freeallnovels Chapter 427 Battle against Manchester United
Chapter 427 Battle against Manchester United
Chapter 427 Battle against Manchester United
To say that the army is at Old Trafford, I feel the most excited and the most complicated is Pereira.
Although Pereira is currently a general in the Granada team, his ownership is actually owned by Manchester United.In other words, Pereira is actually still from Manchester United.
Two years later, Pereira was really excited and complicated when he set foot on the Old Trafford again.He's happy to be on the grass he's dreamed of again, and he's mixed feelings about not being part of the Manchester United team.
"How is it? Are you happy to be back here?" Yan Feng patted Pereira's shoulder and asked with a smile.
"Yes. Unexpectedly, it has been almost two years since the last time I played here." Pereira said with a complicated expression.
"Although Manchester United still has your ownership, after two days of the game, you can't let it go." Yan Feng said with a smile.They are here to adapt to the field, and the game will take two days.
"Of course, I am still a member of the Granada team. No matter who the opponent is, I will go all out." Pereira said seriously.
"I believe you." Yan Feng nodded.
"It's just that I feel a little complicated now. It's been two years. I guess people at Manchester United have forgotten about me, right?" Pereira said.
Yan Feng just patted Pereira on the shoulder again without saying anything.
Many times, fans are forgetful.Pereira did not play out at Manchester United that year, otherwise he would not have been loaned to Granada, and he would have rented for two years.Two years is always enough.
Thinking of this, Yan Feng couldn't relax.Because he thought of Sandor.If Pereira performs well this time, he is likely to be called back by Manchester United.Moreover, it is said that Pereira's loan period has also arrived.It's hard to say whether Pereira will stay next season.
Speaking of this, Yan Feng didn't know whether to make Pereira perform better or not.
No matter what Yan Feng thought, the game was held as scheduled, and Pereira was still put in the starting lineup by Pirlo.
But on the day of the game, to Yan Feng's surprise, Manchester United fans did not forget Pereira.
"Pereira, welcome home!"
Manchester United fans actually pulled up such a banner directly in the stands, and shouted his name from time to time during the warm-up before the game.
Seeing Pereira moved to the point of tears, Yan Feng felt a sense of crisis in his heart while being happy for the other party.It seems that Pereira has gradually become famous with the sudden emergence of the Granada team.Manchester United fans thought of him again.
For Yan Feng, Pereira is loved by fans of his home team, and this is only a crisis that will only appear after this season.But the biggest crisis in front of him comes from the opponent in the game-Manchester United.
Today's Manchester United team makes Yan Feng feel strange.During the handshake session, Yan Feng found that he was meeting many opponents for the first time.But he is no stranger, but a hot star in football in recent years.
The opponents did not have Ibrahimovic in the last match, nor Rooney, who has always been one of the symbols of Manchester United.This time, the man in front of the Manchester United team is no longer the old Ibrahimovic, but the younger and stronger Lukaku.
The man at the top was replaced by Lukaku, which is just one of the changes in Manchester United. The bigger change is this time, the formation of Manchester United.At Old Trafford, instead of the 433 they had last time at Granada, Manchester United had 4231.
"This is Mourinho's style. Fortunately, he is not shameless enough to form a 541 lineup." Looking at the opponent's lineup, Yan Feng sighed.
In the last match, Granada was able to beat Manchester United at home. In fact, Yan Feng felt very lucky after the game.Because of that game, Mourinho did not come to direct.The person who really commanded was actually Mourinho's assistant, and that time, Manchester United did not send all the main players except for the strikers.
But this time, before kicking off, Yan Feng predicted that the game would not be so easy.
After the game was blown by the referee's whistle, Yan Feng really felt what the real Red Devils are.And it was the Red Devils playing at Old Trafford.
With the support of tens of thousands of fans at Old Trafford, Manchester United launched an attack on Granada as soon as they came up.And it's a fast-paced, fierce attack.
Just Manchester United's first blow, there was a scary danger in front of Granada's goal.
