What ball king, call me ball god

After the 13th round of the Premier League, it came to the fifth game of the Champions League group stage.

Manchester United will host Olympiacos at home.

To be honest, there was no suspense about the outcome of this game at the beginning.

But before playing in this game, Lin Kedi had diarrhea.

Had to rest at home for a while.

Lin Kedi was also helpless. A good man can't beat Sanpaoxi.

Lin Kedi had no choice but to recuperate at home.

And this game has changed because of the absence of Link's enemy.

At first everyone thought that Manchester United would win easily, but they did not expect Olympiacos to be very tenacious. Secondly, Manchester United's attackers seemed to have no shooting boots. In the first half, the number of shots compared was already 10. It's 1, but Manchester United's offensive players don't seem to be online.

Until the 88th minute of the second half, De Jong moved forward. After receiving a pass from Greenwood on the right, he pulled his left foot and dunked the opponent's central defender. Then he volleyed and the ball went into the net.

In this game, Manchester United struggled to win.

For the difficult victory of this game, Ten Hag did not take it seriously.

"I don't think we suffer from Link's dependence on the enemy. In fact, any team without its first scorer will have offensive chaos, and we won this game in the end. It turns out that De Jong plays offensively. The midfielder position is an extremely successful option."

Although Ten Hag insisted that he had no influence when facing the media, in private, he told Mitchell the truth.

"Martial can't be reused. As for Rashford, the inside pass is okay, but the finishing ability is too poor. Greenwood is perfect as a substitute now, but it is a little bit worse as the main force. Perisic can It is said that he is the best player in the frontcourt except Link, but he is a little older, so we must supplement the frontcourt players. We will supplement this winter."

"Eric, there are too many positions we need to add in the winter window, do you remember? You said before that the midfielder needs to add an organizational midfielder, and the left back needs to add a substitute player, and now you say Need to make up for the frontcourt? Isn't that a winter window to buy 3 players?"

"Now there is no need for the organizing midfielder in the midfield. Bentancur and McTominay can play in this position. Five players in the three positions of the midfield are basically enough. So in the winter window, if you need to supplement, just supplement One player in the frontcourt and one player in the left back. So there are only two players, of which the left back is even simpler. A substitute player, my expectation is no more than 5 million euros. As for the players in the frontcourt, my idea is, at least You have to put some competition pressure on Rashford. Otherwise, he will have no motivation at all, and he will have no motivation to sit firmly in the main position!"

"If your idea is to put a little pressure on Rashford, this position needs to spend some money!"

"So I'm going to have a chat with Ed."

"If we want to get money, I think we have to invest in signings from now on. After all, according to your requirements, such players are unlikely to leave in the winter window, so I think you need to start acting now and make arrangements in advance. .”

"Well, what you said makes sense."

The next day, a day off, Ten Hag came directly to London.

Met Ed Woodward at the Manchester United office building in London.

As soon as we met, Ten Hag couldn't help but said: "Ed, it's too inconvenient for you to move Manchester United's office building to London. I usually have to choose a day off if I want to find you!"

"Hey - the company's decision, the boss's decision, I can't help it."

As soon as Ten Hag saw Ed's smiling face, he let it go and started talking about business.

"Ed, I wonder how much money the club can invest in the winter window now. Seriously."

Ten Hag added a sentence at the end to express his attitude seriously.

"Eric, how many players do you need? Are they the main players or substitutes?"

Ed did not answer directly, but asked another question.

"Two players, one striker, it's best to be able to hit the side. If not, give priority to the left winger, who can form a rotation with Rashford. Then a left back, a substitute."

"To put it simply, a player at the main rotation level and a substitute player?"

"Correct."

"The club has a transfer fee of 5000 million euros in this winter window."

"Too little!"

"It's costing too much this summer because of the amortization."

"In this way - how much of the money from the seller can be used as transfer fees?"

"100%. How much you sell, I can go directly to the transfer fee. Eric, can I ask, who do you want to sell?"

"Martial."

"Martial?"

"Yes, Martial. You have seen his performance, and he is so lazy. If his training performance is not bad, I don't want to give him a chance to play, but have you seen his performance in that first start? This If you don’t sell this kind of player, why keep it?”

"But if Martial wants to sell now, it won't sell for much money."

"Then there is no way, let's sell 1000 million or 1500 million. In this case, there can be up to 6500 million euros, which is almost enough."

"Wait, do you have a suitable candidate?"

"The substitute left back can be directly selected from the club's talent pool, and it is acceptable for less than 1500 million. For the striker, the price is 5000 million euros. You can first select a list and give it to me."

"Okay, I'll let Matt do it. About Martial, are you talking to him directly?"

"I'm the manager, it's my responsibility."

The next day, training day.

After the morning training, Ten Hag found Martial.

Martial sat on the chair opposite Ten Hahe with an indifferent expression.

"Anthony, I'll cut to the chase. You have no place in my strategy. I think leaving is your best option."

After Ten Hag finished speaking, he crossed his hands and looked at Martial on the opposite side.

Only at this time did Martial's face change.

There was a hint of shock and surprise on his originally calm and unchanged face.

"Coach, why? Because of the performance in that game? I can correct it, I was not in a good state in that game—"

"The game you mentioned is also a reason, but you are really not suitable for my tactical system. I believe you also understand this."

"No, coach, I don't understand!"

Ten Hag sighed, and then said in a strong tone: "I don't understand? Are you really not understanding or are you pretending to be stupid? My tactical requirement is to press high, and the frontcourt players also have to press and run, but Your worst thing is to run! Let me make it clearer. Rashford, a youth player of Manchester United, must also follow my tactical arrangements. He also wants to run. World Footballer Lin Ke is the same as running against him. He wants to run. He is the one who runs the most aggressively in the frontcourt. Then I ask you, Mr. Anthony Martial, why don’t you run?”

