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Chapter 22 The Battle Against Chelsea

In the first 8 rounds of the Premier League, only Arsenal and Manchester City remained unbeaten. Manchester City tied a game and ranked first.

Arsenal tied two games and lost a total of 4 points. They can only rank fourth after Manchester United and Chelsea, a familiar position.

Manchester United and Chelsea have lost one game each, and they are only 2 points behind the top Manchester City.Manchester United ranked second with a goal difference advantage.

Liverpool has lost 2 games and is already 3 points behind and out of position.Moreover, the team's troubles of losing Suarez seem to have begun to appear. They have no ability to attack, and it becomes more and more difficult to win every game.

Leicester City and Tottenham follow closely behind, both in the European theater.

Chelsea has already made every effort to get rid of Manchester United in the ninth round of the league and climb to the top of the list.

The current situation of Manchester United is worrying, and it is a good time to beat them.

The two main central defenders in the defense were unable to play, and Carrick in the midfield was also suspended for accumulating yellow cards.

Whether Cross can return to duty in time is still a big question.

The midfield combination of Herrera, Fellaini and Fletcher will definitely be defeated by Chelsea's counterattack speed.

In the mid-week training match, Wang Zheng looked unhappy at the players who didn't have much energy.

Just lost a game and that's it, how will you play in the future?But then he frowned. The player's problem was more of psychological exhaustion, which was also reflected in the statistics.

The battle on the international match day made the players who had the match extremely exhausted, without any time to rest and adjust.

"Come on everyone, we're going to change the lineup." Wang Zheng clapped his hands, "Come here, let's practice the new lineup and new style of play."

Unfortunately, Van Persie was too fatigued due to the international match day and was injured in training.

Rest for at least 2 weeks, only Rooney and Hernandez are left on the forward line.

When the news came out, the fans were worried.They also looked down on the prospects of Manchester United.

When Manchester United and Chelsea buried themselves in the preparations, the outside world had already speculated about the starting lineups of the two sides.

Most of the media regard Chelsea as the party that is about to win.

Just imagine, the main central defender combination, midfielder and frontcourt all have main players injured, can they still win?too difficult.

Gaming companies also quickly adjusted their odds, leaning heavily towards Chelsea.

In the pre-match interview, Mourinho said: "We have prepared well and are very happy that our team has no players injured. No matter what this game is, it is not the level that Manchester United should be. They have too many injuries. .”

"I think it will be better to evaluate the strength of the two teams in the next confrontation."

Mourinho's meaning is obvious, Manchester United, which is full of injuries, is not Chelsea's opponent.What's more, he has prepared for this game for 2 weeks, and he does not hesitate to pay the price of a game.

Their frontcourt made a very targeted deployment against Manchester United's defense, killing them with one blow.

Manchester United's two full-backs are not orthodox full-backs.

The two central defenders, both old central defenders, are almost impossible to resist Chelsea's attacking group.

Wang Zheng was interviewed by the media: "We have suffered some injuries. Although Kroos can play games, but he is not in good condition, we will not take the risk of letting him start."

"For the result, I can only say that we have been striving for victory. In any game, I hope to win. This is the creed we have been pursuing."

Sky Sports began to discuss the game between Manchester United and Chelsea.

Carragher, as always, backed United to fail.

"Yes, unfortunately, Manchester United is about to start suffering a losing streak. I can see that Manchester United's previous winning streak is because the manager is the team owner. They fought hard to carry it over, and now the breath has been vented. , it is impossible to condense again."

Neville gave him a blank look, "Even if Manchester United lost the last game, they are ranked above Liverpool. Don't you think you should be more worried about Liverpool? They left Suarez, and they have already begun to react."

"It's like Tottenham sold Bell and bought a lot of people, but they still can't make up for the role of a superstar."

Carragher chuckled, "You still don't believe me? The first half of Manchester United's schedule is simple, and the next opponents are more fierce than the other. Who can guarantee that Manchester United will continue to win?"

"I think Liverpool has passed the pain period and will continue to win. If you don't believe me, we will wait and see."

Of course we have to wait and see, the £50 bet has not expired yet.

The starting rosters of the two sides were announced, and Sky Sports got the rosters immediately.

Neville was taken aback when he saw the list.

Something is wrong, Chelsea's list is normal, Manchester United's list is not normal.

Is it wrong?

Carragher also had this idea. After repeated confirmation, yes, it was the starting list provided by Manchester United.

De Gea, Vidic, and Ferdinand are nothing special.

The left and right full-backs should still be Blind and Valencia, and there is nothing special about them, but the midfielder is a bit strange.

Ashley Young, Mata, Nani, Herrera, Shinji Kagawa.

Five people?
There seem to be people whose positions overlap.

Aren't Ashley Young and Nani overlapping?All left wingers?
There is only one Herrera in midfield?

Could it be that Shinji Kagawa's half board is going to hit the midfielder?Not quite right?

There is only Rooney in the frontcourt, alone.

