Super Marshal

In the more than 100 years of English football history, the Manchester duo have never staged a derby in the Champions League.

This season, the two teams were drawn together, which can be regarded as a fate.

The two sides tied 2 to 1 in the first round. Judging from the game process and the result, it was still evenly matched. Everyone was full of expectations for the second round and hoped that Ferguson's team could return to Old Trafford. After Rufford Stadium, they gave Manchester City a head-on blow and gave Gao Han a lesson.

Yes, in European football and even around the world, there are many media and fans who are eagerly waiting for Gao Han to lose.

But no one expected that at Old Trafford, Manchester United would suffer the most painful defeat in history.

Zero to seven, the Red Devils completely collapsed at home.

The English Daily Mail published the headline on the front page the next day, "God of War Ronaldo humiliates ten-man Red Devils".

The Daily Mail believes that Manchester City regained confidence after reversing Manchester United 2-1 in the first round, and turned the tables in the second round, firmly occupying the possession and rhythm of the game, making Manchester United very passive.

"With the strong financial support of the Abu Dhabi consortium, Manchester City has made amazing investments to introduce talented superstars including Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Sanchez, Benzema, Xavi Alonso, etc. With Gao Han's integration, Manchester City has gradually developed teamwork and superb understanding."

"The 7-0 defeat to their rivals in the same city was a devastating blow to Manchester United, but Ferguson should also reflect on his lineup. Maybe it's time for him to give up his original obsession and introduce higher-level players. Only by doing this can we ensure Manchester United’s competitiveness in the Premier League and European competitions.”

The Daily Mail also highlighted the applause and cheers given to Gao Han in the last thirty minutes at Old Trafford, believing that this was the pinnacle moment since Gao Han coached the Premier League.

"On this wonderful night, Gao Han completely conquered Old Trafford, the hardest nut to crack in the Premier League. He conquered the entire Premier League."

"Tonight, the entire English football world will pay homage to him!"

The Mirror also reported this game on the front page, and at the same time took a large space on the front page to take a photo of Gao Han receiving applause and cheers from the fans at Old Trafford.

In the report, the Mirror stated that Gao Han used a near-perfect victory to declare his conquest of the Premier League.

"Chelsea's Stamford Bridge, Liverpool's Anfield, Arsenal's Emirates, Tottenham Hotspur's White Hart Lane..."

"In less than two years, the most troublesome home stadiums in the Premier League have all knelt down in front of Gao Han. Old Trafford is known as the last dignity of the Premier League, but after tonight , the Red Devils’ home court also declared its fall.”

"Gao Han used a bloody 7-0 victory to let everyone clearly see Manchester City's powerful offensive power. Cristiano Ronaldo not only scored a hat trick, but also caused Evans' red card. In the previous game, Ferdinand's injury was also a masterpiece of the Portuguese."

The Sun was more direct than the Mirror, directly using the front page headline, Cristiano Ronaldo-style victory!

They believe that the Portuguese played a decisive role in both rounds of the game. He is the most aggressive player in the Manchester City team and the key to Manchester City's victory.

"Ferdinand's absence is a huge loss to Manchester United. Evans told the world with a bad and clumsy red card that he is not worthy of Manchester United's starting lineup. After he was sent off with a red card, Ferguson failed to replace him with stability. As a central defender to make up for the holes in the defense, he could only stand on the sidelines and watch his team being bloodbathed by their arch-rivals at home."

"This is an absolute shame for Ferguson."

The Guardian, which has always been rigorous and traditional, also wrote a commentary article by gold medal columnist Greene Wald. The headline on the front page was "Gao Han creates a century-old myth", dedicating the credit for this wild victory to Manchester City coach Gao Han.

"The two-round contest between the two sides was a battle of old and young skills between Ferguson and Gao Han. Gao Han achieved a well-deserved victory in both the result and the process."

"This is not just my personal opinion. The entire media circle in the UK, Europe, and even the world thinks so. Even the Manchester United fans at Old Trafford think so. Gao Han is a well-deserved world super coach. .”

Greenwald believes that these two derby games are of epoch-making significance and represent a change in the strength structure of the Manchester duo. Manchester City is gradually replacing Manchester United's Premier League dominance and is becoming more and more powerful.

The article believes that Manchester United's failure lies in the defense, but this problem is a long-standing problem.

"We have always known that since Stam left Manchester United, the Red Devils' defense has always had problems. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is precarious. This situation has been maintained until Pepe joined. But in recent years, As Ferdinand ages, the Manchester United captain is slowly bidding farewell to his top level, and Manchester United's defense is also experiencing problems again."

