Chapter 520: Playing as a substitute, you don’t meet the requirements!
Chapter 520: I’m not qualified when playing as a substitute!
Yang Xiaozhuang is definitely the well-deserved core for Manchester United now. When he starts to interfere in team affairs, it means that he has to exercise his right to be the "king" of Manchester United!
At this time... Even Solskjaer, the head coach, must retreat, otherwise he will have to fight against the absolute core of the team. At that time, he will know who the club management will support with his butt.
What's more, Ronaldo's performance after returning to Manchester United this time is really too average. Not to mention that he has not performed much on the court, even the original intention of wanting to provide insurance to the "King" was not achieved. Then... what's the point of letting Ronaldo return to Manchester United?
Solskjaer just thought for a moment and immediately understood what choice he had made... unconditionally supported the "king" decision!
Whether subjectively or objectively speaking, Ronaldo can no longer appear in Manchester United's lineup. As for whether he is willing or not... then no one can do anything about it!
After a day of training, Manchester United ushered in the 25th round of the Premier League match with Tottenham Hotspur on the weekend...
In this game, Manchester United's lineup changed. After more than three weeks, Martial finally reappeared on the left side and Rayford appeared on the right side.
Seeing this familiar lineup, the commentators at Old Trafford Stadium became excited: "Martial, Rayford will become Yang's assistant in this game. I believe that with these two old partners, Yang will definitely score many goals in this game and kill all sides!"
Now Manchester United fans don’t have any hope for Ronaldo. The current strength and level of the Portuguese superstar are far inferior to that of his peak period. It is almost impossible to see him play unstoppable performance on the wing.
Martial, Rayford, and even Andreas Pereira are all good partners of the "King". The tacit understanding between them is very high. When they are on the court, the "King" has always scored a lot of goals!
However... the commentator and most Manchester United supporters still saw the start and predicted the results, but they could not predict the process at all!
In 5 minutes, Manchester United, who played at home, knocked on Tottenham Hotspur's goal, but the person who scored the goal first was not Yang Xiaozhuang who was highly anticipated, but... Rayford!
But this goal was after midfielder B's steal, and passed the ball to Yang Xiaozhuang in front of the penalty area on the left. Then Manchester United's "King" kicked a curved ball and sent the ball to Tottenham Hotspur's right penalty area. He ran to Rayford at the landing point of the ball. He was very clever and did not choose to play in the far corner, but kicked the ball into the lower right corner of Tottenham Hotspur's goal with a volley.
French goalkeeper Loris, who was determined to rush to the far corner, was unable to react at all and watched the ball fly into the goal from his left hand.
1:0, Manchester United leads!
When the lead this time, it didn't last much. Just 2 minutes later, Tottenham Hotspur's left winger Piacha received a pass from Ali, and scored a score of 1:1 with one shot!
In the next game, the two sides were in a stalemate for fifteen minutes. Until the 22nd minute of the game, Manchester United's "Kings" finally stood up. Yang Xiaozhuang got in from the crowd of three Tottenham Hotspur defenders and pushed Martial's cross from the left into the goal... 2:1!
In the 27th minute, Aliyu's long shot from outside the penalty area hit the opponent's defensive player. The ball bounced into Tottenham's small penalty area on the left side. The agile Yang Xiaozhuang caught up with the ball immediately, and a small angle shot hit the ball again... 3:1!
In the 33rd minute, Yang Xiaozhuang swung Rayford's header to the left, and Martial, who followed up in time, made a volley...4:1!
In the 38th minute, Yang Xiaozhuang pulled the ball to the left and received the ball and sent it to the cross. During the chaos, B Fei scored the ball with a low shot...5:1!
In the 40th minute, Rayford made an accurate long pass on the right side to Tottenham Hotspur’s small penalty area. Yang Xiaozhuang responded in time and scored a shot from the far corner. While he scored a hat trick, he expanded the score advantage to...6:1!
In the 44th minute, in the counterattack, Martial sent a 60-meter-long pass from the left center line to the right. After Warren stopped the ball in time, he found that Yang Xiaozhuang had just run into the penalty area in the middle, so he simply shot himself. The ball hit Loris's calf at a small angle and bounced into the goal...7:1!
Manchester United, who was completely crazy, almost forgot to defend. As a result, in the 45th minute, Tottenham Hotspur right-back Larana assisted in the counterattack to the frontcourt, and a cross was found Piazza on the left. The latter headed the ball with a header without defense. The first half ended, and the score was 7:2!
With the joint efforts of both sides of the game, this game actually scored the highest score in the first half of all Premier League games this season until now!
Ronaldo, who was sitting on the bench off the court, was speechless... Could it be that I have really become a burden to the team!?
Otherwise, why did these teammates all seem to have taken aphrodisiac today and scored 7 goals just after the first half of the game!?
Also... "God Yang" is really amazing. He actually completed a "hat trick" in the first half and also completed an assist with "two goals"!
Tsk!
It's really amazing!
Ronaldo was completely convinced by Yang Xiaozhuang at this time. This young world number one star is indeed awesome. Even if he was at his peak, he was not so powerful!
But... you have deprived me of my rights so tough before. I still think you are unhappy!
Since Yang Xiaozhuang was directly deprived of his position in the locker room, Ronaldo has indeed not shown anything on the surface, but he feels really uncomfortable. But after seeing Yang Xiaozhuang's performance in this game, he feels that he still... keep silent!
