I'm the Red Devil's savior

Chapter 239 Countdown to the Championship

On March 3, Manchester United ushered in the 19th round of the Premier League against Middlesbrough.

Manchester United is playing away.

In this game, because of the fierce battle with Sevilla in the middle of the week, although Manchester United swept their opponents and advanced to the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the physical fitness of the players was also very serious. Ye Su had to make major adjustments to the team's starting lineup and rotation.

At centre-back he opted for Koulibaly and Smalling, Maguire and Van Dijk were rested, and the full-backs were veterans Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia. .

In midfield, Fellaini and Phil Jones form a double midfielder, while Martial, Mata and Lingard serve as avant-garde.

On the front line, Ibrahimovic serves as a single arrow.

Manchester United, which was left behind, played very hard in this game, but in the end they defeated their opponents 3:1 in the away game with the goals of Lingard, Fellaini and Valencia.

After the match against Middlesbrough, the first international match day of 2017 was ushered in. More than a dozen international players from various national teams in Manchester United flew to various parts of the world to fight for their respective national teams.

On March 3, Ye Su finally welcomed back the players who had been transferred by the national teams of various countries.

During the more than ten days when these players left the team, there were only six players in Manchester United's first team who stayed at the club without being transferred: Ibrahimovic, who has withdrawn from the Swedish national team, and Phil, who missed the England national team due to frequent injuries. · Jones, veteran Ashley Young, Smalling, teenager Mbappe, and the team's third goalkeeper Dean Henderson!

It can be said that during the international match day, Manchester United's first team is basically in a state of complete suspension. For the remaining players in the first team, Ye Su simply asked them to train with the reserve team so that they can also play in-team training matches .Otherwise, the six players in the first team would not even be able to play futsal.

In this regard, Ye Su complained in an interview with the "Manchester Evening News", why do those national teams focus on Manchester United and try their best to squeeze wool?This has bald Manchester United's first team.

It's a pity that his remarks did not resonate with his peers. Although most of the other Premier League teams had their international players transferred during this period, although this had some impact on them, after seeing the situation of Manchester United, they felt that The face is comfortable.

Because, even for the Premier League giants like Liverpool and Chelsea, the number of international footballers who have been transferred is no more than ten people at most, and the first team can at least maintain basic training.

Moreover, facing the current momentum of Manchester United, I believe that the coaches of other teams wish that Manchester United would be more and more affected by the FIFA virus, and they are secretly having fun.

Seeing that Manchester United's first team has been transferred to the full nineteen players during this international break, this is seen by other team opponents and is very happy.

Now, many team coaches who played against Manchester United after the national team match day are in a good mood and are looking forward to the future.

With so many people at Manchester United affected by the FIFA virus, it may be their team's opportunity.

What reassured Ye Su was that all nineteen of his players were healthy when they left the team, and they were fine when they returned. No one was injured during the national team. Although the players looked exhausted, this was luck up.

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On April 4, Manchester United, short of major generals, ushered in the 1th round of the league at home. Their opponent was West Brom.

The bloomers performed very well this season. After the first 29 rounds, they achieved a record of 12 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, ranking 8th in the Premier League, and they are expected to pursue a Europa League seat.

Ye Su was sitting on the coach's bench. He was observing the situation on the field. It was already 10 minutes into the game, and the score was still 0:0.

Affected by the FIFA match day, Manchester United's lineup for this game was very incomplete. Ye Su almost formed the same lineup as the away game against Middlesbrough before the national team match day.

This is also something that can’t be helped. Most of the international players in the Manchester United team are the main force of each national team, or even the core players. Coupled with traveling all over the world, he was in poor condition after returning to the formation.

So, in desperation, Ye Su had no choice but to send out such a team of players who were relatively physically fit.

With such a remnant team, it is very stressful to play against a Premier League relegation team like Middlesbrough, and it will be even more strenuous to face a mid-upper Premier League team like West Brom.When the game was approaching 80 minutes, the team still maintained a tie. It can only be that the defense performed well.

