Grass roots glory

Chapter 1032 They Have Been Cleaned

The two semi-finals did not kick off at the same time, and the game between Manchester United and Aston Villa took the lead.

At this time, the Liverpool media sat watching Manchester United with excited and expectant expressions, expecting them to make mistakes at Villa's home court.

Now let's put aside the prestige and aura of the so-called wealthy family - nothing is more important than actual benefits.Once Manchester United is entangled by Villa's iron barrel formation, all assumptions about the final will be overthrown and restarted. Perhaps the level of excitement will drop a lot, but it will be more difficult for Liverpool to win the championship.

"It's about the final contest. Eric Black will definitely adopt the most pragmatic tactics. Villa is subject to offensive firepower this season, but their number of goals conceded can reach the level of mid-range teams. If the tactics are proper, it is not impossible. The possibility of an upset. This is definitely tempting for Eric Black. Once he can eliminate the top-ranked Manchester United in the league, he will definitely be able to take off his hat as an interim coach. It is not impossible. Villa They've also won the FA Cup seven times and they're one of the Premier League teams to have won the Champions League."

The "Liverpool Post" has worked hard for the home team's championship, and has completely uncovered Villa's glorious history. Basic professionalism doesn't matter.

If it is useful to look at history, Manchester United is most qualified to stand on the pitch and let the FA award directly-Manchester United has [-] FA Cups, five more than Liverpool. I didn't check it carefully, or simply forgot about it.

On the contrary, the "Manchester Evening News" keenly seized this opportunity, and obviously had to seize the opportunity to grow their ambitions and destroy the prestige of their opponents: "Liverpool reporters are quite self-aware. They obviously already know that history is irresistible, and so is reality. , the league is already doomed, and Rodgers probably doesn't have the strength to make a comeback. The core of the two teams is still there, but it is clear that the 36-year-old Gerrard has long been unable to compete with the 26-year-old Zhou. The legend is worthy of respect , but high-level professional football will always be dominated by young people."

The upset that Liverpool fans expected did not appear.

Although there was heavy rain at Villa Park in the second half of the game, it was not enough to affect the overall trend of the game. Manchester United had already settled the overall situation in the first half, holding a 2:0 lead.

Ryan Giggs saw that the weather conditions were getting worse, so he replaced Zhou Tiancheng with Herrera at the beginning of the second half.

Zhou Tiancheng was still a little upset: "Ryan, are you dissatisfied with my performance? Or are you planning to let the team put on a tortoise shell so early?"

"What's wrong, Zhou? We still have four league games, and I think it's only appropriate to win at the least cost."

"Well, wish we hadn't done that at Wembley."

Zhou Tiancheng was just about to walk back when Giggs stopped him: "Zhou, you don't need to have too many doubts, OK? Do you think this kind of weather will be beneficial to our performance? Do you think the opponent will not play his life? Won't you use moves that you only see in the Championship, League One, League Two? In fact they have been a League Two team for a while in history. I don't want any surprises, if you have something unpredictable In the current situation, do we still want the FA Cup? Do we still want the league championship? You can’t let what I say to these boys not count? Then they will definitely treat it like fart in the future... Zhou, I can’t afford it.”

It was rare for Giggs to talk so much with Zhou Tiancheng on the sidelines. Zhou Tiancheng didn't answer. He understood Giggs' difficulties very well. He is not yet a master tactician. Magical skill.Perhaps he is his greatest strength.

"Okay, Ryan, I'm already down, you should rest assured now."

In the end, Manchester United eliminated Aston Villa with a score of 3:0 and advanced to the final at Wembley.

Five hours later, Liverpool played at Reading's Madejski Stadium for their semi-final.

At the press conference after the Manchester League, Zhou Tiancheng expressed his position to the media: "We are waiting for our final opponent at Wembley, but not necessarily Liverpool, although I am looking forward to another game with Gerrard. A duel, but if Rodgers thinks the same way, maybe our opponent is Reading - Reading is much stronger than Milton Keynes."

This can be regarded as telling the truth from the facts, but the eyes of the Liverpool reporter seemed to tear Zhou Tiancheng apart.Curse us?We are not like you, losing to opponents of this level, not to mention our head coach is Rodgers.

Rodgers is not a famous coach, but he has a good relationship with Reading. During his eight years as a rookie from the age of 22 to 30, he spent all of his time at the Reading Youth Academy. After arriving in charge, Chelsea assistant coach Clark introduced him to Mourinho, and Rogers had the opportunity to be an assistant to the famous coach. This is the beginning of another story.

Not to mention anything else, the starting players on the Reading field must have seedlings dug by Rodgers himself. In such a matchup, we must beware of upsets. Knowing the roots is far more important than fame.

The Liverpool reporter has such confidence.

However, the game was not as smooth as they expected. It rained heavily at the beginning of the game. The drainage system of the Madejski Stadium was not as good as UEFA's four-star stadium Anfield. Seventeen and eight minutes later, two There is already a mass of mud near the sidewalk and the goal, and the turf has been turned up.It's not good news for Liverpool, which relies on both wings to fly together.And they also have to deal with Reading's high-intensity close pressing. The Championship team is obviously more adapted to this thick-line game than them.

In the end, relying on Gerrard's penalty kick to win, Liverpool took away three points from the away game without any risk.

Manchester United's players were also paying attention to their opponents in the final. When Gerrard scored the winning penalty, De Gea patted his thigh angrily: "Damn it, I'm going to kick the damn Liverpool again."

"Hey, David, your attitude is wrong, do you think we can't kick them?" Smalling interjected.

Zhou Tiancheng added in a timely manner: "Stupid, can he play Liverpool so easily? If he plays Reading, he can probably take a coat and stand behind the Liverpool goal... If the rain is so heavy, it can prevent the game Then catch a cold."

Everyone burst into laughter, and De Gea gave Zhou Tiancheng a "You still understand me" look.

Zhou Tiancheng walked over and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, David, looking at their soaked appearance, it is estimated that the rain has already washed their whole bodies, including their buttocks, so we will have a good fight. Time...maybe you have nothing to do."

The laughter in the locker room grew louder, and everyone collectively gave Zhou Tiancheng a thumbs up.

(End of this chapter)