Chapter 424 If you can’t solve the problem, then solve the person who raised the problem!
Qualifying the Champions League group should be a matter of course for the European giants.
However, for Manchester United, it is a solid step on the road to recovery!
At the post-match press conference, Mourinho faced reporters’ questions and said a famous saying that was destined to spread throughout the football world the next day:
“We are going On the right path of revival!”
In order to reward the players for their outstanding performance and fighting spirit on the field, on the night of the victory over Borussia Monchengladbach, Mourinho announced in public that he would have a day off tomorrow!
The league tops the list
The Champions League group qualified early
The team’s core players Ling Feng, Ibrahimovic and others performed well.
Watching the ball with my own eyes With the huge changes in the team, it is difficult for Manchester United fans not to look forward to the future scene of the team's revival.
However, too many people can't stand Yiqi Juechen's boring drama
Returning to Manchester from Monchengladbach, the Red Devils with a relaxed atmosphere in the team returned to the league's home stadium Dream Theater to accept the "Hammer" Help” West Ham United’s challenge.
Last season, thanks to the outstanding performance of Payet, West Ham United finished seventh in the league and almost qualified for the European competition.
Even so, this ranking still equals the team's best league ranking in the 2001~02 season.
In the summer window, West Ham United, which aims to qualify for the European competition, also made a big effort to strengthen.
Won Swansea winger Andre Ayew, officially bought out Argentine midfielder Lanzini, purchased Olympiacos left back Masuaku, signed Algeria international Fegouli, loaned Juventus forward Zaza and Manchester United center Field Fletcher
Coupled with Payet, Antonio and other players in the lineup, the lineup has become even more
The Hammers are gearing up to fight in the new season.
However, the schedule was
They suffered a head-on blow from Chelsea in the first round of the league. Although they won in the second round, they were bloodbathed by Manchester City again in the third round.
Immediately afterwards, they lost to Watford, West Brom, and Southampton one after another, ushering in a wave of four consecutive losses!
Although starting from the seventh round, there was a wave of two wins and one draw, and the state recovered briefly.
However, West Ham United's state is worrying.
Especially in the last round of battle with Tottenham, it was even more of a pity to lose.
The defense was full of loopholes, which ultimately led to the team encountering a penalty kick in the away game.
According to statistics, the "Hammers" only won Crystal Palace in eight away games in all competitions in the new season!
After twelve rounds, West Ham United ranked 17th in the league, only one point above the relegation zone.
In contrast, Manchester United's record at home this season is not bad.
Among all competitions, they only lost to Barcelona in the Champions League group stage.
In the league, the Red Devils still maintain their undefeated record at home!
Therefore, most betting companies and media predictions before the game believed that Manchester United could win this game firmly at home.
Even if Manchester United has carried out a certain degree of rotation, Kanter, who plays almost every game, is given a rest.
However, Ling Feng, who is the core of the team, still starts the game!
All Manchester United fans will feel very at ease when they see the black-haired young man who walks into the stadium at the end of the queue and waves to the fans.
Stable!
You know, Ling Feng's winning rate as a starter this season is as high as 95%!
Only lost to Barcelona.
But West Ham United, is it Barcelona? !
However, what no one expected was that the plot of this game would take a turn!
In the 23rd minute of the first half of the game, Ling Feng received a cross from Rooney and scored a goal outside the penalty area, taking the lead in breaking the deadlock.
Thereby unlocking the [Fifty Premier League Goals] achievement and becoming the youngest player to score 50 goals in Premier League history at the age of 21 years and 180 days!
Despite this, the Red Devils No. 7, who once again broke another Premier League record, still did not become the protagonist of this game.
Because, a bald head stole all the limelight of the entire game.
That is Anthony Taylor, one of the "Fantastic Four Blind" in the Premier League!
When the game reached the 37th minute, Payet took the ball on the left side of the penalty area and broke through. Then he made a fake move and dunked past Valencia, but found that the ball seemed to be a little out of his control. within.
He made a prompt decision and chose to lift his leg and hit Valencia's foot!
With a scream of "ah", Paye fell into the penalty area.
The referee on duty, Anthony Taylor, who was not far away, blew the whistle very decisively and pointed at the penalty spot!
