Red Rebels

In the north dressing room of the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the 11 players in the starting lineup were all sitting quietly in their seats, brewing emotions. game related.

Amid the tsunami-like waves of fans outside, in this closely watched game, no one could think of anything else except the game, and they couldn't think of anything else in their minds.

Mourinho pushed open the locker room door, walked in, glanced at the players, "It's a lot of pressure, isn't it?"

Many players raised their heads, while others kept their heads down, and no one answered.

"Bigger than the UEFA Cup final, right?" Mourinho asked again.

One or two players parted their lips slightly, as if to answer, but seeing no movement from his teammates, he also remained silent.

"It's bigger than the FA Cup final against Arsenal, right?" Mourinho emphasized.

When he was warming up just now, he found that one or two players were a little nervous. This is not a good sign, especially in the face of a strong enemy like Manchester United, as long as a little slack, it will immediately bring disaster.

"This is a fucking derby!" Mourinho cursed, then added: "The most unreasonable game in the world!"

"In a derby, the strong team does not necessarily win, and the weak team does not necessarily lose, so we can see that Manchester City and Manchester United can play very hot and may even defeat Manchester United because they Are you strong?"

Mourinho's words floated in the dressing room, loud and clear.

"Obviously not, but they use their tenacious fighting spirit, hard work, and unremitting efforts to fill the gap in strength, even if they are facing Manchester United, they are still fearless, because fear will only encourage The arrogance of the opponent makes them lose even more!"

"We have never been a timid team. We have killed a lot of giants that are comparable to Manchester United, such as Arsenal, such as Lazio. I believe that after 90 minutes, we stepped on the list of teams under our feet. One more Manchester United!"

After a pause, Mourinho continued: "Before the game, some media asked me, hey, Mr. Mourinho, do you think your players can beat Manchester United? Do you think your players are stronger than Manchester United's? Are the players strong? My answer is yes, yes!"

The players were obviously moved by Mourinho's remarks, and they all became a little excited.

According to Xiao Yu, Mourinho learned a whole set of inspirational psychology from his wife, and he is very good at using this method in the dressing room to stimulate the excitement and state of the players.

In addition, he also attaches great importance to the tactical placement of surnames!

"Manchester United's centre-back combination is Ferdinand and Sylvester. On the surface, these two players are very strong, but in fact, I tell you, they are paper tigers. Do you know how the outside world evaluated Ferdinand before?"

Giving the players a little time to react, Mourinho himself gave the answer, "Time bomb! Yes, that's right, a little better than a bomb, at least he's timed, so Ferguson knows when he's going to explode, and if not Timing, that would be bad!"

The players burst into laughter, but Ferdinand is indeed not reliable. This is recognized by the Premier League in recent years. Although his strength is very strong, his personal strength does not mean that the defensive line of the team he is in charge of is strong.

"Manchester United fans call the ills of the team's back line Manchester centre-back syndrome, and Manchester United have contracted it since Stam left, so Didier, separate Ferdinand and Sylvester, interrupt them The connection between the two, and the focus on Ferdinand, you know, he's too easy to deal with!"

Ferdinand is very strong, but when Mourinho said this, Drogba immediately felt that Ferdinand was really bad!

"As for Sylvester, I tell you, he is a rude man!" Mourinho criticized the two central defenders who performed outstandingly in Manchester United's warm-up match for the new season.

"Manchester United's left and right full-backs in this game are Phil Neville and Fortune, this is an opportunity, we have to suppress, from the first minute of the game, so Cristiano, Rodrigo, you are important Stick to their line of defense, entangle these two players, and as soon as you get the chance, you attack, and when you lose the ball, fight back on the spot, understand?"

Ronaldinho and Palacio immediately nodded and agreed, which is also a tactical requirement for wingers!

"The midfielder has to do all he can to suppress Manchester United, David, Ricciardo, Michael, your responsibilities are very difficult, facing Scholes and Roy Keane, this is not easy to deal with, but I believe in you It can be done, we have to completely press Manchester United in the midfield, so from the first minute of the game, we have to press the opponent and do everything possible!"

Several players who were assigned to the task nodded heavily, especially Beckham, who had already introduced the way to deal with Scholes and Keane in the previous tactical discussion meeting.

"Giggs and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer played two flanks, focused on restraining them, and lost Gary Neville. As long as we put enough pressure on them in the frontcourt, it is difficult for Manchester United's full-backs to stand up. There are not many changes in the wing attack, our defense relies on a system, our defense has been tempered by many giants and Premier League teams, and we can withstand Manchester United's attack!"

"As for the Dutchman, Curtis, it's up to you!" Mourinho was obviously very cautious about Ruud, and specially dispatched Curtis to mark him closely, because Ruud is the kind of person who can take chances A scorer whose chances are converted into goals, someone must be watching him!

