Chapter 45: League Sixth

The most eye-catching thing in this round of the league is naturally the Manchester derby, where Manchester City challenged Manchester United away.

Before this game, Manchester United received support from all Nottingham Forest fans, because if Manchester City loses in this game, it is equivalent to giving Forest a chance to overtake Manchester City.

Mourinho was asked this question during an interview before the game and he showed his usual arrogance.

"Nottingham Forest? What does it have to do with me? This is a Manchester derby, not a Nottingham derby... Of course I will win, but it is not for others.... Whether this is a Manchester derby or something else, victory is what I pursue..."

He refused to answer all questions about Nottingham Forest, and Tony Donn.

Despite this, Nottingham Forest fans support Manchester United because they will never support their direct rival Manchester City.

Don En did not express any opinions on this game. Since his comeback, he has rarely made any public comments on others in the media, even his old rival Mourinho is no exception.

But it would be fake to say that he doesn't pay attention to this game. How could he not pay attention to the game related to his own team?

But he doesn't have any conditions to pay attention to, because the Manchester Derby and Nottingham Forest matches were held at the same time.

David Chris Lack always carried headphones in the coaching seat and listened to the latest progress of another game through the radio. As long as there is new news, he will definitely tell Don.

"Manchester City scored a goal, they were ahead... It's so damn! What is Mourinho's team doing?"

He complained so much after hearing the news of Manchester City's goal.

The cheers of the forest to the fans in the stands also weakened.

Tang Enz stood on the sidelines with his hands wrapped around his chest, without saying a word.

Within three minutes, news came from over there. Before Chris Lack could say the content, a burst of cheers broke out in the stands.

A smile finally appeared on Tang En's face.

"Manchester United scored a goal. They equalized the score!!" Chris Lack shouted to Donne excitedly. In such a noisy environment, he had to raise the volume, and shouted to ensure that Donne could hear him clearly when he was close to him.

After briefly focusing on Manchester United, Don Eun retracted his eyes and turned to the court again. Nottingham Forest's away challenge to West Ham United is not an easy game.

The score is now 0:0, and the time is ten minutes from the second half. On the scene, the two teams were stalemate. The fans of West Ham United were very proud. They were singing: "You can't win even if Manchester City loses! Want to go to Europe? No way!!"

Tang En was about to make a substitution, replaced the exhausted Balotelli, replaced Abanglaho, and made adjustments at the same time, removing Chen Jian to the midfielder position and allowing Wood to lean slightly.

Because Chen Jian's outstanding performance in the past half season has been studied by his opponents. He was violated many times during the game, which is obviously not conducive to the team's offense. Instead of letting Chen Jian continue to be violated by his opponent in the front, it is better to withdraw. It is far away from the opponent's defensive players so that he can play another talent - rhythm control.

Chen Jian and Wood have indeed similar characteristics. But under Tang En's training, the two did not conflict when they were on the court at the same time, but instead formed a joint force. After any person is seen to death, the other person will take over his job and continue to lead the team forward. This is the benefit of "dual cores".

Tang En's adjustment was immediate. The defensive deployment of West Ham United was aimed at Chen Jian before, but now it has been replaced by Wood. Although the two people have similar styles, they have different strengths. The two people can defend Chen Jian, but they may not be able to defend Wood.

While West Ham United had not yet adjusted, Wood launched a raid. His forced breakthrough in the middle disrupted West Ham United's defense line. Then he distributed the football to Abanglaho who had just been on the court. After Abanglaho broke into the penalty area, he suddenly shot. West Ham goalkeeper saved the ball and let Mitcher on the other side get a bargain and easily make up for the empty goal.

At this time, the fans of the Forests in the stands burst into cheers louder than Manchester United's goal just now, and the group of people sitting in the coaching seat also breathed a sigh of relief. Tony Don't's team is best at playing in the lead and they have nothing to worry about. Now more people are starting to pay attention to the game in another field. As long as Manchester United can win Manchester City, Forests will surpass Manchester City after the game. They will be ranked sixth in the league.

This ranking means they will likely directly qualify for next season's European competition.

And Manchester City will be kicked down the abyss by them.

After Forest team led the lead, they all grasped the situation of the game. The home team West Ham United wanted to equalize the score. But they did not dare to push the offense. They were worried that they would not score the goal and instead were defeated by Forest team. The commentator responsible for commenting on this game lamented that the game had entered garbage time in advance.

In another field, the game has entered a white-hot stage.

The same-city derby between Manchester United and Manchester City, after Ferguson left, the gunpowder smelled much less. With Mourinho's arrival, both sides were targeting McMonkan again. It was impossible for Mourinho to not offend others with his big mouth. In addition, the special meaning of the same-city derby, the gunpowder smelled so much after Manchester United quickly equalized the score in this game and began to develop in another direction.

First, the Manchester City player knocked the Manchester United forward to the ground with a flying tackle and received a yellow card. Then the Manchester United player kicked down another Manchester City player in retaliation, but only a verbal warning, which immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of Manchester City players.

Then the referee had to whistle and whistle and then whistle and then whistle.

In the 77th minute, the players on both sides finally had a conflict.

At that time, Manchester United's midfielder passed a ball directly behind him. Manchester City goalkeeper Josh Connor attacked and saved the ball, but the 32-year-old veteran Rooney has not weakened at all. He did not close his legs when he rushed up. He collided with Connor.

It's lively now.

Connor lay on the ground in pain, while Rooney had no intention of apologizing, and got up and patted his butt and was about to leave.

He was immediately surrounded by angry Manchester City players. Seeing that his old captain was about to suffer, Manchester United players also flocked to him, and the two sides collided and a fierce physical conflict occurred.