And the person who caused everything was Lukaku who was the first time Yan Feng met a real person.Lukaku, who is younger than Ibrahimovic last time, has more vitality and strength. Ingarsen and Longban's pincer attacks were both forced by Lukaku with his beast-like physical fitness. And finished hitting the door.
If it weren't for goalkeeper Ochoa's good positioning, Lukaku's blow would probably have succeeded.
"Lukaku, Lukaku~~~" the Red Devils fans were cheering.
Although the first attack did not score, it was a very good start for Manchester United.
However, when it comes to the Granada team, that is bad news.This is the Red Devils Manchester United's next move.
"This guy is much more difficult than Ibrahimovic. The physical strength is probably only Yan you can handle." Long Ban said to Yan Feng with lingering fear.
"Be careful. After all, Lukaku is much younger than Ibrahimovic. The impact is incomparable." Yan Feng reminded.
Looking at Lukaku's size, Yan Feng felt that even if he defended himself, he would be exhausted.Moreover, he needs to support the Granada team's waist and cannot retreat to the defender's position to play.
After receiving a slap from Manchester United, the whole Granada team became cautious.However, they have experienced Real Madrid, Barcelona and other super teams, and they have not lost confidence in the game.
As long as the game is not over, it is not certain who will die.
It was Granada's turn to control the ball.Patiently but aggressively, they attacked the Manchester United position.But then, they felt the horror of the Red Devils Manchester United under the command of Mourinho himself.
Manchester United's tough and flawless defense made Granada's first attack end without even hitting the goal.
In the first round, the Granada team fell behind across the board.
Then the second round, the fact is that it cannot be said to be the second round.Because when Manchester United had possession of the ball again, they started attacking wave after wave. They continued to attack several times, allowing Granada to barely escape.
Three minutes later, the Granada team really took control of the ball again.
At this time, a haze rose in the hearts of the Granada team.Manchester United's offense put more pressure on them than Real Madrid.
Lukaku, Mata, Rashford, and Fellaini formed an attacking formation, which is not inferior to Real Madrid's trident in terms of offensive ability.Moreover, the Manchester United attacking team led by Lukaku has a stronger offensive ability than Real Madrid.Real Madrid's striker is a sharp sword, but Manchester United's striker is a hammer.Even though the Granada team was wearing heavy armor, they could take a hit. Although they didn't die, they were injured internally.
As for the midfield, after Matic joined, Manchester United's waist has also hardened.Their midfield core Pogba has been fully activated and can continuously deliver ammunition to Lukaku and others.
The ball was transferred to the Granada team. Manchester United did not rush to attack the frontcourt to press down, but retreated slowly, layer by layer.By the time Granada pushed the ball through midfield, Manchester United had set up a tight defensive position at the back.
Granada had a chance to attack, but they were faced with Mourinho's defensive position.To attack Manchester United, all Granada can do is to fight tough battles.Without a powerful center like Lukaku, it is difficult for Granada to threaten Manchester United's goal.
It was difficult for Granada to threaten Manchester United's goal, but once there was a chance, Manchester United launched a swift counterattack.And the threat of counterattack is very great.
After 10 minutes of the game, Yan Feng had to say with emotion: "This is Mourinho's Red Devils. Nima, this defense is not lost to us at all."
You must know that the Granada team has always relied on defense.Defense is their housekeeping skill.Today, the opponent's defense is not inferior to them at all.This made them doubt that they could break through Manchester United's goal.
The game played for 10 minutes was just a microcosm of the first half of the game.In the next [-] minutes of game time, the situation of the two sides on the court did not change much.Even if Pirlo kept commanding from the sidelines and constantly adjusted his tactics, it didn't work.
Manchester United's offense is too heavy, their defense is too hard.The current strength of the Granada team is not enough to change all this.
At Old Trafford, Granada were underdogs from the start, and that continued until the end of the first half.
Downwind, it is not fatal.The most deadly thing was that at the end of the first half, Lukaku used a header to blast away the goal guarded by Ochoa.
With the disadvantage of one goal behind, the Granada team walked into the locker room.
Losing is not an option for the Granada team, which is struggling to qualify for the group.What they want to fight for is at least a draw.
Only get at least one point, and pray for another game in the same group, Fenerbahçe can't win Luhansk Dawn.Granada will qualify.
