"Faria, I understand what you mean, but when competing for the championship, you need defense!"
"Bang!"
As the door of the office was violently After throwing it away, Mourinho helplessly watched assistant coach Faria leave in anger.
Several members of the coaching staff could only watch with their eyes and nose, and did not participate in the quarrel between the two.
This kind of thing actually happened many times last season.
Although Mourinho has made great changes and attempts in the offensive combination this season, he is still a conservative person at heart.
Conceding 4 goals in the last game strengthened his determination to defend and compete for the championship.
"Let's continue!"
Mourinho tapped the table and continued to make tactical arrangements.
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Outside Old Trafford
Reporters from all walks of life gathered here, and the huge stadium was decorated with new spray paint.
The portraits of Lin Mo, Kanter and Rashford were placed on the front, and countless fans took pictures here holding their idol's jerseys.
A reporter randomly interviewed a group of fans from afar: "Where are you from?"
Three young people with obvious Asian faces seemed a little nervous, as if it was their first time. When interviewed by a reporter, one of the boys wearing glasses mustered up the courage to answer:
"We are from Lin Mo's hometown!"
A very pure Chinese accent, extremely correct official speak.
The professional reporter suppressed laughter and continued to ask: "That's far enough."
"Of course, we took a plane and spent more than 20 hours flying along the way. We just got here."
Another standard textbook answer. Apparently the reporter was trying to make things difficult and asked: "Have you eaten yet?"
"Oh, yes. , we bought a steaming piece of meat-filled bread next door and a piece of fresh cold water packaged in a plastic bottle. ”
Reporter and Photographer: .... < /p>
This reporter originally just wanted to embarrass the other party, but this standard sentence made him a little unable to handle it.
Steaming? ?
Fresh cold water? ?
He quickly gave up the urge to continue the topic: "Who do you think will win tonight?"
"Manchester United!"
Phew—— !
Hearing this answer, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and was worried that the other party would say again: "Oh, I hope Manchester United can win tonight's game."
"Do you predict Lin Mo will score?"
The three of them looked at each other, and the boy replied: "Two!"
"What's the score?"
"2-1, Manchester United will definitely win!"
Such interviews abound outside the stadium, and most fans seem to be more optimistic. Manchester United.
After the baptism of the last [bloody battle], fans have become more confident in Manchester United.
But the actual situation surprised everyone!
The screen came to the arena two hours later.
At this time, the game had already started for 20 minutes, and Carragher in the commentary box had stood up and shouted angrily more than once.
"Foul!"
"This is so dirty, Gary, did you see it?"
"Isn't this a fucking foul?" < /p>
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But Gary Neville just kept rubbing his eyebrows, going in one ear and out the other.
Carragher's roar even overshadowed the voices of the fans at the scene.
On the court, Kanter just knocked over Henderson, who was carrying the ball, because he was about to pass a threatening ball.
However, there was no conflict between the players on both sides. The rhythm of the game was already decided in the 25th minute when Herrera retired from injury.
Mourinho sent the midfield trio of Kante, Herrera and McTominay to form the midfield iron gate.
He doesn’t want bullshit 3 points, he just wants a draw. This is also the main theme in the locker room before the game.
"I don't want that glorious failure like shit, it means nothing to me and the club."
"Maybe you will say that I am conservative and stubborn, look at us Our lineup cannot lose any more. Beautiful football can indeed excite fans, but how many players have we injured in the past six months?”
“Now, I ask you to join me, first of all. Stabilize the situation in the league, and in the next game, I will take you to win the damn Carabao Cup championship!"
"Then we will bring those championships back to Old Trafford one by one, Do you understand? ”
These words kept echoing in the players’ ears. Although the young people were not angry, facing the temptation of the championship, ugliness was no longer worth mentioning.
The game began to become fragmented. Mourinho's tactics were very clear. Except for Lukaku, everyone else on the front line was recovered in front of the back line.
The extremely compressed midfield and backfield cut off the connection between Liverpool's midfield and frontcourt. In the 30-minute game, Salah and Firmino had only a handful of opportunities to catch the ball.
The positions of Maguire and Smalling were exchanged, and his weakness is his slow turn.
But the advantages are also obvious. It is difficult for you to support him, and his forward defense is particularly strong!
Firmino no longer knows how many times Maguire intercepted the ball from behind, and the refereeThe judge said nothing.
But despite this, Manchester United still played very hard.
Because in the 30th minute, Mata fell to the ground during a confrontation with Fabinho.
When Lin Mo rushed forward, he saw Mata holding his calf and gasping.
Immediately, Lin Mo stood up and called the team doctor.
There is often no need to ask at this time, or it is a flaw and you need to take a breath.
Either he was really injured. We have been training together for so long, and we know that the louder we scream, the better it will be, and if we can still slap the turf, it will probably be fine.
It’s really hard to breathe there.
Yeah, he must be injured.
Mourinho stood on the sidelines and didn’t know whether to cry or laugh for a while. He had obviously tried his best to avoid injury, but the result was still the same?
He glanced at Taxi Zhong of the youth team and waved him on.
Inevitably, Manchester United's midfield was weakened at an epic level, and a group of young players cooperated with Kanter to provide strong support.
But what Mourinho didn’t know was that in the original process, Manchester United’s injury list at this time had three more people than it does now! !
Lingard, Martial, Mata, Matic, Herrera, Bailly, and even Valencia, Damian and Phil Jones, almost half of them are injured. A team!
At this time, fans have begun to worry about the future of Manchester United.
Fighting on four fronts, how can such a lineup fight on four fronts?
4 minutes later
Firmino received the ball in the frontcourt, and Maguire stepped in to defend again.
But with a scream, Firmino fell.
Just when Lin Mo and others thought the other party was acting, Firmino was asked by the team doctor for a stretcher.
This is good. In just half the game, three players from both sides were injured and ended up injured.
Even Klopp began to re-examine the value of this game. After all, they played 0-0 with Bayern at home in the first leg.
The next away game has become a key game that determines the advancement of both sides.
The last minute of the first half ended with Manchester United's stubborn defense.
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