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Chapter 457 Downturn
拿下博尔顿之后，曼联也以15胜3平1负，打进45球失13球，48个积分拿到了英超半程冠军。紧随其后的是切尔西，蓝军14胜4平1负拿到了46个积分。阿森纳排名第三，12胜5平2负的兵工厂拿到了41个积分。12胜3平4负的太妃糖以39个积分排名第四。米德尔斯堡9胜5平5负拿到32个积分位列第五。曼联的死敌利物浦9胜4平6负拿到31个积分排名第六。

Judging from the current standings, there is a high probability that the battle for the Premier League title this season will be between Manchester United and Chelsea. Arsenal, which is 7 points behind the top of the list, has basically been eliminated in the championship battle, especially considering that the Gunners Cases that have a habit of collapsing in the second half of the season.

After another assist, Yin Jun scored 2004 goals in 108, including 68 goals and 40 assists.

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During the Christmas Devil's schedule, the competition is very intensive.Two days later, at 12 pm on December 28, Manchester United ushered in the 20th round of the Premier League.

It was also Manchester United's last game in 2004.The opponent is Aston Villa, a traditional powerhouse in England's top league.

The performance of the Villars this season is average. After the half-time, they only scored 6 points with 7 wins, 6 draws and 25 losses, ranking tenth in the Premier League. They are a typical mid-range team.

Manchester United launched a massive offensive after the opening.In the 2nd minute, O'Shea caught Ridgewell's mistake and passed Rooney.

With the advantage of the home court, Villa quickly returned the favor. Barry crossed in front of the goal, but Ridgewell's header went over the bar.

Yin Jun was still active. In the 18th minute, the World Footballer made a maze-like dribble breakthrough from the left, and a left-footed shot from 18 yards was blocked by Dela Cruz from the bottom line.

Two minutes later, Smith passed the ball to Fletcher, but the Scot's shot from outside the penalty area was powerless and wide.

Then Yin Jun broke through and made a cross from the left again, but the ball was slightly higher and Scholes failed to get a point.

Manchester United almost took the lead in the 22nd minute. Fletcher passed the ball to Yin Jun. The World Player of the Year shot a left-footed shot from 12 yards past Barry. Sorensen reacted quickly and lifted the ball over the bar.

Manchester United controlled the situation steadily, but it was difficult for Villa to organize an effective threat.

Manchester United finally broke the deadlock in the 41st minute. Yin Jun scored the ball from the right and put in O'Shea. Before the Irish returned to the penalty area, Giggs scored with his left foot from 20 yards from the right. This is his third league goal this season. goal.

This was the only goal of the game, and Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the away game.

Due to the lack of goals and assists in this game, Yin Jun's data in 2004 finally stayed at 68 goals and 40 assists. The data of 108 goals directly created by one person also surpassed the record he created a year ago. A full 10 goals have been raised!
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时间进入2005年，英国当地时间1月1日17点30分。

In the 21st round of the Premier League, Manchester United continued to challenge Middlesbrough in back-to-back away games.

Middlesbrough performed well this season, ranking fifth in the league after 20 rounds, so the match between Manchester United and Middlesbrough can also be called a strong dialogue.

Wayne Rooney has been banned for three games by the FA for slapping defender Highim in Manchester United's match against Bolton.Alan Smith was alone in front of the striker, Yin Jun appeared in the front midfielder, Giggs and Ronaldo provided support on the flanks.Gary Neville returned to the squad after recovering from flu, and his younger brother Phil Neville started at right-back in his place.

Yin Jun was very active on the field and hoped to make a good start for 2005.

Manchester United took the lead in the 9th minute. Yin Jun cooperated with Smith and shot. Schwarzer saved Yin Jun's shot, but Fletcher followed up with a supplementary shot and scored. This was his first goal for Manchester United.

Manchester United expanded the score in the 79th minute. Djemba, who came on as a substitute for Yin Jun, passed the ball to Giggs in the penalty area. The latter stabbed Cooper and then deflected into the net. The Welshman scored in three consecutive games.

However, Yin Jun was unable to score in three consecutive games, and only received 1 assist in the three games.Compared with the superb performance of scoring twice in three consecutive games in the Christmas Devils League a year ago, it can be called a cliff-like decline.

Just after he won the World Footballer, Yin Jun's state is obviously declining rapidly.

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This is already the second time that Yin Jun has not scored in three consecutive games this season. Yin Jun's performance has also begun to be criticized by many media, but most of the media and fans are still relatively friendly to him, thinking that he is going through After 17 months of excellent condition, whether it is physical condition or one's own mentality, it will take some time to adjust.

Since August 2003, Yin Jun has not had enough rest time.

Especially in the summer of 2004, after finishing a high-intensity Premier League season, Yin Jun played consecutive World Cup qualifiers and the Asian Cup with the Chinese team, hardly getting any rest.

After such a long continuous battle, even a machine may break down, not to mention that Yin Jun is still a young man under the age of 20.

In an interview after winning the World Footballer of the Year, Yin Jun said that he might encounter a downturn, but he did not expect this to happen so soon.

On the night of January 2005, 1, Manchester United's first home game in the new year was the 4nd round of the Premier League against Tottenham at home.

Bai Baihe can be called Manchester United's point-giving boy. Since 1989, he has never won at Old Trafford. Even at the White Hart Lane at home, he habitually loses to Manchester United. It has become the "three-point alley" in the mouth of Manchester United fans.

Such a team is undoubtedly Manchester United's favorite opponent.Yin Jun also hopes to have a good performance in this game and break the scoring shortage.

But Tottenham showed a tenacious fighting spirit in this game, withstood Manchester United's tide-like offensive, and even almost made several quick counterattacks, almost causing the Red Devils to lose at home.

In the end, the game ended with a goalless draw between the two sides, while Yin Jun was unable to score in four consecutive Premier League games.

Ferguson even said in an interview with the media that there is no problem with Yin Jun's strength and professionalism. What he needs to do now is to readjust his physical condition and psychology.

"I believe that given enough time and patience, he will regain his form soon."

Many celebrities, including Bobby Charlton, also expressed their solidarity with Yin Jun. Players such as Keane, Scholes, Giggs and Ronaldo in the Manchester United team also expressed their voices, saying that Yin Jun has nothing to do. Problem, he just needs a little time.

He was criticized for failing to score in four or five games, which shows that after winning the World Footballer and the Personal Grand Slam, both the media and the fans have higher demands on Yin Jun.Now, they all use the No.1 standard in world football to demand Yin Jun.

(End of this chapter)