Football: The butcher in the midfield at the start, the magic bird stunned

Chapter 355 Camp Nou facing Messi?No, it's more important to be a leader at Old Trafford!
Training and additional training, whether it was the brief familiarization in Carrington or the flight training in Valencia, Chen Xiaoliang's rhythm was no different from that in Rome.

Ten Hag's summer preparation training is very heavy, especially the physical reserve. Every day, the morning and afternoon are full of 90-minute training subjects. Sometimes there is a 60-minute tactical meeting at night. At the end of the day, Many players are exhausted.

In the first few days, only two buddies, Kwa and Sesco, would do extra training with Chen Xiaoliang after training in the afternoon, while other Manchester United players were curious about their approach, but at first everyone just watched look.

However, within a few days, the additional training team ushered in 4 people.

First of all, Livakovic who also just joined the team. Although he is 28 years old and is the third runner-up in the World Cup, he has been playing in the Croatian domestic league. Let alone jumping directly to a giant like Manchester United, it is the five major leagues. The mid-range clubs have never been in contact with each other before.

But just because he hasn’t seen the world, it doesn’t mean that the two businesses are not online. There are many small circles in the team for newcomers, and from the boss to the head coach, the intention to establish a new core is obvious in the training of these few days. Of course he will come Take the initiative to seek refuge.

Another day later, Lisandro Martinez, known simply as Lima, joined in.

He suffered a metatarsal fracture in the final stage of last season and did not participate in all the games in the last two months of the season. Coupled with the injury and retirement of another defensive general Varane, it directly led to the collapse of Manchester United's defense. They were completely suppressed and lost without any suspense in the Grand Cup.

He recovered from his injury at the end of June and started his personal training arrangement before returning to the team. In the past few days, he saw Chen Xiaoliang and the others practice more, especially the one-on-one confrontation between Kewa and Chen Xiaoliang. He was very itchy and chose to join them.

And Chen Xiaoliang's style of play in training also made this central defender with the title of "Argentine Butcher" appreciate it very much.

Tough, aggressive, steady and ruthless in tackling, and rock-solid in confrontation, although it can be seen that because he is not familiar with his teammates, he is playing in groups to a certain extent, but not completely letting go, but even so, the team Several forwards were abused by Chen Xiaoliang on the defensive end.

The third player to join in is the young player Ganacho. As a loyal fan of Ronaldo and a young man trained by the team, Ganacho made a good impression of his skillful dribbling and left wing after he joined the team for training. The threat felt great interest.

After seeing Kewa being single-handedly defended by Chen Xiaoliang again and again, Ganacho probably understood why this Georgian could grow so fast, and he also took the initiative to participate because he didn't want to miss the opportunity.

Ten Hahe is very satisfied with this. The display of strength in training is not enough to help Chen Xiaoliang establish a superior authority. He must have his own circle in the locker room.

On July 7, Manchester United played a friendly match with Valencia. This was the first time Chen Xiaoliang represented Manchester United in a game.

There are also old acquaintances of Manchester United in the Valencia team. Uruguayan striker Cavani, who had worn the No. 7 jersey before, like B Fee, Maguire and others stepped forward to hug him and greet him.

Ten Hag didn't field the expected full force first, but Rashford led the way with Gannacho, Peristri, Erlanga, Zidane Iqbal, Brandon Williams , Livakovic and other rookies and teenagers dealt with Valencia, who was training with all the main forces, for half the time.

Although Valencia ranked 16th in La Liga last season and could be relegated, but relying on their own training ground to play at home, they also played against Manchester United's teenagers and had a slight advantage.

Chen Xiaoliang watched carefully from the bench on the sidelines.

No matter how hard you practice in training, some actions cannot be done. Just like military exercises, you can either practice with live ammunition, or confront with real soldiers, or simulate a confrontation with live ammunition. It is impossible to have a real confrontation with live ammunition.

Actions that are prone to injury, such as flying shovels, mid-air fights, and hitting goalkeepers for the top, are not used in training.

But the friendly match at this moment, although it still has the taste of a training match, the intensity and degree of simulation are very close to the real match.

Needless to say, Rashford, who was in hot form after returning from the World Cup last season, the young man Riganacho's frontcourt escape and breakthrough, and Peristri's dribbling advance made Chen Xiaoliang see the level of the giants' youth training.

Compared with Rome, these people are a little younger than Dalbo, Volpato, Bove, etc., but their strength and talent behind them are much higher.

This is also the reason why many players from the youth training of giants can gain a foothold in the five major leagues or other second-tier European leagues without playing in their own teams.

