Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 121 A good start to 2018! (Fourth update)

"I have no friends outside the team, no life outside football, and I don't even have any experience picking up girls."

"Later I became the captain of a group of talented people."

"I say this because I want to tell Chu that there is no shortcut to practicing football well. Diligence is the best talent."

Neville said it sincerely, because this was his real experience.

Then he gathered his emotions and looked to the side, "By the way, Chu scored a goal in the last game of the Double Red Club. How many goals do you think he can score in the next game?"

"Liverpool now has Van Dijk, which solves the problem of the defense."

"So I don't think Chu can score."

The smile on Carragher's face froze and he said a harsh word.

"Then let's make a bet, I guess at least two, if you lose you have to wear a Manchester United jersey to participate in the show, how about it?"

Neville's expression was full of conspiracy.

"Yes, but if you lose you have to wear a Liverpool shirt."

Carragher knew that he must not give in at this time, otherwise the Liverpool fans would spray him to death.

Near the end of the program, the host asked: "Which team do you think has the best chance of winning the Premier League championship this season?"

"Manchester United!"

"Manchester City!"

Neville and Brown were emphatic in their responses.

"Manchester City 50%, Manchester United 49%, Tottenham 1%, Arsenal 0%!"

Although Carragher wanted to talk about Liverpool, he also knew that the hope was very slim.

This made the Arsenal fans watching the show very angry.

Time passes day by day.

After Chu Feng sent his parents back to China, he still lived a three-point, one-line life every day, but he took the initiative to reduce the intensity of training to prevent injuries caused by fatigue.

Before I knew it, it was January 2018, 1.

The 22nd round of the Premier League officially begins.

Manchester United travel to Liverpool again and their opponent is Everton.

Manchester United had previously won a big victory 3-0 Everton, and that game was also the first time Chu Feng started.

At that time, Everton had just spent 1.5 million pounds and was preparing to hit the top four in the league, but who knew that they were losing all the way and coach Koeman was fired in November.

It was Allardyce, the famous "relegation expert" in the Premier League, who was appointed at the critical moment.

His coaching level is indeed very high, he has clarified the division of labor between the three No. 10 players in the frontcourt, and solved Everton's long-perplexed center problem.

Since then, Everton has overcome all obstacles, from being on the verge of relegation to winning 5 out of 4 games, and climbing from 15th to 9th in the standings. The players have also re-established their confidence and are no longer a mess.

Although Everton is known as Manchester United's younger brother, they are motivated to defeat Manchester United and get a good start to the new year.

Due to Lukaku's recent ups and downs, Ibrahimovic was suspended for one game due to a chokehold in the last game.

So Manchester United suddenly had no available centre-forward.

Mourinho was very courageous. He directly put Chu Feng at the forefront and tried to develop a new tactical system.

Chu Feng doesn't have much pressure on this. He has partnered with Lukaku in a double forward before and has some experience in how to make a fulcrum.

And Allardyce also arranged a 4-2-3-1 formation, putting Eriksson and Sigurdsson on the bench, and began to reuse young players.

Amidst the fierce cheers of Everton fans.

The referee blew the whistle and the game officially started.

After the start, Manchester United players quickly retreated and the formation changed to 4-1-4-1, making it clear that they must first stabilize the defense.

Everton was not polite and launched a fierce attack.

But perhaps because he consumed too much last night, Rooney did not perform very well and looked very sluggish.

This also directly caused Everton's offensive intensity to plummet. The Manchester United players gradually entered the state, relying on the support of Matic and Herrera in the high position, forming a high through ball with continuous forward passing, allowing Chu Feng and Lingard to gain space to advance.

The 27th minute of the game.

Matic completed the steal in the backcourt and quickly moved the ball to the side.

Pogba, who played the role of attacking midfielder in this game, showed off his skills with his feet, swaying two people away and then diagonally crossing the left wing.

Lingard made a forward pass from the side and made an inverted triangle pass.

Chu Feng easily caught the ball at the edge of the penalty area, shook Michael Keane away with a huge shoulder drop, and directly swung his right foot violently.

Even though Pickford reacted quickly, he still couldn't save this powerful and heavy shot.

Wow! ! !

The Manchester United fans who accompanied the team on the campaign shouted loudly and gave them the warmest cheers.

"Boss, have you noticed that since winning against Manchester City, Chu has become more and more confident."

Faria said excitedly.

Mourinho shook his head, "I would like to let Chu taste setbacks. Only when he faces the most painful failure in his life and can still overcome difficulties with his head held high can he truly have the heart of a champion."

"Boss, are you worried about Chu's mentality problem? Just like the Manchester City players?"

Faria also calmed down.

He traveled extensively with Mourinho and saw many talented players, many of whom were dazzled by victory and unable to stick to their rationality.

"Well, I'll talk to him when I get the chance."

Mourinho continued to walk to the sidelines to direct.

In fact, he wasn't too worried. After getting along with him for these few months, he knew that Chu Feng was a very independent person and was very calm no matter what he did.

The game starts again.

In the remaining time of the first half, neither team created very good opportunities, and Chu Feng's technical characteristics tended to be impact dribbling, and his role as a fulcrum was still inferior to Lukaku's.

After the start of the second half of the game.

Everton's deliberate recycling gave Manchester United the opportunity to control the game.

The 57th minute of the game.

Lingard moves in the middle, and Pogba dribbles the ball to the left wing.

Chu Feng restrained two defensive players, leaving Mata unmarked. The latter received the ball and kicked a wonderful curved ball, helping Manchester United expand their score advantage.

Manchester United players hugged and high-fived excitedly.

They experienced the baptism of victory and gradually gained an indescribable momentum.

After leading by two goals, Mourinho decisively replaced Chu Feng with Rashford.

Since Chu Feng's last injury, he began to consciously reduce Chu Feng's game time.

After all, the competition in the Premier League is too fierce, and Chu Feng is still in the development stage, and his breakthrough method is still very violent.

When Mourinho was an assistant coach at Barcelona, ​​he had a good relationship with Ronaldo because both of them were students of the old Robson.

So he knows the biggest reason why Ronaldo's career was too short.

That's overuse.

So you have to pay attention to this and take it step by step.

Within a few minutes, Allardyce replaced the sluggish Rooney, and Everton continued to attack.

But it was blocked by Manchester United's dense midfield. Instead, Rashford almost seized the opportunity to counterattack and score.

Finally, at the referee's whistle, the game officially ended.

Manchester United got off to a good start in 2018.

(End of this chapter)