Chapter 373: 41x odds
Manchester United's Champions League draw against Rangers (Celtic in the previous chapter) was also very exciting for United fans, who believe that the Reds have booked a place in the last eight of the Champions League in advance. The English media have also speculated about the prospects of the Premier League's top four in the quarter-finals.
The Guardian believes that Manchester United should be able to reach the quarterfinals without an accident, and the Guardian believes that Manchester United has ushered in a turning point on the road to the Champions League, and Liverpool and Villarreal have basically no suspense, and this team that is good at cup competitions can definitely go further. Real Madrid has been relatively weak in the past two years, and the probability of Arsenal winning Real Madrid is also very high, but the prospects of Chelsea and Barcelona are not optimistic.
As the top two teams in the odds to win the title, Chelsea are still not too favored, although in second place, Barcelona have the last World Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho, the world's strongest player......
Chelsea's odds have been lowered to 7.00 from 5.50 previously, indicating that the bookmakers are not optimistic that they will be able to pass the Barcelona showdown.
According to The Guardian, there will be at least three teams in the Premier League who will reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but Chelsea is largely excluded.
It's just that to the dismay of Manchester United fans, the odds for Manchester United to win the championship are actually 41.00, ranking fifth from the bottom of the 16 teams. Such odds mean that the company is not optimistic that Manchester United will go to the end, and they will still be eliminated at some point.
But the odds don't mean it's necessarily accurate, and Manchester United has a championship heart.
"The odds to win the championship are a piece of fart, wait and see."
"How dare you put Manchester United in 11th place."
"41 odds, what are they based on? Could it be that we are even lower than Villarreal? Oh my God......"
However, Ferguson is not as indignant as Manchester United fans, the less favored he is to win the championship, the less pressure on Manchester United and him, and now from the group stage, it can be said that most of the tasks have been pressed, at least the Glazer guy will not talk all day long, maybe the lightly armed Manchester United will achieve unexpected results?
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho denounced Champions League conspiracy theories when the draw came out.
'There are people who don't want Chelsea to be in the last eight.
'For two seasons in a row, they've put Chelsea up against the best of the best and those things that don't see the light are always around.
'But Chelsea will not surrender and Chelsea can overcome all odds.'
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The European flames have died down for the time being, and we will not know until February next year, and now the Premier League semi-finals are back in the league.
Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool four teams, Chelsea and Manchester United are in the first group to win the championship, Arsenal and Liverpool are in the second group, the next Christmas schedule, which team falls ahead of schedule, will have to say goodbye to the league champion.
In fact, Arsenal and Liverpool are basically hopeless, and there is no difference between theoretical hope and no hope, and they cannot hope that Chelsea will overturn in the gutter.
Manchester United are the only ones who can hope for that, with a gap of four points, less than two games, so United are more eager than last season to continue to split the game with Chelsea.
Manchester United will face Everton at home next, and David Moyes's side have struggled for the past two years and United may not be easy to play at home.
Manchester United reached the last 16 of the Champions League in midweek and the Reds' morale was high, with the exception of some flaws in the back line, the team's performance was perfect.
But Ferguson still has to think about the starting line-up.
Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs were able to make the starting XI thanks to their excellent performances in the Champions League, with Paul Scholes replacing Smith and Ryan Giggs coming in for Wayne Rooney.
It was a surprise that Wayne Rooney was not in the starting line-up, given his vigorous performance in the Champions League.
The only reason he didn't start was probably because he didn't play up to par every time he played against Everton.
The biggest problem is at the back, with Alex Ferguson reusing Silvester after Rio Ferdinand's injury, and with Brown injured, he has few options.
There was still a Pique in the team, but Ferguson still didn't dare to put the 18-year-old Pique in the starting lineup, which was too risky, so he could only continue to put him in the League Cup and FA Cup to practice, or come off the bench, so in the end Ferguson still forced Silvester to play.
After Ferguson announced the starting list, the Manchester Evening News expressed concern, "Without Rooney, it's understandable, after all, Chubby always performs unsatisfactory in playing Everton, but continuing to use Silvestre, I feel that the lord still puts the time bomb by his side, look at his performance in the last few games, with him on the field, it seems that Manchester United is ready to concede goals at any time......"
"The lord is buying a good central defender, this guy is really unreliable......"
How can a central defender in this year be so easy to buy, Ferguson also thinks, but recently he has been very close to another Frenchman, Evra.
The French media have already revealed that Patrice Evra is likely to join Manchester United in the winter transfer window for £5.5 million.
However, for Manchester United, the left-back position is not in short supply, and it is the centre-back position that needs to be solved. It's fine if Rio Ferdinand isn't injured, there are no reliable centre-back additions right now......
Everton, for their part, have been very low-key, and although they are now sixth in the table, boss David Moyes said in his pre-match press conference: "Everton are aiming for relegation this year and we are still far from relegation...... Manchester United are very strong at the moment, and it would be nice to be able to draw with them. ”
"I'm glad Rooney didn't play, he's a world-class player, apart from him, China Dong and Cristiano Ronaldo are quite dangerous figures, not to mention that they have experienced veterans like Ryan Giggs and Scholes......
David Moyes is a compliment to Manchester United and wants to keep a low profile. In fact, he used the lineup with the most recent good results in this game, and the formation of 442 has been used by him very well.
Before Manchester United's clash with Everton, Chelsea won again with a narrow 1-0 home win over Wigan Athletic. Following on from the winner in the previous round to our win over Middlesbrough, Blues captain John Terry once again contributed a crucial goal in this game. Chelsea have not conceded a goal in their last six competitive games and have won four in a row in the league, including 11 consecutive wins at home at Stamford Bridge.
Manchester United must win at home to Everton, there is no way back......