Chapter 128. Pre-game

At this time, Li Lin, who did not know anything about these things, had already put all his attention on the fourth round of the Champions League group stage match against Manchester City, but even if he knew about these things, he would not care.

However, at the pre-match press conference, it was inevitable that reporters were asked about his performance and relationship with Morrison.

At present, Morrison's performance in the Champions League is also very good, scoring three goals in 3 rounds, as a forward or fullback, such a goal efficiency is already very good, but if it is really compared with Li Lin, Li Lin is definitely not as good as Morrison in terms of league performance, so far Morrison has maintained almost a goal efficiency in the Premier League, not counting assists, it can be said that the strong performance is the reason why Morrison has received so much attention.

But when it comes to the performance of the Champions League, although Morrison's goal efficiency is still very high, it is still a lot worse than Li Lin, who scored 7 goals in 3 games. Not to mention that Manchester United's Champions League group opponents are completely incomparable to Ajax, except for the Turkish Super League giants Garatasaray, the remaining two teams, Cluj and Braga Sport, are both fish belly teams. Looking at Ajax's group opponents, whether it is Real Madrid or Dortmund, even if Manchester City is placed in Manchester United's group, it is enough for Manchester United to have a headache.

Like Morrison, this is also the reason why Li Lin has been able to get so much attention, after all, Li Lin not only has a large number of goals, but also the opponents are very strong teams, which is even more rare.

"In a recent interview with Morrison, he said that you are a hard-working player and not a genius, do you agree with him?"

At the pre-match press conference, a reporter stood up and asked. Journalists are interested in the real relationship between Morrison and Li Lin, after all, these two are the two brightest young stars in Europe at the moment. And this is the first time Morrison mentioned Li Lin in an interview, which naturally attracted more media attention.

Li Lin smiled, he didn't know about Morrison's interview, but he could probably guess what Morrison said in an interview recently.

As Ravel said, in the Manchester United academy at the time, only Ravel and Paul were truly talented players, Paul was more mature, and had more control and performance on the pitch than the average player. Ravel is very talented, his technique and running are full of aura, they are real geniuses, I am not, and I don't want to be, because I watched Ravel suffer all kinds of negative influences from the so-called genius name, and almost sank. ”

This is Li Lin's true words, for him, talent is congenitally missing, and now it is just made up by the system, but after all, it is an external force, and he himself is essentially a diligent player.

The reporter who asked the question nodded with satisfaction, and the voice recorder in his hand recorded the whole process of the questioning just now.

"So what do you think of Pogba, who hasn't been able to get a regular chance at Juventus right now?"

A French journalist stood up next to him, who looked like he was paying close attention to Pogba.

"Juventus is undoubtedly a big team, it's not that easy to get a foothold in a big team, but I'm sure Paul will learn enough things there and then slowly get his footing, and I have complete confidence in his professionalism and talent."

For Pogba's current situation, Li Lin also has some understanding, and now he has gradually begun to be able to gain a foothold in Juventus, after all, Pirlo's age is there, and it is only a matter of time before Pogba takes the position, in a sense, Pogba is lucky, not only can accept the teaching of the midfield master, but also can gradually sit in the main position, there are not many such things in the world.

And after the pre-match press conference, the game is already close at hand!

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"Blue Moon, looking at him standing here alone,

If you don't have a dream in your heart,

There is no love.

Blue Moon, you know where I am,

Do you hear my prayers?

For someone I really care about. ”

At this time, the Etihad Stadium, like the sky blue tide, the home fans sang Manchester City's team song, cheering for the home team, the home fans are very aware of the importance of this game, so they spare no effort to cheer for the team.

At this time, the players from both sides had just returned to the team's dressing room after a short pre-match warm-up.

Frank de Boer stood in the dressing room in high spirits, and his outstanding performance in the Champions League this season has also straightened his waist a lot, after all, the results of exiting the group stage of the Champions League for two consecutive years are not so satisfactory, but Ajax's prospects for qualification this season are still very good, at least much stronger than the opponents in this game.

"Everyone should also know the situation in this group, since I have the ability to beat Manchester City, then I must win this game, the three points in hand is the most important, if we can get eight points first, then at least the initiative to qualify will be in our hands!"

The Ajax players nodded, confident that they would not be left behind even when they came to their opponents' home stadium.

On the other hand, the atmosphere in Manchester City's dressing room is a little tense, not because of the team's bad record, in fact, Manchester City's performance in the league this season is still remarkable, currently in the past 10 rounds of the Premier League, with 6 wins, 4 draws and undefeated results, the league is ranked third, and the top Manchester United is only two points, and the second place Chelsea is only one point. But the team's performance in the Champions League is really bad, and the results of three rounds of one point are completely unable to satisfy the fans and the management, which also makes Mancini feel heavy pressure, even if he led the team to win the first Premier League title in the team's history last season, but if the team cannot win the league this season, and can not get a breakthrough in the Champions League, then he may have to do it as a manager.

So in this game, Mancini could only give it a go.

"I don't need to say more about the significance of this game, you all know it very well in your hearts, so I only have one request, which is to win the opponent no matter what!"

Mancini's words were categorical. Among the players, Yaya Toure, who has seen countless big scenes, also echoed the manager's words.

"This game, we definitely have to win, we qualify from the group, from this game!"

The words of the manager and Yaya Toure have given the Manchester City players enough energy, and this battle of life and death has just begun.