Stop the ball ten meters away, the goal depends on Meng

"Do you want to start in the FA Cup final this weekend?"

For the first time, Ferguson took the initiative to ask the young CEO for advice, which surprised Wang Congsi.

Then he took a look at the schedule and it suddenly dawned on him.

[Damn, the opponent in the FA Cup final is bullshit Crystal Palace! 】

[No wonder this old Biden is willing to let me start! 】

[Even my 62-year-old father can beat such a rubbish opponent! 】

Crystal Palace is indeed the dark horse of this FA Cup.

Because all the traditional giants fell into disgrace and were eliminated collectively.

In the previous rounds, Liverpool was defeated by Manchester United, and Manchester City was defeated by Chelsea, who had just changed coaches at the time, with a disparity of 1:5. Then Chelsea was completely defeated by Everton 0:2.

As for Arsenal, known as the "King of the FA Cup", they unexpectedly lost to Watford in the quarterfinals.

Crystal Palace advanced to the final after defeating Watford in the semi-finals.

Wang Congsi suddenly felt bored.

He waved his hand and refused to fight in such a small scene:

"I'd better watch the players' active efforts from the rostrum with the British Crown Prince!"

"I will consider playing next time when Real Madrid and Barcelona play!"
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Just as Wang Congsi expected, this opponent in the FA Cup really cannot make people excited.

On May 5, Manchester United, the new Premier League champion, and Crystal Palace, ranked 20th in the standings, started a fierce battle for the FA Cup championship at the new Wembley Stadium.

Neither Manchester United nor Ferguson pay much attention to this kind of cup competition, and they have long had this tradition.

As early as the 1999-2000 season, Ferguson, who won the Champions League for the first time, directly withdrew from the FA Cup, the oldest cup in football, in order to participate in the first Club World Cup.

Such a move undoubtedly greatly dissatisfied the conservative British people and triggered a series of uproar...

What kind of thing is the Club World Cup? Is it worthy of being compared with the 151-year-old FA Cup?

Manchester United is openly trampling on the tradition and honor of English football!

If they were in another big country, wouldn't they be expelled?

"Mirror" even made a cover issue, citing everyone from the Prime Minister to sports stars, Olympic champions, entertainment stars, etc., and wrote "Does anyone in the UK think Manchester United can not participate in the FA Cup?" "Titles like this, criticizing Manchester United for their madness, have the potential to turn the Red Devils into a public enemy.

However, the FA and the British government remained silent at the time because they wanted to please FIFA in order to win the right to host the 2006 World Cup and thus expand the influence of British football in the world, so they acquiesced to Manchester United's withdrawal.

But Manchester United's performance was disappointing.

In the first game, they faced Mexico's Necasa team and the two sides drew 1:1. Before the end of the first half, Beckham raised his leg and kicked the opponent's defender in the thigh. He was directly ejected by the referee with a red card. Ferguson, who rushed out of the coaching bench to defend his beloved general, was also ejected with a red card.

In the second round, the leaderless Manchester United faced the Brazilian powerhouse Vasco da Gama, with "lone wolf" Romario and "beast" Edmundo in the team.

Gary Neville made two return errors in the first half, Romario scored twice, Edmundo scored another goal, and Manchester United fell behind 0-3 at halftime. Keane pulled a goal back before the end, but still could not change the outcome and could only be eliminated early at 1:3...

Not only did they work hard on expeditions and travel long distances, but they were also unanimously attacked by public opinion. They were also eliminated from the Club World Cup. In the end, they failed to win the right to host the 2006 World Cup. This time Manchester United and the Football Association lost everything...

But this time there is obviously no such risk.

Ferguson even gave the FA and Crystal Palace face.

Considering that Crystal Palace is a team in London, it can be regarded as half the host. The fans brought their wives, children and children to watch the game in the stands. Ferguson very considerately changed to a half-main and half-rotation lineup.

For example, Su Changwei, Robin van Persie, Carrick, De Gea and other main players were temporarily placed on the bench by him.

Today's Manchester United still plays three central defenders.

Goalkeeper: Romero
Defenders: Blind, Van Dijk, Smalling
Midfielder: Ashley Young, Herrera, Fellaini, Valencia

Forwards: Lingard, Rooney, Mata

At least... let the Crystal Palace fans enjoy the good half-time goal! -
Ferguson's arrangements were painstaking, but unfortunately things didn't work out as he wished.

After the start, both teams did not play conservatively and were very aggressive.

However, the overall strength of Crystal Palace is still too weak. Even Manchester United, which is only a semi-main force, can quickly take advantage. The ball possession rate in the first 10 minutes once reached 81% vs. 19%.

In the 13th minute, Valencia broke through from the right and sent a cross. The Crystal Palace defender cleared the ball before Rooney, but he failed to kick the ball to the right spot. The kick missed the target and even reached the penalty area. They didn't even fly out, but landed at Lingard's feet...

Lin Huang didn't make any adjustments, he just stretched his bow and arrow at the top of the penalty area, and kicked out a shot that paid tribute to Zidane. With a "swish" sound, he whipped the ball into the upper left corner of the fans! 1:0!

