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"It was definitely one of the most intense and tactical games of the League Cup this season!"

At half-time, the on-site guest commentator, the old acquaintance of Red Rebels fans, Martin? Samuel spoke highly of the first half of the game, especially for the line-up of the opposing sides. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Van Gaal showed his skill as a world-class manager in the game, and if he hadn't replaced the underperforming left wing-back with Kolarov in the 25th minute of the first half, the left side of Manchester City would have been completely blown out by the right side of the Red Rebels!"

"Angel Di Maria, the Argentine wide player who has been out of the main squad of the Red Rebels for some time, showed his good competitive form on the right side of this game, whether it was a breakthrough or an inside cut, he showed his excellent technical skills, and he was the best player on the field of the Red Rebels."

'As always, Mourinho is still reusing players from the Academy and the bench in cup competitions, so including Theo Walcott, Romelu Lukaku, Mesut Ozil, Aaron? The likes of Aaron Ramsey and Mikel Mikel were given the chance to start, while the Red Rebels made just two of their main line-ups, centre-back Nemanja Vidic and goalkeeper Petr Cech. ”

"On the contrary, it was Manchester City, who took this game very seriously, and everyone originally speculated that Manchester City would use substitutes in the game to concentrate on preparing for the weekend's home game against Chelsea, but they did not expect Manchester City to play with the main force, and it was clear that Van Gaal was going to avenge the humiliation of the recent home defeat to the Red Rebels."

"In the first 25 minutes, the Red Rebels took control of the situation on the field, Aaron? The combination of Ramsey and Mikel at the back shows the Red Rebels' delicate but tough midfield control, while the attacking combination of Theo Walcott, Romelu Lukaku, Mesut Ozil and Di Maria fully reflects the Red Rebels' strong attacking strength. ”

"However, this combination has its flaws, that is, it is young and inexperienced, especially Lukaku, the 16-year-old Belgian talent has been in the limelight lately, but he was too eager to show himself in this game, which made his shooting efficiency less and failed to take advantage of several good opportunities."

"Especially in the 18th minute, after Walcoat and Ozil made a series of beautiful small areas in the middle and on the left, they made a low cross into the penalty area, Lukaku had run out of position, and the ball was very comfortable, but his next action after stopping the ball, he accidentally knocked the ball, resulting in the volley not hitting the part, which is obviously caused by the nervousness of young people!"

"The first half of the game was a watershed moment in the 25th minute, when Kolarov came on and brought a huge change to City's backline, Kolarov, Lucio, Campany and Colo? Toure's backline, even if it is placed in the whole of Europe, can be called luxury, this backline brings solidity to Manchester City, and destroys the Red Rebels! ”

'Since then, the Red Rebels' attack has been curtailed, the young players have created a few chances but failed to capitalise on them, and the youngster Lukaku has been taken care of by Lucio, and although he has worked hard, he has been largely suppressed by the Brazilian captain, and the few chances he has had were either deflected off by interference or cut off early and failed to score.

'Lucio is a very experienced player, Lukaku has been excellent in the development squad and on a few appearances, but at the end of the day he is only 16 years old, and it is difficult to play against Lucio in every way.

"Lukaku was contained, and the Red Rebels' attack was affected to a certain extent, which led to a decline in the overall attacking efficiency, coupled with the freezing of the assault point on the right, which formed the Red Rebels' scoreless performance in the first half!"

Martin? The reason why Samuel is full of praise for the game is because he saw the battle of wits and courage of the two tacticians Van Gaal and Mourinho throughout the first half, whether it is Mourinho's frequent moves or Van Gaal's moves, you can clearly see the tactical quality of the two managers.

However, what is even more amazing is that although there was not a single goal in the entire first half, the excellent tactical execution of the two teams, and the evolution of this tactical execution, the fierce confrontation and competition between the players of the two teams on the pitch have been praised by fans and professionals.

The Red Rebels' offensive combination can be soft or rigid, both Aaron? Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, Walket and other technical streams, and Mikel, Lukaku and other power factions, can really be described as a combination of rigidity and softness.

Manchester City's midfield combination is not lost to the Red Rebels, and Van Gaal and Mourinho are really the same master and apprentice, Sneijder, Van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic's skills, and Tevez and Yaya? Toure and other bestial players are well blended into a team's tactics, showing an alternative aesthetic.

The collision of these two teams really brings too much impact and excitement to the fans!

