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Manchester United defeated West Ham United and successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the English League Cup. It is not news. For the media, Manchester United's advancement has no reporting value. If Manchester United loses, it will be different!

Manchester United, who returned from London, had no time to breathe, because on Wednesday night they will face their opponent in the third round of the English FA Cup, Nottingham Forest, at Old Trafford at home!

Compared with the useless League Cup, the FA Cup is undoubtedly more important, which can be seen from the number of times Manchester United has won these two competitions.

In history, Manchester United has won the English League Cup three times in total, in 1992, 2006 and 2007. This shows that Manchester United does not take this event seriously.

In 2006, Manchester United, which had almost lost all four major players, seized the League Cup as a life-saving straw, so that its record throughout the season was not so ugly. In fact, that season, under the suppression of Chelsea, Manchester United looked very embarrassed.

Last season, the invincible Manchester United won the quadruple crown, and the importance of the English League Cup was also put on the agenda. Entering the semi-finals is just the basic operation of Manchester United on the way to winning the championship, and there will be more exciting performances in the future.

Compared to the League Cup, Manchester United attaches much greater importance to the FA Cup. After all, the FA Cup is of great significance.

Historically, Manchester United has a very good record in the FA Cup. It has won 12 times, ranking first in the history of the FA Cup. However, Manchester United has a regret, that is, it has never defended the FA Cup!

Therefore, Manchester United is bound to win the FA Cup this year. Even if they have to challenge Chelsea away at the weekend, Manchester United still decided to use a mixed lineup of main substitutes to play in the English FA Cup.

The English FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world. English football clubs at all levels compete in one-on-one knockout matches. In the FA Cup, there are often upsets in which low-level clubs eliminate high-level clubs. Whenever lower-level clubs

If a team or even an amateur team reaches the next round, it will become a hot topic among the media and fans.

The FA Cup has a long history and tradition of low-level league teams eliminating high-level league teams. The low-level league teams that performed miracles are also called "giant killers" by British football.

For a long time, the English FA Cup was the most important to English teams, and many teams were proud of winning the FA Cup.

In an FA Cup, the probability of a low-level league team being eliminated from a high-level league is as high as 99.85%. It can be seen that the FA Cup is a hotbed of unpopularity in British football. And a low-level league team is eliminated by two teams higher than itself.

The probability for a team at one level is 48.8%, and for a team three levels above it is 39.28%.

Upsets by lower-level league teams occur in almost every FA Cup, and almost all top-level league teams have experienced being eliminated by lower-level league teams. And for a period of time, some small clubs were eliminated due to

He is famous in English football for being good at eliminating big clubs in cup competitions. When "non-professional league teams" eliminate professional league teams, they are also jokingly called "scalping the league."

Low-level league teams often attract media attention when they perform at a super level in the FA Cup. In the history of the FA Cup, there have been stories of second-level league teams winning the championship, but when it comes to professional league teams in the third level and below.

The team has never reached the FA Cup.

For non-professional league teams (who previously had to participate in multiple rounds of FA Cup qualifying), as long as they can enter the third round - all top league teams will participate in this round, they are considered

It's a huge achievement.

In the 1901 FA Cup, Tottenham Hotspur, who was in the Southern League at the time, won the championship as a non-professional league team. Since then, no non-professional league team has been able to pass the fifth round of the FA Cup.

, Tottenham Hotspur’s feat is also considered to be unprecedented and unprecedented!

Not only does the English FA Cup have many participating teams, it also has its own "personality" unlike other national cups.

For example, it demonstrates the almost impersonal fairness and justice of the Football Association, which does not set up special privileges for any team. This is reflected in the competition system that there are no seeded teams. Starting from the third round of the main game, Premier League teams will have to face various competitions.

The challenge of "cow ghosts and snake gods" - you may face opponents who are much lower level than you, or you may meet "old friends" of the same level. Everything is determined by luck.

In fact, everything cannot conceal an extremely cruel reality, that is, the attention and importance of the FA Cup in England are far less than that of the Premier League and the Champions League.

