Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 213: Starting center, against Leicester City, the pendulum returns!
"The following is an introduction to the starting lineups of the two teams. The one wearing the red jersey is Manchester United. Compared with the warm-up match before the season, Mourinho has made major changes. The goalkeeper:"

"Due to the absence of Matic, Herrera, Lukaku and Valencia due to injuries, McTominay and Wan-Bissaka can only be allowed to start. Manchester United's defense has had big holes before. I don’t know if Mourinho has solved those difficult problems after this period of running-in.”

"There are also big adjustments in the frontcourt. Xiao Chu has changed from a left winger to a center. This will inevitably have different requirements for playing style, so it can also be considered a challenge!"

"Let's take a look at Leicester City's lineup, goalkeeper:"

"Last season they ranked 9th in the Premier League. Although they sold two generals this season, they also made a revenue of million and signed outstanding players such as Norwich's Maddison and Porto's Pereira. .”

"Therefore, the overall strength has not declined significantly and it still retains sufficient competitiveness."

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The camera moved to the green field. Players from the two teams were already in position, and the smell of gunpowder on the field gradually became stronger.

For the Leicester City players, they achieved good results last season and are working together to create miracles again.

But some people choose to leave at critical moments. Even though they know they shouldn't blame, they still have a lot of resentment in their hearts.

After Rashford opened up the space, he passed directly at a 45-degree angle!
The football spins violently and flies towards the penalty area!

On the contrary, Pogba and Chu Feng get along very comfortably. There are not many conflicts between the two, at least there will be no major problems in the near future.

After all, after a whole season of training, Chu Feng's physical fitness is close to the upper limit of the template. Why is Ronaldo called an "alien"?
The most important of them is his extremely terrifying physical fitness. When he was young, he could crush many opponents just by relying on explosive power and speed.

Surrounded by a large group of blue players, the red figure stands out and dominates the sky of Leicester City!
The moment the football arrives, he turns his head 180 degrees and exerts force!
Snapped!
Schmeichel's attention was attracted by the sound of the ball. He was leaning to the left of the goal at this time, but Manchester United's No. 7 turned around and looked at the moon!
He jumped on the football in the shortest possible time!

Rashford, who returned to the left wing, took great advantage of him and cherished the opportunity to start.

Chu Feng and Morgan accurately judged the landing point at the same time, and a fierce physical confrontation ensued in the next second. Morgan felt as if he had hit a beast.

Therefore, there were conflicts with Mourinho before, and there was even a case of cursing Mbappé with witchcraft.

He even hoped that Lukaku could rest for a few more days and let Mourinho nail Chu Feng at the center.

Manchester United scored in the first wave, and Manchester United fans immediately fell into a carnival.

Therefore, I attach great importance to today's game, for fear of another unexpected surprise.

"Hi, Hi, Hi!!!"

Moreover, Chu Feng and Mbappé are different. Compared with the former, the latter is more arrogant and arrogant, so naturally he cannot get into Pogba's eyes.

Pogba and Kovacic take the lead, with McTominay acting as the single defensive midfielder.

Pogba, who became the World Cup champion, became more confident. Marseille passed Ndidi and then passed the ball to the left freely.

Therefore, I am working hard to defeat Manchester United and make Maguire and Mahrez regret it!

Manchester United fans followed the rhythm of Chu Feng's punches and let out loud shouts of excitement!
Manchester United players flocked over.

The continuous starts and stops were very similar to Chu Feng's breakthrough method, which gave Pereira a familiar sense of fear.

Rashford said with a smile on his face: "How is my pass? You are not the only one who is improving!"

But unfortunately, the initial position is too far away from the football, and it is useless even if the body stretches to the extreme.

Pogba also seems to be in a good mood.

1-0!

Manchester United's formation changed quickly after the game started.

Mourinho looked at the harmonious crowd in the field and sighed inexplicably.

Leicester City played against Manchester United last season. At that time, Chu Feng was still an unknown newcomer and no one cared about his technical characteristics.

Perhaps due to similar technical styles, Kovacic and Pogba have become more and more cooperative. They passed Leicester City's first line of defense with continuous passes.

In the center of the pupils of Manchester United fans, a beautiful picture is reflected.

But no one expected that after just one season, that kid would become a big devil that everyone was afraid of.

After leading Chelsea to win the league championship, he experienced the darkest moment of his coaching career, scoring only 16 points in 15 league rounds at the beginning of the season.

Lukaku, who was undergoing rehabilitation training at this time, felt a strong sense of crisis. Wouldn't he find that his position was gone when he returned from injury?

