Starting from Manchester United, starting with Maguire

Chapter 32 This is all right, it's all rotten!

Gao Changfeng limped and ran to the little fans, wanting to calm things down: "Little friend, don't cry, my brother asked Ronaldo to accompany you with a better one, and how about giving you his signature football?"

A better, brand-new mobile phone, coupled with an expensive football signed by Ronaldo, Gao Changfeng is confident that the young fans will not be able to withstand such a temptation.

Unexpectedly, this young Everton fan is still a tough guy!

"Get out! Hun Dan, get out!"

The little fans pointed at the Manchester United logo on Gao Changfeng's jersey and yelled loudly, and the surrounding fans followed suit, and Gao Changfeng became the target of public criticism for a while.

Gao Changfeng scratched his head in embarrassment: "Kids, don't get excited, don't."

The little fan's mother came over at some time, and slapped Gao Changfeng hard on the face with a loud slap, and a hot sting came from his cheek.

"I tell you, this thing is endless!" The mother of the little fan pulled her son up and walked out of the Everton stadium angrily.

This matter is indeed a bit endless.

The next day, the mother of the little fan claimed on the social platform that her son was suffering from autism and was severely psychologically affected by Ronaldo's palm, so she did not accept any apology from the other party.

Not many people cared why the mother couldn't produce any medical proof that the little fan was suffering from autism, and everyone was busy starting a group online.

There are people washing Ronaldo, but more people are scolding him for his radical behavior.

Of course, any abuse will not shake Ronaldo's status as "the person with the most fans in the world", and he is escorted by "the world's number one agent" Mendes.

The public opinion attack was completely stopped after less than two days, followed by the intervention of the police and UEFA.

After police investigation, it was the little fan who took pictures of Ronaldo's wound first. Ronaldo's behavior can be regarded as a legitimate defense to protect his privacy, and he does not need to bear legal responsibility.

However, UEFA does not intend to let Ronaldo go.

The compensation and apology alone can't show sincerity at all, not to mention that the young fans and their families did not accept Ronaldo's apology, and rejected Ronaldo's invitation to watch the game at Manchester United's home court.

Hitting fans, especially young fans, is unfair from any angle, so Ronaldo "won" a 3-match ban.

Manchester United will lose Gao Changfeng and Ronaldo in the next three games against Norwich, Liverpool and Arsenal.

Now it's all right, it's all rotten!

The shadow of being beaten up by Everton has not yet dissipated, and the news of "C Ronaldo was suspended for three games" followed one after another, and the Manchester United dressing room suddenly exploded.

The teenager Erlanga panicked first: "Fuck, how can we play without Brother Luo?"

"It's over, it's over, it's over!" McTominay, who has been in poor form recently, broke down and cried.

Firstly, being held on the bench is not in good condition, and secondly, Pogba, who has decided to leave the team this summer, is no big deal:

"Hey, Brother Luo missed three games. I don't know when Gao Changfeng will come back. I'm afraid I won't be able to qualify for the Champions League next season~~"

"That's enough," Maguire, the captain, stopped the players from continuing to spread negative energy. "Let's take Norwich first and then talk about it. Don't you lose confidence in a bottom-ranked team?"

It's a pity that no one is in the mood to pay attention to this unreliable captain who can only be the boss in the locker room, so Qiqi rolled his eyes at him.

The Premier League schedule will not be suspended due to anyone's injury or suspension. On April 4, Manchester United ushered in a challenge from Norwich at home.

Norwich, the bottom-ranked team in the Premier League, even if Gao Changfeng and Ronaldo are absent from Manchester United, they still have enough confidence to win it.

Rangnick once again used the team to implement his concept of "offensive football". A 4-3-3 formation is very eye-catching:

Elanga center forward; Sancho, Rashford left and right wingers; Lingard, B Fee, Pogba central midfielder; Maguire, Lindelof central defender; Luke Shaw, Dalot left and right fullback.

