Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 42 Saints VS Red Devils!

9 month 22 day.

Southampton training ground.

Tactical meeting room.

"Manchester United's No. 23 player. He is good at footwork and dribbling. His dominant foot is his right foot."

Head coach Pellegrino clicked on the game video, briefly described Chu Feng’s technical characteristics, and then continued in a deep voice: “Remember, when defending him, the midfielder should be positioned in advance to establish the first line of defense. "

"On the second line of defense, the full-backs stand parallel to the central defenders and try to force him to the baseline."

"Maya Yoshida, you must remind Cedric not to rush in recklessly."

"At the same time, don't guard against crosses and points. Van Dijk, you should mark Lukaku in the penalty area and cut off his contact with his teammates."

Everyone in the audience nodded to express their understanding.

"Boss, what if Rashford plays?" Maya Yoshida suddenly asked.

"The outcome of this game lies not in the wings but in the midfield. When Manchester United lacks Pogba, our midfield reserves can completely suppress Manchester United."

Pellegrino chuckled upon hearing this and switched the screen to another interface.

Southampton's current double midfielder consists of Romeu and Lemina. The former is better at frontal interception and has above-average passing ability.

The latter has strong jumping, confrontation, and athletic abilities, and is very good at fighting with others on the defensive end.

As long as the two of them can suppress Fellaini and Matic, Manchester United's three central midfielders will have to play very hard due to lack of support, resulting in a greatly weakened offensive intensity.

But what troubles him is that Southampton's offense is also weak and may not be able to pose much of a threat to its opponents.

However, there is a disguised solution, which is to create great resistance for Manchester United in terms of offensive advancement, so that these pressures can be directly transferred to the defense line.

Of course, it's easy to say it, but if you want to do it, you still have to rely on the execution of the players.

Pellegrino suddenly slammed the table hard and said in a very serious tone: "We only won one of the first five rounds of the Premier League. The fans and management have long been dissatisfied, so this game can only be won but not lost."

"I hope you can do your best, not only for others, but also for your own future."

Having said this, he glanced at the corner of the conference room without leaving any trace, where Van Dyke was.

Since the opening of the summer window this year, Van Dijk has submitted a transfer application to Southampton Club to join Liverpool.

But for the current Southampton, in order to ensure the stability of the league results, they must not lose a mainstay defender, so they refused without hesitation.

But he didn't want to get too tense with the other party, so what he said was also a hint.

You will finish this season well and let your value rise again. If you want to leave the club next year, you will never stop him. You will even stretch out your hands to celebrate.

Van Dijk still remains silent. He is also considered a late bloomer and did not land in the Premier League until he was 24 years old.

As age continues to increase, competitive status inevitably declines.

That's why he wanted to join a wealthy family as soon as possible to carve out a bright future for himself.

But the club would rather hide him than let him go. Although it seems like a lose-lose situation, in fact the player's loss is immeasurable.

After Van Dyke figured it out, he nodded slightly.

Now that the decision has been made, let's play well in the next games and pave the way to Liverpool next year.

Pellegrino couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he saw it.

at the same time.

Carrington Training Base.

Also conducting a pre-match tactical meeting.

"First of all, we have to play very conservatively in this game. It may be ugly on the scene."

"But it doesn't matter, I just want to win."

Mourinho looked around, his tone full of determination.

With the current player configuration of Manchester United, if they are as full-fire as they were in the previous games, it will definitely lead to a separation between offense and defense.

And there is an important Champions League game coming next, so we can only try to win the game in the simplest way.   defensive counterattack
  Under such a premise, vertical burst speed is essential, so Rashford is still the first choice on the wing.

However, if the situation is deadlocked, Chu Feng can be used as a special soldier.

The Manchester United players were a little nervous because there was a similar situation last season.

After they took the lead, they began to defend with all their strength.

However, mistakes continued to occur during the game, maybe Fellaini stepped up to send a penalty kick, maybe De Gea missed the ball, etc., which eventually led to the equalization.

Mourinho noticed the expressions of the players and pointed to his eyes: "Everyone look at me. If I say that you have completed the transformation, do you believe it?"

"Don't question my vision, let the data speak for itself."

"Phil Jones, in the last round, he made 3 steals and 5 aerial challenges, all of which were successful. He also had 1 interception and 11 clearances."

"Bailey."

"chu"

"Fellaini"

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"This game may be very difficult, but as long as we have enough will and hard work, we can definitely win."

Mourinho's voice became louder and louder, he stretched out his fingers one by one, and blurted out the offensive and defensive data of each player.

After a long time, the conference room fell into silence again.

Unconsciously, the Manchester United players straightened their backs and stopped looking away.

Chu Feng looked at Mourinho talking eloquently and truly felt his unique personality charm.

After these two bowls of chicken blood dried up, even though he had a more mature soul, he still felt like his blood was boiling.

Of course, Mourinho also did many things wrong, even badly.

But those seem to have nothing to do with me.

In more than a month, Mourinho has been good enough to him, helping him in training, providing opportunities in games, and caring in life.

Chu Feng thinks he is not a white-eyed wolf and is willing to do his best on the field.

Not only for oneself but also for the other party.

But he still believes that Mourinho's habit of always being sensational needs to be changed. After all, no one can stand the way of playing that is full of blood every day, and it cannot drive an entire season.

of course.

He would certainly not say these words directly.

When the two teams held a tactical meeting, the heat of the game continued to soar.

First of all, judging from the nicknames of the two teams, the Red Devils and the Saints are somewhat of a rivalry.

Secondly, from the perspective of the intertwined factions in the Premier League, Southampton is known as Liverpool's second team, with its number one younger brother.

They are usually known for their aggressiveness and attack hard against other strong Premier League teams, but they are gentle and gentle when facing Liverpool.

Southampton fans seem to have the same characteristics, arrogantly posting taunts on social platforms.
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  [Manchester United is just lucky, they just didn’t meet a strong team. 】
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  [Manchester bastards, we will make you regret coming to St. Mary's Stadium! 】
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  [And that Chinese boy you brag about, don’t let Maya Yoshida and Cedric stop you from crying. 】

With the violent temper of Manchester United fans, they naturally fought back fiercely, with all kinds of friendly greetings pouring out in an endless stream.

In this atmosphere, time soon came to the next day, and the sixth round of the Premier League was about to begin.

Southampton vs Manchester United!

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