Volume 3: The Myth of the Gunslinger Chapter 29 "You Can Only Fight for the Fourth"

Every time Manchester United and Arsenal meet, it can have the effect of Mars hitting the earth, just like the battle of the century in La Liga and the Milan derby in Serie A. Even if the top management of the Football Association is committed to mediation that can reach a settlement between the two sides and reduce grievances, it will not help.

All Arsenal fans and Manchester United fans regarded their opponents as their biggest and eternal enemies, the Gunners tampered with Manchester United's famous team song to make fun of their opponents, the Red Devils burned each other's flags at rally, Arsenal fans imitated the standard "plane crash" that chilled their opponents, and United fans mocked Arsenal as a doll who had never won the Champions League.

Every time the two teams met, the local police and staff were like enemies, but bloodshed was inevitable, with fans smeared with club logos scarred in an instant, squeezing and scolding fans throwing foreign objects and fireworks. Damaged team flags or souvenirs bring good business to the nearby specialty stores.

The hatred of Arsenal fans stems mainly from dissatisfaction and jealousy of Manchester United's supremacy, which is very different from that of Chelsea and Tottenham in the same city. Chelsea's rise can pose a certain threat to Arsenal, but in terms of the number of titles won or the influence among fans, Chelsea cannot compare with Arsenal, in fact, when Mourinho is not gone, the attendance at Stamford Bridge is far less than Arsenal, or even as good as Tottenham, which is also an important reason why Abou is determined to sack Mourinho. However, Manchester United is leading in all fields, which makes Arsenal unconvinced but can't help but bow their heads.

Since the Champions League group draw in Monte Carlo, the war of words between Arsenal and Manchester United has escalated from a drizzle to a torrent, from newspapers to television, from coaches to players, from reality to the Internet, the whole British Isles is talking about the battle between Manchester United and Arsenal.

At the beginning of the season, Arsenal faced three strong teams in the league and the Champions League, and the result was four games, four wins, 16 goals, and the Gunners were the most attacking team in the entire Premier League with an average of four goals per game.

And Manchester United lost C. Ronaldo was inconsistent after that, as they narrowly beat their opponents 1-0 in Birmingham, then went back to lose 1-0 to Burnley before ruthlessly slaughtering Wigan 5-0. There is no doubt that Manchester United still have a lot of quality, but inconsistency is their biggest weakness, and Wenger will not give up attacking this, he will amplify this instability on and off the pitch to pull the Red Devils from the hegemony, and Wenger believes that not only does he want to do so, but Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City, who have expanded their squad frantically in the summer, are also very happy to do so.

On Sky Sports, Professor Arsene Wenger once again uncovered United's wounds and mentioned Ronaldo's transfer, although it looked like he was giving some more advice to his old friend Alex Ferguson and telling the Scottish man his experience.

'He's scored 68 goals in the last two seasons and I'm sure no one, not even the experts, no one knows what kind of impact the loss of Ronaldo will have on the outcome of the game for Manchester United, it will take time to get used to, but according to our situation (when we lost Thierry Henry) we have one man, Bam Adebayo, who scored 24 goals that season. We also had some players who had some charisma, like Hleb, but we didn't have a very good season that season. ”

'Sir Alex Ferguson will find a new balance in the team, will Wayne Rooney score 20 goals or Beba will score 20 goals? This can happen. But I still think Manchester United will still miss Ronaldo. Like we think of Thierry Henry all the time, he's too important to the team. Nobody can refuse not to give the ball to Thierry Henry, it took us a long time to make that change and I think United may need a transition period as well. ”

Arsene Wenger told his old friend Alex Ferguson in a familiar tone that it looked like good advice, but in fact he was suggesting that United's inconsistent situation this season would continue for some time, and that they would even lose their title possibility.

Ferguson has always been aggressive in his pre-match war of words, and this time will be no exception, as he unceremoniously attacked Arsenal and Manchester City at the same time in an exclusive interview, asserting that they would not have any hope of winning the title.

