I'm the Red Devil's savior

Chapter 330
After breaking the unbeaten record of England's top league, the Premier League has entered the offseason, and the international footballers went to their respective national teams to report to prepare for the next international match day.

On the night of the end of the game against Chelsea, Ye Su met with England coach Gareth Southgate, hoping that he would play as few Manchester United players as possible in the two games of this international match day.

Southgate has called up Rooney, Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Rashford, Lingard, Luke Shaw, Maguire, Smalling and Dean Henderson this international break 9 Manchester United players, almost half of the 23-man roster, can form a starting lineup.

This also made Ye Su very helpless. Manchester United performed well, and all national teams were staring at the recruitment of Manchester United players.On this international match day, in addition to the 9 England internationals being called up, there are Mbappe, De Bruyne, Mata, Bruno Fernandez, Fellaini, McTominay, Kante, Van Dijk, Ku Eleven people including Libali, Valencia and Romero were called up.

In other words, a full 20 members of Manchester United's first team have been recruited by various national teams. Only veterans Ashley Young, Phil Jones, and two teenagers Wan-Bissaka and Haaland have not been called up by their respective national teams. .

In fact, the only Manchester United first-team players who really stayed at the Carrington training base are Ashley Young and Phil Jones, because Wan-Bissaka and Haaland also went to their youth national team to report.

Manchester United was almost wiped out!
………………

Thinking of the empty Carrington Training Base, Ye Su was in a bad mood.

However, he can only express in front of the media euphemistically that he hopes that the head coaches of the various national teams will be merciful and not use Manchester United players too hard, and he hopes that Manchester United will not really be eliminated after the international match.

As for England, which has the most players in the national team, Ye Su directly found Southgate, hoping that he would give the other England internationals some chances to perform during the warm-up match when England had already qualified for the World Cup. Give some rest time to the Manchester United players in England.

Southgate expressed sympathy for Ye Su's request, but did not agree to it.Because England's two opponents in this international match day are very strong, and they are the opponents that England is looking for to prepare for the World Cup in Russia next summer, Germany and Brazil.

Facing such a strong opponent, even in the warm-up match, Southgate could not stay strong.Because if something goes wrong, he will definitely be drowned by domestic spit.

However, under Ye Su's repeated request, Southgate expressed that he would give the rookies as much opportunity as possible to perform.For a veteran like Rooney, he tries to give him rest time.

Ye Su secretly rolled his eyes, as if he didn't say this.Rooney is the No. 1 football player in the world and the captain of England. Southgate said that he was given as much rest time as possible. At best, he was replaced before the end of the game and given a few minutes of rest time.

Then, when the England game started, Ye Su was very speechless and found that his guess was right. In the game against Germany, Rooney was replaced in the 81st minute and got a 10-minute rest time ; In the game against Brazil, Rooney was replaced in the 90th minute and had a 3-minute stoppage time!
As for the rest of the Manchester United players, most of them played the whole game.Only Dean Henderson, England's third goalkeeper, has been on the bench and has not played.

………………

When the international match day was over and the players returned to the club, Ye Su's brows were all knit together.Because there are 7 Manchester United players injured in the national team game!
Ye Su really wanted to find those national team coaches desperately.

Nima, there are only 24 players in Manchester United's first team. This also includes the teenager Haaland who has only been assigned Manchester United's first team jersey for the time being, but has no chance to play.

In other words, after the exception of these 7 wounded, in the first Premier League game, Manchester United could not have a fully healthy 18-man squad!

The only thing that Ye Su could comfort himself was that none of the injured Manchester United players suffered serious injuries. They were basically minor injuries that could resume the game after a week or two of rest.

Another piece of good news is that Manchester United's opponents in the next two games are not too strong, namely against the Magpies Newcastle in the Premier League and against Qarabag away in the Champions League.

In the first 11 rounds of the Premier League, Newcastle's performance was mediocre, scoring 10 goals, conceding 10 goals, 4 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, ranking 11th in the Premier League.The defense is not bad, but there are bigger problems in the offense.

