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Manchester United broke the deadlock!

At the end of the first half!

This time point is too important!

At the moment when Manchester United scored, Ajax coach Bos was so angry that he smashed the water bottle on the ground!

His mentality was about to collapse!

We Ajax attacked fiercely for half the game, and we had always been in the advantage of attack, but we failed at the last moment!

It was so Fxxk!

We attacked for half the game, but we lost the ball first?

It was really unpleasant!

But what can we do, we have already lost the ball.

In the last minute of stoppage time, Ajax launched another attack.

But they obviously haven't come out of the state of losing the ball, and were easily destroyed by Manchester United's midfield.

The referee whistled and the first half of the game was over.

With a one-goal lead, Manchester United players walked back to the locker room with lighter steps.

But Mourinho still had a serious expression.

Because he knew that the next step was the real test.

It was obvious in the first half that Manchester United's offense did not have too many good opportunities.

The final cooperation was just a fatal blow of genius, not the norm.

It is not easy to hold on to the victory in the second half.

So at the beginning of the second half, Mourinho replaced Rashford, who performed mediocrely, with Mata, who was good at both offense and defense.

This substitution surprised many people.

Even Mata did not expect it.

In fact, Mata has been uneasy this season.

During his time at Chelsea, he was always abandoned by Mourinho, and finally transferred away and joined Manchester United.

I thought I could be reused by the coach who valued me, but I didn't expect that Mourinho would come to Manchester United in a blink of an eye.

What can I do...

But I didn't expect that after the two reunited, their relationship was completely different from that during the Chelsea period.

At Manchester United, Mourinho reused Mata.

In the long season, although Mata was not an absolute main player, he was definitely a main rotation.

Especially in the four-line combat stage, Mata was often entrusted with important tasks.

This season is in excellent form, and he also returned to the Spanish national team and became an important member.

This all depends on Mourinho's training.

In fact, he also understands that Mourinho is not a coach with personal grudges.

He uses players according to the team's situation.

During the Chelsea period, Mata's competitors were too strong, and Mourinho could not give him a chance at all.

But at Manchester United, Mata's skills, fighting and comprehensiveness have become his biggest advantages.

Especially comprehensiveness is particularly valuable.

Now that Rashford is off the court, Mata is pushed to the front line and comes to the left.

And this adjustment has activated him to the greatest extent.

With Xia Xing behind him, Mata is like a fish in water.

Xia Xing's pass is what any offensive player wants to have, and Mata is no exception.

Several consecutive comfortable passes allowed Mata to pass and shoot, and got two good opportunities.

However, the shot was just a little bit short, and the pass was also hit high by Mkhitaryan, which was a bit of a pity.

As time passed, Ajax also began to adjust the players.

The young Van de Beek and De Jong were replaced, and Schone and Klaassen were replaced.

In this way, Ajax's midfield is younger.

Although lacking in experience, they are full of fighting spirit!

As soon as he came on as a substitute, De Jong used a wonderful long pass to penetrate Manchester United's midfield line!

Younis received the ball in the penalty area and shot!

Romero made another great save to keep the goal intact!

Although the ball was not lost, this pass was really shocking.

Xia Xing, who was not far away, secretly admired.

This young man is really a good seedling for a midfield master.

If he is placed in a technical giant team, he will definitely achieve something.

A few minutes later, Van der Beck's forward insertion in the middle suddenly broke the defensive connection between Fellaini and Pogba.

Rushed into the penalty area and shot low!

The ball was blocked by Blind and bounced out of the bottom line!

It's really dangerous!

This time, Perrin on the sidelines of the court was amazed: "These two attacks are so dangerous. These two guys should not stay in the Eredivisie, they can go to the top five leagues."

Mourinho was interested: "If we can dig these two young people in a few seasons, it will definitely be a good choice."

Perrin asked back: "Why not next season?"

Mourinho shrugged: "Because they are still inexperienced and not suitable for Manchester United's current situation of competing for the Champions League next season."

Perrin gave a thumbs up: "Awesome."

Mourinho smiled, but he still stared at the court rigorously, observing every detail.

Although the team was leading by one goal, Mourinho once said something.

"1-0 is the most unsafe score in the world."

Although he was a firm "1-0ist" during his time at Chelsea, he was also very clear about the danger of leading by one goal.

1-0 to 1-1 is a bit far, but 1-0 to 1-2 is very close.

If you suddenly lose the ball, it is easy to cause a complete collapse.

This is a scene that Mourinho absolutely does not want to see.

So at this moment, he strengthened his defense.

In the 75th minute of the game, he replaced Pogba with veteran Carrick.

This substitution puzzled many people.

Shouldn't he have replaced him with a defensive midfielder with excellent physical fitness, such as Schneiderlin or Herrera?

Why put a veteran on?

Mourinho is very clear.

Now the team's defensive technology is fine, the most important thing is the defensive mentality.

As long as the mentality is stable, there will be no problem in this game.

Sure enough, after Carrick came on the court, Manchester United's defense became more stable.

Carrick's body and speed are not superior, but his sufficient experience allows him to control the field with ease.

In the 84th minute of the game, he made a long pass and almost helped Rooney score another goal.

If Rooney could not run, I am afraid that this ball could still be used.

Mourinho also reacted quickly and replaced Rooney with Herrera.

In this way, Manchester United's formation completely changed to a 4-4-2 formation.

Traditional play.

On the Ajax side, they also played the last card.

Bosz was anxious.

They had not been able to score at this stage, and Bosz was anxious.

He was very sorry that he did not win the Eredivisie championship this season.

This final must be won!

Young striker Neres came on as a substitute and replaced central defender Sanchez.

As a result, Ajax's formation became 3-3-4.

They had to seize the last moment to attack.

There were about ten minutes left in the regular time plus injury time, so Ajax was not without opportunities.

Brazilian teenager Neres, who came on as a substitute, ran to Manchester United's half, and Belgian midfielder Fellaini ran over.

He looked at Neres's dreadlocks and pouted.

"Your hairstyle is not good."

But Neres didn't expect him to directly retort: ​​"With your embarrassing shaggy hair, you still have the nerve to laugh at my ugly hairstyle? You take care of your hairstyle first, and I will take care of mine!" (End of this chapter)