"In addition to us (Manchester United), only Liverpool and Chelsea are the only threat, the other teams do not have the quality to compete for the title, for these three teams, I think our advantage is that we have more experience in winning the title, although Manchester City has spent a lot of money, but they are still not in the title ranks, Chelsea have changed managers, and they have a strong momentum from the pre-season warm-up games. Although Liverpool has gone Alonso, they are still a difficult team, don't look at Arsenal bought the World Footballer, and the current form is also very strong, but the momentum of young people will not last for a season, they will still only continue to compete with Tottenham and Manchester City for the fourth place in the league.

After sarcastically mocking his old rival Arsene Wenger, Ferguson responded to Wenger's question of C in a big way. Ronaldo's talk, "Ronaldo's departure is really missing a good player for us, but I think there will be another superstar born, and it is really difficult to find someone who can replace Cristiano Ronaldo, but we will not give up our efforts. The most important thing is that you don't get too nervous when a star leaves, because the club keeps producing good players and it seems like a big mistake for us to miss Shearer and we signed Eric Cantona and he made us more successful. Ronaldo is a good player, but he's already at Real Madrid and we'll keep going, of course we'll miss him, but I'm sure we already have someone in the squad to replace him. ”

At the end of the interview, Ferguson did not forget to strike at the development of Arsene Wenger's proudest youth team, saying: "We have a lot of young players and that's encouraging. Macheda and Welbeck have both played for their national team this week, which has been very good for their development. Nani and Anderson are only 21 or 22 years old, but they already have a lot of experience in major tournaments, which is very good for a player at this age. Old Trafford gives these young players a platform to thrive here. But I wouldn't expect to win the league with these guys, they're just kids, it's too much of a task for them, so Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Neville and others still have an important role to play. ”

Arsene Wenger was quick to respond in the media, saying: "I understand that the most consistent team will win the title and thank God we are stable now, no matter what kind of opponent we are facing, whether it is the league or the Champions League, the wins and goals are consistent. We're mentally and physically ready and if we keep playing like this, I'm sure we're going to win the championship in the end." And I want to remind my old friends that the Premier League has changed and that we, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United, are not the same team as last season. ”

When the big battle was about to begin, even verbally, no one was willing to admit defeat, Ferguson quickly refuted Wenger's statement, and the old jazz said mercilessly: "I have heard this sentence of the professor many times, and three years ago, I have always said that if Manchester United can't win the championship, I hope Arsenal can win the championship the most, but now the Gunners still haven't won a League Cup trophy." The Premier League may have changed, but there are many things that have not changed, such as me and the professor, such as the league standings. ”

In the fight, Wenger, who has always been not very sociable with people, only likes to bury his head in his office and home to study the game and tactics, is not Ferguson's opponent, he is not as arrogant and domineering as Ferguson, he can say anything, but Li Huan, who has just broken into the Premier League, is by no means a forgiving stubble, whether it is based on "having something to do with the disciples", or not wanting the team's sharp morale to win four games and four wins because of the pre-game war of words, Li Huan blatantly joined the fighting circle when the two famous coaches had a verbal confrontation.

This is Li Huan's interview with Arsenal's official website after training, in the interview, Li Huan said more aggressive than Sir Alex Ferguson, even a little arrogant, "A few years ago, Coach Mourinho said something like this, he said, "Maybe when I am 60 years old and have been in this league for 20 years, I can also win the respect of everyone, and have the power to make others pee with every word." "Honestly, Manchester United can often win a game that they shouldn't have won. Although this is also a strength. So I don't think there is any need for the Jazz to be so domineering about Arsenal since they have made a profit, I don't dare to say that Arsenal will definitely be able to win the league at the end of the season, but we will definitely be above Manchester United in the league table. ”

Li Huan's speech immediately caused an uproar, and Sir Alex Ferguson was furious, reprimanding Li Huan for talking nonsense, retorting that even if he took 10,000 steps back, what Li Huan said was true, could it be that the three Champions League titles were also stolen by Manchester United.

The veteran Ryan Giggs said angrily: "Young people don't know how to speak, and Professor Wenger has been coaching in the Premier League for more than ten years, doesn't the professor have the power of Sir Alex Ferguson?" Why Jose Mourinho's Chelsea can win the title while Arsenal can't. If you don't have this strength, don't talk nonsense. ”

(To be continued)