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

Chapter 6 Pass the ball to the best person!

Solskjaer's dismissal can be said to be unfair, or it can be said that he brought it upon himself.

It can be said that he was wronged because under the dual pressure from the top and public opinion, he had to forcibly change the tactical structure he had previously set and keep up with the "trend" in football to launch an active, oppressive attack.

This attack confused the players he bought who were more suitable for counterattack tactics, and also caused him to be fired.

The reason why we say he brought this upon himself is that he clearly knew there would be difficulties to overcome, yet he still insisted on bringing in too many players who were not suitable for the pressure tactics.

You can change the team little by little, introduce one or two suitable young players in one transfer window, and after two or three windows, you can at least build a team of players who can play a pressure tactic.

But I don’t know if it was because he didn’t get enough support from the top or he had too many concerns, but Solskjaer didn’t do so in the end.

This is a good thing for Li Chen who has now taken over his job.

Under the severe situation that Manchester United has now fallen to eighth place in the Premier League standings, Sandezi dare not force Li Chen to play active offensive football with high pressure.

His request is simple. If he can lead Manchester United back to the top four in the standings and stabilize the team's situation, Li Chen can get a new contract for at least two years.

Let’s talk about next season next season, and let’s not talk about signings for now. To put it bluntly, Li Chen can’t get much commitment and support from Sandezi.

However, San Dezi promised Li Chen that he would not interfere with Manchester United's current players, and Li Chen could use them however he wanted!
So Li Chen dared to take down the prince of the team right away, who is now the "lazy king" Rashford of Manchester United.

Solskjaer has a good relationship with him and is counting on him to perform well to support the counterattack system, so he is more tolerant of him, but Li Chen doesn't need that.

This operation of killing the chicken to scare the monkey is quite effective. At least Sancho seems to have to be diligent for a while and he is quite obedient on the surface.

In Li Chen's opinion, some of B Fee's problems are not actually big problems. He is just a little more competitive. All he needs is more communication, more trust, and more encouragement.

Li Chen handed him the captain's armband and directly stated in a private conversation that he would ensure that his position as Manchester United's tactical core would remain unshakable.

When B Fee heard this, what else was there to say?

He directly stated that he would obey all of Li Chen's tactical instructions!

Li Chen was naturally not polite and bluntly stated that B Fee needed to make more contributions and sacrifices for Manchester United on both offense and defense.

After some training and persuasion, Bruno Fernandes showed his dedication to defense on the court today.

Do you want to say that Li Chen made major tactical changes? Actually, he didn’t.

First of all, as for Fred, both Mourinho and Solskjaer have used him with the same tactical methods.

Today, Li Chen also stood on the shoulders of his predecessors and chose a more suitable tactical routine, which prevented him from doing more work that he was not suitable for.

As for B Fee, Solskjaer was reluctant to waste his offensive talent and firepower, so he would rather watch Matic running around in the backcourt and being robbed by opponents than retreat to his position.

But for Li Chen, Manchester United must first consolidate its defense.

Except for Cristiano Ronaldo who has certain privileges and does not have to participate too much in defense, other starting players must contribute their own strength to consolidate the midfield defense!

Moreover, there is basically no place for a number ten player in his tactical system.

So on the one hand, he indicated that Bruno Fernandes should participate more in defense without any psychological burden. On the other hand, he was also helping Bruno Fernandes expand the breadth of his career.

If he can turn his mind around and open up a new situation of balanced attack and defense in the position of central midfielder, Bruno Fernandes will definitely thank Li Chen in the future. There is nothing much to say about Matic, as Li Chen knows his technical characteristics too well.

The upper limit of Lao Ma's personal ability is actually still top-notch in football, but as he gets older, he has to consider the big problem of physical fitness.

So Li Chen directly assigned him two "bodyguards" so that he could focus as much energy and physical strength as possible on vertical defensive interception.

Moreover, the purpose of Li Chen's arrangement is not just to allow Matic to ensure the hardness of frontal interception.

Lao Ma is now a real treasure midfielder. His tactical role is far more than just defending behind. He is also good at catching the ball, passing the ball, and even switching from defense to offense and looking for opportunities to advance short distances.

Li Chen has prepared a great tactical gift for Chelsea in this regard...

Tuchel had a match against Li Chen in the second half of last season. At that time, Li Chen led Burnley to a 0-0 draw at home against Chelsea, who were distracted by the Champions League.

It would certainly not be the case to say that Li Chen left a deep impression on Tuchel.

But after playing against Li Chen again for ten minutes today, Tuchel was sure of one thing.

That is, Li Chen is indeed a head coach who pays great attention to defensive coaching, just like his teacher Mourinho.

Tuchel recognized that he was able to build a new midfield defense system for Manchester United in just three or four days, and the actual effect was quite good.

But if they give up the initiative in attack and only focus on defense, Tuchel does not think that Manchester United led by Li Chen can stop Chelsea's progress!

After walking to the sidelines and signaling Jorginho and Alonso to pay more attention to Sancho's retreat to get the ball, Tuchel sat back in the coaching seat with full confidence.

In his opinion, Sancho, who changed his position today and is closer to the center of the midfield, actually replaced the previous tactical position of B Fee.

Li Chen's use of B Fee's retreat did better protect Matic's flank space, but Manchester United's offensive threat also declined a lot.

Martial is not as threatening as before, and now he is just a glass center forward. As for Ronaldo?
How can Ronaldo threaten Chelsea's goal without support from the midfield?
Tuchel thought about it in his mind and thought he had seen through Li Chen's tactical intention of defending one point.

But just when he was about to signal his disciples to press forward based on the timing, the situation on the court suddenly changed!

Matic, who had been staying in Manchester United's half and defending cautiously, suddenly chose to boldly move forward with the ball!

After passing the ball, B Fee's movement to the side directly confused Odoi and Jorginho.

The two men then leaned to the left, but Lao Ma made a decisive push and came right in front of them!

I don't know what was wrong with Chie at this moment. He neither chose to block Matic's path forward nor retreated decisively to defend. Instead, he went straight towards Matic!
Seeing this, the experienced Matic decisively chose to send a lob pass!
At this moment, Martial, who had almost no one guarding him, easily got the ball and turned forward in Chelsea's defensive third zone!

In a flash, the attack and defense changed!
Matic's sudden forward pass made Chelsea's entire midfield defense useless!
Martial, who had a broad vision, passed the ball to the right wing before Rudiger could press him closely!
Sancho, who was previously active in the middle, pulled to the side, barely shook off the slower Alonso, and sent a back pass to the back of Chelsea's penalty area!
Thiago Silva, who was guarding the middle of the penalty area, thought to himself that something was wrong. He turned his head and saw that Ronaldo had already jumped high in the air, overpowering Chalobah and completing a powerful header!!!

Mendy was helpless in the face of Ronaldo's header from such a close distance!
The football hits the net!

The deafening boos at Stamford Bridge came to an abrupt end!

The visiting team's fan zone was stirred up by a bright and enthusiastic wave of red people!
This time, Ronaldo did not choose to run to the corner flag area alone to perform his classic and unique celebration. Instead, he ran to the sidelines with a big laugh, pointing at Li Chen who was opening his arms towards him!
Carrick stood aside and watched Ronaldo excitedly hugging Li Chen. In a trance, the only thing left in his mind was a sentence Li Chen had said in the tactical meeting before.

"There is a champion coach in the NBA who is very pragmatic. He knows that he should pass the ball to the best player in the team..."

(End of this chapter)