LRAB Chapter 522
Chapter 522
In the Manchester City locker room, Stuart moved the chess pieces representing the players on the tactical board.
"We haven't done a good enough job in regional coordination on the right side."
"The second goal in the first half was due to the lack of timely warning and backup defense, which gave No. 7 enough time to prepare and shoot directly from a long distance."
"So, in the second half, we must focus on this..."
Stuart was talking.
Suddenly he noticed Su Fei frowning in the corner.
He couldn't help but stop and ask.
"Su, you seem to have a different idea?"
It wasn't that the old man was unhappy with Su Fei's expression, but that he was actually a mess in his head now, and he could only bite the bullet and talk.
He actually hoped that some players would stand up.
Talk about their own ideas.
And change the dull atmosphere in the locker room.
"Well... Boss, I think we should change our thinking. If we can't defend, we might as well strengthen the offense directly."
Su Fei didn't say too much, because this was also his own feeling.
If we really talk about the understanding of the situation on the field, Stuart, who has always been in the God's perspective, must be more clear.
"Attack instead of defense..."
Stuart pondered for a while. It's not that he hadn't thought about such a change, but it also means greater risks.
Because as long as the offense is strengthened, Manchester United will not give Manchester United enough defensive pressure, and Manchester United's offensive will not be reduced.
It is very likely that the team will lose the ball again.
1 goal is easy to chase, and 2 goals... basically set the stage for defeat.
"What do you think?"
Stuart looked at Knight and Sun Jihai, who were mainly defending the right side.
Sun Jihai was silent.
Knight's eyes turned and he gritted his teeth.
"Boss, I agree with Su's idea. To be honest, I really can't defend against that number 7."
Stuart turned and scanned the other players in the locker room.
The Manchester City players had different expressions.
But overall, they all seemed to have a certain recognition of this idea.
"Okay, let's focus on the second half. Relax and don't be too stressed. Even if we lose today's game, we still have the initiative to compete for the championship and are still ahead in points."
Stuart rearranged the chess pieces and soothed the players' anxious emotions with words.
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The 15-minute break passed in a flash, and the players from both sides returned to their positions on the court.
Beep!
With the referee's whistle, the game began to the cheers of the Red Devils fans at Old Trafford.
Manchester United has the ball.
In the ESPN live broadcast room, Wang Tao and Zhan Jun made simple comments and discussions.
"Tao'er, what do you think of today's game?"
"Teacher Zhan Jun."
"From the first half, Manchester United was obviously the better side, with a big offensive and putting enough pressure on Manchester City."
"This is also the reason why Manchester City failed to make threatening attacks after the set-piece tactics in the first half."
"I think so."
"In the second half, Manchester City must..."
"Hey!"
"Good steal!"
"Modric's steal was very beautiful, and he successfully intercepted the ball from Giggs' feet!"
On the court, with the exchange of ball possession.
Manchester City attacked in a big way.
Teammate cooperated with Modric's advancement and ran towards the front court.
Facing Manchester City's sudden fierce offensive.
Manchester United was forced to return to defense after Giggs failed to steal the ball and was pulled away by Modric.
Modric was only a few meters away after crossing the center line.
Facing Carrick who came in front of him.
Pull the ball to get rid of it.
Cross the ball with the outside of the foot.
"Bang!"
The football drew an arc and flew straight to the top of Manchester United's penalty area.
Su Fei fought for the header in the air.
"Bang!!"
The football flew towards Manchester United's goal, hit the crossbar, and flew out of the bottom line.
Su Fei was aiming for the extreme angle for this ball.
But in the confrontation, plus the ball passed by Modric with a swirl, there was a slight deviation.
"What a pity!"
"Manchester City's counterattack after the start of the second half!"
"Although it didn't go in!"
"But this shot threat is also a long-lost threat for Manchester City."
"I hope this ball can start Manchester City's new offensive in the second half."
In the ESPN live broadcast room, Wang Tao shook his head and sighed, but his eyes were full of expectation.
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As the game continued, on the courtThe situation has indeed changed significantly.
Manchester City has put more players into the offensive end.
When the ball comes to the front court.
There are also more points of contact.
This forced Manchester United to reduce high pressure and withdraw some players to participate in the backcourt defense.
And Manchester City's passing and cutting have become more bold and active.
Reduced short passes.
Instead, they opened up the formation and added more long passes.
Short passes help to break the opponent's regional defense, while accurate long passes can pull the opponent's formation and quickly move to the weak side of the defense.
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In the 53rd minute of the game.
Modric crossed the center line with the ball and passed it horizontally to the middle.
Su Fei made a long diagonal pass without stopping the ball.
Helped the team to move the ball to the front point on the right side again.
Knight faced Scholes after getting the ball.
Although Scholes was arranged by Ferguson as a defensive midfielder today, he has always been an offensive player.
Influenced by the age of 33.
Stuart failed to keep up with Knight's accelerated pace after picking up the ball.
Knight passed Stuart.
Successfully approached Manchester United's bottom line.
In today's game, Ferguson did not choose the young Wes Brown for the stability of the team's defense.
Instead, he chose the 32-year-old experienced Gary Neville as the team's right back.
When Manchester United attacked in the first half.
Gary Neville's active insertion did provide a lot of help to Manchester United's offensive end.
But now.
Facing the extremely fast Knight, Gary Neville also exposed the same problem as Scholes.
Can't keep up!
Completely unable to keep up with Knight's rapid change of direction under high-speed dribbling.
"Knight!!"
"Get rid of Neville at the bottom line!"
"Cut inside!"
"Knight passed two people in a row, two Manchester United veterans in a row!"
"What's the saying? The young and strong are afraid of the strong. This saying is sometimes applicable on the court."
"Don't be afraid of the flowery ones, just be afraid of the fast ones!"
"Look at this ball, how will Knight deal with it? This is Manchester City's chance!"
Knight cut inside and approached the goal.
After attracting the attention of the Manchester United goalkeeper and the back line, he turned around and dribbled the ball, making an inverted triangle pass!
The football stuck to the grass and passed under Ferdinand's crotch.
At the top of the penalty area.
Su Fei, who rushed over, did not hesitate to give the oncoming football a powerful kick.
"Bang!!!"
The football stuck to the grass and passed under Ferdinand's crotch again, straight into the dead corner of the goal.
"GGGG---OOOO---AAAA---LLLL!"
"GGGOOOAAALLL!"
"GOAL!!!"
"Su Fei!!"
"Loose cut!!"
"Loose cut!!"
"The ball goes in!"
"Su Fei made a low cut, penetrated Ferdinand's crotch, and successfully scored!"
"2:2!"
"Manchester City successfully equalized the score in the 54th minute of the second half!"
"Haha!"
"This ball is very interesting, the ball went through Ferdinand's crotch twice, one pass and one shot."
"Ferdinand's expression is uglier than crying now."
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