Chapter 150 The most awesome counterattack I have ever seen!!!

In the fourth round, Manchester United went away to face Swansea.

Slightly different from other Premier League teams, Swansea is a football club located in Wales.

In their first three rounds, they drew with Chelsea 2:2, defeated Newcastle 2:0, and in the last round they drew 1:1 away with Sunderland.

Swansea are also unbeaten in three games.

And what is different from other Premier League teams is that, besides Arsenal, Swansea is the Premier League team that pursues the ground the most.

Many authoritative experts and celebrities said before the game that Manchester United would not be easy to play in this game.

Because their two central defenders are the biggest hidden danger.

Xiao Wen wasn't that worried. He had to play every game to understand?

However, before the game started, Hodgson had a chat with him.

Nowadays, the most powerful person in the England team is of course Hodgson. After winning the World Cup, Hodgson's position, which was surrounded by doubts before, is more stable than that of the Prime Minister.

But even Hodgson himself knew who benefited from this rock-solid stability.

In addition to the existence of factions among the traditional giants, Xiao Wen's faction, hidden under the undercurrent, also has enough strength to compete with any faction or all factions in the England team.

Xiao Wen, who liked to play or not play in some warm-up matches, has become the most talkative person on this team since winning the World Cup.

Especially when next year's European Cup is approaching, the existence of this anchor is even more important. Every decision he makes, and even any minor injury problem, may affect England's success in Europe.

Performance on the cup.

After working with Xiao Wen these days, Hodgson has long understood that Xiao Wen is not as harmless as he appears. He once wondered what would happen to such a tough person on the court when something happened off the court.

Such a state.

In recent months, especially Xiao Wen's blunt statement that "Dale is not suitable for the national team", Hodgson has the most vivid feeling Xiao Wen's terrifying influence on the England team.

The two of them sat by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel, watching the beautiful night scene. Hodgson's mood was not at all relaxed. Because of Xiao Wen, many Manchester United players needed to be re-examined.

Gary Neville politely pulled out the chair opposite Hodgson and motioned for Xiao Wen to sit down. Then he went to Hodgson's side, pulled the chair further back, sat down quietly, and waited for the two players from the England team.

The boss starts the conversation.

Xiao Wen felt that his waist was much straighter. When he sat down, Hodgson and Neville were a little more cautious. It was obviously a scene where several old friends met, but there was an extra layer of warmth in the air because of his presence.

Serious atmosphere.

This is the taste of strength.

"Black tea." Hodgson said with a smile: "I heard you like it very much, so I won't let them serve coffee."

Xiao Wen was slightly startled. He didn't expect that the first sentence the old man said today would be this content.

"To be honest, next year's squad will definitely be stronger than the World Cup." Hodgson said with a smile.

Xiao Wen took a sip of black tea and laughed when he heard Hodgson's words. "I hope so."

Hodgson held the tea cup, squinted his eyes, and listened to Xiao Wen's words. He continued quietly: "Xiao. I heard that you had some conflicts with several Tottenham players in the tunnel after the first round."

"Oh? There is indeed a bit of a quarrel. What's the matter?"

"Nothing." Hodgson replied: "Apart from Dell, there are several guys in Tottenham who are quite capable. Walker, Rose, especially Kane. Oh, recently they also have Alli who has risen very quickly."

"Well, these guys are all okay..." Xiao asked if he knew what Hodgson meant.

The old man with an ordinary face spoke ordinary words, and there seemed to be no temptation. But after listening to Xiao Wen's last words, he got the answer he wanted.

The three of them chatted for a while, and then Xiao Wen left.

Looking at Xiao Wen's leaving back, Hodgson didn't have too much expression. He just watched Xiao Wen leave calmly, and the things in his eyes were completely hidden by the city that had been cultivated for decades.

Neville also clearly felt that the Xiao Wen on this occasion was very different from the junior Xiao Wen in the Ferguson family.

Everyone has to grow up. Neville knows this very well.

Hodgson looked away, looked at his assistant with a smile, and asked: "What do you think?"

"no problem."

"You think there's nothing wrong with it?"

Hearing the somewhat direct question from the other party, Neville's straight eyebrows straightened up, and the smile on his face did not change at all, "Unless you think you can win the European Cup with those rotten fish and shrimps."

Hodgson laughed, loudly.

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this game.

Swansea plays a 4-2-3-1 formation.

