Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 413 Ferguson Returns?Chen Xiaoliang turned on the hair dryer in the locker room!

2 to 0, relaxed and comfortable, without bloodshed, Manchester United ushered in four consecutive league victories at home.

After Manchester City's 4-0 victory over Burnley, they continued to play one more game and ranked second behind by 1 point. However, in Manchester City's remaining league fixtures, the only BIG2 teams are Manchester United and the increasingly sluggish Tottenham. Manchester United still has a bunch. A strong enemy wants to kick.

After the game, Ten Hag even asked the players who did not play to practice with the ball on the court to maintain their state, because the next time-consuming travel and the suspension of training on the game day will greatly reduce the team's normal training time. .

With two coquettish ultra-long-distance crosses and assists, coupled with the delayed organization of the ball and defensive interception, Chen Xiaoliang himself can't count how many times he won the best of the game.

14点训练点数到手（73→87），外加与BIG7交手翻倍加成下的8点突破点数（2→10），像热刺这样眼下的实力与江湖地位严重不符的“BIG7”成员，实实在在成了陈小亮的点数提款机。

The next day, the team practiced for a whole day, and Ten Hahe simply gave full play to his talents. In the group technical training session, Chen Xiaoliang was asked to talk about the technical essentials and experience of passing the ball to the midfielders, full-backs, and wingers in the first-line and reserve teams.

But this thing is the same as shooting in basketball. Standard routines, which part to use to hit the ball, what kind of effect will be produced by hitting different parts of the ball, etc., these are all things that professional players have learned from childhood. In the remaining personal experience, the things that can be described by language are really limited.

Whether it is shooting and touch or the foot feel of the ball, it is quite dependent on talent.

There are more people practicing their skills, but there are still very few players who become legendary midfielders and free kick masters.

This is also the reason why it is difficult for talented players to become excellent head coaches after retiring.

It's like Maradona coaching Argentina, telling Veron to let him pass 3 players in a row after receiving the ball in the midfield, and then pass a wonderful pass to assist Crespo to score, Veron can only respond: "The concubine can't do it !"

Can you play it?

I can't play, I don't have the talent to know.

However, Chen Xiaoliang still made a point, which he concluded when he led the players to practice, that is, under the overall tactical framework of the team, practice more small-scale coordination routines with teammates in corresponding positions, strengthen and individual The tacit understanding of key players.

For example, when the old Manchester United class of 92 was on the rise, Beckham's crosses to Sheringham were not exactly the same as those to Yorke and Cole, because the former liked to nod the ball before attacking, and the latter two Then you can rely on your excellent physical fitness to grab points or outflank the middle.

And these forwards also understand Beckham's crossing routine. When the pass is forward, it is known that it is for Sheringham. The wingman harassed the opponent's defense.

In the case of knowing the catching habits of your teammates, you can do a lot of cooperative training to improve your tacit understanding, so that even if you can't become a master who can send wonderful passes to everyone, you can still send your teammates a tacit understanding in the actual combat of the team the pass.

For example, in the current Manchester United team, midfielders and full-backs are familiar with Sesco's offensive habits, which can effectively improve the scoring efficiency.

This made the coaching staff who were "listening to the class" nod in agreement.

Players change into coaches, coaches change into players, "Coach Chen" opened up new ideas in teaching, and won unanimous praise from everyone. However, because of the change of status, he guided other players to train and let him practice for less than an hour today. Additional training only gets 3 training points (87→90)

However, no one expected that the next seemingly unimportant FA Cup quarter-finals match would turn out to be a bitter battle called "Verdun Meat Grinder" by the self-media that night.

In order to deal with the 214th double red meeting that will be held at Anfield on the weekend, Manchester United has arranged a rotation lineup according to the standards of the cup:
Goalkeeper Joe Hart;
Back four Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Luke Thomas;

The defensive midfielder Milinkovic and Chen Xiaoliang, the front midfielder B fee;
Left winger Ganacho, center Benzema, and right winger Rashford.

Although a large number of positions have been rotated, this lineup has nothing to do with the word "weak". Even the commentator Carragher believes that Ten Hag wants to make up for last season's FA Cup final but failed 1-2. It is a pity to beat Manchester City to win the cup.

Because Chen Xiaoliang started.

But I didn't expect to lead the team to win the Europa League last season and reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League this season. They will face the Hammer gang "leader" Moyes of Leverkusen coached by Harvey Alonso , this time put down the hammer and picked up the butcher knife.

