I'll count you as capable!" Ye Qiu challenged with a smile.

Wenger spread his hands together, pretending to be helpless, but he didn't speak. Everyone knew that he had such thoughts, but he didn't have the ability.

If you want to play against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, I am afraid that such a team has not yet been born, right?
Not to mention at Stamford Bridge, even at your own home court, who would dare to play against Chelsea?

"You should care less about my affairs and think more about Ferguson!" Wenger retorted.

Soon Chelsea will usher in the FA Cup semi-final match against Manchester United. Manchester United will definitely try their best in this game, because Ferguson has always emphasized that he should win at least one championship every season. His famous saying is, I I am used to the days of sleeping with the championship trophy on my hands.

"Missing him?" Ye Qiu chuckled, "That's right, I really want to see how he looks like he has no championship, can't sleep, and has insomnia!"

Wenger was taken aback for a moment, then immediately remembered Ferguson's famous quote, and couldn't help laughing.

Speaking of it, Ferguson is indeed miserable enough. When the team was renewing, they unexpectedly encountered such a thorn in the rebellion, and beat him, the godfather of the Premier League, so embarrassingly. Manchester United embarrassing the Red Devils, Ye Qiu's motivation is also one of the important factors.

Last season's tactics against Manchester United, this season's summer transfer robbed Rooney and Heinze, these brought huge troubles to Manchester United, and directly contributed to the current predicament of Manchester United.

Therefore, Ferguson said that in the Premier League, Wenger is no longer the person he hates the most, but one of the people he hates the most. The other one is the one in front of Wenger, so I am afraid he will have to prepare two pistols in the future.

There are not many topics in common between the two. After all, there is such a big gap in their youth. It must be false to say that the two have similar interests. At best, it can only be said that the two get along relatively well. They all fell into an awkward silence.

This is also Wenger's personality, he is not good at speaking, and sometimes he even feels a little dull, belonging to the kind of person who is Neixiu.

After making a joke about Ferguson, they each returned to their respective homes, and then went straight to the training base.

Ye Qiu said that he is not afraid of Manchester United, not because he is bluffing, but because he is really not afraid of the Red Devils, even if it is still an away game, even if the rotation system is still arranged, let Lampard, Deco, Ribery and other players start. Still insist on his opening attack tactics at Old Trafford.

Ferguson obviously also knew that Chelsea would play like this, so this time he made the determination to take advantage of the home field and aggressively attack after the opening. The team also pressed across the board, trying to suppress Chelsea and seize the initiative.

Needless to say, Manchester United's offensive ability is definitely not weak. In the opening 9 minutes, Gary Neville made a pass from the right. Cannavaro made a defensive error. He lost his balance in the contest with Ruud van Nistelrooy and failed to After grabbing the first point, the Dutch forward got the ball in front of the goal and shot through Van der Sar's goal with a precise shot.

This is Ruud van Nistelrooy's first goal in the past four months. Ruud van Nistelrooy has been plagued by injuries this season, coupled with Manchester United's offensive tactical adjustments, the Dutchman's performance has not been as bright as it was back then. Who would have thought that he would be the first to score in such an important game?

Standing on the sidelines, Ye Qiu saw Ferguson's old face with a smile as bright as a sunflower, he shook his head helplessly, "Isn't it only 9 minutes? Laughing so early? People who don't know think he will win, really Nothing good, what about it?"

Ten Cate and Roland looked at each other, they both knew that Ye Qiu was making fun of Ferguson, but they both thought it was funny.

They all believed that Ferguson must often sarcasm and sarcasm Ye Qiu like this, who made them rivals now?
"Roland, tell those bastards to concentrate and stop messing around. It's a shame to beat Manchester United like this!" Ye Qiu couldn't help shaking his head, as if it was a shame to be scored by Manchester United. of.

Ten Carter was very clear about Ye Qiu's thoughts, "Manchester United are losing momentum in the midfield, and they won't last long in the attack. Once they let go, it's our chance. Save some strength now, and teach them a lesson later!"

Ye Qiu patted Ten Cate on the shoulder, because this dark-skinned Dutch assistant knew him best.

You must know that the midfielder is not just connecting the frontcourt and the backcourt, it is not just organizing and controlling the offensive and defensive system. Once the midfielder loses power, it will inevitably affect the team's organization. Without a good midfield organization, a team There will definitely be problems with the operation of the game, even if you play well at the beginning, how long can you last?
Those who win the midfield win the world, this is very simple, a few words, but the meaning and tactical ideas contained in it are enough to write a frighteningly long thesis, even enough for all the head coaches to study for a lifetime.

Roland quickly conveyed Ye Qiu's meaning to the court. Unlike Cesc Fabregas, Deco partnered with Davis in this game. Deco raised his hand and took the ball, showing the demeanor of a general everywhere. Chelsea's overall rhythm was immediately controlled by him, the midfield began to organize and organize in an orderly manner, and the backcourt also stabilized the situation.

Ferguson seems to have a targeted style of play. When Chelsea stabilized the situation, Manchester United began to press desperately. Obviously, they hoped to keep their lead, even if they sacrificed more because of it.

For Manchester United, the FA Cup is the only championship they can compete for, and there is no room for loss.

Ye Qiu also immediately made adjustments, not head-to-head with Manchester United, controlled the tempo, used pass and catch to mobilize Manchester United players, and then waited for the opportunity slowly, anyway, they were only behind by 1 goal, there was still a lot of time, so don't worry.

This grind immediately made the game almost grind to the end of the first half.

