Football: I can see player entries.

Chapter 152 Small Tricks

The next day, at the training ground.

Li Yanqing, Nawei, and the players were all in a somewhat listless state.

The players were listless; the two of them simply hadn't slept last night.

Poor Nave, he only came to pick up something, but ended up spending the whole night analyzing all the Manchester United data that Cheng Mengmeng had sent him.

In terms of overall strength, Li Yanqing really didn't have much of a solution, but he could do more research on how to counter Manchester United's defenders.

Perhaps a small, unnoticed detail could lead to Burton scoring an extra goal.

"By the way, what were the results of the previous training?"

Li Yanqing had previously assigned all the skills the players needed to learn to Nawei, but so far, it seems that no one has learned any new skills.

Logically speaking, given the team's previous good form, it shouldn't have been difficult for them to learn a few new skills.

"It's alright, proceeding at a normal pace..."

After hearing Nawei's answer, Li Yanqing slapped his forehead.

I was really confused. Neville couldn't see the entry panel, so of course he didn't know what he wanted to ask.

"Okay, go and call Murphy over here first..."

Last night, they mainly studied the opponent's minor problems and developed targeted tactics accordingly.

He even planned out which direction to insert it from.

"Uh... will this really work?"

"If the opposing team fields Lindelof and Bailly as their center-back pairing, will I just go down one side?"

"Wouldn't that make us easy targets?"

Murphy was a little worried. His positioning was always based on watching the ball and the formation, and he had never tried to target any specific point on the opponent's pitch.

"It's okay, there's no harm in trying."

"However, Matthias should be quite good at this, and I'll arrange the playing style for him, so you don't need to worry..."

Li Yanqing has decided to play a defensive counter-attacking style right from the start of the next match.

On the one hand, Ibrahimovic needs rest, and on the other hand, Manchester United's current defensive strategy has not achieved the effect Mourinho envisioned.

They will take the initiative to attack.

"Uh, you want me to tank Pogba?"

"He's still pretty tough; he might not be able to hold out..."

Matthias was a little unsure about his mission.

Pogba just shone at the World Cup and is considered by many to be the biggest contributor to the World Cup victory.

No matter how unconventional their personality is, they still have ability.

"Don't worry, just hold him off and then provoke him."

"Just like what Materazzi did to Zidane."

"It would be best if the referee sent him off."

As long as Pogba is in good form, he doesn't really have many problems on the field.

However, his minor flaws in personality can be used to our advantage.

Mourinho would never have guessed that Lee Yeon-cheong was already researching such underhanded tactics in order to beat Manchester United.

Is it really a good idea for us to do this?

"If you actually win, could you please not betray me?"

"I don't want to be on Manchester United's blacklist..."

Nave is still quite hesitant; he's not a player, and he might switch teams any day.

"Don't worry, every club has done this kind of thing plenty of times."

"It won't have any impact."

"I'm going to sell to you."

Li Yanqing's attitude was firm.

These are common tricks on the court, but they're not usually necessary to use.

Some people even deliberately mess up their own turf beforehand in order to win the game.

The team gets used to training for a while, but they are completely dumbfounded when the opponent comes.

There are also some countries' intimidating home grounds, where the sheer altitude alone is enough to deter opponents.

These are minor issues in comparison.

"Okay, this time it's mainly because I lack confidence in myself."

"I don't think I can win against José fair and square right now."

He will understand.

Speaking of Mourinho, he hasn't been sacked yet.

However, with more and more rumors circulating recently, and without the club's full support, he is probably only one step away from being dismissed.

"Boss, is it because we're too weak that we have to resort to these petty tricks?"

"Actually, I think we can try our skills first..."

This is what Quinn said.

He's been in pretty good form lately, and Cazorla hasn't been able to take his core position yet.

"No, the team's performance is within my acceptable range."

"You don't need to worry about these things. Just leave these matters to Murphy and Matthias."

"You just need to keep doing your own thing."

Li Yanqing gave instructions to most people, including Cazorla, but only a few, such as Quinn and Hart, received no instructions.

This child is too innocent; Li Yanqing can't bear to corrupt him for the time being.

Since he can secure his starting position based on his own ability, there's no need to teach him how to be a movie star at this time.

"ok, I get it."

Quinn didn't ask any further questions, and Li Yanqing was very satisfied with this attitude.

He is still young, but he no longer displays the same impulsive and hot-blooded behavior.

"By the way, how is your family doing?"

"Is there anything particularly wrong?"

"And then there's the matter of the agent..."

Li Yanqing suddenly brought up something else.

Murphy has his own agents, just like Sun Yan and Li Yichuan, but their agents are currently lying in hospital beds.

But Quinn never considered hiring an agent.

"Yes, I've been receiving a lot of calls lately."

"But I refused them all."

"Why? As long as it's not Raiola, I can accept anything." Li Yanqing patted his shoulder.

It's not a big problem not having an agent now, but you still need one eventually.

Otherwise, the players would be plagued by various commercial issues.

Having an agent makes things much easier.

"I don't think that's very useful."

"I won't accept business offers myself."

"If the club is willing, I can even give them 100% of my image rights..."

This child is a bit too naive.

"Okay, on behalf of the club, I thank you for your trust."

"If all goes well, you'll have a very high salary in your next contract."

"Correspondingly, the contract length and penalty for breach of contract will definitely be astronomical."

Li Yanqing felt that the day when Quinn would become Burton's flag was not far off.

Players who don't think about anything else and focus solely on the field are practically nonexistent these days.

"However, as I said before, you still need an agent."

"If you don't mind, I have a very good candidate I can recommend to you."

"Should we meet him?"

"Besides Raiola, do you know any other agents?" Quinn asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course, a large part of my job involves dealing with them..."

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