Ferguson rotated some of his positions in the Champions League three days later against the Black Cats Sunderland.
Among them, Lin Xuan sat firmly in the starting position. As long as he was on the team, Ferguson could rotate the players on a large scale and let them rest.
As the core, he had to bear more for the team.
Lin Xuan didn't think much of it. He couldn't wait to start every game.
This time, their opponent, Sunderland, was in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League. They were called the "Manchester United" team by the fans, or even the "Manchester United Second Team."
On the one hand, Manchester United was unbeaten in 11 games against Sunderland, and Sunderland could be said to be a point-giver.
Sunderland, on the other hand, faced Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, and other teams. They seemed to be on steroids and desperately trying to snatch points.
On the other hand, Sunderland was inextricably linked to Manchester United from the manager to the players.
The current manager, Steve Brosnan, was a disciple of "Manchester United legend" Ferguson.
Sunderland's Richardson, Bardsley, Fraser campbell and other players were all from Manchester United's youth training.
Anton Ferdinand was the younger brother of Rio Ferdinand.
Theoretically speaking, this game should be a walk through the motions. The master and apprentice would catch up with each other, and Manchester United would easily get three points at home.
However, the situation on the field was really shocking.
At the start of the match, goalkeeper Ben Foster made a mistake in clearing the siege and Sunderland seized the opportunity to score a goal.
Manchester United was 0:1 behind the Chinese team.
Next, Sunderland began to lay out the bus, and their defense was very tough.
It was not until the second half that Lin Xuan suddenly kicked in the left rib and passed the ball at a 45-degree angle to find Berbatov.
This pass caught Sunderland off guard. With no one to defend against, Handsome Bro, the ball was easily received and scored.
Two minutes later, Manchester United conceded another goal. It was Ben Foster again. He made a mistake and the opposing striker easily scored the ball.
Good lord, Ferguson would not bring Lin Xuan off to rest. He wanted to play the entire game and help the team turn the tables.
Fortunately, Lin Xuan did not fail his mission. In the 80th minute of the game, he leveled the score with a long shot.
And in the 93rd minute of injury time, a wonderful pass penetrated the opponent's defense and assisted Rooney to kill Sunderland!
Ferguson heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Rooney's passionate celebration.
Fortunately, this match allowed Lin Xuan to play the entire match. Otherwise, it would be terrible if they lost at home.
Originally, Sir Alex had recalled Lin Xuan to strengthen the lineup and allow the entire team to play better.
Unexpectedly, Manchester United's players had a big problem. Ferguson had already suffered from Lin Xuan's dependence!
The first was Berbatov. The striker, who had been bought at a high price, was in an unstable state, and his dashing way of playing was incompatible with Manchester United.
Even if he scored a goal in this game, it could not cover up his problems.
Rooney was a relatively stable point.
Nani's problem was even bigger. He had previously been touted as "Ronaldo's successor."
Everyone thought that after Ronaldo left, Nani would at least be able to play, but they did not expect the successor to be completely lost.
There was also the new aid Valencia. Although he was fast, his routine was too simple.
Against a weak team, they could bully the noobs, but against a strong team, it was difficult.
Ferguson had high hopes for Fletcher and wanted to train him into an all-rounded B2B midfielder.
In the end, he was only an engineer now.
Ferguson was already disappointed with Anderson, O'Shea, and the rest of the players, so he made do with them.
Only the goalkeeper, Ben Foster, could not stand it at all. The old man had completely lost trust in him.
Now that he thought about it, other than the veterans, only Rooney and Lin Xuan were reliable.
And Lin Xuan was his only thigh!
Fortunately, Lin Xuan was young enough and was basically far from injury. Manchester United was temporarily relying on him to support this season.
After
defeating Sunderland, Manchester United could take a breather and welcome the next double-weekly match.
Ferguson also took the opportunity to think about the lineup and arrange the rotation strategy.
During this time, Lin Xuan received another call from China's head coach, Gao Hongbo.
"Xiao Lin, will your club release him on November 14th and 22nd?”
"There are two Asian Cup qualifiers. I plan to recruit you.”
If it were any other domestic player, Gao Hongbo would have directly recruited him without being so polite.
However, Lin Xuan had always been overseas and occupied a core position in Manchester United.
Gao Hongbo was worried that if he forcefully recruited Lin Xuan, it would affect Lin Xuan's position in the club.
