Chapter 158: What I Really Pursued

Preston's attack continued to hit the front of Manchester United's penalty area. After receiving the transfer from Riddle, Jinklaze still brought the ball near the penalty area under Gary Neville's defense, and then passed it to Icelandic striker Goodjohansen. Goodjohansen's shot failed to gain strength under Stam's interference and was saved by Schmeichel.

"Counterattack!" Schmeichel shouted, then threw the ball out from a distance.

Keane, who was retreating, got the ball and saw Pratt pounce towards him. He did not force a breakthrough, but made a straight pass and passed the ball to Tiger who ran back.

Tiger catches the ball, then turns around and faces Barrett.

Paul, you just tackled my ball, but now you won't have such a chance again.

Tiger dribbled forward, but Barrett did not come up. Instead, he half turned his body and looked at Tiger's movements while retreating - no one was more familiar with Tiger than Barrett. He knew how outstanding Tiger's personal skills were. However, he also knew that Tiger's speed was just average. As long as he was not deceived by his fake moves, he would not be easily thrown away by Tiger.

Facing such a cautious opponent, Tiger did not have too many good ways. A player like him was not afraid of the opponent getting close. He mastered the confrontation skills and excellent footwork skills, the closer he was, the more he could get rid of his opponent. However, his slow speed was a flaw. The extraordinary way of changing the rhythm could not play a big role in the distance.

Knowing that he could not get rid of it, Tiger planned to pass the ball, but after looking at both sides, Tiger was quite depressed to find that whether it was Bromquist or Beckham, there were people around them who cut off the passing route between him and them...

Delaying Tiger's speed of progress and cutting off his contact with his wings and teammates in front is the tactics Moyes arranged against Tiger!

At this moment, Keane rushed up from behind!

Detecting this, Tiger laughed.

Have you seen it? Paul, here, I have more reliable and stronger teammates around me. Even if I am no longer the protagonist here, I still get much more support than when I was in Preston...

Tiger passed the ball horizontally to Keane who was inserted, and then accelerated and ran forward. Barrett was attracted by Keane. When Tiger passed by him, he had not had time to turn around. At this moment, Keane raised his foot and sent the ball forward!

Tiger takes the ball behind Barrett!

Now Barrett could not stop Tiger from moving forward at all. Tiger quickly dribbled the ball and advanced no longer than him. Behind him, Barrett dared not foul. The reason is very simple. Even if he fouled outside the penalty area, he had to fear that Manchester United had a top free kick player Beckham!

Seeing that Tiger had dribbled the ball and approached the penalty area, Scottish veteran Hendry rushed out to block Tiger's advance. However, at this moment, Tiger passed the ball!

A beautiful straight pass tore through Preston's defense like a scalpel, and accurately landed at York, who was temporarily unguarded because Hendry robbed!

In fact, when Hendry robbed, Tagat had already made up for the penalty area, but the timing of Tiger's passing of the ball was extremely exquisite, just seizing this fleeting gap!

Tagat was not able to pounce on York yet. Jackson on the other side of the penalty area was relatively back because he defended Solskjaer. York did not offside when receiving the ball!

"Beautiful pass! York's one-on-one!"

Countless Manchester United fans stood up at this moment and opened their eyes to watch the attack. On the sidelines, Moyes' fists clenched tightly and looked at all this nervously. Ferguson's frequency of chewing gum could not help but speed up!

Trinidad and Tobago's shoters raised their feet and removed the ball comfortably, then half turned around to face the attacking goalkeeper Mims, and shot the first time!

The ball rolled through Mims' armpit and flew into the goal!

The moment the ball flew into the goal, Moyes' whole body became soft, his clenched fist also relaxed, he shook his head helplessly, then turned around and walked towards the coach's seat.

At that moment, Ferguson stretched his eyebrows and raised his arms high.

The cheers of Manchester United fans rang out in the stands - Tiger's assist! York's goal! Two players worth more than 10 million pounds joined forces to complete the attack!

York's dark face showed a happy smile, and he turned around and rushed towards Tiger, then smiled and opened his arms to hug Tiger!

But Tiger did not show any joy. He just smiled faintly, patted York on the back twice, then let go of his hand, excited York continued to hug other teammates, while Tiger turned around and walked into the half of the team.

After completing this assist, Tiger did not want to celebrate, not because of anything else, but because Preston was the team he debuted and the team he liked since childhood, and he was unwilling to celebrate.

"Beautiful job, Tiger."

Keane came up and hugged Tiger, then patted Tiger's head: "I understand your mood. No one will demand that you celebrate, but they are intercepted by the midfielder, so don't happen again in the future."