"Jesse~~~Lin~~Gade~~~~~"

Amid the cheers of 80,000 fans at Wembley Stadium, Lin danced gracefully, showing his royal style of enjoying himself with the people.

Commentator Zhan Jun repeatedly praised:
"He is indeed the cup prince of Manchester United!"

Zhang Lu also nodded slightly:

"Although Lingard doesn't have many starting opportunities, he can score goals almost every time he plays. It's really rare!"
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With a ball in hand, Manchester United is firmly in control of the initiative.

They were not in a hurry to expand their advantage, but instead learned the style of the Spanish team, adding passes and kicks in the midfield and backcourt, and looking for offensive opportunities without haste.

But after all, this is Ferguson's team, and the two wings are their real main direction of attack. Ashley Young and Valencia can finally fly together on both wings and show their power.

In the 24th minute, Ashley Young's cross from the left was too powerful and flew directly to the feet of Valencia on the right. Without thinking, the latter raised his foot and kicked the ball back to the left...

Rooney, Lingard, and Mata, who were rushing into the penalty area and ready to attack at any time, couldn't help but look at each other:
"Are these two guys teasing us?"

"Forget it Valencia. It's true that he was injured for more than half a year. It's understandable that he can't find his form..."

"What's going on with Ashley Young? The club just signed a contract with him a few days ago, and he started to mess up?"

Just as his teammates looked at him with suspicion, Ashley Young, who had a red face, quickly made an inverted triangle pass. Herrera at the top of the penalty area hit the goal hard, and the football hit the crossbar impartially. !
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Even though Manchester United's two wings were extremely inefficient in passing crosses, they still created many opportunities.

In the 36th minute, Rooney dribbled the ball just after half-time. After breaking through two people in a row, he sent a pass on the right side of the penalty area. Fellaini unloaded the ball on his chest to form an assist. Mata volleyed with his left foot from the front of the small penalty area and shot. The ball passed between Ward's legs and into the net, 2:0!

Looking at his teammates who were jumping and punching excitedly, Van Persie, who was sitting on the bench, slapped his thigh:
"Awei, it's very likely that we won't be able to show up!"

Su Changwei, who was holding his cell phone and guarding the tower, didn't even bother to raise his head:
"Then let's work harder and strive for a chance to start in the next game!"

"Didn't you say before that in a wealthy team like ours, Manchester United, everyone must be mentally prepared to be a substitute!"

This is what Van Persie said publicly at the beginning of the season, but how could the cunning Dutchman mean this?
Before General Fan could speak, he saw Zaha, the core of Crystal Palace's frontcourt, paying tribute to Rooney. He dribbled the ball from the center line and broke through, almost single-handedly breaking through two lines of Manchester United's defense and finally reaching the penalty area!
He was about to raise his foot to volley in the next second. Fortunately, Ferguson did not relax in the arrangement of the defender. Van Dijk stepped forward and scooped the ball out of the baseline before Zaha shot!

Romero thought for three seconds, then reached out and pulled Van Dyke up from the ground:
"Thanks, Virgil."

"But... even if you didn't block it just now, I'm still confident that I can successfully save it!"

Faced with such ungrateful remarks, Van Dyke could not find anything to refute for a moment.

Romero does have this confidence.

Because...he has been Su Changwei's sparring partner throughout the season. This year, he has been shot by Su Changwei at least 10 times!

He has already experienced the indiscriminate bombardment of super giant players, and his reaction speed is not what it used to be. That is to say, De Gea relied on Ferguson's favor to temporarily occupy the first goal position.

When Ferguson retires next season, Romero may not be able to regain his starting position! -
"Dip~dip~dip~~~"

Van Persie's words came true. At the end of the game, he and Su Changwei failed to get a chance to play.

Although Crystal Palace got a goal back in the 41st minute with an assist from his teammates, Manchester United's advantage was too great.

At the beginning of the second half, Fellaini used a rare upside-down golden hook to bring the point difference back to 2 points, 3:1.

In the 72nd minute, Hernandez, who came on as a substitute for Rooney, responded to Valencia's 45-degree cross and scored with a push shot, 4:1!

In the 81st minute, Rashford, another player who replaced Mata, used his explosive power to create a penalty kick in the penalty area. Lin Huang, who had already scored a goal, generously gave up the point. Rashford scored in one fell swoop, 5:1!

Even in stoppage time, Rafael, the last substitute, kicked a kick over 30 meters, setting the score at 6:1!

Manchester United won a big victory at Wembley!
The Red Devils won their second trophy of the season!

"Phew, it's hard to win!"

Su Changwei put down his cell phone, took a long breath, and looked away from his "3-8-11" record and looked at his teammates who were hugging each other happily.

This season, there is only one final game left.

Champions League final!

The opponent...is still the familiar Real Madrid!
And the location of the final... Su Changwei is very familiar with it.

Italy, Milan City, San Siro! (End of chapter)