The referee's whistle could no longer calm them down, and in the end the coaches of both sides had to play to attract players from both sides who had conflicting.

Faced with such a scene, if the referee only warns him verbally and does nothing else, it will only make the scene more chaotic.

Use heavy sanctions in troubled times.

So the referee raised his hand and gave Manchester City a red card and Manchester United two red cards, among which Rooney, who caused the incident, was among them.

This judgment naturally made Mourinho very dissatisfied. He roared angrily on the sidelines and accused the referee of being unfair. If his assistant coach hadn't pulled him down quickly, he would have been punished by the referee who wanted to establish his authority to go to the stands.

Manchester City's head coach Mark Brown is also very angry. He thinks his team is a complete victim. Why is he sent off?

The conflict between the two sides from the field to the coach's floor is an indispensable part of this game. If there is no hot scene in a city derby, it will only make people feel that the name is inconsistent.

Manchester United and Manchester City clashed, and both sides had news that players were sent off, which immediately reached Don Eun's ears.

Everyone could see Chris Lark's happy expression. Many people were happy with the news just like him.

Because in their hearts, the best ending is that Manchester United wins Manchester City, but the two sides have suffered a hard battle. They have greatly damaged their vitality, and Manchester United lost their troops and generals to win this miserable victory. Nottingham Forest can reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Now things are developing infinitely closer to the "best result" in their hearts.

Tang En also smiled, and this result was what he wanted.

He is not worried that Manchester United will lose to Manchester City at his home court.

Here, he stepped up his demands on the team's offensive location. One goal lead is the most unsafe score in the world.

The Forests' series of offensives were then effective. Wood's long shot directly opened the West Ham United goal. Nottingham Forest led 2:0 away, and it was less than ten minutes before the end of the game. There was no suspense for the Forests to win this game.

But on the other side, the game format is much more dangerous.

At Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester United's offensive was affected due to the two sent off, while Manchester City believed that they had been treated unfairly and their morale suddenly rose. They actually pushed Manchester United back to their penalty area.

This made Mourinho very angry off the court, and he made a substitution for this. Instead of increasing his defensive power, he replaced a defender and replaced the forward, and there were still two forwards on the front line. He expressed his determination to the Manchester United players on the court through this substitution - he must win!

The morale of Manchester United players then recovered. Their strength was already stronger than Manchester City. They were at home again. They gradually gained the upper hand on the court.

When the game entered the injury stoppage time, Manchester United scored into the Manchester City penalty area through a series of exciting cooperation in the frontcourt. Lee Bagnett, who took the ball, was knocked to the ground by Manchester City captain Richards. The referee awarded a penalty without hesitation!

This penalty is tantamount to a death sentence for Manchester City. He was awarded a penalty in stoppage time of injury, and there was no time left for them to equalize the score.

Naturally, Manchester City players surrounded the referee for a long time to argue and protest, which was useless. The referee seemed to feel that he had sent off one person and two Manchester United. It was not good to do this at Manchester United's home court, so he had to find some balance. Richards's collision that could be judged or not was naturally impossible to let go.

In this way, Manchester United won the Manchester derby at home with this controversial penalty kick, defeated Manchester City, and consolidated their first position in the league.

When this news finally reached Don En's ears, Don En and his men were already in the locker room. This news made the whole team feel jubilant. Everyone knew that they had successfully squeezed out Manchester City and occupied the sixth position in the league. As long as this position is consolidated in the last two rounds, they will participate in European competitions next season.

The excited players not only cheered, they also wanted to continue celebrating. But their attempts were quickly stopped by Don En's gesture.

"There are two rounds of the league. We will play away and home games, and the opponent in the home game is still Manchester United. If you think you can start celebrating now, then wait to cry after the last round of the league."

Tang En said coldly.

Suddenly, the joyful atmosphere in the locker room was wiped out.

"Remember, the season is not over yet, it's too early to start celebrating now. These last two games are the key. One thousand meters is the last sprint, guys. I don't want you to fall behind before the finish line. Celebrate and wait until the game with Manchester United is over."

After saying these words, he turned around and walked out of the locker room the first time.

The players in the locker room were silent for a while before they walked out one after another and got in the car and left.

Tang En's words poured a basin of cold water on them, but Tang En was not worried that this would hurt morale. The team that had forged more than half a season could not even accept such a little unpleasant word, and he would not propose the goal of returning to Europe.

The Forests must reappear in the European arena next season, whether it is the Champions League or the European League, in short, the name of Nottingham Forest should be on the European roster. This is the last gift Done gave to Don.

Nottingham Forest and Tony Donne both reaped the results they wanted, and only one person felt angry.

"The referee's performance in this game is very poor! My team was wronged, and no one should have been sent off, only that guy in black!"

Mourinho angrily accused the referee of this game at the press conference. The "man in black" he said should have been sent off was the referee.

"We will appeal the penalty for this game."

A reporter stood up and asked a question that made Mourinho instantly turn from fire to ice.

"Are you worried that these two red cards will affect Manchester United's final round of the game against Nottingham Forest?"

Mourinho, who was still angrily questioning the referee, did not answer the reporter's question in the same tone. He just stared at the reporter and said in a calm voice: "I'm not worried."

What else did the reporter want to ask? Mourinho has already pointed out someone else, and the topic has returned to the game conflict that everyone is most concerned about.

The reporter sat down with some reluctance and thought about continuing to explore the final league battle between Forest and Manchester United.

Although there are still two weeks before that game, the reporter felt that the middle game could be skipped and went directly to the climax. The fateful showdown between Tony Donn and Mourinho was finally staged again after many years. Such a wonderful story attracted more than the conflict between the game.
Chapter completed!