“He was diving!”
“He bumped into it himself!”
"I didn't touch him at all!"
However, in the face of protests from Manchester United players, Anthony Taylor directly showed a yellow card to the most excited Valencia, and then forcefully surrounded the Manchester United players. Drive away.
Seeing that the protest was fruitless, Rooney had no choice but to persuade his teammates to calm down and accept this fucking fact.
Payet, who stood twelve yards, scored in one fell swoop and evened the score!
And this is not Anthony Taylor's only controversial penalty in this game.
The standards of this game are very loose.
Many times, he did not whistle the opponent for tackles and violations against Ling Feng, and even regarded them as normal collisions and scrambles.
Such a biased whistle seems to encourage confrontation.
But people who don’t know, think this is the home ground of West Ham United!
When the first half of the game ended, the fans in the stands could see that Ling Feng, who had been receiving intensive care, was almost covered in grass clippings!
Throughout the first half, Ling Feng alone was violated as many as ten times.
And West Ham United only got one yellow card!
During the halftime break, Mourinho also "stopped" the referee on duty in the player tunnel to communicate with him about the first half's penalty.
Even so, it only made Anthony Taylor restrain himself a little bit.
Ling Feng, who continued to be roughly violated by his opponent, got up from the grass again and again.
If he hadn't added all the attribute points he gained during this period to [Balance] and [Strength], plus his own [Physique] was sufficient, he would have been defeated by his opponent long ago!
Under the influence of the referee's penalty, Manchester United players made many unforced errors.
West Ham United seized the opportunity of a corner kick in the frontcourt, and Feguli scored in the crowd melee, taking the lead again!
Looking at the West Ham players celebrating wildly, the Manchester United generals also looked helpless or confused.
Only Ling Feng frowned and began to think about countermeasures.
The problem they face now is that the referee blew the whistle.
So, how do they solve this problem?
At the 72nd minute of the second half, after Ling Feng got rid of the defense in the middle, he sent a precise through ball to assist Lin Gard completed the goal.
But while Lingard was celebrating wantonly, the linesman raised his flag.
The referee Anthony Taylor also made a penalty:
Offside, goal invalid!
But this time, Mourinho, who was already very dissatisfied with the referee's penalty, exploded!
"Farke!"
"This is a good shot on horseback!"
"You are committing a crime!!!"
He was so furious that he not only punched and roared, but also kicked away the water bottle he was drinking from at his feet.
No wonder Mourinho is so excited.
After all, if this goal is disallowed, they will still be one goal behind.
If you want to score three points, you must score two goals in less than twenty minutes to achieve a reversal!
Unfortunately, this wave of anger was also seen by the fourth official.
Anthony Taylor seemed to have finally found an opportunity. He stopped the game and quickly came to the sidelines.
Then he took out a ruby victory card, raised his right hand, and sent Mourinho to the stands! Faced with this penalty, Mourinho laughed angrily. He also applauded Anthony Taylor directly and began to mock the Football Association's best black glove:
"Well done!"
"That's it!"
At the same time, tens of thousands of fans at Old Trafford also booed.
At this moment, every Manchester United fan and supporter can see that the referee came with a mission today!
“Damn the FA!”
“Cao Nima! The referee has a black whistle!”
Yes.
Seeing Manchester United invincible in the league, the Football Association, as the super villain and director of the Premier League, couldn't stand it anymore and jumped out at the right time:
It doesn't matter, I will take action!
The originally designed script was for the Premier League heroes to compete for the championship.
You declining Red Devil, how dare you add drama to yourself without following the script?
If I don’t treat you, you won’t know who is the boss in the Premier League!
Faced with this penalty, not only the Manchester United generals on the field, but also the players on the bench couldn't stand it. They once again surrounded Anthony Taylor and wanted to ask him for an explanation.
However, Anthony Taylor, who had the backing of the FA, was very tough and directly gave Rooney and Fellaini, who were more excited, a yellow card each!
Ling Feng did not participate. He just stood aside with his hands on his hips and stared at Anthony Taylor's bald head with interest.
Okay, okay, doing this again, right? !
With twenty minutes left, Manchester United could only continue the game without a head coach.
