Chapter 873 Two-Front Battle

Beating Everton 3 to 1 made the atmosphere in the Manchester United team cheerful. There are no hard bones behind it. Well, Arsenal is really not hard at all. It is as soft as noodles... or Suzhou thin noodles.

April 29, Carrington Base.

After the regular training, Sun Wu and his teammates watched the make-up match between Manchester City and Liverpool.

Tsk tsk, before the game Sun Wu insisted that Klopp's tactics could restrain Guardiola. After 90 minutes, his teammates all looked at Sun Wu with strange eyes.

It’s really the “Wizard of the East”.

In fact, the industry is not very optimistic about Manchester City. In the FA Cup semi-finals a few days ago, Liverpool, who was short of major generals, forced the game to a penalty shootout. Although Manchester City took the initiative, they failed to score.

This game was similar. Manchester City had absolute possession of the ball and organized the offense in an orderly manner, while Liverpool recovered very deep and tried not to give Manchester City a chance to form a local numerical advantage.

The midfielder Nzonzi and the returning midfielder Henderson shined throughout the game. Together they made 11 steals and 15 clearances.

The counterattack tactics developed by Klopp are also very targeted. They do not focus on personal breakthroughs, but try to deliver the ball to dangerous areas as quickly as possible. The tacit passing and running cooperation between three or two people makes the Manchester City defense unable to defend.

In the end, Coutinho performed the cloud-piercing arrow stunt again in the 58th minute of the second half. A minute later, Henderson's world wave expanded the score advantage. Manchester City only pulled one back in stoppage time by JD.com.

2 to 1, this score makes Manchester City still 6 points behind Manchester United, and also makes Liverpool only 1 point behind Manchester City.

During dinner, Sun Wu even called Firmino and Coutinho to express his gratitude...but the other party's attitude was not good, because tonight was the Champions League semi-final draw ceremony.

Two hours later, the draw results came out, with Barcelona facing Liverpool and Manchester United facing Dortmund.

Tsk tsk, UEFA is going to cause trouble, because just after knocking out Bayern, the Hornets fans shouted for Manchester United at home... They want to take revenge.

Although four years have passed, the name Best is still high on the list of players most hated by Dortmund fans.

In this season's Ruhr area derby, Dortmund double defeated Schalke 04, one of which ended with a 6-0 disparity. In the German Cup quarter-finals, Dortmund defeated Schalke 04 again.

Dortmund is full of confidence,

The players claimed in interviews that they are not afraid of any opponent, and it will be the same no matter who they are drawn... But from Hummels, Shaheen, Bender to Aubameyang, everyone is more interested in defeating Manchester United and defeating Sun Wu.

On May 6, Manchester United will face Borussia Dortmund at home.

On May 14th, Manchester United went to Germany. The Westfield Stadium is one of the most terrifying home stadiums in Europe.

That night, Sun Wu's cell phone kept ringing. Friends from Barcelona, ​​Liverpool, Dortmund and even Schalke 04 were calling one after another, either gloating about his misfortune, being aggressive, or cheering and encouraging.

The Manchester United coaching staff started researching Dortmund as early as the end of March, collecting information and observing the status of opponent players. The job of Manchester United scouts is not just to discover young talents.

However, Dortmund's schedule is now much easier than that of Manchester United. With four league rounds left, they have dropped second place Wolfsburg by eight points. Although Manchester United is also six points ahead, Manchester City is One game less.

In fact, Manchester United is the most uncomfortable among the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Liverpool have nothing to desire except the FA Cup final. They are 7 points behind Manchester United and have basically no hope of competing for the league title. There is no essential difference between second place and third place in the league, and there is no need to compete in next season's Champions League qualifying rounds. .

Barcelona is similar. The MSN combination showed great power in the second half of the season. The Copa del Rey final will be held at the end of May. The league leads Real Madrid by as many as 9 points, and the league championship can be locked in the next round of league.

