Chapter 758: Another 6-time Champion

In Manchester United's subsequent attack, Bruno got the ball at the top of the penalty area, passed it to Harry Kane, and went down the line himself.

Harry Kane seemed to be passing the ball to Bruno for a wall pass, but he actually knocked the ball to Gundogan with his heel, who kicked a curved ball directly to the left.

"Beautiful! Mbappe!"

"Breakthrough!"

Manchester United had previously pretended to put pressure on the right, so Flamengo's defense line tilted heavily to this side. At this time, Mbappe rushed out from behind Flamengo defender Rodrigo Caio, then cut inside directly, attracted Flamengo's former Bayern Munich defender Rafinha to steal the ball, and then made a diagonal pass to the top of the penalty area.

"Harry Kane! He shot—"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!"

The defensive players had been pulled away by Manchester United's series of pulls. When Harry Kane received the ball, there was only a Flamengo defensive player Pablo Mari beside him. The Manchester United center forward stopped and passed the ball before shooting directly.

It was a fast, low shot along the grass. The shot didn't have much power, but the angle was tricky. Flamengo goalkeeper Diego Alves' view was blocked by the people in the penalty area. By the time he noticed the ball coming along the grass, it was too late to make a save. He could only watch the ball roll into the net.

"1:0! Harry Kane's goal!"

"Mbappe assisted Harry Kane to score, Manchester United led Flamengo 1-0 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha."

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Mourinho stood up, clapped, and waved his arms vigorously, looking very happy, then sat down.

It is difficult to arouse much enthusiasm in him when scoring a goal against a team like Flamengo. If he was not afraid of being accused by Brazilians of disrespecting the Brazilian team, Mourinho would not even bother to stand up and applaud.

On the other side, Flamengo head coach Jorge Jesus wiped the sweat from his forehead impatiently. Although he knew that there was a huge gap between his team and Manchester United, Jorge Jesus also treated this game with the expectation of an upset.

Yes, Jorge Jesus thought about defeating Manchester United unexpectedly and winning the Club World Cup.

In the semi-finals, they defeated the AFC Champions League champions and Saudi Professional League's overlord Riyadh Crescent 3:1, which made Jorge Jesus' ambition spread like wild grass.

For a coach like him, the opportunity to lead the team to the Club World Cup final and perform in front of so many audiences around the world is a rare one, perhaps the only chance in his life.

Jorge Jesus sees this opportunity as a stepping stone to return to coaching in Europe, or even to coach in the top five leagues.

If he can lead Flamengo to beat Manchester United and stand at the top of the world, Jorge Jesus believes that this will win him the favor of major European league teams and even some quasi-giant teams. This is an opportunity to reach the pinnacle of life!

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For today's game, the Flamengo head coach can be said to have put in a lot of thought. He is sober and rational. The gap between the team's strength and Manchester United is too big. There is only one way to create an upset, that is to attack Manchester United's counterattack and try to sneak attack while defending well and not losing the ball. As long as they steal a ball and then defend it without losing the ball, they can create the biggest upset of the year in football!

The idea was good, but the reality was cruel. Flamengo's defensive retreat failed in the 16th minute of the game and they lost the ball.

However, Jorge Jesus did not lose heart. An upset win is an upset. But if Flamengo can only lose to Manchester United by one goal, and lose to the powerful Manchester United by only 0:1 in a final, it is also a victory for Flamengo and Jorge Jesus!

Therefore, after the game started, Flamengo, which was trailing 0:1, was not in a hurry and had no intention of pressing forward to attack. It continued to defend and wanted to counterattack Manchester United.

Mourinho was surprised.

He thought that after losing a goal, Flamengo would be unable to hold back and attack. After all, for Flamengo, it was basically impossible to turn the tables after falling behind 0:1, and their defensive tactics were meaningless. In this case, it would be better to play more openly against Manchester United and make the game more interesting.

In Mourinho's view, Flamengo should be satisfied with reaching the Club World Cup final. Neither the players nor the head coach have much pressure, and this game should be played happily.

He naturally couldn't imagine that Jorge Jesus had so many thoughts and expectations about this game.

So after the restart, Flamengo was still playing very conservatively... or to be exact, they were quite calm. They did not panic because of losing the ball and were very rational. This surprised Mourinho and made him admire Flamengo head coach Jorge Jesus even more.

This is a very rational coach with clear and firm tactical ideas.

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Fifteen minutes later, in the 33rd minute of the game, Flamengo midfielder William Arau was forced to commit a tactical foul and brought down Bruno, giving Manchester United a chance for a set piece in the frontcourt.

