Chapter 144 The King of the Finals! Yang, you actually did it! [Please subscribe]
When Yang Cheng and Ferguson finished their meeting and returned to the coaching bench to prepare for the game, the two teams had already lined up their positions.
In the first half, Manchester United, wearing a red jersey, took the lead.
Yang Cheng is paying attention to Manchester United's formation.
Tevez and Rooney stood in the center circle ready for kick-off, while Carrick and Scholes were dragged at the bottom of the center circle in Manchester United's half.
Hargreaves appears on the right wing.
C Ronaldo appeared on the left.
"What is going on?" Brian Kidd was a little flustered.
The Chinese coaching staff in Bayswater guessed Manchester United's starting tactics and player positions wrong.
Unexpectedly, Ferguson would put Ronaldo on the left.
And Hargreaves, he was pushed directly to the right wing. What is he trying to do?
"It's probably our opening attack!" Yang Cheng said lightly.
This is also a way of thinking.
The Bayswater Chinese's attack made it impossible for the Bayswater Chinese to grab the ball.
This is not a lie.
But what Yang Cheng really paid attention to was Ronaldo on the left.
This is to suppress Maicon.
“It’s obviously different from the information we got before the game.” Brian Kidd was speechless.
Needless to say, it must be Ferguson again.
Yang Cheng watched the game intently.
The referee of this match is Lubos Michel from Slovakia.
He has officiated the Bayswater Chinese home game against Real Madrid this season.
In that game, the Bayswater Chinese defeated Real Madrid 4-2.
So, the Bayswater Chinese still have a certain understanding of the referee's enforcement.
After Manchester United started the game, they tried to kick the ball into the frontcourt with a big kick. As a result, Pepe knocked the ball down and handed it to Yaya Toure, but Manchester United counterattacked fiercely on the spot.
So Yaya Toure passed the ball back to goalkeeper Neuer.
But just as Neuer walked out of the small penalty area and received Yaya Toure's return pass near the left side of the penalty spot, Ronaldo suddenly rushed towards the penalty area at great speed, all the way Come after Neuer.
The German goalkeeper first received the pass with his feet, but Ronaldo came so suddenly and so fast that he had no time to bend down.
In a hurry, he could only choose to kick the ball out of bounds, giving Manchester United a foul ball.
The stadium suddenly burst into cheers from Manchester United fans.
Yang Cheng clapped vigorously, gave Neuer a thumbs up, and kept making steady movements at the same time.
They are still a little nervous and can’t let go!
What many fans see in games is that they make low-level mistakes at the beginning. They are basically nervous.
Especially in this kind of Champions League final, even a big-hearted man like Neuer can't help but feel a little nervous.
You can imagine how much pressure the players are carrying.
In the first minute or so, Manchester United completed a long shot.
But the Red Devils' attack continues.
In the opening stage of this game, Ronaldo was mostly on the left, facing off against Maicon.
In the second minute, the Portuguese was fouled by Maicon just as he was about to start.
Located near the center line.
Evra was very active.
When Scholes quickly took a free kick, Ronaldo dribbled the ball forward from the left rib, and Evra quickly inserted it from the side.
Las Diarra stayed close to Ronaldo, forcing the Portuguese to pass to Evra.
Maicon followed up and tackled the ball to the ground, and shoveled the ball out of bounds.
“After the start of the game, both teams started a fierce battle on Manchester United’s left wing.”
"It seems that both sides regard this side as the main battlefield."
"We saw Manchester United send a foul ball."
"Sent into the penalty area, Pepe's head The ball was cleared and pushed out."
"Yaya Toure made a big kick and kicked it towards the frontcourt."
On the right side of the Bayswater Chinese, Zhe. Ke dropped back to meet the ball and wanted to head the ball down.
As a result, Vidic quickly stepped in and competed with Dzeko for the top.
Vidic successfully grabbed the point and headed the ball back to the frontcourt.
But the Bayswater Chinese controlled the placement and grabbed the ball.
