Captain Football System

Chapter 324
On April 4, in the second round of the Europa League quarter-finals, Manchester United played against Anderlecht at home.

In the last round of the two teams' match, Manchester United won [-]-[-] in the away game, so in this game, Manchester United will take advantage of the home game, and Anderlecht is only theoretically possible to advance.

This game is also Rashford's first game as a starting center forward. Rooney played as a center forward when Ibrahimovic took a break before, but now at the end of the season, Manchester United has a lot of games, so Rooney's physical fitness can no longer keep up, so he can only play as a substitute.

In this game, Shen Peng and Rashford also tried to cooperate according to the previous training-this game has a four-point advantage, so Manchester United also used it for training.

However, the silver partner seed has only been used for a few days now, and the tacit understanding between the two has not yet been fully formed. In addition, Rashford has just arrived in this position, so the cooperation between the two is still a bit rusty.

However, Mourinho's eyes lit up on the sidelines.

From his perspective as a coach, it can be seen that Shen Peng and Rashford are making very fast progress!Originally, he expected that it might take about a month to achieve the effect, but the two of them achieved it in a few days!

In many cases, the cooperation between the two is very creative, but the accuracy is slightly lacking. For example, sometimes Rashford may make a clever pass back, and the direction and strength may be slightly off, which makes Shen Peng feel uncomfortable when receiving the ball; and if the ball is grasped better, it is likely to form a goal!
This also made him firmer in this idea. If a player from Manchester United's youth training like Rashford serves as the main center forward, it will be good for the club and him!

Moreover, Shen Peng and Rashford are both young. If they can really cooperate, then as long as they stay in the club, Manchester United's strikers don't have to worry about it in the next ten years!

At the same time, he also has a clear plan for next season.

Now it seems that Shen Peng and Rashford can cope with the rest of the league. Therefore, summer can temporarily not consider buying a striker.

In this case, the extra budget can be considered to strengthen the defense. There are still some problems with Manchester United's defense.

So he is considering the summer transfer.

As for the competition?

Now that Manchester United is leading [-]-[-], the total score is [-]-[-], and they are playing against the opponent. Does he still care about the game?
In the end, Manchester United defeated their opponents [-]-[-] at home, eliminated Anderlecht with a total score of [-]-[-], and advanced to the next round.

In fact, in this game, Manchester United scored three goals in the first half. They could have scored more goals, but after the total score led [-]-[-], they played more relaxed and less intense. After all, they are all winning. It is better to save more energy for the following leagues. There is no sense of accomplishment in the Europa League.

After advancing to the semi-finals of the Europa League, Manchester United showed strong competitiveness in the two lines.

……

After the game, Mbappe found Shen Peng again, of course, it was still a video call.

"Ha... you performed well! That kid is called Rashford, right? It feels okay, with 70.00% of my strength!"

Shen Peng was dumbfounded, and Mbappe would only say such things in front of him.

"You're looking for me today, you don't just want to talk about this!"

"Of course not. You should have watched our Champions League game!"

"Look, you, my future competitor's game, can I still not watch it? You played [-]-[-] away, [-]-[-] at home, and eliminated Dortmund with a total score of [-]-[-] and advanced to the semi-finals."

Shen Peng said that he also watched the two semi-finals. I have to say that Mbappé is now acting more and more like a superstar.

"You have to work hard, don't let us win the Champions League this year, you can't even win the Europa League."

"You should worry about yourself first. Your opponent in the semi-finals is Real Madrid, who were last year's defending champions."

Shen Peng said that in the draw for the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League that just ended, Paris Saint-Germain was drawn to come to Real Madrid, first host and then away, while the other two teams, Juventus vs.

"In contrast, I'm more afraid of meeting Juventus." Mbappe's voice came, "They only scored one goal each in the group stage against Sevilla and Lyon, and they didn't concede a goal in the knockout stage. This defense is too strong!"

"Are you scared?" Shen Peng joked.

"Who said that!" Mbappe glared when he heard this, "I just think that if we meet them again in the final, our chances of winning will be higher!"

Then, the two chatted for a while before ending the call.

……

On April 4, in the No.23 round of the Premier League, Manchester United challenged Burnley away.

For Manchester United, Shen Peng is still partnering with Rashford, with Lingard on the left and Lingard on the right.

In this game, the cooperation between Shen Peng and Rashford was more tacit than in the last Europa League. Although there were still some small mistakes, they did not affect the overall situation. In the end, with an assist from Shen Peng, the team helped the team win a small victory.

After the game, many media also discovered Manchester United's tactics.

In the previous UEFA Europa League match, because Manchester United was already superior, they might be testing the lineup, but in this Premier League, everyone can see that Mourinho intends to let Shen Peng and Rashford reproduce the golden combination of Shen Peng and Mbappe during Dortmund's triple crown period!
"The golden combination striker reappeared! Rashford and Shen Peng played together and scored together to help Manchester United beat Burnley!"

"Manchester United duo! Shen Peng and Rashford, can you reproduce the golden combination of two years ago?"

"Mourinho's ambition! As long as these two can cooperate, Manchester United will have no worries for the next ten years!"

All kinds of new eye-catching news came out immediately.

Everyone in Manchester United doesn't care about the outside world.

Mourinho also looked like he had nothing to do with himself. Even the media could see what his opponents could see. However, once the combination of Shen Peng and Rashford is formed, it can't be defended, so it doesn't matter if others know it or not.

Now, in the league standings, Manchester United temporarily leads Chelsea by two points, because this round of Chelsea's game has not yet started, but their opponent is Southampton. With Chelsea's strength, it is not difficult to defeat their opponents.

Of course, now Manchester United and Chelsea have exactly the same number of remaining games, so as long as Manchester United maintains a complete victory in the remaining games, they can guarantee that they will win the championship, regardless of the faces of other teams.

Next, Manchester United will hold the postponed Premier League No.20 six-round match against Manchester City. This match is a tough battle for Manchester United, and it is also a touchstone to test the current cooperation between Shen Peng and Rashford.

(End of this chapter)