Chapter 836: Defeating the Enemy
However, Bielsa was not happy for long, because just four minutes later, Manchester United scored again.
Bruno got the ball in the frontcourt and pretended to pass it to McTominay, attracting the attention of Leeds United's defense, but suddenly pushed a straight pass in the middle!
This pass was very hidden and very imaginative.
Rashford suddenly rushed out from behind the two defenders and received the ball in an offside position.
"Not offside!"
"Single-handed!"
Facing the attacking Leeds United goalkeeper Meslier, Rashford kicked the ball and the football quickly slid past Meslier's hand along the grass. Then it stuck to the inside of the post and rushed into the goal!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Manchester United is completely crazy. Leeds United's goal just now did not ease their decline. Now they are three goals behind again." Andy Gray shouted, "Look at the expressions of Leeds United's players. They look confused, as if they are saying "what happened"? Oh my God..."
"Marcus Rashford! 4:1! 4:1! If you just turned on the TV, please believe your eyes. The score is right. It's this score." Martin Taylor shouted, "4:1, Manchester United leads Leeds United 4:1 at home. Incredible game, incredible score, and most importantly, the game has only started for 25 minutes..."
While exclaiming and shaking his head, even Martin Taylor, who has some confidence in Manchester United and Mourinho to win the Premier League for the fifth consecutive season in the new season, can only admire and exclaim in the face of the current situation.
In 25 minutes, they beat Leeds United, which is not weak, 4:1. Can you imagine?
"Manchester United is crazy." Andy Gray said bluntly.
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“Twenty-five minutes into the game, Manchester United had an amazing offensive efficiency, with six shots, five on target, and four goals.”
“Crazy Manchester United showed the world their crazy offensive scoring ability.” Martin Taylor said, sighing, “Last season, Manchester United won the Premier League four consecutive titles with 99 points, beating Liverpool with 98 points, achieving an achievement that Manchester United in the Ferguson era could not achieve. After the start of the new season, Manchester United was in a slump for a while. At that time, many people believed that this Manchester United had reached its peak and would probably not win the Premier League title in the new season. But Mourinho O and his team said no to the world. They were not satisfied yet. When the league was only in the 14th round, they had already gained an 8-point advantage in the standings! "
"A day ago, Liverpool slaughtered Crystal Palace, which had defeated Manchester United by surprise, 7:0 away from home. Klopp and his team began to show their fangs and chase Manchester United frantically. But a day later, Manchester United responded quickly. They also played a fantastic game with a crazy offensive. They are telling Liverpool that Manchester United will not give them a chance to catch up!"
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Leeds United fell behind 1:4, the players were in low morale, and their luck did not seem to be very good.
In the 36th minute of the game, Leeds United's midfielder Calvin Phillips took the initiative to kick the ball out of the court after completing a stop.
Then, Leeds United's team doctor came in to check Phillips.
Leeds United coach Bielsa looked at the field nervously, and Mourinho also stared at the field.
Then I saw Leeds United's team doctor gesture: a substitution gesture.
"It looks like Phillips can't continue playing."
"Let's take a look. Phillips took the initiative to kick the ball out of the sideline without fighting. It looks more like a strain."
F**K!
Bielsa waved his hands angrily. It was raining all night. He was in a terrible mood.
Seeing Bielsa reluctantly replace Phillips with young player Struijk, Mourinho shook his head slightly. He felt sorry for Bielsa.
Then, Mourinho became happy. He was thinking about the possible impact of Phillips' accidental injury and leaving the field on the game.
Mourinho called Bruno to the sidelines to convey the latest tactical instructions. Rashford and Luke Shaw on the left speeded up and attacked Struijk.
In fact, the head coach is generally more cautious about the use of young people. It is rare for a young person to turn the tide when the team is in crisis. It is more out of protection for young players.
Perhaps Bielsa was forced to make a substitution and chose Struijk because he wanted to bring out the offensive talent of this small player, but Mourinho asked the whole team to play Struijk at the first time, which made Struijk lose his mind.
The young man was ordered to take charge in a critical moment. If he could get through the initial period of adaptation, he might be able to perform well and shine. However, if he was stunned at the beginning, it would be difficult to adjust in a short time, and his position would become a new breakthrough for the opponent to wreak havoc.
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Even Mourinho did not expect Manchester United to have such good luck and such high offensive efficiency.
