Reborn Liverpool

Chapter 392 Mourinho's swan song at Manchester United
After the end of the UEFA Champions League group stage, the time has come to the weekend again, and the 17th round of the Premier League will proceed as scheduled.

12月15周六是第一比赛日，首战曼城主场3-1战胜了埃弗顿，同一天热刺也在主场1-0小胜伯恩利。

On the second day of the match, Chelsea beat Brighton 2-1 in an away game, but Arsenal unexpectedly lost 2-3 to Southampton in an away game.

At 12:17 on December 00th, Liverpool faced Manchester United who came to challenge at Anfield Stadium.

The Premier League Double Red Club has always referred to the strong dialogue between Manchester United and Liverpool, because the colors of the home team uniforms of the two teams are both red, so it is called the Double Red Club.

The two teams have been widely concerned about the classic confrontation for the fans many times in the past, and this game is even more worthy of attention.

Due to various reasons, Manchester United's team state has fluctuated this season. Coach Mourinho and Pogba have caused a lot of controversy. The results are not satisfactory and they are currently ranked sixth in the Premier League with 26 points;

On the other hand, Liverpool has won 48 points this season, and Manchester City, which beats Manchester City by 40 points, occupies the top of the Premier League;

Two red ice fire two heavens, it depends on who can be better today.

Whether Uncle Psy can lead the worrying Manchester United to retreat at Anfield will also have a great impact on Mourinho's coaching position.

The two sides have played against each other nearly six times (1 win, 1 loss and 4 draws), whether this time can tell the winner.

Different from ordinary games, derby games like the Double Red Club will have higher requirements for mental attributes, and both sides will go all out.

Both Mourinho and Klopp are coaches known for their passion. I don't know who will have the last laugh this time.

De Gea vs. Alisson for best goalkeeper:
The goalkeepers of the two teams have performed well this season and have contributed wonderful saves many times. They are strong contenders for the best goalkeeper of the season. Who can keep the goal in this direct dialogue?
Who is more affected by the injury-ridden camp:

Manchester United's main players such as Sanchez, Luke Shaw, Rojo and Lindelof are injured. Martial and Smalling are doubtful for this game due to injuries;
Liverpool's injuries are mainly concentrated on the right side of the backcourt. How to arrange the defensive lineup has posed a big test for Uncle Zha.

Klopp has 9 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses against Mourinho in 2 times, and has a slight upper hand.

Of course, many people pointed out that it seems that the Manchester Derby has no great viewing value, and the Premier League double red club is completely untrue. Basically, there is only a single red club, and only Klopp's Champions League champion team is red.

Only Zhang Mai knows that today's double red meeting is the real life and death of Mourinho, if he doesn't win Liverpool, get out of class!

The big screen at the Anfield Stadium, full of voices, played the starting lists of both sides:

Liverpool (4-3-3):

13- Alisson;
2-Klein, 6-Lovren, 4-Van Dyke, 26-Robertson;
5- Wijnaldum, 17- Fabinho, 8- Keita;

11-Salah, 9-Firmino, 10-Mane.

Manchester United (3-4-3):

1- De Gea;
36-Damian, 2-Lindelof, 12-Smarling;
20-Dalot, 31-Matic, 21-Herrera, 18-Ashley Young;
14-Lingard, 9-Lukaku, 10-Rashford.

Liverpool has a daily rotation of 4 players. Fabinho, Keita, Lovren and Klein played, and Zhang Mai, Henderson, Milner and Maguire all sat on the bench.

For Manchester United, Pogba was still placed on the bench, and Damian and Lindelof played in rotation.

The game started, only 2 minutes into the game, Salah passed the ball, Firmino's shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Lindelof.

Three minutes later, Ashley Young made a free kick from the left, and Lukaku pushed the goal and was ruled invalid for offside.

In the 11th minute, Mane passed the ball, and Firmino's left-footed low shot from 25 yards was saved by De Gea.

Then Manchester United quickly counterattacked, Matic passed the ball, and Rashford's low shot from the outside was confiscated.

In the 14th minute, Fabinho's shot from the outside was saved by De Gea.

Shortly afterwards, Van Dijk's header from a corner kick was blocked by Ashley Young on the goal line.

Liverpool had the upper hand for a while, and Fabinho and Firmino shot higher from the outside.

Liverpool took the lead in the 24th minute. Fabinho picked a pass. After the unguarded Mane stopped the ball in the chest, he volleyed into the net in front of the small penalty area, 1-0.

In the 29th minute, Liverpool made a free kick and caused a melee in the penalty area. Lovren shot high from the edge of the penalty area.

Manchester United equalized in the 33rd minute. Lukaku made a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Alisson made a throw and Lingard made a shot into the net from the small penalty area, 1-1.

Then Fabinho passed the ball, and Mane's shot from outside the edge of the penalty area was confiscated.

Then came United's counterattack, and Herrera's outside shot was easily won by Alisson.

In the first half, Liverpool's offensive accounted for 7%, but Manchester United's counterattack effect was not bad. The two sides entered the intermission with a score of 1-1.

