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The spn devil's schedule has only just begun, but there are two important things waiting for Manchester United before Christmas.

The first is the draw for the first knockout round of the Champions League.

This time, Manchester United drew Milan, which has Beckham on loan.

In the UEFA Champions League 18 finals, Manchester United has been associated with Milan for two consecutive years. It was Inter Milan last season, and this time they will meet their old rival Milan again.The first round visited San Siro on February 2, and returned to Old Trafford to meet the enemy in the second game.Whether the Red Devils can end the history of not winning the Rossoneri in knockout matches for 16 years depends on this.

When Ancelotti was still in charge of Milan, Ferguson lost twice to the current Chelsea coach. This time the opponent was replaced by rookie coach Leonardo. Ferguson naturally felt that it was time to win. He was more than looking forward to the arrival of the game. But he also said that the opponent is not easy to deal with: "We have met Milan many times, in the 14 finals or semi-finals, we have played against each other, this will be a fantastic arrangement for two great clubs, we are looking forward to it The game is coming.”[

However, compared with winning or losing, the media seems to pay more attention to the story of Beckham, who is about to join Milan on loan for the second time this winter, and returns to the Theater of Dreams.Ferguson seems not interested in talking about Beckham, who used to be like father and son with him, but former Manchester United striker Sheringham and former teammate of Beckham predicted that Old Trafford would "welcome his return with the most enthusiastic arms." "Without a doubt, he is a top player, an icon and Manchester United supporters will love his return, to hear how he said goodbye and to see him step onto the pitch again."

Manchester United press officer Phil Townsend expressed his satisfaction with the result of the draw. In an interview with Sky Sports, he said: "It's a fantastic match. I think anyone will be very happy at Old Trafford. This is the Champions League. meaning."

Phil Townsend hopes that Manchester United can defeat the opponent for the fans and end the history of invincibility: "In 52 years, we met Milan four times and never made the cut. We still owe the fans a victory. Play first The away game is key and means when you come back to Old Trafford you know what you need and we will face Milan like we did against Inter last year."

Speaking of Beckham's return, Phil Townsend also said that Manchester United fans will give him a grand welcome: "He will receive an unparalleled warm welcome, and he will return to Manchester United as a player. He was a very popular player when he was at this club."

Evra, who has not played face to face with Beckham at the Carrington base, is looking forward to the match with Beckham: "I am happy for Beckham. He means a lot of great achievements to Manchester United. He said, welcome home. I met him, he is a gentleman, a very nice person and a very good professional player, which is why Milan would like him to return to play. I appreciate this That type of player, he's still one of the best right-sided players in the world, but I hope he'll play worse then."

Manchester United was eliminated by Milan in 2007, which impressed Evra, but he felt that the loss was very helpful for Manchester United's maturity: "It was really a failed year. We didn't play well in the first round. Although we won 3- 2. I was suspended for the second round and couldn’t play. I could only watch TV. Losing in that way was terrible, but we learned a lot after that game. We won the championship the next year, and last season we scored We won the final. Now we are still enjoying that experience and we can definitely win this round."

In any case, people are looking forward to seeing the former No. 7 player again at Old Trafford.

The second thing before Christmas is a guest at Craven Cottage Stadium to challenge Fulham.

This game is the 69th match between the two clubs. Manchester United had an absolute advantage with 41 wins, 15 draws and 12 losses. However, 9 months ago, Fulham finally ended their 45-year home winless record against the Red Devils. In the last 8 home games, they have 6 wins, 2 draws and remain unbeaten.In this campaign, Andrew Johnson is still injured, but Murphy's injury prevents him from continuing to start.For Manchester United, Nemanja Vidic suffered a calf injury. De Laite moved from the right to the center back position and partnered with Carrick to guard the fortress. Owen ushered in the fourth league start after joining Manchester United. He formed a double striker configuration with Wayne Rooney and the captain's armband Wearing it on Evra's arm.

