Chapter 989 1 Shi Yuliang (Part 1)
Although the media's attention was distracted by three league rounds and the League Cup final in one week due to the intensive schedule, Sun Wu's miraculous performance of five assists in 9 minutes still made the front pages of major newspapers.
"The Times" said, "It is almost an irreproducible miracle. Although it is difficult for even Best himself to do it again, we have to admit that he is one of the best midfielders in Europe now."
"Daily Mail", "Although Best may not be able to participate in the World Cup or European Championships throughout his career, his performance at the club alone makes him one of the best midfield superstars in football history. Look at these five assists Well, Zidane has to give a thumbs up too."
"Marca", "Florentino will be very, very sorry. Three summers ago, he failed to bring Best to the Bernabeu Stadium. He chose Modric and Pogba successively, which directly led to the collapse of Real Madrid." After three years of decline, this is a superstar who can suppress Barcelona."
Relatively speaking, "The Sun" was more vicious, "Poor De Bruyne, he performed at the highest level, but after a few days, Best made his halo disappear..."
There are even videos edited by Manchester United fans on the Internet. On the left is De Bruyne coming on as a substitute, and on the right is Sun Wu coming on as a substitute.
De Bruyne on the left has not yet completed an assist, and Sun Wu on the right has completed a hat trick of assists within 5 minutes.
De Bruyne on the left celebrated his second assist with his teammates, but Sun Wu on the right had already assisted 5 times in 9 minutes...
Both came from the Bundesliga, and both began to show world-class midfield standards at Wolfsburg. After becoming famous in the Bundesliga, they both came to the Premier League. Their technical styles are similar. They are both good at passing and assisting. They are examples of playing football with their brains. , the comparison between Sun Wu and De Bruyne is inevitable.
Although Guardiola remained silent, Germans such as Sane, Jingdong'an, Kimmich and other Germans in the Manchester City team were all regretting that with Best in front, De Bruyne was really unlucky.
However, although De Bruyne was unhappy and unhappy, he was not easily defeated. One day later, in the League Cup final, he once again performed at a phenomenal level.
Although Everton held tight, De Bruyne scored from a long shot from outside in the first half and scored again from almost the same position in the second half.
Everton had no choice but to press out, and De Bruyne's direct pass assisted Jesus to score a single goal. Manchester City finally defeated Everton 3-0 and easily won the League Cup this season.
With two goals and one assist, De Bruyne continued his outstanding performance. As a result, countless eyes fell on Sun Wu, because the next step was Manchester United's home league match against Arsenal.
Speaking of Arsenal, tsk tsk, Wenger is desperate for change now, and staying the same is no longer enough. At the end of the first half of the season, the Gunners ranked 7th. The voices in the Arsenal board of directors demanding that the professor be sacked are getting louder and louder. The Chiefs Various slogans in the stadium demanding Wenger's dismissal have become a fixed sight. Even like in previous lives, various jokes about Wenger's dismissal are frequently circulated on the Internet.
Therefore, from the second half of the season, Wenger abandoned the four-back formation that he had insisted on for more than ten years, and followed the footsteps of Conte and Sun Wu and began to switch to a three-center-back formation. This change had a very good effect. From the beginning of January They started a six-game winning streak and defeated Tottenham in the North London derby. They are now ranked fifth due to goal difference.
However, Wenger's change to a three-centre-back formation was immediately noticed by the Manchester United coaching staff. Sun Wu, Mike Phelan and Rolf were not very optimistic about Wenger's change.
The reason is very simple. In any three-centre-back formation, there must be a wing-centre-back who can take the ball forward. He needs to widen the width of the field, support the midfielder or even take the ball and press forward, such as Chelsea's Azpilic. Cueta, Manchester City's Walker, Manchester United's Lucas or Pavard, they are all full-backs.
Arsenal's three-centre-back system also has a similar player, Spanish left-back Monreal, but this is a thin defensive player. His agility allows him to frequently complete key replacements and assist defense, but his thin physical fitness also makes him an Arsenal defender. The Achilles' heel of Na's defense.
Therefore, everyone was surprised by Manchester United's starting lineup in this game.
“Other positions are normal, with Pavard, Van Dijk and Alderweireld forming the backline in a 343 formation, with Fabinho starting in Kante’s rotation, Sun Wu stepping forward, and Coleman and Luke Shaw on the wings. "Zhan Jun frowned and looked at the starting list: "Unexpectedly, in the frontcourt, Sun Wu chose Griezmann, Falcao and Harry Kane, and the two centers started at the same time..."
