I brush achievements in football

In the following time, Southampton did have a wave of triumphant progress.

In the No.30 round, they beat Hartlip [-]-[-] at home.

In the second round of No.30, against the second-ranked Norwich away, Southampton played a watertight game. Scored a goal and defeated Norwich [-]-[-] away.

In the third round of No.30, Southampton played an away game against Walsall, which is ranked in the middle, and swept their opponents [-]-[-].

It was not until the 34th round that Southampton dispatched most of the substitutes in preparation for the League Cup final, and thus played a zero-to-zero match with Wellcombe, who was fighting for relegation, and the six-game winning streak ended.

However, Southampton fans are not dissatisfied. After this wave of good results, Southampton has stabilized in the eighth position. With 56 points, they have left Milton Keynes by as much as four points. The most important thing is Surprisingly, only two points are left behind Huddersfield, which is seventh, and only five points are left behind Millwall, which is sixth...

Although this gap is still not small, there are still [-] rounds left in the league, and there is still great hope for catching up and hitting the top six!

It is possible to achieve this level even after losing [-] points in the start. What dissatisfaction do Southampton fans have?

The only thing they regret is that, according to the regulations, even if the champion of the League Cup locks a place in the Champions Cup, the runner-up will not be postponed to qualify for the Europa League. Only the runner-up of the FA Cup can be postponed.

But this is not a problem for Ji Ya, he always only wants to be the champion, not the runner-up in this final.

The runner-up has no achievement points!

Manchester United is a formidable opponent.

There is no doubt about that.

In the previous two seasons, they reached the final of the Champions League for two consecutive seasons, defeated Chelsea, and lost to Barcelona. This season, they have entered the knockout stage in the Champions League, and at the same time they were inseparable in the Premier League and Chelsea...

Sir Alex Ferguson, who just passed his 68th birthday three months ago, is still getting more and more courageous, showing no signs of aging.

Manchester United's lineup this season does not seem to be too strong, but they can always maintain a strong strength - for example, in the summer before the start of this season, they lost Cristiano Ronaldo, but Ferguson did not buy any big-name players. , the largest expenditure was spent on the Ecuadorian wide player Valencia, and at the same time, it was only a free transfer to introduce former England captain Michael Owen. With such an investment, if it weren't for Ferguson's team, it would definitely be taken by everyone People are not optimistic.

However, Manchester United's performance does not seem to be bad at all. Rooney, who was pushed into the main striker, scored goals again and again. It makes people lament that Sir Alex Ferguson actually sacrificed Rooney's offensive ability in order to better use Ronaldo... …

For this, Ferguson never answered positively.

"After the establishment of the Premier League, no team can defend the League Cup? I don't know this, but we will try our best to defend the title. Manchester United has never had too many champions." Ferguson said with a smile when he was interviewed.

But it is also strange. Before the establishment of the Premier League, although there were not many teams defending the League Cup, there were a few times. For example, Liverpool once won the League Cup four times in a row, and Nottingham Forest also defended the League Cup twice, but the Premier League was established. It has been almost 20 years, and there is no team defending the League Cup, which is really strange.

"I don't need to say more about the greatness of a team like Manchester United, and I don't need to talk nonsense about the greatness of Sir Alex Ferguson. It's just that we have reached the final and we will work hard to win the championship. Repeat the miracle of Swinton? Of course I hope so, But even if we can't do it, we have nothing to regret." Ji Ya replied in an interview.

After hearing this, although Ferguson would not be superficial enough to be overjoyed by a young coach's compliment, he also felt that the boy was telling the truth.

Moreover, he has watched Southampton's recent games, especially the performance of five Premier League teams eliminated in a row in the League Cup. It can be seen from the game that their offense is indeed quite good, but more concentrated in the middle. A strong center forward, there are midfielders who are in charge of going forward, those who are in charge of passing the ball, and those who are in charge of breakthroughs. Every young offensive player can be regarded as very distinctive.

Although these offensive players are not very popular in Ferguson's eyes, they are all considered good young players.

With the offensive ability of these young players, coupled with their excellent cooperation and fighting spirit, it is really not uncommon to beat those lower-ranked Premier League teams.

It's not that Ferguson has a high vision, but that Southampton has eliminated five Premier League teams in a row. The highest ranking is Aston Villa, which ranks sixth in the Premier League so far, but their good results are more due to their defensive and counterattack tactics. , Their players are too suitable for this kind of anti-anti-counterfeiting tactics, but when facing Southampton, they can't play anti-anti-counterfeit well, and it is not surprising to lose.

As for the other teams, the top-ranked Birmingham is also out of the top ten, and Portsmouth is at the bottom of the points and relegation is a foregone conclusion. To say that this kind of team can represent the level of the Premier League will make people laugh.

Southampton is very good, but not to the point where they can move Ferguson. They can reach the final not only because of their good performance, but also because of their good luck in the draw.

Compared with Southampton, which is not a strong team, Manchester United's half is terrible. Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Tottenham are all in this half. Southampton is the only strong team in that half. It was Chelsea who were defeated by Blackburn in a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals, so that Southampton picked a bargain in the semi-finals.

So Ferguson felt that he didn't need to pay special attention to this game.

After all, everyone knows that what Ferguson values ​​most is the league and the Champions League.

The league is because Manchester United has won [-] titles in the top league, just like Liverpool. If they don't surpass Liverpool, how can they realize Ferguson's vow to "pull Liverpool off the fucking throne"?

The other one is the Champions Cup. Ferguson has already won two Champions Cups, but for a head coach of his level, the two Champions Cups are still a bit short. It would be best if there were three.

After all, Ferguson is 68 years old, not 58 years old. Before this age when he does not know when he will retire, Ferguson can only focus more on the league and the Champions League.

Even the FA Cup is secondary, let alone the League Cup.