nownovels Chapter 513 The thirty-two strong are in place
Chapter 513 The thirty-two strong are in place
After three consecutive tough games, Bruno finally got a chance to take a breather. Because the world football ushered in the third international match day of this season, and it was also the last international match day of 2017.
Since the Portuguese team has already obtained the ticket to the World Cup in Russia next year, the Portuguese team's games on this international match day are two warm-up matches, the purpose is to train soldiers and examine more newcomers. So after communicating with Bruno, Santos did not recruit Bruno into this period of the Portuguese national team.
Not only Bruno, Santos also did not recruit Ronaldo.
For Bruno, this international match day is a rare opportunity to rest.
Since the start of the new season, he has hardly had a rest. Although Mourinho is rotating Manchester United's lineup as much as possible, Bruno is not the object of Mourinho's rotation.
Since the Community Shield in early August, Bruno has rested for two League Cup games, and has not missed any of the other 17 games.
In addition, because he participated in the Russian Confederations Cup with the Portuguese national team in the summer, it can even be said that he did not have a good rest in 2017.
Although the 23-year-old Bruno is in his prime, the long-term competition still makes him feel a little tired.
The international match day that came at this time was a relief for Bruno.
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During the two-week vacation, Bruno did not arrange any other itinerary. In addition to going to the Armani headquarters in Milan and attending an Armani dinner, Bruno has been on vacation with Vanessa on Mallorca Island.
In addition to vacation, Bruno is also paying attention to the situation of the Portuguese national team.
The Portuguese team, which lacks two superstars, has achieved 1 win and 1 draw in two warm-up matches. They defeated Saudi Arabia 3:0 and tied with the United States 1:1.
At the same time, the play-offs of the European qualifiers for the Russian World Cup have also decided the results.
In the two-round play-offs, Croatia eliminated Greece 4:1, Switzerland eliminated Northern Ireland 1:0, Sweden eliminated Italy 1:0, and Denmark eliminated Ireland 5:1.
Italian fans are the most disappointed. After being eliminated in the group stage in 2014, the team they support has not even made it to the finals of the World Cup in Russia.
With Peru defeating New Zealand 2:0 at home and returning to the World Cup finals after 36 years, the 32 teams of the World Cup finals in Russia have all been announced. The 32 teams include 14 European teams, 5 teams each from South America, Asia and Africa, and 3 teams from Central and North America.
With the 32 teams in place, the division of each team has been fixed. The host Russia, plus the top seven teams in the world, Germany, Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and France, are the seeded teams; the second-tier teams are Spain, Peru, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Croatia; the eight teams in the third tier are Denmark, Iceland, Costa Rica, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Senegal and Iran; the fourth-tier teams are the remaining fourth tier: Serbia, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Morocco, Panama, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
Among the 32 teams that advanced, the lowest ranked team was Saudi Arabia, which ranked 63rd in the world in October, followed by South Korea, which ranked 62nd in the world in October. The world rankings of these two teams at that time were not as good as China, which ranked 57th in the world.
However, Panama, which is ahead, is ranked in the top 50 in the world.
The draw for the group stage of the World Cup next year will be held on December 1. The rule of the draw is to draw one team from each group and divide it into a group, and there are certain avoidance principles. For example, except for European teams, there cannot be teams from the same continent in the same group, and there cannot be more than two European teams in the same group.
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After two weeks of international matches, the league restarted.
Manchester United's game was on Saturday evening, and they played at home against the newly promoted Newcastle.
The three newly promoted teams in the league last season performed very well. After 11 rounds, Brighton ranked eighth, Newcastle ranked 10th, and Huddersfield, which lost to Manchester United, is currently ranked 14th in the standings, 3 points higher than the relegation zone.
Newcastle can be ranked in the upper half of the standings because they are relatively stable, winning all the games they should win and basically failing to win the games they should not win.
In the first 11 rounds, they scored 10 goals and conceded 10 goals. The defense is good, and they are the fifth team with the fewest goals conceded, only more than Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, and Burnley; but the offense is weak, and the number of goals is only more than Crystal Palace, Swansea, Bournemouth, Huddersfield, West Bromwich Albion and Southampton, ranking 14th among the 20 teams.
However, almost everyone is not optimistic that Newcastle can score points at Old Trafford, because the team they are about to face is too terrifying.
Before this game, even during the international match day, the most discussed topic in the British media was how many goals Newcastle would lose at Old Trafford.