The 24-year-old Portuguese left-back Nuno Tavares, bought from Arsenal last summer, and the 26-year-old central midfielder Harvey Barnes, who was acquired from the relegated Leicester City, and because of Kai The excellent performance of Sedo and others did not get enough playing opportunities in Newcastle. The 28-year-old James Madison, who was rented in the winter window, and the 27-year-old Swiss midfielder Dennis Madison, who was signed from Juventus in the winter window Zakaria, these four players with "S" in their names, one left back, two central midfielders, and one midfielder, became the firing squad released by Moyes tonight.

Three of these four people were bought, and the most expensive Madison was still rented. Although the sum of West Ham’s money is not as expensive as Rice’s foot sold to Arsenal, it does not prevent them from using only one foot. In less than 15 minutes, B Fee and Rashford, who were worth 8000 million euros, were killed.

In the 8th minute, Chen Xiaoliang retreated to the line of his penalty area to catch Joe Hart's goal kick, and then directly passed a long pass to B Fee in the frontcourt.

When the ball landed very accurately and B Fee was about to reach the position, Zakaria just jumped from behind and forcibly competed for the top.

Unexpectedly, Zakaria would force his bow from behind the Overlord. B Fei was still looking up at the ball, only to feel that he was hit by a truck behind him first, and then a mountain directly pressed him down.

Zakaria, who is 190 tall and weighs 81 kilograms, rubbed his scalp against the ball, but his knee hit B Fei's back after the jump, and then the two fell forward, and his body hit B Fei directly. .

29岁、身高179体重只有69公斤的B费在2020年夏天来到曼联之后，一个赛季国家队加俱乐部能踢60场比赛以上，堪称劳模中的劳模、铁人中的铁人。

The longest injury was in mid-March 2022, when he was put on a 3-day "long vacation" because of illness. Besides, whether it was Solskjaer, Rangnick or Ten Hag, he was revolutionary. A brick, wherever it needs to be moved, Wang Jinxi of the Premier League, even if there is no condition to create conditions.

He never expected that this pressure directly made him feel pain in his back and shortness of breath. In the end, he was called by the team doctor on a stretcher and carried out of the field.

As for Zakaria, he only received a yellow card.

As for Rashford, that made Southgate in the stands even more frightened.

After B Fee left the field, Manchester United replaced Eriksson as the attacking midfielder.

In the 13th minute, Rashford ran out of space on the right, and Luke Thomas sent a precise oblique long pass. After receiving the ball, Rashford immediately advanced forward, but rushed to the West Ham left-back tower who was defending at full speed. Vares directly used the "off foot" method. Not only did his upper body hit him, but his right leg stretched out, and his right knee was pinned together with Rashford's left knee, which was just supporting the ground. Then he pushed hard, and Rashford Ford's left knee was immediately bent inward, and after losing his balance and falling, he covered his kneecap with his hands in pain.

If the one just now was called rude, and you could still ask "did you do it on purpose or by accident", then this time it would be a clear body on the ground, and I would rather kill by mistake than miss it.

Manchester United was completely ignited. Chen Xiaoliang took Ganacho and Luke Thomas to "greetings" with West Ham players. Old players such as Eriksson and Benzema appealed to referee Anthony Taylor.

In the end, after Clattenburg, Mike Dean and others retired, Anthony Taylor, dubbed the "New Fantastic Four" by fans, still showed a yellow card to Tavares tepidly and gave him a "severe punishment". " warning.

As for the West Ham captain Bowen who pushed Chen Xiaoliang with his hands, Anthony Taylor only gave a verbal warning and did not even give a card.

Although it is a common phenomenon in the sports world that there will be some home whistles more or less due to factors such as the fan atmosphere and the home environment, but Anthony Taylor’s performance tonight can’t help but make people wonder. Could it be that the London Bowl is also his home game? ?
Rashford was carried out on a stretcher again, and Anthony, who looked confused, was replaced.

The terrible thing is that according to the new rules, in addition to the midfield substitutions not counting the number of substitutions, the substitutions must meet the "three times five" limit. The game has only been played for 15 minutes, and Manchester United has already used up two substitutions. In case there is another accident, there will be no substitutions in the second half.

But that's what Moyes thinks.

The players under him are not at the level of Barrera, Bellingham, Caicedo, and Rice. He has played two league games before, with one loss and one draw. He already knows how to face Manchester United with Chen Xiaoliang head-on. It is very difficult to advance to the next round.

There is still 1 point for a tie in the league, but the cup game must be scored to win or lose. Even if extra time is to be played, Manchester United's substitution quota will be consumed first, which will give itself some advantages.

Southgate in the stands saw Rashford being carried away on a stretcher, his brows were frowned, and he kept whispering with the technical coach Hasselbaink next to him, as if complaining,

But Moyes doesn't care what Southgate thinks, I'm a Scot, it's none of my business whether your English grades are good or not.

