I almost helped Manchester United revive, but I chose to run away

Chapter 11 I'm at Old Trafford, I want to avoid you? Get a knife!
"Three goals in two games! Ronaldo's feet are on fire! Who can still question his form? He used these three goals, as precious as gold, to show the world that he has never been a problem for Manchester United! On the contrary, he is still working hard to push Manchester United forward!!!"

"Nice rotation of the ball! Lee's tactical thinking is so clear! Arteta's pre-match preparations cannot be said to be insufficient, but none of us expected that Lee would let Sancho become the team's organizational core in such an important league game!
Arsenal's defensive plans against Matic and Bruno Fernandes before the game failed! Sancho finally regained his life under Lee's new tactical system!

Maybe just like what Li said in an interview after the last league game, he doesn’t want to be special, he just wants to be the right one!
I think he has done it! Being able to put the current Manchester United players in their best positions and motivate them to perform well, Lee is the most suitable head coach for Manchester United at this stage! "

The Sky Sports commentator and today's guest commentators had nothing but sincere praise for Li Chen at this moment!
In his first match after taking office, he led the team to a 2-0 away win over Chelsea. Many media and fans also complained that Tuchel was unprepared for Li Chen's new tactical routine.

But everyone could see in this game that Arteta made strict defensive arrangements to target Matic's performance.

But Li Chen was still able to make accurate tactical deployments in advance, activate Sancho, and move the center of gravity of the organization forward, thus perfectly avoiding Arsenal's defensive targeting!
Not to mention Li Chen’s correct way of using Ronaldo.

Scored three goals in two crucial battles!

Ronaldo's performance is not enough to be described as excellent, it is simply amazing, even perfect!

If you are not a die-hard Manchester United fan, you will never understand how important and rare it is for the club to defeat two strong opponents and get precious points in this difficult time!
When the team loses, they see everyone as the scapegoat. Once the media leads them, they naturally believe that Cristiano Ronaldo, who continues to score goals, is the root of the problem.

But now it seems that the problem is that Solskjaer adopted the wrong tactics that did not match the technical characteristics of the players.

If we look at the root of the problem, it is that the team-building ideas of Manchester United’s stupid senior executives are completely wrong!
If you want to play beautiful offensive football with high pressure, then you have to decide on your recruitment strategy from the very beginning, and have a clear idea of ​​which types of players you should buy and which types of players you should not buy.

Instead of buying players who are more suitable for counterattacks, and at the same time forcing the head coach to change the tactical style.

To put it bluntly, if you ask De Gea, Maguire, Bruno Fernandes and Rashford to play passing and controlling the ball, and to adapt to the high-pressure tactics, can they play? !

It's not the same style at all!

Obviously the team was doing well in counter-attacking, and Solskjaer is also a good coach in leading the team to counterattack.

He was leading the class well, but you interfered and made him confused. Then when the results were problematic, you put the blame on him and replaced him. Isn't that nonsense!

From this perspective, Li Chen really sympathizes with Solskjaer.

Buying Ronaldo might not really be his request, and he could only accept it if the club's top management forced him on him.

His only mistake was that he was too kind and honest. He would honestly implement whatever the club's top management said.

If he had been a little tougher and continued to play quick counterattacks in the new season, he would probably still be the coach of Manchester United now.

Li Chen doesn't have so many worries now. He will give up the initiative of attack without hesitation.

Don’t say that the team can’t improve if they keep playing like this. They will not be able to open up the offensive situation when facing a strong team with more rigorous tactics.

These are all things for the future, and some problems will take time to improve slowly. He now just wants to use appropriate and pragmatic tactics to lead Manchester United back to the top four.

This pragmatism is also reflected in his bold attempt to use Sancho to organize the ball in this game.

Sancho, who has benefited greatly from the new tactics, also knows in his heart who really knows how to use him and who is his mentor in the past few months after his transfer to Manchester United.

After celebrating with his teammates, on the way back to their own half, Sancho sincerely slipped to the sidelines and enthusiastically high-fived Li Chen.

Li Chen also smiled and patted Sancho's butt, signaling him to continue playing like this.

The two players who had previously been subjected to the most public pressure in Manchester United have now expressed their positive attitude and stood on Li Chen's side.

The key is that both of them performed well, which forced a large number of fans in front of the TV to once again update their understanding of Li Chen's ability to coach players.

Arteta's impression of Li Chen changed again.

