"Van Gaal is really going to pick the time, if it is at the beginning of the season, he will not dare to make such a big statement if he has the courage to do so!"

"But it's not, Manchester City is now full of wounds, the manager is still absent, and he just lost a game, it can be said that all aspects have fallen into a trough!"

"Manchester United's luck is very good, if this game is two rounds in advance, I think their chances of winning may be less than 3 percent, at this time to meet such a Manchester City, the outcome is very difficult to say!"

After Van Gaal's big words were released, they immediately caused ridicule from many fans.

For his behavior of taking advantage of others, the majority of fans are still quite disdainful.

However, Manchester United fans don't care about that, and they see hope of an away win over Manchester City.

The Reds' humiliation at Old Trafford last season at Manchester City became an eternal pain in their hearts.

If they can't get revenge on Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, I'm afraid that the thorn will always be stuck in their throats and make them suffer forever.

Before the game, BBC Sport interviewed a number of experts and celebrities to ask them what they thought of the game.

More than half of those interviewed felt Louis van Gaal's United had a chance to win on the road.

"There are too many injuries to Manchester City, the strikers, the midfielders and the defenders, the entire central axis has been shaken, and injuries of this magnitude have a great impact on the team's combat effectiveness."

"With the absence of the manager and the suspension of the acting manager, the team has no tactical advantage at all, I believe Louis van Gaal can rely on his better on-the-spot command to beat Manchester City!"

The opinions of experts are very unanimous, and almost none of them are optimistic about Manchester City playing at home.

And they all believe that Manchester City's weakness lies in the lack of the manager's tactical arrangement and on-the-spot scheduling.

Although Pellegrini is not the kind of coach who has outstanding on-the-spot command ability, he is also better than Manchester City's assistant coach in this regard.

After all, the old coach has led the team to play games for so many years, and he has encountered all kinds of situations, and the experience he has accumulated alone is not comparable to these assistant coaches.

Manchester City relies on the on-the-spot command and adjustment of the assistant coach, and it is certainly not as good as the scheming Van Gaal, who is a famous coach after all, and definitely has two brushes.

So even if Manchester City can carry it off at the beginning, I am afraid that in the second half, especially after Van Gaal adjusts the situation of the game, they will still lose.

……

Under the downturn from the outside world, there is also a pessimistic atmosphere in the Manchester City team.

Players tend to get distracted during training, and some players have a habit of looking at the manager's position on the edge of the pitch.

In the past, there was always an old man with silver hair standing on the sidelines urging them to train.

At that time, the players would also complain that the coach was too tight on training, which made them feel a little unbearable.

But now, after the old man on the sidelines is gone, they are a little unaccustomed to it.

"What is the coach's illness? Why haven't you recovered after so many days? ”

"I don't know, why don't we go to the hospital?"

Speaking of this, everyone looked at Lin Quan.

Lin Quan nodded: "Then let's go, by the way, let's see how the captain is recovering!" ”

So, after the training, everyone drove to the hospital to visit the coach and teammates.

"Why are you here?"

In the ward, Pellegrini was very surprised to see the players who suddenly appeared.

"Coach, let's take a look at you! How is your condition? ”

In the ward, Pellegrini was wearing a hospital gown, and his face looked a little haggard, but he was in a good state of mind.

At least not in the unconscious and stuffed with all kinds of equipment as the players had predicted.

This made Manchester City's players breathe a sigh of relief, the situation does not seem to be that serious?

Hearing the words of the players, Pellegrini pretended to be relaxed and said:

"Hehe, no big problem, I'll be back on the team right away!"

Manuel Pellegrini's answer lifted the players' spirits, and once the manager returned, they felt that the team would be able to recover from the slump quickly.

"You're here for the next game, and I have something to tell you, I've studied the tactics for the next game and the tactics that Manchester United might adopt these days......

Manuel Pellegrini is a workaholic, even in the hospital, and he doesn't stop working.

