Chapter 41: Who Is Kante?
After Jin Taige announced the starting list, he looked at everyone and let out a sigh of relief: "The Premier League has finally begun!"
He looked at Giggs: "Ryan, today is the first league game of the 2013-14 season, are you excited?"
Giggs shook his head: "It's okay."
Jin Taige patted his head: "Oh, I shouldn't ask you this question. After all, you have experienced the first round of the league nearly 20 times, but... Ryan, can you take care of me, a newcomer to the Premier League?"
Hearing this sentence, the players burst into laughter.
At this time, Jin Taige looked at Kante: "Brother, we still have a common language. How about, are you ready for your first Premier League game? If not, I can find someone to replace you."
"I'm ready, no problem!" Kanter replied immediately, he was really afraid that Jin Tiger would temporarily replace himself.
"Hahaha, it's just a joke, don't be nervous," Jin Taige joked, "but it's no wonder that new players in the Premier League like us will inevitably have some nervousness, I think we need to cheer up. Robin !"
Kim Tiger looked at Van Persie: "Kante and I are both new players in the Premier League, Alisson, Alonso, Mahrez and Icardi are also experiencing the Premier League for the first time, Robin, you are the two-time Premier League top scorer , what can you say to encourage us?"
Hearing King Tiger asking himself, Van Persie stood up and said to everyone confidently: "In the last home game of last season, we stepped on Swansea's corpse to see off Sir Jazz, and today we again Encountered Swansea, brothers, let's use a big win to catch the wind today!"
"Beautiful!" said Jin Taiger, applauding, "This victory is not only for me, but also for a few new players. One of the things you need to adapt to when you come to Manchester United is that we will continue to win!"
Needless to say about the tactical arrangement, after the tempering of the previous games, the players have already understood it, and Swansea does not have any star players, so there is no need to set up man-to-man tactics separately, so Jin Taige is in the dressing room. To boost the morale of everyone, in fifteen minutes, Manchester United's players were like little tigers, and they rushed to the pitch with high spirits.
The game attracted more than 20,000 spectators, and Sky TV broadcast the game exclusively. The host partners of this game are still commentators Morris and Raman. Morris is a die-hard Manchester United fan. The commentary style Calm and sophisticated; while Raman speaks sarcastic and ruthless critics. Although this offends many people, it also keeps the ratings of TV broadcasts at the top of the list.
Morris looked at the stadium outside the broadcast hall excitedly: "As the referee blew the whistle, the game began. This game is a focus game in the first round of the Premier League this season. Last season's champion Manchester United A guest at the Liberty Stadium, against Swansea. Although this game is not a strong conversation, it is also a lot of attention. The focus of everyone's attention is on Manchester United's new coach Kim Tiger, who replaced the retired Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer. Became the new leader of Manchester United. I don’t know that the Manchester United team he led can continue the glory of the Ferguson era. The starting lineup for this game has just been introduced. Swansea adopted a 4-5-1 formation. It is their leading striker Michu. You must know that Michu scored 18 Premier League goals last season, ranking fifth in the scorer list. I don’t know if he can break Manchester United’s goal in this game. The lineup has not changed much from last season. On the defensive line, Smalling replaced the injured Vidic, while on the midfield line, summer new aid Kante replaced the starting lineup last season. Anderson."
Morris was gushing about the situation of the two teams, and Raman suddenly asked, "Morris, who is Kante?"
"He was a new aid introduced by Kim Tiger in the summer,
A French player on a free transfer from the French club Boulogne. ' No Morris explained.
Raman looked down on his face: "Boulogne, French second? Free agent? I think Jin Taige has positioned himself wrongly? He is now the coach of the Premier League giant Manchester United. If you want to buy some good stars, why? Can such a small character like a cat and a dog also start at Manchester United? Jin Tiger's brain is so funny, right?"
Morris frowned. He is a die-hard Manchester United fan. At this time, he must say something: "Kante is actually a good player. He played very well in friendly games."
"Come on, are you talking about the 0-1 loss to Thailand's Singh Lions All-Stars, or the 2-2 Ohira Osaka Sakura game, or the 1-3 loss to Sevilla?"
This sentence made Morris choked enough. Manchester United's summer friendly match did not play very well. He couldn't find anything to refute for a while.
"To send an unremarkable new aid in such an important game, I don't see much hope for Manchester United in this game." Raman laughed.
At this point the whole game has been played for five minutes.
During these five minutes, Jin Taige sat on the coach's bench and stood still, observing the situation on the field. From time to time he looked at the Swansea manager who was commanding the team from the sidelines. He was once a pivotal figure in world football - Michelle Laudrup. The name is a household name in Denmark and is also well-known in world football. When Jin Taige shook hands with him before the game, he was also very emotional. A celebrity who could only be seen on TV in a previous life has now become his opponent. Life is really amazing.
At this time, although Jin Taige sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, the Swansea coach couldn't sit still. He came to the sidelines and shouted loudly, asking his players to pay attention to their defense and not to give the opponent a gap. There is only one reason why Laudrup is so anxious, that Manchester United are attacking too hard!
Just five minutes into the game, Manchester United already had two shots on goal. One was Carrick's long pass to Van Persie. Van Persie received the ball on the left side of the goal. out of the net.
The other time was Rafael's wing assist. He dribbled the ball all the way to the bottom line and crossed the ball. Rooney raised the ball under the interference of the opponent's tall defender.
Although neither of these two goals was scored, Laudrup couldn't sit still. He came to the sidelines anxiously to instruct the players to defend well and not let Manchester United attack successfully. At this time, he turned and glanced at the visiting team's coaching bench not far away, only to see Jin Tiger leaning on the seat very leisurely, observing everything on the field.
Laudrup's heart moved: It seems that this young head coach is not easy...