Chapter 784, Give Him the Last Chance

At the end of the first half, Manchester United and Watford drew 1-1.

During the intermission, Kintag praised the performance of Martial and Fekir. He also made further demands on the team. He asked the two young full-backs Mendy and Pavard to increase their assists and not be afraid of making mistakes.

After the start of the second half of the game, Manchester United's offense became more and more fierce. They gradually took advantage of the scene and began to press down on their opponents. However, after more than 20 minutes of the game, Manchester United still failed to lead the score.

Heavy thunder and little rain.

Jin Taige frowned off the court.

Lewandowski was slightly injured in this game. To be conservative, Kintag did not put him in the squad, let him recover from his injuries, and strive to be able to play in the game against Paris. And because of the consideration of saving energy for the Champions League, Kintag also let Griezmann sit on the bench to recharge his batteries for this game.

Today's three forward partners are Martial and Fekir on the left and right, two French young men with strong impact, and Salah is sent at the center position.

But today Salah's performance was a little unsatisfactory. He was closely watched by the opponent's defenders, and there was no space for him to exert his speed and technical advantages. Salah is not very good at scrambling for crosses, so he wasted many good scoring opportunities in the middle.

Seeing Salah's performance, Kintag sighed. Apart from Lewandowski and Griezmann, it can be said that there are no players in the team who can play the center position.

No, there is another person, Dembele.

In the first half of the season, Kintag put Dembele in the center position many times. His technical characteristics are very similar to Salah, but in all fairness, he is better than Salah in the center position.

Dembele has rich imagination and excellent skills in a small area. Even if he is marked by his opponent, he can get rid of it in an instant, and use the balance of his left and right feet to find opportunities to score goals.

However, because of the transfer strike during the winter transfer period, Dembele was sent to the reserve team by Kintag and has not appeared in the first team for nearly a month.

Now that the team is in trouble, Kintag thinks of Dembele.

Alas, if it weren't for his bad personality, Kintag really hopes that Dembele can carry the banner of Manchester United's future. And last summer, when Kintiger handed over the No. 11 jersey left by Giggs to Dembele, he had already entrusted him with important tasks.

It's a pity that things backfired, and Dembele's heart has never been with Manchester United.

Jin Taige thought about it, and he decided to go to the youth team in the next few days to see how Dembele is doing. If he can turn over a new leaf, then I don't mind calling him back to the first team and giving him one last chance.

Even if he is determined to leave the team next season, at least this season I will let him make enough contributions to Manchester United, at least worthy of the salary Manchester United offered him.

After considering Dembele's handling method, Kintag was worried about the game again.

Now that the game has progressed to the 71st minute, Manchester United still maintains the advantage on the scene, but the score is still maintained at 1 to 1.

At this time, Kintag had to make substitution adjustments. He replaced Salah, who performed poorly in this game, and replaced Griezmann; replaced Martial, who was physically weak, and replaced Germany. Winger Sane; then replaced the midfielder Asensio and replaced his favorite player Lingard.

The other players were better, but Salah, who was replaced, was not in a good mood. He knew he wasn't playing well, he didn't help the team score, and he left the field with a look of frustration on his face.

Seeing Salah's expression, Kintag patted Asensio and Martial who were off the field, then hugged Salah, and comforted him in his ear.

"Muhammad, you performed very well today. It's not because of you that you didn't score in this game, but because my requirements for you are not in line with your technical characteristics. Sit down and rest, and don't care about the game."

Hearing that Jin Taige took the responsibility for not scoring a goal on himself,

Salah was a little moved, he nodded, feeling warm in his heart.

The game is still going on.

After replacing the three freshmen, Manchester United still maintained a good offensive momentum.

Sane, who replaced Martial, can dribble equally well, and his speed is faster than Martial. Under his impact, Watford's defense repeatedly ran out.

Since Griezmann's debut, Manchester United's offensive efficiency has improved a lot.

Griezmann can play all positions of the striker, whether he is a center forward or a winger, he can do it with ease. Because of his comprehensive skills, he can not only take on the responsibility of the center for scoring goals, but also repeatedly use himself as a fulcrum to create opportunities for other players.

What is commendable is that Griezmann is not a tall center like Lewandowski, and his physical strength is not very good. Despite this, he can still use his skills to play for his teammates.

Griezmann had done it just five minutes after he was on the pitch.

After receiving a pass from Sane's left, he swayed left and right in the opponent's penalty area, making Watford's defense panic. Just when Watford focused on him, Griezmann suddenly leaned his back on the opponent's central defender and passed the ball back to the front of the penalty area!

At this time, Lingard, who plugged in at the right time, shot angrily at the ball, and the ball almost broke the net!

2 to 1! Manchester United finally took the lead!

After scoring this goal, Manchester United breathed a sigh of relief. Jin Taige on the sidelines was also very excited. His substitutions and adjustments had an immediate effect, which is really good.

Watford, who was equalized, was in a hurry. They attacked with all their strength and wanted to press out to deal with Manchester United and try to equalize the score. Moreover, when the Manchester United players took the ball, Watford's feet were dirty, and the Manchester United players were turned on their backs several times.

Griezmann, in particular, was tackled to the ground by a Watford defender for the second time in a row. He frowned when he got up from the ground, which made Jin Taige frightened off the court.

The next game is a key battle against Paris, Griezmann must not get injured!

However, Griezmann moved his ankle a little and continued to fight, Kintag was relieved.

When the game was about to enter stoppage time, Sane made consecutive breakthroughs on the left and was tackled by the opponent's full-back. Manchester United win a valuable corner.

The corner kick taken by Sane was very precise and directly found Griezmann in the penalty area. Griezmann rushed in front of the opponent's tall central defender and headed for the top. The opponent's goalkeeper did not respond!

3 to 1! Manchester United extended their lead, this game is no problem!