Chapter 48 I don't owe you anything, good luck, Manchester United
Chapter 48 I don't owe you anything, good luck, Manchester United
"Investigate! This time we must find the person who leaked the information! Are their brains full of pigs? Can't they tell what time it is?!"
"Okay, what about Lee?"
"Call Li to apologize... Forget it! I'll do it myself! We must calm Li and the players down at this time. We can't afford to lose this FA Cup!"
After San Dezi had a tantrum in the office, he quickly called Li Chen to apologize.
He originally thought that Li Chen was also furious at this time, but to his surprise, Li Chen's tone on the other end of the phone was quite calm.
This reaction was as if they had already expected that someone inside Manchester United would leak the news of their contract renewal being suspended.
Faced with such a calm Li Chen, Woodward didn't know what to say.
In the end, he could only comfort Li Chen with a few routine words and promised that if the team defeated Manchester City and won the FA Cup, the club would give more generous bonuses and so on.
After a while, Woodward rubbed his temple, put down his phone, leaned back in the boss chair, and rubbed his sparse hair in annoyance.
"What the hell is this doing..."
Li Chen put down the phone in the training base, looked at Carrick who was sitting opposite him and seemed hesitant to speak, and smiled and motioned him to relax.
"Why, Michael, are you here on your own behalf, or on behalf of another player to ask me some questions?"
Li Chen's straightforwardness made Carrick feel relieved, and he no longer found some questions difficult to ask.
"Now the entire coaching staff and players want to know... Lee, will you still be the head coach of Manchester United next season?"
After Carrick said this, he stared at Li Chen's eyes closely, as if he wanted to get the true answer in Li Chen's heart through his eyes.
"No, most likely I will not be the head coach of Manchester United next season.
There are things I tried, Michael, but you should understand that I failed, just as my teacher failed at Manchester United."
Li Chen shrugged and was in the mood to play a little joke on Carrick.
Carrick's eyes flashed with undisguised disappointment when he received such a clear answer.
He has been at Manchester United for more than ten years.
From a player to a coach, from the peak to the trough of personal career development, and then to retirement with no regrets.
For him, Manchester United is not just a wealthy club with many fans supporting it.
This is where he carries his success and dreams.
It is also the final destination of his career.
No one loves Manchester United more than those old Manchester United players who experienced the Ferguson era.
So Carrick now knows better than anyone what missing out on Li Chen means for Manchester United now!
"Really? There's no room for further consideration?"
Carrick's voice was a little hoarse. This time he did not get any verbal response from Li Chen, but he understood the helplessness in the smile on Li Chen's lips.
"I understand……"
Carrick couldn't blame Li Chen because he knew what kind of unreliable people his management team was made up of.
What made him even more difficult at this time was how to convey Li Chen's reply to the Manchester United players who were waiting for the news.
However, before he could organize his words to say goodbye and leave, Li Chen spoke up and took charge of the matter.
"I'll go talk to the players. Now there's one other thing I want to ask you, Michael."
"what's up?"
"If you don't have any intention of going to a lower league to be on your own for the time being, and you don't want to stay at Manchester United for a chaotic season next season, would you consider continuing to be my assistant?"
Looking at Li Chen's sincere invitation, and recalling what he had learned from Li Chen over the past half season, Carrick breathed a sigh of relief.
"it is good."
Li Chen smiled.
He reached out and high-fived Carrick, just as he usually did when celebrating on the field.
This was the only time he took the initiative to poach players from the club before leaving Manchester United.
Carrick is very talented in this field, he is down-to-earth and has a good understanding, which can help him reduce a lot of workload in daily training and games.
What's even more commendable is that he has benefited greatly from the trust that Carrick has always maintained in him.
So before having the possibility of contacting and taking away some Manchester United players, what Li Chen wanted to do was to tie Carrick to his own warship first.
Now that his wish has been fulfilled, Li Chen also feels relieved.
Before the routine training of the day began, Li Chen chose to announce to the players openly that he would leave the team after the end of the season.
Although I had made some mental preparations in advance due to the overwhelming media coverage.
But after hearing this news from Li Chen, the Manchester United players still felt deeply shocked!
No one would simply ask "Why?" after Li Chen gave a clear answer.
Since joining Manchester United, they have all felt the self-satisfied inertia and management chaos within the club.
When under Solskjaer, many Manchester United players were infected by this abnormal atmosphere.
The team has a high salary, the head coach is a good guy, and there is no strict management system within the team.
