Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 227 Everton’s Icelandic sniper’s perfect First Touch!

After the first three rounds of the Champions League group stage, the points and rankings of Group F are as follows.

Manchester United: Ranked first with 7 points from two wins and one draw.

Lyon: Ranked second with 6 points from two wins and one defeat.

Hoffenheim: One win, one draw and one loss, with 4 points, ranking third.

Shakhtar Donetsk: 0 points from three defeats, ranking fourth.

The qualifying situation is not complicated, but it is not too simple. If Manchester United wants to lock in the qualifying spot in advance, it must achieve at least one draw and one win in the two Champions League group matches in November.

However, that period happened to coincide with a key battle in the league. Manchester United will face Manchester City, the top scorer, away from home.

Mourinho has already planned this.

That is to tactically give up the game against Shakhtar Donetsk. Otherwise, the Manchester United players would have to travel a long way to Ukraine. Just four days of rest would definitely not be enough for the players to return to their best condition.

In summer, cicadas chirp continuously and cool streams gurgling by.

Moreover, the real essence lies in tactical arrangements and training exercises, such as the speed of a certain opponent's player, different defensive habits, whether he prefers to stay behind or to defend forward.

Sterling is the happy football champion, Aguero is older, Foden is still too young, and Sane has a hot temper.
Football commentators believe that he likes to use forward-less formations, but the problem is that he has never encountered a good center.

Chu Feng rubbed his chin: "Manchester City's offensive mode seems not three-dimensional enough. Juventus is used to using two full-backs to press. When they return to their positions, the forwards can take advantage of the open space."

Then the two people stared at each other, and Chu Feng coughed slightly in embarrassment, wondering if this was peeking at his opponent's tactics?

Mourinho really values ​​this disciple.

Looking at how Manchester United won with almost no effort, Guardiola became more and more envious of Mourinho as he thought about it. He really allowed him to take advantage of all the good things.

He reviewed nearly 300 games last season, and no matter how stupid he is, he will still gain a lot.

Chu Feng drove back to Hale's villa in the evening and was going to go find Maria for a walk. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a livid face.

Even if this game is a draw or even a loss, it will not have much impact. He is confident of defeating Nagelsmann's Hoffenheim at home.

Although the outside world says that Ronaldo is reaching the end of his career, this game directly taught him various skills such as crossing, running, shooting, transfer, and grabbing points.

Guardiola's technical team will conduct targeted technical analysis, and then make detailed tactical arrangements based on this, which is usually the "arrangement of game content."

"How about I go out?"

After the Manchester United players returned to the training base for physical therapy, they cheered in unison when they heard Mourinho announced that he would have a day off.

"Let's go."

The result was barely acceptable, but the process was too unsightly.

It's not because Chu Feng came to find his daughter, he has already recognized Chu Feng, but because in the just-concluded Champions League group stage, Manchester City 1-1 Juventus.

Maria had already changed into sportswear, but she didn't speak out until the discussion between the two was over.

Moreover, in order to maintain a good competitive state, one does not dare to overindulge oneself during holidays.

Football players only seem to have more freedom, but in fact they are worse than working as workers during the season. There are no weekends and holidays at all. It can be said that they take time off according to the schedule.

His tactical concept is like a complex and sophisticated instrument, which cannot be learned and understood simply by watching the video.

Manchester City's striker wasted many good opportunities.

Guardiola was in a very bad mood.

If it weren't for Juventus' poor ability to seize opportunities, I'm afraid Manchester City would have suffered a defeat at home.

After watching a wave of Manchester City's offense, Guardiola asked: "Any ideas?"

As soon as Chu Feng sat on the sofa, he accidentally saw the laptop on the coffee table. The screen showed the video of the match between Manchester City and Juventus. It seemed that Guardiola was reviewing the last game.

The three points that Manchester City was about to gain turned into one point, making the qualifying situation in Group H more complicated.

"At the end of each game at night, according to the boss's request, I originally focused mainly on my own performance, and then gradually began to focus on the overall tactics."

And he also wanted to take this opportunity to test Chu Feng's tactical thinking.

Manchester City must respond to every game with full strength.

If Chu Feng was just working behind closed doors, he would never be at his current level. Guardiola picked up the coffee and said, "How does José teach you how to review games on weekdays?"

Chu Feng was a little confused, but there was no need to hide this kind of thing. After all, Manchester United's tactical arrangements would not be revealed.

Guardiola waved his hand: "You're all here, let's watch it together."

Guardiola's brows raised slightly. Although Chu Feng's answer was very simple, it directly touched the key to the problem.

Guardiola nodded: "Oh, it's not bad. Have you reviewed tonight's game?"

