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Chapter 231 Manchester City bites the butt, Mourinho makes the decision [Big guys please subscribe!

"Chelsea has no intention of slowing down the pace at all, they maintain pressure on Manchester United on the offensive end!

Li Ang is still encouraging his teammates to attack forward, and Moyes needs to think of a way on the defensive end..."

Zhan Jun didn't want to express his joy at the moment too much in the Sina Sports studio, but he also said a few words to help Manchester United objectively.

But how can Moyes, who is standing on the sidelines at this moment, have any way to contain Chelsea's strong attack in the middle?

How to play this game? What kind of tactical style to play is not his decision at all. Manchester United's senior management has given orders.

Moyes originally wanted to grab a start at the beginning of the game to see if he could score a goal as soon as possible.

But now it seems that this unrealistic idea is simply impossible to realize at Stamford Bridge, and lady luck is not on Manchester United's side today.

If the offense fails, if we want to defend, we can naturally only follow Moyes's original tactical idea and use the defensive numerical advantage in the middle to limit or delay Chelsea's threatening attack as much as possible.

If Moyes can call the shots, he can make tactical adjustments immediately now.

It's a pity that he can't be the master of this game. This game started when Sandoko found Moyes to send a message before the game, which basically determined the outcome of the game.

In fact, it's not that Manchester United's senior management and Santoku are too stupid.

From their perspective, how could Manchester United, which had won five Premier League championship trophies in the previous seven seasons and also won the Premier League championship last year, have such a stretched crotch after just one summer window?

Even if these players do have some problems, this is a real championship team.

Ferguson has retired, but if he replaces a reliable coach to continue to lead Manchester United, not to mention winning the championship immediately, there must be no problem in stabilizing the top four in the league this year, right?

So in their opinion, there are no big problems with the players, and they also introduced Fellaini, but now Manchester United has not even made the top six, then it is 100% Moyes' problem!

So, these senior management of Manchester United really don’t understand football.

I won’t talk about the Glazer brothers. They only know business and dividends, and they know Hammer football.

Now they have Santoku who runs the club at the front desk, who is also a businessman.

He may be very good at running the club and expanding the club's commercial areas.

But when it comes to football, even if he knows more than the Glazer brothers, it's not much more.

Do you expect these people to know the many problems existing in Manchester United's current lineup, as well as Ferguson's incredible training methods and tactical blessings when he coached before?

So it's not that Manchester United's top brass are too stupid to make Moyes play Manchester United-style football.

But they were really well protected by Ferguson.

It's so good that even if they don't need to spend any thought on team building, they can watch Manchester United win one or two championships every year as a hands-off manager.

They themselves only need to rely on Manchester United's halo of honor to continue to enhance Manchester United's brand value in the commercial field, and use this to extract a large amount of pounds and dollars from Manchester United every year.

So much so that now that Ferguson has retired, Manchester United's senior executives, who are accustomed to the previous hands-off boss model, are still looking at Manchester United's results this season according to their previous habits.

They even thought that Moyes only needed to imitate Ferguson and completely copy Ferguson's previous tactical ideas to lead the current Manchester United team back on track.

This is a kind of inertial thinking at work.

Of course, football will teach such operators enough lessons.

This year is just the beginning.

Manchester United will eventually lose the aura of being the Premier League's top club that Ferguson worked so hard to create due to the various bizarre operations of this group of bizarre senior executives.

And now Mourinho, after feeling that Moyes can't help himself, no matter whether he will stay at Chelsea in the future and become Chelsea's Ferguson, it is absolutely impossible for him to go into the muddy waters of Manchester United again.

"Moyes was really screwed up. I don't believe he would make a tactical decision to take the initiative to attack at our home court. This is not his tactical style at all!"

Holland was very sad and sighing.

Moyes has always been a head coach with a good reputation in English football.

From the young coach who amazed the entire English football world back then, to the well-known coach who led Everton to qualify for the European competition all year round until last year.

Moyes should have had a smoother rise in coaching.

If he had not chosen Manchester United, no one in the English football industry would doubt that Moyes would have a brighter coaching future.

But in just half a year, Moyes has exhausted all the good reputation he has accumulated over the years because of this short journey to a wealthy family.

