What ball king, call me ball god

8 month 10 day.

The afternoon before Manchester United vs Chelsea.

The conference room at Carrington Base.

The 25 players of Manchester United's first team plus all members of the coaching staff gathered here.

Ten Hag stands in front of the curtain, and the video analyst sits nearby at a desk with a laptop.

Ten Hag stood before the curtain.

"Boys! Tomorrow is our first game of the new season, and also the first official game of our new Manchester United team. We performed very well in the previous warm-up games, and our tactical implementation is getting better and better. But -"

Having said that, Ten Hag raised the volume.

"However, the warm-up match is only a warm-up match after all. Manchester City lost 2 games and drew 3 games in the warm-up match, but it does not prevent them from beating their opponents in the first game, nor does it prevent them from being considered the biggest favorite for the league championship this season. .”

"So, let's put aside the few consecutive victories in the warm-up match. Those are not important. The important thing is the official game, which is tomorrow's game. Obviously, tomorrow's game will be the highlight and focus of the first round of the league. Manchester United vs Chelsea was a Champions League title match ten years ago and a Champions League semi-final match a few years ago."

"Okay--no more nonsense, let me read tomorrow's starting lineup. The goalkeeper is David. On the back line, left back Luke, right back Joel, left center back Mattes, right center back Wei Kedo. The defensive midfielder Nemania. The central midfielder is Rodrigo on the left, and Frankie is on the right. Left forward Marcus, right forward Ivan, and center Lin."

"This is the starting lineup. The substitutes are Romero, Smalling, Bruno, Fred, Scott, Mason, Juan."

After Ten Hag finished reading the starting and substitute lists of the big list, some voices inevitably appeared in the conference room.

Ashley Yang is a little dissatisfied. As the first captain, it is understandable that he can't get out of the field after a strong dialogue, but he is not allowed to enter the big list. He is still the captain, isn't it a bit too much.

But Ashley Young didn't explode on the spot and decided to have a chat with Ten Hag after the meeting.

Seeing the conference room quiet down, Ten Hag continued speaking.

"Next is some tactical arrangements. Matic, as a single midfielder in the 433 formation, your task is very important. What I ask is that you run as much as possible, actively run, and follow the whole Run, don't feel pressured, thinking about what to do if you can't intercept, our tactic is to press and press from a high position, if the counter-attack in the front is unsuccessful, and you are here, your interception is also unsuccessful, and there are defenders behind, you What needs to be done is interception and interception. My physical requirements for you are very simple. When you have no physical strength and cannot run enough, you signal to the sidelines and we will replace you."

"Then there is Rodrigo Bentancur and Frankie. What Frankie needs to do is connect the front and back courts and send the ball forward. You and Lin cooperate very well. We need to play more of this kind of cooperation in the game. How about you, Rodrigo, your long pass is average, and your short pass is okay, so more often, you have to seek cooperation, run more, run where the ball is, and when the middle is empty, you need to intervene Come up and shoot."

"It's still the same sentence. What our tactics need is to be fast. We must be fast. The rhythm is ours. If we slow down and play fine, it will be a little troublesome for us. The two full backs should pay attention and go up to assist. When Lin is in a good position, just pass directly, don't hesitate, Lin, if you can't attack the goal, find a way to get the ball back, Bentancur and Frankie can insert at any time, and the two wingers can also come inside receive."

"When attacking, everyone presses up, and when defending, they come back as much as possible. This is a matter of the amount of running, and it needs to be practiced."

"The opponents have a high probability of playing a 4231 double midfielder formation. Their defenders are not flexible enough. This is easy to deal with. Kanter may not be able to start tomorrow, so their two midfielders will not be able to intercept. So when the time comes, Our impact will have a much greater impact on them."

"Having said so much, it's better to wait until the game is over tomorrow before resuming the game. Everyone is a seasoned player, and I believe in everyone."

Having said that, Ten Hag applauded, and the pre-match meeting was over.

When the players left, Ten Hag also prepared to go back to the office to pack up before going home.

But as soon as he walked out of the conference room, he saw Ashley Yang standing in the corridor.

Ten Hag walked over.

"Coach, I have something to tell you."

