Chapter 941 Those Opponents

Sun Wu, the butterfly that traveled through time, has an increasing impact on the Premier League. Manchester City was formed two years earlier. Conte and Klopp both came to the Premier League one to two years earlier. Pochettino finally defected to the Premier League after a turning point. White Hart Lane.

But the biggest change is still in Manchester United. The biggest change in Manchester United is in the midfield and frontcourt.

In the current time and space, Rooney has been in decline, Depay has become the biggest parallel import of the season, Martial occasionally shines, and Mata and Rashford can surprise fans from time to time. Manchester United's offensive power has plummeted and it is hard to watch.

But now, with Sun Wu in the midfield, Bernardo Silva, Griezmann, and Mane make Manchester United's offense both beautiful and efficient, but the most important thing is the two centers, Harry Ke En and Falcao competed for each other and took turns, becoming the most beautiful scenery in the Premier League.

On October 24, Manchester United challenged Stoke City away from home. Harry Kane and Falcao each scored twice in the first and second half. Manchester United swept the Sky City 5-1.

On October 28, Manchester United ushered in the fourth round of the League Cup. Facing the challenge of Crystal Palace, starting center Falcao misfired, but Harry Kane, who came on the bench, passed and shot each time and allowed Manchester United to advance to the quarter-finals.

In the 11th round of the Premier League on October 31, Manchester United faced Crystal Palace again. Harry Kane, who started this time, was also misfired, but Falcao, who came on the bench, scored a header for Manchester United to open the door to victory. Mane and Griez then scored Manchester United scored one goal each, and Manchester United took all three points 3-0.

On November 4, Manchester United faced Wolfsburg at the Volkswagen Arena. Falcao, who started the game, scored nothing, but Harry Kane scored twice as a substitute to help Manchester United beat Wolfsburg 2-1.

Because PSV and Roma tied again, Manchester United locked the qualifying spot two rounds in advance.

On November 7, Manchester United encountered a tenacious blocker from West Bromwich Albion. Manchester United's old player Evans performed very well. Sun Wu made Falcao and Harry Kane appear at the same time for the first time in the season at the last moment. In the end, Falcao The West Bromwich Albion defender scored the winning own goal after taking advantage of the situation in the penalty area.

Not to mention the outside media, even Manchester United finds it funny. Rather than saying that Harry Kane and Falcao are competing for the starting position, it is better to say that they are competing for super substitutes... If they don't score in the first game, they can only score goals when they come on as substitutes.

In half a month, Manchester United has been playing double games a week, but the five wins in five games left people speechless. Herrera and Rojo, who finally returned, also got playing time. Although their status still needs to be adjusted, their performance is passable. , Sun Wu’s coaching and training abilities have been highly praised by people in the industry.

Although the Player of the Month for October was Manchester City's De Bruyne, Sun Wu won the Coach of the Month for October... Many people expressed disappointment with the Football Association.

They all want to see one person win both the best player and best coach for the first time in history.

However, after the game on November 7, Sun Wu started pulling his hair again, because the European Cup qualifiers started again.

"This is the last time." Mike Phelan consoled him, "Just bear with it."

"How could it be the last time?" Rolf shook his head. "Although the qualifiers are over, there are still warm-up matches in the second half of the season. After all, the team must be run-in before the European Cup starts."

"At least the chance of injury in the warm-up match will be smaller."

"Who can say for sure about this kind of thing?"

"Yes, and after physical exertion, Manchester United's tight schedule will also increase the chance of injury."

"The key is that the Premier League is too fierce this season. Manchester City and Chelsea..."

Sun Wu sighed, the last words touched his heart.

Manchester United has won 10 consecutive victories after one draw and one loss at the beginning of the season, but it is still a bit far behind Manchester City in points.

Although Manchester City was tied by Sevilla in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, they have maintained a winning streak in the league so far. They swept Chelsea at the beginning of the season and successively defeated Tottenham and Arsenal. Their aggressive momentum continues.

