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Chapter 663 One-eighth final opponent
On December 12, Manchester United continued their away trip to the Carrow Road Stadium to adjust the "Canary" Norwich.

Pochettino made a big rotation, Alderweireld and Coleman, Giggs, Cleverley, Fellaini, Ashley Young played in rotation, and Hernandez returned from injury Also got to start.

Norwich is currently deep in the relegation zone and urgently needs to grab points. Before the game, many Norwich fans were still counting on Manchester United to steal from the rich and help the poor again, but their dreams were shattered in just 5 minutes of the opening!

"Excellent Best, the fourth goal in two games!" Mortensen shouted from the commentary booth, "This is an atypical Best, maybe he will set a personal scoring record for the season!"

Sun Wu currently scored the most goals in a single season in the season of Schalke 04. He scored 11 goals in all seasons, but this season is only halfway through, and he has already scored 8 goals.

Different from Sun Wu's previous scoring methods, this time his goal came from the penalty area to grab a point. Coleman made a pass from the bottom, Hernandez made a touch forward, and Sun Wu in the middle stayed on the inside of the defender's foot Score.

Sun Wu seemed to be very excited about this goal. He roared and rushed to the sidelines, took off his jersey and danced in the air...

Mike Phelan twitched the corners of his mouth, "Isn't it a bit early?"

"Forget it, it should have been earlier." Miguel looked at the referee who ran over with a yellow card in his hand, "Best always tried to do everything the best. He thought it was the most stupid thing to take off his clothes to celebrate getting a yellow card after scoring a goal. Even if you want to get a yellow card, it needs to be worth the money..."

"That's why he failed to swipe cards, but he is so smart..." Jesus shrugged, "Already started to adjust, but I was a little surprised that he chose to adjust in the game instead of on the training ground."

"As for Best's tactical interpretation ability, I don't think anyone will question it." Pochettino spread his hands and said: "It's just cruel to me. Many times, he has already done it before I open my mouth."

Just yesterday, Pochettino received a notification from Santoku that Southampton was finally settled. When the transfer window opens on January 1 next year, Schneiderlin will transfer to Manchester United.

Although Sun Wu prefers Fletcher, he also has expectations for Schneiderlin's arrival. With such a tough midfielder, Manchester United's offensive routines in the frontcourt can be enriched a lot.

With Motta and Cleverley forming a double defensive midfielder, Sun Wu had to retreat frequently to organize the ball, not only because Motta was mainly responsible for defense, and Cleverley's organizational ability was slightly weaker, but also It is because Manchester United needs to accumulate more manpower in the middle of the midfield to make up for the weakness of the defensive midfielder.

In this game, Fellaini started the game. Although he did not conform to Pochettino's tactical style, with slow speed and weak mobility, he was not inferior to Schneiderlin in terms of tough defense, so Sun Wu advanced in this game. The range is deeper and the number of times is more. Once the ball is lost, it is often to counterattack on the spot instead of retreating to make up for the gap in the middle.

The scene where Sun Wu inserted into the penalty area and successfully scored a goal just now showed his thoughts on fine-tuning the tactical system behind, which is consistent with Pochettino's thinking.

After losing the ball, Norwich began to counterattack, aiming at Manchester United's center, and kept making left and right maneuvers in the midfield, trying to open a gap in Manchester United's center.

But Norwich's own strength quickly made their ideas come to nothing.

In the 23rd minute, Griezmann intercepted the ball in the midfield and returned it. Motta sent a high-quality long pass. Hernandez appeared behind the Norwich defender and easily stopped the ball and scored.

Before the end of the first half, Ashley Young also scored the first goal of the season on the Canaries. The score of 3-0 made Norwich no longer have the heart to resist, and Manchester United stopped in time and did not want to kill them all.

Everyone is in the same class, and they all know it well... The pressure on the shoulders of the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League is actually greater than that of giants such as Manchester United and Chelsea.

If Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City fail to win the league title, of course it is a failure, but as long as they reach the semi-finals to ensure that the qualification for the Champions League next season can always be explained, the fans will not be very dissatisfied.

But if a team like Norwich is relegated...it would be a disaster. You must know that Norwich's broadcast share last season exceeded 9000 million pounds!
At the end of the season when everyone is desperate, the goal difference is likely to become a factor affecting whether the team is relegated or not. On the contrary, the Premier League has not won the championship by goal difference in 20 years. Therefore, generally speaking, after 3 points are determined, the lead Either side will stop in due course.

