Chapter 373 Forty-One Odds

Manchester United drew Rangers in the Champions League (the previous chapter was written as Celtic), which also made Manchester United fans very excited. In their view, Manchester United has booked its place in the Champions League quarter-finals in advance. The English media have also speculated on the prospects of the top eight of the Premier League's four giants.

The Guardian believes that Manchester United should be able to reach the quarterfinals if nothing unexpected happens. It cannot think of a reason why Manchester United was eliminated by Rangers. The Guardian believes that Manchester United has ushered in a turning point in the Champions League. Liverpool and Villarreal In the game, Liverpool basically has no suspense. This team that is good at cup competitions can definitely go further. Real Madrid has been relatively weak in the past two years, and Arsenal has a high probability of winning Real Madrid. Only Chelsea and Barcelona's prospects are not promising.

As the top two teams in winning odds, Chelsea is still not very optimistic. Although they are ranked second, Barcelona has Ronaldinho, the last World Footballer, recognized as the strongest player in the world.

Chelsea's odds have been lowered from the previous 5.50 to 7.00, which shows that bookmakers are not optimistic about their success in the showdown with Barcelona.

According to the Guardian, at least three teams in the Premier League will enter the Champions League quarter-finals, but Chelsea is basically not included.

What makes Manchester United fans depressed is that Manchester United's odds of winning the championship are actually 41.00, ranking fifth from the bottom among the 16 teams. Such odds mean that betting companies are not optimistic that Manchester United will reach the end. After all, they will still be eliminated at some point.

But the odds don't necessarily mean they are accurate. The most valuable thing about Manchester United is that they have a championship heart.

"The winning odds are bullshit, just wait and see."

"How dare you rank Manchester United in 11th place."

"What did they base their odds on on 41? Is it possible that we are even lower than Villarreal? Oh my god"

However, Ferguson is not as angry as Manchester United fans. The less optimistic he is about winning the championship, the less pressure will be on Manchester United and him. Now that he has emerged from the group stage, it can be said that most of the tasks have been fulfilled, at least that guy Glazer Instead of chattering all day long, maybe Manchester United, who is traveling lightly, will achieve unexpected results?

Chelsea coach Mourinho angrily denounced Champions League conspiracy theories when the draw results came out.

"Someone doesn't want Chelsea to reach the quarter-finals."

"For two consecutive seasons, they have allowed Chelsea to meet the strongest opponents, and those shady activities are always everywhere."

"But Chelsea will not surrender, Chelsea can overcome all difficulties."

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The war in Europe has temporarily ceased, and no matter what, it will be left until February next year to see the outcome. Now the top four of the Premier League have returned to the league.

There are four teams: Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool. Chelsea and Manchester United are in the first group to win the championship, and Arsenal and Liverpool are in the second group. In the next Christmas schedule, whichever team falls behind early will be the winner. Say goodbye to the league championship.

In fact, Arsenal and Liverpool basically have no hope. In theory, there is no difference between hope and no hope. They cannot hope that Chelsea will capsize in the sewer.

Only Manchester United can still have such hope. The 4-point gap is not big, less than two goals, so Manchester United is more eager to continue to win with Chelsea than last season.

Next, Manchester United will face Everton at home and cannot afford to lose. Moyes' team has been very difficult to chew in the past two years, and Manchester United may not be easy to play at home.

In the middle of the week, Manchester United successfully entered the top 16 of the Champions League. Manchester United's morale was at its peak. Except for some flaws in the back line, the team's performance was quite perfect.

But Ferguson still has to consider the starting lineup.

Because Scholes and Giggs performed well in the Champions League, they were able to join the starting lineup, with Scholes replacing Smith and Giggs replacing Rooney.

It is very surprising that Rooney does not enter the starting lineup. After all, Rooney's performance in the Champions League is very vigorous.

The only reason why he is not in the starting lineup may just be because he cannot play at a high level every time he plays against Everton.

The biggest problem lies in the defense. After Ferdinand was injured, Ferguson reused Sylvester. When Brown was injured, he had almost no options.

There is still Pique in the team, but Ferguson still dare not put the 18-year-old Pique in the starting lineup. This is too risky, so he can only continue to put him in the League Cup and FA Cup to improve, or come on as a substitute. , so in the end Ferguson had to bite the bullet and let Sylvester go.

After Ferguson announced the starting list, the Manchester Evening News expressed concern, "It is understandable that Rooney is not used. After all, Xiaopang always performs unsatisfactorily when playing against Everton, but if he continues to use Sylvester, I feel that Sir Alex Ferguson still has the timing." The bomb is placed next to him. Look at his performance in the last few games. With him on the court, it seems that Manchester United is ready to concede the ball at any time."

"Sir Alexis is buying a good central defender. This guy is really unreliable."

How can central defenders be so easy to buy these days, Ferguson thought too, but recently he has become very close to another Frenchman Evra.

French media have revealed that Evra is likely to join Manchester United during the winter transfer period for a price of 5.5 million pounds.

However, for Manchester United, the left-back position is not in short supply, but the central defender position still needs to solve the problem. It would be okay if Ferdinand was not injured, but there is no reliable central defender to add now.

Everton is very low-key. Although Everton is currently ranked sixth in the standings, coach Moyes said at the pre-match press conference: "Everton's goal this year is to avoid relegation. We are still far away from the goal of relegation. Manchester United is very strong now, and it would be good if we could draw with them."

"I'm glad Rooney didn't play. He is a world-class player. Apart from him, Chinese Dong and Cristiano Ronaldo are both very dangerous figures, not to mention they also have experienced veterans like Giggs and Scholes in their team. "

Moyes complimented Manchester United and wanted to keep a low profile. In fact, he used the lineup with recent good results in this game, and he has used the 442 formation very well.

Before the game between Manchester United and Everton started, Chelsea won again. Chelsea defeated Wigan Athletic 1-0 at home. Following the winning goal in the last round to help the team defeat Middlesbrough, Blues captain Terry once again contributed a key goal in this game. Chelsea has not conceded a goal in the past 6 official games and has won 4 consecutive league games, and has won 11 consecutive games at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United must win against Everton at home, there is no way out