Chapter 696 Domination of the Court

Mourinho certainly saw Bruno's desire for goals, but he didn't understand Bruno's persistence.

Five assists, this is enough for him to win applause after the game. Even the most picky fans or media reporters in the world can't find fault with him. Isn't this enough?

Five assists in a single game, such a performance is perfect, why should we insist on one goal? Is it necessary?

Carrick next to him said: "I know that in your thinking, it is really unnecessary. Instead of wasting your energy on a dispensable goal, it is better to save your energy and focus on the next game."

Mourinho and Faria both nodded. They really thought so.

Carrick shook his head and smiled, "But you have to understand and respect that, this is his character. Sometimes, some things really cannot be calculated, just like we cannot understand Bruno's persistent pursuit and his high demands on himself, but we also have to understand that it is his character that has brought him to where he is today and made him achieve today's results."

Mourinho was silent, he still couldn't figure it out.

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"I think you should give it proper consideration and respect the players' choices." Carrick suggested.

Mourinho frowned and thought about it, and was convinced by Carrick.

Although he didn't want to admit it verbally, he knew in his heart that he was far inferior to Carrick in dealing with players, especially those top players.

Even in the nearly three years at Manchester United, many of the potential contradictions and conflicts between him and the players were resolved by Carrick. So although he couldn't understand Bruno's idea, he decided to follow Carrick's advice.

Mourinho's two assistant coaches, Faria has been with him for 17 years. This guy can always understand his ideas and give him some suggestions at critical moments; but in terms of getting along with players, Faria is similar to him. This may be the key reason why it is difficult for the two to stay in a team for a long time over the years.

Carrick just makes up for the shortcomings of the two. He has good interpersonal skills and can know the players' ideas. Especially those top players, the ideas of these darlings of heaven are often different from ordinary people, but Carrick can always understand them, which may be related to his being a top player when he was a professional player.

"Then Harry Kane can only be sacrificed." Mourinho said lightly.

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In the 70th minute, Manchester United replaced Harry Kane with McTominay.

The England captain scored a goal, performed very well, and walked off the field with satisfaction.

Bruno also quickly felt the intentions of the coaching staff, and felt warm in his heart.

To be honest, his ideas are somewhat willful, even individualistic, but he really wants to score.

Because in his memory, his two main rivals had superb performances on this Champions League match day.

In the Apennines, Juventus lost to Atletico Madrid 0:2 in the first leg away from home, and many people said that the old lady was dead. But after returning to the home court, Ronaldo used a hat trick to help Juventus complete a stunning reversal, and also told the world: Your Uncle Ronaldo is still your Uncle Ronaldo!

In Spain, after Barcelona was tied 0:0 by Lyon in the first leg in France, Yosi, who returned to the home court, also broke out, 2 shots and 2 assists, almost single-handedly helped the Red and Blue Army slaughter Lyon 5:1.

Although his five assists were excellent, they did not have much advantage over Ronaldo who performed a hat trick and Yosi who scored twice.

After defeating competitors including Ronaldo and Djokovic in February and winning the Laureus World Sports Award for the Best Male Athlete of the Year, many media said that as the first Laureus World Sports Award for the Best Male Athlete of the Year in men's football, he is undoubtedly the best player in the world of football.

Although Bruno did not respond to this verbally, he was very concerned in his heart.

He did not want the media to say that he was not as good as the other two after this Champions League match day.

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After McTominay came on the court, Mourinho also made some adjustments to the team's tactics. Bruno's range of activities was larger, and he could move freely in the frontcourt according to his own ideas.

Luke Shaw was given more power to assist forward because he had a very good free kick and cross. This English left-back not only made obvious contributions on the offensive end, but also could be competent as a midfield passer. Moreover, he had an excellent sense of position on the defensive end and strong defensive ability. The only weakness was that he was often injured.

However, after the Qatari boss hired the world's best team of doctors for Manchester United, Manchester United players, including Luke Shaw, had significantly fewer injuries. In addition, the team's fitness coach specially tailored a set of training plans for him to strengthen his body muscles, trying to help him stay away from injuries. But this requires long-term persistence, not overnight.

