Chapter 189 Chu Feng's single-point blast, Lingard's supplementary shot, De Gea's high and low blocks!

After the game resumed.

Manchester United players got rid of the fatigue brought by the long journey and completely entered the game state. They still stabilized the defensive rhythm first and then waited for opportunities to attack through counterattacks.

Exactly the same as the league mode.

As for Roma, it did not disappoint.

Their frontcourt coordinated pressing is very tight and has a different style from England.

The two center forwards Dzeko and Schick made arc runs to block the goalkeeper, forcing De Gea to pass the ball to the right, while the two full-backs pressed forward deeply, using man-to-man marking to put pressure on Manchester United's backcourt.

Under such circumstances, Manchester United basically lost the ability to pass the ball from the backcourt.

After all, both Smalling and Phil Jones lack sufficient vertical long pass skills.

Therefore, for Manchester United, signing an excellent ball-playing defender is imminent. For example, Maguire has already entered Mourinho's candidate list.

Facing Kolarov's pressing, Valencia decisively made a long pass.

But the accuracy was indeed not enough, and De Rossi, who had positioned himself in advance, snatched the ball away and headed it to Nainggolan on the side.

Smoking, drinking and perming your hair.

He is considered a trend-setting player in football and an excellent B2B midfielder.

However, his footwork was not delicate enough, so he quickly lost the ball under the scramble by Matic, Lingard and Chu Feng.

The two teams went back and forth, with frequent switches in offense and defense, and time kept passing.

The situation did not change until the 28th minute of the game.

Phil Jones stole the ball from Schick and passed it diagonally to Pogba in front of him.

When he was in Juventus, he often played against Roma and was familiar with the Roma players.

For example, Stroman who was guarding him.

Although he is not as famous as other players, he is definitely a world-class midfielder.

You should know that Roma even re-used the retired No. 6 jersey for him.

Stroman stuck close to Pogba and interfered with him, then made an accurate and ruthless steal.

But Pogba seemed to have anticipated this and gently kicked the ball with the outside of his foot.

With a crisp sound, the football avoided Stroman's feet and flew quickly to the right.

"Matta!"

"According to Mourinho's tactical thinking, Mata, as the second organizing point in the frontcourt, planned the attack through skillful passing techniques!"

“Without giving Roma’s second line of defense time to return, he made a long diagonal pass to the left!”

"The advantages and disadvantages of the three-center-back system are obvious, that is, it is good at wing attacking, but also afraid of wing attacking."

"So as long as we expand the width of the field, we can tear open Roma's defense!"

Glancing at the falling football, Chu Feng deftly used his thigh to take the ball off, and then dribbled straight to the baseline.

"You go ahead and I'll fill in!"

De Rossi ran back and yelled at Manolas.

Manolas no longer hesitated after hearing this and rushed towards Chu Feng frantically. He had already noticed this "Premier League rising star".

Before the game, he studied Chu Feng's game videos countless times.

In fact, as a defensive player, it is more important to remember the technical characteristics of the opponent. For example, some players' non-dominant foot is almost disabled, so you only need to guard against their dominant foot.

Delicate dribbling, powerful bursts, and good shooting skills Countless information flowed through Manolas' mind. He did not block the inside line like other players, but tried to cut off Chu Feng's passing route as much as possible.

This is actually absolute confidence in his own strength. He believes that he can adjust his position as quickly as possible to steal the ball after Chu Feng makes a move.

Because his 100m time is 11.2 seconds.

Among all the defenders in football, only Rudiger can surpass him.

Facing Manolas, unless Chu Feng can train his explosive speed to Daluo's level, he probably won't be able to use speed to force a breakthrough.

As the two men got closer, the rest of the Manchester United players also took their positions.

Lukaku turned into a penalty shooter, standing near the penalty spot, ready to head the ball at any time.

Fazio could only follow closely and defend.

Lingard was like a buzzing fly, hovering between Roma's defense, annoying both De Rossi and Jesus.

As for Pogba, he has already advanced to the hinterland.

Manchester United's frontcourt offensive has taken shape!

Tens of thousands of Roma fans had their eyes wide open.

The next moment! Chu Feng suddenly slowed down, ran a perfect inward arc, and then pretended to kick.

Shoot!

