Red Rebels

The second half restarted, and Ferguson obviously asked the players to consciously strengthen the competition for the midfield at halftime.

Solskjaer, Ryan Giggs and Scholes all actively retreated, participated in the midfield defense, kept a certain distance from Keane and Butt, and jointly restricted the midfield pressure.

Compared with Bart and Keane, the midfield formed by Beckham and Essien is undoubtedly weak, but the strength of their defense lies in their counter-attack in the frontcourt, which is very similar to that of Barcelona in Xiao Yu's previous life. elephant.

In theory, this is a kind of full attack and full defense, but in fact, it is different from the full attack and full defense theory in the history of the Netherlands.

As a semi-professional, Xiao Yu couldn't help but see the difference, but from a feeling point of view, he felt that his tactics were more oppressive than Barcelona's in his previous life, but his technique was not as delicate as Barcelona's, but the players on the field The running and passing coordination is more.

When they were still in League One, some experts pointed out in the media that if restrictions are to be made, the area must be controlled to separate the movement and contact of players, because their running distances are all between 10 meters and 15 meters, and some Even within 10 meters, which makes their pass error rate very low, it is unrealistic to expect them to pass the ball wrong.

But so far, no team has been able to isolate the connection between players.

Why?

Looking at the data in the first half, it was Beckham who ran the most in the whole game, and the half-court running distance reached an astonishing 8.3 kilometers. This is definitely an astonishing statistic, but it also reflects another point. , that is, compared to his teammates, Beckham's running has a lot of ineffective running.

How to improve effective running, reduce ineffective running, and distribute physical energy more reasonably, this is also the small stove that the coaching staff will give Beckham next.

In addition to Beckham, Essien's running distance is also close to 7 kilometers, and he also plays a certain role in offense and defense, while other players, even the goalkeeper Cech who seems to run the least, he is on the top It also ran 4.1 kilometers at halftime. It is conceivable how long the other players, whether they are forwards or defenders, have run.

Being able to run is a typical characteristic of a player, but it is not a savage run, but a very smart run, interspersing back and forth, threading the needle, advancing in series when attacking, and cutting off the opponent's passing and contact when defending.

And if you want to limit the player's movement, you have to run more than the player, and it has to be the kind of limit on the running space that piles up with a lot of ineffective running, so that the running distance is longer.

It turns out that the only way to do this is to turn the starting 11 into a track team!

Of course, our tactics do not mean that we are invincible, and we will definitely be defeated sooner or later, but it is certainly not the current Manchester United!

……………… In the face of Manchester United, who are known to be the best at running without the ball, their running without the ball almost completely overwhelmed the opponent. Coupled with the smooth passing and receiving coordination, Manchester United was completely at a disadvantage and was exhausted!

On several occasions, Manchester United controlled the ball through tenacious fighting, but in the end they found that the routes around which the ball could be played were strictly controlled, and then the ball was either broken or a pass error, especially the entering. In the hinterland, this passing error is even more obvious.

But on the other hand, the magic quartet in the frontcourt became more and more tacit, and the state was getting better and better. Whether it was Ronaldinho on the left or Palacio on the right, they almost made Manchester United's two flanks into a sieve.

However, Manchester United is not a fuel-efficient lamp. The defense is very tenacious. In addition, Howard has just moved to Manchester United recently. The freshness made him very excited in the game, and he saved the inevitable goals several times.

But once Ferdinand was restrained by Drogba, Sylvester became a cup on the Manchester United table!

In the 67th minute of the second half, Kaka made a forcible breakthrough with the ball in the middle, distributed the ball to the right, and handed it to Palacio, who took advantage of the opportunity to pass Fortune with the same cup and entered the penalty area. Block it, knock back to Kaka.

As soon as Kaka received the ball, Sylvester rammed him in an unreasonable way, knocking him out of the penalty area with the ball.

The referee clearly blew his whistle and showed Sylvester a yellow card, indicating that it was a penalty.

Ferdinand was furious and chased after the referee to ask for an explanation. He thought that his teammate was a beautiful tackle, and it was not a foul at all, but the referee obviously did not accept his excuse and warned that if he did this again, he would ram the referee. .

Ferguson on the sidelines saw Ferdinand like this, and sighed to himself. He knew that the time bomb was about to explode, so he looked at the bench behind him and asked O'Shea to warm up.

Ferdinand is undoubtedly the most powerful central defender in England, but his temper and his frequent desertion in the game are very troublesome. On the contrary, although Terry and Curtis in the lineup are young, but the two The features are very admirable.

Terry is very calm, especially under the training of Mourinho in recent years, he has performed very steadily as a dragging center defender, while Curtis is full of passion, although he makes a little trouble from time to time, but he still Very young, coupled with the support of reliable teammates around him, makes him better and better.

