Chapter Fifty-Eight: Samper Erupts

Back in the Granada team, it soon ushered in the tense and intense La Liga competition. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 It was then that the positive impact of the draw against Barcelona began to show.

First of all, Pirlo, who had been in charge for a long time, was further recognized by the team because of the good work of his coaching in that game. This makes his coaching and training arrangements more handy.

Secondly, the atmosphere in the Granada team has improved, and it has become more relaxed and confident. The previous mentality of gain and loss has changed.

Finally, and most importantly, Samper, who is the heart of the team's attack, has been a different person since the Camp Nou game. Both confidence and temperament are becoming stronger and stronger. Aggression on the pitch is also growing.

The good thing about that is that Granada is starting to win. Samper began to have a big explosion.

Half way through the game, in the twentieth round of La Liga, Granada relied on Samper's pass and shot to easily win Leganes at home. The MVP of this game was also taken by Samper.

In the 21st round, the Granada team won away at the Mamés Stadium. In the first half, Samper scored a free-kick to give Granada a lead over Athletic Bilbao. In the second half, it was again he found Sundell with a precise through-ball, and Sundel scored it alone. At 2:0, the Granada team left with a smile.

In this way, Granada won two consecutive games for the first time since Pirlo took charge. It's just a two-game winning streak, but it's crucial for Granada.

Three games, one draw and two wins, and a strong 6 points. This puts the team back in fifth place in the La Liga table.

Coming to fifth place in the league again made the whole Granada team very happy. And the most important thing that makes them happy is that they have finally confirmed that their fifth place finish last season was not a fluke, but that they have the quality.

The fifth place in La Liga, this is not something that any cat and dog team can do. The team that can sit firmly in this position is definitely a strong team that can be recognized by the outside world.

"We are a strong team. "This belief is starting to really become embedded in the minds of the Granada players.

This belief has once again boosted the spirit of the Granada team. This makes them have high morale when they face the coming Europa League matches. Even in this game, they still have enough confidence against an extremely strong Manchester United.

"After Pirlo became the owner, the Granada team returned to fifth in La Liga, and the morale of the army has been excellent in recent times. The home game against Manchester United is worth looking forward to. ”

"Even at Camp Nou you can get out of it. At their home stadium, against Manchester United, Granada will not let us down. ”

In view of the excellent performance of the Granada team in recent times. This time, the media in Spain maintained good confidence in the Granada team's match. This is almost a world away from what we used to think.

"That's right. We can draw against Barcelona at Camp Nou. Now at our home stadium, against Manchester United, victory is not out of reach. For this game, Yan Feng used similar ideas to encourage his teammates.

"At home, Real Madrid have to get down. Manchester United will not be an exception. Pirlo also instilled in his players the belief that they would win before the game.

"Winning Manchester United is a fresh start for our European journey. "This game is a crucial one for Granada. If you win, you still have the hope of qualifying, and if you lose, you will stop the group stage early.

With such a slogan and the desire to go further, Granada started the third match of the group stage of the Europa League at home.

If you want to win, you have to be proactive. The young Andrea Pirlo had enough courage and ambition to put on a very attacking 433 formation.

The two wing-backs, Aslan and Andreas Pereira, moved up to the wingers. Samper moved back, Costa stepped forward, and Yan Feng dragged back, forming an inverted triangle in midfield.

Don't look at the main personnel It doesn't seem that there have been many changes, but after the specific positions have been adjusted, everyone has been given more offensive tasks.

Granada are aggressive, and Manchester United are also proud of their travelers. Even if they are not at their home stadium, they also put on the offensive formation of 433.

Both sides put on such a stance that the match turned into a feast of attacks from the start.

Granada are going to attack, and Manchester United feel like they're in the right place. They feel like they have an advantage in every position. Especially the three strikers they fielded, Ibrahimovic, Wayne Rooney, and Marcus Rashford, are scary just by looking at their names.

Compared to Manchester United's luxurious attacking formation, the Granada team is extremely shabby. Not to mention Aslan and Sandel, two players that no one had heard of a year ago, even another of the more famous players, Andreas Pereira, who was loaned out of the club without a place at Manchester United. Whether it is fame or status, it can be said that the two masters are one in the sky and the other in the ground.

