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spn Manchester United defeated newly promoted Burnley 3-0 at home, and fell behind top Chelsea by 1 point after playing one more game.In the game, Li Yu took the lead to break the deadlock for Manchester United, and then Rooney and Diouf's goals helped Manchester United achieve a great victory, and also avenged their 0-1 away loss to their opponents in the first half of the season.

Twenty years ago, Manchester United defeated Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup, and Ferguson was able to keep his job and create a dynasty.The life-saving goal came from Forest defender Laws who sent a gift by mistake. So far he has been "sorrowful" about it: "Sir Alex owes me a favor." It was the first time to coach the top league, and the first opponent was Manchester United. When Manchester United desperately needed a victory, they gave away 20 points, which relieved the pressure of the defending champion with 3 loss and 1 tie at the beginning of the new year.Rolls dismissed get out of class on Sheffield Wednesday not long ago, and he is not the ideal head in the minds of Burnley fans. One of the reasons is that this person has bad luck at critical moments.He suffered a four-game losing streak before get out of class and failed to score a goal.

Burnley is no exception, they had 3 great chances, twice in front of Manchester United's goal, once after Manchester United led by a goal, grasp any of them, Manchester United will be in big trouble, Burnley may refresh No win at Old Trafford since 1962.Even with United leading by two goals, Burnley still have a chance.But Steve Fletcher missed, Nugent missed, Eagles' shot was saved by Van der Sar, and Thompson hit the post with a header!At the last moment, Burnley still had hope, but Blake's high-quality free kick was saved by Van der Sar.There is an old saying in the Premier League: Manchester United will not deny opportunities, but you have to grasp them.

Ferguson admitted that he was lucky: "Maybe the score was not fair to them, the game was funny, we were too casual. Burnley wasted a good chance to counterattack, and we were embarrassed when we entered. Rooney's foot was not smooth today, not because he missed the ball Just playing high, I think he wasted at least 10 chances. We were very nervous at the beginning, and everyone was anxious if we didn’t score. Overall, winning is not too much.” As soon as Rooney scored, the camera captured Ferguson coughing violently The scene, presumably, is not a humble resignation.It is not too much to say that winning is based on the fact that Burnley had the worst away performance in the Premier League. They only got back 1 point in the middle of the season. The last time this kind of embarrassment happened was in 1900.

The result was no surprise, and other records were born.Van der Sar came back in the New Year and became the oldest player in Manchester United's history after the war, at 39 years and 79 days.Thanks to his timely appearance, Manchester United once again kept a clean sheet.Since his absence, Manchester United has conceded 12 goals in the next 8 games, and only won 9 games after falling behind 2 times. If Manchester United scores first, it will maintain a complete victory.It is not difficult to understand Manchester United's eagerness to score. More than an hour before the goal, Manchester United was busy but rarely had a real threat. The routine has long been known: find Valencia on the right wing when he has the ball. Whoever catches the door is lucky.Earl Schlieffen's strategic vision to contain France was nothing more than this: strengthen the right wing and let the right wing blow across the strait!In the real fight, the Germans had a right but not a left, and finally fell into a tragic trench warfare. [

Manchester United's offensive on the right is very strong, but the left is almost paralyzed.If most of the crosses do not form a shot, if they fly to the left, they basically need to go back to the right and start again.Even if someone shoots in the middle, it may not be reliable. Nani kicked from the top of the arc and kicked empty, making a very amateurish fool.The sluggishness of Manchester United's left wing is entirely due to Nani's lack of state and confidence. As time went on, he became more inclined to dribble the ball inside and shoot the goal.Watching Nani dribble the ball is something that makes the blood vessels of Manchester United fans explode.

Eagles, who was abandoned by Manchester United, was extremely active on the left side of Burnley, which made people feel that Ferguson kept the wrong person.The visiting team's two singles came from his wonderful pass. Only 7 minutes into the game, he passed a direct pass to Nugent to break through Manchester United's defense. Unfortunately, Steve Fletcher was not determined to miss the goal.In the 60th minute, just after Li Yu hit the goal post, Eagles sent another wonderful pass. Nugent, who cut into the space, passed the fallen Neville by inertia, but unfortunately missed again under the interference.Shearer was surprised: "Why did he hit the goal with the back of his foot? Can he hit the target with the arch of his foot?"

