The most low-key superstar

Chapter 258 The Final of 'The Poor'
The English Football League was founded in 1886. The Football League was originally in charge of all levels of leagues of all 92 professional clubs in England. Only 1992 remain.Since the level of the club in charge is not the highest, the weight of words is naturally not as great as before, and if you want the top few clubs in the Premier League to participate in the League Cup, it will naturally depend on other people's faces.

The status of the League Cup was originally ranked after the Premier League (before 92) and the FA Cup. For the top clubs in the Premier League such as Manchester United and Arsenal, the League Cup is only a game for training substitute players or youth team players.Of course, for these clubs, ignoring the League Cup is also a helpless move, because in addition to participating in the League, FA Cup, and League Cup, they also have to participate in the lucrative European Champions Cup or UEFA Cup. , A season can reach nearly 9 games in 70 months, and nearly two games in a week, and the players are not iron-clad.

The decline of the League Cup was due to the Football League itself. In order to attract sponsors, the Football League sold the name of the League Cup. First it became a milk cup, and later it became a Coca-Cola Cup. It was sold to a brewer a few years ago. So in recent years the name of the League Cup has become the Waddington (beer) Cup.

When you first arrive in the UK, you will feel inexplicable about this cup. The change of the name of the cup has made this 40-year-old traditional event lose its appeal among fans.

There are also many clubs that support the League Cup. Their mentality is mainly divided into two types:
One is that clubs in the middle reaches of the Premier League such as Newcastle, Tottenham and Aston Villa have not been able to win the league championship for a long time. They can win the League Cup to boost morale when clubs such as Manchester United do not pay attention. As a second path to qualify for the UEFA Cup.And today Manchester United met such a team, the Tottenham team who are more eager for this championship.

The second is that the clubs in the other three leagues outside the Premier League can use the League Cup to gain the opportunity to play against strong teams. By virtue of being on TV and newspapers, when the Crystal Palace team played against Liverpool last season, they usually played against the Crystal Palace team. The mainstream media, who ignored it, hyped up the team. Sky TV also broadcast the game live. The Crystal Palace team could not only obtain TV broadcast income, but also expand its influence.

In addition, if a small club accidentally makes an upset, it will be a great joy for the fans, and the big clubs will not feel overly sad about the failure of this kind of game, and each has his own place.
Of course, the second type of club is the most important, because the Premier League clubs must concentrate more on the league, otherwise, once players get injured and their status is affected due to participation in the 'League Cup', they will be relegated, even if they win the League Cup. It's just that I lost the watermelon and picked up the sesame seeds, the loss outweighed the gain.
In fact, the current big-name clubs hate the FA Cup in addition to the League Cup. In addition to 92 professional clubs, there are nearly 400 amateur teams that can participate in this oldest competition in the world.It is conceivable that if the Manchester United team accidentally draws with the amateur team that entered the main match, what would they think?
Generally speaking, it is the "chicken ribs" such as the League Cup and the FA Cup that enable small teams to have the opportunity to play against big teams every year, so that they can see some hope, some hope, otherwise, the "poor" The days are even more difficult.

Traditionally, the final of the League Cup is usually held at Wembley Stadium in London at the end of February. Due to the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium, the final from 2 to 2001 was changed to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. bully.

Strictly speaking, Tottenham is not a 'poor' team, but their team is very strange. It is obviously strong, but the results are always ashamed, but the temptation of the championship is still not small, especially seeing that so many of Manchester United's main players are not When they debuted, their morale was even more bursting. Since the beginning, they have continued to attack Manchester United's hinterland.

Manchester United is not in a hurry to attack, their defense is still a new combination, Scholes and Giggs in the midfield have rested for several games, they also need time to adapt to the atmosphere and rhythm of the game.

Modric very much hopes to compete with Nicole again. When he was in the national team, he was expected to be high, but he was severely hit in front of Nicole, which directly led to the slim prospect of the national team's World Cup trip.

Modric knew that he would be the key player of the opponent, and he could feel it from Fletcher's eyes, so after passing the midfield, he quickly handed the ball to Bell who assisted him.

Bell didn't stop there, he made a strong move, took a big stride and rushed out.His speed was very fast. When Neville found out, Bell had already rushed in front of him. The speed of this little guy surprised Neville, and Ferguson was also impressed.

