Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 296: There is no limit to the story of Red and Blue!

"According to the news from the English Football Association, Laporte has torn his cruciate ligament and is basically out for the season."

"I've experienced the feeling of a professional player leaving the pitch, so I hope he can recover soon."

"Let's get back to the game. A wonderful goal scored by Chu helped Manchester United temporarily lead Manchester City 2:1."

Neville briefly reviewed the game.

After all, he had been a head coach for a period of time and had at least some tactical awareness. He understood that if Manchester United's high-pressure pressing in the first half did not produce corresponding results, the second half would definitely be difficult.

Fortunately, things are developing in a good direction.

On the green field.

Chu Feng walked to the sidelines panting, he was really tired.

After all, in Manchester United's pressing system, he not only has to take the lead, but is also the player who runs the most.

How can I not be tired?
However, he made rapid progress in practice, so it was not in vain to watch Firmino's game videos.

"Boss, I found that Manchester City has begun to adjust. They frequently make long passes to the left and right in the midfield to mobilize our three defensive midfielders and force us to expose the gaps on the wing."

Chu Feng walked side by side with Mourinho and said with a slightly sad look on his face.

Mourinho nodded when he heard this. He discovered it earlier than Chu Feng. “The natural flaws of the 4312 formation will definitely be exploited by Pep, but there is a solution.”

As the two men walked into the locker room, Mourinho turned on the projector.

He pointed to the attacking midfielder and said: "When we build the defense, we must start from the forward line, but the most important thing is not the forward line, nor the defensive midfielder - it's the attacking midfielder!"

"Paul, you need to adjust your position at any time to observe and intercept Manchester City's potential passing routes."

It is well known that Pogba does not like running.

Among the 79 midfielders in the Premier League this season, Pogba ranks 16th in running distance.

It may feel pretty good based on the data, but you should know that the key to running coverage lies in the sprint distance, not the constant speed running distance.

64% of Pogba's running distance is at a constant speed, which ranks in the top three among 79 midfielders.

Speaking of this, we need to talk about the essence of modern football.

All attack and all defense!

Every player needs to keep running like a machine, especially with the high-pressure tactics used by Manchester United.

All players must work together to press the ball. No one can be lazy and slack off.

After all, in the high-pressure stage, once there is a link with a slow rhythm, the opponent can seize this link to break the high-pressure stage.

Then the dog-catching frisbee tactic was used and every hit was accurate.

"I believe that with your ability, there will be no problem. Your running data has also been increasing recently."

Mourinho did not scold, but chose to praise first.

He also knows that Pogba has a typical childish temper, and using coercion will have a negative effect.

Pogba glanced at the tactical board and said, "Boss, I will pay attention in the second half."

Mourinho showed a satisfied smile. He had let Pogba play as a central midfielder before, and he felt a little uneasy.

Because this position is so important, it requires someone who can hold the ball in offense and run at all costs in defense.

And Pogba is too easily disturbed by emotions.

Of course, I still feel a little uneasy now, but it is much less than before.

“We need to continue to fight for the ball at the beginning of the second half and disrupt Manchester City’s passing and control rhythm, but around the 60th minute, it will be the most dangerous time.”

Mourinho's tone became serious: "Because your physical fitness has seriously declined, Manchester City will definitely not miss this opportunity. I will use substitutions to interrupt Manchester City's attack, but the key point is still you. You must hold on no matter what."

The most tiring time in a football match is not the last few minutes, but the 60-70 minutes.

It is academically known as the dry-up period.

Chu Feng leaned against the locker door and ate a banana in small bites.

Unfortunately, the system does not have a "magic potion" that can restore full physical strength.

That way he wouldn't have to eat any bananas.

"But it seems to undermine the fairness of the competition?"

He complained silently in his heart, but then smiled.

If you really want to be serious, does cheating count?
"If someone can't stand it anymore, please speak up and ask your teammates to pay attention to timely support. Don't be embarrassed!"

Chu Feng looked at Ashley Yang as he spoke.

Professor Yang was immediately unhappy, and said arrogantly with his hands on his waist: "Don't look at me as I am already 33 years old this year, but I can run faster than Messi at 31!"

"Just now I clearly saw you almost vomiting." Wan Bissaka muttered softly.

"Let's not talk about anything else. I can definitely last 60 minutes. Just think about yourself!" Ashley Young turned a deaf ear and patted his chest to make a promise.

Chu Feng silently pulled the captain's armband tighter.