Winning did not solve Manchester United's problems, especially defense. Burnley's 3 direct passes broke through Manchester United's defense lined up is a serious warning.The unfavorable midfield interception is the root cause of the opponent's counterattack to face Manchester United. The near-term worry is the League Cup semi-final derby, and the long-term concern is the Champions League against Milan, which has recently improved.

One wave after another, UEFA "President" Michel Platini's speech recently brought Manchester United to the forefront.

Platini turned his attention to the businessmen who financed their operations with loans, which he believed were overborrowed and upset the balance.As a result, UEFA has decided to implement a "Financial Fair Play" policy aimed at cracking down on bosses who live off loans.There are several key points in this policy. First, the club can only use its own income to buy players, and cannot rely on the support of a wealthy background; second, UEFA also requires the club to avoid high loans. Transfer assets to eliminate the personal debts owed by the two clubs to the boss in disguise.This "financial fair play" policy has hit Liverpool and Manchester United harder than any other Premier League team.

Glazer is the first wave of Premier League takeovers in the 21st century.With a financing of 79 billion, relying on a very meager principal to win the golden sign of Manchester United, and then transfer 23 of the debt to the club, the annual game day income, broadcast income, etc. are first used to repay the loan interest.Subsequently, Hicks and Gillett also took over Liverpool in the same way. They are currently in debt of 35 billion pounds, and the construction of the new stadium has not yet been settled.

United's on-pitch and commercial performance following the Glazer family's takeover has been exceptional.Three consecutive championships in the league, one Champions League and one second. Commercially, the team has become the most valuable sports brand in the world. The annual summer tour has aroused enthusiasm for rivalry in Asia.And Liverpool also found the feeling of rising after Hicks and Gillet took over. Last season, the lineup was neat and there was a tendency to win the championship.Therefore, such an acquisition, as long as a suitable leverage balance point is found, it will not cause too much harm to the team due to debt.

Similar to Liverpool, the success of these two teams is too dependent on two things: refinancing, and performance on the pitch.Liverpool has many difficulties in refinancing, so not only the construction of the stadium cannot be started, but also the management of the team is in a very unstable state; and the requirements for performance are even more serious. Taking Liverpool as an example, if they cannot enter the Champions League next season, it means that they will lose money. The Champions League broadcast income is more than 2000 million pounds. In addition, the league ranking ultimately determines the income of the Premier League broadcast.It's no wonder that defending the top four is now a matter of life and death for Liverpool.If not, it is inevitable for the coach to take the blame and dismiss get out of class, and it is not impossible to sell the players-who made the team have no money to repay the interest!The situation is the same at Manchester United. Ferguson has reached the twilight years of coaching. How long can he continue to work?His body has the final say.Ferguson left, how should Manchester United, which was heavily in debt at that time, deal with it?The risk of leveraged buyouts is mainly manifested in the team's high degree of performance.

Inside, there are strong pursuits by Manchester City and Chelsea; outside, there are the curses of Platini and UEFA.Glazer, Hicks, and Gillett, two American speculators, have indeed reached a very critical turning point.

As soon as Manchester United's financial problems were mentioned here, there was another report of Manchester United's gilded journey.

Following the giants such as Real Madrid, Milan and Barcelona, ​​the Red Devils Manchester United also came to the wealthy Qatar to seek gold and set up a training camp here to escape the severe winter in England.Manchester United's base camp is set up in the famous Qatar Football Association base "spre". For this reason, the Qataris also paid millions of euros for the invitation fee of Manchester United.After the training session on the 12th, Ferguson did not forget to compliment the Qatari media, "Everything here is perfect, and Qatar is capable of hosting the World Cup."

The old Sir Alex Ferguson smiled and said: "I think there are three factors that are most important to hosting the World Cup. The first is the venue, the second is the distance between the stadiums, and the third is safety. Qatar has these three conditions, and Qatar's The conditions are better, which allows him to occupy an advantageous position in the competition, especially the distance between the venues is very close, which will bring a lot of convenience to the team and staff.” The Qatari reporter asked the old Jazz, “But some people think that the venue Is it bad to be too close?" Ferguson replied without thinking, "This kind of statement is wrong. In Qatar, a particularly safe country, the concentration of venues is of course a good thing."

The warm-up match between England and Brazil at the end of last year was held in Doha, when Ferguson criticized it.But now in Doha, Ferguson does not admit that he said these words, "I was just wondering why the game was not held in England and Brazil, the two participating team countries. This kind of thinking is also natural, ha ha. However, in the end Doha hosted it very successfully."

