Chapter 92 The Madman is Coming (3.3 Guarantee 2)
Chapter 92 "Crazy" is here
After the three rounds of the English Premier League, the new season of the Champions League will also kick off, so Manchester United, as the defending champion, is naturally quite eye-catching.
This season, Manchester United's UEFA Champions League group stage group stage group stage is very beneficial to the team. No strong team is willing to be in the same group as Manchester United. Judging from the current level of the "Red Devils", any opponent can only find a share of abuse in front of them. As long as they want... or as long as Shaq wants, Manchester United can win a big score.
The three opponents in the same group who were divided into Manchester United with the H group are not very strong. Marseille in France and Valencia in Spain are aiming to compete for the second in the group, and Standard Liege from Belgium is regarded as a role in playing soybeans.
On September 16, Manchester United welcomed their first opponent in the Champions League group stage at Old Trafford Stadium.
Before the game, it was regarded as a game without any suspense. The process and the result was no surprise. The "Red Devils" defeated their opponents at home with a score of 5:0. The domineering spirit of the defending champion was fully revealed. Shaq scored a hat trick in the game. As a super breakup that broke the individual Champions League record with 33 goals last season, Shaq's performance was satisfactory.
With this hat trick, Shaq scored 52 goals in the Champions League, and has reached sixth place in the Champions League history scorer list. Currently, only Messi, Ronaldo, Raul, Fanny, and Shevchenko are among the five stars ahead of him. Henry, the former King of Highbury, is now left behind by Shaq.
After playing this Champions League, Shaq noticed that his personal attribute points had already been saved by 51 points. Now he no longer pays much attention to personal attribute points. With his current ability, whether there is a "signature action" does not have a big impact, but since you have saved enough, let's learn one.
This time Shaq chose to use Beckham's "scimitar", so in the next two days, Manchester United stars found that Shaq suddenly played a very large arc ball during training, and was no longer inferior to Beckham's "Bay's arc" back then.
In fact, the arc ball kicked by Shaq is far more threatening than that of Beckham, because his physical condition is better than that of Beckham. Therefore, when playing football, the ball can also be more arc-shaped and faster. In addition, the spirituality brought by Shaq's full state, the mastery of the landing point must be greater than that of Beckham.
But no one pays attention to these!
Simon Grayson, the coaches of Manchester United's coaching staff, as well as Manchester United's stars, everyone thinks that this kind of incredible thing that others think is normal for Shaq, but... because... because he is Shaq!
A player with the most goals in the history of world football. A superstar with the signature "Shak goal" goal should not be surprising to him, right?
After all, Shaq's existence is already a miracle in itself!
The stronger Shaq is, the more confidence he can bring to his teammates, and the better Manchester United's overall condition will be. Naturally, during the game, the teammates can create more scoring opportunities for Shaq.
This is a virtuous cycle!
In addition, Simon Grayson insists on the elite strategy. Except for the two substitute goalkeepers, Westor's level is really not enough to take on the heavy responsibility. The other 18 players have many opportunities to play. The rotation system is well implemented in Manchester United, which also makes the team's locker room atmosphere very harmonious. Everyone is embracing a group and moving towards a greater goal.
In the fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester United beat Derby County with a 7-1 away game. Shaq's performance in the game was simply dazzling. He scored 5 goals and assisted directly, and used his miracle performance to continue moving towards his goal.
After this round of league ended, the four strong teams Manchester United, Leeds United, Chelsea and Manchester City still performed steadily, all winning the fourth game, and Manchester City's condition improved, beating Norwich City 4-0 at home, but people are concerned about how long Shaq's outbreak can last.
So far, Shaq has scored 20 goals in the league, averaging 5 goals per game, and has already won the best scorer of the season early. This is a goal data that many forwards cannot achieve in a season. Moreover, Shaq has also scored 28 goals in all 7 games he participated in. It is not unfair to have the title of the best super scorer in history on him.
If Shaq's goal wave does not stop, it is obvious that other teams will not have any chance when competing with the "Red Devils".
But Manchester United is so strong this season. The newly joined Bale has already scored 4 goals and 6 assists in 6 games, basically pushing Di Maria to the bench. He remembers what his agent Barnett said to him at the beginning. Whether he can play as a main player in Manchester United depends on the tacit understanding between him and Shaq.
