our champion dream

Chapter 151 Champions League
At the last moment of the game, Li Xiaoming was also replaced by Ferguson with Scholes.As the game got better, Li Xiaoming became the absolute main force of the team, while Scholes was getting older and his running ability was not as good as in previous years, so in the second half of the league, he was more responsible for a midfield substitute character of.

Counting injury time, Game 5 has less than [-] minutes left.At this time, Manchester United is still two goals ahead, even if the core is replaced, it will not affect the overall situation.

Next, Manchester United will face the double challenge of the league and the Champions League. They still have four rounds of the league and the next round of semi-finals. The main players, especially the core players, must maintain sufficient physical fitness. It is also good for a particularly good Li Xiaoming to rest for 3 minutes.

When Li Xiaoming was substituted, he walked slowly to the sidelines. This time, there were no Chelsea players urging him. Many Chelsea players were expressionless and dull-eyed—they had already resigned themselves to their fate.

Instead of fighting to the death in this game, it is better to maintain the current advantage. As long as they don't make mistakes, then the championship must be theirs.

Although I really don't want to admit the loss of this game, it is true that Manchester United performed better.

Li Xiaoming walked off the field, high-fived Scholes to complete the handover, and then he raised his hands to applaud the fans in the stands.

The performance of these Manchester United fans is not inferior to the players on the pitch.They are the No.12 people Manchester United can win.

A large number of people, wearing red jerseys, became a beautiful landscape in the stands of Old Trafford Stadium.

So Li Xiaoming applauded these fans.

And they also applauded for Li Xiaoming.Li Xiaoming's passing shot helped Manchester United keep their last hope of the league title.

"Ferguson used up the last substitution in the game. He replaced Li Xiaoming with Scholes. It is impossible to replace Li Xiaoming with a defender to strengthen the defense, because there are no more backup defenders available on the bench..." He Ping said.

"Li Xiaoming's performance in this game is of course very good. In the Champions League game, Rooney's goal was assisted by Li Xiaoming, which helped Manchester United take the lead. But in today's decisive Manchester United game, facing the aggressive home team , Li Xiaoming made every effort to turn the tide, passed shots and made contributions, stabilized the morale of the army, and brought Manchester United a very precious victory. If Manchester United can reverse and win the championship in the end, then Li Xiaoming has contributed a lot..."

He Ping has never been stingy when it comes to complimenting Li Xiaoming. He is not worried that some fans will scold him for being biased after watching the game. On the contrary, they are all willing to hear him praise Li Xiaoming.Without the psychological burden, He Ping was completely released emotionally, and could "blow" Li Xiaoming to the sky every time.But this kind of appreciation to He Ping has always come from the heart.

Martin Taylor also praised Li Xiaoming, and the TV broadcast gave Li Xiaoming a close-up shot. Martin Taylor expressed his views on the Manchester United game based on this close-up shot: "Manchester United's young core, the biggest discovery of this season, as long as he is there, Manchester United will always give us a satisfactory explanation. I think, to this day, no one will feel that Li Xiaoming is not worthy of his jersey. Even compared with Beckham, Li Xiaoming's performance is not inferior at all. His The future is worth looking forward to.”

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In the TV screen, Li Xiaoming took over the heavy sports coat from Coach Ferguson, greeted Li Xiaoming, and then put the coat on for him.

Such things are usually done by the assistant coaches in the team, and the head coach is not responsible.

It can also be seen from Ferguson's action how much he values ​​this Chinese genius he discovered with his own hands.

Of course, Li Xiaoming is absolutely worthy of such treatment.

So in front of Ferguson's "preferential treatment", he gave Ferguson a hug, and he accepted it calmly without any panic.

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So in the first training session after the game, Ferguson spent 10 minutes giving everyone an "ideological and political lesson", asking them to erase all memories of the game in their brains, and then focus on Come on to the next league, next game.At this time, the first thing Manchester United must do is not make mistakes, and then they can wait for Chelsea to make mistakes.

