The Greatest Performer on the Football Field

On February 11, Manchester United faced Burnley at home.

Starting this week, Manchester United will enter a high-frequency schedule of double matches a week, with the league, FA Cup, and Champions League taking turns.

If Manchester United can reach the Champions League semi-finals, they will get up to four games a week before May.

Manchester United performed well in the Champions League group stage in the first half of the season and established their qualification early. Through a wave of 13 consecutive victories, they left Chelsea and Liverpool far behind, but they did not leave behind their next-door neighbors.

Burnley is a newly promoted team with limited team strength. It is currently deep in the relegation zone. Moreover, it is not the kind of team that dares to fight hard and is willing to fight hard. They chose to surrender early.

In the first 20 minutes, Griezmann completed a pass and a shot. He opened the scoring from a corner kick and then assisted Thomas Muller to score a goal.

At present, Griezmann has scored 19 goals in all competitions, including 14 goals in the league, ranking second in the scorer list behind Aguero with 16 goals.

Although Thomas Muller scored slightly fewer goals than last season, with only 11 goals in all competitions, he also sent 9 assists, almost double 10 data.

The second baby has been booked by Bayern Munich in advance, and Griezmann has become a coveted target for major clubs.

He can break through from the side, can retreat to get the ball, can grab points in the penalty area, and is not weak in headers. Although he is not very fast, he has excellent combination of man and ball, and has a very stable scoring rate. He is so versatile. Who doesn’t want a striker?

Not to mention Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​even the man from Manchester City next door named him several times. For this reason, Sandoko decided to break the team's salary cap and sign a high-dollar contract with Griezmann. In order to avoid disputes, Sandoko notified him in advance. Sun Wu was hired and a new contract was prepared for him.

Leading 2-0 in the first half, Pochettino took the two heroes Erwa and Griezmann off to rest, and Shaqiri and Rashford came on the bench.

Sun Wu is not too keen on this. Although Rashford is fast, he is not really good at dribbling and breaking through. His most suitable position should be center forward.

In the 65th minute, Shaqiri's long-range shot from the outside bounced off the opponent's defender, and Lukaku grabbed the spot and made a follow-up shot to seal the victory.

Teammates ran over to celebrate. Only Sun Wu frowned slightly. Pochettino and Jesus on the sidelines also had the same expression.

Shaqiri's long-range shot was at the top of the arc outside the penalty area. In order to widen the passing angle, Sun Wu and Lingard just moved to both sides. If Shaqiri's shot is blocked, Burnley will get the ball. Quan, it is possible to launch a wave of threatening counterattacks.

Sun Wu said nothing and continued to observe the Swiss Messi.

In the 72nd minute, Shaqiri took the ball on the right wing and cut in suddenly to throw away the Burnley defender. He entered the penalty area but was destroyed by another defender.

In the 78th minute, Shaqiri forcibly accelerated on the left wing and passed the opponent's defender, but then failed to try to smash the ball away from the defender, and the Burnley defender even found an opportunity to launch a counterattack.

In the 82nd minute, Pochettino replaced Lukaku with Januzaj, allowing Rashford to appear at the center position.

In the 88th minute, Januzaj played a wonderful match with Sun Wu on the left wing. The latter looked at Lingard running over to receive the ball, but suddenly picked the ball with his toes and sent a wonderful pass.

Januzaj received the ball on the left side of the penalty area, stopped and passed the Burnley defender, and then immediately curled the ball to the back point. Rashford easily pushed and scored to set the score at 4-0. .

After the game, Sun Wu was thinking that this is a better Januzaj than the original one, but Shaqiri is obviously not a complete person.

…

Three hours after the game ended, Sun Wu was lying lazily on the sofa in the office, looking listlessly at the TV screen opposite.

On the screen, JD An, Xabi Alonso, and Thiago steadily controlled the rhythm of the game. Stoke City had nothing to do with them. The score in the upper left corner of the screen was 3-0.

