Chapter 852: Halftime Battle Ends

Bruno stood silently at the front of the Manchester United team, slowly adjusting his emotions and gradually getting into the state of the game.

Mourinho said that he only gave Bruno half a game, so he needed to finish the battle in the first half!

Between the league and the Champions League, Mourinho decisively chose the Champions League. On the one hand, although Manchester City has been catching up quickly recently, Manchester United is still 6 points ahead, and the advantage is obvious. In addition, the league has just reached the 25th round, and there is still one-third of the schedule left, so the margin of error is relatively large; but after entering the knockout stage of the Champions League, it is a two-round home and away system. The slightest mistake will result in elimination, especially when the opponent is a strong enemy like Paris Saint-Germain. On the other hand, the influence of the Champions League is not comparable to that of the Premier League. It is difficult for anyone between the two not to choose to focus on the Champions League, especially in the knockout stage.

Of course, Mourinho couldn't completely give up this league, so he chose a compromise plan, which was to let the main strikers take a rest and let Bruno lead several substitute strikers to charge forward, hoping that Bruno could lead the team to beat Newcastle in the relegation zone.

Moreover, in order to avoid losing points in this game as much as possible, Mourinho also kept the back line intact, which can guarantee Manchester United's bottom line in this game: even if they can't win, they can't lose!

In order to get 3 points, Mourinho clearly told Bruno before the game that he would only give Bruno half a game. He would replace Bruno during the halftime break.

Now, what Bruno needs to consider is to help Manchester United lock in the victory in the first half.

Fortunately, Bruno has rich experience in defeating Newcastle. After all, the Magpies have never won in seven games against Bruno, and they have also suffered 0:8, 1:8 and 1:6 defeats.

Bruno has contributed 13 goals and 8 assists in the seven games against Newcastle, averaging three goals per game, and is definitely Newcastle's nemesis!

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In the corner area on the left side of Newcastle's half, Bruno gently put down the football, stepped on the grass behind the ball, slowly stepped back a few steps, stood straight, and looked straight ahead.

In the penalty area, several Manchester United players with outstanding high points and headers have already stood in their respective positions.

Newcastle's defensive players are also pestering Manchester United's players as if they are facing a great enemy, and there are always some harassing small moves on hand, which makes the penalty area look very chaotic.

In the stands of Cardiff Millennium Stadium, every Manchester United fan has a nervous and solemn look on his face.

It is now the seventh minute of the game. Manchester United has unexpectedly controlled the situation and the ball from the beginning.

Newcastle steadily retreated to its own half, allowing Manchester United to attack forward, and they seized the opportunity to counterattack.

Since the tactics were to attack in the first half, Manchester United played quite actively at home after the game started. Manchester United had already had three corner kicks in just seven minutes.

The first two were from the left and the right, all of which were taken by Mahrez. As a result, without exception, Manchester United's corner kicks failed to create threats. Newcastle had obviously made arrangements for corner kicks.

In the seventh minute, Manchester United got the third time. Bruno took the initiative to change and asked Mahrez for a penalty kick.

After joining Manchester United, Bruno rarely took corner kicks, but this does not mean that his ability to take corner kicks is poor. It is more due to the professional division of labor in the club.

The Manchester United coaching staff, including Mourinho, believes that it is more threatening to let Bruno stay near the penalty area.

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However, fans who are familiar with Bruno will not be unfamiliar with him. During his time at Udinese, Bruno's corner kicks frequently scored. Maguire, who also played for Udinese at the time, benefited the most from Bruno's corner kicks.

So, when Bruno stood in the corner area, Manchester United fans cheered immediately.

This also made Newcastle feel very puzzled. From the players on the field to the coaching staff outside the field, although they didn't understand what was going on, they always felt that it seemed very powerful.

Could it be that Bruno was the most threatening player for Manchester United to take corner kicks?

If so, then Steve Bruce's defensive strategy formulated before the game might have to change.

Bruno could clearly feel that the live camera behind him was always aimed at him.

He heard the cheers from the fans in the stands, which was encouragement, but also pressure.

To become the number one star, you must be able to bear this pressure.

He exhaled heavily, slowly raised his right hand, and pointed his index finger to the sky, as if to say one, which made everyone inside and outside the stadium hold their breath.

No one knew what this meant, except for a few Manchester United players.

This was the tacit understanding that Bruno had cultivated with them in daily training.

