Red Rebels

Although his head was wrapped in gauze, Curtis didn't take the injury into account at all. When he went on the court, he still headed the ball when it was time to head the ball, and he still scrambled when it was time to fight. more ruthless.

The bloody Curtis obviously also infected the surrounding teammates. The new Manchester United players united one by one, destroying Brighton's attacks outside the penalty area again and again, and making Brighton return without success time after time .

There are only 2 minutes of stoppage time, and the first half is over soon!

When the game was about to end, the song of Curtis was still playing in the stands. It was a song specially made by the fans for Curtis, and it lingered in the Wisden Stadium for a long time.

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"Good job, guys!" In the locker room, Mourinho was not stingy with admiration for his players, especially for Curtis who was still receiving treatment from the team doctor. Captain, what a wise decision.

"We completed the task very well in the first half, 0:1, we are leading, we are now at the top of the standings, next, it should be Brighton to challenge us!" Mourinho smiled treacherously .

This made the players in the locker room feel terrified. It is really a dangerous thing to be an enemy of Mourinho.

"In the second half, we have to defend first and fight back!" Mourinho drew his tactical arrangement for the second half on the tactical map.

"Now we are leading, but there are still 45 minutes in the game. We can't be careless. In the next 45 minutes, each of you must give me 120,000 points of energy. You have to forget who you are, forget your Everything, all the focus on the pitch, can it be done?"

The players shouted in unison, "Yes!"

"Well, in the second half Pitt is going to drop deeper, we have to drop back and it will make the game very difficult, but Brighton will find it harder than us, and our counter-attack is mainly based on Wright. Phillips, Hleb, and Palacio are the main players. The three lines go hand in hand. As long as there is a chance to counterattack, you will rush forward. Don’t be afraid of being intercepted. If the ball is intercepted, we can get it back. We take one chance and Brighton are dead!"

The players also listened very carefully to Mourinho's analysis through gritted teeth.

Then, Mourinho arranged for the team's defensive system in the second half, especially distinguishing each player's running position and the area they control, requiring them to be very careful about how they cooperate and how they help defend. , so that 15 minutes passed quickly.

"Okay, guys, you have to keep in mind at all times, we don't want 0:1, it's 0:2 or even 0:3, don't be impatient, look at the scoreboard every now and then, and you'll find, ah, we're ahead, Brighton should be in a hurry, we must control the rhythm and let them be more anxious than us!"

After finishing speaking, Mourinho looked at Curtis, whose head was wrapped in thick gauze, and couldn't help laughing, "Captain, are you okay?"

When the players heard this, they immediately burst out laughing.

If there were still people who expressed objections to Mourinho’s appointment of Curtis as the captain before, then after the first half, they all changed completely. This is a player who can infect his teammates, and he is still from the club’s youth training. The players, the red rebels through and through.

He is definitely qualified to be the captain!

"No problem, sir, I won't let Brighton score!" Curtis replied energetically.

Mourinho nodded with a smile, and then called the players to come over, form a circle, put their hands together, and shouted in unison, "One, two, three, Red Rebels!"

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"We can see that after half-time the new Manchester United didn't adjust, instead Brighton put on a striker, replaced a winger, it looked like they were going to play 433, obviously one goal behind They will take the initiative to play offensive tactics in the second half!" Scarlett explained when she saw the players from both sides play.

"This is normal. The new Manchester United are leading, and Brighton is anxious to get back the score. If I were Mourinho, I would let my team defend and counterattack at this time." Martin Taylor said with a smile.

In fact, the new Manchester United did have this idea.

When Brighton launched waves of offensives against the new Manchester United's defense after the kick-off, the new Manchester United appeared to be orderly. After the defense retracted, the three lines became very compact, especially the hard work of the players on the field.

Although Crouch is a striker, he retreats frequently and actively participates in defense at the front. Although the effect is not obvious, it at least slows down Brighton's offensive, while Palacio, Wright Phillips and Hector Leib even firmly occupied his position and tenaciously intervened in the defense.

Mourinho's defensive system pays more attention to the possession of space, so he does not require players to retreat too deep, as long as the players can occupy their positions, firmly control the space in their own half, and compress Brighton's space. Attacking space, which can make Brighton's attack stop.

I believe that at this time, Brighton's head coach and players on the field will find that as soon as they enter the new Manchester United's half, they only have one impression. The field has built a copper wall and an iron wall, leaving Brighton with no gaps in attack.