However, in the Theater of Dreams, Newcastle, which has a pretty good defense, is leaking everywhere when facing Manchester United, which is fiercely attacking.The Red Devils scored two goals in each half, and finally swept the Magpies 4:0, and their unbeaten record was raised to 51 games.

………………

In the middle of the week, Ye Su, who had 4 more players recovered from injuries, finally took 18 healthy Manchester United players to Azerbaijan.

At the Tofik Bahramov Stadium, Qarabag, who had performed well in the Champions League before, was once again bloodbathed by Manchester United: Bruno Fernandez scored twice from the penalty spot, Vardy played twice, and Manchester United won 4-0 opponent.

这场比赛，卡拉巴克好像又回到了两个多月前在老特拉福德球场的那支球队，完全看不到此前他们0:0和1:1两度逼平马德里竞技，1:2小负罗马的样子。

After this round of the Champions League group stage, the ranking of Group C has changed again.Manchester United, which has won five consecutive victories, is undoubtedly ranked first, but Atletico Madrid, which beat Rome 2:0 at home, finally surpassed their opponents and rose to second in the group.

However, the point difference between the two teams is still very small. Atletico Madrid with 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss has 6 points, and Roma, with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, has 4 points and ranks third. It depends on who the two teams can enter the knockout round. The result of a round of competition.

On the other hand, Karabag, who has 2 draws and 3 losses, has declared that he has completely missed the knockout round. At most, he will compete with Roma for a qualification for the Europa League: the two teams will face each other directly at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in the final round!

………………

On November 11, the 25th round of the Premier League kicked off.Manchester United, sitting at Old Trafford, beat Brighton 13-2, Rooney and Harry Kane each made a contribution.

This is Rooney's 259th Premier League goal, just one step away from Alan Shearer's record of 260 Premier League goals!
In the Premier League standings, Manchester United is still inextricably tied to rival Manchester City in the same city.Both sides have a record of 12 wins and 1 draw and 37 points. Manchester United only overwhelmed Blue Moon with the advantage of goal difference: Manchester United scored 46 goals, Manchester City scored 42 goals, and the number of goals conceded by both sides was both 8.

At 11 o'clock in the morning on November 29th, Beijing time, on Tuesday night in the UK local time, the Premier League, which has two matches a week, ushered in the 14th round of the league.

Manchester United are away at Vicarage Road in this round to challenge the Premier League Hornets Watford.Under the attention of more than 21000 fans at the scene, Manchester United, who played as a substitute, defeated their opponents 4-0.

In this game, Ashley Young showed his prowess and scored two goals in the 19th and 25th minutes to help Manchester United lead by two goals.

In the 33rd minute, Mbappe scored another goal to help Manchester United seal the victory.

At the end of the game, Lingard added the icing on the cake and helped Manchester United score the fourth goal of the game.

Manchester United has extended its unbeaten record in the new English top league to the 53rd game!
………………

After experiencing several weaker opponents, Manchester United ushered in a new devil's schedule: in the first 12 days of early December, there will be three consecutive strong opponents!

At 12:3 am on December 1, Beijing time, Manchester United visited the Emirates Stadium to challenge the Gunners Arsenal. This is the 30th round of the Premier League.

At 12:6 am on December 3th, Beijing time, the final round of the Champions League group stage began. Manchester United sat at Old Trafford to face La Liga giants Atletico Madrid.

At 12:11 am on December 0th, Beijing time, the 30th round of the Premier League ushered in a world-renowned focus match. The Red Devils Manchester United faced their rivals in the same city at Old Trafford, and they were also the biggest rivals for the title this season. , Blue Moon Manchester City!
In the future, Manchester United will go to the Middle East to participate in this year's Club World Cup.During this period, Manchester United's Premier League games will have to be postponed.

When they come back from the Middle East, Manchester United will usher in the famous Premier League devil's schedule.

………………

As December draws near, the last award that attracts much attention in world football in 12 is about to be born: the European Ballon d'Or!

In the selection of the World Footballer of the Year that was released in late October, Rooney relied on his outstanding personal performance and Manchester United's strong team honor to beat Ronaldo and Messi to win the 10 World Footballer of the Year and successfully defended his title.

According to the final announced results, there is no suspense for Rooney's award. His score even surpassed the sum of the second Ronaldo and the third Messi.

