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Although Sir Bobby Charlton, who is the image ambassador of the new Wembley Stadium and the host of this season's Champions League final, was stranded at Manchester Airport due to snowstorms, and Manchester United's official representatives did not appear at UEFA in Nyon, Switzerland. United drew lots, but this does not prevent the Red Devils from drawing a good opponent.

Defender Ferdinand thought that getting Marseille was "pretty good". Although Manchester United has encountered Ligue 10 teams such as Lyon and Lille in recent years, the last time Manchester United met Marseille was [-] years ago.

Ferdinand watched Marseille's 1-0 home win over Chelsea in the group stage and Rio warned his team-mates that they must perform at their best when they visit France in February.

"It's a good signing. Marseille is a good team with a lot of passionate fans and it's a tough away game. We've had Lyon and Lille in recent years, so we Knowing the Ligue [-] teams better, it's always difficult to play against them. It's not going to be a game with many goals, I don't think that happens in the knockout stages. We have to make sure we have a good day."

Manchester United will challenge Marseille away on February 2 next year; the second round will be held on March 23, when Manchester United will sit at Old Trafford against Marseille.

Before and after these two key knockout games, on February 2th, Manchester United will play against Manchester City at home in the Premier League; on March 13th, Manchester United will challenge Liverpool away in the Premier League.With already out in the Carabao Cup and between the two knockout legs, there is no England game.

In other words, if the FA Cup is given up early, Manchester United will have as many as 10 days to prepare for the first round against Marseille after playing Manchester City; and after the away game against Liverpool, the Red Devils will also have 10 days. Time to prepare for the second leg against Marseille.And if the FA Cup is not given up, the weekends of February 2th and 19th and the weekends of March 20th and 3th are very likely to have FA Cup matches.

Now, Manchester United's condition is getting better and better, and the two most important competitions of the league and the Champions League remain unbeaten.So far, Manchester United has an unbeaten record of 9 wins and 7 draws in the league this season. With one round less, Manchester United ranks first in the Premier League and becomes the only one of the 1 teams in the five major leagues this season. The undefeated team in the league.In the UEFA Champions League group stage, the Red Devils also advanced to the round of 98 with an unbeaten record of 4 wins and 2 draws. Only three teams in Europe were unbeaten in the group stage, and the other two were Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Manchester United's record in the Champions League in recent years has been very stable. In the past five years, Manchester United has ranked first in European competition points and can be called an expert in European competition.

Sir Alex Ferguson still has two wishes before retiring. One is to let Manchester United surpass Liverpool in the number of top league titles, thus dethroning the Red Army from the English throne; the other is to win the fourth Champions League title during his tenure.

The former goal is very likely to be achieved this season. After all, the Red Devils are doing very well in the league. As long as they don’t lose to Chelsea this Sunday, they are very likely to win the half-time championship; the second goal is somewhat achievable this season. Difficult, but as long as you pass the level of Marseille, if you are lucky in the eighth round and meet Roma or Shakhtar Donetsk, once you advance to the semi-finals, the possibility of winning the championship will be much greater.Of course, all these prerequisites require Manchester United to give up the FA Cup as soon as possible, because Manchester United's team can no longer stand the toss of a cumbersome event like the FA Cup.

Due to the heavy snow, Manchester United officially announced that Sunday's focus game with Chelsea was postponed due to Blizzard.Previously, Liverpool's league game with Fulham and Arsenal's league game with Stoke City were also postponed due to blizzard weather.

Chelsea reported on its club website, "Sunday's league game with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge has been postponed based on discussions with the police and local authorities. There was a heavy snowfall in London on Saturday."

After seeking advice from relevant departments on protecting the safety of fans watching football, Liverpool also stated, "The conditions at Anfield are not ideal, and the weather is also not conducive to long-distance fans coming to the stadium to watch football." Therefore, Saturday night The game will not be played as scheduled.

Arsenal's official website also released news that due to the heavy snow in North London, the Emirates Stadium was severely snowed.At present, the heavy snow has caused about 3 inches of snow on the ground, and the weather forecast said that the heavy snow will continue. In order to ensure the safety of the fans on the road, the referee Lee Mason who enforced the game made a decision at 12:07 at that time. Today's match between Arsenal and Stoke City has been postponed.

In addition, this round of Wigan's home league match with Aston Villa was also forced to postpone due to bad weather.With 25 centimeters of snow on the ground, Wigan's traffic was almost at a standstill, and fans couldn't get to the stadium in time.Similarly, matches between Birmingham and Newcastle, Blackpool and Tottenham, and West Bromwich Albion and Wolves will also be postponed for the same reason.

Recently, there has been a blizzard in the UK. Sir Bobby Charlton, the image ambassador of the new Wembley Stadium, where the UEFA Champions League final will be held this season, was stranded at Manchester Airport yesterday due to bad weather and failed to appear in time for the UEFA Champions League draw.The vast majority of postponements are not due to unsatisfactory stadium facilities, but decisions made more in consideration of the safety of fans on the way to watch the game.

