Chapter 39 The Battle of Christmas Eve

2:0, the home team defeated Watford without any blood.

2:1, narrowly defeated West Ham United away from home.

Before Christmas, Manchester United was still undefeated, and they finally climbed to third place in the standings.

Chelsea is first, Manchester City is second, Manchester United is third, and because Liverpool lost a game, they fell to fourth position.

Everything may be revealed on Christmas Eve.

"Man, are you ready?" Dong Fangzhuo x-on:Ronaldo on Twitter.

"Hopefully you're still in the mood for turkey."

Ronaldo quickly responded to Dong Fangzhuo, "Are you talking about the Manchester United turkey? I think it must be delicious."

“I love eating Chelsea turkey.”

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There are only three days left for these two teams, and there is almost no time to adjust. This is a battle at Tianwang Mountain. For Chelsea, losing the game may not be so bad. After all, they are four points ahead of Manchester United and lose. They are still one point ahead of Manchester United, but they may be overtaken by Manchester City. If they tie, they will still be at the top of the list.

So the pressure on Chelsea is not great, but Manchester United still cannot afford to lose. If they want to win the championship, they must win all the way.

Both teams are preparing intensively, and due to the intensive competition, many players from both sides have fallen down due to injuries. For Manchester United, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lingard, and Ashley Young are all After lying down, I guess I have to rest for several weeks. Chelsea, Cheek, Falcao, Nathan, Kennedy... can all put together a starting lineup.

However, injuries are not an excuse, it is just a remnant team to attack, and the goal of both sides is to win. The head coaches of both sides, Mourinho and Ferguson, will not wait for a draw. Only by defeating their opponents can they take the initiative in the championship.

In the Carrington training base, the person who has worked hardest in training these days is not the old captain Dong Fangzhuo, but Januzaj. After returning to Manchester, Januzaj has not even made the squad. Ferguson seems to have forgotten him. He had to work extra hard to win Ferguson's trust.

"What's wrong Adnan?"

"He's risking his life."

"He was anxious because he couldn't play the game." Rashford was glad that he didn't go out with Januzaj that day, otherwise his current ending would be the same.

"Did you hear that he was listed by the club?"

"It's useless to work hard now." Martial sighed, secretly rejoicing in his heart. Fortunately, he had just signed a five-year contract with Manchester United, otherwise he would have felt a bit in danger.

"Not necessarily, maybe the boss was in a good mood and removed him." Rashford still didn't believe that Ferguson would give up Januzaj, who is one of the important members of Ferguson's future team building, said In fact, Januzaj played a lot of games last season and performed well. There is no reason to sell Januzaj unless Ferguson can't stand Januzaj's character and way of doing things.

"Dude,"

"I think the boss is trying to scare the monkeys and show us. When you stay at Manchester United, you really have to change your attitude. The captain said at the dinner last time that Manchester United can do without anyone, even him. This is obvious. That's a sign. Manchester United can sell any player."

"Yes, we have to make changes. We have to win something for Manchester United. I wonder if we can start tomorrow? The boss has not announced the starting list."

"Even if we can't start, we have to be ready on the bench. We are no longer kids." Rashford looked up at the stars, full of desire for the game. "We need to take over from those old guys. This is our The best opportunity to rise to the top. To be honest, we are not young anymore. Look at Mbappe, that guy is Manchester United’s favorite child. Even I am a little jealous.”

Mbappe.

When it comes to Mbappe, Martial admires him very much. Both of them joined Manchester United from the same club. Before the season, he was the proud son of France and the best future of France. But now, the French people seem to have almost forgotten him, because of injuries,

He also rarely appears in games, while Mbappe seizes the opportunity to rise online at a rocket-like speed, leaving him far behind. It seems that he will also win the European Golden Boy Award next year.

But that's not important. What's important is that he has secured a main position in Manchester United, but he is still a substitute! Even the national team has started calling him. Originally entering the national team was the thing that Martial was most proud of because he was young enough, but in front of Mbappe, he was nothing. Now, he is very worried about whether he can participate in next year's European Cup. If If Mbappe is selected, he may not be able to go...

