Chapter 192: Cheer up

Few thought Everton could prevent United from reaching the FA Cup final.

It's like no one could have guessed that Crystal Palace could reach the FA Cup final.

This season, Everton have reached the semi-finals of the League Cup and FA Cup, but their performance in the league has deteriorated. Everton have won just five Premier League home wins at Goodison Park so far this season, much to the intolerability of the club's hierarchy and Toffee fans.

Martinez's position is in flux, and before the FA Cup semi-final began, it was announced that Martinez would be sacked if he loses this game.

It's Martinez's battle to defend his position.

The managerial position is difficult to keep;

The team is not in good shape;

Player morale is low;

Even fans have hung signs at Goodison Park that say "Martinez is out of class."

With all these factors hanging over Everton, it's no wonder that there is little media in England that favourites Everton to get out of the FA Cup final.

But for Martinez, this semi-final is undoubtedly the only chance to save his job.

As long as they can win against Manchester United, Everton will still have a high probability of winning against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium - after all, their whole team is worth much more than Crystal Palace.

Everton are now 10 points above the relegation zone and 10 points above the top seven in the league.

There is no need to worry about relegation, and it is unlikely that you want to go further.

But if they win the FA Cup, it will all be clear – first with a trophy this season, and then with the FA Cup, Everton can also qualify for next season's Europa League.

In this way, this season can be regarded as an explanation for the fans.

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Perhaps it was because no one was optimistic before the game, so Everton celebrated so wildly when Romelu Lukaku smashed the ball into the United goal in front of goal.

Lukaku clenched his fists and rushed to the corner flag area to roar in unison with the cheering fans.

His eyes widened, and his fists kept waving back and forth.

The Everton players also rushed over to celebrate the goal with the fans.

Martinez was relieved, his expression was calm, but his dugout and Everton's bench were already in a mess.

It's now the eighty-second minute of the game, and the score is ........ 1 to 0!! As is customary, the home team is in front!!

It was a quasi-killer goal!!

Lukaku strikes in front of goal!! The ball went in!!! ”

'Everton lead Manchester United!!!

"It's the eighty-second minute of the game!! If Everton maintain that scoreline, they will knock Manchester United out of the rankings and reach the FA Cup final!! ”

"I believe this result is too unexpected, Manchester United did not show their dominance this season at Wembley Stadium, maybe it was the early league title that made them slack, or maybe the Champions League final made them not very concerned about the FA Cup, in short, they fell behind, and there are only about ten minutes left for them to equalize.......

The commentators were chanting, and not only them, but almost everyone did not expect that this game would develop like this.

The first half was tepid, with United playing tepidly despite dominating possession and failing to score.

In the second half, it was clear that United wanted to strengthen the company, but the mentality of the players did not seem to be fully adjusted, and they wanted to be nervous for a while, but found that it was not so easy to do.

There were also many Manchester United fans who came to Wembley Stadium, and they looked at the stadium with some solemn expressions.

Winning the title so many rounds earlier also seems to have some drawbacks for Manchester United.

After the excitement of winning the championship, the players' mentality seems to be a little relaxed, not as tense as before.

And once the taut strings are relaxed, it is not so easy to tense up again.

The FA Cup is okay, but I'm afraid that in the Champions League final, Manchester United is still in this state, then the problem is big.

Carlo Ancelotti was clearly aware of this, frowning and standing on the sidelines.

To say that although the FA Cup has been reduced in England, Ancelotti is not willing to give up the title if he has a chance to win the treble.

Ten minutes, in fact, if Manchester United are in shape, there is enough time.

Hopefully, the goal will wake up the Manchester United players.

Li Qingshan stepped on the ball under his feet and waited for the kickoff.

He didn't get much support in this game, and United's wide attacks were not smooth in this game, which made it difficult for the football to cross into the box.

And most of the balls Li Qingshan got were through balls from the back, which made it difficult for him to pose a direct threat to the goal.

And Li Qingshan's only few shots on goal were also saved by the Everton goalkeeper.

There are not many opportunities for the center forward to get the ball, coupled with the excellent performance of the opposing goalkeeper, which is also an important reason why Manchester United have not scored in this game so far.

The rest of United's players realised they had to do something now.

For professional footballers, the motivation to fight on the pitch is nothing more than money or honor.

Some people are for money, some people are for fame.

Fame and fortune are often not separated.

Manchester United's wages are among the highest among European clubs, and in the Premier League, where wages are generally rising, Manchester United's wages are second to none.

Everton's leading striker Romelu Lukaku has just signed a contract extension this year, and his salary has risen to £80,000 a week.

This salary is actually not low in the Premier League, and Tottenham's homegrown king Harry Kane only earns 100,000 pounds a week.

But this level of wages at Manchester United is completely the price of a fringe player.

Manchester United Academy youngster Jesse Lingard, who has also renewed his contract with the team after returning from loan this season, what is his salary?

Like Lukaku, it's also £80,000 a week!!

Everton's leading striker has the same salary as one of United's academy youngsters who has only started in some unimportant games.

It's no wonder that Manchester United are so attractive – wages alone are a notch higher than other teams.

In monetary terms, Manchester United's players are already among the top salaries for European clubs – and of course, if they are willing to go to the Chinese Super League, they can double their salaries in a minute.

But for professional footballers, honour is also indispensable.

Europe is, after all, the center of football, and winning the Premier League and winning the Chinese Super League title, although both are league titles, everyone knows that this is completely incomparable.

United's players are now realising that if they don't work hard, their dreams of a treble will be in ruin – and they are left with two trophies left to win the FA Cup and the Champions League this season.