In the first half, the two teams each scored a goal. In the 12th minute, Rashford broke into the penalty area after receiving a pass from Ghanacho from the left. The inverted triangle assisted Peristri to push the empty goal;

Seeing the end of the first half in the 44th minute, Valencia winger Moussa made a cross from the right, and Cavani beat the young player Mengji to grab a shot to equalize the score.

In the second half, Ten Hag began to replace the main players one after another.

First, Kwa, Cesko and Anthony were put on the field to form the three arrows, with B Fee behind him as the front midfielder, and then a very interesting scene happened.

The two defensive midfielders Fred and Eriksson don't know if it's because they are more familiar with Anthony. They often pass the ball to him who actively withdraws and participates in defense. Facing the chain defense of the opposing full-back and full-back, unable to break through, the ball was passed to B Fee who responded in the middle, and B Fee transferred it to Kwa who was wandering on the left.

In the end, Kwakaka dashed into the penalty area and sent a fatal pass to Sesco and B Fei.

Over time, the two midfielders also saw the way, and simply passed the ball to the left more directly.

In the 66th minute, Ten Hag sent Chen Xiaoliang and Casemiro, replaced Fred and Eriksson, and started his own experiment.

He first let B Fei retreat to form a double midfielder with Casemiro. Casemiro is on the left to protect Lindelof who kicked the left center back with his right foot. B Fei is in front of Varane on the right. Chen Xiaoliang In the position of the front midfielder, the task given to him is to focus on offense.

When the three teams of Kwa, Cesko and Chen Xiaoliang appeared on the field, the combination of Kwa, Cesko and Chen Xiaoliang appeared on the court, and Valencia's defense, which had already replaced some of the main players, was immediately out of prototype.

In the 70th minute, Chen Xiaoliang only played for less than 4 minutes. He received the return pass from Sesco in the penalty area 3 meters outside the arc of the penalty area, and shot to the upper left corner of the goal. Although Mamadashvili judged the right direction, he couldn't reach the goal like a shooting star.

Valencia 1 to 2 Manchester United, falling behind again.

After scoring the goal, Chen Xiaoliang accepted the congratulations from his teammates, and Casemiro, known as "Fat Tiger", even jumped on Chen Xiaoliang's back.

Peristeri, Ganacho and others who were substituted stared wide-eyed in surprise on the bench, thinking that it is no wonder that they are worth so much money at the age of 19.

You know, watching Chen Xiaoliang score a hat-trick and a lore assist in the UEFA Champions League final on TV, and watching him play football on the sidelines of the court, the intuitive feeling that blows across the face cannot be experienced from the TV screen at all.

Immediately after the 75th minute, Chen Xiaoliang pulled to the right to change positions with Anthony, attracted two double-teams when he broke through from the right side of the penalty area, and distributed the ball to Anthony in the corner of the penalty area.

Facing the young midfielder Almeida who was defending him, Anthony kicked his most proud inside cut left foot shot, making another victory for the team, and the score was 1-3.

At this time, Cavani had already left the field, and Valencia also replaced most of the players as substitutes. Both sides focused on rehearsing tactics and new team configurations.

In the 81st and 86th minutes, Chen Xiaoliang sent a through pass from the left rib to assist Kwa to score from a close corner, and went in from the right to pass from the sideline to assist Cesco with a header. The final score also became 1. 5.

After the game, Cavani came over to express his greetings to the players of his old club one by one. Whether it was those who had worked with him or those who came later that he did not know, he expressed his friendliness in a professional manner.

There was a lot of noise in the outside world about the fact that he gave up the No. 7 jersey to Ronaldo and the final contract expired, but the very professional Uruguayan veteran still chatted with Ten Hag for a long time after the game, and When shaking hands with Chen Xiaoliang, he also sent him sincere blessings.

After the end, players who did not play or played less than 30 minutes were left for extra training, led by assistant coach McClaren, and Ten Hag called Chen Xiaoliang into the conference room.

Ten Hahe's first sentence was very open and honest, and even surprised Chen Xiaoliang bluntly. After all, although the two had talked several times before, they had not yet established a deep relationship:
"This is a job, not easy but also a great job. We need to help each other to achieve each other in order to better complete this job."

"You told me before that you know the history of Manchester United and the meaning of the No. 7 jersey, and you must also know that since Ronaldo left Manchester United for the first time, the subsequent owner of this jersey has not won a real one. Success in the sense, whether it is Irving, Di Maria, Depay, Sanchez or Cavani, and Ronaldo who has returned for the second time."

"We need someone to lead the club to revive. The board of directors, the management, including me all put their hopes on you, and I am very satisfied with your performance in training, the degree of self-discipline, including the performance in the game just now. "

"You're a leader that players at the level of Casemiro and Rashford would like very much. I talked to them both before you came, you know, Casemiro won everything at Real Madrid, He doesn't need to prove anything, so he is a little Buddhist, since he came to the club, he has won the respect of everyone in the locker room, but he has no intention of competing for the right to speak in the locker room."

