The Godfather of Football

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the fans of Portsmouth at Fratton Park were mixed with joy and sorrow.

The joy was that the team was able to beat the visiting Manchester United 2:1 at home, and more importantly, the Pompey Army did not give Ferguson's Red Devils many chances throughout the game. For most of the time, the Pompey Army was in the lead, and the 2:0 advantage was maintained until after 90 minutes.

Manchester United did not score a face-saving goal for the team until the extra time, but this could not change Manchester United's nightmare of being sniped by Portsmouth in this crucial championship battle.

The sadness was that the team unfortunately missed the qualification for the European competition next season. Although they had tried their best, Bolton finally defeated Wigan away and Everton also defeated Fulham at home. The two teams successfully qualified for the UEFA Cup next season, while Portsmouth and Reading ultimately failed to reverse the situation.

Pain and happiness, this may be the current mood of the fans of the Pompey Army.

What this group of Pompey Army does not know is that, as their opponents in this game, Ferguson and Manchester United players are also in the same mood. They are now happy, but also embarrassed and even angry.

No one had ever thought that in such a crucial game, Manchester United would actually lose, and lose so badly, almost without any resistance. This was something no one would have thought of before the game, and even Portsmouth coach Redknapp himself probably did not dare to make such a prediction, but it happened.

The offensive combination of Berbatov and Cristiano Ronaldo, who performed very well this season, can only be described as bad in this game, especially the Portuguese. Facing Portsmouth's defense, he almost couldn't find the feeling at all, and what was finally presented to all the fans was a series of sloppy shots.

Ferguson tailored a new offensive system for Manchester United this season. Scholes was responsible for passing and delivering shells in the midfield, Carrick was responsible for organizing and long passes behind him, Berbatov was in front of him, and Cristiano Ronaldo was responsible for attacking the gaps opened by Berbatov and Giggs, and played his speed advantage.

This season, Cristiano Ronaldo was able to score 17 goals in the Premier League, all relying on this set of tactics of the team, but in this game, Portsmouth obviously deployed defenses against this point, pinching Berbatov's point, and the Bulgarian center forward had a hard time holding the ball in this game.

After strangling Berbatov and limiting Giggs on the left, Cristiano Ronaldo's power was weakened by half, and he himself was not good at fighting tough battles, which eventually turned into a wave of shots from him.

Ferguson frowned throughout the game, looking helpless.

Sometimes many fans have a misunderstanding about head coaches, thinking that they do nothing. For example, in this game, many Manchester United fans will definitely have objections to Ferguson's on-the-spot command in their hearts, but the problem is that the game time is only 90 minutes from start to finish, plus halftime and stoppage time, no more than two hours at most.

And who can guarantee that they can find the loopholes in the opponent's defense and attack them in less than two hours?

More importantly, this kind of on-the-spot command must first consider the adjustment under the premise of maintaining the current advantage. If you lose the advantage you have worked hard to get in pursuit of adjustment and effect, you will end up tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall, which is useless.

Fortunately, Manchester United won the league championship after losing this game!

When thinking of this, Ferguson, sitting in the visiting team coaching seat at Fratton Park, smiled bitterly. He really didn't know what kind of expression and reaction he should give, because this kind of record of winning the championship after losing the game cannot be said to be absent, but it can only be said that it is rare, and it is also embarrassing for the winner.

"Congratulations, Alex!" Portsmouth coach Redknapp walked to the visiting team's coaching bench and extended his hand to Ferguson. The two are old rivals in the Premier League, but Redknapp has never coached a top team and has not posed much threat to Ferguson, so the relationship is pretty good.

"Thank you, Harry!" Ferguson stood up and shook hands with Redknapp, with a somewhat awkward smile.

In this game, he was indeed restrained by Redknapp's tactics, and at the same time, a serious problem on Manchester United's front line was fully exposed, that is, the offensive ability was not strong enough, especially Berbatov, who lacked the tenacious fighting spirit and bloodiness at critical moments.

Sometimes football matches are not simply about whether you have good skills or whether your overall strength is strong, but whether you have enough tenacious fighting spirit and willpower to defeat your opponent in some key matches, which requires you to be able to withstand pressure at critical moments, even at all costs.

Why is Keane so favored by Ferguson? Because he can always stand up at the critical moment and bring bloodiness to the team and everyone, even if this bloodiness is based on fierce and brutal fouls, even if this bloodiness is criticized by many opponents, or even with a very unreasonable temper, but he is useful.

Manchester United is obviously lacking this kind of thing. Berbatov is too weak, Cristiano Ronaldo's character is not mature enough and lacks stability. Giggs and Scholes have never been this type of player.