"Of course, what's the matter with you?"

"I'm the captain of the team, but you didn't put me in the squad, I'm not asking to start, I just want to be in the squad, this is the first game of the new season, I think I should be in the squad .”

Ten Hag looked at Ashley Yang and smiled.

"Ashley, I thought you were thinking about the team, and now it seems I was wrong."

"No, no, coach, you can't say that about me, I have the right to defend my rights!"

"Okay, I understand. But I also want to tell you that the team does not have your position now. In fact, Rojo is the first substitute on the left back, because you are the first captain of the team, I can also understand Let me tell you, because of financial reasons, this summer window did not bring in a left-back substitute, but we will supplement it in the winter window, so if you want to leave, the transfer window is just closed for registration, and transfers are still possible .”

Ten Hag finished speaking expressionlessly and then looked at Ashley Yang.

Ashley Yang immediately realized that the bald head in front of him was real.

However, Ashley Young doesn't want to leave just yet.

He doesn't want to leave Manchester United.

"Oh no! Coach, I don't want to leave Manchester United yet. This is a club I love deeply. I still want to contribute to the club."

"Then you have to obey my arrangement! If you can obey Sir Alex Ferguson's arrangement, then your idea of ​​contributing to the club starts with obeying my words!"

"Okay, okay coach, I see."

Ashley Yang left dejectedly.

When Ashley Yang's back walked out of the corridor, Mitchell looked at Ten Hag.

"Eric. Do you really want to? He's the captain after all."

"A captain who doesn't even have the strength to be a substitute, can he still be called a captain? I really didn't expect him to come to me and tell me that he didn't make the roster. Did he not know his state? If he didn't think about him It's the captain, I, Xia Chuang, want to sell him. No - he's going to challenge my authority right now, I need to do something first."

"What are you going to do?"

"Who are the vice captain and third captain of the team now?"

"De Gea, the third captain is Smalling."

"Sell Ashley Young in the winter window. Then announce the new captain after the winter window. Go talk to Ashley Young's agent and say that the team doesn't need him anymore. He can transfer in the winter window. We can find another home in advance, of course, if he is willing to leave now, of course it would be better."

"Eric, you really don't give face to people you don't like."

"Of course, when the head coach is in the locker room, he has to say the same thing. As soon as I made the big list, he came to me to express his dissatisfaction. Is there such a thing? Forget it—let's not talk about it."
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8 month 11 day.

16 pm.

Manchester United vs Chelsea.

Old Trafford.

"Good evening, audience friends and fans. It's late at night in BJ time, but the sky in Manchester is still sunny. Today, I, Zhan Jun and Liu Yue, will give a live commentary at Old Trafford, Manchester United's home theater of dreams. comment!"

"The two sides have entered the field. Now let me introduce the starting lineup of both sides. Chelsea's official formation for today's away game is 4231. The goalkeeper is Kepa. The defense line from left to right is Emerson and Zouma. , Christensen and Azpilicueta, the double midfielders are Kovacic and Jorginho, the front midfielder is Ross Barkley, the left forward is Mount, the right forward is Pedro, and the single arrow Center forward is Abraham."

"Manchester United's starting formation at home today is 433, the goalkeeper is De Gea, the defense line from left to right is Luke Shaw, Dericht, Lindelof and Feltman, and the single midfielder is Matty. Strange, the left central midfielder is Bentancur, the right central midfielder is De Jong, the left winger is Rashford, the right winger is Perisic, and the center forward is Link!"

The live dj shouted the players' names as they entered the field.

Lin Kedi walked at the end of the team, with the No. 7 jersey shining brightly behind him.

"Next, let's shout out his name! NO.7——LIN"

"LIN"

"LIN"

"LIN"

The fans at the scene shouted Lin Kedi's name.

"Did you hear that? The Manchester United fans were shouting Lin Kedi's name. The shouting was deafening. If Liu Yue and I hadn't been wearing earphones, we wouldn't be able to talk normally!"

De Gea and Azpilicueta face off in front of referee Anthony Taylor.

In the end, it was Manchester United who played at home first in the first half.

Lin Kedi also stood in the middle circle, waiting for the kick-off.

