Although he had gauze wrapped around his head, Curtis didn't take the injury into account at all, and went on the court, heading when it was time to head the ball, and still fighting when it was time to scramble, and the momentum was more fierce than before, and he fought harder than before.

Curtis, who broke out with a bloody surname, obviously infected his teammates around him, and the players on the new Manchester United field united one by one, destroying Brighton's attacks outside the box again and again, and making Brighton return again and again.

There were only 2 minutes of stoppage time and the first half was over quickly!

Before the end of the game, the Curtis Song was still playing in the stands, which was specially made for Curtis by the fans, and it floated around Westen Stadium for a long time.

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"Well done, guys!" In the dressing room, Mourinho was unapologetic about his players, especially Curtis, who was still being treated by the team doctor, and he suddenly realized what a wise decision it was to appoint Curtis as captain.

'In the first half we did a good job, 1-0, we were ahead, we are now at the top of the table, and then it should be Brighton to challenge us!' Mourinho laughed wryly.

This made the players in the dressing room feel a chill, and it was really dangerous to be against Mourinho.

"In the second half, we have to defend first and play counterattack!" Jose Mourinho plotted his tactical plan for the second half on the tactical map.

"Now we are ahead, but there are 45 minutes left in the game, we can't be careless, in the next 45 minutes, every single one of you has to give me 120,000 points, you have to forget who you are, forget everything about you, focus all your attention on the pitch, can you do it?"

The players shouted in unison, "Yes! ”

"Very good, in the second half Pitt has to retreat deeper, our defence has to retreat, it will make the game very difficult, however, Brighton will find that they are more difficult than us, and our counterattack is mainly based on Wright Phillips, Hleb, Palacio, the three lines go hand in hand, as long as there is a chance to counterattack, you give me a chance to rush forward, don't be afraid of being cut off, we can snatch it back, but as long as we take a chance, then Brighton is dead!"

Mourinho's analysis was gritted and the players listened very attentively.

Then, Mourinho arranged the team's defensive system in the second half, especially for each player's running position and the area under control, requiring them to cooperate and how to help defend, so that the 15 minutes passed quickly.

"Okay, guys, you have to always remember that we don't want 0:1, it's 0:2 or even 0:3, don't be impatient, look at the scoreboard once in a while, you will see, ah, it's us who are ahead, it's Brighton who should be in a hurry, we must control the rhythm and make them more anxious than us!"

After speaking, Mourinho looked at Curtis, who was wrapped in thick gauze on his head, and couldn't help but smile, "Captain, are you okay?" ”

When the players heard this, they all burst out laughing.

If there were objections to Mourinho's appointment of Curtis as captain before, then after this first half, they have completely changed, this is a player who can infect his teammates, and he is also a player from the club's academy, a complete Red Rebel.

He definitely deserves to be this captain!

"No problem, sir, I'm not going to let Brighton score!" Curtis replied scrappy.

Mourinho smiled and nodded, then beckoned the players to come over, gathered in a circle, put their hands together, and shouted in unison, "One, two, three, Red Rebels!" ”

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"We can see that after the break, the new Manchester United did not make adjustments, but Brighton changed a striker, replaced a full-back, it looked like they were going to play 433, obviously a goal behind them will take the initiative to play attacking tactics in the second half!" Scarlett commented when she saw the players on both sides play.

'It's normal, the new Manchester United are ahead, Brighton are desperate to get back on the scores, and if I were Mourinho, I'd let my team defend and counter-attack.' Martin Taylor said with a smile.

And in fact, the new Manchester United did play this idea.

When Brighton kicked off and launched wave after wave of attacks on the new Manchester United defence, the new United appeared to be methodical, and after the defensive line retreated, the three lines became very compact, especially the players on the pitch.

Crouch, although he was a striker, dropped back frequently and was actively involved in defending up front, although the effect was not obvious, but at least it slowed Brighton's attack, while Palacio, Wright Phillips and Hleb were firmly in position and stubbornly intervened in the defence.

Jose Mourinho's defensive system is more focused on the possession of space, so he does not require players to drop back, as long as the players can occupy their positions, firmly control the space in their own half, and compress Brighton's attacking space, which can make Brighton's attack die.

I believe that at this time, Brighton's manager and players on the pitch will find that as soon as they enter the new Manchester United half, they have only one impression, no matter which direction the ball is transferred, they hit walls everywhere, as if the new Manchester United has built an iron wall in their own half, leaving not even the slightest offensive gap for Brighton.

