Chapter 1749 Manchester City Derby in the League Cup, abstract Lukaku!

In the blink of an eye, December 10th came.

There is actually only two days of rest in between, so the schedule is really intensive.

After this game, there will be another home league match against Burnley on the 29th, so Mourinho directly arranged for the main players to rest in this game.

Ye Chen, De Bruyne and Modric are all on the bench.

Because Lukaku has been in poor form recently, Mourinho asked him to come up and find his form.

In addition, Guardiola over there also used Manchester City prince Iheanacho, while Aguero and others sat on the bench.

Former Sevilla legend Navas also got a chance to start.

Of course, after many fans saw the starting list, many turned off the TV.

Especially Manchester United fans——

The goalkeeper is Romero, the cup goalkeeper, which is reasonable.

But today's double central defender partner turned out to be Rojo's partner Blind.

Many Manchester United fans complained online - what kind of look is this?

Manchester United's defense is lined up, Ashley Young, Blind, Rojo and Valencia.

I have to say, this Valencia is really strong.

Started every game, played every game, and still had plenty of energy.

Maybe this is a gift.

In fact, Ye Chen can also play, but Mourinho still put him on the bench out of the reason of protecting him.

Although Ye Chen had no competition duties before this game, he also knew that many fans came for him.

So during the warm-up before the game, he even signed autographs for a few fans on the sidelines, which was considered a small bonus before the game.

Ye Chen also saw Xuanxuan sitting in the first row.

After writing her a TO sign, she started training with the team.

Having more beautiful female fans in the team is very beneficial to the expansion of the team's influence.

Today both sides have a tacit understanding of using substitutes, so it is unrealistic to think that this game will be exciting.

Without Ye Chen on the court, and without De Bruyne or Modric holding the ball in the frontcourt, Manchester United completely gave up possession of the ball.

Manchester City took the initiative on the pitch from the beginning.

But Manchester United are in no hurry.

Especially the Manchester United fans who watched Manchester United's games last season.

This is normal operation.

The time came to 8 minutes and 22 seconds.

Garcia, the Manchester City midfielder, wanted to dribble past Carrick.

However, Carrick intercepted the ball with an advance judgment.

The football was immediately given to Lingard, who played as an attacking midfielder today.

Lingard took the ball and dribbled it to the right, but Lukaku in the middle had already run out of space.

A ground-hugging curve ball to the middle.

Lukaku didn't hesitate at all this time, he was just stunned...

"Oh!"

The ball flew directly to the far corner like a cannonball.

Manchester United, who had been pressed for almost ten minutes, scored with their first shot.

The Manchester United fans at the scene were stunned.

I thought I had seen it wrong.

Manchester City fans were devastated.

This is the so-called "no score when you gain the upper hand"!

Manchester City fans are experiencing such games frequently in these games.

Some very impetuous fans have begun to question Guardiola.

Said "Guardiola will lead a strong team, his tactical concepts are behind the times!".

It is also said that Guardiola's passing control is simply not suitable for the current Manchester City.

Someone even shouted "Guardiola OUT"!

I just don't know if these questioning guys are undercover agents sent by other teams - don't doubt it, there are fans who often do this.

It's like commenting on Messi's post. The first half of the reply is "I am a fan of Ronaldo, but Messi is really good at this ball."

However, when everyone's emotions were very complicated, the linesman on the sidelines raised his flag in confusion, indicating that Lukaku was offside the moment he received the ball.

Of course, the offside penalty after VAR is well-founded.

After drawing the line, a comparison picture was quickly released - Lukaku's belly was protruding.

A small crew cut, a beer belly, and a protruding part are really cool!

Many fans couldn't bear it anymore.

"Kaku, can you drink less beer?" Xiao Wang couldn't help but complain.

Although it was said to be offside, the ball was still played beautifully.

Guardiola on the sidelines felt the crisis.

Manchester United's style of play seems to be more efficient today.

And today it is a three-midfield combination, Ronaldo, Carrick and Schneiderlin.

Among them, Schneiderlin is a defensive midfielder, Carrick has a kick, and Ronaldo is an all-around midfielder.

In this combination, Carrick is the point of release.

Guardiola immediately made tactical adjustments and asked Fernando in the middle to block Carrick and prevent him from playing the ball comfortably.

This adjustment had an immediate effect.

After all, Carrick is old and his ball delivery speed is very slow. He was hit on a counterattack once.

Fortunately, Iheanacho's foot was not smooth today, and his two consecutive shots missed the goal.

The game continues.

Manchester City, like Guardiola's Bayern, continued to dominate the ball.

15 minutes 49 seconds.

Sane, who appeared in the midfield today, directly made a low and long pass.

The football accurately found Nolito on the wing.

Nolito performed very well in the last round of the Manchester Derby, and naturally wanted to show his performance today.

After a beautiful inside cut, he took a shot.

Romero in front of the goal flew to save, but the football was a full meter away from the goal...

27 minutes 21 seconds.

Manchester City goalkeeper Caballero kicked the ball into the middle.

Schneiderlin took the ball and passed it directly to the right.

This was originally Lingard's area, but Lukaku chose to pull aside.

Manchester City left back Clichy immediately came forward.

But Lukaku got stuck in his position, jumped up high, and directly headed the ball to Lingard in the middle.

Lingard quickly started to get the ball, but the direction of the ball was more towards Kompany...

Soon the ball was stolen by Kompany, the captain of his national team!

Many fans, like Lukaku, covered their heads.

I thought he could use his body to bully the full-backs by playing wide, and then grab something.

But now - the fans don't know what to say.

"Jiu@wait: This Lukaku doesn't think he's playing in Belgium, does he?"

Ye Chen on the sidelines was also a little surprised.

What exactly has Lukaku experienced this year, and why has he become so abstract?

In fact, here we have to talk about the psychological quality of black players.

When he was at Chelsea before, he was still a newcomer, and everyone's expectations for him were not that high.

But after moving to two clubs and joining Manchester United, he came with a high price tag.

Now when you come to a club like Manchester United, you can say that you are living under a microscope.

Any small problem will be magnified infinitely.

In addition, his psychological quality was really average, so he fell into an endless loop.

Ye Chen on the sidelines also discovered some clues.

Not to mention Lukaku's goal increase, this feeling is not as good as when he was at Chelsea...

But if he really has no ability, will Manchester United spend tens of millions to buy him?

Thinking of this, Ye Chen fell into deep thought.

It seems that we have to start a new plan.

The name of the plan--Save the King of Pestle!

If Manchester United wants to win the championship, it is impossible to rely on Ye Chen alone.

He has to make his players stronger.

In addition to Lukaku, there are Lingard and Rashford...

Ps: Thank you [Jiu@wait] for the master certification! ! One more chapter added! ! ! There is another chapter that will be updated tomorrow. It is a supplementary update given by the General during the Spring Festival~~~