He smelled a great threat!
After all, if Li Chen can maintain such tactical arrangements and on-the-spot adjustment capabilities, then Manchester United, which has recovered its form, is likely to become another strong rival for Arsenal in the fight for the top four!
The top three teams in the Premier League, Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea, will be difficult to break this season.

These three strong teams all have stable tactical play, strong main lineups, and a good depth of bench.

The teams below the top three, including Arsenal, are either still in the adjustment period for their tactical play or their bench is not deep enough.

Therefore, the competition for the remaining Champions League qualification is destined to be extremely fierce.

Manchester United had problems in the early stages of this season, which was something the other teams fighting for the top four were very happy to see.

With one less competitor, it will be much easier for them to fight for the top four.

But now it seems that they were happy too early.

Solskjaer left, but in came a pragmatic "second generation madman"!
These Premier League coaches have all experienced firsthand how difficult it is to deal with Mourinho in the league when he has complete control over the team.

You can say that Mourinho's team's tactics are backward and their play is ugly, but you cannot deny that his team always finds ways to make it difficult for opponents in strong dialogues!

Li Chen has inherited Lao Mu's legacy very well in this regard.

It is not as conservative and advocates strangulation defense, but the tactical idea of ​​restricting the opponent's core performance and cutting off the opponent's organizational space is exactly the same.

This kind of tactical style of play is always effective against technical teams.

Not to mention that the individual abilities of Manchester United's current players are not bad, and the defensive abilities of several main players in the backcourt are even better.

Take Wan-Bissaka for example. If you don't let him participate too much in the attack and just let him keep an eye on the opposing winger, then he will be one of the top five full-backs in today's football!

His one-on-one defensive ability is quite outstanding, and his physical fitness is also outstanding. He is simply a one-on-one defensive beast.

Smith Rowe had a much harder time playing today than Martinelli on the other side.

Wan Bissaka was like a piece of taffy, clinging to him and not letting go. He couldn't win in terms of speed, and he had no chance in terms of physical strength. He was almost losing his mind!

Arsenal's wingers couldn't get past Manchester United's low defense, and the middle was uncomfortably locked. If they wanted to break the situation on the offensive end, the only two options left were to adjust the midfield or to take the more risky approach of sending the entire army forward.

Adjusting the midfield is easy, replacing Elneny or Thomas, and putting in a technical midfielder to help Ødegaard relieve the organizational pressure. As for the full-army pressure, it basically means letting the two full-backs participate in the attack more aggressively.

After much deliberation, Arteta decided not to make substitutions immediately in the first half and adjust the midfield structure.

As a result, Arsenal's left and right full-backs became more active in running into the flanks.

Smith Rowe and Martinelli both moved inwards to avoid a head-on confrontation with Manchester United's two full-backs.

This is of course more conducive to their performance with the ball, and Odegaard can also retreat slightly to get the ball and organize the attack.

Tavares and Takehiro Tomiyasu basically occupied the wingers' positions, and with Elneny also moving forward at this time, Arsenal had almost seven players deeply involved in the attack in the midfield and frontcourt!

The defensive pressure in Manchester United's backcourt suddenly increased!
If it were Mourinho, there is a high probability that he would ask the frontcourt players to actively return to defense at this time.

But Li Chen just looked down at the time on his watch, and then made a clear tactical gesture, signaling his frontcourt players to continue to maintain their previous positions!

Risks and opportunities always coexist. If Arsenal dares to push forward with all its strength, Manchester United's chances of counterattack will increase greatly accordingly!

What's more, Arteta dared to continue attacking even after falling behind by a goal.

Manchester United is at home today. Don’t they have the courage to show off their skills to their old rivals?
Li Chen's tactical gestures, signaling his disciples to continue to maintain active low-pressure defense while seizing counterattack opportunities, were soon seen by tens of thousands of Manchester United's diehard fans through the live broadcast screen.

Although it was not a direct head-on attack, this active and confident counterattack tactical adjustment also made the Red Devils supporters at the scene excited!

Even though there are some major problems with the current lineup structure, and even though the overall age of the lineup is not as young as that of the opponents, they still dare to fight and dare to fight back. This is the Iron-Blooded Red Devils that they love!