I don't know when he developed this habit after feeling a lot of pressure.

Although it may sound hypocritical to always talk about responsibility, this is what he really thinks.

Chu Feng and his teammates returned to the field and found that the expressions of Manchester City players seemed to be extremely excited.

"Guardiola is probably using Laporte's injury to boost morale."

Chu Feng guessed in his mind.

Coincidentally, he guessed the truth correctly. Laporte was injured and out for the season. What would his teammates think?
"Right now, Aymeric is lying in bed, suffering from that damn disease! And what about you? You should feel lucky to still be able to stand on the court and play football!"

"But - if you can't win the game, then Aymeric's injury will be in vain! Remember, today we are not only fighting for ourselves, but also to win for Aymeric! Is that clear?!"

We are teammates who spend every day together and our relationship with each other has already been very deep.

They certainly don't want Laporte to get injured in vain.

Sometimes people's emotions only need an opportunity to explode, and Laporte's injury became that opportunity.

If Manchester City scores another goal, the morale will probably reach its peak.

"Some people say Guardiola doesn't know how to get excited, but I think he gets excited more than any other coach!"

Maguire forced a smile.

Under Manchester City's extremely crazy attack, his nerves were always tense, fearing that there would be even the slightest mistake.

But that's really tiring.

"They have reasons why they can't lose, don't we have any?"

"Manchester City is really strong."

“We already knew how strong they were, but we still took the lead in the first half and continued to play the game into our rhythm in the second half.”

"We compete with confidence and physical strength, this is the purpose of our competition."

"Come on, come on, we can do better!"

The Manchester United players formed a circle, and Chu Feng's hoarse voice rang out.

Then he extended his right hand.

As their palms were stacked one after another, the Manchester United players shouted in unison: "Come on!!!"

Just as Chu Feng said, there is no reason for anyone to lose.

Honor, championship, faith. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it can make people excited.

Wow! ! !
The second half was more intense than fans expected, and the players of both teams were obviously going crazy.

"Just two minutes later, Matic knocked down De Bruyne and received the first yellow card of the game."

"This will also be the fuse for the bomb!"

"The surprise is Manchester City, they are even crazier than Manchester United."

Neville was just about to say that the game had entered Manchester United's rhythm when he found that Manchester City seemed to have regained their composure and began to tear apart Manchester United's defense with passing and control.

Fernandinho made a long pass to the left, and Sterling half-passed it to David Silva.

The latter did not try to break through, but simply transferred the ball to De Bruyne who was inwards. Football is essentially a geometry problem of 22 points.

Guardiola's philosophy is to use passing and control to find the best answer in the changes.

What about Mourinho?

Use running to constantly change the formation and make the problem more complicated.

The ideological conflict between the two was perfectly interpreted at this moment.

"Don't retreat, push forward!" Chu Feng roared towards the backcourt.

If we take even half a step back against Manchester City, we will be infinitely suppressed by Manchester City.

Manchester United players stopped thinking about retreating and fought hard, turning the midfield into a meat grinder with fierce confrontation.

Facing Pogba's pressure, De Bruyne sent a straight pass in advance.

Kante was a little slow and failed to intercept the ball halfway, and the ball rolled to Aguero's feet.

As Maradona's former son-in-law, he scored 20+ goals in the league every year when he was healthy, and his strength can be said to be at the top level in the continent.

He has basically no weaknesses in scoring, confronting, and shooting.

The only pity is that there is no personal touch.

Aguero took the initiative to retreat and support his teammates, leaving no chance for Maguire to interfere.

But it was this short period of "safe time" that allowed Manchester City to build an offensive system.

In an instant, all Manchester City players rushed forward desperately, like an unstoppable blue torrent!

"Ten players involved in the attack, Manchester City is completely crazy!"

"Who can stop this?"

Carragher yelled.

Manchester City fans were also worried about this relentless attack.
It would be nice if it could achieve the desired effect.

If it was intercepted by Manchester United, given Manchester United's counterattack efficiency, the score would most likely be rewritten.

But I have to say, this situation is really exciting.

While Chu Feng was running back with all his might, he saw Aguero pass the ball to B Silva.

The inside forward retreats!

This is Manchester City's most used strategy this season. It is a constraint for all teams when studying Manchester City and a sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's head.

You never know when it will be used, but once it is used it means Manchester City's attack is formed!

Seat B finally showed his fangs!

