97 Tripping
FA Football FA Cup draw results!
It's no problem to take the big brother Manchester United, the FA borrows the younger brother New Manchester United to open the knife!
The inside story of the gathering of enemies!
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The day after the draw was announced, almost all Manchester newspapers published the headline at the same time, which was nothing more than the results of the FA Cup third round drawn announced yesterday.
It was an unfortunate result for the new Manchester United as they drew Arsenal once again.
Last season, the new Manchester United was still playing in the Northwest Division B, and they struggled to get a ticket to the third round, and almost everyone hoped that the new Manchester United could meet the Red Devils, but who would have thought that the FA would give them an Arsenal.
In that game, although Arsenal paid enough attention, the new Manchester United also relied on their tenacity to tell everyone that they are not soft persimmons that can be pinched by anyone, and they almost cornered Arsenal away from home.
A year on, the new Manchester United are currently playing in the national league, Arsenal are still in the Premier League, and it is a coincidence that these two teams with a huge difference in quality are meeting again in the FA Cup? Or is it artificial?
Obviously, it doesn't matter anymore, the important thing is that the new Manchester United can't change that fact at all!
However, it is clear that the hype has seriously affected the club's preparations, and although the third round of the FA Cup is not until January 2000, it has not stopped the English media from starting to YY the new Manchester United to meet Arsenal again.
The last time it was Arsenal's home, this time it was the home of the new Manchester United, it's like the two legs of the knockout round of the European Champions Cup, Arsenal won the last leg, so can the new Manchester United get one back in this round?
Clearly, neither the media, nor the fans, nor even the players and staff inside the new United are looking so optimistic.
So much so that when Xiao Yu walked into the club's training base, everyone he saw frowned, all of them had a look of hatred and bitterness, and their eyes when they looked at Xiao Yu were also very complicated, with helplessness, regret, and grief and indignation......
"Hey, Andy, what's going on with them?" Xiao Yu walked into the office, and as soon as he saw Walsh, he immediately grabbed him and asked.
But soon, Xiao Yu saw that Walsh's whole person was like a defeated rooster.
"Andy, you weren't exhausted by your wife's tossing last night, were you? If so, I could consider giving you a day off so you can go home and get some rest! Xiao Yu smiled kindly.
Walsh glared at Xiao Yu resentfully, "you, don't make fun of my wife!" ”
When Xiao Yu heard this, he immediately nodded solemnly and said yes, Walsh is the most afraid of his wife, and he is a serious patient with an incurable disease and strict wife management, and I am afraid that he will not be cured in this life.
Seeing Xiao Yu's hippie smiling face, Walsh had a sad and angry expression, and sighed and walked out of the office.
"I said Xiao Yu, don't you think it's unlucky for us to meet Arsenal?"
"Just for this?" Xiao Yu asked patiently.
Walsh nodded.
Xiao Yu stretched out his hand and pointed out of the office, "I see that everyone in the club is listless, all just for this matter?" ”
"This is not a trivial matter, Xiao Yu!" Walsh corrected him.
"Oh, yes, big deal, the third round of the FA Cup, it's the fourth round after it's over, it's really a big deal!" Xiao Yu smiled again.
"Hey, be serious, I'm talking about serious business!" Walsh felt that Xiao Yu's appearance was very irresponsible.
"What did Steve say?" Xiao Yu suddenly withdrew his smile and asked.
Walsh looked out the window at the first-team training ground, "He said the team would do everything they could to win this game!" ”
Xiao Yu walked over and patted Walsh on the shoulder, "In that case, Andy, what are you worried about?" We have to have confidence in the team, no matter what the difficult circumstances, we have to have faith in the team, in the coach, in the players, and if even we lose confidence, what about the manager and the players? Could it be that we need to change a head coach? ”
When Walsh heard this, he immediately pushed Xiao Yu, "Change the head coach?" You'd be crazy to do that! ”
Xiao Yu smiled bitterly, could he say that Bruce would leave after half a year?
"However, Xiao Yu, you're right, it's me who is too careful, I'm not a fan now, I shouldn't still think about things with the mentality of a fan like before."
"yes, Andy, you'd be right!" Xiao Yu laughed and hugged Walsh's shoulders, and the two stood side by side at the window, their height was about the same, but their body sizes were very different.
"I'm thinking about whether or not to give the players some winning rewards!"
"Winning rewards? Just for this game? Walsh was a little surprised.
