Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 22 Bus in Swansea
  Time flew by and November 8rd came.

Wales, Swansea, White Rock Stadium.

The second round of the Premier League is in full swing, with Swansea facing Manchester United at home.

Since Cardiff City was relegated to the English Championship in the 13-14 season, Swansea has become the only Welsh team currently participating in the Premier League, and has naturally attracted the attention of most local fans.

Due to the tortuous millennium feud between Wales and England, the relationship between the fans of both sides has become very bad, which can be seen from the strong smell of gunpowder on the green field.

At the beginning of the game, the two sides started a fierce confrontation and frantically competed for the football.

Standing by the side of the court is Swansea coach Bradley, who just led the team to complete the relegation battle last season.

Because the overall coaching style is relatively stable, even if playing at home today, he still requires the team to shrink its defense.

It not only accumulates manpower at the front of the penalty area, but also cuts off the connection between Lukaku and his teammates.

Moreover, two faster forwards were placed in the frontcourt, waiting for their own clearance at any time for a quick counterattack.

Therefore, Manchester United's midfielders and backfielders did not dare to press forward significantly and had to spare their energy to defend.

The situation became stalemate.

In the 26th minute of the game, Pogba received a topaz card because he made too many counterattacks after losing the ball.

Swansea fans were very arrogant and made various gestures towards the field, trying to provoke the anger of Manchester United players.

Mourinho, who was on the sidelines of the court, pressed his hands down to signal his players to stay calm, continue to attack, and create more set pieces.

Someone once told him something.

"As the caravan went by, a bunch of dogs were barking. You look at the dogs and they just growled, but the caravan kept going."

From then on, Mourinho never cared about his opponents' doubts and would only fight back with cold facts.

Not far behind him, Chu Feng and Ibrahimovic sat side by side, discussing the game seriously.

They are substitutes again
  However, the reasons are completely different. The former is not strong enough, and the latter has not recovered from his injury.

Chu Feng was not too impressed.

After receiving Mourinho's promise that morning, he settled down and immersed himself in training.

During this period, he also visited Carrick with a gift and asked if he could impart some experience on long passes.

Faced with the request of the diligent junior, the kind-hearted Carrick naturally had no reason to refuse.

So Chu Feng practiced taekwondo with Ibrahimovic before daily training, and practiced long passes with Carrick after daily training.

Every day is very fulfilling.

Chu Feng cast his eyes towards the field and took himself inside.

The game time has reached the 43rd minute, and the Manchester United players seemed to be affected by Mourinho, and their anxious mentality calmed down.

Mata received a pass from his teammate on the wing, decisively cut inside to the center, and then crossed to the right before the opponent's defensive players came around.

Valencia, who moved forward from the side, took two steps to meet the ball and made a pass from the right side of the penalty area.

The football is like a brilliant rainbow, falling near the penalty spot.

Lukaku was heavily guarded for most of the game and basically didn't touch the ball. He had been holding back his anger for a long time and finally had a chance to vent it out.

I saw him leaping high, overwhelming the defender, and flicking his dark head hard.

boom!
  Swansea goalkeeper Fabianski, once Arsenal's second goalkeeper, is known for his quick reactions.

With a lightning-quick sideways save, Kankan pushed the ball out of the baseline.

The White Rock Stadium suddenly burst into endless exclamations.

The Swansea fans were so frightened that they broke into a cold sweat and started to get angry after reacting.

"Admit it, you can't score!"

"Go wherever you need to!"

on the field.

Lukaku spat depressedly.

Even if he can block a certain goal, he is really unlucky.

"Stay focused and remember the tactics laid out before the game." Matic reminded his teammates loudly. When five tall Manchester United players poured into the penalty area, the small area instantly became chaotic, with people crowding each other.

Mourinho prefers high-altitude lineups, which has long become the imprint of his tactical style.

With his own players in position, Mata stretched out three fingers and quickly took a corner kick.

at the same time.

Lukaku stood near the penalty spot and jumped high again.

Because of the fierce header just now, the Swansea players did not dare to relax their vigilance and fight closely to interfere with Lukaku's movements.

But no one expected that the football fell from the sky and flew to the back point.

There was no interference from Manchester United centre-back Bailly, who easily headed forward and sent the ball into the goal.

Wow! ! !
  The Manchester United fans who came with the team on the expedition were like a fried pot, waving flags and shouting wildly to celebrate this hard-won goal.

The Swansea fans, who had been arrogant just now, instantly turned pale and closed their mouths to remain quiet.

Mourinho, who was on the sidelines of the court, glanced at the side stands with a sneer on his lips.

Due to the problem of weak offense last season, he specially formulated a new set-piece tactic in order to open up the situation when the game reached a stalemate.

Bradley on the other side frowned.

Near the end of the first half, a goal scored by his opponent not only disrupted his tactical arrangements, but also affected the mentality of his players.

So he made a gesture and asked the team to strengthen their defense and wait until halftime.

On the green field.

The originally evenly matched situation turned completely one-sided.

Manchester United took advantage of the situation and continued to launch fierce attacks in the frontcourt.

But there was not much time left in the first half, and until the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, they failed to score again.

Swansea players breathed a sigh of relief.

It was only a few minutes, but it felt extremely long, and they wished they could press the button to speed up time.

Mainly because the goal just now was too fatal, dragging their morale to the bottom and their movements began to distort.

It's better to be behind at the start.
  With the joy of victory, the Manchester United players walked to the player tunnel with joy.

But as soon as they opened the door to the locker room, they heard the cold voice, and the smiles on their faces immediately disappeared.

"I'm very dissatisfied with your performance!"

"Swansea finished 15th last season and were only three places away from the relegation zone."

"But in the entire 45 minutes of the first half, we only had six shots on goal, and three of them were without any threat."

"Other than that, it's like you guys did nothing!"

"."

Mourinho reprimanded for a while, opened the cup, took a sip of water, and continued: "Strengthen the defense in the second half, wait for the opponent's formation to press forward, and then look for opportunities to counterattack quickly."

The Manchester United players nodded quickly in response, fearing that the flames of war would be drawn to themselves.

Mourinho did not pursue any further blame, simply reviewed the game, and then looked at Chu Feng, "The game has reached 75 minutes. If the score has not changed, then I will replace you."

"Swansea's defense on the wing is not strong. After you complete the breakthrough, you must pass the ball in time and don't give the opponent time to reorganize their formation."

"Okay, coach."

Chu Feng suppressed his excitement and whispered.

Although it was not a good idea to think so, he still vaguely hoped that the team would not score a goal.

Only in this way can he have the opportunity to play, show the results of his recent hard training, and win more opportunities.

In this regard, everyone is selfish, and he is no exception.

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