Chapter 29 Bloodstained despair and rising hope
After seeing the group results, Chu Feng analyzed the qualifying situation of each Premier League team.
First up is Manchester United.
Among the Champions League teams full of top players, he not only avoided veteran powerhouses such as Real Madrid, Bayern and Juventus.
They were also put in the same group as Benfica, Basel and CSKA Moscow, which was really lucky.
At least qualifying shouldn't be a big problem.
Moreover, the opponent is weaker, so the probability of your appearance will be much greater.
Manchester City’s luck is also good, they are worthy of being a paying player.
Liverpool, who were rushing to enter the Champions League at the end of the season, also drew a good lot. Only Sevilla was relatively strong in the group.
However, Klopp may feel a little uncomfortable, after all, he has to face Real Madrid every year.
Now I finally understand that it was not my fault, but that Dortmund was born to have a hard life.
The remaining two Premier League teams had a bit of bad luck.
Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are like a pair of star-crossed mandarin ducks, with an endless story to tell. There is also Serie A powerhouse Roma in the group, and the qualifying situation is confusing.
Tottenham are in the same group as Real Madrid and Dortmund, and if they are not careful they will be ready to play in the Europa League.
Chu Feng shook his head, put aside his expectations for the Champions League, found the video of Leicester City's first two rounds of games, and watched them carefully.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.
Under normal circumstances, the defensive player facing him would be Danny Simpson.
He also graduated from Manchester United's youth training academy and was considered his predecessor. He was once favored by Sir Alex Ferguson and promoted to the first team.
That's right.
When Giggs was involved in the "sister-in-law-gate" scandal, he was confirmed to have had an affair with Giggs's sister-in-law Natasha.
Coupled with his frequent alcoholism and indulgence in sex, he was eventually kicked out of Manchester United.
But this also made him wake up, and he seemed like a different person and began to train hard.
He eventually became a key member of Leicester City's miraculous championship team in the 15/16 season.
Chu Feng kept pausing the game footage to record Simpson's technical characteristics.
Every player has his or her own defensive habits, and this is where you can take advantage of them.
For example, the general sideback defense is to stand in a horizontal position, and use forward and backward steps to adapt to the opponent's dominant foot, forcing the opponent to reduce offensive options.
But Simpson is used to using one leg to block and make direct physical contact, like a tiger descending from the mountain in a gambling-style grab.
The benefits are great, but so are the risks.
As long as you move fast enough and consciously touch the ball in advance, you can easily complete a breakthrough.
Of course, it is easier said than done, but it is still very difficult to implement in practice.
Unconsciously, Chu Feng fell asleep.
The next day.
Chu Feng woke up early due to his precise biological clock. After washing up, he went downstairs to start today's training.
Because Manchester United players are either participating in the World Cup qualifiers or going out to enjoy their holidays.
So there were only a few people left at the Carrington training base.
Chu Feng had to do it himself. He first went to the equipment room to get the equipment, and then went to the training ground humming a little tune.
"Mr. Faria, aren't you on holiday?"
Chu Feng just arrived at the training ground and found that there were already people inside, so he asked in confusion.
"The boss had already guessed that you would stay, so he asked me to supervise your training."
Faria said as he took out his tablet and couldn't help but sigh.
The boss not only adjusted the plan himself, but also required himself to report the training progress and results every day.
He hasn't seen Mourinho pay so much attention to young players in many years. It must be Chu Feng's performance and talent that made him excited.
The training content was very basic and was completed very quickly.
Chu Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked quickly towards Faria, "Sir, I don't understand a few tactical questions. Can you help me solve them?"
His idea is very simple. Faria has followed Mourinho for 15 years, so his tactical level must be not lower.
At least there is no problem in solving your own doubts.
Faria's expression turned strange when he heard this, and he asked tentatively: "Are you talking about the tactics against Leicester City?"
"Um."
Chu Feng scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
When Mourinho was coaching Real Madrid, Casillas revealed inside information and tactics to his girlfriend without permission, which led to an irreparable conflict in the locker room.
Therefore, Mourinho is rather cautious about this aspect, and his behavior of asking about tactics is somewhat like an insider.
Faria didn't take it too seriously and said casually, "In fact, the coaching staff has already completed the analysis. Let me briefly explain it to you first."
"Leicester City's main tactic is simple, solid defense and quick counterattack."
"I especially like to occupy the midfield with five players, creating a barrier between the opponent's backcourt and the offensive line, making it difficult for the opponent to penetrate."
"But the space on the wing will be freed up."
"At this time, if, I mean if! The players on the field are good at breaking through, they can use rhythmic dribbling to continuously squeeze the Leicester City defense into the penalty area."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Open up space for teammates in the middle and make the team's positional advancement more three-dimensional"
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Fifteen minutes later, after Faria finished talking about Leicester City's overall tactics, he suddenly remembered Mourinho's instructions and added: "By the way, analyze it again tonight and write a summary for me."
Chu Feng's mouth twitched, thinking that the head coach was not here for a long time, and he still had to do tactical review homework.
But he still responded quietly: "Yes, Mr. Faria."
Time passes.
Training, reviewing, summarizing Chu Feng completed his plan to the letter every day.
He knew that he didn't have much time and had to improve his strength as much as possible before the game started.
Faria was so shocked by his desperate spirit that his opinion of Chu Feng increased even more.
During this period.
The Chinese national football team faced the last two games of the Asian qualifiers.
In the end, they beat Uzbekistan 1-0 and Qatar 2-1.
But these two belated victories did not make Chinese fans happy.
Because they were eliminated.
Since 1981, China's bid for the World Cup has been stuck in a fateful vicious circle.
Except for the success in 2002, all the others ended in failure.
What is even more regrettable is that the Chinese national football team failed at the last minute seven times, which can be described as a bloody and tragic history.
When Chinese fans fell into despair, they subconsciously turned their eyes to the distant British continent, hoping to see hope rising there.
As a result, Chu Feng passively became a hot topic on the Internet.
Stress is a double-edged sword, with both positive and negative effects.
If he was still the young boy he used to be, he would probably have found it difficult to withstand it.
Fortunately, he was reborn with a big heart.
I don’t feel too much about the outside world’s comments and continue to train down to earth.
Time flies and now it is September 8th.
The Manchester United players have returned and are all gathered in the tactical meeting room.
Step, step, step!
A crisp sound was heard.
Chu Feng subconsciously looked up at the door of the conference room and found that Mourinho walked in slowly with a tactical board in his hand, and then said something that made his heart beat faster.
"Next up is the starting lineup for the match against Leicester City in two days."
Thanks to book friends "Zhu Denghui", "Kaoyoubing 23", "Zuimengxing", "Yaoshiji", "Chujiesasa", "Menglintianwu" and "Bloody Rain" for their monthly tickets.
Brothers, once the protagonist has firmly established himself as the main force, the pace of the plot will be accelerated and it will not be watered down. Please bear with me as I read on.
(End of this chapter)