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In November this year, Ferguson will celebrate his 11th anniversary at Old Trafford. This season, Manchester United is very likely to win the Premier League and the Champions League, the two most important competitions.But Arsenal legend Ian Wright poured cold water on Manchester United in today's "Sun" column. He believes that the Red Devils are likely to end the season empty-handed.

"I have no doubt that Manchester United will reach the Champions League final. They have a three-point lead in the remaining three rounds of the league, which is a good situation. But at this moment, I am more optimistic about Chelsea winning the title. Still 3 points behind Manchester United."

"At the beginning of the league, I was bullish on Chelsea, but I was surprised by the strength of Manchester United. But look at the game at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, Manchester United's performance was not convincing. They only won five games away. They were at Old Trafford. De played well, but Chelsea have won two of the last three visits here, so it's hard to tell."

"Looking at Chelsea and Tottenham, I have to say that Carlo Ancelotti's team have been lucky lately and they have players who can decide the outcome, so I'm sure they'll beat Manchester United on Sunday. Strong season The teams have had their ups and downs and it looks like they all lack enough hunger for the title. No one stands alone, Manchester United have been weak, Chelsea have had their ups and downs, Arsenal have had too many draws."

"Manchester United will win easily against the Germans, Barcelona look like their opponents in the Champions League final, Man United will have a headache against the Spaniards. The Red Devils were disappointing against Arsenal, my former club deserved to win. Watch Watching United's past games against Sunderland, Newcastle and West Brom at home, I ask myself why didn't they win those games?"

Wright spent his prime at Arsenal, and his adopted son Wright-Phillips played for Manchester City and Chelsea successively. It is not surprising that the old Wright is not optimistic about Manchester United at this time.However, Ferguson has no time to take into account these innocuous sarcastic remarks, and his attention has been concentrated on Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg against Schalke 04.

In an interview with the media before the game, the Scot said that the two-legged match against Schalke was "important", but he believed that Manchester United would get through the difficulty: "We are now exactly as we hoped at the beginning of the season. In a good position. (Midweek game) I will make some adjustments, no doubt. Scholes will definitely return, as will Berbatov and Owen, I will add some fresh blood to the game. "At the same time, he also told Sky Sports that some other first-team players will be given a chance to rest.

On the other hand, Manchester United's No. 9, who has performed well this season, also stood up to encourage his teammates to attack the championship. In an interview with Manchester United's official website, he said: "The advantage of Manchester United (compared to Chelsea and Arsenal) is that we have A big club with a long history, used to this kind of competition. Some of our players have gone through the same stage, and the younger players are more eager to win because of the tradition of the team. I sat in the locker room and looked at my teammates. They're all great players and I'm sure we can win trophies."

Li Yu believes that if Manchester United wants to concentrate in the next game, it must show a "stable performance" and avoid making mistakes: "From the goalkeeper to the striker, we all need to concentrate. We need to avoid low-level mistakes. Give yourself the best chance to play every game as if it were your last." At the same time, he did not forget to look forward to the Premier League champion's medal: "This honor means a lot to me. I really want to win this medal and lift the championship. Trophy, it will be the perfect end to my entire Premier League season.”[

At the same time, Schalke coach Rangnick said that his team is still likely to reverse Manchester United away and advance. If he can bet, he will bet on Schalke.

In the Champions League last season, Manchester United was eliminated by Bayern chasing two goals in a row with a 3-0 lead at home, and Schalke must replicate this German miracle."You can never predict what will happen in football," Rangnick said.

"Things can change very quickly, as we saw last season when Bayern were away at Manchester United, we have to organize well and take chances, even with two minutes left."

Rangnick also mentioned United's stoppage-time miracle in 1999. "We have to remember Manchester United's victory in 1999, in Barcelona they were 0-1 down and won with two goals in stoppage time."

"I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, I'd bet on Schalke."

Manchester United, Manchester United coach Ferguson confirmed that England striker Wayne Rooney may not be able to participate in the second round of the Champions League semi-final with Schalke 04, while midfielder Fletcher will be able to play.In addition, he hinted that he might stay properly in the game against Schalke to prepare for the weekend's battle with Chelsea.

Ferguson revealed that Rooney's "hamstring has some feeling", and he will carefully examine the Englishman's situation before deciding on the starting lineup. The "Sun" analyzed that Ferguson may not let Rooney take the risk of starting, but Li Yu will lead the striker instead. After all, the two-goal advantage allows Manchester United to have room for rotation at home.

Fletcher has been able to play after recovering from illness, and Ferguson said the Scottish midfielder may come off the bench. "Fletcher will be playing some games," Ferguson said. "Last week in the reserves he showed a lot of improvement and his weight has returned to normal."