Manchester United's Carrington training base has not been affected by the continuous snowfall, and the players are still in full swing preparing for Sunday's game with Chelsea.Ferguson looked at the team that had been getting better recently with satisfaction. The sound of the mobile phone interrupted his longing. The club secretary John Alisande informed him that Chelsea canceled the next day's game.The old man frowned. They had already booked the train ticket from Manchester to London at 2:34.

But now, they can only let their sweaty bodies cool down, and Ferguson, who is close to setting a new record in his coaching career, is not thinking about the upcoming easy Christmas, but the piled up schedule. The impact of the subsequent season!

Arsenal were the last club to announce a suspension for Saturday's game.

"Due to the ongoing blizzard in north London, referee Lee Masson came to the field at 11:38 and decided to suspend today's game at 12:07. Three inches of snow had fallen in half an hour and there was no stopping signs," explained Arsenal's official website.It is conceivable that until the last moment, the Gunners hoped to play the game as scheduled and put pressure on Manchester United and Chelsea the next day through a victory.

But Chelsea in West London obviously "reacted a little too quickly". Arsenal announced the news less than three hours before the game, but Chelsea was a full 27 hours in advance!

Even the old Redknapp, an outsider, expressed his surprise, "Tomorrow is another day, who knows if it will be like this morning."

Old Ray muttered that he got the news while waiting for the plane at London Stansted Airport with his players, and their game against Blackpool was postponed. "I have to say, I can't believe the Chelsea-Manchester United game was called off. You think about the Stamford Bridge ground, they have the geothermal system and they should be able to play. So there must be other reasons for the game not being known to us. .”

The explanation given by Chelsea is far less detailed than that of Arsenal. "Because of Blizzard, after discussing with the police and the local community, Chelsea decided to postpone Sunday's match with Manchester United."

Although the distance between the Emirates Stadium and Stamford Bridge is only 8.2 miles, and it usually takes only four and 10 minutes to drive, the situation in the two areas is different.

The Emirates Stadium is located in a quiet northeastern residential area, and Stamford Bridge is located in the noisy west of London. According to the weather forecast, London has already started to sprinkle salt on the streets last Saturday. The "Fulham area" where Chelsea is located is a key clean-up area. How? Just react so "quickly" that you can't play?Looking after a train from Manchester?The British Railways network has announced that the original running time of trains will be increased by one hour to reduce accidents.

The "Daily Mail" issued a question on behalf of the media: Why can Ipswich Town play on an ice-covered field, but Chelsea can't play on a geothermal field?

Just two weeks ago, Chelsea watched with envy for Manchester United's league game with Blackpool, which was forced to be postponed because the Blackpool ground was not heated.

On Chelsea's official website at the time, they had a hearty self-enjoyment.

"In today's era, with modern technology, it is very difficult to stop a game. The stadium needs to be severely frozen or flooded to be stopped, and these will not happen at Stamford Bridge." Jason, their venue director "At Stamford Bridge, we have a very good water delivery system, like a giant electric heater to keep the venue warm, and can adjust the temperature up and down according to the weather forecast," Griffin said.

Normally, it will be kept between 15-20 degrees Celsius.If it gets too hot, an alert will go up in my phone and I'll know there's a problem. "

What Chelsea said at the time was obviously alluding to Manchester United, which was unable to play.Of course, it would be nice to have a week off before the intense December schedule.But escaping is hard to encourage.

As Ray said, "In Blackpool, it's because the ground doesn't have a geothermal system, so that becomes a problem. In Chelsea, they must worry about other aspects outside the stadium. Even so, the game was called off so early. Surprised."

Perhaps, when you look at Chelsea's current seven league games with only one victory, the team's defense is short of major generals, and even the topic of the coach dismissing get out of class, you will understand a little bit.If the game is postponed, Chelsea may not only be supplemented in the winter transfer window, but also the players' status can be adjusted.

A photo leaked through the Stamford Bridge camera is sure to make Ferguson's teeth itch - there is no snow on the edge of the Stamford Bridge field, and there is not a single snowflake on the field.

Chelsea is recuperating, but Manchester United, which is far away in Manchester, can't afford this too long vacation. "This has brought us real trouble."

Manchester United spokesman Phil Townsend said that although it is temporarily relaxed, the two postponements accumulated in December will allow them to face a more intensive schedule in the future. But satisfying both sides is really even more difficult, not to mention that, apart from Valencia, who has been recovering for a long time, and Scholes, who is bidding farewell to the season, Manchester United has finally adjusted to the best state.

"We had recently put Blackpool on January 1, but it was difficult to find another date for Chelsea. We were available on the Carabao Cup semi-final match day, but that was on January 25. or the 1th, I don't think we want to play then because on January 11th we face Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup and then we have a game against Tottenham on the 12th. February and March , we will face Marseille on the second and fourth matchdays. Chelsea will play Copenhagen on the first and third matchdays. Of course, the longer the two teams stay in the FA Cup, the more difficult it is to arrange games." Townsend Reasonable analysis.

