Chapter 95: Halfway through the devilish schedule, lost in the Champions League, gained in the league (third update)

November 23rd.

Northern Switzerland.

St. Jakob-Park.

In the 89th minute of the game, the score was still 0-0 and Basel got the last corner kick opportunity.

Petretta kicked the ball to the back of the penalty area, and Michaelan, who was unmarked, easily headed the ball into the goal, helping Basel to defeat Manchester United.

Soon with the referee's whistle, the game came to an end.

Swiss powerhouse Basel won the game, and Manchester United's winning streak in the Champions League ended.

The current points of Group A are as follows.

Manchester United ranked first with 12 points, Basel ranked second with 9 points, CSKA Moscow ranked third with 6 points, and Benfica ranked fourth with 0 points.

In other words, no matter what the result of the last round is, Manchester United will qualify as the first in the group.

Mourinho on the sidelines didn't care too much. In order to ensure the players' condition, he specially brought a group of rotation players.

The purpose is to avoid long journeys and reserve strength for the next league.

However, this made CSKA Moscow very angry. They believed that Manchester United and Basel were playing in collusion to squeeze them out, and they even reported it to UEFA.

Naturally, there will be no result in the end, because this is just a normal deployment of troops and it can't really be called a "fake game".

At this moment, Chu Feng was stretching with his teammates. After this period of continuous training, his various attributes had increased to a certain extent.

However, what bothered him a little was that Inzaghi's "Anti-offside King" module was progressing very slowly.

This module is different from other modules in that it can be improved through repeated practice.

Instead, you need to consider the formation, position, movement and other factors of the players on both sides and make judgments in advance.

However, he soon discovered that he could combine his learning with tactics, and by analyzing the course of the game and the goals of the opposing players, he could also achieve good results.

For example, Bergkamp's "First Touch" module emphasizes the defensive thinking of counter-breaking the opponent.

After Chu Feng figured it out, he created his own method.

That is to watch the game videos, put yourself in the shoes of the defensive players, and reverse reason based on the results.

Soon it is November 25th and the 13th round of the Premier League is about to begin.

Chu Feng and his teammates came to Brighton, a southern coastal city, which was once a summer resort chosen by the royal family and was famous for its beautiful scenery.

But they didn't have time to take a healthy sea bath, but instead came to the American Express Community Stadium in the suburbs.

Brighton Football Club has a very long history. They were once a founding member of the Southern League, but gradually declined and even did not have their own home stadium.

The turning point came in the 2010-11 season, when the injection of new capital revitalized Brighton.

However, they lost three consecutive times in the play-offs for promotion from the Championship to the Premier League, and it was not until last season that they entered the Premier League three rounds ahead of schedule thanks to their excellent performance.

This is also the first time they have returned to the English Football Association's top league since 1983.

This season, Brighton has entered the top six of the standings and is even regarded by fans as a club with the potential to replicate the "Leicester City miracle".

Amid the cheers of 30,000 fans.

A huge seagull TIFO unfolds in the wind. It is worth mentioning that seagulls are not synonymous with docility in England, but are regarded as evil animals.

In fact, Brighton’s previous logo was a dolphin, but it was later changed to a seagull in order to fight against unfair competition.

Following the referee's whistle.

The competition officially begins.

The well-trained Manchester United players were full of energy, but their tactics at the beginning were a bit conservative. The overall formation did not press forward too much, but instead focused on defense in their own half.

Brighton did not look like a newly promoted team at all. Not only did they fight hard for the ball, but they also dared to launch attacks.

Twenty-three minutes of the game passed by unknowingly.

Lindelof completed a clean tackle, but Brighton winger Konakat suddenly fell to the ground holding his calf.

The referee did not stop the game.

So Lindelof passed the ball to Pogba, who keenly discovered the gap in Brighton's formation and decisively kicked the ball through.

Chu Feng suddenly changed from lateral movement to vertical movement, causing the defensive player who was marking him to be unable to keep up in time.

Brighton players immediately raised their hands to indicate offside, but the referee did not see the linesman raise the flag, so he signaled for the game to continue.

But Chu Feng ignored it at all. As long as the whistle didn't blow, he just kept moving forward.

Single blade!

Due to the wide space in front of him, he did not use the pendulum technique, but simply accelerated to shake off the goalkeeper, and then easily shot into the empty goal.

0-1!

This made Brighton fans in the stands very unhappy because they felt that their players were injured and that the opponents should stop attacking.

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

But they quickly shut up.

Because when Konokate saw that the game was about to start again, he stood up quickly as if nothing had happened.

In fact, some weak teams often use the "lying on the grass" tactic when facing strong teams. That is, they frequently fall to the ground and pretend to be injured in order to interrupt the rhythm of the game.

After the game resumed, two defensive players appeared next to Chu Feng, making it difficult for him to gain space by running.

Seeing this, Mourinho immediately replaced Mkhitaryan with the more powerful Rashford.

Then Manchester United started the simplest move of flying with both wings, constantly using speed to go down the bottom and let the tall towers break in.

In this war of attrition, Manchester United quickly achieved results.

54th minute of the game.

Rashford broke through on the right and made a direct cross.

Matic, who came from the back row, took advantage of the momentum to rush forward and headed the ball into the goal, helping Manchester United score another goal.

The mental attributes of Brighton players are indeed very strong. Even when they were two goals behind, they still maintained their fighting spirit and continued to use long passes to attack behind Manchester United's defense.

78th minute of the game.

Brighton midfielder Gross dribbled the ball forward and suddenly made a pass.

Lindelof made a low-level mistake. He thought that according to the trajectory of the ball, he should be able to intercept it.

But he slipped.

Glenn Murray passed by him and scored with a light lob towards De Gea who was leaving the goal.

1-2!

This goal boosted the morale of Brighton players, and they took the opportunity to continue their attack, constantly passing the ball into the penalty area, creating chaos and looking for opportunities.

Manchester United players could only keep retreating and barely survive this dangerous period.

87th minute of the game.

De Gea passed the ball to the left side from the backcourt. Chu Feng stopped the ball lightly and avoided Konokate's interception. Just as he was about to counterattack with the ball, Konokate grabbed him by the waist.

So he created another yellow card. In the end, the game ended with a score of 1-2. Manchester United won again and remained unbeaten in 12 rounds of the Premier League.

Manchester United’s last game in November will be at home against Newcastle United.

(End of this chapter)