I Am Really the Savior of the Red Devils

Chapter 60: The Battle of Tianwang Mountain

Just as the British media was hyping that Manchester United was about to collapse and lose the league title, three days passed quickly.

Because the game kicked off at 7:45 pm local time on April 29th in the UK, Manchester United did not rush to London one day in advance, but took the train to London at noon on the 29th.

From Manchester to London by train, the express train takes just over two hours, even if you add the time spent on the team bus at both ends, it takes less than four hours.

The Manchester United team set off after having lunch in Manchester. After arriving in London, they first took the team bus to the hotel where they stayed for a short rest, then had dinner at five o'clock in the afternoon, and rested in the hotel for another hour. At six o'clock, I went slowly to the Stamford Bridge Stadium to prepare for the game.

Of course, this is the itinerary of the team, and Ye Su is not so leisurely. He, Mike Phelan and others from his coaching team, as well as captain Wayne Rooney rushed to London by helicopter first, and participated in the pre-match press conference at noon.

At the press conference, Ye Su appeared to be very low-key. Facing the rumors about Manchester United's collapse, which was hyped up by the media, he dealt with it lightly. This disappointed the media. They didn't see the panic or hysteria they expected.

On the contrary, when the team captain Rooney answered the reporter's question, he was much stronger. Lu Xiaopang said that Manchester United will definitely take away points from Stamford Bridge today, and will not give Chelsea a chance to overtake Manchester United, nor will they let the champion fall by the wayside.

Then, after seeing the starting lineup of Manchester United for this game announced by Ye Su, the reporters seemed a little silent.

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In this game, Ye Su can be said to have dispatched all the elite soldiers under his command. Goalkeeper De Gea, the back four will be Kyle Walker, Maguire, Van Dijk and Luke Shaw. This is a new line of defense that Ye Su rebuilt after arriving at Manchester United. It cost more than 50 million pounds, accounting for more than half of Ye Su's signing funds last summer. But judging from the performance of these four this season, these signings are very cost-effective, especially the two central defenders who do not cost much, which can be called absolute value.

The midfielder is partnered by Kante and Phil Jones. The much-anticipated Mata's return to Stamford Bridge against his old club did not appear, but Manchester United's midfielder is another Chelsea player, Belgian Kevin De Browne, a rising star at Manchester United this season.

So far, the Belgian, who left Stamford Bridge during the 2014 winter transfer window at the same time as Mata, has contributed 8 goals and 16 assists in the Premier League, ranking first in the Premier League assists list, and was shortlisted for the PFA Player of the Season six. shortlist, and the PFA rookie of the season shortlist. Moreover, in the two best selections, the voices are very high.

In addition, the media also reported that De Bruyne is also very likely to be shortlisted for the best of the FWA season and the official best of the Premier League.

The two Chelsea players who left in January 2014 are now in the Manchester United team, and both are the midfield commanders Ye Su relies on most. In addition to De Bruyne's extremely good performance, Mata's performance is not bad. Like De Bruyne, he scored 8 goals and had 9 assists. He is likely to hand over a double-double report card after the end of the season.

Some media joked that it was Mourinho who set up a strong competitor for himself. After all, if it weren't for him to drive away Mata and De Bruyne, it would be difficult for Manchester United to obtain such two outstanding midfielders.

In Manchester United's frontcourt, the other three are Portuguese teenagers Bruno Fernandez and Vardy, and Rooney is still the single arrow.

This starting lineup, compared with the lineup of Manchester United's disastrous defeat at Goodison Park three days ago, only two people are the same, goalkeeper De Gea and Vardy!

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Compared with Manchester United, which has a very complete lineup, Chelsea seems a bit unfortunate.

The most troublesome thing for Mourinho is the striker. The two major centers, Diego Costa and Remy, were unable to play due to injuries.

Of course, there is also good news for Chelsea. The biggest good news is that Mourinho's team has been unbeaten at home for a full year!

This season, the Blues have a record of 12 wins and 3 draws at Stamford Bridge, second only to Manchester United, which has 16 wins and 1 draw at Old Trafford, and is the second best team in the Premier League. . Other teams at the home court of these two can be said to "can't afford" them.

Somewhat coincidentally, United's only draw at home was thanks to Chelsea. In the 9th round of this season, Mourinho led the Blues to take away 1 point from Old Trafford. This is also the only point taken away by the rest of the teams in the Theater of Dreams this season!

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After the opening, the state of both sides was very fast. Especially Manchester United, they took the initiative to attack at Stamford Bridge, mainly against the guest. And Mourinho is actually so happy. After all, what he is best at is to defend and counterattack. The cat will have a chance to give the opponent a fatal blow!

