Full-level pass, please call me the speaker of the Three Lions

Chapter 391 As long as you lose fewer goals than you score, you win!
Win three consecutive league games!
Five consecutive wins in all competitions!

Mourinho's Manchester United, under the watchful eyes of the public, had an unexpectedly dream start.

It's incredible how much Manchester United has changed, so quickly.

Even though the team spent the most in the football world in the summer transfer window, bringing in several superstars;

Even though the team hired one of the best head coaches in the world;

However, most people think that Manchester United, after a change of coach and the addition of new players, will definitely need some time to adapt if they want to become a strong contender for the Premier League title.

Especially after the lack of pre-season preparations and the defeat by Leicester City in the Community Shield, many media and fans feel that this new Manchester United is still in the running-in period.

But I never expected that just one week later in the first round of the league, the team would directly enter the game state!
A hearty victory, beating the weak team Bournemouth away;
Then they won a home victory over Southampton, one of the dark horses of last season, and the newly promoted Hull City, who are "not afraid of wearing shoes even if they are barefoot"!

Among them, what makes Manchester United fans happiest is the plug-and-play performance of the new players!

In three league games, Ibrahimovic scored five goals!

An average efficiency of 1.7 goals per game is simply terrifying!
While shattering doubts such as "he is not adapted to the Premier League" and "he is old", the team finally has a center forward with reliable shooting.

As the highest transfer target in the team's history and in football, Ling Feng directly delivered terrifying statistics of three goals and six assists!
The new Red Devils' No.7, with his dominant performance, told everyone what a wise decision it was for the Red Devils to spend a football-record transfer fee to sign him!
Kante, running in the midfield, stifled all the threatening attacks of the opponents!

As for the few attacks that reached the penalty area, Bailly used his excellent physical fitness and awareness to clear or clean the ball out in the first place!
Of course, there are many reasons why the team achieved such an amazing result at the beginning of the season.

In addition to the amazing performances of the new players, the team also benefited from a favorable schedule.

In the first three rounds of the league and the Champions League play-offs, Manchester United faced weak opponents.

Bournemouth, a mid-to-lower-tier team;

Southampton, who lost several key players in the team, finished sixth in the league last season;
Hull City, newly promoted;
Steaua Bucharest, a Romanian "giant club".

The strength of these four teams is obviously far behind that of the Red Devils, who have made huge reinforcements in the summer window.

Of course, the reason why Manchester United suddenly became brand new is that both offense and defense have been significantly improved compared to last season.

Football experts hired by the media and football journalists who think they know football have also conducted analysis and research.

Then, they came to a conclusion:
The key lies in Ling Feng’s joining!
With the arrival of this master of passing the ball who has provided more than 30 assists in a single season, Manchester United's midfield and frontcourt, which was seriously lacking in creativity, have been completely revitalized!

Ibrahimovic, who was isolated and helpless in the frontcourt, only needed to send Ling Feng's precise pass into the opponent's goal!
Rooney, who had been criticized for his declining functional ability before, can now confidently hand over the responsibility of organizing the attack, reduce the frequency of his personal ball possession, and create space for Ibrahimovic and Ling Feng through active interlaced running, allowing the two to attack the goal more!
From time to time, he is also able to receive the pass from Ling Feng and complete the finishing shot!
Attack and defense are often integrated.

As the team's offense becomes increasingly fierce and suppresses the opponent throughout the entire process, the number of times the opponent attacks their dangerous areas can be reduced to a great extent, thus achieving the effect of relieving the defensive pressure on the back line.

The tactical concept of "attack instead of defense" is not something uncommon.

"As long as you concede fewer goals than you score, you win!"

——This is one of the favorite sayings of Ernest Mangnall, the legendary Manchester United manager.

Apart from Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson, only Mangnall has ever led Manchester United to win the league title.

In a sense, this is the blood running through Manchester United's bones.

That means offense first!
Not to mention the era that is too long ago, during the more than 20 years that Ferguson coached, there was no fixed tactical formation.

