The Greatest Performer on the Football Field

This double red meeting is wonderful by the standards of ordinary games, but it is a bit inadequate by the standards of a double red meeting.

No red cards, no penalties, no conflicts, not even diving. What kind of double red meeting is this!

Therefore, after the game, the media focused their attention on the newcomers on both sides.

The Daily Mail devoted a lot of time to the players who participated in the Double Red Club for the first time, and even Lineker mentioned it in the Match of the Day program at the weekend.

Liverpool's summer signings Depay and Robertson both scored wonderful goals, and Alexander-Arnold, who was just promoted to the first team, had wonderful assists.

Manchester United's side is even more surprising. Lukaku, Schneiderlin, and Thomas Muller have left the team. The substitute Miroslav Klose has retired. Last season's main center backs Alderweireld and Phil Jon ·Status is injured, and Herrera, known as Best's best partner, has not yet returned.

Sun Wu's lineup included seven newcomers, but all of them performed well, and even five of the goals were scored by newcomers. Even Harry Kane did not live up to Sun Wu's trust again.

Of course, the truth is not that simple. Starting from the warm-up match in mid-July, Sun Wu used the overall training bonus card for the team. This card costs 500 points and lasts for two months. Its function is to improve all training. The chemistry between the players in training.

Sun Wu is confident in his tactics and his own abilities. He is very clear about the abilities of the players he has selected. With the bonus of this card, the victory of the Double Red Club is not a surprise to him. .

Just when Sun Wu was complacent, three days later, Manchester United was tied 2-2 by PSV Eindhoven in the first game of the Champions League.

Sun Wu has made a substantial rotation in the starting list. Apart from himself, only Griezmann, Kante, Lucas, De Gea, and Van Dijk continue to start.

The first half went smoothly. Although it was difficult for Falcao to find a chance because PSV unexpectedly set up a barrel formation, Griezmann scored with a cold shot from outside the penalty area and Mane shot from a small angle to expand the score. .

Sun Wu commanded the team to retreat slightly to kill time, but the situation suddenly changed in the last ten minutes. PSV launched a crazy counterattack, and it was still very un-Eredivisie counterattack. He directly sent the ball into the penalty area to grab the opportunity to fight.

Michael Keane made consecutive mistakes. He accidentally pushed the ball into the small penalty area during the scramble. Mexican center back Moreno received an own goal and scored with a header.

stoppage time,

Michael Keane tried to steal the ball outside the penalty area, but was passed by the opponent's forward. Then the opponent's left back shot from Keane's defense into the far corner to equalize the score.

Sun Wu had nothing to say about these two goals. It was okay to say it was bad luck, but it was obvious that the opponent was targeting Michael Keane.

However, at the end of this game, last season's main defense combination of Alderweireld and Phil Jones will return, and Michael Keane can return to the bench.

On September 19, Manchester United challenged Southampton away. Phil Jones and Van Dijk formed a central defender combination. The performance of this pair was very eye-catching, tough but not lacking in speed, and they had a tacit understanding of filling in the gaps.

In addition, they had Kante in front of them, and Tadic, Sean Long, Pellet, Ward-Prowse and various types of attackers had no chance to threaten De Gea throughout the game.

Harry Kane, who started again, did not score a goal, but he sent two assists in the first half, and Griezmann scored twice.

In the second half, Phil Jones scored from a corner kick to seal the score. Manchester United easily defeated Southampton 3-0 away from home and scored 3 points.

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Carrington Base.

The last two weeks have been double matches per week. Two days after defeating Southampton, Manchester United will face its first League Cup opponent Ipswich at home.

Sun Wu stared at the standings for a while before shaking his head. Manchester City, which received strong support again in the summer, now maintains a winning record and only conceded a total of 4 goals, one of which was an own goal.

Not to mention De Bruyne, he quickly showed his world-class midfield level at the Ilihad Stadium, while Sane, Baines, Kimmich, Vidal, and Laporta all performed well.

However, what surprised Sun Wu was that Kimmich appeared more in the midfielder position. Although he was a bit weak in physical confrontation, his smart playing style dwarfed Feiniao.

Best, he's here. Rolf knocked on the door and led Van Dijk in.

Virgil. Sun Wu waved and pulled Van Dijk to sit down, What would you like to drink?

Plain water.

A great habit. Sun Wu grinned.

Van Dijk twitched the corners of his mouth, otherwise what could he say... Luke Xiao, who was still recovering from his injuries a few days ago, was caught by Rolf drinking Happy Fat House water. As a result, Sun Wu publicly claimed that he had written it down in a small notebook, etc. Luke Shaw will settle the score after his comeback.

I noticed during yesterday's game... that you were directing. Sun Wu reached out and pressed down to signal to calm down, Perfect defense, I just want to ask, was it Phil who suggested it?

Van Dijk calmed down and said slowly: I discussed it with Phil.

The simulated ambiguous answer let Sun Wu know the truth. In yesterday's game, the old man Phil Jones completely accepted the command of the newcomer Van Dijk. This surprised Sun Wu, but the effect was very good.

It is impossible for Van Dijk to take the initiative to propose this suggestion. It is easy to offend people. It should be Phil Jones's idea. He has never become the leader of the defense in Manchester United over the years. Before that, there were Ferdinand, Vidic, and later Alderway. Laird.

The problem lies in the latter. Alderweireld has become the leader of Manchester United's defense in the past two years. His command will allow Manchester United to have a very effective defense, not to mention the best in the Premier League and even Europe.

The question now is, if Alderweireld and Van Dijk play at the same time, who will take command?

Should Sun Wu support Alderweireld, who has a good relationship with him, or should he support Van Dijk, who he finally snatched away...

The command of the defense line was uncertain and problems could easily arise. Sun Wu had to make a choice... Only after he truly accepted the position of head coach did he realize that even Amin Fei, whom he hated the most, would find it difficult.

But now that Van Dijk has been called in to talk, Sun Wu has certainly made plans.

In the following confrontation training, I will let you and Alderweireld always be on the same team. Sun Wu said with a smile: Virgil, you have to understand me, as a young man who is not yet 30 years old , it’s difficult for me to manage the team the way Ferguson and Mourinho did.”

If you do that, the atmosphere within the team...

So, I hope you can develop a tacit understanding with Alderweireld in training.

If nothing unexpected happens, you two will be Manchester United's main defender combination in the future.

Watching Van Dijk leave thoughtfully, Rolf and Mike Phelan walked in.

Is this necessary? Rolf shook his head, Just appoint Van Dijk or Alderweireld.

Back then, Vidic and Ferdinand didn't actually have a saying about who was directing whom. As long as there was a tacit understanding, they would determine their respective defensive goals based on the opponent's offensive method. Mike Phelan was also not optimistic about Sun Wu's approach. Best, If you let them figure it out on their own, it's easy for them to become alienated.

Maybe, until they solve this problem, I won't let them play at the same time. Sun Wu shrugged, In the position of head coach, I am just a recruit, so don't worry.

But they may not think so. Rolf said anxiously: Even Wenger will make a choice. Have you forgotten Boas?

Sun Wu grinned and said, The Chinese habit is to be polite before fighting.