Chapter 62: Uncle Mata

Seeing his team fall behind, Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was directing from the sidelines, made a change. His first substitution was for diminutive Spanish star Juan Mata for defensive midfielder Nemanja Matic.

The 32-year-old has been around for a long time, having played at La Liga powerhouse Valencia at the age of 18. He began his career in the Premier League at the age of 21, having spent four years at Chelsea and six years at Manchester United, making him a Premier League veteran.

And having played for the Magic Bird for many years at both clubs, Juan Mata is arguably the one with the best knowledge of the Magic Bird's tactical arrangements among the active players in the Premier League.

Solskjaer's move was quite innovative, ostensibly to strengthen the attack, but in fact it was a well-intentioned attempt to use Mata's knowledge of the Magic Bird's tactical system to restrain Tottenham's attacking organisation.

With Juan Mata on the pitch, United are now the only one in the squad to guard Pogba, with Bruno Fernandes dropping back slightly to echo Pogba. With three technical giants on the field, United's intention to dominate the midfield is palpable.

The game turned out to be as one-sided as Solskjaer had predicted, with United not feeling much pressure as Tottenham focused on defensive breaks, and over the next 15 minutes, United organised a couple of wide attacks.

Juan Mata and Fernando Fernandes both fed ammunition into the Tottenham penalty area, but their consistent play at centre-back was to no avail.

Pogba's two long-range shots did not pose a threat to the goal guarded by Lloris, one shot was too positive, and was easily received by Lloris, and the other kick was a little too hasty, shooting into the sky, I don't know which fan took it home and stole the fun.

However, due to the exhaustion of defending for a long time, the Tottenham players gradually showed fatigue, and even players with full energy such as Ndembele and Aurier began to bend over and gasp, and Lucas Jr. showed some signs of thigh muscle strain.

Out of consideration for the health of the player, the Magic Bird can only replace it with midfielder Winks, and even the unfamiliar Mingyi is a little nervous, and he can really experience the strength of the opponent after going deep with Manchester United.

Manchester United, who have gradually mastered the attacking dominance, are playing more and more easily, although Juan Mata is short, but he is extremely agile and delicate in his footwork, especially against tall players who are tall and relatively clumsy at his feet, and his quick stops and sudden changes of direction can often play the opponent around.

A midfielder like Hojbier will inevitably suffer losses, but fortunately, Mingyi's several times to help defend will not be too embarrassed.

The slippery pitch has also become a powerful weapon for Mata, who is new to the pitch and has a lot of energy and strength on his feet. Tottenham players never got the ball, and the more they ran on the soft grass, the more they felt like they were filled with lead.

"Brother, give me Uncle Mata, I'll keep an eye on him, you gasp." Akiichi saw that Hojbjerg was a little out of step and offered him to defend Mata.

"Mingyi, you take care of your side, I can handle it." Hojbjerg, who was born in the Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich, is also one of the famous fierce men in the Premier League, and he has been fighting for his life on the bloodstained field several times, and today this little man Mata actually dares to play him as a monkey, how can he endure such teasing.

"Whe..."

Mingyi secretly looks at Hojbjerg's ability data.

Hojbjerg DENMARK 25 years old 185cm

Synthesis 81

Offensive 70

Defend 75

Stamina 51

Speed 65

Bounce 65

Passing 75

Shot 50

Mind 55

Spirit 80

Stunt: Deploy man-to-man defense in midfield

It's okay if you don't look at it, but after reading the data, Ming Yi was shocked, and the physical consumption was so serious! You must know that Hojbjerg is Bayern's youngest Bundesliga appearance record, and he was able to play in the Bundesliga under the veteran coach Heynckes, which has seen countless people, which shows how amazing Hojbjerg's ability is.

Talent and hard work are indispensable for young players to play in the Bundesliga, and Hojbjerg's running ability can be ranked in the top 20 in both the Bundesliga and the Premier League.

Ming looked at Mata again and again.

Juan Mata SPAIN 32 years old 170cm

Synthesis 83

Offensive 85

Defend 50

Stamina: 85

Speed 86

Bounce 70

Passes 88

Shot 75

Mind 90

Spirit 80

Stunts: tricks, shadow strikers, one-touch balls, Marseille slaloms, through passes

What the? Uncle Mata's age and such data, the older he gets, the more demonic he becomes. Is that okay?

Of course not, but what should I do?

Just when Ming Yi was hesitating to help again, the situation on the field changed abruptly, Mata pretended to slip under his feet, Hojbjerg believed it, and stepped forward to break the ball, but just as his outstretched right foot was about to touch the ball, Mata lightly flicked the ball to the left and passed to B Fei on the side, Hojbjerg didn't have time to brake, and kicked on Mata's calf.

"Ahh Mata was kicked and fell to the ground, rolling on the ground, squeaking and screaming.

The referee stopped the game.

"Hey, what's this action?"

"Kicking people on purpose?"

"What do you mean?"

"Looking for something?"

The Manchester United players led by B Fei and Pogba swarmed up, begging for explanations around the referee, and Master La scolded Hojbjerg who was sitting on the ground, and all kinds of "son of Bichi" were endless.

Although Hojbjerg knew that he had broken into the goods, how could he endure Master La's insults, he jumped up and hit Master La's chest with his strong chest, bang! In the end, it was still B>A, Master La was knocked back a few steps, barely stood firm, and when he wanted to rush up again, the referee had separated the two.

"Stand back, stand back! You, bright spikes, shovel man foul! OUT! This time, the referee did not hesitate to ask the VAR technical desk at all, and sent Hojbjerg off the field in a straight red.

The Manchester United players applauded the referee on the one hand, but on the other hand, they still did not give up, pointing at Ming Yi, meaning to let the referee also look at this kid.

Son Heung-min and Dale escorted the reluctant Hojbjerg to the sidelines, and the magic bird also stepped forward to comfort Ai-sho.

Hojbjerg lowered his head and didn't say a word, now he was extremely depressed, and the dignified tough guy actually had tears rolling in his eyes.

The staff brought a large towel, and Hojbjerg took the towel and walked to the players' tunnel, leaving his lost back.

"It's a conspiracy, Mata did it on purpose!" Son Heung-min was a little angry, and he yelled at the magic bird, expressing his dissatisfaction.

The magic bird pressed down with both hands, signaling everyone to calm down and calm down again.

"Sun, calm down, this is football, remember what I told you, everything will change, accept it, overcome it!"