Chapter 234 Ma Dongmei: Once you put on the gloves, you will be in good shape!

Evening.

Chu Feng came to Guardiola's house and brought two bottles of Rioja white wine. He heard that Cristina liked it.

"Wait a moment, it will be ready soon." Maria poked her head out from the kitchen.

"No hurry." Chu Feng waved his hand, then sat next to Guardiola. The TV was playing the video of Manchester City's match against Manchester United last night.

Chu Feng didn't know what to say, so the living room fell into silence.

Marius poked Chu Feng quietly and asked in a low voice: "How does it feel to score twice?"

"Not bad." Chu Feng replied with a smile.

"By the way, there is one more thing. Is Manchester United's youth training camp still accepting people?" Marius glanced at Guardiola, "Can you get me in?"

Chu Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this.

This kid has a father who is the head coach of Manchester City, but he still wants to go to Manchester United's youth training camp. I don't know how to describe it.

But it must be said that Marius does not have a high talent for football.

"I suggest you focus on your studies. The road to football is not as easy as you think." Chu Feng patted Marius's head. "Besides, you are now more than 300 degrees myopic. Have you ever seen a player wearing glasses on the field?"

Marius sighed in frustration: "It's a pity that the football world will lose another genius."

"Let's go to Saint-Tropez next time. I heard that you can see dolphins and whales there." Valentina also came over, her little face full of anticipation.

Chu Feng opened his phone and searched for it. "Then I guess we have to wait until July next year. It's hard to find time to go to such a far place during the season."

The two little guys didn't care too much and were imagining the happy time on vacation.

Half an hour later, the sumptuous dinner officially began.

Christina cooked a lot of Catalan food. She was even worried that Chu Feng might not be used to it, so she ordered some Chinese dishes from Tianwaixian in advance.

Tomato bread, squid ink rice balls, Thai stewed chicken, caramel egg cream, etc.

Chu Feng still stopped eating when he was 70% full, and Christina did not persuade Chu Feng to eat more. After all, she also knew that athletes had to maintain a reasonable energy intake.

After the meal, Chu Feng and Maria went out for a walk and talked about things in school.

Chu Feng thought that since there were no competitions in the past ten days, he might as well go to school to show his face. Otherwise, by the time of the final exam, the teacher might not recognize him.

But Chu Feng was thinking too much. Among the 510,000 residents of Manchester, at least 90% of them must know him.

Besides, he had already been famous at the University of Manchester.

Time flies and it is November 20th. There are only four days left before Manchester United's next Premier League game.

Their opponent is Crystal Palace.

Since Hodgson became the head coach of Crystal Palace last season, the team has a record of 4 losses and 0 goals. He lost all the first 3 league games after taking over and failed to score any goals. The team has suffered 7 consecutive defeats since the start of the season.

Although he set a record for consecutive defeats in the Premier League, he not only led the team out of the danger of relegation that season, but also successfully improved the ranking to 11th.

You should know that no Premier League team has ever been able to successfully avoid relegation after seven consecutive defeats at the start of the season.

During the summer transfer window, Crystal Palace sold Wan Bissaka to Manchester United for 45 million euros, and used the funds to introduce more players.

It can be said that Crystal Palace's strength is more evenly matched than last season.

If Manchester United does not adjust its mentality, it is not impossible that it will capsize in the gutter.

Therefore, Mourinho called the players back in advance to prevent them from playing too much outside, and the intensity of training was also increasing.

Chu Feng had no objection to this and even agreed with it. Even if the other Manchester United players were dissatisfied, they could only keep it to themselves.

However, most of the players have a very positive attitude. After all, everyone lives a hopeful life.

Who doesn't want to win more championships? This represents not only honor, but also a lot of money. There is some truth in the saying that money makes the world go round.

After the afternoon training, Chu Feng called Maguire and Wan Bissaka, "Let's go, let's practice assisting defense."

Maguire's face suddenly wrinkled. Originally, when Chu Feng was training long-range shots, he would always keep De Gea. Later, De Gea learned his lesson and left early, and Romero became the victim.

Now Chu Feng changed the extra training project to breakthrough. It's not that Maguire didn't want to practice more, but being passed by Chu Feng all the time was a huge blow to his self-confidence.

Wan Bissaka also showed a bitter expression.

Chu Feng brought the two to the training ground, pointed at the football under his feet and said, "When facing a striker like me, it's best not to choose to defend in front. If your speed and reaction are not fast enough, the opponent can just turn around and pass you."

