green showman

Chapter 920 Bet
August 8, Villa Park Stadium.

The home fans in the stands are excitedly celebrating the goal.

The live camera first gave a close-up shot of the game time, and then found Sun Wu with an ugly face on the sidelines. Mortensen, a die-hard Aston Villa fan, gloated, "It's the 70th minute. It seems that Woodward's choice is worth it. Discuss..."

The score was 2-0 for the home team.

In the 25th minute of the first half, Aston Villa captain Delph scored a goal from the outside world. Kanter and Fletcher, who had officially cooperated for the first time, made a mistake in cooperation, and no one went to block Delph.

In the 69th minute of the second half, Van Dijk returned a low-level error, and Belgian striker Benteke stole the ball and scored a single goal to expand the lead.

"Manchester United's performance is a bit disappointing, although the most important reason is that Sun Wu was suspended and unable to play." Zhan Jun shook his head and commented: "The backcourt made mistakes, and the frontcourt attack was also difficult to penetrate Villa's defense. Lu created a lot of chances, but Griezmann and Harry Kane missed chances in succession."

"The key is that the organization is a bit chaotic. Kanter is a typical defensive midfielder. Fletcher's organizational ability is not strong. Lingard has strong running ability, but organization is not his strong point." Zhang Lu said halfway through Shutting his mouth, "Manchester United replaced... Lingard was replaced by Shaqiri."

Sun Wu patted Lingard on the shoulder to comfort him, then turned to look at Bernardo Silva and made a tactical gesture to go to the middle.

It cannot be said that Sun Wu made a mistake in the formation of troops. In fact, Lingard's intentional interspersed running had a good effect. Bernardo Silva actually took on the task of half of the attacking midfielder. He is actually a side attacking midfielder. character of.

If it continues, Manchester United dare not say win... Harry Kane in August is too much of a headache, but the possibility of an equalizer is very high, but it is a pity that Van Dijk's low-level return error ruined all this.

"Replace Van Dijk?" Rolf suggested in a low voice.

Sun Wu didn't speak but shook his head slightly. Although there were low-level mistakes, the combination of Van Dijk and Phil Jones actually did a good job. Delph's world wave goal before was due to the poor interception of the midfielder on the one hand, and the other On the one hand, Delph's shooting is too wonderful.

Bernardo Silva did a good job in the middle, but Aston Villa has returned to defense across the board. Facing the iron barrel formation, the Portuguese midfielder who has just landed in the Premier League can't do much. Although there was a good chance for a cross from the side, the huddled Villa successfully cleared and defended the score of 2-0.

The defending champion lost 0-2 in the first game. This news surprised the whole Premier League. Countless reporters surrounded the gate of Carrington base like flies.

Although Mike Phelan and Rolf both advised to ignore it, Sun Wu was interviewed by individual reporters.

"It's not bad. I'm very satisfied with the state of the players and the execution of tactics. This is a group of outstanding players with talent, enthusiasm and professional attitude."

Faced with this answer, Meldy of The Times was speechless, and asked after a while: "Manchester United have 11 starters and 3 substitutes. The lowest post-match scores are Harry Kane and Van Dijk..."

"The rating of a player should be based on his performance throughout the game. Van Dijk did have low-level mistakes, but he performed more moments of excellence. Although Harry Kane was unlucky and failed to score, he almost grabbed every time Every point he appears near the landing point."

Sun Wu emphasized: "Harry Kane and Van Dijk are Manchester United's most important signings one after the other in the new season. The coaching staff has no doubts about their abilities. By the end of the season, Kane should get the best signing. As a rookie, Van Dijk should be the best signing."

After the interview, Sun Wu thanked his old friend Meldy privately, and told him where he should go to receive the agreed remuneration.

The effect was obvious after the interview was published in the newspaper the next day, especially after Sun Wu announced that Van Dijk and Harry Kane would enter the starting lineup of the European Super Cup two days later...

Not only Kane and Van Dijk, but also the loyalty of other new players and some old players are on the rise.

On August 8, Manchester United flew to Georgia and played against last season's Europa League champion Sevilla at the National Stadium in Tbilisi the next day.

Alderweireld and Rojo will miss all games until October, Shaqiri returns in time to replace Bernardo Silva, Luke Shaw and Herrera are troubled by injuries and there is no clear recovery yet time.

In this game, Sun Wu finally started to play. The midfield composed of him, Fletcher and Kanter completely suppressed Sevilla.

In the 17th minute, Sun Wu and Shaqiri suddenly sent a precise cross after consecutive inversions on the right. Harry Kane failed to grab the spot, but Fletcher who went forward scored the first goal with a header.

In the 36th minute, Griezmann switched positions and cut in from the right side. After hitting the wall with Sun Wu and Harry Kane, he shot from the far corner with his left foot from the penalty area line.

As the first half drew to a close, Kanter made his sixth steal in the first half, five of which were from Nasri.

Nasri, who was kicked out by Guardiola, couldn't hold back his temper and swept Kanter from behind, only to be sent off with a red card.

In the second half, Sevilla once played a quick pass and cut to cooperate with the advancing offense, but soon Sun Wu directed Manchester United to retreat and replaced Harry Kane, who missed two consecutive scoring opportunities, with Mane.

In the 75th minute, Sun Wu picked a pass from the backcourt, Griezmann headed back, and Mane single-handedly crossed the goal to expand the score to 3-0.

The overall situation has been decided, Sun Wu replaced himself with Bernardo Silva, and then replaced Coleman with Pavard to complete his debut.

Sun Wu, who was sitting on the bench, put on a serious face to the frustrated Harry Kane, "Harry, you will become a legend in the future!"

Kane was too lazy to speak, and Coleman next to him asked curiously, "What legend?"

"A legend who doesn't want to score in August." Sun Wu laughed: "It's been five years since Tottenham was loaned out, and he has never scored in August...Harry, remember? I said you are like Ke Respo!"

Crespo is really like Harry Kane in this point, but the symptoms of the Argentine forward are much more serious. The latter just didn’t score in August. Crespo didn’t bother to score in the first half of the season, and the weather was not cold. His feet are not hot!
Flying back to the UK with the European Super Cup trophy, but the media is still not very optimistic about Manchester United. The focus of their attack is Harry Kane.

Even Manchester United star Gary Neville commented in the live broadcast, "I have to admit that Kane has a very keen intuition. Just like Best said, he often appears near the landing point accurately."

"But the problem is that he just can't score goals, and he can't integrate into Manchester United's overall offensive system. The shooting level is generally unable to score goals, the speed is not fast, the technique is average, and the explosive power is not strong. I think he is more suitable as a central defender than a striker! "

It was still in the live broadcast, and Scholes, who was participating in the show together, handed over the mobile phone with a strange expression.

"Gary, we're all grown-ups, there's no point arguing with each other on the air... that's going to make Carragher laugh, right?"

"Yes, Best, what you said is absolutely correct." Carragher laughed.

"So, let's make a bet." Sitting in the office, Sun Wu said with a smile: "At the end of the season, the number of goals in all competitions will reach or exceed 20 goals."

Through the TV screen in front of him, Sun Wu saw other guests in the live broadcast hall booing.

"Okay, Best, what's the bet?" Gary Neville asked with a smile.

"Quite simply, you lose, formally apologize to Harry Kane on the show."

"No problem, if you lose...hey hey hey..."

(End of this chapter)