Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 260 A true leader is mentally prepared when he takes the field: everyone makes mistakes.

2019 2 Month 2 Day.

The day before the start of the 25th round of the Premier League, Chu Feng came to the head coach's office and pointed to the gloomy sky outside: "Boss, the weather is very good today."

"If you have anything to say, just say it directly!" Mourinho closed the folder with helplessness on his face.

In fact, he vaguely guessed Chu Feng's purpose of looking for Maguire.

"It was just yesterday's recovery training. I think Harry is in good condition. I think we should give him another chance."

Chu Feng simply got straight to the point.

If Maguire is put on the bench because of this incident, it will undoubtedly have a huge impact on his mental and state.

In the original trajectory of the world, Karius' career was directly destroyed because of those two huge mistakes in the 2018 Champions League final.

Although Maguire's situation is simpler, there is no telling how it will develop.

Mourinho raised his eyes slightly and asked with a half-smile: "Aren't you angry when Harry makes such a low-level mistake?"

"Boss, there's something I don't know whether to say or not." Chu Feng didn't wait for Mourinho to interrupt and continued, "Some people are not real leaders, but they try to be a leader. Such people always He scolds others when they make mistakes.”

"But real leaders go into the game prepared: Everybody makes mistakes."

"Do you think what I said is right?"

Although Ibrahimovic told him before leaving, as a captain, he should not be stingy with criticism and put enough pressure on his teammates.

But Chu Feng's own character determines that he will never be able to do those things.

So he decided to do it his own way.

That is, when things are not going well, you are the first to stand up and take the responsibility.

"You kid, are you scolding me too?" Mourinho pointed at Chu Feng and scolded with a smile, "But you underestimate me too much. Am I such an unreasonable person?"

Although he is extremely strict with his players, he is not unreasonable.

On the contrary, he knows how to protect his players better than other head coaches.

For example, yesterday, Mourinho said in an interview with the media: "What some people write and say has a very bad impact on my players. Maybe they think the players should be what they think."

"But my players are not like that. They work very hard on the court. All I can say is that you media people are so stupid."

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Anyone who is familiar with Mourinho will immediately understand that he is using fierce words to attract the attention of the media and protect his disciples from outside public opinion.

He has been accustomed to using this trick since Inter Milan.

"Boss, am I not too worried?"

Chu Feng scratched his head and said, "Then you get busy first, I still have a few sets of training to do."

After saying that, he quickly slipped out of the office and closed the door.

"This boy, it's true."

Mourinho complained and continued to look at the laptop, which was showing Atletico Madrid's game video.

For Manchester United, the most critical game in February is the first leg against Atletico Madrid.

According to UEFA's rules, the first place in the group will be away first, so Manchester United still needs to go to Spain, which will definitely have a certain impact on the player's condition.

the other side.

After Chu Feng returned to the training ground, he patted Maguire hard on the head and said, "Harry, don't let that incident affect your mentality. Remember the mistakes, correct them, and make up for the mistakes you made. Only then can you be an outstanding person." Things players should do.”

"Chu, do you think the boss will lose trust in me?" Maguire said anxiously.

"How is that possible? It's not like you don't know the boss. He is always used to giving people two chances."

Chu Feng shook his head decisively.

At the end, he added earnestly: "Harry, don't betray everyone's trust in you, come on!"

He has done everything he can, and the rest is up to Maguire himself.

Perhaps this incident was a catastrophic blow to him, but how to face difficulties and setbacks is the truly important quality.

If Maguire fails to recover, it means that he is not suitable to be a player.

Cruyff once said: "Football is like war."

A person who does not have enough fighting spirit and perseverance will never be able to become an excellent player, let alone win championships and honors.

Maguire nodded vigorously.

2 month 3 number.

The 25th round of the Premier League begins with Manchester United playing against Leicester City away from home.

"Manchester United sent out its full lineup today. It should be because of the defeat in the last game that it put huge pressure on Mourinho. I don't know whether the players' condition was affected. Well, Manchester United completed the advancement through the combination of wing and center, and penetrated the ground in the midfield. Send the ball to Chu Feng’s feet!”

"Pass to Pogba with a back body, then turn around and back into the penalty area!"

"Nice move!"

"Pogba made a direct pass, Chu Feng pushed into the far corner, and the ball went in!"

"Just three minutes into the first half, Manchester United took the lead in scoring. It seems that the doubts from the outside world are a bit unnecessary!"