Then who would want to be the bad guy, picking problems and making things uncomfortable for himself and everyone else?
The joining of Ronaldo was the beginning of a change in the internal atmosphere of the entire team, but before more positive changes could appear, Solskjaer was dismissed by the top management.
At that time, when everyone was worried about their own tactical position in the team, who would listen to Ronaldo's advice and follow his strict demands on themselves?
It was not until Li Chen took office that the offensive core positions of Ronaldo and Sancho were established, and Rashford, Lingard and Pogba were dealt with. Li Chen made it clear that the personnel were used fairly.
The atmosphere within the team has undergone a fundamental change.
After that, Li Chen began to build up the confidence to win and the tenacious spirit of the entire Manchester United team little by little.
Who wouldn't want to do good things like winning games, developing in a positive direction, and broadening one's career path?
Facts have proved that Manchester United's internal problems, which have long been criticized by the outside media, can be gradually improved and completely resolved.
At least in the eyes of Manchester United players, as long as the top management does not interfere with Li Chen's transformation and control of the team, one day, Li Chen will lead them to truly restore the glory of the Red Devils!
But now, such beautiful expectations have finally been shattered.
Li Chen, who failed to reach an agreement with the management, will no longer be their head coach next season.
What will happen to Manchester United, which is destined to change its playing style and management system next season?
On the training ground, the silent Manchester United players seemed pessimistic about the team's future development.
At this time, Li Chen clapped his hands vigorously.
"It has been a privilege to work with you, at this training ground and at Old Trafford, during what has been a successful half-season.
I am personally quite satisfied with what we have achieved together, but it is a pity that we cannot explore more successful limits together next season.
But that's how professional football is. All good things must come to an end, and regrets always run through our careers.
However, compared to many people who can only recall the past with regret, we are still lucky, because we still have a chance to fight so that we will not regret it!
Perhaps you, and I, are just passers-by in Manchester United's rich history. We did not win the Premier League and Champions League for the club. After several years, many Manchester United fans will not remember our story.
But at least now we have a chance to win the FA Cup for the fans who have supported us for a whole season!
Many media and fans don’t care about this championship trophy, but this season, the fans who have accompanied us through the lows and highs do care!
We care too!
So we have to do something, even if we leave Manchester United as losers!"
……
Li Chen's "speech" did not immediately cheer up all the Manchester United players on the training ground.
Of course, he doesn't need these players to agree with him like crazy.
He has feelings and thoughts, and is able to resume normal training step by step. He is very satisfied that the team has achieved this step.
At least they are preparing for war normally.
Compared to Manchester City, who are still fighting with Liverpool for the league title, they have much more time and energy to prepare.
"It's a pity that Manchester City failed to get past Real Madrid and advance to the Champions League final, otherwise they would have more concerns..."
After discussing Manchester City's subsequent schedule with Carrick, Li Chen muttered a few words in his heart with some regret.
In the Champions League quarter-finals that started in early April, in order not to affect the team's points in the league, Li Chen decided to play against Real Madrid in the first round at the Bernabeu.
If Manchester United can hook Ancelotti's Real Madrid into an early fight, it would be a win.
With this mentality, Li Chen had no pressure at the time and planned to compete with Real Madrid on the offensive end.
The result was that they were beaten 4-2 by Real Madrid in the first leg. Wan-Bissaka, who was specially arranged to start the game, was unable to keep a close eye on the runaway Vinicius and was almost defeated by the opponent.
In the second round, Manchester United returned to their home ground to face Real Madrid and changed their style of play, trying to give the offensive initiative to Real Madrid and then counterattack Real Madrid.
As a result, the experienced Ancelotti refused to be fooled and played the whole game with Manchester United, which was considered a good lesson for Li Chen.
Li Chen exchanged pleasantries with coach An again after the game, and he had even more to say when interviewed after the game.
In addition to parking the bus and defending, he tried both active attack and defensive counterattack tactics, but failed to defeat Real Madrid.
Especially the first round of the two teams.
When the score was still deadlocked at 2-2, Kroos' free kick in the frontcourt was headed by Casemiro onto Benzema's thigh and then bounced into the Manchester United goal!
With this kind of luck, we can only say that God is helping Real Madrid. Manchester United really can't fight against metaphysics!
After defeating Manchester United, Real Madrid became even more unscrupulous in its metaphysical development.
In the semi-finals, they were about to be eliminated by Manchester City with an aggregate score of 5-3. As a result, Rodrigo, who came on as a substitute, scored goals in the 90th and 91st minutes to help Real Madrid equalize the score!