This is also one of the reasons why many people think that it is difficult for Messi to achieve his current status after he came to the Premier League. The crazy scoring data of the coal ball king is based on the indifferent attitude of many La Liga teams.

La Liga's broadcast share is different from that of the Premier League. Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid account for more than 50.00%.

In the Premier League, if Messi dares to shovel data on Norwich City, believe it or not, someone will aim at your leg and throw a shovel. This kind of deliberate foul can't be avoided even if Messi's agility is doubled...

In the end, Manchester United easily swept Norwich 3-0 and won the three-game winning streak in the Christmas schedule.

And Sun Wu is also very satisfied, and finally got five yellow cards. He will miss the 1st round of the Premier League against Swansea on January 12 next year due to accumulated yellow cards, but he can play in the next round of the Premier League. The rules of the game are so weird, and the suspension for accumulating yellow cards is every other round.

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"Tonight's live broadcast? Of course I will watch it...Anyway, I can't meet you, and Real Madrid is also the first in the group stage." Sun Wu was frying steak in his hand, and smiled with his mobile phone on his shoulder: "Luka, it is said that Benitez is about to I was kicked out, hahahaha!"

Mourinho retired after winning the Big Ears Cup for Real Madrid last season, and Benitez succeeded him... Unlucky Fatty Bei, he took over the Triple Crown Inter Milan and made a fuss. Dare to take over the mess left by Mourinho.

Modric on the other end of the phone gets annoyed when he thinks about it. The Real Madrid team is in a mess right now. Iker Casillas, Ronaldo and Bale are making a fuss, Khedira and Illarramendi, Jesse and Mo Lata, Di Maria and Isco...

After the first half of the season, Real Madrid didn't have the same starting list for any two games...

"By the way, Best, I haven't congratulated you yet, the best team in the group stage." Modric barely cheered up, "The best midfielder in the first half of the season."

UEFA announced yesterday the best team for the UEFA Champions League group stage this season. Among them, Manchester United has two selected, namely Sun Wu and Griezmann.

In fact, there are only three people selected in the Premier League, and the other is David Silva next door, who forms a midfield with Sun Wu and Harvey.

"Thank you, you're welcome, this is what I should do and what I should get." Sun Wu gave a very Best style answer, "Luka, just wait, I think maybe we have a chance this season fight."

"I've been waiting for you. In fact, I've been waiting for a long time." Modric was indignant. He lost to Schalke 04 in the Champions League with no resistance, and he was still thinking about revenge. As a result, he became a teammate at the end of the season.

"Okay, okay, don't think so much, go on vacation." Sun Wu hung up the phone without waiting for Modric to reply.

"Modric's phone number?" Fei Sun, who took over to serve up the steak, asked casually, "What's the matter?"

"The brain is out of order!" Sun Wu was also speechless, "Bale and Ronaldo had a big fight, Benitez couldn't hold it back, and I don't know what Modric was thinking, but he asked me to mediate, I'm full caught!"

Bell followed the original trajectory of time and space. Although his performance was mediocre after landing at the Bernabeu last summer, he scored the winning goal for Real Madrid in the Champions League final. Monkey King, who is four years younger than Ronaldo, began to have the idea of ​​usurping the throne...

Although these two are on the friend list, how could Sun Wu meddle in this kind of nosy matter, if he really wants to intervene, maybe both of them will disappear from the friend list!

After gnawing on the steak, Sun Wu pondered in his mind... Manchester United's quarter-finals should not be a big problem. If it goes further, Real Madrid is a good choice!
After Sun Fei was rushed to wash the dishes, Sun Wu lay comfortably on the sofa and called out, "Xitong!"

Erham got up silently, picked up the remote control from the table...

What appeared on the TV screen was a person Sun Wu was fairly familiar with, Luis Figo, this guy was running a prosperous restaurant in Barcelona, ​​Sun Wu was taken by Messi to eat a few times, and he once chatted with Figo A few words.

"Fútbol Club Barcelona." Figo smiled and showed the note in his hand to the camera.

There was obviously noise coming from the scene, and the live broadcast camera did not go to Barcelona coach Martino, but gave Manchester City coach Guardiola a close-up.

The meaning is obvious, the one drawn first is Manchester City.

"Hahahaha..." Sun Wu couldn't help laughing, "This is definitely cheating by UEFA!"

What a gimmick, Barcelona's former captain and meritorious coach Guardiola faced his old club.

