Chapter 975 Physical Fitness? This Is Not Manchester United's Weakness

Manchester United's strength was witnessed by everyone. They flew long distance to East Asia to participate in the Club World Cup and looked exhausted.

After returning, Manchester United defeated Chelsea with 12 consecutive wins and Manchester City with 18 consecutive wins, and then won consecutive games during the intensive schedule in January. They only selectively gave up the League Cup, which has the lowest gold content, and defeated their old rival Liverpool in an away game in the double red club. .

But Manchester United's weakness has also appeared in front of everyone. Physical fitness is their biggest problem. Many people believe that Sun Wu is a novice after all, and there will be mistakes in the allocation of physical fitness to the players.

In fact, many people in the industry reviewed the Double Red Club and believed that Klopp's choice of tactics was correct. If Manchester United had not been lucky enough to score twice in a row due to the opponent's mistakes, it is really hard to say who would win and who would lose.

However, most people have overlooked one key point. As early as July last year, the schedule for the new season had been released. How could Sun Wu not see the intensive schedule? He was not blind.

Sun Wu's confidence lies in the fact that generally speaking, the team's starting lineup is the best, and the second lineup will be much inferior.

But for this Manchester United, except for a few key positions, it is difficult to say who is better between the starting lineup and the second lineup.

If it is a 4231 formation, the positions of Sun Wu, Kanter and Van Dijk are the most stable, and they also form the central axis of Manchester United.

It's hard to say for other locations.

Although Alderweireld is outstanding, Phil Jones and Rojo also have their own characteristics, and Michael Keane also has great potential.

Between Lucas and Luke Shaw, Pavard and Coleman, it's hard to say who is stronger and who is weaker. It can only be said that Sun Wu will choose the starting lineup based on the opponent and their respective competitive status.

It is also difficult to find a stable partner for Sun Wu. Milner is diligent, Lingard has the ability to accelerate, Herrera has better organizational skills, and Fletcher is both offensive and defensive.

The trident in front is similar. Although Griezmann is almost certain to lock in a main position, he relies more on his qualifications rather than his ability. After all, he is the top scorer in Manchester United for two consecutive years.

In Sun Wu's view, Salah and Mane are both inferior to Griezmann, and Bernardo Silva can bring more tactical options.

The rotation of the center position is even more normal. Harry Kane and Falcao were very humble for a while, both hoping that the other would start and they would be the substitute...

Therefore, Sun Wu believes that physical fitness is a problem and may even cause big trouble for the team in the intensive schedule that lasts until mid-to-early February. But in the long run, physical fitness will not restrict Manchester United in the entire second half of the season. key factors.

In the eyes of many people who questioned, on January 18, Manchester United ushered in a make-up game just three days after the double red meeting.

Canary Norwich City basically visited the Premier League this season and then went back to play in the Championship. It was already late January and their points had barely exceeded double digits. There was basically no hope of relegation.

However, it was the left winger Raymond in the Norwich lineup that made every Premier League team shine. Sun Wu remembered that Raymond later went to Southampton.

In this game, Sun Wu did not plan to play, and he did not even make himself into the squad. If he did not play, Manchester United would not be able to defeat Norwich, and then he really has to consider his future at Manchester United.

In this game, Sun Wu restored the 4231 formation and made substantial rotations.

Herrera partners with Milner and Fletcher in the midfield.

Harry Kane, Salah, and Lingard form a trident, with Van Dijk resting on the back line, Alderweireld and Michael Keane partnering as central defenders, and Luke Shaw and Pavard on the wings.

The extent of Sun Wu's rotation is staggering, with only Alderweireld and De Gea continuing to start.

Norwich coach Neil looked a little excited at the pre-match press conference. He may have felt that Sun Wu looked down on him...

But after a quarter of an hour of playing, Neil had to admit that his anger and excitement might be funny in the eyes of the opponent.

Raymond, who had high hopes from Neil, was completely unable to display his excellent dribbling characteristics. It was even difficult for him to get the ball.

Salah and Pavard completely dominate the right side of the court. Although they are both newcomers and have a short time to adapt on the training ground, they have a tacit understanding of running, passing and receiving.

In the 11th minute, Manchester United successfully broke the deadlock.

Salah cut in from the right and made a direct pass. Pavard passed the ball from the edge of the penalty area, and Lingard scored with an easy header.

Norwich, which was lagging behind, immediately retracted and launched a defensive counterattack, while Manchester United continued to press high. However, although there were many opportunities, Herrera's shot missed by a hair, Salah's curve ball hit the far post, and Harry Kane The shot from close range was miraculously blocked by the goalkeeper.

In the second half, Norwich continued to defend, only pressing aggressively at set pieces, and very aggressively focused on Michael Keane, who was the least experienced and physically weakest player in Manchester United's defensive system.

In the 58th minute, Raymond took a free kick. The physically fit Norwich forward Jerome jumped high, but Michael Keane came out of the diagonal stab and headed in front to clear the ball. After a collision in the air and landing, Michael Keane stood firmly and knocked down Jerome who could not maintain his balance.

Sun Wu, who was standing on the sidelines, walked back with a smile and gave Mike Phelan a thumbs-up. At the beginning of the season, Michael Keane was the main player for a while, but he obviously suffered a lot in physical confrontation. The coaching staff arranged special arrangements for this. After more than half of the season, Mike Phelan's special training has had an effect.

In the 65th minute, Manchester United finally expanded the score. Michael Keane made a header from the corner kick. Pavard from the right immediately sent a long-distance through ball. Salah stepped on the center line and started at high speed, flying away all the way. After passing all the Norwich players, he entered the penalty area and crossed the middle. Harry Kane sent the ball into the empty goal.

Although his performance in the first game was average, he made beautiful breakthroughs in the next two games, which were very friendly to his teammates. Salah began to gradually integrate into the team. In fact, this tactic is very suitable for his technical characteristics.

2-0, Manchester United won the game steadily, pushing the winning streak to 20 games... There were only 38 league rounds in the entire season, which was already more than half.

After the game, the media began to pay attention to Manchester United's bench players. Although they may not be famous or worth a lot, they are all capable.

Now, Manchester United has finally made up for the two league games they missed due to participating in the Club World Cup, and there have been changes in the standings.

In the 22 rounds of the league, Manchester City and Manchester United both have 20 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, with 61 points, but Manchester City leads the standings with a goal difference.

Chelsea has 19 wins and 3 losses and 57 points, only 4 points behind, while Liverpool has 17 wins and 5 losses and 51 points, already 10 points behind the top spot.

Judging from the absolute scores, Chelsea and Liverpool cannot be said to have performed poorly, but the Manchester City duo has been too unfavorable this season.

The unscrupulous media began to praise Manchester United and belittle Manchester City.

The reason is simple. Until the start of the Champions League knockout rounds in mid-February, Manchester United's opponents were not strong.

And Manchester City has begun their devilish schedule. In the next round, they will face Tottenham Hotspur, who has gradually entered their form recently, and then face Chelsea, which is only 4 points behind. There will also be a League Cup semi-final against Liverpool. There is also an FA Cup to play.

However, Manchester United also has a headache. Sun Wu looked at the report submitted by Dr. Swale distressedly. Rojo's recovery was pretty good, but Manchester United was not short of central defenders. Mane originally recovered very quickly, but after I was injured again during running training yesterday, and my return may be delayed until the end of February or early March.

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