In the 3rd minute, De Bruyne gave a pass from the midfield to Luke Shaw who was going forward. Luke Shaw passed it in an inverted triangle to Rooney in the middle. Xiaopang followed suit with a push and the ball stuck to the left side. The post flew out of the bottom line.

Of course, at Stamford Bridge, it is impossible for the Blues to really stick to it, at least they will not stick to it until the score takes the lead.

In the 7th minute, Chelsea launched an offensive. Matic gave it to Hazard who was plugging in from the left. The latter directly used the outside instep to arc into the penalty area. Maguire headed to the midfield.

In the 11th minute, Manchester United launched an offensive again. Kyle Walker took the ball from the side and handed it to De Bruyne in the middle. After Ding Ding got the ball, he observed the position of the goalkeeper of his old club and chose to take a long shot, but the ball missed the far post.

Seeing his teammates constantly attacking in the frontcourt, Van Dijk was a little itchy. In the 12th minute, he also participated in the attack. The Dutch central defender dribbled the ball from the midfield to the top of the penalty area. After passing Zouma, he chose to hit the goal directly. After touching the defender and changing the line, he flew out of the bottom line, giving Manchester United a chance to win a corner kick. It's a pity that Rooney's subsequent corner kick failed to create too much threat. After all, Chelsea's defense is one of the best in the entire Premier League.

The game was under the general environment of Manchester United attacking Chelsea, and the time passed quickly for half an hour. During this period, Manchester United had a slight advantage in the midfield, and the frontcourt organization seemed very calm.

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After 30 minutes of the game, the situation on the field suddenly changed. Chelsea, who had been in charge before, took the initiative to attack and launched a fierce attack towards Manchester United's goal.

In the 30th minute, Chelsea played smoothly in the frontcourt. Drogba responded from the center and then distributed it to Azpilicueta who inserted first from the left. Ball off.

Chelsea's offensive was obviously premeditated. They did not stop because the offensive was stopped, but continued to press Manchester United with high pressure.

Chelsea's strength is unquestionable. After they launched an all-out offensive, Manchester United seemed a little passive for a while.

In the 37th minute, Chelsea made another beautiful pass and cut. Oscar knocked his heel, and Hazard, who followed closely, got rid of the Manchester United players defending him, quickly inserted into the penalty area, and faced De Gea calmly pushed and scored. Chelsea 1: 0 Manchester United !

At that moment, there was thunderous applause at the Stamford Bridge Stadium, and the Blues fans cheered and screamed for the outstanding performance of their team's top card.

Ye Su and Manchester United were obviously mentally prepared for the team conceding a goal at Stamford Bridge, so they did not panic after conceding the goal, and continued to play steadily, methodically controlling the game and organizing the offense.

However, before the end of the first half, Manchester United was not able to equalize the score.

Their best chance came in stoppage time in the first half, when De Bruyne slid a pass into the penalty area and Vardy headed the ball to the post, but Courtois struck decisively and beat Bruno Fernandes. Ball destruction.

At the end of the first half, with Hazard's goal, Chelsea, who are at home, temporarily lead Manchester United 1-0.

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During the intermission, many media were talking about this game and analyzing the possible impact of this game. Most people believe that Chelsea will beat Manchester United at home, so as to overtake the points and eventually win the Premier League title.

What gives these people confidence is not only the strong strength of this Chelsea team, but also the magic of Mourinho, the magical coach himself.

According to past practice, Mourinho's team is definitely the strongest year in his second year as head coach. Even the cosmos team Barcelona, ​​which was in full swing at the time, couldn't get rid of Mu Ernian's theorem, let alone Ye Su, who was still a rookie.

However, even if Manchester United finally misses the Premier League title this season, it will not prevent Ye Su from showing his ability. After all, accepting the team when Manchester United was in a slump, leading the team to the top four in the first full season, and putting huge pressure on Mourinho's Chelsea throughout the season, and also in the football team The total cup reached the final, and the Europa League also entered the semi-finals. This performance is amazing.

Ye Su had such a good start at Manchester United. According to the tradition of Manchester United, he has absolutely no danger of dismissing get out of class within one or two years. In this way, he can build his own lineup with peace of mind, slowly run in, and compete with teams like Chelsea and Manchester City for the Premier League championship.

When everyone talked about this, they took a natural tone. Naturally, Ye Su's Manchester United lost the Premier League championship this season.

After all, with the rock-solid performance of Chelsea and Mourinho, Manchester United and Yesu gave them a chance to lead, and it is impossible for them to give up this opportunity again.

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