Chapter 112: Best Partner

When the whistle blew at the end of the first half, Old Trafford boos rang out.

Manchester United fans had reason to be unhappy with the situation in the first half, not just from being behind the scoreline, but also with the passivity shown by the Reds in the first half.

On the other hand, Liverpool's side is full of excitement and cheers.

During the fifteen minutes of the break, Liverpool fans could spend it in a very relaxed and happy mood.

And the Liverpool players were also very happy with this first half, and it felt quite good to be able to lead Manchester United 1-0 in the away half, so when they came off the pitch, the Liverpool players were chatting with relaxed expressions on their faces.

As for the Manchester United players, they bowed their heads and looked solemn when they left the field.

The camera showed Rooney, the star of Manchester United, and the England star had a solemn expression, didn't say a word, and walked straight into the player's corridor.

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This very different atmosphere is also reflected in the dressing room.

The atmosphere at Liverpool was relaxed, with the players talking and laughing and full of confidence for the second half.

In the words of Liverpool veteran Skrtel's later personal autobiography, Jiang Chenxi's goal reassured the whole team, as long as this Chinese teammate is on the field, the whole team is inexplicably confident, no matter how strong the opponent, no matter who the opponent is, they maintain an optimistic attitude.

But on United's side, Van Gaal was criticising the team's performance in the first half, especially the performance of team captain Wayne Rooney and Van Persie in the forward line that dissatisfied him, unlike other managers who only criticized vaguely, Van Gaal directly criticized Rooney and Van Persie by name.

In the first half, when Manchester United were passive, Rooney and Robin van Persie both tried to shoot from distance, but the effect was not satisfactory, which displeased Van Gaal, and in his tactics, he was forbidden to shoot in front of the penalty area.

"Have you taken my word to heart?"

"If not! I don't mind sending obedient people! ”

"Wayne Rooney, you're good, but I'm the manager, you have to listen to what I say!"

"Robin! I want to see a Van Persie who satisfies me, you know what I mean! Van Gaal felt that he still saved face for Van Persie, after all, it was his Dutch countryman.

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Rooney's face changed and he was about to get up and speak, but Carrick pulled Rooney covertly and signaled him to calm down.

As for Van Persie, he looked at Van Gaal silently and nodded noncommittally. Van Persie was delighted at the beginning of his tenure at United, as he captained Louis van Gaal's Dutch national team and belonged to Van Gaal's lineage, but Van Persie soon discovered that things were not as rosy as he had imagined.

In fact, the relationship between the players in the United team and Van Gaal is not very good, as early as before the start of the season, during the training in the United States, Van Gaal's training style caused dissatisfaction among his disciples, he asked to start training at 8:30 in the morning, with a two-hour lunch break at noon, and then to continue training in the afternoon. After the afternoon training, Louis van Gaal had another video tactical discussion, but after dinner, the United men could not go to bed until 10:30. During the two-week training camp, Manchester United players have endured such a hard time, during the time of Alex Ferguson and David Moyes, after Sunday's game, United would take a break on Monday, but Van Gaal asked for training on Monday and wanted to conduct endless video analysis, which angered many players.

After the criticism, Van Gaal began to deploy tactics for the second half.

'We had three defenders in this game and two midfielders had to drop back to get involved in the defence. Van Gaal told Valencia and Ashley Young that he was not too happy with the way the two wing-backs played back.

Valencia nodded, indicating that she understood.

Ashley Young flattened his mouth and said nothing.

Throughout the break, the atmosphere in United's dressing room was generally dreary, with no one but Louis van Gaal's voice silent.

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On Liverpool's side, the atmosphere was good, Klopp didn't talk too much, the team played well, there was nothing to change, and if there was a problem in the second half, it was enough to respond to it.

At half-time and back on the pitch, players from both sides came out of the dressing room and met in the hallway, and if it was a normal game, someone close to both teams might have a few words to chat before the start of the second half.

However, this game is a double red meeting, the two teams are mortal enemies, not to mention that now the home team is behind and the atmosphere is solemn, so at most, some people on both sides nod their heads and no one talks.

Van Persie was very unhappy, on the one hand, because of Van Gaal's criticism, but also because the team is now behind in the score, and because of Jiang Chenxi.

The Chinese star is now the Premier League's number one striker, which makes the Dutch veteran unhappy, perhaps not because he is jealous, not because he feels offended, maybe just because he is lost and unwilling to watch the rise of this young man......

Jiang Chenxi's voice came from behind him, and Van Persie turned his head to look, and saw Jiang Chenxi and Salah walking around talking and laughing.

The two of them spoke German, which Van Persie didn't understand, but the relaxed and cheerful attitude of these two people made him feel unhappy.

Hum!

Rooney, who was walking in front of Van Persie, also snorted and strode away.

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"Your shot is really good, if the goalkeeper pounces, he will have to go to the hospital for rescue." Salah said to Jiang Chenxi with a smile.

Jiang Chenxi smiled and said, "It's not that exaggerated, but I think it can be faster!" I'm going to try again in the second half. ”

"Hahaha, if I tell the Manchester United, will they be scared and shivering." Salah said.

"In the second half, I need you to help me play a little bit more with their defense." Jiang Chenxi said that he needed Salah's help, so he said it directly, and there was no need to be polite between the two of them.

"Leave it to me!" Salah said, patting his chest.

"If you have a good chance, I'll pass the ball to you too, you have to keep an eye on your movement at all times." Jiang Chenxi also said.

"Of course." Salah blinked.

After saying that, both of them laughed, and the tacit understanding between the two of them didn't need to be said more.

That's the benefit of being in a new team, being able to meet your former good partner, you don't need to say anything, a look is enough.

And just like that, they walked side by side to the pitch while laughing.

The camera captured the scene and presented it to fans around the world.

"It's really enviable." John. Mortensen said with a smile, "Liverpool introduced Jiang Chenxi and activated Salah at the same time, which is simply a valuable reinforcement!" ”

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