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Chapter 656 The upcoming transfer window
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Manchester United's away game against Naples is the last game of the UEFA Champions League group stage. The former has won the top spot in the group one round ahead of schedule, while the latter still needs to compete with Leverkusen for a place in the Europa League.

In the UEFA Champions League group draw at the beginning of September, this group was the group of death, but I did not expect Manchester United and Barcelona to be very strong. They basically swept the two weak teams.

The back-to-back games between Leverkusen and Naples were all draws, and so far they only have 2 points... There is no group of death at all.

Pochettino has carried out a large rotation, basically all the core players are rested, Fellaini, Ashley Young, Lingard, Evans, Lin Degao and others played, but Sun Wu also started, anyway he There will be rest for the next few games.

Sun Wu is very, very cautious this time... The fact that he was sent off after failing to reshuffle the league in the last round has become a hot topic on Twitter.

Facing the Manchester United second team, Naples gave it a go, pressed hard at the beginning and took the lead in the 15th minute. Higuain continued his form in Serie A and cleverly wiped Evans in the penalty area to take the lead .

In the 25th minute, Sun Wu sent a pass from outside the penalty area, and Lingard, who rarely played, volleyed to equalize the score.

Since then, the situation has been deadlocked, because in another game, Barcelona has already led Leverkusen 1-0.

Until the 70th minute of the second half, in another field, Sun Xingmin's forced breakthrough caused Alba's foul, and Emre Can scored a penalty kick to equalize the score.

At this time, Naples was forced to a dead end, and the breakthrough chosen by these guys was actually Sun Wu... In this game, Sun Wu asked Lingard to play the 10th position, and his position was slightly retreated to form a double midfielder with Fellaini.

In the 75th minute, Sun Wu was finally forced to foul and got a yellow card, and Hamsik also successfully used this free kick to assist Cannavaro Jr. with a header and scored again to exceed the score.

Sun Wu and Hamsik had a private relationship, and the two had a mutual friend Pekarik.

After the re-kick-off, Hamsik did not shy away from directing his teammates to break through Sun Wu...

One minute later, Pochettino replaced Sun Wu with Cleverley.

"How could I be bullied too?" Sun Wu, who was sitting on the bench, said in an unbelievable tone: "When we meet next time..."

"Okay." Mike Phelan elbowed Sun Wu, "Best, have you thought about it?"

"Would you like to appeal?" Sun Wu blurted out, "Of course not, the appeal cannot fully catch up with the Christmas schedule, and it may delay a few games early next year. I remember the match against Chelsea, which is the battle of Tianwangshan. "

Miguel on the side moved his lips but still didn’t say anything. The battle of Tianwangshan generally refers to the match between the leaders with similar points and the No.2 team. It was a six-point game, but Manchester United lost to Newcastle After that, they are 2 points behind the second-ranked Manchester City.

Sun Wu, who was sitting on the bench, looked around and asked boringly: "Miki, are you talking about a transfer?"

It is already mid-December, and the winter transfer window will open in half a month. For the club, most of the transfer work must be completed before the transfer period.

"Well, Chelsea is quite troublesome." Miguel covered his mouth with his hands and whispered: "The Portuguese doesn't really want to sell Lukaku, but wants to recommend another person to us..."

"Who?"

"Spanish midfielder Mata."

Sun Wu groaned, remembering, just in this winter transfer window, Mourinho did sell Mata to Manchester United, it seems that the price is not low... Then a few years later, the two of them were at Old Trafford German stadium reunion.

Tsk tsk, there seems to be something wrong, Lukaku, Schneiderlin, and Mata all "used" to join Manchester United...

However, Mata is not very suitable for the current Manchester United. Pochettino requires the frontcourt players to have strong running ability, physical confrontation ability, and not weak counter-attack ability. And Mata is a typical technical midfielder, a bit like David Silva who is good at playing as a midfielder, but at a much slower speed.

And Mata's worth is definitely not too low, if it is just to enhance the depth of the bench, it would be too extravagant.

Sun Wu thought for a while and asked in a low voice: "What about Schneiderlin?"

Pogba has been injured constantly, and Sun Wu and Pochettino are not optimistic about his performance in the position of defensive midfielder. Carrick can't help much in defense, and Cleverly is even more so. It's not that he is active in running, and he can't sit firmly in the main position.

Only Motta can handle the defensive midfielder position. Although he also has many weaknesses, the key is that Motta is 33 years old and it is difficult to cope with such a dense schedule in the Premier League.

The most important thing is that Sun Wu went to the reserve team the day before yesterday. Fletcher has returned to the reserve team to participate in training games earlier this month, but judging from the recovery situation, it is estimated that he will not be able to help in a short time.

"Southampton are talking about it. They don't want to let Schneiderlin go, but want to sell Wanyama." Miguel pouted, "But Mauricio still wants Schneiderlin."

"Registration book." Sun Wu nodded, "If you want to buy a black and hard African midfielder, that Tiot who was the lore in the last game is also very good, and the price is much lower."

"Yeah, so Schneiderlin's value is definitely not low, and Southampton doesn't expect to be able to retain people, the key is money." Miguel leaned his head over and whispered: "Let him and Motta play double midfielders? "

Sun Wu pondered for a moment before he came to his senses, "Ask Mauricio about this."

Miguel smiled and encouraged: "What do you think? I think a single midfielder is enough."

"We'll see the situation when the time comes. Different opponents have different formations." Sun Wu mumbled over.

In Sun Wu's blueprint, Schneiderlin or Fletcher play the single midfielder, Sun Wu is the core of the playmaker, Motta or Pogba should be around him, Lingard and Cleverly must go to the back row .

Moreover, Motta and Pogba can fine-tune their positions according to changes in the situation, which is difficult for Lingard and Cleverley.

Jesús on the side has been listening quietly, then suddenly turned his head and said: "By the way, Miki received a scouting report yesterday. The club has been observing a Spanish midfielder for a long time. It is recommended to make a move in the summer transfer window." .”

"I know about it." Mike Phelan took over, "The midfielder of Athletic Bilbao, Ander Herrera, is very good. Sir Alex Ferguson was eyeing him two years ago before he retired. He is dead, and the scouting system has never given up on observing him."

Herrera, the famous political commissar of the Red Devils!

Generally speaking, there are two general directions for clubs to recruit targets. One is the choice of the head coach because of his preference and tactics, and the other is the suggestion given by the club's scouting system after long-term observation.

Sun Wu tilted his head and thought for a while. The political commissar of Egypt is a player with both talent and hard work. A typical Bilbarian, he has excellent skills, flexible movement and tenacious fighting spirit, and his playing style is very aggressive.

"how much is it?"

"How do you know now?" Mike Phelan shook his head, "And Mauricio is needed to determine whether to start negotiations."

If the value is not too high, Sun Wu thinks that Herrera is really suitable for the current Manchester United team.

Just when Sun Wu and Miguel were chatting happily, the game ended.

Although Fellaini scored with a header before the end, Higuain scored twice and finally allowed Naples to beat Manchester United 3-2 to continue this season's European journey.

This is also the second time that Manchester United has lost consecutive games this season and the first time in a row.

In the words of The Sun, Manchester United is on the verge of collapse.

(End of this chapter)