In fact, there were many reasons for Chelsea's poor performance during that period, including conflicts within the team, sluggish players, female team doctors acting like monsters, etc. Mourinho was not the only one with problems.

But he is currently very comfortable at Manchester United. Although Ibrahimovic has left for the United States, Chu Feng has become the new mediator.

Rashford also wants to write his own biography of the Red Devils like his predecessors!

Everyone has a legendary story.

Not to mention that he is already 34 years old this year, and he may not be able to survive another 10 years.

What's more, he is currently wearing the No. 10 jersey, Mark Hughes, Sheringham, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Rooney.

In fact, he is essentially like a child who has not grown up. He hates serious atmosphere in his heart, and is somewhat childish and arrogant.

Chu Feng's single arrowhead is at the front, with Rashford and Mahrez on each wing to maximize the use of the width of the field.

The football passed continuously and came to Kovacic's feet.

After Chu Feng seized the first position, he used his inertia to step on the turf and take off!
Schmeichel is highly focused and ready to make saves at any time. He is the man who inherits the Danish myth.

Mourinho breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines.

Another classic celebration at Old Trafford.

He has a very long-term vision. If Chu Feng is to play center and Pogba is to play midfielder, there will definitely be problems with the distribution of ball rights.

First of all, Chu Feng's strongest point is his footwork, and he is not a typical point-grabbing center.

Not much to say about Pogba.

This is not a problem that can be solved through tactics, but those are things for the future. Mourinho did not think too much and focused on the game.

At the referee's whistle, the game restarted.

Leicester City did not change their tactics because they fell behind. The Blue Fox, which had created miracles, had enough resilience.

Vardy also fulfills his duties as a leader, constantly shouting and encouraging his teammates.

The 34th minute of the game.

Mahrez was intercepted by Chilwell and Ndidi. After all, they have been teammates for so many years and are very familiar with each other.

Endidi didn't stick to the ball at all, and decisively started to look for Madison in front of him.

As the recently rising star of the British Empire, Leicester City's core organizer simply moved the ball to avoid Kovacic and quickly moved forward.

When McTominay stepped forward to press, Madison directly kicked and passed the ball!
The football spun violently and fell behind Maguire!
Head coach Pierre knew that Maguire was slow to turn around and pursue, so he designed this highly targeted tactic.

Vardy ran wildly, seeing that he was about to get into the penalty area, looking for physical contact in a subtle way.

Maguire was still too young to notice Vardy's little movement and bumped into him subconsciously.

But the next second the referee's whistle sounded.

"Penalty kick? Did I read that correctly?"

"Isn't it a bit controversial?"

"Let's take a look at the replay. Maguire had no extra movements on his hands and the body contact was within normal limits. There is absolutely no reason to award a penalty kick!"

"This reminds me of the 14-15 season, when Leicester City 5-3 Manchester United, there was a similar penalty kick."

Zhan Jun said very unhappy.

Wadil's image off the field is indeed very inspirational, but his playing style on the field is also really rough. Of course, it is understandable that he will do whatever it takes to win.

After all, he came up from a highly competitive low-level league and could not survive without playing dirty.

Vardy pulled Maguire up in a friendly manner and did not pay attention to the harsh boos in his ears.

When he was playing in the weekend league, he was wearing an ankle locator due to home confinement and could only play half of the game in order not to be judged to have escaped from prison.

He has endured such hardships, so what does this little boo mean?
Maguire tried to explain to the referee, but in the end he was unable to change the referee's decision and could only walk outside the penalty area glumly.

Beep!
As the referee blew the whistle, Vardy took a run and pushed the ball into the goal in one fell swoop!

De Gea misjudged the direction and punched the turf in frustration!

His performance in this World Cup has been a disaster, and he desperately hopes to break the doubts from the outside world and return to his peak form last season.

But he still didn't get angry at Maguire, only blaming himself for not being strong enough.

Chu Feng quickly ran towards his teammates, waved his fist and shouted: "This is the Premier League, not the Champions League final, and the opponent is Leicester City, not Real Madrid. Have more confidence in yourself!"

Then he picked the ball into his arms and waited silently for the game to resume.

De Gea looked at the familiar back.

Perhaps it was precisely because of that final that he fell behind three times and equalized three times that made every Manchester United player have full trust in the young captain.

Maguire waited for a long time and no one blamed him. His anxiety was inexplicably relieved. He fell in love with Manchester United's harmonious team atmosphere.

At the same time, there was also strong pressure in my heart.

