Chapter 487 Best Midfielder
hat trick!
The unstoppable Bruno!
The Red Devils thrashed the Swan Sea 5:0 in an away game, and Manchester United's new king showed his talents!
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When Manchester United swept Swansea 5-0 away from home, the entire British football world was shocked.
After massacring West Ham United 5-0 at Old Trafford in the first round of the league, Manchester United won again with the same score in the second round. With ten goals scored and zero goals conceded in two games, Manchester United continues to dominate the top spot.
Followed by dark horses Huddersfield and West Brom. These two teams have also won two consecutive games to start the season, but the goal difference is much less than Manchester United. Hussein's goal difference is 4, while West Brom's is only 2.
Bruno is far ahead in the scorer list with 5 goals in two rounds.
Of the remaining 19 teams, only Watford and Leicester City have scored 5 goals!
In other words, in the entire Premier League, there are 17 teams that have not scored as many goals as Bruno alone!
The British media generally gave great recognition to the strong offensive power displayed by Manchester United, especially the tactical changes of head coach Mourinho.
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The Guardian wrote an article saying that Mourinho's change has completely activated Manchester United's offense.
"Judging from the two games of the new season, Manchester United has adopted a more aggressive tactical style than last season, abandoning the original double midfielder style of play, premised Gundogan's position, and pushed Bruno to the front line. This To make Manchester United’s frontcourt more aggressive, ten goals in two rounds are the best proof.”
"Bruno has also become the biggest beneficiary of the team's tactical change. In the first two rounds of the game, he got more shooting opportunities, which allowed him to score five goals in the game, including in Against Swansea, he even scored his first hat-trick of the new season and his fourth hat-trick in the Premier League.”
"Although it is only two games, it is not difficult to see that after a season of running-in, Manchester United's strength has been further improved in the new season."
"And Manchester United is still recruiting in the transfer market. Tottenham forward Harry Kane and French Ligue 1 champion Monaco's talented forward Kylian Mbappe are said to be very close to joining Manchester United!"
"These actions of the Red Devils are obviously not just to continue to make gains in the Premier League. Manchester United's management is obviously targeting the Champions League. After all, it has been a full nine years since they last won the Champions League. Year."
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In addition to the "Guardian", all major British media have also reported on Manchester United's two consecutive victories. After all, they are the only BIG6 team to have won the first two rounds. The other five teams have already had draws or even losses.
Manchester City was held to a 1:1 draw by Everton at the Etihad Stadium in the second round, with former Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney scoring the goal. The meritorious captain of Manchester United is still helping his old club in other ways.
After Chelsea lost in the first round, Arsenal and Tottenham were upset in this round. The Gunners lost 0:1 to Stoke City away from home, while Tottenham lost 1:2 to Chelsea in a civil war in London at the New Wembley Stadium.
However, Manchester United coach Mourinho seems very calm about his two consecutive victories.
The Madman seemed very low-key in interviews with the media, saying that the current two-game winning streak and the top ranking do not have much substantive significance because the strength of both teams is not strong.
The Premier League is a long competition that lasts for thirty-eight rounds. There are many strong opponents such as Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham. In these strong dialogues, any mistakes may cause the team to fall short. .
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On the evening of August 24, Central European Time, the 2016-2017 UEFA Awards Ceremony and the 2017-2018 UEFA Champions League Group Stage Drawing Ceremony were held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Bruno appeared at the award ceremony, accompanied by Manchester United coach Mourinho and club CEO Cristiano Giaretta.
Bruno came to receive the award, while Mourinho and Giaretta represented Manchester United to participate in the draw ceremony of the Champions League group stage.
At the awards ceremony, the three Manchester United men seemed somewhat alone. Despite Manchester United's huge success last season, winning six titles in 2017, they were clearly not the protagonists on this night.
As the first team to successfully defend the Champions League since its restructuring, Real Madrid is undoubtedly the biggest winner of this award ceremony. The five awards presented, in addition to the best goalkeeper, the best defender, the best midfielder, the best forward, and the most watched best player, all have Real Madrid players selected, and they are all favorites to win.
The three selected players for the best goalkeeper were Buffon, Neuer and Oblak. In the end, Buffon won the award. The 39-year-old Buffon led Juventus to win Serie A and Coppa Italia last season, and reached the final of the Champions League. Despite his advanced age, Buffon's performance is as solid as ever. It is precisely because of his presence on the defensive line that other teammates can better devote themselves to the game.
