Chapter 23: The first goal in the Premier League
After the second half of the game started, the confrontation between the players became more intense.
Just now, Rashford broke through with the ball, but was pulled and dragged down by Swansea winger Norton.
The referee of this game, Bobby Medley, only gave a verbal warning. Because he is used to maintaining the continuity and integrity of the game, the penalties are larger.
Mourinho's face turned red with anger. He was very dissatisfied with the penalty and walked towards the coaching seat angrily.
"Boss, control your emotions, and don't kick me anymore!"
Assistant coach Faria quickly picked up the scattered water bottles on the ground, stuffed them into his arms, and said nervously.
He is really scared!
Last season, Mourinho was sent to the stands and given an additional suspension by the English Football Association for kicking a water bottle, saying that it "would hurt those around him."
Then during that game, I secretly went back and forth between the stands and the coaching seats, listened to Mourinho's instructions, and then repeated them to the players.
Not only did he almost break his back from fatigue, but he was also almost discovered by the referee team for violating regulations and was almost given an additional suspension penalty.
Mourinho took a deep breath and looked coldly at the field.
After the half-time break, Swansea seemed to have found a way to deal with Manchester United's attack, which was to frequently confront each other.
In this case, Manchester United's offensive group mainly includes Mkhitaryan, Rashford and Mata.
They played uncomfortably, unable to carry out smooth passing and cutting, and unable to support Lukaku in the front.
As time went on, the advantage created by Manchester United was gradually narrowed by their opponents.
If it weren't for Matic's outstanding performance and several key interceptions, they would have almost conceded a goal through Swansea's quick counterattack.
In desperation, Mourinho could only signal all players to shrink their defense, stabilize the rhythm first and then look for opportunities to attack.
On the other hand, Swansea head coach Bradley seemed to have tasted the sweetness and replaced Narsingh and Routledge in succession in the 67th minute.
Both of them are tall, strong and muscular players who can increase the strength of the midfield very well.
The offensive methods of the mid- and lower-level Premier League teams are very simple, basically both wings fly together and cross the ball from the bottom.
So in the 73rd minute of the game.
Swansea's left midfielder Martin received the ball in the 30-meter area and made a direct 45-degree cross.
The football spun violently and fell towards the penalty spot.
Manchester United's two central defenders are Eric Bailly and Phil Jones, plus Matic who retreated to the penalty area, all of whom are advanced anti-aircraft guns over 185cm tall.
They didn't leave Swansea any chances, and Phil Jones easily grabbed the ball and cleared it with a header.
Pogba controlled the second point, half-turned and passed the ball to the left.
Rashford stopped and dribbled, breaking through Norton's defense, but was then pulled to the ground by Mesa who was assisting from the side.
"What a nice breakthrough! The Swansea players acted very decisively."
"It would be unreasonable not to get a yellow card for this ball. No problem, Mesa got a yellow card."
"But overall, Swansea still made a profit. If Manchester United's counterattack was launched, it would be easy to break through their parallel defense line."
"Hey, Mourinho is going to make a substitution?"
Zhan Jun immediately perked up. He was not a Manchester United fan, but he even switched shifts with his colleagues to comment on the game.
My purpose was to see Chu Feng, but I waited for most of the time and nothing happened.
"According to Mourinho's habit of maintaining a balance between offense and defense, he should replace Chu Feng and Fellaini to change the overall formation to 433."
"But this tactical model, originally designed for ball control, has been transformed by a madman into a blueprint for high-altitude bombing."
Zhan Jun yawned with dark circles under his eyes.
In order to catch up on Manchester United's tactical system, he didn't sleep well for several days and nights.
On the side of the court.
"Remember what I said, don't be too nervous, and go show yourself."
Mourinho patted Chu Feng on the shoulder, his eyes full of anticipation.
After training every day, there are always two people staying behind to practice long pass techniques.