Redknapp knows Ferguson very well. He knows that at this time, he must not mention the championship, and he must not mention Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. So he stood on the sidelines with Ferguson, watching some Manchester United players and staff celebrating the championship on the field. He smiled and said, "After this season, the Premier League is going to change!"

Since the first season of the Premier League, Manchester United and Arsenal have become the masters of this league, especially Manchester United. But after Ye Qiu took over Stamford Bridge, he led Chelsea to break the monopoly of Manchester United and Arsenal on the league championship for two consecutive years, laying a solid foundation for Chelsea's three consecutive championships, and also became another Premier League team with the European Champions League.

But if it were just that, it would just be adding one more team to the traditional two giants in the Premier League. However, with the arrival of Benítez, Liverpool, although weak in the Premier League, performed very well in the Champions League. They reached the final again this year, which is definitely a breakthrough for Liverpool.

But just when everyone thought that the Premier League would enter a new era dominated by the traditional top four, Ye Qiu returned to the Premier League, acquired Tottenham Hotspur, and used one year to build this team into a new force in the Premier League.

With the Premier League surpassing the Bundesliga and getting four Champions League places, the allocation of Champions League qualifications for the traditional top four seemed very logical. To some extent, these four teams have never felt much pressure, because for them, it doesn’t matter if they can’t win the championship, at least they still have a Champions League qualification, which can ensure this huge income every season.

But now, all the balances have been broken.

The joining of Tottenham Hotspur has increased the number of Premier League teams that have the strength to compete for the Champions League from the original four to the current five. That is to say, as long as Tottenham Hotspur continues to maintain its current development trend, one team is destined to fail in the Champions League every season and lose this huge income.

In this way, all teams aiming for the Champions League have only one choice, which is to strengthen the team's strength.

Football matches, especially the ranking of the league standings, often depend on the overall strength of your team. For teams with insufficient overall strength, no matter how well you perform on the spot, it is difficult for you to get a good ranking, because your performance will not remain stable for a long time.

Therefore, Redknapp said that the Premier League is going to change, which is absolutely not an exaggeration, and it is even very real.

"It's only one season, it's not time to draw a conclusion yet!" Ferguson is still very stubborn.

Redknapp laughed. He naturally knew that the rise of Tottenham Hotspur even threatened Manchester United. This season, Tottenham Hotspur won the third place in the league, so what about the next season? With Ye Qiu's coaching ability, plus Tottenham's players this season and the strong financial resources behind him, will Tottenham be stronger next season than it is now?

But thinking so in his heart, Redknapp said nothing, but smiled faintly and said to Ferguson, "Then I wish you good luck, Alex!" After that, he left.

For him, who has always coached mid- and lower-level teams, the team's ability to stay in the league is the goal, because that can ensure that the team will receive tens of millions of euros in revenue every year, which is the most critical for the mid- and lower-level teams in the Premier League. As for entering European competitions and winning domestic cup championships, that is an additional point, an additional bonus.

Because of this, Redknapp has no pressure at all.

Ferguson looked at this long-time opponent. In fact, Redknapp's coaching ability is not bad. Ferguson himself is also very clear about this, but he has been wandering in the mid- and lower-level teams.

Looking up and looking at the stadium, Ferguson saw that the players and staff were celebrating because Manchester United won the championship.

No matter how awkward and embarrassing the competition for this championship was, they did win the championship anyway, successfully sniping Chelsea, who was aiming for a fourth consecutive championship, and also won another league championship for Manchester United after four years.

At least, this is something worth celebrating, isn't it?

Manchester United's players celebrated their championship at Fratton Park, while Chelsea's players lowered their heads at Stamford Bridge. As the whistle sounded at the end of the game, they all seemed to be deflated balls, standing dryly on the court, not knowing what they should do at this time.

Tottenham Hotspur's players looked as if the team had won the championship, celebrating wildly, which made Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge very dissatisfied, and even booed and cursed in the stands, and even threw debris at this group of London enemies.

From this game, from this afternoon, the grievances between the two teams deepened and added a heavy stroke.

If, in real life, robbing someone of their money is an irreconcilable sin, then on the football field, snatching the championship that someone else has won is also an irreconcilable sin. So, from this moment on, they are mortal enemies, mortal enemies who will never give up, the most hated and hostile enemies!

I believe that many Chelsea fans will not understand why? Obviously everyone is happy with the draw, why must Tottenham Hotspur take away the championship they have won? Why does Ye Qiu insist that the team beat Chelsea?

Is this a form of revenge?

Was this something Ye Qiu had already planned, to take revenge on Chelsea in this way at this stadium?

In the Chelsea stands, some fans held up banners and slogans, asking Ye Qiu, "Is this your revenge?"

"If so, you succeeded!"

