Captain Football System

Chapter 284

Chapter 284

On the second day after the game against Bournemouth, Mourinho, as usual, began to analyze the problems of the previous game for the players.

"Although we won the game against Bournemouth, many problems were still exposed. If it weren't for Shen Peng, we might have had difficulty even tying yesterday."

Most players didn't have any special reaction when they heard this, and Shen Peng's performance yesterday was indeed worthy of this kind of praise.

However, this kind of praise caused Martial's dissatisfaction. Of course, he didn't show it clearly, it was just the disdain in his eyes. Anyone who noticed it could see it.

"After the analysis of our coaching staff, the biggest problem in yesterday's game was the lack of scoring ability in the face of the opponent's intensive defense."

"The opponent's tactics in this game are very good. After the lead, they immediately shrink the defense. Although we won in the end, at least for the first seven or 10 minutes, they did it perfectly. We have never had a chance."

"Their defense is based on the active fighting of the players and the fighting spirit to lead by one point. The one point ahead is their belief. As long as they keep that point, they will get three league points at home."

"The turning point of the game was Shen Peng's breakthrough in the second half."

"In the previous seven or 10 minutes, he used up his opponent's physical strength through his continuous running, making the defenders unable to keep up with his rhythm. That's why his breakthrough made the opponent's defense mess up, and finally Rooney was able to shoot the ball into the goal."

"This goal completely shattered the opponent's belief and made their persistence in the first few 10 minutes meaningless, so we were able to score four more goals in a row."

"Just imagine, if we didn't have Shen Peng's goal in this game, would there be the following goals? Obviously, no, even if the goal is ten minutes later, the opponent will persist until the end of the game. It is very likely that it will be a one-to-one tie in the end."

"Our other opponents can definitely see the problem. For example, our next opponent Southampton, at our home court, they will definitely defend to the end, and they will make some tactical targets based on this game. They will even shrink their defense at the beginning of the game."

"So once we get to a stalemate, it's very likely that we will be drawn by the opponent."

"In order to avoid this situation, we will focus on training to break the dense defense in the next few days."

Then, after the players warmed up, they began to train in an orderly manner.

Mourinho watched the players' training lost in thought.

At present, the basic prototype of his team building has been completed, but there is still one role missing, that is, the midfield commander.

Now Rooney is in this position in the team, but although Rooney is only 31 years old, he can't run anymore. This may not be a problem when facing a weak team, but once facing a strong team, this weakness will be infinitely magnified and used by opponents.

Originally, his initial target this season was Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, and he was later switched to Shen Peng. Compared with Pogba, Manchester United now needs players like Shen Peng more.

However, in this way, the club’s expenditure is too large, which is restricted by UEFA’s Financial Fair Play Act. Although the club has responded as much as possible, for example, the contract period of signing Shen Peng is an astonishing eight years, so that the average annual cost is only more than 3000 million euros; according to the adjustment of the 2015 Financial Fair Play Act, submit a “plan on how to achieve balance of revenue and expenditure year by year”; adjust the salary structure, sell some players, and so on.But it is not enough to sign Pogba.

Therefore, the only way now is to continue to sell some players.

The first thing he considered was Martial.

Originally, at the beginning of the season, he came with the idea of ​​Martial as Shen Peng's substitute, but now Martial is obviously dissatisfied. In addition, his statistics last season were also good. He played 31 times and scored [-] goals. Therefore, many teams are interested in him, but he can buy a good price.

During this period of training, Rashford performed well, so when Shen Peng rotates, Rashford can be played.

In fact, Shen Peng is also in very good condition. In the past few seasons, he rarely missed games and had no injuries. Therefore, keeping Martial has no chance to play, and it is not good for this young talented player.

In addition to Martial, there are still a few players who are still in the team but have no position. For example... Schweinsteiger, even if they may not be sold at a good price, they can improve the club's salary structure and give Pogba more space to sign.

Thinking of this, he made a decision.

At this moment, there was an exclamation on the court, and Mourinho happened to catch what happened, and his eyes lit up: "Yes, there is another way to break the dense defense!"

……

On August 8, the third day after the first round of the Premier League, Manchester United officially announced another big news: the club has signed midfielder Paul Pogba from Juventus for a transfer fee of 17 million euros.

Once this news was announced, it immediately caused an uproar.

Pogba won the 2013 European Golden Boy Award. Last season, he played 35 times for Juventus and scored eight goals. The statistics may not be amazing, but he is not a striker, but a midfielder. Fans who have watched his game know his performance, 8000 million euros... a bit cheap.

"How could Juventus let him go?"

"Shen Peng was worth 7000 million euros before. Even if Pogba is worse than Shen Peng, he can sell at least 3000 million [-] million euros!"

This is the question on most people's mind.

However, at United's press conference, it was finally revealed why.

"Shen Peng is the most talented player I have ever seen. It is my honor to play with him."

"I've wanted to play with Shen Peng for a long time and I'm looking forward to joining Manchester United."

"At the beginning of last season, I didn't make it to Dortmund for some reasons. Fortunately, I seized the opportunity this season."

Pogba's original words let people understand that there are subjective factors of players in this transfer.

The fact is exactly the same. Pogba, as the hero of Juventus' four consecutive league championships, the club did not embarrass him, and finally agreed to Manchester United's offer of 8000 million euros.

When Shen Peng learned of Pogba's speech at the press conference, his face immediately became a little exciting. Unexpectedly, he also played a role in this transfer, and it was revealed that the club also saved a lot of money.

Shen Peng thought shamelessly, could he share some of the money saved by the club with himself?

(End of this chapter)