I am the king of football

Chapter 379 The final is coming
Today, the impact of yesterday's heavy rain has completely dissipated, and the bustle in Manchester has subsided. After Manchester United defeated Manchester City at home, the city was still filled with a sea of ​​red until late last night.

Today, the front-page news in all major newspapers and magazines on the streets are surprisingly consistent. The photo of Qin Hu, who scored the final goal and performed a hat trick, has become the unified front-page photo.

"Securing the championship, Manchester United is far ahead this season!"

"He scored two hat tricks, the Manchester Blue Moon Killer!"

"Nothing can stop him. Overlord Qin has become the new flag of Manchester United!"

Everyone's opinions were surprisingly consistent. Nothing is more memorable than a player helping the team to kill the enemy twice. This season's debate over which of the two top signings, Manchester United or Manchester City, has greater potential to be a superstar has come to an end.

Qin Hu is being reported everywhere, discussed everywhere, and desired everywhere. From eliminating Real Madrid to now defeating Manchester City twice, Qin Hu has become the hottest star in the entire Premier League.

Against this backdrop, the attention received by the entire Manchester United team has also increased. With the draw for the Champions League quarter-finals approaching, the fact that the Red Devils defeated Manchester City, who are in second place in the league, with such a huge advantage itself demonstrates their strength.

Although all other Premier League teams have been eliminated before the quarter-finals this season, Manchester United, which is still left, is once again regarded as the favorite to reach the Champions League final.

It was amid such public opinion that Manchester United held the latest draw ceremony three days after resuming training.

This time, not many players followed Ferguson to the draw ceremony. The team's captain Vidic, midfielder Carrick, Qin Hu and Van Persie followed their coach.

After a round of fierce fighting, there are only eight teams left competing in the Champions League.

In addition to Manchester United, there are also old giants such as Bayern Munich, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, as well as strong teams such as Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain.

One of the remaining two teams is the La Liga dark horse Malaga, and the other is no stranger to Manchester United players. It is the Galatasaray team that they had defeated twice in the group stage. They eliminated the Bundesliga powerhouse Schalke 04 in the round of and successfully entered the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

In general, this season's Champions League has fewer strong teams than in previous seasons, but there are still top teams like the Red Devils, the Southern Kings and the Universe.

However, when the draw ceremony officially began, it was obvious that UEFA did not want to continue to jeopardize the influential giants before entering the truly heavyweight showdown such as the semi-finals.

Bayern Munich drew Juventus, the only old lady in Serie A this season, while Barcelona drew Paris Saint-Germain, the emerging rich team in Ligue 1. If these two matchups can be considered as strong clashes, the match between Dortmund and Galatasaray and Manchester United and Malaga seems to be less interesting.

As if to compensate for Manchester United, who had to face the Galacticos to qualify, they did not draw Galatasaray, which is recognized as the weakest among the eight teams, but did draw Malaga, which has the last overall strength. When the draw results were announced, people could clearly see the sadness on the face of the Malaga coach and Ferguson's smile.

In the coming period, Manchester United must quickly secure the league title and compete for the League Cup. It will be very difficult if the opponents in the Champions League are too strong. But now, no matter what kind of dark horse Malaga is, Manchester United, who has already experienced the baptism of La Liga defending champion Real Madrid, is not really afraid.

That day, after returning to Manchester, Ferguson accepted interviews from the media.

"I am very happy with the result of this draw, but now is not the time to discuss this. In the next week we will have the League Cup final and the league match that is likely to decide the league championship. My attention and that of the team are focused on this."

Facing the camera, media reporters found that Ferguson, who had been bitter and resentful in recent years, has become more and more fond of laughing this season. He seems to have become the humorous and occasionally sarcastic old man he used to be.

"Please pay attention to the new week's events~" The camera returns to Manchester United's training ground. After eliminating Chelsea and reversing Swansea, Manchester United has reached the last battle of the League Cup. They will face Bradford from the English League Two at Wembley Stadium.

Yes, you are right. One of the two teams in this deadly League Cup final is actually a team from the fourth-tier league in England. The last time a fourth-tier team made it to the League Cup final was 51 years ago.

Starting from the first round of the League Cup, Bradford seemed to have turned on a cheat code and eliminated six opponents in a row to stand on the stage of the League Cup final.

They did not face weak teams from lower-level leagues all the way. On the way to the final, they successively eliminated Watford, Aston Villa, Wigan Athletic and other teams that have been in the Premier League for many years.

But what is more worthy of special mention is their match against Arsenal in the League Cup quarter-final. The desperate Bradford team tied the Gunners 1-1 for 6 minutes, and finally eliminated their opponents with a penalty shootout victory. This battle was once on the main pages of major newspapers. After all, the story of a fourth-level team defeating the Premier League BIG is inspiring no matter how you look at it.

It is precisely because this team has experience of defeating Arsenal that the media reporters did not report this League Cup final one-sidedly. If Manchester United did not take it seriously, they might really fall.

Ferguson obviously thought so too. Bradford's team relied on strong mental strength, which was the most difficult to break through. This made him analyze the opponent's style of play very seriously during training and constantly adjust the team's formation.

When the day before the match arrived, Sir Alex Ferguson stood in front of everyone in the conference room again.

"We will play 4132 in tomorrow's game."

Clicking on the whiteboard, Ferguson looked at his disciples.

"Our opponent is a respectable team. They came from the fourth-tier league to face us, so I ask each of you to be fully focused and professional in the game!"

"Understood, Boss!"

First talking about respect, then talking about victory, Ferguson then began to announce the team's starting lineup.

"Qin and Hernandez are the two forwards, Nani, Carrick and Rooney are the three midfielders, and Fletcher is the defensive midfielder."

Van Persie has not recovered yet because of the tackle he received in the Manchester City game. Ferguson did not want to risk aggravating his injury in the forward line, so he used real main players in other positions. As for Fletcher, he performed well after his appearance in the last game and got a chance to start in this game.

"The back four is Butner, Phil Jones, Maguire, Evra, and goalkeeper De Gea."

Nothing is more suitable for training young people than such an important game where the opponent is not very strong. Butner and Maguire, two regular substitutes, were directly put in the starting positions by Ferguson. When they heard their names, their eyes shone with excitement.

"This is our last game in the League Cup. You will face this final at Wembley in front of countless people. Don't let our fans down. I hope I can still hear you shouting that we are the champions after the game!!!"

"clear!!!"

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