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Chapter 476
The strongest team is naturally Newcastle's biggest opponent, so Mourinho also sent his strongest lineup in this game!

Except for Franck Ribery, who was slightly injured in the last round of the league, all the other main players played.

A player with excellent speed and technique like Ribery will suffer more injuries as he gets older.

But it doesn't matter, because Mourinho and Walcott, in his hands, Walcott is Newcastle's best 12 people.

He can replace Ribery as the left midfielder, Messi can also replace Messi as the second striker, he can also play the center forward, or even the right midfielder, he can also take care of it.

What's valuable is that he didn't get angry because he, a member of the England national team, had been only able to play as a substitute in Newcastle. Although he was only 24 years old, he was calmer than the 34-year-old veteran and had to wait.

It is precisely because of this that although he is positioned as a substitute in the team, he has no fewer opportunities to play in Newcastle than some of the main players every season, and his status in the national team is also very stable-Lennon chose to leave because he could not tolerate playing as a substitute, and Walcott, who was two years younger than him, stayed.

Things in the world are often like this.

Walcott's nickname was "Little Tiger", and as he grew older, "Little Tiger" also became "Tiger".

This is not to say how fierce Walcott is off the court. In fact, he is a very cheerful and lively young man off the court, but once on the court, he becomes a tiger.

Now this tiger is constantly launching hurricanes on both wings. Whether it is Manchester United's left back Fabio or their right back Rafael, it is difficult to stop his quick and sensitive breakthrough.

Although the Brazilian twin full-backs are talented and capable, they are still relatively young after all. For offensive players, they may be able to make breakthrough moves that many veterans cannot do at the age of seventeen or eighteen. But for defensive players, experience is often much more important than ability.

However, Manchester United's overall defense is very good. Walcott's breakthrough on the wing can only get a cross. It is still very difficult to make a more threatening inside cut.

But this kind of situation should be what Long Bisheng likes to see.The more crosses from the two wings, the more opportunities he has to score with a header. With his jumping ability, height and ability to grab points, there are not many people who have won him in the penalty area.

It's a pity that the game lasted for more than ten minutes, and the number of crosses from the two wings was also quite good, and the quality was also good, but Long Bisheng failed to win a few times.

The reason for this situation is because of the opponent's two central defenders!

Evans and Vidic, one old and one young, are two central defenders with a height of about 1.9 meters. They have excellent jumping ability, excellent confrontation ability, and even the flexibility of turning is quite excellent!

Manchester United has never lacked excellent central defenders. Ferguson is well aware of the importance of central defenders, so he has always had at least one excellent central defender under his command!

In the mid-to-early 90s, there was Gary Pallister. After Pallister, there was Stam. After Stam, there was Leo Ferdinand. At the same time as Ferdinand, there was Vidic. After Ferdinand, there was Evans!

What's more, there is Akinfeev, a first-class goalkeeper in Europe. Although this Russian goalkeeper is only about 1.8 meters tall, he has a wide range of activities and can attack in a timely manner. With the advantage of the goalkeeper's ability to use his hands, Long Bisheng is still difficult to get a header even though he is nearly [-] centimeters taller than him.

With nothing to worry about in front of the goal, Manchester United's counterattack was impressive. Obertain and Nani on the two wings frequently formed breakthroughs to suppress Newcastle's full-backs.

What's more, there is Welbeck who is like a nail in Newcastle's penalty area. For this young shooter, although Dawson and Taylor are veterans who have experienced many battles, they still cannot ignore his great role in the penalty area.

Seeing that it was difficult for him to receive crosses from the side in the penalty area, Long Bisheng began to withdraw from the penalty area frequently, intending to attract the attention of the opponent's two excellent central defenders and create opportunities for Messi behind him.

But when he withdrew from the penalty area, a tall and strong black shadow immediately entangled him-French midfielder Pogba!

This midfielder known as Vieira's successor is tall, strong, and active in running. Although he is far less offensive and defensive than Vieira at his peak, he is worse than Vieira in defense.
Long Bisheng is known for his confrontation ability, but he collided with Pogba twice, but found that it was very difficult to knock him away!

In a frontcourt scramble, he used [-]% of his strength, and the opponent's shoulder just slightly moved away, and then immediately stuck up.