Manchester United launched a counterattack on the spot.
Las Diarra handed the ball to Maicon.
The Brazilian kicked forward directly and accurately sent it to the right side of the frontcourt.
At this time, Dzeko was quickly moving forward along the right.
Vidic just fought against Dzeko and got to the center line.
This caused Manchester United's entire defense to press forward.
Dzeko's forward thrust this time immediately led to a rapid counterattack by the Bayswater Chinese.
Arshavin and Di Maria came in at high speed from the center and left respectively.
Dzeko rushed to the right side of Manchester United's penalty area, first slowed down, made an emergency stop, spiked the ball and cut inside, and sent a cross pass with his left foot.
Arshavin broke into the right side of the top of the penalty area, met Dzeko's pass, and shot directly.
At this moment, a thought flashed through Yang Cheng's mind.
Pull the lever and shoot!
If this ball belongs to Toni Kroos, it's a sure thing!
Arshavin's shot missed the right post slightly.
But it was enough to make Manchester United break into a cold sweat.
The whole stadium burst into warm applause.
Less than 3 minutes into the game, the Bayswater Chinese also shot a shot, and it was very threatening.
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“Guess, what does he mean?”
In the Manchester United coaching bench, Ferguson asked assistant coach Queiroz sitting next to him.
"Like us, use your strong points to suppress your strong points." Queiroz wanted to laugh a little.
Ferguson was very mysterious before the game, but in the end, he still followed his own advice and put Ronaldo on the left.
This is to suppress Maicon, the strongest right winger in the Bayswater Chinese defense.
Where is Yang Cheng?
Dzeko pulled to the left, also wanting to contain Evra.
Manchester United now faces another choice.
Can Evra still go up?
Going up, the defense on the left can only rely on Vidic to pull the side.
But in this case, the center and right will inevitably be empty.
Wes Brown can play in the middle, but don't forget, there is Di Maria on the right.
If Vidic does not pull out, then Dzeko will have to work on the wing.
Ferguson flexibly arranged the position of the front trident, and Yang Cheng was also flexibly adjusting.
Less than 3 minutes into the game, the two head coaches had already fought for real.
Now, for Ferguson, the question is whether to let Evra reduce forward penetration.
The godfather of Manchester United just hesitated and shook his head, "In 10 minutes, I made an agreement with the players before the game. For 10 minutes after the opening attack, no matter what the result is, let Evra withdraw."
Quiroz nodded.
With Manchester United’s strength, there shouldn’t be any big problems in 10 minutes.
What's more, if we can take advantage of the opening period to directly launch an offensive, score a goal, and establish a game advantage, then the situation will be completely different.
Queros feels that this deal is still worth doing.
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From the first minute of the game, both teams played the Premier League’s signature fast pace.
This makes the game very beautiful to watch.
However, Manchester United's pressing and pressing in the midfield, especially Ronaldo and Evra's fast break on the left, as well as midfielders such as Hargreaves, Scholes and Carrick, were very difficult for Bayswater. Destruction by the Chinese.
This still had a great impact on the Bayswater Chinese midfield organization.
Especially Hargreaves.
The position of England's midfielder is very free and is not limited to the center.
He can even press forward to the left wing where Leighton Baines is.
Moreover, Ferguson's pressing was not without purpose.
They didn't seem to be trying to steal the ball at all, but more of destroying the Bayswater Chinese's passing and cutting.
Yes, it is destruction.
Whenever the Bayswater Chinese get the ball, they will rush forward decisively, either physically, fouling, or intercepting.
In short, if they can interrupt the game, they will choose to interrupt the game.
In addition, it is raining in Moscow tonight, and the Luzhniki Stadium is also wet and slippery, which makes it difficult for the Bayswater Chinese to operate their passes.
On the other hand, Manchester United played very concisely and brightly.
After Ronaldo switched to the left side, he gained more freedom.
The right-footed player plays on the left. He is fast and has good foot skills. Once he gets the ball, he can easily hit the goal whether he is cutting inside or breaking through.
