Fengba Greenery

Chapter 428 The end of the warm-up match and the new central defender

Chapter 9 warm-up match ends and new central defender
Sure enough, when facing Barcelona, ​​Manchester United was in trouble.

Manchester United's two starting midfielders, Herrera and Kramer, were completely unable to stand up against the attack group composed of Messi, Neymar, Suarez and Iniesta, while the two central defenders Smalling and Rojo Facing Barcelona's attackers, they also seemed to be in a hurry. Facing the opponent's flexible moves and breakthroughs, Smalling and Rojo both seemed quite embarrassed.

In the 8th minute, Sulares broke through De Gea's goal with a low shot, and in the next ten minutes, if it wasn't for De Gea's brave performance and the help of the post, Sulares would have even Chance to score a hat-trick.

Barcelona's strength forced Ancelotti to make substitution adjustments before the end of the first half.

Fellaini played and replaced Rooney in the midfielder position.

Fellaini, Cramer, and Herrera, who has good defensive ability, lined up the three midfielders and stood in front of the defense.Since you can't keep up with the opponent's rhythm, then honestly defend and counterattack.

On the other hand, Mata and Di Maria shrunk to the middle. When facing a strong team, Ancelotti resorted to a 4321 Christmas tree formation.

After changing tactics, Manchester United finally stabilized their position and quickly regained a victory. Blind directly found Li Qingshan with a long pass from the backcourt. The attacking goalkeeper Bravo, Di Maria crossed the ball, Li Qingshan followed up and relied on his body to resist the impact of Pique, and scored the ball steadily.

Soon after Li Qingshan scored, Manchester United took advantage of a corner kick, Li Qingshan and Fellaini hit the goal, and finally Fellaini headed the ball into the goal from the back point.

Manchester United overtook the score.

However, before the end of the first half, Barcelona played a smooth offensive cooperation at the front of Manchester United's penalty area. Messi pushed the empty goal from the back point and equalized the score.

Ancelotti shook his head slightly off the field. Manchester United's central defenders are too one-dimensional. Facing a player system as small and quick as Barcelona, ​​a central defender who is good at frontal defense obviously has no big problem with Messi and Neymar. Way, as long as they dribbled the ball into the penalty area, Smalling and Rojo shrank.

In the position of central defender, the urgency for Manchester United to be reinforced is becoming more and more urgent.

In the second half, Ancelotti did not replace most of the teams at once like in the previous two games.He just made substitutions on two full-backs.

Valencia replaced Raphael, Sandro replaced Blind.The offensive ability of the left and right sides has been strengthened.

In this way, the division of labor between the players is relatively clear. The three midfielders are mainly responsible for protecting the front of the defense, while the two midfielders Di Maria are responsible for advancing, and Mata is responsible for the connection and organization of the ball.

The 4321 system is actually a derivative of the 451 formation. With five players in the midfield, it can attack and defend.

Relying on the two full-backs taking turns to pass in the pass, Manchester United took the lead again in 7 minutes.

However, Manchester United's defense soon had problems again. Smalling was not tight in marking, and after being easily passed by Neymar, he fouled and was awarded a penalty by the referee!

Messi made a penalty kick, turning the score into a three-to-three tie.

This is also the score after the game.

Manchester United and Barcelona played a goal battle.The fans from both sides who came to the stadium to watch the game were very enjoyable, but for Ancelotti, the mood was not so good.

The team scored three goals, which proves that the team's offensive ability is not a problem, but the problem in defense is not small, especially in the personal ability of the central defender, whether it is Smalling or Phil Jones. Ancelotti's favorite type of centre-back.Sometimes they seem too bold.

But fortunately, there is good news from Edward Wood.

Significant progress has been made regarding the introduction of a centre-back with sufficient quality!

Sure enough, just the day after the International Champions Cup match between Manchester United and Barcelona, ​​an explosive news swept the world.

Manchester United announced that Dortmund central defender Hummels has joined, and his transfer fee is-500 million pounds!
Forty-five million pounds, which is about 500 million euros in euros, is more expensive than the 26 and two million pounds that David Luiz transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in 2014. It has become the most expensive defender in history. No. 4000 worth.

So far, including Li Qingshan, Manchester United's signings this season have exceeded [-] million euros!Manchester United's continuous large-scale signings made some European media exclaim, have the Red Devils re-emerged! ?
Hummels' physical fitness is very good. Ancelotti believes that he can definitely adapt to the physical confrontation of the Premier League. In addition to his physical figures, his defensive ability is also beyond doubt, especially his performance in the 2014 World Cup. , which further reflects his ability.

Ancelotti believes that Manchester United's £500 million is definitely worth it.

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Although Hummels has confirmed to sign for Manchester United, but Manchester United's last International Champions Cup game in the United States, Hummels will definitely not be able to keep up.

On July [-]th, Manchester United came to Chicago Military Stadium to face the last opponent of their trip to the United States, Paris Saint-Germain!

Since Manchester United had two wins and one draw in the previous two games, Paris Saint-Germain had two wins and one loss. Therefore, if Manchester United can win this game, they will win the North American Division of the International Champions Cup. You need to go to a penalty shootout...

But Ancelotti certainly doesn't think about winning the championship. He hopes to take a final look at the team's lineup and players in the last warm-up game this summer.

Therefore, in this game, he first ranked as a marginal player to start.

On the opposite side, Paris seems to be thinking about going with Manchester United. Thiago Silva, David Luiz, Ibrahimovic and other main players are all sitting on the bench.

Both sides sent substitutes to play.

The first half of the match ended at zero to zero.

In the second half, both sides changed their lineups. On Manchester United's side, all the players in the first half were replaced and replaced with the main lineup.

Goalkeeper De Gea, Di Maria, Mata and Li Qingshan all appeared in the second half.

And Paris Saint-Germain did almost the same thing. The lineup was completely replaced in the first half and replaced with the main lineup.

The second half of the game between the two sides was also tense, but Manchester United won a corner kick in the final stage of the game. With this corner kick, central defender Smalling, Phil Jones, midfielder Kramer, Fellaini, plus A center, Li Qingshan, and these five players, all of whom are over 190 centimeters tall, stepped into the penalty area, causing great trouble to Paris Saint-Germain's defense.

In the end, Mata took a corner kick from the right, and Li Qingshan jumped high in the middle. Even if he was surrounded by central defenders like David Luiz and Thiago Silva, he did not stop his header this time.

With this goal, Manchester United defeated Paris Saint-Germain [-]-[-].It marked a perfect end to Manchester United's trip to the United States.

What awaits them next is August [-], the first round of the Premier League, at Old Trafford, Manchester United vs. Tottenham Hotspur at home!
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