Red Rebels

As Wembley Stadium is being rebuilt, the FA has arranged for some important games to be held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, while the League Cup final between Manchester United and Blackburn is scheduled for 3pm on February 24. .

It was raining all over Wales on this day. For this reason, the Millennium Stadium was forced to close the roof, making this League Cup final completely an indoor football match. This is also the first indoor final in the history of British football.

From a few days before the game, the British media began to hype up the final. Because Blackburn was in the north of Manchester, they were arranged in the north locker room, while the new Manchester United were arranged in the south locker room. Before the game, this again It has been hyped up a lot, and it is believed that compared with the Blackburn team, which is also in poor condition, the new Manchester United team from the League Two is afraid to prove the curse of the South dressing room.

You must know that in the 7 England games held at the Millennium Stadium, the teams that entered the north locker room have all won without exception. Among them, the biggest profit is undoubtedly Liverpool. They played in the League Cup final last year. They beat Steve Bruce's Birmingham on penalties, then went on to beat Arsenal in the FA Cup final and Manchester United in the Charity Shield at the start of the season.

In addition to Liverpool, Bolton, Walsall, Hazel and Port Vale are also beneficiaries of this curse. The first three teams all beat their opponents in the promotion play-offs, while Port Vale is one Victory in the Cup.

Now ushering in a new round of cup finals. As a team from the League Two, the new Manchester United is undoubtedly the most underestimated. Even if they perform well against Tottenham, they will eventually Still can't compete with the Premier League team.

This game attracted a total of 80,000 fans to the scene, including more than 10,000 fans of the new Manchester United who specially followed the team from Manchester, and did not include other Red Rebel fans who had heard the news.

Blackburn fans also came a lot, and the two sides were separated, creating a huge momentum in the indoor Millennium Stadium.

Xiao Yu took Eva Snow, Walsh and others to the box at the Millennium Stadium. This stadium is no better than Manchester City Stadium. The organizing committee specially arranged a box for Xiao Yu, but he did not want him to sit with the fans. Together, Xiao Yu also understands this. After all, in England, fans have been repeatedly making troubles.

Although he believed that there were no football hooligans among the fans of the Red Rebels, Xiao Yu could not guarantee that all of the tens of thousands of other fans who entered the stadium today were all. In addition, Eva Snow also came to the scene in person, so Xiao Yu naturally chose Enter the box.

Although the game has not yet started, the momentum of the scene is very huge. Even in the box, you can clearly feel the strong atmosphere in the stadium and the voices are full of people.

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Blackburn have a number of main players absent in this game, including the Turkish midfielder Tujaj, the captain Croft, and the main defender Schott will all be suspended. In addition, they just introduced the Turkish midfielder Yunsal. Also because of the labor certification, I can't catch up with this game.

This forced the Blackburn team to use a lot of substitute players, and even the 38-year-old veteran Mark Hughes was the starter. When interviewed by the media before the game, the former Manchester United star was very concerned about being able to play in this kind of very important role. In the commemorative game, he encountered the Red Rebels, and he felt far-reaching.

"I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, I want to retire at the end of the season, I've told Souness about it, he knows what I'm thinking, so he wants to play me in this game, He knows that I am eager to meet the Red Rebels, a team with a unique charm, and no matter how the game is won or lost, I hope they can have a bright future!"

For Mark Hughes, I believe that all Manchester United will obviously not forget this excellent direct line. Now this game,

He teamed up with Andy Cole, also from Manchester United, against the Red Rebels, whose strike partner was Matt Janssen, who was the biggest contributor to Blackburn's promotion last season.

Blackburn's two flanks are Gillespie and Duff, the latter was Mourinho's favorite at Chelsea, while Hughes in the middle partnered with the teenager Dunn, but he was not the defender of Manchester City later. The core, but a midfielder.

Even so, Blackburn's attacking power is just as terrifying for the new Manchester United. They have scored more goals in the Premier League than Tottenham, which shows their strong attacking strength.

Coupled with the newly joined Andy Cole, he is one of the dark winds that once made the Premier League team frightened.

Especially before the game, Mourinho frequently released news through the media. He is most afraid of Andy Cole in this game. He believes that Hoddle may not be able to seize the five excellent opportunities for Andy Cole before. At one point, Mourinho refuted it. He believed that Andy Cole was a world-class striker and his scoring efficiency was very stable. He believed that this game would bring huge pressure to the new Manchester United defense.

To this end, Andy Cole said happily in an interview with the media that he was eager to score goals for his new club and bring them a crucial victory that will go down in club history!