"Now the two teams are attacking and defending, and the Red Rebels have a certain advantage, but they have not been able to find a solution to the game; Manchester City were the underdogs, but they did not have a counter-attacking approach, and they created good chances through a couple of defensive counter-attacks in the first half, and if Van Gaal could take advantage of it, City may not have had no chance to turn defeat into victory in the second half. ”

The Red Rebels are equivalent to the second team's lineup in this game, Manchester City is the main force, and occupy the home advantage, the Red Rebels This group of young players can not control the situation is understandable, the key depends on Mourinho's halftime to adjust and rearrange!

But what is Mourinho doing at this time?

…………………… God, is he really going to do nothing?

This is estimated to be the surprise of the Red Rebels players and many coaching staff during the entire 15-minute break, because Mourinho began to sit there as soon as he entered the dressing room, and Cassel also communicated with the players about some problems that arose in the first half, but he was good and didn't say a word.

But it doesn't seem like he's in a bad mood, otherwise, he'd be furious.

What the hell is he trying to do?

The minutes passed, but Mourinho still did not move, and the coaching staff was the same, the whole dressing room was quiet, and many players hung their heads, reflecting on their performance in the first half, including Lukaku.

Frankly speaking, the performance of the Belgian kid can only be regarded as average, not too bad, but he was eaten to death by Lucio in the game, and he completely lost the majesty of Warcraft III, and his physical fitness was completely useless against Lucio, who was more perverted than him, and his skills seemed to have degenerated all of a sudden.

As a result, his performance is naturally terrible!

This makes Lukaku always hang his head, he is secretly worried in his heart, he doesn't know how Mourinho will be angry, but for the past 15 minutes, Mourinho seems to have no intention of being angry at all, but even so, he is still worried.

When the break was more than halfway over, Mourinho looked at the watch on his wrist, slapped his thigh hard, got up from his seat, turned around and faced all the players in the dressing room.

'I don't want to say anything, I'm going to win this game, but it's obvious to me that there are players who can't help me get there, or I should say, he's still a bit short of what I'm aiming for, so I'm sorry, someone has to stay on the sidelines.

When this sentence came out, the whole locker room suddenly seemed to be suffocated, they are all young players, all eager to get the opportunity to show themselves, Mourinho's words are undoubtedly equivalent to announcing that he is very dissatisfied with the performance of some players, which is undoubtedly a disaster for these young players.

"Didier!" Mourinho looked to the side of the dressing room.

Drogba immediately stood up, he had a slight injury on his body, Mourinho did not start this game, only put him on the bench, and now it is clear that he is going to be used.

Although Drogba has been transformed from the main force to the substitute this season, his performance is still very good, and he has frequently become a big wonder in the hands of Mourinho when he comes off the bench.

Who knows, Mourinho immediately sentenced someone to death next!

"You play as a center forward for Romelu, your opponent is Lucio, can you do it?"

Drogba looked at Lukaku, for this naturalized Belgian, but with African ancestry, Drogba is also very optimistic, he knows that he is Lukaku's role model, but he didn't expect that at this time he has to play the role of plundering Lukaku's opportunity, which is indeed a bit cruel for this young player.

But this is professional football!

"Yes, boss, he's always been in my care!" Drogba said with a smile.

Mourinho nodded, Drogba met Lucio, the collision of the two monster-level players, Drogba has always had the upper hand, which is why Mourinho has so much trust in Drogba.

Lukaku, on the other hand, his face was extremely gloomy, because he clearly understood that Mourinho was using this way to express his dissatisfaction with himself!

If it was out of tactical needs, Lukaku could have accepted it, but Mourinho did not change the formation, did not make tactical adjustments, but simply replaced Lukaku with Drogba, which shows that in his mind, Lukaku's performance is terrible, and it is he who causes the whole team to play unfavorably.

This is undoubtedly to make Lukaku bear the blame for the poor attack throughout the first half!

This is not only cruelty for a 16-year-old football teenager, but also an abuse!

But is that really what Mourinho really thinks?

When the players walked out of the dressing room one after another, ready to return to the football field, Lukaku was still sitting in his seat, his head bowed, his mood was so bad that he almost wanted to find someone to fight hard and vent the anger in his heart.

"Want to hear about your mission for the second half?" Mourinho appeared at the door of the dressing room with a cold face.

Lukaku raised his head, looked at his manager with a hint of dissatisfaction, hesitated, and finally chose to stand up, "I obey your dispatch, boss!" ”

Mourinho nodded with satisfaction, "Don't take a shower, sit on the bench and watch the game well!" ”

After saying that, Mourinho turned around and left, leaving a stunned Lukaku!

What is this?

When Lukaku returned to the pitch, players from both sides had already entered the pitch and lined up for kick-off.

