Chapter 946 This Chicken

Fortunately, they won Leicester City 2-1. Manchester United continued their winning streak, while Manchester City and Chelsea were not left behind, defeating Southampton and Tottenham respectively.

What surprised Sun Wu was that Pochettino, who completely defeated Conte from a tactical perspective in the air, failed to stop Chelsea. Although Lukaku scored first, Cuadrado assisted Cavani twice to reverse the score.

Carrington Base Office.

"What? Say it again!"

"Best, you heard it right." Dr. Swale said expressionlessly: "It will take at least 2 months for Mane to recover from his thigh strain."

Rehabilitation coach Zettermeisl on the side said, "It is difficult to say when to resume training after recovering from the injury and when to reach competition standards. I estimate that Mane will not be able to play until February next year."

Sun Wu stood there dumbfounded. After a while, he waved his hand and said, "I'm going to the bathroom."

The assistant coaches all exchanged confused looks, and they were quick to vent their anger when they heard bad news. Is this Best's habit?

I was wrong, so wrong, so wrong!

Sun Wu gritted his teeth in the toilet and used the medical insurance cards for Bernardo Silva, Alderweireld, Pavard, Herrera, and Harry Kane.

Although the landlord has no food left, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. It has been nearly four months since the start of the new season, and Sun Wu still has some points left in his hands due to his many friends. Besides, now that the coaching system has been fully opened, everyone can There are also points rewards for leading the team to win a game for the first time.

Previously, Sun Wu wanted to use his points as much as possible in group training, but now the injuries are getting more and more serious. Sun Wu has no choice but to be heartbroken. Mane, the sharpest breakthrough player in the Manchester United team, may be sidelined for three months...

Back in the office, Sun Wu began to face Mane's injury. Recuperation and rehabilitation training were not his job. Sun Wu needed to find a replacement.

Mike Phelan hesitated, "Lingard, Milner, Bernardo Silva is here anyway."

Sun Wu slowly shook his head. In the first three months of the new season, Bernardo Silva's performance was impeccable. The media compared him with David Silva and called him Sun Wu's best partner.

However, as the Premier League is familiar with him, the Portuguese's weaknesses are also very obvious. He lacks breakthrough ability and has no advantages in speed and explosive power.

The Times once listed a set of cross data,

Among the full-backs of the 19 Premier League teams, Pavard and Coleman ranked first and third in the number of wide crosses.

This is largely due to Bernardo Silva's lack of speed. He likes to move in and look for opportunities to cooperate with Sun Wu, leaving the wing completely to the right back.

But the breakthrough ability of the full-back cannot be compared with that of the winger. In the past month, Mane has shared almost the same playing time with Griezmann and Bernardo Silva.

Theoretically, with Bernardo Silva and Griezmann here, Manchester United's offensive power on paper will not be greatly affected, but in fact Mane has a unique position in the Manchester United team.

In this case, Mane's injury dealt a heavy blow to Sun Wu. Even if Mane's absence is not taken into account that Manchester United lacks a sharp breakthrough player, only considering the schedule, Bernardo Silva and Griezmann are It's hard to resist.

There will be double matches for two consecutive weeks, and then they will fly to the far east to play in the Club World Cup. Then there will be the Christmas schedule, and the two make-up games are always scheduled for January next year.

Lingard and Milner can make guest appearances, but the effect will be very poor. Sun Wu's eyes fell on chess piece No. 25.

I hope Shaqiri will not hold back.

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On December 2, the League Cup quarter-finals began, with Manchester United facing Hull City at home.

Sun Wu sat on the bench with his legs crossed, smiled and turned to Mike Phelan and said in his ear: "Does that Swiss guy not want to stay at Manchester United anymore?"

In response, Mike Phelan's mouth twitched and he was speechless.

Manchester United played a semi-main lineup in this game, with Falcao, Bernardo Silva and Shaqiri as the front three.

Falcao received a pass from Herrera in the 15th minute and scored with a flick of his head. In the 36th minute, Bernardo Silva crossed into the penalty area and assisted Herrera to expand the score.

But Shaqiri lost possession of the ball 7 times in the 45 minutes of the first half alone. Only 1 of 5 attempts was successful, and both shots missed the target.

"Shaqiri!" Rolf suddenly stood up and shouted towards the court: "Defend, defend!"

Sun Wu keenly noticed the unhappy expressions on the faces of Fletcher and Lucas who were close to this side. Whether it was Griezmann or Mane, they would come back to help defend. Are you Shaqiri an exception?

I really thought you were Messi!

Even Messi still has defensive tasks in Barcelona now!

Sun Wu asked Shaqiri to start because he had been injured twice this season and lacked a tacit understanding with the new players, so he wanted the Swiss to get in touch with him.

Therefore, Falcao and Bernardo Silva both took a rest, but Shaqiri was still on the court.

But Shaqiri doesn't think so. In his opinion, Mane's injury will not have much impact on him. Bernardo Silva and Griezmann are still the absolute main players, and he is not affected by Sun Wu at all. See you soon.

Griezmann rested in this game, and Bernardo Silva started because he was not included in the squad for the last round of rest. Shaqiri felt that Sun Wu regarded him as a player who could only be rotated in the League Cup and FA Cup. chess piece.

Reckless breakthroughs, forced long-range shots without looking at the position of his teammates, inactive defense, and high-post pressing just for show... Sun Wu's face on the sidelines became increasingly ugly.

No wonder this guy never got the main position in Bayern and Inter Milan, so he could only go to Stoke City to hang out... Sun Wu cursed secretly in his heart. He didn't know that after he traveled through time, after Stoke City was relegated, Shaqiri After going to Liverpool, although he lifted the Big Ears Cup, he was still a substitute and could never become the main player.

In the end, the boring game ended. Manchester United defeated Hull City 2-0 with Herrera's pass and shot to advance to the League Cup semi-finals.

In the stoppage time of the game, Shaqiri also had a fight with Hull City defender Maguire. Both men made moves and each received a yellow card.

Sun Wu was indifferent to this and was waiting for the result of another game.

"Well, it's Manchester City." Mike Phelan put down his mobile phone, "Swept Southampton 6-1."

Sun Wu nodded and thought in his mind. Guardiola has won two consecutive League Cup championships, so he probably won't focus on it this season.

The other two top four teams are Liverpool and Everton.

Sun Wu twitched, what a coincidence. I wonder if the Football Association would not do anything. It happened to be the Manchester City Derby and the Merseyside Derby, and the League Cup semi-finals were two-legged, home and away. Maybe I will meet Guardiola four times this season.

After shaking hands with the Hull City coach, Sun Wu stood outside the tunnel and high-fived the players one by one, but Shaqi walked past him expressionlessly without raising his arms.

Sun Wu shrugged with a smile, but there was a hint of coldness in his eyes. This chicken is almost done...