Chapter 30: Just a Request
"Yu Liang, do you want to go out for a drink together at night!"
Wine has a long history and tradition in England.
The streets and alleys are full of bars, and many people go to the bars in the streets and alleys to have a drink every day after work.
Even professional footballers mostly maintain the habit of drinking. They usually go to the bar for a drink after the game, but of course some of the players suffer from alcoholism.
Although many teams now prohibit the consumption of alcohol, there are still many players who go to the bar for a few drinks after training and after games, and this phenomenon has been repeatedly banned.
After coming to Manchester, Yu Liang and Rooney had a good relationship, but Yu Liang had never been to a bar with Rooney!
"I see you're not in a good mood, why don't you go to the bar and relax!"
Rooney is also worried about Yu Liang's state, a week has passed, and Rooney has not seen Yu Liang smile.
Although Yu Liang has not been in a good mood recently, Yu Liang still shook his head and refused Rooney's suggestion. Out of the locker room, Yu Liang saw several players gathered in front of the bulletin board, and when he got closer, Yu Liang found that the eighteen-man roster for the next round of the game was posted on it.
Dense letters, line by line. There are long and short, Yu Liang glanced at it a few times, and found that his name was on the list!
Since being criticized by Ferguson in the dressing room, Yu Liang feels that he has been far from the squad! But he didn't expect to be on the list again, and immediately swept away the haze in his heart, and finally showed a smile on his face that had been indifferent for almost a week.
Reading, the owner of a club with a long history.
Even before Manchester United changed its name, it was not as old as this club.
Founded in 1871, Reading have struggled within the lower divisions for over a hundred years.
It wasn't until the 90s of the last century that a businessman who made his fortune on second-hand magazines, Madeiski, took over Reading, not only pulled Reading back from the brink of bankruptcy, but also invested tens of millions of pounds to build a stadium named after him, which made the Reading team turn over.
And Reading's revival is inseparable from their team's current head coach Koppel.
Since taking charge of Reading in 2003, Koper's team has been getting better and better year by year, leading the team to 31 wins, 13 draws and 2 defeats in 46 Championship games in the last competition, breaking Fulham's record of 101 points with a total of 10 points.
As a promoted horse in the Premier League, they play the role of a dark horse in the new season.
After five league games, they have three wins and two draws and sit in eighth place in the league.
This round of the league is the first time they have played a big team in the Premier League.
It was also the first time the two teams had met in their long history.
"So this game, we have to win!"
Before the game, in the hotel, Manchester United announced the starting line-up for this game, and Yu Liang did not enter the starting line-up.
After announcing the starting line-up, Ferguson also set the tone for this game, and that was victory!
As a giant team in the Premier League, they have enough hard power to say this against a promoted polo team.
Defeating Reading seemed to them to be easy.
With the confidence of victory, they left the hotel and headed to the Madeiski Stadium.
Opened in 1998, the stadium has a capacity of more than 20,000 fans. While the players on both sides were still warming up, the stadium was basically full.
After the warm-up, the game started at 17:15 pm local time in England.
Manchester United, who won the kick-off, took the lead in attacking.
Having lost at home to Arsenal in their last game, the team is in desperate need of a morale boost.
As they look to reclaim the league title this season, they can't afford to be negligent in any game.
Up front, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney partnered.
In midfield, Fletcher, Paul Scholes, O'Shea and Richardson lined up.
At the back, Nemanja Vidic and Heinze started the game after returning from injury, with Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand partnering in central defence, while captain Gary Neville continued to play at right wing-back. In the goalkeeper position, although Poland's Kuczzak made a good save in the last game, he will always be Ferguson's second choice when Van der Sar recovers from injury.
Manchester United, who played away, dominated the away game after the whistle.
The first attack created a dangerous situation in the Reading penalty area.
Wayne Rooney turned and volleyed from outside the box, the Reading goalkeeper saved, and Ronaldo's follow-up shot hit the opponent and bounced out.
Although Manchester United's attack shocked the Reading team in a cold sweat.
But they did not cower behind to fight back, and they fought at home, cheered on by more than 20,000 fans, and directly fought against Manchester United.
This has something to do with Reading's manager, Koper.
Koper played for Manchester United when he was a player, and now he is facing his old club, and he probably wants to show his level.
Although the Reading team has a bad reputation, they are still quite threatening in attack.
The first counter-attack created a chance to shoot from the perimeter, but unfortunately the ball could not be on target and went directly wide of the post.
You came and went to my offensive battles, which made the fans in the stands addicted.
However, due to the difference in strength, in the first half of the game, Reading did not get a good chance. Although United had a number of good shots, the frequent shots did not lead to a single goal, and it was still 0-0 at the end of 45 minutes!
In the second half, there was no adjustment to the personnel at halftime.
Reading, who were playing at home, scored at the start of the second half to break the deadlock.
In the 47th minute, Reading's cross hit the hands of Manchester United captain Gary Neville, and the referee awarded a penalty directly.
Doyle, who took the penalty, slotted into the bottom left corner of the net from Van der Sar, and although Van der Sar made the right judgment, he was unable to prevent the goal.
1-0!
Thanks to penalties, Reading took the lead.
After falling behind, United's attack looked even more anxious. The seemingly ferocious attack was actually not much of a threat to Reading's goal.
In the next attack, Richardson faced Rooney's return pass and actually kicked it empty. United were in possession, but one minute later, Richardson's shot went wide of the post.
Looking at the team's impatient performance, Ferguson frowned and said to Queiroz beside him: "Prepare for a substitution!" Let Yu get ready! ”
Yu Liang, who has been sitting quietly in the corner of the bench, although his mood has improved because he has entered the squad, he does not have much hope of playing.
Hearing Queiroz's shout, Yu Liang was still a little stunned.
Finally, under the reminder of his teammates, Yu Liang immediately ran to the sidelines to warm up.
Yu Liang had just run two laps before he was directly called back by Queiroz. While changing his jersey, Yu Liang listened to Queiroz's tactical adjustments and arrangements there.
When he was ready to play, Ferguson walked directly to him and patted him on the shoulder: "Just one request, win!" (To be continued.) )