The same word comes to mind for Manchester United fans.

CF7 area!

To outsiders, this name seems very exaggerated. After all, Chu Feng is just a young player who has just debuted. What qualifications does he have to name a region after himself? In fact, there is some truth in what he said.

Do you know who were the players named after them before? Robben, Van Nistelrooy, Del Piero, Maldini, etc.

Compared with these players, Chu Feng is indeed very immature.

Even so, Manolas did not dare to let Chu Feng shoot, and hurriedly followed up to block it.

The moment his center of gravity shifted.

Chu Feng dribbled the ball again lightly, creating half a body distance.

Wandering on the green field like strolling in the garden!

But the Roma fans were in no mood to appreciate it. They all held their breath nervously, the picture reflected in their pupils.

Chu Feng quickly adjusted his pace and kicked the football hard with his left foot.

A blast! The football rolled along the grass like a sword from its sheath, swiftly heading towards the lower left corner of the goal.

Brazil national team's main goalkeeper Alisson is ready for battle.

He believes that he cannot perform at his full level in Rome, so he plans to leave at the end of this season, and has already agreed to join Liverpool.

Therefore, he subconsciously regarded Chu Feng as his destined opponent.

He wants to keep Chu Feng scoreless in this game and send a token of his loyalty to Liverpool.

I saw him stretching his body to the extreme and jumping towards the football.

"A world-class save! Alisson and Paul Pogba keep the scoreline intact!"

Zhan Jun's voice was full of regret, but he regained his excitement the next second, "Lingard! Follow up and shoot to score before De Rossi clears the ball!"

Roma fans turned their attention to Lingard and Chu Feng who were dancing, and a silent anger surged in their hearts.

A man dared to dance in the sacred Olympic stadium of Rome? They considered it an insult, and they flashed the international friendship sign and said some words.

Some people even took it out and pretended to be funny.

"!"

"You should all get down on your knees!"

“.”

Although Chu Feng didn't understand the other party's language, he understood the meaning of those gestures.

And there was arrogance, prejudice and entitlement in those people's expressions.

Just like when he elbowed Trippier before, he believed that the best way to deal with discrimination and harm was to fight back.

A good man is often bullied, and a good horse is often ridden.

Of course, he couldn't climb into the stands and fight with the fans.

But you can use goals to shatter the opponent's hidden and useless sense of superiority.

"Let's score another one later!"

Chu Feng pointed at Roma's goal and said viciously.

"Yes! When we attack later, follow the pre-match arrangement and rotate positions randomly in the frontcourt to disrupt their defense."

Lingard had a bad expression on his face and was obviously very angry.

Alisson climbed up from the grass, looked at the football lying quietly in the goal, and spread his hands helplessly.

Seeing this, Manolas said in a muffled voice: "My problem is that I shouldn't have taken the action, and I didn't follow the second step."

"There is no need to blame ourselves, we are a team and everyone needs to be responsible for the goal we lost."

De Rossi patted Manolas' shoulder vigorously, then turned to look at the other players, "We can beat Chelsea and reverse Barcelona, ​​which shows that our strength is not weak, and the gap with the European giants is not as big as you think."

Since Totti retired, he started serving as Roma captain and realized how difficult it is to be a captain.

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

To face the picky fans in this ancient city and to act as a guiding light when the team is in trouble. De Rossi said a few simple words and turned back to his seat.

He is like the leader of a wolf pack, conveying his beliefs through silent actions.

The Roma players followed suit.

Di Francesco, who was standing on the sidelines, witnessed the scene on the field and couldn't help but smile with relief.

When many people are confused, they only need a clear direction to regain their fighting spirit and take another step forward.

This is especially true in football.

Why were they able to reverse Barcelona?

Of course, Valverde made some tactical mistakes, but more importantly, it was due to his never-give-up spirit.

Mourinho and Faria next door high-fived to celebrate, and the latter said excitedly: "Boss, luck is on our side, how can we lose!"

"Don't be happy too soon. Roma's double center forwards have not yet fully played their roles. The mid-game is the real starting point. Look at Roma's midfielders, they basically all have good long-range shooting skills. So we have to set our focus here!"

Mourinho shook his head slightly and spoke seriously.

