father of red devils star

Chapter 31 Advancement to the League Cup

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The League Cup is the main battlefield for Manchester United's young players.

Wang Zheng has already said that if they fail to win the game against Southampton, their chances of playing this year will be halved.

The opportunity to play is the life of the player. Without the opportunity to play, the player cannot improve.Especially the young defense line, they have been prepared for a long time.

Jackson, Tuanzebe, Blackett and Varela took the initiative to stay for additional training to enhance the sense of tacit understanding.

There are two veterans Fletcher and Carrick in the midfield. Wang Zheng is more at ease, and the defense will not have too much pressure.As long as you don't make mistakes, winning is not a problem.

Southampton sent almost the entire main lineup.

Zhan Yingjun saw the starting lineups of the two sides, and secretly sweated for Manchester United. "Manchester United's lineup has undergone a big rotation, and all of them are coming off the bench. Martial played again after the weekend league."

"In contrast to Southampton, they almost sent the strongest lineup, and most of the players were players from the previous game."

"It looks like Southampton are going to win this game and stop Manchester United's Carling Cup run."

Also paying attention to this game is the video, countless fans began to watch the game.

When they saw the starting lineups of both sides, they both gasped, "Wang Zheng is doing this, how can he win the game?"

"The back line is full of young players, isn't Wang Zheng stupid?"

"Wang Zheng is too big. Southampton is a big killer. They just won Manchester United in the last game."

"Manchester United's lineup is completely for the Championship. How can they win the game?"

The Southampton players felt good when they saw Manchester United players on the field. It seems that Manchester United came to lose, which is great.

Game start.

Manchester United kicked off first, and sure enough, they were closely defended by Southampton, making it difficult to play a threatening attack.

Although Southampton has been working hard, the midfield is firmly controlled by Carrick and Fletcher, and it is difficult for them to break through.

The two sides were grinding like this, and the game was very ugly.

Wang Zheng narrowed his eyes and thought to himself: "The game is really ugly. Thanks to the fans."

The teenager Pereira has a lot of speed, but he can't play well. The impact and the last kick are not enough, and it is difficult to open the situation.

Martial is heavily marked. As long as he takes the ball, he will be surrounded by at least two people, and it is difficult to even get the ball out.

"Manchester United's Martial is a hot spot, but the opponent is obviously heavily guarded, and it is difficult for them to open the situation." Zhan Yingjun analyzed, "In this game, whoever scores first may win the game."

The first half was very ugly, and it took a while to pass.

The score between the two sides is still 0:0.

"After a dull first half, let's see what adjustments the coaches of both sides will make."

"Manchester United has no European missions this year, and the League Cup has started very early. Up to now, young people have taken the lead. We have reason to believe in Wang Zheng."

"If young players win the League Cup, it will be a great achievement for them. And this group of young players may enter the first team or occupy a starting position in other Premier League teams."

At the beginning of the second half, Manchester United made a substitution first.

Fusu-Mensah replaced Varela at right-back.

Ashley Young replaced Pereira and played left wing.

And Martial, who originally played on the left, went from the wing to the middle, standing in the center position.

The substitution really had an immediate effect.

Fusu Mensa dribbled the ball, broke through from the side, passed to Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Kagawa ran, and passed Mensa back again.

Mensa took a glance and passed the ball close to the ground, very stealthily.

Martial dashes in small steps, catches the ball, shoots, all in one go.

"The zei ball is here, Martial. Break the deadlock."

Manchester United lead Southampton 1:0.

Southampton immediately organized an attack and besieged Jackson on the left. Ashley Young quickly returned to the defense to help the young Jackson.

At 60 minutes into the game, Wang Zheng's gesture changed.

Ashley Young switched positions with Jackson at left back.

Jackson up front, left winger?
No, he hardly participated in the offense, and was only responsible for the defense, starting from the frontcourt to defend, to the backcourt with Ashley Young to suffocate.

Southampton didn't expect Wang Zheng's tactics to be so weird. Let the defender play as a winger, and the winger goes back to play as a defender.

One wing is full of defensive players, so they can only shift the battlefield and focus on the right side.

But Carrick, Kagawa Shinji, and Mensa on the right were fluent in possession of the ball, and they didn't find a better opportunity.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and soon it was 90 minutes.

Mane suddenly broke through and rushed past Fletcher's defense. Blackett was also swayed. Tuanzebe got nervous and stretched out his foot, tripping Mane.

beep!
The referee's whistle sounded.

Falling to the ground in the penalty area, penalty kick.

John Stones faces a penalty.The whole person could hardly bear it anymore.

He was nervous throughout the game and finally made no mistakes, but at the last moment, he had to face a penalty kick.

Wang Zheng quickly waved.

While the referee was not paying attention, John Stone walked to the sidelines to drink water.

Wang Zheng patted him on the shoulder, "Keep confident, you can save the penalty. He will shoot from the bottom left corner."

