greenery is king

Chapter 730 Ferguson's Worries
Ferguson has been following all of Schalke's games lately, a rarity in his career.

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Manchester United have won 23 wins, 09 draws and 10 losses against Bundesliga teams in the past [-] European games. The most recent victory was a [-]-[-] victory over Wolfsburg in the [-]-[-] UEFA Champions League group stage.In the ten clashes with German teams in the European group stage, Manchester United won five wins, four draws and one loss, but they failed to pass the two-round knockout rounds, especially the four away games with one draw and three losses, and the two Champions League semi-finals respectively. Encountered Leverkusen and Dortmund, and ended up with two draws and two losses without a win.

But when it comes to experience in the Champions League, Manchester United is still second to none.Miners have only had three European semi-final experience in history. In 1970, they lost to Manchester United's rival Manchester City in the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners' Cup with a total score of 05 to 06; in the UEFA Cup in the 1996-97 season, they lost to Seville in Spain by [-] to [-]; only in the [-]-[-] season Eliminated Tenerife with a total score of [-] to [-], and defeated Inter Milan on penalties in the final to win the first European championship in club history.However, they have also become the fourth Bundesliga team in history to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals after Bayern, Leverkusen, and Dortmund, which is still very commendable.

In Manchester United's history, they have won the Champions League three times, the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Super Cup once each. In 2008 and 2009, he entered the Champions League final twice in a row, defeating Chelsea on a rainy night in Moscow on penalties and losing to Barcelona [-]-[-].

The actual situation of this season is still somewhat different from before. Schalke 04 won all five home games in the Champions League this season. Best in the Champions League.

But Ferguson couldn't feel the slightest ease in his heart, because there was a very troublesome Ai Huan in the battle, and this person alone was enough to change everything.He scored an astonishing thirteen goals and had four assists in the Champions League this season, which is a very terrifying statistic.What's more, it was this bastard who shined at Manchester United's home court last year and led Milan to kill him. Even Ferguson felt helpless in that game.

How to defend this person?This has always been a question that Ferguson has been thinking about recently. He was even more worried after watching the Inter Milan battle at Schalke in person in the last game, because now Schalke is indeed showing its power. With the existence of Ai Huan, they can also defeat Inter Milan, which is not a good signal.

But Ferguson still wants to win, because this year's situation is really different for Manchester United. Wembley will be the venue for the final battle of the Champions League, which means that as long as they can advance to the final, they can play in their own country. Opponent, that is no different from his own home court, what a great honor it would be, and it was too tempting for Ferguson.

In fact, since the UEFA Champions League was restructured for 19 years, the host country's teams in the past 1995 finals have only reached the finals twice. They were Juventus's 96-10 final in Rome. In the 1996-97 season, Dortmund broke into the final in Munich and finally defeated Juventus 14-14 to win the championship.And this phenomenon has been dusty for [-] years, and no one can rewrite this history in [-] years. This time Wembley hosted the Champions League final, Chelsea and Tottenham have been eliminated. Can Manchester United break the curse?Even Ferguson himself did not dare to draw this conclusion.

What's more, in the opponent's lineup, there is not only one Ai Huan who is the sufferer of Manchester United, but also Raul. When playing for Real Madrid, Raul scored four goals against Manchester United three times in the Champions League. This efficiency cannot be ignored.

Raul also said before the game, "None of us thought that we could get to where we are today. This is a brand new team, and the young people in the team are getting more and more confident! I have never been to Wembley to participate. Even if I can’t play as a player, I still hope to go there as a Real Madrid fan.” This obviously means that I hope Schalke can join forces with Real Madrid at Wembley. As for whether I really want to be a Real Madrid fan, Then you need to think about it yourself.

People from all parties involved in such a critical game will naturally not be idle. Many people expressed their thoughts before the game. Magath said very simply, "Although Schalke is a new recruit, the resilience of the German team must not be underestimated." Look, we're ready for everything."

Manchester United's main defender Evra also said, "We know that Schalke is not a soft persimmon. The way they beat the defending champion Inter Milan has proved everything, and we still remember how they were eliminated by Ai Fan's Milan last season. That is a phenomenal player. , we must respect every opponent, and hope that this season will end with a climax." He is not a fool, looking at the recent period as long as someone attacks Ai Huan before the game, he will definitely try his best to humiliate the opponent during the game. I don't want to have any communication with this bastard.

Even Ferguson himself dared not risk it. "Compared to last season, we have more experience, and at the same time our away results are fantastic. Raúl is a player with great football talent and a perfect scoring record. Evergreen, one of the reasons why his existence makes us feel very difficult. The other and the most important reason is Ai Huan, yes, until now I firmly believe that he is the most talented person I have ever seen None of the players, he can affect the course of the game, which is a very headache."

Even the German coach Loew came to join in the fun. He said, "Everything is possible. I was very impressed by Schalke in the Champions League. They have a chance to reach the final. Although Manchester United is a strong opponent, Schalke Well-organized and high-spirited, and of course Ai Huan, now that they've won the league title and can play easily, I think it's a scary thing."

However, the most important thing that everyone thinks should be taken seriously by Ai Huan said is very simple: "Manchester United is my favorite English team, Sir Alex Ferguson is also one of the coaches I admire, but I will not show mercy, I will use the best beat them because that's out of my respect."

(End of this chapter)