Chapter 500 The difficult situation

Although Ferguson has been working hard to prepare for the next devil schedule, his manpower is finally in poverty. When Ferguson led a fierce battle in the Netherlands and the exhausted Manchester United returned to the UK, he had to conduct a large rotation and led the team to the semi-finals of the FA Cup at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff with a very small main force.

As a result, after a dull battle, Manchester United, which almost played in the second team, finally lost with a score of 0:1.

Ferguson was also very helpless about this. Because according to his current state, it is impossible for him to play all the main players in every game. Even if he knows that as long as he defeats Newcastle, Manchester United can enter this year's FA Cup final.

Although the FA Cup is an event with profound background, its status is obviously inferior to that of Premier League champions and Champions League champions and is a target that can be given up.

Of course, if Manchester United, who plays as a substitute, can defeat Newcastle and enter the final, Ferguson is very happy to see it.

Unfortunately, it is obvious that the current Manchester United team is unlikely to defeat traditional Premier League powerhouses like Newcastle with a substitute.

Especially this Newcastle is still desperate!

After 32 rounds of the league this season, Newcastle only ranked 11th in the league, and lost to Sporting Lisbon in the quarterfinals in the League Cup and missed the semi-finals. The FA Cup is already the last championship they can compete for.

So in this semi-final, Manchester United, who almost played as a substitute, had already shown extremely tenacious fighting spirit and strong combat power, but in the end, Newcastle scored 1 goal and was defeated.

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Although it made Ferguson a little unhappy to get out of the FA Cup, this was as expected and he could accept it.

What really disappointed Ferguson was that Manchester United failed to score three points in the middle of the week at Goodison Park.

In the 34th round of the Premier League, the top four in the Premier League were fighting each other. Chelsea, who was the top of the list, faced third-ranked Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, while Everton, who was the fourth, faced second-ranked Manchester United at home.

Everton has not won Manchester United in the past 10 years, and they hope to win and consolidate their fourth position in the league. Captain Stabs and fullback Piston both missed due to injuries, Watson and Yabo replaced the starter; Beatty recovered from knee injury and returned to the bench, and Ottoman and 16-year-old young player Vaughan were on the bench.

On Manchester United, Ferguson lined up almost all the main lineups. Howard guarded the goal, Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic and Heinzer formed the defense line, Roy Keane, Scholes and Yin Jun were in the midfield, and the forward line was a combination of Rooney, Fanny and Ronaldo.

After the opening, Everton used a fierce tackle to contain Manchester United's offensive and tried to hit the opponent with a high ball. The game was played at a high pace.

In the 8th minute, Roy Keane knocked Cahill while fighting for the top ball in the frontcourt. The two sides had a dispute and pushed each other, but the referee Dodd finally settled the matter.

In the first half, although both sides had offensives, they failed to break through the opponent's goal and entered the midfield with a score of 0:0.

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After the start of the second half, Manchester United took the lead and almost scored the goal. In the 49th minute, Van Nistrui and Rooney cleverly cooperated and passed the ball to Scholes in the penalty area, but Martin quickly attacked to block Scholes' shot from 12 yards in front of the goal.

Manchester United, who missed the excellent opportunity, quickly suffered a blow. In the 55th minute, Ronaldo fouled against Kilbani, Arteta crossed the penalty area with a free kick from the left, Duncan Ferguson got away with 8 yards in front of the goal, and Ferdinand headed the ball to score.

Manchester United, who was behind in the score, launched a fierce offensive against Everton's goal, but although Everton has been suppressing in the inside scene, it is difficult to get an opportunity.

After 70 minutes of the game, Manchester United players who were unable to score a goal to equalize the score had a somewhat unbalanced mentality, which also cost Manchester United a huge price.

In the 72nd minute, just as Ferguson replaced Heinze with Giggs and was about to launch an offensive, an unexpected scene occurred. Gary Neville kicked the ball into the audience while the ball was killed on the sidelines and was sent off by referee Dodd directly.

Ferguson on the sidelines was so angry that he almost cursed about Gary Neville's stupid behavior. Because in the old man's opinion, this almost ruined Manchester United's last hope.

If Gary Neville does not send off like this, with Manchester United's strength, it is entirely possible to equalize the score in the remaining twenty minutes of the game or even reverse the game.

But after Gary Neville was sent off, Manchester United, which was at a disadvantage, lost the initiative on the field.

Everton is in excellent form this season, currently ranks fourth in the Premier League standings. Manchester United failed to gain a advantage when the number of players is equal, let alone playing one less player now.

Before the game was about to end, Manchester United suffered another heavy blow. Scholes received the second yellow card of the game for a foul and was sent off by the referee.

In the end, Manchester United lost 0:1 and suffered its third defeat in the Premier League this season.

The only thing that gave Ferguson and Manchester United a little comforted was that Chelsea and Arsenal had a white-collar match at Stamford Bridge Stadium, and Manchester United was not widened and still retained the hope of winning the championship in the final.

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The continuous fierce battles have made Manchester United's lineup short of soldiers. Especially in the 35th round of the Premier League, which is next against Newcastle at home, in addition to Giggs, who had been injured before, Fanny was injured in pre-match training. In addition to Gary Neville and Scholes, who were suspended for red cards, Manchester United almost injured half of the main lineup.

However, whether it is to avenge the loss to his opponent in the FA Cup a week ago or to maintain the hope of winning the league with the last point, Ferguson cannot allow the team to miss again in this game.

Therefore, in this game, the main players including Yin Jun, Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were all on the court.

However, when the game reached the 27th minute, Manchester United was hit by an unexpected blow. Phil Neville made a return pass to Howard, and the Americans were cut off by Ambrose. After cooperating with Ambrose, the latter broke into the penalty area after two-way matches with Ameo, and calmly pushed the ball into the net with his left foot from 12 yards in front of the goal.

Ferguson on the sidelines was so angry that he jumped straight. He was determined to clean out the two goalkeepers in the formation in summer.

Fortunately, in the next game, Yin Jun played a key role again, two passes and one shot, assisting Rooney and Weiss Brown respectively, and he hit a goal that locked the victory, helping Manchester United defeat Newcastle 3-1.

With the supplementary match with Chelsea, Manchester United has 83 points to close with 85 points with 85 points with 4 rounds left in the league.
Chapter completed!