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Alex Ferguson needed a night of calm to cap off a week of turmoil - Manchester United's thrilling Champions League semi-final win over Chelsea; FA Cup exit at Manchester City; Arsenal's last-minute lead After being equalized, a hanging heart is relieved to return.

On Tuesday night, at St. James' Park, his team drew 0-0 with Newcastle. In the standings, the situation of winning the championship, which was still optimistic yesterday, was in trouble again. With one more game, they still have a gap of seven points with Arsenal. Premier League There are only five rounds left, but the situation of winning the championship is far from clear.

The wily Ferguson is not as optimistic as the fans. At the same time last week, the treble call after the victory over Chelsea was bullish, but at the weekend, Manchester City let them bid farewell to the FA Cup.

Ferguson, who did not leave London, sat in the stands at the Emirates Stadium to watch Arsenal and Liverpool on Sunday night.The ups and downs in the last 10 minutes made Sir Alex's heart suffer again.Fortunately, Liverpool's last-minute equalizer gave Manchester United a temporary sigh of relief.

The next devil's schedule made Ferguson ready to let his team take a breather, facing the Magpies who hadn't defeated him in ten years (17 games). At St. James Stadium, Ferguson let Valencia, Park Ji-sung, Ferdinand and Li Yu rest .

But even though Xiaopea almost received Rooney's cross and scored in the opening 2 minutes, the game was more like Ferguson said, "the first 20 minutes were under the control of Newcastle".Ameobi had a chance in front of the goal. Lovenkrantz even missed the header from the inside of the penalty area. Button, who claims to be the best midfielder in England, showed his crossing skills. Even the Argentine Gutierrez He also performed the stunt of three people in a row.

Manchester United is not without opportunities, Wayne Rooney missed the single-handed and long-range opportunities, Ryan Giggs also had two excellent opportunities in front of the goal, but the Red Devils have always felt bad.Perhaps, the Red Devils, who are good at reversing, are also hypnotized when there is no disadvantage to turn.

When Evra broke into the penalty area and returned Giggs who shot wide, the Welsh legend actually laughed. Manchester United wasted time in ease.

Until the last moment of the game, Xiaopea dribbled the ball from the left side of the penalty area to avoid Simpson falling to the ground. Ferguson seemed to have waited for the last chance, but the referee Probert resolutely gave the Mexican a yellow card warning.Manchester United's last chance has also been shattered.And this continues Manchester United's poor record of 17 away games with 5 wins, 9 draws and 3 losses this season (Editor's Note: Arsenal away game has 8 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses). The dispute added more surprises. [

"I'm very happy with the performance of the players. Newcastle played very well. They threatened us a lot in the first 20 minutes, but they didn't threaten our goalkeeper. I am satisfied that we performed like this after Wembley. , After all, Wembley will require you to consume too much." Ferguson concluded after the game. "I'm confident we'll be fine, we're in a better position than we were on Saturday. One less game and we're still in the same position," Ferguson said easily.

"Chelsea will now play three consecutive home games. We have to see how they respond. Fortunately, we have a goal difference advantage." Inexplicably, Ferguson positioned Chelsea as the most threatening competitor after the game. The referee made a fuss, and the wily Ferguson regained his long-lost psychological warfare this time.In the league standings, they are 7 points ahead of Arsenal and 9 points ahead of Chelsea. The most threatening opponent should be the Gunners.

"The away game against Arsenal and the home game against Chelsea are very important for us now," concluded Ferguson.Manchester United still has five league rounds, namely at home to Everton, away to Arsenal, home to Chelsea, away to Blackburn and home to Blackpool. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the most threatening opponent of Manchester United happens to be to win the championship two competitors.And Chelsea will face West Ham, Tottenham, Manchester United away, Newcastle at home, Everton away; Arsenal will play Bolton away, Manchester United at home, Stoke away, Villa at home, and Everton away. Against Fulham.Even from the perspective of the schedule, Manchester United is the weakest opponent.

But the problem for Ferguson is that, with Arsenal and Chelsea in the middle of the week, they happen to be in two Champions League semi-finals.This made it more difficult for the Red Devils, whose performance often fluctuated in two-line battles.Don't say that another draw will create a fog for the championship situation, even if the players in the team suffer some injuries, Ferguson will have to worry about it for a while.Because of the impact, it must not only be manifested on one battlefield, but a chain reaction.

Ferguson couldn't be dissatisfied with the suspense of the Premier League going to the end. When the league started, when Chelsea was the best, many people had already awarded the league title to the Blues in advance.But after getting out of the vicious circle of away wins, the stable Red Devils slowly caught up and proud of the Premier League.But this season's Premier League is destined not to be a stage for a team to laugh alone.

When Manchester United lost to Wolves for the first time in the league this season, they gave their opponents a chance for the first time. Unfortunately, Arsenal were chased by their opponents for four consecutive goals when Newcastle led by four goals. The referee Dodd Inexplicably gave the opponent two penalties. Compared with Manchester United's bad away game without scoring, the two points lost by the Gunners are obviously more regrettable.

