Chapter 55: Scientifically Raising the First Person

Chapter 55: Scientifically Raising the First Person

Chapter 55: Scientifically Raising the First Person

The result at halftime showed that Brighton did not cause much trouble to Newcastle.

But in fact, every Newcastle player on the field has been under enough pressure in the last forty-five minutes of the game.

Brighton's sustained attack was extremely threatening.

If Pepe hadn't made a magical clearance at a crucial moment in the first half, Brighton, who scored the first goal, would have taken the game into a completely different rhythm.

The score of 2-0 is the best reflection of the meticulous work and hard work of the Newcastle coaching staff and the players on the field.

But no Newcastle player would deny that there was a bit of luck involved in this score.

Therefore, while they were celebrating their two-goal lead over their opponents, they did not lose their vigilance against Brighton and listened carefully to the coaching staff's tactical arrangements for the second half of the game.

For Li Chen, a two-goal lead is enough insurance. Although he will not give up the opportunity to attack, it is obvious that he will bet heavily on the defensive end.

The most important task for the Newcastle coaching staff at this time is to come up with a countermeasure plan for the offensive adjustments that Brighton will inevitably make in the second half.

It is imperative to eliminate their threats as much as possible outside of your own three defensive zones.

Under this tactical tone, Newcastle's midfield trio was given more defensive responsibilities.

"I need you to be tougher and more aggressive on the defensive end, especially between the 55th and 70th minutes of the second half!
If it is a tactical foul, then call it a tactical foul. Don't hesitate. If you get a card, I will make timely substitutions depending on the situation. Believe in yourselves, and even more so, believe in your teammates..."

Li Chen's speech made the three Newcastle midfielders who started the game nodded confidently.

Li Chen was not cheering them up regardless of the fact that there were indeed several strong rotation midfielders sitting on Newcastle's bench.

Sean Longstaff, Ward Prowse, and Joe Willock.

The trio formed by these three players together are enough to become the main midfielder of a top eight Premier League team.

Therefore, the starting trio can indeed carry out tough defense without any scruples. Even if they are substituted after receiving a card, it will not affect the team's tactical implementation.

After the start of the second half, Newcastle's midfield trio, with the firm support of Li Chen, quickly built a stranglehold on defense in the middle of the midfield.

Brighton, who wanted to launch a quick offensive, was like hitting three hard rocks!
However, what Li Chen did not expect was that in his imagination, the three midfielders who reached the front line of defense in the second half had not received any warnings from the referee.

Havertz, who was actively returning to defense, was called aside by the referee because of two consecutive fouls.

Seeing this scene, Li Chen really wanted to laugh but couldn't.

In order not to dampen Havertz's enthusiasm, Li Chen first gave him a thumbs up on the sidelines, and then pressed his hands down to signal him to calm down a little.

"Kai is such a good player. It would be better if he had a better scoring ability. Unfortunately..."

Carrick sighed at the side, and Li Chen listened and shook his head confidently.

"There's nothing to regret. He just took a detour. I am confident that I can help him grow into the top all-around No. 9 of this era. He has the potential."

Carrick had no intention of refuting Li Chen's words.

Although he couldn't see how much potential Havertz had to become a top center forward, he believed in Li Chen's ability to judge people.

The Manchester United players who were fully utilized by Li Chen last season are living examples.

Now, let alone Havertz, a talented player who has proven himself, even Carrick would believe what Li Chen said: he can train Lingard into a truly first-class winger in football.

"Let Joe Dora assist on the wing, Marcelo still has to head out, we need to continue to create counterattack pressure on Brighton's right side."

Li Chen gave Carrick another instruction, and Newcastle's formation on the field soon changed again.

As Marcelo pressed forward, Ronaldo also exchanged his activity areas with Madison and moved more to the right.

In the 54th minute of the second half, Ronaldo suddenly made a forward run in the right rib area and almost completed another threatening shot with Marcelo's counterattack cross!
The old wing partners still had great offensive coordination, and the Brighton team, startled by Newcastle's sudden attack, slowed down their offensive slightly.

Porter felt very uncomfortable sitting in the coaching seat.

The third time!

Since last season, he has been beaten to a pulp by Li Chen's three identical counterattacks.

No matter how confident he is before the game, there will always be a scene during the game where Li Chen's team scores first.

And every time he made up his mind to launch a desperate attack, Li Chen's team would launch a counterattack and never miss any chance to steal the ball!
"Why can this guy always score the first goal by relying on the performance of the stars?! If my team scored first today, the rhythm of the game would definitely be completely different!"