Li Yu did not appear in the team's roster, and many fans were asking, is our No. 9 swollen?injured?

No, there must be nothing wrong, but Ferguson wanted Li Yu to take a rest. When faced with media questions, the old coach also said something like this: "Rotation, nothing else! Maybe you don't know, this The player with the most appearances this season is none other than our No. 9, and now the striker line is complete, so we can give him some leisure time!"

In this case, after the game, it was unanimously considered by all the media. This is the most stupid sentence Ferguson said.

The reason is that Manchester United lost 0:3 to Fulham in the game on Christmas Eve.

In the absence of Li Yu, they lost two games in a row, one at home and now an away game, with such a disparity in score.

After the game, Ferguson lowered his head sadly and supported his head with his hands. Looking at the old man's actions after the game, he could know that the old man himself might also be regretting.

Before Christmas, the big powers gave gifts in advance. There were two major upsets in the six Premier League games this Saturday. Liverpool lost 0 to 2 in the military port, and then Manchester United lost even more as a guest at the "Farmhouse". The Ducks returned home in despair. This was Manchester United's biggest away defeat since they fell to Chelsea with the same score in April 06. It was also two consecutive seasons of away defeats to Fulham without scoring a goal.In the past, Manchester United was very afraid of going south to Portsmouth, but now the nemesis has moved and has become Fulham.

The old coach Hodgson really used his troops well. He didn't give up the previous Europa League match because he played against Manchester United this round. Instead, he won the last round away game against Basel with a 3-2 victory. The team has played seven games in all competitions. Remaining unbeaten, Zamora also showed great prowess. After eating ginkgo in many games, he finally ushered in a high-yield season, scoring 4 goals in 5 games, and never empty-handed every game.Fulham won the victory against Manchester United despite Jia Yuyong, which is in stark contrast to Wolves' previous practice of preserving their strength and raising the white flag at Old Trafford. Fulham won the game and won the hearts of the people.

Of course Manchester United has an objective reason for their defense to play an empty city. At present, they only have Evra as the main defender. Vidic has just come back and has been injured. It took more than two weeks, but Ferguson's lineup was the direct cause of the loss.

He unwisely played a [-] formation, with Fletcher, Carrick and Delater in the middle, Evra and Valencia in the corridors, and the midfielder tried to use Scholes with Anderson. And Gibson two rookies. [

This formation allowed Hodgson to catch him, storming the space behind Evra and Valencia, and completely crushing Manchester United.

Although Manchester United's play of replacing the central defender with a midfielder was successful for a while, it was inevitable to lose after a long time. The first goal lost was the result of Carrick's blind tolerance which led to Murphy's successful shot.

Ferguson still did not change formation in the second half, and lost again in the first 18 seconds. Duff made a cross from the right, Dempsey headed the ball to the goal, Carrick and others failed to protect, and Zamora scored from the six-yard area to seal the victory. of a ball.

At this time, it was too late for Ferguson to make another change. Carrick and Fletcher still couldn't cope with Zamora's high point, and Duff scored the third goal.

Liverpool's loss was due to the lack of self-confidence of the team and the sluggish state of the main players. Belhagi's first goal was the result of Johnson's header error, and Picchione's second goal from a small angle was even more so. The end of the defence.Liverpool lost and lost. Mascherano's rough violation of Ben Haim not only hurt himself, but also got a red card.Benitez boasted before the game that he "guaranteeed" that Liverpool would return to the top four, but his subordinates did not live up to expectations and lost seven league games. Only six losses, four draws and two more points than the current one.

The most explosive news this round is that Hughes was fired. Even the seven games have paved the way for him to dismiss get out of class. Even this round of narrow victory over Sunderland failed to save his job.

Manchester City's poor defense was the culprit for Hughes' ouster. This round against Sunderland was equalized with a two-goal lead and a 3-2 lead was equalized again. Santa Cruz scored a fourth goal to save the game, but it was not enough to keep Hughes. s.