However, he prefers 442.

The Scottish old man's use of the 442 system also experienced a gradual transformation from the traditional British style of play to a system combined with the continental system, and ultimately achieved the great achievement of dominating the domestic league and impacting the top of Europe!

As the most successful club in England in the past two decades, Manchester United fans naturally have a sense of superiority.

Even though the team failed to win the league title again in the three years after Ferguson retired.

However, they still feel that the team should win every game.

Not only do you have to win, but you also have to win beautifully and in a spectacular way!
Therefore, both Manchester United executives and fans are very satisfied with the team's current situation.

With a streak of five consecutive wins at the start, the atmosphere in Manchester United's locker room has become unprecedentedly relaxed.

Whether it is the veterans who have been on the team for many years or the newcomers who have joined in recent seasons, they have all felt the difference in the team.

Now, seeing the changes Mourinho has brought to the team, they are also full of motivation for the new season.

However, some people were not happy.
. . .

As the international match day was approaching, Manchester United players went their separate ways to report to their national teams on the morning of the second day after the league game with Hull City.

As the club's head coach, Mourinho returned to his office in Carrington according to his strict schedule.

Nine thirty in the morning.

Just as Mourinho looked up at the clock on the wall for the third time, there was finally a knock on the door of his office.

"Come in!"

As soon as Mourinho finished speaking, Martial, dressed in casual clothes, pushed the door open.

"Good morning, boss."

Looking at this young Frenchman hailed as the "new Henry" by the media, Mourinho raised his eyebrows and raised his hand:

"sit down."

Although the team has won five consecutive games in five games within half a month and is in full swing.

However, the team's frontcourt offense still has a lot of room for improvement.

Especially the performance of Martial, the team's main player last season, was worrying!
In the first three league games and the first leg of the Champions League play-offs, Martial was the team's starting left winger.

However, after four games, not only Manchester United's coaching staff, but even most Manchester United fans can see that the team's top scorer and main player last season is almost completely out of the team's frontcourt offensive system!
Not only did he never play the full 90 minutes in a game, he also didn't score a goal or make an assist.

Rashford, who came on as a substitute for him three times, has easily scored a goal and provided an assist!
Originally, data is not the only criterion for measuring offensive players.

However, Martial's "lazy" performance in the game made Mourinho very dissatisfied.

Among the four players in the frontcourt, only Martial will wait for the ball on the wing, while the other three will frequently make interspersed runs.

Even though he asked him to run into open spaces more often, to receive more support from Ling Feng, and to play some wall passes, he did not do so.

That's why he arranged a one-on-one meeting with Martial today.

Mourinho wants Martial to understand that he is the head coach of the team.

All players must play according to their own tactics!
And Martial also knew very well in his heart why the head coach called him to the office.

Sure enough, in the next half hour, Mourinho mainly analyzed his performance in several games with him.

For example, he always stays close to the wing and is unwilling to cut in behind the opponent's full-back; for example, when he gets the ball, he only dribbles and breaks through, not actively cooperating with Ling Feng in the middle;

Martial also nodded in agreement as the head coach pointed out the areas where he needed to improve on the field.

"You have to trust Ling Feng's pass. As long as you make a run forward or run into an open space, he will definitely pass the ball to your feet!"

"Okay, boss. I'll pay attention next time."

Although I agreed to this verbally.

However, as soon as he left Mourinho's office and drove out of Carrington, Martial immediately called his agent Lamborghini to complain:

"I've had enough!"

"If it weren't for me, Manchester United wouldn't have made it to the top four last season!"

"There's no chance of playing in the Champions League!"

"Besides, I've already given in and gave the number nine to that Swede! But why is he still so harsh on me?!"

"My skills are the best in the team, why do you always let me run more into open space? Can't you pass the ball to my feet and let me break through and create threats?"

"Why can Hazard do this when he was coaching Chelsea, but I can't?!"

After listening to Martial's complaints, the agent who had previously encouraged him not to clarify the reports of internal strife in the team began to warn him earnestly:
"Anthony, now is not the time to be angry."

