賽後,我們摘錄了球員們、教練對曼聯艱難戰勝萊斯特城的看法……
暫時處於積分榜第一的曼聯,經歷了完美的英超開局。憑藉拉什福德和費萊尼的球員,曼聯戰勝狐狸城,帶著三連勝的成績,進入國際比賽周。
穆里尼奧和幾位球員接受了曼聯電視和BT Sport的採訪,下面是一些主要觀點。
穆里尼奧:「萊斯特城的後防線組織有序,像一堵藍色的牆,我非常肯定對手的防守實力。進球之後,我必須說我們踢得很好。如果必須選一個詞來形容我的球隊,我必須說『堅韌』。這個賽季的不同在於足球的品質,我們踢得更好了。」
拉什福德:「這就是我沒有首發、在替補席上觀看比賽的時候。我的隊友組成首發11人,但是,替補席上的球員也會盡力,給球隊帶去不一樣的結果。今年,我感覺球隊火力更強,踢球風格也有了變化。因此,即便是這樣艱難的比賽,我們也創造了先機。」
博格巴:「我們有很多機會。我有一點點害怕,但是我們沒有放棄。這個賽季,我感覺球隊的運勢被扭轉過來了。這就是我們需要深厚的球隊陣容的原因。我們一直做好了準備,替補的隊友們也可以改變比賽,就像今天這樣。所以我們很開心。」
馬塔:「全取9分,我帶著開心的心情進入國際比賽周。但是,我們還需要腳踏實地。我們今天創造了很多機會,配得上3分。這同樣是一場讓人心服口服的比賽。雖然一度感覺我們無法破門,但是最終,我們抓住了勝利的鑰匙。首發11人竭盡全力,看到替補的隊友們同樣如此,真的很重要。」
姆希塔良:「勝利就是勝利,不管是4-0還是2-0,最重要的就是勝利。三場全勝,真的非常非常棒!」
曼聯電視的克雷蘭德:「曼聯又帶來一場完美的表現,很開心看到球隊再度零封對手。現在球隊里高手如雲,他們都為了機會而奮鬥。」
萊斯特城教練莎士比亞:「當你前往老特拉福德,面對那樣一支狀態奇好的球隊,他們肯定會製造許多好機會。我們也有踢得好的時候,但是很遺憾,沒有讓比賽朝著我們希望的方向發展。定位球是我們的『阿喀琉斯之踵(意為致命點)』。我們需要好好努力,糾正錯誤。」
We've gathered a selection of post-match quotes from the players and manager Jose Mourinho following Manchester United's hard-fought victory over Leicester City at Old Trafford.
The table-topping Reds continued the perfect start to the Premier League season with a third successive victory heading into the international break as Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini scored off the bench to see off the Foxes.
Boss Mourinho and a number of his players all spoke to MUTV and BT Sport after the game and we have summarised their key points below.
Jose Mourinho: 「The blue wall was very well organised and I always give credit for that. They defended amazingly well, but we kept calm and kept control of the game. If I had to find the words to describe my team I would say solid. I think this season there is a difference in the quality of our football, we are playing better.」
Marcus Rashford: 「You do think it’s going to be one of those days when you』re watching the game. We have players that are in the starting 11 and the players that are on the bench to try and make the difference and this year I feel like we have more fire power and different dimensions of playing styles, so we put ourselves in better stead for games like this which are difficult.」
Paul Pogba: 「We had so many chances. I was a bit scared but we kept pushing and I think this season the luck has turned our way. That’s why we need depth, we always say get ready because the substitutes can make an impact on the game and they did today so we』re very happy with that.」
Juan Mata: 「Nine points out of nine, I am happy before the international break but we have our feet on the ground. We created enough chances to score today and I think we are the deserved winners. It was a convincing performance and it felt like we were never going to score, but finally we did. The starting 11, we tried our best but it was very important that the three substitutes gave us a lot.」
Henrikh Mkhitaryan: 「A win is a win, it doesn』t matter if you win 4-0 or 2-0. The most important [thing is] that you win. It was very, very good that we have won and we have [won] three out of three.」
MUTV’s Paddy Crerand: 「Another terrific display by United and it’s great to see the defence conceding no goals again. There’s so many players in the squad now, top-class players who are all fighting for their place in the team.」
View from the opposing dug-out – Craig Shakespeare: 「When you come to Old Trafford in the form they are in, they will have big moments. We had our moments too but could not see the game through. Set pieces are our Achilles heel at the moment. We need to organise and set things up better.」
View from Twitter – @theross1989new: 「Hard to single out individuals today. But Pogba and Matic bossed it. Fellaini is having a great season as an impact player too.」