Chapter 239 2019 FIFA Global Cover Character, Show with De Bruyne and Neymar
Old Trafford Stadium.
Manchester United fans celebrated with laughter and everyone had a happy smile on their face.
Although Arsenal's performance has been declining in recent years, after all, there are too many grievances and hatreds between them and Manchester United. It is still something worth celebrating to win 3-1 at home against Arsenal.
As for Arsenal fans, they are extremely annoyed. As long as they can win or draw this game, they can extend their unbeaten record of the season to 20 games.
For Arsenal fans who have no hope of winning the championship, they can only rely on the empty record to comfort their hearts.
Unfortunately, Emery messed up everything and was completely restrained by Mourinho tactically. The performance of Arsenal players was not much better, especially the defense line with many loopholes, which made some Arsenal fans frightened and they wished they could take heart-saving pills while watching the game.
The more they thought about it, the angrier they became, and they couldn't help but curse at the stands next to them, which resulted in a fierce verbal fight.
The court seemed much calmer.
After Chu Feng and his teammates thanked the fans, they walked to the Arsenal bench and asked, "Henrik, do you want to exchange jerseys?"
Mkhitaryan nodded expressionlessly. It was not that he had any problem with Chu Feng, but as an Arsenal player, if he lost the game and still talked to his opponent with a smile, he would definitely face huge public pressure after the game.
Besides, Arsenal fans are notoriously difficult to please, and they might even seek out a lip-reading master to find out what he said.
The two didn't say much. After exchanging jerseys, Chu Feng went straight to the locker room. He would be interviewed by the media later.
Who makes him the second captain of Manchester United? "Do you have anything to say about your two goals?" The Guardian reporter raised his hand to ask.
"I think they were all great, especially the second goal. I was a little clever and thought I wouldn't score, but the result was surprising." Chu Feng replied with a smile, "Of course, it's a pity that I didn't get a hat trick."
"Chu, as the starting center of the team, you need to frequently participate in defense. Are you dissatisfied with this?" As always, the reporter from The Sun asked a tricky question.
"No, of course we want to play exciting and beautiful football and score lots of goals to satisfy the fans, but winning the game is the key."
"Maguire? He is a very good player and an indispensable part of the defense. His performance deserves a goal."
The reporter in the audience immediately interrupted: "No, it's two goals."
Chu Feng smiled and did not refute. He made a final summary: "We tried our best to get three points today, but there are still many areas that need improvement. I hope the fans can continue to support us. I believe we will bring you more exciting games."
After returning to the training base, the Manchester United players underwent a detailed physical examination at Mourinho's request.
The main reason is that the schedule in December is too tough, especially in the second half of the month, with the Premier League against Cardiff City on the 17th, the League Cup against Burton on the 19th, the Club World Cup against Kashima Antlers on the 20th, and three league games on the 23rd, 26th and 31st. The game on the 23rd is an away game against Liverpool.
It is definitely not possible to play with all the main players, and a rotation lineup must be used. Therefore, Mourinho transferred half of the youth team in advance, preparing for training while giving the young players some opportunities.
After being examined by the team doctor, Chu Feng heard some unfortunate news. It wasn't his body that had problems, but his teammates.
Lindelof, Luke Shaw, Bailly and Wan-Bissaka have all suffered injuries of varying degrees, and conservative estimates suggest they will need at least a week of rest.
Fortunately, there are substitutes for several positions, which will not affect Manchester United's normal game.
However, Mourinho has also become more vigilant and will use players more scientifically in the future. For example, he used Wan-Bissaka too much before, and unsurprisingly, he suffered injuries.
That night, with the match between Tottenham and Southampton coming to an end, the 15th round of the Premier League officially came to an end.
There was no upset, Watford 1-2 Manchester City. Manchester City was already two goals ahead before the end of the first half. Manchester City fans thought it was a big win, but after Manchester City entered the devil's schedule, the players seemed to be in a low state. Their passing and control were disrupted by Watford's high-pressure defense, and they conceded a goal in the 87th minute of the game.
If Guardiola hadn't followed Mourinho's example and parked the bus, Manchester United might have been at the top of the standings by now.
Liverpool beat Burnley 3-1. The three Red Arrows each scored a goal. Especially Salah's form became increasingly hot, and it felt like the final stage of last season.
This also makes the Red Derby at the end of December highly anticipated.
