Chapter 182 De Bruyne is not doing well at Chelsea

What he didn't know was that after he publicly announced that he would come to Old Trafford to watch the game, Old Trafford had already made preparations.

Lin Quan had just appeared outside Old Trafford Stadium and was discovered before he entered.

In other words, he was under the other party's surveillance the entire time, so naturally he had nowhere to hide.

Seeing Lin Quan really appear in the stands, De Bruyne, who was about to enter the field for warm-up, was very happy. He waved in the direction of Lin Quan and greeted him.

Lin Quan also waved to De Bruyne, but there were too many people in the stands and De Bruyne might not be able to see him.

Half an hour later, the game started.

This match is the highlight of this round of Premier League matches, so it was specially arranged to be played separately on the last day.

Both Manchester United and Chelsea have undergone coaching changes this summer.

Chelsea welcomed back former head coach Mourinho, while Manchester United chose the Toffees head coach Moyes.

In terms of fame, Mourinho is obviously far more famous than Moyes.

So even though Chelsea was playing away, all parties believed that Chelsea had a greater advantage before the game.

For Moyes, if he can win this game, he will successfully get through the difficult period in the early days of Manchester United, and can use the prestige brought by defeating a strong opponent to start adjusting or even reforming the team.

But if he loses this game, his future at Manchester United will probably become bleak, and he may even be kicked out after the end of the season.

Therefore, Moyes was very conservative in this game.

He had no intention of engaging in a head-on confrontation with Chelsea, but instead chose a more conservative lineup to ensure a draw and fight for victory.

It would be best if we could win, but if we really can't win, a draw is also acceptable.

Mourinho is a master of psychological warfare and he had already seen Moyes' mentality before the game.

He claimed that it was a pleasure to meet Manchester United early in the second round of the league, especially after Ferguson retired.

This is to belittle Moyes and think that his Manchester United cannot be compared with Ferguson's Manchester United.

If Ferguson was still the head coach of Manchester United, Mourinho would not dare to say such words no matter how arrogant he was.

However, Mourinho was not just playing psychological warfare. He actually told the truth: "I admit that Moyes is a good coach and his performance at Everton is admirable, but Manchester United is a very different team. His coaching experience in small and medium-sized teams may not help him, but may harm him."

Mourinho is not optimistic that Moyes can take over from Ferguson, the former meritorious coach of Manchester United. This is both his true thought and part of the psychological warfare before the game.

By constantly mentioning Ferguson, he made the outside world compare Moyes with Ferguson, causing him to live in Ferguson's shadow all his life.

I have to say, this move is still very vicious! Moyes did not publicly respond to Mourinho's words, but it is obvious that he cares about the Magic Bird's pre-match remarks.

In this game, Moyes wore a suit and tie, stood on the sidelines meticulously, and directed the game throughout.

Judging from his serious attitude, he takes this game very seriously.

Mourinho's lineup in this game was very interesting. He did not choose Lukaku, Torres and Demba Ba, the three main center forwards.

Instead, he let Schurrle be the lone striker, and let Hazard, who was jokingly called the second Messi by fans, act as a pseudo center forward, using a 451 formation without a striker.

When this lineup came out, Lin Quan in the stands was stunned for a moment.

Both Barcelona and the Spanish national team are using this lineup. The lone striker of Barcelona is Messi, and the lone striker of the Spanish national team is Lin Quan himself.

So the question is, is Mourinho imitating Barcelona or the Spanish national team?

Not only Lin Quan couldn't understand Mourinho's lineup, but Moyes on the opposite side was also shocked after seeing the opponent's deployment.

Isn’t defensive counterattack what Mourinho is best at?

Is he trying to play the ball-control style of Barcelona and the Spanish national team by fielding such a lineup? No! Is Chelsea's midfield as luxurious as that of Barcelona and the Spanish national team? Can it support his passing and controlling style?

Besides, can Mourinho play pass control? He is not Guardiola!

Seeing his opponent's surprised expression, Mourinho felt a little proud.

He went to Serie A and learned Serie A's small triangle defense. He went to La Liga, so naturally he couldn't learn nothing.