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"Look at Leicester City's quick counterattack, Maddison found Vardy accurately!"

"Bailey was very quick to attack, and Vardy directly changed direction to break through, Maguire! The timing of his defense was just right, and he completed a key interception for Manchester United!"

"Facing his old club, he was in very good shape! He led the way forward without passing the ball, and made a long pass to the left!"

"Rashford even stopped and swept directly to the door!"

"Mahrez followed up with a volley and scored!"

"The first half is not over yet, and Manchester United is already leading by two goals. We can clearly see that the Manchester United boys are holding back their energy."

"Sometimes it's not a bad thing to encounter public opinion."

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"With the goals of Xiao Chu, Mahrez and Pogba, Manchester United 3-0 Leicester City, breaking doubts with facts!"

"Congratulations to Manchester United!"

On the bus back to Manchester, the atmosphere was obviously much more cheerful than when we arrived, and everyone had a smile on their face.

"We will play Cottagers in the next game. Let's try to get another big win, and then go to Madrid to meet Atletico Madrid!"

Mahrez grinned.

Two consecutive wins should clear away the previous haze and bring the morale of Manchester United players back to its highest peak.

By then, the winning rate against Atletico Madrid will be even greater.

"What does Atletico have to be afraid of? It's not like we haven't won before?"

Rashford is full of confidence.

Recently, he seems to have entered a period of rapid growth. He can feel his progress every day, and his frequency of appearances is getting higher and higher.

The emotional aspect is also going well, and I am engaged to my girlfriend.

To sum it up, people feel refreshed during happy events. "Don't let down your guard. Atletico Madrid is no better than it was half a year ago, especially defensively."

"The high-position pressing and point-to-point marking make the opponent encounter strong blocks and steals every time they advance with the ball. We have already reached second place in the La Liga standings."

Assistant coach Faria stood up.

"Yes, Atletico Madrid is also used to fierce physical confrontation, actively consuming the opponent's physical energy in the first half, and then strengthening the attack through substitutions in the second half."

Chu Feng has also watched a lot of Atletico Madrid games recently.

Mourinho nodded after hearing this. In fact, he already had an idea in his mind, that is, a war of attrition in the first round of the Champions League.

According to the Champions League rules, yellow cards accumulated in the group stage will be carried into the knockout stage and will be automatically cleared after the quarter-finals and will not affect the semi-finals.

Atletico Madrid's tactical play resulted in many players receiving yellow cards. Five players including Diego Costa, Correa, Jimenez, Felipe and Thomas will be suspended in the second round if they receive another yellow card.

And Manchester United only has Ashley Young and Matic.

Therefore, Mourinho prepared to tie the game at home and force Atletico Madrid players to foul and receive yellow cards, laying a solid foundation for the two-round victory.

"Train on time at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, no one is allowed to take leave!"

When the bus stopped at the entrance of the Carrington training base, Mourinho said solemnly to the Manchester United players.

He was worried that some people would get too excited and go to bars and nightclubs to indulge themselves in the middle of the night, so he asked the players to have a meal together in the morning and then carry out targeted training.

This is also a habit he has developed since the beginning of his coaching career.

After driving home, Chu Feng turned on the TV. It happened that the game between Manchester City and Arsenal was coming to an end. The score between the two teams was 3-1 for the time being.

Aguero was in great form today, scoring a hat trick in less than 60 minutes.

It was Koscielny who scored for Arsenal.

Originally, the two teams were back-and-forth in the first half, but after Guardiola replaced Sane, Manchester City's left-side attack immediately revitalized.

Suppressed Arsenal to zero shots in the second half.

A Sky Sports commentator said: "The scary thing is not the 3:1 score, but Arsenal's inability to counterattack when they fall behind. This is not only a technical and tactical problem, but also a problem with the players' spirit and mentality. ”

When Guendouzi got the ball out of the backcourt and was intercepted, he didn't immediately turn around and chase after him. Instead, he spread his hands and complained to his teammates.

Chu Feng did not continue to look.

He has understood that given Arsenal's situation, there will not be much of a threat this season. Manchester United's real opponents are Manchester City and Liverpool.

The next day.

Liverpool defeated West Ham United 2-1 with goals from Salah and Van Dijk.

Time flies to February 2th.

In the 26th round of the Premier League, Manchester United faced Fulham.

