Chapter 428(1/3)
The future factory director Ma who has not yet entered the factory
Author: Ant who loves watching football
When the Manchester United team came to London to prepare for this crucial battle, they soon discovered that everything here seemed to be related to the number "59".
On the streets, many places have slogans like "58 games unbeaten + beating Manchester United = 59 games unbeaten."
Even the house number of Manchester United's hotel is No. 59, and newspapers can be seen everywhere reporting that Chelsea are about to break their 58-game unbeaten streak and reach 59 unbeaten games.
"Why are there 59 everywhere?" Rooney complained, "Fortunately it's not 69."
"As long as it's not the secret of No. 9." Martial may be smiling, but there is no smile on that poker face.
What Martial is talking about is actually the British drama "Number 9" which was launched in February 2014. The characteristic of this drama is that it is basically starred by two screenwriters, and there is a "Number 9" in each unit of the drama.
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Martial said this because when he transferred to Manchester United from Monaco for a total price of 58 million pounds, he wore the No. 9 jersey!
His performance was also quite good. In the home game against Liverpool on September 13, 2015, Martial came off the bench to complete his Manchester United debut and scored his first goal for Manchester United in the final stage of the game.
On December 19, 2015, Martial won the 2015 European Golden Boy Award.
And with his excellent performance, he occupied the main position in the first season after joining Manchester United, and scored goals on all fronts of the team. He is currently the top scorer in the Manchester United team.
So, this is a conversation between two of Manchester United's main strikers.
"I've had enough!" Rooney shouted.
In the past few days, my ears have been filled with reports and news praising Chelsea. Now that I have come to Chelsea's territory, there are even more things that look a bit dazzling to Manchester United players. Of course Rooney is a little unhappy.
When they got off the bus just now, some fans even held up posters and shouted at Rooney, "How do you evaluate Chelsea's upcoming 59-game unbeaten record?"
This only added to Rooney's anger. If his teammates hadn't pulled him away, the irritable Lu Xiaopang might have rushed to tear up the poster that the opponent was holding to promote his 59-game unbeaten run.
As the captain of Manchester United, Rooney was certainly not happy to be ridiculed like this.
Chelsea maintains an unbeaten record while topping the Premier League standings, but what about Manchester United?
Now it is only ranked sixth, still 6 points away from fourth-placed Manchester City...
If you want to break into the Champions League, you still have a long way to go.
When Van Gaal found out about this, he remained relatively calm, but issued an order that all Manchester United players stay in the hotel and were not allowed to go anywhere.
At Manchester United's tactical analysis meeting, Van Gaal said with certainty:
"This is all a Chelsea conspiracy!"
"Whether it was done by someone sent by their club or the fans took it upon themselves to do it, the purpose is to mess up our mentality."
"As for tomorrow's tactics? We are going to attack this time!"
"My judgment is that Pan Yi would not have thought that we would attack aggressively in the away game."
"So, in this game, we will catch them off guard and try to score an early goal."
After saying that, Van Gaal looked at everyone and said, "After I have finished speaking, who is in favor and who is against?"
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Van Gaal didn't want his players to be distracted by verbal spats with Chelsea, but he didn't restrain himself.
At the press conference, Van Gaal immediately went to war with Pan Yi.
Van Gaal claimed that although Manchester United's record against Pan Yi's Chelsea was at a disadvantage in the league, the last draw at Old Trafford proved that Chelsea was not invincible.
As a traditional giant that has won the most Premier League championships, it still has a certain psychological advantage when facing an upstart like Chelsea.
Therefore, if Chelsea wants to set a record of 59 unbeaten games in the five major leagues, Manchester United will definitely not agree to it.
Pan Yi said calmly: "Last season, we defeated Manchester United 8-0 at this venue..."
"Pan Yi will realize that he is far behind me." Van Gaal deliberately stimulated Pan Yi, "I have led the team to participate in many more games than he has led."
"Yes, I am much younger than him." Pan Yi said, "Moreover, we defeated Manchester United 8-0 at home."
Van Gaal: "..."
The smell of gunpowder between the two seems to be very strong, but no matter what Van Gaal says, Pan Yi only needs to score an "8:0" to remain invincible.