Since establishing himself as Manchester United's top scorer and possessing unlimited tactical authority to fire, the Portuguese has not been stingy with the number of shots he takes, taking a kick whenever he has the chance.
But more are long shots.
Yaya Toure's position as a deep midfielder still protects the defense very well.
On the left side of Manchester United, there are Lars Diarra and Maicon, and everyone is relatively reassured.
As for Tevez and Rooney, they were more in the middle of the frontcourt, fighting against the two Bayswater Chinese central defenders.
Tevez often retreats.
But since the ball is on Ronaldo's side on the left, it is difficult to get the ball.
The situation for the Chinese in Bayswater is not easy either.
Every time they got the ball, they were destroyed by Manchester United, and the passing and cutting could never flow smoothly.
On the pitch, Manchester United suppressed the Bayswater Chinese through high-position pressing.
Even the game commentator believed that "Ferguson's attacking tactics at the beginning worked."
"He used the method that the Bayswater Chinese are best at to suppress the Bayswater Chinese."
"Next, the most important thing for Manchester United is to see how to turn this advantage into goals."
Yang Cheng on the sidelines remained unmoved and kept adjusting the players' positions and roles through gestures.
For example, he still let Dzeko move to the wing whenever he had the opportunity.
Evra is a very important part of Manchester United's wing attack.
In the front three, neither Tevez nor Rooney are wing attackers.
C Ronaldo's problem is that no matter where he opens the ball, he will eventually rush towards the penalty area.
So, Manchester United's offensive width actually relies heavily on the full-backs.
Wes Brown does not have this ability, and is more focused on defense.
Evra is particularly important.
Yang Cheng's strategy is not to assign a special person to mark Evra.
So, he chose to let Dzeko step aside.
The benefits of doing this are obvious.
Evra did not dare to advance easily and freed Arshavin.
The Russians don’t have to fight with Manchester United players.
If you pay close attention to Arshavin's position, he is always moving between Manchester United's two central defenders and Carrick.
This is the activity area specially arranged for him by Yang Cheng.
As soon as Carrick got the ball, Arshavin rushed to grab it.
So, Manchester United’s organization is not much better.
Seeing that the team was unable to pass the ball, Yang Cheng signaled Arshavin to retreat further in the 6th minute to stay connected with Modric.
This is very important.
The connection between these two Bayswater Chinese players can always bring out or pass some difficult balls.
They are not afraid of pressing and can wash out some difficult balls and make them easy.
Of course, Arshavin's retracement cannot be too deep, and he must be able to insert into the middle to connect with Dzeko when he gets the ball.
Di Maria is not good at scoring goals, leaving him with an attacking point in front, Yang Cheng is not at ease.
A very important task for the Argentines is to contain Wes Brown.
In the 8th minute, Yang Cheng called Modric again and motioned him to move further to the right.
Yang Cheng found that Hargreaves often grabbed the ball forward, and his position was on the right side, which is the left side of the Bayswater Chinese. Therefore, Modric then Move to the right, away from Hargreaves.
As for Hargreaves, Yang Cheng is not worried.
Leighton Bynes' defense is still very good.
Sometimes, there is only one step between life and death.
One step represents the opportunity, and the opportunity represents the opportunity to pass and shoot.
So, as long as there are no problems with the general direction, Yang Cheng will basically make fine adjustments.
In the 10th minute, Yang Cheng noticed that Manchester United midfielder Scholes was no longer anxious to pass the ball forward, but was slowing down the attack intentionally or unintentionally.
This made him aware of it.
After so many years of opening the attack, the Bayswater Chinese's blitzkrieg is famous in European football. Yang Cheng still can't guess Ferguson's intention?
I just want to start the game and grab a fight.
I don’t know if Ferguson understands that the most likely time for the Bayswater Chinese to lose the ball is after the attack.
So, he signaled the team to start to speed up the pace slightly and press the midfielder forward.
This is tantamount to sticking to Manchester United and not letting him retreat.