At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this formation, but the three players in the midfield are all "offensive midfielders" who are strong in offense and weak in defense. Can they really be competent as a central midfielder who needs both offense and defense?

The answer is no. Rangnick's lineup can be summarized as four defenders, three midfielders, and three forwards. The offensive end is crowded, and the defensive end can be worn out.

The Norwich coach chose to play steadily and set up a 4-2-3-1 formation. Before the game, he ordered: "Defend first, and then launch a counterattack after I order."

Before entering the field, all the Manchester United players were in a daze. Captain Maguire was especially strange. He kept practicing "lifting his legs back" during the warm-up. No one knew what it was for.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United, which invested a lot of troops on the offensive end, pressed heavily. The two full-backs who were strong in offense and weak in defense also stepped forward from time to time to support the striker.

It's a pity that in Norwich's eyes, these guys are all piled up in the frontcourt to press. As long as they don't make mistakes and give their opponents a good chance to score, Manchester United's offensive players may want to crowd each other.

Seeing Manchester United's formation, Gao Changfeng and Ronaldo on the bench shook their heads helplessly.

"Offensive football" is not played like this. Too many people in the front field will eat up the players' running space and make the offense more muddy. Obviously Rangnick doesn't understand this.

After 10 minutes of defense, the Norwich coach discovered the ridiculousness of Rangnick: "Okay, shrink the formation and play defensive counterattacks, don't make mistakes."

Counting the right-back Dalot who only attacks but not defends, and Luke Shaw, who crosses when attacking and withdraws when defending, Manchester United maintains six players participating in the attack at all times in the frontcourt, and the emptiness of the backcourt defense is evident.

In the face of Manchester United's attack that was disturbed by their own people, Norwich's midfielders can always easily grab the ball and then make a long pass. The counterattack of the single center forward and two full-backs in the frontcourt is also very sharp.

Manchester United's defense was once again in a state of embarrassment. Without Gao Changfeng, Maguire could no longer serve as a "delayed central defender".

In the 32nd minute, Norwich's left midfielder successfully grasped a "plain" behind Dalot and brought the ball to Manchester United's bottom line to make a cross. Pukki, who had already pushed forward and left Maguire, scored a goal.

Norwich 1:0 Manchester United.

Facing the bottom-ranked team in the Premier League can fall behind?The mentality of the Manchester United players was completely blown up.

Almost everyone wandered around the field in a daze, vowing to carry out the "bad performance" to the end.

Only Lingard is still actively running in the front and back courts, trying to be a "both offensive and defensive" midfielder.

After Norwich took the lead, they did not attack again, but once again shrunk their defense to maintain a one-goal lead until the end of the game.

After all, it is still a team that will be relegated to the British Championship next season. Even if it takes the lead against a century-old giant like Manchester United, it has no confidence to fight the opponent.

Facing Norwich's intensive defense, Manchester United could not attack for a long time. In a corner kick attack, Maguire leaned forward and kicked Pogba with his right leg backward.

Oh, it turns out that the warm-up before the game is what TM does. It's a good trick to "kick the Zijin crown backwards"!
Pogba's blood was spattered on the spot, and when the team doctor healed his injuries, he kept glancing at Maguire with a fierce look in his eyes.

Gao Changfeng tightly covered his lips so as not to laugh out loud, Ronaldo couldn't help wiping his front teeth with a bitter look on his face.

It seems that in the second round knockout match against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, Maguire's "bumping his teeth" left a lot of psychological shadow on Ronaldo.

The farce made by Maguire caused Norwich to laugh from the coach to the fans. The game ended in a pleasant atmosphere with Norwich narrowly beating Manchester United 1:0.

The Manchester United players on the bench looked at each other in blank dismay. After this battle, Manchester United has fallen to fifth in the Premier League, four points behind No.4 Arsenal.

Gao Changfeng and Varane, the most reliable central defender in the team, do not know when they will be able to recover from their injuries. Ronaldo will be suspended for two games. Champions League qualification seems to be getting more and more distant for them
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