Chapter 141 Kante’s close defense (fifth update)

February 25th.

The 28th round of the Premier League is about to begin.

This powerful confrontation attracted nearly 70,000 fans to the scene. The area around Old Trafford was already crowded and red occupied most of the streets.

Manchester United fans marched down the road holding scarves with the words "Man United!" printed on them.

Dozens of policemen wearing fluorescent green vests were standing by on both sides of the road.

Although the intensity of the red and blue battle is not as intense as the Red Derby or the Manchester Derby, serious vicious incidents have occurred in the early years.

That was a case of several people being injured in a fight between football hooligans that has now disappeared from English football history.

By the way, it is worth mentioning that the Manchester United and Chelsea football hooligan organizations are named "Red Army" and "Headhunters" respectively.

When the two teams gathered at the entrance of Old Trafford, a fierce war of words inevitably broke out.

"Manchester country bumpkins, today we are going to shatter your dreams of winning the championship!"

"Mourinho, you betrayed Chelsea!"

"Damn Manchester United No. 7!"

The last time Chelsea fans were provoked by Chu Feng, they were so angry that they didn't eat for several days and had been holding back on seeking revenge.

Don’t worry about the result of the game today, just satisfy your craving for food first.

"Arsenal, Tottenham, Crystal Palace, West Ham United, and Chelsea, you Londoners will never beat us!"

"Manchester United are unbeatable!"

"Chu will definitely score a goal today, idiots, just wait to be slapped in the face!"

Manchester United fans naturally would not tolerate their opponents. They made "friendly" gestures and kept spitting out "s**t" and "f**k".

Here is a question: which club's fans curse the most? A statistical agency once conducted a survey, and the top six were Newcastle United, Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal and Liverpool.

Chelsea fans are somewhat "gentlemen".

After all, they only rose to prominence with the investment from Abramovich at the beginning of this century, and it has not even been 20 years yet, and their accumulation of "swearing" cannot be compared with those giants.

Soon a bus with the Manchester United logo slowly drove over.

Even though the bus had good sound insulation, Chu Feng could still hear the cursing outside, and couldn't help but recall the days when he watched football with Chu Changzheng.

They also cursed at that time. In fact, this can be regarded as a unique culture of football.

Mourinho looked at the signs held by Chelsea fans. Compared with the last time, he was much calmer and his mood was not affected at all.

"Boss, is there anything else that needs to be adjusted?"

Faria drew the curtains across the windows.

"Let's follow the pre-match arrangement and let Chu attract Kante's attention. Whether in offense or defense, focus on Drinkwater and strangle Chelsea's key hub from the back to the front!"

Mourinho thought for a moment and said.

"By the way, boss, the match between Manchester City and Arsenal just ended, and they won 3-0."

Faria's voice suddenly became quieter.

"Don't worry about them, just do our own thing."

Mourinho shook his head and didn't care too much.

Soon, the players from both sides changed their equipment and entered the field to warm up. The huge crowds of Manchester United fans in the stands immediately gave them the warmest applause.

Due to Manchester United's recent performance, every home game attracts a large number of fans to watch, and this is a strong confrontation.

After the warm-up session, players from both teams returned to the locker room to make final preparations.

Mourinho stood in front of the tactical board and patiently repeated the tactical requirements, and then said earnestly: "David, think about what your purpose is in coming to Manchester United? Isn't it to prove your ability to others?"

"If Conte doesn't want to give you a chance to play, I will!"

"But you also know my character. If you don't seize this opportunity."

David Luiz's voice was very excited, "Boss, don't worry, I will prove my ability with my performance!"

He transferred from Chelsea to Paris Saint-Germain in 2014 because his technical characteristics did not meet Mourinho's requirements.

So he knows Mourinho's style of doing things very well, and he also knows that he must use this game to gain Mourinho's trust.

Otherwise, with the number of central defenders Manchester United currently has, he will soon be relegated to the bench or even sold in the summer window.

Besides, he was in great form and had no injuries, but was suddenly removed from the squad by Conte.

There is a lot of grudges involved here.

David Luiz has been eager for revenge.

"Well, remember everyone's mission."

After Mourinho finished speaking, the Manchester United players stood up, put their hands together, and waved them down with a shout of "Come on".

"Good evening, viewers. Now we are broadcasting the 28th round of the 2017-18 Premier League."

"Manchester United plays at home against Chelsea!"

"Both teams played a Champions League knockout match in the middle of the week. The difference is that the former went to Spain and the latter was in London, so Chelsea players will have a certain physical advantage."

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"By the way, it is worth mentioning that in terms of market value, the combined value of the two teams exceeds 1.4 billion euros."

"Among them, Manchester United's 27 players are valued at 742 million euros, second only to Manchester City in the Premier League. Midfielder Pogba is the team's top player with 90 million euros."

"Chelsea's 22 players are valued at 694 million euros, making them the fourth most expensive team in the Premier League. Hazard is undoubtedly the most expensive player in the game with a value of 100 million euros."

"Here are the starting lineups for both teams."

"Instead of using the standard answer to 'Chelsea', Mourinho lined up a 4-2-3-1 formation with a goalkeeper:."

"It was David Luiz's first appearance after his transfer to Manchester United, and Chu Feng was still the starting left midfielder. He has now secured his place in the starting lineup, considering that he has only been in the first team for less than half a year."

"Conte is still the same, arranging a 3-4-2-1 formation, goalkeeper:."

"Chelsea beat West Brom 4-0 at home in the last round of the league, ending their two-game losing streak in the league."

"By the way, Chelsea has a good record against strong teams away from home. This season, they have played away against Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal, winning one and drawing two without losing."

"Can they extend their record at Old Trafford today?"

“Let’s wait and see!”

As the referee blew the whistle, the game officially began.

Manchester United have the ball.

Lukaku passed the ball back to Lingard, who made a direct diagonal pass to the left.

Chu Feng received the ball, turned around and dribbled along the sidelines.

Kante and Moses attacked from a corner.

The latter took the lead in stealing the ball.

Chu Feng dribbled the ball past the opponent lightly and continued to dribble forward.

And it is this moment.

Kante took a quick step forward, his thick black legs sweeping towards the football.

Bang! With a dull sound, the football was kicked out of the sideline.

Chu Feng staggered two steps to regain his balance.

"Chelsea's wing defense is very tight!"

"And according to the formation Chelsea released before the game, Tukante was the left defensive midfielder. How come he is now the right defensive midfielder? Is this Conte's targeted arrangement for Chu Feng?"

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(End of this chapter)