Zhigao Supreme: The Legend of Greenery

Chapter 223
During the winter break, for the Premier League players, it was an unattainable holiday.

I don’t know how many people have complained about the FA over the years, hoping to add a winter break so that the players can take a break at this stage.But after so many years, the winter break is still someone else's winter break.

For the Premier League players, others can enjoy the joy of the festival with their families during the winter break and enjoy family happiness, but they can only drag their tired bodies on the field to continue fighting.

Under normal circumstances, the major leagues in Europe start the winter break before Christmas and end after New Year's Day, with a two-week break.

But in England, not only did players not get rest during this period, they also had to deal with the most intensive schedule.This intensive schedule of the devil is affectionately called the Christmas schedule.

After Manchester United ended the game against West Ham United, the Premier League officially entered the Christmas schedule.From December 12rd to January 23st, within ten days, Manchester United will play four games.There are also two games that are back-to-back games. After Manchester United played Reading at home on the 1th, they will challenge Newcastle away on the afternoon of January 1st.

Although it has not yet entered the Christmas schedule, such a dense schedule still makes the players complain.

At nine o'clock in the morning on the 18th, Yu Liang and King Dong, who had "rested" for a day, came to Carrington.

"Hello, Brother Wang!"

Yu Liang looked at Wang Qi and said hello with some embarrassment.

Although Yu Liang expressed his apology to Wang Qi on the phone, he still felt quite embarrassed when he actually saw her.

"Hehe, Xiaoyu, hello! Maybe I will disturb you these few days!"

Wang Qi arrived in Manchester this morning, and the contract renewal negotiations with Manchester United may take a few days. Originally, Wang Qi planned to stay in a hotel, but King Dong refused.Isn't it sick to live in a free house like Yu Liang's and spend money to stay in a hotel!He couldn't be more stubborn than King Dong, and Yu Liang also invited, so Wang Qi agreed.

"Brother Wang, it's nothing to worry about!"

King Dong strangled Yu Liang, and then said with a smile: "That's right, Brother Wang, it's not that you don't know that he is now a rich man with a house as big as a castle. You are afraid that there is no room for him." Can't live!"

The relationship between King Dong and Yu Liang is irrelevant, this Wang Qi naturally knows, seeing King Dong and Yu Liang quarreling, Wang Qi stood there and laughed: "Okay, that's the deal! Xiao Yu You go to training! Xiaodong and I are going to be busy!"

"Okay, Brother Wang, you are busy!"

Speaking of which, Yu Liang directly broke away King Dong's hand strangling his neck, then twisted his backhand, and pushed King Dong out: "I wish you good luck, kid!"

When Dong Wangwang and Wang Qi went to the office building of the club, Yu Liang went directly to the locker room.

"Damn the FA, damn the Christmas fixtures. I hate the FA, I hate the Christmas fixtures!"

When Yu Liang walked into the locker room, Rooney was sitting there cursing.

Listening to the content, Yu Liang knew that he was complaining about the upcoming Christmas schedule.Thinking about playing four games in ten days, and two back-to-back games, Yu Liang also felt deeply tired, although he might not be able to play.But at the same time, Yu Liang also has a little expectation in his heart. With such a dense schedule, it is impossible for Ferguson not to make a rotation.As long as the rotation is carried out, he may get a chance to play, or even return to the starting lineup.

Before the arrival of the Christmas schedule, Yu Liang and the others had five days to adjust.

In order for the team to maintain combat effectiveness within the Christmas schedule, after the daily training in the first three days, the physical fitness coach will arrange high-intensity physical training to reserve physical energy.

Although the high-intensity training made them very tired, they didn't have any complaints.

It was even more difficult for Yu Liang. After intensive training at the club, he had to follow Barton's training plan when he returned home.But so far, Yu Liang is still training with his left foot, and his leg is still tied with a rope.

In the next two days, Yu Liang's training intensity was reduced a lot, mainly focusing on relaxation and tactical training.

This allows them to fully relax.

On the morning of December 12, they went to Birmingham to start the Christmas schedule tour. First, they will challenge Aston Villa in Birmingham, and then return home to face Wigan Athletic and Reading on the 23th and 26th respectively. Headed to the away game to challenge Newcastle.

Because of his outstanding performance on the training ground, Yu Liangde has entered the 18-man squad and went to Birmingham with the team.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, in the packed Villa Park stadium, the referee blew his whistle, kicking off the curtain of Manchester United's Christmas schedule.

Although it is a long time ago that Aston Villa won seven league championships and seven FA Cup championships, after the start of the game, Aston Villa, who played at home, launched an active campaign with the support of the fans. attack.However, under Manchester United's solid defense, Aston Villa did not get a good chance.Although active in offense, they were not able to convert offense into shots.In the first 5 minutes, they didn't have a single shot.

After withstood the aggressive attack of Aston Villa, Manchester United gradually stabilized the rhythm of the team and showed the demeanor of a strong team.In the 7th and 8th minutes, two consecutive attacks threatened Villa's goal.