The goalkeeper is former Gunners goalkeeper Fabianski.

The four defenders are Norton, Fernandez, Williams and Neil Taylor.

The double defensive midfielders are Shelvey and Kirk.

The midfield three is Andre Ayew, Routledge and Sigurdsson.

The leading striker is Gomis, who scored two goals in the first three games.

For Manchester United, if Herrera was not injured in the starting lineup, Van Gaal would not want to use Carrick.

Although Carrick's scheduling ability is extremely strong, he is still too old after all.

Depay's incredible toe injury while taking a shower also gave Rooney the opportunity to start for the first time this season.

Only two people were changed in the starting lineup, which made Manchester United difficult to move forward.

After the opening, Swansea did not press blindly, but it was defensive, but not so aggressive.

Shelvey and Koke, who are very capable of running, pestered Xiao Wen, and Manchester United was suddenly at a loss.

Van Gaal frowned slightly on the sidelines. You must know that he lost to Swansea in his first game as coach of Manchester United and knew that this team was not easy to deal with.

After the game started, Xiao Wen deeply felt the difficulty of this game.

During the pre-game arrangements, when Giggs threw some statistics about Swansea in front of everyone, it was still a bit abstract - in the league, Swansea has created 56 offensive opportunities, only Manchester City's 59.

The 65 times against Arsenal were more than them, while Manchester United's 53 offensive opportunities were even less than them!

After the game progressed, it became much more intuitive.

In the fifth minute, Andre Ayew stole the ball from the right and drove straight in. After passing the ball from the bottom, Gomis beat Blind and headed the goal!

If it weren't for Romero's quick reaction on the goal line, Swansea's first shot of the game would have opened the door to Manchester United.

Yes, De Gea still failed to start the game. It is said that the transfer soap opera between him and Real Madrid is coming to an end, and the only thing left is for the two clubs to use fax machines to transfer the contract.

Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes and looked at Gomis.

This guy seemed to be completely inspired after Bernie's move to Manchester City, vaguely letting the Premier League teams see the black whirlwind that once dominated Ligue 1.

He was very smart not to go to Smalling, but to look for trouble around Blind.

Judging from the previous ten minutes, Blind was completely overwhelmed when facing Gomis. No matter in terms of height, strength, or speed, Gomis took the absolute initiative!

The forward penetration of Luke Shaw on the wing also forced Bilun to struggle on the defensive end and was exhausted.

Offensively.

Xiao Wen was strangled to death.

Januzaj is too delicate, and Rooney on the left

In the first fifteen minutes of this game, even the most die-hard Rooney fans could only lament that it was a loss!

After Xiao Wen retreated, Rooney moved to the forefront, but it seemed that he was not as much of a threat to Fabianski as Swansea center back Williams was to Fabianski!

In the 13th minute, Xiao Wen used his personal ability to get rid of the defense of Shelvey and Kirk and then passed into the penalty area. Rooney was slow and looked at the third pass, and was directly intercepted by Fernandez with a flying shovel.

Xiao Wen scratched his head. He knew that Rooney had some problems with his current weight. But the most important thing is that nowadays, Rooney is not good at competing for high balls, not to mention that he is also very bad at ground balls that are ten centimeters above the ground.

His ability to stop the ball has always been criticized. Now that his body function has declined, he cannot stop it! Turn around and look back a hundred years ago!

Covering his forehead, Xiao Wen had a headache. His head hurt.

At the seventeenth minute, Xiao Wen stood on the midline and looked back, only to see Gomis on the midline behind him, carrying Blind, looking at him.

Xiao Wen felt something was not right. He ran forward a few steps, and on the left side of the court, Ayew ran back and left Luke Xiao behind. Shelvey made a long pass over the top, and Ayew was like a handful.

The black sharp blade cut through the tranquility of Luke Xiao's defense zone. He passed through the left side of the ribs and prepared to rush into the penalty area.

As a central defender, once the rib is penetrated, he can only help defend.

A guy who can lead and shoot is strictly prohibited from entering the restricted area.

Anyone who breaks into the small penalty area without permission will be 'killed without mercy'. This is an iron law for Premier League defensive players.

Blind just called Smallin and then made up for it.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved a step, Ayew pushed with his right foot, and the football rolled past Blind's side and in front of Gomis.

Blind roared angrily, turned around and fell to the ground to sweep away!
To be continued...