Star Card System

In Solskjaer's office, Phelan and Carrick were silent.

Solskjaer looked out the window, it was already dark.

The players had just finished a day of training and left the training ground.

He also asked the coaching staff and medical staff to go home and rest early.

He was really tired recently.

The team was fighting on multiple fronts and the pressure was huge.

And the frequent injuries made Solskjaer's hair a lot whiter.

Now he called the two assistant coaches to his office and closed the door, just to talk about the future.

And the question just now made the two assistant coaches speechless.

"I weighed the team's status and thought that we are not capable of fighting on two fronts now, so we must give up one to protect one. League or Europa League? Choose one of the two. I want to hear your opinions."

Phelan and Carrick looked at each other and still didn't speak.

At this time, the two of them thought of Mourinho's question a few seasons ago.

At that time, Carrick, as the team's vice captain, also participated in the discussion.

"We don't have the ability to fight on multiple fronts, so we have to give up appropriately. I plan to fight for the league and the Champions League with all my strength and give up the domestic cup. What do you think?"

Mourinho's words seem to still ring in my ears now.

But in just two seasons, everything has changed.

What the team gave up was not the domestic cup, but the very important league or European competition.

Even if they fight for it with all their strength, they will only win a Europa League championship, not the Champions League.

And even if they want to fight for it with all their strength, they may not be able to get it.

When they thought of this, they felt a little disappointed.

When will Manchester United regain its glory...

Solskjaer didn't consider emotional issues, he was thinking about the game all the time.

He sat on the chair opposite the two of them, looking at the two assistant coaches, and spoke seriously.

"Actually, I feel very sorry to ask this question.

"Because I am the head coach of the team, I should go all out to help the team win all the victories and championships that can be won.

"But now, I know I can't do it.

"The team is full of injuries, and we haven't added many players in two consecutive transfer windows.

"The number of players who left is even several times more than the number of players who joined.

"How can the team bear this?

"So we have to make a choice.

"Fight for the league championship or the Europa League championship, we can only choose one of the two.

"Of course, it doesn't mean that we will give up on the other front.

"This is just a distribution of energy, not an absolute abandonment.

"I must make it clear.

"Since you don't express your opinion, then I will talk about my own opinion.

"I prefer to fight for the Europa League championship.

"First of all, our opponents in the Europa League are weaker.

"Even the strongest Inter Milan, Roma, Sevilla, we don't meet them all.

"And no matter how strong they are, they can't compare with our league opponents.

"You have to know that Liverpool and Manchester City are the hot teams in the Champions League.

"So fighting for the Europa League championship is more certain.

" "The second is the question of possibility.

"We are now five points behind Liverpool,

"Manchester City has surpassed us because of the goal difference advantage,

"And Chelsea and Leicester City behind us are also eyeing us,

"There has always been a saying in the Premier League - winning the Premier League championship is much more difficult than winning the Champions League!

"This sentence makes sense.

"So, I think considering many aspects, we should still compete for the Europa League championship.

"What do you think? ”

Since the head coach has made the decision, Phelan and Carrick have no idea.

In the end, the proposition of choosing one of the two was decided.

This topic was only known to the three of them, and Solskjaer did not tell anyone.

Because even if it is a choice between the two, the team must work hard to play in the league.

Whether they can compete for the championship is a matter of time, but if they lose the top four position, it will be more troublesome.

So such discouraging words cannot be said.

But as if there is some kind of mysterious power, since the three of them finished talking about this topic, Manchester United's league performance has plummeted.

In the next four consecutive games, Manchester United drew two and lost two, completely losing the possibility of competing for the championship.

Their league ranking has even slipped from third to fifth.

Although they have one less game, the fact that they were overtaken by Leicester City made the club very dissatisfied.

After Manchester United was tied by Tottenham away, the club manager The management team met with Solskjaer late at night.

That night, they even raised the possibility of dismissal if he failed to enter the top four at the end of the season.

Solskjaer was worried.

In fact, for him, this choice was somewhat subjective.

He wanted to bring a championship trophy to Manchester United.

And the Europa League championship was good.

Now the team is in trouble, and he must take action.

In the next two Premier League games, Manchester United won two consecutive games.

3-0 win over Sheffield United, 3-0 win over Brighton.

These two games allowed Manchester United to return to the top four, leading Leicester City by 5 points, and even tied with Chelsea in third place.

This made Solskjaer slightly relieved.

However, he should not be careless in the future, after all, Leicester City and Tottenham behind him are not far away from him, and he cannot completely ensure the top four position in the league.

After temporarily stabilizing the top four, Solskjaer still has to focus more on the Europa League.

Manchester United is much smoother on the European stage than at home.

In the Europa League quarter-finals, Manchester United played against Linz.

This Austrian team has no big-name stars, and its overall strength cannot be compared with Manchester United.

This Manchester United, even young players like Rashford and McTominay, have a lot of European experience and are much stronger than their opponents.

In the first round away from home, Manchester United won 5-0 and completely defeated their opponents.

With the rotation of the lineup, Manchester United blossomed in many places in this game.

Center forward Ighalo, James, Mata and B Fee behind him, four players each scored a goal.

At the last moment, McTominay also assisted with a long shot, helping the team to completely freeze the score at 5-0.

Although Xia Xing did not score in this game, he assisted 4 times and was still the brightest star of the team.

In the second round, Solskjaer sent a lot of young players and finally won 2-1 easily.

Xia Xing was not even included in the squad for this game, which shows how confident Manchester United is.

B Fee and Pogba partnered up and started the game.

The two passed the ball to each other and scored.

Since being beaten, Pogba rarely exploded in the team.

And he worked harder on the court than before.

After all, only good performance can attract more attention from the giants.

Is he enlightened?

Most likely not.

Xia Xing is very clear.

I guess this guy should be looking for his next way out... (End of this chapter)