Almost all players and fans can be sure that UEFA probably manipulated the lottery... although they don't have any evidence.

Otherwise, how could Barcelona and Chelsea be in full swing, making Barcelona the lifelong enemy of the Magic Birds.

Sun Wu, who was staring at the screen, couldn't help laughing again. Guardiola rubbed his bald head and showed an obvious wry smile... If it was next year, maybe he would still be a little messed up, but now this Manchester City team, if there is no miracle, it is [-]% useless !
Looking back, the Swiss powerhouse Basel played against Paris Saint-Germain.

Chelsea vs Bayern Munich.

Sun Wu laughed again. After 210 minutes of hard work between the two teams in the Champions League semi-finals last year, Bayern Munich beat Chelsea on penalties to reach the final. Tsk tsk, UEFA is cheating...

AC Milan vs. Atletico Madrid.

Tsk tsk, the iron-blooded army led by Simeone is gradually showing its glory. It beats Real Madrid and Barcelona to rank first in the league, and also qualified two rounds ahead of the group stage. Sun Wu vaguely remembers that Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League final this season.

Olympiacos vs Borussia Dortmund.

Sun Wu sighed regretfully, this Greek team is the weakest of the top 16, and Tuchel really took advantage of it!

After Galatasaray was drawn against Chelsea, Sun Wu glanced down at the newspaper on the table and counted... There are only two teams in the second place in the group that have not been drawn, and St. Petersburg Zeni of the Russian Super League Special, Schalke 04 of the Bundesliga.

Nima, UEFA won't play so well... Sun Wu twitched his lips. Generally speaking, facing his old club is often the most news-breaking point, and Sun Wu is a well-deserved No. 1 in Manchester United's lineup.

"Zenit St. Petersburg."

Figo reached into the box and took out a small ball, facing the camera with the note, "ManUtd."

It's okay, it's okay... Sun Wu breathed a sigh of relief, it's best not to play against his old club, Sun Wu doesn't like to fight back like Baggio...

Turning off the TV, Sun Wu walked into the study room. Tomorrow will be the last game of the Christmas schedule, a home game against Cardiff City, but Sun Wu has already done his homework for this game. He wants to find information about Zenit St. Petersburg .

Regarding this Russian Super League team, Sun Wu only remembers that "Tsar" Arshavin once led his team to kill Bayern Munich and won the Europa League championship. Well, it was the season when Sun Wu led Blackburn to kill Bayern for the first time.

Opened UEFA's official website to check, and Sun Wu unexpectedly discovered that there are quite a few familiar names in this team.

In addition to the "tsar" Arshavin, there are also the Italian international Cristo who once played for Juventus, Sun Wu's "old acquaintance" Timoschuk at Bayern, and the famous black spot with 5000 million euros last summer. The "Hulk" Hulk transferred from Porto.

Sun Wu knows Hulk very well. This guy is a freak. He went to Japan to make money before he was famous in Brazil. The Super League, and in a few years, even go to the Chinese Super League...

Moreover, Hulk's physical fitness is extremely perverted, and his vigorous shots can stun defenders, but he is playing as a winger.

But in any case, Hulk is the most threatening attacker of Zenit St. Petersburg. Sun Wu thought about it and called Miguel, asking him to help collect some video data of Hulk.

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The next day, the British media were lamenting that only Manchester United could be considered the top draw in the quarter-final draw. This also needs to take into account the relatively weak bench depth of Manchester United and the severe cold weather of nearly minus ten degrees in St. Petersburg in February next year. .

Chelsea will face Bayern Munich. This will be a big matchup, but Chelsea's performance in the Champions League group stage this season is very poor. They were double-killed by Basel and can only qualify for the second place in the group.

Manchester City is basically hopeless. Although half of the Manchester media are encouraging, Guardiola has a chance... But Barcelona has reached the semi-finals of the Champions League every year for the past eight seasons. Martino will not live up to it. As for the first knockout round, they couldn't pass the test.

As for Tottenham, another Premier League team participating in the Champions League, it is said that Tottenham fans are rioting and demanding the resignation of club chairman Levy...

Uh, there's another accident...

The other half of the Manchester media are reminding Guardiola... well, you can learn from Best. He has two wins and one draw against Barcelona three times, and he still didn't play in the draw.

Before the home game against Cardiff City, Sun Wu made a special phone call to Patrick to tease him about it... He called Guardiola, but he refused to answer the caller ID.

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