I am the king of football

Chapter 404 The only chance

In April, the weather in London has quietly bid farewell to the cold, and fans have begun to wear long sleeves and take off their thick coats. On the match day, the sky in London also swept away the recent haze and the sun appeared. This is a rare good day for the residents living here.

Outside the city's largest and most magnificent Wembley Stadium, distinct red and blue fan groups began to gather early. After the semi-finals, all FA Cup matches will be held at Wembley Stadium. Manchester United and Manchester City, the two Manchester giants, arrived in London the day before the game.

Unlike the inevitable verbal attacks in previous confrontations, this time Ferguson did not fire at Manchester City before the game started. After being stopped by reporters outside the parking lot of the training base, he just said one sentence contemptuously.

"Our matchup with them this season is over. They won't be able to make a big splash in this game."

Afterwards, no matter from what angle the reporter asked the question, the legendary Manchester United coach no longer responded. Obviously, after defeating his arch-rivals twice in the league, at least in terms of mentality and strategy, Sir Alex Ferguson no longer believed that Manchester City would pose a threat to his team.

Of course, Ferguson still made targeted tactical arrangements. He and his disciples, who were already very familiar with Manchester City's main starting lineup, once again used the 4231 formation.

Qin Hu stood at the front, with Nani, Carrick and Van Persie standing behind him. The double defensive midfielders Scholes and Cleverley, one old and one young, played together. The four defenders were Rafael, Phil Jones, Vidic and Evra, and the goalkeeper was De Gea.

This starting lineup includes both old and young players, but one thing is consistent, that is, everyone is in the best condition in their respective positions.

That afternoon, when Manchester United players arrived at the outskirts of Wembley Stadium on a bus, they were no longer unfamiliar with the stadium. After entering the stadium to warm up, they even saw many traces left by excited fans when they held the trophy before.

Opposite Manchester United, the entire Manchester City team also entered the stadium to start warming up. Wearing sky blue jerseys, they were not as leisurely as Manchester United.

This season has been an absolute torture for the old Blue Moon players who had just experienced the reversal of Manchester United to win the championship last season. From the first match against Manchester United, they found that this city rival had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The 19-year-old Chinese striker scored a hat trick in both games. They were defeated by opponents with a large score in every round of league matches. In addition, their Champions League this season was not going well and they were criticized as the paper-made Premier League champions. However, their arch-rivals Manchester United were in great glory this season.

League champion, League Cup champion, Champions League quarter-finals, FA Cup semi-finals, the Red Devils' journey this season has made Manchester City Club envious. In the eyes of the Blue Moon Club's top management, isn't this the performance they expect Manchester City to have after becoming a true top club?

So, now a very embarrassing situation has arisen. Because of the natural hostility between Manchester City and Manchester United, every time Manchester United makes a breakthrough, a bunch of people will go to Manchester City’s official social media and the social media of major stars to comment.

It goes without saying that these comments are not good things, and with some media outlets deliberately fanning the flames, it would be a lie to say that I am not angry or furious.

"This is our only chance for revenge this season, and it is also a crucial step for us to win the final championship. If you beat them, you will avenge your previous shame, and all the shame and slander this season will disappear. But if you lose, you, including me, will all be hung on the team's pillar of shame."

After the Manchester City team finished warming up, Pellegrini made a rare solemn speech in front of everyone. He looked at every player on the team and spoke slowly in a very sincere tone.

"Now all you have to do is try your best to defeat your opponents at Wembley, the biggest and greatest stadium in England. Use goals to wash away the shame and use victory to shut everyone up!"

Due to his personality and age, the words Pellegrini tried to roar out at the end still seemed a little bland, but the Manchester City players sitting in front of him were still greatly motivated.

Although most of them came to this team for money, everything had changed when the team won its first Premier League title. They had a sense of belonging to this team, and now they have an extremely united belief because of the same mortal enemy.

"Let's fight! We must not lose this game, even if we are broken into pieces, even if we fall down on the court!" The team's captain Kompany stood up at the right time. As the veteran captain of Manchester City, his voice was full of energy and very contagious.

"If we lose this game, our season will be completely over. Let's rush up and kill them. Don't let the shame accompany us throughout the season. The glory of Manchester belongs to Manchester City!!!"

"Roar! Got it!"

Kompany responded loudly, and the emotions of the players present finally reached a climax. They stood up angrily with red eyes. This group of Blue Moon players, who had already made up their minds to fight to the death, rushed out of the locker room directly.

When the Manchester United players stood side by side with the Manchester City wolves in the player tunnel, the murderous intent coming from the side was so strong that it made people's shoulders cold. When some players turned their heads to look at the players of their mortal rivals, the other side's eyes were also chilling.

"Shit, I feel like this game is not going to be easy."

When they got to the court, after their captain Vidic chose to kick off, Van Persie and Qin Hu came to the serving point. Looking at the murderous look of the opposing team, Van Persie couldn't help but complain.

"Haha, Robin, is there any good match between us and Manchester City?"

Instead, it was Qin Hu who comforted Van Persie. The Manchester derby can now be said to be the most watched derby in the world. Every time the two sides meet, the situation is not as easy as the final score looks.

"really."

Van Persie stopped complaining and stood up and returned to normal. However, what neither he nor Qin Hu expected was that this match was much more difficult than the previous ones.

"It was a direct foul that brought down Qin Hu! Manchester City blocked Manchester United's attack through Yaya Toure's steal foul three minutes into the game. The foul was very direct, but the referee did not give a card or verbal warning."

As soon as the game started, Manchester City announced their spirit of the game with a foul against Manchester United's core offensive player, and Manchester United soon understood it after the game started again.

Two minutes later, when the ball was sent into the penalty area by Carrick and cleared to the right sideline, Cleverley, who was trying to get the ball, was tackled by Kolo Toure. This was another foul.

Then, in the tenth minute of the game, when Van Persie received the ball from Qin Hu in the heart of Manchester City's midfield and was just about to rush into the opponent's penalty area, Kompany came out and knocked him to the ground with the ball.

"Another foul, a very decisive and ruthless operation. Manchester City has knocked down three Red Devils players in succession within the first ten minutes of the game..."

Ten minutes into the game, Qin Hu, Van Persie and Carrick were knocked down on the field by different opponents in different ways. The opponents' actions were so big and their warning intentions were so obvious that it was impossible not to notice.

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