Chapter 0139 - Captain's Responsibility (Fourth Ball Subscription)

Manchester United were two goals down in the opening nine minutes, which was completely unexpected by everyone, and for a while, there was a lot of talk in the commentary area.

"It's so unexpected, it feels like the Manchester United players are sleepwalking in the first nine minutes, it's terrible!"

"I'm not too surprised, I feel that the whole Manchester United team is mentally ill-prepared for the difficulty of this game, maybe they still think that the score of the first leg is enough to ensure that they can easily qualify!"

"Manchester United have changed too many personnel in this game, although Dortmund have changed more personnel than Manchester United compared to last weekend's league game, but the two are completely different. In midweek, Borussia Dortmund were largely on the bench, while Manchester United were all in the line-up. In other words, Dortmund's squad is now their strongest lineup, while Manchester United is basically a substitute lineup, at most half of the main lineup. ”

'There were major problems with Manchester United's attack and defence. Offensively, Rooney, who has been away from the pitch for almost two months due to a knee injury, was such an important game in his first official game of his comeback, and it was also a position like a playmaker, I really can't understand what Van Gaal thinks. Although Rooney is the captain, he has been away from the field for a long time due to injury, and he must return gradually, after all, Rooney is already a 30-year-old veteran. Defensively, the combination of Blind and Smalling was already exposed in the last game against Tottenham, and it seems that Van Gaal has not adjusted much......

'It's hard to imagine that Manchester United's defence has made two big mistakes in a row. I think the most important thing for Manchester United to improve in terms of results is the backline, their defenders are terrible! ”

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Everyone agrees that the main problem for Manchester United now is the defensive problems, especially the two central defenders, who are responsible for the two goals conceded.

On the offensive front, Wayne Rooney, who has only recently returned from injury, is clearly not physically and mentally ready to compete in major tournaments. In the first few minutes, he made frequent mistakes, which caused Manchester United's attack to be completely unable to play, and also made Manchester United suppressed by Dortmund on the field.

If Wayne Rooney had been able to hold the ball in midfield and get it up front, it would have been a very different situation.

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As the United players stood near the centre circle, waiting for the Borussia Dortmund players to return and restart the game, Rashford felt he had to say something.

He clapped his hands, drawing the attention of his teammates, and then said, "What are the big guys doing?" Is the end of the world coming? We're still the lead in aggregate, so keep up and don't feel like we've been eliminated! ”

Rooney glanced at Rashford with some surprise, he didn't know much about this little brother, because in the more than a month since Rashford's rise, he has basically been recuperating from injuries, and then he has played with the reserve team, that is, he has only practiced with the first team in recent days.

In Rooney's impression, the biggest characteristic of this little brother is that he can score goals, which can be seen from the number of goals he has scored in the past month or so, but Rooney didn't expect that when everyone was a little dazed, he was the first to stand up.

Rooney felt that as the captain and the leader of Manchester United, he could not be compared to the little brother.

So he also said loudly: "Marcus is right, everyone is mental, it was my fault for conceding two goals just now, I couldn't control the situation on the field." Now, we have to make a change to let the Germans know that this is Old Trafford, not their Westerfla! ”

Seeing that Rooney finally cheered up, Rashford was slightly satisfied, this captain has not completely sunk, then there is still salvation.

So, he continued: "Boss Vane is right, this is Old Trafford, it's our territory! We can all do it in Westefar, they can't find the north, there's no reason to be pressed and beaten at home! You have to go back, otherwise how will you explain to the fans in a while?! ”

Rooney also waved his fist and said, "Yes, you have to go back!" ”

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After the resumption of the game, Manchester United launched a fierce comeback against Borussia Dortmund.

In the 11th minute, Wayne Rooney distributed the ball to the left, Depay forced his way into the Dortmund penalty area after dribbling the ball, and shot from the left side of the penalty area, but the ball was slightly wide of the post.

One minute later, United were back in action, but this time on the right, Anthony Martial forced his way to the left side of the Dortmund penalty area and slotted the ball back to the penalty spot as he got close to the line. Marcus Rashford drew most of Dortmund's defence and gave Wayne Rooney the chance to shoot. However, Lu Fatzi's feet felt a little cold today, and his shot from 10 yards away from the goal actually put an anti-aircraft gun!

In the 17th minute of the game, Herrera sent a long ball from the back and hit the right wing. Valencia chests the ball and passes it to Anthony Martial in front of him.

Anthony Martial dribbled forward and was tipped by a trio of Borussia Dortmund in the corner of the box, but Martial managed to get the ball over the edge of the six-yard box.

Marcus Rashford grabbed the spot, but his shot on the right side of the six-yard box was denied by Borussia Dortmund centre-back Papastathopoulos.

Marcus Rashford's shot was United's first truly dangerous shot of the game. The home fans also cheered and the morale of the team gradually recovered.

However, Blind's corner kick was not threatening at all and was cleared by Dortmund at the first time. In addition, Dortmund also had two players left to protect the second spot outside the penalty line, so United's corner did not pose any attacking threat at all.

Fortunately, Dortmund's counter-attack was quickly cut off by Herrera, who was left behind, and the ball was returned to goalkeeper Romero.

Romero tossed the ball to Valencia, who took a few steps forward and passed it to Anthony Martial. Anthony Martial drove the ball straight into the Dortmund penalty area, but after being forced to do so, it was again through the gap that the ball was passed down the line of the six-yard box.

Marcus Rashford, who was pulled to the right, received the ball and slotted Schmelzer past him and crossed to find Marcos Rojo at the back post.

Rojo hit the goal with his feet first, but his defender's footwork was more like helping Dortmund clear the ball: his shot in the top left corner of the small penalty area didn't even hit the goal range and went straight to the stands! I want to talk about "The British Emperor" with more like-minded people, "Chat with more book friends about your favorite books."

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