With the whistle of the referee, the focus of the first round of the highly anticipated Premier League match officially kicked off.

After Lin Kedi heard the whistle, he passed the ball to De Jong and ran forward by himself.

Manchester United is playing fast now.

Therefore, after De Jong got the ball, he did not choose to pass it to the back line. Instead, he looked up to observe the running position of Lin Kedi, and then took two steps forward, and found that Chelsea's frontcourt did not press forward.

Immediately, De Jong saw that Link had run behind Chelsea's double midfielders.

So De Jong made a long pass without hesitation, and was ready to find the gap behind Chelsea's double midfielders and in front of the defense.

After Lin Kedi was in position, he saw the ball coming. He tensed up because Jorginho was already running towards him. Link Kedi jumped up and slammed into Jorginho. The enemy firmly held the upper hand. Kovacic didn't come to grab it, but he thought of coming up when he saw his teammates suffer.

But at this time, Lin Kedi had already unloaded the ball.

Push forward and run towards Zuma.

Zuma immediately stepped forward to break the ball.

Link's foot frequency was very fast, he pulled and hooked his left foot, and swayed his right foot, easily shaking the clumsy Zuma away.

Then Lin Kedi was about to move forward, and Christensen stopped in front of Lin Kedi.

And Jorginho also quickly ran to the front of the penalty area to make up for it.

Lin Kedi didn't really do it alone. Chelsea hadn't pushed up this time because the game had just started, so the defensive line was relatively low.

Lin Kedi's depth space is relatively small, so Lin Kedi decisively gave up the idea of ​​making a strong breakthrough. It's not that he can't, but that the game has just started and the rhythm has not yet picked up.

Lin Kedi observed that there was an open field in front of Perisic on the right, and Emerson, who should have been there, returned to the center.

So he flicked the outside of his right foot and passed the ball to the right.

"The pass from the outside instep! Beautiful!"

Lin Kedi's passing speed was moderate, and Perisic stopped the ball with his right foot and stopped the ball easily.

Next, Perisic has two options, one is a direct cross and the other is an inside cut.

Of course, cutting in does not necessarily mean shooting, and Perisic often cuts in and hits the pass horizontally.

When Perisic got the ball, Link would of course rush forward.

He wondered what Perisic would choose.

When Perisic saw Link rushing forward, he decisively kicked his right foot to the lower right side of the ball, a standard kick for crossing the ball.

Lin Kedi had rushed behind Christensen.

When the ball arrived, Lin Kedi jumped up and headed the ball to the top.

Kepa saw Link who was close at hand, and subconsciously wanted to block the header with his hands.

But still the same sentence, it's all close at hand, the goalkeeper can hardly guard against such a close-range header.

The blame can only be blamed on why the defender failed to destroy the cross.

Lin Kedi saw the ball spin into the net.

Subconsciously turned to look at the referee.

The referee pointed to the center circle.

"Wow! The goal has been scored! Within 2 minutes of the start, Kedi Lin scored! Manchester United led Chelsea 1-0! This is Kedi Lin's first Premier League goal, and he scored it on behalf of Manchester United First goal in an official game! Oh my god, this came so fast! This powerful dialogue broke the balance so early, then the rest of the game will be interesting!"

After scoring the goal, Lin Kedi rushed to the sideline excitedly. When he ran past Perisic, he high-fived Perisic, and then reached the corner flag area, jumped up and punched upwards to celebrate.

This was already Lin Kedi's signature celebration.

Lin Kedi turned around and hugged his teammates.

The teammates naturally came up to bless them.

Scoring 2 goal in less than 1 minutes, this start is not too good for Manchester United players.

Manchester United was still celebrating, and Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa shouted at Christensen very dissatisfied: "You didn't react at all, you should at least jump to disturb him!"

Christensen was annoyed with his head down, but suddenly he heard Kepa yelling at him, and he felt upset.

Rebutted one sentence.

"I didn't even see you making a rescue move!"

"So close, who can jump?" Kepa retorted.

Azpilicueta, the captain, seemed to be invisible at this time. He didn't get involved, but walked forward silently. (end of this chapter)