Then Benzema stepped up again to make the final decision!
This is really unique. Li Chen even complained after the game that this year should be called the year of Benzema.
After being beaten by Real Madrid one after another, the two Manchester City giants seem to be in a relationship of two brothers in distress.
Some pro-Liverpool English media also sarcastically mocked Manchester United and Manchester City for not being strong enough and were all arrested by Real Madrid.
However, Li Chen has a good attitude towards this kind of satirical news which currently has a large audience market.
He is waiting for Liverpool to be defeated by Real Madrid in the final. Then he will see how other media will laugh at the fact that the king of England is Real Madrid...
But before that, he has to find a way to get rid of Manchester City first.
Manchester City is now eliminated from the Champions League by Real Madrid, and the morale of the whole team has been hit.
However, their battle for the league title with Liverpool is not over yet. The whole team still has ambition and goals, and it may not be easier to deal with them than before.
Li Chen put himself in Guardiola's shoes and felt that if he were Guardiola, he would at least try his best to win the FA Cup.
The league title is not secure, as they are still short of the goal difference. If Liverpool wins two games in a row at the last minute, Manchester City can only watch their competitors take away the championship trophy.
So in order to avoid a situation where nothing wins in any of the four major championships in the season, the FA Cup must be won as a guaranteed title, right?
Based on this idea, Li Chen felt that Manchester City would definitely take the initiative at Wembley Stadium, and might even want to resolve the battle within 90 minutes.
Therefore, Manchester United cannot act on impulse and must be patient and try to drag the game into overtime as much as possible.
Once entering the overtime, the entire Manchester City team will inevitably think more and have more concerns.
Manchester United, which is no longer burdened by other competitions, can use its advantage in physical reserves and be more relaxed.
After making up his mind, Li Chen decisively increased the proportion of training content in preparation for overtime and even penalty shootouts.
However, neither Manchester United nor Manchester City have enough time to prepare.
A few days after the two teams finished the league's make-up match, the FA Cup final kicked off!
On the afternoon of May 5th, Li Chen and Guardiola, both looking more confident, shook hands again on the sidelines.
The Manchester City players, who seemed very frustrated and depressed in front of the media a few days ago, now seem to have returned to normal.
At least on the surface, their emotions have calmed down and they are fully prepared for the FA Cup final.
In comparison, Manchester United's starting players were not so calm, and most of them had solemn and serious looks on their faces.
Many Manchester United fans who saw this scene became a little worried.
On the one hand, they are worried that the players will be distracted by the breakdown of contract renewal negotiations between the head coach and the club.
On the other hand, they are worried that the players' overly tense mental state will cause them to perform poorly.
However, when the game officially started, seeing that the starting Manchester United players quickly entered the game state, the Red Devils fans felt much more relaxed.
"I told you guys you're worrying for nothing. When has Li's pre-match arrangements ever had this kind of problem? He must have thought it through more thoroughly than we did."
"Yes, every time I see Li standing on the sidelines directing the adjustments, I feel relieved. I just don't know which club this outstanding young coach will go to next season..."
"Well, let's not talk about those bad things today, support the team and watch the game with peace of mind!"
"That's right. Support the team! Li is still our head coach. Why bother worrying about things like next season? Just focus on watching the game now."
The Red Devils fans, who know that Li Chen will not renew his contract with Manchester United, now have complicated feelings towards him.
Blame? Maybe.
Especially after major media reported that Li Chen refused to negotiate a contract extension with Manchester United.
Many Manchester United diehard fans who were deeply shocked and emotional called Li Chen a traitor to the team.
But family members know their own affairs best.
After calming down a little, Manchester United fans quickly reached a consensus and understood that the management must be making trouble again, so they did not reach a final contract renewal agreement with Li Chen.
If this group of managers could do something about personnel matters, they wouldn't have fired Solskjaer just in the middle of this season.
Going back further, if Manchester United had really bought the players that Mourinho wanted, they would not have exploded into a laughing stock in the football world just when they had hope of revival.
So now, Manchester United's supporters have more regrets and reluctance towards Li Chen. Those who still have slight opinions about him at most complain that he did not make a little more concessions and stay for the sake of the team.
How could the Red Devils fans, after regaining their senses, blame a coach who dared to take over a chaotic Manchester United midway and bring Manchester United back to the top four in the league at the end of the season?
After so many years of criticizing the management, there has been no change. Coaches and players can be replaced, but the big boss and management behind the team are difficult to replace.