He is very satisfied with the Spanish national team's strikerless formation.

The strikerless formation is not only played by Barcelona, ​​other teams can also play it.

Before Lin Quan joined the Spanish national team, Spain did not have its own Messi in the frontcourt, so didn't it rely on a group of midfielders to conquer the world? This season, his midfield lineup is not weak, and there is also a frontcourt player who is good at breaking through and attacking.

They can definitely compete with the Spanish national team without Lin Quan, and they can easily beat Manchester United, right?

After the game started, Oscar, Schurrle, De Bruyne, Hazard and others were all very active.

Although Chelsea did not play pleasing passing and controlling football, they were able to score in many places and put tremendous pressure on Manchester United in offense.

Especially the two wingers, which frequently created crises for Manchester United and made Manchester United's flank defense precarious.

In the 10th minute of the first half, Chelsea made a cross from the flank, Ferdinand made a clearance error in the penalty area and the ball was caught by Chelsea's Oscar.

This was a great opportunity, but De Gea reacted extremely quickly and blocked Oscar's powerful shot, allowing Manchester United to escape danger.

Manchester United fans at the scene applauded De Gea. Since Van der Sar left, Manchester United has tried many people as the goalkeeper.

In the end, only De Gea won the hearts of the Red Devils fans, and the Spaniard's performance was worthy of the fans' trust.

Seeing this save, Lin Quan also applauded his national team teammate De Gea.

But while applauding, he couldn't help but think:

Oscar's shot just now was a little hasty. It might have been better if he had adjusted it a little.

The situation on the field was not completely one-sided, Manchester United also had attacks.

In the 23rd minute of the game, Van Persie broke through the front of the penalty area and shot at a small angle. However, the angle of the ball was not controlled well and it hit the side net directly, failing to pose a threat.

After coming to Manchester United, Van Persie continued his outstanding performance at Arsenal. Last season, he was Manchester United's top scorer and also defended the Premier League top scorer title.

But in this game, Van Persie seemed out of form, and several of his shots were below standard. It was hard to associate him with the General Van who was so powerful that he could kill anyone and everything in his way under Ferguson last season.

Van Persie is not in good shape, but Rooney is in pretty good shape.

In the 28th minute, Cleverley passed the ball, Rooney squeezed away the defender in the penalty area, created space and pushed the ball into the far corner.

The ball was hit at a very tricky angle and the quality of the shot was very high, but Chelsea goalkeeper Cech was no pushover.

He fell to the ground with extremely quick movements and blocked the ball just as it rolled to the goal line.

Manchester United fans at Old Trafford were frustrated after missing two chances in a row.

However, the team's offense has picked up momentum during this period, and they all applauded the players.

This applause is also a recognition of Moyes. If he can lead the team to win this game, the applause from the Red Devils fans will definitely be even louder.

Lin Quan remembered that the game ended in a tie, so he didn't pay much attention to the offense of either side.

Compared to the score, he paid more attention to the performance of his good friend De Bruyne on the field.

In the first thirty minutes, De Bruyne performed well.

The several passes he made in the frontcourt were very crucial and created many opportunities for his teammates.

But after Manchester United launched a counterattack, De Bruyne's performance gradually became lost.

In the 32nd minute, De Bruyne committed a defensive foul and received a yellow card.

After receiving a yellow card, he was reluctant to make any defensive moves, which caused his defensive role on the field to decline seriously.

Manchester United also seized this point and tried to find a breakthrough through him several times to launch attacks.

This made Mourinho on the sidelines very dissatisfied, and he asked De Bruyne to play harder and defend more resolutely.

Seeing this, Lin Quan couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

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De Bruyne's defensive ability is not strong and he cannot be used as an engineer.

Letting him play as a central midfielder is a waste of his offensive talent. He should play as a front midfielder, and letting him go forward to attack is the most correct way to use him.

If this continues, Mourinho will definitely abandon De Bruyne in the second half.

De Bruyne has been replaced early in two consecutive games, and his tactical value in Mourinho's mind will definitely be greatly reduced.

De Bruyne will likely sit on the bench for most of the next half of the season.

