The first tumor in football

Chapter 126 The Red Devils Manchester United are coming!

United Kingdom.

Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester.

Old Trafford.

At this time, inside and outside the stadium, media reporters were moving in and out nervously, waiting for the pre-match press conference to begin.

One day later, the Red Devils Manchester United will face the challenge of Ipswich, the most dazzling dark horse team in the Premier League today, at their home stadium.

As the team that has won the most English Premier League titles, Manchester United has many fans all over the world.

However, due to Manchester United's poor performance and management problems in recent years, fans have not criticized this world-class team much.

But with Mourinho coming to Manchester United, the Red Devils seem to have been given new life.

The Premier League has now gone through four rounds, and Manchester United has maintained a perfect record in the first four games.

Just because of the difference in goal difference, they are ranked second in the standings behind Reds Liverpool.

But in these four games, Manchester United showed their strong dominance in the game and won very easily, which seemed to give the Red Devils fans hope of the Red Devils' resurgence.

It was at this time when the situation was so good that Manchester United encountered the dark horse Ipswich, which was also currently unbeaten in the Premier League.

No matter from which aspect, the star-studded Manchester United should have crushed Ipswich.

But Ipswich, despite being underdogs, punched Arsenal and kicked Tottenham, and currently ranks fourth in the standings with three wins and one draw.

Ipswich's star player Song Wen scored a shocking six goals in the last game against Southampton, causing an earthquake in the entire football world.

Fans have said that watching Ipswich's game is like watching a magic show.

Therefore, the more die-hard Manchester United fans are, the more worried they will be when they see Manchester United about to play against the tractor boy possessed by metaphysics.

Countless fans are also looking forward to this match between the two sides.

On one side is a world-class club that seems to be on the verge of resurgence, and on the other side is a Championship dark horse that is shocking the football world and is still creating historical miracles.

Although the two teams have a huge gap in strength on paper, all fans dare not predict the outcome of this game.

After all, this wealthy team, founded in 1878, once dominated the Premier League and made everyone tremble with fear.

But in recent years, he has been calling everyone in the Premier League "Dad" and trembles when he sees everyone.

As the first English team to win the Champions League, only Song Wen knows that Manchester United in the 17th season will be their strongest season in the next few years.

In Song Wen's memory, Manchester United achieved a good result of second place in the league that season.

The last time Manchester United achieved such excellent results was more than ten years ago.

In 0304 and 08, Manchester United successively introduced Cristiano Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo, helping them win the Premier League and Champions League double in .

In 09, they won the Premier League title for the third time in a row.

It can be said that without Ronaldo's efforts and Dong Fangzhuo's encouragement, it would not be so easy for Manchester United to win the championship.

And now, just when everyone thought that the Red Devils would rise again, he quickly settled down again.

Later, Ten Hag took over Manchester United and directly turned this English team into a strong team in the Dutch Eredivisie, known as the Ten family's little Ajax.

The Teng family army produced many heroes.

For example, the sharpest nail clippers in Ten Hag's hands, the compass Anthony.

Together with Huo Yilan, they formed the Chinese and martial arts combination, the two generals Heng and Ha.

One is responsible for being unhappy, the other is responsible for being stupid, and they can make their opponents laugh as soon as they appear.

But in fact, Manchester United has an even more heavyweight figure at this time. His presence alone is enough to crush the two generals, and he alone takes on the responsibilities of being unhappy and brainless.

That is the world's best midfielder, Pogba.

Octopus Paul Pogba, the injury-prone midfielder who was unstoppable in France, was deposed captain at Manchester United.

The most beautiful girl in the Shamatte family, an unpredictable weirdo.

Some people say that he is like Bartolo, world-class below the neck.

But in Song Wen's opinion, the useless accessory tissue of Pogba above the cerebral cortex is also world-class.

Pogba's hair is like the work of a great artist, with red bananas, green cherries, and a leopard-print broom on top from time to time.

Fans who don’t understand may think that Pogba does his hair every day to look better.

Only professional players like Song Wen know that Pogba does his hairstyle just to dribble with his head.

The seal-style header relies entirely on the stickiness of the hairspray to stick to the ball.

Pogba is actually very good at playing football and has talent that is visible to the naked eye.

But he just doesn't play much.

Throughout Pogba's entire career, he has either been in his prime or on vacation recovering from injuries.

Otherwise, he would just act like a spoiled brat and throw a tantrum at Manchester United.

As an artist of long passes, Pogba can pass with both feet, making it difficult to predict, so he is called Manchester United's mixed player.

In 12, Juventus signed Pogba for free.

Against Udinese, Pogba scored a long-range world wave.

This shot not only stunned the Udinese goalkeeper, but also confused the Manchester United management. It was like a poisonous mushroom hitting Manchester United.

Manchester United had an illusion and quickly bought back Pogba for a historic 1 million euros.

After returning to Manchester United, Pogba scored a powerful shot to help Manchester United win the Europa League.

A truly strong team would not even bother to play in the Champions League.

But the honeymoon period for both parties did not last long.

Mourinho's coaching style, coupled with Pogba's lazy attitude, has led to some resentment between the two sides in private.

However, at this time, these problems have not yet completely erupted and come to the surface.

Mourinho also brought Pogba to the pre-match press conference.

This kid has been really inflated in recent times.

Even the madman Mourinho realized that he could no longer suppress Pogba even with his own means.

After he complained to the club's top management several times, the responses he received were always vague.

Mourinho knows that if Manchester United really has to choose between him and Pogba, then Manchester United will most likely choose Pogba.

Since he couldn't control Pogba and the management was unwilling to take action, the clever Mourinho thought of killing with a borrowed knife.

