Football King Bale

As the number one player in the world's football world and his big brother, Bell still has a great influence on Pogba, especially Bell's own experience, which is the best way to describe him.

Pogba decided to focus more on playing football in the subsequent games.

However, Pogba's confusion was not just that. He added: "Boss, I also found that the fans don't seem to like me very much... In the game two days ago, I even heard some fans booing me..."

Bell smiled lightly and said: "Paul, this is a normal thing. As players, when we perform well, the fans applaud and cheer us, and when we perform poorly, we naturally have to face criticism and Accusations. Just like a player like Chris, when his performance on the court is slightly unsatisfactory, he will be booed by the fans, and even white handkerchiefs will fly in the sky."

"At this point, Manchester United fans are already the most tolerant fans in the world. I think the fans who boo you are definitely a very small minority. And the vast majority of fans are still full of hope for you."

"As players, we can't always be at the top and enjoy the cheers and applause of the fans forever. Just like me, when I was at Tottenham a few seasons ago, when I couldn't bring victory to the team for more than 20 consecutive games. , the fans will also boo me!"

Pogba immediately became happy when he heard Bell say this. Of course he knew that a few seasons ago, Bell was called an unlucky guy by Tottenham fans and they disliked him.

Then Pogba felt comfortable in his heart, and haha, didn't someone as awesome as the boss have been booed by the fans before? What do I mean? At least Old Trafford didn’t boo me when I played, right?

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Pogba's name was not on the roster of the Manchester United team that went to Ukraine. After poor performance in two consecutive games, and there were many unfavorable remarks about Pogba in the media, Ferguson decided to temporarily avoid the limelight and take a rest. Also absent from this game was Wayne Rooney, who was ill and also did not travel to Ukraine with the team.

In the game against Shakhtar, Manchester United's starting lineup was changed to 4231, with goalkeeper De Gea, four defenders Rafael, Van Dijk, Vidic and Evra, Carrick and Modric partnering as a midfielder and forward On the line, Bell is in the center, Valencia and Welbeck are on the wings, and Van Persie's single arrow is forward.

After the game started, Shakhtar Donetsk, who played at home, had a fierce offensive, but Manchester United's defense was still solid.

In the 8th minute, Bell sent a pass, and Van Persie stopped the ball at the top of the penalty area and hit the goal with his left foot.

In the 14th minute, the home team's corner kick was passed. Manchester United's defense was unstable. Teixeira broke through Carrick's defense in the penalty area and fell to the ground. The referee signaled the game to continue, and the home team protested the unfair penalty.

In the 18th minute, Bell relied on Hubschmann to force a breakthrough on the right and then sent a cross. Bell was originally looking for Van Persie, but he did not expect that Miners center back Rakitski made a mistake in the clearance and kicked the ball in front of Welbeck. Heibei naturally accepted the gift from his opponent and scored with a shovel shot from the front of the small penalty area, giving Manchester United a 1:0 lead.

Six minutes later, Carrick returned the favor and made the same mistake as Rakitsky. Not far from the penalty area, Teixeira intercepted the ball in the frontcourt and took a long shot that missed the target. Manchester United was frightened into a cold sweat.

When the first half ended, Manchester United maintained a 1:0 lead.

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Not long after the start of the second half, injuries appeared on Manchester United's side. In the 49th minute, Rakitsky missed a long-range free kick. Later, when De Gea saved the opponent's left-wing cross, he collided with the outflanking player and was injured. Ferguson quickly asked Lindegaard to start warming up on the sidelines. Fortunately, after treatment, De Gea's injury was not serious and he continued to play.

In the 65th minute, Manchester United made its first substitution adjustment. Giggs replaced Valencia. This was the 145th appearance of the Welsh midfielder in the Champions League. He surpassed Raul, who played 144 times, and became the most played player in the history of the Champions League. player of.

From September 15, 1993, Ferguson led the team for the first time in the Champions League. The opponent at that time was the Hungarian Hornweed team. In the starting lineup, Sir Alex arranged for a 19-year-old youngster to play. He was Ji. Gus!

Although Giggs was the youngest at the time, he had played more official games wearing a Manchester United jersey than Cantona and Roy Keane. Of course, it was also Giggs' first experience in the Champions League. In that game (3:2) Giggs celebrated the victory with his Manchester United teammates.

Since that day 20 years ago, Giggs has become a regular player in the Champions League. On February 20, 2008, he ushered in his 100th Champions League game, but the difference from today is that that game was Giggs. Sri Lanka's milestone of 100 games in the Champions League main stage. If you include the qualifying rounds, it was his 109th Champions League match. However, in that game, Manchester United ended up tied with their opponent Lyon with a score of 1:1.

