bookbashuk Chapter 320: FA Cup Final, Red vs. Blue (Chapter 80
Chapter 320: FA Cup Final, Red vs. Blue (Chapter 80
Chapter 320: FA Cup Final, Red vs. Blue (8000 words in this chapter, to make up for yesterday's leave)
So far in England, no team has been able to win the league and the two major cups in a single season.
In short, England has yet to win a domestic treble.
Now Manchester United only has one last event left to make history - the FA Cup!
Wembley Stadium.
The red and blue colors are clearly divided into two camps.
The flags belonging to the two teams also fluttered in the summer breeze.
For Manchester United fans, they always think that Wembley Stadium is a blessed place and even created a song praising Wembley Stadium.
Listening to the familiar melody coming to his ears, Chu Feng's expression suddenly became nostalgic.
When he first came to England, his father took him on a tour of London, and the first large stadium he saw was Wembley Stadium.
The hundred-meter-high white arch was forever engraved in his memory.
After so many years, I have become a regular at Wembley, which makes me feel emotional.
When the warm-up was almost over, Chu Feng waved towards the stands.
It instantly caused cheers from Manchester United fans.
Soon the two teams returned to the locker room.
"Manchester City, Manchester City, and Manchester City. How many games have we played against Manchester City this season?"
Maguire leaned against the locker in the locker room, his head swaying rhythmically.
"In fact, there are not many. Two league matches, one League Cup, one FA Cup, and the Champions League in early June. In total, there are only five times."
Rashford replied.
"Five times is not enough?"
De Gea shook his gloves.
Put yourself in his shoes. If he were a Manchester City player, losing to Manchester United in consecutive key games would have definitely caused his mentality to erupt like a volcano.
"Because of this, Manchester City's desire to beat us will become more and more determined."
Chu Feng interrupted his teammates' discussion, "Looking back at the games against Manchester City, their performance level is getting higher and higher. They even forced us to a penalty shootout in the League Cup."
"So, everyone must not let down their guard."
In high-level competitions, any detail will affect success or failure, and attitude is naturally the key point.
Besides, this is his first game after accepting the captaincy, and it is also Manchester United's opportunity to create the first domestic treble in England.
We can only win but not lose!
Mourinho tapped the tactical board and said in agreement: "I think as Manchester City's opponents, you should understand how strong Manchester City is, but don't question your own abilities. Since we can beat Manchester City and Liverpool to win the league championship, it proves that we are stronger than them."
"Manchester City's tactics in this game are likely to be the same as in the league, playing on the left and right sides and looking for opportunities to pass the ball into the penalty area."
"Manchester City's front players are very explosive. Once they create any space, they may create a deadly threat."
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Mourinho briefly repeated the defensive strategy and continued to shift the topic to the offensive end: "But Manchester City still has the same old problem. The defensive strength of the single defensive midfielder is seriously insufficient, so Manchester City's offense and defense transition will pause. This is an opportunity we have to seize."
"In addition, when attacking, the collective pressure on Manchester City's midfielder forced other Manchester City players to provide support, which increased Manchester City's overall physical consumption."
Meanwhile, in the dressing room next door.
All eyes were on Guardiola, who said in a serious tone: "Use the blind spot to pass the ball diagonally, this is our strategy today!"
"Manchester United's backcourt players lack mobility, and the defensive midfielder relies on Kante's left and right defense, but we can use the pass to pull Manchester United's formation."
Guardiola looked at De Bruyne: "When we hold the ball on the right, we can attract Manchester United to move to the same side as a whole. Then, our forwards move in the opposite direction of Manchester United, and there is an inevitable visual blind spot."
"At this time, a diagonal pass can be passed directly in, and the striker who receives the ball can get a short space of space, so that he can better advance into the penalty area."
Listening to Guardiola's talk, the anxiety in the hearts of the Manchester City players unknowingly dissipated a lot.
It’s true that Manchester City lost to Manchester United, but they didn’t stand still.
Instead, he constantly adjusted the tactical details while sticking to his own style.
Guardiola rarely gets excited, but his extremely calm appearance can make Manchester City players full of confidence.
Maybe this is personal charm?
Chu Feng didn't feel it anyway. He just felt that his future father-in-law was very difficult to deal with, both on and off the court.
He took Maria to watch the FA Cup final last season.
As a result, Guardiola actually went to Mourinho to complain. Is this something a 49-year-old man can do?
"We have already been eliminated from the league, so the remaining two games are our last chance of the season."
"There is so much to say, I don't need to say more, I believe you should all understand."
"In the world of football, the championship is everything. No one cares about the runner-up unless they are the runner-up every year."
"I don't want to leave the impression on the fans that Manchester City is a 'runner-up'."
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Wow! ! !
Led by the referee team, everyone walked out of the player tunnel.
Wembley Stadium was instantly filled with thunderous cheers.
Facing the dazzling sunlight, Chu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that the sun was really strong today and he should pay attention to controlling his physical energy consumption.
In fact, he prefers to play football at night, after all, he doesn't have to be exposed to the scorching sun.
