Full-level pass, please call me the speaker of the Three Lions

Chapter 435 Trent, welcome to the Premier League!

After returning from Zurich with a lot of gains, Ling Feng also turned into a social media expert, posting his photos with major football superstars at the FIFA Awards Ceremony to his social media accounts one by one.

After returning to the Carrington base, some teammates who watched the live broadcast curiously asked Ling Feng about his feelings.

You know, at a major event like the FIFA awards ceremony which is full of football bigwigs and superstars, only Ling Feng and Ibrahimovic, who are on the shortlist of candidates for the World Footballer of the Year, can attend.

Even Rooney was not invited!
When Rooney saw Ling Feng sharing a photo of the best team of the year with his teammates, and the spirited Ronaldo in the photo, he couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

I remember that I was once a member of the FIFA Team of the Year!
Rooney and Ronaldo are known as the "Manchester United Twins" and have made great contributions to the Red Devils' hegemony.

But since Ronaldo transferred to Real Madrid, the relationship between the two has reached a freezing point.

Even when Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or, he never sent a congratulatory text message to his former best partner.

Today, seeing that Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the same age as me, is still standing at the top of the football world, not only helped Real Madrid win the Champions League again, but also led Portugal to win the European Cup championship that I had always dreamed of;

Looking back at myself, although in 2011, I led Manchester United to win the Premier League championship and reach the Champions League final.

But in the past three years, his physical function has declined significantly and he has fallen into a trough with Manchester United.
Thinking of this, Rooney felt somewhat unwilling and helpless.

However, he was also very aware that his poor eating habits and alcoholism over the years had almost drained his body.

No matter how hard you try, it's impossible to get back to the top.

Moreover, now that he is over 30, he has matured a lot after experiencing it.

Maybe he doesn't have the self-discipline of Ronaldo, nor his obsession with winning.

However, he is the player leader who has played for Manchester United for the longest time and has the most feelings for this team.

He also hopes to lead Manchester United out of the trough and stand at the top of the Premier League again.

Even if not as a star player!
Finally, Rooney put away his complicated emotions, patted Ling Feng on the shoulder, and smiled as he sent his message:

"Ling, keep up your current form and help Manchester United win the championship. Maybe next year you will be able to defeat that narcissistic and arrogant Portuguese!"

Hearing Rooney addressing Ronaldo, Ling Feng's mouth curled up, and then he nodded firmly:
"I will, wazza!"

. . .

January is a time for many Premier League teams to take a breather after just finishing their Christmas rush.

But for Manchester United and Mourinho, in addition to signings in the winter window, they also face trade-offs in various competitions.

With the FA Cup reaching the fourth round and the League Cup reaching the semi-finals, Manchester United retains a great chance of winning the championship on all four fronts (League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup).

The first to be affected is naturally the League Cup, which decides the champion the fastest.

Their opponent in the semi-finals is Hull City, which was promoted from the Championship this season.

After halfway, Hull City, the team that conceded the most goals in the league, ranked 19th in the league.

Hull City, which is deeply mired in the relegation quagmire, will certainly not miss the precious opportunity to continue to challenge for the championship trophy in the League Cup.

Therefore, in the two-round match, should Manchester United use its main players?
this is a problem.

For Ling Feng, Hull City is an old acquaintance of his in the cup competition.

Leicester City, which was in the Championship back then, reached the FA Cup final by stepping on the corpse of Hull City, and teamed up with Arsenal to create a classic game at Wembley!

Moreover, in last year's League Cup quarter-finals, Leicester City once again defeated Hull City and eventually made it to the final and won the championship.

However, considering that they will face title rivals Liverpool at home in a few days, Mourinho chose to rotate the lineup to deal with this soft persimmon at the bottom of the league.

Anyway, the League Cup semi-final is a two-legged match.

It would be best if the rotation lineup could beat the opponent in the first round.

If we really can't win, it won't be too late to send the main players to defeat the opponent in the next round.

What makes Mourinho feel gratified is that Manchester United's rotation lineup is also very competitive!

Although only one goal was scored from a set piece throughout the game.

However, on the defensive end, they did a flawless job and shut out their opponents.

Of course, this is also because Hull City’s attack cannot really threaten Manchester United’s defense.

