Football King Bale

Achieving three consecutive Club World Cup titles and achieving seven crowns twice in three years is definitely something to write home about, but Manchester United did not do much other than simply celebrate the cup on the pitch. celebration. Because they have to fly back to England overnight, in less than forty-eight hours, they will usher in the 17th round of the Premier League.

In fact, before the start of the Club World Cup final between Manchester United and Raja, this round of Premier League competition has already begun. In the first early game, Liverpool defeated Cardiff City 3:1 at home, reaching 34 points, narrowing the points gap with Manchester United to 4 points.

Immediately afterwards, Manchester City defeated the farmer Fulham 4:2 in the away game and reached 33 points.

Playing two games in a row within 48 hours is very difficult for Manchester United. The only good news is that the game back to the league is at home, and the opponent is also the middle and lower-tier team West Ham United.

Back in Manchester, Ferguson gave the team a half-day off and resumed training in the afternoon to prepare for the league game one day later.

At the end of the afternoon training session, good news came from London. In the strong dialogue between Arsenal, ranked second in the league, and Chelsea, ranked third, the two sides ended in a goalless draw at the Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal only increasing their points by one point. As long as Manchester United can win the Hammers at home, they will gain a 5-point advantage.

This makes Manchester United people full of desire for this game.

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At 8pm GMT on December 23, 2013, the final whistle of the 17th round of the Premier League was blown, and Manchester United faced the Hammers West Ham United at the Theater of Dreams.

In this game, Carrick, Van Persie and Vidic continued to miss due to injuries. In order to ensure three points, even though he had just flown more than 2,000 kilometers back to Manchester, Ferguson still sent out the strongest lineup at hand. Bale, Rooney and Welbeck partnered up front, Modric, Kante and Pogba formed a midfield three, Rafael, Smalling, Van Dijk and Evra formed the defense, and De Gea guarded the goal.

West Ham United captain Nolan continues to be suspended. Carroll, Downing, Petridge, Reid and Wast have all been exempted from the game due to injuries. However, Tomkins returned from injury and started, and Adrian made his Premier League debut. show.

Manchester United, aiming for three points, showed a sure-fire momentum from the start. Only 66 seconds after the opening, Manchester United created a murderous opportunity. Van Dijk took advantage of the corner kick opportunity to grab the ball in front of the goal and block it to the edge of the small penalty area. Modric made a shovel shot from 7 meters away from the goal. Adrian flew on the goal line and scored with one hand. The ball saved the ball.

However, when Manchester United's second shot came, they broke through West Ham United's goal. In the 4th minute, Bell received a pass from Rooney and shot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball drew a perfect arc and hit the far corner. Although Adrian desperately flew to save, he was beyond reach and could only watch the ball fly into the goal behind him.

1:0, Manchester United got off to a dream start.

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After 16 rounds of Premier League games, West Ham United only scored 14 points, ranking 16th in the Premier League, and only 1 point above the relegation zone. If they are not careful, they will fall into the relegation zone and face great pressure to avoid relegation. Therefore, even at Old Trafford, the Devil's home stadium that is famous throughout Europe and even the world, they still have a strong desire to score points.

In addition, their last game was nine days ago. Adequate rest made the West Ham United players very physically fit. As the game progressed,

West Ham United stepped up its containment and pressing, which blocked Manchester United's attack for a time.

However, after resisting for more than 20 minutes, their goal was breached by Manchester United for the second time.

In the 26th minute, Bell cooperated with Rooney on the left rib. Xiaopang split the ball in the middle at the right time. Heibei stepped in from the right. Collins, who was unable to catch up, fell down. The unmarked Welbeck dropped his left foot 8 meters from the left side of the penalty area. The shot hit the far corner and ended his 14-month home scoring drought. Manchester United led 2:0.

After that, Manchester United continued to dominate the scene. In the 34th minute, Welbeck was pushed down by Noble in the penalty area. Noble complained first and accused Heibei of diving. However, the referee adopted a conciliatory attitude and neither awarded a penalty kick nor Welbeck's diving.

Such a penalty naturally made the home fans very unhappy. In the subsequent games, whenever Noble got the ball, the crowd was booed.

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Manchester United quickly scored their third goal of the game. In the 36th minute, Bell cooperated with Pogba from the left and entered the penalty area. After dunking Collins on the left side of the penalty area, he pushed the far corner with his right foot from a small angle 7 meters away from the goal, triggering a sure blow at the same time. Tom Kings made a sliding tackle but failed to block it, and the ball went into the net.

This is the 75th goal that Bell has scored for Manchester United on all fronts this season. The total number of goals in the natural year has reached 96, which is only four goals away from the Guinness World Record of 100 goals he set last season!