Manchester United made personnel adjustments in the midfield, and Fellaini replaced Dalot in the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Firmino stabbed 12 yards under the double-team and was saved by De Gea.

Three minutes later, Keita's supplementary shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by Ashley Young in time, and then Klein and Lovren's outside shots missed one after another.

Liverpool's offensive continued, Wijnaldum and Fabinho's shots were easily scored by De Gea.

In the 70th minute, Liverpool made a substitution first, and Shaqiri came on to replace Keita.

Liverpool's substitution was effective immediately, and the score was exceeded again in the 73rd minute. Mane passed Herrera and cut into the left side of the penalty area to pass back. Shaqiri shot from 12 yards from the right column of the penalty area and hit Ashley Young. Near corner, 2-1.

In the 76th minute, Firmino passed the ball, and Wijnaldum shot low from the top of the penalty area and missed the right post.

In the 78th minute, Lukaku passed the ball and Lingard shot high from the outside.

In the 80th minute, Manchester United made a substitution, with Martial replacing Herrera.

Liverpool expanded their advantage in the 83rd minute, Salah passed the ball, and Shaqiri shot from inside the penalty area and hit Bailey and deflected into the net, 3-1.

In the 86th minute, Manchester United ran out of substitutions and Mata replaced Lingard.

Manchester United's substitution adjustments had no effect, but Liverpool's offensive continued.

In the 89th minute, Salah passed the ball, and Henderson shot and flew in the melee in the penalty area.

In stoppage time, Wijnaldum passed the ball, and Firmino's shot from the left side of the penalty area hit the side net.

At the end of the game, Manchester United lost 1-3 to Liverpool as a guest.

The Red Army increased their winning streak to 17 games and objectively sentenced Mourinho to Manchester United's death sentence.

What is quite funny is that the "Guardian" published that day stated that "Manchester United has no intention of firing Mourinho, and his position is still safe!"

Although Manchester United is not doing well recently and lost 1-3 to rival Liverpool today, the British "Guardian" stated:
"Mourinho has no worries about the current coaching position, and it is more beneficial to him that Manchester United's next three opponents are Cardiff City, Huddersfield and Bournemouth. Mourinho is expected to usher in some respite. "

Mourinho has repeatedly emphasized that Manchester United does not have as many players with both physical fitness and skills as Liverpool. Manchester United cannot cope with Liverpool's intensity and oppression.

Fabinho, Keita, Mane, Wijnaldum, Robertson and Salah are all physically good players, and their skills are also quite good, and there are not so many players at Manchester United.

After Manchester United lost the game against Liverpool, the team is currently only ranked 6th in the standings. The team has won 7 games and lost 7 games. There is already a gap of 19 points from the leader Liverpool. , There is also a gap of 4 points from Chelsea, which is fourth in the league. Manchester United's current goal difference is an embarrassing 11. This is also the worst start for Manchester United since 0.

"The Guardian" stated that Mourinho's current coaching position is still safe. Although the pressure is increasing, Mourinho's coaching position is still safe in the short term, and the club's business will continue as usual.

And what is more beneficial to Mourinho is that in the Christmas schedule, Manchester United will face Cardiff City, Huddersfield and Bournemouth one after another, two of which are at home.

These three teams are relatively weak. If Manchester United can win these games, the team's results will be better. In this case, Mourinho will also have a chance to breathe.

Mourinho also said before that he hopes to narrow the gap with the top 4 after the Christmas schedule.And the winter window in January will be a good opportunity for both Mourinho and Manchester United to strengthen and correct mistakes.

But the actual situation is not the case at all. Manchester United's dismissal of Mourinho is not only because of poor results, it has been confirmed before Liverpool.

Manchester United somewhat unexpectedly announced Mourinho's dismissal on Tuesday (December 12), but the accident was only the timing of his dismissal, not the result of his departure.

After all, Mourinho's dismissal has long been considered by the outside world to be only a matter of time.

Manchester United decided to fire Mourinho. Poor form, poor style of play and problems with young players are just superficial reasons.

The British "Manchester Evening News" has long disclosed that what Manchester United's top management is really worried about is Mourinho's self-centeredness. If he continues to coach, it may continue to deteriorate the internal atmosphere of the club.

For example, the deprivation of Pogba's captaincy is the trigger for internal discord, and another recent team meeting has made the relationship between Mourinho and many players more tense.

Manchester United executives are convinced that they have spent more than 3.5 million pounds to introduce 11 players for Mourinho, and have provided sufficient support.

But this summer the club only spent 7320 million pounds to buy a player, which is not as good as the newly promoted Fulham, so Mourinho publicly became emotional.

As for Manchester United's 1-3 loss to Liverpool, it just gave San Dezi a good time to fire Mourinho.

The British "Metro" revealed that Mourinho had been sentenced to "death" before his visit to Liverpool.

Manchester United have started to prepare for Mourinho's dismissal last week and the appointment of a new coach:

Carrington staff were told on Friday that they needed to prepare for the arrival of a "highly important person" next week, thought to be members of the owners Glazer family, turned out to be Mourinho's replacement.