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After the referee blew the whistle, Bruno took a deep breath and jumped out quickly, each step he took was very steady and powerful.

He had done this kind of training countless times over the years, and his steps had already become an instinct of his body.

After his left foot stood on the left side of the football, his body formed a specific angle with the football, and his right foot was like a bowstring, swiftly popping out and touching the football.

There was a muffled sound like an air explosion at the scene, and the ball flew out at lightning speed, the arc was not high, but the speed of the ball was very fast.

In the penalty area, players on both sides became a mess, and Van Dick, Macitomina and Greenwood both used their running positions and extrusion to disturb and attract the defense of Newcastle players. However, before Buno's free throw, Maluel suddenly retreated to the penalty kick, and suddenly inserted it before, chasing the front point.

When Newcastle's defensive player realized Maluel's danger, England's central defender had reached the front of the goal, a fish jumped to the top, and the Buno's passing ball was pushed into Darlo's goal.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLLLL！！！！！！！！”

"Manchester United first scored in the seventh minute of the game, 1: 0!"

"Macui! Harry Macquel scored a key goal!"

"This is a corner kick from Bruno!"

"The quality of the corner kick is very high. Bruno's landing point is almost running at Macquel's head. After the Central Guard of Manchester United top, the football changes the direction and hit the goal. Darlo even reacted. No time.

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After seeing the goal of the goal, Macquer hit the grass fiercely with a strong double punch, and the whole person jumped from the ground, rushed into the direction of Bruno, and hugged Bruno directly.

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The two cheers and celebrated crazy on the sidelines, shouting at the live lens and Manchester United fans on the stands.

Behind them, Manchester United's players also rushed out, and they surrounded them.

"This goal is too critical!"

"Everyone knows that Manchester United reserves the eighth finals of the Champions League in the Week. This has caused uncertainty in the performance of this game. Under such circumstances, if Manchester United can get a lead as soon as possible, it is undoubtedly undoubtedly. It can better master the initiative of the game. "

"Manchester United scored only seven minutes in the opening. This can be said that it is greatly beyond everyone's expectations, but this is football!"

"Bruno's corner kick is quite exquisite. The level of this corner penalty is very high, and Macquel seems to cooperate with him very tacitly. After taking a shot to get rid of the defensive player, he chased the front point and broke the goal."

"1: 0, Manchester United will temporarily lead the lead!"

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Steve Bruce grasped his head vigorously, feeling that he wanted to pull his head down.

He kept shouting at the players on the court, hoping that they could calm down.

For Newcastle, which is facing huge relegation pressure, the rest of the league is the finals. It is possible to decide whether the Magpie Legion can continue to stay in the Premier League after the end of the season!

Although they set up very detailed plans before the game, they even considered many factors, but who could have thought that Bruno would be fined a corner kick, and Macquer would cooperate with him so well?

In terms of positioning ball, Bruno is the most impressive is his penalty. Since he obtained the right of penalties in Udnes, he has never experienced his experience. At present, he has scored 57 penalty kicks, and has raised this record to a shocking point.

Those who have been paying attention to Bruno may know that his corner kick was also a big killer of Udnes, but after joining Manchester United, he rarely made a corner kick.

Steve Bruce missed Bruno and missed Manchester United's change.

This is a bit troublesome.

Seven minutes of the opening gave the opponent three corner kicks, and they were scored in the goal. How can I play next?

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Steve Bruce immediately walked to the sidelines and made adjustments. I hope that the players can stabilize, and at the same time signal the midfielders of Willet, Heiden and Shelvi, they will be retreated appropriately to help keep the two wings in the backcourt. , Let's stabilize the footsteps first.

Manchester United obviously also knew about Newcastle's Ruyi abacus, and did not intend to go back like this. After all, Manchester United has only a goal now, far from the point where it is locked. After all, 1: 0 is a dangerous score is consensus.

According to Bruno's observation, Mourinho's strategy is to pursue the victory and end the battle in the first half.

This is a very wise choice.

The main reason is that Manchester United needs to stay for the Champions League knockout in the middle of the week, including many main players, including Bruno, may be replaced in advance in the second half. If the stalemate phase is dragged to the second half, this is very unfavorable to Manchester United, so it must have sufficient advantages in the first half.

If there is no way to lay the advantage in the first half, the strategy and play in the second half will be changed.

The best advantage is that this is the benefit.