Chapter 9: Beat the opponent

on August 11th.

The Carrington training base is bustling with activity.

After discussion and consultation by the coaching staff, it was decided to conduct the selection in another way.

The Manchester United first team and youth team players were mixed up to form two different lineups to play a regular official match.

The final list will be determined based on the performance scores of each young team member and his training results in the previous period.

On the side of the court.

Mourinho held the tactical board and read in a deep voice.

"Red Team: Matic, Ibrahimovic, McTominay, and Chu"

"White Team: Pogba, Valencia, Rashford, Lukaku, Gomez"

"The two teams' personnel configurations are similar, and the main playing style is based on what I just said. I hope everyone can take today's game seriously."

"Also, this game is not just a tryout for the youth team. If the performance of the first-team players does not meet my expectations, then after the season starts, you can only sit on the bench or even be demoted to the second team."

Chu Feng nodded to show that he understood.

Judging from Mourinho's grouping, the strength of the two teams is indeed balanced, and both fit Manchester United's mainstream tactics.

There will not be a one-sided situation.

"Come here, let me tell you about the next arrangements!"

"McTominay, go to the defensive midfielder position."

"That Asian boy, go to the left side, pay attention to my position when attacking, run around me and make forward runs."

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"Boys, you should be very excited to play with me."

"Now, we are a team, so cheer up and beat the opponent."

Ibrahimovic gathered the young players and gave a passionate speech.

As expected of the Great Fengxian This domineering and unparalleled declaration makes people's blood boil.

Chu Feng responded with a smile, then ran to his seat.

He thinks it's not bad to be able to play with Ibrahimovic. It's not because of the idol halo, but purely because it's easy to play football with Ibrahimovic.

Just by launching attacks around Ibrahimovic, we can create a great threat to the opponent.

The most important thing is to facilitate your own performance.

He can dribble forward or take advantage of Ibrahimovic's pass and quickly move forward to create scoring opportunities.

He is well aware that Manchester United currently lacks explosive players on the wing, so today he must play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and demonstrate his breakthrough ability as much as possible.

On the other hand, the white team.

Pogba looked nonchalant, his eyes almost raised to the sky, with disdain written all over his face.

Lukaku touched his shiny head and stood there stupidly.

After all the preparations were completed, the team selection officially began as the referee blew the shrill whistle.

After the white team kicked off, they tore apart the opponent's defense through continuous passing and cutting.

Only three minutes had passed in the game.

Pogba received a pass from his teammate near the midfield, and cleverly pulled and pushed back, easily avoiding McTominay's interception.

His talent is unquestionable.

“Pass the ball!”

Rashford moved to the side, ran into an open space and shouted for the ball.

But Pogba ignored him and continued to dribble the ball forward.

Gomez on the side made up for the defense very quickly, confronted the opponent directly and interfered with the opponent's ball control.

Bang! The sound of intense physical collision was heard.

Gomez fell to the ground with a thud.

Not heavyweight at all! Blink.

Pogba advanced into the territory and shot decisively.

The football went straight to the right side of the goal.

Critical moment.

De Gea leaped forward and blocked the ball out of the baseline.

"pretty!"

Chu Feng was running back and couldn't help but shout when he saw De Gea's wonderful save.

On the side of the court.

Mourinho's face was gloomy and his eyes showed dissatisfaction.

What is the most important ability of a defensive midfielder?

The spirit of self-sacrifice!

But Pogba is a self-centered player with a performative personality. He always "shows off" from time to time.

If it was in the front court or on the wing, it would be completely understandable.

Pogba, on the other hand, often shows off in his own territory, and can be very deadly once the ball is intercepted.

Besides, it was obvious that his teammates had already run out of the open space.

Mourinho began to consider the feasibility of putting Pogba on the bench.

"We can't let the opponent shoot from long distance easily, we must intercept in advance in the midfield and provide defensive support with teammates."

De Gea clapped his hands vigorously to remind his players.

The game starts again.

Corner kick for the White team.

Rashford passed the ball towards the penalty spot.

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

Lukaku scored a goal, but due to the interference of Tuanzebe, he failed to hit the goal frame.

Perhaps everyone was frightened by Mourinho's words, and they were all trying hard to show their roles with a very serious attitude.

Chu Feng also experienced the intensity of the Premier League.

Every minute and every second is spent in fierce hand-to-hand combat. You must always stay alert and pay attention to the situation around you.

Therefore, he didn't get many good opportunities.

The situation suddenly became stalemate and the ball possession kept changing.

16th minute of the game.

Pogba repeated his old trick and broke through the middle.

If Mourinho hadn't forced me to do so, I would never have participated in today's game.

Wouldn't it be nice to have a new hairstyle or learn some witchcraft? So he was feeling frustrated and wanted to take this opportunity to vent.

Besides, they are just a group of young players and can live their lives the way they want.

Therefore, his dribbling movements were a bit casual. McTominay's eyes lit up and he stretched his legs decisively to steal the ball.

Pogba pushed his right foot suddenly to the outside.

The ball slipped past McTominay's side.

But someone is faster! Matic.

He seized the opportunity after Pogba touched the ball and rushed forward at lightning speed.

First-class interception capabilities.

After Matic completed the steal, he passed the ball directly to the left wing without any hesitation.

Excellent passing vision.

Mourinho narrowed his eyes and looked at the black-haired boy.

Chu Feng quickly looked back and found that Valencia was rushing towards him, probably because he didn't want him to catch the ball easily.

A clear idea seemed to emerge in his mind. Valencia was very fast.

Although he would not take Chu Feng too seriously, he would not take it lightly either, as there were many examples of people capsizing in the gutter.

He didn't want to leave a bad impression on Mourinho. Chu Feng quickly adjusted his steps, pretending to step to the left with his left foot, pretending to meet the ball inwards.

As expected.

Valencia changed direction and stretched his foot to steal the ball.

The moment Chu Feng touched the ball, his body twisted to the right.

The whole person passed by Valencia.

Carefree and easy!

Valencia's dark face was full of surprise.

Although his defensive level is not high, he is one of the four dark kings of Manchester United, and his strength is definitely enough.

How could he be shaken off by a young player?

And at this time on the sidelines of the court.

The frost on Mourinho's face melted away instantly, and he asked in disbelief: "Compared to two weeks ago, Chu's strength has improved a lot?"

He was not shocked by Chu Feng's brilliant performance, but by the terrifying speed at which his strength improved.

"Boss, this kid is very serious about training and often does extra practice."

Assistant coach Faria quickly struck while the iron was hot and said some good words.

(End of this chapter)