As time passed bit by bit, West Ham United also retreated to their own half, trying to use the bus tactic to take away precious three points at Old Trafford.
The home team fans in the stands looked at the scoreboard that still stayed at "1:2", and couldn't help but feel more and more anxious.
Just when everyone thought that West Ham United could really take away the dream-like three points at the Theater of Dreams, something unexpected happened!
In the 83rd minute of the game, Manchester United took control of the ball.
Phil Jones passed the ball to Ling Feng who retreated to catch the ball. Ling Feng turned around calmly.
Then, he glanced at Anthony Taylor who was not far away, and his eyes suddenly filled with murderous intent!
The next second, he suddenly hit the middle and lower part of the ball with a kick!
There was only a crisp sound of "bang", and the shot ball hit Anthony Taylor's back very accurately!
Unprepared, Anthony Taylor immediately fell forward to the ground with a push on his back.
The next second, Anthony Taylor, who was lying on the ground, suddenly felt bursts of burning pain in his back!
Mudd!
Let you blow the whistle!
Although I think so in my heart.
However, Ling Feng immediately pretended to be shocked, and then stepped forward to check the bald referee's injury.
"Anthony, are you okay."
"I didn't mean it."
"I wanted to make a long pass to find my teammate on the far end."
Anthony Taylor, who was lying on the ground, was sweating from the pain, so he put on Pain Mask.
Of course, this did not prevent him from saying sweet things in his heart:
“Grass, you stepped on the horse on purpose!”
"I thought I didn't know?"
"How could you, the Premier League's assists leader, pass the ball at your fingertips?!"
It is worth mentioning that Ling Feng's pass A kick that directly caused a burst of loud applause to ring out from the Old Trafford Stadium.
Many fans of the home team cheered directly:
“That’s right!”
"It's cool!"
"Nice!"
Finally, after examination by the team doctor, Ling Feng's kick left a clear bruise on Anthony Taylor's back Ball print.
After the treatment, the dedicated bald referee could barely stand up straight, and it hurt when he walked.
Not to mention staying on the court to enforce the law.
In desperation, when the referee was injured and could not continue to enforce the law, the fourth official on the sidelines could only temporarily substitute and take over the referee's work.
Watching Anthony Taylor being helped off the field, Ling Feng frowned slightly, looking worried.
However, I was already laughing in my heart:
Since the problem of the referee blowing the whistle cannot be solved, then let’s solve the problem of the person who raised the problem (the referee)!
That makes sense!
Perhaps he was frightened by Ling Feng's kick, and was afraid that he would be kicked as well.
Or if he continued to blow the whistle, it would be too obvious, and the substitute referee also suddenly tightened the penalty scale.
A few minutes after Anthony Taylor left the field, Ling Feng and Ibrahimovic played a pass and cut in the middle. He broke into the penalty area like a red lightning, even passing the attacking goalkeeper, and completed a kick. Cross pass.
Ibrahimovic succeeded in pushing the shot from the center to an empty goal, completing the absolute tie!
After scoring the goal, Ibrahimovic rushed directly into the goal, picked up the ball and kicked it towards the center circle.
Then, while running back, he raised his arms and roared:
"ComeOn!!!"
In an instant, the entire Old Trafford Stadium was cheered by the home team fans. shrouded.
Unfortunately, this goal came too late.
Finally, when the West Ham United midfielder kicked the ball towards Manchester United's backcourt, the substitute referee blew the whistle to end the game!
The score on the field was fixed at two to two!
With Ling Feng’s passing and shooting achievements and Ibrahimovic’s winning goal, Manchester United, which suffered unfair penalties from the referee, finally maintained its unbeaten golden status at Old Trafford!
However, the price paid was that head coach Mourinho was sent to the stands.
And was charged by the FA after the game.
Two days later, the Football Association announced the punishment results for Mourinho’s improper behavior in this game:
Two games suspended!
And fined twenty-four thousand pounds!
The penalty of suspension applies to all domestic matches in England.
Therefore, this means that Mourinho will not be able to direct from the sidelines in the next fifth round of the League Cup and the fourteenth round of the league.
Coincidentally, in the upcoming fifth round of the League Cup, Manchester United's opponent is West Ham United!
(End of this chapter)