Red Rebels

649 Ferguson’s wish

Time seemed to be frozen, and the entire Old Trafford stadium fell into a deathly silence.

A full second passed before a burst of unusually mixed sounds that could almost overturn the entire Old Trafford stadium erupted. There were cheers, curses, contempt, applause... just to name a few. It is not difficult to imagine that they are coming from two opposing groups of fans, so it is naturally impossible to reach consensus.

No one would have thought that this game, which was originally considered to be a close match, would eventually turn into a personal stage for the Red Rebels, with Manchester United once again becoming the green leaves beside the protagonist.

The game has only been going on for 4 minutes, but the score on the court has already become o:, as is the international practice, the home team is in front and the away team is in back. The Red Rebels once again took the lead at Old Trafford, and they did so in one breath. A goal ahead.

Judging from the trend of the game in the first 4 minutes, Manchester United has almost no possibility of turning defeat into victory.

This is not to say that Manchester United's players are lax, nor that they are not working hard enough, nor that they lack fighting spirit, nor that they are afraid of the Red Rebels. On the contrary, all Manchester United players on the field have shown their best side, and they are eager to defeat the Red Rebels. The Rebels are eager to avenge their past humiliation and are eager to defeat this super team known as the king of Europe.

But in the end, they found that it was difficult

In the 6th minute, Beckham's precise diagonal pass was transferred to the right. After Messi stopped the ball, he failed to take advantage of Taivo and chose to pass. Van der Sar was hesitant to attack or not. Luo rushed into the penalty area, got ahead of Ferdinand, dived to the top, and scored with a header, o:

The Dutch goalkeeper's performance has declined this season, at least in terms of competitive status, both in terms of concentration and judgment. This obviously has something to do with his age, especially when competition in the UK is so fierce. , he was inevitably a little overwhelmed, and his first mistake of the game directly caused Manchester United to concede the goal.

The other person who should be responsible for conceding the ball is Ferdinand. His lack of concentration was once again exposed, and there was a lack of tacit understanding between him and Van der Sar. Both of them thought the other would take action, but an own goal occurred. Lead to tragedy.

When Ferguson lost the first ball, he kept shaking his head, very helpless.

After Philippe Mexes joined, Ferguson joked that he had a new Blanco, and Manchester United's defense had found a stable cornerstone. In the previous games, the combination of Mexes and Ferdinand was indeed good. The characteristics are complementary and the cooperation is quite harmonious.

But this game,

Facing the Red Rebels, the problems between them were immediately exposed.

If someone should be responsible for the first goal conceded, then the second goal conceded was caused by the Red Rebels' personal ability.

Facing Mexes on the road, Aguero just used his skills and flexibility to find an opportunity at the front of the dense penalty area. He passed the ball behind him between Mexes and Ferdinand, and Ronaldinho stepped in from the back row. He fired a powerful volley and broke Manchester United's goal again, o:

This is a very demoralizing goal, because everyone knows that facing the Red Rebels, falling behind by two goals and trying to get back the score, or even achieve a reversal, has never happened before.

"Ronaldo looks very excited. He scored twice at Old Trafford, which brought his league goals to 1, far ahead of the scorer list. The second-place scorer currently is 6 The third goal in the round was Ronaldinho’s teammate Sergio Aguero, who scored a goal.”

"Early before the game started, everyone was offering suggestions. If Manchester United wants to defeat the Red Rebels, they must find ways to restrain Mourinho's pseudo-forward trident, whether it is Ronaldinho and Ronaldinho who are in good scoring form. Aguero, Messi, who is still a bit sluggish, and the attacking trident of the Red Rebels is the most powerful in Europe, which is frightening."

"But judging from the four minutes of the game, Ferguson's team didn't have much to do in this regard, especially the marking of Ronaldinho and Aguero, which gave them many opportunities, even though Manchester United was also attacking. They created several good scoring opportunities, but Cech performed solidly and Manchester United were never able to break through the goal guarded by the Czech goalkeeper.”