In the 40th minute, Manchester United almost expanded their score advantage again. They launched a quick counterattack, Rafael played the ball from the right, Welbeck pushed with his right foot from 13 meters, and the ball was slightly higher than the goal.

In stoppage time, Rooney's outside shot was saved by Adrian.

In the first half of the game, Manchester United led West Ham United 3:0 into the halftime break.

During the entire half-time break, more than 73,000 home team fans sang and danced in the Old Trafford stands, celebrating another victory for the team.

This victory is very crucial, because it means that Manchester United has opened up the gap with the teams behind them in the league standings. It is also the first time that Manchester United has opened up the points gap with other teams this season.

Everyone knows the stability of Manchester United led by Ferguson, especially the stability of Manchester United after Bell joined Manchester United. When they widen the gap with the teams behind them, other teams basically have no hope.

Manchester United's 15th Premier League title, the 22nd top league title in team history, the first four consecutive top league titles in team history, and even the first four consecutive top league titles in the entire history of English football is on the way. !

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As the oldest league in the world, England's top league is also the most competitive league, and it is difficult for one team to dominate for a long time. In the more than 100 years of history of England's top league, not many teams have been able to defend the title, let alone win three consecutive championships.

Since the establishment of the Old League One in 1889, including the former Old League One and the restructured Premier League, in a total of 125 years of history, only four teams have achieved three consecutive championships six times.

Huddersfield is now just a mid-range team that has been in the English Championship all year round, but they were also a strong team in England in ancient times. They won three consecutive championships in the 1923-1924 season, 1924-1925 season and 1925-1926 season. Champion of England's top league. This is also the first time in the history of England's top league that a team has achieved three consecutive championships.

Arsenal have been performing well since the beginning of this season. They are also the team second only to Manchester United in terms of performance since the establishment of the Premier League. They have been able to appear in the Champions League for a long time. On the map of English football, the Gunners, who have won 13 top league championships, are also the third pole after Manchester United and Liverpool. They achieved it in the distant 1932-1933 season, 1933-1934 season and 1934-1935 season. Won three consecutive English top league titles!

Liverpool have performed well under the leadership of Rodgers this season and are showing signs of revival. In fact, if Bell's crossing had not changed the situation in the Premier League, Liverpool would be the favorite to win the championship this season. In history, Liverpool has won a total of 18 top league championships and is the team with the second most top league championships in English history. In the 1970s and 1980s last season, it was the period when Liverpool dominated England and even the entire Europe. Among them, they completed three consecutive top league championships in the 1981-1982 season, 1982-1983 season and 1983-1984 season.

Outside of these three teams, the remaining three teams that have achieved three consecutive championships are Manchester United. Moreover, Manchester United's three consecutive championships are relatively concentrated. To be precise, they all happened after Ferguson took over Manchester United. Or rather after entering the Premier League era.

They are the 1998-1999 season, 1999-2000 season and 2000-2001 season at the turn of the century, the 2006-2007 season, 2007-2008 season and 2008-2009 season in the Ronaldo era, and the 2010-2011 season after Bell moved to Manchester United. season, 2011-2012 season and 2012-2013 season.

This is unique in the history of England's top flight.

Now, under the leadership of Bell, Manchester United is expected to go one step further and become the first team in the 125-year history of English football to win the top league championship for four consecutive years. You can imagine the happiness and pride in the hearts of the fans.

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After the second half of the game started, looking at the performance of the Manchester United players on the field, the Manchester United fans were very relieved.

In the 47th minute, Bell broke through from the left and sent a wonderful pass. Unfortunately, Welbeck, who was outflanking in front of the goal, missed half a step and was cleared by the West Ham defender first.

Immediately after Bell took a corner kick on the right, Van Dyke swung his head into the dead center, but the ball was blocked by Noble who was guarding the goal post.

In the 54th minute, Welbeck was replaced by Hernandez.

In the 68th minute, Hernandez received a direct low shot from Bell and sent the ball into the net. However, the linesman raised the flag to indicate that Little Pea was offside. However, this penalty was questionable based on the replay footage.

Immediately, Bell was replaced by Ashley Young.

Shortly after Bell left the field, Manchester United scored their fourth goal of the game. In the 72nd minute, Rooney received a pass from Pogba and then hit the ball. Ashley Young, who had just come on as a substitute, pushed his right foot from 16 meters to score in the upper right corner of the goal.

In the 81st minute, Carlton Cole received a through ball and took advantage of the positioning error of the Manchester United defender to avoid offside. He entered the penalty area and faced De Gea with a low shot, which penetrated the Manchester United goalkeeper's crotch and sent the ball into the net. , regained one point.

Before the end, Manchester United wasted two more excellent opportunities to score. In the end, Manchester United defeated West Ham United 4:1 at home and took all three points.

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