Chapter 351 A good start

Chapter 351 A good start

This can't be seen by just watching the game broadcast for more than 20 minutes.

When Mourinho watched the video of Bruno's game, he thought that Bruno was running blindly, but because he ran a lot and had good physical fitness, the blind cat ran into a dead mouse. For ninety minutes in a game, he kept running Running would always cause him to bump into a few dead mice.

Later he discovered that this was not the case. After analyzing Bruno's massive game videos, he found that his initial idea was terribly wrong.

Although this player is running non-stop, he is running with a purpose. Every action he takes has a clear goal and points directly to the key points of the game.

It's like a talent, he has an innate inspiration and knows how to act in the game.

This kind of player has transcended the realm of ordinary players. If the average player is a chess piece on a chessboard, then such a player is a chess player.

And if you want to become a true "free man", you can only become a chess player first. You must transcend the game itself, overlook the game from above the court, and have an overall view, so that you can know how to dominate the game and how to lead the team.

In Bruno, such qualities are shining brightly.

At first, when he was in Udinese, this light was very weak, but as Guidolin trained him and accumulated game experience, this light became stronger and stronger, and the scope of radiation gradually expanded.

Now at Manchester United, Bruno is no longer visible in Mourinho's eyes. He has become a golden light that illuminates most of the stadium.

Mourinho believes that one day, this light will envelope the entire stadium.

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In the 25th minute, Bruno distributed the ball in the middle and handed the football to Mata. Mata made a pass from the left and right, and Martial inserted in from behind and hit the goal directly. However, due to lack of power in the shot, Boruc fell to the ground and blocked it.

Although no goal was scored, the attack still won applause and cheers from Manchester United fans. It was Bournemouth fans who were angry that their team was so bullied by Manchester United.

"We want to see your offense! Show your fighting spirit!" The fans of the Cherry Legion chanted the offensive slogan, asking the players to be more brave.

Amid the roars of the fans, the home team Bournemouth finally showed some fighting spirit. Maybe they were confused by Manchester United's previous fierce offensive and thought that their team was already several goals behind. Now looking at it, it was only one goal behind. It was indeed not time to give up the game.

They launched an offensive and caused some trouble for Manchester United's defense. But the back line led by Maguire and Van Dijk performed very well. Until the end of the first half, Bournemouth was unable to break through Manchester United's goal.

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During the halftime break, Mourinho praised the performance of the entire team. He did not praise any player by name, but everyone knew that Bruno could have scored ten points in this first half.

He waved to Mata and passed the ball to him, just to attract the attention of the Bournemouth defender. Mata passed the ball to him, and he also successfully attracted one of the opponent's central defenders. Then turning away and passing the ball, all in one go, this kind of performance is not common in the entire Premier League.

It seems that this airborne core does have the ability and qualifications to lead the team.

Mourinho did not make any adjustments to the tactics, but just asked everyone to pay more attention in defense. Manchester United's performance in the first half was very good. Except for some chaos at the last moment, everything was fine. He didn't need to make any adjustments.

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After the start of the second half, Manchester United continued to dominate the game.

With the support of Bruno, Mata's performance became more and more active.

In the 51st minute, he made a pass from the right, and Martial, who was surrounded by the back post, knocked the ball away without anyone defending him, causing a sigh to be heard in the stands.

Mourinho also sighed.

In fact, every time Manchester United attacks, people think that the goal will definitely be scored, but the result is always just a little bit worse, which makes people feel regretful.

The Sky Sports commentator was also surprised several times. If you just listened to his commentary without watching the game footage, you would definitely think that Manchester United was already leading by at least four goals.

Just two minutes later, Manchester United made a comeback. Bruno took the ball in the frontcourt and was pushed down by the opponent. The referee gave a set kick.

Mata came up to take the penalty and passed the free kick to the goal. The young center back Maguire took a shot from behind, but he hit it too straight and the ball hit Boruc's arms.

Manchester United's continuous offensive made Bournemouth, who wanted to counterattack in the second half, unable to hold their head up. At this time, they had no idea of ​​equalizing the score as soon as possible.

The opponent's two consecutive shots failed, which made the Bournemouth players a little lucky not to lose the ball. If two goals were lost, the game would be difficult to play.

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Unexpectedly, only one minute had passed since this attack. Bruno suddenly took the ball on the right side of the midfield and then made a long pass. Before his teammates in the midfield could get in, he moved the football to the left.