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This is Manchester United's corner kick.

Left-back Ashley Young stood at the corner and raised his arm to signal that he was about to kick off.

West Brom's goal is crowded. When they cannot open the situation in motion, they need to be extra defensive against Manchester United's opportunity to score from set kicks.

Manchester United's starting central defender Smalling also ran into West Brom's penalty area. There were two players next to him to defend him. As a traditional central defender in England, Smalling is tall and has a good header. He often has headers Good play on goal.

Manchester United's center Ibrahimovic and another central defender Coulibaly are also competing for positions with the opponent's defender. The two sides are chaotic and chaotic.

The referee's whistle blew and Ashley Young drove the football into the box.

Smalling took off at the front point, and the two players defending him followed suit. None of the three touched the football, and the football flew through the air.

Koulibaly hit the goal with a header from the middle. He slightly touched the football and changed the flight path of the football. West Brom goalkeeper Macaulay subconsciously threw it. confusion.

It can only be seen that offensive players and defensive players are entangled, and they all want to play.

Ye Su's eyes widened, and then he saw the shaking of the net. He raised his arms, and saw Ibrahimovic running out with his arms raised.

The Swedish veteran roared and rushed to the corner flag, behind him were Manchester United players who were also running excitedly.

"GOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL!!!!" Mortensen's voice rang out, "Zlatan Ibrahimovic! The 36-year-old Swedish veteran finally scored. Aid, or a visa-free veteran grabs points in front of the goal! 1:0! Manchester United leads West Brom at home!"

Ye Su swung his fist vigorously and smashed it into the air.

He finally got the goal. In this difficult game, at this time point, this is a goal of great value.

He turned his head and saw Tony Pulis, the 59-year-old coach of West Brom, covering his face with his hands in pain at the coaching bench of the visiting team.

The loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford in this game also means that his team basically has no possibility of entering the European arena, because West Brom is already 6 points behind the current Premier League No.15 Arsenal.

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Ten minutes later, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. With veteran Ibrahimovic's goal, Manchester United beat West Brom 1-0 at home. The game ushered in three consecutive victories.

And Manchester United's Premier League points, after winning this game, have reached 83 points, and the countdown to the final championship has really entered!
Over Old Trafford, there were huge cheers.

Because of the good news in London, Chelsea, the Blues at Stamford Bridge, overturned at home. They were upset and lost 1:2 to Crystal Palace.

And it was the former Manchester United player Zaha who directed this super upset.His one shot and one pass helped Crystal Palace reverse Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. While getting valuable relegation 3 points for his team, he also helped his old club Manchester United.

After losing to Crystal Palace, Chelsea's points remained at 30 points after 69 rounds of the Premier League, 14 points behind Manchester United with one round less!
With only 8 rounds left in the Premier League, Chelsea really only has a theoretical possibility to win the Premier League championship this season!

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As the season came to an end, the schedule became more and more intensive.

In the middle of the week, the 31st round of the Premier League continued.Manchester United continue to sit at Old Trafford, facing the seventh-ranked Toffee Everton in the Premier League.

After the international match day, Manchester United's main lineup, which had a few days of rest, finally recovered, and Ye Su was able to send the strongest lineup to play.

In the end, at Old Trafford, Manchester United defeated Everton with a score of 2:1.

In this game, Manchester United still had a very difficult time winning.Everton, who were away, took the lead in the 22nd minute when their defender Jagielka scored a goal.

Manchester United's captain Wayne Rooney scored a goal at the end of the first half to help the team equalize.

In the second half, facing Everton who was fully defending, Manchester United's offense was ineffective. Seeing that the game was coming to an end, Manchester United finally scored a second goal.

The team's young left-back Luke Shaw scored his first goal on behalf of Manchester United, helping the team struggle to score 3 points at home.