Unconvinced, Potter roared a few words in his heart.

But the game situation is still developing in Newcastle's favorite direction.

Sixty minutes into the second half, under increasing defensive pressure, Guimarães and Palinha were both given yellow cards for tactical fouls.

This gave the Brighton team an opportunity to pry open Newcastle's midfield defense.

The tired Brighton players encouraged each other, hoping to get rid of a Newcastle starting midfielder, so that they could have one more player and have great hope of a comeback!
But Li Chen did not make the stubborn choice to let Guimarães and Palinha withstand the pressure and persevere to the end.

In the 68th minute of the second half, taking advantage of a dead ball opportunity, Li Chen directly replaced Palinha and Guimarães with Longstaff and Ward-Prowse who had finished warming up.

Brighton's huge expectations were dashed.

At this time, Newcastle, who had replaced their new midfielders, still maintained their defensive strength against Brighton!

Porter couldn't hold it in any longer, and in a rage... he got angry and replaced Solymarchi and Lallana, who was performing mediocrely, with winger Kaoru Mitoma and defender Lamptey.

Trossard was pushed to the front line, and the appearance of Kaoru Mitoma strengthened Brighton's attacking ability on the right.

At first glance, Brighton's offensive firepower has been further released, but the offensive positioning and number of people have not changed much compared to before.

Porter made the usual substitutions, but he didn't have the courage to withdraw a defensive midfielder or defender to launch a desperate attack.

After all, he was still afraid of Newcastle's super counterattack ability and was unwilling to take excessive risks to avoid being beaten by a big score.

As soon as Li Chen saw Porter's substitutions, he knew what the other party was worried about.

So he took the opportunity to replace Marcelo and Madison with Grimaldo and Elanga, who had warmed up, in order to further strengthen the counterattack threat.

The players on the Brighton field were really feeling frustrated at this point.

If the head coach hadn't been slow to give orders, they really wanted to ignore defense and fight with Newcastle!
Porter's on-the-spot adjustments are slow at every step.

He met Li Chen three times in two seasons and was always defeated, but he still insisted on his style of play.

I really never thought of doing the same as Li Chen and giving up the initiative in attack and then launching a counterattack against the opponent.

This persistence in his own tactical ideas and tactical philosophy is an important reason why Porter can achieve good results now, but it is also a problem that limits his further development. Look at Guardiola, who now has to stick to his own tactical philosophy and has made considerable changes in the use of players.

Haaland, who was brought from Dortmund, is so exciting. He scored two goals in his debut and then scored another goal with an assist in the second leg.

Can't they also switch from a no-striker formation to using a big center?
The Brighton fans at home were really helpless. Some die-hard fans were still cheering for the team, but more of them were silent until the end of the game.

When the referee's whistle sounded, the exhausted Brighton players either sat down on the grass or put their hands on their hips and shook their heads in dissatisfaction.

Porter pursed his lips and looked at Li Chen with complicated eyes as he walked towards him.

However, to his surprise, Li Chen did not shake hands with him politely and then turn around and leave, but took the initiative to talk to him.

"You have brought out a very strong team, Graham. Our victory today was due to luck. Every battle with you is difficult, but this is exactly the exciting match I was looking forward to..."

Porter knew that there was some courtesy in Li Chen's words, but when he heard Li Chen recognize his performance as a leader of the team, he couldn't help feeling a little proud.

Isn't it an achievement to be recognized by outstanding peers who are praised by the media and fans?

Porter, whose expression had relaxed, also gave Li Chen his sincere congratulations.

The two held hands and talked for two or three minutes on the sidelines before hugging each other goodbye.

Newcastle, who once again kept a clean sheet, continued to top the Premier League table thanks to their six-goal advantage after two consecutive wins.

In addition to them, Manchester City and Arsenal also achieved two consecutive victories at the start of the new Premier League season.

Manchester City, with a five-goal difference, ranks second in the Premier League, while Arsenal, with a four-goal advantage, ranks third in the Premier League.

To the surprise of many fans, Liverpool had a slow start to the new season and has only achieved two draws so far, temporarily ranking twelfth in the Premier League.

But this is not the news that deserves the most attention and extensive coverage from the British media.

Including Newcastle, which started the new season strongly, Manchester United has overshadowed all 19 Premier League teams.