During his time in the hospital, he carefully studied United's tactical approach in recent games and decided on a starting line-up and tactics for the next game based on City's current squad.

Even, because he was worried that the assistant coach's on-the-spot command ability was not enough, he even arranged in advance what situation and when to replace people.

It can be said that no matter how big or small, Chilean engineers have done it to the extreme.

After listening to his arrangement, the players suddenly had confidence in their hearts.

Although the squad is still incomplete, they have a lot of confidence in beating Manchester United at home!

After a period of stay in the ward, the players took their leave.

Lin Quan kept an eye on it and deliberately stayed behind, and waited until the other players were gone before he went to find the attending doctor in charge of treating Pellegrini and asked him about his condition.

Sure enough, the situation is completely different from what Pellegrini said.

According to the doctor, the disease that Pellegrini suffered from was an aneurysm, which is a dangerous disease that carries a risk of death if it ruptures.

"Is this disease affecting his ability to work?"

Lin Quan asked with great concern.

"Of course!"

The doctor replied with a serious expression:

"For patients with this disease, we all recommend that they be admitted to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible, and it is not recommended to continue working, because exertion can aggravate the condition and increase the risk of ruptured aneurysm, which can pose a threat to the patient's life."

After listening to the doctor's answer, Lin Quan suddenly felt a little bad in his heart.

Suddenly checked out this disease, the old coach may not be able to continue coaching.

On the club's side, I'm afraid it's already starting to look for a suitable successor, right?

You can't always be without a manager......

2 November, Etihad Stadium.

The entire Premier League is focused on the two teams at this stadium!

Despite the team's low ebb, the outside world is not optimistic about Manchester City's home win.

But before the game, tens of thousands of Manchester City fans poured into the stadium.

They marched onto the pitch with their heads held high with their heads held high with various slogans in support of the team, singing Manchester City's team anthem.

The fans of Blue Moon used their practical actions to explain to the outside world the die-hard spirit of not abandoning and not giving up!

Seeing Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal step onto the pitch, the Manchester City fans in the stadium collectively booed, and some fans close to the visiting team's dugout even greeted Louis van Gaal's family.

Hearing these boos and invective, Van Gaal, who stepped into the stadium, glanced disdainfully at the Manchester City fans in the stands:

"Hmph, bunch of idiots, when the game is over and you're crying!"

He didn't like the atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium and he didn't like the fans.

If he could, he hoped to use a bloody massacre to teach these damn guys how to respect a world-class commander!

In the tunnel of players, players from both sides are waiting to enter.

Although there were many familiar people on both sides, no one had any intention of greeting each other.

Under the publicity of the outside world, this game has become a battle to the death.

Soon, under the leadership of the referee, the players from both sides led the caddies out of the players' tunnel and stepped into the court.

When the host introduced the players from both sides, every Manchester City player came out and was supported by the deafening cheers of the fans on the spot.

When the Manchester United players were introduced, there was only boos and invective.

A few years ago, Manchester City's strength was still very weak, and Manchester United at that time was in full swing, and they didn't take the neighbor next door seriously at all.

At that time, the Manchester derby was the stage for the Red Devils, and although it was passionate, it lacked an even anxiety.

But in recent years, with the gradual rise of Manchester City, the game between the two teams has really had the flavor of a derby.

As a result, the Manchester derby gradually began to become popular, and more and more fans chose to watch the Manchester derby, and in the entire Premier League, its popularity was second only to the double red club, which lasted for decades.

And this time is probably the closest strength of the two teams, who can have the last laugh depends on their respective performances.

Such a suspenseful game naturally attracted the attention of countless people.

According to the official statistics of the Premier League, this Manchester derby attracted a total of 690 million viewers around the world.

This level of popularity can almost catch up with the heat of the World Cup!

At 18:30 on the evening of November 2, the first leg of the 2014-15 Premier League Manchester derby officially began.

The formation of Manchester City in this match is 442 and that of Manchester United is 433.

However, after the start of the game, Manchester United's formation became 4141.

