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Chapter 934 Recruits
This double red meeting is wonderful by the standard of ordinary games, but it is a bit unqualified by the standard of double red meeting.

No red card, no penalty kick, no conflict, not even a flop, what kind of double red game is this!
Therefore, after the game, the media focused their attention on the newcomers on both sides.

The "Daily Mail" introduced the players who participated in the double red meeting for the first time at length, and even Lineker mentioned it on the "Match of the day" program at the weekend.

Depay and Robertson in Liverpool's summer signings both had a wonderful goal, and Arnold, who had just been promoted to the first team, had a beautiful assist.

And Manchester United is even more surprising. The three main players of Lukaku, Schneiderlin and Thomas Muller have left the team. ·Stall is injured, and Herrera, known as Best's best partner, has not returned yet.

There are seven rookies in Sun Wu's lineup, but all of them performed well, and even five of them were scored by rookies. Even Harry Kane did not live up to Sun Wu's trust again.

Of course, the truth is not that simple. Since the warm-up match in mid-July, Sun Wu has used the overall training bonus card for the team. This card consumes 7 points and lasts for two months. The tacit understanding between players in training.

Sun Wu has confidence in his own tactics, and also has confidence in his own abilities. He is very clear about the abilities of the players he picks, and with the addition of this card, the victory of the Double Red Club is not a surprise to him. .

Just when Sun Wu was full of ambition, three days later, Manchester United was tied 2-2 by Eindhoven in the first match of the Champions League.

The starting list Sun Wu has made a substantial rotation. Apart from himself, only Griezmann, Kanter, Lucas, De Gea, and Van Dijk continue to start.

The first half went smoothly. Although it was difficult for Falcao to find a chance because PSV Eindhoven accidentally set up an iron bucket formation, Griezmann scored a cold shot from outside the penalty area, and Mane shot from a small angle to expand the score. .

Sun Wu commanded the team to withdraw slightly to pass the time, but the situation changed suddenly in the last 10 minutes, PSV Eindhoven's crazy Jedi counterattack, and it was still a counterattack that was not the Eredivisie. They directly sent their big feet into the penalty area to grab points to find chaotic opportunities.

Michael Keane made consecutive mistakes. He accidentally pushed the ball into the small penalty area during the fight. Mexican central defender Moreno received an own goal assist and scored with a header.

In stoppage time, Michael Keane tried to steal from outside the penalty area, but was passed by the opponent's forward, and then the opponent's left back shot from the far corner of Keane's defense to equalize the score.

Regarding these two goals, Sun Wu didn't have much to say. It's okay to say that he was unlucky, but it was obvious that the opponent aimed at Michael Keane.

But this game is over, last season's main guard combination Alderweireld and Phil Jones will return, and Michael Keane can sit back on the bench.

On September 9th, Manchester United challenged Southampton in an away game. Phil Jones and Van Dijk formed a central defender combination.

Coupled with Kanter in front of them, Tadic, Sean Long, Pellet, Ward-Prowse and various types of attackers had no chance to threaten De Gea throughout the game.

Harry Kane, who started again, did not score, but he sent two assists in the first half, and Griezmann scored twice.

In the second half, Phil Jones scored from a corner kick to seal the score. Manchester United easily beat Southampton 3-0 away to get 3 points.

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Carrington Base.

The last two weeks have been double matches a week. Two days after defeating Southampton, Manchester United will welcome Ipswich Town, their first opponent in the League Cup, at home.

Sun Wu stared at the standings for a long time before shaking his head. Manchester City, which received strong support again in the summer, now maintains a record of unbeaten victories, and only conceded a total of 4 goals, including an own goal.

Not to mention De Bruyne, he quickly showed the level of a world-class midfielder at the Elyhard Stadium, while Sane, Baines, Kimmich, Vidal, and Laporta all performed very well.

But what surprised Sun Wu was that Kimmich appeared more in the midfielder position. Although he was a bit weak in physical confrontation, his clever way of playing made Fei Bird pale in comparison.

"Best, he's here." Rolf knocked on the door and brought Van Dijk in.

"Virgil." Sun Wu beckoned and pulled Van Dijk to sit down, "What would you like to drink?"

"Boiled water."

"Great habit." Sun Wu grinned.

Van Dijk twitched the corners of his mouth, otherwise what could he say... Luke Shaw, who was still recovering from his injuries a few days ago, was caught by Rolf for drinking happy fat house water, but Sun Wu publicly claimed that he wrote it down in a small notebook, etc. Luke Shaw will settle accounts after his comeback.

"I noticed in yesterday's game...you were in command." Sun Wu stretched out his hand and pressed down to signal to calm down, "Perfect defense, I just want to ask, did Phil suggest it?"

Van Dijk settled down and said slowly, "I discussed it with Phil."

The ambiguous answer let Sun Wu know the truth. In yesterday's game, Phil Jones, an old man, completely accepted the command of Van Dijk, a newcomer. This surprised Sun Wu, but the effect was very good.

It is impossible for van Dijk to take the initiative to propose this, it is easy to offend people, it should be Phil Jones' idea, he has never been the leader of the defense in Manchester United these years, before Ferdinand, Vidic, and later Alderway Laird.

The problem lies in the latter. Alderweireld has become the leader of Manchester United's defense in the past two years. His command will allow Manchester United to have a defense that is not the best in the Premier League or even Europe, but it works very well.

The question now is, if Alderweireld and Van Dijk play at the same time, who will be in command?
Will Sun Wu support Alderweireld, who has a good relationship, or Van Dijk, whom he finally snatched...

The command of the defense line is uncertain, and problems are prone to occur. Sun Wu has to make a choice... After he really accepted the position of head coach, he felt that even Amin Fei, whom he hated the most, was quite difficult.

But since Van Dijk was called to talk, of course Sun Wu already had some concerns.

"In the next confrontation training, I will let you and Alderweireld always be in the same team." Sun Wu said with a smile: "Virgil, you have to understand me, as a young man who is not yet 30 years old , It is difficult for me to manage the team in the way of Ferguson and Mourinho."

"If you do that, the atmosphere inside the team..."

"So, I hope you develop a tacit understanding with Alderweireld in training."

"If there is no accident, the two of you will be Manchester United's main defender combination in the future."

Seeing Van Dijk leave thoughtfully, Rolf and Mike Phelan walked in.

"Is this necessary?" Rolf shook his head, "Just designate Van Dijk or Alderweireld."

"Back then, Vidic and Ferdinand didn't really say who commanded whom. As long as there was a tacit understanding, they would determine their respective defensive goals according to the opponent's offensive style." Mike Phelan was also not optimistic about Sun Wu's approach, "Best, You let them figure it out on their own, and it's easy to create a gap between them."

"Maybe, until they solve this problem, I won't let them play at the same time." Sun Wu shrugged, "In the position of head coach, I'm just a recruit, don't worry."

"But they may not think so." Rolf said anxiously: "Even Wenger will make a choice. Have you forgotten Boas?"

Sun Wu grinned, "Chinese people have the habit of giving courtesy first and then fighting."

(End of this chapter)