The sixth professional football player who started with Manchester United

Chapter 74 The Crucial Battle
"It is my responsibility to lose the game. As the head coach of the team, I should bear this responsibility. Although the loss in this game has made our qualifying prospects a little more bumpy, I believe this is not the end of the world. We still have There are many opportunities, and I also believe that my players will strive for such opportunities in the next games.”

At the press conference after the game, Stimarch also took responsibility for the loss of the game.

With the end of this game, the results of the other two games in the same group were also decided.

Serbia beat Scotland 2-0 at home, kicking Scotland's sinking body hard, and Belgium beat Macedonia 1-0 at home.

In this way, as the six rounds of Group A passed.

比利时以5胜1平积16分排在了第一，威尔士凭借这场比赛的胜利以4胜2负积12分已经超越了克罗地亚来到了小组第二的位置上，而克罗地亚则是3胜1平2负积10分来到了小组第三，第四的是积7分的塞尔维亚。

There are currently four rounds left in the group stage. Macedonia, with 4 points, has only theoretical hope, while Scotland, with 2 points, has already determined its fate in advance.

For Serbia, their biggest possibility is to be second in the group, because in the next four rounds, they will also meet Wales and Croatia, which is their last chance.

For Wales, it is not impossible for them to catch up with Belgium. After all, they still have a battle with Belgium in the remaining four rounds. If they can beat Belgium, they will narrow the gap with the opponent.

On the day after the game, the local media in Wales also carefully analyzed the various possibilities of this group. They originally had no hope for the team, and at the beginning of the group stage, Wales' The results did not give fans hope, but they did not expect that when the group stage entered the middle stage, Wales achieved surprising results. However, despite this, most media still believe that the team has a high possibility of entering the play-offs. Big, it is basically impossible to beat Belgium.

Many people suggested that Koeman should be more conservative and strive to ensure that the defense gets a point when playing against Belgium to ensure his second position in the group.

Of course, this is still a long way off for Dabao. Next, he will return to the club and focus entirely on the club's games, because according to UEFA's schedule, Wales' next round of games will not be until September. conduct.

During this period, Koeman has told him that he will not be called into the team for some friendly match arrangements, which is also to allow Dabao to prepare for the club's game with peace of mind.

The day after the national team game ended, Dabao returned to Manchester.

Then began a new round of league preparations.

The time came to March 3, and the 30st round of the Premier League kicked off.

The Manchester United team arrived at the Stadium of Light in the afternoon. This round they will play against Sunderland.

Considering that Dabao had just finished playing for the national team, Ferguson also placed Dabao on the bench for this game. Sitting on the bench with him were Robin van Persie and Rooney, who had also just finished playing for the national team. team game.

In this game at the Stadium of Light, Manchester United was also strongly blocked by Sunderland. Facing Manchester United, which was stronger than itself, Sunderland also set up a bus in front of the goal from the beginning of the game and played with peace of mind. defensive tactics.

A posture that I get a point is a victory.

Facing such tactics for a while, Manchester United had every advantage on the field, but they were unable to break through the opponent's goal. They even almost lost the ball due to Sunderland's counterattack by chance.

In the 68th minute of the second half, Ferguson replaced Dabao and Rooney consecutively, which allowed Manchester United to knock on the door of the opponent. In the 74th minute of the game, it was Rooney's continuous breakthroughs in the frontcourt that helped Manchester United win a direct free The ball, and Dabao lived up to the expectations of Ferguson and his teammates. A wonderful full-moon scimitar kick helped knock on the opponent's goal and helped Manchester United gain a one-goal lead.

In the following time, Sunderland, who was behind, did not have any offensive ideas, and still maintained its own defensive tactics. After Manchester United took the lead, they were naturally happy to see that the opponent's tactics had not changed. So in the end, the two sides also maintained this score until the end of the game.

In the end, Manchester United defeated Sunderland 1-0 away from home and took all three points.

At another venue that started at the same time as this game, Manchester City defeated Newcastle United 4-0 at home, and the two sides still maintained a 10-point difference.

However, for Manchester City, it is not without chance. With 7 rounds left in the league, they are 32 points behind. If they want to catch up with the point difference, the best chance is the next [-]nd round of the league.

Because of the next round of the league, Manchester City will go to Old Trafford to challenge Manchester United. The second Manchester derby of this season is about to kick off.

If Manchester City can win this game, then there is still a chance for all of this.

However, if the result is the opposite, then Manchester City basically has no chance, and the most beneficial thing for Manchester City is that Manchester United will also usher in the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals before ushering in their own Manchester derby.

This is bound to be a distraction for Manchester United as well.

Fortunately for Manchester United, they got a good draw for the Champions League quarter-finals this time, and according to the schedule, they will be home first and then guest, thus avoiding the trouble caused by traveling and traveling.

Regarding Manchester United's upcoming Champions League, most media and fans believe that Manchester United has a high probability of winning this game. After all, opponent Gaza Tassare cannot be Manchester United's opponent in any aspect.

In fact it is.

Time came to April 4, and Manchester United welcomed the Gaza Tazarei team at the Old Trafford Stadium.

The final result also confirmed that there is indeed a clear gap in strength between the two sides in this Champions League quarter-final match. With Rooney's brace and Robin van Persie's goal, Manchester United defeated Galatasaray 3-0 at home. , not only won this game, but also had one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Dabao also started the game in this game and contributed an assist. Then in the 68th minute of the second half, Ferguson also intentionally prepared for the next derby after the team took the lead, so he replaced Dabao.

(End of this chapter)