Football King Bale

Ferguson replaced Bell with Giggs in the 70th minute.

At this moment, all the Manchester United fans who came to the new Wembley Stadium stood up, cheered for Bale and gave them thunderous applause.

After Giggs came on the field, Manchester United's offense showed no intention of slowing down at all.

In the 78th minute, Sneijder assisted Giggs, who had just appeared, to score.

Just five minutes later, Red Devils center Robin van Persie scored another goal with a close-range header, this time assisted by Wayne Rooney on the right.

And until the 90th minute, Manchester United was still attacking.

Robin van Persie's header in the penalty area returned to the front of the penalty area, and Sneijder followed up with a furious shot, scoring Manchester United's eighth goal.

When the whistle blew at the end of the game, all the Manchester United fans in the audience fell into a carnival!

The performance of Bradford fans was completely different. Many people had tears on their faces. They really couldn't imagine that their team lost so miserably.

At this moment, they completely forgot that this game had actually made history in the history of the team. After all, this was the first time in their history that they had participated in the League Cup final.

Of course, they also created another piece of history: losing by the largest margin in the history of the League Cup final!

Previously, in the 53-year history of the League Cup, the largest score in the final was 4:0. This score was also created by Manchester United. In the 2005-2006 League Cup final, the Red Devils swept Wigan Athletic 4:0.

Seven years later, Manchester United doubled the record they had previously held!

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8:0!

This is also Manchester United's most heartfelt victory in all competitions so far this season, and it is also the smoothest game that Manchester United has played this season.

After the introduction of Robin van Persie, people expected that Manchester United's offensive firepower would usher in a stronger explosion. However, after the season progressed to 2013, Manchester United did not score too many big-scoring victories.

Before this League Cup final, Manchester United had only won by 4 goals in a single game at most, and they did not achieve the same winning streak of more than 6 goals in consecutive games like last season.

In fact, the Manchester United players felt helpless. In front of the sinkhole defense line, it was difficult for Manchester United to attack without any scruples.

This season, I don’t know how many times this situation has occurred: Manchester United’s frontcourt attack was blocked by the opponent’s iron barrel formation, and then the opponent counterattacked and broke through Manchester United’s goal.

Under such circumstances, Manchester United's midfielder also had to focus more on defense, causing the offensive firepower to be greatly affected.

After a continuous devilish schedule, Manchester United has entered a state of extreme exhaustion. In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals against AC Milan, everyone watched the performance of the Manchester United team on the field.

In that game, if it weren't for Bale's explosive performance and his scoring twice, it would have been impossible for Manchester United to escape from the San Siro Stadium.

Many people concluded that the tired Manchester United would fall into a period of sluggishness, or even collapse on all fronts. No one expected that Manchester United did not have a crisis like that, but instead performed in good condition.

Head coach Ferguson stated in a high-profile manner at the post-match press conference that Manchester United is in very good shape and the team is confident to win all games and defeat all opponents, no matter who they are.

Obviously, Ferguson was talking about the second leg of the Champions League knockout round.

After the difficult escape from the San Siro Stadium, there were many negative comments about Manchester United in the media, which made Sir Alex very unhappy. Now that he has the opportunity, he will naturally fight back.

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After an eight-goal victory in the League Cup final to win their first championship trophy of the season, Manchester United's morale was high.

A week later, on Saturday, March 2, at 3 p.m., Manchester United faced off against Canary Norwich in the 28th round of the league at home.

Because we are about to face a life-or-death battle with AC Milan in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals in midweek,

Ferguson made many adjustments to Manchester United's lineup. Many main players, including Bell and Robin van Persie, were given a rest, while many young players such as Pogba and Kante were given the opportunity to start.

After seeing Manchester United's starting lineup, many people thought that Manchester United's winning streak might stop here. However, such a Manchester United team, which was almost a substitute, actually achieved another hearty victory at home.

"Hat trick" is the keyword of this round of Premier League. Liverpool forward Suarez scored three goals in 31 minutes to help the team beat Wigan Athletic 4-0. The Uruguayan striker also surpassed Van Persie on the Premier League scorer list with 21 goals, ranking second behind Bale who scored 32 goals.

However, the brightest "hat" in this round belongs to Manchester United's youth training youngster Pogba. The Frenchman, who almost left Old Trafford at the beginning of last year, scored three wonderful goals to lead Manchester United to a 4-0 victory, avenging the away defeat in the first cycle of the two teams.

In the first half, Manchester United was unable to break the deadlock. In stoppage time, Pogba received a pass from Hernandez and ejected from the outside of his instep to open the door to victory for the Red Devils.

