From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 374 The most hated team

On the evening of October 10, local time in Portugal, Group B of the Russian World Cup European Qualifiers ushered in the second round. Portugal was at home and faced off against Andorra, the weakest player in the group.

This can be called the most disparity in rankings in this World Cup. Portugal ranks fourth in the world, while Andorra is ranked 203rd in the world. There is a gap of nearly places between the two sides.

This game was lackluster, just a one-sided crushing massacre by Portugal against Andorra. Bruno performed a double hat trick in the game: scoring 3 goals and assisting 3 times, helping Portugal slaughter Andorra 9:0. Cristiano Ronaldo scored 4 goals in the game, and Cancelo and Andre Silva also scored one goal each.

This game also set a new record for the largest winning score in the history of the Portuguese team.

Three days later, Portugal once again welcomed a weak team in the World Cup qualifiers, and they visited the Faroe Islands. Bruno scored 1 goal and assisted 2 times in the game, helping the Portuguese team massacre the Faroe Islands 6:0.

This is the 2016th Portuguese national team game that Bruno has participated in in 12. In these 12 games, Bruno scored 18 goals and also sent 8 assists. Not only was he the top scorer in the national team games in 2016, but also The assists leader of the national team in 2016.

Following Bruno is Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese captain scored 12 goals in 11 games for the Portuguese national team, and also set a new career record for goals in the national team in a natural year.

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After experiencing two hearty national team games, Bruno returned to Manchester with a happy mood and devoted himself to the club's game preparations.

Because of the international match day, Manchester United has a very intensive schedule in October. From October 10 to the end of October, Manchester United will play 10 games in 17 days, and there will be many strong dialogues among them.

On the evening of October 10th local time, the Manchester United stars who have just finished playing for the national team will usher in a heavyweight match in the Premier League, visiting Anfield to challenge the Red Army Liverpool. This is the first round of the double red club this season. .

Three days later, on the evening of October 10, Manchester United will face Fenerbahce at Old Trafford in the third round of the Europa League group stage.

In less than 72 hours, on the afternoon of October 10, Manchester United ushered in their next game, visiting Stamford Bridge to challenge their powerful rival Chelsea.

On the evening of October 10th, Manchester United ushered in the fourth round of the League Cup, sitting at the Old Trafford Stadium and facing their city rivals Manchester City.

On the afternoon of October 10, Manchester United continued to face the newly promoted Burnley at Old Trafford Stadium. This was the 29th round of the Premier League.

Between these 5 games, no two games of Manchester United were separated by more than 72 hours!

Coupled with the previous international match days, Manchester United, as a giant, will definitely be troubled by the FIFA virus. For Manchester United, this will be a completely devilish schedule.

The good news is that during this international match day, the Manchester United players who returned to their home countries did not suffer any injuries, which made Manchester United's lineup generally very complete.

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Liverpool's performance in the new season is still good. After nearly a year of leading Liverpool, Klopp is finally getting back on track.

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Their only defeat so far was an upset loss to Burnley away from home in the second round.

After 7 rounds of the league, Liverpool's record is 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. It has the same 16 points as Arsenal, but it is temporarily ranked fifth in the standings with a goal difference disadvantage.

They defeated their rival Manchester United in this round, and of course they hope to continue their excellent form.

Liverpool's offensive firepower this season is very fierce. They scored 7 goals in the first 18 league rounds, tied with Manchester City for the second most goals, second only to Manchester United who scored 7 goals in 21 rounds.

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Before the game against Liverpool, or to be exact, just after the international match day, the entire Manchester United team felt the important atmosphere of this game. It hit them, and it was impossible not to feel it.

Liverpool fans have publicly announced that they will give Mr Jassim an impressive "welcome" at Anfield.

<divclass="contentadv">Although Jassim is only in his early forties, he was born in the Qatari royal family and has been in the society for more than 20 years. He has never seen any storms. Of course, he will not naively think that the visiting team The fans really want to welcome him.

Not only in Liverpool, there are also many radical die-hard fans in other parts of the UK who have expressed support for the actions of Liverpool fans. They left messages online expressing their hope that Liverpool would defeat Manchester United in this game.

"Manchester United people have forgotten their past glory and bowed to capital. This is a shame for the great British football!"