Hughes' approach of investing in strikers before the season did not bring about a qualitative change in Manchester City, and the defensive line that was put together in a hurry was stretched.But Mancini, who succeeded him, may not be able to bring much improvement to Manchester City. He brought Inter Milan to a lot of draws.After spending [-] million pounds, people still can't see the hope of the top four. In the last round, they were defeated by Tottenham, which also hit the top four. The "superstars" bought by Hughes with a lot of money finally killed him.

Arsenal took advantage of the simultaneous defeat of the top two teams in the north and easily defeated Hull 3-0, only two points away from Manchester United in one less game. If they win the make-up match against Bolton at the beginning of next month, they will lead by one point Manchester United occupy second place.It's just that this victory was slightly flawed. Hull failed to seize the opportunity to equalize with a penalty kick, and Nasri, who provoked disputes on the field, only received a yellow card.In the last round against Burnley, Arsenal only got a draw after being equalized by a penalty kick. If Geovani's penalty kick is scored, Arsenal's result is still difficult to predict.

Was Manchester United's loss a surprise?

In fact, many omens have already reminded the fans. First of all, Li Yu did not play, which is a big factor.

As we all know, Manchester United's tandem attack has transitioned from Rooney's era to Li Yu's era. Li Yu's tandem attack is more threatening. Not only him, but the whole team is full of domineering forward attack.

It is more or less different to switch to Rooney for the reelection.

Then there is the injury on the defense line. This season, the defense injury has broken out in an all-round way. Many people think this is a coincidence, but careful people will find another problem. The Manchester United back line, which was very strong in the past, not only It is an injury, but also facing the problem of declining player status.

It can be said that Ferdinand is no longer the former Ferdinand!

These are not the most critical things. The key is that Manchester United's substitute players are often not strong enough. Manchester United fans must miss that baby-faced Norwegian very much at this time.

Perhaps it was because the team's offense was trapped in the loss to Villa, and Rooney was the only single striker. Therefore, Ferguson has resorted to a 4-4-2 formation in the last two rounds. In the case of Rooney, Li Yu and Owen, who had just returned from the Club World Cup, were allowed to start in rotation. In this campaign, Rooney's striker partner was "changed" to Owen. This is only the fourth league start of the old golden boy after joining Manchester United.

The characteristics of Owen and Li Yu are obviously different, and the biggest difference is that the old golden boy now needs to rely more on his teammates to create opportunities for him, while Li Yu is more ulterior and has the ability to create opportunities for his teammates.

"Manchester City Evening News" said: Irving's confidence accumulated in his hat-trick with Wolfsburg has obviously been exhausted.The British media was right. In the 54th minute of the game, Owen only had a chance to shoot a goal by taking advantage of the home team's clearance error, but the direction of the ball went towards the corner flag.In the 72 minutes on the court, Irving had only a poor 21 chances to touch the ball. This was won by his "effort" when he retreated to the midfield in the first half.

Losing this game is a setback for Manchester United's hopes of defending the champions, and for Owen, his desire to go to the World Cup in South Africa has been reduced by one point.

大比分总能将一支球队的优缺点放大，这一点在曼联与富勒姆的比赛之后更是让人感触颇深。从2006年8月20日5-1横扫对手，到今天0-3完败对手脚下，曼联究竟在哪个环节暴『露』得问题最大呢？答案就是极具特『色』的边路进攻。

In the opening game of the 200607-20 Premier League season, Manchester United played a hearty game, and in that game, the Red Devils showed their characteristics to the fullest.The center firmly controlled the rhythm, and the side quickly broke through to send a good ball. As a result, Manchester United defeated Fulham four times in less than [-] minutes.It is really necessary to briefly review some of the wonderful goals of the Red Devils. [

In the first ball, Giggs made a cross from the left, and Saha scored with a header; in the second ball, Saha passed the ball from the left, Rooney pressed and caused Pierce an own goal; in the third ball, Neville made a cross from the right, and Saha she After the goal was blocked, Rooney made a supplementary shot; the fourth ball was Rooney's cross from the left, and Rooney scored; even the fifth ball was Brown's cross near the bottom line on the right, which assisted Rooney to score twice.That game was also regarded as Manchester United's most self-styled battle in recent seasons.