He saw it all . Although it may not be effective in a short period of time, in his carefully arranged "Giant Tactics", the most important thing is that the wing players complete the breakthrough and pass the ball into the penalty area, and the passing accuracy is not required to be high.
Chu Feng repeated it in his mind, high-fived and hugged Rashford, then quickly ran to his position.
Rashford looked back at the familiar figure, feeling mixed emotions.
He was happy about his good friend's good performance, but also disappointed that he was substituted at the last minute. Suddenly, he felt warmth on his shoulder and heard Mourinho's voice in his ears.
“If you only compete with the weak, you will never become strong.”
Rashford pondered this sentence carefully, his belief became stronger, and he silently added a sentence in his heart.
'The truly strong are not afraid of competition!'
The game continues.
With less than 13 minutes left in the game, Swansea's attack was rapid and crazy, launching an attack from the right side.
Facing Norton who was dribbling the ball, Chu Feng quickly glanced behind him, and found someone filling in for him, so he pounced on him.
His idea is simple.
If you seize the ball, you can launch a counterattack on the spot and create an excellent scoring opportunity.
But Norton played very steadily and passed the ball to his teammate Mesa who was waiting in the middle.
The latter took advantage of the situation and passed the ball behind Chu Feng, completing a simple wall pass.
Blind has a high basketball IQ and headed the ball out early.
Although he is Van Gaal's direct disciple, he is not tall, strong or fast.
But with his extremely high basketball IQ, accurate passing, and jack of all trades attributes.
Not only was he not cleared out by Mourinho, but he played an important rotation role in Manchester United's lineup.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Blind, beautiful!"
"Just snatch the ball from Norton's feet!"
"Do you want to find Chu Feng in front of you? No, pass the ball diagonally!"
"Find Messi's mother!"
Zhan Jun spoke as fast as a machine gun, making it hard to keep up.
Amid the cheers of Manchester United fans.
Mkhitaryan stopped and dribbled, bursting out at a terrifying speed and rushing towards the baseline.
"Manchester United's blitzkrieg!"
When Mkhitaryan came to the right side of the penalty area, Zhan Jun's voice became excited.
The nerves of countless fans were tense. From their God's perspective, Manchester United's counterattack was very effective.
Lukaku went straight into the penalty area, suppressing Swansea's defense and creating space for his teammates behind him.
Pogba and Matic followed up from the middle and provided protective support.
Chu Feng deliberately avoided the defensive players and ambushed on the left side of the penalty area.
Facing the fierce interception by Swans midfielder Martin, Mkhitaryan was quick-eyed and quick-footed and passed the ball decisively.
Bang! The football passed through Martin's crotch and rolled to the middle.
The Swansea players quickly changed direction and rushed towards Matic.
But the latter just made a catching motion and then passed the ball directly behind him.
Pogba adjusted his posture and shot!
The football was like a cannonball.
Fabianski reacted quickly and made another world-class save.
But because Pogba's shot was too powerful, he failed to hold the ball and it slipped out of his hands.
The restricted area suddenly became chaotic.
Lukaku stretched out his hairy dark thighs and pushed forward with force.
Fabianski stood up and dived again! The football hit his forearm and spun to the left side of the penalty area.
The figure of Manchester United's No. 23 suddenly appeared on the screen.
Opportunity Chu Feng slightly raised his right leg and pretended to shoot.
Swansea defender Mason's face changed drastically and he flew over decisively to block the bullet hole.
He no longer cared whether his opponent was faking a move.
Because Fabianski was still near the right goal post, his own goal was completely out of control.
This player is not very old, and when faced with a big chance falling from the sky, he will definitely get excited and shoot the ball recklessly.
Mason comforted himself in this way.
But the next second his expression froze, and he looked at Chu Feng in despair as he passed by him and pushed the ball into the empty goal.
It turned out to be a fake shot. Thanks to the book friend "20220527202013934" for the monthly ticket Brothers, because this book has not been recommended yet, I can't update too much.
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(End of this chapter)