Chapter 133: Muzhu persimmon slap cucumbers!

In order to prepare for Yang Xiaozhuang to be the captain, Mourinho informed everyone of the team early on about Herrera's injury and needed to rest for at least one month. Then... the armband of the Manchester United captain will be worn on the arm of the seventeen-year-old Yang Xiaozhuang.

After knowing this, Yang Xiaozhuang himself was a little confused. He had never done anything since he was a child and had never done anything with the representatives of Dalian tutors, and suddenly... he became the captain of Manchester United!

What's this matter?

And it is not just a change in the team's power. As the winter transfer window is about to open, the team has also undergone significant changes in personnel.

Ibrahimovic, who has never recovered his form, has decided to leave the team during the winter break and go to the less competitive Major League of America to hunt for gold.

Veteran Valencia is also about to transfer and leave. It is rumored that AC Milan has finalized this transfer deal.

Smalling also took the initiative to leave because she couldn't play in the main position. It is said that Tottenham Hotspur liked him very much and hoped to introduce him to strengthen the team's defense.

After selling the players, having transfer funds and having salary space, Mourinho has already obtained the consent of the management and plans to strengthen the team's defense during this winter transfer period.

Manchester United's defense line has become a weak link that drags down the team's performance. With Lukaku in the frontcourt, no matter how bad it is, it is not much worse. Although Pogba is disobedient in the midfield, his personal ability is fine, but this defense line... that's really a headache!

The position of the full-back is okay, but in the position of the central defender... Rojo can only make do with it. Bay is basically a time bomb. Maybe when his head is thrust, he will leave a chance for his opponent.

The central defender Mourinho is now interested in is Leicester's Maguire. Although Maguire also has various problems, this guy is definitely an iron central defender, a typical tough central defender!

The skills can be practiced slowly!

Experience can also be accumulated slowly!

But this style of play is the real label of a player. A tough central defender like Maguire, who likes to use, is that he likes the head coaches, but those coaches who like technical central defenders don’t even look down on them.

But Mourinho likes Maguire’s type!

Brave and courageous, capable of fighting!

The desire to fight is strong and full of blood!

Mourinho thinks that such a central defender is most suitable for Manchester United today. If it is paired with Rojo, it will be enough for the time being.

And Maguire's transfer is actually already in operation...

On December 9, Manchester United went away to play the 16th round of the Premier League with Burnley. As a result, Burnley seized the opportunity of a corner kick and broke through Manchester United's goal just 7 minutes into the game.

After that, although Manchester United sieged the opponent's goal, the opponent had no choice but to set up an iron barrel formation from beginning to end. Even though Yang Xiaozhuang, who was the captain for the first time, was fighting hard on the right, he could not create too many almost i.

In the end, Manchester United took advantage of the opportunity of a set piece in the frontcourt to equalize the score by Lukaku heading the ball in 64 minutes of the second half.

After this game, Mourinho became even more eager to transform Manchester United’s defense line, even at any cost!

There is not even a solid defense lineup. How strong is a head coach to lead the team to achieve good results?

This is simply too difficult!

Even though Real Madrid, the once powerful "Galaxy Battleship", had a super luxurious lineup of many world-leading stars such as Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, etc., eventually won the La Liga championship by strengthening the team's defense.

Previously, Mourinho was in charge of the "Galaxy Battleships II" and won Barcelona not by the team's offense, but by the stability of the midfield and backcourt and strong defense.

It can be seen that a champion team may not necessarily have a super luxurious attack lineup, but it must have a stable defense line, or like Guardiola's football philosophy, use extreme passes and controls instead of defense.

But... Guardiola's approach is actually more difficult than building a solid defense line from scratch!

While Mourinho was busy operating a big deal during the winter transfer period, Yang Xiaozhuang was also scratching his head... The first time he officially played as the captain, the team failed to beat a mid-range team like Burnley on the away game. This is really embarrassing!

As the captain of Manchester United... how should we lead the team to win?

Yang Xiaozhuang couldn't think of any reason at all. Even the friends around him didn't seem to have any experience in this area. Pogba had... forget it, this guy did something as the captain, planning a rebellion and rebellion!

Herrera... doesn't seem to have much experience either!?

After thinking about it, Yang Xiaozhuang found that it was probably only the old captain Carrick who had experience in this matter. Then... let's ask for advice?

Although Manchester United's recent schedule is quite intensive, the game tasks are not heavy. The opponents they meet are not very strong. They will only go to the Emirates Stadium to meet the Gunners in the second round of the season after Christmas.

After training that day, Yang Xiaozhuang found the training task that has almost stopped, just the old captain Carrick who was training freely on the edge of the training ground.

"Captain, I... want to treat you to a meal."

ah!?

Carrick looked surprised, but soon realized that this kid was treating himself to dinner. What's the matter? I need help!

Carrick laughed and said, "Yang, my wife cooks food every day and waits for me at home..."

Well!

Am I... rejected?

Seeing Yang Xiaozhuang's face appearing confused, Carrick chuckled: "Yang, if you don't mind, you can try my wife's cooking skills."

"Ah, don't mind... no, no, this is my...my honor!"

Carrick laughed and patted Yang Xiaozhuang on the shoulder: "Yang, don't be so nervous. You seem to be under too much pressure recently, right? Come to my house for dinner in the evening, and we will have a good chat then! By the way, you can stay in my room so that we can come to Carrington together tomorrow morning."

"This...this..."

Yang Xiaozhuang felt very embarrassed. He originally wanted to treat some questions to him, but now he has become a free meal at Carrick's house.

"Yang, my wife Lisa can cook Chinese cuisine. She has studied it in Chinese restaurants. Let her make it today and let you taste the taste of your hometown!"

Seeing that Carrick was so kind, Yang Xiaozhuang was not polite. Then he took Carrick's car to his house. The beautiful but a little strong Lisa Carrick had already prepared dinner for them, and there were indeed two Chinese dishes on the table... red and yellow wood-bearded persimmons, and emerald green and white cucumbers.
Chapter completed!