Captain Football System

Chapter 292 Dilemma

Chapter 292 Dilemma

At 9 o'clock on September 18th, Manchester United challenged Watford away.

Due to adequate preparation, Manchester United still has the advantage most of the time in this game.

But I also encountered the same problem as the game against Hull City, that is, it was unable to score for a long time-Watford voluntarily gave up their offense in this game and set up an iron barrel formation.

Now almost all opponents have studied Shen Peng thoroughly. Shen Peng's long-range shots are basically useless, and they are also very careful when defending, not giving Manchester United a chance to take a free kick. In addition, Shen Peng can't break through when they are defending intensively.

In fact, there is no good way for the average team to use dense defense. Even Barcelona, ​​which is known as "the best team to break dense defense", needs a certain amount of luck to score goals.

Shen Peng misses Mbappe a little now. If Mbappe is here, no matter what defense you do, the two Eiffels will attack and score two points first to see if you can stabilize the defense.

Of course, the opponent's intensive defense has greatly reduced the pressure on Manchester United's defense, and De Gea even had the opportunity to drink water leisurely next to the goal.And looking at his appearance, if there is a rule in the football game that does not allow long-range shots, then he will rush to the front to participate in the attack without hesitation.

Until the sixth and 10 minutes of the game, the score was still zero to zero.

During this period, Watford also launched a few fast counterattacks, but their "quickness" was still a bit behind Shen Peng's speed, so they were stopped by Shen Peng's fast interception several times, and Shen Peng also took the opportunity to play two fast breaks and almost scored.

After that, the Watford players were also honest. Unless they had a good opportunity, they would not attack. Even if they attacked, it was only the individual attack of the forward players. It was best if they could score goals.

At this time, Watford coach Mazari gradually showed a smile on the sidelines.

This trick really works!

Speaking of which, Mourinho can also be regarded as an expert in laying iron barrels. As long as it is in a game that is difficult to win, Mourinho will basically stick to it and strive for a draw.

Now the bus is placed in front of Mourinho, and it is basically considered a success, so Mazzari is very happy.

At this time Mourinho was also meditating on the sidelines.

He wasn't thinking about how to break the dense defense. As a coach who is good at this aspect, he knew that breaking the dense defense required a certain amount of luck, and it was also related to the state of the players.

The general method of breaking dense defense: header, pull, penetration, long-range shot, the current Manchester United only Shen Peng can conduct personal penetration, but if no one cooperates, it is relatively easy for the opponent to defend.

Of course, if a player like Shen Peng finds an opportunity, no matter how good he is, he will have a good chance to break through and disrupt the opponent's defense to find a chance to score.

So for scoring goals, he can only hope that the players can perform on their own, and he has already done what should be done.

What he is thinking now is that through these two games, other mid- and lower-level teams in the Premier League will probably choose this defensive method when facing the current Manchester United. After all, with Shen Peng, it is already very good for them to get a draw.

In this way, Manchester United will be in a dangerous situation this season. Among the strong teams in the Premier League, the relationship between victory and defeat is mostly no more than six or four.

Just like last season, although Arsenal double-killed Leicester City at home and away, in the end Leicester City led Arsenal to win the championship by [-] points, because Leicester City did not lose any points when facing other weak teams.

And Arsenal, in addition to Manchester United and Chelsea, also lost to West Ham United, West Bromwich Albion, Southampton and Swansea.

So if other weak teams follow suit this season, and Manchester United does not come up with a good way to deal with it, they may only be able to compete for the top four in the future and guarantee their qualification for the Champions League next season.

Looking at a few more opponents, Manchester City needless to say, under the leadership of Guardiola, the pass-and-control style of play is the most beneficial weapon against weak teams. When they face weak teams, they will rely on this oppressive style of play to take the overall initiative.

After Conte took over this year, Chelsea's state has improved compared to last season. The team's Hazard, Pedro, William, Fabregas, Diego Costa and other players are full of offensive power.

Under the leadership of Tuchel, Liverpool's team is very aggressive.

Arsenal has always been a team that plays offensive football, and it is also the only team that double-killed Leicester City last season. Players such as Sanchez, Ozil, Giroud, and Walcott are also good attackers.

In Tottenham's team, Harry Kane was the Premier League Golden Boot last season, Alli, Sun Xingmin and others are also very offensive.

In contrast to Manchester United, only Martial scored in double digits last season, eleven, Rooney was the second highest with eight, and Mata was the third with six. The three added up to just as many as Harry Kane alone.

Although Shen Peng, Ibrahimovic, and Pogba have been introduced this season, Pogba is a midfielder, and Ibrahimovic does not have the foot skills of being able to connect with several players when he was young. He is now more of a fulcrum and an arrow in the front, and his ability to break through dense defense is not strong.

Therefore, the heavy burden of Manchester United's breakthrough fell on Shen Peng alone.

What Mourinho has to do now is to fully activate Shen Peng's attack power, just like Shen Peng's first season in Dortmund.

But to achieve that level, Shen Peng still needs a player who can cooperate with him.

Mbappe is no longer realistic. Since Ibrahimovic left, Mbappe has become the main center of Paris Saint-Germain. Coupled with the fact that the opposing boss is not short of money, it is absolutely impossible for them to let Mbappe go.

Where can I find such a player?

Just as Mourinho was thinking, boos suddenly occurred on the field. This is an away game, and boos represent things that are beneficial to Manchester United!

So he immediately turned his attention to the field.

At this time, Shen Peng was knocking and knocking on the left, and after a small range of tossing and turning, he had already passed two Watford defenders!

But at this time the ball was a little out of his control, and he was running towards the ball with the opponent's NO.15 Cathcart.

At this moment, Shen Peng's speed once again gave him the upper hand. He stepped on the ball first, then sent it back, and then took a step forward, turned his body, stepped on the ball with his heel and pulled it under his foot, completely bypassing Cathcart!

(End of this chapter)