The extremely disappointed Manchester United fans can only accept this fact now, what else can they do?
Do you really want to abandon the club you have loved for decades and speak ill of it?
A complex bitter feeling welled up in my heart.
But I don’t know which grandstand area to start from.
"Glory Glory Man United" is sung by one Red Devils after another who just want to put aside the pain in the present and fully support their beloved team!
The singing was not uniform and even a little messy at the beginning, but it did not prevent these Red Devils fans from conveying their faith and strength to the Manchester United players on the field in this way!
Li Chen also heard this wave of singing that gradually became one.
He put down the tactical board in his hand, and the wrinkles on his forehead that had appeared from staying up late to study Manchester City's recent tactical changes gradually smoothed out.
After subconsciously placing his right arm on the railing on the side of the coach's seat, Li Chen relaxed his left hand and let it hang slightly. He put his index finger and middle finger together and tapped the seam of his trousers, as if he was keeping the beat with the fans' singing.
In the football stadium, which should have been noisy, waves of unified singing gradually drowned out the cheers and boos of other fans.
It was only at this time that Manchester City's fan organization realized the situation and wanted to counterattack Manchester United in the same way.
But it's too late!
The momentum and fighting spirit of Manchester United fans, accompanied by singing, resounded throughout the Wembley Stadium and had reached a peak!
Under the pressure of the situation, all the ways of supporting the team that Manchester City fans have not had time to form seem very weak!
And when this trend affects the field, Manchester City players who are used to big scenes may not lose their composure.
But the greatly encouraged Manchester United players have aroused more fighting will and strength from the bottom of their hearts!
Li Chen showed a satisfied smile on the sidelines.
Many times, as coaches, they need to encourage their players before the game.
There are some statements that the players may not be able to understand well at first.
But now, Li Chen believes that every Manchester United player on the field can understand what he meant by "at least leave something for these fans."
The FA Cup championship is important, but what is more important is the spirit of giving it their all for the team and the fans to win this championship!
What the fans really want to see is this kind of unyielding and indomitable spirit.
Wrong tactics can be changed and players can be replaced, but if a team loses its soul and spirit, and the courage to fight strong opponents until the last minute, then it is really over!
"Maybe we will still lose... but we have continued the true heritage of the team. We are the real Red Devils Manchester United, and that is enough!"
Li Chen was delighted when he saw his players fighting hard against Manchester City players to regain the ball.
He threw away the tactical board, walked to the sidelines, clapped his hands loudly, waved his hands upwards, and cheered to the Manchester United players on the field!
"Keep up this momentum! Well done! Well done! We are going to fight them to the bitter end in this stadium today! Enjoy this 'final battle'!!!"
Li Chen's sudden move caused the Manchester United fans at the scene to cheer wildly again!
In the Manchester City coaching booth, Guardiola laughed but was also extremely alert in his heart.
Because he felt that Li Chen definitely did not come out to show off simply to boost the morale of the players on the field. This might very well be a hidden signal that Manchester United was going to make some tactical adjustments!
But after observing vigilantly for a few minutes, Guardiola was sure that he was really overthinking.
Li Chen did not make any tactical changes, and Manchester United's players on the field continued to use a lot of energy and physical strength to consolidate the central defense line and look for opportunities to counterattack.
Apart from showing a stronger fighting spirit, the tactical details of Manchester United today can be said to be quite rough, with no changes at all.
But in defending key areas, such as the center of the midfield and the flanks on both sides of the penalty area, Manchester United still did a good job and did not relax their vigilance.
Li Chen even sacrificed part of his counterattack force for the sake of safety.
At least Manchester United's two full-backs have not moved forward to participate in the attack since the start of the game, and have been focusing on their inward positioning.
This defensive posture of preferring to be conservative rather than make mistakes really gave Guardiola a headache.
No matter how difficult the game was in the past, he never wavered in his determination to use flexible technical forwards.
But today, or rather, after being "disgusted" by Real Madrid and Manchester United one after another.
Guardiola really seriously considered using a big center forward in his tactical system.
"If I had a Drogba, would I have scored more crucial goals after continuously suppressing Real Madrid?
If I had a Drogba, Manchester United's defense, which is heavily guarded in the middle, would be torn apart by a big center forward like Drogba!
No, Drogba is not needed, Diego Costa is enough to open the situation at this time..."
Various types of center forwards kept flashing through Guardiola's wild mind.
And finally, under his strict "requirements", an alternative center forward who is tall but not lacking in short-distance burst and has good footwork skills emerged.