May 2nd.

Old Trafford.

Manchester United played with a semi-main lineup against West Bromwich Albion. Of course, the suspensions of midfielders Schneiderlin and Fletcher have not yet ended, and the midfielder is still a combination of Carrick, Herrera and Sun Wu.

But Griezmann, Mane, Thomas Muller, and Alderweireld all got a rest, and Lingard, Rashford, Shaqiri, and Miranda came in as substitutes.

There were no surprises in the game. In the first half, Herrera scored from a long shot and Sun Wu scored from a pass.

In the second half, Griezmann and Mane came on to find a feeling. The two passed shots to each other to set the score at 4-1.

After the game, the focus of media reports was that Sun Wu became the first star in the Premier League to score 20 goals and assists in all competitions this season.

22 goals, 20 assists.

In Lineker's words, this data is enough for the Golden Globe Award. If you add the honors of the league championship and the Champions League championship, the Golden Globe Award really parted ways with FIFA, then this year's Golden Globe Award winner It's probably Sun Wu... After all, this is not a competition year.

The current top scorer in Manchester United is Griezmann, with 28 goals in all competitions, followed by Sun Wu. Thomas Muller has performed slightly less well this season, with 18 goals in all competitions.

On the assist list, Sun Wu currently ranks second with 16 assists. The first is Arsenal's Ozil. Although the Gunners have a poor record, the big-eyed boy still has 17 assists.

On the same day, Manchester City defeated Tottenham 1-0 in a difficult away game and continued to maintain pressure on Manchester United.

Liverpool was held to a 1-1 draw by Queens Park Rangers, and Klopp began to devote all his energy to the Champions League semi-finals.

Dortmund defeated Hoffenheim 3-1, leading second place Wolfsburg by 8 points and basically locking in the league championship.

Barcelona swept Cordoba 9-0, Real Madrid was tied 2-2 by Sevilla, and Barcelona won the league championship three rounds in advance. This is also the first league championship winner in the five major European leagues.

"This is the situation now." Mike Phelan explained to the club CEO Sandoko, who rarely attended the meeting: "The other three teams can play lightly, only Manchester United needs to fight on two fronts."

"However, there are currently no injured players in the team, which is good news." Dr. Swale added: "The players' status... needs to be adjusted by the coaching staff. During this period, I will ask the nutritionist to come up with a special diet for each person. , diet, rest, and training intensity will all be modified.”

"Now is the final sprint. The coaching staff hopes that the media and Manchester Radio will try not to report negative news." Jesus added.

Santoku nodded repeatedly. Last season's league championship made him secure in the position of CEO. He knew very well what the team's record could bring to him.

"Best, I very much hope that your weekly salary can be increased again in your next contract." San Dezi looked at Sun Wu affectionately, "Manchester United has no salary cap now."

Sun Wu grinned, "I hope the club's public relations department can help me win this year's Ballon d'Or."

The two people were actually talking about the same thing, winning the double championship.

"If we can win the double crown, the summer signing budget will be greatly increased." Sandoko clapped his hands. "By June this year, more than 12 sponsors' contracts will expire. I hope to be able to win the Champions League final." We will start contract renewal negotiations with them after this is over.”

The meaning of this sentence is very simple. After winning the double championship, sponsors will spend more money, and the summer signing budget will be greatly increased, which is a dream for the team's head coach.

But after Sandoko said this, there was an awkward silence in the office. Pochettino and Sun Wu stopped talking. Now Mike Phelan, Jesus and Miguel also know what will happen next.

In fact, the hidden meaning of Santoku's words is, double crown, a large budget for summer signings... Pochettino, you won't renew your contract?

Sun Wu turned the pen unconsciously in his hand and looked up at the ceiling expressionlessly, wondering whether he should let Mike Phelan have a showdown with Sandoko, but Pochettino has not yet clearly refused to renew the contract. ?