When Bell was approaching Neville, he suddenly took a step to the right, then flicked the ball to the left, and rushed over again. The movement was quick and concise. Bell, who had completed the breakthrough, immediately cut inside.

Bale's sharp breakthrough caused a huge uproar from Tottenham fans in Wembley Stadium, who were cheered by Bale's brilliant performance.

After Bell broke into the penalty area, he made a horizontal knock, and Darren Bent followed up with a volley. The ball hit Vidic's leg and popped out of the baseline. Tottenham won a corner kick.

Mr. Ferguson turned his head and asked Perrin, "I have an impression of this young man, haven't we followed up?" Ferguson has always been dissatisfied with his back line personnel, especially the ability of full backs has always been weak, although there are some young people, but There is really no one as eye-catching as Bell, so I moved my mind.

"We have been observing him and have contacted his father. His father believes that his son will become a world-class star, but he should not spend the early stage on the bench of a giant. This will affect his career, so , we lost to Tottenham." I also like Belperin very much, but a rich family is a rich family, and it is impossible for them to train a young man. Not everyone will become a player like Nickell or Rooney. Can provoke the important task of the club.

"Alas..." Ferguson could only sigh. He has no way to control this kind of thing. As the head coach, he is first responsible for the team's performance. Now he can no longer train a group of players himself like before. That generation in [-] could be a swan song for Manchester United.

Tottenham played very openly today. Nickel's old friend Lennon was on the right, Bell was on the left, and Modric was dispatching in the middle. The tactics of flying both wings made Manchester United's defense somewhat overwhelmed and dangers continued. If it weren't for the ball The team's shrinking strides may not be able to stop the opponent's attack at all.

The first half of the game was an offensive and defensive drill for both sides. Tottenham mainly attacked and Manchester United defended. However, after 10 minutes, Manchester United gradually increased their counterattacks, especially Ryan Giggs on the left, constantly using him The iconic sprint threatened the opponent's defense, Scholes also began to send a threatening direct pass in the middle, and Nani gradually let go of his hands and feet. At the end of the midfield, the two sides had formed a balance of power. Scenes continued to appear, but there was no goal, and the score of 0:0 was maintained until the end of the midfield.

"In the first half, Tottenham's possession rate was much ahead of Manchester United. However, in the last period of time, Manchester United's situation has improved greatly. In the second half, the game will be more exciting and intense."

In Manchester United's dressing room, Mr. Ferguson made adjustments. Although he didn't think much of it in his heart, he had reached the final and couldn't give up easily.

"Nicole, in the second half, you play to replace Fletcher. However, your task is not to defend, but to attack. You just need to pay attention to Modric a little bit."

"Understood, sir." Actually, Nichols is very concerned about the League Cup. After all, he has not won this championship yet, so he is still very interested.

"I repeat, we need this championship, don't take what the reporters say, no one will give up the championship that is on the lip, so you have to focus, you must win the opponent, I am serious .”

After the start of the second half of the game, Ramos saw that Nicole was on the field. For a while, he was not sure what Ferguson's intention was when he sent Nicole up, so he didn't adjust immediately, but he also instructed Zokola to focus on Nicole and prepare After Ferguson's tactical intention comes out, make adjustments.

After 10 minutes in the second half, Ramos finally figured out that Nicole was more behind the two strikers, in front of the midfield, and only when Tottenham attacked, Nicole entangled Modric.

Modric was extremely excited after meeting Nickel again. He only had one thought in his brain, which was to defeat the opponent and prove himself. Therefore, the clear-headed and organized midfield commander in the first half became selfish. Has picked on Nickell a few times and tried to beat him on the court while ignoring his teammates' upticks, but there have been a few times where he hasn't taken advantage of him.

Nicole was also confused by Modric's strange behavior. Sometimes there is a good route to send the ball, but the Croatian still stubbornly finds himself-one-on-one.

"Bastard! What is he doing?" Ramos angrily threw the windbreaker in his hand to the ground. Modric's approach made Tottenham's attack chaotic.

　There is nothing more to say, Wukong has not performed well recently and let everyone down, hehe.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)