"Falcao has a wider range of activities than Harry Kane, and he has the ability to break through with the ball from the outside." Zhang Lu guessed: "But not to mention Salah, even Lingard may not be better than Falcao. Erkacha."
But a quarter of an hour into the game, everyone saw clearly.
Manchester United deliberately looked for Monreal every time they attacked. Harry Kane and Falcao frequently used their bodies to bully the Spaniard. Although the offensive team was twice punished for fouls, Monreal obviously couldn't withstand it.
Wenger's face was as dark as black on the sidelines... The Chinese boy could seize the weak spot and chase him hard every time. Of course Wenger remembered it very clearly. In the disastrous defeat in the first half of the season, it was Sun Wu who caught Xhaka's defensive position. The position problem led to frequent goals in a short period of time, which ultimately destroyed the Gunners.
In the 12th minute, Manchester United opened the door to victory. Sun Wu sent a cross from the left rib, deliberately looking for the back point. Falcao jumped high and beat Monreal with a header. Harry Kane on the other side of the penalty area Easily scored with a header.
"Harry Kane's 20th goal in the league." Mortensen was full of praise for the newly-rising local forward, "Haha, Falcao and Harry also cooperate well."
After taking the lead, Manchester United began to press high. It was difficult for Arsenal's midfielder to tip the ball smoothly because Sun Wu was closely following Xhaka. The Swiss midfielder lost the ball twice in a row. Unfortunately, Harry Kane and Gerry Zman's two shots were blocked by Cech.
Xhaka's partner in this game is Ramsey. The Welshman's strength is in attacking from the back row, but his organization and conduction in the midfield and backfield are not his strength.
Wenger had to bring Ozil and Sanchez back to help, but the forward pressure of Fabinho, Coleman, Luke Shaw and even Pavard put great pressure on the Gunners midfielder, and the pressing of Manchester United players was very fierce. The movements are relatively big, Sanchez is okay, Ozil can hardly control the ball.
Moreover, once Manchester United steals the ball, it immediately distributes the ball to the two wings. Luke Shaw and Coleman frequently send crosses, the former to the back point, the latter to the front point... Anyway, they pass to Monreal's defense zone. , Falcao and Harry Kane took turns to attack, and Sun Wu and Griezmann were waiting for a second wave of opportunities near the penalty area.
The singing and shouting of the home fans in the stands never stopped, but the Manchester United players on the field were very quiet. Everyone knew what they should do, and there was basically no communication except Sun Wu's occasional command.
The Arsenal side was much more lively. Koscielny, Ramsey, Xhaka, and Gabriel all shouted loudly to remind their teammates from time to time.
Sun Wu glanced at Koscielny. This central defender is a perfect central defender in theory, but unfortunately he faints from time to time, such as now.
Under Koscielny's command, the Gunners' left wing-back Gibbs recovered very deep, and Xhaka frequently returned to the penalty area to help defend.
In the 19th minute, Luke Shaw's cross from the left wing was sent to the back point again. This time Monreal, Xhaka and Gibbs blocked Harry Kane's header and successfully cleared the ball.
Fabinho on the outside stopped the ball, and Sun Wu walked from the left rib to the middle. While receiving the ball, he looked up and looked at the right wing. Coleman was unguarded on that side, and the right center back Pavard was also at high speed. Plug in the connector.
"Careful!" Koscielny shouted pointing to the right.
Gibbs had already rushed over, and Xhaka was hesitant to push forward.
For nearly 20 minutes, Manchester United's offensive routine was all about stealing the ball, splitting sides, making crosses, and bullying Monreal... The Arsenal players' minds were a bit stiff.
At this moment, Sun Wu raised his right foot as if to separate the sides, but the next moment he poked lightly with his toe.
"Best...oh, pass through someone!"
"Ramsey has been passed!"
Koscielny, who had already noticed something was wrong, had no time to complain about Xhaka and jumped out to try to block the hole of the gun.
But it was too late.
After passing Ramsey, Sun Wu took a long shot from the top of the outside arc of the penalty area. The shot was powerful and heavy, flying quickly towards the goal against the grass. Cech, who was blocked by his teammates, watched helplessly as the ball hit. The inside of the center pillar bounced into the door.
"Goooooooooooooooooooooooal!"
"Best's 9th league goal this season!"
"2-0, very easy, the same 343 formation, Arsenal has almost no resistance!"
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