"I understand, captain." Tiger nodded: "It was my negligence just now, and I won't... it will not happen in the future."

At this time, the most complicated person off the court was probably Moyes.

Moyes objected to the transfer of Tiger. The reason is very simple. Tiger was the midfield core he established for more than a year. Selling him at this time will undoubtedly cause great turmoil to the team. However, he did not stick to his opinion, because Drake Shaw's words also make sense. Selling Tiger's 10 million pounds can completely introduce three to four Premier League players, which will help the team more than Tiger alone. What's more, Tiger hopes that Preston will be able to attack honor this season, and Moyes believes that even if Tiger is left, it will take one to two years to do this. This is the difference between the two of them.

So Moyes agreed to send Tiger away, and the 10 million pounds also exchanged Preston for three teams, Jin Kraze, Hendry and Pratt, who have proved their teams in the Premier League, strengthening the strength of the midfield and defense. From this perspective, sending Tiger away will be beneficial to the team.

However, after observing Tiger's performance after coming on as a substitute in the previous few games and this goal, Moyes found himself wrong.

The long-range shooting ability shown in the game against Leicester City and the excellent straight-passing ability shown in this game, Tiger has made great progress compared to last season, and has greatly strengthened the shooting and passing aspects, which made Moyes realize his mistake. Tiger is not very old, and his ability is still improving. The excellent breakthrough ability last season and the progress in passing and shooting since the beginning of this season prove that Tiger may be a player who grows in the later stages - such players are not uncommon. They make slow progress in the age group of seventeen to twenty, but they will make rapid progress in the future, and the more they play, the better the competitive life of such players is often very long.

Perhaps Tiger's role on the court is still not as good as that of the three veterans, Jinklaze, Pratt and Hendry. But don't forget that Putra and Hendry are both over thirty years old and will only go further and further downhill. Although Jinklaze is only two years older than Tiger, his potential seems to have been fully realized and it is impossible to make any progress. Tiger will get better and better. How many years can Platt and Hendry last?

However, it's too late to regret it now. Tiger has taken off Preston's sky blue jersey and put on Manchester United's red jersey.

Preston's first goal conceded in the Premier League was Tiger's assist...

Barrett gritted his teeth and looked at Tiger's somewhat lonely back. After hearing Moyes' instructions to mark Tiger, Barrett felt that he might be able to defend Tiger. However, to a certain extent, Tiger relied on the strength of his teammates to get rid of him and completed the assist...

Is this the reason why you left Preston? Tiger, is it because Manchester United has stronger teammates? When did you start to be superstitious about teammates? Is it because in Preston, teammates often rely on you and make you feel tired? If that is the case, then I look down on you! You coward!

After gaining a one-goal lead, Manchester United's attack became more and more fierce.

The previous two consecutive draws in the league have put Manchester United under pressure from many fans. The recent hottest case of Sky TV's Murdoch's acquisition of Manchester United has also made Manchester United fans extremely unhappy. They cursed Edwards for selling Manchester United to foreigners, and cursed Murdoch for making money in the Premier League and wanted to buy Manchester United in a greedy way. They were even more dissatisfied with the start of the league and not winning a victory in the league!

Under this circumstance, Manchester United has also been under great pressure. Now facing the newly promoted Preston at home, they not only have to win, but also win happily!

Preston's counterattack was quickly intercepted by Manchester United. Stam fiercely tackled Gott's ball under the feet. In the following games after joining Manchester United, Stam's performance was not particularly outstanding. He was very tired after the World Cup, and at the same time he was still a little uncomfortable with those flexible forwards Stam. However, when facing a center like Gott, his performance was world-class. After tackle Gott's ball under the feet, Stam immediately lay on the ground and passed the ball to Keane in front.

Keane immediately passed the ball to the left. After receiving the ball, Bromquist quickly broke through along the side, and then passed the ball into the penalty area. If Hendry hadn't been interfered with, York would have been able to head the ball twice!

Three minutes later, Manchester United made a comeback. Tiger passed the ball to the right in the middle. Beckham made a cross at 45 degrees, bypassing Jackson and York in the middle. Solskjaer at the back point shot like a ghost. Unfortunately, he was not lucky and the ball hit the back post and bounced out of the bottom line.

The next period of time became Manchester United's world. Their fierce two-wing offense continued to deliver shells to the two forwards in the penalty area. Although Hendry was experienced and Jackson's defensive ability was not bad, they still worked extremely hard to defend while constantly breaking through with speed while being able to directly cross at a 45-degree angle.

Tiger seemed a little silent during this period, but Preston did not dare to relax his defense against him - who knows when this guy will make a breakthrough in the middle? After all, the attack on the flank is not as direct as the threat in the middle...

