Chapter 971 Rising Stars
Manchester United beat Manchester City 4:1 and reached the FA Cup final again since 2007.
Manchester United's last FA Cup championship dates back to 2004!
After 2004, the Red Devils reached the final twice, but lost to Arsenal (2005) and Chelsea (data) (2007). The most unfortunate thing is that in the 2007-2008 season, Manchester United won the Premier League and the Champions League championships, only one trophy left to repeat the trio of 1999. However, they lost to Portsmouth 0-1 in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup, and the final FA Cup championship belongs to the Pompeii Army!
The Manchester United League championship this season is already very stable, and now the FA Cup has reached the finals. The opponent is still a weak team Stoke City. For Manchester United, the championship in this cup has almost been won. If the Champions League is lucky enough, they are likely to regain the glory of the 1999 triple-champion champion.
Sir Ferguson is 70 years old this year, and his biggest dream is to win the Triple Crown again before retirement.
At the post-match press conference, Ferguson also clearly conveyed his ambitions to the outside world.
"I'm glad we made it to the FA Cup final. It was a tough game. The process was far more difficult than the result. In this ancient event, we have not performed well over the years. Now we finally have the best chance to win the FA Cup. Of course, I don't say this to you that is disrespectful to Stoke City. They can go to the end, which means they have such strength."
"We have a good advantage in the league, the FA Cup has also reached the final, and the situation in the Champions League is also very good. I believe this is another good opportunity to win the Triple Crown. Triple Crown is the dream of all teams, and Manchester United is no exception. If we can continue to maintain our current level and have no bad luck, I believe we can realize this great dream."
At the same time, Ferguson also praised the performance of young player Pogba alone. "Paul had an amazing performance. He played rich content in the more than ten minutes of playing. He has the potential to become a world-class midfielder. However, he is still young and needs to seriously improve himself because Manchester United has many outstanding players in this position."
Compared with Ferguson, who was proud and satisfied, Manchester City coach Mancini was very disappointed with the result of the game. He said that Manchester City had a chance to win, but unfortunately he was unable to seize the opportunity. At the same time, Mancini believed that Manchester City's strength was not much worse than Manchester United. The reason why he lost to Manchester United was not because Manchester City did not have a wealthy background, but because Manchester City lacked a superstar like Gao Xiaodong who could determine the situation.
Mancini is not convinced by Manchester United or Ferguson. He believes that Manchester City is becoming stronger and stronger and will enter the championship team next season.
Manchester United fans were extremely happy after winning this early FA Cup final. They had not won the championship of this oldest event in seven years, and their desire for a FA Cup championship is no less than that of a league championship.
What makes fans even more happy is that Manchester United entered the final by stepping on the bodies of their mortal enemies in the city.
In the past three years, Manchester City has risen very quickly, and they are still in a rising stage. In comparison, Manchester United is a bit unlucky. In time, Manchester City is completely likely to compete with Manchester United or even surpass them.
Being able to defeat Manchester City three times at this time and suppress their upward momentum is a good psychological comfort for Manchester United fans.
After the game, the media also believed that although Manchester City has made rapid progress, it is still unable to compete with traditional giants Manchester United this season. If Manchester City cannot dig up a Golden Ball-level superstar next season, they may still be unable to win the championship from Manchester United.
After previous competitions, praising Gao Xiaodong was a daily operation, but this time, in addition to Gao Xiaodong, the media has a new target of praising, that is, the young genius midfielder Pogba.
The Times called Pogba the New Vieira, believing that this young man with tall figure but not lacking flexibility and excellent technical awareness is the guarantee of Manchester United's midfielder position in the next ten years. After Pogba grew up, Gao Xiaodong can attack with confidence. Now Manchester United's biggest hidden danger is in the two positions of central defender and goalkeeper. As long as you can find a suitable goalkeeper and central defender, with Gao Xiaodong as the core, Manchester United can start a new era of the Red Devils.
The Sun regards Pogba's biggest discovery in this FA Cup, believing that Pogba's significance is even more important than reaching the finals, because Manchester United's league championship is weak and they are not eager for the championship. They are now more about renewal. Although Manchester United now has a large number of back midfielders, including Carrick, Fletcher, Anderson and Hargreaves, Gao Xiaodong can also play back midfielder, but Gao Xiaodong has to take over Scholes's job. The remaining four back midfielders are vitrified, and Anderson is getting more and more watery after an injury. Carrick is 30 years old. Fletcher lacks offensive ability and is not good at high altitude. With Pogba who has both offense and defense, Manchester United's waist problem has basically been solved.
The Daily Mail believes that Pogba is Manchester United's most promising midfielder after Keane. Ferguson should quickly give Pogba a contract, mention him to the first team, and exercise well in the league to make Pogba mature quickly.
In this FA Cup match, Zhang Qi, the head of Xinglong Agency, also came to the UK to watch Pogba's game. Pogba's performance made Zhang Qi very excited. He understood that after this game, Pogba was considered famous. Although he dared not say that he would definitely be able to enter Manchester United's first team, with such a performance, there must be many teams who want Pogba.
Gao Xiaodong was also very happy for Pogba. Pogba was able to make money, and Xinglong brokerage company was about to become famous. The next day, Gao Xiaodong found the best Chinese restaurant in Manchester to celebrate Pogba, and discussed Pogba's future development.
During the meal, Zhang Qi saw Pogba a little proud and said to Pogba very seriously: "Paul, you can say that this game has left a deep impression on Sir Judg and the fans. After the game, Sir Judg also praised you alone. Tell you that this situation is not much, but don't think you can easily enter the first team. In the midfielder position, Manchester United's competition is very fierce. The older ones include Carrick and Fletcher, and the younger ones include Anderson and Hargreaves, and even Scholes can play as a midfielder. They are all very strong. In every opportunity you play, you must show your performance yesterday before you have the chance to gain a foothold in Manchester United, and you can't count on your potential. Do you understand?"
Pogba did not take Zhang Qi's words to heart and said, "I think I'm better than the four of them in organizational offense. Besides, Brother Gao will help me."
Gao Xiaodong also felt it was time to hit Pogba and said, "Paul, what Mr. Zhang said makes sense. You need to work harder now. I can help you in the first team. There is an old saying in China that you must be strong yourself. If you perform poorly, no one can help you."
Although Pogba didn't take Zhang Qi's words seriously, he was still very awe of Gao Xiaodong. After hearing Gao Xiaodong say this, he quickly accepted it humbly and said that he would continue to work hard.
Chapter completed!