The relationship between him and Mbappe was quite good at first, but now they are getting farther and farther apart, and their competitive relationship has made them very delicate.

"well,"

"His fate is good."

"Even the captain is giving him a ball."

Rashford shook his head, "But we also have to get the opportunity to play with the captain first. We have to pass the first hurdle first. If we can't even pass that hurdle, we can only wait for the opportunity on the bench. ”

Compared to Martial, Rashford is quite sober enough.

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On December 24, strong winds blew in Manchester, followed by heavy snowfall. Old Trafford was covered with thick white snow, but it still could not stop the enthusiasm of the fans from both sides.

Three hours before the game, Ferguson and Mourinho attended the press conference.

Compared with previous years, the meeting was less controversial and a little warmer, with the two coaches sympathetic to each other. Dong Fangzhuo and Cristiano Ronaldo, who also attended the press conference, were still discussing the "turkey" issue. There was no smoke of war at all. Instead, they seemed to be preparing to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas together.

Both sides also announced their starting lineups early.

Manchester United (4231):

Goalkeeper: De Gea

Defenders: Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Luke Shaw

Midfielder: Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin

Midfielder: Mata, Dong Fangzhuo, Di Maria

Forward: Kylian Mbappe

Chelsea (4231):

Goalkeeper: Courtois

Defenders: Ivanovic, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta

Midfielder: Matic, Mikel

Midfielder: Willian, Oscar, Hazard

Forward: Cristiano Ronaldo

The same formation, but Dong Fangzhuo plays as an attacking midfielder and Cristiano Ronaldo plays as a forward, with good helpers around him. Dong Fangzhuo has Di Maria and Mata beside him, and Cristiano Ronaldo has Hazard and Oscar beside him, etc.

Ferguson still chose experienced veterans. Only Mbappe among the young people got the starting start and became the only sharp knife on the front line. As Rashford said, the gap between them is getting wider. Although they are already at the top of the young player pyramid, Mbappe is at the top.

The game was later delayed for two hours due to snow.

Although it was Christmas Eve, the Old Trafford fans did not leave and were still waiting for the game to start. Chelsea fans who came from afar were also huddled in the stands. Even Manchester United fans refused to retreat, and they had no reason to retreat. This is a game related to the league championship. Even if I die, I will die here...

C**, who was bored in the away locker room, simply ran to the home locker room. Although he didn't know many people in this Manchester United, it was enough for him to know Dong Fangzhuo and Di Maria. The three of them were changing clothes together. They played cards in the room, and they played the same game of Landlord that Dong Fangzhuo taught them when he was at Real Madrid.

The other Manchester United teammates looked at each other in shock. Does this look like the eve of the war? Cristiano Ronaldo came to the locker room to play cards!

Cristiano Ronaldo has good luck with cards and has won many times as a landlord.

"Hehe, it seems that I will have good luck later on." Ronaldo also associated luck with the game.

"Don't think too much. You can win in cards, but in the game you have to ask my teammates if they agree." Dong Fangzhuo sneered, "Don't leave in a hurry if you lose. I'll treat you to turkey. You Did you bring your family? After the game, I will pick you up from my place."

"We'll wait and see. I'm afraid you'll be so angry that you won't entertain us anymore."

"Look who's crying."

…

Even Bastian Schweinsteiger looked confused. He had been playing football for decades and saw this scene for the first time. When he became interested, he took out his mobile phone, took a photo of the three people, and then put it on the On Twitter, it was accompanied by text - Have you ever seen such a heartwarming scene?

As a result, before the game started, the news about Ronaldo and Dong Fangzhuo became hot first.

The fans of Manchester United and Chelsea who had been waiting for a long time on the court became energetic. The core figures of both sides were playing cards in the locker room?

"Omega, I can't imagine this."

“It’s so cozy.”

"It shows the great friendship they have."

"It's hard to imagine the scene where the bayonet is red after the game starts. The scene is too inconsistent..."