"Anyone familiar with Manchester United knows that Ferguson's past recruitment strategy has always been more focused on the frontcourt and did not pay much attention to the defense. He mainly promoted internal youth training players, such as O'Shea and Wes Brown. and Evans are both players of this type, but it turns out that they do not have the ability to provoke the backbone of the defense."

"In the two-leg match, Manchester United performed best in the first half of the first leg, but in the second round, after Ferdinand missed the game due to injury, Manchester United's problems completely exploded."

"In this game, Manchester City used their devastating and powerful offensive to break through Manchester United's defense again and again. After Evans was sent off with a red card, they penetrated Edwin van der Sar's goal again and again."

"In this game, there is a tragic figure that must be mentioned, and that is goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar."

"The unlucky Dutch goalkeeper performed very well. Without him, Manchester United would probably have conceded double-digit goals in this game. However, despite Van der Sar's active performance, he could not withstand Manchester City's fierceness. As well as the weakness of the team's defense, he could only get the ball from the goal again and again."

Greenwald also mentioned Ferguson's preference for Evans, believing that this was somewhat counterproductive.

"I think Gao Han was right in what he said at the post-match press conference. Evans does not have the level to play as the main force in the current Manchester United team. After years of training, he has completely lost his ability to play. Confidence, he needs to regain his confidence, but obviously it will not be at Manchester United, so it is imperative for Manchester United to introduce a high-level central defender as soon as possible."

At the end of the article, Greenwald highly affirmed Gao Han's two seasons of coaching at Manchester City, believing that Manchester City now has the strength to compete with all European giants, and even has the qualifications to win the Champions League championship.

Compared to the Guardian's serious commentary and analysis, the Independent, which favors Arsenal, is afraid of chaos. It used the title "Manchester City taught Manchester United a lesson with seven goals" as its title to ridicule Manchester United's poor performance in this game and believed that the Glazer family The three Manchester United directors may all need to reconsider whether the aging Ferguson is still qualified to serve as Manchester United coach.

Coincidentally, the Daily Telegraph dragged Arsenal down, believing that after Manchester United lost to Manchester City, Arsenal was finally no longer alone, and Ferguson and Wenger had lost together.

In addition to reporting on Manchester City's victory over Manchester United, the Manchester Evening News also spent a lot of time interviewing Manchester City's general manager Paul Futre. The Portuguese was full of praise for Manchester City's victory and believed that the team has great hope of making an impact. Champions League champion.

"All of us know and firmly believe that Gao Han is synonymous with victory. He is like an invincible god. From the day we invited him to come to Manchester to coach, we have always believed that we will wait until today. .”

In addition to introducing the game and praising the coach and players, Paul Futrey also focused on Manchester City's next plan.

Construction of the training base has already begun, but the team is progressing smoothly, has good development momentum, and the management is full of confidence. The stadium will be expanded next.

"We have signed a major stadium naming contract with Etihad Airways. The current stadium only has a capacity of more than 47,000, but we hope to expand it to 70,000, which will make our stadium a The second largest home ground in the Premier League, and in Manchester, we have such appeal as a market."

Regarding external rumors that Real Madrid will do its best to poach Manchester City's dual-core midfielder, Paul Futre's statement is very consistent with Gao Han's statement at the post-match press conference. He believes that the two midfielders are crucial to the team. One member cannot transfer.

"It's clear that they are going to stay and contribute to the performance of the team for at least the next five years and I don't see any reason for them to leave."

"Money? We have more than Real Madrid!"

Head coach Gao Han's two-year contract is about to expire, and Paul Futrey said that the team has drafted a contract extension.

"Our contract extension has always been on Gao Han's desk. He knows that he can pick up a pen and sign his name at any time. No matter what conditions he proposes, as long as we can meet them, we will not refuse. "

"Of course, the recent European Championship qualification controversy has dealt him a big blow and made him have some reflections and considerations about his coaching career. This is completely understandable to us, so we respect him very much. I hope to keep the contract extension until the end of the season."

"But we remain confident that he will stay and coach Manchester City."

Paul Futre's statement also made everyone doubt Gao Han's whereabouts. In fact, everyone knows that whether in Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan or Bayern Munich, Gao Han is leading the team. After reaching the peak, the rapids retreated bravely and left.

And if Manchester City can make some gains in the Champions League this year, then there is no doubt that Gao Han will choose to leave the team as before. Some media even revealed that he may retire and become the chairman of Chinatown. Concentrate entirely on the construction and management of your team.

The British Sun previously broke the news that Manchester City has received a list of three head coaches recommended by Gao Han. The first one is Barcelona's head coach Guardiola, but the latter has not considered leaving La Liga for the time being.

But no matter what, everyone believes that after experiencing such a wonderful victory at Old Trafford, all Manchester City fans will be more eager than ever to retain Gao Han.

For Manchester City, he is like a god coming down to earth, bringing the light of victory.