Chapter 30: Transposition

No need to worry.

This sentence does not need to be said by Linsen, because Manchester City quickly proved it with results.

On October 30, in the tenth round of the league, Manchester City visited Molineux Stadium to challenge Wolves, and Manchester City, who did not fall in the rankings after the draw with Arsenal in the previous round but the gap with Chelsea was once again widened to 10 points, did not let go of this opportunity, Suarez and Bale's goals allowed Manchester City to walk away with three points at Wolverhampton.

Three days later, Manchester City welcomed Werder Bremen again at home, this is the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, and it is also a round that cannot be lost in theory, because if Manchester City is bad again in this game, then, let alone say goodbye to the group winners, they even need to seriously consider the shape of the group. But this time, City did not disappoint their fans again, with the return of David Silva making City's attack more fluid, and City eventually beat the German side by three goals at home. However, because Inter Milan also beat Twente 1-0 at home, Benitez's team won three games and drew one to advance to qualify, while Manchester City has two wins, one draw and one loss to accumulate seven points, and the other two teams Twente and Werder Bremen have two points.

On November 6, in the 11th round of the league, Manchester City swept West Bromwich Albion 5-1 away, yes, it was the team that knocked out Manchester City in the League Cup, and even ranked fifth in the league table, known as the biggest surprise of the season.

After this game, Manchester City, which has won all the last two rounds, surpassed Arsenal with five wins, four draws and two losses and 19 points, ranking third in the league.

Although there is still a gap with Chelsea, it is not out of reach.

After a few rounds, Manchester City returned to the league title from the relegation zone, and in the words of The Times: Manchester City fans have been on a rollercoaster ride on the Linson for the past month. But now, they can get out of the car safely.

However, the media can be bullish on Manchester City, but Linson cannot be taken lightly.

Manchester City have never won three in a row in the new season, partly due to Manchester City's own factors, but also partly due to rivals, the last time Manchester City won two in a row after Arsenal ended, and this time, also after two consecutive wins, Manchester City welcomed a strong opponent. Due to the impact of the previous international break. This week marks a double week in the Premier League, with two red-blue clashes being the highlight of the show, one of which is the Chelsea vs Liverpool fixture and the other being the Manchester derby.

In the twelfth round of the league, Manchester City hosted Manchester United.

Manchester United have not been as strong as Chelsea who have won five in a row this season, and certainly not as weak as Manchester City, but they are the most tepid team in the league and are the only unbeaten team in the Premier League so far. However, the results were slightly embarrassing, with six wins and five draws, and interestingly, the same as Manchester City. Manchester United, too, have not won three in a row in the league since the start of the new season, and it was the struggle for too many draws that led to their opening up by Chelsea at the start of the season. After two wins in a row, the gap is finally not that big.

Because, in the last round, Chelsea lost. The loss to Liverpool, who had almost been a miserable match with Manchester City, made Chelsea's original six-point gap instantly narrow to three points, a one-goal gap.

So, although it is away from home, although Ferguson has not won against Linson, don't underestimate Ferguson's determination to win at the City Stadium.

For this game, Linson is more comfortable in the line-up than in the previous games, among the four main injured David Silva has returned, and the table is good, Kompany sat on the bench in the last game, captain Dunn is the first player to recover, but his role is more reflected in the depth of the bench, only Robben can play in this game is still a question mark.

Robben's injury this time was in the groin. For football players, the groin is not a key part, but it is such an inconspicuous, commonly known as the "root of the thigh" part, but it can be called the athlete's "state regulator", trapped in this part of the injury and affect the state of the stars abound, because there is no specific treatment for this part, and groin strain, in a sense, is not like ankle and other parts of the injury is an injury that is impossible to play in the absolute sense, as long as it is not too strict, play a closed, there is still the possibility of zĂ i playing. Of course, there is such a thing as a closed needle, and the damage to the body is certain, so players basically do not take this way unless they have to.

To put it simply, injuries in this area are not as scary as ligaments and other parts of football from a medical point of view, but they are injuries that can easily make you feel "uncomfortable".

Lin Sen's acupuncture "plug-in" is currently an open secret in Manchester City, and Lin Sen doesn't care about it, after all, although acupuncture is relatively rare in Europe, it is not a Mars therapy, at least there is still reason to follow. So far, there are not many players who have made Lin Sen "hang" in this regard, and the human body, unless necessary, Lin Sen has never thought that it is an idea to "accelerate" the recovery of the external force, although so far, Lin Sen has not found any sequelae.

This time, of the four injured, Linson chose to intervene only halfway, David Silva who injured his thigh and Kompany, who injured his hip.