Romero, Mata, Carrick, Fellaini, Rojo, Jones, Darmian
You know, Manchester United's rotation lineup, although a little bit lacking in the confrontation between the league giants and the Champions League powerhouses.

However, it is more than enough to deal with a small team like Hull City.

Especially when combined with Mourinho's most adept defensive counterattack tactics, the back line becomes even more solid!

This one-to-zero victory also made many media exclaim:

“The Mourinho bus finally arrived in Manchester!”

. . .

After the rotation lineup won the victory, the Red Devils' main players also faced their arch-rivals Liverpool in the second "Red Derby" at the Theatre of Dreams a few days later!

In the first leg, Ling Feng used a hat trick to silence Anfield.

And this time, the Red Army soldiers are also eager to get back at their wits' end!
However, the starting lineups of both teams were affected by the African Cup.

The African Cup, which kicked off in January, is arguably the most hated international tournament for teams from the five major leagues.

none of them!

Because every time the team reaches January in the middle of the season, the team's African internationals will leave the club to participate in the African Cup of Nations which lasts for nearly a month.

During this period, not only are the players unable to play for the club, they are even at great risk of injury.

Therefore, when the five major leagues consider introducing African players, they will also take the African Cup into consideration.

Of course, if the players are really too good, the club will have no choice but to accept this.

Manchester United and Liverpool have both introduced international players from Africa this season.

Manchester United's main defender Bailly and Liverpool's forward Mane have both left the club and returned to their respective national teams.

It is worth mentioning that Cameroonian central defender Matip in Liverpool had originally rejected the national team's call-up and planned to stay in the club.

However, as FIFA has not yet stated whether Matip can play for the club, he was unable to be included in the squad for the match against Manchester United.

In addition, some players are absent due to injuries, such as Klein.

Some have just returned from injuries, such as Coutinho and Sturridge.

Liverpool can only use a few substitutes, such as young players Arnold, Klavan and Origi to fill the positions of key players such as Mane and Matip.

As for Manchester United, except for Bailly who participated in the African Cup, Rooney who was rested, and Luke Shaw who did not start due to a minor strain, almost all the main players appeared on the field!
With the advantage of superior strength and home court, Manchester United took the lead and quickly seized the initiative on the field from the first minute of the game.

In the 14th minute of the game, Ling Feng made a wall pass with Ibrahimovic in the middle. The latter used his strong body to lean on Liverpool center back Lovren and knocked the ball back.

Ling Feng accelerated, dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area, and then pushed the ball, easily breaking Liverpool's goal!
This goal fully demonstrated the power of Ling Feng and Ibrahimovic, the strongest combination in the Premier League!

A simple wall-to-wall cooperation between the two players directly broke through Liverpool's defense!
However, just when everyone thought that Manchester United would slaughter Liverpool at home, Liverpool equalized the score just five minutes later!

Firmino's long shot created a corner kick opportunity for Liverpool. When defending the corner kick, Smalling did not look at the ball when marking Lovren, and opened his arms during the push, and was hit by the ball from Lallana.

As Liverpool players raised their hands in protest, referee Michael Oliver, who was just outside the penalty area, decisively pointed to the penalty spot!
Penalty kick!

Seeing this scene, Mourinho, who was sitting in the coaching seat and was about to drink water, almost smashed the mineral water bottle in his hand.

Fortunately, he remembered that he had been banned not long ago and managed to hold himself back in time.

Mudd!

The central defender combination of Smalling and Bailly is not reassuring.

Brave enough, but unstable.

From time to time, some low-level mistakes will occur, giving gifts to the opponent.

It's okay in a long league and it's acceptable.

If it was a Champions League knockout match, facing a strong opponent, such a mistake would be almost fatal!

It may even ruin all the team's efforts so far!
Thinking of this, Mourinho frowned, turned around and looked at assistant coach Faria:

"Any news from Southampton?"

The assistant shook his head:

"They are reluctant to let the captain go in the middle of the season, and the player himself is also generally unwilling to discuss the transfer after the season ends."

"What about Benfica?"

"Same."

It has always been very difficult to buy players in the winter window.

Mourinho had anticipated this.

Fifty million should be enough to directly buy Benfica's "Iceman" Lindelof.

But if you really want to spend money on Van Dijk, 50 million pounds may not be enough.