Sure enough, in the 13th minute, the two sides started fighting near the midline.
Evra still did not retreat, but fought back on the spot, fighting with the Bayswater Chinese players.
Yaya Toure hit a ground ball directly and sent the ball to Carrick's side.
Arshavin retreated, between Carrick and Scholes, took the ball with his back to the attacking direction, took a step back, and passed it back to Modric.
The Croatian took a step horizontally to his right, avoided Scholes, and sent a diagonal pass.
The ball passed from Scholes' side, through Evra, and landed near the right sideline, which was almost level with Manchester United's defense.
Vidic's position is slightly closer to the middle. Although Evra is close to the left line, his position is near the center line.
This resulted in a little gap in Manchester United's left back area.
Dzeko was already ready, ran over quickly, caught the ball, and led forward along the right.
The center of Bosnia and Herzegovina was dribbling the ball at the fastest speed with almost all his strength. When he rushed up, he was tall and had long legs, and his speed was pretty good.
Soon, Dzeko got ahead of Vidic and stepped into the right side of Manchester United's penalty area.
Vidic immediately took a step back to avoid physical contact with Dzeko.
The center of Bosnia and Herzegovina didn't care about this. He first continued to dribble the ball toward the baseline. He took just one step, suddenly stopped, and made an inverted triangle pass with his right foot, passing the ball back to the penalty spot and the top area of the arc. area.
On this diagonal line, none of Manchester United's midfielders came back!
Evra was the closest, but he had no time to intercept Dzeko's return pass.
The whole process was exactly the same as the Bayswater Chinese shot in the third minute.
The difference is that it was a cross pass, but this time it was an inverted triangle pass.
But those who responded were all Arshavin.
The Russian quickly followed up, pulled the ball to his left front with his left foot, caught up with Ferdinand when he turned around, and fired a furious shot with his left foot.
The ball flew out at extremely fast speed and went straight to the left side of the goal.
Neither central defender Ferdinand nor goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar could do anything about this shot.
Wes Brown?
He was disturbed by Di Maria and moved to the right.
“The ball went in!!!”
“Very, very suddenly!!”
"Very unexpected!"
"In the 13th minute, the Bayswater Chinese took the lead in scoring Manchester United's goal!"
"This is a very surprising shot!"
“At the same time, this is also the Bayswater Chinese’s second shot of this game, which actually broke into Manchester United’s goal.”
“We already saw it when we shot the first shot just now. Crisis in Manchester United’s defense ”
"But Ferguson did not make up for it, but wanted to continue attacking."
"Now, Manchester United paid the price for their pride!"
"1 to 0!"
“When Manchester United took 6 shots and none of them were on target, the Bayswater Chinese shot twice and scored a goal, breaking the deadlock on the field!”
“ This is efficiency! ”
When Arshavin quickly rushed out of the stadium to celebrate, the entire stadium was filled with cheers from Bayswater Chinese fans.
There were also many Russian fans in attendance, cheering for Arshavin.
All the Bayswater Chinese players rushed out, all celebrating obliviously.
No one expected that the goal would come so suddenly.
But this is football!
...
Yang Cheng raised his right fist high and calmly.
But soon, he was surrounded by Brian Kidd and others who rushed over from behind.
Everyone was very excited.
Especially Brian Kidd.
I've had enough of damn Ferguson's arrogance for a long time.
Do you still want to win the Triple Crown?
Go ahead and dream!
But at this moment, Brian Kidd had completely lost his calm. He pulled Yang Cheng and kept shouting: "My God, you actually did it!"
"You are absolutely right, we really entered from here!"
Both shots came from Yang Cheng's pre-game arrangements.
The routines are the same, the difference is the players' on-the-spot performance.
After all, no one knows how the defensive players will respond.
As a result, I really got into it.
Took the lead in the first 13 minutes!
...
“Wuhu!!”
After seeing Bayswater Chinese taking the lead, I sat among the fans of Bayswater Chinese and sat with the players’ families, Xia Xi couldn't hold it back and jumped up, just like the fans around him, and cheered.
