i don't want to be king

Chapter 995 Fate

Throughout the half-time break, the three main players of the Red Devils had been discussing the same issue in the stands.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Red Devils continued to attack amidst waves of cheers, and quickly succeeded in expanding the score in the 57th minute——

The breakthrough of the thigh was knocked out of the bottom line by the opponent. Mata took a corner kick and was pushed into the near corner of the goal by Bayi who jumped high from the back point!

2:0, the Red Devils are in full swing at home!

Amidst the huge cheers around, both Smolin and the little monster looked dignified.

The England central defender said: "...if it is against Barcelona, ​​this level of offense is not acceptable!"

The little monster folded his hands on his chest: "Anthony (Martial) hasn't found the feeling yet, maybe the next game will be better!"

In the 68th minute, Magic Bird replaced the old captain Carrick with Herrera, and in the 73rd minute Rashford replaced Martial.

This time even Li Liang sighed.

——In the training session before the game, Magic Bird personally and the coaching team repeatedly commanded and drilled Martial as the attacking arrow.

Although there is no point in the tactics class, everyone knows that letting more Frenchmen appear on the left wing this season to play center forward is undoubtedly the plan B that Magic Bird intends to adopt.

And this game is actually the best chance for Martial to prove himself, because it is difficult for the little monster to catch up with Barcelona in the first round, so the position of the center is undoubtedly the most urgent problem in front of Magic Bird.

The three are paying attention to Rashford's performance. The Englishman who has played as a center this season is very active, but he still has not supported the team's attack system.

Finally, under the standing and cheering of the audience, Ibrahimovic finally appeared again in the 80th minute to replace the thigh of the hero who opened the scoring in this game.

Li Liang understands that both Rashford and Ibrahimovic are Plan B of Plan B, especially the 36-year-old Swede.

Although the substitute appearance against Manchester City in the last game received a surprise effect, it was difficult to last enough time on the field in high-intensity confrontation, and it could not be used as a fulcrum for conventional offensive tactics.

A close-up picture of Li Liang, Little Warcraft and Smalling standing up and applauding appeared on the big screen, which aroused even more enthusiastic cheers from the audience!
After Ibrahimovic came on the field, the Red Devils' offense became significantly smoother, which created a lot of pressure on the visiting team's defense.

However, Manchester United was a little impatient in the last pass. Ibrahimovic occupied a favorable position several times but did not get a timely pass.

In the end, with the whistle of the referee, Manchester United successfully scored all three points at home, and continued to bite Manchester City with a gap of 1 point in the standings.

This also allows the suspense of the league championship to continue to be preserved.

Li Liang and the other three came to the locker room after the game to celebrate the victory with everyone.

Amidst the cheers, the Magic Birds publicly announced the cancellation of the next day's training session, and the team rested for a day before refocusing on preparations for the next round of league away games against Bournemouth.

The next morning, Li Liang came to the AON center as usual, and he and Willie found Martial's car in the parking lot at the same time.

Li Liang saw the figure of the Frenchman on the training ground: "Hey, Anthony!"

……

When other people came to the training ground one after another, they were surprised to see that Li Liang and Martial were already sweating profusely.

After everyone is ready, the training session starts on time. This is also the last training session before heading to the away game, mainly focusing on tactical drills.

Li Liang put on the training vest representing the attacking side. Since he was about to leave for the away game at noon, the time for the tactical drill was compressed to 15 minutes per quarter.

—— Faria stopped the rehearsal in less than 5 minutes. He looked back at the magic bird behind him, who spread his hands with an expression of disbelief.

Martial stood in front of the door blankly, the others were either shocked or dazed, and some even rubbed their eyes.

Bayi, who was assigned to the substitute group, opened his hands and shouted: "When did we discover this super striker?"

The Argentine substitute goalkeeper Romelu, who was in charge of the goal, angrily picked the ball out of the net, and then hit the ground heavily: "It's you guys who defend too badly!"

Pogba laughed and put his arms around Martial's shoulders: "Anthony, were you asleep against West Bromwich Albion?

If this state you can come to a hat-trick! "

Faria made some adjustments to the defensive position of the substitute group and then the confrontation continued. In less than 2 minutes, Li Liang made a breakthrough and picked a pass with his left foot. Martial touched the ball with his left knee in front of Lindelof. net—

In 7 minutes, the offensive team has scored 3 goals, and all of them were scored by Martial.

——Li Liang also completed three wonderful assists.

Faria stopped the game again, and after a brief discussion with Magic Bird, he replaced Li Liang with Lingard.

——As predicted by the magic bird, Martial, who was in a hot state, quickly cooled down, and the substitute team took the opportunity to seize the opportunity to score two goals in a row.

At the end of the rehearsal, the main team narrowly beat the substitute 3:2 with Martial's hat-trick.

……

On the way to the away game, Faria said to Magic Bird: "I hope Li can continue this state until the end of the season..."

Magic Bird nodded heavily: "Yes, any striker would definitely like to meet such Li!

He's read Anthony's moves, as he's done with Romelu and Alexis. "

Faria shook his head: "Training sessions and competitions are completely different things..."

Magic Bird became serious: "Yes!
It's two different things, now Lee has 9 assists in the league and 3 assists in the Champions League!
And that's on top of the fact that he only played 3/2 of the games. "

Faria was speechless, and it took a long time before he replied: "...Jose, we are facing Barcelona!

Leo (Messi) alone can cause us big problems! "

Magic Bird replied softly: "Now everyone is saying that this is more like a magical rule——

If Manchester United wants to challenge the Champions League, they must face Barcelona.

Rui, we have no choice! "

……

In Ibrahimovic's room at night, the Red Devils' "secret tactical research team" gathered together again.

Li Liang, Pogba, Thigh, Rashford, Lingard, and the Swedish center stared at the TV screen intently.

Celta Vigo vs. Barcelona in the 33rd round of La Liga is about to start.

Looking at Barcelona's starting roster, everyone immediately started a heated discussion.

Pogba exclaimed: "They rotated the whole team -

Well, not the whole team, at least the German goalkeeper is still in the starting line-up. "

Lingard stared at the screen: "They rotated all the defenses, are they so confident?"

Ibrahimovic said: "Moussa Dembele, Coutinho, these are the two guys who can decide the game.

And Paulinho, the guy is stronger than ever.

This Barcelona 'second team' is not weak! "

Li Liang also echoed: "I guess Leo and the others will play in the second half to maintain their form.

They will continue to face Sevilla in the next game, and it will be the final of the Copa del Rey. "

Everyone said in unison: "They will definitely win the King's Cup!"

Li Liang: "..."

　Watching the live broadcast while drinking beer, I didn't expect such a score in the knockout round... Maybe this is also a kind of fate.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)