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Chapter 291 Manchester United's Central Axis
In football games, no matter what tactics you play, the final solution to the problem is in the middle, because the goal is in the middle.

So, if your team has a very strong central axis, then they will be able to extend a lot of changes on the court.

Especially for Manchester United.

Because Manchester United's wing attack has penetrated into the genes, if they have the ability to pierce their opponents in the middle, it will not be good news for their opponents.

Mourinho looks good at the goal bus, but that's just an appearance.In his football world, if he can win by stacking all 11 men in the opponent's penalty area, he will definitely do it.

So, when he saw that Pogba and Ye Tian could have a chemical reaction after joining the line, his heart moved.

Pogba is both offensive and defensive, but for some reason, he seems a little loose on the court.

Ye Tian also has both offensive and defensive skills, and he used it unexpectedly, maybe as he said, as long as he is not allowed to play the goalkeeper, he will be fine.

After an exchange, he even took the initiative to help Mourinho solve problems and dig holes for Pogba.

When Mourinho first heard about this crude plan, he couldn't believe it could be successful, but Ye Tian narrowed his eyes and said: "If this method doesn't work, I will let him know how to play football to be beneficial to the team." Helpful."

At that time, Mourinho was a little panicked.

Fortunately, Pogba seemed to be simple-minded and fell into the trap, and, in the training since then, his performance has become better and better.

Therefore, during the training, the central axis with Pogba at the back, Ye Tian at the center, and Ibrahimovic at the front was declared complete!

On September 9th, they arrived at the Feyenoord Stadium, but Ye Tian didn't come with the team, and he didn't appear on the squad.

For four consecutive games, Mourinho considered rotation.

Therefore, the detection of the central axis still needs to wait until the next few games.

In this game, he made the final adjustment to Pogba and put Pogba on the attack line.

Manchester United go 4-2-3-1:

Goalkeeper De Gea; defenders Damian, Smalling, Bailly, Rojo; midfielders Schneiderlin, Herrera; midfielders Mata, Pogba, Martial; center Rashford.

Ibrahimovic went with the team. When the two teams couldn't start the situation, he also played in the second half and made several threats. Unfortunately, he failed to score the opponent's goal.

However, in the 79th minute, Feyenoord was crossed by Jorgensen's offside counterattack, and Verhena scored with a low shot!

Due to this misjudgment, Manchester United lost the first away game of the Europa League.

They didn't have time to sigh, and immediately flew to Watford's home stadium, Vicarage Road Stadium.

This time, the central axis first fit together.

It is still 4-2-3-1.

Goalkeeper De Gea; defenders Valencia, Bailey, Smalling, Luke Shaw; midfielders Pogba, Fellaini; midfielders Rashford, Ye Tian, ​​Rooney; center Ibrahimovic.

The central axis fit together for the first time, showing their offensive power, but also exposed some problems.

Ibrahimovic, 29 touches, 0 steals, 1 interception, 5 shots, 1 goal, 0 assists, 2 violations;

Ye Tian, ​​87 touches, 2 steals, 4 interceptions, 3 shots, 1 goal, 2 assists, 4 violations;

Pogba, 63 touches, 4 steals, 0 interceptions, 2 shots, 0 goals, 0 assists, 1 violation;

Three people on the central axis scored two goals and assisted two goals, basically concentrated on Ibrahimovic and Ye Tian. Judging from the number of violations, Pogba is also in an auxiliary function and does not participate much in offense.

But he had 0 defensive interceptions.
Fellaini's statistics can compete with Pogba.

Fellaini, 68 touches, 2 steals, 1 interception, 1 shot, 0 goals, 0 assists, 1 violation.
Mr. 1.2 million and 2000 million perform equally?
This shows that there are still many places to be excavated on this central axis, and, more obviously, this line is dominated by Ye Tian.

Watford was also fierce in this game, scoring 3 goals for Manchester United. Fortunately, Manchester United's central axis debuted for the first time, and Rashford scored after receiving Ye Tianfen's goal. Manchester United still won the game away. All three points.

Instead of returning to Manchester, they rushed to Northampton's Heathfields Stadium to participate in the third round of the League Cup.

In this game, except for Smalling and Rooney, all positions are rotated.

In the 16th minute of the game, the Northampton midfielder passed the ball back to the goalkeeper, and the goalkeeper caught the ball with his hands, which gave Manchester United a free kick in the penalty area.After a series of cooperation, Carrick opened the scoring for Manchester United.

In the 31st minute, Schneiderlin made a 45-degree pass from the left. Mensa inserted a header from 8 yards on the right rib. The ball bounced off the crossbar. Rooney scored with a header, but when Mensa shot Offside goal is invalid.

In the 42nd minute, Rojo's header in the penalty area was not far away. Mensa was standing on the left side of the penalty area and was waiting for the ball. Revel stabbed the ball from behind to the middle. Penalty kick, Revel took the penalty and tricked Romero into the ball, 1-1.At the end of the first half, Manchester United tied 1-1.

In the second half, Mourinho replaced Ye Tian and Rashford.

In the 68th minute, Manchester United counterattacked after Schneiderlin made a steal from the center line. Rashford made a pass back from the left side of the penalty area. Herrera shot from 22 yards with his right foot and the ball flew into the lower left corner.

In the 70th minute, Herrera made a steal and passed a long pass to Ye Tian. Ye Tian single-handedly entered the penalty area and then passed the ball to Rooney. Rooney succeeded in an empty goal and Manchester United led 3-1.

In the 75th minute, Herrera made a long pass from the backcourt. Goalkeeper Smith rushed to the line of the penalty area and was forced by Rashford to make a clear kick and fell down. Rashford smiled and took the ball into the empty goal. Manchester United 4 -1 lead.

In the 92nd minute, Rooney made a 45-degree cross from the right, and Ye Tian scored with a header from 8 yards. Rooney completed the exchange of courtesy.

In the end, Manchester United won 5-1 away.

In this game, Mourinho experimented with using Ye Tian alone. Although the opponent was a League One team, Ye Tian passed and shot in less than 40 minutes after he played, and he had a similar match with other Manchester United players. Good chemistry.

So, how much does Pogba and Ibrahimovic benefit Ye Tian?
Ibrahimovic is okay, but Pogba...

Of course, it's too early to draw conclusions, but, as it happens, the next home game is coming soon.

Ranieri's Leicester City, at the beginning of last season, said they were fighting for relegation, and the relegation team won the championship if they kept it.

And they conceded 36 goals last season, second only to Tottenham's 35 goals, which shows that Ranieri's defense is extremely strong.

This season, Leicester City currently has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 7 points. It doesn't seem to be the case in terms of points, but the team they tied with is Arsenal.

There are no underdogs in the Premier League.

Before the start of the season, they played against Fox City in the Community Shield Cup. In that game, Manchester United won 4-1. At that time, Manchester United did not have Pogba.

Therefore, this meeting is also a test for Pogba.

Mourinho said this to Pogba.

"If you don't perform well in this game and can't achieve a complete transformation, in future games, I will reduce your playing time."

Pogba expressed shock at Mourinho's remarks.

"You must remember that good or bad performance is not judged by your goals or assists. I will see your fighting spirit on the court through my eyes!"

Mourinho puts his hand on Pogba's shoulder.

"Paul, I have extremely high expectations for you, but you have to change your game attitude, so that you can become unstoppable! Just like...Ye Tian."

Pogba was a little unconvinced at first, but when he heard the name, he immediately lifted his spirits.

"I will, Coach!"

　Dichlorvos: Those lives that you think are unreliable are full of things you have no courage to do.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)