Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

Lu Wei didn't know that Mourinho valued FC United so much, and he was preparing for the Carabao Cup at his own pace.

In his opinion, the weaknesses that Manchester United can use are nothing more than physical fitness, unstable defense and discord between players and coaches, but the game of "catching ghosts" has not yet begun in the Manchester United dressing room, and even if Lu Wei uses the outside world to fan the flames, I am afraid it will not have any impact.

So Lu Wei focused his preparations on the back line against Manchester United. The goalkeeper is certainly Manchester United's anchor David. De Gea, although De Gea's position in the Manchester United team was very embarrassing last season because of the fax machine incident, but he quickly conquered the hearts of Old Trafford fans with his father-level performance, and De Gea is now a god in world football in terms of goal-line saving skills.

Lu Wei's approach to De Gea is simple, that is, free kicks, De Gea's high-altitude defensive ability, and his strike and positional selection are nothing short of a disaster compared to his goal-line skills, although it has not yet begun to decline, but just one mistake in the game is FC United's chance to score.

Luke. Shaw's groin muscle strain is just right, and it is likely that he will not appear in Manchester United's squad, and Mourinho has never liked him very much, so Manchester United's left-back choice is still "leaky" Rojo and Blind, all of them are Van Gaal's left-back left-back problems, Manchester United's left-back problem has been a problem after Evra's departure, and no one has been able to solve it.

And the choice of central defender is very obvious, the new Bai used excellent performances to make fans once think that to solve the stubborn problems of the post-Ferdinand + Vidic period, Smalling this season is his most successful season, although defensive awareness and technology make him unable to become a top defender, but the first-class competitive quality and air defense ability complement Manchester United's shortcomings.

These two are also two people who give Lu Wei a great headache, Smalling and Bailly are both at the peak of their careers, and Manchester United's Europa League this season is inseparable from their contributions at the back.

In the end, Lu Wei could only target his attack on Manchester United's two wings, and Manchester United's right-back was either Valencia or Ashley. Yang, as for the "Jade Face Langjun" Damian who opened high and walked low, Lu Wei did not consider him going on at all.

Attacking on the wing has always been the advantage of FC United, and it happens to be the weakest link of Manchester United, and Lu Wei has two more percent more confidence in his heart that he can win.

What really makes Lu Wei afraid is not Manchester United's defense, with Mourinho in it, no matter what kind of team is not a team that is easy to score, what Lu Wei really fears is the man who can change the game on the pitch - Zlatan. Ibrahimovic.

Lu Wei watched the live broadcast of the Carabao Cup final on TV that year, and it was Ibrahimovic's kill in the 87th minute that allowed Manchester United to win 3-2 against Southampton to lift the League Cup, and Manchester United's first goal was also scored by him, how to block Ibrahimovic has become a problem for FC United now.

Lu Wei thought about this for a week, and finally came up with a method that surprised Steele.

I can't necessarily prevent you anyway, and FC United's defensive lineup has been very stable, so I don't need to make any adjustments.

In several league games in February, Lu Wei has been letting FC United attack from the wing and give full play to his advantages, which is a clear move for Manchester United, and whenever he caused the opponent to foul and get a free kick in the game, Lu Wei and the Red Rebels suddenly concentrated, each free kick attack will change, Steele is also recording the data of each free kick off the field, which is a secret trick for Manchester United.

Not only that, every day after the game training, FC United will practice half an hour of penalty practice, Lu Wei also sent coaches to collect the characteristics of Manchester United players when taking penalties and shooting, which is Lu Wei's last move against Manchester United.

Time flew by, Manchester United eliminated Saint-Etienne in the Europa League, FC United also beat Blackburn Rovers in the league, and all Manchester fans wearing red shirts began to sort things up and rush to London's Wembley Stadium, where the Carabao Cup final will be played "Manchester Red Derby".

Lu Wei brought FC United to Wembley Stadium again two years later, the last time they beat Bristol City to win the Vanguard Winners' Cup, and the last time, FC United beat Dover Athletic to win the FA Cup Winners' Cup, FC United are also one of the few teams to achieve a 100% win rate at Wembley Stadium, although there are only two lower divisions, but it is also a 100% win rate.

The stadium with a capacity of 90,000 people sat more than 85,000 people, all of them wearing red shirts, but only a small number of them wore green and gold shirts, which were the away shirts of FC United, and they were also diehard members of the Red Rebels who were staunchly opposed to Manchester United.

FC United drew away from home in the draw, so they wore the green and gold shirt belonging to Newton Heath in this match, while Manchester United wore their traditional red shirt, and the shirt colors of both teams also made people think that this is a battle between modern and traditional, history and future.

Lu Wei also agrees, but FC United is the future, and Manchester United is the past.

The starting lists of both sides were announced very early, there is not much to hide, what hole cards are clear, and there are few coaches in finals like this.

The home team's starting XI for Manchester United is goalkeeper David. De Gea, right-back Antonio. Valencia, centre-back Chris Smalling, centre-back Eric. Bailly, left-back Marcos. Rojo, André. Herrera, central midfielder Paul. Pogba, right winger Jesse. Jesse Lingard, Juan Front. Juan Mata, left winger Anthony. Anthony Martial as well as striker Zlatan. Ibrahimovic.

Sitting on the bench was goalkeeper Sergio. Romero, left-back Daly. Blind, right-back Ashley. Yang, back Michael. Carrick, central midfielder Marouan Fellaini, left winger Marcos. Marcus Rashford and Manchester United's all-time top scorer, Reds captain Wayne. Rooney.

In the future, FC United's squad is not much inferior to Manchester United, but compared to the present, it is not a star.

Goalkeeper Edward. Mendy, right-back James. Tavernier, centre-back James. Tarkovsky, central defender Adam. Webster, right-back Andrew. Robertson, back Isaac. Hayden, central midfielder John. McGim, forward James. Madison, right winger Jarrod. Bowen, left winger Daniel. James and center Alexander. Sollot.

The seven substitutes are goalkeeper Jussie. Jaskolenin, left-back Oleksand Zinchenko, central defender Johann Egan, back Chris. Baird, central midfielder Matt. Grimes, winger Jayden. Sancho as well as striker Scott. Hogan.

Of course, don't forget the two personable managers, Jose Mourinho in Armani's trench coat, and Lu Wei in a gray cashmere sweater shook hands briefly and returned to their respective dugouts, waiting for the game to start.

Similar team names, similar shirts, similar starting formations and two very individual managers, the Carabao Cup final of the 16-17 season is about to begin.