Chapter Five Hundred and Sixty-Eight, the League that Has Been Abandoned
For Manchester United, if they can reach the Champions League final, then they still have six games to play this season, namely three league games, two Champions League games and an FA Cup final.
But for Kintag, there are only two Champions League games and one FA Cup final in his eyes.
Now Manchester United is ranked fourth, leading the fifth-placed Tottenham by as much as 9 points. There are still three league games. As long as Manchester United gets another point, it will be able to firmly rank fourth in the league. This is not a problem for Manchester United at all.
After returning from Barcelona, Kintag gave the main players a holiday, and in the next few days, Manchester United's training was completely prepared around Barcelona's tactical system, and they had already left the league games behind.
In the thirty-sixth round of the Premier League on May 10, Manchester United went to an away game against Crystal Palace.
In this game, Kintag sent all the substitute players and asked them to go to the away game against Crystal Palace. The outcome of this game was no longer taken seriously by Jin Taige. Now he is fully focused on the Champions League.
Although Manchester United does not take the league seriously, Crystal Palace is very concerned about this game.
Crystal Palace, currently ranked seventh in the league, is only two points behind Liverpool, which is sixth, and four points behind Tottenham, who is fifth. They still have the possibility of getting tickets to the Europa League next season. Therefore, in the next three league games, the Crystal Palace team will go all out to win!
In this game, Kintag once again saw his three loan players-Zaha, Asensio and Ali in the away game.
After a season of training, these three players have made great progress.
Zaha has become the thigh of Crystal Palace. The Crystal Palace club has discussed with Manchester United in advance and wants to officially sign Zaha back at the end of the season. Now the two clubs are negotiating on the price issue. Crystal Palace has a limited transfer budget and cannot spend much money, but if they can really reach the Europa League next season, then they will get more bonuses and advertising revenue, and they will be able to spend more money Come buy Zaha.
As for Asensio and Ali, Kintag told them at the beginning of the season that these two players are just exercising and will never be sold! Therefore, Crystal Palace did not have the idea of playing these two young people.
Despite this, Crystal Palace is still testing, wanting to loan two people for another year next season. So far, these two players have jointly contributed 12 goals and 9 assists to Crystal Palace, and they are one of the biggest contributors to Crystal Palace's outstanding performance this season.
Regarding the future of these three players, Manchester United and Kintag himself have temporarily shelved and did not respond. They need to wait until the end of the season to make unified arrangements.
However, Kintag has an idea in mind: if Crystal Palace gives enough money, it is not a bad idea to sell Zaha; and if Crystal Palace can enter the Europa League, then it is also a good choice for Asensio and Ali to go to the European arena to exercise. , After all, Manchester United's lineup is strong enough now, and the personnel are also very neat. Instead of letting two people come back to play as substitutes and sit on the bench, it is better to play a dozen more games outside.
When Kintag came to the stadium, Crystal Palace coach Alan Pardew responded, and he was very close to Kintag: "Tiger, congratulations on your 3-2 victory over Barcelona in the away game. It seems that you are sure to advance to the Champions League final .”
Jin Taige smiled slightly: "I haven't played the second round yet,
It's still early to say that. "
"Then I wish you the Champions League in advance."
"Thank you." Kintag looked at Alan Pardew in front of him, "Dude, you look good too. This season, the Crystal Palace has rejuvenated under your hands, and the momentum is like a rainbow. They have made many mistakes in these games. I think You will definitely get a Europa League ticket."
Alan Pardue said with emotion: "Speaking of this, I have to thank you very much. If you hadn't lent me three young stars, our results this season would not have been so good."
"You can help me develop these three lads, it will be a great help for Manchester United and them."
Speaking of this, Alan Pardew tentatively asked: "Tiger, what do you think about the transfer and loan application we made before? Our two clubs have a good relationship, and we don't distinguish between each other. Even if you help me Do me a favor."
Alan Pardew was talking about the purchase of Zaha and the loan of Asensio and Alli.
Kintag did not respond immediately, he said vaguely: "There is still a period of time before the end of the season, and I am now focusing all my energy on the Champions League. Let's discuss this matter slowly after the end of the season. No rush. Don't worry, if I don't have a shortage of personnel next season, everything will be fine."
After hearing this, Alan Pardew smiled: "Now that Manchester United has a complete lineup, why is there a shortage of personnel? Well, since you said that, let's talk at the end of the season. I wish your team the Champions League again champion."
"I also wish Crystal Palace a smooth entry into the Europa League."
This game is Kintag's first game after returning from an eight-match suspension, but he doesn't care much about this game anymore. After all, the league ranking has been determined, and the outcome of this game doesn't mean much.
Nevertheless, Kintag let all the players work hard to win. Because there is no pressure, Jin Taige played very openly today. He let the team let go of the attack and strive to fight against the opponent.
The starting lineup for this game is almost all substitute players, except for one person-Lewand.
Although this season is Lewandowski's first Premier League season, he has scored 22 league goals so far, ranking first in Manchester United's scorer list.
In the Premier League scorer list, Lewandowski ranks second. The first place is Manchester City's Aguero, who has scored 23 goals and leads Lewandowski by one goal. The third place, Harry Kane, scored 18 goals, and he is also making an impact on the Premier League Golden Boot this season.
Originally, in this game, Kintag let all the main players take turns to prepare for the next Champions League game, but Lewandowski took the initiative to ask for it and wanted to appear in this game. His reason is also very simple, he wants to score more goals and strive to win the Golden Boot this season.
Regarding this matter, Jin Taige weighed it, and finally agreed.
Lewandowski is currently his absolute main center forward. He usually works hard in the team and is very kind. He has a good relationship with everyone and trains very hard. For such an excellent player, he seldom asks for it. For this one thing, Kintag must satisfy him.