Chapter 952: Converting the Son

December 26, Old Trafford.

As early as an hour ago, the stands were already full of people, the loud singing never stopped, and the waves of people flowed from east to west and then from west to east.

The announcer shouted: "The time has come for us to welcome the new King of Old Trafford...Best!"

Sun Wu slowly walked out of the tunnel alone, holding the Golden Globe Award high with one hand and waving the other hand in response to the thunderous applause that broke out in the stands.

In the commentary box on the south stand, Zhan Jun, the on-site commentator, listened carefully and said with a smile: "This is the coronation ceremony of the king."

"Yes, although we are late, we are finally here." Zhang Lu paused suddenly, looked at the big screen and smiled: "There are many guests here today, including Manchester United's 92 golden generation, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Charlton, and Roy ·Keane, Cantona..."

"Haha, Guardiola is here too." Zhan Jun shook his head, "Although he is applauding, he is not here to congratulate."

"Well, Guardiola is here for this game. Manchester United, which has won 13 consecutive games, will face Chelsea, which has won 12 consecutive games. In the next round of the league, Manchester City, which has won 18 consecutive games, will also come to Old Trafford."

After the reporters finished interviewing and taking photos, Sun Wu walked to the sidelines and handed the Golden Globe Award to Christian behind the bench, and then shook hands with Conte. At the same time, the players from both sides walked out of the player tunnel.

"Well done, even midfielders and even defenders and goalkeepers should be eligible to receive this award." Conte looked polite.

Sun Wu politely thanked you, but complained in his heart, "Why are you pretending? Who doesn't know that once the game starts, you Conte will be a big monkey!"

"The game is about to start." Zhan Jun quickly reported the starting list, "Manchester United still has a 4231 formation, with De Gea as the goalkeeper and Alderweireld, Rojo, Lucas and Pavard in the defense. Luke Shaw and Coleman have both returned but are on the bench. The midfielder is a combination of Kante, Lingard and Sun Wu, and the trident is Harry Kane, Griezmann and Bernardo. Silva.”

"Lingard's appearance was a bit unexpected." Zhang Lu commented: "Fletcher was injured in the Club World Cup, but Herrera and Milner both sat on the bench."

"Lingard plays more of a guest role on the wing this season." Zhan Jun continued: "Chelsea still has a 343 formation, Courtois guards the goal, and the defense is Azpilicueta, David Luiz and Kawhi. Er, the two defensive midfielders Schneiderlin and Matic, the two wing-backs Moses and Marco Alonso, and the trident is Cuadrado, Diego Costa and Hazard.”

"Relatively speaking,

There are no injured players in the Chelsea team, and they also have a physical advantage. "Zhang Lu is not optimistic that Manchester United can easily defeat Chelsea." Conte's 343 formation is very defensive. In the previous 12 consecutive victories, he only conceded 7 goals, and 5 of them were set pieces, which means that only Two sports goals conceded. "

"It will be a very tough game for Manchester United."

"Referee Marriner blew the whistle to start the highlight of this round of the Premier League. Three hours ago, Manchester City swept Sunderland 4-0 at home and won 18 consecutive victories of the season. Now it depends on Manchester United and Chelsea!"

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United did not press aggressively high, but they did not retreat deep. Instead, they controlled the ball smoothly in the midfield.

Sun Wu kept running and passing the ball, observing the positions and running routes of Chelsea players through a "God's perspective". It has to be said that Conte's defensive training ability is no less than Mourinho's.

The defensive actions of Chelsea players are not big, but they extremely compress the space, tightly block the passing route, and are often able to quickly form a numerical advantage in a small area.

In the 8th minute, Lingard lost the ball in midfield. Matic protected the ball and turned to pass. Moses sent a low ball from the right to the center. Hazard had already shaken off Pavard.

The moment the Belgian winger took the ball, he suddenly accelerated and passed his national teammate Alderweireld, then faked a shot and dunked past Kante before sending a diagonal pass.

"Cuadrado... crosses the ball... then points to Costa!"

"Oh, De Gea's shadowless foot has done great work again!"

Diego Costa kicked the goal post. He felt that the ball was very sure, so he deliberately pushed it in the opposite direction, and it was a ground ball. However, De Gea, who had no time to get off the ground, stretched out his leg to block it out of reflex, and then Rojo blocked it. Foot clearance.

