Chapter 152 He Has No Talent

Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha both played in the FA Cup rematch in the middle of the week. The two showed their prowess and scored twice at the same time, helping Manchester United eliminate Exeter City with a score of 4:0 and preventing Manchester United from advancing in the third round of the FA Cup. Just capsize in the gutter.

However, dealing with Exeter City itself should not wait until the rematch to solve the problem. The opponent should be sent back when they play at Old Trafford for the first time. Manchester United also let some players play one more game for this reason. This is very bad for Manchester United, which has a tight schedule.

However, both Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha have recovered their form, which is a good thing for Manchester United. At least there are four forwards to choose from on the front line.

Against Aston Villa at home on the weekend, Ferguson continued to let Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha start the game. As a result, they lived up to Sir Alex Ferguson's expectations. The two continued to score one goal each and were in excellent condition. Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo were both on the bench for 90 minutes.

Recently, the two of them have been holding the main position. Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha can hardly appear. Now it is their turn to taste the taste of being a substitute.

But the two of them were not unhappy, because only playing in a real tough battle was a symbol of status.

That's why they were so calm when they entered the starting lineup before the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals started at home.

You have to admit that it is really unimaginable that two 19-year-old players can hold down the world-class Ruud van Nistelrooy and the continent-class Saha to become Manchester United's main force.

The day before the game, Mourinho was still wondering which two forwards Ferguson would send on the field. He needed to formulate tactics in advance. He more recognized the combination of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rooney. However, when he saw the starting list on the day of the game, he once again thought I saw Dong Fangzhuo's name.

"It's this guy again."

"I almost got screwed by this guy last time. I still haven't figured out why Bridge was so frustrated when defending him..."

Seeing Dong Fangzhuo’s name,

Mourinho will never put Bridge in the starting lineup. He doesn't trust Bridge at all.

Perhaps Bridge started to lose Mourinho's trust in the last game this season. He chose to let Gala play left back and let Bridge sit on the bench. As for the central defender position, let Ferreira partner Terry, and let Glen Johnson start at right back.

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Ferguson gave a fatal order to this game and must eliminate Chelsea to advance to the League Cup final.

Although Arsenal lost the game unexpectedly in the last round of the league, allowing Manchester United to overtake Arsenal and climb to second place in the league, there is still a gap of six points from Chelsea at the top. This is simply An insurmountable gap. Although Ferguson has always said that there is a chance to overtake Chelsea, but with Chelsea's stability in the league, it is too difficult to surpass.

Therefore, Ferguson is particularly interested in the League Cup this year. If he can reach the semi-finals, he does not want to miss the final. Liverpool defeated Watford the day earlier and has already advanced to the final. He does not mind leading Manchester United to the third time this season. Do it with Liverpool.

Manchester United's form and results are second only to Chelsea. In the last 13 games, they have 10 wins and 3 draws and remain undefeated. The state is no less good than the level of winning championships in previous years. Ferguson also understands that Chelsea is better than Manchester United now. After defeating Portsmouth 3-0, Chelsea has won 13 and drawn 2 in the last 15 league games, making it invincible.

No matter how you look at it, Manchester United is still lagging behind Chelsea.

If we don't reserve a spot for the League Cup final, it's very likely that the season will be empty.

What is good for Ferguson is that this League Cup contest with Chelsea is the 11th time Ferguson has participated in the semi-finals of a domestic cup. Surprisingly, Ferguson has won the previous 10 times, even if he faced an opponent last season. When defeating Arsenal, whose record is soaring, Sir Alex Ferguson still has a way to overcome the enemy.

Therefore, at Manchester United's home court, he is still strolling around.

However, Sir Alex Ferguson still complimented Mourinho: "This young man is very confident and has enough sense of humor. Under his influence, this Chelsea team is almost the strongest in the history of the club."

Ferguson's words are not like sugar-coated bullets. His psychological warfare has always been extremely effective, but it is difficult for him to gain the upper hand over the Portuguese.

On the day of the match, Old Trafford also welcomed a very important guest, the world champion Diego Maradona. Maradona was in Manchester for an event and stopped by Old Trafford to watch this world-famous match.

Naturally, he was also surrounded by media reporters for interviews, and then asked Maradona to evaluate the three players in Manchester United's frontcourt.

Maradona is obviously familiar with Rooney and Ronaldo and was quick to give his assessment.

"Rooney will be as great as Bobby Charlton. He can help England regain their dream of winning the World Cup. His potential is immeasurable. Rooney is a phenomenal player and he has received huge honors in a short period of time. But. He needs to focus all on football, which is very difficult because the pressure on players is greater now than when I was playing football."

"Cristiano Ronaldo is also a fantastic player. He has the footwork of a South American player and the physical fitness of a European player. He can definitely grow into a world-class winger."

"So, where is the Chinese director?"

"Chinese director?" Maradona frowned obviously, and then answered honestly: "Compared with Rooney and Ronaldo, he has no talent, but he is very professional, hard-working, and has a fighting spirit. He can also score goals, but that's all. I think Ferguson has great trust in him, but if I were him, I would unswervingly put Ruud van Nistelrooy at the top instead of Dong. You know, Ruud van Nistelrooy is the most important player this season. The top scorer in the Champions League! I don’t believe he dares not to use Ruud van Nistelrooy in the next knockout rounds of the Champions League.”

"Just like this game, Ruud Ruud should start."

Unfortunately, he is not Ferguson.

Ferguson still chose Dong Fangzhuo as the arrow at the front, and adjusted the formation again before the game. When he played against Chelsea and Liverpool before, he tried to play 4231, 4321 or 433, and the results were very good. This time, he simply continued Let Rooney appear at the left winger position, and make the positions of Ronaldo and Rooney more flexible.

On Manchester United's bench, there are four big names sitting on the bench of Giggs, Gary Neville, Saha and Ruud Ruud who are returning from injury...

At Chelsea, Gudjohnsen's starting position was finally snatched away by Drogba and became a substitute...

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