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Facing a super shooter who scores goals almost every game and treats hats as a regular operation. Even if Ronaldo was the first in the world in the past, he now has to avoid Yang Xiaozhuang's edge.
This point, since Ronaldo decided to return to Old Trafford, his agent Mendes repeatedly reminded him, and even Mendes repeatedly told him that if he had the chance, he must establish a good relationship with Manchester United's "king". It would be best if he could turn him from Raiola to his side.
However, Mendes seems to be a bit over Ronaldo's emotional intelligence. This former superstar who has always been accustomed to being self-centered has never given up on Gao Ao's intention to have a good relationship with Yang Xiaozhuang, and even... is a little resistant!
When Manchester United returned to the home team's locker room, Yang Xiaozhuang said to Solskjaer at the door: "Boss, I won't play in the second half, let's substitute!"
Solskjaer smiled and nodded: "Yang, thank you for your hard work. We will win this game firmly. You can rest more and save your energy!"
“OK!”
After Yang Xiaozhuang returned to the locker room, he took out his toiletries from the cabinet and went to the bathroom...
When Manchester United players saw Yang Xiaozhuang's actions, they knew that the "King" would not play in the second half, but... it doesn't matter!
He played at home and was still five goals ahead. If he couldn't win... everyone else should have committed suicide!
Sure enough, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer announced the team's substitution decision as soon as possible: "In the second half, Cristiano came on the court, focusing on the middle, and others also paid attention. In the second half, Cristiano attacked around Cristiano, trying to help him find his form."
Manchester United players didn't say much, even Martial and Rayford had no objection to the coach's arrangements. Anyway, Yang, who had already put on a hat and scored twice in assist, has laid a solid foundation for the victory of the game, and it would be nice to give Yang more rest.
As for assisting Ronaldo... that doesn't matter. As long as you don't squeeze out your playing time, it doesn't matter who assists you!
Knowing that he will play in the second half and plays his favorite center position, Ronaldo's mood has improved a lot... Although he can't, if he is a substitute for "God Yang", he can really play for 30 minutes or even the second half in each game, it is a good choice!
It’s not embarrassing to be a substitute for Manchester United’s “King”!
This is the character of most foreigners. They hardly tell lies with their eyes open, nor do they refuse to admit that their competitors are strong, and they will only work harder to surpass their opponents in the future.
In this era, Yang Xiaozhuang is the well-deserved world number one. No one can compete with him, even the "magic" Haaland performed very well in Manchester City, which is not possible at the moment!
As for Ronaldo, who is already 35 years old... he can't accept it even more!
Even at the peak of his career, Ronaldo and Messi both fought back and forth, but if he had faced Yang Xiaozhuang at that time, then... he would have given up on competition long ago!
After getting the opportunity to play in the middle of the second half, Ronaldo thought about making some performance in the second half, and he also ambitiously stepped onto the court. Other Manchester United players did attack around Ronaldo, just like treating Yang Xiaozhuang in the first half, this... is already the highest treatment Manchester United can give!
But the 35-year-old Ronaldo is really old. Even if Manchester United's offense revolves around him, he has also gained a lot of offensive opportunities, but the most popular shots were only 3, and only one of them was within the goal frame... There has not been a goal yet!
In the 45 minutes of the second half, Ronaldo completed 20 passes with a success rate of 70%. He headed 8 times and successfully scored 5 times, passed 2 times and shot 3 times. He did not perform any other performance.
On the contrary, because Manchester United's offense revolves around Ronaldo, this also gave him a lot of offensive opportunities in the second half of the game, but this allowed the opponent to complete more defenses, with the statistics of...7 times!
In 45 minutes, Ronaldo had problems seven times. He either slowed his speed during running or was snatched away by his opponent.
Both of them had 45 minutes of the game, and Yang Xiaozhuang still faced the lively opponents in the first half, while Ronaldo was in full form in the second half to deal with the Tottenham Hotspur defensive players who had played for 45 minutes. However, the performance of the two was completely different. One had a hat, assisted twice, and the other... nothing was gained!
Even the commentator at Old Trafford Stadium couldn't stand it anymore and could only find some other reasons for Ronaldo, such as "Royce is older and his physical condition is not as good as before", "Royce has been joining the team for a short time, and there has not yet been a tacit understanding between him and his teammates."
But those who really understand also understand that Ronaldo is indeed at a twilight moment now. Not to mention his potential, even his current state proves that he is no longer suitable for the super fast Premier League.
With Ronaldo's current state, let alone playing at Manchester United, he is not qualified to play as a substitute for Manchester United's "King"!
The strength of 35-year-old Ronaldo is very obvious than other Manchester United players. He performed poorly after his appearance in the second half, but the others were completely fine. Even B Fee received a precise pass from Rayford from the right penalty area in 76 minutes, and kicked the ball into the upper left corner of Tottenham Hotspur goal, locking the score to...8:2!
After this round, Manchester United successfully passed the most resistance stage of the recent schedule, defeating Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur in succession, allowing Manchester United to continue to maintain their 13-point advantage over Manchester City in the standings.
Although Manchester United only had a 13-point advantage in two rounds of games, they are indeed one step further from defending the Premier League championship again.
Chapter completed!