Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 153 Reunion on the Field

Number 28, Old Trafford Stadium.

Li Yanqing once said he would return here and nail Ed Woodward to the pillar of shame at Manchester United.

Now he has completed the first step and returned here as the away team's head coach.

"How are you feeling, Li?"

“Nasri was first, now it’s your turn.”

"This is what you've been waiting for..."

Chris made a rare appearance with the team, but he did so as the team leader.

"To be honest, I didn't have any particularly special feelings."

"I was quite looking forward to it a couple of days ago, but after actually arriving, I didn't feel any different."

"In my opinion, Riverside Golf Club is more welcoming than this place."

Li Yanqing briefly praised his own club, then suddenly changed the subject.

"To be honest, their financial efficiency is quite good."

"Could we learn from them how fast they pay salaries?"

"When they settled my wages last time, they got it done in less than two hours..."

Chris rolled his eyes at these words; he shouldn't have said that.

"plum!"

It's so nice to see you!

"You guys have played well this season."

In the players' tunnel, Mourinho greeted Li Yanqing warmly.

This move left both teams' players, coaches, and even Li Yanqing himself completely bewildered.

Before a match, do you praise the opposing team without considering how your own players might feel?

It's fine for the opposing players to chat with Blind and Ibrahimovic; the players can do whatever they want, but the head coach is an exception.

Even if you know the other person before, you shouldn't do that in front of everyone.

This doesn't seem like something José Mourinho would do.

They didn't give Woodward any face at all, even though he's still on Manchester United's salary...

"Uh, thank you, José."

"I still want to thank you for your help, otherwise I wouldn't be where I am today."

Li Yanqing's words came from the bottom of his heart. The person he should be most grateful to in his coaching career is Mourinho, and everyone else has to take a backseat.

"But is it really okay for you to talk to me like this?"

“Three... Mr. Woodward will see it.”

"It's alright, San Dezi can look at it however he wants." Mourinho raised his eyebrows and made an indifferent expression.

"This is one of the few games I'll be playing here."

"Play well, we all do."

To be considerate of the other party's feelings, Li Yanqing deliberately took back the nickname "San Dezi," but Mourinho himself said it out loud.

He's really not afraid of players tattling on him... well, enough already.

Actually, he's not a complainer, so the fact that he's been pushed to this point shows that he must have been feeling wronged for a long time.

"Did you watch the news?"

"They all say this is our first battle between master and apprentice!"

"If you win, the media will go even more crazy!"

Mourinho looked somewhat excited, as if he was ready to watch the show.

"So you'll go easy on me?" Li Yanqing understood what the other person meant, raised his eyebrows, and spoke at the same time as the other person.

"Of course, we'll fight with all our might!"

"Hahahahaha..."

"You're definitely the kind of kid I like best!"

Mourinho doesn't like to lie, so he really gave it his all.

De Gea, Pogba, Lukaku...

He even benched Sanchez to help the team perform better.

That's Manchester United's highest-paid player right now!

But he didn't even get a chance to play in this game because his recent form has been too poor.

For a head coach, arranging what they consider to be the strongest lineup is the best way to show how much importance they place on the team.

Name: David de Gea.

Age: 27 years old.

Status: Poor.

Fatigue level: 30%.

Probability of injury: 10%.

Terms: [Master-level Barrier], [Commanding Wall], [Defensive Goalkeeper], [God-like Reaction]

First, there's De Gea, one of the top goalkeepers, whose goalkeeping skills are exceptional and whose skill set is impressive.

Compared to Chelsea's Courtois, his "managing the wall" is not masterful, but he possesses a very rare "god-like" reaction.

All I can say is that if he were at his peak, he would be better than most goalkeepers.

However, the problems are equally obvious: his ability to come out of his goal, pass the ball, and save penalties is far inferior to that of goalkeepers of the same level.

Moreover, his form has been poor since the World Cup ended, seemingly haunted by Ronaldo's hat-trick.

Name: Romelu Lukaku.

Age: 24 years old.

Status: Normal.

Fatigue level: 25%.

Probability of injury: 10%.

Keywords: [Master-level late run-in], [Fast winger], [Heavy center forward], [Fun above all else]

Then there's Lukaku, another striker who's a bit of a mystery.

The last time Li Yanqing felt this way was with the two-footed striker Morata.

As a center forward, he possesses the qualities of a "fast winger" and "master-level late runs," indicating that the player himself likes to drift wide and needs a certain amount of running space.

However, the term "heavy center" also indicates that the opponent is a player who relies on his physicality, with his large weight and high running speed concentrated on one person.

Although he lacks shooting skills, his ability to create opportunities should be quite good.

Such players often put the head coach's skill level to the test.

As for Sterling's signature "happiness above all else"...

This is probably why he's known as the "expert at beating noobs".

It can sometimes be a liability against strong teams, but it works better against weaker teams.

So the question is, is Burton Albion a strong team or a weak team?

The starting lineup arranged by Li Yanqing consisted of forwards Matias, Murphy, and Miller.

The midfield consisted of Quinn, Enzo, and Baselli.

The back line consists of Blind, Bradford, Pepe, and David Luiz.

On the bench, Ibrahimovic, Cazorla, Anderson, and others are ready to come on at any time.

This isn't his full starting lineup, but it's the most suitable lineup he can think of.

Since it's all about counter-attacking anyway, there's not much point in fielding too many ball-handling players.

One person passes the ball, another moves forward, that's enough, the rest just need to defend.

Sun Yan didn't even make the bench for this game because it was the second game of a week with two matches, and he would be going to the national team for a few days afterward.

Li Yanqing didn't want him to overexert himself before adjusting to the time difference.

Another reason is that this kid has been quite emotional lately, causing his performance to fluctuate a lot, so it would be better to let David Lewis play.

The latter might be better able to accomplish what they were assigned.

As for Mourinho, his ideas on the defensive line are almost exactly the same as Li Yanqing's.

The center-backs are Lindelof and Rojo, who are responsible for defense, while the wingers are Dalot and Luke Shaw, both of whom have good attacking abilities.

Dalot, in particular, has extremely strong offensive capabilities, but his defense...

I'd say he's not even as good as Blinder.