Before the game against Manchester United, Linsen deliberately "looked" at Robben again, and came to the conclusion that Robben could play, but Luo's own state was obviously not within the scope of Linsen's approval, so Linsen planned to let Robben sit on the bench first in this game, but in this case, he needed to find another candidate on the right side.

Wright Jr. was the rightful first pick, but in recent games, he has been in worse form than Robben, who has just recovered from injury. There was no one on the right, Lin Sen set his sights on the left side of the "excess", Di Maria, who started the pass in the last game, had no reason to be absent in this game, so maybe Bale could be allowed to play on the right side? This is not an impossible idea, in Linson's memory, Bale did not say the right side, even played in the front midfield.

"Diversification" seems to be the trend of all superstars, whether it is Messi who played as a right winger when he debuted. Cristiano Ronaldo, who is still eyeing the name of Beckham's successor to Manchester United, has a trajectory that covers almost the entire frontfield, not to mention the Manchester United star Rooney who even let Ferguson pull in the back.

On November 11, when Linson turned his idea into reality, Ferguson, who saw Manchester City's starting list, couldn't help but sigh: Di Maria and Bale started at the same time, and the answer was already obvious.

Substitution is not the same as changing tactics, it is still 4231. After the opening, Manchester City still followed their familiar routines and continued to look for breakthroughs on the side. Xavi Martinez, who was firmly established in the Chelsea game, joined up with Yaya Toure to attack and defend the middle, with David Silva in charge of linking up the midfield.

Manchester United, on the other hand, Ferguson continued his previous round of changes in this game: removing a striker and adding a midfielder. However, this is not Ferguson's "miracle move", but a scripture that is difficult to read, Linson had to use Bale, who is used to playing on the left, to replace Robben on the right, and Ferguson is also facing such a problem, Rooney and Giggs's injuries have forced him to change the formation.

The formation of four-three-two-one is not a Christmas tree. From the perspective of standing, it is more like a gourd array, because the "two" in it is not a front-waist position, but a separate position. Of course, this is only the position on the tactical card. In the game, neither Nani nor Park Ji-sung on either side can honestly stay in the middle, let alone stay in the middle. In this game, Manchester United's midfield also has an "old monster" who has the pinnacle of his ability to capture fighters: Scholes.

Throughout the first half, both Linson and Ferguson. Almost all the attention is on the left side of Di Maria, that is, the right side of Manchester United, because, in this game, Ferguson sent the young Brazilian defender Rafael in the right-back position, although Ferguson deliberately bought a Korean insurance for Rafael's "young" Park Ji-sung, but Park Ji-sung, who scored a brace in the last game and almost single-handedly helped Manchester United win the game, is not omniscient.

At least, not in the first half of this game, as Di Maria almost used the left side as a free passage.

In the 21st minute, Di Maria deftly shook off Park Ji-sung's defense, and before the opponent continued to entangle, a cross at a 45-degree angle accurately found Falcao, and Falcao did not live up to the efforts of his good friends, in the encirclement of Manchester United's two central defenders Ferdinand and Vidic, he completed a beautiful barb shot, Van der Sar was out of reach, and Manchester City took the lead in opening the situation.

In the 37th minute, Di Maria's old trick was repeated, but this time Rafael, who had been helping Park Ji-sung wipe his ass, finally made up for the former once, but he didn't make up for the leak in a bad way, he brought down Di Maria on the left side of the penalty area and gave Manchester City a free kick that was not in a bad position, but it was this free kick that helped David Luiz score his first goal of the season.

City ended the first half with a 2-0 scoreline, exactly what United had played at the stadium last season.

At half-time, Linson did not make any tactical changes, instead repeatedly stressing not to forget what kind of team United are, but even so, City conceded a goal early in the second half.

In the second half, Ferguson decisively replaced Rafael, who was "tortured" enough in the first half and already had a yellow card, the effect of this move was immediate, although Brown was not a regular right wingback, but he was more experienced, coupled with Park Ji-sung, who was physically excellent, the cooperation of the two suddenly raised the defense on the right side to a higher level, at least Di Maria is no longer as unscrupulous as in the first half.

Then, after solidifying their defence on the right, United equalised in the 48th minute from a corner.

It was Wes Brown who scored.

The left side turned off, Manchester United pulled one back, morale was high, and the game seemed to be tilting towards Manchester United, but at this time, Manchester City's right side was quietly igniting. (To be continued......)

PS: Apologies: The points at the end of chapter twenty-eight are miscalculated, three wins, three draws, two losses, twelve points, not eleven points, forgive me math is taught by the physical education students of the music teacher. In addition, the Champions League group stage schedule has been slightly changed for the plot, which is really not a mistake.