Sometimes there is no need for verbal pressure, and the example of action will make people agree more. This is the biggest difference between Chu Feng and Ibrahimovic.

Vardy also said some provocative trash talk.

This is just a daily routine for him, and he once even learned French and Portuguese specifically for this purpose.

After the game restarts.

Manchester United launched a turbulent offensive, but they were tightly defended by Leicester City, and the little time left in the first half quickly ran out.

Back in the locker room, Mourinho briefly reviewed the game and then made fine adjustments.

"Chu, you don't have to keep suppressing Leicester City's defense in the penalty area. You can try to retreat to the front of the penalty area, so that you have room to break through and shoot from long range!"

"Maguire and Bailly, the distance between you is closer. Luke Shaw moves in to fill the gap and increase the defensive density in the backcourt!"

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Mourinho repeated it again before urging everyone to play.

Chu Feng silently remembered it in his heart.

He has played as a winger for a whole season. Due to the decrease in the frequency of Ashley Young's forward penetration, he has become accustomed to dropping back to receive.

So I made a special effort to change my previous playing style today, but unexpectedly I fell into a misunderstanding.

It seems that I still have a long way to go in the center position!
The situation in the second half was obviously different. Manchester United no longer competed with Leicester City in the midfield, but quickly advanced from both wings.

Both Mahrez and Rashford have achieved good results in one-on-one situations.

And Manchester United strengthened the connection between the wing and the center, but Pogba and Kovacic consciously stood on both sides to attract the attention of Adrian and Ndidi.

Basically no one noticed that the space in the middle of Leicester City, that is, the area between the two defensive midfielders, gradually became larger.

And this is the breakthrough space specially prepared for Chu Feng!

When the game reached the 56th minute, Leicester City fans suddenly widened their eyes.

Kovacic's through ball found Mahrez. He didn't give Chilwell and Ndidi any chance to steal. After receiving the ball, he swept with his left foot!

The football slipped out of the gap between the two and accurately reached the edge of the penalty area.

Morgan and Evans pounced on him ferociously. They knew that Chu Feng had good long-range shooting ability, and they absolutely couldn't let him shoot without interference!

Chu Feng didn't hesitate at all and took the initiative to rush towards the two of them with the ball!
The upper body shook violently, and the rhythm of touching the ball changed accordingly, but the speed did not decrease at all!
Evans was Maguire's substitute and his defensive level was not high. At this time, he was even more confused and subconsciously stretched out his foot.

However, Chu Feng moved outwards like lightning and avoided Evans' steal by a hair.

Morgan is very experienced. The moment Chu Feng touches the ball, he immediately steps forward to intercept!

But the next second his pupils suddenly contracted. Chu Feng seemed to have expected it and smashed the ball inward again!
The natural adjustments and the adhesion between the ball and people make people feel that the football seems to be alive!

Two simple touches broke through Leicester City's defense!
In the extremely nervous eyes of little Schmeichel, there seemed to be a big pendulum swinging violently!
This is not a simple leg swing, but a complex whole body swing!
Little Schmeichel couldn't judge Chu Feng's intentions at all, so he could only grit his teeth and pounce on the football at Chu Feng's feet.

Old Trafford seemed to become quiet, everyone stared at the green field expectantly, and the unparalleled impact was displayed again!
When Schmeichel fell to the ground in embarrassment, he turned around and saw Chu Feng passing by gracefully, pushing into the empty goal to take the lead again.

"Pretty!"

"In the opening game of the new season, Xiao Chu used a powerful breakthrough to score twice!"

"And Xiao Chu, who temporarily acts as a center, can directly threaten the goal after completing a breakthrough in the middle, which is more effective than a winger."

"I think Mourinho should seriously consider changing Xiao Chu's positioning."

Zhan Jun's excited voice came out.

What he said does make sense. After all, the winger can only choose to go down or cut inside after breaking through. If he wants to break into the penalty area, he will face more defense.

Next to him, Zhang Lu also echoed: "If Xiao Chu can fully adapt to the center, excellent dribbling, shooting and header, can everyone guess the number of goals he has scored in various competitions this season? Is he expected to enter the goal of the year? Top ten on the record list?”

"The tenth place is the 69 goals created by Lewandowski and Ronaldo in a single year."

Zhan Jun seemed to be overly excited and waved his fingers: "Director Zhang, be bolder. Manchester United's lineup has been fully upgraded this season. They will definitely not let go of the English League Cup, FA Cup and other cup competitions. Xiao Chu's firepower can be maximized." play to the limit.”

"I'll tell you a number, top three!"