Carragher and Neville also made a bet on the show. The loser would wear the other club's jersey and run half a circle around Anfield live on the show.
The remaining two teams of the Premier League BIG6, Chelsea 1-2 Wolves, and Tottenham 3-1 Southampton, are both nipping at the tails of the two Manchester City teams, retaining their last hope of winning the league title. ——The next morning.
In the Crown Street apartment.
"Chu, today's schedule is as follows. We will go to the photography base to shoot the cover first, and then there will be an entertainment program."
The assistant handed over the tablet.
"Who's on the cover of FIFA 2019?" Chu Feng took it and looked through it carefully. In fact, the original cover character should have been Cristiano Ronaldo.
But because he was recently involved in a rape scandal, EA chose to remove Ronaldo from the cover and the candidates became themselves, Neymar and De Bruyne.
"Are De Bruyne and Neymar also here?"
Chu Feng asked casually.
"Well, the two of them have arrived in Manchester in advance." The young assistant nodded.
"Then let's go." Chu Feng stretched.
Around ten o'clock in the morning, Chu Feng arrived at Manchester City's training base.
It was built by oilmen at a cost of 200 million pounds and has 16 artificial stadiums to provide a full range of services for the main team and youth teams.
Chu Feng looked at the luxurious and advanced facilities in the base and couldn't help but sigh that it was much better than his own training base.
It is said that Balotelli got lost here that year. It is not known whether it was his own problem or because the training base was too large.
The studio EA borrowed this time is Manchester City's.
"Kevin, long time no see." Chu Feng got out of the business car and greeted him.
"It hasn't been long, has it? We just met on the 12th of last month." De Bruyne thought seriously for a while.
"Haha, I just saw your youth players playing a competition outside." Chu Feng asked curiously, "Is there a player named Sancho in there?"
De Bruyne answered without hesitation: "Oh, you are talking about Jaden. He transferred to Dortmund last season. I was quite impressed by him. He is good at passing through people by shaking his body and using his footwork. Well, his technical style is a bit similar to yours."
"Haha, really? I have another question for you. How is the food in your cafeteria?" Chu Feng had a strange expression.
De Bruyne was a little confused when he heard this, and wondered why Chu Feng would ask such a question.
Is he planning to join Manchester City next season?
De Bruyne immediately became much more enthusiastic. "Since Mr. Guardiola came, our canteen budget has increased tenfold and we have hired a team of more than 15 chefs."
He spoke a lot and finally whispered, "If you want to eat fast food, such as McDonald's and KFC, I can get it for you."
"It's really good." Chu Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
No wonder Sancho likes to eat in the cafeteria. It turns out that this habit was developed in Manchester City. Later, after being banned by Ten Hag from entering the Manchester United cafeteria, he asked De Gea and Maguire to help him pack.
Then De Bruyne introduced other aspects of Manchester City to Chu Feng.
Chu Feng acted as a qualified listener, but he was also very confused.
As far as he knew, De Bruyne was a shy boy, so why did he become so talkative today?
Not long after, the last member arrived. Neymar, wearing trendy clothes, took off his sunglasses and waved to the two of them.
"Hello."
Neymar's English level is hard to describe.
De Bruyne returned to his usual aloofness, while Chu Feng held Neymar's hand and said, "Welcome to Manchester."
The shooting process was very simple. The three of them put on club jerseys and posed in various ways in front of the camera, and the rest was left to post-processing.
The entertainment was quite interesting.
"Gentlemen, you need to find your own player card based on the player's attributes. If you find it right, you will get one point. If you find it wrong, you will get no points."
The host briefly introduced the rules of the game.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Then Chu Feng and the other two each received a stack of player cards. The picture of the player on the top was completely blocked, with only the values below representing speed, passing, dribbling, physical attributes and so on.
De Bruyne and Neymar both flipped over their cards upon hearing this, the former selecting cards with passing values greater than 90, and the latter selecting cards with dribbling values greater than 90.
Only Chu Feng did not make any move.
Because the moment he saw the first card, he was sure it was his player card.
As for the reason?
He knows his attributes by heart, and even if FIFA's valuation is biased, he can still judge it at a glance.
Is this considered cheating? After all, he has a system panel.
While De Bruyne and Neymar were still struggling, Chu Feng had already picked up the player card and handed it to the host.
"Chu is really fast! But are you sure? You won't get any points if you guess wrong!"