It would be better to "seduce" a few transfer targets in front of the media first, and then wait until summer to take them down in one fell swoop!
Thinking of this, Mourinho's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden cheers of joy.

Following the sound, I saw that Milner had scored the penalty!

"The ball is in!"

"James Milner! He is worthy of being Manchester United's nemesis!"

"The Red Army tied the score!"

So far this season, Milner, Liverpool's first penalty taker, has scored 6 penalties, ranking first in the Premier League.

Moreover, Milner can be called the real nemesis of Manchester United!
Whether he was playing for Newcastle, Aston Villa, Manchester City or Liverpool, Milner had scored against Manchester United.

What's more, in the 45 Premier League games in which Milner scored, his team remained unbeaten, with 37 wins and 8 draws!

However, after this game, his record of "scoring a goal means being unbeaten" will come to an end!

Although the score was quickly equalized due to mistakes made by the defenders.

However, Manchester United players and fans in the stands were not panicked at all.

Because they have the strongest offensive firepower in the entire Premier League!

If you want to overtake, it only takes a few minutes!

As they expected, in the 37th minute of the game, Ling Feng and Martial swapped positions and moved to the left.

Facing the future "Premier League left winger quality inspector" and "Route 66" Arnold, who is only years old, Ling Feng was not polite at all and let the young player experience the fastest speed of the Premier League in advance!

With a simple and rough move, he overtook directly from the outside, and then, two body lengths ahead of Arnold, he completed a very accurate cross pass with his left foot.

Ibrahimovic, who was flanking the middle, ran past a little.

However, in the next second, to everyone's surprise, he kicked the ball with his left heel and knocked it into the goal!
Mignolet didn't react at all!

After completing the assist, Ling Feng did not immediately celebrate with Ibrahimovic. Instead, he walked past Arnold, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile:

“Trent, welcome to the Premier League!”

Regarding the "blessing" from Ling Feng, a senior football player, the young and energetic Arnold showed no temper at all and just gave a wry smile.

Regardless of his qualifications, status in football, or performance on the field, he has no right to be angry in front of Ling Feng, the top star of Great Britain.

Besides, such jokes are also a kind of encouragement.

However, this eighteen-year-old young man is not so easily defeated!
Even though he knew he couldn't defend against Ling Feng at all, he still tried his best to interfere with the Premier League's top player.

Even if it means getting the first yellow card in his career, it's worth it!

In order not to continue to destroy Arnold, the flower of Britain's future, and to avoid casting a huge shadow on his young mind.

Ling Feng was also merciful and roamed back to the middle and right to bully other Liverpool players.

As the halftime whistle sounded, Manchester United returned to the locker room with a 2-1 advantage.

In the second half, the situation on the field did not change at all.

Liverpool continues to be suppressed at Old Trafford!
Without Mane and Coutinho, Firmino, who is good at creating opportunities for his teammates, can't hold the team alone in the frontcourt.

Lallana and Origi also failed to pose much threat to Manchester United's defense.

On the contrary, Ling Feng, Ibrahimovic, Martial, and Jesse Lingard repeatedly put tremendous pressure on the Red Army's defense.

Although the scene of this game was expected.

However, Klopp on the sidelines continued to shout loudly to his disciples, asking them to fight harder!
We may lose the game, but we must not lose our spirit!

However, goalkeeper Mignolet's performance in this game also made him frown involuntarily.

The goal line technique is OK, but the attack speed is too slow, and there are also misjudgments when facing high balls.
This season, neither Mignolet nor the newly introduced Karius's performance in front of the goal can bring Klopp much sense of security.

This also gave him the idea of ​​buying another goalkeeper.

However, although there are many goalkeepers on the market, only those who can meet the requirements of a Premier League giant like Liverpool must be outstanding goalkeepers.

However, outstanding goalkeepers are treasures that teams will not sell easily.

Unless they spend a lot of money to dig it out!

He has already spent a lot of money this season.

If we want to buy a goalkeeper, we can only wait until next season.

As long as they qualify for the Champions League this season, Fenway Group will definitely be more willing to take out more money from their pockets full of cash to strengthen the team!

Besides, the team is qualified for the Champions League, which is more attractive for outstanding players.
(End of this chapter)