Zhang Lu smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I don't have confidence in Xiao Chu, but the top three is too difficult."

“第一名是2012年梅西（91球），第二名是1972年的盖德·穆勒（85球），第三名是1957年吉米琼斯（80球）。””

“If it weren’t for the right time, right place and right people, I’m afraid it would be difficult to get in touch with him in his lifetime!”

While the two were discussing the annual scoring record, Chu Feng was running to the sidelines with his teammates and high-fiving the crazy Manchester United fans.

"Well done! Can Leicester City equalize again? Not every team is Manchester United!"

"Chu, Dezhuan only gave you a price of 1.35 million euros. It's not as good as that stewed egg in Paris. Go prove to them that you are the strongest!"

"One more! Hat trick!"

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Manchester United fans shouted excitedly at the top of their lungs.

In their hearts, Chu Feng is the strongest forward. No matter what kind of game he is in, he is the most dazzling benchmark in the game.

This is not a temperament that comes from outstanding athletic achievements.

Just like Cantona, the former King of Manchester United, everyone can imitate him by raising his collar, but no one can achieve the overwhelming temperament of contempt for all living beings.

Chu Feng's temperament is different from Cantona's. It is a kind of silent appeal that moisturizes things.

You can always use your actions and words to influence others, allowing them to imitate and practice them.

Only those who have fought side by side or faced each other on the court can appreciate the huge power of this infectious energy.

There is no distinction between them, just different personalities.

Chu Feng felt the pressure on his arm, saw the smiles on the faces of his Manchester United teammates, and suddenly understood the meaning of captain more deeply.

not far away.

Morgan spread his hands helplessly: "I really can't guard him!"

Does he even think he should retire?
But suddenly I remembered that even Ramos and Varane were helpless, and I actually felt a sense of identity.

Schmeichel silently wiped the sweat from his forehead, Vardy encouraged his teammates not to lose their fighting spirit, and the Leicester City players waved their arms and shouted "Come on".

Next, Leicester City began to make substitution adjustments, replacing Adrian with Ivora. The former is a 190cm strong man. Pierre's move was to strengthen the defensive strength of the backcourt.

As for Mourinho, he stayed put. The main reason was that there were too many injured players and there was no suitable replacement.

However, he directed the players to return to their own half and set up a bus at Old Trafford.

The Manchester United giants have built a tight and tight defense!

After Leicester City lost Mahrez, it was basically unable to break through the dense defense and could only stare from the outside.

Pierre even cursed on the spot, mocking Mourinho for being shameless. How could the Premier League and Champions League champions park buses at their home stadium?

Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell me?
But Mourinho is determined to win the game with minimal effort. His ambition this season is not just two championships!

Leicester City had no choice but to try crosses and long shots, but the combination of Maguire and Bailly suppressed Vardy without any pressure, and long shots without threats could only boost De Gea's statistics.

As the game came to an end, Leicester City players became increasingly anxious and even paid the price of three yellow cards in order to prevent Manchester United from counterattacking.

There is an old saying that goes well.

"There is a penalty for wasting opportunities!"

When the fourth official raised the LED sign to announce 4 minutes of stoppage time, Maguire once again completed the high-altitude ball competition, shook his head and pushed the ball out of the penalty area.

McTominay's header relay flew to the back side.

Pogba held onto the black and hard Mendy, and swung his heel back smartly.

Snapped!
The football came out from under Mendy's crotch and came to the feet of Chu Feng who retreated to the center circle.

Morgan carefully kept a certain distance to avoid being passed by Chu Feng, but Chu Feng had trained with Carrick for a season on long passes!
The body tilted slightly and his right leg suddenly stretched out!
The football roared to the right!

"It's very difficult to stop the ball!"

"Beautiful! Mahrez seems to have glue on his feet! Cut directly in from the right side of the penalty area!"

"Are you going to shoot?"

No.

Mahrez chose to rub the pass with his left foot. Rashford rushed over and scored again from a small angle with a shovel shot!

3-1!

A classic Mourinho counterattack, with only five touches of the ball throughout, it was a joy to watch.

The people who used to clamor for Mourinho's conservative tactics disappeared. Neville in the commentary box even praised Mourinho, saying that he had said good things for Mourinho.

Carragher mocked from the side: "I don't know who said that Manchester United's games are boring and they are not happy when they win!"

Neville slammed the table angrily: "Jamie, do you have the guts to bet with me again!"

"What are you gambling?"

Carragher was not to be outdone and stared back.

"Just a bet. Who can win the Double Red Club?"

