From 1996 to 2013, 17 years, sir and professor, wrote a period of premier league competition from mortal enemies to confidants. They are enemies of a lifetime, and they feel sorry for each other. The opponent has been doing it for a long time, and gradually, it has become a friend.
On 6 November 1986, Ferguson came to Manchester United, and from the near-dismissal, to self-redemption, to the domination of the Premier League, Sir Alex Ferguson became the only king of the Premier League. On 22 September 1996, Wenger took over the Arsenal whip. Since then, the professor's fighting style with the lord has become an immortal story in the Premier League.
Perhaps, their names are destined for their future.
Ferguson's full name is Alexander Chapman Ferguson, chapman≈ champion, born champion.
Wenger's full name is Arsène Charles ernest Wenger, arsène≈arsenal, born gunner.
On 16 November 1996, Wenger and Ferguson met for the first time, and Winterbourne's oolong ball gave United a 1-0 home win, and in the second leg, with goals from Andy Cole and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-1.
In the 96/97 season, Ferguson beat Wenger twice, and Manchester United won the Premier League title. In the 97/98 season, fate reversed, Wenger doubled Ferguson, and Arsenal completed a 12-point comeback to win the Premier League title.
Since then, the Premier League has begun to enter a period of red devil gunners two male domination years. In 1998, Arsenal defeated Manchester United three times in the Premier League and Community Shield, Ferguson once won six consecutive wins against Wenger, until the classic FA Cup semi-final rematch, Schmeichel saved the savior, Giggs single-handedly broke through, Manchester United advanced to the final, and finally won the Treble in the 98/99 season, Wenger and Arsenal became the background!
At the turn of the century, Ferguson completed the great task of winning the Champions League + the Premier League three consecutive titles, and Wenger could only swallow the bitterness of the League Cup runner-up + premier league triple Asia. In particular, in the 28th round of the 00/01 Premier League, Ferguson's Manchester United beat Wenger's Arsenal with a 6-1 victory.
In the 01/02 season, Arsenal ended United's three-game winning streak with a double-header. In the first leg, Batz gave two gifts, Henry scored twice, and Arsenal won 3-1. In the second leg, Viltod made up for the shot at the Theatre of Dreams, and the professor ended Sir's three consecutive titles in Sir's turf and crowned the Premier League champion three rounds in advance!
Restraint and anti-restraint, this is the main theme of the magic gun battle and the Fightne confrontation. In the 2002/03 season, Manchester United counterattacked Arsenal to win the title. In the 03/04 season, Old Trafford staged a fierce battle, And Van Nistelrooy and Vieira's feud began with this slightly exaggerated action, Van Nistelrooy missed the point in stoppage time, and Keion vented his anger.
Arsenal, who retired from the Theatre of Dreams, finally won the title unbeaten in the 03/04 season, which was the culmination of the professor's 22-year Gunner career, and it was also a myth created by Arsenal that could not be surpassed, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool were close but ultimately failed.
Arsenal's unbeaten run stretched to 49, with Ferguson and his Manchester United ending it all. On October 24, 2004, a controversial 2-0, a famous "pizza gate", brought Arsene Wenger's feud with Ferguson to the culmination.
After the match, Sir F was a guest at a gala dinner where the celebrities of Manchester city gathered, and a guest asked sir: "If you had a pistol and only one bullet, who would you choose to kill?" Wenger, or Hot Girls? Sir smiled, "Can I ask for two bullets?" ”
Of course, this is just a joke. Ferguson said: "There is no deep hatred between me and Wenger personally, but as long as Manchester United and Arsenal exist, he and I have to fight. He also explained, "We are too similar, especially the love for our own team. I wouldn't allow anyone to say bad things about Manchester United, and so will Arsene Wenger (defend arsenal). ”
The 04/05 season was also a watershed moment in Ferguson's struggle with Wenger. Mourinho came to Chelsea and Benitez came to Liverpool, they won the Premier League and the Champions League that season, announcing the end of the Premier League double dominance and officially entering the big 4 era!
This season, Ferguson and Wenger will meet in the FA Cup final, and in the end, Arsenal beat Manchester United on penalties to win the FA Cup, but what began was a difficult period of 9 years without a title.
In the summer of 2006, Arsenal dreamed of breaking the Champions League final, kissing Highbury and moving into the Emirates Stadium, beginning to usher in an era of frugality. A year later, Wenger's Bole David Dunn said goodbye to his disciple Thierry Henry. With the change of the pitch and the loss of personnel, the professor had to change his business strategy and train young players, and Arsenal could no longer compete with Manchester United and Chelsea for the league title.
At the same time, Sir Fou picked up the old rivers and mountains, regained the lost three-year Premier League title from the Blues, and won the Champions League in 2008 and the Third Premier League in 2009! At this time, the professor can only maintain the top four, keep the Champions League qualification, and then sell the captain, dig up new people, and cycle back and forth.
In the summer of 2011, Arsene Wenger's focus on Fabregas left, and in August of that year, Ferguson threw a handful of salt on Wenger's wound, 8-2, the worst defeat of his career as a professor gunner!
At this time, they are all old, the rivers and lakes no longer belong only to them, and the old enemies of the past have never shared the sky and become sympathetic to each other. On April 28, 2013, sir and professors met for the last time, Walcott blitzed, Van Persie countered, and the two teams shook hands 1-1.
The two old men shook hands and greeted each other, they fought for 17 years, they fought for 17 years, and wrote each other into their own legendary stories. 17 years, see all the vicissitudes of the world, 17 years, taste the rise and fall of honor and disgrace. In 17 years, two middle-aged people who are intolerant of fire and water have gradually become two old people who feel sorry for each other. In 17 years, a period of meeting between the lord and the professor also came to an end.
As Wenger said, their relationship is like life, with swords on the pitch and mutual respect off the pitch.
In 2014, Wenger finally won the trophy, but in those years, several FA Cup winners could not make up for the dilemma of no breakthrough in the league and the difficulty of the Champions League, and Gun fans began to oppose him, hoping that he would leave and hope that it could be changed.
But Ferguson stood up for Wenger: "It's easy to play tricks and say that wenger is fired, but who can you get?" What kind of coach can you get that keeps the club at a stable level for the past 20 years? "I really feel sorry for Wenger because I think he's showing a very remarkable quality, and he's holding a mess in the palm of his hand." I don't think anyone can do as well as he does. ”
On 20 July 2017, Wenger overtook Ferguson to become the longest-running coach in the Premier League. On 31 December 2017, Wenger overtook Ferguson to become the most coached in the Premier League with 811 games.
These data record a period of perseverance, tell a feeling, and also herald a farewell. Finally, on April 20, 2018, Arsena said goodbye to Arsenal, and the gun fans who called for "wenger out" finally tasted it, but how many people were excited from the heart?
On 29 April 2017, this scene at Old Trafford was full of emotions, when Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho invited Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to the stadium to accept the souvenirs sent by Ferguson, and together they were in the Premier League and the jianghu.
Looking back at the 17-year-old Professor Sir's gathering, the vicissitudes of the sea and the mulberry field have finally become a masterpiece! You can't imagine that there is another person who can build a great red empire in 26 years; it is unimaginable that another person can completely change the image and genes of a club in 22 years; and it is even more unimaginable that they have as many as 17 years of intersection, and they are also friends and enemies, and there are countless names. Those memories that cannot be recovered have become the most beautiful treasures in memory.