Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 177 Mourinho 2

The pace of these matches is very fast, with a league match every three days.

Lars Bender has agreed to join the team, but he requested a week off, and with the time spent on paperwork, he will be unable to participate in the last three games.

No major problem, the midfield is sufficient for now.

On the 14th, Burton Albion will face Everton.

They won the first half of the season, but their opponents were actually quite strong.

They have always been strong contenders for a Europa League spot.

Li Yanqing didn't dare to be overconfident and immediately started playing a defensive counter-attacking game.

However, their problems become apparent when facing stronger opponents.

The personnel configuration is not well-suited for a defensive style of camping out, and the left flank defense is quite weak.

They held on until the 70th minute, but Rooney still managed to score a goal. His "perpetual motion machine" combined with his "master-level cannon" still posed a threat.

As for Murphy, he was being closely watched once again and couldn't find any good opportunities.

Fortunately, in the final moments, Anderson, who was in good form, completed a one-on-two run inside the opponent's penalty area, leveling the score.

The match ended in a 1-1 draw.

Fans have noticed that their head coach seems to be obsessed with counter-attacking football lately.

Because Li Yanqing used a counter-attacking tactic again in the next away game against Leicester City.

Fortunately, they won the game this time. After scoring early in the 20th minute, they maintained the score until the end of the match.

Including their previous match against Crystal Palace, they have used this tactic for three consecutive games.

This earned him a new title.

"Mourinho II".

At least that's what commentator Hans said.

"His team doesn't have its own tactics."

"A coach like that won't achieve much."

"If he uses this tactic, even if he leads the team to the top four, I wouldn't think it's anything special..."

Clearly, his previous comment, "Admit defeat and eat half," had made him hold a deep grudge against Li Yanqing.

Take any opportunity to jump out and criticize him.

It is well known that commentators are never responsible for their statements.

I've never seen any professionals take what they say seriously.

Don't experts need to support their families?

But this time, he didn't receive a reply from Li Yanqing.

The latter simply doesn't have time to deal with him right now.

Lars Bender had already arrived at the club and underwent a medical examination immediately.

Name: Lars Bender

Age: 28 years old.

Status: Good.

Fatigue level: 25%.

Probability of injury: 10%.

Keywords: [Backstab], [Interception], [Master-level marking], [Backer]

Li Yanqing was quite satisfied with the player's description; he is now the second player on the team, after Pepe, to possess the "Master-level Man-to-Man Marking" skill.

The effects of this skill are self-evident; Murphy is almost driven crazy by it.

Furthermore, the technical term is the same as Enzo's: "backer".

This means that it's acceptable to let him organize the offense on the field at times.

If the other player integrates into the team, Li Yanqing plans to give them the number 8 jersey left by Nasri.

In short, he has high hopes for this player.

"I don't think we'll have many personnel changes in any future transfer windows."

"At least that's the case for the first team."

Lehmann rarely said anything about transfers; Li Yanqing made all the decisions.

He thought the strategy was pretty good.

Apart from a few veterans who might be inconsistent, the team's basic framework has been established.

There are two options for each position.

"Yes, that's right."

"We don't need many new players, but their ability must be sufficient."

"As long as you can maintain it, then gradually strengthen it, that will be fine."

Li Yanqing confirmed the other party's statement; that was exactly what he intended to do.

Anyway, there won't be much transfer fee, so it's fine to just add one player each season.

"What's more urgent now is the positions of these veteran players."

"Pepe and Cazorla are alright, but Araujo and the others can step up."

"But what if Ibrahimovic retires?"

"Where can you find a striker like him?"

Lehmann immediately saw the team's biggest problem.

Ibrahimovic has no substitute.

To be precise, there was no substitute who could play the same role as him.

This is true both in terms of competition and economics.

Ibrahimovic is currently the team's top scorer, having already scored thirteen goals in half a season.

He is also among the top scorers in the entire Premier League.

"To be honest, they're not easy to find."

"Moreover, his role is quite important, and it's not something that can be filled by just anyone."

"But do you think someone with enough ability would be willing to be a substitute?"

Li Yanqing has to admit this.

It's not that he hadn't thought about it, but he didn't have a good solution.

On an economic level, he can wait for Quinn and the others to develop, but on a competitive level, it's a completely different story.

If Ibrahimovic's substitute isn't good enough, it's better to just bring on Murphy and park the bus.

This is why he is now obsessed with this tactic.

The team is already very skilled at changing fixed formations. When they switch to a 4-5-1 formation, it's practically the same as parking the bus.

Unless Ibrahimovic makes it clear that he wants to transfer, then they can try to poach a strong center forward from another team.

"What if we train one ourselves?"

"While there's still time, we can give it a try."

“We’ll dig up a few million worth of little demons and train them for a year or two.”

"Maybe I can take over the business in the future..."

This was Lyman's suggestion, but Li Yanqing didn't think it was a good idea, for reasons already mentioned earlier.

Why not go for Murphy?

However, there doesn't seem to be a better solution.

"By the way, speaking of substitutes, there might actually be someone to choose from."

"If we had asked Mourinho and the others for help, he should be able to play now."

Li Yanqing thought of Li Yichuan, who was still in the youth training team.

This kid has always been directly trained by Ibrahimovic. I wonder how much he has learned now?

So he took Rhein directly to the youth training team.

When Li Yanqing saw the player in person, he had to admit that he was pleasantly surprised.

I was just a little more surprised.

Name: Li Yichuan

Age: 16 years old.

Condition: Excellent.

Fatigue level: 20%.

Probability of injury: 15%.

Keywords: [Sudden Insight Player], [Power Shot], [Shooting Arrow], [Overconfident].

This kid has learned the [Cloud Piercing Arrow]!

[Heavy Gunner] + [Cloud Piercer]?

Just how much does he love shooting!

Besides being a "sudden enlightenment type player," he also possesses two long-range shooting skills and is "overconfident"?

It has to be said that Li Yanqing did become curious.

Will these two skills together create some kind of synergy?