Fengba Greenery

Chapter 743

Chapter 743

Chapter 97 Lien Chan Lian Jie

The game against Middlesbrough is the No.19 round of the Premier League. After winning this game, Manchester United still leads Chelsea by one point and ranks first, which means that Manchester United has won the half-time championship of the Premier League-although the half-time The championship is not an official award, it's just a gimmick brought up by the media, but most of the teams that occupy the top of the standings after halfway through the league will also win the championship after the end of the Premier League season!

The December league is over, but the December games are not over yet.

After the game against Middlesbrough, Manchester United immediately ushered in another home game, but this time it was not a league game, but the FA Cup.

The Premier League and the English Championship teams joined the duel in the third round of the FA Cup. Manchester United drew a home game against the English Championship team Reading in the third round.

Compared with other Premier League teams drawn to low-level leagues, Manchester United's luck in the FA Cup draw does not seem to be very good.But in any case, Reading is also a Championship team. In terms of strength, Manchester United will have no problem breaking through the third round of the FA Cup.

In fact, this is also the case. Facing the Manchester United second-tier lineup sent by Ancelotti, Reading, who is playing away, has no desire to fight.

For Reading, the more important battlefield is the league.

At present, after the 22nd round of the English Championship, the team at the top of the list is Newcastle led by Benitez, while the No.2 team is Seagull Brighton, and No.3 is Reading!

According to the promotion rules of the English Championship, the top two in the league will directly advance to the Premier League, while No.3 to No.6 in the league will go through two rounds of play-offs to compete for a place to upgrade to the Premier League!

Reading is now five points behind No.2 Brighton. With half a season left in the English Championship, the gap of five points is actually not too big. The safe way, of course, is to compete for the top two and directly upgrade.If you go to the play-offs, the four teams will compete for a place, such a chance is too great.

Therefore, the league is the battlefield for Reading. Games like the FA Cup are not important to Reading. When the team needs to relegation, they must concentrate all their energy on the league.

As for the FA Cup, being able to draw Manchester United and playing a game at Old Trafford, Reading can make a fortune just by broadcasting and ticket sharing.After all, if they can be promoted to the Premier League, then the little money earned in the FA Cup is a drop in the bucket compared to the promotion of the Premier League and the broadcast share at the end of the season.

It's really a dime!First of all, of course, is the broadcast share of the Premier League. Take last season's Premier League as an example, the 8440 teams can get at least 1.85 million pounds!Because the broadcast fees in other parts of the world except the UK are directly divided among the teams.Coupled with the domestic broadcast income in the UK, as well as more ticket shares, league bonuses, and the increase in the commercial value of the team after the upgrade, the media estimated that as long as Reading can be promoted to the Premier League, then for Reading, They can earn at least [-] million pounds next season!

So for many teams, the difference between being promoted to the Premier League and being relegated from the Premier League is simply huge in terms of income. , whether to stay in the Premier League is definitely closely related to the fate of the middle and lower reaches of the team, so the vast majority of teams will desperately fight for the league, and it is not realistic to rely on the cup to continue their lives. For example, Everton, Tottenham, and West Ham in these years Substitutes are sent to play in the European arena.For example, take Manchester United as an example. They won the Champions League last season, but their Champions League bonus is only 8000 million pounds, which is far less than the nearly 1.5 million pounds the Premier League received.And this is the only way to win the Champions League to get so much bonus share. For most teams, winning the Champions League is something that they dare not think about in this life, but entering the Premier League, this kind of thing can still be dreamed about. The income of more than [-] million pounds in a season is too tempting for those small teams!

Therefore, Reading in the away game also sent a second-line lineup.

Manchester United finally defeated Reading [-]-[-] at home and successfully broke into the fourth round of the FA Cup.

After this game, 2016 is about to pass, and Manchester United's next game will be next year.

It is indeed next year, on January 2017, 1, not long after the new year, the No. 3 round of the Premier League, Manchester United vs. West Ham United at home!

The second half of the Premier League season has officially started!

Entering 2017, Li Qingshan's scoring momentum remains unabated.

West Ham United, who played away, quickly disarmed and surrendered under Manchester United's strong offensive.In the 6th minute of the game, Li Qingshan helped the team open the scoring with a strong shot from his left foot!

When West Ham United was teaching in the last round of the two sides, they lost [-]-[-] cleanly at home, which put a lot of pressure on the West Ham United team.

Before the start of this game, some media began to hype that this was a battle of revenge for West Ham United, but it did not arouse any response at all, and even the fans of West Ham United did not go along with this statement.

Facts have also proved that you really have no chance when West Ham United play away against Manchester United.

In the 30th minute of the game, Manchester United scored again, this time the player who scored was still Li Qingshan!

The iconic header knocked open the gate of West Ham United, and the game has lost suspense at this point.

Five minutes later in the second half, Pogba's long-range shot from outside the penalty area extended the score to 5-[-], completely sealing the victory!

West Ham United was beaten without temper in the away game. At the end of the game, West Ham United conceded another goal. The young player Rashford who came off the bench helped the team score a goal, four to zero! !

Manchester United has won a wave of seven consecutive victories in the league. Since Chelsea were tied by Stoke City in this round of the league, Manchester United successfully pulled their lead to three points!

And after this round of the league, on January [-], Manchester United encountered Tiger City Hull City in the semi-finals of the League Cup!

At this stage of the semi-finals, the League Cup is no longer a single elimination, but a home and away two-round elimination system.

Manchester United now host Hull City at home, and then go to Hull City's home court for another round in the second leg.

At this stage of the semi-finals, Ancelotti no longer regards the League Cup as a training game.Fortunately, the tight schedule in December has passed, and the schedule in January is not too tight for Manchester United.

Manchester United defeated Hull City [-]-[-] at home with all the main players. Li Qingshan scored a goal in the game. Angel Di Maria and central defender Smalling helped the team build their offense respectively!

Manchester United took the lead in the two rounds of the League Cup semi-finals, and one foot has already stepped into the threshold of the final!

(End of this chapter)