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Chapter 955: Manchester United's Advantage

Chelsea are quite satisfactory, Manchester United step by step.

Chelsea previously won 343 consecutive victories with 13, relying more on their unparalleled defense.

Manchester United won 12 consecutive victories before, relying on the extremely creative attack combination in the frontcourt.

Although it was the first time they played against each other, Conte and Sun Wu knew each other well.

Looking at the examples of Guardiola, Klopp, Enrique, Mourinho, and Wenger, Conte will never take Sun Wu lightly.

And Sun Wu is very clear that the strength of Conte's Chelsea team, although only Hazard is a superstar, and the offensive routine is relatively simple, but the defense is solid.

Therefore, in the last 20 minutes of the first half, the three most eye-catching players on the field were Matic, Schneiderlin and Kanter.

Both sides put the main battlefield in the midfield, fighting fiercely, and people can be seen everywhere. These three defensive midfielders deserve to be the protagonists.

Even though Sun Wu ran horizontally in a wide range, suddenly moved forward after retreating, used unconventional movements to get rid of it, and even used off-the-board moves...

It's useless, it's useless at all, Matic and Schneiderlin, the midfielder partner, performed too well.

Collisions, physical confrontation, pulling, squeezing space, and blocking passing routes, all methods were aimed at Sun Wu.

Once Sun Wu receives the ball, Schneiderlin will pounce on it immediately, and then Matic will either block the passing route according to the actual situation, or work together to steal the ball, or make up defense at critical moments.

Until Marina blew the whistle for the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0, and apart from Diego Costa's close shot, there were only 4 shots, all of which were long shots, all of which were shot. Off target.

Guardiola in the stands was so boring, because Conte and his tactical thinking were completely different. One aimed at Sun Wu, and the other deliberately ignored Sun Wu.

Moreover, Chelsea's extreme style of play with two defensive midfielders made Guardiola sigh. If it weren't for Hazard who was in excellent form, Conte's formation could almost be regarded as killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred.

But Guardiola couldn't leave. He didn't see any accidents in the 45 minutes of the first half, whether it was a temporary accident caused by Sun Wu or an accident in Manchester United's offensive tactics.

To beat Chelsea, Sun Wu needs to come up with something different. Guardiola believes that the second half or even the last 10 minutes will be the climax.

in the locker room.

Although the score was 0-0, there was a good atmosphere in the Manchester United dressing room, and everyone was joking about Harry Kane and Falcao.

So far, Harry Kane has 9 goals in the league and 13 goals in all competitions, and Falcao has 10 goals in the league and 13 goals in all competitions. The two are neck and neck.

But starting from October, whoever starts will not score, and whoever comes off the bench will score. Originally, this Club World Cup has changed, but returning to the Premier League is the same old way.

"Actually, Harry doesn't want to start." Griezmann said with a smile: "But Falcao doesn't want to start either... Tsk tsk, it's really difficult for Best to arrange the starting lineup."

"How about letting you start in the next round, and then replace you with them." Sun Wu glared at his friend, "You played a lot of center forwards in the previous two seasons."

"that's right!"

"That's a good idea."

Harry Kane and Falcao immediately agreed, causing laughter in the dressing room.

"Okay, listen to me." Sun Wu stood in front of the tactical board and clapped his hands. "The deployment before the game is to exert strength in the second half, but the details need to be adjusted."

"Bernardo, if you return to defense in the second half, your goal is Marc Alonso. When attacking, try to make a fuss about the ribs. I will be behind you."

"Lucas, you have to pay attention to the position of the Nigerian, use the running position to pull him away, and if necessary, you can also enter the penalty area. You are much better than the Spanish defender in your jumping height."

"After the start of the second half, try to create opportunities in the middle. Lingard, Griezmann, pay attention to my pass. Even if the opportunity is not good, take two long shots. I hope Schneiderlin and Matic's Focus on the middle as much as possible.”

