The most low-key superstar

Chapter 360
In fact, there is another team that is as unlucky as Manchester United. They were also eliminated in the third round.

Regarding Liverpool's defeat, the media and fans have become numb. They have no expectations for this passionate Red Army in the past.

The UEFA Champions League has already been eliminated in the group stage, and they can only play in the Europa League. Many media have expressed such views. The Europa League will not be a lucky place for Liverpool. Don’t think that the opponents in the Europa League will be worse than the Champions League. How much, given the current state of the Red Army, they need a miracle if they want to win.

Just as they predicted, Liverpool did not aspire to the UEFA Europa League. They fell to the feet of Atletico Madrid after passing several hurdles in a row. The qualifications were all lost, and finally had to leave Liverpool, which had been fighting for several years, sadly after the end of the season.

Regardless of Liverpool's fate, Manchester United has ushered in a strong opponent, Birmingham. This team, after the entry of Chinese capital, the financial crisis is no longer a problem for them. There is the meaning of rushing into the European arena, and it is no longer the team that was considered to be a difficult relegation team at the beginning of the season.Now Birmingham ranks eighth, just behind Liverpool, and they are in hot pursuit.

And Birmingham can be said to be the veritable killer of giants in the Premier League this season. Several giants such as Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City, and Liverpool have already had their blood drained on them.

Before the start of the game, many media were speculating whether Manchester United would be next.

This time, for Manchester United, there is no room for loss, because if they lose, Manchester United's points will increase to four points with Chelsea. It has been more than 20 rounds, and no one can take it lightly. The same is true for Manchester United, three points It's what they have to have.

There is still one and a half months before the start of the Champions League. It is officially the season for Manchester United to grab points. In any case, every game is an opportunity for Manchester United to grab points. If they cannot snap up enough points during this period, then when the Champions League When the game starts, then Manchester United's season is a tragedy.

此前两家球会正赛交锋100场，曼联队以47胜28平25负占据明显优势，实际上自1978年11月后伯明翰在双方23次对垒中未尝一胜，不过伯明翰近23个英超主场仅有1负战绩。

Nearly [-] fans watched a thrilling match at the St. Andrews Stadium. In this match, Birmingham played their most passionate game of the season, and Manchester United also had the strongest personnel in the past two months. , Although there are still wounded who have not returned to the team, it has already satisfied Manchester United fans.

In this battle, Birmingham scored four goals. It can be seen that although Manchester United's injury situation has improved, the back line known for its stability in the past is still not enough to cope with high-intensity attacks, and Foster This game made Ferguson completely lose hope in him.

However, the fans in Birmingham did not leave with the joy of victory, because Manchester United was full of firepower in this game, especially Nickle, who was rated [-] after the game, "At least today, he is God, even with a For elementary school students, Nickel's performance today is enough to take away points from the St. Andrews Stadium. '

The Red Devils bloodied the stadium with seven goals and then made Birmingham's four goals so meaningless.

In this game, with the grief and indignation of being eliminated from the FA Cup, Nichol made a great contribution from the offensive end. It was Nichol who gave up defense that allowed Birmingham to score four goals. However, the football game It's not about whether the defense is tight, but who scores more goals.

Nickel completed the big four with four goals and two assists. This is almost the most perfect data. No wonder Ferguson said after the game, "I still can't believe what I saw is real , Nicole, played in a god-like state, if Nicole is like this in every game, I can guarantee that Manchester United can remain unbeaten for ten years."

Birmingham Scotland coach McLeish was still in shock after the game. "After Birmingham was promoted to the Premier League, they finally knew the bloodiness of the Premier League. Although the season has passed more than half, it is not too late to understand."

The reason why Coach MacLeish said this is because before the game against Manchester United, he once joked that "the Premier League is indeed a bit more difficult than the English Championship, otherwise Birmingham would definitely not be ranked eighth." '

At the end of the first half, Birmingham fans watched the score on the big screen dumbfounded, 4:0, and the scorers behind were all one name, Nicole Williams.

In less than 3 minutes of the opening, Nichols staged a good show of passing five levels and breaking through six generals. Starting from receiving the pass from Vidic, Nichols broke through with the ball continuously, passing four defensive players of the opponent in a row The interception, before Birmingham goalkeeper Joe - Hart strikes, lobs into the net.

"This is definitely going to be one of the best goals of the century!"

Many Birmingham fans even joined in the applause, but in the face of this goal, McLeish had no temper, he could only spread his hands, complaining why his teammates didn't foul to prevent the goal.

The second goal was Nicole's free kick stunt that he hadn't used for a long time. Rooney created a direct free kick opportunity at the front of the opponent's penalty area. Nicole calmly shot and pierced Joe Hart with a powerful shot. When the game progressed to No. 15 minutes, Manchester United established a two-goal lead.

For the third goal, Nickel received a pass from Valencia in the penalty area, leaned on the opponent's defender Carlisle, turned around forcibly, and then used a fake shot to make Carlisle make a mistake. Before Jordan returned to the defense, A shovel shot, this sudden shot let Joe Hart miss again, and Nichols completed a hat-trick.

When he saw Nichol's three goals scored, Capello, who was sitting in the stands, almost jumped up and applauded Nichol's bravery. Obviously, the Italians were very excited about Nichol's all-around performance.

For Capello, having such an all-round player in the England team is simply too happy, "Mr. Ferguson is happy, but I am not bad, at least, I am the same as him, I only have one Hopefully, that is, when the season is over, I hope, all the lads who could be in the national team stand in front of me healthy."

Before the end of the first half, the demoralized Birmingham team suffered another heavy blow. Nickle's cold shot from a corner outside the penalty area was not of high quality, but Joe Hart seemed to have suffered too much mentally. There was a low-level mistake, the ball that was almost hugging slipped under his armpit, Nickle looked at the ball slowly rolling into the net, he couldn't believe his eyes, this ball, he didn't Thinking about scoring a goal, his idea of ​​shooting is to hope that through the suddenness of the shooting, there will be chaos in the chaotic penalty area. Maybe the ball may change direction if it is touched by someone.

In the second half, the happy Ferguson didn't let Nicole play at all, and directly replaced Nichols with Scholes. With a four-goal lead, Manchester United had already won three points.

However, in the second half, the situation changed suddenly.

It's not known what magic McLeish worked in the dugout, but Birmingham showed a different side from the first-half's wimpy side from the start.

In just 15 minutes, Birmingham scored two goals, which made Ferguson furious on the sidelines. Fortunately, Rooney scored a goal with a powerful shot and stabilized the team.

In the end, although Birmingham scored two more goals, the goals of Valencia and Vidic made Birmingham's frenzied counterattack in the second half unsuccessful. Manchester United defeated Birmingham 7:4 away. The most goals scored in the Premier League.

(End of this chapter)