It would be nice if it rained.
But looking at the clear sky, the hope of rain was dashed.
"Good evening, audience friends!"
"Now we are broadcasting the FA Cup final of the 2018-19 season!"
"Manchester United vs. Manchester City!"
Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu sat in the commentary booth and greeted the fans.
It is now 10:30 pm China time.
Although it was not a prime-time broadcast, it still attracted a lot of viewers. After all, Chu Feng's current popularity is hard to match by any other athlete.
"The following introduces you to the starting lineups of the two teams."
"The team in red is Manchester United. Mourinho hasn't changed much. 4-3-1-2 formation. Goalkeeper:."
"Mahrez unfortunately missed today's FA Cup final due to a muscle strain in training the day before yesterday, but Rashford has been in good form recently, having come on as a substitute in three consecutive games and scoring goals."
"We saw Xiaochu wearing the captain's armband. This was his first game as Manchester United's first captain. I think it meant a lot to him personally."
“Hopefully this will be a good start.”
"Let's take a look at Manchester City's starting lineup. Guardiola still arranged a 4-3-3. The goalkeeper:"
"This formation has undergone many changes during the game, especially the alternating attacks of B Silva and Sterling, which not only provide firepower support for Aguero, but also allow the two wingers behind him to get enough space and time to handle the football."
"Manchester City used this tactic to defeat Brighton in the last round of the Premier League."
"Coach Zhang, who do you think will win tonight?"
Zhan Jun asked.
Zhang Lu thought for a moment, "Mahrez's injury has a great impact on Manchester United. He and Xiao Chu both have delicate skills and can effectively target Manchester City's defense."
"But Rashford still relies more on speed and is not as technically strong as Mahrez."
"And if we can't put enough pressure on Manchester City's backcourt"
Zhang Lu hadn't finished speaking, but his meaning was already very clear.
Manchester City will use continuous passing and control to drag Manchester United into their own rhythm, and then find an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
Manchester United has little chance of winning.
Zhan Jun pointed to Chu Feng's billboard at the back of the studio and said, "I still support Manchester United and Xiao Chu."
"Can England's first domestic treble be born tonight? Let's wait and see!"
On the green field.
After the players of both teams took their positions, the referee blew the whistle!
Beep! ! !
The two teams' formations met instantly, and they started the game with intensity without any attempts to test you.
After all, we are old rivals and know each other well.
The midfield became a battleground for both teams, and no one was willing to retreat, so confrontation became the main theme.
The ball was transferred to Laporte's feet.
The Spanish guy has been very troubled recently. He seems to have contracted a strange disease—his heart starts beating wildly every time he sees Chu Feng.
do not think too much.
It's not excitement, but fear.
Imagine being broken through, broken through, and broken through by the same person for an entire season.
I'm almost turning into a sieve, how good can my mental state be?
To exaggerate a little, it is somewhat similar to PTSD, which is post-traumatic stress disorder.
Laporte didn't even wait for Chu Feng to get close before passing the ball to Kyle Walker on the side.
"It's still at least ten meters away. Is it necessary to be that scared?" Chu Feng thought secretly.
He was also prepared to replicate the match against Liverpool, trying to steal the ball in the backcourt and shoot directly, but Laporte didn't give him any chance at all.
then.
Manchester City slowly advanced along the wing and maintained firm control of the ball.
Even though Manchester United stepped up their confrontation and provided timely assistance, they were unable to complete the steal.
After all, if Manchester City's passing and control were easily interrupted, then Manchester City would not be able to become the second in the Premier League, let alone break the Premier League club goal record.
The football drew a series of zigzag lines on the field.
If you connect them together, you'll discover the essence of football - geometry.
The graph, made up of 22 dots, changes every moment.
The goal of the players of both teams is to seize the flaws in the changes and pass the ball into the gaps.
Before I knew it, 12 minutes had passed.
De Bruyne received the ball again, he dribbled away from Rashford, and without any vision, kicked a long pass with his right foot.
The football moved in an extremely exaggerated arc and headed straight for Sterling who was running wildly on the left.
Guardiola off the field couldn't help but clench his fists.
This is the effect he wants.
But few people in football can do it because it requires too much from the players.
Wide field of vision, passing accuracy, ball control ability.
It would be bad if he lacked any of these abilities, but fortunately, he has a monster under his command - De Bruyne!
Long diagonal pass from midfield.
De Bruyne found the gap that even the audience with a bird's eye view didn't notice.
"Wow, to exaggerate a little, it's a centimeter-level pass, and this diagonal long pass can even turn!"
"De Bruyne's footwork is getting more and more terrifying."
"There's a saying going around in football recently: if you don't feel comfortable receiving the ball passed to you by Ding Ding, it wasn't passed to you."
Sterling caught the ball easily without any adjustment.
Unfortunately, he took a long time to adjust and was caught up by Wan-Bissaka on the side. He could only aim at the goal and try to kick the ball.
The football went straight to the lower left corner and was blocked by De Gea with one leg.
Sterling covered his head in frustration.