masters-orleans Chapter 146 Keep the Pressure
Chapter 146 Keep the Pressure
Chapter 146 Keep the Pressure
Manchester United's away defeat to Bayern Munich became the focus of discussions throughout Europe after the game.
If it is just to hit Bayern Munich, it may not be able to attract such a big attention.But Manchester United beat Bayern Munich 2-1 away!
Not only did they beat Bayern Munich, but they also scored two very precious away goals, which is not a small advantage.This increases Manchester United's fault tolerance for the next game.
The majestic Bundesliga class bully, Bayern Munich, whose strength is on par with Manchester United, lost the game at home, which really surprised many people.
In the game, Bayern Munich's possession rate is still dominant, which is their tradition, but this time the dominant possession rate did not bring them victory, which is quite surprising.
Manchester United was quite passive in the game at a glance, because most of the time they were pressed by Bayern Munich, and there were very few opportunities to counterattack.But United were more efficient and ended up scoring two goals to complete England's outfit of beating Germany.
The English media is naturally overwhelmingly singing the praises of Manchester United. At this time, they are very united.
You must know that Manchester United was at a disadvantage in the match between England and Germany.
The best result predicted by many media is that Manchester United will draw with Bayern Munich. As for the away defeat, all the media did not expect it.
Manchester United unexpectedly defeated Bayern Munich with a score of 2:1, which made the Premier League feel proud - this shows that English football is better than German football, and Manchester United has maintained the honor and dignity of English football.
The arrogant English media paid close attention to Manchester United.
The media in other countries also paid close attention to this game.
These media praised Manchester United's performance and criticized Bayern Munich's impatience in the game.
"...Bayern Munich have not shown their dominance at all, and I was impressed by their impatience when they faced difficulties in the game...I think
Many people think that Bayern Munich lost 1:2 in the first round, even if they go to an away game, it will be difficult to comeback.
But the media in Munich didn't see it that way.
After losing the away game, "Kicker", as Germany's most famous footballer, did not bombard the Bayern Munich team, but said that losing the away game is not the end of the world.
"...Although we lost the game and were conceded two away goals by the opponent, don't forget that we also have the strength to send football into Manchester United's goal. In history, the final victory of the game often belongs to German football... And we just need to beat Manchester United 2-0 in our own home, is it difficult to do?"
Even the Bayern Munich players don't think they're guaranteed to be knocked out.
Outside the training base the next day, Robben was interviewed by reporters and talked about this issue.
"We will definitely eliminate Manchester United. The fans of Bayern Munich are our strong backing. With their support, we are fearless."
Robben said these words very decisively, and at the same time, his statement also made everyone full of confidence in Bayern Munich. You must know that Robben's performance this season is very good.In the league, Bayern Munich has been going smoothly most of the time and rarely encounters difficulties, but at this time, stars need to stand up. This is also the fundamental difference between a wealthy team and an ordinary team.
When the team encountered difficulties, Robben made such a voice. As one of the two trump cards of the team, his behavior gave his teammates and Bayern fans confidence.This is very critical in times of adversity.
The reaction of Bayern Munich's media and fans is joy - even someone like Arjen Robben can say such a thing, Bayern Munich must be serious, since he said so, then we can definitely expect him performance in the game.If Bayern Munich go all out... then Manchester United will only talk about paper tigers.
1:2 behind so what?We are Bayern Munich.
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Three days later, on the night of April [-], Manchester United challenged Burnley away.
In this game, Ferguson made substantial adjustments to the team's starting lineup. Many players who appeared in the Champions League before did not start this game, and some of them did not even enter the squad at all and stayed in Manchester.Ferguson obviously considered playing Barcelona at home. Compared with Burnley, Bayern Munich is of course more important.Moreover, Burnley is not strong, and there is no need to send all the main players to fight the opponent in this game. It is a waste of resources.
Anyway, no matter how the rotation is, as long as the frontcourt attacking trio, Li Xiaoming, Rooney, and Nani are present, Ferguson will be full of information about the game.It was Owen who replaced Berbatov.
Ferguson wasn't superstitious about the abilities of those in the frontcourt, thinking that relying on a few outstanding youngsters could win.