In the 44th minute of the first half, Manchester United finally had a negligence. After passing and receiving the ball, Davis intercepted the ball and then divided the ball to the right. Ribery broke through from the right and made a pass. Lampard nodded and hit , 1:1!

During the intermission, Ye Qiu replaced Ronaldinho with an ankle injury with Van Persie. The Brazilian was not injured in this game, but he didn't have enough time to recuperate. He performed poorly in the first half. He told the team doctor during the intermission that Ye Qiu finally decided to let Ronaldinho go off the field just to be on the safe side.

Next, the team will have to fight tough battles one after another. Ronaldinho is the source of the team's offense and there is no room for loss.

Ye Qiu dared to take down Ronaldinho because he had enough confidence in the team.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, Chelsea still adopted a steady and steady strategy. Manchester United also continued to press after the opening, but after the first half of pressing step by step, coupled with the recent period of non-stop games, Manchester United players Their physical fitness is close to being overloaded, and if they adopt this high-intensity pressing tactic now, they will not last long.

In the 58th minute, Lampard advanced to the front of the penalty area and wanted to hit the goal after getting a cross from Ribery. Keane appeared in a deadly position in time and successfully intercepted the ball before Lampard kicked. .

The ball was stabbed by Keane and rolled to Gudjohnsen's feet. After getting the ball, the Icelandic striker leaned against Ferdinand with his body, and knocked back to Van Persie, who was inserted from the left. Van Persie did not stop the ball, and met the ball with his left foot With a light push, the ball slid past Carroll's side, almost brushing the left post and entering the goal, 2:1!

After the team scored a goal, Ye Qiu turned around, looked at the home team's Ferguson, and made an OK gesture. Ferguson was so angry that he almost threw the water bottle in his hand. It would be better to smash the bastard to death.

With the decline of Manchester United's physical fitness, Ferguson also clearly felt the team's loss of power. Without the support of sufficient physical fitness, Manchester United wanted to beat Chelsea again. Give it a try, but the current class of 92 is basically no longer as brave as it used to be.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Ferguson sighed deeply. He had already been mentally prepared for many things, not just him, I believe all Manchester United players were mentally prepared.

When a team has obvious weaknesses, it is impossible to make a difference in this kind of key strong-strong dialogue, unless the opponent is stupid enough to give up attacking Manchester United's weaknesses, otherwise, it will be difficult for Manchester United to resist .

In the past two seasons, Manchester United has almost no advantage in the strong dialogue with Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool, so many people also know that Manchester United will still have no chance against Chelsea in the semi-finals, but Arsenal can. Stop Chelsea?

If Arsenal couldn't stop Chelsea, wouldn't they really want Ye Qiu to win the quadruple?

Thinking of this, Ferguson looked at Ye Qiu with envy, because Ye Qiu has a transfer budget of more than [-] million euros every season. Although he didn't spend much, it was actually so loose. The transfer budget allows him to easily form a team according to his wishes.

But Ferguson is different. Manchester United is a listed company, and a listed company must consider income, and any investment has to be preoccupied. This has caused Manchester United to miss too many revived generals, and it has also caused Manchester United to fall into a passive situation.

But the next situation may be different. The Glazer family has announced the successful acquisition of Manchester United. According to their previous commitment to Ferguson, they will fully support Ferguson's transformation of the team and give them a generous transfer fee. This is Ferguson. The main reason to support the Glazer family's acquisition of Manchester United.

In the post-match press conference after the FA Cup semi-final, Ferguson also confirmed this point, and said that even if the team got nothing this season, he firmly believed that Manchester United would soon return to the top ranks of Europe.

"The team played our spirit today and I'm proud of them. If based on our performance today, I think we should have a draw with Chelsea, but unfortunately, our ability to seize opportunities is lacking, but no matter what So, I firmly believe we are still one of the best teams in the Premier League."

"It is indeed a good thing that Ruud van Nistelrooy finally broke the scoring drought, but Scholes, Alan Smith, Saha and other players all have scoring problems. This is not a personal problem, but the whole team. It’s a problem that we have to address to a limited extent this summer.”

"The season is over. We will reflect on what we have done in the past season. We have to figure out what caused our loss this season. I firmly believe that after a season of trials, after the team's summer Adjustment, we will become stronger!"

This is Ferguson!

In fact, Ferguson himself is very clear that Van Nistelrooy's failure to score goals, Alan Smith, Scholes, Saha and others' failure to score goals are all due to the transformation of the team's offensive routine, but he will never say it to the outside world Come out, this is the secret of the team's tactics.

If you have the ability, you can dig and discover it yourself, then use it and attack it, but I will not tell you my weakness!
Believe me, no one in this world would do such a stupid thing!

Ye Qiu affirmed Manchester United's performance, "Manchester United played very well after the start, they were very aggressive, and they also took the lead, which made our next game very difficult, so no matter what the result of the game is, Manchester United should all be appreciated, they played really well."

"Of course I'm proud of my players because we reached the FA Cup final!"

"I think we should not overly enjoy the sense of accomplishment brought by the team's three fronts going hand in hand, because we haven't had the last laugh yet. The opponent in the FA Cup final is Arsenal, and the opponent in the next round of the Premier League is also Arsenal. Our opponent in the Champions League semi-final is Mourinho's Porto, we have no qualifications to relax!"

"But here, what I want to say is that me and my players are full of confidence in the future, we have only one goal, the championship, all the championships, we will give everything for this, no one can stop us !"

(End of this chapter)