…

In fact, it's not just Dong Fangzhuo and Ronaldo. Mourinho also went to sit in Ferguson's lounge. Two hours is not a short time. Mourinho is also thick-skinned. Ferguson even secretly took some Mourinho was served with red wine, and the two of them had a few drinks...

At 18:30, the game, which had been delayed for two hours, started as expected. When Ferguson and Mourinho came out of the tunnel, their faces were flushed than ordinary people. Fortunately, the cold winter didn't show anything, but when they sat in the coaching bench, the smell of alcohol came out, and Giggs smelled it. To Ferguson's liquor, but he received nothing...

BBC commentator Lineker finally cheered up and touched his belly. He looked hungry.

"Damn game, missed time to eat."

"How much will the restaurant lose? This heavy snowfall comes at an untimely time, but thinking about the Christmas gifts you will get when you wake up tomorrow morning, let's enjoy the next game."

"Manchester City has already won Southampton in the away game. Messi solved the problem alone. Two goals made Southampton fans feel the taste of defeat at home. This Christmas Eve was not happy at all. The team Not helping their boss to snipe Manchester City."

"Liverpool and Arsenal have also won one after another, and now the eyes of the world are focused on Old Trafford. The players of both sides have now played, and they have probably warmed up enough in the locker room. Ronaldo and Dong are both playing cards in the locker room. Yeah, the card they are playing seems to be called Doudizhu? This is a game played by the Chinese..."

"Players from both sides have now appeared."

Because of the cold weather, both sides wore long-sleeved jerseys. After the two sides walked through the court politely, they immediately got into action. At 18:45, the game officially started.

Beep——

Just one minute into the game, Dong Fangzhuo was in tragedy. He took the ball and attacked in the middle, trying to break through Ivanovic's defense. As a result, Ivanovic stretched out his claws and directly grabbed Dong Fangzhuo's right sleeve. The referee also immediately gave Ivanovic a yellow card. .

"Hey, do you want my sleeves? After the game, I'll give you two." Dong Fangzhuo was not angry and started joking with Ivanovic.

Ivanovich shrugged, "If you don't mind, I also want a small underwear!"

…

In the BBC live broadcast room, Reinkar became excited.

"Ouch~"

"The scene was good, and the warm scene disappeared in an instant."

"This is what we want to see!"

"King Dong changed his jersey after the game. How big is Chelsea now?"

Just when Dong Fangzhuo was changing his jersey, the stands recalled countless screams, which came from the Chelsea stands.

"Ronaldo,"

"Ronaldo,"

"Ronaldo!"

As soon as Dong Fangzhuo pulled down his collar, he saw Hazard moving from the center to the right, Oscar dribbling the ball from the right, and Ronaldo sprinting from the left. Chelsea actually launched a quick counterattack.

Just now Manchester United took a set kick in the frontcourt, but Bastian Schweinsteiger failed to kick the ball well. The ball was pushed out by Ivanovic himself, and Chelsea launched a quick counterattack.

Oscar dribbled the ball into the backcourt of Manchester United and then took a half-high kick. Neither Smalling nor Jones touched the ball. Ronaldo used his right foot from the far end to directly push the ball into the lower right corner of the goal! Despite De Gea's quick reaction, the ball flew under his arm and into the goal.

“goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!”

"goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!"

"goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!"

"Ronaldo, Ronaldo, Ronaldo!"

"1:0, less than three minutes into the game, Ronaldo opened the scoring for Chelsea. They took a 1:0 lead at Old Trafford, a dream start!"

Ward Fake? Dong Fangzhuo cursed in his heart, unable to accept this bad start. It had only been less than a minute, and Manchester United was already lagging behind.

Ronaldo, Fake! He also scolded Ronaldo...

The difficulty of the game instantly increased. We definitely can’t let that kid enjoy turkey tonight!

After scoring the goal, Ronaldo excitedly rushed to the stands of Chelsea fans, then raised his right arm, then opened his mouth and gnawed on his arm.

"Oh, Ronaldo is eating his own arm. This action is very obvious. He is eating turkey."

"This is Chi Guoguo provoking Manchester United and King Dong Ha,"

"Now Manchester United has become a delicious turkey, haha!"

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