Chapter 427 The future factory director Ma who has not yet entered the factory
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 unbeaten games, beating Manchester United = 59 unbeaten games."
Even the house number of Manchester United's hotel is No. 59, and newspapers can be seen everywhere reporting that Chelsea is about to break the 58-game unbeaten record 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 on as a substitute to make his Manchester United debut and scored his first goal for Manchester United in the final stage of the game.
On December 19, 2015, Martial even 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 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, it is full of 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 streak.
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, there is still 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 are 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 let his players distract themselves from engaging in 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, as long as Pan Yi delivers an "8:0", it will be enough to remain invincible.
This makes Van Gaal really unable to swallow this breath.
The purpose of Van Gaal's verbal spat with Pan Yi is very simple, that is, he hopes 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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The Stamford Bridge stadium was brightly lit this 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 "least number of goals conceded", which is a relatively unpopular record and may not even be 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 entered the field and the game is about to begin. Let's take a look at the 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 4-2-3-1 formation, and the goalkeeper is still Spanish goalkeeper De Gea."
"On the back line, the center back partners are 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."<
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"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 lineup. De Gea returned, and Ashley Young replaced the injured Lu
Kershaw."
"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 lineup..."
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 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 also more in line with Pan Yi's requirements for ball-playing central defenders in terms of passing and ball control. They can even be said to be representatives of modern central defenders.
The change occurred in midfield.
The left midfielder used the faster Cancelo, while the right midfielder still used the comprehensive Azpilicueta.
Between them, there is no suspense about Kanter as the trailing midfielder, but the two people in front of Kanter are Goretzka and Matic.
Neither Hazard nor Seat B appeared!
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 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, roared, and cursed.
He was very dissatisfied with the referee's decision.
Because the game only started five minutes ago, Chelsea had two fouls.
Last time it was Matic who tackled Schneiderlin, but this time it was Goretzka who knocked Schweinsteiger flying.
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 getting rough?
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...
This is of course one of Pan Yi’s tactics!
A big reason for the draw with Manchester United last time was that the midfielder's fighting was not fierce enough, allowing the opponent's Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger to get too many opportunities to hold the ball.
Needless to say, "Little Pig" Schweinsteiger, if you don't put enough pressure on him, he can pass a very fatal ball in the midfield.
Since Schneiderlin transferred from Southampton this season, he has also won the trust of Van Gaal with his excellent defensive ability and occupied the main defensive midfielder position.
Whether he is frontal blocking, chasing tackles or aerial confrontations, it can be said that he is top-notch in the Premier League. If he is allowed to hold the ball comfortably, he also has the ability to accurately long pass and transfer the ball.
Therefore, Pan Yi decided to take the right medicine in today's game and use Matic and Goretzka to deal with them.
In fact, there is no real "beast waist" in the current Chelsea team. It can be said that they are all versatile midfielders.
Are Matic and Goretzka's passing, forward penetration and shooting poor?
However, compared to Hazard and Seat B, they are still more suitable for doing some "dirty work".
As a result, Chelsea's offensive tactics today are very hard and aggressive.
It has only one purpose, to use offense to suppress Manchester United and use offense to attack to provide protection for the defense.
Of course, for such an arrangement, some background checks have been done beforehand.
That is, today's referee is Atkinson, one of the "Four Blinds in the Premier League".
What are the four blind men? The wealthy hunter Clattenberg, the damned Atkinson, the North London sniper Mike Dean, and the blind man Oliver are also.
While the average number of yellow cards issued by most Premier League referees is close to 4 per game, Oliver and Atkinson only receive 2. Obviously, in terms of penalty standards, Atkinson and Oliver are among the few in the Premier League who have looser penalty standards.
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Atkinson's average number of fouls called per game (15) is the lowest among the 20 referees in the league.
Therefore, Pan Yi asked his players to be more active in fighting before the game so that they could use more of their bodies!
In this way, the strong Goretzka and the tall Matic will of course be more useful.
Facts have proved that it is true. Atkinson did not make much response to Chelsea's first two fouls.
Soon, Pan Yi's arrangement gave Manchester United a headache.
Van Gaal immediately discovered that Manchester United's established tactics of attacking at the beginning were basically difficult to organize an effective attack when faced with Chelsea's tough interception from the midfield.
Chelsea's midfield interception was very fierce, and it could even be said that it was a big move. Manchester United lacked the necessary preparations for this.
All of a sudden, scenes of people falling on their backs frequently appeared on the field, which also made Manchester United a little confused.
Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger were completely involved in a hand-to-hand battle with Chelsea.
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That's fine with Schneiderlin. After several fights, Schweinsteiger was even a little afraid of physical confrontation.
After all, he is already 33 years old this year, and he is no longer the little pig he was back then who could fight to the death and still stay on the court!
Chelsea's tactics are very simple. The three midfielders try their best to tear apart Manchester United's midfield and protect the two full midfielders, while Lukaku and Harry Kane are roaming in the frontcourt, ready to attack at any time.
Chelsea quickly caught a mistake by Manchester United in the chaos and launched a successful counterattack.
This is Schweinsteiger's struggle with Goretzka and he was forced to transfer the ball to Depay.
Depay was just about to receive the ball when he was surrounded by Kante and Matic. He chose to pass it back to Ashley Young, and then the ball was intercepted by David Luiz midway.
Chelsea quickly launched a counterattack.
David Luiz passed a through ball to find Cancelo who was advancing forward. After the Portuguese full-back attracted the defense of many Manchester United players with the ball, he suddenly separated the sides.
Harry Kane, who retreated to receive the ball, took two horizontal steps and fired a powerful long-range shot directly outside the penalty area.
The shot was very powerful and very fast. De Gea did not dare to hold the ball and chose to hit the ball outward.