Louis van Gaal is finally willing to change his stubborn tactical approach, and those dismal results at the start of the season have shown that his style is not suitable for Manchester United.

If he had heeded the advice of the outside world earlier, perhaps United would not have fallen so far behind the top team in terms of points.

Manchester United are currently 11 points behind Manchester City in the table, and it is only now in the 10th round of the league and it only takes nine games for the Reds to open up such a huge gap.

Van Gaal's previous results must have been terrible!

It's no wonder that Red Devils fans are boiling, almost the worst record in team history.

Once the game started, Manchester City played very aggressively.

They frequently exploited two flanks to attack Manchester United.

As a result, United's full-backs were pinned down in their own half, unable to devote much of their best efforts to attack.

So, judging from the situation on the field, it seems that Manchester City is gradually gaining the upper hand.

In the 8th minute, Milner broke down the flank and sent a through ball.

Lin Quan suddenly inserted from the left rib, squeezed away the opponent's back Fellaini, and then received the ball and shot directly.

The ball hit very suddenly, from Lin Quan's start to his completion of the shot, the whole process took less than 2 seconds.

Because Lin Quan played too fast and too suddenly, the two Manchester United defenders, Smalling and Rojo, did not have time to block.

The ball flew straight towards Manchester United's goal!

De Gea, as Lin Quan's national team teammate, has seen Lin Quan's strength firsthand in the training camp and games in the Spanish team, so he has always focused on guarding Lin Quan.

From the moment Lin Quan suddenly started the ball, De Gea judged that he was likely to hit the goal directly.

His judgment proved to be accurate.

In the face of Lin Quan's high-quality shot, De Gea leaped high and lifted the ball over the crossbar in the air.

He was going to take the ball off, but the speed was too fast and the power was too great, so he didn't dare to try it easily, so he had to use a more secure way to shoot the ball out first.

City were awarded a corner.

Lin Quan stood in the corner kick area, and after taking a look at the penalty area, he made a gesture in front of the point.

Van Dijk saw his gesture and made a clever run back two steps before suddenly turning back to shake off the Manchester United defender who was sticking to him.

Virgil van Dijk grabbed the first spot and also formed a header.

But the top of the ball was slightly off, and the ball flew out of the bottom line by grazing the post.

This wave of Manchester City's attack made the Manchester United fans at the scene tremble!

Although the opponent injured several big players, the head coach also missed the game.

But the opponent's combat effectiveness is still not to be underestimated!

Especially the guy in Manchester City's No. 10 jersey, every time they see him with the ball, Manchester United fans feel as if their hearts are being grabbed by someone's hands, and they feel like they can't breathe!

Lin Quan alone brought them such a huge sense of oppression!

On the sidelines, assistant coach Raeder clapped his hands excitedly and sent applause and encouragement to the players.

He played this game completely according to the tactics set by Pellegrini, and according to the tactics of the old manager, Manchester United should not have adjusted so quickly in the first half.

It will take some time for Louis van Gaal to see through City's tactics, so this is the perfect time for them to steal points.

Once they break the deadlock in the first half and take the lead.

Then it will be convenient to adjust the tactics in the second half!

Manchester City have one of the simplest and most terrifying tactics - defensive counter-attack!

Although defensive counterattack is the first choice for weak teams to play strong teams, it does not mean that strong teams cannot be used.

On the contrary, strong teams can be even more terrifying when using this tactic.

In last season's Champions League, clubs such as Barcelona and Real Madrid were well aware of this.

So, what Manchester City lacks now is just a goal!

On the side of the away team's coach's box, Van Gaal sat in the coach's box, looking relaxed.

But in fact, his heart is also very nervous, and he is not as calm as he seems on the outside.

Manchester City's attacking threat was so great that Van Gaal's heart was a little unbearable.

Fortunately, Manchester City is not in its heyday, if it meets the opponent's personnel and the manager is not sick and hospitalized, then Manchester United is really unlucky.

(End of chapter)