"Simple, fast and deadly." Zhan Jun commented: "Everyone knows that Chelsea's offense cannot be separated from Hazard, but Hazard is in such excellent form this season that he can do almost anything."

"Being able to suppress Hazard's personal performance is the key to whether Manchester United can win the game."

Sun Wu was also very aware of this, but he did not let Pavard or Kanter pay attention to marking Hazard, but carried out a counter-attack tactic.

In the 15th minute, Bernardo Silva cut into the middle to get the ball and tried to pass an overhead ball to Griezmann, but Matic accurately predicted the ball and jumped high to head the ball to clear the ball. Chelsea's counterattack started again. .

Cuadrado dropped back to catch the ball and made a breakthrough move that caused Lucas to retreat, and then the Ecuadorian crossed Hazard on the left.

Different from the last time, Hazard stopped the ball and made two consecutive fake turns, then accelerated and passed Pavard. The latter also made a hidden push, but Hazard was very stable in the lower plate and did not fall.

"Hazard is here again..." Mortensen laughed: "Uh-huh, it's Best. Did Best retreat so deep?"

Facing his old teammate Sun Wu, Hazard swayed left and right and accelerated. Although Sun Wu bumped his shoulder and accelerated to get close to him, Hazard had already passed the ball.

"Oooh...Bernardo Silva!"

"The Portuguese is so quick to defend...Alderweireld...this is Manchester United's counterattack!"

Hazard was a little surprised. He didn't expect Bernardo Silva to return to defense so quickly, nor did he expect Alderweireld to receive Bernardo Silva's shovel pass instead of returning to the penalty area. And launched a counterattack immediately.

After receiving a direct pass from Alderweireld, Lingard ran wildly on the right wing, cooperated with Falcao and immediately passed the ball. Although the ball bypassed Cahill at the front point, David Luiz headed the ball ahead of Griezmann.

Conte on the sidelines was not jumping up and down like a giant monkey at this moment, but was rubbing his chin and thinking... All of this should not be a coincidence, but the response given by Manchester United.

Conte's eyes fell on Sun Wu. This Chinese-American is one of the best midfielders in the world, and his tactical ability is also among the best among his peers.

Due to the deployment of two defensive midfielders, Chelsea's frontcourt offensive routine is simple, but the simplicity also contains delicate running routines.

When Hazard cuts in from the left to the center, Diego Costa, who is at the front, needs to retreat and pull to the left. On the one hand, it is to draw the attention of the opponent's defense, and on the other hand, It is also for the purpose of reversely inserting into the penalty area to grab points, which can have an unexpected effect. The previous grab point that was close to a goal is an example.

But considering the overall tactics, Diego Costa's widening is also to make up for an important part of the defensive tactics. Once Hazard is intercepted, Diego Costa needs to try to delay the opponent's counterattack on the left wing. This There are two people on one side: him and Marco Alonso.

After watching for nearly ten minutes, Conte was very sure of Sun Wu's tactical strategy. When Hazard cut inside, Sun Wu would retreat very deep, while Bernardo Silva and Alderweireld To deal with Diego Costa on the wide side.

Because Mark Alonso is an important member of Chelsea's counterattack, once Manchester United can steal the ball, Chelsea's left wing is almost undefended.

Lingard, who was supposed to appear in the center, will appear behind Marco Alonso, and Falcao and Griezmann will also move closer according to the actual situation. Although they have not threatened Chelsea's goal so far, Chelsea's left wing has already I was so disturbed that I was restless.

Conte roared a few times and made a tactical gesture to Hazard. The latter immediately calmed down and stopped cutting inside frequently to organize the attack. Instead, he stayed on the left wing and cooperated with Alonso.

Sun Wu is very satisfied with the current situation. With Mane injured and Shaqiri being abandoned, Lingard is the player who can speed up the counterattack in Manchester United. This is why he is used instead of Milner and Etienne. Leila's reasons.

In a sense, Lingard's chess piece successfully defeated Hazard.

Chelsea's three-point ax failed to have an effect. Sun Wu made a tactical gesture to his teammates. Now it is our turn.