Rebirth Football Simulator

Chapter 156 Manchester Derby
Before the arrival of the Manchester Derby, Zhang Chaoqiang first met his trainer.

A middle-aged man who is half bald on the top of his head, looks a little greasy.

"Zhang, this is Andre Fournier, he will help you with speed training in the future..."

After being introduced by the agent, I found out that this guy once represented France in the Olympic Games, and later went to school to study kinesiology, so he is considered a professional.

"Nice to meet you, Monsieur Fournier."

"Happy cooperation, Zhang."

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On September 9, in the fourth round of the Premier League, Manchester City came to the Old Trafford Stadium next door to challenge the Red Devils Manchester United away.

"Since the start of the Premier League, Manchester United and Manchester City have maintained a complete victory."

"Manchester United have won four consecutive victories in all competitions, including three Premier League games and a Community Shield."

"City is on a five-game winning streak in all competitions, including three Premier League games and two Champions League qualifying games."

"But after this game, at least one of their teams will interrupt the winning streak, and it may even be interrupted by both teams at the same time."

In this game, Guardiola still arranged a 433 formation, but made some minor adjustments.

Due to Aguero's suspension, the Nigerian striker Ishinacho on the bench got the chance to start and formed a striker trident with Zhang Chaoqiang and Sterling.

In addition, the starting goalkeeper became the newly joined Chilean Bravo, and the right back used the faster Sagna.

On the rival Manchester United side, they arranged a 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: De Gea;

Defenders: Luke Shaw, Blind, Bailly, Valencia;
Defenders: Fellaini, Pogba;

Forwards: Lingard, Rooney, Mkhitaryan;
Forward: Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

In fact, when Manchester United had a winning streak before, they used the combination of Martial and Mata on the two wings.

There was a sudden big change in this game, and Mourinho was obviously gambling.

Bet Lingard Mkhitaryan can be more powerful than Martial Mata.

In the stands of Old Trafford, Manchester United fans wore red jerseys, creating a fiery atmosphere.

The current overall state of Manchester United is very good, and the Red Devils fans have high expectations for this red and blue derby.

The game officially started, and Manchester United players performed quite positively under the warm atmosphere at home.

In just 3 minutes of the opening, Ibrahimovic received a pass from Valencia and completed a good header from a small angle, but the football was blocked by Bravo's raised hand.

Five minutes later, Pogba's long pass launched a counterattack. Bravo hesitated between attacking and defending the goal, which led to Ibrahimovic getting another good shot.

Fortunately, the Swede's shot angle was too straight and did not form a goal.

In the first ten minutes or so, Manchester United obviously played more proactively, which made Manchester City feel a little jittery.

And Manchester City didn't hold on to the goal for too long.

In the 14th minute, Manchester United got a free kick from the right. Rooney drove the ball in front of Manchester City's goal. Bravo chose to attack to get the ball, but overlapped with Stones, so the football fell directly in front of Ibrahimovic.

This time the Swede didn't miss the opportunity, raised his foot and swept the football into Manchester City's goal.

"The goal is scored!! Bravo made a mistake, and Ibrahimovic smiled and accepted the gift."

"After joining Manchester United on a free transfer, Ibrahimovic has been in very good condition. He scored four goals in four Premier League rounds. The Swedish talent is Manchester United's most successful signing this summer."

In the stands of Old Trafford, a banner pulled by Manchester United fans was danced vigorously.

"Zlatan + Paul > > Chinese!!"

When Xia Chuang transferred, Manchester United was originally interested in Zhang Chaoqiang.

But Manchester United needs reinforcements in the front, middle and back courts, so after careful consideration, Manchester United's management chose a more compromised reinforcement method.

Introduce Pogba to enrich the midfield, and Ibrahimovic, whose visa-free and Paris contract has expired, enriches the striker.

It solved the two key positions at once, which was perfect.

Moreover, Manchester United has won consecutive victories since the new season. Pogba and Ibrahimovic have performed very well. It seems that this transfer plan is very successful.

That's why Manchester United fans put up such a banner.

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Manchester City took the lead in conceding the ball, but everyone was not too shocked.

After all, this is a derby, and the opponent is the famous Manchester United, and they are in very good form recently.

It is possible to concede the ball first or even lose the game.

David Silva, wearing the captain's armband, quickly summoned his teammates and encouraged: "Our pressing should be more active, and the attacking rhythm after we get the ball should also be accelerated."

"As long as we play our own offensive rhythm, we will definitely win the game."

The game restarted, and Manchester United wanted to continue to attack, but was held back by the frequent counter-robbing success of Manchester City players.

Soon the scene became a little stalemate.

Manchester United made a successful start and seemed to be quite satisfied with the situation, and the formation gradually shrank.

This made Manchester City's possession of the ball gradually smoother, and the situation on the field slowly fell to Manchester City's side.

Zhang Chaoqiang and Sterling successively got shot opportunities, but both were saved by De Gea.

De Gea has continued to grow in recent years and is one of the few reliable players in Manchester United's defense.

In the 35th minute, Manchester City once again overwhelmed the half-time. Full-back Kolarov was emptied and immediately sent a long pass over the top.

Ishinacho got stuck in front of the penalty area, overwhelmed Bailey to take off, and slammed the header back.

The football fell into the United box, just two steps ahead of Blind.

The Dutchman seemed a little slow to react and hesitated for a second.

He probably wanted to wait for the football to land before stepping forward to deal with it.

Just during the short interval of his hesitation, Zhang Chaoqiang, who was jogging outside the penalty area, suddenly started and rushed into the penalty area at high speed.

With a swipe of his left foot, the ball was pushed away from Blind and headed straight for the Manchester United goal.

"Single-handed ball!! Great opportunity!!"

In the exclamation of the commentator, Zhang Chaoqiang tapped his right foot lightly, directly past De Gea, and easily pushed the empty goal.

On the other side, Valencia frantically chased back to the goal, and even touched the football with the toe of the sliding tackle, but it still couldn't stop the football from rolling across the goal line.

"Goooooooooooal———————"

"Super Zhang!! Super fast horse single-handedly scored! Manchester City successfully equalized the score!!"

"Manchester City didn't have too many cumbersome passes this time, it was just a simple long pass over the top. With a light touch by Iheanacho, Super Zhang got an excellent opportunity and scored directly!"

"Blind's defensive reaction is too slow, or he seriously underestimated the speed and explosiveness of the Chinese. If he can rush to clear the siege immediately, this loss should be avoided."

"But to be serious, Ibrahimovic was able to score goals before, also because of Manchester City's mistakes."

Zhang Chaoqiang scored a goal, excitedly rushed to the sidelines, punched and roared at the Manchester United fans in the stands.

Soon there were loud boos in Old Trafford, all heading towards Zhang Chaoqiang.

He didn't care. After all, this was a city derby, and it would never be a gentle game.

Manchester City celebrated and the game resumed.

Manchester City, who equalized the score, had high morale and continuously attacked Manchester United's defense.

The Manchester United midfielder, who also performed well at the beginning, was completely lost.

Rooney is invisible, Pogba is exhausted and keeps defending.

Manchester United simply could not organize an effective attack.

Fortunately, De Gea saved two threatening balls in a row from high to low, and successfully defended Manchester United's goal.

So the two teams ended the first half with a score of 1:1.

(End of this chapter)