The Manchester United coach also hinted that some substitute players will be sent to play against Schalke, while the focus will be on the weekend's battle with Chelsea. "If you look at what happened last year, the team was very tired against Chelsea after losing in Munich," Ferguson said. Impact."

"When I choose the starting lineup, I definitely have to consider these factors. We have two key games, both of which are very important. It is very important against Chelsea, so I have to choose the right lineup against Schalke to make sure that I can play in the next week. The team has a lot of fitness in today's league. Hopefully the lineup I have chosen is still good enough to win against Schalke."

"We are the favourites, we are three points ahead, but everything can change very quickly, we still have important tasks to do, as I said last week, the fun is not over yet."

In addition, Ferguson also said that Van der Sar should ignore the voice asking him to stay and stick to his decision to retire. The 40-year-old Van der Sar is still in good form recently. Some voices hope that the Dutchman will change his decision to play for another year, but Ferguson thinks the opposite.

"If I had to give Edwin van der Sar advice, right now I would say, retire," Ferguson said. "He's at the top of his career, but sometimes, when a player reaches this age, there can be a sudden decline. I don't I hope to see this happen to Van der Sar. He deserves to retire bravely. His career is extraordinary, not only on the court, but also his personality and self-discipline as a professional player. My advice to him is, It's time to retire, he doesn't need to risk another year because it might lower his image."

When it came to the game scene, Ferguson's rotation strength was a little surprising.

Ferguson's crazy 9-man rotation made Schalke 04, who had already disarmed, see a glimmer of hope. However, the Germans who pressed heavily seemed to have forgotten that Valencia, which had completely blown up their left defense line in the last game, was still on the field.As a result, the Flash became the well-deserved ruler of the game with one pass and one shot, which not only helped Manchester United grab the tickets to the Champions League final at Wembley, but also made the Red Devils face the German team 4 games in two rounds in the knockout stage of the Champions League Jiemo's embarrassing record has passed away. [

Valencia once said that compared to scoring goals, he prefers the feeling of making wedding dresses for his teammates.But that doesn't mean the Flash lacks scoring ability.

While contributing 11 assists for the team last season, Valencia also recorded 6 goals in his personal data book.In the opening game of the season, Valencia scored the first goal in the Community Shield against Chelsea, opening the door to victory for the team.

After recovering from injury, Valencia started for the fourth time and sealed the victory for Manchester United with a goal against Fulham.In this game, Valencia's goal is also very critical.

In the opening stage, in the face of Schalke 04's full counterattack, Manchester United's substitutes did not show the confidence and dominance of the team in the previous round, but in the 25th minute of the game, the situation on the field turned upside down Sexual changes.Anderson steals the ball in the front court and launches a counterattack on the spot. Valencia, who was still participating in the defense in his own half before, entered the penalty area at a high speed like lightning, leaving Schalke 04 left back Escudero far behind. Gibson scalpel A diagonal pass was accurately sent to Valencia's running route. The Flash stopped the ball steadily, facing the attacking Neuer, and calmly shot a diagonal shot to the far corner of the goal. Although the European king-level goalkeeper tried his best to block the shooting angle , but still unable to prevent the ball from flying into the net from his crotch.

Valencia's goal extinguished the arrogance of the Germans' counterattack in one fell swoop, and also set the main tone for this game. A devastating victory is already on the horizon.

Sure enough, only 6 minutes later, Manchester United scored the second goal. Valencia received Anderson's response and passed it to the front of the penalty area. Go in the goal.

Valencia's light-weight pass became the key link to seal the winning goal.Since then, Manchester United has completely taken the initiative in the game, and Manchester United's right-wing Tianzun has also become more reckless and crazily wreaked havoc on the opponent's defense.

In the 35th minute, Valencia received a pass from the outside of Anderson's foot and got another chance to single out Neuer in front of the small penalty area. After a short confrontation, Valencia suddenly changed direction and passed Neuer. Unfortunately, he The shot was blocked on the goal line by the defending defender.Perhaps humiliated, Neuer later angered Valencia in a confrontation.

In the 46th minute, Valencia made a comeback. He sent a precise low pass from the right. Unfortunately, Anderson took too long to adjust after getting the ball in the penalty area and failed to form a shot.In the 54th minute, O'Shea made a pass from the left, and Li Yu missed the front point, but Valencia had already formed an outflank at the back point smartly. If the Schalke 04 players hadn't destroyed it in time, Valencia would have easily got the chance to face an empty goal. , Just as Ferguson praised Valencia not long ago: "Now Valencia can always appear in the most dangerous areas."

