Arsenal fans still have reason to find excuses for the team, but Manchester United fans can only comfort themselves in their hearts.

Giving up is actually a very helpless decision, but you can only accept it. Spring at Carrington is yet to come and everyone is particularly eager to play against Newcastle United.

Because everyone knows that the dream of chasing the league title has been shattered and the FA Cup is the only hope left.

Even though it was only a week's rest, everyone couldn't wait.

Only by advancing to the finals can you soothe your soul a little. Accustomed to winning the championship every season, any second place will not be satisfying.

Even if Manchester United are now in second place in the league table, no one will find any excitement, Manchester United will always aim for the title, as long as there is no title, it is a failure.

With Chelsea on a thriving league run and nine out of 10 titles, the FA Cup has become the last hope for Manchester United and Arsenal this season, and Ferguson wasted no time in psychological warfare, denouncing the poor decision to hold this weekend's semi-final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, and it was Arsenal who prompted the FA's decision.

'We are actively preparing for the FA Cup semi-final at the weekend, but we will be in a terrible situation at Cardiff Millennium, where almost all Newcastle fans will be.

Speaking to Radio Manchester, Ferguson said: "We have a long way to go there and I really can't understand the FA's decision. ”

These words are just a foreshadowing of the lord, and his real purpose is to put pressure on the FA and Arsenal before the game: "Obviously, it was Arsenal who forced the FA to make this decision. They were afraid to play us at Villa Park, so they wanted the semi-final to be played at Cardiff. They are so whimsical, Manchester United will go to the final, they are waiting for the fourth defeat of the season! They will have nothing left this season, while United have at least the League Cup and FA Cup to themselves. ”

Villa Park is the perfect place for Manchester United in the FA Cup, and it was at Villa Park that they knocked out Arsenal last year to end the Gunners' dream of a treble. However, with Arsenal's involvement, Manchester United can only play Newcastle United at Cardiff Stadium.

Last weekend's league defeat of Manchester United to relegated Norwich City was a mess and said goodbye to the league title completely. Ferguson has gone to great lengths to lead a demoralised Manchester United to make a difference in the FA Cup, and this move is a clever way to deflect the pressure and put pressure on the FA.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger responded resolutely to Ferguson's difficulties: "We don't want the semi-finals to be played at Cardiff either, because when you play the semi-finals and the final on the same pitch, there is a lot less passion. ”

The French felt it would make the final less sacred: "It makes the final less special, and it doesn't feel good if both games are in Cardiff. ”

Manchester United are currently the most successful English team in the FA Cup, winning 11 times, the last two of which came in the semi-finals against Arsenal, with Ryan Giggs scoring the most beautiful goal in FA Cup history in 1999.

Arsenal hold the record for the most finals and semi-finals, reaching 16 finals and 24 semi-finals, 16 of which are joint top spot with Manchester United. Two of the most successful teams in FA Cup history may be on the verge of a break in 2005.

Arsenal have already taken the lead in the final and they are waiting for Manchester United, but the Reds will first have to win against Newcastle United.

Because of the poor league results, Newcastle United fired Robson directly after the winter break.

Although the old coach Robson was missing, Newcastle United became more united and stronger, replacing Robson's assistant coach and rebuilding Newcastle United into a strong team in the Premier League.

But none of that made Ferguson feel any real pressure, which came from within the club.

After exiting the Champions League, ceding the Premier League title and even humiliating last week's humiliation to relegation rivals Norwich, Manchester United captain Roy Keane was furious and blasted his team-mates for not giving their best in the game.

These things could have only been said in the dressing room, but Keane spoke to the media and left United in a mess ahead of the game against Newcastle.

Manchester United's dressing room didn't look as harmonious as it could have been. Keane, who was already injured, can ignore Manchester United's affairs. But as the United captain sat in front of the TV and watched his side lose 2-0 to relegated Norwich, Keane openly expressed his anger at his team-mates to the media: "We can make excuses, but the fans are tired of it, it's not that we didn't play well enough, but that it was terrible. ”

Keane believes that a lot of the players didn't give their best in the game: "I think the important thing is that you were 100 per cent in the game, and you can ask yourself, did you give your best in the game? I don't think everybody can say they've done that. Not only the players, but also the staff of the club, do they dare to be honest and do they do it? It's like a crime. ”

With United in crisis right now, Keane said: "Everyone should try to secure their place at the club, having good players and having a good team are two different concepts, we have good players but obviously they don't have a good attitude, it's a waste of time. ”

'It's important to put together a team when you have a lot of young players, but if you don't think about the team, then I'm sure you're going to get nothing, the table doesn't lie, the results don't lie, what we've been like in the last few weeks.

'You need to win, you have to play well for Manchester United, the spirit needs to be re-established, you need to be down to earth on the pitch, it's good to have laughter in the dressing room, but if you're always smiling like that on the pitch, you can leave.'

'I think the fans are fed up with some people's performances and we need to work hard every day and go 100 per cent whether it's Newcastle, Norwich or AC Milan. If you go into the field of play thinking that the game is easy, you are not far from defeat, that's all that happens, you can't expect to win football in this way".

Keane's anger is actually a reflection of the United captain's crisis mentality, but who is he scolding? Manchester United now have a lot of young players in the squad, including Fletcher, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Dong Fangzhuo. But Keane's anger doesn't seem to be directed at a few of them, maybe just because Ferguson wants to bring in Park Ji-sung? Otherwise, why would he make a fuss in front of the media......

Anger!

Ferguson didn't expect that Keane would be interviewed in front of the media without his permission! Even if Keane was right in everything, the time and place were inappropriate.

Ferguson was annoyed!

It looks like Keane is going to get in trouble at the end of the season......

It's just that what Ferguson didn't expect was that when Dong Fangzhuo attended the pre-game press conference, he said a sentence that made Ferguson very dissatisfied.

"The captain is right."

It is reasonable for Dong Fangzhuo to feel that he should support Keane......

'If each of us had worked hard and been serious like the captain, Manchester United would be much better now.'

Ah? Anti-bones? Ferguson was taken by surprise.

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