Rebirth 1994: Football Situation

Chapter 710

After defeating Arsenal at home and ending the opponent's 49 unbeaten games, the supporters of the Red Devils firmly believe that the trough has passed and the bright future is coming. With the momentum of defeating their old opponents, the Red Devils will surely embark on a smooth road. Go back to the team that won the league.

But what surprised them was that the victory over Arsenal did not improve Manchester United's results. After winning the game against Arsenal, Manchester United immediately lost [-]-[-] away to Portsmouth in the league. , and then drew [-]-[-] with Manchester City in the Manchester derby, tied for seventh with Liverpool with only [-] points, and the point gap with Newcastle has reached [-] points.

This is the biggest difference in points between Manchester United and Newcastle in the league since the establishment of the Premier League!
So when Newcastle welcomes Manchester United at home, Newcastle fans are eagerly anticipating that they can beat Manchester United at home-for the Magpies fans, it is very happy to sprinkle a handful of salt on Manchester United's wounds The thing is, who made Newcastle in the 90s fall into the hands of Manchester United when they were closest to the championship twice.

Before the game started, a large number of Newcastle fans poured into St. James' Park. They happily sang the team anthem and made various victory gestures to the Manchester United fans who came from afar. Can endure silently-who made them fall into a trough that couldn't be lowered now.

The attendance rate of this game also created a new high for St. James' Park. According to statistics, the number of fans watching this game was as high as 5, which is by far the largest number of fans at St. James' Park. .

The fans are optimistic, but the team certainly can't be so optimistic. No matter what, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. No matter how poor Manchester United is, they still have the ability to play a few high-level games. The victory against Arsenal is a clear proof.

"It's an ordinary game and an important one," Mourinho told his players in the dressing room. "It's just an ordinary league game, but it's about the three points— For us, we have to work hard for any three points. If we win, we will return to the first place. If we lose, we will fall to third (less goal difference than Arsenal). It's that simple. "

After saying this, Mourinho turned around and scratched on the tactical board: "Manchester United's performance has been poor this season. The big reason is that their captain Keane has been injured and has no chance to play. Without Keane's organization, Manchester United's offense is no longer as organized as before, which also caused them to not perform well against mid-lower teams, but their forward combination is still very strong. Rooney, Rooney, Ronaldinho and Giggs, the offensive combination of these four people is definitely the top few in the Premier League, so in the game, our defenders must keep a close eye on these people, especially pay attention to fouls. Guys are good at diving and we can't lose games like Arsenal."

Someone among the players laughed, and Mourinho glanced at it, and the laughter died away immediately.

"Their biggest weakness is their goalkeeper. Howard has become a substitute, and that Carroll is also average, and this guy is very reckless. We can take advantage of this, cooperate more in front of the opponent's goal, and wait for his attack." Mistakes, that's enough." Mourinho continued: "Fa Nistelrooy has missed two league games, but he is very likely to play in this game. If he plays, Lucio will mark him, Dawson you The opponent is Rooney, he has a good body, good technique and speed, but these points are also your advantages, pay attention to getting stuck in the position, don't be rash, Bernard, be careful of Ronaldinho, try to force him Wing, don't let him form a team with his teammates. If he starts to fight alone, then Manchester United's offense will be weakened by at least 30.00%. You can tease him a little more during the game. This kid is very impulsive. In the midfield, Keane appeared In their roster, if he plays, Nie Fei, you and Ribery will take turns to press him. He is already old and has not played for a long time. Disrupting his rhythm is tantamount to Disrupted Manchester United's offensive rhythm, Cech, be careful of Scholes' long shot."

After explaining all the problems, Mourinho waved his hand: "Let's go, guys, this is a game to prove us, and it is also the first time we have faced a real strong player in the league this season." Team, they are the first obstacle in our winning the championship, and when all the obstacles are overcome, it is time for us to become the champion!"

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"Manchester United are not doing well recently. In the last five rounds of the league, they only won one game, drew three games, lost one game, and only ranked seventh... This result is simply terrible for Manchester United, while Newcastle It’s going forward all the way, unbeaten so far, and playing at home again, it seems that Manchester United’s situation is not good.” The BBC broadcast the game live, Lineker sighed before the start of the game.