On the contrary, the new Manchester United's several counterattacks have been played vigorously, especially Wright Phillips, Hleb and Palacio. They are all players with very good speed and good skills. They seized the opportunity to counterattack. The three of them shot towards Brighton's defense line like arrows.

As time passed, Brighton's offense was contained by the new Manchester United and failed to create a threat. The players on the field also became impatient, and Brighton's head coach changed again.

This time, he replaced a defensive midfielder with a technically excellent midfielder, and then pulled the defensive winger into the midfield.

Mourinho watched from the sidelines and made changes accordingly. He asked Paulson to replace Crouch. He played the role that Mourinho wanted him to play, so after he got off the field, he was unanimously cheered by the fans.

After Paulson came on the field, the tactics of the new Manchester United changed back to the team's customary 433, and Palacio was pushed to the front.

It was this substitution that completely declared Brighton's death sentence!

In the 79th minute, Paulson, who had just played for a few minutes, made a beautiful tackle in the backcourt and passed the ball to De Rossi, who immediately passed it to Hleb on the left.

Hleb dribbled the ball down the left flank, and in a beautiful combination with Palacio, went through the entire back line of the opponent's defense and cut into the penalty area from the corner of the penalty area.

At this time, Brighton's head coach must be very regretful, because he replaced a midfielder, otherwise, the space in the two ribs would not be so big.

After Hleb cut into the penalty area, Wright Phillips also quickly killed, Hleb crossed, Wright Phillips grabbed the ball before the opponent's central defender, was about to kick, but was stumbled.

For a penalty kick, the referee pointed to the penalty spot without a doubt, and then drew a yellow card towards the opponent's central defender.

"Penalty, this is an unquestionable penalty. Wright Phillips, who made the penalty, was recommended by his teammates to take this penalty!"

"The goal was scored, Wright Phillips took the penalty into the lower left corner, the opponent's goalkeeper was cheated, 0:2!" Scarlett looked very excited, just as excited as the new Manchester United fans at the scene.

Martin Taylor on the side repeatedly praised: "This is the key goal that determines the outcome of this game. The new Manchester United has undoubtedly won the game ahead of schedule. In the end, they were completely defeated by the new Manchester United!"

"However, we can still see that the new Manchester United coach, the young Portuguese Mourinho, is still on the sidelines, constantly signaling his players to calm down and retreat quickly, and we can see that Alau Dia La is also warming up, it should be replaced by a player, but who will be replaced?"

"It turned out to be Wright-Phillips, Mourinho replaced Wright-Phillips with Aarau Diarra, used four defensive midfielders to strengthen the control of the midfield, obviously he was 0:2 The score still feels unsafe!"

Martin Taylor laughed straight after hearing this, "He is an interesting person. He dared to make a big change in this game and took the initiative to win the game, but after taking the lead, he became conservative. We should say he is conservative or adventurous. Woolen cloth?"

Scarlet also had a smile on her face after hearing this, "I think he can be described as cunning."

"However, seeing his hands in his pockets on the sidelines, I think he has the chance to win this game. Only those who are sure of winning will be as easy as him! This is a season that belongs to Mourinho and belongs to the new Manchester United. During the season, they shattered all doubts, survived the trough at the beginning of the season, and finally went to glory, their victory is worthy of the name!"

It can be seen that Martin Taylor is becoming more and more optimistic about the new Manchester United and Mourinho, especially when he sees the team's performance in the second half of the season, which is more than one step higher than other teams in the English League C. After the strength and technical and tactical level, he is more certain that this team should also have something to do in next year's League Two.

"According to our pre-match statistics, after winning this game, the new Manchester United has a record of 11 wins and 1 loss in 12 games against the top 6 teams in the league, and the loss to Hartlepool was still at the beginning of the season. , but after that, they were almost invincible, and even double-killed Brighton, Cardiff and Blackpool, such a team of giant killers won the championship, and they definitely deserved their name!" Scarlett said in admiration.

At this time, she felt that it was impossible to praise the new Manchester United too much, because this team performed really well.

Winning the championship and upgrading for three consecutive years is really not something to make a fuss about in the low-level leagues, but the strange thing is that this team has only been established for three years.

"One hundred years ago, Liverpool was founded by Everton fans. They won the first top league championship 19 years after their establishment. Today, the English league has changed from the original 2 levels to 11 levels, but the new Manchester United It took only three years to win the professional league championship, and we have reason to expect that they will enter the Premier League in the next few years, and even win a Premier League championship." Scarlett said full of expectations.

"Maybe this will set a new record, because compared with Liverpool, the new Manchester United still have 16 years, I am very optimistic about them!" Martin Taylor said with a smile.