In 2006, "The Times" published the situation of the FA Cup: "It has become more like a consolation prize, a 'gadget' that the Premier League champions will laugh at, even if they are the ones who win the cup in the end."

"The FA Cup is the cherry on the cake, but it is also a source of distraction for the team outside of 'important games'. A very direct example is that when we talk about which year's Premier League championship, we can blurt it out, and the FA

Where is the cup? Many people need to check it out."

"We over-exaggerate the value of the Premier League and ignore the value of the FA Cup. This is strange, because the FA Cup was also the most exciting competition in this country, which existed to break the established order of the football world. Football

The Championship is about glory, about winning the championship in the most beautiful and exciting way, but now, prose overwhelms poetry, and the glory that once was has become obsolete."

With the commercialization of the league and the birth of the European Champions Cup, the status of the FA Cup has been declining year by year. Today, the Premier League and the Champions League, which are more profitable, have become the first choice for the strong teams in England, and the FA Cup has also become

If I gain it, I will be lucky, but if I lose it, I will be lucky!

In the 2004-05 season, 660 clubs participated in the FA Cup, breaking the record of 656 participating teams in the 1921-22 season. This data also fully demonstrates England's rich football heritage, and only with so many teams can it

Cultivate fertile football soil.

However, the increase in participating teams cannot cover up the contempt that England's top clubs have for the FA Cup. After all, the FA Cup schedule determines that English teams need to choose between the league, European competitions and the FA Cup.

The English FA Cup does not set up seeded teams, and the matches and home and away games are completely determined by drawing lots. The competition is divided into eight rounds. The first two rounds are for amateur, English Football League One and English Football League Two teams to participate, while England

Football Premier League and English Football Championship teams join the competition in the third round.

Before the quarter-finals, if each round is tied within 90 minutes, a rematch will be required. The two teams will switch home and away in the rematch. If the rematch is tied within 90 minutes, overtime will be required.

The winner will be determined by a penalty shootout if there is still no winner after overtime.

The semi-finals and finals are held at Wembley Stadium in London. If the teams are tied within 90 minutes, overtime will be required to decide the winner. If there is still no winner after overtime, a penalty shootout will be used to decide the winner.

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The format of the FA Cup may lead to an increase in the number of matches played by the team, which will undoubtedly make things worse for the already overwhelmed team.

Looking at the English FA Cup competitions in recent years, many top teams have sent out mixed lineups to deal with it. If they are eliminated, they will concentrate on conquering the Premier League and European competitions. If they can reach the quarterfinals, they will attract special attention.

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Therefore, in the history of England, the super strong teams including Manchester United and Liverpool have not won the English FA Cup as many times as the league champions. This shows that the importance of the English FA Cup is declining year by year.

However, for Manchester United, which is determined to defend the four-time crown this year, every event cannot be missed. In the third round of the FA Cup, half of the main players will be sent, such as Gu Fei, Cristiano Ronaldo and Yin Bu.

Having a superstar sitting on the bench is a huge shock to opponents!

Because of the club's attention, Manchester United has made a lot of internal preparations for the upcoming game against Nottingham Forest, and the players are gearing up and looking forward to showing off their skills.

According to the team's posture this year, it will aim to win all the championships. The players naturally hope to get enough opportunities to play in various events to be qualified to share medals.

Because of the strength of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson does not have to control the main force, but allows all players to have a chance to play. Manchester United has done an excellent job in rotation this season.

Compared with other strong teams in the Premier League, Manchester United has greater confidence in rotation because it has a luxurious lineup on the bench and has a superstar like Gu Fei!

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Manchester United is well prepared at home and well prepared, while Nottingham Forest, who are challenging Manchester United away from home, are uneasy and restless. After all, the strength gap between the two sides is really too big!

When it comes to Nottingham Forest, many young fans are unfamiliar with this team that has been in England's lower leagues for a long time. But for many older England fans, this is a legendary team with a band of thieves.

The temperament of a heroic Robin Hood!