The game was firmly led by the Red Rebels. The three teams composed of Beckham, De Rossi and Essien were both offensive and defensive, with hardness, thickness and creativity, especially Beckham's coquettish kick. His long passes frequently threw bombs directly behind Manchester United's defense, making Manchester United's defense never dare to press too high.

Coupled with the interception and pressure of Essien and De Rossi on the court, Manchester United's frontcourt and backcourt were somewhat disconnected. Although the players got several opportunities based on their personal abilities, they were never able to convert the opportunities into scores.

In this situation, only Ferguson himself knew that he had failed.

It's not that he failed tactically. After all, whether it was offense or defense, no matter what choice he made, it was not wrong. But the problem was that his team was ultimately unable to defeat the Red Rebels in an offensive state.

In the past few years, it is not that Manchester United has not defeated the Red Rebels, but in general, in the competition between the two teams, Manchester United has won less and lost more. The Red Rebels have been Manchester United's pain, especially at the end of last season. In those two games, Ferguson simply wanted to peel off the Red Rebels.

The team has become stronger this season, and he wanted to defeat the Red Rebels openly, but in the end, the Red Rebels scored in the first half, which made Ferguson feel helpless and very unwilling.

"We should adjust our tactics a little bit, Jazz," Queiroz said cautiously as he came to Ferguson's side.

At this time, only he dared to remind Ferguson what he should do. After all, his relationship with Ferguson had been established for many years. If it were anyone else, he would probably not even dare to get close, because Ferguson at this time was like a bird. Angry lion.

Ferguson gritted his teeth and stared at the players on both sides of the court without making a sound.

He was unwilling to switch to defense like this, but his reason told him that if he didn't switch to defense, Manchester United's defense would be broken by the Red Rebels again, especially in the second half. Once the players' physical fitness declined, Aguero and Xiao Ronaldinho and Messi will have more opportunities in Manchester United's backcourt, and they will be even more deadly when the time comes.

After conceding the first goal, Ferguson was still thinking about getting the score back. After conceding the second goal, he had to be cautious.

Not every team can be used as a living teaching material for miraculous comebacks, nor can any team perform miracles of comebacks casually. Even a team that has always been good at comebacks cannot do so in every game. All achieved reversal.

"Let Fletcher warm up" Ferguson thought for more than a minute, and finally reason defeated his emotions.

There is still a chance to defeat the Red Rebels in the future, but if this game is allowed to continue like this, it may turn into a complete rout of Manchester United in the end, which will cause immeasurable damage to Manchester United's entire season. .

For the Red Rebels, Ferguson had only one idea, pervert

A perverted team, a group of perverted players, a perverted head coach, oh, and a perverted president

Although he and Xiao Yu are close friends, Ferguson himself has fantasized countless times that if Xiao Yu had not established the Red Rebels, turned around and acquired Manchester United after making money, then Manchester United would definitely do what the Red Rebels have today. Better and better, but this is just a fantasy.

Ferguson is not yet at the age where he has to rely on fantasy to survive, and he still has pursuits

A Champions League championship, this is what Ferguson has pursued over the years; completely defeating the Red Rebels, this is Ferguson's new goal in the past three years. He will never retire unless he fulfills these two wishes.

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The score is o:, but in fact the scene is not as advantageous as the score shows. At least from the scene, the situation between the Red Rebels and Manchester United is more evenly matched.

Mourinho was not blinded by the score in the first half. He clearly saw Manchester United's tenacity and Ferguson's unwillingness to be outdone, so he was very sure that Manchester United would make adjustments in the second half. Becoming more difficult.

"In the second half, our formation will shrink. The three lines will be more compact and respond to each other. The full-backs will try to reduce the forward penetration. I bet that Ferguson will play defensive counterattack in the second half. Then they will definitely use the wings to make a big difference. .”

Quaresma and Robinho are both very fast players with excellent skills. If Ferguson switches to counter-attack in the second half, he will definitely use these two players to set the stage, first luring the Red Rebels to press, and then using Their individual abilities opened up the deadlock and created opportunities to score goals.