After Luke Shaw joined Manchester United, he quickly became the team's main left-back, and his performance has always been very good.He runs in from the back on the left and is a major offensive tool for Manchester United.

However, over the past few seasons, although Luke Shaw has sent out a lot of assists and instigated more goals, the young player has never been able to score his goals, but he did not expect to score today. Kill the opponent and help the team get the key goal of three points.

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On April 4th, Manchester United set off for the away game. They will play an away game against Sunderland in the 9nd round of the league.

Because the quarter-finals of the Champions League will be ushered in the middle of the week, and Sunderland is currently in poor condition, Ye Su boldly decided to carry out a comprehensive rotation.

The game was at 01:30 on Sunday, and Sunderland was far away from Manchester, so Manchester United arrived in Sunderland one day earlier.

That afternoon, in the gymnasium of the hotel where he stayed, Ye Su met Martial. The young man was sweating profusely after just finishing strength training.

"How do you feel?" Ye Su asked.

"Great, coach, I'm ready for the game," Martial said immediately.

"Very good." Ye Su nodded, "Do you know what the media said?"

The former European Golden Boy Award has not performed very well at Manchester United this season, and it can even be said that it is the worst performance among several Manchester United strikers.Therefore, there have been many criticisms of Martial in the British media recently.

"Yes, coach." Martial was immediately depressed.

"what are you thinking?"

"I will use goals to tell them that I have the ability to help the team." Martial immediately stated.

This kid is very smart and has a good attitude. Ye Su knew that Martial was afraid that he would no longer trust him because of the media's remarks.

"This is the attitude." Ye Su praised, "Anthony, you will have a great career. You have talent, but most importantly, you still need to work harder."

"Thank you coach." Martial asked immediately, "Coach, tomorrow I..."

"You won't start." Ye Su said with a smile, looking at the disappointed Martial, he continued, "However, I will send you in the second half of the game."

"Okay, coach." Martial said sullenly.

Ye Su stared at Martial and said, "Anthony, do you believe me?"

Martial looked at Ye Su, Monk Zhang Er was puzzled and didn't understand the meaning of Ye Su's words.

Ye Su smiled and said, "I have a good eye for people, you admit it."

Martial nodded and said, "Yes, they all said that you have a good eye."

"So, what else do you have to worry about?" Ye Su said with a smile, "I snatched you from Monaco for 3000 million pounds, and I have confidence in you."

Martial loves to hear this, especially when Ye Su used the word "rob".

"What you have to do now is to make all the preparations. We need your goal tomorrow." Ye Su patted Martial on the shoulder, "Well, what will the media say after the game?"

As he spoke, Ye Su imitated the tone of the media and said: "The young Martial came off the bench. He told everyone with his outstanding performance and goals that he is an excellent shooter. Coach Ye Su's vision of seeing people has been recognized again. confirmed."

"Hey hey." Martial was also amused, he imagined such a scene with anticipation in his eyes.

"Take a good rest today and fully prepare for tomorrow's game." Ye Su finally said.

"Good coach." Martial nodded solemnly.

Before leaving, Ye Su suddenly turned his head and asked, "Anthony, have you thought about how to celebrate after scoring?"

Then he ignored the stunned little guy and left.

Seeing the back of the coach leaving, Martial clenched his fists hard. The coach trusts him so much, which gives the young man great confidence.

Tomorrow... If you score a goal tomorrow... how should you celebrate?
"Are you so sure that the kid will score tomorrow?" assistant coach Carrick asked Ye Su.

"Guess." Ye Su chuckled.

Carrick curled his lips, he understood that his head coach was fooling the French boy.

"Should I tell him that there is no need to worry, he will score sooner or later?" Ye Su asked back.

Carrick froze for a moment, then nodded, he understood.

What players need most now is confidence, not just self-confidence, but also the confidence of the head coach.

(End of this chapter)