Chapter 98, Great Victory
On October 26, in the ninth round of the Premier League, Manchester United lost 0-2 at home to the underdog Stoke City. Manchester United had many threatening opportunities in this game, but they missed the goal.
When interviewed by reporters after the game, Kintag still praised his players, and then attributed the reason for the loss to "too bad luck".
After this game, many news media have faintly begun to criticize Manchester United.
But Kintag doesn't care about these now, his team is now fully preparing for the League Cup quarter-finals in three days' time, against Norwich at home.
Kintag originally thought that in the recent intensive schedule, the first four games will be played at home, which saves the team the pain of exhaustion, and the team should be in a good state; but unexpectedly, with three home games in a row, Manchester United Actually lost two games, and the strength of the opponent is not strong. The game that should have been won was not won, which made Jin Taige very depressed. It is really annoying that the points that should be taken have not been obtained. Therefore, Jin Taige secretly made up his mind that the next League Cup match must be won no matter what.
If you lose points in the league, you can catch up in the future; but once you lose in the cup, it is irreparable. Jin Taige is still waiting to win the triple crown this season. Advance in three lines, don't lose a single one!
On October 29, Manchester United ushered in their League Cup opponent Norwich at home.
This game against Norwich is much easier for Manchester United. Now that the Premier League has gone through 9 rounds, Norwich has not won a game. Their road to relegation this season looks very difficult.
In view of the current situation in the league, Norwich's primary goal now is to relegation, which is the league, so they are absolutely unwilling to spend too much energy in the cup game, so Norwich sent a semi-main youth team for this game Team.
Jin Taige felt relieved now, let alone a semi-main youth team, even if Norwich sent a full main lineup, it would be at the level of a relegation team.
For the sake of safety, Kintag deployed his main lineup in this game: a 4-4-2 formation with a balanced offense and defense, with De Gea as the goalkeeper, and Vidic, Smalling, Evra and Laura on the defense. Phil; the midfielder is Kanter and Giggs partnering in the middle, Mahrez and Martial are on both sides, and the fixed combination of Van Persie and Rooney is still on the front line. The 7 substitute players are Alisson, Alonso, Jones, Ashley Young, Valencia, Carrick and Icardi.
From the beginning of this game, Kintegger completely put Martial on the right foot, and Manchester United's two wingers were completely replaced by the new summer aid. This is not Kintag's preference for the players he bought, but the hard work of the young players themselves. result.
Mahrez is very talented and extremely strong. Just after playing a few games at Manchester United, Giggs took the initiative to give up the left wing to him, and then came to the midfield to play organization.
And Martial's performance is getting better and better. A substitute player at the beginning of the season, and later a rotation player; in the UEFA Champions League group match at home against Leverkusen, Martial came off the bench in the second half, passed and shot, helping the team finally beat the opponent 4-2; In the subsequent games, Martial's performance got better and better, and his performance was extremely stable. In addition to his outstanding performance on the court, Martial is also very serious on the training ground. Martial can always be seen among the people who leave the court at the end of each day. Talent and hard work are two magic weapons for young players. Therefore, when Nani's state fluctuated, Kintag resolutely put Martial into his starting lineup.
Sometimes Jin Taige would feel that in the parallel world of later generations, Martial went from having a thigh when he first joined the team to a lazy style of play later. It is a pity that a genius who has not fulfilled his talent is really a pity. Therefore, Jin Taige made up his mind to let Martial reach the peak position he should reach.
From the first minute of this game, Manchester United took the absolute initiative.
Mahrez and Martial, two fast horses on the wing, completely revived Manchester United's offense. The two took turns to attack, making Norwich difficult to choose.
In the 19th minute of the game, after Kanter stole the ball, he handed it to Giggs in front. Giggs attracted the attention of three opposing players in the middle. He made a long pass and found Mahre, who was rushing forward from the left. Si, Mahrez directly inserted in a slash, and before the opponent's defender robbed, he handed the ball to the middle. Rooney shot a low shot, and the ball hit the net. 1 to 0.
In the 31st minute of the game, the right back Raphael stepped forward to assist and broke through two Norwich players in a row. Martial moved to the left, giving Raphael the most forward space. A pass back to Martial near the bottom line, Martial inserted into the penalty area and pushed into the net. 2 to 0.
In the 42nd minute of the game, after stealing the ball in the backcourt, the veteran Evra took a few steps forward and prepared to go forward. Two Norwich defenders hurried up to grab the ball, but although Evra lost the young Rafael's physical strength and drive, but full of experience, he made a false pass and handed the ball to Mahrez. Mahrez, who received the ball, rushed straight to the bottom line like an arrow from the string. When he was close to the bottom line, he made a cross and found Van Persie who was in the back. Van Persie volleyed and the ball hit the net. 3 to 0.
At the end of the first half, Manchester United had already led Norwich 3-0, and the game had lost its suspense.
In the second half, Jin Taige dispatched troops. He replaced several starters and made substitute players appear on the field.
Icardi replaced Van Persie and continued to strengthen the offensive power of the frontcourt.
Jones replaced Kanter, and Kintag let his defensive core take a break to preserve his strength and prepare for intensive competitions.
For the third substitution, Jin Taige replaced the exhausted Giggs with Carrick.
Carrick finally returned from injury. This is the happiest thing for Kintag in the recent period. At this stage of the intensive schedule, every healthy player is Kintag's wealth, let alone the core card of the midfield playmaker. Rick is gone.
In this young Manchester United team, every veteran is precious, and their experience is enough to benefit Martial for life.
After Carrick came on the field, he immediately showed his value. He is a bit later than Giggs, and does not have the excellent forward ability of Giggs. Organizational scheduling and long passes are Carrick's biggest advantages. After Carrick came on the field, the entire Manchester United midfield was sorted out in an orderly manner.
In the 83rd minute of the game, Carrick found Icardi in the penalty area with a long pass. Icardi made a deft shot and made a 4-0 lead for Manchester United.
Jin Taige on the sidelines said happily: "This big victory is really great!"