host must win

Chapter 104 Farewell 2002
Manchester United, which has always been good at chasing points in the Christmas Devil's schedule, suffered a two-game losing streak in the Premier League during this Christmas period, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

Arsenal is undoubtedly the biggest winner during this Christmas period. Having won two consecutive victories, they have once again established an advantage of at least 4 points over the team behind them in the standings. With the points expanded to 1 points, Wenger would wake up laughing from his dreams.

Half a month ago, Manchester United won eight consecutive victories in all competitions. When they were close to Arsenal in the standings, Wenger was flustered and helpless, because the game was about to enter Manchester United's best game. With a [-]-point Christmas Devils schedule, his team is likely to lose the top spot before the New Year.

But he didn't expect that Ferguson would capsize in the gutter where he is best at.Manchester United's own tight brakes made Arsenal go away again.

During this Christmas devil's schedule, the other winner is the blue team Chelsea. Tinker Ranieri's team has surpassed Manchester United to second place in the standings with a recent win and a draw.

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As 2003 approached, Ferguson would obviously not be satisfied with ending 2002, when all four teams were empty, in the third place in the league. In the last battle in 2002, Manchester United could no longer afford to make mistakes.

At 12:28 pm GMT on December 21th, the 8st round of the Premier League whistled for [-] games. Manchester United played at home against Birmingham City.

Ferguson, who could not retreat, formed an aggressive 433 formation in this game.Butters sits in front of the goal, Brown, Ferdinand, O'Shea and Sylvester form the back line, Roy Keane serves as the single midfielder, Scholes and Veron are separated on the two wings, Beckham and Yin Jun are both taken Push up the front line and form a trident with Fran.Van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer and Giggs are resting in rotation.

After the start of the game, Manchester United poured out the depression of two consecutive defeats to the visiting team. The luxurious attack line composed of Beckham, Yin Jun, Scholes, Veron and Forlan completely suppressed Birmingham with a tide of offensive. Defensive third zone.

And Yin Jun, who appeared at the winger position for the first time, seemed to be familiar with this. He scored a goal in the 7th minute and helped Manchester United open the situation.

Scholes' long pass passed through Birmingham's two defensive lines and found Yin Jun who followed up with a point.

Faced with this shot that was close at hand, Yin Jun showed a very high ability to grasp the opportunity, stabbed a shot from close range, and broke the goal of the visiting team.

This is the first time Manchester United have taken the lead in the last three Premier League games!
Although the first two games were played away, for Manchester United fans, even watching the game in front of the TV is a matter of frustration.

Today, it is undoubtedly an exciting thing for Yin Jun to help the team open the goal account.5000 more than [-] Manchester United fans who came to Old Trafford to watch the game brought a belated Christmas cheer, and they sent the warmest applause and blessings to the oriental boy running on the pitch with his wings soaring.

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Yin Jun's goal also helped the Manchester United players relieve the tremendous pressure on their hearts.Players can finally show their skills without pressure.

Then Beckham took a 30-yard free kick on the right side of the front field, and central defender Ferdinand's rush also missed the target.

Of course, Yin Jun is the most active. As a left winger for the first time, he set off waves on the left side of Manchester United. His sharp breakthrough created a considerable threat to the visiting team. Veron's footwork also began to be freely displayed in the Premier League. .

Under the indiscriminate bombardment of Manchester United, Birmingham was completely beaten.If it weren't for the poor luck of the Manchester United players, Birmingham's goal would have lost again in this wave of mad attack.

However, in the 37th minute of the game, Manchester United scored the visiting team's goal for the second time.

Yin Jun crossed from the left side and made a cross. Beckham headed sideways while running near the right corner of the small penalty area. Forlan volleyed with his right foot from 8 yards in front of the goal, rewriting the score for Manchester United. 2:0, and this is the eighth goal of the Uruguayan this season.

Then Veron and Keane each wasted their chances, Scholes' shot was blocked, and O'Shea, who got a chance to shoot in the same position, lacked the footwork and luck of Yin Jun and Fran.

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With a two-goal lead at halftime, no one believed that Manchester United would let this victory slip away from them.But after the start of the second half, Manchester United let the home fans experience a moment of shock.Kirovski, who spent his youth career at Manchester United, received a powerful header from Devlin's free kick, but Butters flew to defuse it; then Morrison's rebound was also blocked by Ferdinand and Butters Eliminate the danger.

Thinking about Butters’ poor state before December, and watching Kirovski’s pass, Cisse’s acrobatic header went straight to the dead corner, and it was difficult to surpass the Frenchman’s ten fingers. It is hard to believe that this is performance of the same person.

When the game entered the 77th minute, Manchester United sealed the victory.At that time, Manchester United completed a steal in the frontcourt and counterattacked on the spot.Beckham received a pass from Yin Jun outside the penalty area, and he lobbed a sword to seal his throat elegantly, helping Manchester United expand the score to 3:0!

Only 3 minutes later, Beckham reciprocated. His iconic curve ball sent the football to the goal. Yin Jun easily pushed the ball and scored himself at a position less than two meters away from the goal line. The second goal of the game.

A hearty 4:0 victory allowed Manchester United to sweep away the haze of losing streak in the previous two games.This victory is particularly important for Manchester United, who are aiming to win the championship. Their points have also tied Chelsea, which lost this round, and they have suppressed the Blues with a goal difference advantage, returning to second place in the standings.And Arsenal will play Liverpool tomorrow, and Manchester United's victory is the biggest pressure on the leading Gunners.

After scoring twice in this game, the mission of Yin Jun and Manchester United in 2002 has ended, and the next game will be in 2003.

In the first season of joining Manchester United, Yin Jun's performance was perfect except for the delay in getting the chance to play at the beginning of the season.

Since his debut in mid-September, Yin Jun has played 9 games for Manchester United in more than three months, scoring 3 goals and assisting 22 times, and made 15 penalties. His performance is perfect.Among them, he played 7 games in the Premier League and scored 2 goals and 13 assists. He also made 9 penalty and directly participated in 2 goals.In the UEFA Champions League, Yin Jun's results were 1 games, 12 goals, 7 assists and 5 penalty, which is extremely efficient.In the end, there are 5 matches in the League Cup, 1 shot and 2 pass.

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