Chapter 868 Ending the Suspense Early

April 15th.

Old Trafford.

Although this game is the quarter-finals of the Champions League, the banners, slogans and portraits that can be seen everywhere in the stands have nothing to do with Monaco.

In the portrait that was held up high, Sterling was transformed into a timid girl, with one hand holding her shorts, and the other hand covering her face, with faint tears...

Although he was warned by the Manchester police, Guardiola has made public statements twice in a row in the past few days, claiming that Sun Wu's attitude towards his opponents disappointed him.

But after that interview, the attitude of the British media...at least half of the media changed. Instead of discussing bad fouls, they began to discuss the difference between tears and blood.

A large number of football legends have expressed their stance on this. Among them, Sir Bobby Charlton, the leader of the holy trio of Manchester United legends, has been recognized by many fans.

"After returning to Manchester from Munich, I didn't have time to cry. I needed to work harder. Every time I was in a desperate situation, the St. George flag always appeared in my mind."

"In fact, I only cried three times on the court."

All British people understand what Sir Charlton is talking about. After the Munich air disaster, Charlton carried the shattered Manchester United.

The St. George flag is a red pennant, and the red on it is dyed with blood. Raising it means telling the opponent that he will fight to the end and never retreat.

Charlton shed tears on the court three times in his life, when he lifted the Big Ear Cup twice and the Hercules Cup once.

After Charlton's speech, the attitude of the British media changed completely. Many media began to criticize Guardiola for bringing out a bunch of sheep...

Sun Wu didn't care about the changes in public opinion. He sat on the bench with his chin in his hands to observe the situation. In this game, he and Griezmann were placed on the bench, with Herrera and Mane as substitutes.

On the one hand, Sun Wu needs to rest, and the game against Chelsea on the weekend is also a tough battle. On the other hand, the three midfielders on the field are suspended for the weekend, Schneiderlin for three games, Fletcher for two games, and Herrera for one game. , when is it not needed at this time?

Monaco's lineup today is similar to what Sun Wu observed some time ago, but Kondogbia replaced veteran Tularao in the midfielder position. Martial failed to get the starting position, and he was replaced by Bernardo Silva. .

The entire first half was uneventful.

Neither side created any absolute shooting opportunities. Januzaj's inward curve ball once threatened Subasic, and Falcao's header in the penalty area was firmly picked off by De Gea.

It is worth mentioning that Monaco's two full-backs performed very poorly. Fabinho is tall and has a high center of gravity. He was repeatedly brushed by Januzaj. Kurzawa on the other side was even worse. He was almost mature. It hit the colander. Unfortunately, Coleman's feet on that side didn't feel very good today. The ball went too wide twice and went directly out of the baseline.

Gee, no wonder they bought Sidibe and Mendy!

In the second half, Pochettino mobilized his troops and replaced Fletcher with Sun Wu to strengthen the offense. In addition, Klose replaced the tired Lukaku.

Lukaku's performance this season has not met the club's expectations. Although there have been shining moments, he has only scored 9 league goals so far and only 11 goals in all competitions. He is currently ranked fourth in the team's scorer list. , not yet Sun Wugao.

After Sun Wu came on the field and took over the organization, he immediately showed the level of a world-class midfielder. He managed the midfield in an orderly manner, repeatedly delivered accurate balls to teammates in the gaps, advanced to connect, pulled wide, and retreated calmly.

In the 58th minute, Manchester United opened the door to victory.

Sun Wu cooperated with Januzaj and Ashley Young on the left and then entered the penalty area and passed back in the inverted triangle. Klose shot with his left foot, then dunked Kondogbia with his right foot and shot into the far corner. succeed.

In the 60th minute, Kondogbia played with fire in the backcourt and was intercepted by Januzaj. Thomas Muller made a cross from the right and Klose scored with a precise shot from the line of the penalty area.

2 to 0, stable.

Sun Wu wanted to control the pace. After all, there was a tough battle on the weekend. Even if physical fitness was not considered, the psychological pressure must be considered.

But what happened next made Sun Wu couldn't help but be stunned.

In the 65th minute, Herrera took a corner kick, Rojo hit the ball in the front, and Klose scored in the back to complete the hat trick.

In the 70th minute, Januzaj dunked left and swung right to get rid of Fabinho three times in a row on the left wing, and then sent a cross from the left side of the penalty area. Klose shot into the empty goal to complete the fourth goal.

"Look, look!" Mortensen shouted: "This is by no means a team that only commits fouls, they can also score pleasing goals!"

In comparison, Zhan Jun's comments were much more elegant, "Manchester United is by no means a team that can only swing the hammer, they can also play with embroidery needles!"

4-0, it was a massacre.

But the goal wasn't over yet, as Pochettino replaced Thomas Muller with Mane to continue the attack.

In the 75th minute, Sun Wu's cross from the right rib found Mane accurately, and the Senegalese winger hit a toe shot from behind to make the score 5-0.

In the 82nd minute, Mane returned the favor. He forcibly broke through Fabinho from the left and passed the ball in an inverted triangle. Sun Wu shot directly with the arch of his foot from the line of the penalty area. The ball hit Kondogbia's toe and deflected into the net. 6-6 0.

In the 86th minute, Monaco's nightmare finally came to an end. Mane's long-range shot was saved by Subasic, and Klose fell to the ground and made a tackle to make the score 7-0.

Sun Wu doesn't know if this is the most disparate score in the Champions League quarter-finals, but he knows that four games in ten days can be changed to three games in ten days, and next week's second round can basically be ignored.

Monaco came to Old Trafford full of hope, thinking that losing wouldn't matter, just scoring an away goal would be nice...but they were stabbed straight away!

No one expected that Klose, who had already announced that he was about to retire, would score five goals at the end of his career. The live broadcast footage frequently showed Lukaku... The meaning is obvious. Look, he is 37 years old. , and can still perform like this!

In fact, Klose has scored 11 goals in all competitions this season, which is exactly tied with Lukaku.

"Renew the contract for another year?" Sun Wu put his arm around Klose's shoulders after the game, "Let's think about it seriously."

Klose smiled and said nothing.

Sun Wu knew that Klose had made up his mind. He smiled and turned towards the disappointed Monaco players. He had only one goal.

"Bernardo, actually you did a pretty good job." Sun Wu took off his jersey and handed it over.

Disappointed Bernardo Silva had tears in his eyes. He couldn't help crying after the game. This was his first time participating in a Champions League game.

"Thanks."

Sun Wu didn't say anything more, turned around and walked towards Fabinho, who breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart.

Fabinho's performance today was a disaster. The right wing he guarded allowed Januzaj and Mane to break through freely. More than half of the seven goals came from this side.

But Fabinho has temporarily suspended transfer negotiations with Monaco. He is really afraid that today's performance will make Manchester United and Sun Wu completely give up the idea of ​​​​acquisition.

In fact, Fabinho is really not suitable to play as a full-back. World-class full-backs rarely exceed 1.80 meters. Being tall means a high center of gravity, which means it is easy to be broken through. Fabinho is 1.88 meters tall...

After comforting Fabinho for a few words, Sun Wu made some insinuations, and Fabinho became excited and nodded repeatedly.

Well, Sun Fei has already taken care of Pavard, but Fabinho has not made much progress. He is simply afraid that Manchester United's transfer will fail in the end, and Monaco will give up on him again. You must know that this season's right back is because of Sidi He only became the main player because of Bei's long-term injury.

After Pochettino decided to leave, Sun Wu began to slowly build his own team.