Chapter 68: European Tournament Meets the Red Devils
In the post-match press conference, the media asked about the status of the substitutes in Paris.
In this game, it can be clearly seen that the state of the substitutes in Paris is not good, in this state, how do they go to the French Cup and the French League Cup, they can't always let the main team to put out the fire, it will tire the main players.
Villas-Boas did not answer this positively, he only said that the run-in in Paris is complete and they are trying a new style of play.
However, the media did not believe it, and this game was the poor performance of the substitute players that caused the score to not be able to pull away.
In the face of the media's pressing, Boas was furious, we won, what do you want?
Don't take bean buns as dry food? Isn't 1-0 a win?
In the face of Boas's accusations, the media reporters looked at each other, as if what they said was reasonable!
They have this mentality because their hopes for Paris are too high.
They felt that Paris had to start at least 3-0 when they played Amiens, but in the end the score was only one goal, so this illusion appeared.
The competition came to an end and the second half of the season debut in Paris got off to a good start.
Of course, in this game, the outside world had more doubts about Miritang, but it was not too harsh, after all, it still won, and more attention from the media is still on superstars such as Yile and Neymar.
However, Militão's mood was a little sluggish after the game, but Boas didn't have time to care about him for the time being, and this period of time was tantamount to the devil's schedule for Paris.
After the league competition, the next day will usher in the knockout round of the Champions League, and then the French Cup and the French League Cup will be in a row, so to speak, the second half of the season is a real devil's schedule, with an average of one game in three days.
After the race, Paris departed for Manchester, England that evening.
Arriving at Manchester Airport at around 10 o'clock and arriving at the hotel it was already 11 o'clock, just after the game, the players fell asleep to recharge for the next day's game.
As the head coach, Boas is preparing the corresponding tactics.
Manchester United, despite its decline, still has the heritage of a giant.
Especially Pogba, this point is very difficult to entangle, the outside world always thinks that Pogba is less than enough, more than above, but he doesn't think he is weak.
And this season, in order to fully activate Pogba, Manchester United brought in Fred.
The Brazil international has a lot of quality and a technical style much like N'Golo Kante, but a little less consciously.
In fact, Manchester United had the idea of buying Kante, after all, Yile couldn't buy it, so he bought his guard with a knife.
But N'Golo Kante doesn't seem to have much interest in assisting Pogba, putting the best, why should he assist him?
Since partnering with Yile, N'Golo Kante has fallen in love with the feeling of dominating in the middle.
He and Yi Le, one main attack, the other defensive, are called the strongest midfield partners by the European media.
Therefore, even if United are willing to pay the same salary as Paris, he is not interested.
When Kante failed, Manchester United recruited a Fred with similar skills to Kante.
However, the midfield partners of the two teams in the game are judged by high and low.
Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho pointed out even more sharply: "To play in Paris, you have to defend and counterattack, don't go head-to-head with their midfield, only a fool would do that!" If Yi + Kante is LV.100, then Pogba + Fred is LV.1. The gap is too big, it's not a game, it's a competitive sport, and with this gap, United's midfield will collapse sooner or later!"
Villas-Boas is keen to agree with Mourinho's judgment this time around, pride himself on a midfield combination he is proud of.
It can be said that Yile and N'Golo Kante are the strongest midfield combination among the active players.
That's why Paris can play so aggressively.
Of course, the resilience of Manchester United's team cannot be underestimated, so Boas took out his notebook and began to write.
First: What heights can new signing Fred take to the team?
Second: How many appearances can Bailly and Victor Lindelof make?
Third: How much energy can Jesse Lingard, Ander Herrera and Juan Mata inject into the squad?
Fourth: How much energy can Anthony Martial and Shaw, two marginalized young people, burst out?
Fifth: What is the best formation for this season?
After listing these questions, Boas had to answer them one by one, just like decryption.
It was probably another sleepless night.
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The next day, Yi Le woke up to find Boas standing in front of his door with black eyes like pandas.
"Boss?"
Boas waved his hand and walked straight into the house, and as he passed, Yile smelled a strong smell of smoke.
Syllable!
Boas put the notes in his hand on the table, called Yi Le over, and said: "Today's game, you need to pay attention to these points, if the combination of Pogba and Fred competes for the ball at the beginning of the game, you don't need to go to them hard, put them appropriately, and see how they play!" ”
Yi Le nodded, he was still quite confident in his control in the midfield.
And Pogba and Fred are the pair, Yile and Kante are really worthy!
Even if they are the first to control the rhythm, Yile has the confidence to take the rhythm back.
'Second, if Manchester United are attacking, we're going to play counter-attacking. Boas said, scratching his hair.
Yi Le nodded again.
"The last thing is to strengthen the contact with Neymar and let Neymar retreat appropriately, so that there is enough protection! Well, that's all. With that, Boas yawned and said; The morning training was led by Michelle, and I went back to sleep for a while! ”
After speaking, Boas left with his notes in his hands, leaving Yi Le to look at Boas's back in a daze.
I have to say that this devilish schedule is torturous, not only the players, but also the coaching team is crazy to burst the liver.
But the establishment of a dynasty is often accompanied by thorns and ups and downs.
Either fall on the road or make it all the way to the end, there is no third way to go.
In the morning, the whole Paris team completed training under the leadership of Michel, and the amount of training before the game was not large, but mostly warm-up, so that the players could maintain their excitement at any time.
In the afternoon, at 4 o'clock, Yi Le and the others got on the bus and prepared to drive to Old Trafford.
They will play the Champions League quarter-knockout stage there against Manchester United.
A large number of United fans gathered at Old Trafford, all of them with serious faces, clearly following the game.
Manchester United's Champions League results in recent years have not been satisfactory, and they have been kicked down by Paris or Yile on several occasions.
For this reason, Manchester United fans also spontaneously organized a 'donate to buy Yile' event, but it turned out that it was their wishful thinking, Yile had no intention of leaving, and Paris would not sell Yile.
Last year, Paris eliminated Manchester United in the group stage.
This year, the two teams met again in the quarter-finals, and this time, United fans vowed revenge.
However, when Yi Le appeared on the big screen, Manchester United fans couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Just a photo made them a little stunned.
In fact, Yile has already knocked Manchester United out of the tournament several times.
And this time, they need to face this obstacle team called Paris again.
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