heir to the red devil

Chapter 493 Unexpected, Unexpected

In the No.17 round of the Premier League, Manchester United unexpectedly lost to the underdog Aston Villa, and they lost the expected three points.But their opponents did not stop catching up.

Chelsea won a big victory in this round. After they scored three points, the point gap with Manchester United was reduced to one point, and Manchester United's leading position was in jeopardy; even the No.3 Manchester City was only five points behind Manchester United. .It seems that in the next game, Manchester United cannot afford to lose.

On Christmas Eve, December 12, Jin Taige gave the players a day off, let everyone go back to spend time with their families, and relieved the depression of losing the last game. Jin Taige also spent time with Wen Na and two children Had a nice and relaxing day.

On Christmas Day, December 12th, the whole of England was shrouded in the atmosphere of Christmas happiness, but Kintag's Manchester United ushered in their No.25 league opponent, Newcastle, at Old Trafford Stadium.

Now Newcastle's coach is John? Carver.In the parallel world of later generations, the current Newcastle coach should be Pardew, but now that Pardew has gone to Crystal Palace, everything has changed, and the current Newcastle coach Carver was Pardew’s assistant coach back then. He took over Newcastle this summer. pointer.

However, Newcastle's performance is not good this season. They have been hovering in the relegation zone. It seems that Carver, who has been temporarily converted, is still slightly insufficient.

In this game, Kintag has designed careful arrangements in advance: for example, how to play when the team is ahead, what tactics to use when the team is behind, what to do if the opponent takes the bus, how to change the offense if the opponent attacks us, and what to do if any of our players is injured , how should today's substitute players use...

Kintag was worried that Scholes could not remember everything, so he even wrote these into a booklet and bound them into the "Coach Handbook".He solemnly handed the more than ten pages of the "Coaching Manual" to Scholes: "Paul, if you encounter problems in this game, you can deal with it according to the method in my manual."

Now Scholes is very happy. Holding the "Coach Handbook" in his hand, he is full of confidence in the next game.

But on the day of the match, Jin Taige in the private room did not expect the rapid changes on the field.

"Rafael tackled Newcastle midfielder Moussa Sissoko from behind! The referee stopped the game and he ran to the scene of the incident! Red card! My God, the game has only started 10 minutes, Rafa I just got a red card, and Manchester United will fight with ten men in the next time. It was originally a one-sided game, but now the result is hard to say!"

At this time, Jin Taigeteng in the private room stood up immediately: "This time, Rafael hit the ball first, and it shouldn't be a red card at all!"

At this time, the two FA officials beside Kim Tag also stood up, looking like they were facing a formidable enemy: "Coach Tiger, please calm down."

Jin Taige watched the scene on the field below through the glass window in front of him.At this time, Manchester United players surrounded the referee's theory, and Phelan and Scholes were also talking fiercely with the fourth official.

But none of this had any effect, and Raphael was sent off in the end.Raphael walked down the field in frustration, he looked up at the private room, he knew that Jin Taige must have seen all this, thinking of this, Raphael felt even more uncomfortable...

Although Rafael was sent off, the game had to continue.At this time, the game had just progressed to the 10th minute, and Manchester United was sent off a right back.

Phelan anxiously said to Scholes: "Paul, hurry up and read the manual left by Tiger. Does it say what to do in this situation?"

Scholes turned around for a long time, finally looked up, and said dejectedly: "No..."

And Kintag in the private room clearly saw Scholes flipping through the handbook he left behind, Kintag secretly bitter in his heart: No matter how complete my handbook is, it is impossible to predict all the situations.Not to mention Jin Taige, even world-class coaches such as Ferguson and Lippi cannot write a manual that "you can become a head coach as long as you hold it in your hand".

Kintag looked anxiously at Scholes in the private room. Now that the right back is gone, Scholes has to make adjustments. How will he replace the players?

Scholes quickly reacted. Valencia was warming up on the sidelines. When Kintag saw Valencia, he suddenly felt a lot more at ease. At this time, he replaced the third captain with excellent offensive and defensive skills. is the right choice.

But when Kintag saw the replaced players, he was worried.

I saw the fourth official raising a sign to replace: Manchester United No. 7 is off, No. 25 is on!

Jin Taige was speechless, and he sighed.

Now that Manchester United is playing more with less, the opponent will definitely take advantage of this advantage and attack Manchester United's defense.It's only just started now, if players are rashly allowed to attack Newcastle, the whole team's physical strength will be greatly consumed in the second half, and the disadvantage of playing one less player can only be compensated by increasing the running distance of everyone.Therefore, the most appropriate way at this time is to defend and counterattack, waiting to seize the gap in Newcastle's defense and make a fatal blow.

At this time, Manchester United played one less player and removed a striker to supplement a right back. If you change it, the effect will be better.

In the following time, it was exactly as Jin Taige thought.Newcastle took advantage of their numerical advantage to attack Manchester United's defense with all their strength; while Scholes allowed Manchester United to shrink their defense and stabilize the scene.Lewandowski, who stayed in the frontcourt, was isolated and helpless, and had no chance at all.

And because one person was sent off, the Manchester United players on the field also seemed very anxious. They repeatedly fouled and lost their positions. If it weren't for Newcastle's poor ability to seize opportunities, it is estimated that Manchester United would have been beaten 3-0.

After Manchester United carried it for half an hour, in the 38th minute of the game, Manchester United's defense was still broken.

Newcastle worked through a series of passes from midfield, and finally their No. 9 striker, Cisse, took a shot from the edge of the penalty area and the ball rolled into the dead corner of the goal.

"1 to 0, Newcastle lead the score at Old Trafford! Their attack has finally paid off!"

Raman of Sky TV said excitedly: "Manchester United is very dangerous now. They were scored at the end of the first half, and in the second half, the disadvantage of playing one less player will be more obvious. Suspension, and suffered two consecutive defeats?"

(End of this chapter)