This is really evil!

Holland didn't say the next words clearly, but Mourinho nodded in sympathy.

Watching the disciples on the court being extremely excited and launching attacks against Manchester United, Mourinho's original intention of letting them slow down the pace was gone.

"Just think of it as helping Moyes out as soon as possible..."

After finding a good reason for himself in his heart, Mourinho sat on the coaching bench with peace of mind and watched the offensive performances of his players.

If you don’t save face, there is no point in paying attention to this now.

After all, Manchester United didn't give Chelsea face today. The extra goals scored were purely caused by Manchester United.

At the scene at Stamford Bridge, thousands of Manchester United fans were not discouraged at all at first and continued to cheer for their players.

After seeing that the player they were most familiar with was beaten by Chelsea and was unable to fight back, retreating steadily without being able to organize a counterattack, they gradually became heartbroken.

From the Premier League championship last season to the possibility of not even entering the top four this season, this psychological gap is really difficult for Manchester United fans to accept.

If you change any team, last season it beat its rivals in the same city to win the championship ahead of schedule. This season the team suddenly drops to the seventh or eighth position in the league. It is difficult to climb up. The fans will not be able to bear it.

But the reality is that countless Manchester United fans have to force themselves to accept this psychological gap.

On the contrary, Chelsea's players are playing very happily on the court at the moment.

Li Ang, like his teammates, was enjoying the game early.

Being able to crush Manchester United, which was known as the number one club in the Premier League last season, with such a huge gap in strength.

This is a very happy thing for all Chelsea players.

Perhaps there are still some personal grudges between Chelsea veterans such as Lampard and Terry and Manchester United from the fiercely competitive days of the past.

But Li Ang doesn't have many prejudices against Manchester United.

He doesn't like Manchester United as a club, but he's far from hating it.

For him, Manchester United is a giant team in the Premier League.

Just like Bayern and Dortmund in the Bundesliga, Benfica and Porto in the Portuguese Super League, and Inter Milan and Juventus in Serie A.

The great reputation of these clubs allows all fans to quickly think of their status in European football as soon as they hear it.

But that’s about it.

After all, fans all have their own preferred clubs.

For example, Li Ang only likes Chelsea in the Premier League. After making a preconception, he then goes to see Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester United with the same attitude, which is no different from watching other wealthy teams.

Even though Li Ang dislikes the senior management of Manchester United, he doesn't have any bad feelings towards Manchester United.

But now everyone has his own master, and there is a chance to massacre such a giant on the court, for Li Ang. It is also a novel feeling.

When he played against Manchester United at Real Madrid last season, Manchester United still had Ferguson in charge, and it was still a solid and powerful team in European football.

At that time, Real Madrid could only be considered a relatively reliable winner against Manchester United. It was true that they had an advantage, but the result of the game could only be considered a complete victory, far from a massacre.

Mourinho did not stop their aggressive attack today, which already shows that Mourinho also acquiesced that they can win a completely ruthless victory.

His teammates are all eager to try, and Li Ang will naturally not be the one to ruin the atmosphere of the game.

After steadily suppressing the Manchester United midfielder, Li Ang combined with Matic to nail the Manchester United half.

But the biggest difference between today and usual games is:

In the past, Chelsea would rely more on offense from both wings to tie up the opponent's defense and create opportunities for Leon and Lampard in the center.

But today Chelsea is more likely to choose to attack from the center, forcefully attack Manchester United's center defense, and then split the wings to the two wings. The two wingers can choose to go down or cut inside into the Manchester United penalty area to complete the final threatening pass. Or the finishing blow!

This kind of offensive method gives Ibrahimovic and Hazard more rights to shoot and fire.

The goal Chelsea scored in the opening 13 minutes was an attack completed through Li Ang's distribution and Hazard's finish.

As for threatening passes, with De Bruyne on the right, there is no need to worry.

In the 27th minute of the first half, Li Ang quickly passed Carrick's defense zone through a one-two with the retreating Ibrahimovic.

It wasn't until Phil Jones put down his defensive zone to cover up that Li Ang quickly pushed the ball horizontally to Hazard, who had retreated to the left rib area of ​​Manchester United's half.