"Yang Cheng, good job!"
Xia Xi's girlfriend was a little embarrassed at first and wanted to pull Xia Xi away to stop him from getting too excited.
But when he saw that everyone around him was even more excited than him, he immediately gave up.
Xia Qing, Xia Anmin and others were also very excited, and they all stood up and applauded.
“This is the trick in our Chinese art of war, play hard to get.” Xia Anmin laughed and praised.
“This kid can keep his composure.”
“He played very passively after the start. He just refused to let go and gave you a blow at the critical moment. Well done!”< br>
Yang Jianguo was equally excited, "It's really not easy to deceive Ferguson. It's better to use things from our ancestors."
"Who says it's not?"
Xia Anmin suddenly became excited. .
In Xia Xi’s words, he understands the football emperor.
But at this moment, by combining the smokeless war of football with the ancient Chinese art of war, he was really able to talk eloquently.
This made Xia Xi and Xia Qing smile at each other.
According to Yang Cheng, everyone has a different understanding of football and naturally has different feelings.
But football is essentially the same.
On the contrary, it was Li Hongying and Cao Wenhui. Neither of them liked watching football. They sat next to each other and shook their heads at this moment.
“My heart almost jumped out of my head, I was so nervous!”
"Just now, several times I was afraid that they would score in our goal."
"Acheng is still great." Cao Wenhui was full of praise.
......
After the restart, Manchester United's players were very experienced and they patiently tried to control the rhythm. We just lost the ball, and if we rush out to play at this time, it is very likely that the Bayswater Chinese will threaten again.
But the Bayswater Chinese had no such worries and pressed forward directly.
Yang Cheng immediately walked to the sidelines and signaled the players not to be too anxious and to stay calm.
First stabilize the defense, and then slowly defeat Manchester United.
After being shouted out by Yang Cheng, the Bayswater Chinese players gradually regained their composure and began to patiently seek to control the ball.
If Manchester United retreats, the Bayswater Chinese will successfully control the midfield.
This is the benefit of having midfield advantages and passing control advantages.
After all, in the Bayswater Chinese midfielder, even a "butcher" like Lass Diarra has excellent passing and ball control abilities.
Looking at Manchester United, Carrick, Scholes and Hargreaves do not have such genes.
But there is one thing, Yang Cheng gave very clear instructions.
Dzeko still pulled to the right.
As long as Evra doesn't come up, Manchester United's offensive threat will be greatly reduced.
In this game, the biggest difference between the Bayswater Chinese and Manchester United is that Yang Cheng can keep his composure and can even choose to retreat and give up the initiative in the game when Manchester United is pressing forward. .
Manchester United just refused.
But Ferguson also quickly made adjustments.
Immediately I saw that Rooney began to move to the left, replacing Ronaldo and becoming the left winger.
Tevez is still in the middle.
C Ronaldo's position is very free.
In the midfield, Hargreaves was asked to reduce the defensive scope and returned to Carrick's side.
But Wes Brown's position is a little further forward.
Obviously, when necessary, Manchester United's right back can also move forward to participate in the attack.
After several adjustments, Manchester United's offense gradually began to improve again.
Ferguson obviously still does not want the Bayswater Chinese to play smooth passing and cutting cooperation, so Manchester United needs to keep moving forward to suppress the Bayswater Chinese midfielder.
Through the "sabotage" that proved effective after the opening, we stopped the Bayswater Chinese from passing and cutting.
Yang Cheng signaled the team to retreat appropriately.
This resulted in the fighting area between the two sides, which was basically the 30-meter area from the center line to the Bayswater Chinese.
"Manchester United is still very motivated now."
"Obviously, they were not hit by conceding the ball first."
"This is understandable."
< br>"Ferguson said at the pre-match press conference that Manchester United has a very proud history of Champions League finals."
"That is, they have reached the Champions League finals twice in history and won both times. Champion.”
"This season is the third time they have reached the Champions League final."