Lukaku, who was ambushing in the penalty area, got the ball in front of Smalling. He first smashed the ball to avoid Smalling's steal, and then distributed the ball to the right.
Chelsea right back Azpilicueta stepped in and fired a low shot.
The ball hit the net!
"Azpilicueta! Beautiful shot! Chelsea's offense is very aggressive. Both full-backs are very high, and Azpilicueta on the right has already rushed into the penalty area and grabbed the ball ahead of Darius.
Mian scored a goal before!"
When Azpilicueta kicked the ball into the goal, the Stamford Bridge stadium burst into huge cheers.
The cheers were so shocking that even outside the stadium, the huge sound could be felt, like a volcano erupting.
"One to zero! Chelsea leads Manchester United one to zero, they won first!"
Van Gaal was furious on the sidelines. He was very, very dissatisfied with the team's defense.
Azpilicueta is completely missing.
"I feel like, are we pressing too close?" said assistant coach Giggs.
Van Gaal snorted and said nothing.
Of course he knows the reason.
Manchester United's tactic is to press out and attack, especially relying on the two wings, especially Darmian's left wing, which is the focus. This makes Darmian frequently press out. This time, Chelsea hit the space behind Darmian.
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But now Van Gaal has no particularly good solution.
Falling behind, Manchester United wants to attack even more.
The only thing we can do is to make the players pay more attention to the space left by their own full-backs after assists, and let the center backs and midfielders fill more positions.
The game that followed was in a state of anxiety.
Chelsea's fighting in the midfield seems to have become more fierce.
Goretzka even brought down Ashley Young and Martial twice in five minutes.
The referee Atkinson believed that Goretzka did not commit a foul when he brought down Ashley Young. However, he was deemed to have committed a foul the second time and gave Goretzka a verbal warning.
Van Gaal was so angry that he questioned the fourth official on the sidelines and held out three fingers: "That guy has fouled three times, three times! Why is it just a verbal warning? At least he needs a yellow card!"
The fourth official kept a straight face and asked Van Gaal to calm down before speaking.
"If you can't get a yellow card for shoveling like this, how can you get a yellow card?"
Van Gaal's voice was so loud that even the referee Atkinson was attracted and came over to warn the coach: "I know my standards well. Please return to your position."
Van Gaal wanted to say something else, but Giggs quickly stepped forward and dragged him away.
Otherwise, Goretzka did not receive a yellow card, but Van Gaal might be in danger of receiving a red card directly...
However, it seems that Van Gaal's complaint had an effect.
After Atkinson returned to the court, his law enforcement standards indeed became stricter in the following period!
It just so happened that the anger aroused by Chelsea over Manchester United began to explode.
In the remaining five or six minutes of the first half, Manchester United players fouled Chelsea players one after another.
Then, within just a few minutes, Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin each received a yellow card!——
In the end, at the end of the first half, Chelsea led Manchester United 1-0.
Pan Yi smiled.
Bastian Schweinsteiger and Schneiderlin are the main defenders of Manchester United. Both of them have received yellow cards, which will definitely make Manchester United timid when defending.
In this way, we can play better in the second half.
Pan Yi's tactical goal on the field was basically achieved: the team scored, Manchester United's offense was contained, and key players were given cards.
During the halftime break, Pan Yi first praised the players' performance, and then reminded the players with a serious expression to be careful of Manchester United's counterattack in the second half.
"One to zero is not safe. We will continue to strengthen our offense in the second half of the game. We must have at least two goals in hand to be relatively safe."
When the second half of the game started, Pan Yi was surprised to find that Manchester United did not press out to attack, but instead shrank the defense a little, seemingly preparing for Chelsea's counterattack.
After Pan Yi thought about it for a moment, he understood what Van Gaal meant.
Obviously, after the tactics of the first half were contained by Chelsea, Van Gaal made decisive changes and gave up the offensive tactics of the first half.
The most important thing is that after both of his defensive midfielders received yellow cards, if he continues to fight with Chelsea in the midfield, he will obviously not gain anything.
In this case, it is better to temporarily give up control of the midfield and switch to counterattack, maybe there will be a better chance.
The main reason is that Manchester United now has Rooney, especially a counterattack player like Martial, who can really make a sneak attack.
This season, Martial can be said to be at his peak since his debut, but he is not at all like the future "electronics factory director". His dribbling and speed cannot be underestimated!
However, Pan Yi is not prepared to make any adjustments.
Chelsea is now leading the score and is not afraid of the opponent shrinking.
If you shrink, I will control the ball and slow down the offensive and defensive rhythm. This will steadily tilt the balance of victory to our side.
However, sometimes, the situation on the court cannot be controlled by whoever controls the ball well.
There are always some unexpected things happening on the court.
In the 67th minute, Manchester United received a frontline ball.
Ashley Young throws out the ball.
Bastian Schweinsteiger stopped the ball, pulled the ball and turned around. Then with a flick of his ankle, the ball was passed to Martial.
Chelsea's young center back Ake exposed his inexperience in this defense.
He did not immediately follow and defend Martial.
The future Director Ma pushed the ball forward, then turned around and dribbled the ball into the penalty area.
It wasn't until this moment that Ake realized it.
He chased back very quickly. He rushed forward in three or two steps, saw the right moment, and leaned directly over.
Then, people saw Martial scream, as if he was hit by a cannonball, his body bounced up, opened his arms, and then fell to the ground.
Referee Atkinson's whistle sounded immediately.
Everyone looked at the referee to see what penalty he would make.
Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge were roaring: Diver! Diver!
The fans of the visiting team Manchester United shouted: Penalty! Penalty!
Then, people saw the referee Atkinson walking over and pointing his finger at... the penalty spot!