Chapter 156, FA Cup

Having bought three long-awaited players, Kintag is full of ambitions for the next game.

In the 18 days from January 5th to January 22nd, Kintag ushered in a series of league and cup matches, but what is very interesting is that Manchester United only have to face three opponents in these five games: Chelsea, Chelsea Wansea and Sunderland.

In the third round of the FA Cup on January 5, Manchester United will welcome Swansea at home.

In the Carabao Cup semi-final on January 7, Manchester United will go away to challenge Sunderland.

In the twenty-first round of the Premier League on January 11, Manchester United will face Swansea at home.

In the twenty-second round of the Premier League on January 19, Manchester United will go to Stamford Bridge to challenge their powerful rival Chelsea.

In the League Cup semi-final on January 22, Manchester United will face Sunderland in the second round at home.

With January 5 coming up, Kintag has made some adjustments to the game. He told the players a long time ago that there is no FA Cup in his Triple Crown plan this season, so the FA Cup has become a place for Manchester United to train.

In this game, Kintag let some of the team's substitute players play, and then transferred a few players from the youth team to face Swansea at home.

Today Manchester United is still in the familiar 4-4-2 formation: the goalkeeper is Alisson; the defense is Jones and the youth team's Bailey partner central defender combination, Alonso is on the left, and the youth team's Kimi is on the right. Hee; Kanter takes a break in the midfield position and replaces the combination of new aid De Bruyne and Nainggolan. Leading, behind him is the French teenager Dembele of the youth team. The seven substitute players are: De Gea, Fletcher, Ali, Sane, Asensio, Shinji Kagawa and Rooney. Because the labor certificate has not been completed, Salah has not been able to play recently, which makes Salah very depressed.

Swansea can be said to be an opponent that Kintag likes very much. In the last game at Old Trafford last season, Manchester United stepped on Swansea to reach the top; The away game beat Swansea 4-1. Kintag now regards Swansea as his lucky star. It seems that good things will happen as soon as he sees Swansea.

Kintag's mentality is very peaceful today. On the one hand, the opponent Swansea has limited strength, and on the other hand, Kintag has no desire for the FA Cup. This game is purely training.

Although Jin Taige was neither in a hurry nor slow, the players on the court worked very hard.

In this game, Jin Taige replaced many substitute players and young players. They usually have few opportunities to play in the league, so they cherish the opportunity of this game very much. Although Jin Taige didn't take the FA Cup seriously, these players regarded the FA Cup as a good opportunity to show their own strength and regain the trust of the head coach.

Therefore, from the very beginning of this game, fans saw strange scenes.

Kintag talked to Scholes easily on the sidelines, and the players on the field were full of morale and fighting with all their might.

Cook of the "King of Demons" was a little puzzled: "Why is Tiger so calm? Didn't he take the FA Cup game to heart?"

Fatty Rodney said excitedly: "It must be because he has confidence in the new aid and young people!"

Cook still looked at the situation on the court very puzzled.

The biggest change for Manchester United in this game is in the midfield. The usual "Kante + XXX" midfield combination has become Manchester United's current fixed match. Yes, it is "Kante+XXX". Now Kintag's formation is like this. Kanter, who is unstoppable, is deciding who to partner with Kanter based on the physical condition of several midfielders. The person with the highest attendance rate this season, except for De Gea In addition, it will belong to Kanter.

In this game, Kintag asked Kanter to take a break, and the fans headed by Cook were worried: Without Kanter, can Manchester United's waist be hardened?

Just over ten minutes into the match, Jin Taige told everyone with the facts: yes!

In the 12th minute of the first half, Swansea broke the ball in the backcourt,

They launched a quick counter-attack, Shelvey advanced from the center circle position at high speed, at this time several forward players of Swansea also ran out of position.

Shelvey looked up and saw that Michu in front of him was asking for the ball, so he was about to raise his foot and make a short pass.

But in an instant, Shelvey suddenly felt as if he had been hit by a tank. He flew sideways a few meters away, rolled and fell to the ground!

Shelvey fell to the ground. He saw a not tall but very strong figure. After knocking himself into the air, he quickly passed the ball. It took Shelvey a long time to get up, and he still feels a dull pain in his shoulder.

At this time, Rodney in the stands shouted: "Cook, what did I say just now! I said that Kintag has confidence in the new aid and young people. Look at Nainggolan's fierce appearance. How does he look like that?" A transfer from Cagliari, Italy, a transfer from the Italian Mafia!"

In this game, Kintag replaced Kanter with Nainggolan. He asked Nainggolan to do a good job in the team's defense, and Nainggolan used all the defensive skills he had been infected in Serie A for many years. He has a tenacious style, a strong body, and a fierce fight. With him on the field today, he immediately blended blood and bravery into this Manchester United team.

In the position of the midfielder, Kanter is a huge rock, firmly blocking all attacking enemies in front of him.

And compared to the boulder-like Kanter, Nainggolan is more like an ancient beast. He exposed his bloody mouth and mouth full of fangs, biting the oncoming enemies to pieces!

Just after playing for 30 minutes, Nainggolan has dedicated countless steals and tackles. His ferocious style made the Swansea players a little scared. In just half an hour, Nainggolan has conquered the Old Trafford stadium. The home fans excitedly shouted Nainggolan's name and applauded his excellent performance.

"Nainggolan, you are too fierce!"

"You and Kanter are the two best midfielders in the world!"

"I love you Kim Tag! Your bought ones always surprise us!"

Kintag smiled and said to Scholes off the court: "I found that Manchester United's midfielder is really an alchemy room. Any newcomer, as long as he plays in this position for 30 minutes, he must perform exceptionally well, and then he will immediately get the support of the fans." Approved. There is Kante in front, and Nainggolan today. It seems that Manchester United's midfielder position is really blessed."

Looking at Nainggolan on the field, Scholes also sighed and said: "Before the winter transfer period, you said that Nainggolan was very good. I didn't believe it at the time. But when I saw him today, he played football. His style is really similar to Roy Keane. He is brave, tenacious, decisive, and he has a good sense of touch. With him and Kante in Manchester United, Manchester United's midfield defense will be worry-free!"