Ten Hag's tone was very tough. After hearing this, Martial on the opposite side didn't know what to say for a while, and said with trembling lips: "I have my own advantages-"

"Heh, what advantages do you have? Are you better at shooting than Lin? Or faster than Lin? Or better than Rashford on the inside? Or more active in running? No, you don't have any. So I don't want to talk too much. , but you are not suitable to play for Manchester United anymore, your level is not enough! So this winter window I will put you on the transfer market, you can discuss it with your agent in advance, and find a new home in advance, I have the power It can be given to you directly. As for the transfer fee of 2000 million euros, you can tell your agent that the minimum transfer fee accepted by the club is this amount.”

In fact, Ten Hag's ideal figure is almost 1500 million euros, but when facing Martial, he still went higher.

After Ten Hag finished speaking, he leaned back in his chair and looked at Martial.

Martial left with a very ugly face.

Ten Hag immediately picked up the phone and called Ed.

"Ed, I have already talked to Martial, his agent, you know, the club has to do something."

"Okay, I understand. You always give me trouble."

On the next day, Martial's agent publicly bombarded Ten Hag.

However, this kind of statement did not cause any big discussion among the Manchester United community.

When the media interviewed fans outside Old Trafford before the 14th round of the Premier League, the fans also expressed their views.

"No one can rest on their laurels. Martial once brought us wonderful memories, but now that the team is on the right track, he has not been able to keep up. This is his problem. The head coach gave him the opportunity to play, but he didn't cherish it. Instead, he had a lazy attitude. Everyone saw his problem in that game, only he and his agent didn't see it. Since you If Martial doesn't work hard enough at Manchester United and doesn't meet the coach's tactical requirements, wouldn't it be a better choice for you to leave? In this case, why do you criticize Manchester United?"

Another fan was more aggressive.

"Martial's shooting skills are far inferior to Lin Kedi, his speed is not good, and his coordination with his teammates is not as good as Rashford, so he is now a substitute, but the substitute needs you to fight immediately when you come up to the game Yes, but his performance after playing was not good. When he was given the chance to start, his performance was a mess. This is a problem with his attitude, so he must not be kept anymore. His only role now is to leave. Then leave the transfer fee and that’s it!”

In the 14th round of the Premier League, Manchester United's opponent is the veteran Premier League powerhouse Aston Villa.

In this game, Martial entered the squad.

However, when the dj called out the player's name and Martial's name, there was a burst of boos from the audience.

This changed Martial's calm expression.

And no one around his teammates tried to comfort him.

The opponent of today's game, Aston Villa, is the oldest team in English football history. It was founded in 1874 and its home court is Villa Park in Birmingham. The founding team of the Super League.

Not only has a long history, but their past is also very glorious. Aston Villa has won England's top league championships seven times and the FA Cup seven times.Since the establishment of the Premier League, Villa has been at the forefront for several seasons. Although its performance is unstable, it is still one of the stronger teams in addition to the four championship teams including Manchester United.As teams such as Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur strengthened their strength, and many players who became famous in Villa switched to other teams, the team's league performance slowly declined.

In the European competition, they once won the Champions League in the 1981-82 season and are the only five teams in the history of English football to win the Champions League.

However, the glory of the past is no longer the case for Aston Villa.Since being relegated to the Championship in 2016, they have not returned to the Premier League until this season.

Their strength is greatly attenuated.

In this game, Aston Villa challenged the imposing Manchester United away, and they were naturally cut off.

In the 3rd minute, shortly after the start of the game, Aston Villa's main left winger, Grealish, dribbled the ball procrastinatingly, and was destroyed by a steady and ruthless steal from Link, who was cruising in the frontcourt.

Immediately, he launched an attack from here, and Lin Kedi made an inward cut to the left side of the penalty area, and then shot with one kick.

The ball goes into the net.

Glarish witnessed the ball entering the net right behind Link, and could only lament and marvel.

Then, the first 10 minutes.A player’s habits are really not that easy to change. Although Grealish has good skills at his feet, he likes to stick to the ball. In fact, a wide player sticking to the ball is not a big problem. After all, if he is on the wing and has speed, it’s okay .

But Grealish likes to develop from the wing to the center.

As soon as he moved towards the middle, Lin Kedi immediately accelerated and rushed over.

This time, when Glarish saw Link rushing over, he was about to pass the ball out immediately.

But the direction of the pass was to the center, which was a big mistake, and the speed and intensity of the pass were not controlled well. The ball was intercepted by Lin Kedi during the pass.

Then he ran straight for a long distance, walked all the way along the left, passed the full-back, swayed away from the center back, and shot again.

Exactly the same position, exactly the same shooting angle, 2-0.

Lin Kedi scored twice.

Aston Villa looked vulnerable.

Glarish, who made two mistakes and caused the team to lose two goals in a row, was directly replaced during the intermission.

But after replacing Glarish, Aston Villa's offense was completely unable to fight.

Glarish is the starting point and breaking point of Aston Villa's frontcourt offense. Replacing him is definitely a very wrong choice.

So in the second half of the game, Manchester United won two consecutive cities.

In the end, they beat their opponents 4-0.

In the player tunnel after the game, Ten Hahe asked Lin Kedi a random question.

"You played against Glarish, what do you think of this player?"

"The guy with the strange hairstyle, the guy who was replaced in midfield?"

"Yes, it's him."

"Obviously, he is very important to Aston Villa, because as soon as he goes, Aston Villa's original offense in the first half is completely gone. His foot skills are good, but he is a bit sticky to the ball."

"Well, you're right!"

Ten Hag had a new goal in mind. (end of this chapter)