Chapter 19: Because of the good performance of the team, there will be no new players in the winter

Chapter 19: Because of the good performance of the team, there will be no new players in the winter

Chapter 19: Because of the good performance of the team, there will be no new players in the winter transfer window

Li Chen's words actually did not reach the ears of the Manchester United players on the field, because the scene was too noisy at the moment.

More than 2,000 Manchester United fans who travelled with the team cheered passionately for a short while before they were suppressed by even louder boos from the home fans.

Amid the boos of dissatisfaction, Li Chen's voice naturally couldn't spread far.

Fortunately, Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored the equalizer, had the same idea as Li Chen at this moment.

The other Manchester United players who excitedly surrounded him wanted to celebrate, but were quickly interrupted by him holding the ball and waving his hands!
The intention of this action is very clear. Big Brother is telling them not to waste time, to maintain this state and continue to besiege the opponent, and strive to score the overtaking goal as soon as possible!

Matic, who is also a veteran, also raised his arms and shouted at this moment, encouraging his teammates around him!

Li Chen looked at the scene on the field and clapped his hands vigorously with great satisfaction.

Just keep this momentum!

Never satisfied with scoring goals, always hungry for victory!
So what if we fall behind in the away game?

We want to take the initiative, not only to make up for the disadvantage, but also to overtake the score and cheer for the enemy's defeat!
Norwich, confused by Manchester United's continuous offensive, did not make tactical adjustments in time.

After the restart, they simply retreated their formation at the head coach's anxious command, and acted as if they were determined to defend the game to the end in the half.

Seeing this, Manchester United players certainly would not be polite. They decisively pressed forward with their entire army and continued to organize an attack at the doorstep of Norwich!

B Fee is in good form at this moment and is very excited. He keeps taking the ball and trying to make threatening passes to connect with Ronaldo.

But his intention to pass the ball was too obvious. Under Norwich's tight double-team defense, it was difficult for Ronaldo to get space to move forward.

Li Chen had to shout loudly again on the sidelines, and after attracting B Fee's attention, he made a cool-headed tactical move of pressing down with both hands to him.

B Fee scratched the back of his head, looked at Li Chen's serious expression, and quickly nodded to indicate that he understood.

In the next few minutes of the game, B Fee finally restrained his restless offensive desire and patiently connected the team's rotation attack with Sancho again.

Li Chen looked at the team's patient attack, nodded silently, and sat back in the coaching seat.

Big Brother B is indeed a little impatient. Sometimes when he gets emotional, he likes to make gambling-style vertical passes on the offensive end.

But Li Chen really likes his strong desire to win.

Such players are hard-working and willing to sacrifice for the team. As long as we pay more attention to suppressing his minor flaws, his positive impact on the court will far outweigh the negative effects he brings.

The game situation tended to be stable, Norwich was steadily defending, and Manchester United was steadily engaging in attack.

But Li Chen was not in a hurry at all at this moment.

Norwich did not make any tactical adjustments, so he was not in a hurry to make on-the-spot changes.

The first half of the game finally came to an end with the two teams tending to a stable offensive and defensive rhythm.

Li Chen and Carrick, holding the tactical board, were the first to enter the player tunnel.

After the players returned to the visiting team's locker room, Li Chen first asked them to take the time to rest and replenish water, praised the team's performance, and then arranged tactical adjustments for the second half.

"Chris, you and Anthony (Martial) can switch positions frequently in the second half, and you can also switch sides with Jadon (Sancho), just like you did in Real Madrid, do you understand what I mean?

Don't let the opponent get used to your offensive style, run with them, we have to tear open their defense in the continuous rotation attack, and in the flank areas on both sides, Bruno, you wait for the opportunity to insert, Nemanja (Matic) looks for opportunities to shoot long shots outside the penalty area, their midfield defense line can't come out, this will bring us at least 2-3 excellent long-range shooting opportunities..."

Li Chen's offensive tactical adjustments were very detailed, and several key players were mentioned, while on the defensive end, he just let a few guards continue to perform well.

Fred's protection of Matic and Maguire in front of them was very effective. As long as there was no problem in this link, the defensive defect of the "double horses" turning slowly could be avoided well.

Overall, Li Chen is quite satisfied with Manchester United's current defense.

As long as the midfield is well protected and the opponent is not allowed to frequently attack behind the defense line, Maguire's frontal interception will always block the opponent like a mountain!
Li Chen's attitude of trust also made Maguire and Lindelof, who had previously been criticized by the media, very grateful.