"It's best to use the strength of your hands and shoulders to suppress the opponent so that the offensive player can't turn around easily."

"If you encounter a faster player head-on, use your pace to slow down the opponent, wait for your teammates to support you, and force the opponent to make a mistake."

"Of course, what I said are all my experiences as a striker. The specific methods to use are up to you. After all, you are professional defensive players."

"Let's get started right away."

After Chu Feng finished speaking, he took the ball and distanced himself from the two men, then sprinted towards them.

Continuous strides, coupled with the shift of center of gravity, and when Maguire kicked the ball, he quickly pushed the ball to the right.

But Wan Bissaka followed up quickly and managed to poke the ball out with his toes.

Chu Feng's mood did not fluctuate at all. Even the most powerful striker in the world could not guarantee a 100% passing rate.

In fact, most of his dribbling is a result of split-second prediction and reaction, and he rarely uses his inherent movements to dribble past opponents.

Simply put, it means being faster than others and getting the ball to a place you can control the moment the defensive player loses his balance.

The training time always passed quickly, until Maguire held his knees and gasped, "I really can't do it anymore, let's stop here."

Wan-Bissaka is not much better.

Chu Feng patted their shoulders and walked towards the locker room wearing his jersey.

His shadow grew longer in the sunset, giving people an inexplicable sense of loneliness, as if telling a new story. —— November 24.

The temperature in Manchester has dropped to 5℃, but the cold wind cannot dispel the heat at Old Trafford.

The 13th round of the Premier League is about to begin.

After a 12-day rest, Manchester United players have returned to their best form and Mourinho has fielded a full lineup.

It's just that the formation is different from before.

4-4-2, with Chu Feng and Lukaku as the double center forward, Rashford, Pogba, Matic and Mahrez in the midfield, and Ashley Young, Phil Jones, David Luiz and Valencia lined up on the back line.

Recently, due to the outstanding performances of Wan Bissaka and Luke Shaw, Ashley Young and Valencia often sit on the bench. Fortunately, the two veterans obey Mourinho's arrangements.

If it were players from other teams, they would have probably caused a scene in the locker room a long time ago.

Even Manchester United management has released news that if several veterans can find good next clubs before the end of the transfer window next season.

For example, if the team is from the United States, China, or even the Middle East, Manchester United is willing to release the player in advance.

Of course, if they can't find one, they will renew the contracts with the veterans.

Although Manchester United's management is often unkind, they are really nice to the veterans.

After the start of the game, Manchester United took the lead in launching a fierce attack.

But Crystal Palace showed great tenacity, with the entire formation retreating to the front of the penalty area, clearly intending to park the bus on the away field.

"The first 20 minutes of the game were dull, with neither side finding good chances."

"Crystal Palace's tactical intention was very clear. They strictly guarded Chu Feng in the backcourt, and the midfielders also retreated to cut off Chu Feng's connection with his teammates."

"And the game was in a positional battle in the early stages, so the mobility of Manchester United's front players could not be brought into play."

"I have to say that Hodgson's tactical choice was very wise."

"Hey, Mahrez got the ball on the wing. Why is he wearing gloves today?"

"Wow, what a great breakthrough!"

Amid the loud cheers of Manchester United fans, Mahrez passed two defenders in a row and cut in from the wing to the center!

Chu Feng immediately ran to the left side of the penalty area, pulling out Tomkinson.

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

Facing Sakho, the former central defender of Liverpool, Mahrez lowered his shoulder, changed direction and touched the ball to avoid Sakho's interception, and shot directly from the front of the penalty area!

Bang! The football flew out and spun into the goal!

Manchester United scored the first goal, Old Trafford was boiling with excitement, and Mahrez excitedly punched the air in celebration.

Chu Feng put his arm around Lukaku's shoulders and said, "Do you know that Mahrez has a nickname among us?"

Lukaku shook his head.

"Ma Dongmei, it means Mahrez in winter is equal to Messi. When he puts on gloves, he is the best winger in the world."

Chu Feng explained with a big laugh.

To be honest, he was also surprised when he heard it.

However, after seeing Mahrez's performance after putting on gloves, his vision, dribbling and shooting skills have basically improved significantly, he still believes in the existence of metaphysics.

I don’t even know what my lucky charm is. “Chu, what do you think? If I get a pair of gloves, will that make me even more powerful?” Lukaku’s eyes rolled around.

Chu Feng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Why don't you just focus on losing weight? The new season has already passed for three months and you haven't even played in double digits yet, and you're not worried!"

