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Chapter 986 Bat Legion
At the turn of the century, the most stable and outstanding teams in La Liga were not Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​but Valencia, known as the "White Ghost".

The defense is solid, the counterattack is efficient, and it can continue to dig out outstanding new stars. This has allowed Valencia to win La Liga twice and enter the Champions League final twice.

Back then, Mendieta, Aimar, Vicente, and Albelda formed a well-known combination throughout Europe.

But then Valencia gradually declined. Due to financial problems, they repeatedly sold their stars. Otamendi, Alba, David Silva, Mata, Villa, Isco, and Bernat left one after another.

It is now 2016, and Valencia is no longer as strong as it used to be. It is already surprising that it can reach the Champions League knockout round. Sun Wu looked at the opponent's starting list and shook his head again and again. At a glance, he could hardly see any familiar names.

Uh, Mustafi is quite familiar with him. He went to Arsenal later, but he didn’t make the Gunners’ defense much more stable, and Cancelo is also counted. Sun Wu knew that this small full-back performed very well in Serie A. Par Ke... It seems that he went to Barcelona later, but he was a recognized parallel importer.

"It is worth noting that Valencia's defensive layering is very good." Rolf told the players in the locker room the key points of the game. Manchester United flew to Valencia on February 2 after three days of rest.

"The two defensive midfielders Banega and Parejo are both excellent, and the defense is also good, so the offense requires more patience and a variety of offensive ideas." Rolf nodded Cancelo, "Need Watch out for the Portuguese defender's assists, Valencia only scored 7 goals in the Champions League in the group stage and he was involved in 5 of them."

Sun Wu nodded in agreement, because Lucas did not return from injury, so Luke Shaw will be the starter.

"What this game needs is your offense. Under normal circumstances, you are always within the 40-meter zone." Sun Wu patted Luke Xiao on the shoulder, "Leave the replacement to Rojo."

Rojo, who has returned from injury, has recently won the starting position in good form, and in the absence of Lucas, he is the only left-footed player in the central defender.

For the first game of the knockout round, Sun Wu has done a lot of preparation work, and he is also full of confidence and desire for victory.

When leading the team out of the player tunnel, Sun Wu couldn’t help but feel that Valencia has really declined. There are a lot of empty seats in the stands of the Mestalla Stadium, which can accommodate more than 5 spectators. Even if it enters the knockout round, Valencia fans There was little passion either.

"Players from both sides have already played, and the first match of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League knockout round is about to begin." Zhan Jun said with a smile: "Valencia has been unbeaten in the league for 3 rounds, and Manchester United ended their winning streak even though they were tied by Chelsea. , but immediately swept the black cats Sunderland 7-1, whether it is strength or morale, Manchester United has the upper hand."

"But football is round." Zhang Lu shook his head. "Manchester United's defense needs to be more vigilant. Sunderland succeeded in the first attack in the last game."

"The referee whistled and the game officially started. Manchester United formed a 343 formation in this game. Van Dijk, Alderweireld and Rojo formed a three-centre back, and Luke Shaw and Pavard played as wing backs. Te and Sun Wu are in the middle, with Harry Kane, Griezmann and Salah in front."

The biggest advantage of the 343 formation is that the control of the midfield is very strong, but at the same time, it can take advantage of the repeated impact of wingers and wingbacks in the wing attack. Sun Wu immediately focused on the side after a short observation of possession road.

In the 5th minute, Luke Shaw made a pass from the left, and Harry Kane squeezed Mustafi's header and missed the goal slightly.

In the 11th minute, Pavard received Sun Wu's exquisite pass and wiped it into the penalty area and then made an inverted triangle pass. Sun Wu caught up with his left foot and shot the COSCO goal post. Griezmann made a supplementary shot and was saved by the goalkeeper.

