Football King Bale

Chapter 630: Glory and Hidden Troubles

As Manchester United drew 5:5 with West Brom in the away game, the 2012-2013 Premier League season also came to an end, and Manchester United's season record was fixed at 34 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.

With over 100 points and 100 goals scored for three consecutive seasons, Manchester United once again shocked the entire world of football.

In the 2010-2011 season, Manchester United achieved an unbeaten record of 31 wins and 7 draws in 38 Premier League games, becoming the first team in the history of the five major leagues to score 100 points in a single season.

In these 38 games, Manchester United scored 114 goals, conceded 37 goals, and had a goal difference of 77 goals. The goal difference was more than other teams.

In the 2011-2012 season, Manchester United went a step further. Although they failed to go undefeated again, they achieved 33 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in 38 league rounds, allowing them to score 102 points in the season, which was a new record from a year ago. Record.

And they scored a crazy 138 goals in 38 Premier League games, setting a single-season scoring record in the five major leagues. They only conceded 27 goals throughout the season, and their defense was also very solid.

In the 2012-2013 season that has just come to an end, Manchester United once again made great progress, winning 10+ games twice during the season and achieving 34 wins throughout the season, which is a new record in the five major leagues.

In 38 league games, Manchester United once again scored 114 goals, averaging 3 goals per game! The only thing that can be called a hidden concern is that Manchester United's defense has not been so reassuring this season, and the 43 goals conceded throughout the season are the most goals conceded by the Red Devils in a season in the past ten years.

The last time Manchester United conceded more than 40 goals in a single Premier League season was in the 2001-2002 season, when they conceded 45 goals in 38 league games.

In the entire Premier League era, Manchester United has only conceded more than 40 goals four seasons. In the 1996-1997 season, Manchester United conceded 44 goals in 38 Premier League games. It was the first time in the Premier League era that the number of goals conceded in a single season exceeded 40 goals. Three seasons later, in the 1999-2000 season, Manchester United once again conceded 45 goals in 38 league games. The third time was in the 2001-2002 season.

This is the fourth time this season!

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Since leading Manchester United to rise in the Premier League, Manchester United has been known as Ferguson's red empire.

Every time Manchester United reaches the top, people will say that is the strongest Manchester United.

But no one could have imagined that Manchester United would one day reach the peak it is today.

Before Manchester United's peak, no team in the more than 100-year history of England's top league had ever been able to win so many games in a single season.

Even in an era when there were 22 teams and the entire season reached 42 rounds, the most wins in a single season exceeded 30 games only twice.

The first time was 50 years ago, in the 1960-1961 season, when Tottenham achieved 31 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses in 42 league games.

The second time was in the 1978-1979 season. The Red Army Liverpool, which was at its peak at the time, achieved a record of 30 wins, 8 draws and 4 losses in 42 games.

In the Premier League era, especially after the number of teams was fixed at 20 teams, the team's number of wins in a single season has not exceeded the 30-game mark.

Chelsea, the blue team under Mourinho, reached 29 games in two seasons, which was already the previous peak of the Premier League.

However, since Bell moved to Old Trafford, Manchester United has achieved 30+ wins for three consecutive seasons!

With such a dominant record, Manchester United also won three consecutive Premier League titles for the third time in the Premier League era.

This is the true pinnacle of Ferguson's red empire!

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What is legendary is not only Manchester United's horrific record in three seasons, but this game alone is also legendary in the Premier League era.

The 10 goals scored in a single game also tied Arsenal's record in the first leg of the Newcastle clash.

It became the game with the most goals scored in a single game this season.

Moreover, the score of 5:5 is also the first time in the Premier League in 21 years. The last time Manchester United scored 5 goals in a game, it dates back to November 1896, 117 years ago.

However, no one at Manchester United wants to see such a legend.

This game also strengthened Ferguson's determination to operate on Manchester United's defense in the summer.

What was once the most reassuring part of Manchester United has now become Manchester United's Achilles' heel. Vidic's performance has been worse year by year in the past two seasons. Although Ferdinand's performance is still so-so, he is already 34 and has basically reached the twilight of his career.

In recent years, Manchester United's defensive line, whether it is youth training or signings, has been very unsatisfactory. The performances of Evans, Smalling, Phil Jones... each one are far from what Ferguson had in mind. expected.

Now, Manchester United's configuration in the midfield and frontcourt is perfect, and they can focus on the defense line.