Curtis nodded heavily. In the two days he came to Cardiff, he communicated a lot with Beckham, who also introduced a lot of Van Nistelrooy's habits to him, as well as Scholes, hoping to help Curtis stared at Fanny.

But what the effect is, it has to be verified on the court!

……………………The two sides of the game are very familiar with each other. In Manchester United’s starting lineup, Keane, Scholes, Butt, Phil Neville and others all have close contacts, and the players on both sides are laughing. Say hello.

The referee looked back at the Manchester United players who were talking to each other in the player tunnel. He felt that this was not a deadly enemy like what the outside world said, and the atmosphere was not bad.

However, when Keane and other players leave the team, I believe that the relationship with Manchester United will be completely cut off. Maybe by then, it will start to smell a bit like a derby.

Players from both sides walked out of the passage, and the scene immediately seemed to be boiling water, and the atmosphere suddenly exploded.

Standing on the sidelines, the players stood side by side. First, they called the audience to stand up and observed a moment of silence for Jimmy Davis, who was killed in a car accident at Manchester United before, and every player on the field wore a black veil to show Saddened by the passing of this rising star.

Almost all the fans on the scene were wearing black gauze, and they got relevant appeals before the game.

After a moment of silence, the players from both sides formed a group to take pictures, and then the captains of both sides stepped forward to guess coins.

The captain's armband worn by Beckham, met Keane, and was a little embarrassed. The two hugged tightly, which attracted cheers from the fans in the stands.

"The teammates who fought side by side last year are now enemies on the battlefield. I believe that both of them must be unhappy now!"

"The worst part should belong to Ruud van Nistelrooy. After Beckham left, this player did not perform well in the warm-up match. After all, he lost Beckham's cross and he had fewer chances in the game. A lot, but Solskjaer was outstanding in the warm-up!" Martin Taylor said with a smile.

When the captain guessed the coin, Beckham helped get the right to serve. After shaking hands with the referee team to thank them, they returned to their teams.

………………"Wait a minute, let's play on the left first!" The players gathered together, Beckham said.

"After the kickoff, Cristiano swooped to the left. We will help you make the ball, try Phil Neville!" Drogba nodded.

"Rodrigo will also share some pressure, and Ricardo will also step forward more to interfere with Keane and Bart and create a one-on-one chance for Cristiano!" Beckham arranged.

The players nodded in unison, then dispersed.

When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, Drogba immediately kicked the ball to the opposite Kaka, Kaka knocked back to Essien behind him, Essien passed to the right, and Colo Toure stepped forward to receive it. The ball, encountered interference from Giggs, passed to the middle to Beckham who was retreating.

After Beckham got the ball, he glanced up, and all the previous situations appeared in his brain.

During this time, he has become the player with the most small stoves in the coaching staff and laboratory. He is trained in the meditation room almost every day, and the coaching staff will also give pointers based on his mistakes in warm-up games and training.

For example, now, Palacio is entangled in Fortune, and his position is skewed to the right, which makes Manchester United's defense focus on the left, while there is a large gap on the right, Ronaldinho raised his hand Want the ball. sister-in-law {half-/-float=(.*)+sheng-red rebels

Keane and Scholes saw Beckham catch the ball and immediately surrounded them, but before they got close, Beckham raised his leg and the ball swept across the air in a trajectory, accurately transferred to Xiao Xiao on the left. Luo.

Ronaldinho stared at the incoming ball, his chest stopped, and he knocked before Phil Neville stretched out his foot. The ball went to the bottom line, and people accelerated.

Seeing that a breakthrough was about to be formed, Mayfair Neville was in a hurry and slipped away, tripping Ronaldinho to the ground with the ball, and the latter fell into the penalty area.

The referee immediately ran to the foul area, called Phil Neville over, and showed him a yellow card, indicating that it was a foul outside the penalty area and a chance to get a free kick in the frontcourt.

"Cristiano is very fast, his feet are very delicate, and his personal ability is very strong. Phil Neville couldn't stop him at all, and this attack came too suddenly. Beckham made a long diagonal pass with his big feet. The transfer was so precise that Phil Neville was forced to foul and get a yellow card!"

"This is not good. I believe this should be the tactic formulated by the team before the game, focusing on attacking one side first, using a sharp attack to suppress Manchester United, forcing Manchester United to defend and control the situation on the field in one fell swoop. Weir's yellow card must have made Mourinho happy for a long time!" Martin Taylor laughed.

"Beckham stood in the position to take the free kick, Curtis, Drogba and other players also entered the penalty area of ​​Manchester United, this is a very good opportunity to score from the set-piece in the frontcourt, let's take a look at Beckham How to punish!"