Chapter 1032 The Great Demon King
May 1, Old Trafford.
Sun Wuyun sat on the coaching bench calmly, but in fact he was complaining in his heart... Real Madrid is missing Ronaldo, Barcelona is missing Xavi, Arsenal is missing Fabregas, that's it!
The reason why a wealthy team is a wealthy team is that there is always a unique core player in the team. When they are on the court, the team can do well. If they are absent from the game, the team will often perform abnormally.
This proves the value of these world-class players, but also proves the dependence of these teams on them.
Of course, this is not necessarily a bad thing, but it is impossible for these players to play every minute of the season. At this time, the head coach needs to make adjustments.
But Sun Wu, who is also the head coach, is a bit embarrassed. It is very simple to change this situation. He can just play himself. However, this is a huge blow to Herrera, who is serving as the team's core organizer.
Moreover, Herrera performed well in two consecutive knockout rounds, scoring twice against Bayern and scoring the crucial second goal against Liverpool.
Therefore, although Leicester City equalized the score again with Vardy's goal in the 72nd minute, Sun Wu did not replace Herrera. Anyway, the Spanish midfielder was still a substitute in the double red meeting three days later.
Of course, the most important thing is that Sun Wu knew through his mobile phone that in the game played at the same time, the score between Manchester City and Southampton was still 0-0.
Sun Wu made major adjustments in this game...well, I can't say it was major. Only Milner continued to start, and Herrera started as a substitute. All other players were changed. Even Harry Kane got a rest. Erkao finally recovered from the cold and returned.
Leicester City performed very well in the first half of the season, but Mahrez was forcibly pried away by Manchester City during the winter transfer period. After that, the team was winless in 10 rounds and is now ranked eighth. It needs points to enter the UEFA Cup next season.
Manchester United played pretty well in the first half. Coleman made a cross and assisted Falcao to open the scoring. Although Okazaki Shinji missed a corner kick and scored quickly to equalize the score, Mane relied on his personal ability to score for the second time before the end of the first half. Beyond the score.
But in the 72nd minute of the second half, Leicester City made a long pass from the backcourt, and Rojo unexpectedly stepped forward. Vardy scored with a single goal to equalize the score again. This grassroots forward is the forward who has scored the most goals against Manchester United in the past two years, scoring in four games. Seven goals.
The score of 2 to 2 lasted until the end, although Sun Wu replaced Griezmann and Salah successively.
Falcao hit the post twice, and Griezmann received a yellow card for diving. In the end, Manchester United was unable to knock on Leicester City's door again, allowing Fox City to score 1 point in the away game.
After Sun Wu and Ranieri smiled and shook hands, they saw Rolf's slightly depressed face: "What's wrong?"
"In the fourth minute of stoppage time, Kompany's header beat Southampton."
The corner of Sun Wu's mouth twitched. Manchester United's last-minute winning scenes rarely appear this season, but Manchester City has staged this scene many times. De Bruyne, Sterling, and Sane have all scored winning goals in stoppage time. This It's Kompany's turn.
Guardiola is really tenacious and refuses to admit defeat!
Manchester United failed to win Leicester City, while Manchester City narrowly defeated Southampton. These two games renewed the suspense of the Premier League title this season.
Although Manchester United still has the advantage, some media believe that under the leadership of Best, this Manchester United is likely to completely collapse at the last moment. They will be eliminated by Liverpool in the Champions League semi-finals, the league championship will be snatched away by their neighbors, and the FA Cup championship? Pochettino is the one who is most familiar with Manchester United.
Two days later, Manchester City played a make-up match. This time there was no buzzer beater. Goals from Jesus, Sterling and De Bruyne allowed Blue Moon to easily defeat Norwich and score 3 points.
Manchester City is now only 5 points behind Manchester United. In a short period of time, Manchester United's 10-point lead has quickly disappeared. 5 points is not an exaggerated gap.
Moreover, Manchester City's current goal difference has also caught up, with 71 goal difference only 3 behind Manchester United.
With three rounds left, Manchester City's opponents are Swansea, Watford, and Crystal Palace, while Manchester United's opponents are Norwich, Tottenham, and Bournemouth.
Manchester United has no advantage at all. If they lose to Tottenham, it is possible for Manchester City to complete a super comeback at the last moment.
Faced with the tremendous pressure put on the team by the media, Woodward rarely appeared on the training ground.
"Well, we will set off in the afternoon for adaptive training tomorrow." Sun Wu had a relaxed expression on his face, "Mr. Ed, are you afraid that we will become a laughing stock like Leverkusen?"
The assistant on the side quickly explained a few words in Santoku's ear, how Leverkusen became the king of Sanya...
"In fact, no matter how many championships we can win this season..." Sun Wu pointed to the players who were training, "The rise of Manchester United is inevitable. I chose you, Mr. Ed... Facts have proved that this choice is correct. "
Santoku couldn't help but smile, and pretended to give in: "No, no, no, it was Mauricio and you who created everything."
"Mauricio..." Sun Wu pouted, "We still have two games to play against Tottenham. I hope they won't be an obstacle."
Liverpool has locked in third place in advance, and Tottenham are now competing with Arsenal and Chelsea for the last Champions League qualification. In Manchester United's make-up match against Tottenham, Pochettino is expected to give his best.
After chatting with San Dezi for a while, Sun Wu sent him out of the training ground. When leaving, he said with a smile: "Mr. Ed...can you announce the amount of prize money for the Triple Crown the day after tomorrow?"
San Dezi was stunned for a moment before nodding. The day after tomorrow was the Double Red Meeting.
Walking back to the training ground, McFerran, who had been silent the whole time, asked in a low voice: "Are you still insisting on attacking?"
"Mike, sometimes you need a little risk." Sun Wu stared at the confrontation training going on on the field. "Of course, taking risks often means courage, and sometimes it also requires a little luck."
"luck……"
"Modern football has only won six trebles in more than a hundred years. Doesn't it need a little luck?" Sun Wu suddenly clapped his hands and shouted: "Well done, Anthony, that's it!"
Griezmann, who had just sent a wonderful diagonal ball with his outside instep to assist Mane in scoring, smiled and raised his hand. In the game the day after tomorrow, he will be the most critical piece.
After lunch, the Manchester United team set off for Liverpool. The two cities are very close, only 55 kilometers away, so the bus is just right.
Sun Wu was sitting at the front of the bus, scrolling through his phone in boredom, when suddenly he saw someone saying this on Sina Weibo in China.
"It is said that Sun Wu is the big devil in football, and now the big devil has finally been defeated..."
Sun Wu thought for a while and left a message below, "Since I am the Big Devil, you should know that the other Big Devil's games are all 4 wins in 7 games. The day after tomorrow you will see how the Big Devil completes his counterattack."