Under the confrontation of West Ham, some Manchester United players, especially those who will play in the European Cup in the summer, will inevitably have some fear, and unconsciously try to avoid physical confrontation with the opponent.

The house leak happened to be raining all night, and it was completely two extremes with B Fei, who originally had glass attributes, and it may be because Eriksson, who was suddenly replaced and had no time to warm up, ran without the ball in the 37th minute Suddenly stopped while accelerating, and slowly sat on the ground.

Chen Xiaoliang, who was advancing with the ball, knew something was wrong and could only kick the ball out of the sideline.

Eriksson pointed at his ankle, and then made a gesture for a substitution. Ten Hag ordered the substitution, let McTominay play as a midfielder, and asked Chen Xiaoliang to return to the position of central midfielder, while repeating in his heart The word "gift crab".

Seeing that God was helping, the West Ham players and Moyes became more and more excited, using their bodies to open the way, rushing and hitting, and hitting high, frequently lobbing the ball into the Manchester United penalty area, and repeatedly bombing from high altitude.

Maguire and Lindelof, the pair of cup partners, are simply too busy, especially Maguire, who will not fly the aircraft carrier tonight, but fire the anti-aircraft guns, either to compete for the top, or on the way to the top.

The reason why West Ham played this way was to bypass Chen Xiaoliang in the midfield.

Their routine is very simple. With the ball in the middle, Chen Xiaoliang splits the side or directly hangs the penalty area when he defends. If he does not defend, he continues to advance from the middle.

No midfield defensive player will allow the opponent to approach the penalty area swaggeringly with the ball in front of his eyes, and Chen Xiaoliang is certainly no exception.

And once he defends out, it means that Manchester United will lose a strong air defense and two-point attack player in the penalty area, and the offensive forces on both wings can also shrink generously towards the penalty area for high-altitude bombing.

You know, Moyes and Mo Tiancai, who created 81 crosses in a single game at Manchester United, are really quite confident in playing crosses.

Excited psychology, rough confrontation, effective targeted tactics, and the fiery atmosphere on the scene allowed West Ham to slightly suppress Manchester United on the field.

Ferdinand in the broadcast room also said: "Although I feel very disdainful and worried about seeing this kind of play tonight in the future, it is very likely that this is when a weak team meets Manchester United. The only effective way is to kick in the door."

At halftime, the score was still 0-0, but the minds of the young Ganacho, Luke Thomas, and Anthony, who missed the FA Cup final due to an injury at the end of last season, were still thinking about the matchup just now. The picture of the opponent rushing directly and bumping into him.

The relatively calm Maguire, Dalot and others are also thinking about scoring goals quickly, and at the same time avoiding injuries and missing the European Cup. After all, the appearance of Rashford and B Fei who were injured just now made them feel scared .

Despite the swearing at West Ham, the atmosphere in the dressing room was decidedly less heated.

At this time, only three clear high-fives of "Pa Pa Pa Pa" were heard, and Chen Xiaoliang appeared when he should appear most.

The locker room was immediately quiet.

He took the statistics from assistant coach Van der Garhe and read aloud:
“射门8对5、射正4对2、控球47%对53%、传球成功率75%对88%。”

At this point he amplified his voice further:
"Here comes the important point, 8 to 3 for fouls, 2 to 0 for yellow cards."

"Two of the three fouls were on me."

Then he returned the tactical board to Van der Garhe, glanced at the players on the field, and asked:

"Have you all been frightened stupid by Tamade?"

"Do you know what's the best thing about an abuser? It's when the abused shows fear and cringe!"

"The more this is the case, the more excited the perpetrators are, because they can smell fear!"

"And you guys, it's almost time to write the word fear on your foreheads!"

"These days, it's the gangsters on the street who molest women. Nine times out of ten, they will be slapped, and then wait for the police and a politically correct trial, but you choose to suffer in silence?"

"Oh Falk, I can't believe this is you I know! Where's the blood?! What about the temper?! How about the energy to brag every second?!"

"When I first came here, I thought the team's biggest problem was the management. The club changed the management structure, and Manchester City and Liverpool became the team's worries again."

"We defeated Liverpool 6-0 and tied Manchester City 3-3 in the away game. After they had nothing to do with us, Bayern in the Champions League and then Barcelona became our worries."

"I can see today that our biggest enemy is not outside, but in the team, in this locker room, in the hearts of each of you!"

"Every one of you is a little bit cowardly, and the team is cowardly! If you are all cowardly, then all opponents will dare to climb on our heads to shit on us every time like West Ham today!"

"How long has it been since you were beaten 7-0 by Liverpool last season? Forgot?!"