In just two and a half years, although Manchester United's skeleton is still there, due to various reasons such as transfers and injuries, this campaign has completely lost what it is good at.Valencia's right side hardly made any movement in the first 45 minutes. Ecuador's flying wing speed and dribbling advantage were completely lost under Konchesky's tight defense. It was not until the 50th minute that Valencia found a chance in the penalty area. The shot was completed inside, but it was eventually confiscated by Schwarzer.

Not on the right, not on the left.Although Evra played with the captain's armband on his arm in this campaign, the Frenchman was not in the best financial condition. The shots in the second half were the most obvious. Every time he took possession of the ball, he must stop behind him. The direct result was that the attack speed could not be raised.In addition, Panthill is very resolute in implementing the coach's request and trying not to let Evra play the ball. Therefore, we can see that Manchester United can only rely on Gibson, Rooney and others to test their feet on the outside most of the time, and 16 times in the game. The goal was only hit twice, which also shows how inefficient Manchester United's offense is.

"Manchester City Evening News" commented after the game: Valencia's last pass was of poor quality, and although Evra was the most impactful person in the team, he was not in his best form.Of course, this fiasco was enough to make Ferguson and his coaching staff ashamed. Perhaps one player could not change the situation at the time, but there were Obertain and Welbeck on the bench. Why did Ferguson not make timely adjustments when the team was passive? After Fabio came on the field, the team's offensive effect on the right improved immediately.Now that we lost, at least we should be able to find some positive factors and learn some lessons from it. After all, losing three points is not a big deal, but losing a championship is a big deal!

"This is the worst performance I've seen with my own eyes since I supported Manchester United in 1956. I can say nothing else." After Manchester United's disastrous defeat to Fulham, the Red Devils fans were blown up.

0-3完败富勒姆，对于曼联意味着什么？意味着曼联近28轮以来首次以单场净负三球的巨大劣势落败，他们上一次丢盔卸甲还是在9个月前上赛季的第28轮1-4负于利物浦。都说有比较才有鉴别，尤其是在曼联想完成英超四连冠的大前提之下。

With only one game left to complete the half of the league, Manchester United has lost the fourth game, which is the same as the number of losses in the entire season in the two seasons of 4\2006 and 07\2007, which is less than the whole season of last season. With one more game, the away loss in Game 08 also means the same number of away games lost in the whole season of 4\07 season, and one more game with the other two championship seasons.

No wonder Ferguson said in an interview after the game: "I hope this defeat will not cost us the loss of the league title. We need to get back to a better state as soon as possible. We spent too much time trying to narrow the gap. There is no light at the end of the tunnel.” McNutty, a senior bb reporter at Craven Cottage, commented: Manchester United may have forgotten what positive factors the team had in this game, because there was none!

之前17轮仅有一次因定位球防守不力丢球的曼联，此役便两次在昔日最强一环失守。连续两次客战富勒姆落败，这还是50年来的头一遭！因为上次连败还是在1949年12月10日。而0-3更是两家俱乐部自1908年3月首次交锋以来在百余年来曼联创纪录最惨痛的一次失利！这也就难怪曼联球『迷』在赛后忿忿不平，对球队表现不满了。

As for the loss of 18 games in the first 4 rounds, this is also the worst performance of Manchester United in the past 8 seasons. The last time they performed so badly before the half was in the 2001\02 season. In that season, the Red Devils lost 18 games in the first 6 rounds. , Although they won 7 consecutive victories afterwards, they only finished third in the league ranking in the end, so what will happen to Manchester United this time?

"Please let our great No. 9 start!" Manchester United fans have already found the crux of the problem.

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