Chapter 198: Goodbye, my friend

Early in the morning, Lao Li spent a stall and hummed songs easily. Now Lao Li lives a very comfortable life. Although he is as tired as before, Lao Li, who has no financial pressure, now treats setting up a fruit stall as a hobby, just to pass the time.

After doing a few business, Lao Li found that the customers' expressions today were a bit strange - Preston was so big, and those who came to Lao Li's stall to buy fruit were basically regular customers nearby. They would always talk to Lao Li for a few words and praise Tiger, a star who walked out of Preston, but today no one seemed to come to Lao Li to chat.

Old Li didn't care about it either. At 10 o'clock, the bars next to the stall opened, and the bar owner Tom Owens walked out.

"Hey, Old Tom, good morning. The weather is so good today. I'll have a drink tonight!" Old Li greeted Owens with a smile.

Owens, who usually sees Lao Li, is very happy to chat with him, but his fat face is full of seriousness: "Li, don't talk to me today...I don't want to talk to you today."

"So?" Old Li was very surprised.

"Today your son is Preston's enemy, so I won't talk to the enemy's father!" Owens curled his lips and said.

Old Li smiled bitterly. He knew that there was a match between Preston and Manchester United today, but the reaction of Preston fans was beyond his expectations. After all, he was not even a fan...

"Okay, okay, I'll have a drink with you tomorrow... Besides, I don't plan to go to the game today." Old Li said with a wry smile.

Owens snorted, turned and walked back to the bar.

Old Li looked up at the clear sky and finally realized that his son, the pride of this street, is no longer a Preston player. He has transferred to Manchester United. Today, he is likely to play Preston's hope of relegation in person - to kick the team back to the League One after bringing it into the Premier League.

"Son, what are you thinking about at this time?" Old Li murmured at the sky.

Tiger thought nothing at this time.

While we were waiting to go out for the game in the hotel lobby, Tiger didn't speak much, and his teammates naturally wouldn't come to talk to him. They all know Tiger's current mood - for example, captain Keane, who also came to Manchester United after becoming famous in Nottingham Forest - and now, Nottingham Forest is just a name in his heart.

Other teammates thought that Tiger was in a bad mood, and they believed that Tiger could adjust his mood before the game - but in fact, Tiger had figured it out at this time. In any case, it was almost impossible for Preston to relegate, not to mention that Manchester United is even more unable to afford to lose, and Tiger could not afford to lose this game, and he would never show any mercy in the game.

He didn't speak at this time, but instead was thinking about the current flaws of Preston.

Although he is very familiar with Preston, Preston's current main player is half as compared to last season. However, Tiger has an advantage. He can simulate the characteristics of his opponent in the main god space. What's more, Tiger also played against Preston's new players in the previous round, such as the old defender Hendry...

When guarding Tiger, he will probably be Hendry, the opponent's most experienced opponent. However, this defender is already 34 years old. No matter how experienced he is, his turn and reaction will decrease. Although Tiger is not fast, there is no problem with such a defender.

"And Paul..." Tiger thought to himself that it would be Barrett who assisted in defense. In the Premier League training this season, Barrett has become more and more outstanding. Although he still doesn't have much effect on offense, he has already shown a high level of defense. Moyes will definitely want to block Tiger today to prove that Preston agreed to let Tiger go at that time, even if he lost the game.

Just as Tiger was simulating the game in his mind, Ferguson and the members of the coaching staff came out.

"Start." Ferguson simply said that the players followed behind them and walked onto the bus.

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When Tiger appeared in the center of the stadium, Preston fans gave warm applause - this was to thank Tiger for his wonderful performance last season - although he played hard in the Premier League this season, Preston fans knew that if Tiger did not have the miraculous performance last season, Preston would not even be qualified to be tortured in the Premier League!

Tiger pursed her lips and raised her hands to greet the crowd. The applause in the stands became even more intense.

However, after the game began, the applause immediately turned into a huge boo, and came from all directions - Preston fans, like other English fans, have a clear distinction between love and hate!

"Beep--" A whistle sounded in the midfield. The referee ran over and warned Barrett a few times. The booing sounded in the stands was not only for the referee, but also for Tiger lying on the ground!

"Tiger, get up, I didn't use lethal action." Barrett said to Tiger on the ground with a expressionless face.

Tiger climbed up and then patted the dust on his body: "Paul, fouls alone cannot stop me."

"It's just one time to stop it. We are a small team and we don't have any big pursuits. We play one after another, and that's it." Barrett replied coldly.

Tiger smiled and ran forward.

This was a foul near the midfield. Keane came up and kicked the ball to Scholes. Scholes took the ball and turned around and flashed over Pratt's snatch, then passed it straight to hand the ball to Tiger at the front of the penalty area.

Barrett and Hendry rushed towards Tiger at the same time, but Tiger did not stop the ball, but pushed the ball to York in the penalty area. York leaned against Johnson and turned around and shot, but was blocked by Mims. The defender immediately cleared the ball with his feet.

"I said, I can't stop me by just fouls."

Seeing that the ball was not scored, Tiger did not look discouraged. He shrugged and said to Barrett.

"Wait and knock it." Barrett said angrily.