Mata's speed of integrating into the team is not slow. He scored 2 goals and 3 assists in 4 games. Although he is still a little different from Nani, he still has a greater contribution to helping the team organize offense and passes than the Portuguese winger. Simon Grayson is still observing now.
While constantly using rotation to ensure the team's condition, Manchester United is also constantly winning one victory after another in various competitions.
Nowadays, the only players in the "Red Devils" team that will not be rotated are Shaq and De Gea. As goalkeepers, De Gea is in a stable state, and Simon Grayson can only let Robert Green stay on the bench. Fortunately, the 35-year-old goalkeeper has a great mentality. Although he has not been able to play for the team in a single game after coming to Manchester United last season, he has always maintained enthusiasm in training and maintained his condition very well.
As for Shaq... is there a need to rotate!?
In Simon Grayson's opinion, Shaq was a body that was so strong that it was simply a human-shaped beast on the green field. Only when he was in Leeds United did Simon Grayson care about Shaq's physical condition. Then he came to a conclusion that he felt he was doing this, and then... whatever he wanted!
Shaq played more than 70 games for Manchester United and England last season. However, his condition did not have any problems, nor any injuries. Occasionally, he was kicked by his opponent's shoe nails on the court, but it was just a surface injury. He recovered in less than two days and would not even be affected in training.
In the third round of the League Cup on September 23, Manchester United met Blackpool from the English Championship.
There is really no suspense in the game between the Premier League King and the Championship team, even if it is a away game, the "Red Devils" have enough reasons to win.
The final result of the game was 3:0. Manchester United easily won the away game. Shaq scored twice in the game and gave an assist, and the target of his assist was... Di Maria!
Di Maria used her diligence to surround Shaq with her header and fell to the ground and sent the ball into Blackpool's goal. After scoring the goal, Di Maria was excited and ran around the field. Finally, she played a slid and kneeling.
Since Bale joined the team this season, Di Maria has been considering his position. When he was in Real Madrid, he lost his position because of Bale. Now he may have to face the same experience at Manchester United. This is not a fault for not working hard. Instead, his strength is really not comparable to Bale. Bale can do whatever he can, but Bale's strength on both offense and defense on the left is incomparable to Di Maria.
Overall, Di Maria's personal ability is completely unable to compete with Bale. This is why Simon Grayson gave Bale more opportunities to play this season.
However, as long as there is a chance, Di Maria still has to compete with Bale. There is no need to worry about the opportunity to play at Manchester United. But not everyone can play in a critical battle. This is what Di Maria pursues. The "angel" who is now 27 years old really doesn't have much time to start another team to succeed again. Now he must get more honors.
After playing the third round of the League Cup with Blackpool, Manchester United will usher in an important battle next, and they will welcome Leeds United at home in the fifth round of the English Premier League.
Since the "madman" Bielsa took over Elland Road, the performance of the "Youth Guards" can be said to be completely different from last season. After strengthening the defense, Leeds United has become more dynamic in offense while becoming more stable. Moreover, the team's record has also been rising steadily, and even with the fierce momentum of Simon Grayson when he led the team. So far this season, he has only played a 1-1 draw with the Brazil International Team, and all other games have won.
In the league, Bielsa started cautiously and defeated Sunderland and West Brom twice 1-0 in a row. The "madman" began to push out his offensive football while the team gained confidence. As a result, Leeds United defeated Queens Park Rangers 6-0 at home, defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 away, and defeated Czech Jabronez 5-0 in the UEFA Cup, and defeated Ipswich 5-0 away in the League Cup.
It can be said that after the training of the 60-year-old "crazy man", the combat effectiveness of Leeds United was fully demonstrated, and the team's morale and confidence reached a very perfect state. In this case, when visiting Old Trafford Stadium, welcoming a battle with the "Red Devils", Leeds United is really not defeated casually.
Early on, Bielsa challenged Manchester United from the air: "We are in good shape now, and we are confident that we will not return empty-handed from Old Trafford Stadium. Although our opponents are very strong, this is a test that Leeds United must face after all."
The English media were also overjoyed at the rise of Leeds United this season. Everyone believed that this time, the "Youth Guards" could indeed challenge the "Red Devils" away.
Chapter completed!