"Especially on the right wing guarded by Micah, Robinho didn't have many opportunities in the first half and didn't show his due strength. But if I were Ferguson, I would definitely focus on attacking the left wing in the second half." Mourinho O pointed at Micah Richards.

England's new international player performed well in the first half. Robinho didn't have many opportunities, and he certainly didn't make any mistakes. However, he didn't help much on the offensive end. His performance in the entire first half could only be considered average.

Although he was selected for the England national team and performed well in Droylsden, everyone is optimistic about Micah Richards, mostly because of his body and potential. Therefore, after recalling him, the Red Rebels focused on improving him. His defensive skills such as positioning, defensive skills, defensive awareness, etc.

To be realistic, apart from his body, Micah Richards' defensive ability is actually not very strong, especially since he is only 9 years old. Once an old man like Robinho seizes the opportunity, he is likely to be chewed up. No bones are left.

Young people are either very good or very bad

I believe that even if it were not Ferguson, any head coach would definitely focus on attacking Micah Richards' right wing.

"Don't worry, boss, I won't let him pass through my defense line easily," Richards assured with certainty.

Mourinho raised the corner of his mouth and patted Richards heavily on the shoulder, "Very good, Micah, limit Robinho. You will be the contributor to our victory."

Richards' head was filled with excitement and he nodded immediately.

"If I were Ferguson, after seeing us playing so steadily in the first half, I would definitely adjust our tactics in the second half and not take the initiative to press out. They will defend against counterattacks. We can't press too high and we can't allow them to counterattack. space, so you must pay attention to the echoes and connections between the three lines, do you understand?"

Mourinho's voice echoed loudly in the quiet locker room.

"Understood" the players agreed in unison.

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"Players from both sides returned to the pitch, and Manchester United made a substitution adjustment during the break."

"Ferguson replaced Diego with Fletcher. Fletcher was not the main player at Manchester United this season and was even marginalized. However, in the League Cup not long ago, he scored twice and became Manchester United's main player. The biggest contributor to promotion has shown good and outstanding form, and Ferguson obviously wants to use him to further strengthen Manchester United's field."

In the past few years at Manchester United, Fletcher has gone from being a creative player who was known for his technical skills, and was even once hailed as Beckham's successor. He has slowly added more engineering elements and transformed into a player who is both offensive and defensive. players.

But it just so happens that after Beckham left Manchester United, he transformed into a defensive midfielder and came to the road. As his replacement, Fletcher was also frustrated at Manchester United. Now he has become an all-rounder, right field, field , right back can play, but in this game, Ferguson obviously wants him to play on the right side of the field.

Fletcher's responsibility is very clear, helping Gary Neville to limit Ronaldinho, while Senna and Hargreaves built a wall in front of the defense. The three players became the firewall in front of Manchester United's defense.

After Diego came off the field, Rooney retreated to the forward position, and Robinho and Quaresma were pushed up. Obviously Ferguson wanted to use their speed to counterattack, and Rooney is also a player with strong defensive ability.

Mourinho watched from the sidelines as Manchester United made adjustments after the start of the second half. Everything went as he had expected. The only difference was that Ferguson chose Fletcher instead of Sully Muntari, who obviously valued him. Fletcher's tactical execution is coupled with his pretty good offensive ability.

Although he guessed correctly, Mourinho was not happy at all, but frowned.

Sometimes tactics are predictable, but no matter how good or perfect the tactics are, they all need to be executed by the players on the court.

The current tactics of the Red Rebels are all correct. The key depends on whether the defense can withstand Manchester United's counterattack, especially the right wing guarded by Micah Richards.

You know, Ronaldinho is the most glorious left winger in today's football, but Robinho's momentum is not inferior to him at all. The Brazilian is invincible in the British and European arenas. Only then can Ferguson hand over the offensive burden. he.

On the other hand, Micah Richards is experiencing this highly anticipated Red Devils derby for the first time. His mental endurance and his response to top players will be a test for him.

Every professional player has been tempered by this kind of constant test. If he survives it, he will make progress and be able to go more brilliantly. If he cannot survive it, he may start to lose sight of everyone.