The three players selected for the best defender are Marcelo, Bonucci and Ramos, and Ramos won the award. As the captain of Real Madrid, Ramos's importance to the team is self-evident. Last season, Shuiye played 44 times for Real Madrid and scored as many as 10 goals. He scored goals at the last moment of the game many times, such as in the national derby with Barcelona, he scored in stoppage time to help the team equalize the score, and in the game against Malaga, he scored two goals to bring the team 3 points.
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The three players selected for the best midfielder are Toni Kroos, Modric and Bruno, and Bruno won the award.
Bruno is also the only player who appeared at the award ceremony this evening who did not participate in the Champions League last season, because Manchester United could only compete in the Europa League last season.
However, Bruno still relied on his 58 goals and 32 assists in 58 games in all competitions for Manchester United last season, leading the team to win five championship trophies including the Premier League, Europa League, FA Cup, League Cup and Community Shield. This is a fantastic performance, and he successfully defeated Real Madrid's two stars Kroos and Modric and was elected the best midfielder.
The three players selected for the best striker were Ronaldo, Messi and Dybala, and Ronaldo won the award in the end.
Last season, Ronaldo played 46 games for Real Madrid in all competitions and scored 42 goals, 12 goals in 13 Champions League games, and won the La Liga and Champions League titles; Messi played 52 games for Barcelona in all competitions and scored 54 goals, 11 goals in 9 Champions League games, but the team honor was only one King's Cup championship; Dybala played 48 games for Juventus in all competitions and scored 19 goals, 4 goals in 11 Champions League games, and the gap with Messi and Ronaldo is still relatively large.
The three players selected for the best of the year were Ronaldo, Messi and Bruno, and Ronaldo was undisputedly elected in the end.
Bruno's individual performance is not inferior to Ronaldo, and his team honors are also very good, but Manchester United's failure to participate in the Champions League last season became Bruno's fatal injury, which directly led to his defeat in the competition with Ronaldo, and even his score was not as good as Messi.
According to the data published by UEFA on its official website, Ronaldo scored 482 points in the selection, far ahead of Messi's 142 points and Bruno's 109 points.
In addition to the five selected awards, the award ceremony also announced the honorary award UEFA President Award, which was awarded to Roma legend Totti who announced his retirement after the end of last season.
This is also the second consecutive year that an Italian player has won this award. At the award ceremony before the start of last season, Udinese captain Di Natale, who retired, was awarded this honorary award.
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The draw ceremony for the new season's Champions League group stage was held at the same time as the award ceremony.
The rules for the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League group stage draw are roughly the same as before. According to the draw rules of this UEFA Champions League, teams from the same national football association avoid each other in the group stage. At the same time, due to the tense relationship between Russia and Ukraine, the teams from the two countries' football associations will not be divided into the same group. The 32 teams participating in this UEFA Champions League are divided into four tiers.
As the champion of the Premier League last season, Manchester United and the defending champion of the Champions League and La Liga champion Real Madrid, the Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich, the Serie A champion Juventus, the French Ligue 1 champion Monaco, the Portuguese Super League champion Benfica, the Ukrainian Super League champion Shakhtar Donetsk, and the Russian Super League champion Spartak Moscow are seeded teams.
Unlike the grand occasion of five teams participating in the Champions League group stage in another time and space this season, since Manchester United won the Premier League championship last season, there are only four teams in the Premier League participating in this season.
Manchester City and Chelsea both participated in the draw as second-tier teams, while Tottenham is a third-tier team.
After a tense draw ceremony, Manchester United was finally drawn into Group C with La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid, Serie A powerhouse Roma, and Azerbaijan team Qarabag.
For Manchester United, this is the worst draw result!
However, Manchester United is not the only unlucky team. Ronaldo and his Real Madrid are in a similar situation to Manchester United. The Galaxy Battleship was drawn with Dortmund, Tottenham and Cypriot team APOEL.
These two groups are undoubtedly the death groups in this season's Champions League!
What's even more ridiculous is that Real Madrid and Manchester United are the favorites to win the championship offered by major European bookmakers.
In the odds of winning the Champions League in the new season offered by the famous bookmaker William Hill, the defending champion Real Madrid ranked first with 1 to 5, followed by Manchester United with 1 to 6, Bayern Munich ranked third with 1 to 7.5, and Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain tied for fourth, with odds of 1 to 8.
Obviously, everyone believes in the strength of these two teams. They believe that their goal is not to qualify from the group, but to compete for the final championship.
The so-called group of death is not that of Real Madrid and Manchester United, but those teams that are divided into the group of Manchester United and Real Madrid.