He sat in the front row of the Red Rebels' bench with only one vacant seat, apparently reserved for him by Jose Mourinho, and next to him was Mourinho's assistant Juninho Jr., the former captain of the Red Rebels and a legendary football star.

…………………… The game restarted, and the Red Rebels immediately planned a wave of offensive after kick-off. Ramsey shifted the ball to the left and Walket dribbled in succession on the left, but faced with Colo? Toure's defense failed to find a chance and could only choose to knock back.

After a few passes, the ball went to the right, Di Maria took the ball on the right and sent the ball into the middle of the box, Drogba relied on his active scrambling in the front court, as well as excellent anticipation, stuck the position in advance, and then jumped high and knocked the ball back to Ozil on the edge of the box, who volleyed hard and the ball was slightly wide.

But soon, the Red rebel offensive returned.

This time after the ball entered the penalty area, Drogba took the initiative to retreat to respond, and after cooperating with Ozil, he turned around and plugged straight behind him after taking the ball with his back, and Walcott plugged in the back row, using his speed and explosiveness, and ate Kolo hard? Toure, but his shot from far post went wide of the post.

In two consecutive waves of attack, the Red Rebels used Drogba as the fulcrum of the frontcourt attack, and the tactics were indeed the same as in the first half, without the slightest change, but the effect and role were very different.

Drogba touched Lucio, although he was injured, although his form was not at its peak, he was still able to dominate the confrontation, he was still able to firmly help the Red Rebels control the commanding heights of the frontcourt, and his retreat response was able to connect the attack.

This is very useful for the Red Rebels, who are stubbornly blocked once the ball enters the opponent's half.

Lukaku is also watching the situation on the pitch, he is also watching Drogba's performance, he has gradually started to invest in the game itself, and he is beginning to accept that Drogba is indeed better than him on the pitch.

"It's not just because he's better than you!" Juninho Jr. said with a smile on the side.

Lukaku looked at the assistant coach, who was much respected by the Red Rebels players, with a kind smile on his face.

"I still remember that when Drogba first came to the team, he was just a guy who could only rely on brute force and go on a rampage, so at that time we gave him a nickname, African Elephant, but many players in the youth team at that time, including Messi, Ismael and others, laughed at him because his indoor football is always bad!"

Juninho Jr. couldn't help but laugh when he thought back to the beginning, and Lukaku seemed to see Drogba being made fun of, which is often the case in today's Red Rebel training base, where everyone is joking with good intentions.

"This is a road of no return, relying on the body to play, maybe you can play well when you are young, but once you get older, once your physical function declines, then the state will plummet, so the coaching staff at that time specially formulated a series of technical training for Drogba, starting from the simplest and most direct basic technical training!"

Looking at Lukaku's disbelieving eyes, Juninho Jr. himself felt incredible.

"Can you imagine a first-choice centre-forward who has already made a name for himself in the English Premier League and has helped the team win the League Cup, but instead of training, staying at the training base every day and doing the basic skills that you don't pay attention to since the age of 12? And this situation persisted for several years! ”

Lukaku's mind conjured up a scene of Drogba practising dribbling with a ball or practicing ordinary dribbling at the Newton Heath training base in the sunset, which he could not have imagined.

"He didn't have this opportunity when he was young, his technical foundation was very bad, he joined the team at the age of 23, even if all professionals judged that he could only rely on his body to eat, but after several years of training, he cooperated with the scientific training of the laboratory, relying on his own unremitting hard work, although he dare not say that he has honed a delicate technique, but at least, his technique is also first-class in the center."

Lukaku looked adoringly at Drogba, who was running back and forth on the field, who was his idol, but he never knew that Drogba had such a past!

"He's definitely one of the hardest working players in our Red Rebels!"

"Do you know why he was able to restrain Lucio? The latter is something you can't fight against when you're young and strong, and at the same time a newborn calf, but Drogba can, do you know why? ”

Lukaku shook his head, already mesmerized by Juninho's words.

"By his diligence, and here!" "Drogba is one of the hardest working players I've ever seen, and at the same time the most thoughtful, the most self-reflective, he often goes in and out of the meditation house in order to find his flaws and improve them, especially as his physical function declines, he has begun to play more on his own consciousness." ”

"Experience needs to be accumulated, but the way of playing football is not good, the reason why you can't restrain Lucio is because you blindly want to use your body to suppress the opponent, which in the face of weaker opponents, you can take a big advantage, but when you meet Lucio, you are equivalent to hitting the wall, but Drogba goes instead, he relies more on consciousness, relies on his own wisdom to compete with the opponent, which is why he can deal with Lucio!"

"And this is the mystery of Warcraft!"

(To be continued)