Red Rebels

659 British debut

At the press conference at the Red Rebel Stadium, reporters gathered and the spotlights shone frequently.

Mourinho sat on it, smiling, answering reporters' questions, and sitting next to him was a somewhat embarrassed Mark Hughes, whose team had just suffered a 4-o defeat at the Red Rebel Stadium. to the bloodbath of the Red Rebels.

"I have always believed that Mark Hughes did a very good job at Blackburn. At least he has proved it with his results in a few years." As a winner, Mourinho not only did not get carried away, but was Praised the opponent.

I have to admit that under the subtle influence of Xiao Yu and the Red Rebels, Mourinho has gradually distanced himself from the madman Xiao Yu in his previous life, but this only happens occasionally. Most of the time, He is still the magic bird.

"Ismail got it this time. He proved himself in excellent form, with two shots and one pass. Does this prove that he will continue to be the team's main forward in the next game?" A reporter laughed. asked.

Mourinho curled his lips, "Maybe, but I don't know what will happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but I know that Ismail wants to prove his strength. He still has a lot of things to do. He still has a lot to do." To be able to perform better and better.”

"But he almost dominated the game today," a reporter wearing glasses reminded.

Mourinho's face immediately dropped, "The one who really dominates the game is the Red Rebels, the famous players on our court, not Ismail, nor Cristiano Ronaldo, nor any other player." Man, I have always stressed that our Red Rebels are a team that emphasizes the whole.”

Several reporters nearby immediately rolled their eyes at the reporter who asked the question, obviously complaining about his ignorance. They clearly knew that Mourinho hated others praising a certain player of his alone, and he deliberately said this to make it clear that he was coming. Destructive.

Fortunately, at this time, a shrewd reporter immediately changed the topic to Mark Hughes.

"Excuse me, Mark, you were an excellent forward when you were a professional player. What do you think of Ismail's performance?"

Mark Hughes looked at Mourinho, who shrugged. The relationship between the two was actually good, and the relationship between Mark Hughes and the Red Rebels was also good, even though he was once a member of the Red Rebels. Rival, but he and Xiao Yu have a close personal relationship.

"Excellent, physically, technically, and consciously, he is excellent in all aspects, and judging from the last few games, his progress has been very obvious. He has become more stable, and his shooting is more calm. He scored 4 goals in a game, and every game Each one was a goal scored in a sports match.

The way he scores goals is also very balanced, with left and right feet and headers, which shows his progress. "

"But as Jose said, I think Ismail should not just be satisfied with the status quo. He has potential and talent. He can definitely improve to a higher level through his own efforts. Besides, he is only 0 years old and still has There’s a lot of room for improvement.”

"So as a senior, do you have any advice for Ismail?"

Mark Hughes smiled modestly and shook his head, "I can't give him any good advice. I believe the coaching staff of the Red Rebels will know better than me what is best for Ismail." Yes, but if I look at it from my personal point of view, I would advise him to avoid becoming a hunter in the restricted area as much as possible."

Van Nistelrooy is a hunter in the penalty area, but when he was young, he was very comprehensive, capable and skilled, but later he gradually turned into a scoring machine in the penalty area, but also because he is almost unbeatable in the penalty area. His sense of scoring goals has caused many people to overlook Van Nistelrooy's comprehensiveness. You must know that Van Nistelrooy had many long-distance attacks when he was young. His speed cannot be said to be top-notch, but at least it is not bad.

A penalty area hunter will make players rely on their teammates. They always look for opportunities in the penalty area, so they rely more on their teammates' passes to score goals. That's why Wenger questioned Ferguson that year, thinking that Ruud Ruud was in the penalty area. Manchester United's role is actually not big.

"There were so many opportunities created throughout the game. Even if it wasn't Ruud, anyone else could have scored a lot."

Wenger's words must be meant to disparage Van Nistelrooy. After all, the rivalry between Henry and Van Nistelrooy in England was very exciting. But from this point of view, the role of a penalty area hunter in the current football environment has really been eliminated. Getting smaller and smaller.

