The news that Tottenham defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford and advanced to the FA Cup final made all the media and experts who badmouthed Tottenham before the game have swollen faces. You know, these people said before the game that Manchester United had a better chance of entering the final than Tottenham. The result was unexpected. The Red Devils, who were leading by two goals at home, were actually defeated by Tottenham with three goals in a row, and the final was about to be won. Qualifications are given away!
Manchester United, can't you be more upbeat? Why can't even a team like Tottenham, which needs to face a third-line battle situation and has just suffered a heavy blow, win? I believe this is the truest thought in the minds of these people at this moment.
"We had a perfect start, but unfortunately, we failed to maintain our winning streak until the end of the game and made many low-level mistakes, which gave our opponents a chance to comeback. Congratulations to Tottenham for their performance today They fully deserve this victory. I hope they can continue their efforts and stand on the championship podium after the final." At the post-match press conference, Ferguson's face was as heavy as water, sitting on a spear set up by a group of reporters. He talked eloquently before the short game, "Also, I think that Manchester United's poor performance this season, several goalkeepers of the team bear unshirkable responsibility. If it were not for their poor performance, then Manchester United would not be where it is now. Walking in the fields.”
Come on, Alex, you are going to make big news! Seeing Ferguson criticize the two goalkeepers Tim Howard and Roy Carroll almost by name, George couldn't help being shocked. Although he knew that Ferguson had always been extremely dissatisfied with Manchester United's goalkeeper configuration, and for this reason he took advantage of the opportunity to form alliances with Tottenham and Chelsea to introduce Cudicini last summer, he never expected that Sir Alex Ferguson would He actually openly attacked Howard and Carroll at a press conference, making his dissatisfaction with Howard and Carroll obvious!
What did the old man have to do today? Are you really stimulated by this reversal? Since it was difficult to ask Ferguson directly in public, George had to secretly guess the reason.
To be honest, George has always felt that the reason for Manchester United's poor performance this season is not only due to the serious aging of the main lineup and the pain caused by the replacement, but also a large part of the reason is that the Red Devils have really bad luck. First of all, Ruud van Nistelrooy, who has been Manchester United's main firepower in the past three years, has been plagued by injuries this season, and his scoring efficiency has dropped significantly. Secondly, Cudicini, who was introduced as the main goalkeeper, unexpectedly performed strangely after arriving at Old Trafford. The ground was injured consecutively and ended the season, forcing Ferguson to re-use Howard and Carroll, who had originally planned to die on the bench; in the end, Giggs, Gary Neville, Scholes, O'Shea and other main players or main rotation players Attendance has also declined significantly this season. The combination of these factors greatly weakened Manchester United's combat effectiveness and bench depth, which in turn led to this situation.
If Cudicini had not unfortunately been reimbursed for the season, then Manchester United's door would definitely be much safer than it is now, and I am afraid that there would not be a comeback by Tottenham in this game.
Sure enough, as George expected, after hearing Ferguson's speech, the press conference suddenly became excited. All reporters looked at Ferguson with expectant eyes, hoping that Sir Alex could explain in more detail the meaning of what he just said. And Ferguson did not disappoint the reporters' expectations. He bluntly stated that he would clean up the two cheaters Howard and Carroll after the end of the season, and at the same time bring a "real" capable top goalkeeper to Manchester United this summer!
Ferguson dared to make such a confident statement at this time, and naturally he had something to rely on - with George's matchmaking, several major shareholders of Manchester United have agreed to the Qatar Investment Authority's offer, and the success of the acquisition is already a certainty!
"Cudicini is really unlucky." Sitting on the bus back to London, George sighed to Elizabeth sitting next to him. "In his early years, he was not taken seriously in AC Milan. After many twists and turns, he made a name for himself at Chelsea. But in the end, After Abramovich took over, he had to make way for the younger Akinfeev. After transferring to Manchester United, he suffered a serious injury that ended the season and missed the best opportunity to fight for the main position."
Although he felt sorry for what happened to Cudicini, George had no time to think about these things. Because in three days, Tottenham will usher in the 34th round of the Premier League against West Bromwich Albion!
Although West Bromwich Albion is currently only 19th in the standings, under the leadership of new coach and "Captain Miracle" Bryan Robson, this team was still the deputy squad leader of the league at the end of the first half. In the second half of the league, it showed a very strong momentum to grab points. Especially in the past four rounds of the league, West Bromwich Albion has actually achieved an unbeaten record of two wins and two draws. Even Everton, who is ranked fifth in the standings, has become "Knickerbockers" (the nickname of West Bromwich Albion). )'s soul was killed by the sword. It can be seen that it will not be as easy for Tottenham to take advantage of their home court to win this opponent as people think.
Sure enough, West Bromwich Albion's resistance was extremely tenacious, but the superior Tottenham relied on Robben's in-cut shot in the 17th minute to establish a one-goal lead and keep the score. Made it to the final stage of the game!
However, just when everyone thought Tottenham would win another victory at home, the referee responsible for officiating this game, Mark Clattenberg, who had only officiated Premier League games for less than a year, took away the ball. All the limelight - in the 86th minute of the game, Clattenburg whistled for Vidic's foul on Richardson in the penalty area, awarded West Bromwich Albion a penalty kick, and also awarded West Bromwich Albion a penalty kick. Vidic showed a red card!
If Vidic did foul Richardson, the Spurs players wouldn't say much. But the problem is that the video replay clearly shows that Vidic did not touch Richardson at all when defending. This was an undoubted misjudgment!
What made Tottenham fans even more angry was that when the truth came out, Clattenberg still refused to take back the unwarranted red card and penalty kick. Instead, he gave Kompany a yellow card to protest against him. authority!
We can't blame Tottenham for being so angry at Clattenburg's penalty. Because in the game that ended earlier, Chelsea defeated Arsenal 1-0 at Stamford Bridge and is already two points ahead of Tottenham in the standings. Therefore, if Tottenham and West Bromwich Albion draw in this game, they will lose their top spot in the standings!
In the end, Clattenburg ended his wonderful performance at White Hart Lane amidst the curses of the Tottenham fans at the scene. The referee used an unreasonable red card and a penalty to cause Tottenham Hotspur, which had led the standings for most of the season, to lose its position as the Premier League leader with only four rounds left in the league!
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