Red Rebels

664 Mourinho’s anger

Is frequent upsets in the FA Cup a good thing or a bad thing?

Fans of the wealthy teams who were eliminated without exception thought it was a bad thing because their beloved team was eliminated; but for fans of the upset teams and more fans of the franchise, the upset has changed. became a good thing.

According to a research survey by ITV, many English teams were upset and eliminated in the third round of the FA Cup, which increased the ratings of the fourth round of the FA Cup by 5%. I believe that with the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, With the elimination of three heavyweight teams, the next round of the FA Cup will be favored by more people.

Of course, ITV also said that part of the reason for the increase in FA Cup ratings is that the FA Cup has been moved from Saturday to Tuesday and Wednesday, allowing fans to stagger the time slots for watching leagues in other countries. This has led to the introduction of After the winter break, the ratings of the FA Cup have been improving over the past two years.

Not only that, the UEFA Cup has been reformed this season. Both teams that reach the UEFA Cup finals hope to participate in the Champions League next season. Although entering the FA Cup does not mean directly promoting to the Champions League, it at least sees another way. .

"For many teams in the UK, such as Everton, Tottenham, Aston Villa and other powerful teams, playing in the UEFA Cup is much more difficult than in the UK because the current competition in the UK is too fierce. The Red Rebels The strength of the Premier League, the recovery of Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal, the still-powerful Chelsea, and the rapid rise of Droylsden and Manchester City."

"According to our statistics, if these seven teams were placed in any other league in Europe, they would all have the strength to win the championship. Even if they go to La Liga and encounter Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​they will not be able to fight, but In England, we can see that they can only qualify for the UEFA Cup."

"From this point we can easily see that the competition in England is becoming more and more intense. For travel teams such as Everton and Tottenham, entering the UEFA Cup through the cup competition is their best opportunity to participate in European competitions. Then we will work hard to reach the final. After all, the competition in the UEFA Cup is not as good as the Champions League, and the English team is still very strong, and everyone has a chance."

ITV's analysis almost represents the outside world's evaluation of the FA Cup, especially with the ratings rising steadily. Two years after the reform, the FA Cup has ushered in a moment when the tide is rising. It is said that the Football Association is currently focusing on Negotiating a price increase for FA Cup broadcast rights and approaching additional sponsors.

This is a virtuous cycle. After all, as income increases and bonuses increase, more teams can be attracted.

However, one problem after the reform is that the attendance rate has dropped a lot. After all, games are played in away games of weak teams. Some low-level league teams have very poor home capacity, so the attendance rate cannot be high.

Regarding this point, the Football Association of England has made a clarification. They stated that according to business reports, the FA Cup is sharing the fruits of the English League's rise to the world's first league, and the Football Association will also launch a series of investment promotion and improvement measures in the summer. The measures taken to enhance the competitiveness of the FA Cup will further promote the influence of the FA Cup.

In addition, this season's FA Cup final is once again scheduled to be held overseas. Since it was temporarily moved from Japan to Singapore last year, the FA decided to compensate Japan this season. The next two FA Cup finals will be arranged in Japan, respectively. Tokyo and Yokohama.

This is a God-given opportunity for England and both sides participating in the final to open up the Japanese market.

In addition, the reformed UEFA Cup has gradually entered its climax after half a season.

Unlike in the past, even the top six knockout rounds of the UEFA Cup were filled with a large number of teams from weak countries with varying strengths. This season's top six of the UEFA Cup are almost all from mainstream European leagues, and the top three in England have all entered the top six. It's Everton, Arsenal and Manchester City.

In addition, there are traditional strong teams that have been eliminated from the Champions League, such as Bayern, Marseille, Schalke O4, etc. They are all working hard and preparing to show their talents in the UEFA Cup, especially those who have guaranteed success in their respective leagues. Those who cannot qualify for the Champions League want to make a breakthrough from the UEFA Cup.

After all, if you can win the UEFA Cup, you will not only get an honor, but you can also participate in the group stage of the Champions League next season. This is a temptation that no team can ignore.

