Chapter 250, Manchester Derby
On the training ground, Kintag discussed the lineup for the next game against Manchester City with two assistant coaches.
Jin Taige said: "The lineup of this game is similar to the previous one, but I have made some adjustments in the middle. In this game, I plan to start Kanter and Nainggolan at the same time to form a double midfielder to deal with it. Manchester City's strong attacking group."
"At the shadow forward position, I plan to advance De Bruyne and let him cooperate with Rooney to form two firepower points."
After hearing Kintag's words, Scholes hesitated: "Captain, I thought you would let Martial play the shadow striker, and then let Salah go to the right, but I didn't expect you to make De Bruyne the core of the attack. "
Kintag explained: "Salah's breakthrough and ball control are very good, but he has joined the team for too short a time, and the cooperation with his teammates is not tacit enough. Although De Bruyne also joined the team in winter, but As the core of the midfield attack, he already has a certain passing and receiving understanding with Mahrez and Martial, so let the three of them form the front attack line, which will definitely produce good results."
Scholes nodded: "Captain, I agree with you."
Jin Taige continued: "And there are many deformations of this style of play. The formation looks like 4-4-2, but if the team encounters a fierce offensive from the opponent, the entire midfield line is retracted, and the formation becomes 4-2-3-1; and if it is too late to start the situation, Mahrez and Martial can also press up to form a 4-3-3 formation. In this way, no matter what kind of situation you encounter We can all deal with it effectively.”
Scholes nodded again and again, expressing his approval: "Captain, your arrangement is very good. The only worry is that no matter how it changes, De Bruyne will be the core of this team, whether it is scoring, possession or shooting. , It all depends on De Bruyne, so his performance in this game will definitely determine the outcome of the whole game."
Kintag and Scholes were chatting, and Phelan suddenly remembered something: "Wait, wait, if I remember correctly, De Bruyne was red carded in the last game against Crystal Palace. Sent off, suspended for one game, which includes all domestic competitions in England, and this Carabao Cup final is when De Bruyne was suspended."
Jin Taige smiled: "Ferran, Paul came earlier today. I told him, but I haven't had time to tell you. A few days ago, I already had a red card for De Bruyne in the last game. An appeal has been lodged with the FA. The FA has accepted the club's appeal and the court will be held in a few days. In fact, there is no doubt about the red card, and there is absolutely no result in this appeal, but because we appealed, the FA Always before the final decision, according to the regulations, the suspension time will be extended, so De Bruyne can play in this final. This is the purpose of my appeal."
"Oh, that's what happened.
Only then was Feilan relieved, and he stretched out his thumb to express his admiration for Jin Taige's foresight.
The three chatted for a while, and finally reached a consensus-put De Bruyne forward and put him in the shadow forward position!
After the players warmed up, Kintag called everyone together and told the players about his tactical arrangement for the next game. After the players listened, some were happy and some were worried. Because neither Icardi nor Van Persie was able to play, some players thought they would get a chance to play, but they were disappointed in the end; and Nainggolan did not expect that Kintag would let himself and Kanter form a double midfielder to deal with Manchester City. With a technical flow attack combination, he was very happy to be able to start in the League Cup final, and secretly determined to do a good job in the team's defense!
De Bruyne was a little surprised at first, but then became excited. Since joining Manchester United, he feels that his state has been improving and his skills have improved a lot. In order to better integrate into the team, he took the initiative to undertake part of the defensive tasks in the game to help the team stabilize the defense. His move, He gained the favor of his teammates. But from the bottom of De Bruy's heart, he still hopes that he can do more on the offensive end. So he was very happy when he heard that Jin Taige let him play the shadow front position.
Jin Taige told him his thinking, and asked him to adjust his position freely according to the situation on the field. He can move forward all the way to the forward position, or back all the way to the midfield, or pass or advance or shoot, It's all up to him to decide, Kintag gave De Bruyne full freedom.
Hearing the head coach's instructions, De Bruyne firmly promised: "Boss, please rest assured that I will live up to my trust, help the team win Manchester City, and bring the championship trophy back to Old Trafford!"
Kintag was also very happy to see De Bruyne bursting with confidence. In the next few days, Manchester United focused on the new tactical arrangement and conducted targeted drills. In fact, it is a drill, rather it is a special training for De Bruyne. On the training ground, Kintag gave De Bruyne full freedom to try various offensive routines; Kintag arranged for Maher Reis and Martial, together with De Bruyne, strengthened the passing and receiving cooperation to ensure a better offensive threat.
In addition, there is another thing that makes Kintag happy, that is, Rooney's state is very good recently.
Although there was a transfer turmoil some time ago, in the end Rooney failed to leave smoothly during the winter transfer period, which led to a gap between him and Kintegger, but out of personal development considerations, during this period, whether it was training or competition, Rooney performed well. He showed a very serious work attitude, which also made Jin Taige very satisfied with him. And Kintag will not put him in the cold palace because of Rooney's transfer, especially at this stage, the team's striker is seriously lacking, and Kintag has to reuse Rooney.
During training, Kintag found that the cooperation between Rooney and De Bruyne has improved rapidly. Rooney frequently pulled the defense line to create opportunities for De Bruyne to go forward or shoot from long distances. Kintag also asked De Bruyne to attack boldly. , Let go and attack the goal. After all, De Bruyne's long shot once passed through Chelsea's goal, and his shooting skills are still very good.
In addition to the offensive line, Kintag also called Nainggolan aside and reminded him to pay attention to defensive actions. Because the last league game against Manchester City was because of a red card from Jones, which disrupted all the arrangements of Kintag, this League Cup final must not be missed!
Kintag has made all the arrangements, Scholes and Phelan assisted him in training the players to familiarize themselves with the tactics, and then, only waiting for the League Cup final on March 2, a thrilling match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium Battle in the same city!