Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

Back in England, Lu Wei gave the whole team a day off to adjust his mentality and routine, and he will regroup on the morning of July 27, because the afternoon is a friendly match with Ashton United, until the start of the Championship, Lu Wei arranged a total of four warm-up games for the team, but in addition to the League One team, the remaining three warm-up opponents are all amateur teams near Manchester.

Lu Wei is not for anything else, is to let the team find the feeling of scoring early, in his eyes, now this FC United Manchester don't say the Championship, is to put in the Premier League can also be ranked in the middle of the table, and even have the opportunity to impact the European zone, because the league and the cup are different, the purpose of the league is to win and get points, so Lu Wei will arrange the team to attack until the pressing tactics.

The results of the four warm-up games were quite good, FC United scored a total of 23 goals in the four games, and the back line only conceded two goals, and Lu Wei was also very satisfied with this.

"Please report on the overall situation of the current team." Lu Wei summoned the coaching staff members to a meeting in the club's conference room to discuss.

The first to stand up was the medical team leader Marseille, "There are currently 26 people in the first team, 24 of them are in good physical condition and meet the requirements of the last game, and the two are currently not up to the standard of the game, Matt. Grimes has some muscle strain, but the problem is not big, it should be caused by excessive training intensity, it is recommended to reduce his physical training, and he should be able to recover in more than a week; Jermaine. Jenas is still in the lab for recovery training, can already do 5km jogging, and is expected to do low-intensity sprint training next month, but it will take at least three months to get back to the race requirements. "

The player's physical reserve is generally good, it's no problem to play 90 minutes, I will also adjust the intensity of training according to the frequency of the game in the future, Matt that kid always practiced himself some time ago, I told him that it didn't play much, Lu, you still have to go out and persuade him." Gardner said with some anger.

"Okay, I know, I'll tell Matt about it tomorrow." Lu Wei thought to himself, maybe four midfielders who can play the main force put pressure on Matt, Sam and Connor are also at a quasi-Premier League level, it seems that how to balance the playing time of these midfielders is also a very important task this season, but fortunately, Maddison is still young and should be able to temporarily accept sitting on the bench.

But this is not a long-term solution, the first four warm-up games, Lu Wei has been trying a variety of midfield combinations, Sam. Klukas has been a veteran for many years, good at passing and running long-range shots, and is the key to inserting attacks and secondary attacks after midfield in FC United's tactical system; Connor. Although Holihaan only joined last season, he has become the midfield brain of FC United, and when Michu is not playing, he is used as the core of the organization to arrange tactics, and his role in the FC United midfield can be seen by his scoring and assists results last season; Matt. Although Grimes' offensive ability is not as good as Klukas, his organizational ability is not as good as Holihaan, and his defensive ability is not particularly good, he is comprehensive and stable, and he is a key surprise soldier under Lu Wei with a big heart.

Four new midfield signings, Jermaine. Yenus is injured, Lu Wei does not expect much from him, just hopes that the battle-hardened B2B midfielder can teach more experience to the young people in the team; Chris. Although Baird is older, he is still a member of the Northern Ireland national team, and his rich international experience is also a benchmark for players to learn, and Baird still has a fight in the Championship, and he will still be an important member of FC United in key games; John. McKim is the same age as Grimes, but has two years of top-flight experience in Scotland, and he is also an all-round midfielder, just in time to compete well with Grimes, not to mention his future achievements are higher than Grimes; Maddison is still young, and he has spent the past two years sitting on the bench to learn how the big brothers play, and wait until the future is when he becomes the core of FC United's midfield.

This is Lu Wei's positioning of the seven midfielders in the team, except for Jenas and Maddison who are definitely substitutes, all the remaining players will be arranged according to the tactical needs of the team, no one is the absolute main force, all rely on their own performance to fight for the opportunity to play, don't forget that there is also a shadow striker Michu, this season's FC United midfield lineup is luxurious.

The back line is also full of talent, Edward . Mendy has improved significantly, and a legendary door god has come as a teacher, Edward's peak will only come earlier than the original history, Jascolainen did not come to Newton Heath to retire, in terms of stability and control of the aerial ball, but also above Edward.