Sun Wu finally looked at Pavard, "In the second half, you need to be cautious when going forward on this side. Hazard is the most threatening player for Chelsea. He chooses to foul at the right time. If I get a yellow card, I will replace Coleman."

After a simple adjustment, the Manchester United players chatted and ate some energy-enhancing snacks and fruits, while Sun Wu, Mike Phelan and Rolf discussed other topics in the corner.

"Salah did not enter the squad." Sun Wu pointed out directly.

"He has not entered the squad for three rounds of the league. With William and Cavani, there is no substitute for him in the Trident." Mike Phelan whispered: "In the last round of the league, Quadra was replaced at halftime. Next, Willian was injured again in the second half, Conte put Moses up the front line, and then replaced Damian."

"I heard that Salah was also complaining when he was interviewed by the Egyptian media, but his words were very careful." Rolf laughed: "But Conte may not need Shaqiri."

This is the plan Sun Wu made a few days ago. He wanted to exchange Shaqiri for Salah.

"It is true that Shaqiri needs the ball more than Salah, and he also likes to cut in from the right to find opportunities." Sun Wu sighed, "But even if Mane's injury is not considered, we still need to add a winger."

Mane has been diagnosed and will not be able to return until mid-February. Manchester United's schedule is very dense in January, Shaqiri has been abandoned, and Manchester United needs to add a winger even if they consider rotation.

Salah is the most suitable candidate for Sun Wu. There is no problem with his ability. Sun Wu can use cards to adjust his status, and his tacit understanding can also be strengthened with collective cards. Most importantly, Salah can play in the Champions League.

"Let's go out, wait until the game is over." Mike Phelan coughed twice, "If you can guarantee the win, stop in time, don't hit too hard... Be careful that Chelsea won't let anyone go."

Sun Wu shrugged and walked out of the locker room first.

Mike Phelan said that it was not for nothing that he could beat Chelsea. Since Conte changed to 343, the Manchester United coaching staff has done a lot of work.

The 343 formation has high requirements on the tactical ability of the players, and Manchester United has an advantage that other teams cannot match in this regard, because their head coach is on the field.

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"There are no substitutions on either side." Zhan Jun took a closer look at the players on both sides. "Falcao, Herrera, William, and Cavani are all still sitting on the bench."

"The second half started. Manchester United kicked off. Sun Wu's position seems to have changed."

According to the deployment during the intermission, Sun Wu and Bernardo Silva made a fuss in the ribs, while Lingard and Griezmann, who retreated inside, and Harry Kane made 3 long shots in 3 minutes .

Among them, Harry Kane's powerful shot was quite threatening, and Courtois made a save, and Conte on the sidelines began to jump up and down.

Sun Wu keenly noticed the changes. In the second half, Schneiderlin strengthened the horizontal sweep, which caused a gap in the already very stable Chelsea center.

However, before Sun Wu made a fuss based on this, Manchester United unexpectedly took the lead.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"Look who this is?!"

"N'Golo Kante, the French midfielder's first goal of the season, oh, what a beautiful long shot!"

Kanter grinned and ran towards the corner flag. He has only scored 4 goals in his career so far. He did not expect the 5th goal to be in such a heavyweight game.

"It's really unexpected...Sun Wu was dumbfounded." Zhan Jun laughed and said, "It's a beautiful long shot. Although the angle is not tricky, it bounced off the ground just before Courtois."

"The replay came, Pavard made a 45-degree cross from the right, Cahill headed the ball to clear, Lingard volleyed directly and was blocked by David Luiz, Griezmann took the ball again and was intercepted by Matic, but The ball rolled out of the box..."

On the screen, Schneiderlin has already made up, but he was a little slower. Kante, who is in the same position as him in the same national team, made a burst shot without thinking. The ball fell to the ground and bounced off Courtois. Network at hand.

In the chaos, Kante gave Manchester United the lead with such a crisp shot.

In this regard, Sun Wu hugged Kanter and commented, "Admit it, you just want to get out."

(End of this chapter)