Chapter 206 European Super Cup
When the whole Premier League was shocked by Yin Jun's hot performance in the new season, Yin Jun had already returned to China on a plane to prepare for a warm-up match for the Chinese team.
This game is the first game played by the Chinese team after defeating Estonia in February this year, and it is also the third game since Dutch coach Alihan coached the Chinese team. Both sides played dull in the first half, and there were not many exciting scenes on the field.
After the start of the second half, the Chinese team gradually accelerated the offensive rhythm and took the initiative on the field. After a long journey, the Chilean team seemed to have not recovered its physical strength, but the players had excellent skills and no obvious loopholes in defense, which eventually withstanded the Chinese team's offensive.
So far, after coaching Alihan, the Chinese team has achieved a record of 1 win and 2 draws in three games, and has kept the goal unabashed in three games.
After playing this warm-up match, Yin Jun rushed back to Manchester again.
Because he flew back to China in the middle of the week to participate in a warm-up match for the national team, he almost traveled to the earth in one week, which affected Yin Jun's condition. In the second round of the Premier League match where Manchester United's away from Newcastle, Yin Jun failed the pre-match physical examination and was excluded from Manchester United's roster by Ferguson.
At St. James Park Stadium, Manchester United struggled very hard to score without Yin Jun. Newcastle captain Shearer headed the ball to the first time, but at the critical moment, Manchester United captain Roy Keane stood up, assisting Vanny and Scholes to score respectively, helping Manchester United reverse the victory with a score of 2:1. Fanny expanded the record of consecutive Premier League goals to 10 rounds. He has scored 12 consecutive official games at Manchester United, while Scholes scored 2 rounds in a row.
After two rounds of the Premier League, there are only three teams left, namely Manchester United, Arsenal, and the Blues Chelsea, who has only welcomed the Russian super-taken lead in the summer!
Among them, Manchester United ranked first with 7 goals, Arsenal followed closely with 5 goals, and Chelsea lucky to beat Liverpool and Leicester City with 2:1 scores, ranking third in the standings.
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The Premier League is quite intensive in August, and since the Premier League started in mid-August, it will play four league rounds in August. Manchester United's schedule is more intensive than ordinary teams. As the league champions of last season, they need to play Community Shield before the start of the season; in addition, as the Champions League champions of last season, they will also go to Monaco to compete for the UEFA Super Cup with League Cup champion Porto at the end of August.
The third round of the Premier League is held in the middle of the week after the second round. Since Manchester United will compete with Porto for the UEFA Super Cup at the Louis II Stadium in Monaco on the evening of August 29, local time in Europe, Manchester United's third round of matches was scheduled to be held on Tuesday night, which is compared with the early morning of August 27, Chinese time. Manchester United sits at Old Trafford Stadium to face the Premier League promoted Wolves.
In order to prepare for the UEFA Super Cup on Friday night, Ferguson rotated Manchester United's lineup to a certain extent. Yin Jun, Scholes and Giggs all took the bench. Ronaldo, Jemba and Kleberson got their first starting opportunity since joining Manchester United. Ronaldo played the right forward, Kleberson and Jemba formed a double midfielder, Gary Neville returned from injury, and captain Keane and O'Shea partnered with central defender.
Wolves captain Ince and defender Dennis Irving are both former Manchester United players, but the treatment they received was completely different at Old Trafford. Irving, who left because of his age, was warmly welcomed, and Ince, who was driven away by Ferguson, was naturally treated coldly.
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After the opening, Manchester United, who played at home, launched a fierce attack on the Wolves' goal, hoping to achieve the effect of knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger.
In the third minute, Solskjaer broke into the penalty area and shot from the right side. Goalkeeper Oaks fell to the ground to block it. Fanny almost hit the ball in front of the goal. Manchester United missed an excellent goal opportunity.
In the 6th minute, Fran made a cross from the right, and Solskjaer's volley was confiscated by Ox.
Under Manchester United's continuous attacks, Wolves' goal still lost. In the 10th minute, Fran took a corner kick from the right, and Oshei headed the ball 7 meters in front of the goal. Although Oaks touched the ball with one hand, he still could not stop Wolves' 10th conceding this season.
1:0, Manchester United got a fantastic start.
Manchester United, which scored a goal shortly after the game started, failed to continue to work hard in the following game and took advantage of the situation to expand the score. Instead, the Wolves gradually gained a foothold and began to counterattack the goal that threatened Manchester United.
In the 36th minute, Keane made a mistake in tackle, Kamala broke into the left side of the penalty area and pushed the ball into the far corner, and he covered his face with both hands.
At the end of the first half, Manchester United launched another offensive, hoping to further expand the lead. In the 40th minute, Gary Neville made a cross from the bottom from the right, and Fran shot with his right foot 15 meters in front of the goal, and the football hit the Wolves defender. Manchester United players complained about the penalty kick, but the referee on duty had a different view. He believed that this was the ball hitter and rejected Manchester United's penalty kick request.
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In the first half of the stoppage time, Kamala inserted behind the defense line and shot from the edge of the penalty area with his right foot and missed the left post.
After the second half began, the Wolves' offense improved greatly. Kamala attacked again, and his right foot curve ball was slightly off 20 meters away.
However, Ronaldo, who had his first starting opportunity after joining Manchester United, also began to recover. In the 55th minute, the Portuguese young player passed the ball on the right and found Fran in front of the goal. Unfortunately, the Uruguayan striker was not lucky and the goal was so close that he was far behind.
In the 59th minute, Wolves once again made a very high-quality quick counterattack. Kamala suddenly had a penalty area, but he was bound to win a close-range shot. He was saved by Howard, the American national goalkeeper who had just joined Manchester United, who had just joined Manchester United, and Manchester United escaped.
Seeing that the momentum was wrong, Ferguson replaced Giggs and Scholes, hoping to attack instead of defending and save the victory.
But the game has become more dull since then, and Manchester United finally defeated their opponents.
Manchester United, which had three consecutive victories at the beginning, continued to win goals with a goal difference, and ranked first in the Premier League standings by Arsenal, which also won three consecutive victories. Chelsea was tied by Birmingham City in this round and temporarily dropped to fifth place.
It is obvious that the Premier League situation this season is still a competition between Manchester United and Arsenal. This situation has been established just as the season begins. The advantages of the two teams are very obvious. The strength of other teams is still quite different from that of the two players. Even Chelsea, which has made a lot of signings in the summer, is still difficult to shake the status of Manchester United and Arsenal.
After defeating Wolves, Manchester United flew to Monaco to participate in the upcoming European Super Cup.
Chapter completed!