This kind of thing was commonplace in the domestic and foreign football world. After going out to play in a national team match, there was no place for him when he came back.
Therefore, Instructor Gao was very careful, afraid that it would cause any bad influence.
"Asian Cup qualifiers?"
Lin Xuan finally remembered that although China had advanced in the 2011 Asian Cup qualifiers and successfully entered the main stage, it was still a match.
However, the process was not smooth sailing.
In the end, it seemed that Yue Nan had to rely on their opponents in the same group to draw with Lebanon to advance to the second place in the group.
In the qualifiers in January 2009, China lost to Syria 2:3 and defeated Yue Nan 6:1.
The first place in the two-match winning group of Syria and the second place in the chinese group were not too stable.
Therefore, the next two matches against Lebanon were crucial.
If they lost or drew, the situation would be dire. No wonder Instructor Gao sounded a little anxious.
As a local manager, he had already been questioned. If he could not participate in the 2011 Asian Cup, he might be dismissed.
The dream of the 2014 World Cup was shattered.
Lin Xuan thought about it and decided to give him a push.
In another time and space, Gao Hongbo was dismissed from class, and the national football team frequently changed coaches. Camacho, Perrin, and Lippi did not bring the national football team out.
Therefore, Lin Xuan wanted to do an experiment.
If Gao Hongbo had not been dismissed, would he have been able to lead the team to the 2014 World Cup?
Lin Xuan was more interested in this question than the Asian Cup qualifiers.
Therefore, the first thing to do was to help the national football team achieve good results in the Asian Cup and let Gao Hongbo stay.
Then, he would see how it developed.
At this moment, Lin Xuan could not help but feel as if he was manipulating history from behind the scenes.
"Director Gao, November 14th is the international competition day.”
"There's a Premier League game on the 22nd, which requires you to negotiate with the club.”
Gao Hongbo immediately heaved a sigh of relief.""That's great. If we win the first match against Lebanon, you don't have to come for the second match.”
"I'll let the Football Association go through the process now. When the time comes, I hope you can come two days in advance and train with the team again.”
"No problem, Gao."
Manchester
United had a total of four games in October, two of which were tough!
The first was to travel to the cold Moscow and challenge the Moscow Central Army.
The other match was against another of Manchester United's arch-rivals, Liverpool!
This match was also called the "Double Red Meeting" by the domestic media. The intensity was not inferior to the Manchester City Derby!
Moreover, these two matches were only two days apart! Two away matches!
It could be said to be the devil's schedule!
On October 17, in the ninth round of the Premier League, Manchester United defeated Bolton Wanderers 2:1 at home and continued to lead the standings.
Lin Xuan completed two assists and became Mr. Key once again!
A few days later, the Manchester United players boarded a plane and headed to Moscow.
Due to Manchester United's leading position in the group stage, Ferguson used a substitute lineup for this game.
Most of the main players had even stayed in the city and were not brought over.
Among the core players, only Lin Xuan came to Moscow.
When he couldn't make up his mind, he sent Lin Xuan.
This sentence became the motto of Ferguson.
The
home stadium of the Moscow Central Military Force was the famous Luzhniki Stadium.
Two years ago, this stadium witnessed Manchester United's bid for the Champions League trophy.
However, in the 80th minute of the game, the score was still 0:0.
The stadium was artificial turf, which made the Manchester United players very uncomfortable.
There was no choice. Sir Alex had no choice but to replace Anderson with Lin Xuan, who did not perform well.
[Ding! Reaching the Champions League substitute appearance ((1) achievement, has signed in the "Super Substitute" buff!】
(Super Substitute: When he enters the field in the middle of the game, all his ability points will be greatly increased.)
With the Buff and Lin Xuan's own ability.
Manchester United put a lot of pressure on their opponents in the last 10 minutes!
In the end, in the 8th minute of the game, Manchester United counterattacked and Lin Xuan stuffed it straight to Valencia.
He also used the speed of a 100-meter sprint to rush from his own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area!
Manchester United formed a 2v2 situation!
Valencia Valencia passed the ball in time and Lin Xuan plugged in diagonally and pushed the ball into the net from the far corner!
Teacher Zhan Jun, who was in charge of the Champions League commentary, shouted excitedly at this moment!
"This is Lin Xuan's first goal in the Champions League!”
"He also became the first Chinese player in history to score in the Champions League!”
"The light of China! He was constantly writing new history!”
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