Hmm, like a younger version of Ibrahimovic with enhanced explosive speed and tactical discipline?
Thinking of this, Guardiola suddenly smiled and shook his head.
He was laughing at himself for being so fanciful.
Ibrahimovic is a rare genius in football.
A striker like him who is tall but extremely flexible and has outstanding footwork, no matter how many shortcomings he has, is capable of competing for the top center in any era!
In today's football world, let alone a young version of Ibrahimovic, even a young version of the little beast Adebayor is unlikely to appear.
Didn’t you see that Lu, who was sold by Manchester United for more than 7000 million, was able to cheat Chelsea out of another million with his performance in Serie A?
Nowadays, truly talented center forwards are extremely scarce, and a center forward who can meet all of Guardiola's tactical requirements only exists in imagination.
Guardiola ended his fantasy and no longer placed his hopes of breaking through Manchester United's central defense on his own forwards.
Even compared to the last time he played against Manchester United, he has made significant changes to the starting lineup.
For example, the front trident in this game became Jesus, Grealish and Sterling.
However, without major changes to the tactical system, no matter how the players are replaced, the effect will not be very prominent against Manchester United's heavy defense.
Guardiola placed his hopes of breaking the deadlock on his own midfield and backcourt.
To be more precise, it was placed on Rodri and Stones.
Manchester City does not have a big center forward now, but there are many tall players with good footwork in the team.
After Guardiola made some careful adjustments, the fans at the scene soon discovered:
Rodri and Stones, who were supposed to do more running in Manchester City's midfield and backcourt, actually started to frequently move forward and participate in the attack!
At this time, Manchester City barely formed an overall suppression on Manchester United, so Stones and Rodri's rotation would not cause any hidden dangers to Manchester City's defense.
And when Stones used a header to help Jesus get the opportunity to get behind Luke Shaw, Guardiola's heart suddenly became hot!
He is always able to boldly implement new tactics that other coaches would not practice on the court.
Some people may say that when the offense cannot be opened up, haven’t some coaches used tall players in the midfield and backcourt to act as centers in the past?
For example, this is how Moyes used Fellaini during his time at Everton.
But what about the tactic of having a front center back and then having him participate in the attack and then only needing to retreat to the defensive midfielder position?
Which head coach can think of this and dare to use it directly?
At this time, Stones was used like this by Guardiola.
After the England center back got involved in the attack, he mostly stayed in the defensive midfielder position and formed a double outlet point with Rodri in the midfield and backcourt!
This further liberated Bernardo Silva and De Bruyne in Manchester City's midfield, and even liberated Rodri.
The Spanish midfielder was able to free up his hands and repeatedly attempt long-range shots from outside Manchester United's defense!
Manchester City seemed to have really found a new way and found a way to pry open Manchester United's defense bit by bit.
But soon, Manchester United seized the opportunity and launched a quick counterattack, forcing Manchester City's midfield and backcourt players to "restrain".
Li Chen once again let Ronaldo play at the No. 9 position today.
However, he did not let other offensive players serve Ronaldo today. Instead, he put forward more tactical demands on Ronaldo.
First, he needs Ronaldo to drop back more frequently in this game to receive the ball from the midfield.
Second, he requires Ronaldo to become a real threatening dealer in Manchester United's frontcourt!
Yes, today Ronaldo directly replaced the tactical role of B Fee. He often retreated to get the ball and then sent threatening through passes to both wings with enough advance time!
This Manchester United counterattack, which sounded the alarm for all Manchester City's backcourt players, started when Ronaldo retreated deep and received a pass from Matic, then sent a threatening long pass over the top to Manchester City's right!
Rashford, who patiently lost weight for more than a month under Li Chen's arrangement, finally regained his original form at the end of the season.
This time his counter-offside move was incredibly quick!
Cancelo’s speed was fast enough, but he could not catch up with Rashford who was running wildly after unloading the ball!
After running all the way and cutting inside, Rashford vindicated himself with a threatening shot!
In other words, he pursued some angles too much, which caused the football to hit the outside of the far post of the goal and bounce out of the bottom line.
Otherwise, Manchester City would once again lose the goal against Manchester United after a long attack.
The hot and novel tactical ideas in Guardiola's mind were temporarily dispelled with the crisp sound of the football hitting the goal post.
After leaving the dream of an ideal world, Guardiola had to be pragmatic when he returned to reality.