Song Wen is now at the peak of his career in English football. In England, where the football atmosphere is strong, almost every street and alley is talking about the deeds of this super star.

Pogba naturally knew Song Wen, but Mourinho knew that his talented midfielder did not seem to be interested in Song Wen.

In fact, Pogba liked Song Wen very much at the beginning.

Sometimes, Pogba even took the initiative to mention Song Wen to Mourinho.

"Hey! Look at the boy who's been very popular recently! He's always walking around on the field when he plays football! In fact, this isn't the walking you criticize. For talented players like us, it's just a rare opportunity!"

At that time, Pogba often used Song Wen as an example to refute Mourinho's command to run more on the field.

But as much as Pogba loved Song Wen before, he hates him now.

Because in the last two games, this kid fought so hard on the court.

He no longer had a way to use Song Wen as a shield to shut Mourinho up.

Even Mourinho often uses Song Wen to educate Pogba.

"Look at that boy, he's only 17 years old. If you can run as aggressively as he does, maybe you can score five goals. What? You said he scored six goals. Yes, I know he scored six goals, but I thought you could only score five."

Mourinho's occasional teasing made Pogba furious.

This world-class midfielder, although he has excellent footwork, has never had a very good brain.

Song Wen's way of playing football rolled him up!

Given Pogba's bad temper, he was too lazy to attend today's pre-match press conference.

But Mourinho told him:
"Reporters will definitely ask a lot of questions about Song Wen and compare the two of you."

Pogba was somewhat tempted, but he was not ready to take action.

Mourinho then said to him:
"The reporters will definitely ask Song Wen and compare you with him. Guess what he will say then?"

When Pogba heard Mourinho's words, his eyes widened and he wanted to rush to the microphone immediately.

In addition to the miracles he created on the court, Song Wen is best known for his sharp tongue off the court.

Ipswich's press conference will be held two hours later than Manchester United's.

Instead of waiting for the other side to open fire, it is better to take the initiative to fire.

Pogba is not one of those spineless guys.

Looking at the indignant Pogba, Mourinho felt like laughing.

In fact, Song Wen had no intention of firing at Manchester United.

Although Manchester United has been in a slump in recent years, the team's past achievements are still enough for Song Wen to maintain a certain respect for it.

The goal scored after the plane crash is the best interpretation of sportsmanship.

In addition, this Manchester United team also includes many of Song Wen’s teammates in the national team.

You should give some face to others, so that they won't secretly trip you up when the World Cup comes.

But Pogba obviously didn't know this.

Song Wen has now become the number one imaginary enemy in his mind.

Manchester United's pre-match press conference will be held soon.

In addition to Pogba, Mourinho also brought Rashford, Lingard, and Phil Jones this time.

There is an explanation for bringing these three people along.

Because these three people are Song Wen’s teammates in the national team.

And as far as Mourinho knows, these three people have a good impression of Song Wen because of their experience in the national team.

When the Manchester United players came out, the flash lights lit up brightly.

Then a reporter asked directly:
"Coach Mourinho, under your coaching this season, Manchester United has made a very good start in the new season, and has won all four games so far. But the next opponent you will face is the dark horse team Ipswich. I see that there is a lot of controversy about this game. As the head coach of Manchester United, do you have enough confidence in the game the day after tomorrow?"

After hearing the reporter's words, Mourinho pondered for a moment, and what he said surprised all the reporters present.

The old man hesitated, looking a little entangled, and said:

"We respect every opponent. As we all know, anything can happen on the football field. No matter which team we face, we can't claim that we can be 100% sure of winning. But I think we will definitely take this game seriously, strive to show our best competitive state, and try our best to win the game."

At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with what Mourinho said.

It just sounds like a slightly humble official language.

If another coach said this, there would be no problem at all.

But when these words come out of Mourinho's mouth, the taste is quite different.

You have to know that this iron-blooded coach, who is known as a madman, is not only strict and strong in coaching, but even off the court, he often makes some big remarks that seem extremely arrogant to outsiders.

Given Mourinho's temperament, it would not be surprising even if he said, "We don't take Ipswich seriously at all. Our goal this year is to win the Premier League and Champions League."

But today's extraordinary humility makes people feel that something is very wrong.

"Is Mourinho scared?"

The reporters looked at each other, carefully savoring the meaning behind Mourinho's words.

After thinking about it over and over again, there are only two words to describe it - cowardly.

A reporter couldn't help but stand up and ask:
"The gap in strength between Ipswich and Manchester United should be huge. Are you afraid of Song Wen in their team?"

After hearing what the reporter said, Mourinho looked conflicted again, and then nodded under everyone's incredulous gaze.

"Yes. Song Wen is a very good player. No, he is the best midfielder I have ever seen in my coaching career. His personal ability is very good. In the game the day after tomorrow, our midfielders will be under great pressure. I think the key factor that determines the outcome of the game the day after tomorrow is whether our midfield can suppress Song Wen."

The reporters wrote down Mourinho's words and after reading them several times, they found that the amount of information was increasing.

It is not known whether Mourinho was expressing his appreciation for Song Wen or referring to someone in the team.

But everyone knows it.

Pogba's brain is the size of an almond.

He has no way of understanding Mourinho's confusing words.

He only heard Mourinho's praise for Song Wen, which made him even more dissatisfied with Song Wen.

The subsequent interview made Pogba even more furious.

The reporters' questions always revolve around Song Wen, Song Wen, Song Wen.

The three teammates who attended the press conference with him also expressed high praise for Song Wen when answering reporters' questions.

As the captain of Manchester United and the first midfielder of the French national team, how could Pogba tolerate such humiliation?
So when a blind reporter asked Pogba a question, Pogba's excited swear words were about to jump out of his black and fat lips.

(End of this chapter)