green showman

Chapter 63 Eastern Witchcraft
The routine training in the morning was over, and after lunch in the cafeteria, Sun Wu went directly to Mark Hughes' office.

"No, no, this is a rare opportunity. Manchester United's forward line is short of players. Saha and Rooney have not returned yet. Currently, only Carlos Tevez is a forward." Lawrence's voice can be heard clearly through a door Chu, "If you stick to the 451 formation, the crosses from the two wingers Peterson and Bentley will hardly be effective. There is only Santa Cruz in the penalty area..."

"But if you play a 442 formation, Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo has the ability to single out a defense line, and the four midfielders will be understaffed defensively." Another assistant coach Claremont retorted: "Better than Compared with Rooney, the cooperation between Tevez and Ronaldo is more tacit, and Ronaldo, Nani and Giggs often change positions, resulting in a local numerical advantage..."

Lawrence snorted coldly, "There has never been a perfect formation, but if you don't try, there may be no chance of winning!"

"Lawrence, you're making a fuss." Claremont waved at Mark Hughes.

"Mark, I know what you're thinking." Lawrence aimed at Mark Hughes, "You want Best to start, right? He, I think..."

Mark Hughes on the sofa was expressionless, but he scoffed in his heart. Lawrence seemed to be caring for Best, but actually had his own purpose.

Lawrence is a meritorious player and coach of Blackburn. He has been in this club for decades, and he is protecting the interests of the Blackburn club. After all, Best still has not completed his contract renewal under the current fame.

After Sun Wu listened carefully to this passage, he thought about it and left.

Mark Hughes in the office said to Lawrence with a smile: "Actually, the 451 midfielders in my plan are Peterson, Bentley, Dunn, Mokena, Tugay... As for Best playing... "

Tugai is a defensive midfielder in Turkey. He moved to Blackburn in the winter of 2007. However, because Mokona and Dunn are rarely absent, he has had no chance to play. Most of the time he is in the reserve team. This month because of the old captain Germany was injured again, and Tugai was transferred to the first team, and he stayed because of his good training performance.

"This is my idea, and there are good reasons." Claremont confidently took out a piece of paper from the drawer, and took a book to cover half of the paper.

Lawrence looked down suspiciously. The paper listed Sun Wu's playing time, opponents, goals, assists and other data in Blackburn.

"Is there a problem?"

"Chelsea twice, Manchester City twice, Manchester United, Tottenham, Middlesbrough, Arsenal."

"Except for the first game against Manchester City, Best played well in every game. It is strange to say that Best seems to perform better against the giants..."

Of course, Sun Wu really didn't understand Middlesbrough and Manchester City before 2010 in his previous life...

Claremont emphasized his tone, "However, there are injuries in almost every game!"

"And they're all Blackburn's wounded, all over the pitch...from the front line to the midfield to the back, only Friedel is safe..."

Lawrence moved the book away vigorously to reveal the part covered by the paper, his eyes scanned from top to bottom, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"The first game, against Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final, made his debut as a substitute for the injured Emerton."

"In the second game, the league started against Manchester City, no injuries."

"In the third game, against Tottenham in the league, Bentley came on as a substitute for the injured Bentley."

"Fourth game, FA Cup final against Manchester United, substituting for the injured McCarthy."

"Fifth game, the first game of the new season against Middlesbrough, once again substituting for the seriously injured McCarthy."

"In the sixth game, against Manchester City in the league, Peterson, who was temporarily injured on the bench, started the game."

"In the seventh game, against Chelsea in the league, Bentley, who was temporarily warmed up and injured, started the game."

"In the eighth game, against Arsenal in the league, Savage was injured and left after coming off the bench."

Every injured player's name was marked in red pen, leaving only the second game, starting against Manchester City...

"As long as you are not included in the starting list, something will happen!" Claremont said with a serious face, "Either the starters are injured during warm-up, or the players on the field are injured. McCarthy is the worst, injured twice and was carried out on a stretcher..."

Lawrence's lips were trembling, and he barely explained, "It was just an accident..."

"It can be said to be an accident once or twice, but it is an accident so many times?" Claremont pressed: "Then how to explain that no one was injured in the first match against Manchester City?"

"Since Best entered the first team, the frequency of player injuries has greatly increased, and most of them are in games rather than on the training ground!" Claremont's lips fluttered up and down, "This is witchcraft, mysterious oriental witchcraft! "

Lawrence looked blank, as if he was listening to a bible...

"Of course, I don't think Best did it, but maybe his parents knew about oriental witchcraft. It is said that they would drink the juice boiled from bark and grass leaves, and then they would wear animal skins and light a bonfire..." Claremont danced. , "We can't bet on the health of other players!"

Wearing animal skins, lighting a bonfire... Mark Hughes next to him covered his face speechlessly, Claremont, are you talking about oriental witchcraft?They are primitive tribes in Africa...

But Lawrence was obviously dizzy, and he still knows how to think divergently, "Well, it is said that Best is infatuated with a waitress at Papa's bar. She is a Chinese student studying abroad. Maybe it's her witchcraft..."

Seeing Lawrence holding the door frame when he staggered out, Mark Hughes turned back and smiled bitterly: "When do you think he will find out?"

"That depends on Best's starting... When will teammates be injured." Claremont touched his chin and thought for a long time, "Mark, do you think there is really witchcraft? It is common for players to be injured, but I checked the information Except for the first game where Joe Cole and Emerton were injured at the same time, only Blackburn players were injured in other games and the opponent had no injuries."

"And every time he gets injured, Best will come on as a substitute..." Mark Hughes also felt a little drummed in his heart, "Oriental witchcraft..."

"In fact, some witchcraft is still useful, such as the cupping. It's unbelievable that it really works!"

In fact, superstitions are very common in the Premier League. For example, Phil Jones, who is still in the reserve team, wears socks before every game. He puts on his left sock first for home games, and his right sock for away games...

(End of this chapter)