After Stones participated in the frontcourt attack, he still had to return to the penalty area more often, otherwise Ruben Dias alone would not be able to stop Manchester United's quick counterattack on both wings.
Rashford, who has regained his form, is hard to defend against. If Greenwood on the other side suddenly scores another world-class goal, who can Manchester City complain to?
Manchester City returned to their normal style of play and was dragged into the halftime break by Manchester United.
After the start of the second half, Manchester United disrupted Manchester City's calm control with a pressure attack that lasted for nearly ten minutes.
But it was only ten minutes. When the time was up, Li Chen immediately signaled the players on the field to shrink their defense and not give Manchester City too many opportunities to attack from behind.
Manchester City's players on the field were annoyed by Manchester United's sudden tactical changes.
They would rather have a real fight with Liverpool than play such an awkward game with Manchester United!
Perhaps every Manchester City player now admits that Li Chen is indeed a tactical master in on-the-spot adjustments.
But their dislike for Li Chen was genuine.
When other teams face Manchester City, which has stronger overall strength, they try their best, and if they can't win, they will admit defeat with conviction.
But Manchester United led by Li Chen just wants to hold on!
My overall strength is not as good as yours, but I will always find a way to make you feel uncomfortable and unhappy when you kick me!
Don’t you like to play rotation offense and penetrate the middle?
I just won’t let you get what you want!
If you are allowed to go to the wing, you will not be allowed to get in from the middle.
You like to create a smooth offensive rhythm, but I just want to keep strangling the defense in the midfield.
As soon as you get into the rhythm, I will interrupt you a little. If that doesn't work, I will just commit a tactical foul.
Look, how annoying is this adjustment idea that doesn’t let others give full play to their abilities!
Unfortunately, Li Chen is so thick-skinned that not only did he make it difficult for Manchester City to play on the defensive end throughout the game, he was also always thinking about his plan to steal the ball.
Anyway, it doesn’t matter whether he can steal or not, the counterattack plan is absolutely necessary.
No matter how severe the defensive situation is, we must find a way to counterattack!
The Manchester United starting players, who faithfully implemented Li Chen's tactical ideas, indeed performed extremely well today.
The fans' encouragement throughout the game made them play with all their might.
So after the regular game time, Li Chen had to use up all four substitutions at once.
There is no way, three of the starting players have suffered leg cramps.
Especially Rashford and Greenwood who ran back and forth on both wings to participate in offense and defense.
As soon as the final whistle sounded, they both lay down on the grass, and the live camera could only see their heaving chests.
Li Chen first replaced them with Martial and Sancho, and then replaced Lindelof and Dalot, who also had cramps, with Maguire and Wan-Bissaka.
After making four substitutions, Manchester United once again played their most familiar variant of the 433 formation.
Entering the overtime, Li Chen's tactical idea was to pursue stability.
On the offensive end, Sancho and Martial need to play more patiently on the ground.
On the defensive end, Maguire and Wan-Bissaka are there to guard against possible changes of tactics that Manchester City may make on the flanks and during set pieces.
In contrast, Guardiola replaced several midfielders and forwards in succession in an attempt to impact Manchester United's defense.
However, Mahrez and Foden, who came on as substitutes today, were in mediocre form.
Manchester City, which failed to break up Manchester United's defense, was ultimately dragged into a penalty shootout.
But it is obvious that Manchester United is much more prepared than Manchester City in this regard.
De Gea directly saved the penalties taken by Foden and De Bruyne in the second and fourth rounds of the penalty shootout!
Although Ederson also saved the penalty taken by Sancho in the third round, he failed to save the team when facing Ronaldo in the last round.
As Ronaldo firmly kicked the ball into the center of Manchester City's goal, the Manchester United substitutes and coaches who had been waiting nervously on the sidelines for a long time all rushed onto the field excitedly!
At this moment, Wembley Stadium has completely transformed into a red ocean of celebration!
Colorful streamers sprayed out from the stands everywhere and then fluttered down, creating an extremely gorgeous scene in an instant.
At this moment, Li Chen felt more inner peace and calm.
He is not lacking in passion, and is often the "dazzling" presence that attracts attention on the field.
But at this moment, he just stood far away with his hands on his hips, looking at the Manchester United players who were celebrating with a smile on his face.
"Hey, this time we're really even, Manchester United!
Mourinho said he likes the atmosphere at Old Trafford and he never regrets coaching at Manchester United.
Me too now.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to coach.
But I don't owe you anything.
Goodbye, Manchester United.
Good luck to you too.”
(End of this chapter)