Chapter 918 Bet

August 8, Villa Park Stadium.

The home fans in the stands were celebrating the goal with excitement.

The live broadcast camera first gave a close-up of the game time, and then found Sun Wu with an ugly face on the sidelines. Mortensen, a die-hard Aston Villa fan, gloated, "It's already the 70th minute. It seems Woodward's choice is worth it." Discuss..."

The score on the field was 2-0 for the home team.

In the 25th minute of the first half, Aston Villa captain Delph scored from outside. Kante and Fletcher, who were officially working together for the first time, made mistakes in cooperation. No one tried to block Delph.

In the 69th minute of the second half, Van Dijk made a low-level error in returning a pass. Belgian forward Benteke stole the ball and scored single-handedly to expand the lead.

"Manchester United's performance is a bit disappointing, although the most critical reason is that Sun Wu is suspended and cannot play." Zhan Jun shook his head and commented: "There were mistakes in the backcourt, and it was difficult for the frontcourt offense to penetrate Villa's defense. Both sides Lu did create a lot of opportunities, but Griezmann and Harry Kane missed opportunities consecutively."

"The key is that the organization is a bit messy. Kanter is a typical defensive midfielder. Fletcher's organizational ability is not strong. Lingard has strong running ability, but organization is not his strong point." Zhang Lu paused mid-sentence. He said, "Manchester United made a substitution... Shaqiri replaced Lingard."

Sun Wu patted Lingard on the shoulder to comfort him, turned to look at Bernardo Silva and made a tactical gesture to go to the center.

It cannot be said that Sun Wu made a mistake in his formation. In fact, Lingard's intentional interspersed running had a good effect. Bernardo Silva also actually shouldered the task of half of the attacking midfielder. He is actually a wide attacking midfielder. character of.

If it continues, Manchester United dare not say win... Harry Kane in August was too troublesome, but the possibility of equalizing the score is very high, but it is a pity that Van Dijk's low-level return pass error ruined everything.

"Replace Van Dijk?" Rolf suggested in a low voice.

Sun Wu didn't say anything and only shook his head slightly. Although there were low-level mistakes, the combination of Van Dijk and Phil Jones actually did a good job. Delph's previous world-wide goal was partly due to the poor interception of the midfielder, and partly due to the poor interception of the defensive midfielder. On the one hand, Delph's shot was so exciting.

Bernardo Silva did a pretty good job in the middle, but Aston Villa had returned to defense across the board. Facing the Iron Barrel formation, the Portuguese midfielder who had just landed in the Premier League couldn't do much and split the ball several times. Although the winger had a good chance to cross, Villa, who shrank back, successfully made a clearance and maintained the 2-0 score.

The defending champion lost the first game 0-2.

This was news that surprised the entire Premier League. Countless reporters gathered around the entrance of the Carrington base like flies.

Although both Mike Phelan and Rolf advised to ignore it, Sun Wu still accepted interviews with individual reporters.

"It's not bad. I'm very satisfied with the players' condition and execution of tactics. This is a group of outstanding players with talent, enthusiasm and professional attitude."

Faced with this answer, Maldy of "The Times" was speechless. After a while, he asked: "Of Manchester United's 11 starters and 3 substitutes, the ones with the lowest ratings after the game were Harry Kane and Van Dijk..."

"The rating of a player should be based on his performance throughout the game. Van Dijk did make low-level mistakes, but he had more outstanding moments. Although Harry Kane was unlucky and failed to score, he made almost every steal He appears near the landing point every time."

Sun Wu emphasized: "Harry Kane and Van Dijk are Manchester United's most important signings in the new season. The coaching staff has no doubts about their abilities. By the end of the season, Kane should win the best award." As a rookie, Van Dijk should be the best signing."

After the interview, Sun Wu privately thanked his old friend Maldi and told him where he should go to collect the agreed upon reward.

The effect was obvious after the interview was published in the newspaper the next day, especially after Sun Wu announced that Van Dijk and Harry Kane were included in the starting lineup for the European Super Cup two days later...

The loyalty of not only Kane and Van Dijk, but also other new signings and some old players is rising.

On August 11, Manchester United flew to Georgia and faced last season's Europa League champion Sevilla at the National Stadium in Tbilisi the next day.

Alderweireld and Rojo will miss all games until October, Shaqiri returns in time to replace Bernardo Silva, Luke Shaw and Herrera are a bit troublesome with injuries and there is no clear recovery yet time.

In this game, Sun Wu finally started the game. His midfield with Fletcher and Kante completely suppressed Sevilla.

In the 17th minute, Sun Wu and Shaqiri suddenly sent a precise cross after continuous backfooting on the right wing. Harry Kane failed to grab the landing spot, but Fletcher, who penetrated forward, scored with a header to open the scoring.

In the 36th minute, Griezmann changed his position and cut in from the right wing. After continuously hitting the wall with Sun Wu and Harry Kane, he succeeded with a left-foot shot from the penalty area line into the far corner.

Near the end of the first half, Kanter completed his 6th steal in the first half, 5 of which were from Nasri.

Nasri, who was kicked out by Guardiola, couldn't hold back his temper and knocked down Kante from behind, and was sent off with a red card.

In the second half, Sevilla once played a fast passing and cutting attack, but soon Sun Wu directed Manchester United's formation to retreat and replaced Harry Kane with Mane who missed two consecutive goal opportunities.

In the 75th minute, Sun Wu passed the ball from the backcourt, Griezmann headed the ball back, and Mane single-handedly passed the goalkeeper to expand the score to 3-0.

The overall situation was decided, Sun Wu replaced himself with Bernardo Silva, and then replaced Coleman with Pavard to complete his debut.

Sun Wu, who was sitting on the bench, put on a serious face towards the frustrated Harry Kane, "Harry, you will become a legend in the future!"

Kane was too lazy to speak. Coleman next to him asked curiously: "What legend?"

"The legend who is unwilling to score goals in August." Sun Wu laughed: "It has been five years since Tottenham was loaned out, and he has never scored a goal in August... Harry, do you remember? I said you look like Gram Respo!"

Crespo is really like Harry Kane in this regard, but the Argentine forward's symptoms are much more serious. The latter just didn't score in August. Crespo was too lazy to score in the first half of the season, and the weather was not cold. His feet are not hot!

They flew back to the UK with the European Super Cup trophy, but the media was still not optimistic about Manchester United. The focus of their attack was Harry Kane.

Even Manchester United star Gary Neville commented on the live broadcast, "I have to admit that Kane has a very keen intuition. Just like Best said, he will often appear accurately near the landing point."

"But the problem is that he just can't score goals, and he can't integrate into Manchester United's overall offensive system. His shooting skills are generally incapable of scoring goals. He is not fast, has average skills, and is not explosive. I think he is more suitable as a center back than a forward! "

While the live broadcast was still going on, Scholes, who was participating in the show next to him, handed over his mobile phone with a strange expression.

"Gary, we are all adults, there is no need to argue with each other on live broadcasts... It will make Carragher laugh, right?"

"Yes, Best, you are absolutely right." Carragher laughed.

"So, let's make a bet." Sun Wu, who was sitting in the office, said with a smile: "At the end of the season, the number of goals in all competitions will reach or exceed 20."

Through the TV screen in front of him, Sun Wu saw that other guests in the live broadcast hall were making noises.

"Okay, Best, what's the bet?" Gary Neville asked with a smile.

"It's simple, you lose, formally apologize to Harry Kane on the show."

"No problem, if you lose...hey hey hey hey..."