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Volume 1 Chapter 850 Manchester United is upset in the League Cup

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    Liverpool's draw with Birmingham at home is definitely another upset, and this upset is even worse than the away game with Porto and the away game with Portsmouth. With Birmingham's strength, there is no possibility of scoring points at Anfield, but football  It's so magical that an impossible draw actually happened.  In the last focus battle of the seventh round, Chelsea, which lacked Mourinho, naturally lost to Ferguson's Manchester United. In the 11 meetings between Mourinho and Ferguson, Mourinho achieved 6 wins and 4 draws.  With a good result of 1 loss, Ferguson's only victory was a 1-0 victory over the Blues at home with Fletcher's weird goal in November 2005.  After Mourinho left, Ferguson immediately found the feeling of winning.  After winning this battle, Manchester United has won four consecutive victories. In terms of points, it is only one point less than Liverpool. It has the same points as Arsenal and 6 points more than Chelsea, which has one game less.  In the seventh round of the Premier League, Chelsea was not the only loser. Liverpool's points lead was also eroded, but the biggest loser was Chelsea.  Although Liverpool's state is poor, after this round, they will usher in their greatest striker Chen Yu. With Chen Yu, it is difficult for Liverpool to capsize in the gutter. Their stamina is still obvious in the future, and Chelsea  After Mourinho left, assistant coach Israeli Grant simply did not have the ability to control the Blues superstar, and his future prospects were slim. Even if Abramovich immediately found a second Mourinho, it would be impossible to play a dominant role.  game, it can be said that the Blues¡¯ championship dream today is definitely shattered.  After the game, "Sky Sports" believed that Grant was far behind Mourinho in player selection and formation. As an assistant coach, he is actually more suitable to go to a small club for training instead of directly becoming a coach.  As a head coach of a wealthy club, such pressure is simply not something a novice like him can bear, nor is it what he should bear.  "The Times" believes that the first seven rounds of the Premier League are a stage. In this stage, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal made mistakes successively and missed the opportunity to get rid of their opponents. In the end, the league pattern is still the top four. Who is it?  There is no way to throw away the competition, but compared to the other three giants with stable management and coaching staff, Chelsea is at great risk of falling behind, unless Chelsea's acting head coach Grant can play at a level close to Mourinho's.  After the seventh round of the league, although there is no Champions League game in the middle of the week, the Premier League giants continue the arduous schedule of double matches a week, and they will continue to fight in the League Cup.  The League Cup is not valued by the wealthy clubs, but it is definitely not good to give up easily, because the League and the Champions League are not only fiercely competitive, but also have a lot of luck. The reason why we do not give up the League Cup and other useless competitions now is to prevent the League and the Champions League from being eliminated later.  Rather than getting nothing in the end, being able to win a cup championship at that time will also be a highlight of the season, and at least it can silence some troublesome fans.  Liverpool and Arsenal faced strong opponents in the third round of the League Cup.  Arsenal is going to play the Magpies, and Liverpool's opponent is Reading, both Premier League teams, while Manchester United and Chelsea are playing against the English Championship teams Coventry and Hull City. If Liverpool and Arsenal want to continue to the next round, they need  If there is one and a half main lineups, then Manchester United and Chelsea can solve the problem by sending a second team.  For events like the League Cup, even if the opponent is a Premier League team, Liverpool would not take it too seriously in normal times. However, because of three consecutive draws before, Liverpool can no longer afford to lose a game. This League Cup is a very special one.  Benitez also acted very cautiously. Although he did not send all the main players to play, he still played half of the main players. Chen Yu also sat on the bench to hold down the battle. Once the situation was unfavorable, Benitez planned to let Chen Yu go up and break the ball.  deadlock.  Liverpool and Reading have only met 4 times in history, and the first 3 matches were all last season. Liverpool maintained an undefeated record. Coincidentally, the two sides also met in the third round of the League Cup last season.  As a result, Liverpool won 4-3 at home and eliminated Reading.  In this game, the coaches of both teams made extensive adjustments to their lineups.  Reading's Koper made 8 adjustments to the starting lineup, while Benitez went one step further and made 9 changes to the starting lineup. Arbeloa and Benayoun both wore the Red Army for the first time.  The jersey debuted in the League Cup. Aurelio got the starting opportunity for the first time this season, and three young people, Itangjie, Lucas and Leto, made their Red Army debut.  Only 2 minutes into the game, Kuyt was brought down by Bikay when he brought the ball into the penalty area, but the Cameroonian took the lead. There was no foul dispute. Kuyt was slightly injured after being tackled and needed simple treatment before putting in the ball.  Contest.  After that, the game fell into a stalemate. Reading still had a slight advantage, but neither side had a shot in more than 10 minutes.  In the 21st minute, Halls made a pass from the right, and Lita's header from 6 meters hit the ground at a slightly positive angle but was confiscated by Itangjie.  In the 23rd minute, Benayoun suddenly stepped forward to steal the ball from the right side and then dunked Bikai beautifully, 17 seconds from the edge of the penalty area.The right foot rubbed the bottom of the ball and scored exquisitely. This was also the first League Cup goal scored by the Israeli international for the Red Army after joining Liverpool.  In the 25th minute, Kuyt got rid of Bikai at the front of the penalty area and then turned around and shot a low shot slightly wide.  In the 28th minute, Shorey took a corner kick from the right and was pushed out by Sissoko. Conway volleyed the far corner with his left foot from 17 meters on the left. Itangjie was unable to make a save because there was a Reading player in front of him.  , the ball went straight into the lower right corner of the goal, and the referee Atkinson ruled that the goal was valid.  In the first half of the game, the two teams entered the halftime break with a score of 1-1.  Although the score was a draw, Reading actually had the upper hand on the scene, which made Benitez unable to calm down. The previous three consecutive draws were all tied in the first half when they were unable to take the lead. In the second half, the opponent's confidence increased and they were tied.  This time Benitez decided to use his trump card. He sent Chen Yu on at the beginning of the second half and replaced Kuyt, who was slightly injured, to rest.  The effect of Chen Yu¡¯s appearance was immediate. In the 48th minute, Leto stole the ball from the left side of the midfielder and passed it through. Chen Yu resisted Duberry¡¯s personal defense and scored the leading goal with a low shot with his right foot from 13 meters away.  In the 63rd minute, the tenacious Reading equalized again. Shorey took a corner kick from the right and Yi Tangjie hit the ball. After Halls' shot from 10 meters was blocked, he shot with his right foot to help the team equalize the score for the second time.  However, Chen Yu did not let the Liverpool people wait too long. In the 72nd minute, Benayoun made a long pass to the left. Riise, who came on as a substitute, broke through from the left and passed back. Chen Yu hit the goal with his right foot from 12 meters away from the left.  Open twice.  In the 80th minute, Gerrard, who had just come on as a substitute, made a direct pass from his own half. Chen Yu countered offside and successfully passed Federici and then easily pushed past Federici to complete his personal hat trick and expand the score to 4:2.  ¡° Benitez then replaced Chen Yu and asked Wolenin to warm up.  With a gap of two points, Reading also lost confidence in winning. In the end, Liverpool defeated Reading 4-2 in an away game to advance to the fourth round. With this victory, Liverpool finally broke the bad luck of three consecutive draws.  , back on the track of victory.  Arsenal, who played against Liverpool at the same time, also sent in substitutes and the second team. However, facing Newcastle, which had almost all the main players, Arsenal's young people easily won and reached the fourth round of the League Cup.  Although Chelsea is coached by an assistant coach and the players in the team are emotionally unstable, it is still effortless to beat a British Championship team like Hull City and advance to the fourth round.  Originally, everyone thought that Manchester United, which was in full form now, would definitely pass the test as easily as the other three giants, but no one expected that Manchester United would fall at the feet of the English Championship team Coventry on their doorstep.  Manchester United¡¯s record in the League Cup has always been poor, having only won the championship twice in 46 years.  Playing as the defending champion last season, they barely eliminated Crewe in overtime in the third round and were eliminated in the fourth round by Southend United, the bottom team of the English Championship.  But now Manchester United is in very good shape. The four young people starting Pique, Anderson, Eagles and Dongfang Zhuo are also talented teenagers with considerable strength. Although they do not cooperate well with several substitutes and several main players, they still have a good performance.  It¡¯s not like they can¡¯t even beat a Championship team.  There were 74,055 fans present to watch the game, including 10,000 Coventry fans, and the rest were all Manchester United fans. With so many fans present, they would never have thought that Manchester United would not be able to beat Coventry, even if it was at their own doorstep.  Sir Alex wants to train, but he probably won't think about losing.  Before the game, Ferguson had passionately mobilized the teams participating in the League Cup. Ferguson said that when Charlton was young, although he could not play in the game, he encouraged himself almost every day: "Believe in yourself Bobby, you will get  Opportunity.¡± In Ferguson¡¯s view, Charlton¡¯s words are of great help to today¡¯s young people. ¡°The principle is the same. Be confident in yourself first, and when the opportunity comes, you must seize it.¡± But the result is this.  Cruel, the young people of Manchester United did not seize a single opportunity. However, a Maltese man named Mifsud from Coventry did seize the opportunity. He defeated Manchester United with two goals and made the 10,000 Coventry fans present.  The fans chanted long live the game, and more than 60,000 Red Devils fans cursed in unison.  After the game, Ferguson couldn't hide his disappointment. Of course, he was not disappointed about being eliminated from the League Cup. Manchester United currently does not have the ability to fight on multiple fronts. First of all, many of the team's main players are in the recovery period of recovering from injuries or just coming back, and their status cannot be guaranteed.  Neville and Hargreeves are missing from the midfield and backfield, and Solskjaer's sudden retirement also disrupted Sir Alex Ferguson's plans.  Therefore, being eliminated from the League Cup is not the end of the world. Instead, it helps Ferguson. He does not have to worry about this extra useless event, which is conducive to allowing Giggs and other veterans to maintain their physical fitness and condition in the league.  What disappoints Ferguson is the performance of young people. After the game, Ferguson hinted that the newcomers only have a chance to play in the reserve team. The league still needs to test the support of veterans. If the young people cannot stand up, there is nothing he can do.  League Cup vs. giantsAs far as the team is concerned, they are just useless. Arsenal, Chelsea, and Liverpool will not get much praise if they advance. Manchester United is eliminated. At most, the fans will curse a few words at the time, which will be forgotten in two days. However, this League Cup has had a lot of impact on the newcomers.  After the game, Pique, who felt that there was no hope of playing the main role in the first team, decided to leave Manchester United. Dongfang Zhuo also understood that he could not gain a foothold in Manchester United and was ready to find another way out.  Dongfang Zhuo's departure caused no loss to Manchester United, but Pique's departure caused Manchester United to lose a future world-class central defender, which Ferguson never expected.
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