From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 349 Premier League debut

After the warm-up, the players returned to the locker room one after another, where their head coach was waiting for them and wanted to say something to them. It has nothing to do with tactics, and it has little to do with the game, but it is something that must be said.

Bruno changed out of his warm-up clothes and put on Manchester United's away white jersey.

Seeing that everyone was busy with their own affairs, Mourinho said: "Boys! You are about to face our first league game of the new season. This summer, our team has changed a lot, and even now there are many teammates We are not familiar with each other yet. A few days ago, many media analyzed our goals for the new season and believed that our return to the Champions League would be considered a success. But I told them that with our strength, it is not too difficult to compete for a place in the Champions League. We will try to win every game. What is our goal? I have not told the outside world, but now I tell you, our goal is definitely not just to qualify for the Champions League!"

Mourinho waved his arms and said to the players: "Manchester United is a great team. Under the leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson, they are strong contenders for the league championship every season. We keep saying that we want to revive Manchester United. I hope everyone can prove this. This season I won’t mention that the team must win the championship, because I don’t want to limit everyone’s ideas in this way. I won’t mention any specific goals, I just want to see if everyone works hard to move forward. In the end Wherever you can rush."

Mourinho spread his hands and finally said: "Let those who underestimate us be surprised!"

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"Oh!" a Manchester United player shouted loudly in the locker room.

Everyone was already very excited, but when head coach Mourinho added fuel to the fire, they became even more excited.

This Manchester United has changed a lot in the past three years. Not many of the lineup that Ferguson led Manchester United to win the league championship for the last time are still in the team today. This also leads to the fact that not many people in the team have won the Premier League championship, and everyone is full of desire for the league championship.

In fact, many players join Manchester United to win the championship. After all, this team, as the Premier League hegemon, is the place most likely to realize their dream of winning the league championship.

Although Bruno is not playing in the top league for the first time, he is also eager to compete and agrees with the words of head coach Mourinho. Because he also needs to prove himself, prove his ability in front of the whole world, and prove his choice in front of the whole world.

The British still see themselves through tinted glasses. This may be due to Mourinho and Jassim comparing themselves with Manchester United legends such as Bobby Charlton and Scholes, but he is not surprised. , if you don’t have a great goal, how can you become a great player?

A player who targets third-rate players can only become a third-rate player. A player who targets legendary superstars will also become a legend.

Manchester United is a top club and is currently at a trough. And he joined Manchester United with a world football transfer record, and he entrusted the revival dream of all Manchester United fans, which is bound to put him under the attention of the world at all times.

Today is his first league game in his first season at Manchester United, and it is a very important first step.

Not just this first step, but every step he takes at Manchester United is like this. He must take every step well and is not allowed to make any mistakes, because as long as he makes a mistake, the criticism, doubts, sarcasm and curses will come to him overwhelmingly. He was like walking a tightrope across an abyss. If he made a slight mistake, he would fall into a place of eternal destruction.

This is what he asked for, the path he chose. He won't complain, he will just use his outstanding performances one after another to make himself more stable.

Thinking of this, he clenched his fists.

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Players from both sides entered the stadium, with Bruno walking at the back of the team. Although there are no clear regulations, there are still some hidden rules in the order of appearance. For example, the team captain must lead the team at the front, and the person at the back of the team is the team's top star. Of course, if the top star is also the captain, this rule does not hold.

Around him were Bournemouth's players, wearing their red and black home kits, while Manchester United's players wore their white away kits.

After the pick-up, the players quickly returned to their respective positions. Mata stood in the right midfield position and turned to look at Bruno in the left midfield position. If you want to lead the team, you can't just rely on your mouth, whether it's your mouth or Kanter's mouth. Portuguese boy, please show some strength and convince me. You want to lead us, prove it to us with your feet!

Bruno didn't see Mata looking at him, and he didn't know what Mata was thinking.

He stood in his position, bounced, then stood still waiting for the game to begin.

Just now, captain Rooney won the right to pick sides in the coin guessing game. In the first half, they fought against the light, which was more advantageous. Now he awaits Bournemouth's kick-off.

The referee and the fourth official off the field checked the time through their headsets, and then blew the whistle to start the game.

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At 1:30 pm GMT on August 14th and 8:30 pm Beijing time on August 14th, Bruno's first Premier League game started.

At the beginning of the game, Bournemouth took advantage of their home court advantage and the opportunity to kick off the ball first, launching a fierce offensive into Manchester United's penalty area.

In the fourth minute, Luke Shaw fouled Bournemouth's Ibe on the wing. He was given a verbal warning by the referee and gave Bournemouth a free kick on the wing. Bournemouth's free kick went towards At the goal, the team's forward Callum Wilson swept the shot from 7 meters in front of the goal and missed the near post!

Three minutes later, Bournemouth made a comeback, and Manchester United's former Joshua King's shot missed the goal again.

Using these nearly ten minutes, Bruno carefully observed their opponents. He believed that this team was not enough to threaten Manchester United's goal, and he decided to boldly attack.

The horn of attack has sounded, and Manchester United's moment has begun.

In the 15th minute, after Bruno got the ball, he did not transfer it laterally or pass it back like in Udinese. Instead, he suddenly made a long pass and the football flew straight to Mata on the right.

Mata didn't expect Bruno to be so direct. He raised his foot to stop the ball in a hurry, but stopped the football directly outside the sideline.

Bournemouth fans roared with laughter in the stands.

Mata was annoyed that he had not stopped Bruno's ball and waved his hand angrily. He was so preoccupied with his annoyance that he forgot to give Bruno a thumbs up to show that he passed the ball well.

(End of this chapter)