Although he did not appear, Li Liang's mood was already very different.

Like Paul Pogba, he kept the secret that Mourinho had confessed and patiently waited for that momentous moment to come.

Returning to the hotel with Xiaoyu, the careful Xiaoyu obviously found that Li Liang was in a good mood: "Brother Liangzi, usually if you don't appear, you will be depressed for a long time every time you come back."

What's going on today?

The sun is coming out in the west?! ”

Li Liang smiled dumbly: "My Xiaoyu!

It's the middle of the night, and there will be no sun! ”

Under Xiaoyu's repeated questioning, Li Liang just said: "A top player like Sanchez will soon integrate into us."

When that happens, we'll be very different! ”

Xiao Yu didn't ask again, but she was sure that Li Liang must have something to hide from herself.

……

The following week was interspersed with League Cup fixtures, and the Reds, who had been eliminated early, were given a week to recuperate.

Four of the five training sessions took place at the indoor training ground, leading to widespread speculation that United are likely to be preparing for the Champions League knockout tie with Bayern.

On the afternoon of February 11, Bayern head of youth Grande and assistant coach Herman entered St. James' Park early again.

Newcastle, nicknamed the Magpies, were in 17th place ahead of the game and are just one step away from the relegation zone.

They soon saw the starting line-up of both sides, Manchester United fielded the strongest line-up on the road, the thigh of the goal in the last game, Li Liang, who returned to the starting line, has Lingard and Lukaku formed an attacking line, and Pogba continued to partner Nemanja Matic in the midfield position.

Herman said to Grande, "This time, it's time for Lee to go back to the middle lane, right?!"

We have 10 days to go and they have just one FA Cup game against Huddersfield Town apart from today's game against Newcastle......

Grande nodded: "As it should be!"

Unless Mourinho doesn't want to win us! ”

The game started quickly, and to the surprise of the two Germans, Li Liang still appeared on the right side of the front.

Halfway through the first half, Li Liang, like his teammates, was surprised by Newcastle's explosive power at home.

The opponent's coach was the Spaniard Benitez, known as the "master tactician", and under his arrangement, Newcastle's highly targeted overall defense made Manchester United's attack always fruitless.

Everyone knew before the game that if they win away from Newcastle today, then Manchester United will only be one point behind Manchester City with a game in hand!

In the first half, United played in a regular manner, with Paul Pogba continuing to step in as usual and attacking directly, and despite the excellent form of the three attackers behind Romelu Lukaku, they remained inactive under Benitez's carefully laid out defence.

The Magic Bird has been reminding the players to be patient, and the entire coaching team agreed before the game that the match against Newcastle would be the biggest test before the Bayern Munich match.

In a sense, it is also the best time to run in and practice the tactics against Bayern.

Grande said to Herman: "I think it might be better to have Colendin [Tolisso] play in the back! ”

Herman replied: "Kollendin is indeed more familiar with Lee than the others, but they still have Pogba!" ”

Grande nodded: "Yes, luckily Sanchez can't represent them in the Champions League.

Apart from Alexis Sanchez, Pogba doesn't look out of form, so what's the problem? ”

Herman closed his notebook heavily: "I believe Pogba must not be playing according to Mourinho's arrangement!" ”

As the first half drew to a close, the two sides were evenly matched, with Newcastle's counter-attack playing impressively and the home crowd in the stands getting more and more excited.

Faria and the other assistant coaches were all frowning, and the Magic Bird kept yelling at him in the command area as he kept asking Pogba to dribble less and play the ball faster.

In the pre-match preparation, the overall style of play after the run-in thigh and the choice between preparing for the game with Bayern made the magic bird undecided.

The rest of the assistant coaches believe that in the absence of thighs in Munich, in addition to Li Liang, the team should rely on Pogba the most.

"Paul, don't dribble the ball, play the ball, play the ball first!" The magic bird continued to roar.

The first half ended with both sides unable to score.

In the away team's locker room, Faria frowned: "Guys, they used half of their defensive strength to cut off the connection between Lee and the others, we should speed up the ball!"

Every time their midfielder plus at least one central defender moves to Lee's perimeter in advance, Paul will have plenty of routes in front of him......"

Pogba had been holding back for a long time, and when Faria had finished speaking, he asked rhetorically: "Why can't we try new tactics in advance!?" ”

The thighs sneered: "Brother, are you saying that we should play Newcastle like we did with Bayern?!" ”

"Listen to me!" Magic Bird shouted: "The most important thing now is not what tactics to use, but if we continue to play like this, we will probably lose this game!" ”

……

At the start of the second half, Herrmann and Grande soon discovered that, as in the second half against Tottenham, the three attackers behind Lukaku had significantly intensified their cross-running with each other.

Herman analyzed: "This should not be what they have prepared for us

Only when Sanchez and Lee are on the court at the same time can they have the ability to play such an attack! ”

Grande observed for a moment and said: "It's going to be a tough choice for any coach.

What coach in the whole of Europe can be indifferent to a master like Sanchez?

However, he cannot be included in the Champions League squad, and the Chilean is really a double-edged sword for their tactics. ”

Herman replied: "Colendin told me that he was willing to bet everybody that Lee would return to the middle at the Allianz Arena......

But who will they replace Sanchez? ”

In the 55th minute, United made the first change, with veteran captain Michael Carrick, who made his league debut this season, making a surprise replacement for Paul Pogba.

In a close-up shot of the big screen, the French midfielder leans back in his seat with a helpless expression.

Herman sighed: "Pogba is definitely a super talent, but this guy is too inconsistent!"

He's more of a kid who is too headstrong! ”

Grande laughed: "I hope he was so willful in Munich!" ”

Pogba had just been substituted for less than five minutes, Carrick handed the ball to Li Liang in the middle, and the United No.7 burst into the box after linking up with his thigh and Jesse Lingard, and after making physical contact with Newcastle's England centre-back Jamahara, he lost his balance and fell to the ground

The referee immediately blew the whistle and decisively pointed to the penalty spot!

There was a boo in the stands, the Newcastle players protested angrily, and Benitez was even more furious and even pushed away the fourth official who came to dissuade him!

In the huge confusion, the referee sent Benitez to the stands, at which point the big screen began to return to the defense

Li Liang made several consecutive feints to completely shake off Jamal's center of gravity, and the latter stepped on Li Liang's supporting foot in concealment at the moment of being broken through, and Manchester United's No. 7 lost his balance and fell to the ground.

The penalty was uncontroversial, with the main penalty takers Juan Mata, Ibrahimovic and Anthony Martial all out on the pitch, with Romelu Lukaku picking up the ball and handing it to Li Liang.

The magic bird on the sidelines suddenly roared!

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