In the 15th minute, Salah and Pawar played consecutive kicks. The Egyptian made a fake pass and then suddenly started an inside cut. After hitting the wall with the forward Sun Wu, Salah Choosing to pass through the right side of the penalty area, Harry Kane slanted his right foot and hit the side net from a small angle.

Manchester United's wave after wave of offensive made it difficult for Valencia to parry, and the high press after losing the ball made them even more flustered.

Within a quarter of an hour, Manchester United completed seven shots, one of which was on the post and hit the goal range three times. It can only be said that Valencia was lucky not to concede the ball.

But the resistance of the Bat Legion lasted only 20 minutes.

Harry Kane pulled to the left and formed a numerical advantage with Griezmann and Luke Shaw. Griezmann broke through and was intercepted, but Luke Shaw successfully countered the oblique plug and Harry Kane resisted Mu Staffy carried the ball into the left side of the penalty area and rolled the ball vigorously to pass.

"Counter grab... oblique plug... Kane, Kane cross!"

"Salah...Best!"

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

"Best opened the scoring for Manchester United and Manchester United led 1-0."

Mike Phelan and Rolf on the sidelines celebrated by high-fiving. This goal seemed ordinary. Sun Wu easily pushed the shot into the net from the back point, but it reflected the clear tactical thinking in Manchester United's 343 formation attack.

Harry Kane pulled out to get the ball and made a pass from the left. The right winger Salah suddenly stepped in to grab the front point. Sun Wu and the Egyptian who suddenly advanced forward crossed positions and appeared at the back point.

Although there were only two points, Harry Kane drew Mustafi, Salah and Sun Wu's cross-runs made the Valencia defenders lose their defensive goals, and the goal came naturally.

Regarding the 343 tactic, the Manchester United coaching staff has actually always had objections, because Sun Wu is a chess player who is used to controlling everything from the outside. Sun Wu did a good job this time.

The Valencia players looked a little numb after conceding the ball, and Sun Wu didn't celebrate too much. For the current Bat Corps, this Manchester United team has an overwhelming advantage almost anywhere.

After the re-kick-off, Valencia launched a wave of offensive. Sun Wu was not in a hurry. He directed the team to retreat, but it was difficult for Valencia to come up with effective offensive methods after attacking the frontcourt. I can only keep passing back and passing back and forth... Boos have already sounded in the stands.

But Sun Wu did not take advantage of the trend to push the formation out, but maintained the advantage of the number of people in the backcourt. Griezmann moved in and kept a suitable distance from Sun Wu. Harry Kane in front contained the opponent's defense line, and Salah moved flexibly.

Valencia players also know that it is dangerous to continue like this, but they are not willing to retreat... The fans are booing.

As a result, before the end of the first half, Manchester United made another move to seal the victory. Luke Shaw suddenly went around and made a steal.

Griezmann moved to the left to open up Valencia's defensive formation, Salah quietly retracted, and Harry Kane's two consecutive acceleration actions firmly restrained the two central defenders.

In an instant, Manchester United's frontcourt attack formed a 5-on-4 attack. Luke Shaw was ahead of Parejo and passed the right rib with his toe.

Sun Wu, who followed up, made a direct and vigorous volley fake action, which attracted Banega to block the ground, and then he sent a pick pass with his left foot. Griezmann nodded and ferryed the ball. Inner pressure Mustafi scored with a header relay.

"Beautiful counter-attack to break the goal, smooth and without sloppy, the players' running positions are clear and full of layers."

Zhan Jun gave this counterattack a high evaluation, "Although there is no wonderful extraordinary, Manchester United pulled Valencia's defense into a mess through the players' running positions. Every offensive player has at least one touch. It is very short. It went into the box in time and Harry Kane scored with a header."

"Not as artistic as MSN, but Manchester United's attacking attack is more efficient."

"Valencia's nickname is the Bats, but today Manchester United is more like 11 bats. They seem to have no eyes and fly around to great effect. Valencia's defense has nothing to do with them."

(End of this chapter)