As for Januzaj? That young man is still in Chelsea's half waiting for the ball to attack.

Expect him to return to defense?

Firstly, he didn't have the enthusiasm to return to defense. Secondly, even if he returned to defense, he couldn't do anything.

When Moyes saw this scene, his heart was filled with tears.

Before this game, he still disliked Cleverley, thinking that Cleverley was an unlikeable midfielder.

The offense couldn't advance, and the defense couldn't hold back alone. They could only follow Carrick and help Carrick do a little bit of everything.

But now seeing Januzaj's performance, Moyes feels that Cleverley is a very good young midfielder.

At least Cleverley recognizes his position, works hard defensively, and can help Carrick with the ball.

It's a pity that Cleverley is injured now. If Moyes doesn't want to use Shinji Kagawa, he can only use Januzaj as the attacking midfielder.

But now this talented midfielder who has high hopes from Manchester United fans cannot provide much help to Manchester United at all.

His performance on the court even had a certain negative effect. Manchester United's defense in the middle became a complete sieve, and Li Ang could break out as much as he wanted.

Without Cleverley's active protection, Carrick's disadvantage of being too slow was infinitely magnified in front of Leon.

Phil Jones wanted to stand in the middle and help Carrick withstand Leon's impact.

But Chelsea's left winger Hazard has completely suppressed his teammate Rafael.

If he no longer cares about the wing defense, Hazard can unscrupulously cut inside and hit the goal or pass the ball to Ibrahimovic.

Phil Jones, who was in a dilemma, could only run from both ends. Just like the defense this time, when Li Ang passed Carrick, he had no choice but to come over to make up the defense.

But when he made up the defense, Li Ang scored the ball, and Hazard was able to directly and smoothly enter the Manchester United penalty area again.

After simply making a bicycle movement, Hazard suddenly accelerated again and rushed past Evans who was defending him.

Neither Evans nor Rafael could double-team Hazard. The large number of Chelsea fans at the scene cheered excitedly again!

And Hazard then used an inverted triangle pass to successfully pass the ball to the running Ibrahimovic.

Facing Vidic's personal marking, this time Ibrahimovic did not turn around in a hurry to find shooting space.

On the contrary, he was very strong and blocked Vidic's defensive interference with his back, and then sent the ball at his feet to the line of Manchester United's penalty area!

In this small offensive routine, Li Ang, who has already cooperated with Ibrahimovic in a tacit understanding, naturally appeared in the path of Ibrahimovic's pass.

His long-range shot was very crisp and smooth, and the powerful shot flew straight to the far corner of the Manchester United goal.

Mourinho on the sidelines had already stood up now, fully prepared to applaud Li Ang for his goal.

However, Manchester United's goalkeeper De Gea gritted his teeth and made a shocking pounce!

His save completely demonstrated his superior goal-line skills and super physical talent.

Li Ang thought that his long-range shot was very powerful and the ball was very fast, so he was also surprised when he saw De Gea's thrilling single-handed palm shot.

But the next second, when De Bruyne appeared on the right side of Manchester United's penalty area to meet the ball and hit it again, De Gea, who fell to the ground, was helpless!

Mourinho went from standing up to holding his head in surprise to applauding in surprise. He changed several actions in just a few seconds.

Fortunately, the final result was good, and Mourinho's applause was successfully delivered.

Li Ang touched the back of his head, glanced at the Manchester United goal with some regret, and then smiled and ran towards De Bruyne, who was waving his arms and yelling.

"Kevin, where's your celebration?"

After Li Ang hugged De Bruyne happily, he asked with some confusion.

After all, it’s a general celebration. Even if you don't have your own unique moves, isn't it very common to jump up and punch, or to slide and kneel in the corner flag area?

Why does De Bruyne just wave his arms and encourage his fans to cheer?

"Ah, aren't I already celebrating?"

De Bruyne's answer did not exceed Li Ang's expectations. In the end, Li Ang could only cover his mouth and said a few words in the ear of his little brother, dumbfounded.

Two seconds later, as Li Ang and De Bruyne made masked celebrations together, the Chelsea fans at the scene suddenly let out even louder cheers!

But in the hearts of the Manchester United players at this moment, all that is left is bad emotions.