"At that time, you will rush to the lower left corner. If you enter, I will count."

Give you 10 saving ability points, if you can't save a penalty kick, then there's nothing you can do.

The lower left corner is just Wang Zheng talking casually, hoping that Mane will be obedient.

John Stone suddenly felt a lot lighter in body, and his steps were more flexible.

After listening to Wang Zheng's words, his confidence also recovered a little.

Facing Mane, take a deep breath and take a few beats.

The footsteps seemed to move a little to the right.

Mane sees it, he activates and shoots!

"Whoosh..."

The ball was fast and accurate, and sure enough, the bottom left corner.

Johns moved a little to the right first, and the center of gravity must be on the right.

But he was wrong, this was just John Stone's little trick, and he didn't move his focus.

When he saw the shot, his body had already flown to the lower left corner.

With the ball in sight, it's time to punch.

He exerted his strength quickly, and the ball hit his hand, it hurt!

But it also rebounded and flew outside the penalty area.

It was saved, the penalty was saved.

"Good shot! Terrible reflexes, John Stone's reaction speed, comparable to De Gea."

"Not good, there is still a chance to make up shots."

John Stone made a short save and landed at the feet of Southampton centre-back Wundt.

It took Wundt a hundredth of a second to make a follow-up shot.

"Come in! Baby, I'm going to make a contribution." Feng Te yelled in his heart, ready to celebrate.

Mane was annoyed, and the whole person was on the ground, and his teammate just shot from behind, barely over his head, and went straight to the middle of the goal.

Surprised by John Stone, the left script can go up.

Bang.

The heavy voice, the soles of the feet hurt.

The ball hit the foot and went over the bar.

"Two world-class saves, perfect saves. Two must-goals, all of which were saved." Zhan Yingjun yelled wantonly.

It was so exciting. In just a few seconds, two world-class saves were made, and maybe De Gea couldn't make it.

De Gea was sitting on the bench. Seeing Johnstone's performance, he felt terrified. How does this young man have such a strong strength?

Usually the training games are not showy, but the key is to be so flexible in the competition, no, I have to train hard, otherwise the young people will grab the class and seize the power.

The goalkeeper coach Hawke was also very surprised to see Johnstone's performance. How could it be possible?

His body couldn't react so fast at all, did he secretly train his body's flexibility?
"If John Stone has this strength, Lingard can leave. In addition, De Gea will also have a sense of crisis, which is a good thing."

Both Mane and Fonte were about to faint, and both must-goals were miraculously saved.

None of them reacted when the corner kick was taken.

Tuanzebe kicked out from a distance, Martial caught the ball and ran all the way.

Beep……

The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

In the fourth round of the League Cup, Manchester United won.

Advance to the semi-finals.

The opponent in the semi-finals will be Tottenham from London in January.

The players high-fived Wang Zheng excitedly.

Taking advantage of the situation, Wang Zheng withdrew his skill points and encouraged him: "Remember the feeling of today's game, train with all your strength, and maintain this state."

"The League Cup is still the main game of your young people."

Mensa and Martial are very generals, able to handle tense scenes, and have a bright future.

The main person responsible for the penalty is not Tuanzebe, but Blackett who was easily passed by. Tuanzebe can only passively fill the position, and there is nothing he can do if he kicks someone.

In this game, Carrick performed the most stable performance. If it weren't for his several clearances, the team would not be able to maintain their innocence.

Fletcher's movements are slow, he is old, and he is already on par with the three veterans of the defense.

"I don't know if there is a way to keep players young."

The career life of a player is very short, the body declines, and the technical and tactical performance is affected. Rooney is like this.

If it weren't for Wang Zheng's skill points, it's hard to say whether he can score 20 goals this season.

But now Rooney has scored 20 goals, and the national team has only scored 2 goals in total.

Skill points are limited! The 80 skill points will be gone if they are allocated, and about 10 points should be reserved for spare, so that the replacement can have an immediate effect, isn't it?

Like today's game, if Johnstone hadn't received 10 skill points, Mane's penalty would have been scored long ago.

When interviewed by reporters after the game, Wang Zheng was very relaxed.

He still pushed the players to the front, facing the media, Martial, Mensah and John Stone.

Enjoy the feeling of being a star.

The League Cup is not an important event, and many teams do not pay attention to it.There are not many foreign media, but the Chinese media has a large circle.

But Johnstone and the others had a great time and finally accepted the interview. Of course, they couldn't miss the opportunity.

Wang Zheng finally concluded that the League Cup is a stage for Manchester United's young people. Even if they face Tottenham in the next game, they will still choose young people to play.

Lu You smiled very mysteriously, "Coach Wang Zheng, Huaxia fans, and even fans all over the world are concerned about the question, are you ready to answer it?"

Gossip again... Wang Zheng was speechless.

Can I not answer?Relationship matters are really personal.

(End of this chapter)