Without completely putting the defense focus on the side, Preston quickly swallowed the bitter fruit. Beckham raised his foot on the right in the 37th minute. When everyone thought Beckham would pass directly to the penalty area, the ball fell directly outside the penalty area on the other side. After Bromquist was caught, he kicked the ball horizontally into the middle. Solskjaer shot in front of the goal and scored again!

Manchester United players cheered and hugged each other, while Preston players were dejected and still conceded two goals in a row until now. Unfortunately, they met Manchester United, whose form was gradually recovering...

Tiger still did not participate in the celebration, and defeating his old club was not something worthy of his happiness.

When the halftime break came, Manchester United led the way into the halftime break with two goals. Ferguson praised the players' performance in the locker room, and praised Tiger more in particular. The goal to break the deadlock came from Tiger's assist. Although the second goal had nothing to do with Tiger, his existence made Preston's defensive power dare not concentrate on the wings, which gave the two wings a steady stream of crosses.

"Continue to attack in the second half and defeat them!" Ferguson said at last.

It is precisely because of this sentence that Manchester United did not hold back in the second half.

After the start of the second half, Preston tried to counterattack, but they had a huge gap between them and Manchester United on the three lines. The two forwards were mediocre under the defense of two tall central defenders of Manchester United. After losing Tiger, Moyes rebuilt the tactics for Preston were mainly on the two wings, because Jin Kraze and Ridell had a great threat on the wings. Although Prat had excellent ability in the middle before, his ability to move forward was reduced even more. He was more likely to pass the ball in the middle to create shots for the two wings.

Yes, however, Manchester United defends easily in this way of attack. Gary Neville and Elvin are both full-backs with excellent defense. Under their defense, Preston has few opportunities to cross from both wings. Occasionally, several crosses were also easily resolved by Manchester United, who had an absolute advantage in height bounces. Stam and Johnson are both over 1.9 meters tall, and Preston's forward height is not bad, but Gott, who is 1.87 meters tall and Goodjordon, who is 1.82 meters tall, is indeed a bit in front of these two giant defenders...

In the 13th minute of the second half, York scored another goal, and Beckham made another pass from the sideline. York did not miss the opportunity this time. He beat Hendry in the penalty area and headed the ball at close range. The 33-year-old Hendry was completely suppressed by York on the jump. This is the sadness of the veteran. Although their experience is increasing, their physical fitness inevitably declines...

Moyes replaced Goodjohansen, who was stared by Stam, but Nogan still did not have much effect on the field. In front of Stam, who performed well in the World Cup, his gap was all-round. He was eaten by Stam in both height and strength. However, Manchester United, who led three goals, was a little relaxed. In the 73rd minute, he was broken through by Jinklaze on the side and penetrated directly into the penalty area. Johnson was forced to knock Jinklaze to the ground, and Preston got a penalty.

Nogan scored the penalty into the goal guarded by Schmeichel, and Preston scored a point.

However, this goal aroused the magic of the Red Devils - Manchester United slowed down the pace of attack after leading three goals. After all, they will play the fourth round in three days, and will participate in the Champions League in six days. They are unwilling to waste too much energy, but this goal once again stimulates their fighting spirit!

Manchester United then launched a fierce attack, pressing Preston into the half and unable to move. Tiger received a cross from Beckham in front of the penalty area, and then beautifully got rid of Barrett, who was struggling to defend, and then shot from the top of the penalty area with a long shot!

The ball flew towards the goal, and Mims responded, but Tiger's long-range shot was beyond his expectations. Although he blocked this shot, he could not hold the ball - he took off!

Solskjaer appeared keenly at the first landing point, and then kicked his feet and shot!

Four to one! Manchester United completely secured the victory!

"I understand why you're transferring now." After the game, Barrett, who returned to normal, told Tiger: "In such an environment, victory may come more easily."

It makes sense for him to say this. Tiger did not perform particularly well in this game. He rarely got the ball, but was constantly passing the ball. However, even so, Manchester United still won a big victory, which was unimaginable in Preston.

Tiger shrugged and did not answer.

Paul, you still don’t understand. What I pursue is not an easier victory, but more capital to compete for the greatest honor! Now, I can only be a supporting role at Manchester United, but my goal is to be qualified to be the protagonist in all wealthy families! This is what I really pursue!

"I hope you have a good time at Manchester United." Seeing Tiger not speaking, Barrett sighed and said, "I know, I have no reason to blame you. After all, you are different from me... and the same thing, no matter where you go, we are still friends."

Listening to this familiar sentence, Tiger laughed.
Chapter completed!