Lukaku felt a little aggrieved and muttered: "Isn't it all your fault?"

Chu Feng was speechless for a moment.

In all competitive sports, the strong prey on the weak. If you are strong enough, you can play, and if you are not strong enough, you will be eliminated.

He had previously reminded Lukaku that it would be best not to gain weight, and Lukaku did listen to it in his heart, but he only reduced the quality of the weight gain.

You must bear the consequences now.

Besides, Chu Feng didn't want to play as a left winger all the time. After all, that position was too far from the goal, and his goal-scoring efficiency was definitely not as good as that of a center forward.

He would not feel guilty for taking Lukaku's place.

Because everyone is pursuing their own ideals, there is no right or wrong.

After the game resumed, Crystal Palace launched a counterattack. Unexpectedly, Manchester United looked very embarrassed. If it weren't for Phil Jones's desperate clearance, Zaha would have scored the equalizer.

"442 is still not suitable for us. Although the midfield can be closer to the striker and provide more support for the front players, it is also close to the opponent's defense. Pogba's ability to get rid of the small area is not enough."

"This caused us to be in a passive state on the defensive end."

Mourinho frowned and looked at the field, signaling the Manchester United players to focus on defense and try to hold on until the end of the first half.

Manchester United players retreated one after another to build a tight defense, including Chu Feng and Lukaku.

During the half-time break, Mourinho made major adjustments to the tactics, returning the overall formation to 4-2-3-1, with Lukaku as the lone striker in the front, Matic and Pogba as double defensive midfielders, and Chu Feng temporarily playing as attacking midfielder.

The effect of the change in formation was immediate and Manchester United quickly controlled the tempo of the game.

54th minute of the second half.

Chu Feng retreated and received the pass from Matic. The Manchester United frontcourt players ran quickly and tore apart the Crystal Palace's defense.

A small gap suddenly appeared in the heart of the Crystal Palace.

Chu Feng rushed over with the ball without hesitation, and Crystal Palace captain Milivojevic rushed over quickly.

Chu Feng stopped suddenly and pushed his right foot away, easily and comfortably getting rid of the obstacle.

He cooperated with Mahrez on the side and then shot the ball into the Crystal Palace goal with great force! 2-0!

The balance of victory has tilted infinitely towards Manchester United. With a two-goal lead, Manchester United replaced Lukaku with McTominay and launched a defensive counterattack.

74th minute of the game.

Chu Feng got rid of the ball in the midfield and sent a long pass to the right side. The winter limited edition Mahrez stopped and passed, replicating his first goal! However, when the game entered the final stage.

London's King of the Ball Zaha exploded, passing Pogba and Phil Jones successively, and fell to the ground and shot into the far end to score.

Zaha celebrated excitedly after scoring the goal. He was once a player abandoned by Manchester United, but now he has become a pillar of Crystal Palace. His average number of dribbles per game is only less than that of Hazard and Chu Feng.

Speaking of this past event, Manchester United's management cannot escape blame. They did not give Zaha the treatment he deserved, and even saved the money on providing cars for first-team players.

Ferguson in the stands had mixed feelings. He originally thought that Zaha could wear the No. 7 jersey for Manchester United and become a talented winger.

But no one expected things to develop like this. Fortunately, Manchester United did not let go of the more outstanding Chu Feng.

In the end, Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 3-1 and won the 13th round of the Premier League.

Unfortunately, Manchester City beat West Ham United 4-0 and continued to top the standings, leaving Manchester United no chance to overtake.

Liverpool beat Watford 3-0 and are closely behind Manchester United.

Tottenham beat Chelsea 3-1 and moved up to fourth place in the standings.

Arsenal 2-1 Bournemouth, gradually finding their form.

The BIG6 in the Premier League all have a bright future, except for poor Chelsea. Just one-third of the season has passed and Sarri's tactics have been thoroughly studied.

As long as Jorginho can be restricted, Chelsea's attack will be half paralyzed.

And according to gossip released by The Sun, Chelsea's locker room is in chaos and players often blame each other.

Oh, there is one more thing.

That is, Chelsea was banned by FIFA from recruiting players in the next two transfer windows because of violating the Premier League's financial bill. It can be said that Chelsea is facing external and internal troubles, and the future is dark.

After four days of rest, Manchester United players faced the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.

Last time they were tied by Hoffenheim in an away game, today they are determined to win at home and strive to qualify as the group leader! (End of this chapter)