After the promotion of the new Manchester United last year, Xiao Yu did send a red envelope to each of the players, but it was only given at the end of the season, but he never gave a reward for that game, not even in that crucial game against Kidminster.
Is it just for Arsenal?
"That's right, I want to tell the players that I want them to win!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.
When Walsh heard this, he immediately understood what Xiao Yu meant.
When Walsh left to do things, Xiao Yu sat back at his desk with a headache, staring at the computer in front of him, surfing the Internet with nothing to do, but he had a headache in his head, in addition to what Bruce was going to do, there was also an Arsenal.
This season, Arsenal's performance in the league is not as good as Manchester United, some people say that this season's Premier League is a two-man club, but now Manchester United is far ahead of Arsenal, if Xiao Yu is not mistaken, the season in the previous life is over, Manchester United is 18 points ahead of Arsenal, and Arsenal is 4 points ahead of Leeds United in third place.
It is because of Manchester United's lead in the league that Wenger sees the difficulty of snatching the league title back from Manchester United, so he will definitely pay more attention to the cup competition, although the cup is not as important as the league, but at least it is a title.
As a result, this FA Cup game will be quite difficult to play.
"The FA's turtle sons are really going to get me in trouble! For the sake of a gimmick, he actually gave me such a stumbling block! Xiao Yu muttered a wry smile.
If someone says that it is a coincidence that the new Manchester United has met Arsenal for two consecutive years, then Xiao Yu will definitely scold him for ignorance!
In this world, where do so many coincidences come from?
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The FA Cup clash is still a month away, but two days after the FA Cup third-round draw, the new Manchester United host third-placed Morecambe in what is another high-profile affair.
However, the new Manchester United, who have been consistent recently, repelled their opponents 2-0 at home thanks to two goals from Kic.
The FA Cup in November, and Boston's early departure from the Cup to concentrate on the league, cut United's lead to three points, or a one-game gap.
Entering December, in the 24th round of the league on 4 days, the new Manchester United defeated Sutton 4-1 away, and Kicic continued to play steadily and excellently, scoring two goals and assisting Crouch to score a goal, and the substitute Kic's young player Kitson also seized one of the few opportunities to score his first goal since joining the new Manchester United.
After the win over Sutton, the new Manchester United rushed to the road again to challenge Kingston People, who are currently sixth in the league.
Kingston were clearly struggling to get a ticket to the Pro League, so in this home game, Kingston were resilient despite a formidable new Manchester United, opening the lead with a sharp counter-attack in the 17th minute of the first half.
Bruce had already anticipated how difficult this game would be, so the new Manchester United players looked relaxed on the pitch and did not have the impatience of falling behind at all.
In the 31st minute, Darren Lyons crossed and seized the opportunity to cross from the right, and the knowing Kicic naturally did not miss such a good opportunity, and his partnership with Lyons is the most feared combination in the national league, with 11 of the former's current 21 goals coming directly from Lyons, and the latter being the assist leader in the national league this season.
The only regret is Lyons' age, his physical strength has become less and less allowed for him to participate in too many fierce confrontation games, coupled with the performance of the teenager Hleb is getting better and better, which thins Lyons's chance to play, otherwise, Lyons's performance may be more than that.
After Kicic scored his 22nd goal of the season, the new Manchester United's offensive firepower was completely activated.
In the 48th minute of the second half, Kyue Novik cut inside with the ball and scored a long shot at the edge of the penalty area, 1:2!
After the overtake, the new Manchester United obviously slowed down the attack, and Kingston also paid more attention to defense, making the game fall into a stalemate, but the two sides fought very fiercely in the midfield.
In the 64th minute, the 30-year-old veteran Marginson accidentally crutched his foot when he landed on the ground when he was in a header battle with the opponent, and fell to the ground on the spot.
Smith, who had been absent for a long time, obviously hadn't yet entered the rhythm of the game, especially when Kingston took the opportunity to pounce on the new Manchester United, Smith and Paulson's partnership seemed to have no tacit understanding, which made the new Manchester United fall into passivity on the field, but fortunately the substitute goalkeeper Almunia played well, and defused at least four close shots in succession, which finally kept the score 1:2 until the end.
However, towards the end of the game, Darren Lyons was also injured, he suddenly collapsed during an emergency stop, and after being treated by the team doctor, he was out for two to three weeks, while Marginson was out for at least two months.
It was in the absence of a major general in the midfield that the new Manchester United ushered in the most intensive period around Christmas!
ps: I'm finally rushing back, hehe, another chapter is going to be more than 7 o'clock in the evening!
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