Chapter 63 A rich arsenal

On the Manchester United bench.

"Zlatan, it looks like our luck is not very good."

Chu Feng covered his mouth and whispered.

Ibrahimovic curled his lips and said arrogantly: "That's because I wasn't substituted in."

After several months of recuperation, he has re-entered the roster and his return to the football field is just around the corner.

Chu Feng smiled and said nothing, silently reviewing the first half of the game in his mind in case of emergency.

Manchester United planned many attacks, most of which were behind the opponent's defenders.

However, due to the high level of offside created by Benfica players, they often used their positioning to lure Manchester United players into traps, thus defusing Manchester United's offensive.

So Manchester United's advantage in the first half was very obvious, but there were not many real threats.

Injury time.

Manchester United got a corner kick on the right side. Mkhitaryan stretched out two fingers and quickly passed the ball to the penalty spot.

Lukaku overpowered several defenders and scored with a header.

But the referee signaled that the goal was invalid because Lukaku committed a foul when he jumped.

This infuriated the Benfica fans, who booed loudly and took the opportunity to ridicule and mock.

“You can’t play football if you don’t park the bus?”

"Do you have the ability to score one? Aren't you very powerful?"

"It was the right decision to ask you to get out at that time!"

Whenever they think back to the time when Porto won the Champions League, the Portuguese Super League and the Portuguese Cup, they get so angry that their teeth itch.

Mourinho still did not react and walked quickly towards the locker room.

A few minutes later.

"Remember, Benfica can't stay focused for 90 minutes. They can't defend with high intensity throughout the game."

"Next, we will continue to strengthen the offensive rhythm, mainly on the left side, and make more breakthroughs on the wing."

"Chu, it's still the same old rule. I'll replace you around the 70th minute."

“.”

Mourinho spoke in detail about the tactical adjustments.

Soon the players from both sides returned to the field, and the second half of the game officially began with the referee's whistle.

Manchester United's offensive strategy has clearly changed.

While Rashford used his speed to frequently break through the wing, the other players began to pass the ball less and chose to shoot more from the outside.

Benfica's goalkeeper is Svilar from Belgium. He is only 17 years old, so his overall technical level is not high.

Faced with Manchester United's repeated heavy artillery attacks, they gradually became flustered.

Benfica's overall formation had to move forward, preventing Manchester United players from taking long shots easily.

But this will result in more space behind you.

So in the 63rd minute of the game, Matic intercepted the ball in the midfield and passed the ball directly to the left.

Rashford started to speed up on the spot, but was pulled to the ground by Benfica's full-back.

"foul!"

"Manchester United won a free kick on the left side of the front court. Let's see who will take the penalty?"

"He chose to come by himself!"

Rashford silently took five steps back, took a deep breath, and recalled the details of his idol's free kick.

The run-up and shot were done in one go.

The football was heading straight for the top of the goal and suddenly fell violently.

However, Svilar's position was too far forward and it was too late for him to jump. Ultimately, he paid the price of his youth.

"Rashford! Beautiful lift!"

"Manchester United take the lead!"

The Stadium of Light suddenly erupted in loud cheers.

The Manchester United fans who traveled with the team were very supportive and returned all the ridicule from their previous opponents.

"Scream! Why don't you scream?"

"If you can't even park the bus, how can you play football?"

Mourinho on the sidelines directly attacked him and made a shut-up gesture with his fingers.

The stands suddenly became noisy.

Benfica fans took out whatever they had and started throwing things down, including water bottles, key chains, car keys, and some even wanted to tear down the bench.

However, with the intervention of anti-explosion police, the chaos was quickly quelled.

The game continues.

Mourinho did not continue to defend conservatively, but made substitutions in the 70th minute as planned.

Rashford and Chu Feng high-fived each other on the sidelines.

"That free kick was beautiful!"

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

“Haha, come on!”

Although the competition between the two is getting more and more intense, it has not affected their relationship. Instead, it is closer than ever.

The situation on the green field changed again.

In accordance with Mourinho's request, Manchester United continued to launch a violent attack on the left side, leaving no time for the opponent to breathe.

What worries Benfica players is that Chu Feng's technical style is very different from Rashford's, and he is better at using his footwork to make continuous breakthroughs.

Chu Feng took the opportunity to show off his two months of study results.

He kept switching his arsenal of weapons, including left-footed crosses, 45-degree diagonal crosses, and lateral inward shots. Benfica's defense became more and more chaotic.

Just ten minutes later, Pereira and Faisa each received a yellow card.

Of course, Chu Feng's body was also covered with dirt and grass clippings, but fortunately, today's football rules are relatively complete, and his kicking style is very smart, so no serious injuries occurred.

83rd minute of the game.

Pereira made a cross from the bottom of the field, but Jimenez's header was weak due to Smalling's interference.

De Gea easily snatched the ball from the air and threw it directly to Blind on the left.

The latter faced Pereira's pressure and passed the ball lightly.

Chu Feng steadily unloaded the ball in front of him, quickly looked up to observe the position of his teammates, and completed the long pass before Faisa rushed to grab it.

Because Benfica tilted too many defensive resources on the right side, the left side of their team was very empty.

At this time, Mata was already prepared and passed the ball to Mkhitaryan in the middle, who made a diagonal pass that penetrated Benfica's defense.

Lukaku easily shot into the near corner.

Wow!!! Manchester United fans cheered again and gave warm applause.

After scoring the goal, Lukaku celebrated in a very arrogant way. He stretched out two fingers towards the home stands and shook them rhythmically.

This caused the Benfica fans, who had finally calmed down, to riot again, with obscene words like "bitch" and "bastard" blurting out, keeping the riot police busy again.

"Keep a low profile, after all, we are on someone else's territory."

Mata hurried over to stop it.

"Chu, your long passes are getting better and better."

Lukaku smiled, pretending to be innocent, and changed the subject.

Chu Feng imitated the silly smile and said, "It's all thanks to Carrick's good teaching."

Mata sighed helplessly, feeling like he was taking care of a baby, but it was something he was not very good at, so it would be best to let Ibrahimovic do it.

But he suddenly thought that if Ibrahimovic was on the field, he would probably be even more arrogant.

Mkhitaryan looked at the harmonious atmosphere among his teammates, and subconsciously glanced at the coaching bench, thinking that the atmosphere in the team was getting better and better, and they should be able to achieve good results this season.

Soon the game resumed.

Even though Manchester United was already two goals ahead, they still did not give up the attack.

(End of this chapter)