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Chapter 303 The most relaxed doubles match!

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!"

"Yang!!! Goal! Goal! One-nil! One-nil!!"

Liverpool have taken the lead at home!

"Now the pressure is on Manchester United, on Mourinho. Can they continue to defend desperately? Can they still park the bus?"

The camera lens indeed gave a close-up shot of Mourinho, who looked sullen on the sidelines, at that moment.

at the same time.

The entire Anfield stadium was instantly shaken.

"Long live Yang!!!"

The Liverpool fans' deafening roar made everyone's eardrums vibrate.

Anfield has never been so vibrant at this moment.

Even so, Liverpool has won countless victories at this stadium.

But against Manchester United.

Facing a goal from their arch-rival.

It always gets Liverpool fans' blood pumping.

The away team's stands.

The Manchester United players remained silent.

They weren't really interested from the start.

One reason is, of course, the team's recent form.

Losing seven out of eight games is a rare occurrence in Manchester United's history.

At least this generation of Manchester United fans probably hasn't seen it – even in the first few years of Ferguson's tenure at Manchester United, when the team didn't have a very good squad, the results were quite volatile, and Ferguson almost got sacked at one point.

Manchester United's performance has never been this bad.

on the other hand.

Manchester United started the game by putting themselves at a disadvantage and parking the bus away from home.

Although Manchester United's performance has indeed not been very good in recent years.

But this is Manchester United.

They are the Premier League's top club with thirteen Premier League titles.

They just parked the bus at the away game.

That's really embarrassing.

Therefore, Manchester United fans had little confidence to compete with their arch-rival fans from the very beginning.

Now that they've conceded this goal, their confidence has been completely shattered.

They held out for more than twenty minutes.

They still conceded a goal.

What's the point of arranging buses like this?

"I told you, we can't park the bus here!"

"This is not Manchester United style of football."

“Even though we used to play a defensive counter-attacking style, we never gave up on attacking so much as we do now!”

"Mourinho should be sacked!"

The away team's stands.

Some Manchester United fans complained to the people next to them.

on the Internet.

Manchester United fans are also divided.

Some people believe that Mourinho and the head coach should continue to be supported.

Some people also felt that the competition was rather uninspiring.

The only solution is for Mourinho to be sacked.

The camera panned across Manchester United's bench.

Pogba, Mata, Martial
These are all well-known players.

However, these players' playing styles seem completely incompatible with Mourinho's demands on them.
The camera focused on Mourinho on the sidelines.

Mourinho stood with his hands in his pockets, his face grim.

He didn't roar angrily, nor did he show any other agitated behavior.

He just stood there.

The Portuguese felt a wave of helplessness wash over them.

His team only held on for a little over twenty minutes before the opponent breached their goal.

This sense of frustration left Mourinho somewhat speechless.

on the field.

Manchester United's players also looked somewhat devastated – how could they not be? What did the manager say to them before they stepped onto the pitch?

We cannot concede a goal in the first half.

Thus.

They can create opportunities in the second half when the opponent is impatient.

But the second half hasn't even started yet.

They conceded the first goal.

What's the next step in the game?
If we continue to hold out, we will be forced to defend.

Liverpool certainly won't be in a hurry.

They are the ones who should be anxious.

All their efforts are based on not conceding a goal.

Once the ball is conceded.

It will be extremely difficult for them to turn things around.

Matic lay on the ground, his chest heaving violently.

He was undeniably hardworking.

But honestly, there's really no good solution.

And
The game had only been going on for a little over twenty minutes.

He actually felt tired!

Fight against that guy.

It really drained my energy.

Just now.

Mourinho took a deep breath on the sidelines.

He clapped his hands and yelled at his players to remind them.

"It's just one goal! It's just one goal! Keep defending!"

Should we continue to defend?

Matic got up from the ground.

He looked towards Mourinho, who was not far away.

He is an absolute Mourinho fan.

But at this point, Matic himself began to have doubts about Mourinho's tactics.

If we hold on firmly, we will have a chance.

But what if we can't hold on?
Matic shook his head.

He didn't know what to do either.

Let's do as the head coach says.

Many people were expecting Manchester United to concede a goal.

