Chapter 0706, the third blow of despair

Losing to Paris, Manchester United fell into a slump.

They are winless in their next few league games.

The league standings also fell again, back to eighth place.

This left Manchester United's board of directors somewhat unhappy.

They have recently spoken to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a couple of times in quick succession to ask him about his plans for the future of the squad.

Although the conversation is all about tactical issues, the signal is very clear.

Can you still do it?

Do you still want to make a long-term appointment?

This is a huge headache for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

But for him, none of this is a big problem.

After all, the Premier League season is still very long, and the board has given him the target of a top-six finish, which is not too much.

It's enough to win two or three games.

The most important and biggest hurdle now is the Champions League.

After losing to Paris on 13 February, and a little over half a month later, on 7 March, the Reds were on their way again.

The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals will be played at the Parc des Princes.

Today, Grand Paris is still playing with the main force, but with a few adjustments.

4-3-3 formation.

The forward trident, Neymar, Choupo-Moting, Mbappe.

Three midfielders, Di Maria, Marquinhos, Verratti.

Back four Bernart, Kimpembe, Thiago Silva, Correr.

Goalkeeper Areola.

They have also played on multiple fronts this season and have had some injuries.

Edinson Cavani and Gianluigi Buffon were sidelined through injury, with Choupo-Moting and Areola in the starting line-up.

But they're still strong.

For Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made some changes today.

It's still the familiar 4-2-3-1 formation,

Goalkeeper David De Gea,

Four-backs Ashley Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Valencia,

Twin midfielders Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba,

The three fronts Xia Xing, Lingard and Rashford,

Centre forward Romelu Lukaku.

Compared to the previous game, Fred and Anthony Martial were missing, and Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard were given starts.

Pogba's position has also shifted from midfield to midfield.

This time, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finally didn't stick to his guns and followed the advice of the coaching staff.

Pogba is difficult to take on the big task, and Anthony Martial is even more embarrassed to reuse.

The duo will have to lower their expectations and give more opportunities to other players who are in good form.

And this adjustment, obviously, has finally returned to the rhythm of summer travel.

But for Pogba, he doesn't like it.

But there is no way, the head coach's decision, he can't say anything.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reassured him before the game.

"Your quality is fine, this adjustment is a tactical consideration. It's because the opponent is more familiar with you, so we're going to make some changes from the last game. ”

Although Pogba was still unhappy in his heart, he still agreed.

It doesn't matter, the quarterfinals will definitely be out of the way anyway.

You must know that today's opponent is Paris.

It's basically impossible to get three goals away from home and ask them not to score.

It just so happened that I retreated to the back of the court to save myself from taking the blame for the lack of attacking force.

So in this game, Pogba honestly appeared in the midfield position.

With two goals in hand, Paris was very stable in this game.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also made a pre-match prediction that Paris should be defensive-oriented today.

But unexpectedly, Paris did not choose to defend in this game, but still attacked with all its might!

The strategy was the same as in the previous game, and Paris continued to press fiercely.

And in the attack, he did not hesitate to invest his troops, and did not care at all about holding a two-goal lead.

At the Parc des Princes, they stormed the Manchester United defence!

In the opening stages, Manchester United were passive.

Originally, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thought that the opponent would defend to the death, and the players did not expect Paris to be so brave, and they did not find their rhythm for a while.

If it weren't for Xia Xing's sweep in the midfield, I'm afraid that a few quick attacks in Paris would have scored in the opening game.

But it didn't take long for them to find a great opportunity to score.

Xia Xing broke the ball in the middle, quickly plugged through, and looked for Lingard!

Lingard receives the ball in the middle and turns and sprints with the ball!

Forward to Lukaku, then to the right!

Xia Xing on the left has rushed to the middle lane!

The two made a cross transposition!

Fantastic opportunity for Manchester United!

But in defence, Parisian centre-back Thiago Silva has once again made a difference.

He grabbed early and cut off the ball at Lukaku's feet!

Kick off with a big kick and the ball flies towards the United half!

Paris strikes back on!

At this moment, Xia Xing rushed to the front of the Paris penalty area, and he had no time to return to defense.

The ball flew straight down the middle and Verratti stopped it steadily.

Diagonal pass to the right to find Mbappe.

Mbappe catches the ball and leads forward, sprinting quickly!

Pogba, who was defending him, was left behind directly!

And Pogba didn't choose to chase back at all.

Alan Shearer in the live broadcast room frowned.

"Pogba deserves it!

"Even if he knows the speed of his teammates in the national team,

"It's not a reason for him not to chase back!

"He simply doesn't deserve the high salary Manchester United gives him!

"Mbappe has broken through Manchester United's halfway line!

"Ashley Young grabs!

"Mbappe accelerated inside again and used his speed to pass the Manchester United veteran!

"Lindelof shovels!

"It's a kick at the risk of a foul!

"Mbappe stopped, accelerated, avoided Lindelof's tackle!

"On the line of the penalty area, volley!

"The ball hits the top right corner of the goal!

"There's nothing De Gea can do!

"The ball is in!

"1 to 0!

"Paris broke the deadlock with the advantage of their home stadium!

"Mbappe's solo ride just now has three people in a row, which reminds me of Ronaldo!

"It's not Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, it's Brazil's super-talent, the alien Ronaldo,

"Mbappe's style of play is similar to Ronaldo's!

"In time, this young man will surely become a superstar on par with Mero!"

Alan Shearer praised Mbappe's performance, while Carragher commented on the current situation between the two sides.

"The goal in Paris was so crucial!

"They completely crushed Manchester United!

"Now their aggregate score has become 3-0!

'Three goals ahead of Manchester United and two away goals!

"Mbappe's shot was a desperate third strike!

"This goal will completely destroy Manchester United's confidence!

'If Manchester United want to progress, then they have to try to score three more goals.

"And the opponent can't score yet,

"Is this possible?

"I don't think it's possible!

"Manchester United have been a defeat this season!

'Even if they part ways with Mourinho, even if they bring in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer,

"They still can't reach the level of last season!

"The previous six crowns were just lucky.

"Now they've been beaten back to their original form!

"I officially declare that this is the end of Manchester United's European campaign this season!" (End of chapter)