If this problem is not corrected, Leo is afraid that he will be overtaken by these two players!

Ferguson thought to himself.

Kaka is the team's first penalty taker, and he should take the penalty kick made by him, but just as he was about to go forward, Beckham suddenly pulled him.

"Let me come, okay?"

Kaka was a little surprised. He felt the determination in Beckham's eyes, hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.

Teammates hugged Beckham one by one. Even Cech, who was at the back, ran to support him, and then went back to guard the goal. Beckham stood alone before the penalty spot. Howard, who has never saved a penalty kick in the Premier League, has no data in this regard.

Howard bent down and stared at Beckham with a look of alertness.

All the fans in the stands were silent, they all stared at Beckham, and the live TV camera also stared at Beckham's expression, with a look of determination and determination.

approach!

kick the ball!

Goal!

The whole action seems to be stretched dozens of times!

Howard made a misjudgment. He jumped in the opposite direction and failed to prevent the ball from Beckham's gentle push from rolling into the net. He could only lie down on the grass and slammed the grass.

Although the two goals conceded in this game had nothing to do with him, he still felt very uncomfortable.

It was his first time on this soil in England, for Manchester United, but he was scored twice and, as things stand, there could be more.

Beckham fell to his knees on the penalty spot, tears fell from his eyes, and then he seemed to notice that the live TV camera was aimed at him, and immediately covered his face and banged his head on the lawn.

His teammates ran over one by one, crowding around him. Manchester United's Keane and other players in the distance stood stunned, looking at Beckham, who was crying. They knew that from this point on. After the ball, Beckham will say goodbye to Manchester United!

Look at the teammates next to you. Without Beckham, Ryan Giggs can't get up, Scholes can't get in, Ruud van Nistelrooy has lost his due role in the penalty area, and Manchester United has no way to get the ball in. opponent's restricted area.

Yes, lack of means!

In the past, facing this kind of tenacious and firm defense, Beckham's long pass transfer can always find loopholes, coupled with Ruud van Nistelrooy's keen sense of smell, this has almost become Manchester United's supreme killer, and it can also open up the situation at a critical moment. , and share the pressure of teammates.

But Solskjaer lacks this ability, he is a good striker, but not Beckham!

Once the ball can't get into the opponent's hinterland, then Ruud van Nistelrooy is useless, Scholes can't play a role, Giggs can't fly, no matter how tenacious Keane is, he can't stop a team after all. .

"Old man, you really miscalculated!" Keane looked at the sidelines, Ferguson, who was sitting on the bench with a gloomy face, shouted in his heart.

It doesn't matter if you lose Beckham, the key is to lose Beckham in a way that discredits Manchester United, plus Ronaldinho went to Barcelona and Hleb refused to go to Old Trafford, which made Manchester United's The right lane completely collapsed.

The excellent performance in the warm-up game is just an illusion. As Mourinho said, Manchester United is now a paper tiger!

……………………O’Shea replaced Ferdinand, but he was as shaky as Sylvester’s central defender, but if Ferdinand was not replaced, Ferguson feared that he would get out of control.

Ten minutes later, Ferguson replaced the poor Bart with Djemba, and replaced Fortune with Diego Forlan, adjusting the lineup, hoping to reverse the situation.

Diego Forlan, the so-called European Golden Boot striker, had a tragic performance in Manchester United. Only in the 0405 season, he was a blockbuster after being loaned to La Liga by Manchester United, but now, Ferguson uses him to partner with Ruud van Nistelrooy. Up front, his performance is also unsatisfactory, he has never been able to adapt to the Premier League. [ban^] first

On the contrary, in the next period of time, the control of the situation was smoother, and Beckham also instigated several good offensive opportunities, but in the end the team failed to score again.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the Cardiff Millennium Stadium immediately turned into a sea of ​​joy. Even many Manchester United fans took the initiative to stand up and cheer. They did dedicate a wonderful game and deserved to win.

As Andy Gray said in his summary after the game, the 2-0 score does not reflect the advantage he has on the field. If the players didn't take the opportunity badly, they could completely blow up Manchester United's defense and dedicate a big game. score.

In addition, Andy Gray also pointed out the problem of Manchester United, that is, after Beckham left, the midfield was out of balance, which caused Manchester United to never find a way to send the ball into the penalty area. Strong, that's just a toothless tiger, unable to show power.

For, Andy? Gray commented, this team still has potential to tap, especially Beckham, he showed a very impressive transformation in the game, but obviously has not fully integrated into the new role.

"The goal of this season is to avoid relegation? If this is the case, then I can only say that the Premier League is too strong, so strong that such a team can only be relegated. I think Mourinho should be more ambitious and strive for Some Champions League qualifications, even Premier League titles, isn't he very ambitious?"

Andy? Gray is obviously very happy to see Mourinho shouting the same arrogant slogans when he first came to England!