Chapter 328: Let the media eat the spitting phlegm again
In the last round of the league, Manchester United lost away to "Daddy" Hudders, while Chelsea and Manchester City sang triumphantly. In the standings, Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea are tied on 22 points. Manchester United are in first place on goal difference.
Fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur are also struggling to catch up with the first group. They are in fourth place with 17 points. Liverpool and Arsenal are tied on 15 points, fifth and sixth respectively.
Manchester United face Tottenham Hotspur in this round, and it is a very crucial game. Tottenham boss Mauriel Pochenotti made a pre-match statement that he wanted to cause problems for Manchester United at the Theatre of Dreams.
The reason why Pochenotti has such confidence is because of Tottenham's strength. You know, Tottenham Hotspur was the runner-up in the Premier League last season! The team has Harry Kane, the Premier League Golden Boot from last season!
The football media in England has always loved to see the wind at the helm. Before Manchester United's defeat to Hudders, they exclaimed in unison: "The Manchester United dynasty is back." After the loss to Hudders, they began to sing the praises of Manchester United. Questioning Manchester United's lack of league dominance, they went home empty-handed after playing mid-table Hudders.
Rao is Mourinho and old lieutenant Liu Yun have repeatedly said that losing a game is not the end of the world. Those media still have a tone of "Manchester United's lack of dominance in the league".
Manchester United's clash with Tottenham is just one day away.
At half past seven in the morning, Liu Yun was enjoying breakfast with his wife and daughter.
While eating breakfast, Liu Yun flipped through the newspaper, and an article in the "Sun" made Liu Yun a little unhappy. The New Manchester United Dynasty? Just a dream".
The article cites a series of stats that during Ferguson's heyday in charge of Manchester United, the Reds were never given all three points by a team in the middle of the league table.
Liu Yun is now part of the Old Trafford stadium. He has a knee-jerk aversion to the disparagement of Manchester United.
Look at the Guardian's commentary again. Their comment was pertinent: "Manchester United have a strong squad this season. However, they still have a long way to go before they can repeat the miracle of the triple crown in '99. β
The Times commented even more bizarre than The Sun: "There are always people who keep boasting about how LIL is." You must know that LIL's age is 106 years old! Who can guarantee that the 46-year-old lieutenant and the 36-year-old Ibrahimovic will be able to maintain their good form until the end of the season? β
Liu Yun closed the newspaper.
Liu Xiaoyan poured a glass of milk for her father: "Dad, you have three words written on your face now." β
Liu Yun asked her daughter, "What word?" β
Liu Xiaoyan laughed: "Of course I'm not happy!" β
Liu Yun nodded: "Originally, it was normal to lose. A wise man will make a mistake in a thousand thoughts. These media have to write this loss as the end of the world! β
After breakfast, Liu Yun came to Manchester United's Carrington training base.
Ibu said to Liu Yun: "Liu, have you read The Times in the morning?" They went so far as to say that LIL is a centenarian lineup. Ha, and question how long the two of us will be able to maintain our formγγγγγ β
Liu Yun nodded: "I read the newspaper." Fortunately, LIL has Lukaku, a 24-year-old in it. If it were just you and me, the Times would probably say, oh, the average age of United's forward combination is 41! β
Lukaku poked his black head out. With a big mouth, he showed a row of white Sensen's teeth and laughed: "You two old people have been wiped naked with me, a 24-year-old man!" The average age of LIL is now 35 years old. It's kind of a thing of the past. β
Liu Yun and Lukaku joked: "Xiao Lu, Xiao Lu, why do you think you want to eat people every time you grin?" β
At the end of the morning's training session, the United will sit on the turf to rest.
It's usually Mourinho's moment of motivation.
Mourinho half-lay on the turf and said to the disciples: "You have read the newspapers in the past few days. It seems that football newspapers all over England are expecting Manchester United's form to slip all the way. There are also those on the internet who say that the defeat against Hudders will be a turning point in United's decline this season. β
Pogba, who is a stupid and cute off-fielder, is cute at this time: "Oh, oh, if my long-range shot had hit the goal in the last game, they wouldn't have said that." β
Mourinho continued: "We play Tottenham at home and if we are upset away by Tottenhamγγγγγγ Well, the sputum of the media is sure to flood Old Trafford. β
Liu Yunxin said that Mourinho's words sounded very reasonable, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that something was wrongγγγγγ Well, it's disgusting!
He was always forty-six years old, and his life experience was there. He knew that this was Mourinho, Zhuge Liang, who was using the method of agitation to provoke Huang Zhong.
White and hard Matic was the first to hit Mourinho's agitation: "We will definitely win Tottenham at the Theatre of Dreams and shut up those media!" β
Silly Pogba also said: "Well, we can definitely win!" That's right! We have to eat the phlegm that the media spews and spit it into their throats. β
Liu Yun was about to vomit out the breakfast he listened to. He even wondered, maybe it was a cultural difference? Just as the Chinese regard the nasal boogers as unclean, the Europeans treat the nasal boogers as chewing gum.
Jose Mourinho's agitation seems to have worked. A group of players have expressed their determination to do their best to win Tottenham.
Liu Yun suddenly had a sense of superiority. "The world plots out of the Three Kingdoms", this sentence is really right. In the final analysis, the plan of these European head coaches is still played by the ancestors of the Chinese country.
Yibu said to Liu Yun, "Liu, it's time to prove the ability of our two old fellows. Let's prove with goals that form doesn't have to be inversely proportional to age! β
In the afternoon, Mourinho and his disciples carefully watched the footage of Tottenham's last few games.
Mourinho concluded: "Tottenham have been playing 541 counter-attacks this season. Harry Kane was alone as a lone arrow looking for opportunities up front. The four midfielders Ali, Harry, Eric and Sissoko have their own characteristics. The back five defenders, Kieran Trippier, Alder, Alexis Sanchez, Vertonghen and Benday, are all very good. I'll admit, it was a tough game to play. But we should have plenty of self-confidence. We've got 22 points from nine league games, we are at home in round 10 and I hope we'll have 25 points after the game! β
Jose Mourinho announced the end of training, and the players went back to their homes to find their mothers.
In fact, in the Ferguson era, Manchester United had to spend the night in a five-star hotel the day before the league match. This is mainly to prevent the players from going out to wave before the game and exhausting their energy to go on the pitch like hollow turnips.
Although Mourinho is very strong in terms of personnel, he has always been gentle in terms of team management. When he arrived at Manchester United, he made a change by allowing players to stay home with their families before home games.