Just because Manchester United, who was beaten 3-1 by Brighton in the first round, suffered another big setback in the second round, being beaten 4-0 by Brentford away from home!

After changing coaches in the new season, Manchester United announced a high-profile team reform and spent a lot of money to introduce new players.

The result was two consecutive defeats at the start, conceding seven goals and ranking last in the league!

After losing Matic, Manchester United's defensive risks in the midfield were completely exposed.

Of course, this has little to do with the strength of McTominay and Fred.

Last season, when Matic was absent, Li Chen also used these two players as double defensive midfielders.

But at that time, Manchester United did not have such serious defensive risks.

Ultimately, the two disastrous defeats are directly related to the tactical requirements of Manchester United's new head coach Ten Hag.

Just like Solskjaer before, he used a group of unsuitable players to force a high-pressure passing and control tactic.

At the beginning of the game, the players were able to suppress the opponent for a while by running at all costs.

But what’s the point of just pressing for ten or twenty minutes?

The players at the back couldn't run much, so the opponents took the opportunity to counterattack and beat them up!
Of course, the new season has just begun, and Ten Hag has the opportunity to adjust and correct his fatal mistake.

Not many fans would think that Manchester United would remain at the bottom of the league this season and would not be able to get up.

But when a big club like Manchester United appears at the bottom of the league, it itself is a huge gimmick and news!

Things like this shouldn't happen!
Countless Manchester United fans began to frantically criticize Ten Hag on the Internet.

Their expectations and gratitude before the start of the season have now vanished into thin air.

Many Manchester United fans even called on the club's top management to try to bring Li Chen back during the winter transfer window.

They finally understood that given Manchester United's current situation, there are probably very few coaches who can make good use of this group of players and produce a decent performance.

Guardiola and Ancelotti might be able to do that, but that's just assuming the best.

Among them, the only one who has proven himself, is the most suitable for Manchester United, and can satisfy Manchester United’s top management and fans is Li Chen.

He was able to bring Manchester United back from the bottom of the league to the top four without spending any money.

On the other hand, Ten Hag spent nearly 1 million euros just to buy a winger and a short central defender from the Eredivisie!

I heard that he is planning to pursue De Jong, but he will definitely not be able to be won without 70 or 80 million.

But after spending so much money, all they got was two consecutive defeats at the start of the new season, including a humiliating big loss to Brentford!

How can Manchester United's die-hard fans bear to continue supporting the Dutch bald man?

The contrast between before and after is too stark and tragic, I really can't support it!
Li Chen, who is leading his team to prepare for the match against Manchester City, was once again asked by reporters about his views on Manchester United's current situation.

These kinds of problems really made Li Chen feel miserable.

Isn't this just deliberately setting a trap for him to fall into?
Given Manchester United's current situation, it is inappropriate to say bad things about them, and saying good things about them is simply a lie.

Helplessly, Li Chen, who did not want to offend anyone unintentionally, could only give an official response.

"The season has just started and many teams will have some problems after the new adjustments and running-in. I think Manchester United is just in some trouble temporarily and they will always find a way out.

Ten Hag has proven his ability at Ajax, maybe Manchester United fans should give him more patience and let’s see what happens next…”

As soon as Li Chen's reply was reported by the media, other neutral fans who were just watching for fun joined in the fun.

"Yes, let Ten Hag continue to be the head coach of Manchester United. I support him to renew his contract with Manchester United for ten years!"

"Manchester United have found a treasure this time. He is Guardiola's right-hand man, tactical successor, the first contributor to Ajax's revival, and the super coach who defeated Juventus and Real Madrid."

"Those who criticize Ten Hag don't understand football! You should pay more attention to the change in style he has brought to Manchester United, rather than the temporary score win or loss. Even if he leads Manchester United to relegation this season, I will support him to continue leading Manchester United to the Championship next year!"

There were too many fans who played the role of the star, and with the momentum of public opinion, Ten Hag became famous.

Li Chen couldn't understand the situation. He just said a few polite words, so how did he become the first person to raise Teng scientifically?

　Damn, the van that hit the back of my car only bought compulsory traffic insurance. When I called them today, they kept crying poor and making excuses. I was speechless. Nowadays, people who only buy compulsory traffic insurance dare to drive on the highway. They are really awesome!
　　This argument has been going on for so long and has only delayed my work. I just left the car at the 4S shop and was too lazy to argue with that person. I'll just let the repairman and insurance department of the 4S shop take charge. It will cost the money to repair it. I must teach him a lesson!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)