In 1892, Nottingham Forest joined the English Football League and began to officially participate in various football events in England. It was one of the pioneers in the history of English football. Six years later, in 1898, the team won the English FA Cup.

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, English teams dominated Europe. Starting in 1977, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa won six consecutive European Champions Cups. The name of Nottingham Forest, with the help of the European Champions Cup

Win the championship and spread the news around the world!

In January 1975, Nottingham Forest announced Brian Clough as the team's head coach, which ushered in the most glorious years in the history of Nottingham Forest. Most of the trophies won by Nottingham Forest so far were in England.

Acquired during the Lauf era.

In the 1976/77 season, Nottingham Forest successfully entered the English Football League under the leadership of Clough. In the following 1977/78 season, they incredibly won the First Division championship and the English League Cup. The magical Clough

Husband simply made all Nottingham fans crazy, and the team's progress was comparable to a rocket rising to the sky.

In 1999, when Rehhagel led Kaiserslautern to win the Bundesliga championship as a newly promoted team, it was called the "Kaiserslautern Myth", but as early as 20 years ago, Clough had already created a greater success.

Amazing story!

In the 1978/79 season, Nottingham Forest reached the highest peak in Europe - the European Champions Cup. This was like a dream for a team that was still struggling in the second division two years ago!

Nottingham Forest first eliminated Liverpool, which had won the first two consecutive European Champions Cups, 2-0 in the first round, and then defeated AEK Athens 7-2 to successfully advance to the quarterfinals. The consecutive wins greatly encouraged Nottingham Forest's team.

Morale. They eliminated Grasshopper Zurich 5-2 in the quarter-finals and trampled Cologne 4-3 in the semi-finals. In the final, their opponent was Malmo. After a hard battle, Forest won 1-0.

The opponent successfully reached the top of Europe!

Compared with the current UEFA Champions League, at that time, although there were only 16 participating teams and only five games were needed to win the cup, it was a knockout system at that time and the opponents were all from various European leagues.

Championship, the competition is extremely fierce.

Nottingham Forest can miraculously win the championship under such circumstances, which is enough to leave a mark in the history of the club!

In the 1979/80 season, Nottingham Forest's whirlwind was still strong. They did not encounter too strong opponents in the first two rounds and successfully entered the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the strong Ajax could not stop Forest's pace 1-2.

After the defeat, Nottingham Forest once again reached the European Champions Cup final. Their opponent Hamburg had Kevin Keegan, the European Footballer of the Year. The lucky Forest team once again defeated their opponent 1-0.

This season Nottingham Forest also won the European Super Cup. The only regret was that they were defeated 1-0 by Uruguay Nacional in the Toyota Cup.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. The glory days of Nottingham Forest only lasted a few short years before gradually declining into mediocrity. Especially the establishment of the Premier League made it impossible for a small place like Nottingham to support a powerful football team.

team, it even became the first European champion to be relegated to the third tier.

In the 1992/93 season when the Premier League was established, Nottingham Forest finally fell in the fiercer competition. Manchester United became the representative of the strongest force in the Premier League in the 1990s. Nottingham fell to the bottom three in the first year of the Premier League.

The second tier of England's First Division.

Subsequently, Nottingham Forest fluctuated between the Premier League and English League One (English Championship). After being relegated with the bottom record in the Premier League in the 1997/98 season, Robin Hood's thieves never appeared in the Premier League again!

Today, Nottingham Forest rarely comes to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United. The gap between the two sides can no longer be described in words. Thirty years ago, Nottingham Forest had one more European Champions Cup trophies than Manchester United!

Nothing is more vicissitudes of life than this!

In the long history of football development, the rise and fall of teams is very interesting. Through these changes, we can clearly discover the various factors that affect the development of the football industry.

If Chinese football wants to truly rise, it is very necessary to study the countless history and development of England. Only by combining the advanced experience discovered in foreign football with the history of Chinese football can huge energy be unleashed!

Success is not a story that happens overnight, but a long-term persistence behind it!

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