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As the curtain falls on the Premier League, the teams participating in the European war next season have been decided.

As the saying goes, some are happy and some are sad. London's three heroes Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham all beat their opponents by one goal and ended in victory. This also means that Tottenham, who need to watch other people's faces to live, can only play next season. The Europa League, while Chelsea and Arsenal qualified for the Champions League in the 2013-2014 season as they wished.

However, the real tragedy is that Liverpool, ranked seventh in the Premier League, will not even have a chance to compete in the Europa League next season.

The other two teams that can compete in the Europa League are Everton, sixth in the Premier League, and Wigan, the runner-up in the FA Cup.

Everton was lucky enough to get a chance to play in the Europa League because Manchester United won the League Cup.

What is more embarrassing is Wigan. Although they have got the opportunity to play in the Europa League, they have to play in the English Championship next season.

The other two relegated teams, neither of which Bell likes, are Reading and Queens Park Rangers. Of the three teams that have been promoted to the Premier League, only two have been announced so far, namely Cardiff City and Hull City. The other spot will be decided between Crystal Palace and Watford a week later.

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In the final game of European football leagues every season, the most impressive thing is not only the joy of the championship and the tears of the relegated team, but also the last battle of the veterans.

For Manchester United, it is not only Scholes who announced his farewell to the green field this summer, but also the former legendary No. 7 Beckham and Bell's predecessor Irving.

Earlier, Beckham personally announced that he would hang up his boots at the end of this season, ending his brilliant career.

Since joining Manchester United at the age of 16, the 38-year-old Beckham has dominated the field for more than 20 years and won 19 championship trophies.

After helping Paris Saint-Germain win the Ligue 1 title, Beckham confirmed that he will bid farewell to the game this summer: "Now is the best time to end my career. I have been playing in high-level competitions for many years."

Beckham's most glorious career was undoubtedly spent at Manchester United, winning 6 Premier League championships and 1 Champions League championship. In January this year, Beckham just signed a five-month work contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

Having just won the Ligue 1 championship with the team last weekend, Beckham feels very satisfied. He said: "I am very grateful to Saint-Germain for giving me such an opportunity (to continue playing in high-level European leagues), but now I think it is appropriate." It's time to end my career."

Including this French Ligue 1 championship, Beckham has won a total of 19 trophies, including 10 league championships. He also became the first English player to win top league championships in four countries.

Talking about his career, Beckham said with emotion: "If you told me when I was a child, I could play for the youth training club Manchester United and win so many trophies, and also play more than 100 games for the national team and win so many trophies. To be captain of a team and to travel to so many of the best clubs around the world, I'll tell you it's a fantasy. I'm lucky enough to be able to make that dream come true."

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Another Manchester United number seven who said goodbye this summer is also lucky. Because late in his career, he won the coveted Premier League title and the Champions League title at Manchester United.

Both Southampton and Stoke City had successfully avoided relegation before the game. Therefore, in this insignificant game, the fans at St. Mary's Stadium were focused on when Owen would be able to play.

Stoke City coach Pulis said before the game that Owen will travel with Stoke to Southampton, but it is unclear whether he will play. Although Pulis did not make his position clear, everyone knew that there was no reason not to let Irving play in such a game.

Finally, after 74 minutes of waiting, Pulis replaced Walters with Owen.

Although he was away from home, the fans at St. Mary's Stadium did not hesitate to applaud. This is a great player who has brought unlimited expectations and beautiful memories to all English people. He deserves to have this situation.

When the final whistle blew, Owen's career resume was fixed at 482 games, scoring 222 goals, including 150 goals in the Premier League, ranking eighth in history. In terms of national team resume, Owen played a total of 89 games for the England team and scored 40 goals.

After the game, Irving said in an interview with the BBC: "This is a very emotional moment in many ways. I made the decision to retire a few months ago, so I have enough time to prepare for everything. The Stoke City fans were chanting my name every game. In many ways I didn’t deserve it because I didn’t contribute much to the team, but I will never forget this moment. Southampton’s The fans were great too.”

"I enjoyed today's game, it is very special to me. Some people may not foresee what will happen in the future, but I have believed that I will become a professional footballer since I was a child. It may sound arrogant, but it is It’s a fact. I’ve scored many goals in my career that are very important to me, goals in El Clasico, many goals for Liverpool, including the FA Cup final. two goals and the goal in the Manchester derby, but what I will never forget the most is the second goal against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup. That goal can be said to have changed my life."

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