And Manchester United is also very confident about winning Newcastle.
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“GOOOOOOOOOOOALLLL!!!!!!” Andy Gray stood up and shouted, “The game has only started for thirteen minutes and the goal has appeared! The visiting team Newcastle surprisingly got a dream start at Old Trafford!”
"Yedlin scored for Newcastle! 1:0! Ha, let's look at the visiting team's dugout. Benitez jumped for joy, like a two-hundred-pound fat man who stole candy!"
Looking at the Newcastle players celebrating excitedly on the field, and glancing at Benitez who jumped up and cheered, Mourinho was not angry because the team conceded the ball prematurely, but curled his lips in displeasure and said: " Country bumpkin!"
Isn't it just about scoring a goal? Are you so excited?
He obviously forgot about his wild state when the team scored a goal.
Mourinho got up from the coaching bench, patted his butt, and then walked to the sidelines. While the away team players were still excitedly celebrating the goal, he shouted the names of several players and called them to the sidelines.
"After the game restarts, the visiting team may focus on struggling with us in the midfield." Mourinho said, "We must give them a hard response in the midfield! Tell them that this is our territory!"
Kant nodded, knowing this was meant for him.
"At the same time, we can try to play directly behind them. Their right back assists very deep, and the space behind him may be our chance to score!"
Mourinho quickly wrote and drew on the tactical board. Under Gundogan's name, he directly drew an arrow symbolizing the passing route, and then clicked on a few points in the frontcourt, brushing, brushing, and brushing. The arrows all tilted to the left.
"We'll hit them on the right!"
Gundogan and Bruno both nodded.
But Gundogan raised a question: "Coach, what if they retreat to the defensive line instead of fighting us in the midfield?"
Mourinho said: "Then try to draw fouls!"
Gundogan nodded and said: "I understand!"
Three players ran back onto the field, and Faria said beside Mourinho: "Gündogan is a young man with ideas."
"It's indeed good. I dare to ask questions and have ideas." Mourinho nodded.
No coach would dislike such a young man.
Of course, Mourinho knew that Bruno would not raise this issue, because Bruno has rich experience and he knows what to do in that situation. This is the role of a star like Bruno. Sometimes the head coach does not need to give special instructions. , they are also able to quickly make judgments and adjustments based on their own experience.
After the game restarted, just as Mourinho's first judgment was, Newcastle did not retreat across the board, but advanced the defense line, and the two sides fell into a fierce battle in the midfield.
"Jose, why are you so sure that they will compete in midfield?" Carrick asked.
"The game has just begun. If Benitez is not stupid, he will know that it is impossible to defend 1:0 if the defense is retreated now. So their best choice is to fight in the midfield and advance the team's defense. Form a chain protection for the penalty area!" Mourinho wrote on the tactical board and explained to his assistant.
Carrick looked at Mourinho talking eloquently, surprised and admired. He is worthy of being a world-class coach, and his prediction of opponents is really awesome.
"What if..." Carrick was about to ask a question, but he heard cheers from the stadium stands. Mourinho and Carrick hurriedly looked up at the stadium.
This is when Kante, with the help of Van Dijk, teamed up to intercept the football, and then he quickly passed the football to Gundogan who came to meet him. The German pulled the ball and turned around, looking forward, Bruno, Rashford, Harry ·Kane and Mbappe are both sprinting.
Where?
Gundogan made a decision almost instantly and passed to the left!
This is what the coach just reminded him, and Gundogan also quickly captured the space behind the opponent's right back Yedlin!
Newcastle's goal was obtained by their right back Yedlin who assisted. At that time, Yedlin passed the inverted triangle from the right into the penalty area. Lindelof accidentally slipped when retreating, and Gayle followed up with a push. Shot, the ball hit the left post and bounced into the net!
This pressing attack helped the team score a goal, which allowed the American right back to taste the sweetness and press frequently in subsequent games.
Gundogan swung his foot and passed the football to Rashford who was running wildly on the left wing.
Fast speed, delicate skills with his feet, and the ability to pass and shoot are the characteristics of this outstanding figure from Manchester United's youth training!
Gundogan hands the football to Rashford, giving Manchester United more options in attack!
The most important thing is that Rashford runs fast and is already the closest offensive player to the opponent's goal.
If you have time when you get an opportunity, you still have the speed to seize it. Who else can you look for if you don't look for him!