Chapter 16 Old Trafford: A theatre where dreams come true

"Glory Glory Man United!"

"Glory Glory Man United!"

"As the reds go marching on on on!"

The red flags all over the mountains turn Old Trafford into a dream theater.

The high-pitched melody of Manchester United's anthem makes people feel excited.

Chu Feng was naturally no exception.

He sat quietly on the bench, carefully looking at the magnificent palace in front of him.

For a football player, there is nothing better than being able to score a goal against the opponent amid the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators.

Chu Feng clenched his palms slightly and set a small goal.

Let your goal tally in the top five leagues break zero As the players took their positions on the field, the starting lineups of the two teams appeared on the LED screen on the sidelines, and the stadium DJ passionately called out the names of each player.

To be on the safe side, Mourinho fielded his most frequently used and famous formation - 4231!

At the forefront is "Little Beast" Lukaku.

The three central midfielders are Mata, Mkhitaryan and Rashford.

Double defensive midfielder Matic and Pogba.

From left to right, Valencia, Bailly, Phil Jones and Blind lined up in the back line.

As West Ham United sold a large number of players in the summer window, only "Chicharito" Hernandez, Argentine defender Zabaleta and goalkeeper Joe Hart are relatively famous in the team, and the level of the rest of the players is around the average level.

However, their tactical style is simple, pursuing high-intensity physical confrontation, and does not require too many star players.

It was this tough style that made them wield their sledgehammers and start the business of robbing the rich to help the poor, helping the weak and suppressing the strong, showing the spirit of the working class.

Therefore, it is still unknown who will win or lose in today's game.

at the same time.

LeTV Sports broadcast room.

Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu sat side by side, and after finishing their preparations, they began to explain.

"Good evening, audience friends!"

“Welcome to the first round of the 2017-18 Premier League season!”

"Manchester United vs West Ham United!"

"The most watched young Chinese player, Chu Feng, was promoted to the first team the day before yesterday and lived up to everyone's expectations and made the roster."

“It is gratifying and exciting to see compatriots appearing in the top five leagues.”

"Coach Zhang, do you think Xiao Chu has a chance to play?"

Zhan Jun carefully looked at the document next to him, which read "Summary of Chu Feng's Personal Data and Technical Characteristics".

He put a lot of thought into this document. Not only did he watch a lot of Premier League B videos, but he also asked industry insiders to help with the analysis and statistics.

"Hehe, I think there is still a chance. If you often watch Manchester United's games last season, you will find that Mourinho is used to making substitutions around 75 minutes, and those who are substituted are basically central midfielders."

"Of course, the premise is that Manchester United can gain a greater advantage."

Although in the eyes of outsiders, Zhang Lu is just a supporting role, but in fact he has a very deep understanding of football.

Not only is he familiar with the style and strength of each team, but he can also accurately judge their tactical direction.

In a certain World Cup, his prediction success rate was as high as 84.3%, attracting many football fans.

"Haha, Coach Zhang's analysis is spot on. I believe that with Mourinho's coaching level, it shouldn't be a big problem to gain an advantage."

"You know, whether it was Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan or Real Madrid, he won the league title in his second season as coach, which was called 'Mourinho's Two-Year Rule' by the fans."

"This is his second year as Manchester United manager and he won the Community Shield, League Cup and Europa League last season."

“Hopefully he can keep it up.”

"Okay, the game has started, Manchester United kicks off first!"

On the green field.

Manchester United played patiently and did not rush into the attack.

Instead, they firmly controlled the ball and attracted the opponent to their own half in order to seek space behind the opponent.

The tactics of Manchester United youth team come from this.

Although West Ham United's pressing was very aggressive, it did not achieve very good results.

Because in Mourinho's hands, this 4231 tactic has reached perfection and can perfectly fit his football philosophy.

The two defensive midfielders retreated closer to the back line, and the full-backs quickly moved to the side, forming several triangular passing routes, easily resolving the opponent's high pressure.

However, West Ham United's head coach Bilic is not a waste either. He asked the team to keep its formation as intact as possible when pressing.

The situation then became stalemate and neither side was able to create many good opportunities.

As the ball passed, time continued to pass.

On the side of the court.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Mourinho wore a classic light gray windbreaker, with his arms folded across his chest and a serious expression.

In his tactical assumptions, players need to get into the game in the early stages and understand the opponent's tactics.

Thirty minutes is the real start time Chu Feng and Ibrahimovic sat on the bench, and the latter was sharing his experience based on the situation on the field.

"Lukaku is such an idiot, why didn't he run to the left side, the space was already open there."

"Rashford has a problem with his timing of breakthroughs. You must not learn from him."

I have to say that Chu Feng is very lucky. He has Mourinho in front and Ibrahimovic in the back, and both of them give him private lessons.

Chu Feng compared the situation on the field and put himself into it. He quickly understood what Ibrahimovic meant and turned it into his own experience.

Is this also the benefit of templates, improving the learning ability of football thinking? As the two talked, the game time quietly reached 33 minutes.

West Ham United attacked in the frontcourt, Obiang received a pass from his teammate and Matic quickly moved closer.

Under strong interference, Obiang made a mistake and passed the ball to Rashford, who dribbled forward at a rapid speed.

Manchester United's frontcourt offensive came fiercely.

Matic's forward pass attracted the attention of a lot of defensive players. Rashford saw the gap and decisively passed the ball to the center of the penalty area.

"Hey, nice pass!"

"Lukaku!"

The Little Beast cleverly made a diagonal run to create a one-on-one opportunity. Facing the helpless Joe Hart, he calmly shot the ball to the left side of the goal.

The football brushed the left post and went into West Ham United's goal, creating waves of white.

Lukaku's celebration was weird.

The Belgian guy stood at attention and raised his hand to salute.

But no one cared because Manchester United fans were waving their flags wildly.

Old Trafford.

It was like a huge wave and deafening cheers rang out.

After the game resumed.

Manchester United retreated, compressed and cut the midfield area, and built a complete defensive system.

The intention is very clear. I want to launch a defensive counterattack. Will you attack me?

West Ham United had no choice. For them, who are pragmatic, there is no difference between conceding one goal and conceding a hundred goals, as it will all be zero points anyway.

However, under Manchester United's tight defense, West Ham United not only failed to equalize the score, but also almost conceded another goal in a counterattack.

As time passed, when the fans were still reluctant to leave, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.

(End of this chapter)