Legend of Green: Rise of the Red Rebels

On April 5, 2018, Manchester had been receiving scattered showers and the grass was a bit slippery, which was not good news for FC United, who wanted to play on the ground.

"Hell, doesn't the weather forecast say that it's all overcast and cloudy these days?"

Lu Wei also knows that the weather forecast is not reliable at all, but the arrow has to be sent on the string, even if there is rain, it can only continue to walk the ground flow, otherwise this period of training will not be in vain, and as an English team, it is better to adapt to the rain than Marseille living in Sunny Beach.

The two head coaches, Lu Wei and Garcia, were hiding before the game, and some smoke bombs were released at the press conference the day before the game.

'Both Edward and Blaise were injured in training and it was a shame to be in the stands, but Allen and John are equally good players and they will help the team win.

'Florian's injury has almost improved last week and we are still waiting to be assessed by the team doctors as to whether he can play this game.

The two old foxes smiled at each other, as if they were both saying the same thing.

"Just make it up, you think I don't know about your team."

Edward also tweeted about the preparations for the game in the morning, and there were any signs of injury. Tovan did not appear on Marseille's plane to England at all, although fans and journalists may think that he did not see it in the crowd, but FC United sent spies to observe the mental state of the Marseille players at the airport, and did not see Tovan at all.

Both men waited until the last moment to submit their rosters for the game before announcing their starting lineups, and when they saw each other's starting lineup, the two scolded each other in unison.

"What an old (little) fox, this old man (smelly boy) is very bad."

There is only one reason why the two managers can spit on each other, and that is the unexpected starting line-up.

FC United's starting line-up is goalkeeper Edward. Mendy, four defenders Tafnir, Tarkovski, Maguire and Zinchenko, three midfielders Rice, Matuidi and Maddison, and the strikers are Sancho, Saint-Maximin and Barbosa. Lu Wei's statement the day before that Edward and Matuidi were injured and could not play was originally false.

And Marseille's starter was even more surprised, with coach Rudy . Garcia put the job in a 3421 formation that had never been used before, with the goalkeeper being substitute goalkeeper Pellet, the three defenders being Gustavo, Hiroki Sakai and the young Camara, the four midfielders from right to left being Sal, Sanson, Anguiza and Amavi, Payet and Ocampos forming an attacking midfield, with Mitroglou at the front.

Marseille used a Christmas tree formation, not only did not field the team's main defender Rami, but also retreated Gustavo to the back, Hiroki Sakai and Sal appeared at the same time at the same time at the right back, one in the center to play the centre-back, the other forward to kick the right wing-back, and boldly activated Camara, who had only previously played in the Europa League group stage.

If there are not many surprises in FC United's squad changes, then Marseille is purely a whole life, whether it is a back three or a back five, this is Rudy. Garcia and Marseille have not used tactics before, and it has to be said that this is a bold attempt.

But the trick has a miraculous effect, Marseille's back line really limits FC United's ground attack, Gustavo before quitting the national team, Barbosa has just been selected for the Brazilian national team, and the two often meet together when training in the team, so the little brother of the national team is no stranger, Barbosa's running and ball have not deceived him.

Saint-Maximin and Sancho also encountered obstacles on the wings, and Marseille's two wing-backs are actually full-backs, often wrapping up with the central defenders to defend FC United's two wingers, while also taking care of the defense in the middle, not giving Matuidi and Maddison a chance to shoot from distance.

The three centre-backs protected the edge of Marseille's penalty area very well, and Maddison failed to try several straight behind him, twice by Hiroki Sakai and Gustavo to block the ball, and once by Hiroki Sakai with big feet due to standing water on the grass slowing down the ball.

Seeing that his own attack was blocked again and again, Lu Wei couldn't help but wonder if there was a traitor within the team, and a Skrullin disguised as a Red Rebel stole intelligence, otherwise why did we change our offensive routine, and Marseille also happened to adjust to restrain our style of play.

But Lu Wei also knew that this was impossible, and Marseille really got good luck by mistake.

Rudy. Garcia is also very fortunate that the sudden change of three central defenders is not his original intention, but after the last round of the league, Rami was unlucky to break his toe at home, although the problem is not big, but it has affected his ability to run on the field, so he can only let Gustavo withdraw to play as a guest central defender, and he did not expect such a good effect.

None of the three centre-backs is a legitimate centre-back, perhaps for the first time in football history, with Gustavo and Camara both playing at back, while Hiroki Sakai has always been a right-back. However, Gustavo is occasionally placed in the Bundesliga as a centre-back, and Camara, who is also a centre-back in the youth team, is no stranger to this position.

Hiroki Sakai had not played centre-back before, and Garcia assigned him the task of being a scavenger at the back, using his pressing to disrupt FC United's attacking rhythm while also protecting his two centre-back teammates.

At present, Marseille has really rectified FC United this time.

In fact, FC United is not without opportunities, but the light rain and slippery grass in the sky seriously affect the play of the Red Rebels, and the accuracy of ground passes and the success rate of passing have been seriously affected, especially St. Maximin, the ball sense when dribbling is completely different from usual, and there are several mistakes in the wing breakthrough, losing the ball under the bag of Hiroki Sakai and Sal.

Steele watched from the sidelines anxious, he wanted the team to change the way he attacked, but he was only an assistant coach, the manager did not speak, and he could not do anything.

Lu Wei saw the anxiety of the assistant next to him, and did not speak, the impact of the weather on both sides is fair, it will affect our offensive efficiency will naturally affect you, in this environment, we will definitely have a greater advantage than you in the home game.