From the man behind the football king to the football king

When Manchester United won the League Cup, the 26th round of the Premier League was also underway. In addition to Manchester United and Southampton, who participated in the League Cup final, and their respective opponents, the remaining 8 games have been completed.

The most watched game is Chelsea's game against Swansea at Stamford Bridge. If the Blues can beat their opponents at home, they can temporarily narrow the gap with Manchester United to 7 points with one more round.

Manchester United's opponent in this round is Manchester City, their city rival, but this game was forced to be postponed because of the League Cup final.

With Manchester City's strength, it is not easy for Manchester United to win the opponent away.

In the end, Chelsea defeated Swansea 3:1 at home without any surprises, and narrowed the gap to 7 points with one more round.

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Manchester United has not recovered from the excitement of winning the League Cup. In the 27th round of the Premier League on March 4, they were tied 1:1 by Bournemouth.

If his goal can really help the team beat Manchester United at home, it will be a stab to his old club.

In the first half, Manchester United besieged Bournemouth but couldn't score. Bruno tried several long shots, but Bournemouth's Polish goalkeeper Boruc was in great form today and blocked many threatening shots from Manchester United.

Joshua King joined Manchester United's youth training camp at the age of 16, but he has never been able to gain a foothold. He finally left Manchester United in the winter transfer window of 2013 and joined Blackburn.

In Blackburn, Joshua King still didn't get any opportunities, and then joined Bournemouth for free in the summer transfer window of 2015. This time he finally settled down and had a good performance.

"As the league leader, they may have to stumble at home and suffer their first defeat at Old Trafford this season!"

Since breaking his leg in the match against Udinese in 2015, Luke Shaw has been injured many times in the past year, which has also caused him to fail to be selected for the England national team in recent periods. He was not selected until now, and it was also his first selection after Southgate took over the England national team.

"Oh oh oh oh!! The ball is in! The ball is in! Manchester United equalized the score! They tied the score to 1:1 in the 89th minute! Averted a defeat!"

Later, Bournemouth increased the intensity of the foul, and this time they finally pushed Bruno down, so they were awarded a free kick.

Things are so coincidental. Manchester United's 25-game winning streak in all events at home started with Bournemouth and has now been ended by Bournemouth.

The intention of this substitution is obvious - to strengthen defense.

Before this game, Manchester United's Rooney, Rashford and Luke Shaw were selected for the new England national team, among which Luke Shaw was selected again after a year.

Rashford had a thigh muscle strain before and had just returned from injury. He played for some time as a substitute in the League Cup final. In today's game, Mourinho still did not let him start for the purpose of protecting the players.

This idea is very popular, but it has never considered the players' mentality and the team's fighting spirit.

This is also a situation that Manchester United will often encounter in the future. Their offense has made everyone see how powerful it is. Then the smart way is to avoid their edge and not confront them head-on. Defensive counterattack is the most effective weapon to break offensive football.

Of course, if you count across seasons, this number will have to add 1 game. In the 38th round of the Premier League last season, Manchester United defeated Bournemouth 3:1 at home.

Bruno passed the ball to Rashford in the 67th minute. Rashford was tripped in the penalty area, but the referee judged that Rashford dived and gave him a yellow card, which caused great dissatisfaction among Manchester United fans. Old Trafford was booed.

Manchester United equalized the score with Rojo's goal, avoiding the second league defeat of the season and maintaining their 25-game unbeaten record at home this season, but their winning streak at home also stopped at 24 games.

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"Look at their excited hugs, and you will know how difficult it is to get this draw!"

"Manchester United encountered big trouble in the game!"

Bruno was surrounded by two or three players from the opponent in the midfield. He could only pass the ball quickly, and the speed was too fast, so the mistakes naturally increased.

Bournemouth committed many fouls in this game, and Bruno was repeatedly violated by the opponent. At first, he insisted on not falling to the ground. Under the continuous pushing and kicking of three people, he still controlled the ball and passed it to his teammates who came up.

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Yes, it was quite difficult. Manchester United played at home in this game, so they started the game with a strong attack, while Bournemouth defended and counterattacked steadily.

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The commentator shouted.

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The commentators all said that the best player in the first half was the 37-year-old goalkeeper.

During the halftime break, Mourinho severely criticized Luke Shaw's poor performance in the first half: "Forget about the damn national team, Luke Shaw! If you perform badly in this game, Southgate will not give you a minute to play!"