Before the match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the middle of this week, Manchester United's official website wrote an article to build momentum for Giggs' record-breaking battle, and the Ukrainian team was also the 115th opponent that Wang Laoji faced when playing for Manchester United.

Before the game, Giggs talked eloquently: "Do I really want to be the first person to play in the Champions League? I don't know that is happening at all. The Champions League is an amazing event, and it's really amazing that I can win the championship five times. Fortunately, I also participated in many memorable competitions.”

In fact, before the start of this season's Champions League, Giggs and Raul were tied for the lead. This means that as long as Wang Laoji can play in the Champions League, it is natural for him to dominate the top spot.

However, Giggs, who has seen too many storms, appeared calm and low-key. He said: "There are many great players who have shined in the Champions League, and Raul is one of the best players. He has great goals. record, he won the Champions League three times. If I really surpass him, it will make me very proud."

In the list of games played in the Champions League, Giggs currently occupies the first place with 145 games, Raul is one game behind in second place, and another "green loyalist" Maldini ranks third with 140 games, followed by Xavi (136) , Seedorf (131), Scholes (130) and Casillas (129).

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Soon after Giggs came on, Manchester United expanded their lead.

In the 71st minute, Rafael broke through the penalty area from the right and made a pass from the bottom. Van Persie turned around in the middle of the penalty area and his low shot was blocked and was cleared, but the landing point was snatched by Bell.

Bell didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, volleyed directly into the air, and hit a world wave. The ball went straight into the upper left corner of the goal, and Miners goalkeeper Piatov was helpless.

However, not long after Manchester United scored the second goal, the miners pulled one back.

In the 75th minute, Rakitski cooperated with his teammates on the left wing and then broke through and passed. Manchester United captain Vidic made a fatal mistake. After intercepting the opponent's pass, he directly sent the ball to Tyson's feet. Brazil The midfielder fired a non-stop volley into the top corner of the goal, rewriting the score to 1:2, with the home team in front.

This is Tyson's first Champions League goal since joining Shakhtar.

Shakhtar Donetsk, unwilling to lose at home, used attackers to attack at the last minute. However, Manchester United did not concede any more goals and maintained their 1-goal lead until the end of the game.

In another match in this group at the same time, Leverkusen, who suffered a heavy defeat at Old Trafford in the first round, defeated Real Sociedad 2:1 at home. As a result, Manchester United leads the standings with two consecutive victories.

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Back in the UK, less than 70 hours later, Manchester United ushered in another game, visiting the Stadium of Light to challenge Black Cat Sunderland.

This season, Sunderland had a very bad start, with a record of 1 draw and 5 losses in the first 6 rounds, making them the deputy squad leader in the Premier League.

Against such an opponent, Manchester United is naturally bound to win, and the outside world also believes that Manchester United will easily win the opponent. But what is unexpected is that less than 5 minutes into the game, the stands at the Stadium of Light were filled with excitement.

Giaccherini dribbled the ball from the right rib and easily broke through Evra's defense, and then passed the ball to the goal. Jones's clearance itself was a bit reluctant, and the experienced Vidic made a low-level mistake. He stopped the ball away from his body and directly passed it to the goal. The opponent set up a cannon, but Gardner accepted the gift without hesitation and fired a powerful shot to complete the goal.

Sunderland fans were overjoyed, but Manchester United fans reacted with anger and depression: "This is Vidic's second 'assist' in the past two games. It's terrible."

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Manchester United fans are completely speechless about the team's extremely bad defense. They conceded 9 goals in the first 7 rounds and are tied for the 4th worst defense among Premier League teams. It can be said that it is simply terrible for Manchester United. the point.

Lineker said: "Gardner dug a deep hole for Moyes to crawl out of."

Seeing such low-level mistakes by Manchester United, Savage said bluntly: I think it is really difficult for Manchester United to finally reach the top four this season.

The media's evaluation of Manchester United's defense is: This defense seems useless, with no speed, no motivation, no sense of position, and no strength. This season is still long.

Thinking back to the 2007-08 season, Manchester United only conceded 9 goals after 19 games in the middle of the season. Now, after only playing 7 games, they have been beaten 9 times by their opponents.

In particular, Ferdinand and Vidic, the former European golden combination, gave people the feeling of being old and honest.

Although Manchester United's defense is unreliable, fortunately their offensive line is very strong. Just when the fans were disappointed with the defense, Bell stood up.

In the 55th minute, Bell scored the ball in the middle. After Evra got the ball, he passed the ball back from the left wing. Bell inserted 10 meters with his right foot and pushed the ball into the left corner of the goal.

In the 61st minute, Rooney made a pass from the right, but O'Shea failed to clear the ball with a header. Bell triggered a decisive blow in the small penalty area and directly volleyed into the far corner without adjusting his left foot. He scored twice and helped Manchester United 2:1. Reversal of the lead.