Rooney put his hands on his hips and looked at the dazzling 2:0 on the huge electronic scoreboard. Then he thought about how much time had passed in the game. He could only purse his lips and keep shaking his head.

There is not much anger and excitement, and all that is left in Rooney's heart now is helplessness.

Speaking of honors, since he moved to Manchester United 10 years ago, he has harvested enough club honors.

Not as good as Giggs and Scholes, but he has also won all the domestic championships in England and the Champions League.

I have been to the top, enjoyed glory and popularity. Even though the current downhill road is difficult, Rooney does not feel that it is painful to bear these failures.

What made him feel even more uncomfortable was that he didn't know where the new Manchester United should go after losing Ferguson and the last remnants of the Manchester United dynasty.

Moyes can't save Manchester United, and no matter how many well-known coaches come in now, they may not be able to lead Manchester United back to the right path.

This was clearly understood by Rooney after the conversation with Sandoko ended on bad terms.

But he is just a player, a star past his prime.

Maybe he can still save his beloved Manchester United in an occasional game, but what about extending it to a season? What about expanding to the next two or three seasons?

Is Manchester United's decline really inevitable?

Rooney was confused. He found that he could not find the answer. Like him, there was Carrick, Evra, Vidic...

The entire Manchester United team no longer has a unified thinking.

Even if Moyes made clear tactical requirements before the game, they must play Manchester United's style and attack.

But now the Manchester United players can't even control the ball well, so how can they attack?

This phenomenon of complete separation and confusion between tactical instructions and the actual situation on the court has put Manchester United in an increasingly difficult situation on the court.

In the 36th minute of the first half, Li Ang received a pass from De Bruyne and scored with a header in the Manchester United penalty area using Ibrahimovic's cover.

Manchester United captain Vidic began to curse violently. His curse also took away the last trace of spirit in the hearts of Manchester United's midfielders and frontcourt players.

In the 58th minute of the second half, Ibrahimovic made a short pass with Hazard on the left side of the Manchester United penalty area. After helping Hazard cut into the bottom line of the Manchester United penalty area, he moved to receive Hazard's cross pass and easily grabbed the point for the next goal. city!

As soon as the goal was scored, thousands of Manchester United fans at Stamford Bridge gave up completely and began to leave the stadium one after another in protest against the team's poor performance.

Moyes began to make substitutions. He replaced Januzaj with Shinji Kagawa, and then replaced Welbeck with Robin van Persie, who had just returned from injury.

It seems that he wants to make a last ditch effort on the offensive end.

Next door to him, Mourinho also began to make substitutions.

Mourinho replaced Li Ang, who scored a goal today, with Oscar, and then replaced Ibrahimovic with Lukaku.

Let the two major goalscorers of today's team take a good rest.

Such a substitution is actually equivalent to Chelsea withdrawing their troops.

Chelsea players, who received instructions from Mourinho, also began to retake the formation from the Manchester United half.

Manchester United's new players Shinji Kagawa and Robin van Persie worked hard, trying to help Manchester United score one or two goals on the offensive end to save face.

However, the strength of the two of them has declined very sharply now.

Within a few minutes of playing, the two were immediately lost in the tight defense of Chelsea's shrinking formation.

However, Chelsea, who played a counter-attack in the second half, scored the final goal in the 84th minute of the game!

After Lukaku received David Luiz's long counterattack pass, he accelerated past two Manchester United defenders and finally shot De Gea in the face, scoring Chelsea's fifth goal of the game!

In the end, Chelsea's score against Manchester United at home was fixed at 5-0!

This is a massacre without a doubt!

However, after the game, none of the Chelsea players arrogantly raised five fingers to show off their achievements to the world like Pique did.

It's not to save their character, but because the relationship between Chelsea and Manchester United is not a mortal enemy at all, and there is no need to humiliate Manchester United fans so harshly.

However, after the grand celebration, when they received the news that Manchester City also bloodbathed Cardiff City with a score of 5:1 at home, the mood of Chelsea fans suddenly became not so wonderful.

And Mourinho saw that Manchester City was biting him on the butt. Now Chelsea and Manchester City are only six points apart, and he quickly made a decision in his heart...

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