The right tactics plus trust can sometimes be as simple as inspiring a player's fighting spirit and self-confidence.

Some coaches think that psychological problems are the players' own problems and need to be solved by the players themselves, while some coaches will be more proactive in helping players find solutions to their problems.

Li Chen is not only the latter type of coach, he is also better at making players relax during communication and speak freely to him instead of being impetuous and perfunctory.

Carrick stood aside and watched Li Chen arrange the tactics on both offense and defense properly. In his heart, he couldn't help but recall what Li Chen had done in the training ground and in the game during this period of time.

He suddenly no longer had the urgency to leave Manchester United to seek a solo coaching opportunity.

Even though he is much older than Li Chen, he now sincerely believes that he will learn more valuable things by following Li Chen to hone his skills at Manchester United...

Manchester United, with high morale, continued to attack Norwich as soon as the second half started!

It can be seen that Norwich's midfield also adjusted its tactics, trying to expand the defense line as far as possible.

However, their so-called active pressing did not lead to personnel linkage in local areas.

The intensity of this kind of pressure defense is just average, and there is no sustainability at all.

Not to mention the current Manchester United, even against the Manchester United before Li Chen took office, Norwich's pressing and oppression would be difficult to be effective.

So after just a little adaptation, Manchester United pushed Norwich back again and started a rotation attack with frequent position changes!
This offensive mode and rhythm are really familiar to Ronaldo.

During Real Madrid's three consecutive Champions League titles, he, Benzema and Bale relied on this offensive tactic to repeatedly overwhelm their opponents in the Champions League.

Because it is difficult for opponents to adapt to their ever-changing offensive rhythm.

Imagine that you are now facing Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League. You have just finally adapted to Ronaldo's offensive habits and ball-handling rhythm, but in the blink of an eye, the person standing in front of you becomes Bale!

What’s even more deadly is that before you get used to Bale’s running route, Benzema runs to the side and comes in front of you!

Just tell me whether this kind of offensive tactics is torturous or not!
Li Chen is now letting Manchester United play this kind of rotation attack tactics that keeps the opponent busy for a moment.

There is no need to say much about Ronaldo. It is not a problem for him to play on the left or right or temporarily play as the No. 9 position.

Sancho can play on both sides, and it is not a problem for Martial and Ronaldo to switch positions and go to the left to get the ball. Don't forget that Martial played as a winger when he debuted. There is no problem with technical adaptation, and the tactical routines have been rehearsed many times in normal training.

Li Chen was not worried at all that this offensive tactic would not work.

To put it bluntly, using such tactical tactics to deal with Norwich is like using a sledgehammer to crack a swine.

As expected, after only three or four minutes, Norwich's defense was thrown into chaos by Manchester United.

No matter how other teams' forwards change positions, there is always a clear division of tactical responsibilities. Some forwards are better at passing the ball, while some are better at finishing.

There are forwards who are good at passing and shooting, but they are almost all in traditional strong and wealthy teams. It would be lucky for a small team to have such a striker.

It just so happens that the three forwards who started for Manchester United today are all good at passing and shooting.

Take Sancho, for example, who has average shooting skills among the three.

To say that his shooting skills are average depends on who he is compared with.

Compared with Cristiano Ronaldo and Martial, his shooting skills are average, but among the mid-level teams in the four major leagues, his shooting skills are considered good.

At least Norwich's defenders didn't dare to leave him alone to shoot.

But the problem is that after Ronaldo and Martial rotate their positions, their performance in the penalty area requires more people to defend them.

Seeing that there were loopholes everywhere in the back line, Dean Smith was helpless and could only let the players in the midfield and frontcourt suffer more and work harder on defense.

Seeing this, Li Chen decisively waved his left hand, signaling midfielder Matic to press forward!
At this time, B Fee had taken advantage of the space created by his teammates to advance into the Norwich penalty area several times.

Big B is very good at shooting from behind, so Norwich's defenders naturally put more defensive energy on him.

In this situation, few Norwich defenders noticed Matic's positional premise.

Li Chen waited patiently.

The tactical situation has been formed, and the next step is to see whether he can play out the back-up plans he has arranged in various positions.

In the 57th minute of the second half, Matic got the ball inside Norwich's defensive third for the first time in the game.

But this time he did not rush to take a long shot, but rationally passed the ball to Sancho who was moving to the left.

Manchester United reorganized their attack on the flanks, and Norwich's defenders seemed to ignore the extent of Matic's forward run.