Ismail's current development trend is very balanced, and the coaching staff's plan for him is also very clear. As Mark Hughes said, try to avoid becoming a hunter in the penalty area, but should use more of his physical strength and confrontation advantages. , wandering around more looking for opportunities, able to cooperate more with teammates, not just in the penalty area.

In this area, Ismail still needs to improve, even if he has performed well in recent games.

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Two days after playing Blackburn Rovers, the Red Rebels welcomed Middlesbrough at home.

The latter, like the Red Rebels, had just experienced a Premier League game, a hard-fought away game against Portsmouth. Although they achieved an o: victory, Middlesbrough themselves also tried their best.

Middlesbrough was very dissatisfied with the FA's adjustment of the seven-round league match against the Red Rebels to the busy end of the year, and even appealed several times. However, the FA finally considered that the Red Rebels must participate. The World Club Championship, and after the winter break there will be Carabao Cup, FA Cup and League, followed by the Champions League knockout rounds. The schedule is very intensive and Middlesbrough can only be rejected.

So in this game, Middlesbrough came to the Red Rebel Stadium and obviously had the idea of ​​​​fighting from the first minute.

Just finished playing Blackburn Rovers. In addition to a few players with excellent physical fitness such as Ronaldinho, Aguero, and Ismael, Mourinho has rotated the lineup to a certain extent, including right winger Messi being dismissed. Maria was replaced, Beckham was replaced by Michael Johnson, and Mikel became eligible.

Right back Micah Richards was acquired, Zambrotta became the left back, Terry and Thuram formed a double back, and Cech continued to serve as the main goalkeeper.

Middlesbrough started fighting desperately from the first minute. Southgate, who was born as a defender, obviously wanted to use this desperate tactic to frighten the Red Rebels. After all, the latter's current situation cannot withstand injuries. .

But Southgate still underestimated the Red Rebels after all.

In the 7th minute, Micah Richards suddenly came forward on the right and passed a 45-degree pass with a good arc. Ismail retreated from the front and rushed the header before Woodgate. Ronaldinho made a diagonal stab from the left, stopped the ball and went directly into the penalty area. Facing the hesitant goalkeeper, he scored with a clever shot: o

After the goal, Ronaldinho was the first to run to celebrate with Ismail, because he really realized that after Ismail returned to the court, he could get more opportunities on the left, whether it was Whether he goes forward to respond or relies on his personal ability to break through, the opponent's defense will no longer gather too much on his side.

It can be said that having a powerful striker at the front can dilute the defensive pressure on him to the maximum extent.

After conceding the goal, Middlesbrough had a little confusion. The Red Rebels seized this opportunity and scored another victory minutes later.

This time, it was a clever through ball from Michael Johnson. Aguero was on the right side of the road, inserted in the back row, successfully countered offside, and pushed the ball directly. The football missed the left post and went in: o

Although Ismail was not involved in the entire scoring process, it is not difficult to see from the slow-motion replay that when Michael Johnson passed the ball, Ismail, who was originally at the front, suddenly retreated, attracting After hitting Middlesbrough's defensive players, Aguero created an opportunity for his counterattack.

After scoring two goals within minutes, Middlesbrough began to get scared, especially Southgate, who began to ask the players to pay more attention to defense, and the three lines retracted even more. After all, too much space could only give the Red Rebels more space. There are many opportunities to insert stitches.

For a wealthy team like the Red Rebels, which has several super stars with outstanding personal abilities, even a small space may be turned into an opportunity by them, and then they can score a goal.

This is why there are always so many teams that defend the Red Rebels as soon as they come up against them.

But let’s not talk about it. Although the Red Rebels are strong, they, like most wealthy teams, have no way to deal with a defensive team. So after Middlesbrough began to hoard their defense, the Red Rebels The rebel offensive was also contained.

In the second half, the Red Rebels, who had been unable to attack for a long time, began to make substitutions. Pato replaced Ismail, Walcott replaced Ronaldinho, and then Jack Rodwell replaced Thuram and won the The opportunity to play in the league for the first time.