And Chelsea's "wrong and wrong" move is really beautiful. Both Lampard and Drogba need time to find their best form. Abramovich's promise to buy people before the winter break is not the best day for them to face Manchester United, let alone the legendary team. China is panicking about Ancelotti's departure, and the French gang is also criticizing the English gang. Chelsea need a time to adjust.And leaving Manchester United, who is also not young, with such a dense schedule and multi-line battles, Chelsea can kill two birds with one stone.

At noon last Sunday, Stamford Bridge recovered from the cloudy morning, and the sun also showed its head, briefly warming this busy sports field.On the Fulham Street outside the gate, passers-by began to use the last weekend before Christmas to shop.

The hustle and bustle of the game day in the past was much deserted, and the vendors on the street looked frustrated.And the Chelsea soldiers on the Cobham training ground may need to look at the sun, squint their eyes and make the cross-God help me.

There has never been a Christmas that Manchester United will live so comfortably. It is really a luxury for the players of the Premier League giants to be able to have no games for a week and a half when Christmas comes. This year Manchester United has enjoyed such a luxury.

But for Manchester United fans, it feels a little sad.

Last night, Ferguson claimed for the second time this season that Van der Sar will retire next summer.Gary Neville, who will celebrate his 2th birthday in February next year, has only played 36 times for Manchester United this season due to injury. If there is no major accident, Ouchi will also retire after the end of this season.Gary Neville, Giggs and Scholes, the three have played more than 3 times for Manchester United. Even if the 2000-year-old Giggs and 37-year-old Scholes may renew their contracts for another year, but Manchester United It is an indisputable fact that the 36 golden generation will gradually withdraw from the stage of history. "Manchester Evening News" said Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for the Red Devils four legendary successors to Manchester United.

Although Lindegaard has been training with the team, he is not the number one goalkeeper in Ferguson's mind.In the selection of Van der Sar's successor, Neuer and De Gea are worth at least 1500 million pounds, Lloris is worth more, and Glasgow Rangers goalkeeper McGregor's worth is obviously much lower than that of Neuer. , the Dutch national gate Stekelenburg is the most cost-effective.However, Neuer, who has recently been involved in scandals with Manchester United, may cause trouble after his relationship with the club has broken down.

Schalke 04 executives warned Neuer last night that if he has reached a secret agreement with Bayern to join, they will resort to the law.Schalke 04 chairman Tonis said, "If there is an agreement between Neuer and Hoeness (Bayern chairman), it will be a serious violation of the law. If this is true, we will resort to the law." At present , Manchester United and Bayern are chasing Neuer, but if Schalke 04 executives choose, they would rather sell Neuer to the Red Devils than sell the native of Gelsenkirchen to rival Bayern.

In terms of Giggs' successor, Tottenham winger Bell is of course Giggs' natural successor.

The 21-year-old Welshman was linked with United for a long time before making the switch from Southampton to White Hart Lane in 2007.

This season, Bale has performed extremely well in the Champions League and has attracted the attention of the whole of Europe.

Although Tottenham chairman Levy insisted that Bell is not for sale, everything depends on whether Tottenham can reach the top four this season and qualify for the Champions League next season.If Tottenham fail to reach the top four this season, Bale may ask for a transfer next summer.In fact, Bell has never resisted joining Manchester United. At that time, he chose Tottenham only because Ferguson did not promise him a main position.And now, if Bell switches to Manchester United, the left midfield position will definitely belong to him.

In addition to Bale, another option for Manchester United is Ashley Young. "The Sun" said that Villa coach Houllier said that only a crazy offer can take away Ashley Young.

The 25-year-old Ashley Young's contract with Villa expires in the summer of 2012, and his worth is around 1500 million pounds, but Villa said that they would rather let Ashley Young be free in a year and a half If he leaves, he will not be sold, but this statement is obviously full of anger.

Villa coach Houllier hinted that Ashley Young could be sold, "We hope to keep him, the club wants to keep him. He told us that he wants to wait until the end of the season before talking about the transfer or not. Of course , if there is an incredible offer from a team, anything is possible in football. Let's wait and see. But I don't think he will leave in January."

In Scholes' successor position, "Manchester Evening News" said that Inter Milan's core Sneijder is Scholes' ideal successor.However, due to the undecided Inter Milan coach, the Red Devils need to wait for a while.In addition to Sneijder, Modric and Hamsik are also one of Manchester United's optional targets, while the "Offside" website claimed today that another option for Manchester United is Argentina international Pastore.

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In the position of right back, "Manchester Evening News" said that Manchester United took a fancy to the Greek international right back Toro Sidis.The 25-year-old Torosidis is 1 meters tall and can play right back, right winger and midfield positions. He is currently playing for the Greek giants Olympiacos.

For Manchester United fans, with the retirement of Ferguson, many old faces in the Manchester United team are likely to disappear together on the Old Trafford stadium.