But he believes in his disciples. The arrival of Li Xiaoming made the Portuguese, who used to be lazy, and Rooney, who had very low requirements on his body, take it seriously. No one wants to lose to a rookie. From his point of view, the team has entered A cycle of virtuous competition.As a rookie, Li Xiaoming is able to ensure that every game is treated with a focused attitude, so as to minimize the possibility of capsized in the gutter.With 5 points behind, Ferguson is very clear that if he wants to retain the possibility of winning the championship, he must strive not to lose points in the following games, at least to save the suspense until the love battle with Chelsea.
In this game, Rooney started the game wearing the captain's armband.
Maybe many people are still thinking about the UEFA Champions League match that ended in the middle of the week, and there are still many people whose thoughts have flown to the UEFA Champions League final in the middle of next week, looking forward to that match.It can't be said that Li Xiaoming didn't think about the UEFA Champions League match in the middle of next week. After all, the UEFA Champions League is also very important.
Li Xiaoming also knew that there would be a tough fight at the Nou Camp, so he had to be prepared.
It's just that the way he prepares is different from ordinary people...
Everyone knows that if you want to do your best in the Champions League next week, you have to keep your strength in the league this weekend.
The way most people retain their strength is to let the main players rest, let the substitute players play, and deal with the game.
That's what Ferguson did.
He replaced almost all the starting players in the midweek game against Bayern Munich, except for a few people in the frontcourt and central defender Vidic, everyone else was changed over and over.Berbataba, Evra, Carrick and others were not included in the substitute list at all.
With such a lineup, it can be seen that Ferguson's mind is also in the Champions League game in the middle of next week.Although Manchester United defeated Bayern Munich 2:1 away, he did not dare to be careless.
Li Xiaoming believes that if you really want to preserve your strength, then don't entangle Burnley for 10 minutes in this league.
Wouldn't it be better if we could completely defeat our opponents in the shortest possible time and make the next game time all garbage time?
In this way, the players can also get sufficient rest, and at the same time, because there is no fierce confrontation in the game, the chances of players being injured are also greatly reduced.
Therefore, Li Xiaoming believes that the key to preserving strength is to go all out after the start of the game, adjust the power output to the maximum, and strive to defeat Burnley in the shortest time, so that they will completely lose their fighting spirit.
That's how he planned it, and that's how he helped the team.
When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Li Xiaoming fully entered the current rhythm of the game.
Even getting into the game faster than ever...
In the 4th minute, Giggs, the left winger who started the game, made a cross from the wing. Li Xiaoming followed up in the middle and scored with a shovel!
Although Burnley's goalkeeper Yang Sen jumped into the air and stretched his arms in the air, he still couldn't catch the ball because Li Xiaoming's tackle was too fast.
Li Xiaoming scored with a shovel shot from behind
"GOOOOOOAAAAAL!! Beautiful goal! Manchester United took the lead in just 4 minutes! And this is Li Xiaoming's tenth goal in the league! It's amazing for a rookie!"
Many people think that Manchester United scored a goal in the opening 4 minutes and took the lead. This kind of start is simply too dreamy, and it can't even be more dreamy.But they are wrong.
Just 1 minute later, Fletcher handed the football to Li Xiaoming after a successful steal in the frontcourt.Li Xiaoming turned his back to the attacking direction before catching the ball. Taking the opportunity of catching the ball, he delivered it with his back heel and sent it to Giggs' feet.
Giggs kicked a curve ball near the top of the penalty arc. The football bypassed the hands of goalkeeper Jansen and flew into the goal against the far post!
“2：0！2：0！难以置信！弗格森在黎进球之后的1分钟就又进球了！这是他的联赛第14个助攻！他已经高居英超助攻榜No.1！”马丁泰勒高呼。
The Burnley fans were dumbfounded, the scene was quiet, they watched Li Xiaoming and Giggs hugging together to celebrate the goal.
Although Burnley fans know the gap between their team and Manchester United, they don't think about how to take Manchester United, which is almost played by the second team, at home.
But they didn't expect to fall behind by two goals in the opening 5 minutes...
If Burnley fans thought they were out of luck, they'd be wrong...
Because they will be more unlucky!
Because in the 10th minute, Li Xiaoming passed the football to Rooney, who was three meters away from him, about 35 meters away from the Burnley goal.