He suddenly accelerated to shake off Professor Yang and made a straight pass at the front of the penalty area!

Maguire's attention was on B Silva and he didn't notice Aguero quietly moving forward at all.

David Luiz did discover it in time, but he was too far away from Aguero, and it was too late for him to rush over to defend.

De Gea!
Chu Feng still didn't stop. He stared at De Gea, hoping that the duck could save Manchester United.

Aguero is not Sterling.

De Gea's K-shaped blocking range is indeed large, but it cannot cover the 17.5㎡ goal.

Aguero simply pushed the ball into the far corner.

Chu Feng finally stopped.

He held his knees and gasped for breath, sweat soaked his black hair and dripped from the ends.

He knew that Manchester City was about to gain momentum.

"Manchester City equalized the score again!"

"Aguero's organization and movement in front of the penalty area activated Manchester City's offensive system, giving B Silva enough time to deal with the ball and finally complete the finish in front of the goal!"

"People always say that Manchester City is a team without foundation, but you have to know that foundation cannot come out of thin air. It requires the accumulation and struggle of generations!"

"And I always have an inexplicable premonition that we will create a miracle that is not inferior to '9230'."

"Theatre of Dreams, Theatre of Dreams, we are going to destroy Manchester United's dream at the Theatre of Dreams!"

John Merson, a loyal Manchester City fan and commentator, roared with excitement.

He has been wearing blue clothes since he can remember and has witnessed many stories.

In the 1998-99 season, they watched Ferguson lead Manchester United to win the Treble while they celebrated their return to the English Football League One at Manchester City.

In the 2000-01 season, he remembered the red card that Keane got for kicking Haaland.

In the 2010-11 season, Old Trafford witnessed Rooney's amazing overhead kick.

But no matter how red Manchester is, blue subversion is always surging.

In 2011-12, in the last round of the Premier League championship, Aguero scored a miracle goal in the 92nd minute to help Manchester City win the Premier League championship trophy.

Sir Alex Ferguson once said: "Manchester City will never surpass Manchester United in my lifetime!"

John Merson raised his middle finger towards the Ferguson stand and shouted with laughter: "Bullshit! Bullshit! Manchester will belong to the blue sooner or later!"

Neville next to him was so angry that he was shaking all over. If it wasn't a live broadcast, he would have wanted to take action.

Ferguson, who was in the opposite stand, looked at Solskjaer and said: "From the perspective of the head coach, objectively analyzing, do you think Manchester United still has a chance?"

Solskjaer lowered his eyes and found that the Jazz's hands, even when folded together, could not stop shaking.

Silence is the answer.

The more you study tactics, the more you can discover the core of the game.

Just as Chu Feng talked about before the game.

When both teams are close to their peak skills and tactics, the final battle comes down to who has stronger willpower.

What does Manchester City's goal represent?
It means that there is no problem with their passing and controlling system, and they have the ability to break through Manchester United's defensive system!

Therefore, in the next game, they will be more determined and continue to implement the established tactics.

But he still said: "Boss, the ball is round, everything is possible, and there is no shortage of miracles on the football field."

Ferguson's hands stopped shaking when he heard this, and his eyes behind the lenses seemed to reflect the past.

"In the Champions League final at Camp Nou, Bayern scored a goal in the first six minutes and maintained the lead until injury time. Do you know what UEFA President Johansson said to me?"

Ferguson gave his own answer: "After he said sorry to me, he was going to present the award to Bayern, but then - cough cough cough!"

At the end, Ferguson coughed violently several times, spit out his gum and said viciously: "In the end, we scored two goals in three minutes, shocking Johansson into a fool."

"I believe the Red Devils boys will fight to the last second even if they lose the game today."

Ferguson looked at the man wearing the No. 7 jersey on the green field.

To be honest, he has seen countless geniuses during his brilliant coaching career.

But I have never seen a player like Chu Feng.

She is only 21 years old, but she is incredibly mature.

The ruthlessness in his bones is even more frightening.

He is ruthless to his opponents and even more ruthless to himself.

For example, Ferguson had never seen anyone else do the training plan that was precise to the minute.

Even Cristiano Ronaldo back then was far behind.

Ferguson suddenly laughed: "It doesn't matter if we lose, the Red Devils still have a long future."

The Manchester City players' celebration had not yet ended. Chu Feng walked up to his teammates without saying anything.

Because everything that needs to be said has been said.

Also, he is used to speaking with actions.

(End of this chapter)