Manchester United legend

Chapter 172 The Second FA Cup Champion
In fact, this game did end in the 53rd minute. A reporter from the BBC commented on the spot, “There is a huge gap between Newcastle United and Manchester United. Whether it is player strength, team understanding, coach’s command ability, team morale, etc., Manchester United is far ahead in any aspect.

Gullit's tactics are actually nothing new. The so-called "sexy football" seems to us to be an old-fashioned "push and hang style". Gullit didn't give us any surprises. He said bluntly that his tactical thinking is too backward. "That's why he got kicked out by Chelsea.

The reporter of The Times reported, "The second half was more intense and the scene was more exciting-thanks to the leading Manchester United for not being conservative, they also played openly and confidently, and the two teams formed many confrontations. This is a good thing for the fans.

Newcastle's desire to score goals is very strong, and they once formed a tendency to besiege Manchester United's gate.

Many Magpies fans thought it was a pity that Kazibaya's shot into the United goal post was a pity, but the cold fact is that Manchester United had more good chances in front of goal. The real surprise is that Yorke's empty goal header was not in.This is a great opportunity for him in this game.

Scholes and Solskjaer wereted Manchester United's consecutive offensive opportunities.Regardless, the outcome of this one was fair and the better team won. "

In this way, the whole game ended, Manchester United defeated Newcastle, won the victory and won the FA Cup.Now they are double champions, and they will work hard for the Champions League on May 5. Their goal is the triple crown.

The Manchester United players hugged each other tightly on the grass to congratulate. They formed a circle, laughing and jumping together, congratulating this rare victory.

When the y whistle sounded, the smiling Ferguson was the first to hug his captain Jost, thanking him for playing despite his injury, even if he was substituted, he had no complaints.

After that, Ferguson hugged the players and staff one by one, and waved his hands to thank the fans!
The award ceremony started with warm applause from the fans. Amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of fans, Jost led the whole team to raise the trophy high to pay tribute to Manchester United fans!It was his second time lifting the trophy in a week.

After that, it was time for the audience to enter the carnival! "The champion belongs to Manchester United!" The majestic singing sounded again, stirring the hearts of countless Red Devils fans!
This is Manchester United's second trophy of the season, and this is the golden crown on the Manchester United throne.For Manchester United, this season has been infinitely close to perfection, infinitely close to the peak.In the hearts of the club and fans, there is a more special trophy calling from afar, and that is the Champions League trophy-the ultimate goal of Manchester United's season!

Ferguson said, "Indeed, we can expect the Champions League now. The legend of the Triple Crown? Why dare not think about it?!"

"Triple Crown, here we come!
After winning the Premier League and the FA Cup, Manchester United launched an impact on the last championship of the season-the UEFA Champions League.

United have won two titles and they are starting to prepare for a third.

Manchester United could not play with the strongest lineup in this game. In fact, both teams were constrained by the absence of personnel. For Ferguson, the absence of Butt and Scholes was the biggest impact-the two main players in Manchester United's midfield were unable to play because of accumulated yellow cards.And Hitzfeld will have to face the challenge that Elber and Sauer cannot play.

In fact, Ferguson had already prepared for this final.Even if the final match between the league and the FA Cup final, Ferguson boldly carried out a team rotation: Ferguson rested Stam and Yorke in the FA Cup final at Wembley, and returned to the starting lineup in Barcelona.

Despite Jost's injury against Newcastle in the FA Cup, Ferguson put him in the starting XI.

The absence of Bart and Scholes is a big blow to Ferguson.

In order to fill the vacancies of the two main players, Ferguson took the risk of launching a strange formation that has hardly been tried in the season.That is to send both left-footers on the field, let Giggs play on the right, and put Blomqvist on the left, with Beckham and the injured Jost in the middle.

When the game officially started, Manchester United's midfield really surprised the fans and commentators-Ferguson's adventure exceeded everyone's expectations!
The media at the time actually predicted that Beckham and Giggs would be separated on the two wings, with Johansen and Jost in the middle. Although this combination would lack organization in the center and greatly reduce the threat on the offensive end, it would increase the barrier on defense, which would help Manchester United and Bayern compete for control of the midfield and ensure the safety of the defense.

Moreover, compared with Beckham temporarily playing in the middle, Johansen is much more familiar with playing a defensive midfielder, and it will also help Manchester United's two wing attacks-at least the two wings of Beckham and Giggs can produce the greatest threat.

Ferguson decided to take a risk. Such a risky formation meant that he didn't want Manchester United to be defensive at the beginning of the game, and he didn't want Manchester United to have no creativity in the middle and could only be passively beaten.

In this way, the Manchester United team flew to Barcelona to prepare for the match against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich on May 5.

Ferguson was still in a dream when he went to Camp Nou on May 1999, 5.

That day was the day when Ferguson led Manchester United to the first Champions League final.This day is destined to go down in the history books of Manchester United.

That was the Champions League final, not the same as the Cup Winners' Cup that year.

The scenery of Barcelona in the early summer is charming, but the crazy fans have already turned Barcelona into a battlefield between the Bundesliga and the Premier League. In the Nou Camp Stadium, taking advantage of the various cultural performances held by UEFA for the final, the fans of both sides have entered a state of excitement early.

The banners were unfurled, the singing was exciting, and excited fans were everywhere, jumping and stomping their feet.

The historical hatred between Britain and Germany was also reflected among the fans at that time, yelling, scolding, roaring, asking for a fight, greeting each other hoarsely... The atmosphere on the scene was on the verge of breaking out.

The Spanish police had already made full preparations. A final ticket was sold several times, but it still couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the fans. The Spanish police temporarily banned several groups of radical fans who bought scalped tickets but would be trapped in the enemy's area. The stadium stands were also tightly separated, and nearly a thousand security personnel stood by.

But even so, it still didn't stop the passion of the fans.

(End of this chapter)