green showman

Chapter 926
On August 8, Manchester United played an away game against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium in Wales.

Unlike other Premier League teams that spend money like water, Swansea insists on their small business, and the lineup has basically not changed much. The only change in the main lineup is the striker.

The combination of Michu and Boni, who were once prominent in the Premier League, were dismantled, and both of them have left the team. Swansea bought a new striker from Ligue [-], Gomi.

When the players on both sides were warming up, Sun Wu couldn't help but carefully scrutinized Gomi. This black guy was not particularly outstanding, but his terrifying physical fitness and extremely focused professional attitude caused headaches for countless defenders.

However, Sun Wu's deepest impression on him is Gomi's celebration.

Once a goal is scored, Gomi will crawl from the lawn to the sidelines, roaring loudly, with a hideous face... Gomi himself explained that he was imitating a lion, but the fans agreed that it was a zombie crawling, and some ball boys were even scared You have to run!

Sun Wuzai looked carefully for several times, and finally determined that the reason why the zombie crawled instead of the lion roaring was because of his appearance...

After closing the door, Sun Wu clapped his hands, "Okay, what should be said has been said yesterday, and what should be paid attention to has been explained. If you want to foul Kanter and Fletcher, try not to give them a better position ball."

The Swansea team that makes Sun Wu most vigilant is the Icelandic sniper Sigurdsson. He is the player with the most direct free kicks in the league since 2012.

Since Sun Wu became the head coach, the atmosphere in the locker room has become relaxed after a short period of tension, which has something to do with Sun Wu's attitude and various details.

For example, Sun Wu often announces the starting list internally two days in advance.

Sitting in his seat, Sun Wu patted Lucas on the shoulder next door, "How is it? Didn't lie to you, there are plenty of Manchester United games, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on alone!"

Lucas smiled and nodded again and again. Luke Shaw was injured before the start of the season. The French defender has continued to start until now. After this game, he has played more games than in the previous season.

Sun Wu decided before the start of the season that he would not give up any competitions. This season, Manchester United has the confidence to cope with various competitions. It is hard to say whether it will go to the end, but the staffing is more than enough.

Mike Phelan looked down at his watch, "Okay, the time is up, it's time for us to play."

Walking out of the locker room, Sun Wu smiled and gave Sigurdsson a high-five, unaware of the complicated eyes of South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yong.

It is not once or twice that Ji Chengyong and Sun Wu have played against each other. He knows that Sun Wu came from the Blackburn youth training camp, so although he has been defeated repeatedly, he has no complaints. But just a few days ago, the newcomer The words of compatriot Sun Xingmin caused an uproar in South Korea.

In an interview with South Korean media, Sun Xingmin admitted that Sun Wu tried to recruit him several times in Schalke 04 and Manchester United. Sun Xingmin said it was his honor to go to Manchester United to cooperate with Sun Wu, but in the end he refused due to consideration of playing time. , Maybe this is the regret of my whole life.

The kimchi people were very dissatisfied with this, and even Ji Chengyong was affected. The Korean website made a signature of tens of thousands of people, hoping that Ji Chengyong could beat Manchester United...

Sun Wu, who knew nothing about this, performed as well as ever on the court. In the 21st minute of the game, Sun Wu cheated Ki Sung-yong with two consecutive fake shots and real dunks from outside the penalty area, and then fired with his left foot, the ball It flew into the far corner close to the ground.

10 minutes later, Sun Wu received a cross from Bernardo Silva in almost the same position, did not adjust and grabbed his right foot before Ki Sung-yong and scored from the far corner.

"It's very easy!" Zhan Jun said with a smile: "This is Sun Wu's routine operation. Ki Sung-yong has no way to contain Sun Wu's performance in the midfield."

"This has a lot to do with Sun Wu's range of activities." Zhang Lu saw the change with sharp eyes.

Indeed, after switching from Thomas Muller to Bernardo Silva on the right, Sun Wu's running route and range of activities have changed. The latter has the ability to pass and control that the former lacks, which makes Sun Wu The cross-running between Wu and seat B is very frequent.

The goal just now was actually Sun Wu moving from the right to the center, while Bernardo Silva was forced to go outside by the opponent's defender in the center, and Coleman sent a cross pass to assist after passing consecutively.

