~.-~ Chapter 402 Stunning debut

"Beep———————”

With the long whistle of Bulgarian referee Dimitar Dimitrov, the match between the Donetsk miners at the Ukrainian home court and Manchester United finally began.

As the head coach of the Miners, Lucescu was also full of ambitions at this time. Although his team is currently behind with a total score of 0:2, at this Dumbas Athletic Stadium, they eliminated Real Madrid, the "Galaxy Battleship II" led by Mourinho last season. They rely on the colder weather in Ukraine than in other European regions. This time, Manchester United's luck should not be good. At least before the game, there was news that Carrick had a cold, and there was no Carrick in the starting lineup. It seems that Manchester United is still not adapting to the weather in Eastern Europe, right?

But at the beginning of the game, after Manchester United, who was the away team, kicked off, Lucescu found that things were a little different from what he imagined. Manchester United, who played away, seemed to have done a very good job of warming up, and even launched an offensive against the Miners as soon as they started.

After passing the ball at the Manchester United player a few times, as soon as the formation of both sides unfolded, Fabio, who was controlling the ball in his backcourt, sent the ball to Aguero in front with a long pass.

At this time, because the Miners who were fighting at home were very strong, their formation was rushing forward relatively largely, and the back line had already reached the center circle. Lucescu wanted to force Manchester United to shrink through this home momentum, so that they could make their own offensive at home and get more than three goals. However, Manchester United's counterattack actually came so quickly, which really made the Miners players feel very uncomfortable.

After the ball hit the frontcourt on the left, Aguero jumped up high while running and pushed the ball towards the center. The right-back of the Miners team beside him was ten centimeters taller than Aguero!

Others did not expect Aguero to hit the ball, but Balotelli in the middle habitually ran to the passing landing point according to his own route. After receiving the ball in the penalty area, he used his right foot to hit the ball to the left and shook it away from the Miners' goalkeeper Rastovka. Then he swung his left foot very quickly and kicked the ball to the lower left corner of the Miners' goal with his left foot toe!

Rolling around………………

Seeing the ball rolling towards the Miners' goal on the lawn at a speed, all the Ukrainian fans in the Dunbas Athletic Stadium held their breath nervously, and for a moment the stadium seemed very quiet!

Of course, everyone's eyes fell on the ball. If this ball could be scored, the Miners' 99% of the team might be eliminated. Even if they scored three goals at their home court, they would be eliminated due to the away goal. What's more, the goal of the "Red Devils" Manchester United is so easy to break?

But--

Seeing the ball rolling to the front of the goal, the ball actually tilted about four or five centimeters to the left, hitting the Miners' left goal post......Wait!

After a crisp sound, the ball popped out of the bottom line!

"oops------"

Balotelli jumped up in place in a hurry, and then fell down and squatted there with his head in his arms. When he heard a cry of glory in the Dunbas Athletic Stadium, the boy smashed the ground with his fist and then stood up expressionlessly.

It’s a pity that everyone knows that Balotelli must have been extremely depressed at this time!

Although Balotelli's shot failed to score, Manchester United, who played away, had already made their momentum. They are the "Red Devils" Manchester United. Which green onion is the opponent's miners?

When the game ended 6 minutes later, Aguero received a straight pass from Pogba on the left side, then he tapped the ball with his left foot, threw away the Miners defender and followed it and shot with his right foot. The ball swung to the upper right corner of the Miners goal, but it finally rose...

Two minutes later, Aguero received a set ball from Vidic in the backcourt, and his volley was very high in quality, but the route was too straight, and the ball was hugged by Rastovka.

Lucescu, sitting in the coaching seat of the Miners, was already straightened up at this time. His face was covered with unprecedented seriousness. He couldn't even pretend to be relaxed before the game, because the strength of the "Red Devils" Manchester United was really beyond his expectations. The imagined opponents would not appear at all due to the impact of the weather. Although he didn't know what magic "Devil Chen" used on Manchester United, the performance of the "Red Devils" really couldn't tell that they were affected by the weather in Eastern Europe, but why did the news of Carrick's cold come out?

And………Manchester United’s main midfielder Carrick is really sitting on the bench at this time!