"Rashford is a child of Manchester. He is the banner of this club in the eyes of Manchester United's famous people, legends and old people. He has a very good character, but he is a little boring. Sometimes I spend more time doing charity than relaxing and having fun.”

"These two people are willing to help you, but whether you can achieve this in the end, you still need to fight for it yourself. With their support, De Gea, Varane, Eriksson and others will also be willing to support you. "

"Of course, Lima and Anthony."

These two people were brought by Ten Hag from Ajax. They are old acquaintances and confidantes. Naturally, they will support whoever he asks them to support.

Having said that, Ten Hahe paused for a moment, looking into Chen Xiaoliang's eyes, obviously looking for feedback.

Chen Xiaoliang smiled slightly: "Coach, I understand, you can finish talking at once."

Ten Hag let out the iconic laugh of "drinking". Although he was thoughtful and delicate, he was also a tough and aggressive central defender when he was young. He didn't like to be muddled and beat around the bush: "I told you on the phone before Some, but it was not finalized at the time, so some things can only be said when you come to the club."

Chen Xiaoliang asked directly: "It's okay, you can just tell me who has an opinion."

Ten Hag clapped his hands: "Perfect, B Fei, Maguire, although these two people are not very compatible, but they are obviously unwilling to hand over the right to speak in the locker room and the captain's armband."

"Maguire is difficult to deal with. His value has dropped too much and his salary is set too high. No club is willing to take over, and some of his shortcomings make it difficult for him to adapt to my tactics, but he is a good guy, so I often Use the injury as an excuse to reduce the embarrassment of not being able to play for him."

"But B Fee is different. He is not as tolerant and considerate of the overall situation as Maguire. Of course, he is not a bad person, but the way he expresses his emotions is very direct. He is the kind of upset. Someone who cursed directly in front of 6 people at Old Trafford on the pitch."

"Besides, he has always had a dream of being the boss in his heart. In the Portuguese national team, he felt that he should be the leader when he was about to get rid of Ronaldo. In Manchester United, Maguire is currently in a bad situation. Whether you come or not, He even felt that he should be the candidate for the first captain in terms of seniority."

Chen Xiaoliang: "So you want me to deal with him?"

Ten Hag: "Yes, but I know it's difficult. There are three problems."

"First, in terms of seniority just mentioned, his contribution in the past few years is indeed not small, and the statistics are also very beautiful, and one thing you have to remember is that he is an important player under me. I tend to let you be the captain because I I think you are the most suitable person, not that I don’t like him, originally De Gea was also a very suitable candidate, but he is too quiet, he is also a good person, but he cannot be a good captain.”

"Secondly, he has seen Ronaldo, in the national team, in his 30s, in a very good competitive state, you know, it is difficult for someone who has seen such a player to be convinced. I have seen In all your games, Enzo and Dybala, the two people who are next to Messi, can respect you very much. You have the ability to make them both trust you, and I also believe that you have the ability to make B Fei also trust you, but Both Enzo and Dybala came later, but B Fei was many years earlier than you, so this is also a difficulty."

"The third, and the most direct contradiction, is that the positions of the two of you conflict."

"I tried to let B Fei play the right midfielder last season, but to be honest, the effect is mediocre. His best position is still the 10th position. I originally considered letting you and Casemiro play double midfielders , let him continue to play the midfielder, so we will have the strongest midfielder combination in the Premier League, but what you did in the Champions League final made me dispel this idea, which will undoubtedly be a huge waste of your attack. talent."

"So I will let him step back and change the position of the midfielder for you."

"We have a friendly against Barcelona in five days, then we're back in Manchester for the first league game against Middlesbrough and then a week later the second league game away to Nottingham Forest."

"The three games will be broadcast live, and the opponents in the two leagues are not strong. I need you to play in these three games to convince everyone. At least let the fans of the club overwhelmingly support you and praise you. In this way Even if B Fei still has some discomfort in his heart, you and I can control him within a range that can be resolved."

Chen Xiaoliang nodded: "I will definitely work hard, but I'm curious, why do you trust me so much? Is it just because you have watched my game?"

Ten Hag laughed again: "This is my second season at the club. Our line of work is a high-risk profession. You and I are very familiar with how many coaches Manchester United has changed in the past few years." Clearly, this season we can no longer stand still on the basis of last season. The new boss spent so much money to buy you guys. He also set high goals for the management and me. The fans saw you coming , and naturally generated high expectations.”

