Fengba Greenery

Chapter 663
Chapter 18 Difficult to integrate
On August [-], the Community Shield came.

Since Manchester United won the Premier League and the FA Cup, the opponent of the Community Shield is the No. 2 Leicester City in the Premier League.

Ancelotti has visibly frowned a lot recently.

He is thinking about how Manchester United's skills and tactics will change after having Pogba.

There is no doubt that Pogba is definitely a powerful star, as can be seen from the mad rush for him by Manchester United and Real Madrid.

But when you have a powerful star, how to maximize his strength is what the head coach needs to consider.

The team spent a transfer fee of 1.2 million. Naturally, they didn't just want to buy a substitute. Therefore, when Pogba joined, Ancelotti inevitably had to consider Pogba's integration into the team.

Ancelotti and Ranieri shook hands at Wembley on a sunny afternoon.

The Manchester United fans in the stands seemed relatively relaxed. Although Manchester United has only bought one player so far, the Manchester United fans are not dissatisfied with the team's signing work-that is Pogba, who was picked up by the team. Considered to be the best midfielder of the future.

The fans of Leicester City did not act aggressively. They sat in the Wembley stands, waiting for the start of the game. Last season, they were able to miraculously get No.2 in the league. The City fans are more than satisfied -- what more could they ask of the team.

Although Leicester City performed poorly in the warm-up match in the summer, they lost 2-4 to Barcelona in the last game, suffered a three-game losing streak and were unbeaten in 4 games. They participated in 6 games this summer with 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses The best results, the only two victories were achieved by weaker teams, and they were helpless against the strong Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

In addition, the transfer of the main defensive midfielder Kanter to Chelsea is a big loss for the team. Whether Mendy can replace him is still a question mark.Vardy renewed his contract early to show his loyalty, but Mahrez, the best player in the Premier League last season, has not renewed his contract with the team. Although he still follows the team to train and play, it is reported that the team has decided to give him a salary increase to keep him in the team.

Leicester City have a heavy task this season. In addition to playing the Community Shield, they also have to take care of the upcoming Premier League and prepare early for the European war. The team wants to achieve good results in multi-line battles It's not easy.

The England Community Shield, formerly known as the Charity Shield, was founded in 1908. Its predecessor was the London Sheriff's (De Waal) Shield competition founded in 1898.At first, the game was played at the end of each season, and then changed to around October every year. In March 2002, the British government pointed out in a report that the FA had violated the relevant regulations on the use of funds when using the income from the Charity Shield.The Charity Shield has since been forced to be renamed the Community Shield.

Different from other cup competitions, the prize for the winning team of this event is not a trophy, but a prize shield, so the name of the competition is not called XX Cup.

In the eyes of many teams, the Community Shield is not an important trophy. Like the so-called "Super Cup" in many countries, the Community Shield is more of an exhibition match for the opening of the new season. In the eyes of many coaches, it is It is a warm-up match with a championship nature.

Ancelotti sent the main players of last season in this game-except for the new aid Pogba, all other positions were the main players of last season.

Carrick sat on the bench, and the combination of the three players in the midfield became the partner of Kramer, Fellaini, and Pogba. Fellaini stood in the middle, and Kramer and Pogba were separated on the left and right sides. Further forward, Manchester United's midfield is an inverted triangle position.

The two wingers Di Maria and Mata in the frontcourt spread out to the two sides, widening the width, and the front is the center Li Qingshan.

The defense line is also the configuration of last season, goalkeeper De Gea, right back Valencia, center back combination Hummels partner Rojo, left back Sandro.

Carrick, Luke Shaw, Lingard, Rashford and others sat on the bench.

On the other side of Leicester City, striker Vardy returned as scheduled and started the game. His partner striker was Japanese striker Shinji Okazaki.

In the midfield, Riyad Mahrez, Drinkwater Godrinkwater, Andy Mirror, and Albrighton lined up to form a four midfielders in parallel positions. On the defense line, right back Simpson, center The golden combination of defender Huth and Morgan, left back Fox, goalkeeper is Schmeichel Jr.

Both sides are the main players, and the two coaches are standing on the sidelines with serious expressions. This game can be said to be a preview of the new season. For Ancelotti, the problem of Pogba's integration into the team has not been very good. Solved, he needs to observe for a while.For Ranieri, Leicester City, with a thin lineup, in addition to completing the tasks of the league, the burden of the Champions League is also very heavy.It is really not easy for such a small team to play in the Champions League.

From the very beginning of the game, Ancelotti fell into a bad premonition.

Pogba once again fell into the vicious circle of fighting alone. He has no tacit understanding with other teammates, and it seems that he is too confident in his ability to dribble and advance.

Lost goals come quickly too.

In the 16th minute of the game, when Pogba was surrounded by opponents, he lost the ball.

Although Manchester United's players returned to defense at high speed, it was too late to face Leicester City's high-speed counterattack.

On the edge of the penalty area, Vardy shot angrily, and the ball crashed into the net.

Leicester City lead Manchester United [-]-[-].

The second goal also came quickly, only 4 minutes later.

Pogba's midfield dribble was intercepted again. After Drinkwater intercepted the ball, he immediately passed the ball to the wing. Mahrez took the ball and passed it in. The Japanese forward Shinji Okazaki shook his head and hit the goal. , scored the second goal.

Two to zero! !

Ancelotti's face was ashen on the sidelines. If it wasn't for Pogba's self-esteem, he would even want to replace this guy now.

In the next game, Pogba seemed to fall into a vicious circle. He desperately wanted to express himself, but was intercepted again and again.Fortunately, Manchester United's players also noticed Leicester City's defense. Anyway, in the first half, Manchester United did not concede any more goals.

At the beginning of the second half, Pogba was replaced.

In the dressing room, Ancelotti waited until all the players had left the dressing room before approaching a frustrated Pogba.

"Paul, do you know why we were able to win the Triple Crown last season?"

Pogba looked up.

Ancelotti didn't answer either, he patted Pogba's shoulder for fear.

"Watch the second half carefully, think carefully about the contribution you can make in this team, don't just think about yourself, we are a whole!"

(End of this chapter)