Super Marshal

"In the first leg, it was zero to zero. Manchester United seemed to have lost the home advantage, but they did not allow their opponents to score away goals. This is certainly not a good ending, but at least it is not a bad ending. If you ask me, It can only be considered below average.”

When everyone heard what Gao Han said, they all nodded.

The challenge of the Champions League knockout rounds lies in away goals. This is a very genius rule, even comparable to the offside rule on the football field. It makes every game and even every minute of the two-leg knockout rounds of the Champions League crucial. , making the game full of suspense.

Take the 0-0 match between Manchester United and Atletico Madrid as an example. At first glance, Manchester United lost 0-0 at home, but in reality? Quite the contrary, because Manchester United did not give their opponents away goals.

If we arrive at the Calderon Stadium, as long as Manchester United scores a goal, it will not be a draw. Atletico Madrid must score one more goal than Manchester United to ensure victory. In this case, how can the pressure of the Sheets Army be achieved? Is it light?

Even in the second round, should Heynckes attack or defend?

It should be said that no matter how you choose, the risk is still high, and Manchester United still has a great chance.

"I think Ferguson was already prepared for this game before the game. Giggs was absent, Scholes was in poor condition, and Manchester United's offense was greatly affected. In this case, Ferguson probably didn't know what he was doing, so Simply choose a more prudent tactical play and try to hold on to the score."

Everyone couldn't believe it. Was this Ferguson's idea?

If so, it's too risky. After all, who can say that they will be able to defend it?

"Of course, this is my hindsight. He may not necessarily think so, but he was forced to do so by the situation." Gao Han explained.

Obviously, the latter explanation is more reasonable.

"With the game like this, if it were me, I would definitely start the second round with a rush to score a goal. As long as there is a goal, the game will be back in Manchester United's hands."

Everyone nodded after hearing this, this was indeed the most ideal way.

"However, Heynckes is very experienced and he will definitely anticipate this. If he simply carries out a defensive counterattack based on this, Manchester United may not be able to withstand it." Hoeness analyzed.

Gao Han nodded and smiled, "Indeed, as you said, it is entirely possible that Heynckes will do this, and Ferguson may not necessarily attack, but I can guarantee that he will have a backhand and be ready to counterattack and score at any time. "

The most important task for Manchester United in the away game is to score goals. As long as there are goals, the Red Devils can completely reverse the seemingly unfavorable situation. This is also determined by the away goal rule.

It can be said that in the case of zero-to-zero in the first round, whoever scores first in the second round will have an overwhelming advantage.

Gao Han is also very curious. How will Ferguson and Heynckes, the two top European coaches, choose?

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Different from the more neutral analysis of Gao Han and the coaching staff, on the second day after Manchester United drew with Atletico Madrid 0-0, almost most of the media were very dissatisfied with Manchester United's performance in the first round and believed that Ferguson's team played very ugly. .

Many media have even begun to speculate that Atletico Madrid will successfully advance to the finals.

This is not only the analysis of some media in other European countries, but also many British media hold the same attitude. Many of them are not optimistic about Manchester United. They even think that based on Manchester United's first round game, visiting the Calderon Stadium is likely to be A crushing defeat.

However, both Manchester United and Atletico Madrid seemed to be unaffected by the outside world and did not respond to media opinions.

As the Champions League and major European leagues come to an end, European football has become the focus of attention for everyone around the world.

After playing the first leg of the semi-finals, Bayern Munich ushered in the 30th round of the Bundesliga, sitting at the Allianz Arena and welcoming Monchengladbach.

Since the second round will be played in the middle of next week, Gao Han used all the substitutes to play in this game, allowing the main lineup to rest, but still relied on the home advantage to defeat Monchengladbach 2-1.

The goals scored for the Bundesliga giants were Lewandowski and Toni Kroos.

While the Bundesliga championship has long been settled, the Premier League and La Liga championship battles are still in full swing, especially Barcelona's visit to the Bernabeu to challenge Real Madrid in this derby of the century.

Guardiola's team didn't get off to an ideal start, with Real Madrid forward Higuain scoring a goal in the 14th minute.

But it was this goal that completely awakened Barcelona, ​​who seemed to vent all their grievances against Bayern Munich on Real Madrid.

Henry equalized for Barcelona three minutes later.

But two minutes later, Puyol scored another victory and reversed the score.

Before the end of the first half, Messi scored another goal.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, the two teams were still inseparable. The two sides fought fiercely. In the end, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 6-2 away and bloodbathed the Santiago Bernabeu.

This game also allowed Barcelona, ​​which lost at home three days ago, to completely restore its dignity.

In the words of the media, Guardiola used a bloodbath to tell everyone that it was not that Barcelona was too weak, but that Bayern Munich in the Nou Camp battle was too strong.

Let me ask, if Barcelona is weak, then what is the strength of Real Madrid, which was bloodbathed 2-6 at home?

However, there are also media analysis that Guardiola is trying his best in this battle and may have the intention of abandoning the Champions League and trying his best to protect the league.

In another game played at the same time, Atletico Madrid challenged Real Betis away from home. Heynckes' team scored an early lead and replaced two players early in the half to reserve strength for the Champions League in midweek. Still defeated Real Betis 2-0 and continued to maintain their impact on the league championship.

