host must win

Chapter 206 European Super Cup

When the entire Premier League was shocked by Yin Jun's fiery performance in the new season, Yin Jun had already returned to China by plane, preparing to participate in a warm-up match for the Chinese team.

This game is the first game played by the Chinese team after defeating the Estonian team in February this year, and it is also the third game after Dutch coach Arihan coached the Chinese team.The two sides played rather dull in the first half of the game, and there were not many exciting scenes on the court.

After the start of the second half, the Chinese team gradually accelerated their offensive rhythm and took the initiative on the field.After the long journey, the Chilean team seemed to have not recovered their physical strength, but the players had excellent skills and no obvious loopholes in defense, and finally withstood the Chinese team's offensive.

So far, the Chinese team has achieved a record of 3 win and 1 draws in 2 games after Ali Han coached, and kept a clean sheet in 3 games.

After playing this warm-up match, Yin Jun hurried back to Manchester.

Since he flew back to China in the middle of the week to participate in a warm-up match for the national team, he flew almost round and round the world within a week, which affected Yin Jun's state. In the second round of the Premier League match when Manchester United was away at Newcastle, Yin Jun failed to pass Manchester United. The pre-match medical examination was excluded from Manchester United's squad by Ferguson.

At St. James' Park, Manchester United struggled without Yin Jun. Newcastle captain Shearer opened the scoring with a header, but at the critical moment, Manchester United captain Roy Keane stepped forward and assisted Ruud van Nistelrooy and Schole respectively. Si scored to help Manchester United reverse the score 2:1 to win.Ruud van Nistelrooy extended the Premier League's consecutive scoring record to 10 rounds. He has scored in 12 consecutive official games at Manchester United, while Scholes scored in 2 consecutive rounds.

After two rounds of the Premier League, there are only three winning teams left, namely Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea, the blue team that ushered in the Russian Super League in the summer!

Among them, Manchester United ranked first with 7 goal difference, followed by Arsenal with 5 goal difference. Chelsea ranked third in the standings after beating Liverpool and Leicester City with two 2:2 scores. bit.

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The Premier League's schedule in August is quite dense. Since the start of the Premier League in mid-August, 8 rounds of the league will be played in August.Manchester United's schedule is more intensive than the average team.As the league champions of last season, they need to play the Community Shield before the start of the season; in addition, as the Champions League champions of last season, they will also go to Monaco to compete for the UEFA Super Cup with UEFA Cup champion Porto at the end of August.

The third round of the Premier League will be played in the middle of the week after the end of the second round.Since Manchester United will compete with Porto for the UEFA Super Cup at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco on the evening of August 8 local time in Europe, the third round of Manchester United's match is scheduled for Tuesday night, which is the early morning of August 29 relative to Chinese time. On, Manchester United sits at Old Trafford to face the Premier League's newly promoted Wolves.

In preparation for Friday night's UEFA Super Cup, Ferguson has rotated Manchester United's lineup to a certain extent, with Yin Jun, Scholes and Giggs all on the bench, Ronaldo, Djimba and Kleberson Get the first chance to start since joining Manchester United, Ronaldo played right midfielder, Kleberson and Djimba formed a double midfielder, Gary Neville returned from injury, captain Keane and O'Shea partnered as central defenders.

Wolves captain Ince and defender Dennis Owen are both old Manchester United players, but they were treated very differently at Old Trafford. Owen, who left due to his age, received a warm welcome, and Ince, who was kicked out by Ferguson, was naturally received. Cold reception.

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After the opening game, Manchester United, who were playing at home, launched a fierce attack on the Wolves' goal, trying to achieve the effect of shaking the mountain.

In the 3rd minute, Solskjaer broke into the penalty area and volleyed from the right side. The goalkeeper Oakes fell to the ground and blocked it. Ruud van Nistelrooy almost touched the ball in front of the goal.Manchester United missed a great chance to score.

In the 6th minute, Forlan made a cross from the right, Solskjaer volleyed and was confiscated by Oakes.

Under Manchester United's continuous attack, the Wolves' goal still fell.In the 10th minute, Forlan took a corner kick from the right. O'Shea headed the goal 7 meters in front of the goal. Although Oakes touched the ball with one hand, he still couldn't prevent Wolves from conceding the 10th goal of the season.

1:0, Manchester United made a fantastic start.

Manchester United, who scored a goal shortly after the start of the game, failed to make persistent efforts in the next game and took advantage of the situation to expand the score.On the contrary, the Wolves gradually gained a firm foothold and began to threaten Manchester United's goal with a counterattack.

In the 36th minute, Keane made a tackle error. Kamara broke into the penalty area and pushed the shot wide from the far corner. He covered his face with frustrated hands.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United launched an offensive again, hoping to further expand their lead.In the 40th minute, Gary Neville made a pass from the right. Forlan volleyed with his right foot 15 meters in front of the goal. The football hit the Wolves defender.The Manchester United players appealed for a penalty kick, but the referee on duty had a different opinion. He thought it was a hitter and rejected Manchester United's penalty kick request.

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In stoppage time in the first half, Kamara inserted behind the defense line and shoveled with the instep of his right foot on the edge of the penalty area and missed the left post.

After the start of the second half, the Wolves' offense improved greatly.Kamara made another attack. He curved the ball with his right foot from 20 meters away.

However, Ronaldo, who ushered in his first starting opportunity after joining Manchester United, has also begun to recover.In the 55th minute, the Portuguese teenager passed the ball from the right and found Forlan in front of the goal.But unfortunately the Uruguayan striker was out of luck, and the attack that was close at hand missed the goal.

In the 59th minute, the Wolves once again played a high-quality quick counterattack. Kamara suddenly closed the penalty area, but his close-range shot that he was bound to win was bravely saved by Howard, the American goalkeeper who had just joined Manchester United in the summer. Manchester United escaped. robbery.

Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Ferguson replaced Ryan Giggs and Scholes, wanting to use offense instead of defense to keep the victory.

But since then the game has gradually become flat, and Manchester United eventually won a small victory over their opponents.

Manchester United, which ushered in three consecutive victories at the beginning, continued to use the advantage of goal difference to beat Arsenal, which also won three consecutive victories, to rank first in the Premier League standings.Chelsea, on the other hand, was tied by Birmingham City in this round, and the ranking temporarily dropped to fifth.

Obviously, the situation in the Premier League this season is still a battle between Manchester United and Arsenal.This situation has already been established at the beginning of the season. The advantages of the two teams are very obvious. There is still a big gap between the strength of the other teams and the duo. Arsenal's status.

And Manchester United, after defeating Wolves, the whole team flew to Monaco, preparing to participate in the upcoming European Super Cup.

(End of this chapter)