After Chelsea first lost to Manchester City and then suffered a disastrous defeat at Arsenal, Conte adopted a 343 formation, with Schneiderlin and Matic forming a double midfielder, Moses and Alonso on the wings, and Hazard and Diego in front. The trident of Go Costa and Cuadrado, Cavani and William took turns, and this lineup won 7 consecutive victories in one fell swoop.

In the current Premier League standings, Manchester City ranks first with 36 points after 12 consecutive victories, Manchester United ranks second with 31 points, Chelsea ranks third with 30 points, and Liverpool ranks fourth with 27 points.

Although it is still very early before the end of the season, there is no doubt that the Premier League champion must be among them. Leicester City, who should have performed miracles this season... without Kante, their goal is to avoid relegation.

Sun Wu got up and walked to the center of the office. On the far right side of the tactical board in front of him was the real-time standings, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Chelsea.

Relatively speaking, Sun Wu is least afraid of Liverpool, is most familiar with Manchester City, and is most unfamiliar with Chelsea.

Klopp's tactics have something in common with Sun Wu's. The victory or defeat largely depends on the players' on-the-spot performance, but Sun Wu is able to make on-the-spot adjustments according to the situation. Therefore, although Sun Wu attaches great importance to the Double Red Club, Have some confidence.

But it is difficult to deal with Manchester City. Guardiola is close to perfection in terms of tactics and player configuration. He has made a lot of signings in the summer. De Bruyne, Laporta, and Sane have all performed well and were acquired at low prices. Baines filled the hole at left back.

However, Sun Wu is too familiar with Guardiola, not only from his previous impressions, but also from his deep involvement in the establishment of Guardiola's tactical system as an assistant coach during those two years at Tottenham.

In fact, it is not entirely a good thing to make too detailed training arrangements like Guardiola does. In many cases, this will lead to Manchester City's insufficient resistance to pressure.

Moreover, Manchester City's performance in the face of difficulties was unconvincing. Although Manchester City defeated Aston Villa 2-1 in the last round of the Premier League, both goals were suspected of fouls and offside. Laporta's shot in the penalty area Handball also escaped penalty.

Sun Wu always believes that Manchester City's high technical and tactical requirements will lead to a lack of blood. Sometimes a little sensibility and passion are needed on the battlefield, and tears will always accompany this team.

But if you want to defeat Guardiola, relying solely on blood is not enough. Sun Wu needs to come up with something different.

Finally, Sun Wu's eyes fell on the name Chelsea.

He had a brilliant performance at the beginning of the season, but then lost consecutive heavyweight games. However, Conte's change of direction was very effective. It is difficult to say whether he can win 13 consecutive games as before, but at least he will have an undefeated record. , because this formation obviously lacks offensive power, but has great defensive advantages.

Sun Wu lowered his head and glanced at Chelsea's information. Rooney is said to have been contacting Major League Baseball. He has no place at all in Conte's 343 formation, and Cesc Fabregas rarely gets a starting start.

What surprised Sun Wu the most was that Salah, who was so dominant in Serie A last season, almost broke the bench.

In this 343 formation, because the two defensive midfielders Schneiderlin and Matic do not have strong organizational skills, and Fabregas cannot get the starting position, Chelsea's organization basically relies on the inside of the left wing. Hazard made the cut.

The Belgian winger cuts inside to find coordination, shoots from distance, passes the ball, and even moves the ball in a wide range.

In this case, the right winger in the front trident can enter the penalty area to look for opportunities, but it is more necessary to open up space to increase the width of the court. Cuadrado can do it, William can, but Salah is really not suitable. He likes Cuts inside and likes to get the ball.

In addition, Cuadrado was in great form this season, so Salah was firmly pressed on the bench.

Conte also asked the Egyptian to try to play right wing back, but although he worked hard and was fast, his thin body and defensive quality were far worse than Moses...

Sun Wu rubbed his chin and pondered in his mind, wondering if there was a chance to hook up Salah. You must know that Chelsea will not play in the Champions League this season, and Salah can play in the Champions League if he comes to Manchester United.