But there are also many Chelsea fans calling for dismissal, obviously aimed at head coach Jose Mourinho, because they have long been dissatisfied with Mourinho in the past. In this game, they lost in such a game. It was given to Tottenham Hotspur, but they couldn't accept it, so they could only vent their anger on the head coach.

The lens of the big screen kept showing Abramovich in the VIP box. The Russian had a gloomy face and looked through the blackened tempered glass window, which gave people a chilling feeling. What are you thinking about at this moment?

But all of this has nothing to do with Ye Qiu. He learned the lesson from the League Cup final this time. As soon as the whistle sounded at the end of the game, he turned around and walked towards the home team's coaching bench, stopping Murry midway. Neo.

"Congratulations, Mr. Mourinho!" Ye Qiu stretched out his hand from a distance with a smile on his face.

Mourinho really wanted to punch him directly, but he could only endure it because the world is like this. If you lose, you have to bear the cost of losing. He might consider punching Ye Qiu. But the consequences and costs are beyond his ability to bear.

"Congratulations to you too!" Mourinho said with a sullen face and a strong tone, revealing deep-seated hatred every word.

"Thank you!" Ye Qiu didn't seem to notice at all and responded with a smile, "I am indeed very happy. I really didn't expect that the team could reach third place. Originally, I really planned to avoid relegation, but thanks to your kindness Yan, we have worked hard and climbed to this position step by step. To you, I really want to thank you! "

"You're welcome!" Mourinho responded in a deep voice.

"I want it. If it weren't for your foresight, Mr. Mourinho, how would you have guessed that we could win the League Cup this season? Can we qualify for the Champions League? And now we still have a chance to win the UEFA Cup." Looks like your ability to predict is really good, you should go to the street to do divination!"

Ye Qiu's words were full of sarcasm and sarcasm, as if he was slapping Mourinho on the ear and asking him, didn't you say that I can't win anything with a group of kids? I now have the League Cup in my hand, which I stole from you. I have also made it to the Champions League and have a chance to win the UEFA Cup. Do you think I can win?

After saying this, Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief on purpose, "The league is finally over. We have also accomplished our biggest wish and goal for this season, and I feel very happy."

After saying that, Ye Qiu turned around and left. Behind him, Mourinho was shaking with anger, but he was holding back his anger.

Before the season, he once said that Chelsea's biggest goal this season is to win four consecutive championships and complete this unprecedented feat. Ye Qiu said that if Chelsea's goal is to win the championship, then Tottenham Hotspur will The biggest goal of the season is to prevent Chelsea from winning the championship.

In fact, this season the two teams seemed to be sworn enemies, constantly fighting each other. In the last round, Chelsea's most important and Mourinho's most confident two championships, the League Cup championship, were defeated by Todt. Naham Hotspur were destroyed.

The combination of new and old grudges made Mourinho's eyes seem to spit fire. Now he even had the urge to rush up and eat Ye Qiu.

The Stamford Bridge stadium is still filled with the deafening boos, dismissal sounds and curses from Chelsea fans, some of which are directed at the visiting team Tottenham Hotspur, and some are directed at the head coach Mourinho.

Chelsea fans are not very satisfied with the team's performance in the past two seasons, especially Mourinho. Many Chelsea fans previously felt that Mourinho should focus all his energy on football instead of Thinking about attracting media attention all day long, being exposed in front of the media, and even doing some weird words and deeds.

And if it is when Chelsea performs well, the fans can only choose to tolerate their anger, but this does not mean that they have forgotten. On the contrary, they have always remembered it very clearly, so now, Chelsea has lost the final goal. The league championship was reversed by Tottenham Hotspur at home. This annoyed them and vented all their anger on Mourinho, thus forming a group of people calling for dismissal.

Tottenham Hotspur got a result they were satisfied with. After everyone celebrated on the court, they happily walked into the tunnel and headed towards the visiting team's locker room.

When Ye Qiu was about to enter the locker room, he happened to meet several Chelsea players. He also greeted Drogba, Lampard, Terry and other players and comforted them. These former players of Ye Qiu's They all expressed their gratitude to Ye Qiu for his comfort, and also expressed that they were fine.

As a professional player, I am used to losing. Losing the championship is not a big problem, but I feel a little uncomfortable.

Compared to the tit-for-tat in football, off the field, all emotions should be forgotten and put aside, so they did not hate Ye Qiu, but they were more or less embarrassed.

Ye Qiu was mentally prepared for such a result, and could only wait for time to resolve it.

At least, many of them are still players under Eliza Moon's company, so the connection and relationship between them will not be alienated.

After entering the player tunnel and saying goodbye to each other, they each went their separate ways.

This is professional football!