Chapter 457: Steady abuse of food, the best again!
The results of the Champions League semi-finals showdown were released, and fans from various clubs had mixed reactions.
Real Madrid fans think this is definitely a good sign!
After all, they have defeated Atletico Madrid in two Champions League finals and have a huge psychological advantage.
And Atletico Madrid fans also think this is a good draw.
Because they didn't have to reach the final, UEFA gave them a chance to take revenge!
They want to avenge their past humiliation in the two rounds of the Champions League semi-finals and pay back the humiliation of losing to Real Madrid in the two finals at once!
As for the Juventus fans who were drawn to Manchester United, the only "soft persimmon", they just knelt down in the living room!
“Wuhu!”
“The final is safe!”
Even though Manchester United has superstars like Ling Feng, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Rooney;
Even though Manchester United is dominating the Premier League this season and is unparalleled.
However, judging from paper strength and Champions League experience alone, Juventus definitely has the upper hand.
The key is that among the remaining three teams, Manchester United is obviously the weakest.
This is definitely a top pick!
In addition to the overjoyed fans, Pogba, the core midfielder of Juventus, couldn't wait to post his new hair style on his social media account, and then added a very aggressive text:
"I will do my best to help Juventus win the championship again!"
"As for some declining giants that relied on luck to reach the semi-finals, they will see the strength of Italy's greatest team!"
“FORZAJUVEN!”
Pogba, who is very evil and evil, is also very happy to be drawn against Manchester United.
You know, he has an extremely complicated entanglement with Manchester United.
From the moment he left Manchester United, he has never forgotten to prove to Manchester United and Ferguson what a wrong decision they made in not giving him the main position!
Of course, he has not forgotten the shame of being teased by Ling Feng in the international friendly match!
After that match, he secretly vowed that one day he would defeat Ling Feng head-on.
Finally!
Under the "arrangement" of UEFA, they are about to meet in the Champions League semi-finals!
This time, he must lead Juventus to defeat Manchester United and let the public know that he is better than Ling Feng!
For Manchester United fans, they are very open-minded.
The opponent Juventus is just like the other two opponents.
It’s not easy to play!
Ling Feng VS Pogba!
Ibrahimovic VS Higuain!
De Gea VS Buffon!
The passionate clash between the two sides, coupled with the Apennines' strongest shield facing off against Great Britain's sharpest sword, many people believe that such a draw result will definitely bring high ratings!
. . .
At the end of April, the season is coming to an end.
The competition for the championship in the five major leagues has reached a fierce stage.
A fierce battle between Monaco and Paris in the French Ligue 1 is in full swing. Juventus, Roma and Naples in the Italian Serie A are competing against each other. Real Madrid and Barcelona in the La Liga are still inextricably linked.
The championship suspense of these three leagues may come to the end. It will be revealed in one round.
The winner is basically decided between the Bundesliga and the Premier League.
Bayern in the Bundesliga has a huge lead as always, while Manchester United in the Premier League has secured its top spot in the league from the first round!
With the huge advantage in the league, everyone at Manchester United was surprised to find that they actually had the hope of winning the season's Triple Crown!
According to media reports, Manchester United's top management has made a promise to the head coach and players that if they can reach the Champions League final, they will receive additional Champions League bonuses.
For reaching the Champions League final, the head coach will be rewarded with one million pounds, and each player will be rewarded with 500,000 pounds!
If we can finally win the Champions League, the club will reward the head coach with a reward of three million pounds, and each player will be rewarded with a reward of one million pounds!
Although they have to pay such a large bonus, I believe both clubs hope that they will be the ones to pay.
Not to mention that the Champions League championship is the highest championship trophy and honor that a club can get. The income behind it alone is very generous.
You must know that the team that wins the Champions League will receive a total of approximately 55 million pounds in bonuses from this season's Champions League, in addition to other income such as tickets and broadcast dividends.
You know, according to a recent announcement by a statistical organization, as of the semi-finals, Manchester United, which has the largest number of fans in the world, ranked first in average ratings and average attendance in the Champions League this season. three!
Only some shows were robbed of more traffic and ratings.
Even so, according to preliminary statistics, Manchester United's revenue from the Champions League this season has exceeded 40 million pounds!
For a time, the entire club, both Carrington staff and fans, were discussing the topic of the Champions League.
