Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

A goal that

no one could have imagined appeared, the initiator of this own goal, Saint Maximine, thought that the ball was cleared out of the bottom line, subconsciously walked to the box and waited for a corner, but the next second saw Sollot pointing to the goal and running to himself before reacting, the ball went in?

Before he could do anything, Sollot rushed over and rubbed his head with his arm around his shoulders, and his teammates also ran over to congratulate him, although it was not his own goal, but Saint-Maximin was the creator of this goal.

Lu Wei also smiled, did not expect that the team's first Premier League goal turned out to be an own goal, shook his head with a smile and walked back to the coach's dugout and the coaches and players on the bench to give high fives to celebrate.

Lu Wei was a little surprised by this result but also expected, the first game of the new season, Crystal Palace also changed a new coach, there will definitely be a run-in period, players will inevitably be a little nervous, body and mentality have not adjusted to the best game state.

But FC United is different, the new season of pre-season training is earlier than in previous years, but also played four Europa League qualifying matches, although the opponent is weaker, but it is also an official match, after a month of adjustment, FC United players have reached a very good competitive state, and Crystal Palace players have just begun to enter the league mode, in this situation, only luck can prevent FC United from getting off to a good start.

But luck was not on Palace's side today, and just three minutes after Ward scored an own goal, Crystal Palace suffered another blow.

Sancho dribbled the ball straight into the ribs on the right and attracted the attention of the defenders before distributing the ball to Tavernir, who kept the ball and crossed directly into the ball, and Sollot held Scott. Dan's defense pushed the ball hard into the net.

What's worse, midfield core Milivojevic sprained his ankle in a scramble with Maddison and was replaced not long after, Frank. De Boer replaced Townsend to step up the attack and try to regain the scoreline, but FC United did not give Crystal Palace the chance.

In the 68th minute, Maddison went straight through, Sollot stuck in position and fired a low shot through Pope's goal again, and the depressed Pope never thought that meeting FC United in the first round of the Premier League four years later should have been a happy thing, but reality hit Pope hard.

There were some elements of defection from FC United that year, but Pope did not regret it, when Burnley was promoted to the Premier League as the main goalkeeper two years ago, FC United had just been promoted to the Championship, and last season's transfer to Crystal Palace has also been very good, in Joe. As Hart gradually went downhill, there were many people who were optimistic about Pope entering the national team, which was not available at FC United.

The final score was fixed at 0-3, and Lu Wei also replaced Lozano and Balbosa after leading by three goals to experience the feeling of the Premier League, replacing the two wingers Saint-Maximin and Sancho to change the attacking routine, and Sollot remained on the field to complete the hat-trick.

It's a pity that Sollot's goal dribbling seems to be exhausted, and Crystal Palace replaced Forsumensa with Tomkinson's defense of Sollotte more tightly, and his teammates tried to feed him several times but were blocked by the Crystal Palace defender, which is also a slightly regrettable thing for FC United.

After the game, Robertson approached Pope to exchange shirts with his old teammate, who joined FC United at the same time, but one switched to Burnley in the Championship two years later, and the other has remained until now.

Robertson understands Pope's departure that year, didn't he also want to leave for Liverpool last year, there is nothing wrong with professional footballers wanting to go to a bigger platform to pursue their dreams, if not the head, I'm afraid I would have worn another red shirt.

With this in mind, Robertson approached Pope to exchange shirts and hug each other, five years ago they were semi-professional players in the lower leagues, and five years later they played each other in the Premier League, which is not a very inspirational thing.

Lu Wei also praised the former lover at the post-Premier League press conference for the first time.

'Nick is a very good player, every player who comes out of FC United is not a bad breed, this game is just our luck, this is only the first game in the Premier League, there are 37 league games to go, I am looking forward to seeing Nick's name in the England national team in the future.

"Luck is also part of the strength, Alex is a little bit less lucky, if the first goal is not blocked by the defender, I believe he will finish that shot and score the ball, he has that quality, and it is actually quite good to start his Premier League with a hat-trick, right?"

Lu Wei teased Sollot in the press conference room, and the Norwegian big man looked at this non-marginal manager and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Coach Lu, why not start with Balbosa, who was loaned from Inter? Sollot is in such good form, will Balbosa not have a chance to become a regular for FC United?

A reporter in the audience asked.

"In FC United, there is no absolute distinction between main and substitute, I choose people on the field not based on fame or qualifications, only on the condition and tactical needs, as long as they can win, even if Cristiano. Ronaldo is in my team, the team tactics don't need him and I will put him on the bench, Gabriel came to England for the first time, there are still some discomforts, if his form meets my requirements, I will arrange for him to play.

Lu Wei's answer was loud.

"May I ask Coach Lu, what are FC United's goals in their first season in the Premier League? As a promotion horse, do you have anything to expect from the Europa League?

Lu Wei glanced at the reporter who asked the question, very good, it was an old acquaintance of the Manchester Evening News, no wonder he asked so well, held up the microphone in front of him, and said solemnly.

"I've looked at the odds given before the game and think that our team is just barely relegated, it seems to be 17th, I count... 17th is the 4th from the bottom, right, well, our goal is to reverse this ranking, the fourth from the bottom becomes the positive fourth, entering the top four is our goal, we are not a relegation team, what is there to expect in the Europa League, winning the title is our expectation, participating in the cup your goal is not to win the championship, then you better go home early to catch the sheep.

With that, Lu Wei stood up dashingly and walked out of the press conference hall, leaving only Frank with an ugly face. De Boer and a stunned Sollot, oh yes, and a group of media reporters who were busy taking pictures of Lu Wei.