In the Premier League, Manchester United also played with half the main team and half the substitute lineup. Players such as Giggs and Rooney returned to form and helped the Red Devils lead 2-0 in the first half. In the end, they defeated Middlesbrough 2-0. .

After finishing the weekend's league game, we once again ushered in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals in midweek.

Unlike a week ago, the first game this time was Atletico Madrid's home game against Manchester United, and the game between Bayern Munich and Barcelona was played one day later.

Gao Han also attached great importance to this game, and once again arranged for his right-hand assistant Thomas Tuchel to go to the Calderon Stadium to watch the game in person, and he himself sat in the coach's office to watch the game with the management and assistants.

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On the evening of May 5, 2009, the Calderon Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

The two teams, who had just shaken hands at Old Trafford a week ago, finally started a desperate battle again.

Both teams also sent their main players this time.

As Gao Han expected, Ferguson's team started to attack from the beginning.

Only two minutes into the game, Manchester United sent the ball into Atletico Madrid's penalty area, but Carvalho calmly intercepted the ball from Rooney's feet and passed it to Torres in front, but Torres did not stop and missed a single counterattack. Chance.

But in less than a minute, Manchester United took their first shot of the game, a long shot from Tevez that missed the goal.

Ferguson's plan was just as Gao Han had predicted before. He wanted to use the opening attack to score a goal, so he pressed hard and frequently created shooting threats. However, Heynckes' team stayed firmly in front of the goal. Obviously he was well prepared.

After the opening, the game time went very quickly. The two teams were on offense and defense, and they were inseparable.

But in the ninth minute of the game, Manchester United's attack was frustrated, and Atletico Madrid seized the opportunity to counterattack.

Antonio Lopez on the left dribbled the ball and passed it straight to the frontcourt to David Silva.

The Spanish midfielder pulled the ball to the left. After getting rid of the defender, he passed the ball diagonally to Villa who cut into the penalty area. The latter shot without stopping the ball.

But the ball hit Pepe and bounced back to the front of the penalty area.

At this moment, Xabi Alonso suddenly stepped in from behind and shot directly at the ball.

Only a bang was heard, and the ball hit the underside of the crossbar with lightning speed and bounced into the goal.

Faced with such a shot, Van der Sar could do nothing.

One to zero!

The entire Calderon Stadium completely turned into a sea of ​​celebration, and countless fans of the Shelter 11 Legion wildly shouted Xavi Alonso's name to celebrate the winning goal he scored for the team.

This goal almost changed the trend of the entire game and completely plunged Manchester United into the abyss of death.

"It's over, Manchester United is over!" Hoeness said sadly.

Rummenigge also shook his head and said: "Although it is very regrettable, the old man Ferguson took a risk in his opening tactics."

Sometimes, it's a matter of choice.

It depends on whether to adopt safer defensive tactics or more aggressive offensive tactics. It has nothing to do with the pros and cons, it just depends on what kind of person is making the decision.

Gao Han also shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Heynckes is really an old fox. He expected that Ferguson would attack, so he defended and counterattacked. And if you look at the counterattack routine just now, it was definitely practiced before the game."

Rummenigge and Hoeness also nodded.

They were all familiar with Heynckes and knew the old man's coaching ability, but they didn't expect that after several years of coaching in La Liga, his level would become even better.

"However, it's only a goal. Atletico Madrid can't be careless, lest joy will lead to sorrow." Gao Han said cautiously.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

A goal is not safe, because as long as Manchester United scores a goal, the outcome of the game will be completely reversed.

After the opening attack was frustrated and a goal was conceded, Ferguson seemed to become a little conservative, and Manchester United also began to retreat, seeming to avoid Atletico Madrid's edge and focus on defending.

As soon as the opponent retreated, Atletico Madrid also proactively adopted a pass-and-control style, pressing forward to look for opportunities.

But Heynckes seemed to have been prepared before the game. With the ball in hand, they played more safely and did not make any rash advances.

As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. How can Atletico Madrid, with goals in hand, compete with barefoot Manchester United?

After that, the game went a bit dull, and no great opportunities were created in the first half.

After changing sides and fighting again in the second half, the situation did not seem to improve. The two teams still continued the style of play in the first half.

But the more this happened, the more Gao Han frowned.

"Something's wrong, something's wrong." Gao Han felt very uneasy.

"what is the problem?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

Everyone found it strange.

Although this game has nothing to do with Bayern Munich, it may determine who will be the team's opponent in the Champions League final, so they cannot help but care.

"This is definitely not like Ferguson's style." Gao Han shook his head, "With Ferguson's character, he will never give up, but you see, Manchester United is playing too passively on the court now."

"But isn't this the same as the first round?" Hoeness asked.

In the first round, weren't Manchester United simply overwhelmed by their opponents and unable to move?

But Gao Han still shook his head. His many years of coaching experience told him that this was not the case.

"Ferguson is the kind of person who would bite off his opponent's ear even if it meant death. Do you think he would just be willing to lose the game?"

After everyone heard this and thought about Manchester United's previous games, they all felt that what Gao Han said made sense.

But what is Ferguson planning?

Time is running out. There is only half an hour left in the game. What are he waiting for?

At this moment, the situation on the field suddenly changed.