NOVEL FROG Chapter 55
"Beep——"
The halftime whistle blew.
Manchester United ended the first half of the game with a score of 1:2 behind Manchester City.
The two teams walked towards the locker room together. The difference was that the Manchester City players held their heads high with high spirits, while the Manchester United players lowered their heads in shame.
The atmosphere of the two teams was obviously different.
Manchester United also launched two consecutive counterattacks a few minutes before the end of the first half.
But the effect was minimal.
These two counterattacks did not even result in a shot.
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In the Sky Sports live broadcast room,
Manchester City star Joe Corrigan smiled and said to York:"How is it?"
"Although Chen has shown some talent, he is still too young."
"Let us, the Manchester City team, teach Chen a lesson today."
"Joe, what are you so proud of? You are not a Manchester City player, but you act as if you are a member of Manchester City now."York Dwight was unable to refute the opponent directly because the home team had a disadvantageous score in the first half, so he had to attack from the side.
"York, if the Manchester United players' feet were half as tough as your mouth, then Manchester United wouldn't be one point behind now."Joe Corrigan was proud
"Joe, the game isn't over yet!"
"We have Chen in the Manchester United team, as well as Rooney, Van Persie and Di Maria!"
"How can you be sure that we won't turn the game around in the second half?"
Joe Corrigan was also a little upset when he heard this. He slammed the table and said loudly:"York, don't be stupid. I advise you to face the reality as soon as possible!"
The two of them turned their heads in opposite directions, just like two angry children.
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The atmosphere in Manchester United's dressing room was quite depressing.
Van Gaal was the last to enter the dressing room. He looked around the players with a stern face.
"There is nothing much to say. The first half is over. I don't want to criticize your performance now. We have to take the second half seriously."
"Why are you all so dejected? We haven't lost yet!"
""Look at Chen Huan. He just joined our team this season. He hasn't given up yet. What are you doing listlessly?"
The players in the locker room looked at Chen Huan.
At this moment, the magical Dragon Country kid who had contributed a wonderful assist in the first half was looking down and sorting out his sneakers.
"Well, if we want to equalize or even reverse the game in the second half, we need to adjust our tactics."
The tactical board was pushed to the front of the locker room by the assistant coach, and Van Gaal took out a marker and re-drew a formation.
"In the second half, we will fine-tune our tactics."
"Rooney, your frontcourt free man position is on the right, you play as a right winger, responsible for creating space for the team and recovering at the right time to help the team organize the ball."
"Carrick, you have to pay attention to your position on the field at all times. When our team has the ball, you have to move forward quickly and focus on the Manchester City team's flanks to find gaps. When Manchester City has the ball, you quickly retreat to your own half and partner with Blind as a double defensive midfielder to protect Chen behind."
"Chen!"
Van Gaal's voice suddenly rose at this moment.
"In the second half, you played as the core of the frontcourt organization, responsible for controlling the rhythm of our team's game, and directly threatening Manchester City's goal through your long shots or long passes."
"Everyone else has to attack around our frontcourt core, understand?"
The locker room suddenly became quiet.
Rooney's face looked unhappy.
Since Ronaldo left, Manchester United's frontcourt core has always been him, and the team's offense has always been centered around him.
But now, in such an important game, the coach chose to let Chen Huan be the frontcourt core, and he had to move to the right to play the unfamiliar winger position.
"I can do it."
Chen Huan could feel the sudden heavy atmosphere in the locker room, but he did not choose to escape.
"I can do it, too."
Carrick raised his hand, and then more players raised their hands, and finally even Rooney raised his hand reluctantly.
Van Gaal applauded, and then a staff member informed them that the fifteen minutes were up and the players had to get ready to play.
"Come on guys! Let Manchester City see how good we are!"
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"beep——"
The referee blew the whistle and the second half began.
Manchester City kicked off from the center circle
"Hey, Coach Zhang, you see Rooney has moved to the right, is this Van Gaal's adjustment in the midfield?"Little Zhan from Longguo TV found the clue a few minutes after the kick-off.
"That should be right. You can see that Chen Huan's position has moved forward significantly, while Carrick, who was parallel to him in the first half, has moved back slightly. This shows that Van Gaal wants Chen Huan to be closer to Manchester City's penalty area. I guess the coach wants to use Chen Huan's long-range shooting ability and long-pass ability to directly attack Manchester City's penalty area."
At this time, the camera was given to Manchester City's head coach Pellegrini on the sidelines.
At this moment, the head coach, who was called"Engineer" by the fans, was putting two fingers in his mouth and whistling loudly. Then he raised his arm and pointed forcefully in the direction of Chen Huan.
"Judging from the lip movements, Pellegrini seemed to be asking Manchester City's midfielders to pay more attention to Chen Huan."Commentator Xiao Zhan said
"It seems that Pellegrini has also noticed the changes in Manchester United. Let's see what will happen next."
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On the court, Manchester United's backcourt stole the ball from Aguero's feet, and then kicked a high ball in front of Chen Huan.
Yaya Toure and Chen Huan started together and rushed to the first landing point.
Chen Huan started a little faster. He got stuck in position, stopped the ball with his chest, and passed the ball back to the defensive midfielder Blind before Yaya Toure stretched his legs to destroy it. Then Chen Huan immediately continued to run. Blind passed the ball to Chen Huan who had already cruised to the empty space.
Chen Huan turned with the ball and looked up to observe the situation in the front court.
The Hawkeye system started!
Several passing routes appeared in Chen Huan's field of vision.
The next moment, Chen Huan passed the ball forward and activated the skill Crescent Blade again!
His body formed a 45° angle with the ground, and then he used the inner instep of his right foot to kick the inside of the football.
The football soared into the sky with a muffled sound, and the football drew an arc in the air at high speed and fell towards the right side of Manchester City.
Rooney, cruising on the right, started quickly. He shook off Clichy, raised his foot and gently hooked the ball, stopping it steadily under his feet.
The next moment, Rooney rushed to the opposite direction before the Manchester City player who came back to defend, and shook off the defense again.
He looked up and observed the situation behind him and in the penalty area.
Van Persie had already entered the penalty area to ask for the ball, and Carrick and Chen Huan behind him had also moved forward.