Strong Waist

Chapter 97 Against Manchester United

Manchester United has recently won consecutive victories in European wars and leagues, and showed a small climax at the end of the season.

This also led to Manchester City coach Solskjaer being called "Solskjaer" by fans, saying that the other party's coaching ability is excellent.

Moreover, Solskjaer has Manchester United pedigree, which also makes him easier to be accepted by Manchester United fans.

Today's Manchester United fans are still immersed in Ferguson's coaching era. For many new head coaches, this is extremely stressful.

Even Mourinho needed to bear this pressure, but he failed to prove it and eventually left Manchester United due to the judgment of the top management.

Today Solskjaer is coaching well.

Solskjaer's tactical system is based on 4-2-3-1, which is the core tactic of the defensive midfielder.

Rely on Pogba's ability to further develop the team's offensive capabilities.

Whether attacking or defending, you need to get instructions from the midfielder.

Pogba plays the role of a helmsman at Manchester United.

This tactic is understandable, but the problem is that Pogba's mental attributes are not strong enough.

Occasionally when Pogba appears confused, Manchester United will encounter an extremely bad situation, which is also the reason why they have conceded many big goals this season.

Once Pogba doesn't work, Manchester United's train seems to have stalled.

This also requires ensuring that Pogba must be online and have a clear game idea.

For this reason, Solskjaer placed a full-time bodyguard type player next to Pogba to help Pogba relieve the pressure.

This defensive midfielder has only one responsibility, and that is to help Pogba deal with all threats to the opponent.

But even so, Pogba often appears confused or in poor condition.

This state also makes the media and reporters feel that Pogba is unable to take on major responsibilities.

In other words, he must be assigned a bodyguard similar to Kanter or Lucky.

But the problem is that with Lucky, there is still Pogba.

Lucky can do the work of Manchester United's two defensive midfielders by himself. Although it is a bit expensive, isn't it great?

Even Solskjaer kept saying in front of the media that Pogba is an outstanding player.

But he also secretly had some calculations in his heart.

Solskjaer does not think Lucky and Pogba are players of the same level.

He only said this in order to cater to the other party and the harmony of the team, but deep down, he still recognized Lucai's ability more.

Even if Lucky is not his player, if Lucky appears in the transfer market, it will definitely trigger a rush from all the giants in Europe.

This is the embodiment of Lucky’s value!

For Solskjaer and Manchester United, Lucky is their opponent after all, so they need to find a way to restrain Arsenal.

But no matter how much they pondered and discussed, they could not find a concrete and feasible solution.

In the end, they can only hope to rely on Pogba's ability to suppress it.

But is this really possible?

April 14th, the quarter-finals of the 2016/2017 Europa League.

Arsenal vs Manchester United match.

Manchester United, playing at home, is fully prepared to challenge Manchester United.

As for Manchester United, they are under pressure.

Solskjaer's expression was also extremely serious.

Although he did not think so, the media will inevitably link Mourinho with him.

In the first half of the season, they had already lost to Arsenal. If they lose this game again, it will be really hard for him to explain.

If you can win, then win. If it's not possible, it's okay if you can draw.

The starting lineups of both sides are as follows:

Arsenal (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: Martinez.

Defenders: Bellerin, Jimenez, Hummels, Robertson.

Midfielder: Campbell, Kante, Ramsey, Lucky, Mane.

Forward: Lukaku.

Manchester United (4-2-3-1):

Goalkeeper: De Gea.

Defenders: Damian, Rojo, Bailly, Valencia.

Midfielder: Rashford, Pogba, Mkhitaryan, Carrick, Lingard.

Forward: Yin Brahimovic.

"Arsenal's lineup is missing two main players. In the last round of the league, Wilshere and Aubameyang were injured one after another, but Campbell and Ramsey started in this game!"

"Ramsey and Campbell are both players with good physical fitness. We can look forward to their performance in this game!"

"Manchester United is a patchwork of players. Their main players are seriously injured. Rooney, Ashley Young, and Mata are all injured. The only good news is that Pogba can still stay healthy. But facing Arsenal with this lineup, Manchester United needs to bear a lot of pressure!”

Sky Sports commentator Paul Mawson finished.

Dixon said on the side; "We can look forward to the confrontation between the midfielders. There will definitely be a fierce battle for rhythm between Kai and Pogba!"

Paul Merson turned to look at the other party, and Dixon had a confident smile on his face.

Everyone knows that Dixon is a Lucky fan, so he naturally supports Lucky.

Dixon is most opposed to comparing Pogba to Lucky.

He decided that the two were not players of the same level.

And what this sentence means is that the differences will appear in this game.

The two sides walked onto the field, and after a series of pre-game awareness sessions, came to their respective half-courts.

Arsenal took the lead.

Lucky was doing preparatory activities and reminding his teammates at the same time.

"Apply pressure immediately after the opening, and be sure to put enough pressure in the frontcourt, whether it is offense or defense!"

After speaking, Lucky shouted forward again: "Campbell and Ramsey, you run a little more. Your main task is to disrupt the opponent's rhythm!"

Listening to Lucky's words, everyone nodded.

Ramsey and Campbell also know the reasons for their starting starts.

Mourinho has reminded them that their job is to attack the opponent's midfielder.

Let Pogba continue to meet the pressure and break the opponent's rhythm under rounds of pressure.

Facts have proved that Pogba is not the kind of player who can withstand pressure.

It is different from Lucky's characteristic of breaking out from time to time under pressure.

When Pogba faces pressure, the most common situation is to simply give up his job.

On the other side, Pogba also showed an eager expression.

He is still full of confidence in himself, and he will prove to everyone that he is better than anyone else.

And he also has the confidence to help Manchester United win the game.

Pogba feels that he is in good shape.

At this moment, with the whistle blowing, the game started.

Lukaku passed the ball towards the back. After Lucky received the ball, he continued to pass back to the central defender.

When the opponent's offensive personnel came forward, Lucai took the initiative to retreat and catch the ball.

After passing the ball back and forth, Lucky suddenly turned around and passed the ball to Mane.

Aubameyang is not on the court, and Mane has become Arsenal's main offensive line.

As for Campbell, his role is more of a support.

Mane's explosive power is still very good.

However, he was unable to attack the opponent's defense like Aubameyang, so after seeing that there was no hope, he continued to pass back.

But the force of the return pass was a little weaker, and Manchester United completed the interception!

"Don't be anxious! Pull back!"

After Lucky discovered the steal, he quickly shouted to his teammates to stabilize.

Hearing Lucky's voice, the players who were a little flustered one by one calmed down.

The Arsenal players took the lead in retreating, and after taking up their positions, they began to counterattack.

Campbell, Ramsey, Mane, and Lukaku were all running in the frontcourt to press.

Pogba got the ball here and moved the ball to the right to increase the distance between him and the opponent's player.

In the past, at this distance, the opponent would give up and another player would step forward to restrict it.

But Arsenal will not let him easily hold the ball.

Ramsey saw Pogba pulling the ball towards the distance, trying to distance himself, and he couldn't help but sneer secretly.

"What a beautiful thought!"

Ramsey continued to rush and press.

Pogba seemed extremely uncomfortable facing the sudden and extremely strong pressing pressure.

He reluctantly passed the ball to Lingard in front, but when Lingard wanted to turn around, Mane suddenly ran to press him. The ball hit Mane's ankle and flew out of the sideline.

"Very good! Keep this rhythm!"

Lucky continued to encourage his teammates and took the initiative to press forward.

At the same time, he was constantly observing the attack, waiting for the opportunity to exert force.

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