In this game, the new Manchester United is based on defense, but the starting lineup sent by Mourinho has undergone some changes.

The striker is still Drogba, and Malouda and Hleb are also separated on two wings, but the new Manchester United only arranged two midfielders for this game, Juninho and Senna played, and the defense was four. No change, the goalkeeper is Cech, the only surprise is that Mourinho has sent Palacio.

Mourinho has always used Palacio as a surprise soldier. He is often replaced when he is in trouble on the field, and he uses his speed and small skills to open up the situation. It was the first time that he had started in such an important game.

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"Arrange Palacio to start, do you want to play 442 instead?" John Mortensen asked his partner with a surprised smile.

As the football commentator most familiar with the new Manchester United, Martin Taylor appeared on the BBC's live broadcast. He also did not understand Mourinho's strategy and could only guess.

"Palacio is a very fast player, and his skills are very delicate and excellent. I believe that when playing him, the more consideration should be given to letting him connect the gap between the striker and the midfield to reduce Drogba's retreat. Use his impact as much as possible to get into Blackburn's defence."

"It's a bit unexpected. Whether it can work or not, I'm afraid we will have to go to the field to practice it before we know it!"

Martin Taylor smiled and shook his head, "No, John, the new Manchester United will never fight an uncertain battle. Since they dare to send Palacio out, they must have come prepared. I believe that this game Black The team will try to limit the echoes of the new Manchester United striker and midfield, and Palacio is here for that."

"Then we'll see!" John Mortensen laughed.

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The referee of this game was Boll, the referee who later enforced the World Cup. He asked the captains of the opposing teams to guess coins. As a result, Blackburn took the lead in getting the kick-off.

After the start of the game, Andy Cole, who was eager to score, was very active. He frequently appeared in the hinterland of the new Manchester United and ran very actively. Among them, there was a back row in the 3rd minute. Er is very accurate to call offside.

Mourinho frequently signaled the players to concentrate on the sidelines, and signaled the two midfielders to stand up, especially Senna.

As a Premier League team, Blackburn have controlled the situation from the beginning of the game, but they did not play impatiently like Tottenham. Instead, they played very patiently under Hughes' combing.

This is a very experienced player who knows that the more he is in this critical moment, the more he should hold on.

Cole and Janssen were very active in the frontcourt, but the two central defenders of the new Manchester United did not give them too many opportunities. Cole was at the forefront, Janssen frequently retreated to get the ball, and the two flanks had the ball. Duff and Gillespie also didn't get much leverage against Toure and Abidal.

This makes the scene look a bit sticky.

In the 12th minute, Cole suddenly moved forward in the frontcourt, and the anti-offside was successful. Hughes' pass came to his feet. At this time, Jansen also followed. Cech kept his eyes on Cole, who was in Jan In the face of the empty goal, Sen was eager to make a contribution, hurriedly kicked up, and was blocked by Cech.

"Curtis, pay attention to your position, damn it!" Mourinho shouted loudly from the sidelines.

After shouting, Mourinho named and criticized Senna again. The player often lost his position on the field, which allowed Hughes to gain more space for movement.

"Jim, we have to practice 4231 tactics in the future!" Mourinho explained to his assistant Cassel.

The risk of temporary changes is that the players may not cooperate well. In addition, the new Manchester United has always played three central midfielders, and at least two of them are in charge of defense, but now there is only one Senna, which makes the players present. Somewhat uncomfortable.

As for Junior Juninho, he is also involved in defense, but certainly not as protective of the line as Arau Diarra and Essien et al.

His requirement for the players is to defend the first 20 minutes. As long as he defends the past, Blackburn's offensive will weaken, and he also told the players that Hughes is already 38 years old, and his physical strength is a major drawback of him. He can't continue. How long, and Blackburn's central defense is a big problem in this game.

"As long as we defend 20 minutes, we will start to fight back!"

This is the tactic Mourinho arranged for the players in the dressing room. He also believes that as long as he follows his own plan, the possibility of winning this game is very high, because Blackburn is not strong, and Sonne is not strong. Sri Lanka's team relies more on their hard work on the field.

And in the absence of a number of main players, the new Manchester United is completely able to beat them.

The key is that players can't make mistakes on the field!

In the 19th minute, Andy Cole made a comeback. After he took the ball in the left corner of the penalty area, he attracted Curtis's mark, dribbled the ball to the middle, and Janssen decisively cut to the position that Curtis lost.

Mourinho, who was on the sidelines, was shocked to see this situation.

Even Xiao Yu, who was sitting in the box, had his heart lifted!

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