Chapter 85: Unexpected and reasonable!

Before the fourth round of the Premier League came, the draw ceremony was held in the UEFA Champions League group stage. Manchester United, which won the UEFA Champions League championship last year, still became the seed team in the UEFA Champions League group stage with its previous points.

The result of the draw is... not bad for Manchester United!

Manchester United entered Group C, and the other three opponents in the same group are Atletico Madrid, Besiktas, and Spartacus Moscow. There is no problem with qualifying in the group unless Manchester United themselves have problems.

As soon as the UEFA Champions League group group situation came out, Manchester United breathed a sigh of relief. Mourinho knew very well that such a group situation would definitely put the team under much less pressure. Although the next first UEFA Champions League group stage will face Atletico Madrid at home, the team's main task at present is to capture points in the league.

Manchester United is going away this time, going to the Hawthorn Stadium to play against West Bromwich, who is currently ranked 17th. Judging from the situation before the game, both sides in this game are still clearly strong and weak. Manchester United is currently ranked first in the standings, while West Bromwich is ranked 17th with 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

As everyone sees, there should be no suspense in the result between Manchester United away and West Bromwich. Even Manchester United may hide some of the main players because of the next first round of the Champions League group stage.

But in fact... it's not true!

When the international match day ended and Manchester United stars returned to the team, Mourinho found that there was something wrong with these players in his team... his condition was not as good as before!

Most of these stars of Manchester United are the absolute main players of their respective national teams, and they are even core players. After playing two consecutive World Cup qualifiers, their physical condition has not recovered at all.

On the contrary, although West Bromwich's players are poor in overall strength, their physical fitness is also very good!

The result of this game is... hard to say!

And Manchester United will soon play against Atletico Madrid in the first round of the Champions League group stage, and the team's ranking is arranged... I really have to think about it!

In order to preserve his strength, Mourinho put the "Little Warcraft" who had fought for many consecutive games on the bench, placed Ibrahimovic, who had just recovered from injury, into the lineup, and arranged more offensive tasks for the young Rashford.

As for the right side... Of course, Yang Xiaozhuang was arranged to beat him!

Now the Chinese boy is in a very hot state. If you don’t make good use of it at this time, you will be stupid!

In this game, Manchester United knocked on West Bromvic's goal in just 11 minutes of the start of the game. Yang Xiaozhuang's long pass caused an error in the opponent's defender Dawson's return pass. Rashford seized the opportunity and snatched the goal before goalkeeper Foster and scored a goal... 0:1, Manchester United took the lead away.

Afterwards, Manchester United played a little relaxed on the court. Although they always took the initiative in the game, they were unable to expand their score advantage for a long time, and several stars on Manchester United's defense line gradually could not run.

West Bromvic, who played at home, seized the opportunity of Manchester United's physical fitness decline in the defense line when the game was 42 minutes old, and used a straight pass to counter-offside, their Venezuelan striker Longdong equalized the score with a low shot.

When the game entered the 47th minute of the second half, Yang Xiaozhuang, who performed averagely in the first half, suddenly used his speed to steal the opponent's pass, and then dribbled the ball and broke into West Bromvic's right penalty area, and passed the ball across and found Rashford who followed up in time.

"Master" calmly shot and sent the ball into West Bromvic's goal... 1:2, Manchester United took the lead again!

In the subsequent games, it seemed to be replicating the first half game. Yes, Manchester United still had the initiative on the court and could always play an advantage on the offensive end to suppress their opponents, but facing their opponents' intensive defense, they never knocked on the opponent's door again.

At 83 minutes of the game, the physical fitness problems of Manchester United's stars were exposed again. After a desperate pursuit, Rojo passed the ball across the goal and was less powerful. West Bromvic's Venezuelan striker Longdong appeared again. After blocking the ball, he pushed the ball and tied the score with a push!

Mourinho was beaten and stamped his feet on the court, but there was no way. He had used up all the substitutions, and he had replaced Bayi, Ashley Young, and Matic before.

The score of 2:2 was maintained until the end of the game. West Bromwich, who played at home, celebrated wildly at Hawthorn Stadium, as if they were the one who won the game.

At the post-match press conference, Mourinho had a gloomy face, but his heart was full of helplessness... The power of the FIFA virus is getting stronger and stronger!

A reporter asked: "Mr. Mourinho, your team led twice and tied twice in this game, and finally left with a draw. Are you satisfied with the team's performance in this game?"

satisfy?

I'm satisfied with the hammer!

Mourinho snorted secretly, on the surface

But the Shang pretended to be relaxed and replied: "I had expected such a result. I believe everyone has seen it. My team played very hard on the court, but whether in the first half or the second half, when the game was about to end, my players' physical fitness would not be able to withstand, which eventually led to the team's goal loss. But I know the reason very well, that is, my players have been overused. They have just played two fierce World Cup qualifiers on behalf of their respective national teams. It is normal for physical fitness problems to occur. We will adjust quickly next."

Everyone actually agrees with Mourinho's words. The two goals that Manchester United conceded were actually due to the decline in physical fitness of the defensive players, which led to loopholes in the defense line and eventually concealed the ball.

But... this answer does not meet the reporters' demands!

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! "Mr. Mourinho, Ibrahimovic, who appeared today, did not score a goal, and even shot twice. Are you satisfied with his performance?"

Mourinho said: "Zlatan has just recovered from his health. He needs some games to adjust his form, and his performance will get better and better."

The reporters were too lazy to bother with Ibrahimovic. After all, Ibrahimovic performed poorly, and he recovered from serious injuries and had long been dispersed in the battle formation... It is normal for poor performance!

And the real goal of these reporters is actually... Yang Xiaozhuang!

"Mr. Mourinho, it is hard to say that China Yang's performance today is very good. Apart from one assist, his pass success rate is only 50%, and his teammates were not found in seven crosses. Moreover, his breakthrough on the wing is not as sharp as before. He has only 6 passes. Do you think his performance today is qualified?"

Well!

Mourinho was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while before saying: "Yang's performance today is indeed not as good as before, but his performance is not a question of whether he is qualified or not. I saw that he is still unstoppable on the wing, and his performance is still very good! However, Yang played together with Zlatan for the first time, and they have not formed a tacit understanding between them. This situation will change in the future, and I still trust Yang! Moreover, Yang's assist allowed us to lead for the second time, and he provided a very strong support for the team."

Regarding the issue of coexistence between Yang Xiaozhuang and Ibrahimovic, Mourinho and Rui Faria discussed it during the game. Yang Xiaozhuang's performance is not as threatening as the first three games. In fact, it is because Ibrahimovic is too eager to show himself on the court, otherwise Yang Xiaozhuang would probably score a goal in the game.

Moreover, Ibrahimovic was not used to Yang Xiaozhuang's cross, and he could not receive Yang Xiaozhuang's pass in the middle!
Chapter completed!