However, when the second half started, Juventus gradually began to attack vigorously.

While Maria was changing clothes, Guardiola asked Chu Feng to wait at home.

In the 24th minute of the first half of Manchester City, De Bruyne made a diagonal pass to find Aguero, who easily pushed the shot into the far corner against Buffon.

Chu Feng couldn't help complaining in his heart that Guardiola was not so kind and wanted to find an excuse to send him away, so he just smiled and said nothing.

But if it affects the game against Manchester City, it may result in missing out on the championship.

When the regular time of the game ended, Bonucci found Ronaldo with a precise long pass from the backcourt, and Ronaldo safely hit the ball into the goal.

Chu Feng and Maria were walking on the fitness trail.

"I just saw you and dad sitting together discussing tactics, and I suddenly felt that the two of you would have a very good understanding as partners." Maria's eyebrows arched, "Chu, have you considered going to Manchester City?"

Chu Feng raised his finger and flicked Maria on the head. "I am very happy at Manchester United now. I have familiar teammates and coaches, and a group of fans who like me."

"Hey, I'm just talking. I'm not trying to persuade you to transfer. In fact, I think it's good for you to be at Manchester United. At least it's close to the school and you can come to me often." Maria rubbed her forehead and cried out in pain.

It wasn't until Guardiola called to urge them that the two reluctantly walked back.

Chu Feng got up early the next day to complete recovery training, and then drove Maria to the University of Manchester. Looking back, he only showed up at the beginning of the semester and had not been to school for nearly two months.

Fortunately, he has the shield of being a professional player, otherwise no school would be able to tolerate serious absences from students.

However, Chu Feng did not fall behind too much in his homework. All the homework that was due was sent to the teacher's mailbox on time, and he was often shown as a model by the teacher.

After all, he is in one of the biggest clubs in the world and he can ask the staff directly if he has any questions.

Recently Chu Feng is also preparing to create his own brand, but Mendes is really busy recently and has no time to come to the UK to discuss relevant matters with him.

As for the reason?

Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in the controversy. First, in the first round of the Champions League group stage against Valencia, Cristiano Ronaldo had a conflict with the opponent's center back due to a fight, and he only lightly touched Murillo's head.

Who knew that Murillo would start the performance directly, lying on the ground and wailing wildly.

As a result, Ronaldo received a red card and was suspended for one game. He scored his first Champions League goal after moving to Juventus against Manchester City.

This thing is nothing, but the house leaks when it rains all night.

In 2010, Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in a rape scandal. The case had already reached an out-of-court settlement, but the victim asked the court for a retrial a few days ago.

The key is that the evidence makes Ronaldo very passive.

Because the victim shouted "no" many times, Ronaldo did not stop his actions, and the whole process lasted for 5 minutes.

In order to deal with this difficult matter, Mendes kept traveling back and forth between the United States and Italy.

In desperation, Chu Feng could only postpone the plan.
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After the break, the Manchester United players are full of energy again, and the Carrington training base has become lively again.

Several days of training also allowed the Manchester United players to regain their form. During this period, all members of Manchester United took a family photo, but there were many fewer people than last season.

Ibrahimovic, Mata, Smalling and so on.

Chu Feng felt a touch of sadness inexplicably, and then he realized that all feasts in the world must come to an end, and no one can escape separation.

But his emotions were soon left behind, because the 10th round of the Premier League was about to begin.

Manchester United will face Everton at home!

On October 10, Old Trafford was packed with people and extremely noisy.

Mourinho arranged a 4-3-3 formation, with Mahrez, Chu Feng and Rashford serving as the trident.

Herrera, Matic and Pogba sit in the midfield.

The defense includes Wan-Bissaka, Bailly, Maguire and Ashley Young.

Lukaku sadly sat on the bench again. He missed an excellent scoring opportunity in the last game, which ultimately affected Mourinho's perception of him.

In the players tunnel, Chu Feng saw an acquaintance, Rissarisson with yellow hair.

He transferred from Watford to Everton in the summer window for 3900 million euros. Now that he has stronger teammates and coaches, he believes that he will never fall in front of Chu Feng again.

When the referee blows the whistle to start the game.

Manchester United, which had the advantage of being at home, took the lead in launching a fierce attack, first testing Everton's defensive strength through high-altitude bombing.

Everton is right about this. The two central defenders Zouma and Michael Keane are both strong men with a height of over 190cm.

Coupled with England goalkeeper Pickford, Everton's penalty area suddenly became a no-fly zone.

Chu Feng was attacked by two strong men and was at a disadvantage.

The 27th minute of the game.

