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

Chapter 938 The Curse
"Diallo - Diallo!! Beautiful!! Beautiful scoop! Manchester United has reversed the score! They finally took the lead at their home court!! It's amazing! It's really amazing! It seems that Diallo is in very good shape. Looking at every detail of his movements in front of the goal, it is hard to believe that he has rarely played games in the past year!" Gary Lineker said excitedly.

After joining Manchester United, except for the initial attention paid to Diallo, he was gradually forgotten and there was very little news about him in the media. In addition, Diallo himself was not a high-profile person, so he did not appear in the media for a long time. Except for a few of his die-hard fans, not many people could remember him.

In recent years, as Manchester United's performance in the Premier League and the Champions League has become increasingly outstanding, the competition within the team has become increasingly fierce. Not only are the old players facing fierce competition, but the competition among newcomers is even more intense.

Of course, in recent years, Manchester United has always had new players rising like comets, Martial in 2015, Rashford in 2016, Mbappe in 2017, Greenwood in 2018, Bellingham in 2020... Almost half of the hottest supernovas in world football today come from Manchester United.

Therefore, after Diallo was recruited by Manchester United in early 2021, many media believed that Diallo would become another rising supernova in Manchester United.

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However, this Ivorian newcomer did not rise quickly after joining Manchester United, and he did not even have many opportunities to enter the first team roster.

Many people began to say that Diallo had fallen, which was considered a loss to African football. However, there are always geniuses in football. When one genius falls, more will emerge, and the fallen genius will soon be forgotten.

In this situation, the time came to 2022. One year after joining Manchester United, in Manchester United's first game in 2022, because of Rashford's injury, Diallo unexpectedly got a chance to play and was substituted early. Then Diallo actually scored twice!

This performance simply surprised many people who were not optimistic about his future career...

Based on these two goals, it is no exaggeration to say that Amad Diallo has made a strong rise.

Diallo, who scored twice, was also very excited. He was quite calm when he kicked the ball in front of the goal. But after scoring the goal, he suddenly couldn't control his emotions. His hand was about to reach under the hem of his jersey and take off his clothes again.

Luckily, Bruno had already rushed over and quickly hugged him: "Do you want to be the first person to be sent off for stripping twice in a game, Diallo?"

After Bruno's reminder, Diallo remembered that he had already received a yellow card for his shirt-offending celebration. He quickly put down his shirt and hugged Bruno: "Thank you, Bruno! I don't want to be a laughing stock!"

"How could that be, Diallo? You certainly won't become a laughing stock. In fact, you have surprised so many people right now!" Bruno smiled and patted his shoulder.

Yes, after such a long period of silence, he unexpectedly got a chance to play and scored two goals in the first game. Even if Diallo is not the first person to do this, it is remarkable enough!
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After Diallo scored twice, Manchester United went from being one goal behind to leading by one goal, and the situation of the game reversed.

The game restarted, and the Wolves, unwilling to lose the game, did not give up the attack. They had a chance to win the game, but now they were going to lose, and they couldn't even keep the game in a draw. Who could accept such a big turn of events?
Facing the fierce offensive of Wolves, Manchester United chose to shrink their defense. On the field it seemed that Wolves had the upper hand, but in fact Manchester United's situation was not as bad as everyone thought. At least the players were in a good mentality now.

After Wolves pressed forward, they were also afraid of Manchester United's counterattack.

Bruno moved back to a defensive midfielder, and when switching from defense to offense, he used more precise long passes to deliver the ball to a position that could threaten the Wolves' defense. Relying on Harry Kane's excellent ball-handling ability and Greenwood's speed attack, he constantly harassed the Wolves' defense, making it impossible for them to rush up and attack recklessly.

It was not until the last five minutes of the game, seeing that the score difference was still only one goal, that the Wolves put aside all their worries, fought desperately, and came out in full force.

But they don't have much time left.

Even Ruben Neves was substituted at the last minute. It was certainly not because his performance was not good enough, but because at this time, Wolves did not need any defense at all, they just wanted to attack.

Ruben Neves did not contribute much to the team in attack, so he was substituted.

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Unlike the idea of ​​Wolves head coach Bruno Laze, although Manchester United was under great offensive pressure from Wolves, Mourinho did not replace Bruno, even though Bruno seemed to be of no help in defense.

When he first coached Manchester United, Mourinho replaced Bruno many times when the team needed extreme defense to strengthen the defense.

But later, when he discovered that Bruno could actually play a very important role in defense, he began to let Bruno stay on the court all the time, and would only replace him when he was exhausted and could not run anymore.

The reason for doing this is naturally because Mourinho understands Bruno's strength. He is not useless for defense. On the contrary, he is very important to defense. He is actually indispensable in Manchester United's defensive system.

Therefore, when Ruben Neves was substituted, Bruno remained on the field. The Wolves, who were attacking with all their strength, certainly had no time to pay attention to Bruno.

Bruno, who no one could restrain anymore, began to feel uneasy about letting the team be suppressed by Wolves.

Looking at the Wolves players coming out in full force and swarming forward, even the full-backs became wingers, and the huge space in their backcourt was like an endless grassland.

Bruno was thinking, with such a good opportunity, why don’t we fight back?

So in the 89th minute, he launched a counterattack with a long pass. After Greenwood received the ball on the wing, he did not pass it to anyone. In fact, he did not have anyone to pass to at that time because everyone else was behind him.