This offense has become a microcosm on the court. Preston's players performed very hard, but both overall strength and personal ability are far from Manchester United. Although they are running desperately, they still cannot stop Manchester United from threatening their goal with waves of offenses.

In the 27th minute, Manchester United finally broke through Preston's goal. Giggs received a diagonal pass from Tiger's midfield and forced himself to break through to the penalty area, and then passed back near the baseline. When York missed, Scholes, who followed, hit the ball and the ball flew into the goal, 1-0!

Two thousand Manchester United fans who came from afar immediately cheered loudly. On another court, Arsenal and Leeds were still zero to zero. If the score remained until the end of the game, then Manchester United will overtake Arsenal with one point again!

Of course, there is still a long time left in the game, and no one knows what the final score between Leeds and Arsenal is. All Manchester United can do is to catch the present, just win the game, and then wait for Arsenal to make a mistake!

"Continue to attack!" Ferguson shouted loudly off the court. They can only focus on this game now.

Before the end of the first half, Tiger initiated an attack again. Beckham made a cross from the wing and fell at Giggs in the penalty area. The Welsh scored again from a small angle, 2-0!

The Pudell Stadium was quiet. They could see in this game that Preston's players had indeed done their best, but the gap between them and Manchester United was in all aspects...

In both balls, Tiger participated in the instigation, but he did not participate in the celebration. There were still many boos to him in the stands, and at this moment, the boos had gradually disappeared.

Preston really doesn't have the ability to gain a foothold in the Premier League now. Even if Tiger stayed there, could he still perform like this? Can he still be selected for the England national team? No one knows that there are more than one or two outstanding players who have fallen with the team...

When the referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half, Preston fans thought in frustrated that if Preston could be stronger, maybe Tiger would not have left - what he hoped at that time was just a team that could hit the European arena...

Moyes sighed in his heart. The players of Preston played hard in the first half, but Manchester United also performed at an extremely high level. To a weak team wants to defeat a strong team, it depends on the carelessness and poor state of the strong team. However, when the strong team is in excellent condition and attaches great importance to the game, they will have fewer opportunities to get upset.

"In the second half, we focus more on defense. Whether it is Good Johnson or Gott, we have to keep an eye on it in the penalty area... But there is no need to worry too much. Jin Kraze was injured and unable to play today. Their offensive ability in the frontcourt has declined a lot. Pay attention to Ridell. His breakthrough from the side is still a bit threatening. Slow down the pace and have the chance to attack again. We still have to retain some physical fitness to play in the last round of the game." Ferguson said at last.

Tiger took a deep breath when he was on the court. He knew that this might be his last time meeting Preston on the court as a opponent of Preston. After Preston was relegated, he would not have a chance to meet Manchester United again, and he himself might not stay at Manchester United.

Since the moment Ferguson substituted him in the FA Cup semi-finals, Tiger has thought about leaving Manchester United, but now he will not mention such things, because playing the remaining games is more important, which is related to his life. If there is no giant who can bring in his ability to win the championship, Tiger will not choose to leave. After all, compared to being voluntary, his life seems to be more important. However, Tiger now knows that Barcelona and Inter Milan, which are not inferior to Manchester United, are also interested in themselves. So what else do Tiger fear?

The contract stipulates that it will not transfer to a strong team in the UK. As for transferring abroad, it is also a new challenge for Tiger. Instead of playing at Manchester United, it is better to go abroad to find another sky!

This season's performance in the Champions League has given Tiger enough confidence to win the main position in any team to compete for the championship. Tiger believes that he is qualified to pursue an environment that makes him play more comfortable. Manchester United is a good team, but a good team is not just one Manchester United.

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"Paul, work harder, otherwise I won't be able to stop my breakthrough!"

After breaking through Barrett's defense again, he passed the ball to York. After York's shot missed in the penalty area, Tiger said to Barrett.

Barrett supported his hands on his knees, gasping loudly, and sweat flowed down like a waterfall - his physical strength was always very good, but while following Tiger continuously and running back and forth with Tiger without warning, his physical energy was much greater than Tiger.

The passiveness in defense is revealed in this situation.

Hearing Tiger's words, Barret snorted in anger. He knew Tiger was very good now, but he had made great progress in the Premier League this year and had enough confidence in defense. However, in this game, this confidence had almost been shattered by Tiger.

"What's wrong, Paul, your perseverance! There are many better midfielders than me. How can I do it if I don't work harder?" Tiger shouted at Barrett: "Don't forget, you said you'll always be in Preston! Even in the League One, your current ability is not enough to help Preston too much!"

"Fuck, shut up!" Barret shouted at Tiger, and a force arose in his body. He took heavy steps and entangled Tiger again.

"That's right, you have to have this kind of momentum! Also, Paul, defense alone is not enough. You also have to have a certain ability to attack in front, so that you can help the team more! What have you done this year? Defense! Defense! Only defense! Forget that I have been teaching you to attack before?" Tiger retreated, received the ball from Keane, and then shouted at Barrett.

"It's all your business!" Barrett began to swear words. He was stunned by anger and flew over at Tiger and made a flying shovel, but Tiger flashed over with a quick response.

After Barrett's defense was dodged, Tiger immediately made a mid-long pass. Bromquist, who came on the bench in the second half, received the ball and drove straight in. The shot from a small angle was saved by Mims.
Chapter completed!