And Ye Su won the 2017 FIFA Best Men's Football Coach award.

From the current point of view, the final competition for the Golden Globe is still between Rooney, Ronaldo and Messi, although the list of three is no longer announced this year.

按照《法国足球》公布的欧洲金球奖新的规则，每位金球奖评委可以从候选人中依次选出5人，在统计最终得分时，按第一顺位6分、第二顺位4分、第三顺位3分、第四顺位2分、第五顺位1分的规则计算。

And Rooney is still the biggest favorite in the eyes of major media and major gaming companies, mainly because Ronaldo and Messi have weaknesses that they cannot avoid.

………………

For Ronaldo, the reduction in his goals in the new season is more obvious.In the UEFA Champions League, Ronaldo continued his excellent state in this competition last season, leading the way with 8 goals.But back in La Liga, his performance was completely different. After 14 rounds, he only scored two goals, and he fell behind Sun Shan in the scorer list, far behind Messi who had already scored 12 goals.As Real Madrid's leading shooter, Ronaldo's performance in the new season of La Liga is really unreasonable.

Individual performance has never been the only selection criterion for the Golden Globe Awards, and team performance is also an important measurement factor. Although Ronaldo's Real Madrid was last season's La Liga champion, its record this season has experienced ups and downs.In the Champions League, they can only qualify as second in the group, and they are currently only fourth in La Liga, and the point difference with the leader Barcelona has been widened to 8 points.In the fiercely competitive La Liga arena, one point is precious. For Real Madrid, 8 points is a gap that is difficult to bridge in a short period of time.

Ronaldo's few league goals and Real Madrid's La Liga difficulties are all related to a red card: In the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, due to dissatisfaction with the penalty, Ronaldo pushed the referee on duty, although the force was relatively light , but still received a red card.

After the game, the Portuguese was suspended for 4 games including 5 rounds of La Liga.Although this is a non-competitive factor, this turmoil will more or less affect the Golden Globe judges' impression of him.

Compared with Ronaldo's downturn in La Liga in the new season, Messi is much better.

The selection of the Ballon d'Or is based on a natural year. If you look at the performance in the first half of this year, Messi is indeed inferior to Ronaldo and Rooney, but since the start of the new season, Messi's performance has been even better.

In the final round of World Cup qualifiers in South America, Messi almost single-handedly sent Argentina to the World Cup.In Barcelona, ​​Messi also used one goal after another to help the team triumph in the double line.If it weren't for the fact that the Ballon d'Or has always focused more on the players' performance in the first half of the year, the possibility of Messi's "counterattack" in such a performance would be even greater.

Of course, Messi counterattacked Ronaldo at most and won the Golden Globe No.2.Because in front of them, there is Rooney.

………………

Needless to say, Rooney's performance in the first half of the year helped Manchester United defend their title in the Premier League. The first defending team since.

In the new season, Rooney's performance is also beyond doubt.

In the Premier League, Rooney scored 10 goals and sent 9 assists in 4 appearances. His efficiency is still as amazing as in previous seasons.

And he has scored 259 goals in the Premier League. After becoming England's historical scorer, he will be crowned the Premier League's historical scorer.

In the UEFA Champions League, Rooney still only played 5 times in 3 group matches. With 3 goals and 2 assists, he is still Manchester United can beat Atletico Madrid and Roma, two strong opponents, and locked in the first place in the group 2 rounds ahead of schedule greatest contributor.

In addition, Lu Xiaopang also scored 1 goal in the Community Shield at the beginning of the season.

In the new season, Rooney has scored 13 goals and 6 assists in various competitions, and his performance is no less than that of Boss May, who is in super hot form in the new season.

As for the team's performance, Manchester United still has an unbeaten record against Manchester City, which is also undefeated, ranking first in the Premier League.In the Champions League, Manchester United beat Atletico Madrid and Roma in the death group, securing the first place in the group two rounds ahead of schedule.

Looking at the whole year, it is still difficult for Messi to pose too much threat to Rooney.Because whether it is personal performance or team honor, he can be said to be at a disadvantage in an all-round way.

(End of this chapter)