The Cottagers have been hovering in the relegation zone basically every year, and now they are ranked second from the bottom with only 22 points, 10 points behind Brighton, which is fourth from the bottom.

So they were very strong today.

You must know that the Premier League's broadcast fee sharing is very fair. Even the bottom-ranked team's income is no less than that of the top teams in other leagues.

So no one wants to be relegated.

Faced with the farm owner's desperate play, Mourinho's eyelids jumped. If a few players were injured today, how would he be able to play in the Champions League knockout rounds?
But you must not give in at this time, otherwise your opponent will take the initiative.

Fortunately, Manchester United players have relatively strong personal abilities and finally opened up the situation in the 23rd minute of the game. Herrera stole the ball in the frontcourt and passed it to Chu Feng in the middle.

Faced with two or three people assisting in the defense, Chu Feng was unable to complete the breakthrough and simply passed the ball diagonally to the right.

Mahrez received the ball and slid it into the penalty area. After an emergency stop, he knocked back to the front of the penalty area.

As Chu Feng attracted a large number of defensive players, Pogba was unmarked after running forward and completed a high-quality volley to score.

As the intensity of the confrontation on the field became more and more intense, Manchester United players gradually became more angry.

Who says offensive players are inherently at a disadvantage?

Chu Feng relied on his injury immunity module and performed even harder than the farm players.

Whenever the Fulham defender seeks physical confrontation, Chu Feng directly hits him with all his strength without saying a word, causing severe pain to the Fulham defender.

Under Chu Feng's example and leadership, Manchester United gradually took control of the situation.

"Slow down, control the rhythm!" Mourinho's eyelids jumped as he watched from the sidelines, and he couldn't help but angrily reprimanded: "What a bunch of stupid people!"

However, in the noisy Craven Cottage stadium, his voice did not travel very far before it was muffled.

The relegation team really has nothing to be proud of except their desperate playing style. Once their opponents show more strength, they will immediately reveal their prototypes.

Soon, Pogba's long shot was picked off by Fulham goalkeeper Rico and then thrown to Dennis on the right.

"Rob!"

Chu Feng cut off the passing routes of Fulham's fullback and center back, and Rashford and the rest of his teammates also followed suit.

Fulham's ability to play the ball in the backcourt was not good to begin with, but under Manchester United's high-position press that spared no effort in physical strength, they instantly became confused.

After former Arsenal player Chambers received the ball, he was pushed forward by Matic in a subtle way, causing the ball passed to Le Marchand to be too powerful.

Chu Feng immediately changed direction and rushed towards Le Marchand.

Le Marchand looked at the aggressive Chu Feng and thought about passing the ball back to the goalkeeper and letting Rico make a big kick.

But when he passed the ball, Chu Feng, as if he had no idea, stretched out his legs to stop the ball in advance, and took advantage of the situation to volley with his right foot.

boom! The football streaked towards the right side of the goal.

Rico couldn't even react and just stood there blankly.

"Goal! Manchester United's frontcourt pressing tactics restricted Fulham's backcourt play and forced the opponent to make mistakes through tacit pressing."

"I have to say that Mourinho has become much bolder this season and is no longer limited to a single defensive counterattack tactic."

"Of course, the premise is that there are good enough players."

"Compared to Chelsea's leaderless situation, Manchester United's players rarely become confused after Xiao Chu became the second captain."

Manchester United fans from afar shouted wildly.

They gradually found the feeling of being invincible by the Red Devils twenty years ago. At that time, the most anticipated thing every week was to go to watch Manchester United games together.

Time flies, and they are no longer young, but fortunately their passion has not faded.

After scoring the goal, Chu Feng rushed to the corner kick area to celebrate, waving his fist vigorously and hitting the air, as if to vent his dissatisfaction.

There has been a lot of criticism from the outside world recently, and you can see similar reports from time to time.

Even if Chu Feng didn't take the initiative to look for it, he could always find out from various channels. To be honest, he was somewhat unhappy.

Coupled with the toughness of Fulham players today, it directly ignited the fire in his heart.

That's why I was so desperate just now.

In the end, Fulham 0:2 Manchester United in this game. Chu Feng originally wanted to continue in the second half, but was forcefully replaced by Mourinho.

The main reason is that Chu Feng is obviously on top, and something might happen if he continues.

After the Premier League ended, the Manchester United players took a flight to Spain, Madrid, that evening.

Prepare for the Champions League 1/8 finals in four days.

(End of this chapter)