After returning to the locker room, Pirlo naturally tried his best to meet the turning point in the second half.But facing Manchester United like in the first half, he couldn't think of any good countermeasures at all.This is due to the strength of both sides.
Pirlo couldn't think of a good way, so he had to let everyone figure out a way together.However, the objective reason for the gap in strength made it difficult for everyone to come up with a good solution.
In desperation, Yan Feng could only propose to Pirlo.Change the team's field formation to 541 and resolutely carry out defensive counterattacks. He will act as a sweeper, and act as a free guard to limit Lukaku when defending, and attack forward with all his strength when counterattacking.If the counterattack is unsuccessful and becomes a tough attack, then the main purpose is directly to set the ball tactics.
Although Yan Feng's proposal was different from the normal situation where the lagging side needs to counterattack with all its strength, Pirlo finally agreed.The reason is that under the training of Mourinho, Manchester United has a very strong defensive ability, and it is too difficult to break through their defense.Moreover, with Mourinho's shamelessness, it is possible to directly bus you in the second half.
In this way, after the start of the second half, the Granada team did not attack because they were behind.Instead, it is surprisingly focused on safety.This surprised Manchester United somewhat.
There is nothing wrong with the Granada team strengthening their defense.Because, Mourinho, who has a lot of cards to play in his hand, is not shameless this time, and he is still the tactic of the first half.
Yan Feng moved back and directly faced Lukaku.With his strength not lost to Lukaku, and his speed not lost to Bell, Lukaku was restricted for the first time since this game.
With Lukaku restricted, Manchester United's heavy hammer attack will be difficult to play.The threat Manchester United posed to Granada was greatly reduced compared to the first half.
Only when you can withstand the opponent's attack can you really launch a counterattack.After that, the Granada team's counterattack really intensified.
Granada's counterattack is very fierce, but Manchester United with Matic is very fierce in the waist.This allowed Granada's quick counterattack to be interrupted several times.
Even so, judging from the situation, the Granada team is gradually recovering their disadvantages on the field.Everything is going in a good direction.
But at this time, the Granada team was hit hard again.
Just when Yan Feng was entangled with Lukaku, another sharp knife of the Manchester United team, Rashford, suddenly showed his power.He made a sudden inward cut long shot about ten meters from the front of the penalty area, blasting away the goal of the Granada team.
2:0. The situation of the Granada team suddenly became extremely bad.
By this time, Granada had no choice.They must now fight with all their might.
The Granada team then automatically changed their formation to a 433 formation and began a decisive counterattack.
But at this time, Mourinho's unique style came again. He directly adjusted Manchester United's formation to 451 to strengthen the defense.
In this way, Granada has nothing to do with Manchester United.The all-out Granada team attacked for 10 minutes, but they all returned without success.
However, at this time, one of the Granada team stood up.This is Pereira.
In an attack, Pereira was resolute and strong, and he really let him break through.Then, when approaching the penalty area, he suddenly cut inside and kicked the goal.The ball drew an arc, broke through the crowd of defenders, and blasted into the far corner of the goal.
2:1. Pereira's sudden outbreak brought hope to the Granada team.
But after losing a goal, the Manchester United team was not enraged and counterattacked.Instead, the formation was further changed to 541.
"Chao, take the bus!" Yan Feng couldn't help but swear when he saw the next change of Manchester United when he thought there was hope of a tie.
"You guys are Manchester United. Manchester United. And this is Old Trafford!"
There are still many people in the national team who are paying attention to this game who are making such noise at this moment.But none of this will affect Manchester United under Mourinho.
In the end, the Granada team regretted losing to Old Trafford.Mourinho and his Manchester United team had the last laugh.Can't wash away the face lost in the last away game, and let Manchester United successfully qualify as No.1 in the group.
Mourinho not only defeated Pirlo for the first time, but also interrupted the progress of the Granada team in the Europa League.
In another game in the same group, Fenerbahçe drew with Luhansk Dawn in an away game.The Granada team failed to qualify for the group stage by one point.
This concludes Granada's European tour.
(End of this chapter)