After receiving the ball, Rooney made a fake move to split the ball from the side, but suddenly used his right foot to move the football to the center. At the same time, he suddenly accelerated and sent the football from between the two Burnley central defenders. Went over.At this moment, his super explosive power is fully reflected. In front of his speed, Burnley's two central defenders are as slow as snails.
Also slow like a snail is the attacking goalkeeper Yang Sen.
Faced with Rooney's shot, Yang Sen, who was attacking, could only make a hasty save, lowered his center of gravity, and opened his arms, hoping to block the football with any part of his body.
But the football kicked by Li Xiaoming went directly between his legs, and then rolled into the goal...
When Rooney broke into the penalty area, the commentator Martin Taylor had already shouted: Rooney is coming--! "
But when the football really rolled into the goal, he froze for a moment, as if he still couldn't accept the result.
It wasn't until the cheers of Manchester United fans sounded in the stands that he came back to his senses.
"Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Absolutely...unbelievable! Unbelievable-! The game has not been played for 10 minutes, and Manchester United has already led Burnley 3-0 in the away game! Who would have thought of such a start?"
Martin Taylor became more and more excited as he talked, but Manchester United on the pitch didn't feel too excited about this, which was just a normal performance for them.
Look at the eyes of the Burnley players on the opposite side, they have completely lost their fighting spirit.
This is also very normal. If any team trails by three goals in the opening 10 minutes, the game really cannot be played...
"Manchester United killed the game, the game is actually over early!"
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Not to mention the commentators and fans, even Manchester United's teammates were a little surprised when faced with this result.
Those substitute players are naturally players who rarely get the chance to start. They originally hoped to prove themselves in this game.
So they all held back their energy and wanted to wreak havoc on Burnley.
The results of it?
Less than 10 minutes into the game, it's fucking over!
Ferguson, who was standing in front of the coach's bench, turned his head and looked at the coaches and colleagues around him. Their expressions were all amused.
They jumped from their seats and cheered when United scored the first goal.
Then, when play resumed, they walked back to their positions.Before the butt warmed up the chair, it jumped up again.
Then, before they could get back to their seats, United's third came.
Now they couldn't celebrate anymore, even they thought it was incredible...
Ferguson smiled and shook his head.Well now, this game has completely lost its meaning. In the remaining 10 minutes, or 85 minutes - counting injury time - the game, Manchester United can deal with it with a very relaxed attitude.
The tone of the game was set after United scored three goals in 10 minutes.
The rest of the game, just as Li Xiaoming expected, became meaningless garbage time.
Burnley's players have no fighting spirit and mind in the game, and Manchester United's players are also happy and relaxed. They play as they please. Sometimes if the opportunity is not very good, they will not compete with Burnley.But even so, Manchester United's scoring has not completely stopped.
Just like inertia, the faster a car goes, the greater the inertia, and the harder it is to brake.
Even if Manchester United no longer intends to chase Burnley, even if the game enters garbage time, the inertia caused by Manchester United's three goals in 10 minutes is still great.
No. In the 20th minute, Owen received a cross from Nani, grabbed a point in the middle, and scored the fourth goal of the game for Manchester United.
Then in the No.404 minute, 1 minute before the end of the first half, Nani scored a goal by himself, which was the fifth goal of Manlina in the game.At the end of the first half, the TV broadcast showed the latest score of the game so far. 0:5, Manchester United leads Burnley with five goals in the away game.
Seeing this scene, Martin Taylor couldn't help complaining: "If the audience friends see this score, don't think it's the score of the whole game. In fact, it's just the end of the first half!" The second half of the game began Then, even with a 15-minute intermission, the inertia hadn't completely dissipated, so centre-back Nemanja Vidic headed United's sixth goal from a corner eight minutes later.
The inertia completely disappeared. In the subsequent games, Manchester United did not score any more goals. It is obvious that everyone's thoughts are on the Champions League game in the middle of next week.
On the contrary, Burnley seemed to feel that it was too ugly to be shaved by their opponents at their home court.
So they scored a goal in the No.70 two minutes from their striker, a face-saving goal.
But at that time, Manchester United no longer cared about one or two conceded goals.
In the end, Manchester United defeated Burnley 6:1 in the away game, continuing to maintain the pressure on Chelsea, and the league points gap is still five points.
(End of this chapter)