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Manchester United broke the deadlock!

At the end of the first half!
This time point is so important!

The moment Manchester United scored, Ajax coach Bosz was so angry that he smashed his water bottle on the ground!
His mentality is about to collapse!
Our Ajax stormed the half, and we had the advantage in attack, but we fell short!
It’s so Fxxk!
After attacking for half the game, they conceded the ball first?

Really upset!

But so what, the ball has been lost.

In the last minute of stoppage time, Ajax launched another attack.

But they obviously haven't gotten over the situation of conceding the ball yet, and were eventually easily destroyed by the Manchester United midfielder.

The referee blew his whistle and the first half was over.

With a one-goal lead, the Manchester United players returned to the locker room much more briskly.

But Mourinho still looked serious.

Because he knew that the real test would come next.

It was obvious in the first half that Manchester United's offense did not have very good chances.

The final cooperation was just a fatal blow from a stroke of genius, not the norm.

It was not easy to hold on to the victory in the second half.

So at the beginning of the second half, Mourinho replaced Rashford, who had an average performance, and replaced him with Mata, who was good at both offense and defense.

This substitution surprised many people.

Even Mata didn't expect it.

In fact, this season, Mata has been uneasy.

During his time at Chelsea, he was abandoned by Mourinho and eventually left to join Manchester United.

I originally thought that I could be reused under a coach who valued me, but I didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, Mourinho would also come to Manchester United.

What's wrong with this...

But what I didn't expect was that after the two reunited, their relationship would be completely different from the Chelsea days.

At Manchester United, Mourinho gave Mata an important role.

In the long season, although Mata is not the absolute main player, he is definitely the main rotation.

Especially in the fourth-line combat stage, Mata is often entrusted with important tasks.

He is in excellent form this season and has returned to the Spanish national team to become an important member.

This all depends on Mourinho's training.

In fact, he also understands that Mourinho is not a coach with personal grudges.

He uses people according to the team's situation.

During the Chelsea period, Mata's competitors were too strong and Mourinho simply could not give him a chance.

But at Manchester United, Mata's skills, fighting skills and comprehensiveness have become his biggest advantages.

Comprehensiveness, in particular, is especially valuable.

Now that Rashford is off the field, Mata is pushed forward and moved to the left wing.

And this adjustment has activated him to the greatest extent.

With Xia Xing behind him, Mata is even more at home.

Xia Xing's passing is what any offensive player wants to have, and Mata is no exception.

Several comfortable passes in a row allowed Mata to pass and shoot, and got two good opportunities.

However, the shot was only a little bit missed, and the pass was also hit high by Mkhitaryan, which was a bit of a pity.

Time passed by, and Ajax also began to adjust players.

The young Van der Beek and De Jong were replaced, and Schone and Klassen came off.

As a result, Ajax's midfielder becomes younger.

Although he lacks experience, he works hard!
Just after coming on as a substitute, De Jong used a wonderful long pass to penetrate Manchester United's midfield line!

Younes caught the ball in the penalty area and shot!

Romero once again made a great save to keep the goal!
Although he didn't concede the ball, the pass was truly shocking.

Not far away, Xia Xing secretly admired it.This young man is really a promising midfield maestro.

If you put it on a technically wealthy team, you will definitely achieve something.

A few minutes later, Van de Beek made a forward thrust in the center and suddenly broke the defensive connection between Fellaini and Pogba.

Rush into the penalty area and shoot low!
The ball was blocked by Blind and bounced out of the baseline!

Dangerous!
This time, Perrin on the sidelines was speechless: "These two attacks are so dangerous. These two guys should not stay in the Eredivisie. They can go to the five major leagues."

Mourinho was very interested: "If we can recruit these two young people in a few seasons, it will definitely be a good choice."

Perrin asked: "Why not next season?"

Mourinho shrugged: "Because they still lack experience and are not suitable for Manchester United's current situation of competing for the Champions League next season."

Peilan raised his thumb and said, "Awesome."

Mourinho smiled, but he still stared at the court rigorously, observing every detail.

Although the team led by one goal, Mourinho once said something.

"1-0 is the most unsafe score in the world."

Although he was a staunch "1-0 advocate" during his time at Chelsea, he was also very aware of the danger of a one-goal lead.

1比0到1比1有点儿远，但是1比0到1比2很近。

If the ball is suddenly lost, it can easily cause a total collapse.

This is a scenario Mourinho absolutely does not want to see.

So at this moment, he strengthened his defense.

In the 75th minute of the game, he replaced Pogba and replaced veteran Carrick.

This substitution confused many people.

Shouldn't it be replaced by a defensive midfielder with excellent physical fitness such as Schneiderlin and Herrera?

Why a veteran?

Mourinho knows that.

The team's defensive skills are fine now, but the most important thing is the defensive mentality.

As long as the mentality is stable, this game will be no problem.

Sure enough, after Carrick came on the field, Manchester United's defense became more solid.

Carrick's body and speed are not superior, but his sufficient experience allows him to control the field with ease.

In the 84th minute of the game, he made a sudden long pass and even almost helped Rooney score another goal.

If Rooney hadn't been unable to run, I'm afraid this ball could still be used.

Mourinho also reacted quickly, replacing Rooney and replacing Herrera.

As a result, Manchester United's formation has completely changed to a 4-4-2 formation.

Traditional style of play.

On Ajax's side, they also played their last card.

Bosch was anxious.

They had yet to score a goal at this stage and Bosz was distraught.

He already regrets not winning the Eredivisie title this season.

This final must be won!
Young forward Neres came on as a substitute, replacing central defender Sanchez.

As a result, Ajax's formation changed to 3-3-4.

They want to seize the last moment to attack.

There are about 10 minutes left in the regular time of the game plus injury time, and Ajax is not without a chance.

Brazilian teenager Neres, who came on as a substitute, ran towards the Manchester United half, and Belgian midfielder Fellaini ran over.

He looked at Neres's dreadlocked hairstyle and curled his lips.

"You don't have a good hairstyle."

But I didn't expect Neres to directly retaliate: "You, with your embarrassing pompadour, have the nerve to laugh at my bad hairstyle? You take care of your hairstyle first, and I will take care of mine!" (End of Chapter)