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Chapter 492

Chapter 492

It's the second ball!

Before the first half was over, Newcastle was already behind by two goals!

This is a unique thing this season, and even in recent years, it has rarely happened.

Arsenal haven't been able to do it at home, Chelsea haven't been able to do it, and neither have Manchester City, the only team to beat Newcastle so far this season.

However, Manchester United, which is considered to have begun to decline and has lost its soul, has done it-just like after Arsenal broke the longest unbeaten record in England's top league in the 04-05 season, it was not Chelsea and Newcastle, which were brilliant in those two years, that ended their unbeaten record, but Manchester United, which was relatively down.

This team is called the "Red Devils" for a reason. They really have a kind of magic in their bodies. No matter how strong the opponent is, no matter how bad their condition is, they may still create miracles, great miracles.

"It's no miracle."

In the dressing room, Mourinho turned his face to all the players and said: "They played well in the first half, and our performance was only average or even bad, so we fell behind, as simple as that. At Old Trafford we played a lot of games and won a lot of times."

Mourinho suddenly talked about the past, which made the players stunned.

"In the eyes of others, losing to Manchester United in an away game is not a shameful thing, and we are now eight points ahead of Manchester United. Even if we lose, we still lead by five points. There is no need to try our best in this game." Mourinho said here, and suddenly shook his fist: "These words are fart! I'm so stupid! If we don't feel that we don't need to fight in this game, and we feel that we have nothing to lose in the other game, then it will be too late when we feel that there is something!"

His shout hit the hearts of the Newcastle players like a hammer: "Every game, we must play it as a Champions League final! Every game, we must try our best to win! Because our goal is to win all the championships we can win this season, so every point and every victory is extremely important to us! We have no reason to give up any game, because if we give up one game, we may lose more!"

Long Bisheng was delighted when he heard it. Mourinho's words really spoke to his heart. From a boy who started formal training at the age of ten to now the most valuable Chinese player, Long Bisheng regarded every game as a final, and was able to reach the current level step by step through his own efforts.

From being at the bottom of the school in ability to successfully becoming the main force of Yunjiatianyu's second-tier team, from a player in the Chinese League One to one of the Chinese players playing in Europe, from a striker in the League One to the center forward who is now the top scorer in the Premier League, Long Bisheng played every game as a final, and perfected his ability in every game.

His physical fitness is commendable, but if he hadn't used up his physical energy every day since he was a child, forcing out the last bit of potential in his body, who would know if he would still be the current Tarzan of the ape who can't run to death or put down?

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The second half started.

Manchester United, leading by two goals, did not slack off. They knew the weight of the opponent in front of them. Mourinho spent ten years building an iron army and created Newcastle's never-say-die soul.

They didn't slack off, but their opponents broke out with a momentum that was completely different from the first half!

If Newcastle were just playing in the first half, then the Magpies were desperate in the second half!

They fought desperately for every ball. Even a technical player like Messi used his thin body to fight the opponent recklessly.

Newcastle has seldom shown this kind of momentum in games in recent years. First, they are already one of the few strong teams in continental Europe. Few games require them to work so hard. Second, as the average age of the main lineup gradually increases, the cost of such games is too high. Winning the game with the smallest cost is what they are used to doing.

It is precisely because they have so little time to do so that when they suddenly showed this state in the second half, even Manchester United, who were in full swing, were taken aback!

At half-time they had already got the result of another game. Arsenal’s home game against Chelsea was played an hour earlier than this game. In that game, Arsenal beat Chelsea [-]-[-] at home, leaping to second place in the standings and still three points behind Newcastle.

They didn't need to work so hard in this game, because they will play a League Cup semi-final and a league game in the next week, and in the continuous campaign, no matter whose physical fitness has been greatly affected, losing this game is embarrassing, but it is not unacceptable.

But Newcastle did just that, as if winning the game would win the league championship.