"Damn it." Long Bisheng cursed in his heart, stretched out his long legs, snatched the ball back in front of Pogba, then turned slightly and a half to block Pogba behind, then lifted his foot, and passed the ball to Messi who was behind him!
Since you can't beat this opponent immediately in confrontation, you should pass the ball quickly!
Originally, Pogba was responsible for defending Messi in the midfield, but now he is attracted by Long Bisheng. After Messi received the ball, there was only an empty space in front of him.

Messi speeds up the ball and goes straight to the Manchester United penalty area!

Although there is an entire Manchester United defense in front of him, with his skills and speed, there is no need to be afraid of the opponent's well-positioned defenders after starting!
Evans, who was the first to pounce, was instantly thrown away by Messi!

Although Evans is now gradually gaining the demeanor of Manchester United's defensive core, what he is facing is the breakthrough of the best offensive player in Europe now!
What's more, he is huge. Although his turning speed is not slow, facing the short Messi, he feels a bit like an elephant catching a mouse, and he has no way to start.

After throwing off Evans, Messi dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area, and Vidic greeted him. Although his speed was a little slower than Evans, he had more experience than Evans.

Knowing that there was no place to take advantage of, Messi did not force a breakthrough, but turned around and passed the ball to Gerrard who followed from the right. After receiving the ball, Gerrard immediately shifted again and passed the ball to Long Bisheng at the front of the penalty area.

Long Bisheng strode forward, threw Pogba a distance away, then raised his right foot, and was about to shoot directly outside the penalty area!

All eyes are on Long Bisheng's feet - will Long Bisheng's first official goal in Newcastle be scored against Manchester United?

Pogba said no.

Even though Long Bisheng threw away a certain distance with two big strides, Gerrard's passing couldn't fully match the frequency of Long Bisheng's running. Before Long Bisheng was about to shoot, Pogba had already caught up from behind, stretched out a kick from the side, and blocked Long Bisheng's shooting route.

The ball hit Pogba's feet and bounced into the penalty area. Raphael was about to make a clearance, but was intercepted by an extremely fast shadow in advance, and he volleyed in the penalty area!
The ball flew to the far corner of the goal. Although Akinfeev reacted, he was still a step too slow. The ball flew past his armpit and bounced inside the far post into the goal!

It was Walcott who scored!After Messi's breakthrough and Long Bisheng's shot completely attracted all the attention of Manchester United's defense, Walcott, who was ignored, appeared where he should appear most, helping Newcastle take the lead in such a focus battle!
After scoring the goal, Walcott rushed down the stands. Long Bisheng ran up from behind and patted his head happily. Walcott waved his fist again, turned around and hugged him, and then hugged Messi who ran up. The stands raised a forest of arms, and St. James' Park was cheering for them!
This goal was the result of the cooperation of the three Newcastle strikers. Long Bisheng's timely distribution of the ball created an opportunity for Messi. Messi calmly organized the attack again, and finally created Walcott's lightning-like grab in front of the goal!Of course, in the middle, Gerrard, who passed a beautiful pass to Long Bisheng, also contributed a lot.

The cheers of Newcastle fans went straight to the sky, leading Manchester United at home, and four consecutive victories are waiting for them!

Manchester United was not knocked down by this goal, only more than 20 minutes passed in the first half, they still have enough time to catch up, even though Newcastle has not conceded even a goal in official games since the start of the new season, Manchester United is also confident that it will tear Newcastle's defense.

This confidence is built on their offensive players - they have England's best striker Wayne Rooney, England's most promising striker Welbeck, and two Brazilian full-backs and Obertan and Nani are the most threatening wings in the Premier League.

Newcastle's attack so far has been basically done by the forwards, and their equally good full-backs have been completely suppressed by Manchester United's wide attack in the game, which has proved this in itself!
Sure enough, in the ensuing game, Manchester United had the upper hand on both sides of the attack, forcing Newcastle's three midfielders to fight fires everywhere. No matter how good Bell and Maicon were, they couldn't support the repeated bombing from the opponent's wing, not to mention that their defense was not as good as their offense.

Before the end of the first half, Manchester United equalized the score. Obertain broke through Bale's defense on the right, and then cleverly distributed the ball to the center before Carrick pounced.

This battle between dragons and tigers is not over yet.

(End of this chapter)