Considering the heat wave of the UEFA Cup, UEFA has seen its business opportunities, so before the reform, they signed contracts with broadcasters and sponsors for one season, and the longest is only one season. I believe that in After seeing the popularity of the UEFA Cup this season, I am afraid that it will be doubled from the original basis in the future.

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The Red Rebels and Manchester City have undoubtedly become the most important dialogue in the fourth round of England.

The two teams are in completely different situations this season. Although Manchester City has continued to invest heavily, they have never made a big breakthrough in the league. The best thing was that last season, they reached the Champions League, but were eliminated. Chelsea eliminated.

Last season, Manchester City's performance declined and they almost missed the European competition. Van Gaal was under huge pressure from public opinion. If it were not for the title of world famous coach, and in addition, for a while, he would not be able to find a coach with a greater reputation than Van Gaal. As for the coach, class will probably end early.

So far this season, Manchester City's results have not been ideal. Although they have introduced many powerful stars such as Tevez, Van Gaal has never been able to unite Manchester City into a team. His explanation for this is needs time.

There is no doubt that Van Gaal is a master of tactics, but giving him so many famous stars all at once, although it greatly improved the team's strength, also caused considerable trouble.

When he was at Ajax, his success relied more on those youth training players. They could easily understand and master Van Gaal's tactical requirements. It's like a blank piece of paper on which Van Gaal can easily draw his own patterns.

But this group of famous stars can't. At first they were able to obey Van Gaal's instructions, but slowly, their hearts began to resist. After all, they all had their own playing habits, and Van Gaal stubbornly forced them to follow them. It would be torture for them to use their own tactics.

And in the final analysis, the purchased big-name stars are always not as obedient as the children they cultivate at home, especially in terms of the team's cohesion. The team's main players have been changed almost every time in a few years. The team's cohesion and loyalty can be imagined.

Every confrontation between Mourinho and Van Gaal always brings a lot of room for speculation in the media.

Although this pair of character coaches, who are known as masters and apprentices, both live in Manchester, in fact they have no contact in private. Even before every game between the Red Rebels and Manchester City, they have to follow the usual Attack each other.

This time it was Van Gaal who was the first to start the war. He believed that the Red Rebels have been in good shape recently, but Mourinho will jump into the sea sooner or later, because with the current situation of the Red Rebels, their results will definitely be affected before the real battle.

Mourinho was not to be outdone. He believed that many of Manchester City's main players left the team to participate in the African Cup, which would have a greater impact than the Red Rebels. Van Gaal should consider his own team at this time, not whether he can jump. Jump into the sea.

Afterwards, the two naturally commented on each other in the media again, and the content was nothing more than the same.

But when it came to the actual court, even though both sides came up with unique tricks, in the end they still couldn't tell the winner.

:, the Red Rebels suffered a draw with Manchester City

Throughout the game, Manchester City used more defensive counterattack tactics. When they visited the Red Rebel Stadium, after the two core players Kolo Toure and Yaya Toure were absent, Manchester City seemed to pay more attention to defense than ever before. After all, The Red Rebels are famous for their bravery here, and even someone as proud as Van Gaal would not dare to attack easily.

Mourinho's tactics seemed very proactive. The frontcourt attack combination composed of Ismail, Ronaldinho, Messi and Aguero frequently looked for opportunities from the beginning, and in the 6th minute, Messi He passed the ball into the penalty area and assisted Ronaldinho to score a goal, helping the team take the lead in the first half.

However, entering the second half, Van Gaal still stepped up his suppression of the Red Rebels' offense, especially on the field. The five players arranged by Van Gaal included both Van Bommel, Vieira and other strong players, as well as fierce players like Carlos Tevez. characters, they were all present to encircle and suppress the Red Rebels.

Fabregas's performance in this game was obviously affected by this kind of encirclement and suppression, and his performance was average.

But what is even more depressing is that in the 6th minute, during a fight with Tevez who was retreating, De Rossi, the main midfielder of the Red Rebels, was accidentally kicked in the right leg and fell to the ground on the spot. After diagnosis and treatment, it was suspected that it was a muscle strain and he was no longer able to participate in the competition.