"It's time for that Middle Eastern team to see the true power of British football! Come on Liverpool, you have to crush them completely and defeat them!"

"In the next round of the league, I will become a Liverpool fan!"

"Come on, beat this down-and-out team that dreams of revival! A foreign mercenary! They don't deserve to play in the best league in the UK!"

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Why do so many die-hard radical fans hate Manchester United so much? there are many reasons.

First of all, it is because Manchester United was once the dominant player in the Premier League. In the first 21 seasons of the Premier League, Manchester United has unstoppably won 13 league championship trophies and has never fallen out of the top three in the league in 21 years. It can be said that they have always been a strong contender for the Premier League championship. When talking about Manchester United, fans of other teams always can't help but recall the years when Manchester United dominated the Premier League, and recall the fear that the entire Premier League will be dominated by Manchester United.

Secondly, Manchester United is very rich now. They spend a lot of money to buy stars from foreign countries, but there are fewer and fewer real British players. For example, the Portuguese spent 200 million euros in transfer fees for him? Why? ! The best British players may not be able to sell for this price. Why should a Portuguese? They are not British players and they do not love this team!

Thirdly, many people are worried that Jassim spent billions of euros investing in Manchester United, which ultimately allowed Manchester United to successfully revive and regain dominance in the Premier League. This would give British football a very bad start.

In recent years, more and more foreign capital has entered the Premier League, but it has not really changed the pattern of British football. Whether it's Chelsea or Manchester City, they are just spoilers. The Premier League is still the same Premier League, and there was even a Leicester miracle last season. But Manchester United is different. They are the dominant players in the Premier League and have a deep foundation.

Fourth, not everyone hates Manchester United because they are rich, or because they have more foreign players than British players in their first team, or even because of the development of British football. These people have a sour grapes mentality. Just like many people criticize corrupt officials, it is not because they advocate integrity, but just because they are not corrupt officials and cannot make a lot of money in that position. Only those who cannot eat grapes would say grapes are sour.

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Of course, not all fans are so hostile to the new Manchester United. Most of these fans are original Manchester United fans. As a veteran club that has dominated the Premier League for more than 20 years, Manchester United has a deep fan base in the UK. Now that Manchester United has ushered in the hope of revival, these Manchester United fans naturally firmly support their team.

In addition to the original Manchester United fans, there are also some neutral fans who like Manchester United. These people may like Manchester United's playing style, or they may believe that if the Premier League wants to surpass La Liga and become the first league, more funds need to flow into the Premier League, so that more high-level stars can come here. Effectiveness, this will naturally go a long way to improving the overall level of the Premier League. It's just that it remains to be verified whether this summer's transfer target Bruno is a "high-level star".

In addition, they also believe that many fans' harsh criticism of Manchester United for being rich is unreasonable. Teams like Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool get financial support from investors just like Manchester United, but no one says they are a threat to football.

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The emotions of the fans have also affected the stance of the media. In reports by many professional British sports media, Manchester United has been described as having a pessimistic future.

"...I admit that Manchester United's offensive line is very strong, but in comparison, their defense is simply at the Championship level...no, maybe at the amateur level. As long as this poor defense is still there, then Manchester United will Don’t even think about beating Liverpool away from home.”

"...I heard that Mourinho is the best defensive coach in the world, but the funny thing is that in the strong dialogue with Manchester City, Manchester United won the victory by attacking. Of course, this is also Mourinho The brilliance of Neo is that he knows that when facing a strong team, blind defense will not work because his defense is so bad, so he can only use his strengths and avoid weaknesses and use offense to achieve the defensive effect..."

"Liverpool has been in good shape since the start of this season. They have defeated strong teams such as Arsenal and Chelsea. They also achieved big wins against Leicester City and Swansea City, which was an upset loss to Burnley. On the contrary, although Manchester United's early results in the league are dazzling, the old problems of unstable performance in the past few seasons will soon be exposed. Manchester United can continue to participate in the Europa League next season, which is already the biggest victory... …”

A group of commentators in the media were slandering Manchester United, as if they had already seen the spectacular scene of Liverpool's victory over Manchester United at Anfield.

But in fact, there are still five days until the game starts.