Everton relied on a solid defense to launch a quick counterattack. Walcott, nicknamed "Little Tiger", ran wildly with the ball, trying to forcefully eat Ashley Young alive with his speed.

As long as he gets through the starting stage, no defender in the Premier League can catch up!
This winter he left Arsenal, where he had played for 12 years, just to rejuvenate his career!

But the Ashley Young he faced was the epitome of becoming more and more demonic as he got older. In the team speed test this season, Chu Feng’s speed was 36.1km/h, Valencia’s was 34.7km/h, and Ashley Young was 33.8km/h.

Walcott has been plagued by injuries. At the age of 30, he no longer has the speed of the past.

The era of the speed king of 35.9km/h can only become a beautiful memory.

In the end, the two fell to the ground entangled, and the football rolled outside the sideline. Ashley Young pulled Walcott up in a friendly manner. The two have been rivals in the Premier League for more than ten years, and after all, they still feel a bit sympathetic to each other.

It didn't take long for an unexpected scene to appear on the court.

"Iceland's great sniper" Sigurdsson received the ball from outside the penalty area. Matic followed up with the steal by half a beat, but Sigurdsson shot without any courtesy!

The tricky long-range shot was like a bullet fired from a sniper rifle, grazing De Gea's fingertips and flying into the goal!
Loud cheers suddenly erupted in the away stands. Everton fans never dreamed that they would score the first goal and maybe they could take away three points from Old Trafford today!
Then the mentality of the Manchester United players seemed a little anxious, and they kept playing high balls from the wing to try to equalize.

But Everton shrank its defense early and filled the penalty area with people, not even a fly being allowed in.

The 38th minute of the game.

Chu Feng struggled to squeeze away from the two men who were marking him. His header was not strong enough due to interference, and the football hit the crossbar and bounced out of the baseline.

"Don't be too anxious, control the ball first, there is still a lot of time!"

Taking advantage of the time when the ball was dead, he pointed to the scoreboard and said, "Stop throwing high balls all the time. Play more with your feet. If you have a chance, try a long shot!"

The Manchester United players nodded.

Especially the players who have just joined, Wan-Bissaka, Mahrez, Maguire and others. After all, if the sky falls, there will be tall people to withstand it. They just need to do their responsibilities well.

Manchester United suddenly switched tactics and was a little uncomfortable at first.

Near the end of the first half, the football was passed to Gomez during a scuffle in the penalty area, and Everton counterattacked again.

The Manchester United players ran back crazily, even Chu Feng was no exception.

He gritted his teeth and desperately pursued the defense, and finally caught up with Bernard who was advancing with the ball near the 30-meter line, and collaborated with Herrera to complete the steal.

The referee blew the whistle.

The Manchester United fans were not frustrated because they fell behind. Instead, they gave a very warm applause. Compared with the wonderful goals, they wanted to see the spirit of the players more.

Because Manchester United's creed is never give up!
After the start of the second half, Manchester United did not show too much excitement. They controlled the ball according to Mourinho's requirements and used lateral passes to tear apart Everton's defense.

Everton's midfielders have very rough skills, and their defense basically relies on their bodies.

Manchester United players such as Mahrez, Pogba and Chu Feng all have the ability to break through in small areas.

Everton's defense quickly became disorganized as there was always a defender passed and another player needed to step up to cover.

After several attempts in succession, loopholes in the defense line inevitably appeared!

Pogba got rid of Gomez's defense on the wing and passed directly to Rashford who was diagonally inserted into the ribs. The latter cut in and shot long distance.

When the defensive player came forward, he lightly poked the center with his toes.

The football came to Chu Feng.

Zouma, who was blocked from being transferred to Everton by Chelsea, is a typical black and tough player. If he hadn't suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury two years ago, he might have become a world-class central defender.

By coincidence it was the match against Manchester United.

His physical fitness is off the charts and his defensive toughness is excellent, but he has a fatal weakness, which is his weak sense of position!
When he realized that the football was rolling towards Chu Feng, he rushed forward in a hurry.

Then a perfect First Touch appeared on the green field!

The arch of Chu Feng's foot lightly touched the football, and Zuma felt a chill in his crotch.

Precise and soft touches are common, but there is also a brief period of time to determine the defender's intentions.

This kind of reverse thinking is not that difficult.

In the blink of an eye, the football came out from under Zuma's crotch, and Chu Feng followed up and fired into the far corner.

Pickford couldn't even make a symbolic save.

After scoring the equalizing goal, Chu Feng jumped up high and punched the air.

The Manchester United players also waved their arms. They could trust Chu Feng unconditionally, no matter how bad the situation in front of them was.

Then Old Trafford erupted into an eardrum-bulging roar!
No reversal, no red devil!