On the weekend after Chelsea defeated Manchester United, the Gunners failed to take all three points because the referee misjudged Arshavin's last-minute goal (offside) (Editor's Note: Arsenal lost 2 points to the referee in 4 rounds), Manchester United They didn't find this cheap either, and were killed by Liverpool the next day; but the close Gunners were once again close to the horizon, and the consecutive draws with West Brom and Blackburn made them lose another four points. Chelsea, who were already about to catch up, were now But it also drew with Stoke City and lost points in vain.

When Manchester United fell two goals behind West Ham and chased four goals in a row, everyone believed that the most stable and strongest Premier League player this season was the Red Devils, but now, the suspense against Newcastle continues.

Undoubtedly, this season's Premier League will be the most turbulent season in the history of the league.

When Li Yu held the best trophy of the year, what remained was the weakness of the traditional top four backbone this season.

Here, there are no fleeting opportunities, and there is no quick grasp of opportunities. Manchester United's away game and slow start, Arsenal's home game and critical moments show weakness, Chelsea's ups and downs and chaotic front line, no team has a convincing performance .Therefore, even if Ferguson and his disciples can set a record and win the 19th top league championship trophy at the end of the league, they will not be able to become the true kings of the world.

In the middle of the league, Ferguson once said with emotion, "This season's Premier League is like the Champions League. The rankings are criss-crossed. It is incredible that Sunderland, the relegation team at the beginning of the season, can turn around and compete for the European position." Now, Sunderland has won nine games. Close to the relegation zone.As for Manchester United, even if the opponents in the last five rounds seem to be weak, in this season when everyone protects themselves (the relegation situation is severe), the Red Devils will not be able to meet an opponent who surrenders easily.The Premier League this season is destined to fight to the end.

Against Newcastle, Ferguson gave Ferdinand, who has played three consecutive games since his comeback, a holiday.This is not only because the former England captain stepped forward to teach Balotelli his recklessness after being eliminated in the FA Cup last week, but also because Leo welcomed his first daughter Tia in the early hours of last Sunday, and more Mostly, Leo was waiting for the court's sentence on a woman who pestered him.

Suzanne Ibru is a 38-year-old black woman who claimed to have visited Leo's stepfather's house in 1998 and "loved him at first sight" with him at first sight, driving 400 miles back and forth several times last year. Leo's home in Cheshire has troubled the Ferdinands a lot.

"I'm really worried. The safety of my family is very important to me and to everyone," Ferdinand told the media. [

In his opinion, he didn't know this woman at all, and Suzanne first went to Old Trafford to harass him, and then heard Ferdinand's mother's phone call from time to time in the church to "please hello" to the old lady to inquire about Ferdinand's current situation. The unbearable Ferdinand finally took the woman to court.

In the absence of Suzanne, Judge Saunders sentenced her to harassment and issued a warrant for her arrest.Leo still doesn't know if the gray sister-in-law who often rings his doorbell in the early morning will visit him again.But in the end, the FA has announced that it will not punish him and Balotelli for the disturbance last weekend.

Fortunately, Manchester United has become accustomed to the days without him in the defense. In this game, Vidic had 11 effective steals, becoming the best in the game.The teenager Smalling also grew rapidly. In the first half, he once blocked Gutierrez's shot after passing three players in a row.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says Chelsea are number one in the Premier League title race and Arsenal are "out of the game".

Now in the Premier League standings, Chelsea has surpassed Arsenal by virtue of goal difference. Ferguson has long anticipated this situation. He said: "I said a few weeks ago that Chelsea will be our main challenger. , but I don’t know if anyone would have listened to that at the time.”

"Now they have surpassed Arsenal, look at Chelsea, they have more experience than Arsenal, a strong squad, a lot of experience."

"Arsenal can play better football but Chelsea are the better, stronger team, they are both six points behind us and I think Chelsea will be more of a threat because they have an easier schedule."

"But they have to come to Old Trafford and it won't be easy for them, given our experience we have the ability to deal with the chase. You have to identify who's behind you and you can't be complacent. If we beat Everton , there are only four games left, and they may still lead by at least six points, so the following games may not be enough for them to catch up."

Ferguson also said that with Chelsea catching up, Manchester United can be more motivated. "It's good to know that someone is chasing you, you have to focus and we've been in similar situations and had similar experiences over the years and hopefully that will get us where we want to end up."

The good news for Manchester United is the return of Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher, who has been recovering from injury since the loss to Liverpool on March 3. Ferguson said: "Darren is back in training now, he has been practicing well this week. , maybe ten days or so to play, he is a very important player."

"Over the years, Darren has always played well in important games because he has the awareness and discipline, can perform any task you have, and when he comes back, he can go straight into the main lineup."

"Raphael is also back in the lineup and can play on Saturday. We will see how Li Yu performs. As long as he is on the field, Manchester United will have no lack of offensive motivation."