The old Jazz, who has worked at Manchester United for 24 years, has reached the age of enjoying his old age. "I am enjoying Manchester United now. I enjoy my life, my work, and every morning. I hope to continue to work for Manchester United. Instead of choosing other clubs. I don’t think it’s correct for European giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona to change their coaches frequently. On the contrary, a club and a team should remain stable.”

When asked about the massive invasion of the Premier League by Arab capital, Ferguson said objectively: "I think this is normal. There are not only Arab investments in the Premier League, but also American capital and Russian capital. The Premier League has become the most watched football league in the world. .”

It is worth noting that Manchester City, the next League Cup semi-final opponent, lost in this round of the Premier League. At the same time, it also ended the 4-game winning streak since coach Mancini took office. It was Everton who ended all this. .

As for the championship group, Chelsea ushered in another big victory, beating Sunderland 7:2. After this campaign, Chelsea, who had one game less, fell behind Manchester United by 2 points and were in second place in the standings.

On the other hand, Li Yu is the only player on the list of shooters, leading the other shooters by scoring 22 goals in 23 rounds, firmly occupying the first place in the list of shooters.

In the semi-final of the League Cup in midweek, a Manchester derby is about to be staged.Faced with Mancini's rivals in the same city who have won four out of five games since taking office, Ferguson is about to welcome back his defense leader Ferdinand, who has been sidelined for nearly three months. [

Since the away draw with Liverpool on October 10 last year, Ferdinand has not played for Manchester United due to a back injury. During this period, Manchester United suffered four defeats in various competitions, which shows the impact of Ferdinand's absence on the Red Devils' defense.Before Manchester United was eliminated by Leeds United at home earlier this month, Vidic withdrew due to injury. If Ferguson wants to realize his dream of four consecutive Premier League titles, he needs the two central defenders to put on their shirts again as soon as possible.

Prior to this, Ferguson had welcomed back another key figure in the Manchester United defense in the league last weekend, Van der Sar. After missing Manchester United for 12 consecutive games, the 39-year-old Dutch goalkeeper was excited about his comeback: " It feels good to be back playing, I feel great out there, even though I was a little bit nervous before the game. We are one point behind Chelsea, so a win is important to close the gap on the top of the table."

Despite the return of the chief goalkeeper, Ferguson is still not ready to sell England goalkeeper Ben Foster, who ranks third in the goalkeeper position.Previously, some media said that both Sunderland and Stoke City offered 400 million pounds to acquire Foster, and in order to be selected for Capello's England squad, Foster joined a team that could get a stable chance to play. It is logical, but Ferguson denied this possibility with a strong tone, "It is absolutely impossible to loan Foster out, never. There are still four months to go to the World Cup, and I hope he can get enough playing time to win. The chance of being selected for the England team. It will be Capello who will make the decision, but Foster has the strength to go to South Africa, and he will be the choice that Capello will focus on. Moreover, England does not have many outstanding goalkeepers. "

Van der Sar's return will also mean that Manchester United's No. [-] goalkeeper Kuzzak, who performed well during the absence of the Dutchman, will return to the bench. Ferguson comforted: "I know that Kuzzak will be disappointed because he did. Good job. But he should also know that Van der Sar's return will also help him, because watching Van der Sar's games and training up close is also an improvement for Kuzzak. Of course, Van der Sar also There will be a day when he will retire, so Kuzzak should cherish the opportunity to learn from him."

Another Manchester United player who attracted attention last weekend was the 22-year-old Senegalese forward Diouf who scored on his debut. He came on as a substitute for Wayne Rooney in the 73rd minute. "It was a great feeling to score in my first game, I was a bit nervous the first two or three minutes after I came off the bench, but then I forgot about everyone in the stands because you have to focus on yourself I have benefited a lot from playing with strikers like Rooney, Owen, Berbatov."

After winning Burnley 3-0, Manchester United still leads the chaser Chelsea by 2 points. French defender Evra believes that with the efforts of the whole team, the Red Devils will be able to win the unprecedented four consecutive Premier League titles.

"I'm sure Manchester United will win the title this year. Everyone knows we have a chance this season and the goal of winning four in a row brings us closer together because no team has ever done it before. It's not that I'm arrogant, but we have to let the league win. The title race is more open, I don't want to make excuses, but which team in the world can still top the table without nine defenders like Manchester United? Only Manchester United. Although both Chelsea and Arsenal have a game less , but no one would have performed as well as Manchester United. Without these injury problems, we must have led the table."