Just like the situation at the beginning of the first half, the two teams of similar strength played against each other but showed a one-sided situation, with one side pressing the other and playing. The only difference was that the suppression and the suppression were reversed - Newcastle firmly suppressed Manchester United in the half-court, launching wave after wave of onslaughts!

The most troublesome thing for Manchester United's defense is not Messi who is elusive, nor Ribery who breaks through the wing sharply, nor Gerrard who is ready to bombard the goal outside the penalty area at any time, nor is it Bale and Maicon who take turns pressing up from the two wings to assist, but Newcastle's center Long Bisheng!

Although he is a center forward, he was not always in the penalty area when Newcastle suppressed the attack.

A center forward who has been in the penalty area is relatively easy to defend. No matter how tall Long Bisheng is and how good his jumping ability is, he will not be able to control a larger air area than Akinfeev, who can attack in time and use his hands, not to mention Evans and Vidic, the premier central defender combination in the Premier League.

The real headache for the Manchester United defenders is Long Bisheng's running ability.

He was sometimes in the box, sometimes on the sides of the box, sometimes at the front of the box, while the rest of Newcastle's attacking players echoed and changed positions around him, disrupting the United defense.

Manchester United's defenders can't just stay in the penalty area, because almost all Newcastle players have excellent long-range shooting ability, and they can't pull outside the penalty area to defend close, because then the penalty area will appear very empty. Facing Newcastle's three-dimensional attack, bombing from the air to the ground, from the front to the side, no team can just rely on defense to prevent them from scoring.

Manchester United thought about counterattacking, but the Newcastle team increased their running distance. Whether it was Rooney or Welbeck, Nani or Obertain, they didn't have many chances to get the ball.

Long Bisheng performed particularly well in this regard, he directly prevented Manchester United's two fast breaks.

After seeing Long Bisheng counterattack and steal the ball immediately after his teammate lost the ball again, Queiroz rolled his eyes.

He now knows the value of Long Bisheng on the court. The role of this big man on the court has surpassed the scope of a typical center forward. In addition to being a center forward, he can also be a defensive midfielder, organizer and even a defender.

Carrick, who almost moved to Manchester United a few seasons ago, didn't take the ball. Instead, he gave the ball to Ribery. Ribery broke through from the side. Just when everyone thought he was going to cut inside, he stopped suddenly and passed the ball to Long Bisheng who had already run to the corner of the penalty area.

Long Bisheng only allowed the ball to stay under his feet for a second, and then flicked the ball sideways. Gerrard came up with a kick, and the ball hit Pogba's outstretched leg heavily, and bounced into the sky.

The one who grabs the first point is Long Bisheng again!He grabbed the ball over Evans' head, ferry!

Messi appeared ghostly at the spot where the ball landed, made an emergency stop, supported by his left foot, swung his right foot with the power of sprinting, made a fully stretched half-turn, and slammed the ball that had just fallen!

It is not difficult to shoot directly after the header ball is ferried, but it is not easy to shoot high-quality shots!

Messi did this perfectly, the stressed ball rushed up obliquely, flew over Vidic's stretched foot, and flew straight to the upper corner of the goal!

Akinfeev's saved body is very stretched, but it is not enough for his hands to touch the ball!

The ball quickly flew past Akinfeev, and then the Russian goalkeeper heard a soft "swish" from the net behind him!

The Old Trafford Stadium, which was boiling like a pot of boiling water just now, immediately fell silent, only the cheers of thousands of Newcastle fans came!

Messi No. 12 league goals this season, Newcastle recovered one point!

With more than 20 minutes left before the end of the game, Newcastle suppressed Manchester United for 10 minutes and finally scored a goal!

"Evans!"

Queiroz shouted from the sidelines, Evans wiped his sweat and looked down the field.

"Focus on the dragon will win!" Queiroz said word by word: "Focus on him! Anywhere! Pogba will make up for the gap in the penalty area!"

(End of this chapter)