There, after Martial stopped the ball, he did not pass it to Ibrahimovic on the other side, but forced a breakthrough through Bournemouth center back Steve Cook.

<divclass="contentadv">Seeing Martial break through Steve Cook, goalkeeper Boruc abandoned the goal.

Facing the Bournemouth goalkeeper who abandoned the goal, Martial did not choose to break through, but shot directly!

It's just that today Martial may not be wearing shooting boots. His shot missed, but after the ball bounced on the ground, it turned into an assist by some strange combination. Rooney headed the ball into the lower left corner from 5 meters away from the goal on the right side.

2: 0!

This is the 246th goal Rooney has scored on behalf of Manchester United in all official competitions, only 3 goals short of Bobby Charlton's club record.

"Rooney scores! An attack instigated by Bruno! So beautiful, precise and...sudden! Just look at how when Martial receives the ball, there are only a few Bournemouth defenders around him... The timing was very good! It’s just that Martial seems to have forgotten his shooting boots in Manchester today, otherwise Bruno would have received his first assist data after joining Manchester United.”

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But the game is not over yet, and Manchester United's shock to Bournemouth fans and the entire British audience is not over yet.

Bournemouth also wanted to counterattack, but Manchester United did not defend passively this time, but continued to put pressure on Bournemouth under Bruno's command.

After the chaos at the end of the first half, Bruno realized that this team advocates offense, likes offense, and is used to offense. Although Mourinho, the defensive master, has been transforming the team's defense since he took over at Old Trafford, and has also vigorously recruited reinforcements in the back line, they cannot do it if they are asked to concentrate on defense. Come.

So instead of passively defending, it is better to be proactive and use offense to replace defense.

Facing weak opponents, this trick is very effective. Not only can it prevent the opponent from organizing an effective offensive, but it can also seize the opportunity to score another goal. The score looks beautiful and the scene is beautiful.

Of course, Bruno dared to do this, on the one hand because his opponent Bournemouth was not strong, and on the other hand because there was Kante behind him. The French midfielder has grown up after three years of training in Serie A and the Premier League. He is the top defensive midfielder in today's football. There is a legend in the world of football that "there is no obstacle that cannot be overcome, only Kante that cannot be overcome".

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Driven by Bruno, Manchester United's offense went up one wave after another, and every attack made the Bournemouth fans worried.

In the 76th minute, Bruno got the ball in the frontcourt. When the Bournemouth players were wary of him passing the ball, and when the commentators were guessing who he would pass the ball to, he suddenly took a shot!

Twenty-three meters away from the goal, Bruno took a long shot. The football flew toward the far corner of the goal, and Bournemouth goalkeeper Boruc also made a save.

He didn't expect Mata to come out halfway. He originally wanted to hide because he didn't expect Bruno to shoot directly, so suddenly.

Because he didn't expect it, Mata was half a beat slow when he shrank his neck. The football hit him on the head and was rubbed by him, causing an obvious line change. The football flew into the goal from another angle.

"3:0! Mata knocked Bruno's shot into the goal!! This is really interesting!!!"

After scoring the goal, Mata was stunned for a moment, then opened his arms to celebrate.

He didn't expect that Bruno's ball would actually hit the goal... But forget it, let's celebrate first!

Bruno didn't care about this problem. He rushed towards Mata and wanted to hug him.

The Manchester United substitute players off the field also rushed out from their seats with their arms raised.

Manchester United in the stands almost went crazy. Everyone was jumping up and down like a child in the stands, and there was no one around them who looked sober.

For Manchester United fans, the victory in this game reminded them of the era when the team was invincible in the Premier League under the leadership of Ferguson a few years ago.

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When Manchester United easily defeated Bournemouth with a score of 3:0 in the away game, many people did not expect that their first league game would yield such a result.

And when the last game of this round of the Premier League ended, people were surprised to find that Manchester United topped the league list!

It is not unusual for Premier League dominant Manchester United to be at the top of the table.

It's just that that was Manchester United under the leadership of Ferguson. In the three years since Ferguson retired, Manchester United has never been at the top of the standings after playing a full round of games.

Even if Manchester United started with two consecutive wins under the leadership of Louis van Gaal last season, Manchester United was not able to be at the top of the table at the end of the round. It only relied on the opportunity to kick off the ball first to temporarily climb to the points after the game. Top of the list.