Manchester United's lineup of 451 is correct, but there seems to be a problem with the selection.

Carragher laughed loudly: "Wang Zheng is crazy. With such a midfield configuration and no defense at all, how could he be able to withstand Chelsea's attacking group? Besides, you put Nani and Yang on the side, it's not killing you." alone?"

Neville also frowned, "Wang Zheng should play Shinji Kagawa in the middle of the midfield, Nani and Ashley Young on the two sides, and Mata in the middle."

This explanation is more feasible.

Considering the balance of the lineup, the personnel on paper can only be arranged in this way.

Mourinho was also a little strange when he saw Manchester United's starting lineup. Does Wang Zheng want to learn from Ferguson and put up a 7-back formation against Arsenal?

We are Chelsea, not Arsenal, a four-wing formation, we are not afraid.

The players warm up and the head coach shakes hands.

"It's interesting that you lined up troops. Let me judge wrongly. I thought you would let Fellaini play."

"Fellaini's movement speed is not enough, you must have focused on it, so I can only put him on the bench." Wang Zheng said with a smile, "But Old Trafford is my territory, I will not take the victory sent out."

"I want to win, and I will fight for it myself." Mourinho smiled confidently.

Immediately after the Manchester United players took their positions, Mourinho's smile suddenly disappeared, "How did I forget this?"

The position of Manchester United's left back is Ashley Young. Wang Zheng added 5 points of prediction and 5 points of blocking.

The position of the defensive midfielder is Herrera and Blind. Shinji Kagawa is in the center and supports Rooney.On the left and right are Nani and Mata.

Mata was deep in support of Valencia.

Neville laughed loudly, "Blind played a few games at left back, and we all forgot that he was originally a midfielder. His technical characteristics are a bit like Carrick, and his long passes are quite accurate."

Carragher sneered a few times, "But this is still not enough to beat Chelsea. Their impact is too strong."

Snapped!
It seemed to be the sound of a slap in the face, and Carragher's face became hot.

Nani dribbled the ball and came to the outside of Chelsea's penalty area, and then passed the ball. Shinji Kagawa caught the ball while running, flicked it lightly, and fell into the penalty area.

There is no one around Rooney?

Rooney just used a reverse run to drive away central defender Terry, and Mata's oblique thrust attracted Cahill's attention again.

The ball landed precisely in front of Rooney. Rooney glanced at the position of goalkeeper Courtois, shot angrily, and the ball scored.

Dream start.Less than 5 minutes into the game, Manchester United had a 1-0 lead.

Wang Zheng stood on the sidelines, waved his hand, and retreated across the board to assist in the defense.

After being scored a goal, Chelsea's tactics failed.

You can no longer play defensive counterattacks, you can only take the initiative to attack.

Diego Costa, Xiaofa, William and others rushed out one after another, the defense was immediately empty, and there was a large gap in the midfield.

With the assistance of Mata, Blind cut off the ball from Xiaofa and sent a long pass to the frontcourt.

Rooney is in this area, there is no one in the 3-meter radius, he calmly kicks up and passes diagonally.

After passing above Ivan's head, a red shadow appeared, it was Nani.

Dribble the ball and run straight into the penalty area.

On the other side of the restricted area, Kagawa Shinji was already waiting, and Terry was very depressed, so he could only take care of Kagawa Shinji.

One-handed...

Nani looked at Shinji Kagawa and made a passing motion.

With a false shot, the ball passed Courtois' fingertips and shot into the net.

In less than 10 minutes, Manchester United had a 2-0 lead.

Carragher froze in place, and Neville almost laughed: "Everyone thought Chelsea would play a defensive counterattack, but I didn't expect Manchester United's counterattack to be sharper than Chelsea."

"Two chances, two shots, two goals. Terrible team."

Neville took the opportunity to brag, this game looks really cool.

Mourinho is furious, what the hell?What are you doing so aggressively?
He compared gestures and focused on the left side of Manchester United.

If Nani wants to sprint to the frontcourt, he must not take too much care of Ashley Young's defense.

Ashley Young was born as a winger again, so there must be a problem with defense, so it's right to beat him.

However, William unexpectedly discovered that every time he attacked, Ashley Young could get stuck in his position, more left-back than left-back, what the hell.

Accidentally, the ball under William's feet was broken.

Ashley Yang ran all the way, vaguely reappearing the appearance of Zuolu Tianzun.

Bottom, cross.

Did not pass, the defender pushed out.

The ball fell to Shinji Kagawa's feet, and Shinji Kagawa sent it out without thinking too much. Mata caught the ball and inserted it into the penalty area.

It's coming again, quickly arm... Courtois has been beaten out of the shadow of his heart.

Mata suddenly paused and the ball was thrown horizontally.

Rooney suddenly jumped out, shot from 12 yards, and went straight to the bottom left corner of the goal.

Less than 20 minutes, 3:0.

Before Mourinho could react, he had already been beaten 3:0, and all the pre-match arrangements were invalid.

(End of this chapter)