He wanted to take this opportunity to defeat Roma in one fell swoop, win with minimal consumption, and reserve strength to face Arsenal.

Although the Champions League draw results are very good, he still believes that it will be difficult for Manchester United to win the championship unless some miracle that is difficult to replicate occurs.

So Manchester United should focus on the league for now.

The game on the green field resumed.

Just as Mourinho expected, after 35 minutes in the first half, Roma began to significantly increase the intensity of their attack.

The two wingers moved forward deep to form a forward four with Dzeko and Schick.

The overall formation becomes 3-3-4.

The midfielders formed an inverted triangle formation, relying on the organization of Nainggolan and Strootman to advance.

"Both are typical B2B midfielders and have good reading ability."

“How do you distribute the ball to mobilize the opponent’s defense?”

"Rome is staging a textbook transfer!"

If we look at it from a macro perspective, the tactical styles of Manchester United and Roma are very similar. The offense is basically through breakthroughs on the flanks, and then waiting for opportunities to cooperate with teammates in the middle.

Kolarov received the pass from his teammate on the wing.

He is famous for his chic playing style and unique free kick skills.

He transferred to Manchester City for 24 million euros in 2010 and was an important contributor to Manchester City's first league championship. This season he transferred to Roma for 5 million euros.

The hearts of Manchester United fans in the stands suddenly tightened.

Kolarov took slightly heavy steps and launched a series of tests on Valencia.

After making way for a tiny space.

His left foot rubbed suddenly.

The football flew out and spun violently, bypassing Valencia who was marking him, and also bypassing Phil Jones who was trying to clear the ball in front of the goal.

At the same time, the ball landed accurately at Schick's feet.

No adjustments required!

He only needed to kick the ball to score and become the hero who saved Rome.

De Gea! He calmly judged the trajectory of the ball and rushed out resolutely.

He used to be tall and thin, with very poor confrontation ability.

His first season at Manchester United was a complete embarrassment.

But Ferguson still firmly supported him to adapt to the Premier League, even if it would lose a lot of key points and even watch the noisy neighbors set records.

It can be said that Manchester United "tempered" De Gea at the cost of losing a Premier League title, both in terms of competitive level and mental will.

"Beautiful! De Gea!"

"He judged the move in advance and snatched the ball from under Schick's feet!"

“This requires extremely high judgment from the goalkeeper!”

De Gea hugged the football tightly, inadvertently recalling the past.

Since Ferguson left, Manchester United has been in turmoil.

As the team's weak link in the past, he no longer has the chance to be confused and submissive. He can only make high passes and block the ball again and again, protecting the Red Devils' defense that is at the mercy of others.

It's not like he hasn't thought about leaving.

But the fax machine broke down at an inopportune moment. Perhaps this is everyone's destined fate.

De Gea listened to his teammates' praise and suddenly smiled.

He now wants to stay at Manchester United.

After the game restarted.

Under Mourinho's command, Manchester United strengthened the defensive strength on both wings, including Chu Feng and Mata retreating deep.

As for Rome.

After their excellent scoring opportunities were ruined, the offensive rhythm also came to a standstill.

"After Manchester United took the initiative to compress the backcourt space, it was difficult for Roma players to hold the ball in a small area, so they could not provide more pressure!"

"The two full-backs, with the assistance of the defensive midfielder, can complete the defensive tasks very well!"

"After a whole season of practice, Mourinho's tactical system has gradually taken shape, although it is still 'defensive counterattack' in the end."

“But being able to defend and counterattack steadily is not an easy task.”

"Compared to last season, Manchester United's defensive counterattack success rate has increased by 12.3%, and Xiao Chu has played a big role in this."

"Don't refute it yet. Xiao Chu can create a deep threat with his absolute speed. He can also rely on amazing and delicate techniques to suppress the opponent's defense and drive more teammates to participate in the offense."

"If you analyze Xiaochu's technical characteristics carefully, he plays more like a winger and a center forward."

"This kind of fast and slow, long and short playing style is very beneficial to the team's improvement!"

"Looking back, Mourinho abandoned Martial at the beginning of the season and reused Xiaochu, which was a gamble with huge benefits!"

Zhan Jun looked at Chu Feng who was running, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Beep! Soon, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game.

(End of this chapter)