"The outside world says that the club's management is chaotic and the locker room is chaotic. Some are right and some are wrong, but all changes must be made in this season. I don't have time to wait any longer."

"Although I haven't met Jose Mourinho face to face, I know what kind of character he is, and I am also a coach with quite a bit of coaching experience. Your performance in the last half of the season in Rome , almost every professional coach can see how much freedom, space and power Mourinho has given you, even in the 90 minutes of the game, you are even the captain and the head coach."

"I don't know exactly how you did it, but you finally repaid his trust. Our scouts also asked the players in Roma's team, and their evaluation of you far exceeded our expectations."

"Believe me, Manchester United may have missed many people by buying, but at least every transaction needs sufficient and sufficient basis, otherwise no boss will agree to spend hundreds of millions of money casually."

"Mourinho was able to defy all opinions and straighten up your leadership position in Rome because Rome didn't have big names at the time, but Manchester United was different. To be honest, I don't have as much aura as him. Drink and drink."

"So, you came to the team, I observed you for nearly a week, I think these words should be said to you."

Chen Xiaoliang: "What is the goal of this season? I'm talking about the goal in your heart, not the publicity draft issued by the club's official website."

Ten Hag: "We want to compete for the Premier League championship, which is where Manchester United should be, but has been for a long time. In the Champions League, I think the reasonable position should be in the semi-finals. As for other cup competitions, we have a huge team, enough to attack on multiple lines , now Manchester United, every honor is very important."

Chen Xiaoliang stood up and stretched out his hand: "Understood, coach, leave it to me."

Ten Hag also stood up, and the two shook hands vigorously.

Chen Xiaoliang: "By the way, coach, when will Timber come?"

Ten Hag was taken aback: "How do you know?"

Chen Xiaoliang smiled slightly: "When you investigated me, didn't you study how Kwa and Sesco were bought by Rome?"

Ten Hag nodded knowingly: "It is too difficult for us to openly buy people. Once we see someone, someone will immediately raise the price, and even the opposing club will find someone to compete maliciously and force us to raise the price. "

"So after signing you before, the club deliberately announced that the transfer has been completed."

"However, the transfer team has done a good job. It should be officially announced soon. After all, the season is about to start, and the personnel must be in place as soon as possible to run in with each other."

After the two finished their conversation, Chen Xiaoliang returned to the court and started extra training as usual.

Rashford and Casemiro, who played halftime today, also joined in.

Chen Xiaoliang nodded to both of them, and they both nodded to him.

Neither of them spoke to each other, and all three of them had a heart of chasing honor in their hearts.

Needless to say, everything is said.

Five days later, on July 7, the team took the train to Barcelona.

From Valencia to Barcelona, ​​a total of 350 kilometers, it takes two and a half hours to take the latest "high-speed rail" in Spain.

Here, Ten Hag once again met his beloved disciple Frankie de Jong, who he thought of in the past, but this time, Manchester United did not initiate a transfer invitation to the Dutchman because they already had The best midfield.

However, Harvey was a little depressed when he saw Chen Xiaoliang. The Brazilian genius Vitor Roque, who was favored by the club, was moved to Rome by Riise. The new triple crown team.

Wijnaldum's permanent transfer, Ten Hag also dealt with Van der Beek, who has never been able to play in the Premier League, at a low price. Coupled with Vitor Roque, the new Rome is already setting sail.

And the Camp Nou stadium in front of us is not empty because tonight is a friendly match.

This stadium, which can accommodate nearly 10 people, has not had such a high attendance rate for a long time. The reason is very simple. Their god-Messi is back and put on the No. 10 jersey again, and Manchester City captain Gundogan He also joined Barcelona freely in the summer.

Chen Xiaoliang did not expect that he would meet Messi in pre-season training for two consecutive seasons.

Since the season is about to start in less than two weeks, both sides aiming to hit higher honors in the new season have sent their main lineups to do the final actual combat drills.

For Barcelona, ​​goalkeeper Ter Stegen;

Defenders Conte, Araujo, Alonso and Balde;

Single midfielder Frankie De Jong, with Gundogan and Garvey in front of him;

Messi and Pedri act as one right and one left midfielder;

Lewandowski was at the top.

Manchester United, goalkeeper De Gea;

Defender Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Lima, Luke Shaw;

Double defensive midfielder Casemiro and B Fei, central midfielder Chen Xiaoliang;

Three arrows Kwa, Rashford and Anthony.

Last season, the two teams met in the Europa League round of 16 qualifiers. In the end, Manchester United eliminated Barcelona, ​​which won the La Liga title in the last two rounds. Now that they meet, both sides have welcomed their dream core players. This is the beginning of a game that attracts attention!
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