"Now I am not afraid of anyone, I am only afraid of Manchester United. We need to maintain the winning momentum and self-confidence. Some people say that we will not win the championship this season because the team has lost too many points, but I am very confident that Manchester United is currently in the standings. Proud of where we are. People can criticize us if we don’t make it in the end, but the most important thing is what we win at the end of the season.”

Despite buying England's two greatest teams, Manchester United and Liverpool, the Americans were almost the least popular in their respective cities.According to the British "Guardian" report, after the announcement of the Manchester United club's annual financial report, the conflict between the Glazer family and Manchester United fans escalated again. People kicked out of the club.

This idea was put forward at a special meeting of the Manchester United fan group before Manchester United defeated Burnley 3-0 last weekend, and the topic was "drive out the Yankees".They even studied the possibility of asking Cantona to come out as a fan leader, and prepared to protest before the Champions League match with Milan on March 3.More than 10 fans participated in the meeting, and the former "Manchester United UL Fans' Federation" Chairman Flexe proposed a "joint letter" asking Ferguson to resign in order to put pressure on the Americans.

Flex said: "This is not aimed at Sir Alex Ferguson himself, but he once said that he was a sociologist and was a representative of the interests of workers and the people, so he must also be disturbed by the current situation of Manchester United. It may be effective for "fans" to send this letter to Ferguson to let him know our concerns. If Glazer stays in power, his successor will also be dragged down. We don't want to see this, and Ferguson certainly doesn't want to.”

Although Ferguson has been speaking for Manchester United since Glazer took over, Ferguson had expressed his concerns before the Americans came to power, and now Manchester United's harsh financial policy has also kept Ferguson in the transfer market. hands and feet.Now Glazer has even proposed to sell the Old Trafford and Carrington training bases, and issue 5 million bonds to ease the financial pressure of the club's 7 million pounds debt.

During Glazer's acquisition of the club in 2005, Manchester United fans strongly opposed it and hoped to get Ferguson's support, but failed.This time they hope that Ferguson will "force" him after class, which inevitably arouses widespread opposition, because after all, Ferguson is the most successful coach in the club's history.

Flex, who has known Ferguson for many years, said: "Some people may think this idea is absurd. After all, Ferguson has won many honors for Manchester United. He built the Manchester United empire. But we have to look at the long-term. At present, we are facing a ridiculous situation. In such a situation, a club with 7 fans (Old Trafford capacity) is losing money financially? This is an opportunity for Ferguson to express his position. He should plan for the long-term interests of the club. If he says he is prepared Resignation may allow potential buyers to speed up the acquisition process, so that Glazer may leave early. Glazer even wants to sell the Carrington training base and then rent it back. In that case, what is the difference between Manchester United and those small amateur teams? They don't even have their own training ground."

In addition, Manchester United fans are also preparing to act in unison in the UEFA Champions League home game against Milan on March 3 to protest against the American boss.They plan to wait five or 10 minutes after the game starts, so that the world's TV audience will start the game with empty stands at Old Trafford.They also hope that Manchester United season ticket holders will not renew, in a blow to the Glazers.On the popular "febook" nowadays, a domain name called "We want Glazer to get out" has also been opened to promote the protests of Manchester United fans.In the Premier League last weekend, a Manchester United fan put up a large slogan "Love Manchester United, hate Glazer!" in the stands of Old Trafford, and was then kicked out of the stadium and fined 5 pounds.

In private, one of Ferguson's confidantes expressed his support for the fan's plan, but Manchester United captain Gary Neville said: "Manchester United players never get involved in these things. Rumors are always flying in the sky. As players, our job is to Win on the field and let others do the rest."

Although unwilling to "wade in muddy water", Manchester United players were asked to become the club's "creditors" after returning to Old Trafford from the Qatar training camp last week.Glazer asked everyone at the club, from players to low-paid staff, to "invest" in the $5 million in bonds issued by the club.According to a Manchester United insider: "The players are overwhelmed. The owner who pays the players' wages actually asks the employees to pay for the club's bonds. Although some people think this is a valuable investment, more People are not ready to answer Glazer's 'call'. Many low-paid workers who have worked in Old Trafford all year round are worried about their future. It's a joke." According to reports, Manchester United issued bonds of 5 pounds per share, with an annual return of 7%.

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