"I disagree, Man Utd have hit bottom right now, it's the time for them to show what they're capable of...remember how they beat Arsenal two weeks ago? Not to mention in the last six games between the two sides , Manchester United won five games and has a psychological advantage." Lawrenson raised the bar with Lineker again.

"But it was on this ground last season that Newcastle ended their five-game winless run against Manchester United." Lineker disagreed and said, "What's more, Shearer has recovered from his injury. In the past, he liked to join Manchester United most. ball."

"I got the roster just now." Lawrence waved his hand: "Shearer is on the roster, but is sitting on the bench."

"Let's watch the game." Hansen smoothed things over: "In nine or 10 minutes, there will be a result... Actually, I'm optimistic that they will draw."

This time Lineker and Lawrensen looked at Hansen together, and Hansen waved his hand: "Don't look at me like that, I just think it will be more interesting this way, don't you think the league will look better after this?"

"Okay, now both sides are on the field... Unlike the previous games, Newcastle took this game very seriously and Mourinho sent the best players in his hands. Goalkeeper Petr Cech, defenders Maicon, Dawson, Lucy Ao, Bernard, midfielder Makelele and Essien partner double midfielders, Ribery on the left, Nie Fei on the right, double forwards Ibrahimovic and Drogba. Manchester United also sent all the main lineup, goalkeeper Carroll, defenders Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Silvestre and Heinze, with Keane making his first start after a two-month absence, partnering Scholes in the middle, left Fletcher Fletcher, right midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo, the forwards are Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rooney, and now the match begins!" Lawrence ignored his partner and turned to explain the essential work of the announcer.

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When the players of both sides played, the expressions of the Manchester United players were a bit serious, while the expressions of the Newcastle players seemed much more relaxed. From the expressions, it can be seen how the two sides are currently in the league.

However, as Mourinho emphasized, no matter how poor Manchester United is, they are still Manchester United and the well-deserved kings of the Premier League in the past ten years. A team like this is not easily defeated when its performance is in a trough. What's more, after the poor results in the first two games, these superstars of Manchester United must have been blown by Sir Alex Ferguson's hair dryer. Waking up under the pressure of a "brand hair dryer".

What's more, Keane has already appeared on the court. In the past ten years, Keane's performance has always been a barometer of Manchester United. If he plays well, Manchester United will be invincible. If he does not perform well, Manchester United will not win too easy.

So Mourinho deliberately arranged for Nie Fei and Ribery to take turns attacking his position, not only because this tactic is the most commonly used by Newcastle since the start of the new season, but also because two young and strong players took turns. Of course, the chances of winning against a veteran who is dying will be better.

This tactical arrangement is full of Mourinho's characteristics-as long as it is within the scope allowed by the rules, any method is acceptable.

Both Franck Ribery and Nie Fei felt that Mourinho's arrangement was a bit cruel. After all, now that Newcastle's two wingers have taken turns to attack the center, it has been considered one of Newcastle's most surprising and powerful killers this season. Isn't it a little too much to bully others like this when En's injury is healed?

But cruelty is cruelty, Ribery and Nie Fei also admitted that this is the most effective method, especially after the start of the game, Ribery used an acceleration to get rid of Keane in an attack in the middle He was able to get rid of Keane so smoothly, even though he was quickly knocked down by Heinze who was helping to defend him.

Ibrahimovic came up to take this free kick. His free kick was nothing special. It was nothing more than a vigorous kick to the upper corner of the goal, but this time it almost succeeded. Manchester United's human wall obviously had some problems. Dali directly hit the wall with a free kick. Fortunately, Carroll performed well this time and used his body on the goal line to block Ibrahimovic's shot.

There was a sigh in the stands, but a good opportunity was created in just 3 minutes, which also reflected how bad Manchester United's defense was from the side.

After 1 minute, Newcastle created another threatening attack. Nie Fei got rid of Keane under the cover of Ribery and passed the ball to Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic kept the ball and directly passed it into the penalty area. , Drogba volleyed directly without stopping the ball, the ball was a little higher, and flew out of the baseline by rubbing against the crossbar.

(End of this chapter)