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It is estimated that when Wenger set a Premier League record by winning 14 consecutive games in that unbeaten season, he never expected that the cross-season winning streak he created would only last for three years.

The moment Chelsea walked away from Old Trafford with a 1-0 victory, they had engraved their name on Arsenal's side and had won fifteen games in a row, making history.

Moreover, Chelsea's record-breaking record is not like Arsenal's, which spans two seasons. If last season is included, their winning streak will become even more terrifying.

From the first round to winning Manchester United in the tenth round, Chelsea went all the way, with a small victory of 1 to 0, but they also had a massacre of 5 to 0 and 6 to 0. Now no one will doubt this team. The team will sweep the Premier League, and even Chelsea's competitors have given up.

"We have done a lot in the game, but the final result is this. They took away the victory they deserved. Maybe Manchester United will do better next time, but that can only represent the future."

Ferguson said this in an interview after the game, and nothing has been said since.

Even the reporters who had always had a good relationship with him were unable to extract any useful information from Sir Alex Ferguson. Ferguson declined all interviews in the next two or three days.

It can be seen that the defeat in this game disappointed this stubborn old man. The Manchester United dynasty he built has faced such a severe life and death test for the first time. Two seasons of fruitless returns have now faded away from the Red Devils. In a scary color, Ferguson also reached a crossroads in his career and began to wander. For Manchester United, whether it is survival or death, no one knows.

It is estimated that the expressionless old Scottish man had already understood that Chelsea could not be stopped now, so he tried to stop them, but the final result was already clear, and he accepted failure.

Although one game can't mean anything, the crazy record of fifteen consecutive wins has made Ferguson feel chilly. If you want to prevent Chelsea from winning the championship this season, it is almost impossible.

Unless these guys give up their championship, no one can stop them.

Only guys with strong attitudes like Ronaldo and Keane would not relent after the game. Ronaldo said in an interview, "There are still many rounds in the league, and it is not certain who will win the championship in the end."

Although he said so, the kid still treated Lin Yi to a big meal with a depressed look on his face after the game. He had no choice but to pay a heavy price for making a bet with the opponent before the game.

Lin Yi was not polite either. He was always very ruthless towards the beast that dared to harass him in the middle of the night.

A meal would not break Ronaldo's bones, but when faced with a bill of tens of thousands of dollars, he felt like crying.

"Next time, next time I will definitely win it back!" Of course, Lin Yi would definitely ignore Ronaldo's roar.

It's only right to eat silently at this time. Only by allowing the grandson to pay more for food can Lin Yi feel better. It's two o'clock in the morning! Making harassing phone calls, this guy is almost like a midnight cowherd!

The shock wave caused by Manchester United's loss may be comprehensive. Not only those who advocated that Manchester United will win before the game, at this time, they all turned their guns and began to criticize the aging of Ferguson's team.

Even the betting companies have adjusted Chelsea's odds to win the championship to the lowest. For these companies, it is not about whether Chelsea can win the championship, but how many rounds in advance they will win.

People like Wenger and Dalglish never mentioned the impact of this game.

Because these people are very aware of what is behind Chelsea's winning streak. It is the failure of a group of pursuers. Their idea of ​​​​joining forces to snipe the blue tank failed this time. No matter it was Manchester United, Arsenal or Liverpool, they failed. Defending the dignity of their traditional wealthy family has become a group of losers.

Regardless of whether they admit this fact or not, Chelsea, an upstart in the Premier League, has gradually formed a terrifying fighting force, and they are replacing the status of these traditional giants in the Premier League.

The Red Devils, Red Army, Arsenal, these guys who once dominated the Premier League are all lonely.

Now is the era of Chelsea. Regardless of whether the fans of these giants have already acquiesced to this fact, they can no longer stop Chelsea's progress. Many giants can only look up to each other at this moment.

Although many people are whispering curses, saying that this is the role of Russian banknotes, Chelsea has nothing, they only have players bought with banknotes, and they are not worthy of the title of giants at all.

But such shouts started last season, and so far, they cannot shake Chelsea's performance in the Premier League. They can only watch Chelsea win the Triple Crown with such contempt.

What is envy, jealousy and hatred? This is naked envy, jealousy and hatred. In fact, it is not an exaggeration at all.

The giants have fallen, and new kings have emerged. If they want to catch up with Chelsea, those so-called giants, from the moment of failure, need to risk their lives to defend their throne.

It's just that this season is basically out of the question for them, unless a miracle happens.

But not everyone is silent. For the new generation like Moyes, who can lead Everton into the Champions League, Chelsea's success is to break the monopoly of the giants and give emerging capital hope.

