green showman

Chapter 954 Duzi
April 12, Old Trafford.

As early as an hour ago, the stands were already overcrowded, the loud singing never stopped, and the waves of people flowed from east to west and then from west to east.

The announcer chanted: "It's time, let's welcome the new King of Old Trafford...Best!"

Sun Wu walked out of the player channel slowly, holding up the Golden Globe with one hand, and waving the other hand in response to the thunderous applause from the stands.

In the commentary seat on the south stand, Zhan Jun, who was commentating on the spot, listened carefully and said with a smile: "This is the coronation ceremony of the king."

"Yes, I'm late, but it's finally here." Zhang Lu suddenly paused, looked at the big screen and said with a smile: "There are many guests who came to the scene today, Manchester United's 92 golden generation, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Charlton, and Roy Keane, Cantona..."

"Haha, Guardiola is here too." Zhan Jun shook his head, "Although he is applauding, he is not here to congratulate."

"Well, Guardiola is for this game. Manchester United, which has won 13 consecutive victories, will face Chelsea, which has won 12 consecutive victories. In the next round of the league, Manchester City, which has won 18 consecutive victories, will also come to Old Trafford."

After the reporter’s interview and taking pictures, Sun Wu walked to the sidelines and handed the Golden Globe to Christine behind the bench, and then shook hands with Conte. At the same time, the players of both sides walked out of the player tunnel.

"Well done, even midfielders, even defenders, and goalkeepers should be eligible for this award." Conte looked polite.

Sun Wu thanked a few words politely, but complained in his heart, what are you pretending, who doesn't know that once the game starts, you Conte will be a big horse monkey!
"The game is about to start." Zhan Jun quickly reported the starting lineup, "Manchester United still has a 4231 formation, goalkeeper De Gea, and the defense line is Alderweireld, Rojo, Lucas and Pavard. Both Luke Shaw and Coleman have returned but are on the bench, the midfield is a combination of Kante, Lingard and Sun Wu, and the trident is Harry Kane, Griezmann and Bernardo. Silva."

"Lingard's appearance was a bit unexpected." Zhang Lu commented: "Fletcher was injured in the Club World Cup, but Herrera and Milner both sat on the bench."

"Lingard is more of a cameo this season." Zhan Jun continued: "Chelsea is still a 343 formation, Courtois guards the goal, the defense Azpilicueta, David Luiz and Kashi Er, two defensive midfielders Schneiderlin and Matic, two wingbacks Moses and Marc Alonso, the trident is Cuadrado, Diego Costa and Hazard."

"Relatively speaking, there are no injuries in the Chelsea team, and they also have advantages in physical fitness." Zhang Lu is not very optimistic that Manchester United can easily beat Chelsea. goals, and five of them were set pieces, which means only two goals were conceded in open play."

"It's going to be a very tough game for Manchester United."

"The referee Marina blew the whistle to start the highlight of this round of the Premier League. Three hours ago, Manchester City swept Sunderland 4-0 at home and won 18 consecutive victories in the season. Now it's up to Manchester United and Chelsea!"

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United did not aggressively press the high post, but they did not retreat deeply, but controlled the ball smoothly in the midfield.

Sun Wu kept running to pass and catch the ball, and observed the positions and running routes of Chelsea players through the "God's perspective". It has to be said that Conte's defensive training ability is not inferior to that of Mourinho.

The defensive actions of Chelsea players are not large, but they extremely compress the space, tightly block the passing routes, and can often quickly form a numerical advantage in a small area.

In the 8th minute, Lingard lost the ball in midfield, Matic protected the ball and turned around to pass, Moses sent a low ball from the right to the center, and Hazard had already thrown Pavard away.

The Belgian winger suddenly picked up the ball and wiped out his national teammate Alderweireld, then faked a shot and dunked Kante and sent a diagonal ball.

"Cuadrado... cross... Costa behind!"

"Oh, De Gea's shadowless foot made another contribution!"

Diego Costa kicked the goal post. He felt that the ball was sure enough, so he deliberately pushed it in the opposite direction, and it was a ground ball, but De Gea, who was too late to get off the ground, stretched his legs to block it, and then Rojo Foot clearance.

