host must win

Chapter 144 The Arrival of Real Madrid
Manchester United returned to Manchester after completing the devil's three-game streak against Real Madrid, Newcastle and Arsenal in a week with a record of 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss.The Red Devils will play at home for the next two games.

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In the past two weeks in April, Yin Jun, who has started consecutively against Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle and Arsenal's four strong opponents, got a rotation in this game, and Beckham returned to the starting list.

After a lapse of nearly a month, he started again on behalf of Manchester United, but it made Beckham feel very complicated.Because in the eyes of some British media, this is a signal that Ferguson will remove Beckham from the main lineup.

In order to prepare for the life-and-death Champions League match against Real Madrid at Old Trafford in the middle of next week, Ferguson rotated a number of main players in this game, including Solskjaer in the striker, Yin Jun in the midfielder and Keane, and Gary Neville at the back.

If it weren't for the fact that Blackburn is not weak and is a team in the upper middle of the standings, and it is now a critical moment to compete with Arsenal for the Premier League title, Ferguson may have carried out a more substantial rotation.

For the visiting team, Andy Cole, the former Manchester United "black wind and evil", joined hands with Yorke as the striker, and Swedish defender Borg was in the defense.

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At Old Trafford, Blackburn played very tough. Although the Red Devils were on the offensive amidst the cheers and cheers of the home fans, the violence was not timid at all, and they faced Manchester United tit for tat.

United broke the deadlock in the 20th minute.Beckham picked a pass from the right to the left of the small penalty area, and Dutch striker Ruud van Nistelrooy rushed to score with a header. This was the Dutchman's 5th goal in the last 9 games, and his league goals reached 21.Manchester United's strong offensive after the opening paid off immediately.

However, after scoring this goal, Manchester United was unable to score a second goal for a long time to expand their lead.Ruud van Nistelrooy, Giggs, Scholes and Beckham's luxury attacking group of Manchester United have missed their chances.On the contrary, Blackburn took advantage of the corner kick, and the defender Borg, who had played for Manchester United, headed from the right side of the penalty area from a small angle to the empty goalkeeper to equalize the score.

Until the end of the first half, the storming Manchester United finally scored the second goal.Phil Neville accelerated to get rid of two visiting team players near the left sideline and broke through to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area. With a goal, Manchester United once again exceeded the score.

Manchester United sealed the victory in the 61st minute of the game. Giggs tackled Andy Cole from behind near the arc of the middle circle. Then the Welshman passed 3 people in a row and made a direct pass to Van Nistelrooy on the left. Scholes made a low pass near the bottom line on the left side of the small penalty area and scored his 6th goal for Manchester United with a 100-yard shot.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Blackburn 3:1 at home and continued to maintain the leading position. Arsenal, who had a game less, won Middlesbrough 2:0 in the away game, and continued to chase Manchester United by 3 points, still maintaining the hope of winning the championship .

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After scoring three points in the game against Blackburn as they wished, Manchester United will concentrate all their energy on the life-and-death battle with Real Madrid in the middle of the week.

Losing the game at the Bernabeu Stadium 2:3, although Manchester United can barely accept this result, but to be honest, this is not a satisfactory score.

Facing the situation of falling behind, Manchester United must play more proactively in the second round of the game.Therefore, in Manchester United's training against Real Madrid, the main practice is still around the team's opening attack.

This is not a conspiracy, but the reality of the situation is doomed.The whole world knows that if Manchester United wants to advance, they must score first.

Facing Real Madrid, which has excellent defensive counterattack ability, this is undoubtedly a very risky way of playing.

Whether to take risks bravely and fight, or to wait conservatively for opportunities are two different attitudes.Ferguson, who advocates offense, chose the former for Manchester United.

Maybe lose, but it will be a brave choice.

Targeted training is kept secret to the outside world, mainly to practice the players' running positions and tacit cooperation.

After playing for Manchester United for nearly a full season, Yin Jun and his teammates have cooperated very well. There is no problem with each other, but some details need to be adjusted.

For example, in Manchester United's offensive routine, when Yin Jun ran to the middle, Gary Neville chose to stay outside the 30-meter area instead of directly entering the offensive area. This was because he was wary of the team's counterattack, but he did It will lead to insufficient support on the offensive end.

Another big problem is the left side.The pressure that Giggs and O'Shea can put on their opponents is still not strong enough, and this needs to be strengthened.

On Makelele's side, the defense is definitely better.

Fortunately, Giggs' offensive ability is very strong. As long as he adjusts his game state, he will be a sharp knife for Manchester United in terms of offense.

At the same time, Ferguson also asked Yin Jun to choose an opportunity to join Manchester United's attack on the left according to the situation on the field.

Because of Scholes' suspension, Yin Jun will not appear on Manchester United's right in this game, but will continue to serve as the attacking midfielder and act as the commander of Manchester United's offense.

However, although Yin Jun did not appear in the right midfielder position, Manchester United's starting right midfielder is still not Beckham, but Argentine midfielder Veron.

Although the performance of the Argentine Wizards has improved this season, they are still not at their best.But Ferguson would rather use Veron, who is in average form, than let Beckham start. It seems that Sir Alex Ferguson is determined to clean Manchester United's No. 7 in the summer.

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Real Madrid also arrived in Manchester one day earlier, but it was not until the moment before the game that Manchester United finished the pre-match warm-up training and returned to the locker room before they received Real Madrid's starting lineup, which was almost exactly the same as the previous game.The goalkeeper is Casillas, the defense is Salgado, Hierro, Herguera and Carlos, and there are only two changes in the midfield. Guti replaced Flavio and McManaman replaced Lawrence. you.

Manchester United also continued the previous tactics in this game.The goalkeeper is Butters. Except for Gary Neville and Scholes, who were suspended due to accumulating yellow cards, they are all the original players who played at the Bernabeu Stadium half a month ago.

(End of this chapter)