Chapter 0001: Dream Theater in Dreams
Listening to the tsunami cheers of the mountains, looking at the surging crowds, and the Red Devils' home jersey on his body, Marcus felt like he was in a dream: he really had a day to appear at the Theater of Dreams!
Once upon a time, Marcus could only look at this stadium over and over again on the computer or TV, imagining in his mind what it was like to be in the theater of dreams.
As a die-hard Red Devils fan, this is undoubtedly an extremely difficult ordeal.
But Marcus can't be too demanding, his mother is sick and has lost her labor, and her father only works alone to support the family, and it is a blessing that he can continue his university studies, not to mention spending tens of thousands of dollars to travel to the United Kingdom thousands of miles away, and then go to the Theater of Dreams to watch football.
Finally survived until he was about to graduate from college, Marcus thought that he could change the situation at home with his own efforts, spend his own money to watch a game of football at the Dream Theater, and fulfill a dream he had since childhood, when a sudden disaster made everything disappear.
At the moment when he was hit by the sports car that was also 1560 miles per hour at a conservative speed, Marcus knew that he must be dead.
The last memory of the dying stay is in the tidal cheers of the Dream Theater that sounded in my mind.
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Marcus never thought that he would be able to wake up again, especially in the form of a soul, in the body of another person.
Yes, Marcus at this time is no longer the original Marcus, to be precise, his name at the moment is Marcus, Marcus Rashford, a darling of the Theater of Dreams, a guy who made Marcus envious and hated in his previous life.
Marcus didn't know why such a thing happened, but in his opinion, it should be his last wish before his death that moved the gods and Buddhas of the heavens, allowing his soul to travel and realize his dreams in his previous life.
The sudden happiness caught Marcus a little off guard, especially when he got the news that Anthony Martial, another favorite of the Theatre of Dreams, was injured during the pre-match warm-up, and as the only positive striker on the bench, he would start in place of Martial, and he was even more excited to find the north.
At the same time, this news also let Marcus know when he is back.
On the evening of February 25, 2016 local time in the United Kingdom, in the second leg of the 16th knockout round of the 2015-16 Europa League, Manchester United faced Midtjylland at Old Trafford!
Marcus remembers that it was Marcus Rashford's first-team debut and the one in which he made a name for himself and became the darling of the Theatre of Dreams.
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In the confusion, Marcus followed his teammates through the pre-match ceremony.
And as the theme song of the Europa League fell, when it was time to shake hands with the visiting team, Jesse Lingard found that the team's little brother Marcus Rashford was still a little out of shape, and quickly pulled him and whispered: "Marcus, go, it's time to shake hands with the away players." ”
"Huh?" Marcus looked up and saw that his teammates were indeed walking towards the visiting team, and hurriedly followed.
In the process of shaking hands with the players of the visiting team, Marcus was still a little confused: although he was reborn in Rashford, he could not play!
How's this done?
In his previous life, Marcus was just a fan after all, although he occasionally played a game or two with his classmates after school, but it was an amateur game, which was completely different from a professional game, not to mention that it was about to go, and it was the second leg of the Europa League knockout round that was about the life and death of Manchester United.
After losing the 26th round of the Premier League on 13 February, Manchester United has only 41 points from 26 rounds, sitting fifth in the Premier League table behind local rivals Manchester City, 10 points away from third-placed Arsenal, and has a much smaller goal difference than several opponents.
With only 12 rounds left in the season, not to mention the league title, even if they qualify for the Champions League, the Red Devils' hopes are very slim.
In the Europa League, the first game against Denmark was also unexpectedly upset, putting the Red Devils' prospects in the Europa League in jeopardy.
Although Manchester United beat Shrewsbury Town by three goals in the FA Cup quarter-finals last weekend to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, the tone of the media against Manchester United and Louis van Gaal has not slowed down.
Even, before this game, the mainstream media in the United Kingdom were saying that if Manchester United could not win this game and advance to the last 16 of the Europa League, Manchester United management might immediately sack Louis van Gaal.
Under such circumstances, the nervousness of Manchester United coach Louis van Gaal can be imagined. As a person who is ordered to be in danger, if he can't perform well in the game, then he doesn't know what his future will be.
Although in another time and space, Rashford scored twice in this debut game and shined, and since then he has gained a firm foothold at Manchester United, but now he is not the original Rashford, he can't play football at all, can he still have such an amazing performance?
Marcus's heart was completely bottomless.
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In the midst of the unease, Marcus and teammate Herrera occupied the center circle. According to the arrangement, the two will be in charge of today's kick-off.
Looking at the somewhat uneasy young man, Herrera shook his head secretly, is it really good for coach Van Gaal to be such a little brother with no game experience at all in such an important performance?
However, Herrera also knows that Van Gaal's choice was also a reluctant decision, as Manchester United are now facing serious injuries. In this game, after Anthony Martial was injured unexpectedly, he couldn't even find one person to make up the 18-man squad, so in today's game, Manchester United's squad is actually only 17 people.
Even so, there are still a number of young men in the 17 men, and if nothing else, four young people in the starting 11, including two full-backs Varela, Riley, Jesse Lingard and the starting striker Marcus Rashford in front of him.
The outlook is uncertain, and even the political commissar of Egypt, who has always been strong in spirit, is a little pessimistic. However, as a senior, he still planned to fulfill his duty, leaned into Marcus's ear, and whispered: "Marcus, don't be afraid, it's not a big deal, men have such a once." After the referee's whistle blows, you kick the ball to me, and then you just run forward. ”
Marcus nodded blankly, signaling that he understood.
Herrera ran away and the players walked to their positions and waited for the referee to blow the whistle.
Marcus stared at the referee of the game, and when he put the whistle in his mouth and blew it, he kicked the ball to Herrera, who was not far away from him, and then quickly turned and ran forward.