In such a comparison, those who watched this game immediately concluded that the Granada team and Manchester United were ruining their hopes.

And when it really kicked, there was not much difference between the attacking formations of the two sides.

Thanks to the defense led by Yan Feng, Manchester United's luxury forward line has not been able to show such an astonishing offensive effect as its value.

The Granada striker line of Sandell and Pereira, with the strong support of the midfield, also created many opportunities that could threaten Manchester United's goal.

As the game progressed, the pace of the game between the two sides became faster and faster. From attacking to attacking into the box, it often doesn't take a minute to do so. Once the defense is successful, it will immediately switch to the attack. In this way, the transition between attack and defense between the two sides is very fast. Seeing the fans, they didn't dare to take a breath.

The two sides went back and forth, constantly attacking each other's goals. In the end, it was Granada who took advantage of the home advantage and was headed in by Ingason in a corner.

The Reds fought back from behind, and with a few minutes left in the first half, Ibrahimovic relied on his ability to strike a volley to complete the goal.

In the first half, the two sides drew 1:1.

After the start of the second half, the attacking attitude of both sides did not change. From the very beginning, it started again, frantically attacking.

Manchester United have confidence in themselves, while Granada are fighting for it. They were completely aroused to be competitive, and the whole team was not willing to back down. This seems to have become a hurdle, and if they back down, they are afraid that they will return to the old way of defending and counterattacking. They want to break the shackles on themselves, and they need to build the confidence that they can attack aggressively. It is with this belief that the Granada team gritted its teeth and played against Manchester United.

And in order to make the team have more offense, Yan Feng is almost one person and two people. In defense, he worked tirelessly to make up for leaks everywhere and block the gun's eye. During the attack, he stepped forward to support at all costs. Running back and forth between the two penalty areas, Yan Feng tried his best, playing very hard and tired.

It was Yan Feng's hard work that allowed the Granada team to withstand Manchester United's ferocious attack.

For a while, although both sides were very involved in attack, it was difficult to score. Amid the excited and nervous cheers of the fans, the offensive of both sides had to slow down as time went by.

The big fight against the offensive game is beautiful and exciting. But the physical exertion on the players on both sides is also extremely huge. After the offensive of the two sides slowed down, it was impossible to think of a fast-paced game as before due to the limit of physical strength.

When it slows down, it will be more difficult for both sides to score goals. It lasted until the full 80 minutes of the game, and neither side was able to score again.

And by this time, many people on both sides began to appear as physically exhausted. Although limited personnel adjustments can be made, the lack of overall physical fitness will still put both sides in a dilemma.

And at this time, Yan Feng's immortal physical fitness allowed him to begin to play a greater role. It was his efforts that earned a free-kick opportunity for Granada on the edge of the box.

At this time, Samper stepped up again. Recently, he has scored frequent free-kick goals, and even if his physical strength is obviously lacking, he still maintains the confidence to score.

Samper did not disappoint Yan Feng, who has been in great form recently, and once again scored a curved ball like a scimitar.

Thanks to Samper's free-kick, Granada won at home to Manchester United.

Granada finally managed their first win in the group stage of the Europa League. And it was a victory over a strong team like Manchester United, which is very significant.

The ability to win against Manchester United, and to win it with attacking football, has made the outside world start to praise Granada as a strong team that has matured.

Win and the team gets praise. And the players who participated in the game were of course praised by the outside world. Yan Feng's tireless running in this game even won praise from Manchester United. It also reminded Manchester United fans that they once had an equally physically fit Asian player, Park Sam-lung. Since then, Yan Feng has been known as 'Yan Sanlung' among Manchester United fans.

In this regard, Yan Feng just smiled. For him now, the level of Park Sanlung is no longer his pursuit. He is looking for higher honors, recognition at the core level.

Yan Feng was praised, but the most praised in the Granada team was Samper.

Samper took advantage of his excellent performance in this game, and was even regarded by the English media as "the future core of the Spanish midfield", "the successor of Iniesta" and "a huge threat to the future of the England team". The media from other European countries were also full of praise for Samper.