Chapter 488, Aston Villa

In the seventeenth round of the Premier League on December 20, Manchester United will go away to Aston Villa. Before the start of the game, the two sides are sitting on the field to warm up. This is just an ordinary Premier League, very normal.

But the only difference today is that there is no coach Kim Tag on the Manchester United coaching bench.

He is now in the private room above the pitch, accompanied by two FA officials, suffering from the period of his suspension.

Just now, Jin Taige staged a good show of "remotely controlling the assistant coach with his mind" in front of the two of them, which made the two officials dumbfounded and looked at each other.

The two officials wondered: Could it be that Kim Taeg made an appointment with his assistant coach and wanted to tease the two of us?

But the two of them quickly dismissed their ideas.

Playing with the assistant coach just to tease the two of us? Are they immature children?

Or is it a coincidence?

The two of them were figuring it out. Unexpectedly, in the next period of time, Jin Taige repeatedly pointed at the void with two fingers, and Ferran also repeatedly waved his arms.

What's the situation with this TM? !

Does he really have special abilities? !

The two officials in the private room collapsed at the moment, but Jin Taige secretly laughed: Let the two of you put on airs for me, I have to tease you.

At this time, players from both sides were warming up on the field, while Scholes and Phelan were talking anxiously on the sidelines.

Scholes looked at Phelan: "Is your arm still uncomfortable?"

Fei Lan said with a painful expression: "I twisted on the bus, and now I feel very uncomfortable. I don't know where the muscle is twisted. It's okay, I'll be fine if I move around."

Scholes comforted him and said: "Didn't the captain tell you in the car that they have something called 'plaster' in the east, as long as you stick it on, it will be fine soon. After the game is over, let him help you find it." A 'plaster', maybe the medicine will cure the disease."

Speaking of Jin Taige, Ferran looked back at the stand behind him, and saw a row of private rooms on the stand, and he couldn't see where Jin Taige was sitting: "Paul, is there any problem with this game? Tiger is not on the field , why am I so guilty..."

Scholes comforted him and said: "Didn't the captain tell us, as long as we play according to his arrangement, there is absolutely no problem."

"What if something special happens?"

"What special circumstances do you think there will be?"

"For example, a player is injured, the opponent suddenly takes the lead, and the goalkeeper is sent off..."

"Stop! Ferran, don't be crowed, please! You're making me nervous!"

The two of them talked more and more, until after the players' training, they still looked out of their minds in the locker room.

Not to mention the two assistant coaches, even today's Manchester United players feel very awkward. Their head coach was fined and suspended, and they couldn't see Jin Taige on the sidelines, which made everyone feel a little empty in their hearts, as if they had lost their backbone.

In the locker room, the players were in a daze, and the two assistant coaches were scrambling, and the only pre-game preparation time passed like this. If it weren't for the reminder from the staff, the Manchester United players would have even delayed their playing time. They hurried out of the locker room and onto the court.

Aston Villa's tactics in this game are very clear: bus tactics.

Their coach is Paul Lambert, who has been coaching Aston Villa for two years. In the first two seasons, he led his team to 15th in the league and successfully avoided relegation, but that's all. In the first four rounds of this season, they achieved three wins and one draw. However, starting from the 0-3 loss to Arsenal in the fifth round, they suffered a six-game losing streak in the league. In the last ten league games, they Three draws, seven losses and one win are hard to find, and the club also did not score in 659 minutes in the league, setting a record for the club.

Despite their poor league results, they performed well in the League Cup. They beat strong opponents,

Successfully advanced to the semi-finals of the League Cup and met Chelsea.

It seems that Lambert is ready to fight for the next League Cup this season.

However, they are still hovering near the relegation zone, so the task of relegation is also very difficult.

Therefore, in this game against the defending Premier League champions, Lambert has already made up his mind, as long as he can get one point.

So after the opening, Aston Villa completely hoarded heavy troops in their backcourt, trying to hold on to a one-point advantage. They only put center Benteke at the forefront to fight back, and then all other players retreated.

Speaking of Aston Villa this season, there are actually some bright spots, such as their two striker combination: Benteke and Abanglaho.

So far, Benteke has scored 10 goals. If it weren't for his wonderful performance, it is estimated that Aston Villa would have to announce their relegation in advance now; He has been in the team's first team for more than ten years. He is known for his speed and is the sharpest knife on Villa's front line.

But today, even Abanglaho returned to the side to help defend. I have to say that Lambert is completely planning to keep the tie this time.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United bombarded Aston Villa's goal, but the Aston Villa players insisted on the coach's request and did not attack. Their players formed a dense defensive formation near the penalty area, leaving Manchester United players with no room to play.

In the following time, this game directly became a half-court offensive and defensive drill for Manchester United. Manchester United players displayed their offensive talents and used various methods to threaten the opponent's goal: short pass coordination, long pass rushing, and bottom pass. , personal breakthrough, set-piece attack...

The Manchester United players put out all their housekeeping skills, but they fought for 45 minutes without any gains. Aston Villa's goal was like a fortified wall, which was impossible to penetrate. When the referee blew the whistle for the first half, Scholes and Phelan on the sidelines were dumbfounded.

This, this, the first half of the game is over?

But we haven't scored yet?

The two looked at each other.

"What about the second half?"

"Go ahead and attack, what else can we do?"

"What if you still can't start the situation like the first half?"

"This... How do I know... You should think about it carefully. Tiger has entrusted you with the responsibility of interim coach. If you can't win this game, how can you explain to him?"

After saying this, Ferran patted Scholes on the shoulder: "Young man, this game is up to you... No, it's up to you for these three games!"

Looking at Ferran's expression, Scholes had only one thought in his mind.

This fellow Ferran has learned badly...