"Simple, fast, and deadly." Zhan Jun commented: "Everyone knows that Chelsea's offense is inseparable from Hazard, but the ball king is in such a good state this season that he is almost omnipotent."

"Whether you can restrain Hazard's personal performance is the key to whether Manchester United can win the game."

Sun Wu is also very clear about this, but he didn't let Pavard or Kanter pay attention to marking Hazard, but carried out the exchange tactics.

In the 15th minute, Bernardo Silvane cut the ball in the middle and tried to rub the ball over the top to Griezmann, but Matic accurately predicted that Gao Gao jumped up and headed the ball to clear the siege. Chelsea's counterattack started again .

Cuadrado retreated to catch the ball and made a breakthrough action, causing Lucas to retreat, and then the Ecuadorian slanted Hazard on the left.

Different from the last time, Hazard stopped the ball and turned around twice in a row, and then accelerated to wipe out Pavard. The latter even pushed the handle secretly, but Hazard was very stable and did not fall.

"Hazard is here again..." Mortensen laughed and said, "Uh uh uh, it's Best, did Best retreat so deep?"

Facing his old teammate Sun Wu, Hazard swayed from side to side and then accelerated. Although Sun Wu hit his shoulder and accelerated to stick, Hazard had already passed the ball.

"Ooh... Bernardo Silva!"

"The Portuguese came back so fast... Alderweireld... This is Manchester United's counterattack!"

Hazard was a little surprised. He didn't expect Bernardo Silva to return to the defense so quickly, and he didn't expect Alderweireld to receive a shovel pass from Bernardo Silva instead of returning to the penalty area. And launch a counterattack immediately.

After receiving a direct pass from Alderweireld, Lingard ran wildly on the right side, cooperated with Falcao and immediately made a pass. Although the ball bypassed Cahill in the previous point, David Luiz headed the ball ahead of Griezmann.

Conte on the sidelines did not jump up and down like a big horse monkey at the moment, but rubbed his chin thinking... All this should not be a coincidence, but a response from Manchester United.

Conte's eyes fell on Sun Wu, this Chinese is one of the best midfielders in the world, and his tactical ability is also a leader among his peers.

Because of the arrangement of two defensive midfielders, Chelsea's frontcourt offensive routines are simple, but there are also delicate running routines in the simplicity.

When Hazard cuts from the left to the center, Diego Costa, who is at the top, needs to retreat and pull to the left. On the one hand, it is to draw the attention of the opponent's defense, on the other hand It is also for the purpose of going back into the penalty area to grab points to have an unexpected effect. The previous grab point that was close to breaking the goal is an example.

But considering the overall tactics, Diego Costa's side pull is also to make up for an important part of the defensive tactics. Once Hazard is intercepted, Diego Costa needs to try to delay the opponent's counterattack on the left. He and Marc Alonso were on one side.

After watching for nearly 10 minutes, Conte was sure about Sun Wu's tactics. When Hazard cut inside, Sun Wu would retreat very deep, while Bernardo Silva and Alderweireld To deal with Diego Costa on the side.

Because Marc Alonso is an important member of Chelsea's counterattack forward, once Manchester United can steal the ball, Chelsea's left side is almost defenseless.

And Lingard, who was supposed to appear in the middle, will appear behind Mark Alonso, and Falcao and Griezmann will also move closer according to the actual situation. Although they have not threatened Chelsea's goal so far, Chelsea's left has already Was disturbed.

Conte roared a few times and made a tactical gesture to Hazard. The latter immediately calmed down and stopped making frequent cuts to organize the attack. Instead, he stayed on the left side and cooperated with Alonso.

Sun Wu is very satisfied with the current situation. With Mane injured and Shaqiri abandoned, Lingard is the player who can speed up the counterattack in the Manchester United team. Leila's reason.

In a sense, Lingard's chess piece successfully exchanged Hazard.

Chelsea's three tricks didn't work, Sun Wu made a tactical gesture to his teammates, now it's our turn.

(End of this chapter)