Five minutes later, Manchester United tore open the Leeds United defense again on the left. After Luke Shaw intercepted Struijk's pass, he dribbled the ball all the way to the bottom, and then passed it back to the top of the penalty area. Rashford passed the ball, and McTominay's shovel shot at the front point did not touch the ball. At the back point, Gundogan made a beautiful insertion and his shot hit the right post and bounced out.
Before the Leeds United fans had time to rejoice, a red figure rushed up and grabbed the empty goal before Alioski.
"It's Bruno! His follow-up shot - GOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Bruno scored. After sending two assists, Bruno finally scored!"
"5:1! Manchester United completely controlled the game. This is an absolute crushing. Manchester United 5:1 Leeds United. This is really a situation we did not expect before the game. Leeds United, led by Bielsa, performed well in the 40s. Five goals were scored in one minute, and there was simply no way to fight back!”
"I can't believe what I'm seeing. Our team is now 1:5 behind... What's going on? Why are Bamford, Raphinha, Rodrygo, Klich, Harrison... all of them... Disappeared? And what are our defensive players doing?"
The commentator of the local Leeds TV station was very frustrated. In addition to anger and pain, his biggest feeling now was confusion and confusion.
He couldn't understand why his beloved team performed like this. It was 1:5 behind before the half-time game was over? How is that possible? However, this is true.
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Leeds' commentator didn't understand why Leeds United performed like this and why there was such a score. Leeds United coach Bielsa and the Leeds United players don't understand either.
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It is this lack of understanding that has led to Leeds United's low morale, which can even be said to be a lack of morale.
At this moment, in the eyes of Leeds people, Manchester United, their opponent, is like a devil with its bloody mouth open, and even the breath it exhales has a frightening smell of blood.
On the field, Bruno, who scored, broke away from his teammates' interception. He rushed to the sidelines and made a celebration gesture of sucking a pacifier with his right hand.
"Bruno dedicated the goal to his son who was just born." Martin Taylor said with emotion. "At the beginning of the month, Bruno's wife in China gave birth to a son for him. The Manchester United captain dedicated this goal to his son. Son, we also believe that Bruno's son must be watching the game in front of the TV at this moment, watching his father score goals. Maybe he is just a little baby and can't understand football, but he will definitely be able to feel his father's love for him. "
Manchester United players gathered around to celebrate the goal with Bruno.
Warm applause also broke out in the stands of the Millennium Stadium. All Manchester United fans stood up and applauded, giving the applause to Bruno and his son.
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Bruno's goal was Manchester United's last goal in the first half. Manchester United ended the first half with a score of 5:1 at home.
For Leeds United, they set an embarrassing record. This game is Leeds United's 482nd game in the Premier League, but it is the first time they have conceded 5 goals in the first half.
In the previous 481 Premier League games, Leeds United had not even conceded 4 goals in half-time, let alone 5 goals in half-time.
In addition, this game is the first Premier League game this season that saw 6 goals scored in the first half. Previously, the most goals scored in the first half were 5 goals. Liverpool VS Leeds United, Villa VS Liverpool and Manchester United VS Tottenham have all done so. Such a situation occurs.
You know, there were only 3 games in the entire 2019-20 season where 5 goals were scored in the first half.
After the start of the second half, Dallas received a header from his teammate, stopped the ball with his chest, and suddenly hit a beautiful volley to help Leeds United change the score to 2:5.
This made Leeds United fans cheer, and they felt they saw hope of a comeback: Manchester United could score us five goals in half-time, why can't we backhand them five goals in half-time?
Then, just ten minutes later, Leeds' hopes were dashed.
In the 60th minute of the game, Bruno cut in laterally and suddenly shot a cold shot to break the goal guarded by Meslier again. The Manchester United captain scored twice, helping Manchester United rewrite the score to 6:2!
Then, nineteen minutes later, Bruno, McTominay and Greenwood passed the ball continuously, and finally Greenwood, who came on as a substitute for Mbappe, fired a shot into the lower left corner from the edge of the penalty area.
This goal caused huge madness among the home team fans.
Greenwood is a native of Manchester United and a product of Manchester United's youth training. He has been playing in the Manchester United youth team since he was 7 years old. Watching this young man with a deep Manchester United brand score in such an important game, Manchester United The fans are very happy.
Of course, this goal changed the score to 7:2, which is also the most important reason to be happy.