The most low-key superstar

Chapter 139 Tough Guy Potential
In this round, Arsenal controlled the situation on the field at the beginning of the game against Birmingham City, but they have not been able to score.Until the [-]st minute, Arsenal won a controversial penalty, and Adebayor made the penalty for the "Gunners" to take the lead.But three minutes after the start of the second half, the visiting team took advantage of a corner kick and scored a header from O'Connor to equalize the score.

At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, whose striker was seriously in a hurry, scored a goal each from defender Belletti and White-Phillips who played a deep-back striker. They defeated Tottenham Hotspur, which had completely reduced to a second-tier team, [-]-[-], maintaining their status. In order to catch up with the pace of the "leader".

The striker Anelka, who had just officially joined the "Blue Army" the day before, came off the bench in the [-]th minute and hit the crossbar just before the end.

What makes Manchester United happy is Liverpool. Liverpool tied Middlesbrough [-]:[-] in the away game. Manchester United once again widened the distance from its competitors.

Of course, the biggest surprise was Manchester United's game against Newcastle. Many people thought Manchester United would win, but no one ever thought it would end in this way.

Nicole is also very satisfied, because many media have affirmed the important role played by Nichols after he came on the field. Nichols is not because of the affirmation of the media, but because Mr. Ferguson praised Nichols at the press conference, saying that Nickel Er is Manchester United's most successful introduction player this season.

Newcastle's coach Allardyce took the blame and resigned on the second day after the game. To be honest, his resignation was inevitable. The team's staffing is quite good. His mistake was that he wanted to resign at the beginning of the season The signings have pushed the club's poor finances into the abyss, and the morale of the army has been shaken. It is not easy to achieve good results.

Kevin Keegan's rapid return does not know whether it can stop Newcastle's decline, but Manchester United ushered in a rare rest day.

In the middle of the week, it was the rematch of the third round of the FA Cup. Since Manchester United had already beaten Aston Villa in an away game, they could now hold coffee and watch others die.

Of course, if there is a competitor to play one more game, it will be even more endless, and Liverpool is the unlucky guy who made Manchester United's coaching staff happy. They were too relaxed in the first game. They almost had a big somersault and had to go through a replay to advance.

There is no seeding team in the FA Cup, and the match and home and away games are completely determined by drawing lots.If the game is tied, the two sides will exchange home and away games for a replay, and if there is another tie, there will be extra time and a penalty shootout.Every August, all non-league clubs with basic facilities under the English Football Association begin to conduct elimination preliminaries. In the 2004/2005 season, 660 clubs participated in the FA Cup, breaking the record of 1921 participating teams in the 22/656 season.Additional heats are followed by heats, four qualifying rounds and six official rounds, culminating in semi-finals and finals.All league clubs and non-league clubs who have participated in the FA Trophy (FATrophy) or FA Vase (FAVase) and currently play in competitions deemed "acceptable" are allowed to participate in the FA Cup, and all participating clubs There must be suitable and safe courts.

The competition system is relatively flexible, with high-level non-league and league clubs allowed to skip some rounds at the beginning of the FA Cup.For example, clubs in the English Championship and English Premier League are allowed to directly participate in the third round of the official competition.

The team that wins the FA Cup can qualify for the first round of the UEFA Cup the following year.If the team is qualified for the UEFA Champions League due to its league ranking, the runner-up of the FA Cup will replace the champion to qualify for the UEFA Cup. Will be awarded to other teams according to the English Premier League ranking.

到目前为止，阿森纳和曼联均17次闯入决赛，曼联以11次夺得足总杯冠军为首，阿森纳为10次，托特纳姆热刺8度折桂。有两支球队曾连续三年夺冠：流浪者队(1876－1878）莱克本(1884－1886）。莱斯特城是决赛中最不幸的球队－他们在四次闯进决赛后均被击败。

However, the FA Cup is no longer so high for Manchester United. The 03-04 season was the last time they won the FA Cup, and the club's goal this season is still the Champions League and the League. The third place, so their pressure is actually not great, whether to advance mainly depends on the situation of the Champions League and the league.

Now that the schedule for the fourth round has been confirmed, Manchester United's next opponent is Nickel's old club Tottenham Hotspur. It has the bloodiness that a glorious traditional team should have.

Time flies, and Manchester United's away game against Reading is almost here.Reading doesn't have any big stars. They came up from the Championship. They spend very little money to enrich their lineup, but they have a very good coach. He knows how to rely on practical cards in his hands to play overall football. They don't rely on one or two. Star players improvise to win teams.

What made Reading famous all over the world was that last season at Reading's home court, the Chelsea team suffered a "massacre". Reading player Hunter shoveled Petr Cech and almost ended the latter's career. What's more interesting is that, Chelsea's substitute goalkeeper Cudicini was injured again after playing.

The sturdy playing style has always been Reading's magic weapon for survival, but it seems that this season is not very good, mainly because they have hurt too many people, so that the referee pays special attention to them. The relegation zone is still struggling.

雷丁出场阵容（4－4－2）：1－哈内曼/23－德拉克鲁兹、29－英吉马森、29－杜伯里、3－肖雷/19－薛锜铉、2－穆尔蒂、15－哈珀、11－奥斯特/10－亨特、12－基特森。

Manchester United did not rotate this round, and now is their best time to grab points. Of course, Reading still caused a lot of trouble for Manchester United. To Nickell's displeasure, the referee's whistle was obviously much softer, and it was just a verbal warning.

Nickel brought the perpetrator Murthy down like a lumberjack with a ferocious tackle in the 23rd minute, and his foul sparked a skirmish on the pitch before the referee cleared it with a yellow card this matter.

"Nicole's foul, my God! It's the first time I've seen this kind of Nicole. Although I agree with his approach, I think it's very manly." Mr. Morrison was surprised that Nicole would behave like this.

Not only the TV reporters, but even Sir Alex Ferguson encouraged Nicole's behavior with applause. Although many media questioned Ferguson's behavior afterwards, it is undeniable that the old guy's character is still very strong. "It's my players who can't be injured."

After that, the players on both sides moved very aggressively, and the referee used several yellow cards to suppress it. In the second half, Reading finally couldn't stand it anymore. The magic weapon they depended on for survival could not guarantee them to score points.

In the end, relying on C Ronaldo's goal, Manchester United won a small away game against their opponents and got three points as they wished, while Nicole's performance was recognized by the club and teammates.

(End of this chapter)