Two full-backs James. Tavernier and Andrew. Robertson's main position is unshakable, Zinchenko can only sit on the bench and wait for his opportunity, Flander. Mendy will still be on loan, but in addition to Burley, it is said that some French teams want to loan the French full-back, but Lu Wei has not yet received specific news.

With four central defenders in the first team, it was slightly weak, but Baird was also able to make cameo appearances at centre-back and right-back, which was also a complement to the thickness of the squad, Tyrone. Mins and John. Egan and the two partner as the main central defender, Ben. White and Pingnock are slightly inferior to the Championship, more as a substitute and team rotation, but Ben. White will also be a backup at right-back this season, with no shortage of game workouts.

Lu Wei also wanted to buy another substitute central defender to replenish the lineup, but after looking for a whole summer without a suitable candidate, it was still in Terry. Cook's reminder came to mind the promotion of a young player from the youth team, Joe who was born in 1999. Costello can play right-back, is the captain of FC United U18 youth team, will be transferred to the U21 youth team with Tavernir Jr. next season, and will also be called up by Lu Wei into the first team to experience the feeling of official competition when necessary. White could also return to centre-back.

Since Lu Wei became the head coach of FC United, there has been only Marcos for so many years. Tavernir was transferred from the youth team to the first team to play official matches, and others left the team without even touching the shadow of the first team to switch to the owner, but this can't be blamed on Lu Wei, it's not that he doesn't want to use it, it's that he doesn't have to use it, now this batch of U21 youth team players are still trained by FC United during the amateur league, the strength simply does not reach the standard of the first team, and Lu Wei regards the future Sancho, Mason and others as the future of the Red Rebels are not yet 15 years old, and Tavernir Jr. is just 16 years old, It's still early to actually play for the first team.

Compared with the luxurious central midfield, FC United's famous striker is not so famous, the biggest card Makaida or Manchester United abandoned, Scott. Hogan is not famous, Daniel. James, Jarrod. Bowen and Ivan. Tony's three substitutes are not yet 19 years old

. Although Gnabry, the "champion of the Championship", spent £8 million on a transfer fee, it was also believed that he was just a player that Arsenal did not need.

However, Lu Wei is very satisfied with his forward line, Makaida and Gnabry's personal ability is outstanding, and the limit to their play is only psychological reasons, one is that they have been under too much pressure before, and the other is doubtful of themselves because of the lack of official matches, as long as they help them regain their self-confidence, Lu Wei believes that they will play their real strength.

"Okay, lads, go home and rest after training, tomorrow we will have the first Championship game, come on!" After the last session of pre-season training, Lu Wei said to the players.

P.S. FC United First Team 15-16

Goalkeeper: No. 1 Edward. Mendy (23, Senegalese/French), 22 Jaskolenen (40, Finn), 25 Josh. Olerenshaw (25, English)

Defender: No. 2 John. Egan (23, Irish), No. 4 James. Tavernier (24, English), Tyrone No. 5. Mins (22, English), No. 23 Ethan. Pinnock (22, English/Jamaican), 24 Flanders. Mendy (20, French), Andrew 26. Robertson (21, Scottish), No. 29 Zinchenko (19, Ukrainian), No. 30. White (18, English)

Midfielder: No. 6 Chris Baird (33, Northern Irish), No. 8 Lucas (25, English), No. 14 James. Madison (19, English), No. 15 Jermaine. Jenus (32, English), No. 16 Matt. Grimes (20, English), No. 17 John McGim (21, Scottish), No. 20 Connor. Hollihahn (23, Irish)

Forward: No. 7 Jarrod. Bowen (19 years old, English), No. 9 Federico. Makaida (24, Italian), No. 10 Michu (28, Espanyol), No. 11 Daniel. James (18, Welsh), No. 18 Ivan. Tony (19, English/Jamaican), No. 19 Serge. Gnabry (20, German), Scott No. 21. Hogan (23, English).