In the league, Manchester United wants to catch up with Chelsea, and no mistakes can be made in any game.In the next round of the league, they will challenge Manchester City away. Of course, this game must be won.For Chelsea today, there is no game that needs to give way to another game.

Especially after the victory against Chelsea, Ferguson was even more unwilling to just give up a certain game.

Because after Ronaldo's transfer incident, Manchester United finally went through a long period of running-in training and reassembled a competitive lineup.

After experiencing such twists and turns, the current situation is even more commendable. Whether it is the Champions League or the league, how can it be possible to easily give up the hope of a certain championship?
Having just experienced the game against Chelsea, the players were very excited in this game. What Ferguson was worried about was the exhaustion after the excitement. In the game against Duman City, the players would not be able to perform at their normal level.

He must let the players value this game from the bottom of their hearts.

The No.30 fifth round of the league is coming soon. Manchester United will challenge Duman City at home. Before this game, Manchester United will play Tottenham at home.

In the end, Manchester United beat Tottenham 1-0 at home. The scene was not good-looking, and Chelsea also defeated their opponents. They seemed not to be affected by the previous round of games.

But in any case, they always won and scored the crucial three points. In the case of the top battle with Manchester United, they temporarily lead Manchester United by five points.

If Manchester United cannot win Manchester City at home, whether it is a draw or a defeat, Chelsea will open the gap.

Although this game is very important, Ferguson still rotated the starting lineup to a certain extent, not very much. He retained many players who started the previous game, and only rotated in a few positions.

For example, Rooney, who was in great form in the last game, sat on the bench in this game, and Owen started instead of him.

Of course, Li Xiaoming was not replaced.What Ferguson asked of him was half-time.Because of the midweek game, Manchester United is about to usher in the second round of their Champions League semi-finals.

When the game progressed to No. 20 minutes, Manchester United took the lead.

The one who scored the goal was Li Xiaoming, and the one who assisted him was...Michael Owen.

Michael Owen, who moved outside the penalty area, gave a good pass to Li Xiaoming, who advanced forward. Li Xiaoming calmly shot in the penalty area, and the football ran into the far corner of the goal against the turf.Manchester City's goalkeeper was unable to save the ball.

"Li Xiaoming! This is his No.11 goal in the league this season! This is the beginning of a great career.! Li Xiaoming, who not only assists, but also scores, is getting better and better!" He Ping excited introduced.

For a whole season, Li Xiaoming's versatility has excited many Chinese fans and even Manchester United fans. Such a midfielder who can score goals and assists is really rare in Europe, not to mention that as He Ping said, this is only his first season. Who knows what kind of miracles he can create when he reaches the peak of his career.

Of course, while Li Xiaoming increased his goal count, he did not relax his assist statistics. So far this season, he has contributed as many as 2002 assists in the league. He is about to break Henry's record in 03. -In the 20 season, he created a Premier League record of [-] assists in a single season.This is a record unattainable by any domestic player.

After the goal, Li Xiaoming took the initiative to hug Owen, not only to thank him for the assist, but also to give him encouragement and support.Irving and Beckham have performed well this season. As a professional player, perhaps the time is too short. He still has the mentality of a fan. As Beckham and Irving, the last hope of their careers is this year on top of the World Cup in South Africa.

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Neither side scored again in the first half, and United went into the break with a one-goal lead.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again. In the No.609 minute, Ferguson made the first substitution adjustment. He replaced the starting midfielder Li Xiaoming with Scholes. He needed to give Li Xiaoming enough The rest time may also show that Ferguson is satisfied with Li Xiaoming's performance in this game. At the same time, he wants to focus on the Champions League. He has enough confidence to lead Manchester United into the Champions League final.

Also replaced was captain Gary Neville, who replaced the 20-year-old Rafael who started the game.

