host must win

Chapter 500 Difficult situation

Although Ferguson is already doing his best to prepare for the next devil's schedule, but when manpower is exhausted, when Ferguson led a fierce battle in the Netherlands and returned to the UK with exhausted Manchester United, he had to carry out a large rotation. Leading the team with very few main players, they played in the FA Cup semi-finals at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

As a result, after a boring battle, Manchester United, who almost played as the second team, finally lost with a score of 0:1.

In this regard, Ferguson is also very helpless.Because according to the current state, it is impossible for him to play with all the main players in every game.Even if he knows that as long as they beat Newcastle, Manchester United can break into this year's FA Cup final.

Although the FA Cup is an event with a profound heritage, compared with the Premier League champions and Champions League champions, its status is obviously inferior, and it can be given up.

Of course, Ferguson would be very happy to see if Manchester United, who played on the bench, can beat Newcastle to reach the final.

It is a pity that the current Manchester United team is obviously impossible to beat a traditional Premier League team like Newcastle with a substitute lineup.

Especially this Newcastle team is extremely desperate!
After 32 league rounds this season, Newcastle only ranks 11th in the league. In the UEFA Cup, they also lost to Sporting Lisbon in the quarter-finals and missed the semi-finals. The FA Cup is already the last championship they can compete for.

Therefore, in this semi-final, Manchester United, who played almost as a substitute, has shown a very tenacious fighting spirit and strong combat effectiveness, but in the end Newcastle scored 1 goal and was killed.

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Although being out of the FA Cup made Ferguson a little unhappy, it was within his expectations and acceptable.

What really disappointed Ferguson was that United failed to score three points at Goodison Park in midweek.

In the 34th round of the Premier League, the top four of the Premier League will fight against each other. The top Chelsea will face the third Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, while the fourth ranked Everton will face the second Manchester United at home.

Everton has not won Manchester United in the past 10 years, and they hope to win and secure the fourth place in the league.Captain Stubbs and full-back Pistone were both absent due to injuries, and Watson and Yabo replaced the starters; Beatty returned to the bench after recovering from a knee injury, while Osman and the 4-year-old teenager Vaughan were on the bench.

For Manchester United, Ferguson has almost the entire main lineup.Howard in goal, Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic and Heinze in defense, Roy Keane, Scholes and Yin Jun in midfield, Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo in front .

After the opening, Everton contained the offensive of Manchester United with fierce tackles and tried to hit the opponent with a high ball.The game has been played at a high tempo.

In the 8th minute, Roy Keane knocked down Cahill while competing for a high ball in the front court. The two sides had a dispute and pushed each other, but referee Dodd finally calmed down.

In the first half, although the two sides had mutual offensives, they failed to break through the opponent's goal and entered the intermission with a score of 0:0.

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After the start of the second half, Manchester United took the lead and almost scored first.In the 49th minute, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rooney cooperated skillfully and passed the ball to Scholes in the penalty area, but Martin quickly attacked and blocked Scholes' shot from 12 yards in front of the goal.

Manchester United, who missed a great opportunity, soon suffered a blow.In the 55th minute, Ronaldo fouled Kilbani, Arteta passed a free kick from the left into the penalty area, and Duncan Ferguson got rid of Ferdinand's header from 8 yards in front of the goal.

Manchester United, who fell behind in the score, launched a fierce offensive against Everton's goal, but although Everton has been suppressed on the inside scene, it is difficult to get a chance.

After 70 minutes of the game, the Manchester United players who were unable to score a goal to equalize the score were a little out of balance, which also cost Manchester United a huge price.

In the 72nd minute, just as Ferguson replaced Heinze with Giggs and was about to launch an offensive, there was an unexpected scene. Gary Neville kicked the ball into the audience when the ball was dead on the sidelines and was directly red carded by the referee Dodd. Sent off.

For Gary Neville's stupid approach, Ferguson on the sidelines was so angry that he almost scolded his mother.Because in the eyes of the old man, this almost ruined Manchester United's last hope.

If Gary Neville hadn't been sent off like this, with Manchester United's strength, it is entirely possible to equalize the score in the remaining [-] minutes of the game, or even reverse the game.

But after Gary Neville was sent off, Manchester United, which was at a disadvantage in numbers, lost the initiative on the field.

Everton is in excellent form this season and currently ranks fourth in the Premier League standings. Manchester United failed to take advantage when the number of players was equal, let alone playing one less player now.

Before the end of the game, Manchester United was hit hard again. Scholes was sent off by the referee after receiving his second yellow card for a foul.

In the end, Manchester United lost with a score of 0:1 and suffered their third defeat in the Premier League this season.

The only thing that comforted Ferguson and Manchester United was that Chelsea and Arsenal scored a goalless draw at Stamford Bridge. Manchester United was not widened and still retained the final hope of winning the championship.

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Continuous fierce battles have made Manchester United's lineup short of major generals.Especially in the 35th round of the Premier League against Newcastle at home, in addition to Giggs who was injured before, Ruud van Nistelrooy was injured in the pre-match training.Coupled with Gary Neville and Scholes who were suspended due to red cards, Manchester United almost injured half of the main lineup.

However, whether it is to avenge the loss to the opponent in the FA Cup a week ago, or to maintain the hope of winning the league with the last point, Ferguson cannot allow the team to miss again in this game.

Therefore, in this game, the main players, including Yin Jun, Rooney, and Ronaldo, all went into battle.

However, when the game progressed to the 27th minute, Manchester United suffered an unexpected blow.Phil Neville passed back to Howard, and the American made a hasty clearance and was cut off by Ambrose. The latter broke into the penalty area after a one-two with Ameobi, and calmly pushed his left foot into the net from 12 yards in front of the goal.

Ferguson on the sidelines jumped his feet angrily. He had already made up his mind to clean out the two goalkeepers in the team in the summer.

Fortunately, in the next game, Yin Jun played a key role again, with two passes and one shot, assisting Rooney and Wes Brown respectively, and he scored the goal to seal the victory, helping Manchester United beat Newcastle 3:1.

In addition to the make-up match against Chelsea, with 4 rounds left in the league, Manchester United is chasing Chelsea with 83 points with 85 points.

(End of this chapter)