Chapter 39: Chapter 241 Manchester City Derby hat-trick, who is the king of Old Trafford?
"GOAL!! Only 1 minute into the game, Manchester City's Lin broke the deadlock with a lightning goal!"
"Manchester United has been pushed to the edge of the cliff. If they lose this game, their chances of getting tickets to the Champions League next season will be greatly reduced!"
At Old Trafford, the Red Devils fans, who were looking forward to a comeback for their team after the start of the game, saw their opponents celebrating wantonly in their own stadium, and the expressions on their faces began to freeze.
This is a Manchester derby. Are we going to lose to our opponents again at our home court?
Moyes rarely got angry on the sidelines, reminding the players to cheer up and concentrate.
He seemed to blame the fact that the team lost the ball so early on that the players were distracted.
Every one of the Manchester United players on the field looked downcast, with confusion in their eyes.
Doesn't it mean that the opponent is not in good condition?
Does this look like a bad condition?
The team fell behind so early and faced the powerful Manchester City. They had an ominous feeling.
I'm afraid this game will be very difficult!
The live footage captured Manchester United's legendary coach Ferguson appearing in the stands. Sir Alex Ferguson's expression looked very serious.
He knew that there were signs of unrest in the Manchester United dressing room. If they lost to Manchester City at home, not only would the club be dissatisfied with Moyes, but even the players on the field would probably rebel against Moyes. .
Moyes' roots at Manchester United are basically not deep. If he loses the support of the players, he will most likely leave next season.
It would be easy for Manchester United to fire Moyes, but where to find a qualified replacement?
You can't let yourself, a retired old man, come back, right?
Although there have been such calls among Red Devils fans recently, Ferguson knows that even if he comes back, he will not be able to solve the problem.
After all, given his age, he won't last long at all.
What Manchester United needs now is a coach who can help Manchester United complete the teardown and reconstruction, which will take a long time.
Thinking of this, Sir Alex's mood became worse and worse, and he couldn't help but chew gum faster.
"What's wrong with Manchester United? How come your hips are stretched to such an extent this season?"
"Whoever did it, it's all Moyes' fault!"
"Wasn't Moyes very good when he was at Everton? Why did he become like this after arriving at Manchester United?"
"Everton is a civilian team and Manchester United is a wealthy club. Moyes is suitable for a civilian team but not necessarily a wealthy club!"
"So, Sir Alex has found the wrong successor?"
"They must have made a mistake. Manchester United wanted to invite Guardiola, but Guardiola was abducted by Bayern in advance!"
"Oh, it would be great if Manchester United acted earlier and really invited Guardiola!"
"Indeed, if Guardiola is invited to Manchester United, there is a high probability that Lin will join. Manchester United will not only get the top coach, but also the top and most potential star!"
"It's a pity there is no if!"
"Oh, pity me, the Red Devils. I'm afraid I will have to play in the Europa League next season!"
"Haha, after losing this game, we dropped to eighth place in the league. We may not even be able to qualify for the Europa League!"
There are a total of 7 European Cup places in the Premier League, of which the top four qualify for the European Cup, the fifth and sixth teams qualify for the Europa League, and the FA Cup winner gets the remaining Europa League qualification.
Manchester United's current league ranking is very embarrassing. Not only is it far away from the Champions League, but it may not even be able to grab a spot in the Europa League.
If they can't even qualify for the Europa League, Manchester United's situation next season will be very miserable.
After falling behind, Manchester United immediately launched a counterattack against Manchester City in an attempt to equalize the score.
Manchester City is not afraid of opponents attacking them, they are afraid of opponents retreating to defend and then counterattack.
Therefore, Manchester United's attack is really what they want.
In the 16th minute of the game, Manchester City stole the ball in the backcourt and Cross quickly moved the ball to the wing.
David Silva made a through ball forward, and Lin Quan received the ball and strode toward Manchester United's penalty area.