In the next Everton game, as Ferguson said.

Both Rafael and Li Yu played important roles.

In order to prepare for the Champions League semi-finals in the middle of next week, Sir Alex Ferguson made a bold rotation of the team's main lineup in the home game against Everton.

When Evans made his debut again after 34 days, I am afraid that many Manchester United fans pinched a cold sweat for the team's defense.

But in fact, Evans performed very steadily in this game, giving full play to his advantages of header and attack, and resolved the opponent's threatening counterattack many times.In contrast, another fringe man who had been out of battle for a long time disappointed Ferguson again.

Gibson, who has proved embarrassing and useful many times this season, once again got the opportunity generously given by Sir Alex Ferguson, but the Irishman did not play the role he should play as Carrick's substitute at all.To make matters worse, Gibson's amazing four-footed shot made the nickname "Long Shot King" completely reduced to a mockery.

Gibson's performance after the opening was quite positive. It can be seen that he, who is already at the cusp of a transfer, very much hopes to prove his worth.As Manchester United took the absolute initiative on the scene, Gibson was also able to frequently press into the opponent's hinterland to participate in the attack.So, the tragedy began...

In the 18th minute, Gibson took the ball in front of the penalty area, almost reflexively slumped his head, and shot a long-range shot. The ball drew a strange arc and went straight to the stands.Seeing such an irresponsible way of handling the ball, the home fans immediately booed.

It is rare for a home team player to boo at Old Trafford, but Gibson did it.However, the boos of the fans did not seem to curb Gibson's desire to shoot. Gibson, who was even more eager to prove himself, did not miss any chance to try a long-range shot. It seemed that he wanted to let the Old Trafford fans see: My Long shot isn't that bad.But things backfired. Every shot of Gibson was like a talisman, accelerating his pace of leaving the Manchester United club.

In the 27th minute, Gibson was 25 meters away from the goal, and offered another shot like a flying fairy, but the ball was still too wide.

Only 4 minutes later, Gibson made a comeback. With sufficient preparation time, the "Long Shot King" pulled away, took aim, rounded, and made a long shot again, but the ball still flew.Gibson was so ashamed that he covered his face with his hands and ran away, then turned around and raised his hands to apologize to his teammates.During the half-time break, in the speculation about how Manchester United would break the deadlock in the second half, replacing Gibson became the first choice without any suspense. Many fans bluntly said that with Gibson on the court, Manchester United was like 10 against 11.

However, Ferguson still let Gibson stay on the field after the start of the second half. I am afraid that this is not because the old man has any expectations for Gibson's performance, but to let Giggs rest as much as possible before the more critical Champions League game. a while.As a result, in the 58th minute, Gibson once again performed a long-range stunt against the defensive player, making Rooney, who was asking for the ball, couldn't help complaining.The old man, who really couldn't stand it anymore, finally replaced Gibson with Giggs reluctantly, and the "Salute Show" of the "Long Shot King" came to an end.

The post-match statistics of opt showed that Gibson missed all 4 shots in the game (by contrast, Hernandez hit all 4 shots within the range of the goal), and the pass success rate was 833%. The pass success rate is 75%, both of which are the lowest among the four starting midfielders. "Sky Sports" gave Gibson the team's lowest 5 points after the game, and said that his shot had no sight at all, and it was useless in the midfield.

Ironically, as a midfielder, Gibson was crowned as a midfielder because of his mediocre speed, ball control, confrontation, passing, defense, organization, and penetration ability. With the embarrassing nickname of "Long Shot Emperor".Also because of this long-range shot, Ferguson once deliberately made Gibson "Manchester United's Lampard", and even praised Gibson for "possessing special abilities that other Manchester United players do not have."

But now, even Gibson's skill at pressing the bottom of the box has been abandoned. I really can't think of any reason for the handsome Irishman to stay at Old Trafford.

In fact, the head coach of the Irish national team Trapattoni once advised Gibson that he should leave Manchester United. He said: "Gibson still has potential to be tapped. If I were Gibson, then I would choose to leave Manchester United and join a team. The team that played."

Obviously, the Italian gold medal coach also believes that Gibson's current ability is not worthy of the red jersey on his body. Although the 23-year-old Gibson has been dubbed the star of hope, in fact he is really not I'm young, so I'm afraid I'm really useless if I continue to hang out at Manchester United.

After all, the attributes of Gibson playing multiple midfield positions are still quite attractive to many small clubs. Rather than becoming a waste of criticism at Manchester United, perhaps going to a lower platform will help make "long-range shots" more attractive. God" retrieved the scope.

The most critical goal happened in the 81st minute. Raphael made a pass from the bottom and Li Yu scored a goal from the crowd. It was completely a lore to let Manchester United get 3 points!

It was another critical moment for Li Yu, and he didn't show any celebration when facing the old master Li Yu, 1:0!

In a crucial game, with Li Yu's goal, Manchester United scored the crucial 3 points!