"Of course I'm sure." Chu Feng nodded with a smile.
When the final result came out, all three of them found the correct answer, but Chu Feng was the fastest, followed by Neymar, and De Bruyne was third.
When the host talked about the second program, Chu Feng subconsciously looked at De Bruyne.
It can't be such a coincidence, right? "Draw a card! Add your own value to the value of the player you drew, and whoever wins will win the game."
"Let Chu, who was the fastest in the last round, go first!"
Chu Feng blew twice into his palms, then clicked the draw button.
"Blue, England, center back, Manchester United. Oh, Maguire! Worth 54 million euros!"
"Add another 150 million euros, a total of 240 million euros!"
"My luck is not so good today." Chu Feng complained silently in his heart. If a few years pass, maybe Ma Kui's net worth can exceed 100 million. Unfortunately, he is still in the leveling stage.
The second person Neymar drew was Mbappe, both of whom are teammates from his own club.
The combined worth of the two is close to 300 million euros, and there is no player in the football world with a worth of more than 200 million euros, so whether De Bruyne draws or not, the final winner is already determined.
However, in order to meet the requirements of the program team, De Bruyne took the notebook and gently pressed the right button of the mouse.
Chu Feng immediately leaned forward and stared at the screen.
"Red, Belgium, goalkeeper, Real Madrid. Courtois!"
De Bruyne's smile disappeared instantly and his expression became very solemn.
The relationship between the two is well known. It is the Belgian version of "Friend's Wife Gate". When this incident was exposed, Courtois was almost expelled from the national team. It was De Bruyne who put the overall situation first and pleaded with the head coach to let him stay.
But it doesn't mean that the two are back to normal.
After all, his girlfriend said in front of the media: "That night, Courtois gave me the feeling that De Bruyne had not given me in three years."
No man can stand this, right?! Chu Feng quickly took the laptop away. He even suspected that the organizer was doing something for the show, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence.
The host was also confused, because the fact was just such a coincidence! Because of this strange incident, the show ended quickly. Chu Feng wanted to comfort De Bruyne, but Ding Ding said nonchalantly: "In fact, I should be grateful for that relationship. It allowed me to devote myself to football and I wouldn't have met my current wife."
"Well, sometimes fate is like this." Chu Feng said seriously. —— December 8th.
The 16th round of the Premier League kicked off with Manchester United facing Fulham.
Compared with the last game against Arsenal, Manchester United's overall lineup has not changed much, except that the right back has changed from Wan Bissaka to Valencia.
The reason why Mourinho chose to field all his main players is very simple, that is to consolidate Manchester United's position in the standings. After all, there are teams like Liverpool and Tottenham who are eyeing them.
But it turned out that he was overthinking it.
Fulham, nicknamed "The Farmers", has only 27 seasons in the top league in its 143-year history. Apart from trophies in lower-level leagues, it has never won a formal competition.
As a newly promoted team this season, Fulham has limited strength and currently has only a pitiful 13 points, ranking second from the bottom in the standings.
Manchester United played cautiously after the opening, but soon took control of the pace of the game.
Facing Manchester United's luxurious offensive line, Fulham could only barely resist, but in the 9th minute the central defender passed the ball a little too slowly, and the actively pressed Chu Feng easily intercepted the ball, dribbled past the goalkeeper and scored.
Then Manchester United opened fire and launched a crazy offensive! In the 18th minute of the game, Ashley Young received a pass from Rashford on the left, forced his way into the penalty area in front of Odoo, and shot the ball into the goal with his right foot.
Professor Yang scored his first goal of the season! However, just 5 minutes later, Ashley Young broke through from the wing and made a triangle pass from the left side of the penalty area, and Chu Feng followed up and shot successfully.
Then the game entered a stalemate.
Seeing that Fulham players' actions were getting more and more aggressive, Mourinho replaced Chu Feng with Lukaku before the half-time break.
The meaning is obvious, let Lukaku go up and be a sandbag.
Lukaku glanced at Chu Feng resentfully, then ran onto the court panting.
Who knew he would get into the mood again? In the 72nd minute of the game, Lingard cut inside and made a straight pass, Lukaku pushed the defender away and easily sent the ball into the goal.
In the end, the game ended with Manchester United 4-1 Fulham. Fulham seized the opportunity in the final stage of the game and scored a face-saving goal from a corner kick.
(End of this chapter)