He dribbled the ball towards the Wolves' goal alone, and facing the Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa who came out to attack, he easily sent the ball into the goal.

3: 1!

Manchester United completely killed the game!

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"Mason——" DJ Nobby on the scene shouted while holding the microphone.

"—— Greenwood!!!" The 100,000 Manchester United fans in the entire new Old Trafford Stadium responded with the hottest voice.

"Well, the game is over, I even think the remaining few minutes of injury time are meaningless." Gary Lineker said, "But this result is really surprising, especially for those who have watched the game from the first minute."

"After the game started, it was clear that Wolves had the upper hand and took the lead. Until the start of the second half, many people probably believed that Wolves would definitely take away three points away from home and give the Red Devils their first league defeat in the 2021-2022 season. But after Diallo came on the court, everything changed..."

As he spoke, the TV broadcast camera gave a close-up of Amad Diallo, in which he was hugging Bruno. Thus, this one shot captured the two heroes who contributed to Manchester United's victory.

"Diallo's condition is so good that it is really unexpected. I think this may be an important reason why Wolves lost the game away from home. Because Bruno Lager probably didn't expect that Amad Diallo, who was appointed in a critical moment, was actually a god from heaven! There was absolutely no arrangement for Diallo in the plan he made before. This made the Wolves' defense a little overwhelmed after Diallo came on the court, and they didn't know how to defend him..."

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On the court, Diallo hugged Bruno and said, "I know you don't want it, but I still want to say it - thank you, Bruno, thank you so much."

Bruno waved his hand and said, "Congratulations, Diallo, congratulations on returning to the legendary path, hahahaha!"

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In the mixed zone, Amad Diallo was stopped by reporters and countless microphones were extended to him. Everyone wanted to hear his words.

"For me, it's like a dream." Facing the cameras and microphones of the reporters, Diallo said, "Whether it was the long period of time in the past when I couldn't play, or today's unexpected appearance, it was like a dream. I can't ask for more after almost not playing a game for a year, and I can score goals when I return to the court. I feel that my physical condition is very good now. I am eager to play more and score more goals for the team. But it also depends on the coach's arrangement, I will listen and abide by it. I haven't played football for more than a year, I can't be too anxious..."

He was already somewhat incoherent.

A reporter asked him: "Talk about Bruno, Diallo, what kind of help did he give you?"

Diallo smiled and said, "Didn't you all see the help he gave me today?"

Then he said seriously: "Yes, Bruno is a great captain. I am very happy that I met him. He really helped me a lot, but it is definitely not just these two assists."

"It is said that there is a 'Bruno welcome ceremony' within Manchester United. Is this true?"

"Of course, hahaha!" Diallo laughed happily, "Didn't you all see it?"

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In the post-match press conference, Mourinho also told reporters that he was very happy to see Diallo score a goal as soon as he came on the field.

The madman said: "...I know my players very well. When I send them on the field, it is not to feel the atmosphere. Every one of my players is qualified to play."

"I'm happy with what Diallo showed today, but I'm not surprised because he showed us these things in training as well."

"Diallo is a very smart player and I am very happy that he is back in the team. This is equivalent to adding a strong player to our team."

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After the game, not only the local British media, but media all over the world paid attention to this game.

After all, this is a Manchester United game. As the world's top football club, every game of Manchester United will attract much attention, not to mention that this game is accompanied by the strong rise of a talented player.

In this round of matches, there were two strong matchups in the Premier League.

First, there was the master-disciple duel that broke out at the Emirates Stadium. Guardiola's team eventually defeated the Gunners 2:1 away from home, maintaining their winning streak while also chasing Manchester United's footsteps.

Chelsea and Liverpool met at Stamford Bridge. After a fierce battle, the Blues tied Liverpool 2:2 at home.

This is a lose-lose score, which means that both teams were again left two points behind by Manchester United in this round.

After 21 rounds of the Premier League, the two teams were 17 points and 19 points behind Manchester United respectively, and had almost completely withdrawn from the battle for the league title this season.

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By defeating Wolves, Manchester United has ended the Christmas schedule in a narrow sense this season, but another game is waiting for Bruno and his Manchester United teammates. That is the League Cup semi-final, in which Manchester United will challenge Chelsea, their former nemesis team, away from home.

However, after Bruno joined Manchester United, Chelsea had a hard time gaining the upper hand against Manchester United, with a record of 16 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss.

Chelsea's last victory against Manchester United was in the distant 2016. When Bruno played against Chelsea for the first time on behalf of Manchester United, the Red Devils lost with a score of 2:5.

But since then, Manchester United has played against Chelsea 19 times and achieved an unbeaten record of 16 wins and 3 draws!

Against Chelsea, Bruno scored 15 goals and provided 10 assists, earning him the title of Chelsea's nemesis.

Some even said that Bruno has become a curse for Chelsea.

But no matter what, the curse is called a curse for a reason. Chelsea can't win against Bruno, this is the curse.

Before this game, the media's overwhelming hype about this curse concept will definitely affect the mentality of Chelsea players.

If they are anxious to prove they are not affected by the spell, they will be impatient in the game.

If they really believe in the curse and have some concerns in their hearts, it will make them hesitate in the game.

Although Tuchel said in an interview that he and his team would not care about any "curse", who knows what Chelsea players really think?
Maybe he doesn't even know...

(End of this chapter)