Chapter 140: The second match against Chelsea, a turning point in each team's season journey! (Fourth update)
Post-match press conference.
"Mr. Montella, what do you think of today's game?"
A reporter asked.
"We didn't do a good job defensively, which made it easy for Manchester United's No.7 to play, and he was basically not disturbed too much."
"This shouldn't happen! This is totally wrong!"
"But since we have already lost the game, there is no point in pursuing responsibility now. We must learn from the lesson."
Montella no longer had the composure he had before the game and looked very ugly.
"Are you confident of winning the next round?"
The reporter continued to ask questions.
"Of course, we came close to winning the game today and caused Manchester United a lot of problems."
"I will deploy targeted tactics in the next round and will definitely have a better performance."
"I hope Sevilla fans will continue to support us!"
Montella's meaning is very clear. He hopes that the management and fans will give him one last chance. After all, it will be difficult to find a job if he is fired at this time.
Another meeting room.
"Manchester United didn't perform well in this game, of course I have to take the main responsibility, the result proves that the 433 formation is not suitable for Manchester United."
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Mourinho briefly talked about the game.
The Manchester United team returned to Manchester overnight.
They will face Chelsea in the 28th round of the Premier League in three days.
Manchester City's opponent is Arsenal.
The importance of the competition among the BIG6 in the Premier League is self-evident, and the victory or defeat between them will directly affect the standings.
So they have to be fully prepared.
Last time Manchester United beat Chelsea 2-1 and achieved a hard-fought victory.
But Chelsea signed Giroud and Emerson in the winter transfer window, which will definitely be more difficult to deal with.
Moreover, the two sides have not only not resolved the old grudges, but also added new ones.
David Luiz! After being brought back to Old Trafford by Mourinho, he basically broke off relations with Chelsea. Conte would never allow himself to be defeated by the player he had sent away.
Soon the results of the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 were announced.
"Porto 0-5 Liverpool, the Red Arrows were in great form, Mane scored a hat trick, Salah and Firmino each scored a goal!"
"Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona, Messi equalized the score!"
"Paris Saint-Germain 1-3 Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice from long-range penalty kicks, setting a record of 100 goals in Real Madrid's Champions League career!"
"Manchester City 4-0 Basel, Guardiola aims for the Champions League title!"
"Manchester United 2-1 Sevilla, Chu Feng made one assist and one goal!"
Most fans thought that Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid would play a thrilling game, but the result was Neymar was ready to do something big after leaving Barcelona, Mbappe also had the same idea relying on his youth and strength, and Cavani is now the representative of happy football.
So the three of them played their own games, with basically no connection or coordination, and they even seemed to have a conflict after the game.
As for the other game, Chelsea will face Barcelona.
Fabregas and Pedro were invisible for the entire 90 minutes. Perhaps they both had a red and blue heart, anyway, the Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge booed them a lot.
But the biggest traitor was not them, but Christensen. His perfect cross found Iniesta, who made a triangle pass to the front of the penalty area, and Messi followed up with a lob to score.
After 14 years of ups and downs, Messi scored his first goal against Chelsea and is only two goals away from scoring 100 goals in the Champions League.
The match between Manchester United and Sevilla was unexpected.
According to Manchester United's momentum in the league, they should have won the game easily, but the process was bumpy and they almost got tied.
So many people once again doubted that Manchester United was doomed and the previous 7-0 victory over Tottenham was just a flash in the pan.
They all expressed their opinions under media reports. - [Looking at Real Madrid's posture, they want to win three consecutive championships! ] - [In fact, Paris Saint-Germain's strength is really not that good. Only Neymar and Mbappe are of the same level. The strength of the midfield and backcourt players is not very good. ] - [They both like to play on the left side, and it is difficult for them to coexist. ] - [I think Mbappe looks quite honest, and I guess he can't beat Neymar. ] - [It is said that Manchester United won so hard. At most, they can enter the quarterfinals this season, and they may not even get past Sevilla. ] - [The top of the Premier League and the quarterfinals of the Champions League? ] - [Mourinho coached Chelsea like this before. He won the Premier League championship, but did not enter the quarterfinals of the Champions League. ] - [At least get one, don't be empty-handed. ] - [.]
At this time at Cobham training base.
Conte looked at his thinning hair in the mirror with heartache. If this trend continues, he will have to get a hair transplant before the end of this season.
What a fucking bad luck!
The Champions League match that just ended made him want to vomit blood. Chelsea lost the ball at home because of a low-level mistake. How can they play in the second round at Camp Nou? Jokingly speaking, Fabregas may even awaken his blood memory.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
What's more, the upcoming league schedule is even more worrying. Chelsea will play against Manchester United and Manchester City respectively. If they lose these two key games, it will be difficult for Chelsea to grab a place in the Champions League.
Given Abramovich's temper, he probably won't even make it to the end of the season.
If you are fired, where will you go next?
Conte shook his head vigorously to get rid of the messy thoughts, and walked quickly to the tactical meeting room.
A few strands of dry hair slowly fell behind him.
"This game is very important for us and it is the most important turning point for Chelsea this season."
"Manchester United midfielder Herrera is injured and will miss the game the day after tomorrow. This is good news for us. Mourinho's formation will be seriously lacking in mobility."
Conte pointed to the tactical board and said in a deep voice.
"Matic, McTominay and Pogba are all tall midfielders over 1.9 meters tall."
"So we have to take advantage of their slow movement!"
"William and Hazard, you take turns to be the left and right cores and open up Manchester United's midfield defense. At this time, Drinkwater needs to quickly move forward and attack. Do you understand?"
The Chelsea players nodded in understanding.
Conte looked at Kante again and continued viciously: "N'Golo, your task tomorrow is very simple, defend that damn Manchester United No. 7 closely!"
"At present, Manchester United's main attack revolves around him. He first breaks through on the wing to attract the opponent's defensive strength, and then threatens the penalty area or makes a long pass."
"Think about how we lost the game last time?"
"So don't give him any chance to get the ball, remember any!"
"Pin him down on the left wing and make sure he can't even touch the ball for the entire game!"
"I believe you can definitely do it with your ability!"
Chelsea players all thought of a picture.
Chu Feng arrogantly gestured to the tens of thousands of Chelsea fans to shut up.
They all became angry at the same time. This was not only a provocation to Chelsea fans, but also an insult and contempt to themselves.
Kanter answered seriously.
"Boss, I won't let him out of my sight!"
(End of this chapter)