On the contrary, the new Manchester United have played several counter-attacks with great momentum, especially Wright Phillips, Hleb and Palacio, they are all the kind of players who are very fast, and the technique is very good, once they seize the opportunity to counterattack, the three of them are like arrows, shooting towards Brighton's defence, and several of them are penetrated, but they just don't take advantage of the opportunity.

As the clock ticked by, Brighton's attack was halted by the new Manchester United and never became a threat, and the players on the pitch became impatient, and Brighton's manager made another substitution.

This time, he swapped a midfielder for a technical midfielder and then pulled a defensive full-back into midfield.

Jose Mourinho watched from the sidelines and made a change, he brought Poulsen on to replace Crouch, the England high-tech man performed satisfactorily in this game, although he failed to score, but he also played the role that Mourinho wanted him to play, so after the game, he was unanimously cheered by the fans.

After Poulsen came on, the tactics of the new United changed back to the team's accustomed 433, with Palacio at the top.

It was this substitution that completely announced Brighton's death sentence!

In the 79th minute, Paulsen, who had just been on the field for a few minutes, made a beautiful tackle at the back and passed the ball to De Rossi, who immediately passed to Hleb on the left.

Hleb dribbled down the left flank and combined beautifully with Palacio to cut through the entire backline and into the box from the corner of the box.

At this time, the Brighton manager must have regretted it because he replaced a central midfielder, otherwise the gap between the two ribs would not be so big.

After Hleb cut into the box, Wright Phillips also made a quick kill, Hleb crossed, Wright Phillips grabbed the ball before the opposing central defender, and was about to get up, but was tripped hard.

The referee undoubtedly pointed to the penalty spot, and then pulled out a yellow card towards the opposing centre-back.

"The penalty, it was a penalty without a doubt, Wright Phillips, who made the penalty, was recommended by his team-mates to take the penalty!"

"The ball went in, Wright Phillips sent the ball into the bottom left corner, the goalkeeper cheated it, 0:2!" Scarlett looked as excited, as excited as the new Manchester United fans in the room.

Martin Taylor on the side praised again and again: "This is a key goal to determine the outcome of this game, the new Manchester United has undoubtedly won the game in advance, Brighton both from the performance of the players on the field and the team's tactics, have been defeated by the new Manchester United!" ”

"But we can still see that the new Manchester United manager, the young Portuguese Mourinho, is still on the sidelines, constantly signaling his players to be calm and quick to retreat, and we can see that Arau Diarra is also warming up, he should be on the pitch to replace the next player, but who will be replaced?"

"It turned out to be Wright Phillips, Mourinho replaced Wright Phillips with Aarau Diarra, and used four defensive midfielders to strengthen his control of the midfield, obviously he still feels unsafe about the 0:2 score!"

Martin Taylor laughed, "He's an interesting guy who dares to change his formation in this game and win the initiative, but after taking the lead, he becomes conservative, should we say he is conservative or adventurous?" ”

Scarlett also smiled when she heard this, "I think maybe he can be described as cunning." ”

"But seeing him with his hands in his pockets on the sidelines, I think he has the game in his hands, and only someone who is sure of winning will be as easy as him! It was a season for Jose Mourinho, a season for the new Manchester United, who crushed all doubts, survived the early chuckles and finally went to glory, and their victory was well deserved! ”

It can be seen that Martin Taylor is more and more optimistic about the new Manchester United and Mourinho, especially when he sees the quality and technical and tactical level of the team that has shown in the second half of the season that is more than a step above the other teams in League C, and he is even more certain that this team should also make a difference in League Two next year.

"According to our pre-match statistics, after winning this game, the new Manchester United have a 11-1 record in 12 games against the top six teams in the league, including the defeat to Hartlepool in the early part of the season, but after that, they are almost invincible, even beating Brighton, Cardiff and Kurosawa, such a giant killer deserves to win the title!" Scarlett said in admiration.

At this time, she felt that she could not praise the new Manchester United enough, because the performance of this team is so good.

Winning promotion three years in a row is really not a big deal in the lower leagues, but the strange thing is that this team has only been established for three years.

"A hundred years ago, Liverpool was founded by Everton fans, who won their first top-flight title 19 years later, and now the English league has gone from two divisions to 11 divisions, but it only took three years for the new Manchester United to win the professional league, and we have reason to expect that they will be in the Premier League in the next few years, and even win a Premier League." Scarlett said expectantly.

"Maybe it's going to set a new record because the new Manchester United have 16 years left compared to Liverpool and I'm very optimistic about them!" Martin Taylor laughs.

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