Fellaini did not dare to let Lin Quan pass, reached out from behind and pushed Lin Quan to the ground, stopping Manchester City's attack with a yellow card.
The foul was about 35 meters away from the goal. Lin Quan discussed it with Cross, De Bruyne and others.
This ball was a bit far to shoot directly, and the three of them were not very sure, so they decided to play a tactical coordination.
Lin Quan pretended to take a free throw. He took a dozen steps back and then took a quick run. However, when he was close to the ball, he feinted and jumped over the ball.
Next to him, De Bruyne immediately passed the ball to Kroos who was near the left edge of the penalty area. When the Manchester United players lined up in the wall saw the opponent taking a tactical free kick, they immediately spread out and rushed towards Kroos holding the ball.
Cross calmly dropped the ball into the penalty area, looking for Lin Quan at the back post.
At this time, the Manchester United players were rushing outside the penalty area, but his ball passed into the penalty area. The Manchester United players quickly braked to intercept, but it was already too late.
At some point, Lin Quan, who was pretending to take a free kick, had already arrived here.
The ball was passed very quickly, but Lin Quan didn't even look at it. He raised his foot very freely. The football seemed to be glued. After it touched his foot, it stopped very obediently and landed on him. feet.
Even the fans of the Red Devils couldn't help but want to cheer for him when he stopped the ball.
When Ferguson saw this stoppage, he couldn't help but think of the former Arsenal star Bergkamp.
broken!
This kid stops the ball so well. He has enough time to make adjustments and shoot. Can De Gea stop him?
Seeing Lin Quan receiving the ball, De Gea started to sweat on his forehead.
As Lin Quan's national team teammate, De Gea often played against Lin Quan in the team's training matches.
He knows very well how abnormal Lin Quan's shooting skills are. Before this guy completes the shot, you have no idea which foot he is going to use to shoot or how he is going to shoot.
Therefore, De Gea immediately chose to attack.
Lin Quan seemed to have guessed De Gea's move. The moment De Gea struck, he completed the shot.
De Gea knows him, and he also knows De Gea, so when he receives the ball, he has already thought about how to deal with the ball.
Seeing the ball flying towards him, De Gea tried his best to stop the ball, but Lin Quan's angle was too tricky, and he was unable to make the best preparations during the move.
So, in the duel with Lin Quan, De Gea was defeated and the score became 2:0. Lin Quan scored twice at Old Trafford.
Moreover, it's only 16 minutes!
There are still seventy or eighty minutes left for him to complete the hat trick!
In the stands, there was a dead silence among the Manchester United fans.
If conceding the first goal just makes them feel bad, they feel that the team still has hope to equalize the score or even reverse the game.
Then as the team conceded the second goal, they finally woke up.
Manchester City and Manchester United are no longer on the same level.
The 'noisy neighbor' they once looked down upon has now transformed into an insurmountable giant that stands in front of them!
I don't know when it started, but wanting to beat this Manchester City team seemed to become a luxury.
"Wow, I'm a Red Devils fan, and I'm also a fan of King Lin. King Lin, please be gentle, it hurts!"
"The Red Devils fans said they were numb. This is not the Red Devils I know at all. Look at the expressions of the players on the field. They are almost being beaten like Muggles!"
"Oh, it's so uncomfortable. It's only been one season and the team's record has dropped so sharply. Last season it was the Premier League champion. This season it's down to the middle. Will it have to fight for relegation next season?"
"The vampire Grayson family should do something good and spend more money to buy more people. With the current lineup of Manchester United, how can they compete with Manchester City?"
"Who should I buy? We have Van Persie, Rooney and Mata up front, and Carrick, Fellaini and Shinji Kagawa in the midfield. The defense is a little weak, but the problem in this game is not the defense at all. !"
The issues that the fans are discussing are actually the issues that Ferguson is thinking about.
Manchester United's lineup needs to be strengthened. Since Scholes retired, their midfield has been missing a core.
Fellaini, Shinji Kagawa, etc. are all useless.