The Villa team, which was getting better, then also showed its offensive strength, and in the 13th minute, it got a free kick in the frontcourt.

Barry drove the ball directly into the penalty area, Sutton headed the ball back, Aaron Hughes headed the goal, hit the post and popped out of the bottom line, which shocked Manchester United into a cold sweat.

Villa's attack this time woke up the Manchester United people, and then they strengthened their defense in the game.

Manchester United, which strengthened their defense, successfully contained Villa's offense, but they also failed to get a good chance on the offensive end, so the two sides returned to the locker room with a score of 0-0.

Yu Liang, who was sitting on the bench, was warming up on the field during the intermission, so he might have a chance to play in the second half.

After the intermission, the second half changed sides and fought again.

Aston Villa launched a fierce attack at the beginning of the second half. It seems that they hope to have a happy Christmas.Although they got two corner kicks in the opening 3 minutes of the second half, they were not able to break through the gate of Van der Sar's handle, and the score was still 0-0.

However, the performance of Manchester United's offensive line was not good, which made the Manchester United fans who were traveling with the team dissatisfied. They chanted Rooney's name in the stands, hoping that Rooney would play.

Because of the intensive Christmas schedule, Ferguson did not let Rooney start the game.

Listening to the cheers of the fans, Rooney, who was sitting on the bench, smiled.So far in the league, he has scored a total of nine goals. Although there was a long period of scoring shortage in the middle, he is still the top scorer in the field, especially his recent form is really good.

Seeing the team's slow start, not only the fans are anxious, but Ferguson is also very anxious.

So after hearing the voices of the fans, he simply sent Rooney to warm up.

However, at this time Manchester United scored a goal.

Giggs passed the ball to Ronaldo, and Ronaldo dribbled the ball to the front of the penalty area and hit the goal directly. This shot was directly blocked by the opponent's defender and returned to him again. Ronaldo didn't waste the opposing defender's big gift this time, and his right foot shot directly hit the post and bounced into the goal.

1-0.

Manchester United took the lead.

This goal relieved the pressure on Manchester United, but also put a lot of pressure on Villa.

Villa were unable to organize an effective attack in the next few minutes.

In the 64th minute, Manchester United scored again.

This time it was Scholes who scored.

Giggs' corner kick was pushed out of the penalty area by the opponent's player. Outside the penalty area, Scholes volleyed vigorously with his right foot without stopping the ball.

"Pretty!"

Sitting on the bench, Yu Liang immediately applauded Scholes' shocking long-range shot.

This shot is really shocking.

The stadium immediately sounded the cheers of Manchester United fans.

"How nice it would be if I could hit a shot like this!"

Looking at Scholes surrounded by his teammates, Yu Liang sat on the bench and muttered, and at the same time began to look forward to playing.

With two goals in hand, Ferguson immediately made substitution adjustments, replacing Park Ji-sung, who performed poorly in this game, and Rooney finally appeared on the stage under the endless calls of the fans.

Rooney's play increased Villa's defensive pressure and successfully crushed Villa's hope of counterattack.

In the 74th minute, Rooney made a pass back near the bottom line and assisted Ronaldo to open the door of Villa again.

Just when the Manchester United players were about to celebrate the goal, the referee blew his whistle. At this time, people noticed that the linesman had raised the flag and was offside...

"Yu Liang, go warm up!"

Yu Liang, who had been sitting on the bench waiting for an opportunity, immediately took off his coat when he heard the shouts, and ran to the sidelines to warm up.

Missing the team roster and sitting on the bench for 10 minutes, let Yu Liang know the preciousness of the opportunity to play.

Yu Liang warmed up hard on the sidelines, hoping to have an excellent performance after playing.

Three minutes later, Yu Liang returned to the bench, making preparations before playing.

However, just as he was ready to come to the sidelines and wait for the chance of a dead ball, what happened on the court changed Ferguson's mind.

Scholes brought down the opponent's player, received a yellow card, suspended the accumulated yellow cards, and missed the next game.

Seeing that Scholes had received a yellow card, Ferguson immediately pulled Yu Liang back and asked O'Shea to warm up on the sidelines, and then replaced Fletcher with O'Shea three minutes later.

Seeing that he was about to be replaced, he was stopped by Ferguson.Back on the bench, Yu Liang felt a little depressed.

The game did not change because of Yu Liang's depression. In the 85th minute, Manchester United counterattacked. After Rooney dribbled the ball in the middle of the frontcourt to attract the defense, he gave the ball to Gary Neville.Neville kicked a low ball from the edge of the penalty area to the far end of the goal, and Ronaldo pushed the empty goal into the net. 3-0, Manchester United sealed the victory.

When the final whistle blew, Manchester United fans chanted from the stands.

In 19 rounds of the league, Manchester United achieved 15 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses, and won the half-time championship of the league.

Although this is an insubstantial championship, it does excite Manchester United fans who have missed the league championship for two years.

Even though Yu Liang was in a dull mood, he still had a sincere smile on his face at this moment, because there is nothing like the joy brought by the word champion...

(End of this chapter)