No, no, no, Shaqiri is very good, he just needs time to adapt to the tactical system.

I admit that he is very good, but he still tries to pass people in the penalty area... his football intelligence is really not high.

Look at Januzaj's assist. Shaqiri had at least three or four such opportunities, but they were all wasted.

Best, what do you think? Jesus turned around and said, Don't look at it, do you still expect Mark to stop Guardiola?

Indeed, there is no hope at all. Manchester City's next opponent is Newcastle United, and Alan Pardew has no hope either.

Tsk, tsk, record-breaking 15 or even 16 consecutive wins, but 17 consecutive wins is probably enough. Klopp might be able to kill them!

Bah! Sun Wu turned off the TV, Anyway, we are still one point ahead... By the way, what did you ask me just now?

Shaqiri. Jesus clicked on the chess piece on the tactical board. Although there was an indirect assist,... except for that long shot, he did not create any threats in 45 minutes and conceded the ball 6 times.

He wants the ball. Sun Wu pouted, His technical characteristics are indeed a bit like Messi, but the difference is that his style is more rough and not as refined as Messi.

The most important thing is that Messi can get rid of it continuously, but Shaqiri can often only pass one opponent, and Messi will pass the ball out at the right time after getting rid of it, while Shaqiri often misses the best passing opportunity.

Position is also a problem. He can roam the two wings in the frontcourt, both sides, and even appear in the penalty area, but cannot appear outside the penalty area... At least when he gets the ball, he can get rid of the problem of breakthroughs. Before it was changed.”

Sun Wu gushed: If he plays a few more games, many of his problems will be corrected on their own, but there are a few points that need to be corrected on the training ground.

The first is the speed of attack. He will get rid of the defense as soon as he gets the ball. This will miss the opportunity to pass the ball and will also slow down the overall speed of the offense.

The second is movement. He likes to get the ball instead of running. This is an important reason why Heynckes doesn't like him.

The third is counterattack. There was no successful counterattack within 45 minutes. This is absolutely not allowed.

Pochettino nodded repeatedly, and then said: Then, Best, he will be left to you...Don't refuse, I don't think this workload will make you feel tired, let alone affect your mental state. .”

…

On the training ground on the second day, whistles were blown one after another during the match, and Sun Wu's loud voice could be heard from time to time.

Shaqiri... counterattack!

This is a foul. The purpose of the counter-attack is not necessarily to steal the ball and attack, but also to buy time for teammates to return to position and reduce the pressure on the defense... Just force Coleman to the side and force him to pass back!

Shaqiri... you must not hesitate in the middle. Either split the ball or pass back. I have widened the passing angle... which means Kante is not here!

Hey, no matter what you do, it's better than doing nothing!

Shaqiri...where are you running?

Lukaku has already moved wide on the left. You want to keep distance from Griezmann. What are you doing on the right?

After a training session, Shaqiri was really eye-opening. Jesus, who was a guest referee, didn't care about him at all, but Sun Wu stared at him.

The last one he stared at was Januzaj. Griezmann smiled and said to Shaqiri: It's pretty good now. In the previous season and a half, he was in charge of everything...

Shaqiri smacked his lips, feeling a bit stressed.

Hi. Sun Wu came over and greeted Thomas Muller, who was not far away. Believe me, the reason why I am targeting you is not because you played for Bayern Munich.

Shaqiri smiled and shook his head. The name Best was taboo in the Bayern Munich club. It was the darkest period of Bayern after the 1990s.

You and Thomas have completely different styles, but are equally outstanding. Sun Wu patted Shaqiri hard on the shoulder, But turning potential into strength takes time and training, do you understand?

Shaqiri blinked, Additional training?

Sun Wu smiled and nodded, the little guy is very wise.

Griezmann rolled his eyes. Sun Wu is the player in the team who likes to practice extra often, and he always practices alone, but he likes to lead a group of people to practice extra...