They are able to bravely push forward and attack.

Then both sides launched an attacking offensive, with goals coming one after another.

That's what makes a match exciting.

But after the game started.

People were disappointed.

Manchester United continued their defensive strategy.

This means that a direct confrontation is no longer possible.

The following matches continued Liverpool's monotonous attacking style and dense defensive approach.

even
After taking the lead, Liverpool might slow down their attacking pace.

Manchester United have been disappointing.

But Liverpool did not disappoint neutral fans.

They continued their fierce attack.

After all, they were only leading by one goal.

A one-goal lead is not secure.

So we need to score a second goal to extend the lead.

But leading by two goals is dangerous.

Three balls are not enough
In short.

When a team wants to continue attacking and score a goal.

There are many reasons.

"Arnold sprints forward with the ball until Rashford tackles him to the ground, play continues! The attack is in the favor! The ball is at Salah's feet. The Egyptian football king continues to dribble forward."

The commentators suddenly raised their voices.

Because the ball reached Salah's feet.

This means the battle has once again spread to the edge of Manchester United's penalty area.

The sunlight is creeping into the restricted area.

But when he saw Manchester United full-back Ashley Young consistently blocking Salah's right-footed crosses.

He suddenly retreated.

Salah was indeed thinking of crossing the ball directly.

But Ashley Young left the outside open and focused on the inside, specifically targeting the position for his right-footed crosses.

Even if the ball is kicked out, it will most likely be blocked by Ashley Young.

However, when he saw the sunlight suddenly stop and then run towards the edge of the restricted area...

He immediately realized what the sunlight was about to do.

With a flick of his ankle, the ball went past Ashley Young's right side.

The football, flying through the air, flew out of the penalty area.

At this moment.

The sun had reached the top of the penalty area.

Salah's cross came right towards his position.

Just now.

Matic burst out of the penalty area and lunged at Sunshine. Even at the cost of a foul, he was determined to stop Sunshine's shot.

Sunshine noticed Matic's movement, and the opponent rushed over, trying to use his body to collide with Sunshine and stop his shot.

To get a shot off before the collision, you can't wait for the ball to hit the ground!
So he swung his right foot.

"Yang wants to use a volleyball!?"

The commentators exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing this, Matic suddenly accelerated and charged forward.

Right now!

boom!
Sunshine's right foot struck the soccer ball solidly.

The football flew out suddenly, and then Matic's body crashed into it. With only his left foot on the ground, it was impossible for him to maintain his balance in this situation.

He is not Superman.

Matic knocked the sunlight to the ground.

to be exact.

The two of them fell to the ground together.

Before he fell to the ground.

Sunshine instinctively reached out and wrapped his arms around Matic's neck.

But his gaze was always fixed on the football.

The ball flew straight towards the top right corner of the goal like a cannonball.

Matic was embraced by the sun and fell to the ground, but he was also concerned about where the football was going.

He turned his head to look in the direction the soccer ball was flying.

The referee's whistle was already in his mouth.

Courtside.

Klopp and Mourinho both held their breath.

If this ball goes in...

And that was the end of it all.
“YANN”

Time seemed to slow down.

Everyone stared at the football flying towards the goal.

until.

The soccer ball hit the net.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!!"

The entire commentary booth erupted in cheers.

Anfield was once again as hot as a pot of boiling water!
"Two minutes! Just two minutes and Manchester United have conceded another goal!"

What else can be said? What else can be said?

"Yang! A second time!"

"Manchester United suffered a disastrous two minutes! Just look at the expressions on the Manchester United players' faces to see how bewildered they are right now!"

"The sun shines again, sending the ball into the goal. This time, however, it's an amazing world-class goal—a volley from the edge of the penalty area! Look at this ball! Look at this ball! Even De Gea, standing on the goal line, is stunned!"

indeed.

The Spanish goalkeeper stared in disbelief as the football flew into the goal.

He didn't even have time to react.

Two to zero.
This score.

This has silenced all Manchester United supporters.

"Sunshine scores twice, Liverpool leads 2-0 at home. Sunshine has given Manchester United a disastrous two minutes, with United conceding goals in quick succession. Mourinho's team is in trouble, they're in big trouble!"

