Chapter 834 Madman vs Madman

Manchester United, like an impatient young man, rushed forward and began to press in the frontcourt.

Bielsa watched this scene on the sidelines. Instead of being worried, he smiled. Just as he expected, Manchester United would use the home advantage to launch an attack.

Although Bielsa is a head coach who advocates offensive football and has the nickname of "madman", it does not mean that his team will always suppress the opponent's fierce attack. That is not a madman, but a fool!

Facing Manchester United's pressure, Leeds United defender Ayling passed the ball back to goalkeeper Meslier. As soon as the French U20 goalkeeper got the ball, McTominay pressed forward.

Meslier quickly kicked the ball forward.

Manchester United's right back Cancelo headed the ball back near the center circle, Kante passed the ball forward, Gundogan chested the ball, came and went, turned around, and leaned on Harrison who came up to defend him. Then Gundogan passed the ball to Cancelo who came to the side and back, then he turned around and shook off Harrison and ran forward, two passes!

Seeing this, Harrison reached out and pulled Gundogan's jersey without hesitation.

Referee Anthony Taylor was ready to blow the whistle for a foul, and then he saw that Cancelo did not pass the ball to Gundogan, but passed the ball to Bruno, so he immediately put his hands forward, indicating that the attack was in their favor and the game would continue.

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Rodrigo was ready to steal the ball when Bruno received it.

Bruno knew what to do when he saw the opponent's running route. He originally planned to stop the ball, but he decisively turned around again and let the ball pass. At the same time, he used his body to block Rodrigo's route. Before the two collided, he used his left foot as the axis and made a beautiful turn to avoid the opponent. At the same time, he accelerated and chased the ball.

"Nice pass and get rid of the ball."

Seeing Bruno get rid of Rodrigo, Leeds United left-back Alioski quickly rushed up, seized the opportunity, and fell to the ground to tackle.

"Oh my God!" Andy Gray exclaimed. What he saw was that when the Leeds United left-back's flying tackle came, the Manchester United captain lightly picked up the ball, then he jumped up and just avoided Alioski's flying tackle. After landing, Bruno took two steps forward, caught up with the ball, and then passed it directly without stopping.

This was a high-quality, wide-area lateral transfer from a flying tackle. The football flew high, passed through the midfield, and flew directly from the right side to the left side.

But there seems to be no one there?

"Rashford!" Martin Taylor shouted.

Bruno's pass fell, Rashford made a high-speed forward run, the ball landed in front and Rashford was behind, which gave Rashford space to sprint.

The most important thing is that Leeds United's defense was attracted by Bruno's dribbling, and the entire defense line was seriously tilted to the left. At this moment, there was not a single Leeds United player within seven or eight meters in front and behind Rashford.

No one expected Bruno to be able to break through continuously and pass the ball, and the pass was so sudden, so beautiful, and so accurate!

"Nice stop!"

“Solid basic skills.”

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Rashford looked at the football in front of him while running, then he hooked his foot and stopped the ball right in front of him. The football continued to roll slowly.

Pretty!

Mourinho also applauded on the sidelines and cheered for the stoppage.

This kind of stop is the most comfortable. After the football stops, it continues to roll forward slowly, which gives Rashford space to continue accelerating.

The method of stopping the ball directly under your feet is actually not conducive to breakthrough.

As for stopping the ball two meters away, is that what a professional player should do?

"Nice pass, nice stop." Andy Gray shouted, "Manchester United's attack is very sharp. They make full use of both wings, taking turns to mobilize and attack Leeds United's two wing defenses."

"Rashford! Pass it! Pass it!"

Rashford continued to dribble the ball forward. He used a change of speed to overtake Dallas who was rushing to steal the ball. Then, instead of continuing to dribble the ball, he made a direct arc pass.

Mbappe rushed to the front point and moved forward quickly, with Ailin following closely beside him.

Then, the extremely fast Mbappe was confused. He was so fast that he couldn't stop and ran past!

The result of not being able to brake was that Leeds United defender Ailin, who was following closely behind him, was also dragged over by him. When the two men collided, the football passed behind them.

In the middle, another Leeds United defender Cooper was a little slow to react. He was about to jump but felt a shadow in the air.

At this moment, Cooper's heart sank.

He knew who was behind him. It was definitely not his teammate, but McTominay, the center forward of the Manchester United team in this game!

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"Scott McTominay!" Accompanied by the roar of the live commentator, McTominay jumped high and slammed the football towards the goal with force.

