Chapter 126
"Roar——"
The die-hard fans who followed Manchester United to the away game stood up and roared in unison.
Stoke City players and Manchester United players rushed in two directions; Stoke City players rushed to the referee and shouted,"Referee, this ball is offside!"; Manchester United players rushed to Rooney.
Rooney did not choose to run to the traditional celebration spot of the corner area. He stood up and looked back, then he locked onto Chen Huan's position and accelerated to run towards Chen Huan.
Chen Huan also noticed Rooney's intention, and he smiled and opened his arms to the other party.
"Hey, how does it feel to score a goal?" Chen Huan asked with a smile when Rooney rushed over.
"Great!"Rooney jumped up, and Chen Huan had to hug him.
"Have we reconciled?" Chen Huan asked jokingly before other Manchester United players rushed over.
"No, it was never your problem, it was my problem. Now I have reconciled with myself. You are right, our goal is to win the league championship, and other things should be swept out of our minds."
Manchester United players rushed over from all directions and hugged Chen Huan and Rooney in the middle.
"This goal is worth a thousand gold coins."Van Gaal said this as he hugged Davis and other assistant coaches in front of the coaching bench.
"Yes, this is a crucial three points."Davis responded.
Van Gaal smiled and shook his head, but he did not explain anything in detail.
For the head coach of the team, nothing is more important than the captain of the team and the core of the team no longer having conflicts.
Rooney's position in the locker room is not only a player, but also a leader. If the conflict between him and the core of the team, Chen Huan, is not resolved, the conflict may not break out immediately, but as long as it exists, it will explode one day.
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"Rooney scored a goal, he was so happy. He threw the ball to Chen Huan, who passed it to him. The two hugged and celebrated. It seemed that the discord outside the court had disappeared."
On the Longguo Sports Channel, Xiao Zhan said this with great satisfaction.
The celebration clip ended and the replay of the goal from multiple angles began immediately.
"Rooney started his run horizontally before he made a forward run. Stoke City's central defender Muniesa was too focused and nervous, so he instinctively retreated and was offside."Coach Zhang analyzed the replay footage,"Chen Huan's pass was very timely, and it was made before Rooney completed his horizontal run. At this time, Stoke City's left back Geoff Camron was the last, so Rooney was definitely offside."
"Yes, Chen Huan made a beautiful pass and Rooney shot brilliantly. In the 83rd minute of the game, Rooney, who had just come on as a substitute, received a pass from Chen Huan and scored a goal for Manchester United. Now Stoke City is one goal behind Manchester United 1:2!"
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On the field, after taking the lead, Manchester United coach Van Gaal immediately asked for a defensive-focused tactical adjustment. Falcao, Rooney, and Chen Huan, the front three, also retreated to the center circle and participated in Manchester United's defense.
Although playing like this seems vulgar, it has a greater chance of getting three points.
Stoke City's offense became more and more impatient as time went on, and the more impatient they were, the worse they played, and the more mistakes they made.
When the three minutes of stoppage time in the second half ended, the referee did not let Stoke City complete their last attack, but blew the whistle immediately - the game was over.
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In the meeting room where Manchester United was interviewed after the game, a reporter stood up and asked Van Gaal:"Referee, Chen Huan and Rooney scored a goal in this game. Can this break the rumored discord in the team?"
Van Gaal looked at Chen Huan and Rooney respectively, then raised his hand and said:"No, there has never been any discord in our locker room. If you don't believe me, ask them two."
The reporter immediately looked at Chen Huan and Rooney again, obviously expecting the two protagonists of the previous"Manchester United team discord" news to express some opinions.
Chen Huan and Rooney looked at each other, and Chen Huan first said:"This is all misunderstanding. The captain is a player I like very much when I was in Longguo, and our relationship has always been harmonious."
Rooney followed up:"Yes, there were some problems with my condition before, so I accepted the coach's arrangement as a substitute."
The reporter was a little disappointed when he heard this. Obviously, the core of the team and the captain had no discord, which was not as eye-catching as the two falling out. The reporter asked again:"Mr. Head Coach, is Manchester United's goal this season still to qualify for the Champions League? After this game, you are already ranked third in the league."
"Well, I think maybe it's time for me to announce our new goal to everyone." Van Gaal glanced at Rooney, turned to the reporters again, cleared his throat and said,"Yes, we are going to compete for the league championship this season."
The conference room was quiet for a while, and then more than a dozen cameras all pressed the shutter.
The flash lights kept flashing in the conference room, making it difficult for people to open their eyes.
When Van Gaal took Chen Huan and Rooney back to the locker room, the originally noisy locker room immediately quieted down, and the main players and substitutes all looked at Van Gaal together.
"I think you all know what we said to the reporters."Van Gaal came to the tactical board and said to everyone:"Yes, this season we will no longer fight for the Champions League qualification, we will participate in the competition for the league championship."
"If we want to win the championship this season, we must play every game as a final. I hope you can adjust your mentality from now on."
"We have to fight for the Japanese army!" Van Gaal said loudly.
There was a brief silence in the locker room, and then everyone cheered together.
Chen Huan also cheered with the crowd, but he noticed that Wilson in the corner of the locker room was silent.
"Hey." After all the players in the locker room left, Chen Huan came to Wilson who was still slowly sorting out his equipment and said,"Have you decided to transfer?"
Wilson nodded and said,"Yes, I love Manchester United, but this place can't give me the playing time I want."
Chen Huan patted Wilson on the shoulder and said with a smile,"It doesn't matter, Serie A is indeed more suitable for you."
"Got it, but I still have a few games to play, don't make it sound like I'm leaving right away"
"Hey, hey, isn't it because I saw you crying alone in the corner that I came to comfort you? Did you take my kindness for granted?"