"For Everton, we are also making history, but the Premier League title this season is no longer something that other teams can pursue. Chelsea has already firmly grasped it in its hands. Now Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, and us are all competing for the other three European seats."

Moyes was not speaking for Mourinho, but at this moment, he hoped that the giants would fall.

Only when those high-ranking teams fall to the earth can grassroots teams like Everton rise.

After the game, many newspapers used such headlines in the sports editions, "Chelsea used its record-breaking 15 consecutive wins to make the final conclusion for this season's championship battle."

Such a title did not appear in one newspaper, but on the pages of many newspapers. Those who thought they were looking forward to Chelsea's first defeat of the season, the result this time did not change at all. They just saw the moment of setting a record.

Now I am afraid that not many people will argue for the Premier League title this season. If Chelsea had not suffered a fatal blow like the Munich air crash, they would have almost locked the final trophy.

Fifteen rounds of games, 45 points. Now many bookmakers have opened odds to bet on whether Chelsea can finally win the Premier League title this season with more than 100 league points.

If these crazy guys continue to develop at this pace, they may get 100 points in advance.

Unbeaten season? Maybe they will do it. Don't forget, they were only one game away last season.

If they are crazy enough this season, maybe they will have a season of unbeaten championship. Although it sounds crazy, don't underestimate their ability to create history.

A group of crazy guys who can win 15 consecutive games, what else can't they do? Damn it.

Maybe the record of unbeaten is a bit exaggerated, but the possibility of keeping a season unbeaten still exists.

They only lost one game last season, and only lost two games including the League Cup.

If they continue to develop at this crazy pace, it is not a dream to keep a season unbeaten and win the championship.

How long the winning streak will last, no one can predict. After defeating Manchester United, Chelsea's remaining opponents do not seem to be sniper material, and the record may continue to be rewritten.

Many people say that perhaps only when the second half of the league begins and they run into Arsenal again, they may be able to stop the winning streak, but they may have won 20 consecutive games. Anyway, in the eyes of many people now, losing is a luxury for Chelsea.

Even if Mourinho throws a group of substitutes on the field, they can tear those opponents apart without hesitation.

But this thing is no longer within Mourinho's consideration. For him, taking a victory at Old Trafford is not to prove that Chelsea has the ability to rewrite the Premier League's winning streak record.

He is just using such a victory to shake off Manchester United's pursuit. The double-digit point difference can give Chelsea more freedom in personnel rotation. Now even if they lose four games in a row, they are still ahead.

What Mourinho wants is points. What Premier League winning streak record is a bunch of useless shit.

Compared with the points, those things are nothing. Before Christmas, making those pursuers fall into despair is the best effect Mourinho pursues. Now it seems that he has done it.

However, after dealing with these competitors in the Premier League, Mourinho has to consider the confrontation in the Champions League. Chelsea, which has entered the round of 16, wants to defend the title under the new competition system, which is more difficult than the second coronation in the Premier League. There is no easy bully in the list of the top 16 this time.

At least Chelsea will not be as smooth as in the Premier League. There are many teams eyeing them now, from old enemies to new opponents, many people want to overthrow this super upstart in the Champions League.

Compared with defending the Premier League, the challenge in the Champions League will be more severe. A week after dealing with Manchester United, UEFA's Champions League round of 16 draw ceremony will be kicked off at UEFA headquarters in Switzerland.

However, before that, Chelsea's winning streak in the Premier League continued. They easily defeated Wigan Athletic, which had lost three games in a row, away from home. Chelsea, with seven main players resting at the same time, still did not give the opponent any chance. Joe Cole and Crespo led the attack and scored two goals in the first and second half.

Although the Chelsea defense, which played with all substitutes, gave the opponent a penalty kick at the last moment, the score of 4 to 1 was enough to make the opponent desperate, not to mention that this was at the opponent's home court.

Chelsea contributed a total of 17 shots in the whole game. Although they scored four goals, Mourinho was still picky after the game and said, "We still need to improve our success rate in attack."

I don't know if the head coach of Wigan Athletic will feel faint when he hears this. Alas, this is the gap. When you are thinking about how to score, others are already pursuing higher-level things. It's not enough to attack well, but you have to ask for a success rate in attack. It's really melancholy.

The record of sixteen consecutive wins can no longer make Chelsea fans feel excited. Winning has become a habit for them. If the team loses one day, it will be big news.

It is not surprising that Chelsea's winning streak failed to continue to make the headlines of sports pages, but when they continued to accumulate wins, Manchester United, which they had just defeated, received several bad news at the same time.

First, George Best, the great winger with a legendary experience in the history of Manchester United, finally fell under the corrosion of alcohol. This guy, known as the Elvis Presley of the football world, finally let go of the hand holding the bottle of wine and closed his eyes after 59 years.

