Manchester United legend

Chapter 163 The Last Moment

The situation is very delicate. For Arsenal, who participated in the Champions League for the first time, and Manchester United, who were assigned to the death group, the position of the standings is even more entangled, while Chelsea are plagued by too many draws. In addition, they are also full of fire.

A reporter said, "This is a great season, especially in the second half, we can see a natural or full of whimsical technical display every three seconds, which proves that the teams are in great shape!"

In the games after Christmas, the top two teams in the league combined only lost one game. Including Chelsea, which is third, the three teams combined only lost three games: both of which are records in British football-and the second statistical data is placed in the historical environment at that time-in the previous ten seasons, the top three teams in the league lost at least 10 games after Christmas, and in the subsequent 99-00 season, this number was 14.

The game between Manchester United and Arsenal was particularly eye-catching, and the competition between the two teams for the standings position was even more breath-taking.

The hostility between the two teams, the sparks of fierce fighting and their respective strengths created something wonderful between them. Manchester United went all the way, Arsenal also played their wonderful technical football and fiery form.

在倒数第二轮的关键战役击败利兹之前的19场比赛中取得15胜0负的佳绩，曼联则在最后20场比赛中15胜0负。

The point bite is very tight; even Manchester United's four-point advantage over Arsenal in March and April (or one point plus a game less game) cannot be neglected, because they will also face the craziest opponents in the next game, that is, the arch-rivals Leeds United and Liverpool.

Manchester United started leading the standings in January 1999, while Chelsea briefly snatched Villa's top spot before Arsenal defeated the leaders Chelsea at home on January 1, tearing the Blues off the top of the standings.From then on Manchester United led the way until the end of April.

在这长长的3个月里，三个球队打出了最激烈、最精彩的比赛：二月份时阿森纳4比0击败西汉姆，曼联则给森林来了个8比1。

到了三月阿森纳看起来马上就要在主场对谢菲尔德星期三队的比赛中丢分，比分直到83分钟都是0比0，但最后他们却赢了个3比1。

During this period of time, Manchester United has made three arrows in the FA Cup, Champions League and League, and has maintained a full victory!At the same time, they also continued to maintain a slight lead.

The Red Devils' ability to grab points was not slightly suppressed until April. They only achieved two draws and one win, and they were caught up by Arsenal in points.

Even an underwhelming Chelsea should not be underestimated, five days after their home defeat to West Ham they responded with an impressive three-game winning streak away from home to cut the gap on the leaders to two points.

It's also left critics who swear they've fallen out of title contention into silent smacking.

In April, when Arsenal had their first chance at the top of the season, they crushed an in-form Middlesbrough 6-1 at Riverside Park and slashed Wimbledon 5-1 a week later, wiping out nine-tenths of United's goal difference advantage.

In the end, Manchester United and Arsenal carried the same record into the final week, into the final two games: both 36 points from 76 games, both with a goal difference of 42, only Manchester United scored an extra goal.

Before the championship is announced, the situation is so tense that both sides not only have to win but also win big to get enough goal difference and goals!

Arsenal's final title clash came after a dizzying 0-1 loss to Leeds on Tuesday when they should have won 6-3 after Hart missed a penalty, substitute Diawara missed a hat-trick and Hassel Baink sealed the victory.

A day later, Manchester United tied Blackburn 1-1, which made Ferguson very disappointed. Although Manchester United had another 1 point advantage, they still had to beat Tottenham in the last game to ensure the championship.

In the end, Ferguson's team did it, but Tottenham scored the first goal before reversing the opponent, and Arsenal's last victory just became meaningless.

So the eventual league champions Manchester United lead Arsenal by just one point and Chelsea by four.

Chelsea are often forgotten, but they lost just three games that season - only three Premier League champions in the entire 20th century - so the Blues actually played very well.They played very well under the leadership of Zola, the soul of the team, but the team's background is not enough to compete with Manchester United and Arsenal.

The pattern of the three powerhouses contending for hegemony, in the end Manchester United took the lead and won the first place-this was the fierce competition that season!

Manchester United is fighting on three fronts, and all fronts have reached the final stage.

Before playing the Champions League semi-final with Juventus, Manchester United first drew Wimbledon 1-1 away in the league. This time Manchester United paid the price for their carelessness. The opponent's initial attack at home made Manchester United lose their sense of proportion.Only 5 minutes into the game, Gary Neville headed back to the goalkeeper to make a mistake, and Ull, who followed up, seized the opportunity to kick into the empty net with his right foot.Manchester United's performance in the first half was very messy, with frequent turnovers and weak offense.But after falling behind, Manchester United still held their ground.

In 44 minutes, Irwin passed the ball to the penalty area and was blocked by the opponent's defender.But the opponent also failed to kick the ball out of the penalty area, and Beckham, who followed, shot through the net from close range.Manchester United tied the score.

In the second half, Manchester United was like two different people, aggressively attacking, oppressing Wimbledon and starting to retreat steadily.

Having lost three games in a row, Wimbledon, which has always been known for its bad style of play, began to show their fierce side, and their defenders and Manchester United players "scrambled".

Wimbledon used a fierce and rough defense to deal with Manchester United, which eventually made Manchester United extremely uncomfortable.In the end, Manchester United's chances were all wasted. Yorke's header, Scholes' supplementary shot and Beckham's strong shot all came back without success, and the tie was maintained until the end.

Manchester United dropped points in the league for the first time since entering 1999 apart from Arsenal, and the Red Devils paid the price for their poor start.

(End of this chapter)