Chapter 118 The Saddest Lottery

"Chelsea."

Ferguson almost wanted to strangle him to death. If he just said it, it would be over, and he would have to talk nonsense.

Chelsea.

This name seems to be very stressful this season.

Because it sits at the top of the league table and has only one defeat so far, while Manchester United are four points away from them.

This team seems to have found its own way to survive, and no one can beat them.

In the only game they lost, after losing to Manchester City on penalties, they still made great strides in the league. Even Ferguson's Manchester United and Arsene Wenger's Arsenal looked up to them.

Chelsea, Ferguson murmured, but his mind was full of the shadow of Mourinho, the guy who claimed that God was first and he was second, he was a special one, arrogant and arrogant.

Manchester United had just eliminated Arsenal in the League Cup and met Chelsea again. With Mourinho's character, he will definitely not let go of every champion, and this must be two fierce battles.

The English League Cup semi-final adopts a two-round home and away system, which also means that the two teams will have two battles.

The following Christmas schedule is just the beginning, and Manchester United's arduous journey will not stop. The League Cup semi-finals will be in January, and the end of January will be the UEFA Champions League knockout round in February.

Although there is only one Chelsea who is the most difficult to deal with during this period, it is actually difficult to play against any team in a game every three days. In previous years, the Christmas schedule often determines the ownership of the league champion. Whoever can't persist will be left behind.

This season, Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United have no hope of winning the league title, and Liverpool, which is fourth, has already begun to fall behind. If the three teams fall behind first, they will fall out of the championship group first.

What makes Ferguson very depressed is that the bookmaker is not optimistic about Manchester United at all this year.

The top contender for the league title is only between Chelsea and Arsenal.

Mourinho's Chelsea is the most favored, followed by 49 unbeaten defending champions Arsenal.

As for Manchester United, the reason given by the gambling company is-instability.

From the beginning of the season, Manchester United's first dozen games are not enough to make bookmakers think they can win the league title this season.

As soon as he returned to China, news from the media was flying all over the sky.

Most of the media was mocking Manchester United, especially The Times of London.

"Even Fenerbahce can't win, how far can they go in the Champions League? When Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal are strong, Ferguson still has a headache for their unstable striker..."

Even the city's media, the Manchester Evening News, also criticized, "As the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League this season, Ruud van Nistelrooy should have appeared in the starting lineup, but the bench has worn out his scoring spirit. I said before the game , it is the most unreliable to rely on three young people to conquer the world, and it is still useful to be a veteran."

"The team lacks one-size-fits-all characters, and there is no fixed striker core in the frontcourt. Wasted opportunities are like drinking water..."

Failure will naturally not be praised. What's more, in the match against Fenerbahce, Manchester United did not feel like it was a glorious defeat. It was a shameful match. Liverpool, on the other hand, was praised for their thrilling promotion in the final round.

This game also put them at an absolute disadvantage in the UEFA Champions League knockout draw on the third day.

When Ferguson rushed to UEFA headquarters, he was still cursing the scribbled media.

When Manchester United wins, they are exaggerated to the sky. Once Manchester United loses? Everyone will step on it, as if Manchester United's loss is their happiest thing!

In Nyon, Switzerland, Ferguson and Wenger met unexpectedly, but they acted as if they didn't know each other, they didn't even say hello, and their faces looked in the same direction.

Then he saw Mourinho talking under the spotlight, and Benitez hiding in a corner in a daze...

My lord has a strange feeling,

England's coaches don't seem to like to get together, just caring about themselves or being strangers at all.

On the other hand, the coach of the Italian club? People sat in the same row chatting and laughing happily. Although they are rivals at home, they are very united abroad.

Ferguson shook his head, found a seat and sat down. He knows almost all the head coaches of the Champions League round of 16.

There have been no underdogs in the Champions League knockout rounds in these years, and they all feel very strong. Ferguson rolled his eyes, it was hard to imagine that he would have such an idea.

Manchester United, Lyon, Juventus, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Porto, Real Madrid, Chelsea, AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen, Monaco, Eindhoven, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, Bremen.

In this era, the strongest European clubs are here.

According to the principle of avoidance from the same country, Manchester United will definitely not encounter opponents from the same country in the quarter-finals. But out of the eight groups, only Arsenal and Chelsea are the first in the group.

AC Milan, Inter Milan, Monaco, Juventus, Chelsea, Arsenal, Lyon and Leverkusen are the first in the group.

It can be seen from this list that the Serie A teams at that time were the strongest, and the first place in the group actually occupied three. Ligue 1 is also very competitive, occupying two places.

The powerful Arsenal and Chelsea have won two seats on behalf of the Premier League, and the other is Leverkusen, which is booming in the Bundesliga.

Manchester United will only draw AC Milan and Inter Milan, or Monaco, Juventus or Leverkusen.

The opponents in the same group, Lyon, took the lead in drawing Bremen in Germany. Then it was the turn of AC Milan.

Manchester United's name popped up.

"AC Milan..."

Ferguson raised his eyebrows. At this moment, he was a little bit dumbfounded, who was not good to draw, and he was drawn to AC Milan. At this time, Milan is at its peak.

This is one of the worst picks, and it would be much easier to draw any other opponent!

God, it's just unimaginable. Why Milan?

Ferguson regretted not winning Fenerbahce away. If he wins Fenerbahce, his team will not meet AC Milan.

But this is an unchangeable fact.

"Milan,"

"It hasn't changed at all."

Dong Fangzhuo stood in the living room with his upper body naked, watching the TV.

At this time, the TV is broadcasting the draw ceremony of the UEFA Champions League knockout round.

History has not changed, Manchester United still met AC Milan in the knockout round.

No one knows what's going to happen next better than him.

In fact, after the match with Fenerbahce, he vaguely guessed who the opponent was...

What should come, will come back after all.

AC Milan in the 2004-05 season?

Dong Fangzhuo remembered the names of many famous players, like Shevchenko, Kaka, Pirlo, Maldini, Seedorf...

It's a pity that they were reversed by Liverpool with a 3:0 lead in Istanbul...