McTominay came on, Luke Shaw made a run forward, and with the support of Gundogan and Kante in the midfield, Bruno began to patiently look for a chance to score.

When the game reached the 76th minute, the chance finally appeared.

Cancelo's cross from the right, Rashford wanted to grab the ball, but he and Sane fell in front of the goal, and the ball fell to the back point.

Bruno was almost unguarded, and he pushed the ball easily, and the ball went in!

Simple! Direct! ! High efficiency! ! ! But Bruno was still very happy! ! ! !

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Not only Bruno was happy, but all the Manchester United team members were happy for him, and all the fans in the stadium were cheering for him!

Bruno rushed out of the stadium, cheering excitedly all the way, celebrating his goal, and finally knelt in front of the stands.

Behind him, Manchester United's players also rushed up and surrounded him.

The fans in the stands shouted Bruno's name in unison.

Five assists, one goal, really perfect!

"This scene reminds me of a scene in a movie." Mourinho suddenly said.

Carrick was stunned, you are still watching movies? Isn't there only football in your world? Are you sure you are watching a movie, not a football match?

But he didn't dare to say this, otherwise he would be sprayed to death by Mourinho's saliva, so he asked politely: "Which one?"

"The Shawshank Redemption, the male protagonist seems to be in this state after crawling out of the prison, but it's not raining now."

From his tone, it seems that Mourinho is still very sorry that it didn't rain.

Carrick didn't know what kind of reaction he should give. He has also seen this movie, but he can't think of where it is similar. Is it the postures of the two people?

But why would Mourinho mention the movie for no reason? Let alone the game, even in normal times, he never mentions anything other than football. Why today...

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Suddenly, Carrick understood what Mourinho meant.

Transformation! Rebirth!

Just like the male protagonist in Shawshank Redemption crawling out of prison, Bruno also scored the goal he wanted. The common point is that from this moment on, both of them will usher in a transformation.

Just like Ronaldo in the 2006-2007 season, after scoring two goals in three consecutive games in the Christmas devil schedule, everyone felt that he had become stronger. Bruno is bound to become stronger and more confident after this game.

He will begin to realize that he can dominate football games!

When Bruno scored a goal, Manchester United was already leading 7:0.

At this time, Mourinho finally made the second substitution, replacing Bruno with Mata.

When Bruno walked off the court, more than 70,000 Manchester United fans stood up and gave Bruno warm applause and cheers, and everyone was shouting his name.

There is no doubt that he is the master of this game tonight and the hero of Manchester United tonight!

This night, in this stadium, in this city, and even all over the world, there will be countless fans cheering for Bruno.

One goal and five assists, such a perfect transcript is not only impeccable, but also makes people have to be convinced!

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After Bruno hugged Mata, he encouraged his teammates. When he walked off the court, he hugged Mourinho, Faria and Carrick one after another, thanking the three coaches for their trust and support.

Mourinho still handled it coldly. He always kept his emotions to himself. Faria and Carrick smiled from ear to ear and kept congratulating Bruno, especially Carrick, who even said that after tonight, even he himself became a die-hard fan of Bruno.

After Bruno left the court, Manchester United's offensive still did not diminish. Whether it was several substitutes or players who were already on the court, they all showed strong fighting spirit.

Schalke 04's fighting spirit collapsed step by step in Manchester United's repeated attacks and repeated goals.

In the last ten minutes of the game, they had no idea of ​​counterattacking except for defense.

The miners, who were full of fighting spirit at the beginning, were completely defeated by Manchester United in this game!

This also made Bruno, who was sitting on the sidelines, feel a little sympathy for his opponent.

In fact, Schalke 04's performance was not bad, but there were some mistakes in the first half. After being caught by Manchester United, they continued to create opportunities and scored goals, which led to Schalke 04's collapse step by step.

If Schalke 04 decisively chose to defend after Manchester United scored one goal or even two goals, perhaps the result of this game would be completely different.

Sometimes, football games are like this. A choice may lead to heaven or hell.