In the 76th minute, Manchester United launched a counterattack. Welbeck unloaded the ball in the penalty area and dunked over the defender who was rushing over. He passed the ball to Pogba who was running in the middle at high speed. The latter directly pushed the ball and scored.

A more exciting goal occurred in the 87th minute. Pogba's iconic back-pass was passed by Ryan Giggs, passed through the entire Norwich defense, and scored with a light shot in the face of the attacking Canary goalkeeper.

Pogba's goal even made Sir Alex Ferguson stand up and applaud him.

Manchester United's last goal came from Hernandez. In the 90th minute, Welbeck made a cross from the left side of the frontcourt. Xiao Wandou took the ball and evaded Johnson's pressing cross and suddenly volleyed with his right foot in front of the arc of the penalty area. The ball flew directly into the upper left corner of the goal, giving Manchester United the icing on the cake. Four goals.

After the game, Ferguson proudly said: "At the beginning of the second half, I never thought we could win by four goals. When I changed Paul from the wing to the center, the situation changed. Paul did a great job, he It was a great finish, his second goal was so clinical, and his third goal was so well done, it was his day."

Ferguson also said that he thought this was not Pogba's true strength. He told reporters: "He won't turn 20 in two weeks. He is still young and has a lot of room for improvement. I think you will see next season. To a better, stronger Paul."

Pogba himself has actively requested a job and hopes to play in the key Champions League match against AC Milan at home next week. He said: "The game against Milan will be very contagious. If I can enter the lineup, I will definitely help the ball with all my strength." The team strives to win.”

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Ferguson believes that Manchester United during the Triple Crown era in 1999 was not as good as this season's team. He proudly said in an interview: "There was a shortage of players in the finals. I even recruited Greening into the squad. Now in this team, all the substitutes are at international level."

Sir Alex Ferguson's statement is not unreasonable. For example, in this game against Norwich, Bell, Robin van Persie, Rooney, Sneijder, Modric and other main players who have been doing well recently did not play a minute of the game. The Red Devils still 4: 0 victory, not only completed the revenge against the Canaries, but also failed to do its best to leave the Champions League stamina.

"The Guardian" said: "Such a victory is exactly what Ferguson needs most now."

Pogba's goal in the first half gave Manchester United almost three points in his pocket. This was also the 41st win for Manchester United in the last 43 league games in which they had led at half-time, and they remained unbeaten in these 43 games - Although there was always a heartbeat of reversal, Taipei led all the way to the end, which made the Red Devils fans even more happy.

Data also shows that Manchester United has scored 36 points through reversal in the league this season, but all of them were last year. The Red Devils' defense has been much more stable since 2013.

"We are very determined and the Champions League did not affect our concentration." Sir Alex praised the team after the game.

There is indeed a gap in strength between the two teams, but instead of picking on Norwich's inability to resist, it is better to pay more attention to Manchester United's unprecedented balance on both ends of the offense and defense. Not only did they threaten the opponent with 19 shots in the game, Norwich even only allowed one shot in the backcourt. , and the target has not been hit yet.

OPTA data shows that there is no Premier League team this season that has taken zero shots in a single league game (shots that were blocked are not counted). Norwich has set a record. The last time a team defeated its opponent so completely was in the top 10. Tottenham Hotspur play at home against Blackburn Rovers this season.

Evans' maturity allows Ferguson to safely rotate him with the two veteran central defenders. In this battle, Evans and Vidic controlled the impact of the opponent's powerful center Holt, and Pilkington's back-breaking attack The offense is also well contained, which is not easy to do. After all, Norwich scored 10 headers in the league, which is the second largest "air force" in the Premier League after Manchester United's 15 goals.

As for Howson's long-range shot from outside the penalty area (the only chance to kick), De Gea, who is afraid of high balls but reacts extremely quickly, is not afraid. Of the 31 goals Manchester United conceded this season, only one was a long-range shot from outside the opponent's penalty area. Attack.

This game is also the first time Manchester United has kept clean sheets in four consecutive league games this season. The last time the defense was so good was from March to April 2012, when they kept 5 clean sheets. The defensive problems that repeatedly plagued the Red Devils in the first half of the season (repeated goals conceded) (a new high or second-highest in team history for the same period), which seems to be no longer a weakness of Manchester United since the New Year.

Manchester United has won five consecutive league games. This is the second time this season that the Red Devils have won five consecutive games. No other 19 teams can achieve this.

With 27 wins in the first 28 league rounds, Manchester United once again set a new record in the British top league. Simon Stone of the British News Agency said: "Before the fascinating Champions League battle, Ferguson fulfilled his promise and used a dominant victory to keep the point difference with Manchester City at 22 points."

There is no worry about winning the league, Manchester United is fully preparing for the Champions League, and Dream Theater is fully equipped to welcome AC Milan.