This made Van Gaal really unable to swallow his breath.
The purpose of Van Gaal's verbal sparring with Pan Yi was very simple, hoping to stimulate the other party and make him mad and make stupid moves.
But now it seems that Pan Yi is not moved at all. On the contrary, Van Gaal is completely at a disadvantage.
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Stamford Bridge was brightly lit at night and the stands were packed.
At a glance, there is a blue ocean.
In the 2004-05 season, "Mu first phase" set a record for the fewest goals conceded in the five major leagues (15 goals), Chelsea has another opportunity to set a record in the five major leagues.
Unlike the "least number of goals conceded" record, which is relatively unpopular and probably not even remembered by anyone, AC Milan's 58-game unbeaten run can be said to be famous.
It can be said that as long as you are a true fan, it is impossible not to know this record.
Therefore, in this milestone battle, facing old rival Manchester United, Chelsea fans also burst out with fanatical and crazy enthusiasm.
"The players from both sides have already entered the field and the game is about to begin. Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides in this focus battle." Zhan Jun's voice sounded.
Today's game is scheduled for the evening in the UK time, so it is late at night for Dragon Kingdom fans, but there are still countless fans in front of the TV to watch this game.
"For Manchester United, Van Gaal still uses a standard -1 formation, and the goalkeeper is still Spanish goalkeeper De Gea."
"In the defence, the center back pairing is Smalling and Blind, and the two full backs are Damian and Ashley Young."
"It is worth noting that Ashley Young and Damian can both play on the left and right sides, and then arrange different sides according to different opponents, and sometimes change positions according to the situation on the field."
"In the midfield, Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger partner as a double midfielder, and in front of them are Martial, Depay and Mata."
"The one on the front line is captain Rooney."
"Compared with the last game between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford, Van Gaal basically made no changes to the starting lineup. De Gea returned to the starting lineup, while Ashley Young replaced the injured player.
Luke Shaw.”
"It can also be seen from this that the coach is still very satisfied with his tactical system. Since he was able to equal Chelsea with this lineup last time, he will not change it this time."
"Now let's take a look at Chelsea's starting line-up..."
After the game started, Van Gaal was sitting on the visiting team's coaching bench. He was staring at the Chelsea players and pondering Pan Yi's starting lineup.
The goalkeeper is No. 1 goalkeeper Courtois.
The three central defender partners are Ake, Van Dijk and David Luiz.
This season, this central defender combination has gradually replaced the original Terry and Cahill and became Pan Yi's first choice.
These three central defenders are not only solid in defense, but mainly in terms of passing and ball control, they are more in line with Pan Yi's requirements for ball-playing central defenders. They can even be said to be representatives of modern central defenders.
The change came in midfield.
The left midfielder used the faster Cancelo, while the right midfielder still used the comprehensive Azpilicueta.
Between them, the trailing midfielder is undoubtedly Kante, but the two people in front of Kante are Goretzka and Matic.
Neither Hazard nor Seat B started the game!
Then there are Lukaku and Harry Kane on the front line.
Pan Yi's on-the-spot change made Van Gaal wary.
He now treats the young but experienced Pan Yi with the most caution and vigilance.
Everyone knows that if you take Pan Yi's tactics lightly, you will definitely suffer!
As for Chelsea's starting midfield combination today, what is their purpose...
Van Gaal was still thinking when the whistle sounded on the field.
Goretzka made a fierce tackle and knocked Schweinsteiger to the ground with the ball.
The referee called a foul, but only gave Goretzka a verbal warning and did not play a card.
Van Gaal stood up from his seat, roaring and swearing.
He was very dissatisfied with the referee's decision.
Because the game had only started five minutes, Chelsea had already committed two fouls.
Last time it was Matic who tackled Schneiderlin, but this time it was Goretzka who knocked Schweinsteiger away.
Why did Chelsea play so fiercely today?
Playing these two midfielders instead of playing more technical ones like Hazard and B-seat, is it just for the purpose of roughing it up?
Van Gaal couldn't help but tilt his head and looked towards the home team's coaching bench.
I saw Pan Yi not standing on the sidelines, but sitting in his seat eating with peace of mind, as if everything on the court had nothing to do with him.
In fact...
To be continued...