When they face strong teams, because they attach great importance to it from the beginning, their mentality is different, so their performance is naturally different, and the scene and even the results are even more different.

If we cannot attack for a long time, there will inevitably be loopholes in the back line of defense.

In this game, England national team coach Southgate also came to the scene to inspect the recent performance of Manchester United's international players.

It is easy to have problems when playing against a weak team because most players will think that a weak team is easy to deal with, and they will underestimate the enemy if they relax psychologically. Once they find out that this is not the case, they will no longer be able to tighten up even if they think about it, so the game will become even more embarrassing. .

He thought it was a waste of time and energy. What if he ran back to participate in defense but missed a beautiful counterattack by the team?

But his approach caused hidden dangers to the team's defense.

Perhaps because he was eager to express himself in front of the national team coach, Luke Shaw was very active in the offense in this game. There were even many times when he attacked and did not come back to defend.

In the first half of the season, Manchester United was such a weak player when facing teams like Manchester City. But now they have quietly become a strong player, and their opponents have received more support.

Mourinho replaced Luke Shaw with Lingard, and the formation became 334, with four forwards frantically attacking Bournemouth's defense.

After the start of the second half, Luke Shaw paid attention, but the team's performance did not improve. The leading Bournemouth became more and more confident as they played.

As the 14th place in the bottom half of the league, it is not easy for Bournemouth to force the league's number one Manchester United into this situation. In the end, I didn't win the game, which was also due to bad luck.

In the 44th minute, Bournemouth seized an opportunity to counterattack, and it was Luke Shaw who sent the football in front.

Seeing that Manchester United's offensive is getting stronger and stronger, Bournemouth's head coach replaced the goal hero Joshua King, and his replacement was defender Cargill.

In the end, in the 89th minute, Manchester United's unremitting efforts paid off. Mata took a free kick, Bruno headed the goal, the football hit the goal post and bounced back, and then Rojo followed up and knocked the football into the goal!

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Facing his old club today, Joshua King scored a goal.

When the opponent defended, Mourinho sent forwards to strengthen the attack.

When they came off the field, Manchester United's players looked a little downcast, while Bournemouth's players ran back quickly, and they seemed to be in high spirits.

Sulman made a direct pass from the backcourt, and the football passed from the corridor guarded by Luke Shaw to the front. Pugh entered the penalty area on the offside, and Phil Jones kicked Pugh in a hurry. The referee did not hesitate. A penalty kick is awarded.

"This is the first goal Rojo has scored in 54 Premier League games since joining Manchester United!"

Bruno's direct free kick went over the crossbar.

They have been thoroughly studied. Even a team like Bournemouth can let Manchester United besieged for 89 minutes before conceding a goal. If it is replaced by a stronger team, such as Chelsea, such as Manchester City, such as... Heat What about thorns?

In fact, the media always have this idea: If you play very awkwardly against a weak team, then you will definitely be even worse when playing against a strong team.

Mourinho then replaced Rooney with Rashford. The Manchester United captain's performance this season has become worse and worse, and he has received fewer and fewer playing opportunities under Mourinho.

On the other hand, Manchester United must master how to break the opponent's defensive counterattack, otherwise they can only become a qualified spoiler at best and cannot become a champion.

People are always used to sympathizing with the weak and supporting the weak.

Former Manchester United player Joshua King took the penalty kick. He chose to hit the upper left corner. Although De Gea judged the right direction, the angle of Joshua King's penalty kick was too tricky and he still could not prevent the ball from entering the net.

Bournemouth, who had been passively beaten throughout the first half, scored on a counterattack before the end of the first half. This was only their third shot!

After Rashford came on the field, he cooperated with the midfielder more tacitly than Rooney, and the team's offense finally became organized and improved.

Bournemouth's draw with Manchester United was an upset. This gave those media a treasure trove, thinking they had seen a precursor to Manchester United's collapse in the second half of the season.

For Bournemouth, being able to defeat Manchester United 1:0 at Old Trafford is the biggest victory. They are not Real Madrid. They always hope to see a big victory with many goals, 10:0 and 1:0. It's the same for them all, three points. Points are more important than anything else on the road to relegation.

Therefore, Manchester United and Bournemouth played very ugly and embarrassingly, and it does not prove that they will perform worse when facing Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal and Tottenham.

Of course, even if they played well in the last game, it doesn't mean they can play well in the next one, even if they are facing the last place in the league.