Bruno's free kick drew a beautiful arc and flew straight to the goal. Flamengo goalkeeper Diego Alves made a beautiful save and lifted the ball over the crossbar with one hand.

Manchester United gets a corner kick.

Bruno's corner kick from the right accurately found Van Dijk near the penalty spot, and the Dutch center back headed the ball to Maguire who was lurking behind the goal.

Maguire headed the ball back to the middle, where Mahrez scored with a powerful shot from close range without being guarded.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!"

"Mahrez! Mahrez!! Mahrez!!! Manchester United scored another goal with a corner kick, 2:0, they are two goals ahead of Flamengo."

"Manchester United are two goals ahead of Flamengo in the first half. Although there is still an hour left in the game, we can almost say in advance that Manchester United is very likely to win the Club World Cup."

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Mourinho stood up from the coaching bench and walked to the sidelines to applaud and cheer.

This time he was not pretending, he was really quite satisfied with this goal.

This is also the result of Manchester United's tactical practice in corner kicks. Two defenders with good heading ability passed the ball to Mahrez, who is good at seizing opportunities in front of the goal, and Mahrez made the fatal blow. This corner kick had good tactical results.

Seeing the team concede another goal and fall behind 0:2 in the total score, Flamengo coach Jorge Jesus sighed deeply. The cruel reality made him realize how ridiculous it was for him to want to lead the team in Manchester United and brush a copy on Mourinho.

This is not a reputation dungeon at all, this is completely hell mode!

Whatever, things have come to this point. After falling behind 0:2 and all his ideas were torn to pieces, Jorge Jesus let go. He made a gesture towards the field, a gesture to press forward to attack:

We are already trailing 0:2, what’s the point of defending?

Have fun however you want.

Mourinho sat in the coaching seat with his legs crossed. Since Flamengo wanted to take the initiative, he helped them.

He stood up and walked to the sidelines, shouting the name of the team captain Bruno. When the latter looked over, Mourinho made a gesture.

"Manchester United took the initiative to slow down the attack."

"It's not just about slowing down the attack. Manchester United is properly retreating to allow Flamengo to attack."

"Mourinho is such a bad coach," He Wei said with a smile. "The whole world knows how sharp Manchester United's quick counterattack is. He is using Flamengo to demonstrate the team's sharp counterattack tactics."

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This was another attack by Flamengo. More than half of the players of this Brazilian giant team rushed forward to participate in the attack.

However, you have to know that Manchester United's defense is very solid. Manchester United is recognized in European football as a team with no obvious weaknesses. It is sharp in offense and equally excellent in defense. Kante is in the midfield, and the central defenders are Maguire and Van Dijk, the best central defenders in Europe. Such a defense can be said to be second to none in the whole of Europe.

Flamengo was able to beat Al Hilal 3:1 because the strength of the Asian champions is just so-so and there is nothing worth praising.

Now facing the defense of the best team in Europe, Flamengo is at a loss and has no idea where to start.

Flamengo had a chance to attack with the ball, and their fast attacker Ribeiro tried to force Cancelo. Although he used his speed to pass Cancelo at first, Cancelo immediately chased back and entangled with Ribeiro.

The other Flamengo players also leaned to this side and pressed out to support Ribeiro in the attack.

At this time, Van Dijk came out of the penalty area. He cleverly intercepted Ribeiro's ball and then quickly passed the ball to Kante.

Kante used his body to block the Flamengo players' attempt to steal the ball, and then quickly passed the ball to Bruno.

"Here it comes! Here it comes! Here it comes! Manchester United's chance to counterattack!"

Fans familiar with Manchester United's style of play immediately knew that this was a good opportunity for a quick counterattack, which is what Manchester United is best at.

Manchester United fans in the stands of Khalifa International Stadium burst into cheers.

Bruno received the ball, pulled it and turned around in one go, avoiding the interception of Flamengo player Arau. He looked up to observe the situation in front of him and sent a long-distance pass with a flick of his ankle.

In front, Mbappe ran as fast as he could and caught up with the football.

"Mbappe! Beautiful, into the penalty area, cross, Harry Kane, missed the ball, Mahrez!"

"GOOOOOOOALLLLLLLL!!!!"

"Beautiful cooperation! Wonderful counterattack! The ball went in! In the 39th minute of the game, Manchester United scored again!!! Flamengo, who was two goals behind, pressed forward to attack, and then Manchester United taught the little South American brothers a good lesson, telling them what a real quick counterattack is..."