The game has just begun. Amid the loud cheers from Manchester United fans, Everton players are somewhat flustered. After all, their opponent is the Premier League champion Manchester United.

Even though they have invested heavily in the past two seasons, they still cannot compare with the wealthy Manchester United.

Zuma hammered his head in annoyance. He could compete with Chu Feng on a par, but once Chu Feng started using speed or skills, he seemed to turn into a dull robot.

It was as if his movements were being slowed down.

Everton players all turned their attention to Rissarisson at the front. The yellow-haired boy suddenly felt the huge pressure and looked at Chu Feng with nervous and excited eyes.

He believes he can score the same goal!

It's a pity that Everton coach Marco Silva did not give him a chance. After the game started, the formation retreated and set up a bus, hoping to leave Old Trafford with a point.

Manchester United took advantage of the situation and pressed forward.

The Manchester United players strictly implemented Mourinho's tactics. Even if they could not break through, they would not easily lose the ball. Instead, they would play back and let the midfielder reorganize.

Except Pogba is a bit wild and always wants to show off his feet.

However, after being severely reprimanded by Mourinho, he finally restrained his thoughts and completed many beautiful touches of the ball.

Everton was once pressed for friction in the penalty area.

In the 65th minute of the game, Pogba and Rashford hit the wall and cooperated, shooting furiously from the front of the penalty area!

The football roared towards the right side of the goal. Pickford flew to save the ball and the Everton penalty area suddenly became a mess.

Thighs of various colors appeared together, as if they were playing a three-dimensional pinball game.

"Everton is very lucky, the football hit and rolled off the bottom line!"

"Let's take a look at Manchester United's right corner kick. Mahrez passed the ball near the penalty spot. Pickford's attack was very decisive and he hit the ball with a single punch above Chu Feng's head!"

"Everton's protection of the two points was not perfect enough, Pogba volleyed again!"

"It's a pity that I couldn't suppress it."

Zhan Jun sighed at the end, his tone full of regret.

Mourinho then began to deploy his troops tactically.

The first person to be replaced was left winger Rashford. Lingard sat on the bench for more than half a month and finally stepped onto the Old Trafford turf again.

The left and right wingers in the frontcourt are all quick and agile.

Mourinho's intention is very obvious. With the help of Everton's reckless defensive players, the young players can try to cause fouls and open up the situation through set kicks or penalty kicks.

The effect is indeed quite good.

In the 72nd minute of the game, Mahrez dribbled the ball in from the right and hit the goal, but was pushed implicitly by Idrissa.

The referee clearly understood the situation and immediately blew the whistle.

Pogba took the initiative to take the free kick, but unfortunately he didn't learn the essence of Pirlo's fallen ball, and the football directly hit the wall.

However, less than three minutes passed.

Lingard sprinted down the left wing with a ball in his hand. His skills have improved significantly recently, and he can smash the ball lightly.

Michael Keane couldn't catch Lingard's fake move and failed to grasp the timing of the steal. Instead, he tripped Lingard to the ground.

Penalty kick!

Pogba was too embarrassed to grab the ball again, but Chu Feng took the football naturally and pushed the ball into the lower right corner in one fell swoop!

"Beautiful, Manchester United reversed the score!"

"Xiaochu scored twice! He is also among the top three scorers in the Premier League. He is only three goals away from Sane, who is at the top of the list. You must know that he has been suspended for three games!"

"I think he will have a chance to overtake before the halfway point of the Premier League schedule!"

Zhan Jun's smile appeared again.

Then he discovered that Mourinho had used up all the substitutions, McTominay replaced Matic and Kovacic replaced Pogba.

As the schedule becomes more rigorous, veterans are experiencing physical issues.

Matic's condition was obviously not good in this game. I don't know whether it was due to lack of physical fitness or other reasons.

Mourinho has long wanted to replace Matic.

However, Pogba often wanders around the court. If no one checks and fills in the gaps later, fatal problems may occur, so he has waited until now.

The roles of both parties are reversed.

Everton launched a final onslaught, and Manchester United set up a bus in the backcourt.

However, whenever the football is passed to Sigurdsson, McTominay will grab it hard and prevent the opponent from having an easy long-range shot.

Rissarisson also enjoyed the treatment of double marking.

Bailly's ferocious rush, Maguire's stable position, the yellow-haired boy couldn't even catch the ball.

When Everton wanted to create opportunities through high-altitude bombing, they found to their wits's end that Manchester United's players were also tall towers and had special experience and skills in defending high-altitude balls.

Everton failed to threaten Manchester United's goal until the end of the game, and could only leave Old Trafford bitterly with 0 points.

(End of this chapter)