Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

Seeing their shots frequently saved by De Gea, and United's two shots that were not considered chances, turned into goals, the mentality of FC United players gradually changed.

Lu Wei saw that there was something wrong with the state of the players on the field, and immediately shouted.

"Don't panic, isn't it just two goals behind, we haven't been behind, two years ago we were three goals behind, in the end we didn't score three goals, what are you panicking, you play well, continue to attack sooner or later you will score."

Robertson also encouraged his teammates.

"That's right, guys, what's two goals behind, two goals behind we score three of them, three goals behind us score four of them, are we scared if the other side is Manchester United? We're going to attack it! Inspired

by Lowe and Robertson, FC United reorganized their attack, slowly shrinking their defence with a two-goal lead, intending to defend until half-time before adjusting.

But the Red Rebels did not let United's plan succeed, in the first minute of first-half stoppage time, FC United finally knocked on De Gea's door, Maddison and Bowen short pass broke through Herrera, because he already had a yellow card, Herrera hesitated and only interfered to let Maddison go, Rojo came to make up for it, and Maddison passed the ball at this time.

The ball was passed to where Rojo left, Tavernir inserted at high speed, and the ball went directly to the small penalty area, Sollot rushed in front of Smalling and pushed with the arch of his foot, even though De Gea was already on one knee and opened his arms to expand the defensive range, the football flew into the net from his feet.

2:1, FC United pulled a goal back before the end of the first half.

Although there were four minutes of stoppage time in the first half, neither team could finish another shot, so they walked into the dressing room with a score that neither team was very satisfied with.

Although Manchester United's players were ahead of the score, they were a little sullen by FC United's goal in stoppage time, especially Rojo and Herrera, who conceded the goal because of their disposition, Herrera gasped and drank slowly with a bottle of water, while Rojo sat there in silence wiping his sweat.

Mourinho looked at the two and didn't say much, Herrera and Rojo are both players introduced by Van Gaal, not what they want, if it weren't for spending too much transfer fees on Pogba this season, Manchester United's moves in the transfer market would be greater, and Manchester United's signings and transfers are almost all three virtues have the final say, and Mourinho does not have much power in his hands.

"I think after this first half, everyone should understand that the opponent we are facing is not an ordinary Championship team, even if they are the Championship leader, in the first half their attack and defense you have seen, if it were not for Zlatan, I'm afraid we can't let them pick up the ball from the net, it's a very solid defensive line, both personal defensive awareness and their degree of cooperation are quite good, and their attack is also very sharp. Any mistake will be caught by them to form a shot, they have more shots on goal in the first half than us, I want to have David, now we are behind, I hope you cheer up, focus, don't let them shoot easily, hold on, hold on for another 45 minutes, the League Cup winner is ours, don't you want to stand on that podium?

"Think!"

On the other side, in the away team dressing room, the players of FC United had a very flat face, and they could not see that they were still lagging behind, Lu Wei looked around, watched the players' breathing slow down slightly, turned around and drew the formation of Manchester United on the tactical board.

"Manchester United's formation is similar to us, both are 433 or 4231, but our Maddison is further back, in the first half their attack mainly starts from the middle, Pogba is the starting point of the attack, Mata is the transfer station, Ibrahimovic is the last shell transmitter and gunner, so we must continue to limit their middle in the second half, especially Pogba and Ibrahimovic, as for Lingard and Martial, we don't have to care, they are not a threat without the support and involvement of their teammates."

Lu Wei said and drew two circles in the positions of Ibrahimovic and Pogba.

"Isaac, you continue to focus on regional defense, the top of the arc of the penalty area is yours, don't let him have a good time, don't leave this range easily, and don't worry about the yellow card on your body, now we are behind, the referee doesn't give you cards so easily, John and Madison, you two have to interfere with Pogba, don't let him take the ball comfortably, Maddison you are the first line of defense, no matter who takes the ball, you must interfere with him at the first time, we must go to the first time to counter-grab if the ball is broken, Did you hear that?

Madison and McKim and others nodded one after another.

Lu Wei took a deep breath, now that the team is behind, whether he can overtake the score and win the championship depends on the attack.

"Manchester United's weakness is still obvious, Andrew, Tavernier, I think you remember the game two years ago, Manchester United's full-backs are still those two, what should be done I don't need to go into detail, Manchester United's two full-backs are their biggest weakness, we have been practicing the wing attack for half a month, go and let them see how terrible our full-backs are, whether it is a cross or a breakthrough is up to you, Daniel, Jarrod, you two should be more flexible in your movement in the front, Can switch more to the right wing, Smalling is involved by Alex, Bailly's attention will slowly lose in the second half, Rojo that point we must penetrate, as long as he is pierced, not to mention one goal and two goals, is to score three goals in the second half is not a dream.

Lu Wei said and pushed the tactical board away, turned to look at the players, took a light bulb from Steele's hand, and then asked Steele to turn off the light in the locker room.

"Football is not a two-man sport, it's a sport that unites 11 of you on the pitch and our coaches and players off the pitch. Edison invented the light bulb more than 130 years ago, and today, I want to see all of you connect because the light bulb can't shine on its own, and I want to see a close-knit, sparkling team.

Lu Wei said and turned on the power of the light bulb in his hand, and the dressing room was filled with light in an instant.

"You have to convey the light, the energy and the enthusiasm to your team-mates and the way you play, and we all have to connect with each other in the game and of course you know what's going to happen when we do that? We'll also connect more than 80,000 fans in the stadium, we'll hear them singing "Nobody Can Drag Me Down," we'll hear their cries, they'll give us more energy, and finally the light bulb will be electrified, and the light and energy will be generated by heat, because if you can't do that, it's going to be dark.

Lu Wei unplugged the power, and it took a while for Steele to turn on the locker room light switch.

"I want you to play like you did today because as long as we focus on one thing, the team is going to get better and better. Attitude can make us different, today I want you to play with this attitude, go out for me, turn on the lights for Lao Tzu, it's time to play, go up and beat Manchester United, we have to lift that damn trophy! "