"That score is still hanging on the electronic screen at Anfield, staring at you every day!"

There was a roar, and there was no sound in the locker room. A player like Luke Thomas who had just joined the team not long ago dared not even breathe.

"I just walked back to the locker room and I wanted to say something. I think it's useless to talk about tactics at this moment. Now that the intermission has passed for 4 minutes, I will give you another 10 minutes. Think about it, and then touch you two. Are the two things in the middle of the legs still there?"

"In 10 minutes, hold your head up, chest out, and walk out with me."

"They like to fight their bodies, we will fight with them, as long as they want to fight, we will fight with them until they are convinced!"

"If I see which one again, it's a coward. Next season, there will be me without you, and there will be you without me."

Assistant coach Van der Garhe saw Chen Xiaoliang talking agitatedly, and wanted to step forward to comfort him, but was stopped by old assistant coaches McClaren and Ten Hag.

Especially McLaren seems to want to cry.

Since leaving Manchester United and leaving Ferguson's assistant coaching position, he has traveled around the world and coached various teams. He has been the head coach himself, and he has also served as an assistant coach to assist others. However, Ferguson's hair dryer is still the most convincing locker room control mode for him.

Although times have changed, under today's social public opinion and moral standards, hair dryers full of greetings were no longer used in the last few years of Ferguson's own coaching, but in today's Manchester United, such a stormy hair dryer angrily, simply It is the best way to reshape the spirit of the Red Devils!
If the two Bayesian arcs in the last game against Tottenham made the fans feel that the glorious tradition of the old Manchester United is returning, then the reappearance of Ferguson's domineering and coercive today makes McLaren feel that the former Premier League overlord may be true. is coming back.

Although Ten Hag has not experienced Ferguson's coaching, he has heard many times about Manchester United when he hired McLaren as his assistant in the Netherlands.

He was also an excellent player on an excellent team, and now he has accumulated enough coaching experience. He can naturally know what is good and what is right.

Ten Hag: "I will see you on the court in 10 minutes. I hope to see you differently."

After finishing speaking, a look signaled the coaching staff to leave the locker room, leaving only the props manager to help pass water and towels.

For 5 minutes, no one spoke, only occasionally drinking water and wiping sweat caused the friction and collision of clothes and objects.

Eight minutes later, still no one spoke.

In the 13th minute, seeing that he was about to return to the field, Casemiro, who was in rotation in this field, stood up:
"Ladies, it's time to play, think about if you are lying in the ambulance like Bruno (B Fee) and Marcus (Rashford), but see that other teammates have no intention of revenge, in your heart What's it like?"

"Chen said just now, touch it, I touched it, mine is big, the problem is that the coach doesn't plan to make substitutions in midfield, and even if he wanted to make substitutions in the second half, the team didn't have the number of substitutions."

"So, it's a man, vent your anger for those of us who are sitting on the bench!"

As expected of the team's third-choice captain, the Brazilian iron waist who fought against the dirty and tough Atletico Madrid many times back then, the fighter who came out of the slums, has both perseverance and sophistication.

He added: "Have any of you been in the team when Moyes was in charge?"

As soon as the words came out, some people shook their heads, but the rest of the players all looked at De Gea who was silent, wearing sportswear, and had not recovered from his injury but came to the away game with the team.

This scene eased some of the tension after Chen Xiaoliang angrily scolded his teammates. Many people looked at De Gea who was a little confused and laughed.

Casemiro: "Come on, David, you lead everyone to shout a slogan."

De Gea: "What the hell are you..."

He walked into the middle of the locker room.

Although he is currently in the first team with the longest time in the team and the only veteran who helped Manchester United win the Premier League championship, his character has never been ostentatious.

The survey looked like Casemiro, and he looked at Chen Xiaoliang again: "What slogan am I talking about?"

Casemiro looked at De Gea, and then directed his eyes to Chen Xiaoliang. Chen Xiaoliang got up, walked to the middle of the room, stretched out his hand, and other players immediately stood up and surrounded him.

Chen Xiaoliang: "David, when you think of Moyes, whether it's the one in 2013-14 or the one in 2023-24, which word comes out of your mind immediately?"

De Gea: "Oh Farke..."

What he was actually trying to say was "Oh Fark, let me see..."

However, Chen Xiaoliang, Casemiro, including the crooked Anthony and the violent Lima will not give De Gea a chance to finish speaking.

Everyone: "Fack! Moyes!"

"Fa! Ke! Squid! Mo! Ya! S!!!"

Chen Xiaoliang: "Let's go!"

　The monthly ticket acknowledgment list at the end of the month is too long, and tomorrow a separate chapter will be issued to thank all directors for their support! ! !
　　
　
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