Vol 7 Chapter 52: International Competition Day

Until the halftime break, the scoreboard was still 1:2, and defending champion Manchester City fell behind at home.
Pellegrini walked into his team's locker room. He had a lot of complaints, and he was not satisfied with the entire defense system of the back line.
But he frowned and walked into the locker room, seeing that all the players said nothing, the atmosphere in the small room was very dull, and he changed his mind temporarily.
After all, he is not the type of Van Gaal. At this time, he thinks more of the game.
"OK, OK, gentlemen, listen to me. Now it's not the end of the audience. Although we made some mistakes that shouldn't be made, since we have made them, let's look ahead and remedy it. 1:2, we Only one goal behind. There is still a big chance in the second half. Can I accept a draw? I don’t want to stimulate everyone. Honestly, we can now. Haha, but they may not necessarily!

There are costs, so Pellegrini encourages players in different ways. He understands that his players now need confidence.
Of course, this is not his specialty, Van Gaal is much better than him in this regard. At the beginning of the second half, he performed a substitution adjustment on the front line. Bosnia-Herzegovina Djeko replaced Jovitic.
The backward Manchester City are completely different in tactics. Moreover, Zheke is not nailed to the single arrow position. He will even retreat to the midfield to fight for the first goal of the big foot, ferry to the back of the head, and Aguero and the three Manchester United defenders are active. Nasri is the real danger.
Smolin and Evans and Dzeko won nothing, and the Manchester City defense had been penetrated several times since the beginning of the second half.
You still have to come in every day.
He saw that Fellaini and Zheke could not take advantage of it at all.
It's not that there is a big gap in height. Fellaini is even higher than Dzeco, but the high-altitude battle was originally a specialty of Dzeco. When Fellini hadn't made his head a few seasons ago, Dzeco was already the Bundesliga. Silver boots.
Therefore, you have to look at Zhou Tiancheng. If you want to hold someone who has taken the silver boots, you will naturally get the gold boots.
Pellegrini believed in Dzeco, and in the second half Manchester City changed a simple and straightforward routine, wanting to be surprised.
If Zhou Tiancheng didn't come to play against Zheke, Manchester United's defense line would really suffer a big loss, and Zhou Tiancheng faced Zheke, his defensive way is more like an experienced central defender.
Don't play hard with opponents, although he can be tough with his height and strength, Zhou Tiancheng chose to go around Zheke, aiming at the way of the ball and took the first step around the steal.
In terms of flexibility, Zheke is certainly not his opponent.
Manchester City will be hard pressed next, and Pellegrini can't sit still before playing for ten minutes, signaling the players on the court to return to the first half of the game.
The scene became more and more like they pressed Manchester United to grab in the first half. As soon as the ball came to the midfield, it was cut off, and it was impossible to reach the top of Dzeco. Naturally, Aguero and Nasri's ability to attack was naturally impossible to talk about.
"Zhou Tiancheng is really Manchester United's Dinghai God Needle. Manchester City can no longer find their tower. Zhou Tiancheng's light has obscured the Zheke that can guide them to win. Unremitting running, accurate selection, super first-class offense and defense conversion, This is the top midfielder from the centre back. Perhaps Manchester City’s first half is right-only letting Zhou Tiancheng come off the court is the only way out."
But Manchester City is not that kind of team, they are still used to controlling the ball under their feet.
Pellegrini's last substitution was reserved for Lampard, and this Chelsea legend was his last card.
Manchester City's rhythm began to control, even Hart kicked the goal kick layer by layer, playing very little without the style of the Premier League.
Pellegrini's thinking is still very clear. Only by controlling the ball under his feet can he activate each player's ability one by one, but he ignores one point: Manchester United can also be forced to grab high from the frontcourt in this way. How do they grab it? , Manchester United also has the strength to fight back.
Or that he is too confident in the control of Lampard's presence, but the result is that Zhou Tiancheng and Fellaini have completed an excellent rush-Fellaini uses his body to support Lampard, forcing him to take The ball couldn't control the ball smoothly in an instant, Zhou Tiancheng came from the other side and shoveled the ball homeward, stealing and controlling the ball under his feet.
Immediately facing Yaya Toure, a slight push from the arch of the foot was intended to be pushed to Rooney, but the ball was intercepted by Demichelis on the ground, then Juan Mata quickly followed up as an excellent front waist. Taking full advantage of his strengths, Kompany watched him run towards the ball at high speed, thinking he would also take a long shot.
Everyone who plays with Zhou Tiancheng's partner in the midfield should be vigilant for long shots. Perhaps this is Compagni's idea at this time...
However, Mata’s choice was not like this. He did not have the same long-range shooting skills as Zhou Tiancheng. When facing Compaq’s tackle, he gently rubbed the ball to the left of the penalty area with his toes. Di Maria followed the trend. Following this line, most of Manchester City's defense line's attention was attracted to the front of the penalty area. Facing Joe Hart, Di Maria calmly pushed the goal at a small angle.
All Manchester City players are squatting on the ground~EbookFREE.me~Pellegrini can only shake his head and smile.
This scene looked in Carragher's eyes and made him sigh: "Manchester City is about to crash. Why are they armed with money? Why would they defeat the real strong team in the Champions League? Perhaps this is the reason. On the Manchester United side, Even if the score is behind, there is absolutely no such scene. Solskjaer was able to achieve a legend in World War I, which proves that Manchester United has the determination to fight in any case."
Yang Cheng said with a smile: "This is why Zhou Tiancheng won't choose Manchester City. This kind of Manchester United suits his appetite."
For this part, the game momentum has already come to an end.
Manchester United scored a crucial victory, and in the case of Liverpool's night match, they temporarily returned to the top of the standings.
Van Gaal's first post-match press conference fully affirmed the team's performance. When talking about how to ensure the team's current ranking, Van Gaal said bluntly: "Of course, it has always been winning, the team is becoming more and more Come the better. Nothing can stop us."
Still, a reporter refrained and asked with a smile: "But next is International Competition Day, you are so confident that the status of the main players will not be affected?"
The reporters felt that Van Gaal's confidence was simply unreasonable, and it was not enough to describe it with fan confidence.
The Premier League's schedule is already dense, there is no winter break, and there is the FA Cup in the second half. The term "FIFA virus" was first used to describe the Premier League. All Premier League coaches are more repulsive to the International Competition Day.
Not to mention anything else, internationals like Zhou Tiancheng have to go back thousands of kilometers across two continents to play two warm-up matches for the national team, and Di Maria will return to South America, which is the absolute main force.
Is Van Gaal really confident and not afraid of tossing the main force, or does he just stand up and speak without backache?