From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 549: The hot-headed Arsenal player
"Why didn't he pass the ball?" Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief and turned to ask Faria.

"He probably wants to continue to break through and then look for better opportunities." Faria guessed.

"That was already a good opportunity." Carrick disagreed with this view. Ashley Young has a strong fighting ability and will not give up once he gets a hold of him. It was not wise for Sanchez to pass Ashley Young and then pass the ball.

The three of them looked at each other and thought it was indeed a bit strange.

Mourinho had a vague guess and he stared at the field. To be exact, he was staring at Sanchez.

He wanted to see if Sanchez would insist on passing Ashley Young next time he faced him.

Then, in the 41st minute of the game, Manchester United counterattacked and Ibrahimovic's shot slipped past the goal. Mourinho had no time to regret and saw Arsenal's attack coming again.

Arsenal still insisted on playing on the right side, and Sanchez still chose to force Ashley Young. Then, Ashley Young and Sanchez kept fighting near the baseline, and finally the ball was touched by Ashley Young, then touched Sanchez and went out of the baseline.

Arsenal didn't even have a single corner kick.

Mourinho smiled, he understood a little.

Faria also understood. He came over and whispered, "Are we running into a fool?"

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Mourinho and Faria judged that Sanchez and Ashley Young were at odds.

This situation is not too uncommon on the football field. It is easy for two players, especially those in opposing positions, to get angry with each other.

Obviously, Sanchez failed in his first attempt to break through Ashley Young, so he was not convinced and tried again, but still failed.

Hey! I didn't believe it, and then the third time.

I still don’t believe this, the fourth time…

That's how Sanchez and Ashley Young got into a fight.

This is a result of killing rage.

Mourinho is no stranger to Sanchez. When he was coaching Real Madrid, Sanchez played for Barcelona and the two teams often faced each other. When he returned to Chelsea and now takes over as the coach of Manchester United, Sanchez is the pillar of Arsenal and they have many opportunities to face each other, so Mourinho has some understanding of Sanchez's technical characteristics and abilities.

This small Chilean player is somewhat similar to Chelsea's top star Hazard. They both have strong physiques and strong individual combat capabilities. They are especially good at high-speed dribbling and breaking through. Not only can they shoot and score by themselves, but they can also find opportunities to give their teammates fatal passes and assists during the offense.

His outstanding personal abilities made him quickly become a key figure in the team after joining Arsenal.

Originally, Mourinho was very optimistic about Sanchez and intended to bring him to Old Trafford last summer to partner with Harry Kane and Rashford to form a forward trident.

But after careful consideration, Mourinho chose Mbappe.

In addition to the fact that Mbappe is younger, this also has a lot to do with the player's personality.

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To put it nicely, Sanchez is a player with a simple mind and a single-minded attitude. To put it bluntly, he plays football too independently.

To put it bluntly, this Chilean winger gets too excited easily: if he fails to dribble past the opponent once, he will try a second time without hesitation, and if that still doesn't work, he will keep trying. It can be said that he "is not convinced by anyone but himself."

This single-minded style of play makes him very good when he performs well, but he doesn't know how to adjust when he performs poorly. He just keeps hitting his head against the wall and never passes the ball.

This has a lot to do with the environment in which Sanchez grew up. His childhood experiences gave him enough resilience. If he had not become a professional football player, this child born in a slum in South America might have spent his whole life in chaos and poverty. Therefore, after he truly lived a rich and peaceful life, the memories of his childhood also made Sanchez always maintain a humble attitude and an indomitable will.

But sometimes, perseverance can turn into stubbornness, like today.

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Then, Arsenal's attack was still focused on the right, and Sanchez still looked for Ashley Young to challenge him.

This time, Ashley Young fought and retreated, making sure he would not be penetrated while blocking Sanchez's route to cut in. Finally, Rashford, who returned to defense, helped Ashley Young to double-team and successfully defended Sanchez.

This seemed to make Sanchez even more unhappy and unconvinced. He actually asked for help?
Mourinho applauded on the sidelines and cheered for the team's successful defense.

"Why is Arsenal always trying to break through Manchester United's left?" commentator Rio Ferdinand raised his question.

"Maybe Wenger thought Ashley Young was a guest left-back, not a genuine left-back, and he was old, so this might be a breakthrough," Lineker said. "But obviously, Ashley Young surprised Arsenal."

Sanchez played more independently. If Arsenal was leading, it would not be a big deal, but when the score was behind, Sanchez's behavior was a bit demoralizing.