The post-match statistics of opt showed that Valencia had both shots on goal and completed 39 passes, sent 6 crosses, made 1 free kick, made two tackles, and made 1 tackles. 04 clearance, more comprehensive performance.For the players of Schalke 8, whether it is a double team or pulling the jersey, it is impossible to stop Valencia, who is in a state of divine help today. "Sky Sports" scored no suspense after the game-Valencia scored the highest [-] points in the game.

As Rooney's golden partner, Valencia's previous impression was more of an accelerated breakthrough with a right-footed cross.But after coming out of the shadow of a broken leg this season, Valencia has returned in an amazing way. In addition to retaining the killer of the full moon scimitar, the Flash is in offensive outflanking, small-scale coordination and internal cutting. The overall improvement of the ball and other aspects, more abundant killing modes, and diversified offensive routines, made Valencia like a phoenix with broken wings, waving new golden wings and reborn from the ashes.Ferguson once praised "Valencia is improving every month", and now it seems that the evolution speed of the Flash has even exceeded the expectations of the old man.

More importantly, the time of Valencia's return happened to be the critical period of Manchester United's third-line battle. Ferguson said with emotion: "It is God's help that Valencia can come back at this juncture."

Facts have proved that Valencia, who has been recuperating for half a year due to a broken leg, has indeed played an extremely important role in Manchester United's sprint stage.

Even in the first half of the season, under the light of Valencia, Nani became the team's second-in-command of the team's wing attack, while Giggs and Park Ji-sung were completely liberated to the center to ease the team's midfield. The pain before the big shakeup.

After returning from injury, Valencia once said that his greatest wish is to regain his form and participate in the Champions League final held at Wembley Stadium.Now, Valencia's wish has been successfully realized, and the next goal of the reborn Flash will be to complete another stage of transformation on the top stage of European football.

Ferguson once said that Valencia is the kind of player who can always surprise people.Beat the majestic Barcelona?why not?

Manchester United (@United News) easily eliminated Schalke 04 and joined forces with Barcelona in the Champions League final this season. Red Devils coach Ferguson said that he would communicate with Real Madrid coach Mourinho and consult some experience about playing Barcelona.

Although Real Madrid was eliminated by Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League, Mourinho also defeated the same opponent in the Copa del Rey final, and Ferguson has a good relationship with the madman, so he will naturally talk about his experience playing Barcelona when chatting.

Ferguson said: "I talk to Jose (Mourinho) a lot, I talked to him last week."

"It's not like we haven't met Barcelona before, we've played against them and we've seen them a lot this season. But we will talk about any information because Jose will be very helpful to me in this regard."

At Wembley on May 5, Manchester United will challenge Barcelona as the number one favorite. Ferguson said that confidence is very important. "I don't think we can go to the final without confidence. Barcelona have been in great form this season and we're playing against a phenomenal team."

"But they can't scare us, we won't be scared, against Barcelona, ​​we need to figure out how to do it. Last time we played against them, we were favorites, maybe we have more experience, but they are definitely at their peak .”

"At the beginning of the season, if you were looking ahead to the final, you would think Barcelona would go in because they were on a level that everyone could see. But we had a very good away game in Europe and we found a way to play away, Wendy said. Bulley is neutral ground, but we will be well prepared."

In addition to Mourinho, former Manchester United star Ronaldo may also be able to give the Red Devils some advice, but the Portuguese is still angry, and when he mentions Barcelona, ​​he complains about the referee.

Ronaldo warned United that in order to beat Barcelona, ​​they must first beat the referee: "I don't want to believe that there is a black hand behind all this, but something happened," said the Portuguese. "So many things in such a short period of time. , it is difficult to understand. Barcelona is a good team but they have a lot of help behind them, this is not new, for Barcelona's opponents, sometimes, the game is the impossible task."

If Manchester United wins the championship, Ferguson will win the Champions League trophy for the fifth time, which no one can match in the history of the Premier League, even Liverpool dynasty coach Paisley can't do it.However, Ferguson's focus has now shifted to the Premier League, and the battle between Manchester United and Chelsea this weekend is very critical.

"Compared to last year, the situation is very different, when we lost to Bayern and then immediately played Chelsea, the players were very tired in the first half, but this Sunday we will have a healthy team and we will give it our all. go."

This game against Schalke is the 250th European game under the command of Ferguson. In the last four seasons, Manchester United has reached the Champions League final three times, which is a manifestation of the old coach's strategizing ability.Talking about sending substitutes to play, Ferguson said: "It is not an easy decision to rest some players in this game, but the loss to Arsenal at the weekend forced me to make this choice."

The battle with Chelsea at Old Trafford is related to the final suspense of the Premier League title. Recently, Manchester United is fighting against a strong enemy. This time against Chelsea, who will have the last laugh!