i don't want to be king

Chapter 973 Salute

Veteran Yaya Toure fell to the ground in pain after a fierce fight and raised his hand to signal to the referee that he needed help.

The huge chorus of Manchester City fans overwhelmed the boos of Toure lying on the grass by the Red Devils diehards, and the magic bird pointed to his wrist to indicate the time, and shouted to the next door: "Hey!

Hey!Pep!

Can Yaya play football like a man? ! "

Guardiola did not have any rebuttal this time, but smiled and said to the fourth official: "Sorry, I think Jose may be too excited?"

Except for De Gea and the two central defenders who were having a heated discussion, the rest of the players gathered around Li Liang.

The Manchester United captain said emphatically amidst the overwhelming noise in the audience: "...Relax, everyone, relax——

This is only the second game!

Of course we can't lose!
Although they still have one substitution quota, I believe they have reached their limit!
We should never be the ones who should be afraid at this time—"

The crowd couldn't help getting closer, just like they gathered around their captain before leaving the locker room during the intermission.

Li Liang clenched his fists: "...Now we only need one goal!
A football is enough to break it all!
So, everyone, now is the time..."

Toure was finally helped out of the touchline. To the surprise of all Manchester City fans and Manchester United fans in the stands, the Manchester United players still gathered together and seemed to say a few more words before quickly dispersing!

"Alex?"

Charlton asked: "What's going on?

There are only 10 minutes left in the regular time, why do they relax like they are ahead? "

Ferguson was also puzzled: "...at least it doesn't look like Jose's team!"

Faria almost yelled, "Could you please hurry up?"

He suddenly fell silent, because he found a person on the coach's bench who was surprisingly quiet.

Everyone looked at the motionless magic bird in doubt, and the latter pressed down hard with both hands: "Calm down!"

Ibrahimovic said to Lingard and Rashford who were also confused: "If I remember correctly-"

He pointed to Li Liang, who was suddenly in the position to rush Kompany together with Pogba: "That guy has said since he came here, at least at AON, at Old Trafford, at Anfield, and at the Allianz Arena in Munich. If so, it seems to have finally come true!"

Rashford nodded vigorously: "Yes!
To be precise, as long as he said what he said in the game, it all came true in the end! "

Lingard's expression became more and more serious: "Just now in the locker room, he said that we must score——

And it will definitely not be a draw, we can win here! "

The thigh and Mata blocked Kompany's route to the two sides almost at the same time. The Manchester City captain noticed that Manchester United suddenly began to press forward again and immediately turned around and returned the ball to Ederson——

The little monster squeezed away Otamendi and strode forward, and he even touched the ball amidst the loud exclamation!

The ball only slowed down slightly, but Edson fell to the ground in a panic and kicked the ball out of the sideline.

Guardiola and Torrent stood up at the same time.

Kompany grabbed Ederson with both hands: "Calm down!
Don't just give them the ball! "

At the same time, the two saw the red Manchester United captain still waving and shouting to his teammates to press on!
Of course, Guardiola’s relaxed expression before the league was gone, and he began to shout: “Yaya, you are in charge of the connection!”

Ashley Young threw the ball out of bounds, and Li Liang jumped up and pressed the bird to volley and hit the ball with his heel to his thigh——

There was an exclamation in the nearby stands, and the singing of Manchester City fans even stopped for a while.

Henry became excited: "It must be so!

In addition to scoring goals, Manchester United was obviously more efficient in the previous time. As Gary (Neville) introduced just now, Manchester United's running is obviously less than that at Old Trafford three days ago!
Now they really start to work hard! "

Neville was very nervous: "This is too exaggerated!

Eric (Bayi) is pressing (Kevin) like a defensive midfielder, they are collectively destroying Manchester City's midfield like crazy! "

Charlton shouted in surprise: "Wonderful tactical adjustment!

Jose is a fucking genius!

After replacing David (Xiwa), they can only rely on Yaya to control the ball!
The fast forward ability of the entire Manchester City midfielder has been completely contained by us! "

Ferguson also suddenly realized: "No wonder Pep wants to replace David in advance!"

Faria slapped his thigh excitedly on the coaching bench: "Li Te is such a genius!

A tactical genius!
He forced Pep to make adjustments before David was exhausted! "

Southgate also exclaimed almost at the same time: "Tony (Adams), David (Beckham) --

Losing the ability to pass forward quickly, the connection between Manchester City's midfielder and Kun (Aguero) and Raheem (Sterling) has been cut off by high pressure! "

Adams was already excited: "Yes...

They paid too much to break United's midfield defense, Pep wanted to use Yaya to keep the forward pressure, but no one can attack around 30 meters like David Silva (Xiwa)! "

With his strong physique and skilled foot skills, Toure can still keep the ball firmly under his feet, but under the huge pressure, the Ivorian had to choose more crosses and back passes to cross the team.

——This time Manchester City's assistants did not have any objections.

Arteta frowned and said: "Domenech (Torrent), Pep is right!

If a David with severe physical decline continues to stay on the field, our midfielder will be even more passive! "

Torrent shook his head helplessly: "I completely agree with this.

But is it too early to remove David with only one goal ahead? ! "

A close-up of Chairman Mansour with an increasingly stern expression appeared on the big screen. The majestic singing that resounded through the Ittihad had long since ceased, replaced by huge cheers after each successful pass from Manchester City players, and a warm welcome to the Red Devils players. The increasingly fierce press was full of boos of strong dissatisfaction!
In the 83rd minute, Manchester City had passed multiple consecutive passes in the midfield without making mistakes, and firmly controlled the ball in their own hands.

The entire Ittihad finally calmed down, and began to rhythmically send out cheers and applause following the passing of the Blue Moon Legion——

Even this can't cover up the more and more powerful singing voices of the Red Devils diehards!

The "We shall not be moved" that usually sounds after a goal has become louder——

It's like calling for a goal in advance on the Blue Moon Legion's territory!

Neville couldn't hide his anxiety: "There is not much time left for Manchester United!"

Henry picked up immediately: "Manchester City seem to be impeccable in their passing and running!
It is no exaggeration to say that Pep's training in this area is definitely the best in the world! "

Pogba waved and cursed angrily after facing several Manchester City players who failed to rob in quick succession!
Li Liang seized the opportunity to shovel another pass from Toure out of the sideline, and immediately turned around and ran towards Pogba who was still losing his temper——

He put his arm around Pogba's shoulder: "Paul, their possession is not just for victory!
They are playing us!
We must not be defeated like this! "

After speaking, he accelerated to chase Danilo, who was holding the ball, until the Brazilian returned the ball directly to Otamendi who fell behind.

"Paul!"

The captain of Manchester United turned around and started to drink violently. He immediately swallowed the following words——

The nearby Manchester City players, Manchester United players and fans in the stands were all taken aback——

The Frenchman suddenly stood up straight, raised his right palm to his forehead, and saluted his captain with an exaggerated military salute!

"Roger that!"

(End of this chapter)