Today, the team has a good record, and the team morale and atmosphere are very good.

If Martial causes trouble, he will most likely be sent to the reserve team by Mourinho to reflect on his mistakes.

Mourinho, who led the team to consecutive victories, has the confidence and can do such things!

Moreover, players such as Rashford and Lingard on the bench are also eyeing his starting position.

You know, victory can cover up all problems.

As long as they can win, the club's top management will not interfere even if Mourinho throws him to the bench or even in the stands.

Moreover, the transfer window is about to close.

Even if you want to seek the possibility of loan or transfer, it is too late.

Therefore, the agent finally reminded Martial that even if he was unhappy playing, he should try his best to integrate into the team's tactical system and keep his main position first.

After all, the hard indicator for evaluating a player is always his performance on the field.

Only after he performs well and becomes a key figure influencing the team, will he be qualified to bargain with Mourinho!

After listening to his agent's consolation and analysis, Martial calmed down a little and complained again:
"But, that new guy doesn't seem to be willing to pass the ball to me."

"You mean Ling Feng? Are you sure he doesn't like you? Or does he just think you don't run, so he doesn't want to pass the ball to you?"

Hearing his agent's question, Martial fell silent.

He tried hard to recall scenes from his daily life and training.

Ling Feng would not ignore him. Instead, he would specially use French to communicate with him when talking to him.

“He didn’t show it in training.”

"That's right. Besides, you and him didn't have any grudges before, so he has no reason to dislike you."

"How about this, aren't you and Kante teammates on the national team? You can ask him what kind of person Ling Feng is."

"Uh this."

The arrogance of young people makes Martial somewhat reluctant to please others.

After all, in his opinion, Ling Feng was indeed very strong, but he was not bad either.

If the head coach could give him the same tactical freedom and right to fire, he believed that he would not be worse than Ling Feng!

However, Lamborghini, the agent who has worked with him for several years, immediately read Martial's inner thoughts from his silence.

His tone suddenly became serious:
"Anthony, I strongly suggest you get on good terms with him!"

"He is not only the most beloved player in England, but Ferguson also likes him very much. What's more, he is the most expensive player in the club's history who was bought by the club at a huge cost."

"If you have a conflict with him, who do you think will get the support of the club?"

Hearing this, Martial was not stupid and immediately understood the agent's subtext.

"I see."

Ling Feng, who had already arrived at St. George's Park to prepare for a friendly match with the Three Lions, naturally had no idea about this one-on-one conversation between Mourinho and Martial.

If I knew, I would definitely just laugh it off.

Judging from the previous few games, Martial is still immersed in the glory of his past as the team's pillar last season and is unwilling to accept the reality that he is no longer the core of the team.

Especially after being forced to give up the No. 9 jersey in the summer window and his ball possession suddenly decreased after Ling Feng joined, he was eager to prove himself on the court.

This is also the important reason why he has been playing alone with the ball in the past few games.

It is true that Martial’s skills are really good, and his breakthrough ability is also the strongest point of this Manchester United team.

However, his attitude is a fatal flaw!
Football is a team sport that requires running.

The stadium is so small, if Martial is unwilling to run, then other teammates will have to run a few more kilometers for him.

If he doesn't trust his teammates and is unwilling to pass the ball to them, then his teammates will definitely not pass the ball to him!
In a team, every player has his own playing style.

But, we all fight for the team's victory!

Ling Feng’s purpose is also very clear.

The reason why he joined the rebuilding Manchester United was to become the boss of the team and lead the team to win the championship!

Then compete with Messi and Ronaldo for the supreme Golden Ball!
In order to achieve his goal, he needs the assistance of his teammates and more explosive personal data.

If Martial is willing to cooperate with him and willing to run actively, he will not hesitate to feed him the ball crazily and let him score goals.

If you don't want to, then roll to the bench with that stinky face, or go straight to the factory to screw screws!

(End of this chapter)