However, before the much-anticipated Champions League semi-finals come, they still have to play two league games in the next week.
One away game against Burnley and one away game against Manchester City!
Speaking of which, neither game was easy to play.
Burnley is currently ranked fifteenth in the league. Although it is six points ahead of the relegation zone, the situation of relegation is excellent.
However, there is still the possibility of downgrade in theory.
The Premier League relegation team at the end of the season is also famous.
In order to stay in the Premier League next year and keep their high salary and jobs, everyone is like taking a shot.
Often at times like this, no one wants to run into them.
However, as a league giant and leader, Manchester United is certainly not afraid at all!
Arrived at Turf Moor Stadium, Mourinho also directly rested most of the main players and replaced them with a full substitute lineup.
Ling Feng, Ibrahimovic and other major players sat in the stands and watched the entire game.
Even if the league lead is as much as nine points, winning the championship is a foregone conclusion.
However, Mourinho did not dare to neglect in the away game against Burnley, who was trying their best to avoid relegation.
The league is a marathon, and there are always variables before crossing the finish line.
Especially at the last moment, you can’t relax!
As long as they score points steadily in the next few league rounds, they will be able to win the championship early, and they can also shift their attention earlier and concentrate on preparing for the Champions League!
So, Mourinho did not let the team take the initiative to attack, but very pragmatically set up a 451 formation and launched a defensive counterattack.
Seeing the league leader actually adopt this posture, Burnley, who had originally planned to shrink the defense and fight back, was also confused.
no? !
Isn’t Manchester United the team with the strongest offensive firepower in the Premier League? How about beating us, a small relegation team? !
However, seeing their opponent put on such a defensive posture, Burnley changed his mind and had another idea.
That’s not right!
Since the opponent does not have Ling Feng, Ibrahimovic, and Kante on the field, do we have a chance to score points in this game? !
Not to mention three points, getting one point is also a valuable bargaining chip for them to stay in the Premier League!
Thinking of this, the Burnley coach and players couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
However, the ideal is plump and the reality is skinny. When Burnley took the initiative to attack, they discovered a very serious problem:
Even if Ling Feng and Ibrahimovic were not on the court, their offensive capabilities were reduced by two. grade;
Even if Kante, known as the "first midfielder in the Premier League", is not sweeping the interceptions in the midfield;
Even if most of the opponent's main players are sitting on the bench and in the stands;
However, this team Manchester United is not something they can easily capture.
You know, sitting on the Manchester United coaching bench is Mourinho, the best defensive coach in the world!
The substitutes, who rarely got the chance to start, also worked hard.
Although when Van Gaal was in office, he attached great importance to the players' tactical execution and often guided players on how to move on the court.
However, since Mourinho took over, this defensive master has to pay more attention to the team's defensive position and area!
He will never allow players to easily leave the defensive zone they are responsible for during training and games, resulting in gaps and flaws in the entire defensive formation.
Under Mourinho's high demands day after day, the team's regional defense and defensive marking concentration have been improved to a certain extent.
In the second half of the season, although the team still conceded some goals, low-level mistakes were significantly reduced.
Under Burnley's not-so-sharp offense, Manchester United's defense was impregnable.
After being unable to attack for a long time, Burnley became more and more impatient.
On the contrary, Manchester United took advantage of the offensive and defensive transition opportunities after intercepting the ball in the midfield twice, and launched a very threatening and quick counterattack!
In the end, with Martial and Lingard scoring goals in the first and second half, Manchester United defeated Burnley 2-0 and escaped unscathed.
Secondly winning a mid-to-lower team like Burnley is another change Mourinho has brought to Manchester United.
Last season, Manchester United lost a lot of points to mid- and lower-tier teams because they had too much possession of the ball and were constipated offensively. The situation was often ugly and they couldn't abuse the opponent.
Abuse of food is a required course for strong teams to compete for the championship in the league!
Because, there are twenty teams in the league, and not every game will be against a championship opponent.
If you can't defeat your championship rivals head-on, then you can still get enough points for your team by beating them steadily!
After Mourinho took over, especially when the two offensive superstars Ling Feng and Ibrahimovic took turns taking turns, he made the team very utilitarian.
Often when facing teams in the middle and lower reaches of the league, he will not take the initiative to attack. Instead, he will directly give up possession of the ball and focus on counterattacks in transition between offense and defense.
