Chapter Twenty-Three: You're Not Strong Enough1
4-2!
Manchester United beat visiting Celtic at home to get the Champions League off to a flying start.
Yu Liang, who came on as a substitute, made a mistake after coming on the field, but finally instigated a goal, during which he sorted out Manchester United's midfield very well, and his performance was remarkable.
As the first Chinese player to appear on the Champions League stage, of course, media interviews are indispensable. Immediately after the match, Yu Liang was surrounded by reporters from China in a mixed interview area on the sidelines.
"Yu Liang, as the first Chinese player to appear in the Champions League, is there anything you want to say now?"
"Yu Liang, can you talk about how you feel about this game?"
"Yu Liang ......"
"Yu Liang ......"
As soon as they came to the mixed interview area, the reporters threw out their own questions all over the place, and put the microphone to Yu Liang's mouth, looking like they couldn't wait to put the microphone into Yu Liang's mouth.
Yu Liang stretched out his hand and pushed away a microphone from his mouth, "That, that, can you ask one by one?" I only have time to answer the three of you, and if it's too late, I guess Rooney will be driving away! ”
It's no secret that Yu Liang and Rooney have a good relationship.
The two of them can often be seen inseparable, but what the reporters didn't expect was that Yu Liang actually used Rooney as a driver.
Listening to Yu Liang's words, the reporters laughed.
However, while laughing, the reporters quickly summed up three questions!
"As the first Chinese player to play in the Champions League, do you have anything to say now?"
"I didn't expect to make my Champions League debut so soon, I'm very happy to make my Champions League debut and the most important thing is that we won the game! I will continue to improve my strength and strive for more opportunities to play! Of course, I also hope that more Chinese players will be able to appear in the Champions League in the future! ”
"What's the biggest difference between the Champions League and the Premier League?"
'The level of competition in the Champions League and the Premier League is very high! The pace is very fast, and the opponents are very strong! The biggest difference may be that the teams in the Premier League are more familiar, after all, the opponents in the Champions League are very different! ”
"Can you talk about the game against Arsenal in three days' time?"
Thierry Henry is out injured and Arsenal have just picked up two points with a game in hand. For such an Arsenal, Yu Liang thinks from the bottom of his heart that it is very easy to defeat them. Although he thought so in his heart, Yu Liang didn't say so. Facing reporters, Yu Liang still complimented Arsenal, who have been in poor form recently: "It must be a difficult game!" They have had a bad start to the season, but they are still contenders for the league title and we will definitely beat them at home to win the game! ”
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"Hey, old man, your genius is back from the ban, what do you think he will do in this game?"
"Oh, of course I hope he can do a good job! You also watched the Champions League game three days ago, and he did not perform badly! ”
Andy Gray is quite satisfied with Yu Liang's performance.
The important thing is because he found out that Yu Liang was playing according to his advice during the game.
Against Arsenal, Yu Liang entered the starting list.
At the moment he is standing in the tunnel waiting to play.
"When you're playing, pass me more!"
Yu Liang looked at Rooney beside him and nodded.
Wayne Rooney has played in four of the five games since the start of the season, but with the exception of three goals against Fulham in the opener. In the other games, there was not a single goal, not even an assist.
So Rooney has been talking about this for the past few days, hoping to break his goal drought. Yu Liang also understood Rooney's impatience, and of course he would not refuse his friend's request: "Don't worry!" You just have to find a good position in the front! ”
"That's it! I appeared! ”
Under the reminder of captain Gary Neville, Yu Liang immediately followed his teammates out of the passage.
"Guys, the players from both sides have entered the field, now let's take a look at the starting lists of both sides!"
Martin Taylor finished.
The starting lists of both sides were immediately hit on the TV screen.
Manchester United, goalkeepers: 29, Kuczak.
Defenders: 2, Gary Neville, 5, Leo Ferdinand, 6, Wes Brown, 27, Silvestre.
Midfielders: 7, Ronaldo, 18, Scholes, 16, Yu Liang, 24, Fletcher.
Forwards: 8, Wayne Rooney, 9, Saha.
Arsenal, goalkeepers: 1, Lehmann.
Defenders: 27, Ebo, 5, Kolo Toure, 20, Chorou, 10, Gallas.
Midfielders: 13, Hleb, 7, Rosicky, 19, Gilberto Schieval, 4, Fabregas, 8, Ljungberg.
Forwards: 25, Adebayo.
'Manchester United, Ryan Giggs was injured in the Champions League and didn't make the squad. Van der Sar was temporarily replaced by the Poles before the game, probably with some minor physical problems! Yu Liang is in the starting list again, and it seems that Ferguson has high expectations for him! ”
"Hey, old man, if you used a special clause and brought him to Old Trafford, would you abandon it? The point is, he's not bad, is he! ”
"Yes, Andy, you're right, I'm just like you, expecting him to reach Keane's heights! Well, let's take a look at Arsenal, their number one star Thierry Henry is still out due to injury! In this game, Van Persie was also unable to come to Manchester due to injury, and there was only Adebayo from the very far forward line! Arsenal have had a poor record lately, without a win in the league. I don't know if the Togolese will be able to bring a victory to Arsenal! ”
"Even if the Togolese can score in front, I think the Arsenal defence will have a hard time holding off the in-form Saha and Wayne Rooney! Okay, the game is on, let's get back to the game ......"
Manchester United, who were the first to kick off, quickly pushed the attack into the heart of Arsenal.
Silvestre's through ball from the right was met by Fletcher in front of the pitch before cutting inside to finish a shot from outside the box, which was blocked by Gallas.
But the ball fell to the feet of Ronaldo, and Ronaldo, who got the ball, adjusted and hit the goal again.
Only this time the shot went wide of the post.
"Manchester United's attack is ferocious, look at Arsenal's counter-attacking ......"
Before Martin Taylor's words could fall, Arsenal's counter-attack was tackled by Manchester United near the halfway line.
"Aha, Yu Liang, directly cut off Rosicky's pass! The Czechs' passing intentions are too obvious! Look at this counter-attacking ...... of Manchester United"
Cutting off Rosicky's pass, Yu Liang made a direct pass and sent the ball behind the Arsenal defender.
Arsenal's two central defenders in this game, Toure and Djorou, were not fast, not to mention that it was between attack and defence.
By the time they had turned, Wayne Rooney, who was behind them, had already overtaken them and caught up with the football.
Rooney, who had not been able to score in several games, caught up with the football and volleyed directly to the goalkeeper Lehmann.
The ball rolled straight towards the right side of the penalty area.
Rooney, who was unable to score, quickly rushed to the right.
With no defenders in the box, Lehmann, who had a good shot, also rushed towards the ball and caught up with it before Wayne Rooney.
However, under the pressure of Rooney, Lehmann was unable to hold the ball in time.
It wasn't until the ball rolled out of the box that Lehmann got the ball.
But at this time, the referee's whistle sounded.
"Oh God! What's wrong with Lyman? Didn't he even remember the basic rules? Yellow! Manchester United were awarded a free-kick in front of the box on the right side of the box ......" (To be continued. )