Chapter 964

After playing an unimportant league match, English football has officially entered the FA Cup time.

The FA Cup is second only to the Premier League in the three islands of England, and the history of the FA Cup is even longer than that of the Premier League and the former League one.

The two semi-finals were played between England's greatest giants Manchester United and the richest local giants Manchester City, Bolton and stoke.

For Bolton and stoke, who have reached the semi-finals, this is a great honor for their club, especially when the semi-finals are to be held at the sacred Wembley Stadium. Every player is proud to play at Wembley Stadium, and every fan is proud to have seen his home team's game at Wembley Stadium.

After the Middle East tycoons came to Manchester City, although Manchester City is no longer a fish belly, their inside information is no higher than that of another semi-final team. This is the first time they have reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in 30 years.

Whether it's to destroy the dream of Manchester United's treble, to win their first trophy in 30 years, or to play at the great Wembley Stadium, city have to win this game.

Although Manchester City was the main force hiding in preparation for the FA Cup semi-final and lost three goals to Liverpool, the fans didn't think so and the players didn't think so.

Manchester City fans think that Manchester City are strong now and don't need to give up the league in order to prepare for the FA Cup, especially against such a strong opponent as Liverpool. It's really demoralizing to lose like this.

Manchester United captain Carlos Tevez has publicly said that Liverpool are now about to fall into the relegation zone. Manchester City need not be afraid of them. Milner and Balotelli are very dissatisfied with Mancini's replacement of them. They all think that on the field, maybe Liverpool can't win Manchester United.

Mancini started his public relations before the match with Manchester United. He called on Manchester City players to stop fighting, forget the conflicts and unhappiness with him, beat Manchester United and advance to the FA Cup final, winning the club's first championship in 35 years.

Mancini said. "I think the players support me and it's stupid if they don't, like me, they have a good chance of winning trophies. It's important for these players because it's their first trophy

"I've always played to win games. It's the same for them. Don't change. It doesn't matter who plays on Saturday. The team is the most important and all the players support me

"I think every player knows that the club is at a critical moment. If we play well, we can make it to the final, so every player will give 100%. We should be happy for this moment. We have improved a lot as a whole in the past year. "

Mancini can only use this way to let Manchester City players and fans support him. In Manchester United, the authority of Sir Alex Ferguson does not need any proof. In Manchester United, even if Sir Alex Ferguson says that he is more and more square, the fans and players will not have any expression.

Before the match, Sir Alex Ferguson formally set out his goal of winning the treble.

"It's April. It's not a month to collect trophies, but almost all the champions are produced in this month. Fortunately, we are still holding the chance to win in three or three lines. In 1999, we scored two goals in one minute, reversed Bayern and won the first treble in history. At that time, the picture of scoring was always in my heart. I will never forget that it was a very special game. I think that's the beginning of our winning the Premier League after 2000. That's a starting point. It's very important for the team to win all the titles, which means a lot. It makes us realize the value of striving for the championship. After 12 years, we have the chance to win the treble again. It's a rare chance. I don't want to lose him. I don't think any Manchester United people want to lose this chance. From now on, we have to work hard for the second treble. I hope that at the end of the season, we can reappear the glory of 1999 and will not feel sorry and sad for our efforts

announced the decision to win the three title of the league, Champions League and FA Cup this season, and Ferguson make complaints about the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium.

"If you think about it, the semi-final has already been played at Wembley, what's the point of the final?" Sir Alex reminds the FA, "isn't everyone proud to play in the final at Wembley? Now that Manchester United and Manchester City are in the semi-finals, we have to go to London to play. Then our fans have to pay more for air tickets and hotels. It's really unfair to them. I believe Manchester United fans prefer us to go to the final at Old Trafford

Ferguson complained, but Stoke City, the other semi-final opponent, raised his hands in favor of playing in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley.

The stoke coach said: "for my players, the biggest motivation to win is to go to Wembley and play there. Because of the monopoly of the strong teams in the Premier League, the current Wembley Stadium is a flower in the mirror for most clubs. No matter how hard they try, they can not realize their career dream of standing at Wembley. Now many players can only dream of playing at Wembley in the game. As a player from a small club like us, Wembley is too attractiveStoke City and Bolton took the lead in the semi-finals. The two teams ranked 13th and 14th in the Premier League. They thought it would be a close match, and neither side was ready to give up the game. But what shocked us was that Stoke City broke out a great deal of power at Wembley Stadium, scoring five goals in a row, and Bolton made it to the final 5-0 The game.

Manchester United players watched the match at the scene, and everyone was shocked. The FA Cup is indeed a hotbed of unexpected success, and even a close match should have such a big surprise.

Especially for Manchester United, who are superior in strength and have a long history, this game is a wake-up call for them. If they can't do their best, they may be eliminated by Manchester City, who are eager for the championship.

Manchester United have won six games, drawn one game and lost one game in the last eight matches between the two sides, and the only defeat happened to be last year's Carling Cup trip to Manchester City. The two sides have played 13 games in the cup, with Manchester United winning 7, drawing 1 and losing 5. Among them, there are 6 FA Cup matches in history, with Manchester United 4-2. The last time Manchester City won the FA Cup against Manchester United was in January 1955.

Ferguson has won 23, drawn 10 and lost 7 against Manchester City in 40 times, which is his 10th FA Cup semi-final since he took charge of Manchester United. His only defeat is a penalty loss to Everton in 2009.

However, the more victories, the greater the chance of failure. Therefore, before this game, the veteran Ferguson reminded the players that they must cheer up and never underestimate the enemy.