The benefits of this are, in addition to being based on defense, ensuring In addition to not conceding too many goals on the road, they can also better utilize the team's technical characteristics.
Mourinho was able to win the league championship with every team in his coaching career because of his first-hand defense!
As the saying goes, offense wins games, defense wins championships!
On the day after the victory over Burnley, Ling Feng, Ibrahimovic, Kante, De Gea and other players came to London together to attend the annual PFA Awards Ceremony!
This is the third consecutive year that Ling Feng has participated in the PFA awards ceremony.
From the moment he got off the bus at the venue, he felt as if he was going home. He started signing autographs and taking photos with the fans who had been waiting on both sides for a long time. Then he posed with his girlfriend and took photos for reporters.
Later, in an interview with the host, Ling Feng also showed his strong confidence:
“This is your third time being selected, and you are confident that you will win the best player award again. ”
“Of course! I mean the other candidates are great, but I think I’m doing very well this season too”
The 2017 PFA Awards Ceremony is a night that belongs to Manchester United.
First of all, in the PFA Annual Team of the Year list announced earlier, the Red Devils Manchester United, who have basically locked up the league championship, have six players selected!
Goalkeeper: De Gea (Manchester United);
Defenders: Bailly (Manchester United), David Luiz (Chelsea), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielder: Hazard (Chelsea), Kante (Manchester United), Ling Feng (Manchester United), Mane (Liverpool);
Forwards: Kane (Tottenham), Ibrahimovic (Manchester United).
Superstars such as "Little Monster" Lukaku and Arsenal thigh Sanchez, who scored 24 league goals at Everton this season, all regretted not being selected for the best team.
Secondly, Ling Feng’s idol and former Red Devils No. 7 "heartthrob" Beckham won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
He even got a special trophy with his signature free kick!
When it came time to award the Young Player of the Year award, it was just as Ling Feng expected.
Due to some unspoken rule that he can only win the award two consecutive years, this year he was not even included in the shortlist of PFA Young Player of the Year.
This award, which he has monopolized for two full years, was awarded to the "Great British Striker" Harry Kane, who performed extremely well at Tottenham this season.
So far, Kane, who has lost to Ling Feng in this award in the past two years, finally won the PFA Young Player of the Year award at the age of 23!
The highlight of the awards ceremony is naturally the presentation of the best players of the year.
Even though everyone has expected the result
The host first played the highlights of the six best candidates on the big screen.
Then, this year’s award-winning guests were invited to the stage.
It is worth mentioning that this year’s award guest changed from Ferguson last year to David Beckham!
It must be said that Manchester United, as the most successful club in England, has an unparalleled status in football
With a ponytail, Beckham is still extremely handsome, and his face is full of youth. came to the stage and took the envelope with the award results.
"The winner of the 2017 PFA Player of the Year is..."
Seeing that Beckham was still not showing off, many people off the stage pouted.
Everyone present knew what the name he was about to say was.
"Ling Feng!!!"
As expected, there were no surprises.
If he achieves the miracle of scoring 30 goals and assists in the Premier League in a single season, but fails to win the PFA Player of the Year, then this is simply the biggest shady story in British football!
Amidst the warm applause of the audience, Ling Feng, wearing a custom-made black suit by Armani, stepped onto the stage and received the trophy representing the best in the Premier League from his football idol and first love Beckham. !
So far, he has become the third player after Thierry Henry and Ronaldo to win the PFA Player of the Year award for two consecutive years!
When receiving the award, in addition to thanking his family, girlfriend, club and teammates, Ling Feng also specially thanked Mourinho, who was sitting in the audience with a smile on his face:
"If Ze, thank you very much for your trust in me.”
"He knows very well what he wants from the players. He is eager to win and instills the belief and courage to win into the team."
"The players are willing to train hard for the team. Go all out in the game and hit the championship trophy.”
“So, I hope we can continue to work together to win everything for Manchester United!”
Hearing this, Mourinho frowned. As soon as I picked it, my heart was filled with waves.
You know, this sentence was the line he used to recruit Ling Feng.
He didn't expect that Ling Feng still remembered it in his heart.
This boy is really good.
As his thoughts were turning, he stood up quickly and applauded his beloved disciple regardless of others' opinions.
The next second, the entire venue burst into warm applause again!
(End of this chapter)