As a result, Gary Neville received an assist from Scholes as soon as he played, scored a goal, and helped the team take a two-goal lead!
After a two-goal lead, Ferguson used up the last substitution, replacing Fletcher for Carrick.It's clear he's already thinking about next Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg after a two-goal lead.He didn't think that defeating Lyon 1-0 at home would give Manchester United peace of mind. In order not to lose the wind in the away game next Tuesday, he wanted to give the main players more opportunities to rest.Carrick's attendance rate this season has been greatly improved compared to previous seasons. This is because as the grades of several core players have increased, Carrick has gotten more opportunities, and this season Carrick has played a very important role in offense and defense. Both ends performed very well, and because of Carrick's presence, Li Xiaoming was able to create opportunities in the frontcourt unscrupulously.

But now is the end of the league, no matter how good the physical fitness is, players may be physically weak at the last moment. For the purpose of protection, of course Carrick must be replaced.

Besides, they are leading by two goals, which is a relatively safe score.

Manchester United's midfield control has declined since Carrick was replaced.

At the last moment, Manchester City, unwilling to be defeated at home, launched a fierce attack on Manchester United's goal, and in the 808th minute, Roninho scored a goal to tie the score to 1:2.

This goal has greatly encouraged the fighting spirit of the Manchester City players. Counting the 3 minutes of stoppage time, the game is still 5 minutes away from the end. If they are lucky, it is entirely possible to score another goal!

So at the last moment, they completely ignored the defense and launched a desperate attack on Manchester City's goal.

Under such circumstances, I believe Chelsea fans will definitely cheer for Manchester City.

Ferguson made targeted adjustments. Although he has no quota for substitutions, he can make adjustments to these players on the court.He called everyone back to defend and held on until the last second.

His adjustments worked.

Until the end of the game, Manchester United failed to score.

In the end, Manchester United defeated their city rivals Manchester City 2:1 at home, defending their dominance over the city of Manchester.

Continue to catch up with Chelsea with a gap of two points.

However, the suspense of the league championship can't last long, because after this game, there are only two rounds left in the league.On the second day of the game, Chelsea beat Sunderland in No. 808 minutes and continued to maintain a weak two-point lead.

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After the match against rivals Manchester City in the same city, Manchester United disbanded on the spot at Old Trafford, Ferguson also announced

These players who participated in the game against Manchester City will not be used for training tomorrow morning. They can sleep in at home, have a rest, and then come to the team for training in the afternoon.On Monday, their whole team will fly to Lyon, France, to prepare for the second round of the semi-finals.

Some people think that the game is as simple as going through the motions, but I'm afraid it's not as simple as everyone imagined...

Before the game, the French media had already started a general mobilization. For two consecutive days, they called on the fans to go to the scene to support Lyon in the propaganda position, and what they said was quite appalling.

"... Lyon has reached the most critical moment, it is time to show our love for the team!"

"Let us unite, put aside all stereotypes, and fight for the team at the Parc Olympiad in Lyon until the last moment!"

"The team needs us! Any wavering and retreating at this time is no different from surrendering and defecting!"

"Turn that place into hell!! Use our passion to melt the stubborn stone and turn it into rolling lava!"

"This is the final! This is the final! We have to treat this game like a final. The players must do their best on the court. Similarly, we fans should no longer act like gentlemen in the stands!"

"The Spaniards didn't conquer it, and neither could the English!"

"We can beat Real Madrid, so Manchester United is nothing!"

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There are also media citing various successful reversal cases in history to cheer up Lyon fans and the team.

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On April 29, the Manchester United team arrived in Lyon, France by plane.

At the airport, the team had to deal with numerous reporters and the questions they posed.

Some people chose not to talk about it, some chose to be perfunctory, but Li Xiaoming stopped and took the initiative to cooperate.

So the reporters quickly surrounded him, separating him from the other teammates.

Everyone threw the questions they had prepared to Li Xiaoming.

(End of this chapter)