Football King Bale

After equalizing the score, Manchester United's morale soared and they continued to besiege Manchester City's goal. However, neither Rooney's long shot, Ashley Young's breakthrough push, nor Sneijder's arc shot could get past England goalkeeper Joe Hart's fingers again. The score was 1:1. The score was carried into halftime.

After the start of the second half, neither side made any adjustments to the lineup.

Many people thought that Manchester United, playing at home, would take the initiative to attack after the start of the second half. Firstly, it was because this was a home game, and secondly, their morale was high after equalizing the score in the first half, and it was time to go all out.

However, when the second half of the game started, everyone found that Manchester United had returned to the ten minutes when they were leading by Manchester City in the first half. Bell retreated into the midfielder, and Manchester United also played a 4321 Christmas tree formation.

In fact, not only ordinary people were surprised, but also Manchester United's head coach Sir Alex Ferguson. Because Ferguson's Manchester United has always advocated offense. If the ten minutes in the first half were made because the team was lagging behind and needed to stabilize its position, then now that the team equalizes the score is the time to attack and win over the opponent.

It wasn't until two minutes later that Ferdinand's big kick from the backcourt to clear Hart was poorly placed and Manchester City successfully organized an attack on the spot. After Evans subconsciously reached out and pulled Balotelli down, Ferguson breathed a sigh of relief. .

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When Evans pulled down Balotelli, Ferguson's heart went cold because his first thought was that Evans was Manchester United's last defensive player besides the goalkeeper. If he pulled down Balotelli like this, Will definitely get a red card.

Immediately, the referee Clattenburg's whistle sounded, but what he showed Evans was not a red card, but a yellow card.

Ferguson was still a little surprised at the time. When did Clattenburg become so gentle to Manchester United?

The slow motion tells people everything: when Evans pulled down Balotelli, there was another Manchester United player closer to the goalkeeper than him!

And that person was Bell who appeared in the left midfielder position again after the start of the second half.

It is precisely because I remember that Evans received a red card at the beginning of the second half, which directly caused Manchester United's disastrous defeat. Therefore, at the beginning of the second half, Bell did not appear at the left midfielder position where he was supposed to appear, but took the initiative to delay and change. Became a left midfielder.

When Manchester City intercepted Ferdinand's big-footed clearance and immediately passed the ball to find Balotelli, Bell realized something was wrong. But at that time it was too late for him to help Evans defend Balotelli. He could not have approached Balotelli earlier than Evans.

Bell made a quick decision and chose to run back quickly. He just needs to seize the moment when Evans pulls down Balotelli and run behind the two of them.

In that case, even if Evans is sentenced for a foul, the most he will receive is a yellow card and a frontcourt free kick!

Things turned out as Bell expected. Evans brought down Balotelli, and Clattenberg also whistled for Evans' foul. However, Evans only received a yellow card because at that moment he was no longer the last defensive player of Manchester United except the goalkeeper. Bell, who quickly returned to defense, had already moved to a deeper position than Evans.

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Manchester City's free kick did not pose much threat to Manchester United's goal. The free kick taken by Yaya Toure flew directly out of the baseline.

Just when De Gea was about to take the goal kick, the fourth official on the sidelines had already made a substitution sign, No. 17 up, No. 6 out!

Sir Alex was very dissatisfied with Evans' performance in the first half. He blocked Balotelli's goal half a beat late. During the attack, when Rooney put the ball in front of the goal from the right, Evan Si's shot in front of the penalty area was incredibly missed. The performance was poor on both offense and defense. At the beginning of the second half, Manchester United almost lost one man because of his own defensive positioning error.

The old Sir Alex couldn't stand Jonny anymore.

Evans was naturally very unhappy when he was substituted just two minutes into the second half. He didn't even give a high-five to Nani, who replaced him, and left the field directly from the other side of the goal and returned to the locker room.

With Evans leaving the field, Phil Jones returned to the back line, and Manchester United's on-field formation changed again, from the previous 4231 to 433. The four backs were Phil Jones, Ferdinand, and Sri Lanka. Molin and Evra, the three midfielders are Fletcher, Sneijder and Bale, with Rooney in the center on the front line, and Nani and Ashley Young on the left and right.

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Despite experiencing a frightening moment at the start of the second half, Manchester United were not deterred and continued to attack after the game restarted.

When many media comment on the traditional top four of the Premier League, they generally believe that Manchester United's overall strength is slightly better than the other three teams. This has always been a characteristic of Manchester United under the coaching of Ferguson.