And Mourinho himself was shocked and confused by Manchester United's sudden dismissal of him on Tuesday. When Woodward informed Mourinho's board of directors of his decision to fire him, Mourinho himself was caught off guard.

The "Sunday Times" reported that Mourinho originally thought that Woodward approached him to discuss signing plans, but the result was that he was notified in person to dismiss get out of class.

It is reported that at least one Manchester United player has pressed Palace Woodward, hoping that the team will fire Mourinho.In the end it was clear that the players won.

In fact, looking back, Manchester United and Mourinho were a match made in heaven, the world's most watched coach with guaranteed traffic.

However, this ideal combination announced their parting ways on Tuesday. Manchester United officially announced that Mourinho will leave get out of class immediately and will hire an interim coach to lead the team through the season. The official coach will not be appointed until next summer.

This is an unsurprising result. As early as after Manchester United lost 1-3 to Liverpool, Mourinho had a premonition of his own fate. He told people familiar with him that getting out of class was inevitable.

On the return bus after the double red game, Mourinho was still annoyed. He found that Pogba and Lingard violated the team rules again and took a video in the locker room to celebrate Lingard's birthday...

But he has no time to deal with it.

On Monday, Manchester United's first team was on holiday, and Mourinho returned to London...

On this day, the club's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward came to Carrington to preside over the board of directors to discuss Mourinho's dismissal.

At the meeting, there were also discussions on Solskjaer's suitability as interim coach and director of football.

After the meeting, Santoko went to Old Trafford to watch Manchester United’s U18 youth team beat Chelsea 4-3 in the FA Youth Cup. Mason Greenwood scored a hat-trick, but Santoko didn’t finish watching, so he left at halftime up.

Early on Tuesday morning, Mourinho, who already knew his fate, returned to Manchester by train from London.

At about 7:30, San Dezi returned to Carrington, and Mourinho's driver drove a Jaguar to the train station to pick him up.

At 9 o'clock, Manchester United HR Director Anthony Roller and Corporate Development Director Matt Judge also came to Carrington...

Five minutes later, Mourinho's car arrived. Instead of preparing for training as usual, he went to a meeting with San Dezi.

At 9:15, San Dezi informed Mourinho during the meeting that you have been dismissed as Manchester United coach. He explained the reasons: unsatisfactory results, criticism of performance, poor relationship with players, etc...

Manchester United will immediately pay about 1500 million pounds in breach of contract damages, and the compensation amount can reach up to 2400 million pounds.Mourinho readily agreed, and the negotiation didn't take a few minutes.

At 9:40, the staff of the Manchester United club learned through the internal broadcast that the coach was dismissed from get out of class, and someone went to the office to say goodbye to him and comfort him.

The coaching staff brought by Mourinho: Silvino Lulo, Ricardo Formosinho, Carlos Larin and Stefano Rapetti were also fired along with him.

At 9:50, first-team players began to come to the training ground. Some players were shocked that Mourinho was dismissed from get out of class, while others were all smiles. From their expressions, we can see their relationship with the coach.

At 10 o'clock, Manchester United players and staff were summoned to a meeting in the large conference room. Half an hour later, two assistant coaches, Carrick and McKenna, were appointed to temporarily direct the training. Solskjaer will take office two days later.

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In fact, to this day, who can Mourinho blame?Blame Manchester United for having an insider?But Manchester United's performance today, it seems that everyone is an insider.

Because under Mourinho, they have not played well so far this season.Therefore, it may be Mourinho himself who should reflect.

From the creation of the tactical system to the management of the locker room, Mourinho this season has been a failure.

At the tactical level, he was unable to knead the Red Devils worth 6.9 million pounds into a whole, and all the new players brought in at a cost of 3.5 million pounds were scolded as parallel imports.

The lack of a tactical system is directly reflected on the court. Manchester United has almost no effective way of playing except for the bus, which eventually leads to a plummeting performance.

At the locker room level, Mourinho's management of Manchester United is even more out of control.

From Bailey, Luke Shaw, to Martial, Pogba, from the frontcourt to the backcourt, even up to the management, down to various celebrities.Mourinho almost offended his own people all over the place, and finally ended up in a situation where no one was willing to work for him.

Who is to blame for all this?Except for Mourinho himself, I am afraid no one can take the blame for this.

Whether it is the creation of the tactical system or the control of the locker room, it should have been part of the head coach's comprehensive ability, but in the end Mourinho deduced every aspect to pieces and dragged himself into the abyss.

Whether it is tactics or management methods, Mourinho has not evolved himself to keep pace with the times, and still adheres to the iron fist policy that was first used at Chelsea.

Looking back on Mourinho's last three dismissals, from Real Madrid to Chelsea, and from Chelsea to Manchester United, all of them were ruined by fighting in the locker room, causing a lot of trouble, and finally exited sadly.

When the fans are making fun of Mourinho's joke about catching the insider, perhaps Mourinho should reflect on himself the most.After all, he still lost to himself.

The only gratifying thing is that this time Mourinho did not complain and deliver goods, but left with 1500 million yuan, and looked young immediately after get out of class.

(End of this chapter)