Arsenal's several offensives came to a halt. ………………

The staff held up the electronic sign indicating one minute of injury time in the first half of the game, and at this time, Manchester United launched a counterattack.

Bruno pulled to the left and made a strong attack with the ball. He passed Bellerin with a beautiful change of direction with the inside of his foot and a dribbling move. Then, without any hesitation, he saw an opening and immediately kicked a cross.

After Ibrahimovic got rid of Koscielny in front of the goal, he shot the ball smartly from the front.

Arsenal goalkeeper Ospina did not react to the ball at all. Fortunately, Monreal was in a good position. He blocked the ball with his foot on the goal line, and then the ball was cleared by Mustafi.

Outside the penalty area, Rashford stopped the ball with his chest and tried to take a long shot, but was pushed to the ground by Xhaka who came back to defend.

Mike Dean blew the whistle, indicating that Arsenal had committed a foul, and awarded Manchester United a free kick in a very good position, but did not show a card to Xhaka who committed the foul.

This also caused dissatisfaction in Mourinho. He raised three fingers on the sidelines, meaning three times. This was Xhaka's third foul in the first half of the game, but the referee did not even issue a yellow card.

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Bruno's free kick was good for Manchester United, but Ospina made a good save this time, he saved the ball and gave a corner kick.

Bruno took the corner kick on the right side. Ibrahimovic jumped high in front of the goal. He got ahead of Koscielny and successfully headed Bruno's cross.

Because the distance was too close, Arsenal goalkeeper Ospina had no reaction to the ball and could only watch the ball go into the goal!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLL!!!!!!!"

"Manchester United took a 2:0 lead! Arsenal suffered a heavy blow in the injury time of the first half!"

"wowowowow, Zlatan Ibrahimovic! This is definitely the scene that Wenger least wants to see, hahaha." Rio Ferdinand shouted, and excitement could be heard in his words. It was obvious that he was just trying to watch the fun.

As we all know, there are two head coaches who have grievances with Ibrahimovic. In addition to the current Manchester City head coach Guardiola, there is Arsenal head coach Wenger.

This also involves a public case. When Ibrahimovic was still very young, Wenger once took a fancy to Ibrahimovic and wanted to sign the Swedish giant. However, the professor insisted that Ibrahimovic should have a trial. However, Ibrahimovic said, "I, Zlatan, never have a trial. If you want to buy me, just pay the money!"

As we all know, the professor refused to pay the money, and then Ibrahimovic went to Ajax and began his legendary journey.

But since then, Ibrahimovic has been particularly excited every time he faces Wenger and Arsenal.

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The director obviously knew what the audience wanted to see at this time, and immediately turned the camera to the sidelines. The old French man had a blank expression on his face. Then the camera immediately turned to Ibrahimovic. The Swedish veteran was very excited, which could be seen from his facial expression: Ibrahimovic waved his fist and howled to the sky, his face looked a little ferocious.

He still has a grudge against Wenger, even though almost twenty years have passed.

The camera gave Wenger a close-up again, and the old man turned his head and walked straight to the players' tunnel. It was obvious that Wenger was very angry and left the field early.

Half a minute later, Arsenal had just kicked off from the center circle when referee Mike Dean blew the whistle to end the first half.

At the end of the first half, Manchester United temporarily led Arsenal 2:0 at the new Wembley Stadium thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Ibrahimovic.

Both forwards scored goals and Mourinho's unexpected change of formation achieved excellent results.

Arsenal's players quickly left the field, all with unhappy expressions. Especially when they saw Wenger leave angrily early, everyone's heart seemed to be covered with a dark cloud.

"You can imagine what will be waiting for the Arsenal players at half-time," Lineker said.

Where is Mourinho? The madman stood on the sidelines, high-fiving and hugging every player who left the field, patting their shoulders and saying a few words, with a huge smile on his face.

"I feel like he did it on purpose," Henry said. "If Wenger saw this, he would be furious."

"You did this on purpose?" Carrick asked in a low voice.

"How is that possible?" Mourinho said with an innocent look on his face, glancing at Arsenal assistant coach Pat Rice who was looking at him fiercely.

Two minutes later, Arsenal assistant coach Pat Rice returned to the visiting team's locker room and found Wenger and whispered a few words to him.

Snapped!
The professor, who already had a gloomy face, smashed the tactics board on the table with an extremely angry expression.

He knew that Mourinho did it on purpose to make him angry.

Even though I know I need to stay calm and not be fooled, but... I'm still angry.

To be exact, I became even angrier.

(End of this chapter)