The Red Devils played very holistically, not only in attack, but also in their defence.

In general, Manchester United is not used to defensive counterattacks. Even if Ferguson arranged for nine players to retreat, in fact, the blood of offensive football still flows in the bones of this team.

The football field is indeed full of unpredictability, but it must be admitted that the advantage of overall strength can bring a higher fault tolerance rate, whether it is in a ninety-minute game or in a long season.

In today's highly informationized world, there is no such thing as a so-called pearl in the dust. As soon as a young player emerges, at the age of fifteen or sixteen, or even earlier, he will immediately attract the attention of a strong team and transfer to Europe where you get what you pay for. In the market, Manchester United, with its deep pockets, can always dig out better players.

Although many fans do, the Glazer family are vampires and only know how to suck blood from Manchester United. But to be fair, Manchester United has invested a lot in the transfer market over the years. It's just that it's a little worse than big investors like Manchester City and Chelsea, which have super-rich owners, and the Galacticos Real Madrid.

The introduction of Bale for 60 million pounds, Sneijder for 30 million pounds, and Nani, De Gea, Phil Jones, Smalling and others worth 10 to 20 million pounds are all already in the Premier League, Serie A, Portuguese Super League, La Liga, and players who have proven their strength in the Champions League. The overall strength of a team built with this group of players will naturally be stronger.

This is the so-called economic base determines the superstructure.

In the past two years, Manchester City has invested more than Manchester United in exchange for a large number of powerful stars joining, but after all, the time is short, and it is much worse than Manchester United.

This thing is hard to explain, but it is real and has a huge impact on the game.

Just like Manchester City, which has invested a lot of money in the past two seasons, is not inferior to Manchester United in terms of player strength, and even has a stronger lineup than Manchester United. However, when facing Manchester United, they have always lost more. When it comes to victory, it must be said that foundation plays a key role.

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Seeing the team taking control of the situation again, a smile appeared on Ferguson's lips.

Although both sides are still on the same starting line, he has already seen the hope of victory.

If we win this Manchester City Derby, we will win this devilish schedule. Although there are still four games in the next thirteen days, it is difficult for the four opponents, Aldershot, Everton, Galati Steel and Sunderland, to pose any real threat to Manchester United.

Spending 60 million pounds to buy Bale is such a good deal. Not only can he help the team offensively, he can also help the team control the organization in the midfield, and he can even fill holes for his teammates on the defensive line. Where can you find another player like this?

Moreover, Bell is still scoring goals, making breakthroughs, constantly improving his own strength, and at the same time constantly raising Manchester United's upper limit.

As the team's head coach, all he needs to do is to continuously strengthen the team's foundation and lower limit, and do his best to bring out Bell's on-court threat and strength.

In Ferguson's reverie, the game time is passing quickly. Although Manchester United failed to score, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the balance of victory is tilting towards Manchester United.

During this period, Manchester United had a dual-core organization on the field. Among Manchester United's three midfielders, Fletcher sweeps in front of the back line and is the real defensive midfielder. Bell and Sneijder, on the other hand, are organized in tandem in the midfield. They are both Manchester United's core organizers and midfield engines. Once either side is in trouble, Manchester United can quickly move the ball to the other side, making Manchester City's midfield stranglehold fruitless.

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Although Manchester United has not been able to score, Ferguson is very relieved.

It seems that this game is stable!

Today, Manchester United's advantage on the field is not the superficial advantage they had twenty minutes before the game started, but real control of the situation.

Watching Bell and Sneijder, the two midfield playmakers, manage Manchester United in an orderly manner, Ferguson couldn't help but wonder, should Manchester United consider this 4-3-3 formation more in the next games?

But, putting Bell in this position seems like a waste of his offensive talent?

The best partner with Sneijder should be Modric, but the old guy Levina has been insisting on not letting go, and the Croatian boy has insisted not to transfer in the summer, otherwise Manchester United's lineup this season will be perfect. .

By the way, can you consider the little guy from the reserve team also named Paul who just renewed his contract with the team? That kid also has a good organization, and his offensive ability is also good...emmmm, can you try it in cup matches and some less important leagues?

Well, Darren's position seems to be a bit weak. After the boy fell ill, his condition was not as good as before. During this period, if Bell hadn't retreated several times to help, Fletcher might not have been able to support Manchester United's waist. It seems that Darren's position will also have to be considered when signing up next summer...