At the end of the first half, the two teams were tied at 0:0 and neither team scored a goal.

In the second half, Mourinho made personnel adjustments.

Fifteen minutes into the second half, he replaced De Bruyne with Torres.

De Bruyne was in a very low mood when he was substituted off.

His good friends came to watch his game, but he performed so badly on the court that he was replaced by the head coach shortly after the start of the second half.

This made De Bruyne depressed and confused. When he was at Werder Bremen, he was one of the team's twin stars, and most of the responsibilities for organizing Bremen's frontcourt offense were borne by him.

But when he arrived at Chelsea, he didn't have as much ball possession, and Mourinho's team was not the kind of team that pursued ball possession.

So, De Bruyne gradually became lost.

He obviously felt that he was a little uncomfortable with Chelsea's tactical system, but Mourinho was a world-class coach.

So he looked for problems in himself and tried hard to change himself to integrate into the team.

But two months later, all his efforts were in vain.

It can be seen from the head coach's serious expression that he is very dissatisfied with himself.

This made De Bruyne feel a little uneasy. He didn't know if he still had a future at Chelsea. Seeing De Bruyne's heavy mood, Lin Quan also felt a little uncomfortable.

But he can't help for the time being. Even if he convinces Manchester City to make a move, they will have to wait until the winter break to get the player.

Moreover, it is hard to say whether Chelsea is willing to sell players.

After all, no one wants to strengthen the strength of the league's direct competitors!

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The game was still going on. In the 62nd minute, a very controversial scene occurred on the field: Chelsea's midfielder Lampard blocked a shot from a Manchester United player with his hand in the penalty area.

However, the referee Atkinson did not award a penalty, which made Manchester United players and fans very dissatisfied.

They chased the referee for an explanation, and Atkinson explained that it was an unintentional handball and did not constitute a foul, so he refused to award a penalty.

This explanation naturally did not gain recognition from Manchester United players. The replay on the big screen clearly showed that Lampard consciously raised his hand to block the direction of the football.

It was not an unconscious handball as the referee thought, so according to normal law enforcement standards, this ball was obviously a penalty.

After seeing the replay on the big screen, boos and shouts of "black whistle" resounded throughout Old Trafford.

Nine minutes later, a Chelsea player was brought down in Manchester United's penalty area, but the referee also did not award a penalty.

This made Chelsea very dissatisfied. Mourinho put on a very exaggerated performance on the sidelines and was almost sent to the stands by the referee.

In the end, at the end of the game, neither side was able to score a goal, and the two teams shook hands in a draw with a score of 0:0.

It has to be said that this score is very favorable for Manchester City and other giants.

This means that Manchester United and Chelsea are 2 points behind other giants at the beginning of the new season! Of course, Manchester United fans are very dissatisfied with the result of this game.

This also makes Moyes' future at Manchester United less stable.

Because Lin Quan was surrounded by Red Devils fans, he did not make any intense moves throughout the game and just watched the entire match quietly.

Anyway, he is not a fan of either team, so he watches the game with a neutral and objective attitude, so naturally he can't get excited.

In this match, there was a suspicion that the two teams played in collusion.

Although it seems that the score of 0:0 is a lose-lose situation for both sides.

But in fact, a careful analysis shows that both teams can accept this result.

Chelsea can definitely accept the point after drawing with Manchester United away from home.

Moyes has not yet secured his position as Manchester United coach. It is not easy to defeat a strong team like Chelsea, so he can accept one point.

For other giants, this result is naturally something they fully support.

As a result, this turned into a situation that was acceptable to all parties, with only the Red Devils fans getting hurt.

After watching the game, Lin Quan and head coach Pellegrini rushed to Monaco to attend the draw ceremony for the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League group stage.

This is Lin Quan's first time participating in the Champions League and Manchester City's third Champions League trip.

Manchester City had been eliminated twice in the Champions League group stage, making them almost a laughing stock in European football.

So this year, after introducing a large number of players including Lin Quan, Manchester City is determined to qualify for the Champions League group stage.

No matter what, they can't afford to fail in the group stage again.

If they still lose in the group stage, then Mansour's billion will be wasted! (End of this chapter)