Neville originally wanted to score Chu Feng's hat-trick, but considering Liverpool's all-round reinforcements this season, he finally decided to change his bet.

Carragher said confidently: "The bet is to wear the opponent's jersey? I'm afraid this is not enough. I have to walk around Anfield!"

Neville looked at the other party's proud expression and gritted his teeth and agreed to Carragher's request.

He silently prayed in his heart that Manchester United would never let go, otherwise all the face he had earned would be lost, and he would even become a laughing stock in European football.

Carragher is already embarrassing enough anyway, with the attitude of breaking the can and throwing it away.

Soon at the referee's whistle, the game officially came to an end, and Manchester United won their first victory of the new season.

at the post-match press conference.

"Although Manchester United won the final victory, many problems were exposed in the process. What do you think of this?"

Mourinho was the first to answer: "This is a very common situation with a new lineup in the new season. The sooner the problem is exposed, the better, so that we can solve it as soon as possible and return to the state of competing for the championship last season."

"Are Manchester United confident of winning the title this season?" another reporter asked.

Mourinho glanced at him and said, "Of course I have confidence. Manchester United has the best players and coaches."

"But confidence does not mean arrogance. We still have a lot of room for improvement and we need to continue to work hard."

"Because there is no gain without effort, especially when our opponents are also putting in effort. If we want to win the championship, we must work twice as hard. This is an eternal law."

Mourinho also used reporters' questions to remind the Manchester United players that after all, last season's double championship would make some people feel a little elated.

If anyone doesn't have a positive training attitude, he won't show any mercy, even Chu Feng is no exception.

With his voice in the Manchester United team, he can forcefully press someone.

But that will lead to increased conflicts in the locker room. He has already experienced it at Real Madrid and Chelsea before, so he will choose a more tactful method.

This hint is one of them.

"Chu, you scored two goals today, how about you evaluate your performance?"

The Guardian reporter asked.

Today Chu Feng attended as the captain of Manchester United. He straightened the armband on his arm and answered seriously: "I still need to learn a lot of things. There is an essential gap between the center and the winger. If we switch to an opponent with similar strength, the game may be different." It gets tougher.”

"Do you think it will be difficult for Manchester United to win the league championship?" The reporter from "The Sun" took advantage of every opportunity.

Chu Feng frowned slightly, "No, I also have enough confidence. But I think we should not be bound by the honors of last season, but should face every game with a more humble attitude and let ourselves be better in the game." Continuously improving and growing in games and training.”

Then the two of them returned to the Carrington training base together without answering any questions.

After Chu Feng received the physical therapy massage, he drove to Hale, which is only 10 miles away from the city center and is the choice of many stars.

For example, Alisson, Sterling, Pogba, Rashford and others.

Chu Feng drove directly into the garage of one of the mansions that Manchester United rented after completing Chu Feng's contract extension.

Not only does it have 7 bedrooms, it is also equipped with a high-tech fitness center, which includes a swimming pool, Jacuzzi and blast freezer.

The most important thing is that there is a 5-person security team and nanny team.

However, this is not over yet. Manchester United has also prepared a luxury penthouse apartment on Crown Street for Chu Feng so that he can stay in the city center.

In order to keep Chu Feng and prevent him from being poached by Real Madrid and Manchester City, the management of Manchester United showed extremely high respect.

Chu Feng greeted the security captain and walked into the vast room alone.

He always felt that it was not a good thing for the house to be too big.

Maybe we can get a dog in the future to make the house livelier.

After eating a simple healthy meal, resuming training and reviewing the game, Chu Feng left home and walked to the other side of Hale.

Under Guardiola's murderous eyes, he took Maria for a walk in the nearby river.

After Guardiola returned home, he dug out the Manchester United game video and analyzed it seriously. He was going to beat Manchester United violently in the November game.

Then he was surprised to find that Chu Feng became stronger again, especially the dominance shown in the second goal.

Extreme strength and speed, skillful ball control, and explosive power have also increased.

"Fuck, Mourinho is really lucky!"

Guardiola cursed. He recently searched the Manchester City youth training camp and could not find similar players.

But Chu Feng’s Chinese fellow Zhang Yang seems to be pretty good.

Guardiola began to reversely design targeted tactics based on Chu Feng's technical characteristics, and his tactical thinking is still very clear.

As long as the connection between the two wings and the center can be cut off, and a dedicated guard is set up in the hinterland, Chu Feng can be restricted to the maximum extent and left in an isolated and helpless state.

To put it simply, divide and conquer.

(End of this chapter)