In the 61st minute, B Fee made a diagonal run into the penalty area from the right rib area and headed the ball after receiving a cross from Ronaldo, but it went slightly wide!
This time, Manchester United's connected attack made all the Norwich players on the field break out in cold sweats!
Dean Smith even shouted on the sidelines, asking several players in the midfield to keep a close eye on B Fee and not to give him any more opportunities to get forward like this!
Norwich's defense line shrank again, and it seemed that they had made up their mind to defend this point.

Li Chen's eyes lit up and he walked directly to the sidelines.

In the 66th minute of the second half, Martial failed to compete for the header with the opponent's central defender in the middle of the penalty area, but the football was not completely destroyed by the opponent, but flew to the right side of Norwich's penalty area!

As soon as B Fee received the ball in this area, he saw at least two Norwich defenders double-teaming him, and it seemed that Norwich's frontcourt players were also ready to make a move behind him.

However, this time he did not choose to pass the ball back to the Norwich penalty area, but calmly knocked the ball to the top of the Norwich penalty area!

Matic, who had been waiting for a long time, strode forward to meet the ball that was rolling at a constant speed from B Fee. He adjusted his steps, raised his strong left thigh backwards, and then burst forward fiercely!
The next moment, the football whizzed and flew straight towards the Norwich goal like a cannonball!
Krul's vision was blocked by the dense offensive and defensive figures in front of him, and before he could react, a football that was still getting bigger suddenly appeared in his field of vision!

In such a hurry, he could only try his best to push off the ground and jump up to make a save!
But soon after he jumped up, the football hit the bottom of the crossbar in the upper right corner of the goal, and then bounced into the goal behind him!

"Matic's long shot --!!! Goal --!!! This ball went in? !! A world wave that went straight into the blind corner! A super super amazing world wave!!!"

"Hahaha! Norwich's shrinking formation has problems, the top of the arc area! This position is also a cliché, how many teams have failed at this point? Norwich didn't learn their lesson~ Xiao Li's defensive midfielder inserted the tactics well, and Matic's shot was beautiful!"

Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu finally relaxed in the studio and celebrated Manchester United's second goal!
At this moment in the game, the Norwich supporters who had been cheering for the home team have become silent.

There were only more than 2,000 Manchester United fans left at the scene, screaming and cheering wildly!

Li Chen, who was hugged by Carrick with admiration, also let out a sigh of relief at this moment.

The tactical arrangements are in place, but whether they will work ultimately depends on the individual performance of the players on the field.

It can only be said that in the second half of the game, the players he had high hopes for did not disappoint him, and Lao Ma even gave him a big surprise!

Seeing the numbers on the scoreboard jumping to 1:2, Li Chen felt relieved.

After all the players on the field had finished celebrating and venting, Li Chen pulled over Bruno Fernandes, who was jogging back to the half court, and gave the latest tactical adjustment instructions.

When the game resumed, the entire Norwich team was so depressed that they almost cursed out loud when they saw Manchester United shrinking their formation and playing a counterattack!
But no matter how annoyed they were, they had no choice but to press forward and attack.

However, facing Manchester United's extremely solid low-post defense, they attacked for a long time but could not find any way to break through. Instead, Manchester United scored another goal through a quick counterattack in the 81st minute of the second half!
During the counterattack, Ronaldo received a cross from Bruno Fernandes and almost had the chance to shoot into the empty goal, but he finally chose to knock the ball back to the middle.

Martial followed up and easily pushed the ball into the goal, then hugged Ronaldo with a grateful look on his face near the baseline to celebrate!

Li Chen couldn't help but smile as he watched this scene.

This is exactly the Ronaldo he is familiar with.

I've gotten older, but my temperament hasn't changed much.

He is tsundere but not arrogant. He is willing to help his teammates and even more willing to mentor young juniors. Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to respect him and show your fighting spirit on the court.

Martial has been working hard as a tactical fulcrum in these games, which has improved Ronaldo's view of him. Perhaps Ronaldo also sees the shadow of his old friend Benzema in him.
In short, this scene was extremely heartwarming for countless Manchester United fans in front of the TV.

Li Chen, who led the team to a 3-1 comeback away from home, once again became the "focus star" of media reporters after the game.

Li Chen, in a good mood, seemed particularly tolerant today and responded to several more reporters' questions.

But his good mood did not last long. After returning to the locker room and receiving a congratulatory call from Woodward, there was only helplessness in his eyes.

"You have led the team to outstanding results. In order to maintain stability, you will not make any plans to recruit players this winter?"

This is really a good excuse, haha..."

(End of this chapter)