i don't want to be king

Chapter 835
"What did Mourinho say?" Xiao Yu asked with concern. Even though he had returned to the hotel, Li Liang was still depressed.

"He said at the press conference that he didn't see what happened at the time, but he absolutely believed that I was a 'clean' player!" Li Liang paused, and continued: "In the locker room, what he said was just right Instead, he told everyone - 'Lee is great!

Just the kind of man we need! '

He also told me that he would absolutely support me! "

Xiao Yu laughed dumbfounded: "That's right!
Besides, I just checked the red and yellow card suspension rules of the Premier League, can the club appeal for you? "

Li Liang shook his head: "Everyone watched the replay no less than five times in the locker room, including me, no one thinks that the appeal will be successful!
Ugh--

Can't play against Chelsea! "

……

In the virtual theater of dreams, even though he knew that he had successfully won the overall rating award again, Li Liang was still depressed.

囧囧: "Beating Lloris, you get 10/1 of the difference between his total rating and his total rating—0.6!"

Li Liang was surprised: "0.6?

Did I 'jump' too? ! "

He remembered seeing Lloris' overall rating 'jump' to 91, which meant he 'jumped' from 83 to 85.

Jiong: "Yes."

Li Liang: "When I scored that free kick, I was too focused and didn't pay attention to how much Lloris' overall rating reached!"

囧囧: "Loris' overall rating reached 92 at that moment!

The peak value of your total rating in this game 'jumped' to 86!

It was you who beat him, so you managed to get the total rating reward. "

This remark surprised Li Liang.

囧囧 continued: "...Counting the self-confidence bonus, you can get a total rating reward of 2.4.

In this way, your current overall rating has reached 85.4, which is counted as 86..."

……

When he woke up, Li Liang was still regretful, and his overall rating had been greatly increased by defeating Tottenham, but he still couldn't let go of the fact that he missed the match against Chelsea.

The whole team had a day off, and Li Liang still came to the AON Center to practice more by himself.

Faria appeared on the sidelines: "Lee, come with me, Jose is looking for you!"

Mourinho said straight to the point: "Lee, you will not start against Benfica!"

Li Liang was taken aback, and Mourinho continued: "Before the game against Chelsea, we only have this chance to practice the lineup...

Sorry, Lee, but this time you have to make sacrifices for the team..."

Seeing Li Liang get up and leave, Faria couldn't bear it: "Jose, this is a bit unfair to Li!"

Magic Bird stepped forward to close the door, turned around and said: "Lee can make up for the huge vacancy left by Paul (Pogba), but it is very important for Chelsea's game..."

……

Xiao Yu was surprised to find that Li Liang's mood became even more depressed.

She asked cautiously, "Brother Liangzi, what's the matter?"

Li Liang let out a long sigh, and told Xiao Yu about the magic bird's decision.

Xiao Yu patted Li Liang on the shoulder: "Brother Liangzi, the season has just begun, and there will be more competitions in the future!"

Li Liang refrained from revealing the overall rating, he just said: "Xiao Yu, being able to play more games is really very important to me.

Now my state is still far from last season, and I can't get it through training alone!
I have to keep playing games, only real games can let me improve my state as soon as possible! "

Xiao Yu seemed quite knowledgeable: "I understand!

But only against Liverpool, Tottenham, or opponents like Juventus and Real Madrid like last season, you can gain something, and it must be better than Benfica! "

Li Liang finally showed a smile: "Hey——

Xiao Yu, you really hit the spot!

Indeed, only by fighting stronger opponents can one become stronger and stronger.

But in the period before I came to Manchester United this season, all kinds of things got tangled up and I didn't insist on systematic training for a long time, so now I should play more games to adjust my state!
You didn't watch the Manchester City game, did you?
They have changed so much this season!
To be honest, I feel that Manchester City is stronger than Liverpool and Tottenham!
There is still more than a month before we will play Manchester City, and I must be ready before that! "

……

On Wednesday evening, Li Liang and Xiao Yu came to Old Trafford together.

Even though he was wearing a hat and sunglasses, he was quickly recognized by enthusiastic fans. The director also switched the close-up shots of Li Liang and Xiao Yu to the big screen, and cheers erupted all around.

Li Liang patiently signed autographs and took photos with the fans who rushed forward. The players from both sides had already appeared on the field, and the second match between Manchester United and Benfica in the UEFA Champions League group stage was about to begin.

After the opening, the two sides had mutual offense and defense. Manchester United formed the usual 4231 formation. As expected, Mourinho, as he said to Li Liang, used the teenager Lingard as the core of the attack in the middle of the starting lineup.

Mkhitaryan entered the team's substitute list, and Magic Bird wanted to find a third solution when Pogba and Li Liang were not on the court.

Lingard's speed is faster and his athletic ability is stronger, but compared with Li Liang and Mkhitaryan, he is still a little immature, which also caused Manchester United's offensive operation to not run smoothly after the opening.

Fortunately, Martial and Lukaku are in excellent form, and Manchester United's attack line still puts strong pressure on Benfica.

To Li Liang's surprise, the teenager McTominay, who replaced Herrera and appeared in the double midfielder position with Matic, performed calmly and had a general demeanor in the game.

In the 14th minute, Manchester United launched an offensive from the left, and Martial dribbled the ball into the penalty area at high speed to get rid of the defense!
Li Liang and Xiao Yu followed everyone and shouted. They saw Benfica's right-back Douglas pushing down Martial in desperation!
Amidst the huge roar in the stands, the referee decisively whistled and pointed to the penalty spot!
Manchester United won a penalty and Martial stood in front of the penalty spot in person.

The French striker pushed the ball to the lower left corner, but the ball was saved by the Belgian goalkeeper Sverrier who made a big mistake in the previous game!

Li Liang waved his hand and sighed regretfully, and the fans around were very frustrated.

After that, Manchester United's offensive gradually started. Lukaku and Martial got consecutive shooting opportunities.

Until the end of the first half, Manchester United got another chance to attack. Mata made a cross from the right.
The ball hit the left post and rebounded to Sverril, who fell to the ground to make a save, and then bounced into the net. The Red Devils finally broke the deadlock amidst the roaring shouts of the Dream Theater.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United led 1:0.

At the beginning of the second half, Magic Bird replaced Lingard with Mkhitaryan. Li Liang knew that this was plan "B".

Mkhitaryan is obviously more suitable than Lingard to attack the core position in the center. Benfica, who fell behind and had to press heavily, also left a huge gap for the Armenians in the midfield.

(End of this chapter)