Leeds United's French goalkeeper Meslier is a young goalkeeper who is only 20 years old. The characteristic of young people is that they react quickly, but they also have a disadvantage, that is, they lack experience. He did not make an early judgment about the situation he faced at the moment, and then when McTominay attacked the goal, although he reacted immediately, jumped back and waved his hands to block the ball, but he found that he did not jump high enough and it was difficult to really make a save.

The result was that Meslier's barely raised hand did touch the football, but the force was not enough to stop the football's forward movement.

After the football was blocked by the goalkeeper's palm, it had a tendency to rise, but in the end it still stubbornly crossed the goal line and hit the net.

"Boom!" There was an excited cheer from the stands of the Millennium Stadium.

Although there were less than two thousand home team fans, the noise they made was as if there were tens of thousands of people.

Less than two minutes into the game, Manchester United scored in their first attack. Manchester United played a beautiful offensive combination, and finally Rashford assisted and McTominay scored a header for Manchester United to score the first goal of the game.

Manchester United 1:0 Leeds United!

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"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Manchester United scored against Leeds United just 1 minute and 38 seconds into the game!"

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"Nice counterattack, nice dribble, nice pass, nice assist! Nice goal!"

"McTominay scored and Manchester United got off to a dream start at home!"

McTominay, who scored the goal, rushed forward and hugged Rashford. This goal was thanks to Rashford's beautiful assist.

The Scotsman then hugged Mbappe again, thanking him for helping him attract the defensive attention at the front point.

Mbappe tried his best to make his smile sound more genuine, but his heart was bleeding. If he hadn't been running too fast and couldn't stop, he would have scored the goal.

This is the Rose Derby, a derby that can be compared with the Red Devils and Manchester City Derby. Scoring a goal in such a game is undoubtedly the best way to attract the attention of the fans.

Seeing the ball go in, Mourinho and Faria both jumped up from their seats, raised their arms and sprinted to the sidelines.

Mourinho waved his arms excitedly. He succeeded, his tactics were successful.

During the two days of training, Mourinho conducted targeted tactical drills in response to Leeds United coach Bielsa's offensive style. The most important design was to use Bruno's excellent footwork and passing skills, as well as good vision, and make full use of the width of the field to mobilize Leeds United's defense, and then McTominay and Mbappe would complete the final shot in front of the goal.

In addition, outside the penalty area, Gundogan also pressed very high, looking for an opportunity to launch a second attack.

Just now, Gundogan rushed up and was ready to grab the second point, but McTominay's performance was very stable and he directly scored the ball, leaving no chance for Gundogan to perform.

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On the visiting team's coaching bench, Leeds United assistant coach Strobel screamed, this goal was lost too suddenly.

Bielsa also subconsciously looked at the time. The game had just started for less than two minutes and Manchester United scored with their first shot. This goal was totally unplanned and came too suddenly.

Bielsa covered his forehead and turned his head to see Mourinho celebrating on the sidelines. Then he stood up and paced quickly on the sidelines, thinking about how his team should attack next to equalize the score as quickly as possible.

This is Bielsa. In any situation, the first thing he thinks of is attack, rather than strengthening defense and consolidating the position.

On the field, what Leeds United players are doing is to continue attacking, trying to equalize the score as soon as possible.

However, what Leeds United waited for was not a quick equalizer goal, but a lightning-fast conceded second goal.

Leeds United kicked off from the center circle again and launched an attack shortly before being intercepted by Manchester United, who were heavily defended and launched a quick counterattack.

However, Manchester United's attack did not result in a shot, and the ball was cleared out of the sideline by Leeds United players.

Cancelo ran up to take the sideline kick and threw it to Bruno.

Bruno received the ball and made a straight pass, McTominay broke into the penalty area from the left and pushed the ball into the far corner to score another goal, Manchester United 2:0 Leeds United!

At this time, only 54 seconds had passed since Manchester United's last goal!

In other words, Manchester United scored 1 goals in 2 minute!

Manchester United led Leeds United 2:32 within 2 minutes and 0 seconds of the start!

McTominay also became the first player in Premier League history to score two goals within the first three minutes of the game.

This situation made everyone a little confused, including McTominay who scored the goal. He was obviously a little overwhelmed when he scored the goal and even forgot to celebrate the goal.

Commentator Martin Taylor was somewhat disappointed with the situation and said: "Leeds United played too carelessly. They looked naive and stupid..."