They need a player with good skills, a strong outlook on the overall situation, and who fits Manchester United's tactical system.
After thinking about it, there seems to be only one such player, and that is Juventus midfielder Pogba.
Pogba is a player from Manchester United's youth training. Although he has not proven his strength at Manchester United, he is definitely familiar with Manchester United's tactics.
Moreover, he has outstanding skills at his feet, a good view of the overall situation, and outstanding physical fitness, which almost perfectly meets Manchester United's various requirements.
However, given his importance to Juventus, Manchester United may have to pay a high price to bring him back to Old Trafford.
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After conceding the second goal, Manchester United's players did not dare to attack easily again.
After they focused on defense, they finally stabilized the situation and did not concede any more goals.
The first half passed quickly, and Manchester City returned to the locker room with a 2:0 score.
After the start of the second half, Manchester United took the lead in making personnel adjustments.
Moyes made a bold substitution choice. He replaced Cleverley with Shinji Kagawa who had been sitting on the bench for a long time.
Obviously, Moyes also saw the crux of Manchester United's problem. Their midfield lacked creativity and could not pass threatening offense.
Looking back at Manchester City, Kroos's command and dispatch and De Bruyne's various incredible passes made Manchester United frightened.
If they could have a passer like De Bruyne, Van Persie and Rooney wouldn't be without a decent shot.
Seeing that the coach named him to be good at, Shinji Kagawa's soul of chuuni immediately burned:
Have you finally realized my importance?
Did you finally decide to let me come in and save the team?
Come on, Lin, let's have a peak showdown!
After Shinji Kagawa came on the field and saw Lin Quan attacking with the ball, he rushed forward with confidence.
He had already noticed on the bench that Lin Quan is the core of Manchester City's offense. If he can freeze him, he will become a hero of Manchester United!
When he thought of himself enjoying the collective cheers of 60,000 to 70,000 Red Devils fans at Old Trafford, Shinji Kagawa felt extremely intoxicated.
Lin Quan glanced at this guy. To be honest, he really didn't recognize these Japanese players who played in the five major leagues.
Maybe it's because he doesn't pay much attention to Japanese players, or maybe it's because these guys always like to dye their hair into other colors, making it difficult for him to remember what these guys look like.
And Shinji Kagawa's appearance rate in Manchester United is really too low, so low that Lin Quan almost forgot that Manchester United still has such a number one player.
Lin Quan was a little speechless when he saw Shinji Kagawa giggling after he came on the field.
He didn't use any fake moves at all. He relied on speed and physical confrontation to knock away Shinji Kagawa and dribble the ball towards Manchester United's backcourt.
Manchester United fans originally saw Shinji Kagawa volunteering to rush towards Lin Quan, and thought they would be surprised.
Unexpectedly, Shinji Kagawa didn't even last one round and was passed by his opponent.
This made them quickly lose confidence in Shinji Kagawa. Moyes actually replaced this guy at this time. Is he crazy?
After being passed by Lin Quan, Shinji Kagawa came back to his senses.
Not this time, I'm not ready yet!
I will definitely not be passed over so easily next time!
Five minutes later, Manchester City launched another attack and the ball came to Lin Quan's feet again.
Kagawa Shinji, like before, mustered up the courage to come forward.
Lin Quan didn't even look at him this time. Just like before, he used speed and strength to eat him alive.
coming!
When Shinji Kagawa saw the opponent using the same move, he immediately prepared for a physical confrontation. He had already thought about how he would organize a counterattack after intercepting Lin Quan and help the team regain the score.
However, the cruel facts proved that Shinji Kagawa thought too much!
With a loud bang, the two of them collided hard.
Shinji Kagawa, who had the height advantage, was knocked away by Lin Quan like a kite with its string broken!
Exclamations came from the Red Devils fans, although they did not expect Shinji Kagawa to be able to guard Lin Quan.
But they never expected that the Japanese would be crushed unilaterally and lose so miserably!