CCTV commentator He Wei shouted.

A knowledgeable commenter:
"Mourinho is going to be sacked."

"Being sacked by a world-class goal is a fitting end to his career."

"No, are you sure Manchester United won't concede more goals?"

On the television screen.

Mourinho sat on the bench, looking as if he had slumped in his seat.

Such a scene.

This is probably the best interpretation of "the end of a hero's road".

The only thing Manchester United fans can be thankful for is...

Manchester United did not concede another goal in the first half.

This, to some extent, gave some Manchester United fans who hadn't given up hope a glimmer of hope.

after all.

Manchester United has a history of coming back from a two-goal deficit in the second half.

The Manchester derby last season.

Manchester United came back from two goals down to win three straight and complete the comeback.

In that match, Pogba was the best player of the game.

He provided one assist and scored two goals.

He orchestrated a major reversal.

Manchester United have a backup plan.

really.

The second half of the game has begun.

Manchester United made three substitutions.

Rashford, Lingard, and Dalot were substituted.

Martial, Pogba, and Mata made their appearances.

It's equivalent to making a like-for-like substitution for both left and right wingers and the attacking midfielder.

Manchester United will try to attack in the second half.

Liverpool have a two-goal lead.

They reclaimed their own half of the field.

If there's an opportunity, launch a counterattack immediately.

The second half of the game had just begun.

Liverpool intercepted the ball in their own half.

Van Dijk makes a long pass from the backfield.

That wasn't actually a very good pass.

It was reported too early.

You can't chase the sunlight.

Because speed is not something that sunlight is good at.

But Yang Guang didn't give up; he gritted his teeth and kept going.

Bailly's original intention was to stop the ball and then have a chance to organize an attack at his own pace.

As a result, when he was staring at the ball...

Suddenly I felt a gust of wind.

"be careful!"

His partner, Lindelof, reminded him.

Bailey quickly looked down and saw the sunlight rushing towards him.

He seemed to see a man-eating demon king.

The Manchester United defender was in a complete panic.

He just wanted to clear the ball as quickly as possible, so he jumped up and tried to head the ball away.

But his panic led to his mistake.

He jumped too early.
He jumped up before the football even landed.

The football only fell after he landed.

Bailly could only watch helplessly as the ball flew over his head.

Then a gust of wind swept past him.

He instinctively reached out and grabbed Yang Guang's arm, but the arm he was swinging was covered in sweat.

Slip.

It slipped out of his hand.

There is enough water.

There are still some benefits.

Then Bailly could only see the back of Liverpool's number 9.

"damn it!"

Lindelof stared in disbelief at his partner's utterly absurd mistake.

He tried to cover for his team, but it was too late.

He leaped through the passing sunlight, soaring to the top like a fish!
The football was violently slammed into the goal.

De Gea never expected Bailly to make such a mistake.

He could only stare in disbelief as the football flew into the goal he was holding for the third time.

"Positive!!!!"

Amid the commentators' exclamations.

The football was knocked into the goal and then hit the net again.

As the sunlight fell, I witnessed the football go into the net.

He suddenly leaped up and rushed to the sidelines.

"Yang!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!"

"hat trick!!!"

"Three-nil! Liverpool are leading 3-0 at home! Manchester United have been completely crushed!!"

Amidst gasps of surprise.

A strange smile appeared on Mourinho's lips.

Everyone saw that smile.

Everyone knew that this was definitely not a happy laugh.
"Mourinho gave a wry smile; he probably already knew this was his last game in charge of Manchester United!"

"After being completely outmatched away from home and conceding three goals to their arch-rivals, even the most devoted Mourinho fans are probably speechless right now."

"Mourinho has strained relationships with many star players in the Manchester United dressing room. For the Manchester United management, the choice between sacking Mourinho and selling players like Pogba, Martial, Luke Shaw, and Rashford is almost a no-brainer. Sacking Mourinho would be far less costly."

The camera focused on Mourinho.

All the Manchester United fans fell silent.

Liverpool fans are celebrating wildly.

This match was perhaps their most relaxed Manchester derby in recent years.

(End of this chapter)