When Rodwell came on the field, he served as the team's defender and partnered with captain Terry. The Red Rebels fans at the scene immediately gave the Red Rebels youth training youngster the warmest applause and cheers. Because everyone knows that he represents the future of the Red Rebel Army.

There was nothing too surprising about Rodwell's debut. Since Middlesbrough had been suppressed at this time, they failed to pose an effective threat offensively. Rodwell was a teenager after all, not as good as Curtis. He was so bold and did not dare to leave his defensive position easily, which made him have no performance on the offensive end.

However, in the 8th minute of the game, when Tuncay counterattacked from the wing and was about to move to the road to cooperate with Mido, Rodwell made a beautiful interception and made a long pass to the frontcourt to help The Red Rebels formed a counterattack, and finally Aguero assisted Pato to score the first goal of the game.

This has also become the most outstanding part of Rodwell's debut, but no matter what, the most important thing for a defensive player is stability. Although Rodwell is not outstanding, he is better than not being impatient and stable enough.

:o, the Red Rebels defeated Middlesbrough at home and won 4 consecutive victories around Christmas, the toughest schedule.

Originally, before this make-up game, the Red Rebels had already caught up with second place in the league with three consecutive victories. They were only behind Manchester United. An unexpected away game in the first round: a loss to West Ham United made the Red Rebels It was Ferdinand's younger brother, Anton Ferdinand, who recovered the points and scored the winning goal for the Hammers.

In this way, after defeating Middlesbrough, the Red Rebels have caught up with Manchester United in the standings, and with an impressive record of scoring 60 goals and conceding 8 goals, they overcame Manchester United and occupied the league standings. list position.

In fact, Manchester United's offense and defense are equally good this season. Their current number of goals is 5 goals and they have conceded 0 goals, which is very good. If it weren't for the Red Rebels' game against Reading, it would have been like cheating. It seems that the number of goals has been increased. It is estimated that the Red Rebels still cannot beat Manchester United.

It is precisely because of this that after Ferguson learned of the result, he told the media that he did not think his team lost to the Red Rebels, even if they lost at Old Trafford, but he Still refused to admit that Manchester United failed.

In addition, Ferguson also said that although the schedule during the Christmas period is very challenging and difficult, the situation this season is somewhat special. What will really determine the trend of the game will be after the winter break, when the three players of the Red Rebels He will be called up by the national team to participate in the African Cup of Nations, especially the two powerful midfielders Essien and Mikel.

"The real finals of the league should be in the month and the month," Ferguson commented.

Contrary to Ferguson, Mourinho believes that the Red Rebels can suppress Manchester United, which makes him very happy. You know, the Red Rebels have been fighting on multiple fronts throughout the month, especially the back and forth before and after the Club World Cup. Being able to overcome fatigue and repeatedly defeat opponents in difficult situations shows a strong desire to win.

"Those who think that after we won seven crowns, we will completely lose our desire for victory and honors, you can shut up, because I always believe that my players will never refuse honors and championships. We still desire In order to have an impact on every honor, we are eager to continue the glory of 2007."

By the way, Reading, a team that has been spurned by almost countless English teams, has now been reduced to the position of English deputy squad leader. Since O: was bloodbathed by the Red Rebels, Reading has never shown its strength again. They were in good form and since then they haven't won a single victory.

For them, home games are no different from away games, because they have to go to nearby Newbury to rent a dilapidated stadium with backward facilities to serve as their temporary home ground. The reason is that it is close to Reading and can attract tourists. Many Reading fans drove to Newbury to watch the game.

If it's far away, I guess not many people would be willing to watch Reading's game because their reputation in the UK is terrible.

Perhaps at this moment, Reading Club will regret extremely, regretting that they did not properly regulate their fans and the words and deeds of their head coach, which caused their decline today.

There is even news that many core players of the Reading team have decided to propose transfers during the winter break. By then, Reading’s situation will become even worse.