Matic gritted his teeth and went all out, squeezing out his physical strength in advance, and with the help of his teammates, he built a wall of interception in the midfield and backcourt!
Fred knew that his running could not stop Arsenal's determination to press forward, but he still ran hard selflessly, hoping that the extra coverage he provided could reduce the defensive pressure on his teammates behind him as much as possible!
B Fee chased back in a somewhat embarrassed manner to join the double-team, just to assist Wan Bissaka in blocking the joint attack of Smith Rowe and Odegaard out of the defensive third zone!
This time, the Portuguese midfielder did not complain about his teammates' inability to intercept the ball in time to help him counterattack.

He simply tightened the captain's armband on his arm, then returned to his defensive position again, staring fiercely at Tavares who was still preparing to advance with the ball.

Ronaldo looked at his teammates working hard and waved his arms again and again, signaling the Red Devils fans at the scene to give them more confidence and support!

Gradually, the loud and unison "Glory Glory Man United" resounded over Old Trafford!

This powerful song could not help the Manchester United players on the field to immediately reverse the situation of the game and switch to defense and siege, but it gave them the mental strength to calm down and give everything for the team!

This kind of spiritual strength has gradually been reflected in the situation on the field, and Manchester United's overall defense has become more resilient!

In addition to this tenacity, Manchester United players on the field also feel more and more confident in their hearts!

They didn't make those inexplicable defensive mistakes again.

In the 25th and 30th minutes of the first half, they still prevented Arsenal from creating a threatening situation on the offensive end!
The tactics arranged by the coaching staff before the game were very effective, and their individual performances were getting better and better.

This is the strength they should truly possess!
They are no worse than Arsenal, so what reason do they have not to try their best and make worthwhile sacrifices for the final victory!

With this awareness and confidence, Manchester United's midfielders and defenders played more and more calmly.

As time went by, the Arsenal players, who were currently one goal behind, inevitably became a little impatient.

This is actually normal, after all, there are too many young players in Arsenal's starting lineup.

They are hardworking, enterprising and dare to challenge authority.

But their game experience is indeed not as good as that of Manchester United's veterans.

Odegaard became more and more anxious and wanted to show himself, using penetrating vertical passes to solve offensive problems.

This is very similar to B Fee. Offensive players with strong desire to win and great talent seem to be inevitably prone to such problems.

But today, at Li Chen's request, B Fee used his desire to win on the defensive end.

However, Odegaard failed to keep his head cool at the critical moment and lost the ball with an overly risky vertical pass!

Matic, who had been waiting for such an opportunity, kicked the ball without hesitation!

Fred, who was not far from him, got the ball first and pushed it to the left!

Ronaldo accelerated early, made way for the left side and moved forward to the middle!

At this moment, Dalot, who was already rushing forward with the ball at high speed, remembered that Li Chen had always reminded him in the training ground in recent days to pay attention to changing his inherent playing habits.

"The development of inverted full-backs will become another trend in the future of football. Diogo, you know that Jose and I have always been optimistic about you. If you can observe the running positions of your teammates on the flanks more during the transition from defense to offense and make timely passes, your career will enter a new stage..."

At this moment, Dalot saw B Fee running at high speed without the ball on the other wing.

He knew that this was what Li Chen wanted him to see, and he was never afraid of taking the blame and dared to try!

In a flash, Dalot, who had attracted the attention of almost all Arsenal defenders, did not choose to continue to move forward, but instead took two steps sideways with the ball and sent a long diagonal pass!

Arteta stood up directly from the coaching bench and shouted at Tavares to return to defense quickly!

But at this moment, Tavares, whose attention was still on Wan Bissaka, had no time to turn around and catch up with B Fee!
Ronaldo suddenly exploded again in the middle and accelerated forward!
Gabriel had no doubts and quickly chased back to intercept!

After a brief observation, B Fee decisively sent a long arc cross!
The football once again bypassed the center of the penalty area and flew towards the back of Arsenal's penalty area. This time, the person who rushed to the ball was changed from Ronaldo to Martial who had replaced him!

Ben White tried his best to interfere with Martial's shot, but the French center forward with a keen sense of smell in front of the goal finally "kicked" the ball into Arsenal's goal!
Ramsdale was powerless to save the situation. Having failed to catch the ball, he could only pound the grass in front of him in frustration!
In the Old Trafford stadium which was once again boiling with madness, Li Chen put his hands on his hips with a satisfied smile on his face, and looked up at the home fans who were celebrating passionately.

He has never been afraid to wield his sword against someone stronger than him.

Not to mention that this is also his first home stadium after coaching Manchester United!
Should I avoid his edge?

Bring me the knife!
(End of this chapter)