Moyes on the sidelines was almost furious!
When I take your place, I don't ask you to be an engineer. I ask you to organize an attack.
Aren't Fellaini and Carrick better than you on defense?
Fortunately, after experiencing two failures, Shinji Kagawa seemed to have reacted.
When Lin Quan took the ball to attack again, Shinji Kagawa did not dare to come to him again.
However, after bullying him twice in a row, in Lin Quan's mind, Shinji Kagawa had been labeled a 'soft persimmon'.
So even if Shinji Kagawa doesn't come to trouble Lin Quan, Lin Quan will come to trouble him!
In the 67th minute, Shinji Kagawa received a pass from his teammate.
He was about to look up and observe the opponent's defensive position and the position of his teammates when he saw a figure rushing towards him.
Before Shinji Kagawa could react, there was a bang and he felt himself being knocked away.
In the air, Shinji Kagawa finally saw clearly who had knocked him away - it was Lin Quan!
He is about to burst into tears. I won't even look for you anymore. Why are you still pestering me?
Lin Quan originally thought that the referee would give him a foul because his movement range was indeed a bit larger.
However, this is the Premier League, and the standards of referees in the Premier League are much looser than those in other leagues!
Are you not bragging about this?
Then I won't be polite!
Inspired, Lin Quan quickly dribbled the ball and continued to advance. Fellaini secretly cursed Shinji Kagawa as a waste and had to abandon De Bruyne and rushed towards Lin Quan.
But as soon as he left, Lin Quan immediately passed the ball to De Bruyne who was in the open position.
After receiving the ball, De Bruyne handed the ball to Lin Quan's feet, helping him get rid of Fellaini's entanglement.
Lin Quan took two steps and then passed the ball to David Silva who was cutting in from the wing. He completed a one-two with the opponent, passed Manchester United's full-back Evra, and entered the penalty area!
Again!
De Gea's scalp went numb when he saw Lin Quan appearing in the penalty area again.
He quickly directed Ferdinand to cover up the defense, but as long as Ferdinand moved, Lin Quan would definitely pass it to Aguero who was open.
Ferdinand obviously knew this, but he had to bite the bullet and cover up the defense, because Lin Quan was a greater threat than Aguero, and the opponent had already scored two goals, and he definitely could not be given to him at Old Trafford. A chance to complete a hat trick.
Sure enough, after Ferdinand moved, Lin Quan passed the ball to Aguero immediately.
Seeing his actions, Ferdinand was stunned.
Don't you want to force a kick?
This is a hat trick in Manchester Derby!
When he thought of this, Ferdinand couldn't help but admire the other party.
This guy is really a team player. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid most people would choose to shoot by themselves!
Aguero originally thought that Lin Quan would do it by himself, because if it were him, he would definitely score a hat trick in this situation!
However, Lin Quan passed the ball over.
This greatly surprised Aguero and made his shot a bit hasty.
De Gea reacted quickly and made a save immediately after seeing Aguero's shot.
His judgment was accurate and the football was saved by him.
But the danger is not over!
The ball saved by De Gea landed in the penalty area and just rolled to Lin Quan's feet.
Lin Quan actually doesn't particularly pursue hat tricks. As long as the team can win, it doesn't matter how many he scores.
However, if the football ran in front of him, he would be rude!
He didn't adjust, just raised his foot and shot.
De Gea is really helpless this time, Lin Quan's shot is much more tricky than Aguero!
With a swish sound, the football flew into the net.
Lin Quan completed a personal hat-trick at Old Trafford, becoming the second player in the history of Manchester City to complete a hat-trick at Old Trafford!
The last time a Manchester City player scored a hat-trick at Old Trafford was Francis Lee in 1970.
Lin Quan did not celebrate much in the first two goals, but this time, after scoring the third goal to complete the hat trick, he turned up his jersey collar on a whim and looked around the entire stadium domineeringly, as if he was patrolling his territory. Like a king!
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