Lucescu's confusion in his heart soon found the answer, because Pogba headed the ball in 13 minutes, and then immediately received a return pass from David Silva in front. He immediately drove the ball up and threw it into the attack. With the escort of Balotelli, Aguero and David Silva beside him, Pogba ran to a place 30 meters away from the Miners' goal, and suddenly kicked the ball out during the run!

"Bang!"

Pogba's kick didn't seem to exert much force, but he was discovered after kicking the ball out. It turned out that it was a soul, and he even knocked the ball towards the upper right corner of the Miners' goal!

Rastovka was quite focused, but who could have thought that the black child would suddenly ejaculate at such a distance from that location?

And......... This was actually a long shot with great force!

When Rastovka wanted to move his foot sideways to defend, the ball had already arrived. It was too late for him to do any moves!

"Clang!"

At the critical moment, the miners' goal frame made a contribution again. The goal post that blocked Balotelli's shot was the goal post. This time it was the crossbar. Pogba's long-range shot speed, strength, angle, and suddenness were not enough. The ball flew too long in the air. In the end, it was a little higher and hit the crossbar hard and then bounced out of the bottom line!

Damn it!

Lucescu and the Miners' players couldn't help but widen their eyes. They finally knew why this kid named Paul Pogba entered the starter? Because this kid has good defensive ability, and his long-range shooting skills are obviously far above Carrick. This little brat... is the surprise of Manchester United!

After completing a long shot, Pogba on the court became more and more confident. The boy even began to secretly despise the Miners in front of him: these people... compared with those strong teams in England, they are not much better at their level!

At this time, Pogba finally realized the benefits of playing in a high-level league. His consciousness, personal ability, vision, and self-confidence have grown to a very high level without realizing it. If he always stays in France, he may be able to become a very powerful star, but at least he will not be able to reach such a height at the age of twenty.

Pogba, who is becoming more and more confident, is also performing better and better on the court. In addition, these Manchester United stars are taking good care of him. Everyone will help him as much as possible when playing on the court. The result is that Pogba performs like a fish in water on the court. This kid seems to have become the midfield leader of Manchester United. He, Cleville and Anderson, together, press the Miners' midfield tightly. Moreover, Pogba's defensive ability is not weak. He will not suffer any losses in physical confrontation and is also calm. He can always make the right choice when defending opponents. Although he is not as experienced as Carrick and not as strong as Banéga's organizational ability, Pogba's role on the court is really great, and it feels like he is eye-catching.

When the game was 37 minutes into the first half, the score on the court was still 0:0. The Miners' performance was getting more and more impatient. They all knew very well that if their team could not score two goals in this game, they would be eliminated if they waited for their fate. Even so, they had to ensure that their opponents would not score a goal, so their formation would move forward. As long as they got the opportunity to attack, they would rush forward with all their strength. In this way, their defense would naturally receive greater pressure when Manchester United counterattacked.

When Balotelli got a backcourt pass in the front and broke forward alone, he was pulled down by the Miners' defender five or six meters away from the penalty area.

In Manchester United, the people who took the set-piece were Balotelli, David Silva, Rooney, Anderson, but as Pogba entered the first team, they now have another option, that is, to allow French young players to complete long shots. They have practiced this set-piece routine in recent training.

This time, he got the opportunity to set the ball. Pogba and David Silva both stood in front of the ball. After the two discussed it, David Silva retreated a little, but Pogba stood directly in front of the ball.

"Beep————”

After the whistle sounded, Manchester United players started running around the wall, while Pogba looked at the front and immediately stood there and kicked the ball!

"Bang!"

A muffled sound came out, and the players of the Miners all felt nervous. This black guy shot twice in the first half. Although he was not big, his feet were hard enough. This time... he shot again?

The Miners players were inevitably distracted by Pogba's kick, but they did not expect that Pogba's kick was not a shot at all, but a diagonal kick to the left-hand miners' penalty area!

Aguero, who was originally active on the left, had already led the opponent's defender to the goal, and there was a gap in this area. After Pogba passed the ball, Anderson suddenly rushed out from behind and kicked Pogba's pass into the left goal of the Miners...

The ball.........in?

After the Miners players flew into their own goal, they were still a little confused. How did they get the ball?

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Chapter completed!