Now Manchester United has a lot of choices in the position of second striker and winger. Griezmann generally occupies the main position, and the remaining position is Mane, Bernardo Silva and Shaqiri.

From the current point of view, the B seat is the first to take the lead. The reason is very simple. He can enrich Manchester United's offensive routines in the frontcourt.

After a 2-0 lead, Sun Wu commanded the team to slow down the formation at the back. Swansea tried to press the attack but was blocked by the powerful midfielders of Kante and Fletcher.

During the half-time break, Sun Wu Falcao replaced Harry Kane, who still had no achievements. The Colombian striker signed at Manchester United yesterday and arrived at Swansea this morning.

Manchester United still firmly controlled the situation in the second half, but unlike the first half, Swansea's possession rate was on the rise.

Mortensen has a precise evaluation of this, "In fact, now is the most dangerous moment for Swansea. Unlike Guardiola and Klopp insisting on their own style of play, Best has always only chosen what is most beneficial to him... "

It doesn't matter the ball possession rate, it doesn't matter how good the scene is... Sun Wu knows very well that if he wants to gain a firm foothold in Manchester United and win the support of the fans and the club, the only criterion is the championship!
This is Manchester United, this is Old Trafford.

Not Real Madrid, not the Bernabeu!

With the Swansea players frantically running to intercept in midfield, Sun Wu deliberately gave up possession and replaced Bernardo Silva with Mane in the 62nd minute.

In the 70th minute, Swansea, who had been unable to attack for a long time, was finally punished.

Shelvey's direct pass was cut off, and Griezmann's direct pass found Falcao, who was assigned to the left for the first time.

Sun Wu, who was cruising to the left, took the ball to avoid Ki Sung-yong's flying tackle, and then swung his left foot to send a wide-arc cross.

After the ball bounced off the ground and bypassed Williams in the front point, Falcao directly ejected from the back of his right instep and scored to expand the score to 3-0.

Then Sun Wu replaced himself with Milner.

The bench was very quiet, Mike Phelan rushed to Harry Kane in the back row and beckoned him to the front row.

"Don't be discouraged." Mike Phelan comforted Harry Kane in a low voice and pressed him down to sit beside Sun Wu.

Five consecutive starts failed, and Falcao successfully scored his first goal in less than 24 hours after joining... How could Harry Kane not be depressed.

"Harry, you have to pay attention to Falcao's running position." Sun Wu took a few sips of water and picked up the tactical board. "Although he is a center forward, his running position is very flexible, and he doesn't run randomly, it's all deliberate."

Sun Wu quickly drew a sketch on the tactical board, "For the goal just now, although he was at the forefront, he was not standing in the middle, but on the left side, and he sent the ball obliquely to me."

"Then I was jogging all the time, and then I suddenly accelerated the moment I entered the penalty area, and scored behind Williams..."

This goal is not very exciting, but it fully expresses Falcao's technical characteristics.

Although the speed is not very fast, and the explosive power is not top-notch, Falcao has strong observation skills, wide vision, and the timing of using his body and explosive power is ingenious.

There has never been a so-called forbidden area without a sense of smell, which is the result of experience.

Coupled with good side-drawing ability, not top-notch but very practical dribbling skills, if he is five or six years younger, Sun Wu will definitely choose Falcao instead of Harry Kane.

Harry Kane listened attentively and nodded from time to time. Although he was frustrated, he could also sense that Sun Wu valued him.

"Actually, Falcao is quite similar to you. Except for the shooting and grabbing points that the center must have, you both have excellent off-the-ball running ability that ordinary centers rarely have."

Sun Wu said with a smile: "When you were at Tottenham, the reason I recommended you to Guardiola was that your running position in training and warm-up games was very good."

"Covering Jamie Vardy at Leicester City severely restricted your range of motion and running routes, but at Manchester United, you don't need to be someone else's green leaf."

Harry Kane nodded heavily.

But just as his mood improved, Harry Kane soon became complicated again.

In the last 10 minutes, Falcao scored a hat-trick with a head kick and two goals. In the end, Manchester United swept Swansea 6-0 away. Another goal also came from Mane who came off the bench.

Coming off the bench to score a hat-trick within 24 hours of his move, Falcao couldn't have started better.

(End of this chapter)