Chapter 52 Before the Double Red Society

Sea breezes from the Atlantic Ocean blow into Manchester along the wide channel of the Manchester Canal.

The sun peeked out of the marshmallow clouds and spilled onto the rooftops of Manchester's brick-red buildings.

It was really good weather.

Carlo Ancelotti squinted his eyes and put his hands on the pergola, the Italians, who have become accustomed to the warm sun, have encountered the most annoying thing in England, which is the bad weather in England.

And, of course, the food, the wine, and the dirty beaches like swamps...

Ancelotti muttered to himself.

At this time, Carlo Ancelotti was standing next to a large pitch at the Carrington training base, and next to him was the team's assistant coach Ryan Giggs. The training session hasn't started yet, but the players are already coming to the training base one after another.

Another international break has passed, and compared to United's injury list after the last international break, Carlo Ancelotti is in a much better mood this time with no new injuries in the squad, while Angel Di Maria and Hummels have also recovered from injuries and joined the squad for training.

Manchester United's next game is against Liverpool, and the importance of this game can be imagined, and Ancelotti certainly hopes to send his strongest squad to Anfield to win the crucial three points.

Manchester United will complete their morning training session at the training base this morning, before the players take the squad bus to Liverpool and Anfield after the players' lunch break.

Tomorrow is the match day, so today the team did not arrange a large amount of training, in fact, there is not much to emphasize in terms of tactics, Manchester United has been preparing for this double red meeting in the past few days, the details of the emphasis have all been explained, for the current team that has matured Manchester United, whether it is home or away, the tactics they use are similar, and perhaps some targeted deployments will be made for some characteristics of the opponent, But there will not be much way out in the general direction of tactics. At this time, the team's fitness coach is leading the team through recovery training, and has his assistant in charge of the team's morning training sessions, so Ancelotti's work is not so busy at this time.

It's rare for a football manager to have such a laid-back moment. The famous managers are basically workaholics, for example, Bayern winger Arjen Robben once complained, Pep Guardiola once called him at three o'clock in the middle of the night to discuss tactical issues, and the more famous workaholic manager in football belongs to Rijkaard, and the Dutchman sleeps almost two or three hours a day, and almost all year round - between seasons, the players can go on vacation, and the managers are busy with transfers, preparations for next season, etc.

At this time, a gust of wind blew, and Ancelotti, who was wearing a gray sports jacket, felt a chill in her body. Temperatures in England are already low in October. He looked outside at the sky with clouds floating in the sky, and the sun was blocked by an even larger marshmallow.

Ancelotti turned his head and asked Giggs, who was sitting next to him: "What does the weather forecast say?" ”

"Tomorrow will be cloudy, windy and cold, but it's unlikely to rain."

Ancelotti nodded, hoping for rain tomorrow if possible. In the past, Carlo Ancelotti always hated the wet and rainy weather in England, but when he had Li Qingshan in his squad, he was always full of tolerance for such weather on match days.... Even love.

"Then tomorrow the midfielders will arrange Pogba, Herrera, and Kramer to start!" Carlo Ancelotti smacked his lips, and if he was going to fight in the rain, he would have Fellaini start in place of Herrera in midfield, and the three players in the midfield would be more than 190 centimeters tall, guaranteed to make the opponent cry.

It's just a pity that God doesn't fulfill people's wishes. Ancelotti is still quite jealous of Liverpool's opponent.

Mad coach Jurgen Klopp is not to be underestimated, and this is his second season in charge of Liverpool, and many of the tactical ideas of the German coach with a unique personality have gradually been incorporated into the Liverpool team. Moreover, Liverpool has also spent a lot of money on reinforcements this season, and Liverpool spent more than 70 million pounds in the summer transfer window to sign Mane, Wijnaldum, Karius, Clavan, Matip and others. Jurgen Klopp's squad has not improved well.

What makes Ancelotti even more cautious about this game is Liverpool's recent crazy form, starting in September, Liverpool has started a crazy winning streak, first swept the defending champion Leicester City 4-1 at home in the Premier League, then beat Chelsea 2-1 away, beat Derby County 3-0 away in the League Cup and successfully qualified, and at the end of September, the Premier League defeated Hull City 5-1 at home; During the international break, Liverpool won 2-1 away at Swansea. Liverpool are currently on a four-game winning streak in the Premier League and five in all competitions. Liverpool last won five consecutive Premier League games in 2014/15, beating Tottenham, Southampton, Manchester City, Burnley and Swansea in February-March last year. Six consecutive wins in all competitions came in 2013/14, when Liverpool continued to win in the closing stages.

Of course, the crazy state of Liverpool is not without hidden dangers, their consecutive victories rely on Liverpool's offensive ability, but their defensive ability is not flattering, since the new season, Liverpool's backline is like paper paste, conceding goals and conceding 10 goals in 7 Premier League games. Liverpool have conceded in nine consecutive Premier League games at the end of last season, with the last clean sheet coming in a 2-0 home win over Watford on 8 May this year. Looking at the Premier League table this season, Liverpool are the joint-most goals conceded in the top 10, and if Liverpool conceded against Manchester United, it would mean the humiliation of conceding goals in 10 consecutive Premier League games after 18 years, the last time was in 1997/98, when the Reds conceded in 11 consecutive Premier League games between February and April 1998. The stubborn problem at the back is undoubtedly Liverpool's Achilles heel.

For Ancelotti, the opponent's backline is so unstable, which of course allows Li Qingshan and other Manchester United attackers to get more opportunities, if it is compared to the attacking ability of the striker, Ancelotti will not be afraid of the opponent at all.

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The morning training session ended quickly, and after lunch, the players had a two-and-a-half-hour lunch break.

At 3:30 p.m., the players began to assemble and boarded the team bus to Liverpool.

Manchester and Liverpool are two neighbouring areas, with Manchester City Centre about a 55-kilometre drive from Liverpool City Centre, and the team's buses soon entered Liverpool, a city full of malice towards Manchester United.

No Liverpudlian likes Manchester United, and the two cities have always been so hostile.