Chapter 318, Chasing and Not Letting Go

Because the national team had just played on April 14, Manchester United's first team had a day off on April 15, and training officially resumed on April 16.

After the test of the national team season, when the Manchester United players returned to Carrington, Kintag worriedly found that almost everyone was exhausted and their state had declined to varying degrees.

Although this week's national team match is just a friendly match, there is no important match, but because the World Cup will be ushered in this summer, the players attach great importance to this match, and they are very fancy about the opportunity to play for their country , so I tried my best in the game.

And Jin Taige discovered through training that although the team's main players looked tired, some of the team's substitute players were in good condition. For example, Ashley Young and Van Dijk, although they were selected for the national team, they didn't get a chance to play for a minute. And Icardi and Alonso have not been called up by the national team, and their physical strength has been fully accumulated.

So in the next away game against West Ham in the Premier League, Kintag sent almost all of his substitute lineup to London to challenge the Hammers.

West Ham is currently ranked 13th in the league, only 4 points away from the relegation zone. They have not fully landed now, so in this game, West Ham will definitely fight against Manchester United who came from afar in order to avoid relegation!

Facts have proved that Jin Taige's expectations are not bad at all.

In this game, West Ham is like their name, the Hammer Gang, they are like a huge hammer, hitting Manchester United hard and disorderly.

This style of play made Manchester United very uncomfortable. They tried their best to score at Upton Park, but the result disappointed them. At the end of the first half, the score between the two sides was still 0-0.

At the same time, on another field, Manchester City has already led their opponents 3-0. If Manchester United draws this game, then the one-point lead will disappear, and Manchester City will lead by one point instead.

Such a result was absolutely unacceptable to Jin Taige.

He watched the players who started the game in the locker room, and then spoke loudly.

"Guys, there are people out there saying that before every Champions League game Kintag rests the main players and puts the substitutes on. But what they say is bullshit! One side is the Champions League, one side is the Premier League, now we all At the most critical moment, any of our games is very precious! Each of your players is my most valued player!"

"But you look at this game, the whole 45 minutes of the first half, what are you doing? I saw you were timid in front of West Ham, you didn't dare to attack! You didn't dare to dribble! You didn't dare to collide! If it wasn't for Alisson in the first half Excellent performance, two chances for West Ham, both extremely likely to convert into goals!"

"Icardi, what's wrong with you? Are West Ham's central defenders the devil? Why can't you carry them when they collide? Yes, they are taller than you, but at least you don't get pushed away so easily. , Lost the ball!"

"Van Dijk, what's wrong with you? Your height and weight are top-notch in the team, but look at the opponent's central defenders, how they deal with Icardi, like a beast against a little white rabbit! But what about you, But gentle like a mother cat!"

"Nainggolan, you performed well in the first half, and you have to continue to expand the defensive area in the second half! Let every player who threatens Manchester United's goals feel your ferocity!"

"guys,

There are 45 minutes left in the second half, I hope you can fight bloody! goal! win! Take three points! "

During the intermission, Kintag did almost nothing but criticize and encourage the players. Kintag seldom criticized the players because of their mistakes or technical problems, but he hated his players losing their fighting spirit the most!

From the moment the players walked out of the locker room, Kintag felt that his criticism had paid off. All the Manchester United players regained their former determination. Nainggolan and Van Dijk rushed out first. They were like wild wolves and giant bears. They ran out of the jungle, showing their established claws and teeth, ready to tear their opponents apart. Crack, tear into powder!

After the start of the second half, facing the tough play of West Ham's midfielder, Nainggolan used a body collision to knock West Ham's midfielder Nolan out!

When Nolan fell to the ground, he broke his shoulder and was unable to continue the game.

Just at the beginning, West Ham used a substitution.

When the game progressed to the 53rd minute, Carroll headed in the penalty area for the top, and he and Van Dijk collided. The strong Carol really didn't expect that he would lose out in the fight with Van Dyke, and misfortunes never come singly. When he landed, his ankle was twisted and he was immediately carried out of the field on a stretcher.

Less than ten minutes into the second half, West Ham used up two substitutions.

In fact, the reason why they have this situation has a lot to do with their emphasis on physical confrontation. Two players were injured and several players received yellow cards in the first half. West Ham has only one substitution left, and now they are very passive.

In view of this situation, West Ham's fight gradually became weaker. As one ebbs and another, Manchester United's offense is getting better and better.

In the 65th minute of the game, Nainggolan tackled the ball at the feet of Joe Cole in midfield, and he passed the ball to Salah.

Salah drove straight in, past two West Ham defenders and into the penalty area.

When the goalkeeper Adrian attacked, Salah made a light cross, and Icardi outflanked the goal and scored easily.

1 to 0! Manchester United lead away!

This goal made Jin Taige more at ease. He still didn't dare to take it lightly. He shouted at the players on the sidelines to let them continue to attack and not relax.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Jin Taige replaced Nani and Shinji Kagawa consecutively to continue to strengthen the attack.

However, although Manchester United created two good opportunities next, the opposing goalkeeper Adrian performed well and resolved them all one by one.

Although Manchester United did not have the opportunity to expand the score, West Ham did not play any effective offense either.

The referee blew the whistle to end the game and the score was fixed at 1-0. Manchester United scored three points very hard in the away game and continued to lead the Premier League standings.

In another field, Manchester City also won the opponent 4-0, and with a gap of one point, they were chasing after Manchester United.

After the game, Kintag led the team back to Manchester. Two days later, Kintag led the Manchester United soldiers to fly to Madrid to prepare for the next Champions League semi-final.