heir to the red devil

Chapter 31 I'm Flat

The bus drove slowly towards the hotel where Manchester United lived.Scholes was sitting next to Kintag, and he asked softly, "Captain, what are you writing?"

Kintag whispered to him, "Paul, I'm thinking about the starting lineup for the next game."

Scholes also sighed: "Today's game was really bad. At this level, I guess I won't even qualify for the Champions League next season."

"I thought so too, so I scolded them just now, but it's useless to be angry now, and the correct solution is to think about the lineup for the next game in advance." Jin Taige handed the notebook in his hand to Si Coles.

Scholes looked at it: "Almost all the starting lineup has been changed? That's good, it's just training, so that more players can find their status."

In the next three days, Kintag asked Woodward to push back some business activities. He borrowed the training ground of the Osaka Sakura Club and let the team continue to practice together.

Over the past few days, Jin Taige felt that his lectures that day seemed to have some effect. The players obviously passed more balls, played less alone, and their spirits improved a lot.Jin Taige nodded, it seems that the next game should be better.

Three days later, Manchester United ushered in their second friendly opponent, Osaka Sakura.This is a team that has always been ranked among the top in Japan, with good strength and small skills.

Before the game, Woodward specifically asked: "Tiger, Shinji Kagawa must play in this game. After all, this is Japan's home court, and we have to consider the effect of sponsors."

Jin Taige nodded: "I'll listen to you this time."

"Dear Tiger, you are amazing!" Woodward said with satisfaction.

In fact, Jin Taige did not use Kagawa Shinji because of Woodward's recommendation, but because he really wanted to make a large-scale replacement of the starting lineup.

The position of the goalkeeper is still De Gea, which has not changed; the central partner of Ferdinand and Vidic has been replaced by Jones and Smalling. Frau is on the left, Raphael is on the right; on the midfield line, Carrick and Anderson, who started the previous game, were replaced. The performance made Kintag very dissatisfied, so the midfielders of this game were replaced by Fletcher and Shinji Kagawa. The same one was in charge of organization and the other was in charge of forward attack; the left and right sides were replaced by Ashley Young and Valencia; The striker uses Welbeck and Hernandez's combination of one high and one fast.

This lineup is completely a substitute lineup from last season, but it has played very well.

Only 5 minutes into the game, Shinji Kagawa may be very active on the offensive end because he was very excited in front of the Japanese fans. His interspersed offense and Hernandez complement each other. Both are very dexterous types. Shinji Kagawa arcs in the penalty area The top pretended to shoot vigorously, and the opponent's defender fell to the ground and shoveled the shot. As a result, Shinji Kagawa lightly dunked, revealing the space in front of him. His outer instep shook slightly, and Hernandez happened to be very comfortable on the offside line. After receiving the ball, he didn't stop the ball at all, but just pushed the ball to the far corner with the arch of his foot, and the ball went straight to the lower right corner of the goal.

The ball went in!Manchester United lead 1-0.

The players on the field were very excited, and the fans shouted Kagawa Shinji's name. The biggest beauty of this ball was that Kagawa Shinji's dunk and pass were just right.

Kim Taige also stood up on the coach's bench, waved his fists, and celebrated the goal.

But the Osaka Sakura team was not to be outdone. They played against Manchester United in front of the home fans. The two teams came and went, and the scene was very beautiful.Ashley Young and Valencia on the wing sent consecutive crosses. If Welbeck hadn't been too poor at seizing opportunities, it is estimated that Manchester United would have led at least 3-0.At this time, Evra and Rafael were not willing to be lonely, and they also stepped forward to assist frequently. Finally, 2 minutes before the end of the first half, Manchester United scored again.

This time it was Hernandez who scored the goal. Rafael drove straight in from the right. After passing two players, he made a decisive pass. Nandez outflanked to keep up, and once again pierced the opponent's goal with a shovel shot.

Manchester United ended the first half with a 2-0 advantage.

During the intermission, Kintag praised his players fiercely in the locker room: "It seems that my lecture a few days ago is still effective. You have realized the essence of the spirit of the Red Devils. Continue to do so in the second half." Kick."

"Yes, boss!" The players replied loudly. Everyone was excited at this moment, and they were looking forward to the end of the halftime break and scoring a few more goals.

But at the beginning of the second half, the players on the field realized that something was wrong. The opponent replaced two young players, and then the overall formation was huddled in the backcourt. The Manchester United players were helpless for a while.

"Are they starting to counterattack?" Jin Taige sat firmly on the coach's bench, observing the situation on the field.

Scholes is also observing: "With their strength, fighting against us is courting death. The opposing coach finally figured it out."

In fact, the head coach of Sakura Osaka has a hard time and can't tell.He naturally knows how good Manchester United is, but the team chairman gave him a death order, and he must play a beautiful game to please the home fans.So in the first half, he fought against Manchester United and was abused extremely tragically.During the intermission, he ignored the chairman's request before the game and ordered the whole team to defend and counterattack. Then he replaced two older players and replaced them with two young and fast players as sharp weapons for the counterattack.

Even he didn't expect that his tactical adjustments would be effective immediately. Less than 20 minutes into the second half, the scoreboard on the field changed twice in a row. Now the score on the field is 2-2, a tie.

These two offenses were Osaka Sakura's defensive counterattacks, creating opportunities for breakthroughs from the middle.Although Shinji Kagawa is dexterous, his physical fitness is not good; Fletcher is mediocre in defense; Jones and Smalling are tall, but the shortcomings of the dexterous Osaka Sakura players on the opposite side are infinitely magnified; so Osaka Sakura caught Two chances, broke through Manchester United's midfield barrier and scored.De Gea, who scored these two goals, was also very helpless.

In order to consider the strength of the players, Jin Taige made almost no tactical adjustments, but replaced two physically weak players.In the end the game ended 2-2.

Manchester United's second friendly ended in a draw.

(End of this chapter)