When he held a grand funeral at the Stormont Hall in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, on December 3, nearly 100,000 Northern Irish people came to see off the greatest winger in history.

Maybe he had used his flexible feet to break through many people, but this time, he failed to get past the god of death.

Basically, from top to bottom, from Ferguson to most of the players in the first team, Manchester United came to the scene to send off this famous handsome guy and alcoholic in the club's history. Including Eriksson also rushed to grab a shot. One of the greatest stars in Manchester United's history finally left the world this time.

The death of the club's old servants has not ended yet, and a serious conflict has broken out within Manchester United. This time Ferguson did not fly his boots, but his expulsion order has been posted on Keane's forehead. Ferguson finally didn't want to endure this tough Irish midfielder anymore.

Manchester United's recent series of defeats have made people feel uneasy, and the pressure from the club's top management has also made Ferguson breathless, but it was his confidant who stood up to make trouble at this time.

As the captain, facing these successive failures, Keane did not choose to stand up and lead the team forward when the team needed him most, but chose to bombard his teammates when the record was not good.

Everyone knows that there are problems within Manchester United now, but this kind of thing can only be solved behind closed doors, and it cannot be fully revealed to let outsiders laugh at it, but this time Keane seems to have completely forgotten it.

He almost bombarded O'Shea, Fletcher, Smith, Richardson and others by name. In Keane's bombardment, these teammates are almost worthless and are just messing around here.

Without contribution and effort, they are just a bunch of idiots who waste air. This is what Keane accused.

Although Manchester United did not expose the videotape of this bombardment, these offensive remarks could not be stopped from spreading. Ferguson had no choice but to terminate the contract with Keane in advance.

According to a reporter from The Sun, the contract termination negotiation between Ferguson and Keane lasted less than 20 minutes. When the captain of Manchester United walked out of Ferguson's office, he could only be a former captain. This tough guy who was once known as the backbone of Manchester United ended his 12-year career as a Red Devils.

Although Manchester United still needs to pay Keane a weekly salary of 90,000 pounds, the relationship between Keane and Manchester United has ended. What awaits this guy is either another transfer or retirement.

Anyway, no matter who is right or wrong in this matter, the one who will suffer the loss in the end must be Manchester United itself. They originally lacked a midfield general, and this time it was even more outrageous. They even lost their captain.

Although there are reasons, it now seems that this is a lose-lose outcome, and no one has taken advantage.

If the accidental death of the old servant and the forced departure of the captain are bad news, then the chain reaction caused by Manchester United's elimination from the Champions League round of 16 is far from over. Compared with the first two troubles, Manchester United's market income this season and next season is the most troublesome problem for the American owner.

Failure to enter the Champions League round of 16 means a large loss of TV broadcast and match ticket revenue.

Losing the peak confrontation with Chelsea has also put Manchester United's dream of winning the league championship on the verge of collapse.

Under such competitive results, there is a hidden business crisis. The chest sponsorship advertisement between Manchester United and Vodafone will expire after the end of this season. After Manchester United was eliminated from the Champions League, Vodafone has made it clear that they will not continue to renew the contract in terms of buying out chest advertisements.

This means that Manchester United will lose an annual income of 9 million pounds. Although it is slightly worse than the chest advertisement expenses of Juventus and Real Madrid, this amount of money is not a small amount.

At a time when Ferguson urgently needs to supplement the team lineup, the withdrawal of advertisers and the reduction of TV broadcasting fees are undoubtedly a piece of news that makes things worse. Manchester United's low tide has quietly arrived.

If they can't find a suitable advertising sponsor, there are reports that the Glazer family may consider selling the naming rights of Manchester United's home stadium like Arsenal. Arsenal sold 15 years of home stadiums and 8 years of chest advertising to Emirates Airlines, and they also received a full 90 million pounds.

If Manchester United does the same, they may get hundreds of millions of pounds, or even more.

But before making this decision, maybe Glazer needs to consider the reaction of Manchester United fans.

Manchester United fans are not as gentle as Arsenal fans. If they make a fuss, it will be a headache. Besides, it is not so easy to rewrite the name of "Theatre of Dreams".

Anyway, Manchester United is already in trouble now. It is not realistic to expect them to catch up with Chelsea. In the just-concluded round of the league, they lost 0:1 to Charlton away.

Manchester United, which has moved to third place in the league, has almost withdrawn from the championship race after halfway through the league. For these red devils, what awaits them is a process of reconstruction.

Chelsea, which has been leading the way, now has all its attention on Switzerland. The black hand of UEFA's draw is selecting their opponents for the Champions League round of 16. Who will they be? No one knows the result. . .

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