Mourinho was forced to let Vidic play instead of De Rossi and move Curtis' position forward to the midfielder position.

It is not unprecedented for Curtis to play as a midfielder. He often penetrates forward and is quite familiar with the position of midfielder. He often plays this position in training, so he is experienced in playing.

Originally, Beckham was still sitting on the bench, but the Portuguese was worried that after Beckham came on the field, the Red Rebels' field would become weaker, so they finally moved Curtis forward.

Although Curtis played as a defensive midfielder and his performance was pretty good, after all, the defensive midfielder was not his usual position. In the 78th minute, during a counterattack by Manchester City, Curtis was a little hesitant out of the habit of a defender, causing Sneijder to make a move. Demei passed Tevez, and the beast used his strong body to hold Terry and stabbed in front of the goal to equalize the score.

: The result was ultimately maintained until the end, but there is no doubt that this time the depressing Red Rebels became.

After all, on the football field, no one can guarantee victory.

After the game, Mourinho lambasted Van Gaal for his conservatism at the press conference.

“In a football match, especially a strong match between the Red Rebels and Manchester City, when a certain team enters the match with the mentality of not wanting to score, the result of the match has already been set in advance. Killed. I am proud of the performance of my players because we did our best and I think we should be the winners because offense is always more creative, more in line with the charm of football and more difficult than defense. "

What Mourinho meant was that the Red Rebels played in a more difficult way, while Manchester City played in a simpler way. The two sides ended in a draw, and the Red Rebels were considered a winner.

However, in the English standings, they did not consider the difficulty issue at all. It is precisely because of this that Van Gaal did not fight back against Mourinho's remarks. He just laughed, a very annoying smile.

Van Gaal's smile made Mourinho furious, but there was nothing he could do about it because the game was already over.

Manchester United at home: o Defeat Portsmouth, Arsenal at home 5: o Defeat Newcastle, Liverpool away o: Defeat West Ham United, Droylsden away o: Defeat Middlesbrough...

After the whole round of the league, the Red Rebels dropped to second place in the league. Manchester United returned to the English League table with a point advantage. Arsenal, Liverpool, and Droylsden all started to rebound strongly. Only Chelsea, after Ancelotti left, Chelsea was obviously affected.

The only good thing was that after the press conference, Mourinho received a text message from the laboratory immediately. Professor Fryer conducted a detailed examination of De Rossi and found that De Rossi's right leg was only slightly damaged. A minor muscle injury is nothing serious, but it is best to rest for a week.

In other words, De Rossi will not be able to play in the game against Birmingham on the weekend and against Tottenham Hotspur on the weekend.

This is undoubtedly aggravating the situation for the Red Rebels, because after Essien and Mikel went to participate in the African Cup, the Red Rebels' strong midfielder is currently only De Rossi available, although Mourinho is on the winter break. In subsequent cup matches, young players were used as much as possible, but De Rossi still participated in many games.

Now that he is injured, the originally ample defensive midfielder position has suddenly become a big problem for the Red Rebels.

A double match in a week, both games are in England. For the Red Rebels who are determined to win the championship in England, both games are games they cannot afford to lose. But what is even more tragic is that in the African Cup, Ghana and Nigeria both performed well. , Essien and Mikel were unable to return early, and Mourinho was dwarfed by the choice of midfielder.

Even after learning that De Rossi was injured and out for a month, the media have begun to frequently release predictions. There are even some media who are happy to see the Red Rebels’ jokes and have begun to help Mourinho pay attention to England. Channel climate.

"In order to prevent Mr. Mourinho from being found after jumping due to strong winds and waves, I suggest that he be found the day after the game against Birmingham, when the wind is lighter and he can be found faster."

Mourinho did not refute the ridicule from the outside media, because he knew very well that Birmingham has always been the victim of the Red Rebels. In the first round of this season, the Red Rebels played at home and sent out all their main players. , Steve Bruce's team only lost one:.

Now that De Rossi is injured, it is understandable that the outside world is not optimistic about the Red Rebels, but this does not mean that Mourinho has accepted his fate.