"The first time was in the 1967/68 season. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London, and the opponent was from the Portuguese Super League. Benfica, at that time, Bobby Charlton scored the first goal for Manchester United, but then Benfica equalized the score."
"After the two sides entered overtime, it completely became Brian Kidd's. Performance stage."
"This. A legendary striker from Manchester United scored 3 goals in overtime, beating Benfica 4-1 and winning the first Champions League title in the club’s history.”
"What's interesting is that tonight, Brian Kidd is sitting at the Luzhniki Stadium, but he is sitting in the Bayswater Chinese coaching bench. He was once Ferguson's right-hand man during the Triple Crown, but Went to Blackburn on the way”
"In the Champions League under Ferguson in 1999, they also lost a goal and then reversed Bayern Munich."
"So, we have reason to believe that Ferguson must have done something before the game. Preparation for losing the ball.”
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From the 15th minute on, the game took on a completely new situation.
The Bayswater Chinese gradually strengthened the team's passing and cutting cooperation, trying hard to control the ball and play smooth cooperation, but Manchester United was obviously not happy.
So, gradually, Manchester United began to strengthen the midfield and frontcourt, especially putting pressure on the Bayswater Chinese backcourt.
At this time, Evra on the left gradually began to become restless again.
The French full-backs began to move forward frequently, supporting Ronaldo and Rooney on the left, hoping to launch a threatening attack as soon as possible.
This also allowed Manchester United to once again seize some frontcourt advantages.
But in the 21st minute, it was Lars Diarra who stole the ball and passed it to Pepe.
The Brazilian passed directly to Yaya Toure.
After Yaya Toure stopped the ball, he directly sent a long diagonal pass and directly transferred the ball to the right side of the frontcourt.
Dzeko once again ran diagonally to the right wing, spotted the path of the ball, turned his back to the direction of attack, stopped the ball with his chest, and took control of the ball with his foot.
Vidic is now staying close to Dzeko, ready to make a move at any time.
But the Bosnia and Herzegovina center did not give him such a chance, and took the initiative to lead back, avoiding Vidic. Seeing Arshavin rushing up, he immediately passed the ball to the right rib.
The Russian moved forward quickly. When he received the ball, he made a fake move and deceived Carrick. He flicked the ball horizontally with the outside of his left foot and immediately changed from vertical to diagonal.
Arshavin only took one step diagonally to the top of the arc, and immediately sent a diagonal pass to the left side of the penalty area.
Besides Wes Brown.
After Vidic followed Dzeko to the side, Ferdinand naturally followed suit, and Wes Brown got inside near the penalty spot, always keeping the distance.
But in this way, the entire left half is freed up.
Di Maria originally followed suit, but after seeing Arshavin change the direction of attack, he immediately followed suit, diagonally inserting into Wes Brown's side as quickly as possible.
Arshavin's pass came to the front of Di Maria just in time, and the Argentinian quickly caught up.
Hargreaves is also quickly returning to defense.
When Di Maria rushed into Manchester United's penalty area, on the left side of the penalty spot, and stopped Arshavin's diagonal pass with his left foot, Wes Brown was turning around, but he had already missed the opportunity.
Hargreaves was a little slow and missed.
Van der Sar decisively abandoned the goal and attacked.
After Di Maria stopped the ball with his left foot, he took another step forward. Facing the attacking Van der Sar, the Argentine swayed his body and deceived Van der Sar's center of gravity. He then hit the ball with the outside of his left foot. He dialed and shook Van der Sar away.
Catching up again, he used an awkward posture and shot a shot with his left foot.
After the shot was completed, Di Maria lost his balance and fell in the penalty area.
But the football slowly fell towards the Manchester United goal behind Van der Sar.
"The ball goes in!!!"
"The second goal!!"
"From Argentina forward Di Maria!"
"The 21st goal in the first half Minutes, the Bayswater Chinese scored another victory!”
“Manchester United’s defense is the strongest in European football this season.”
"However, tonight, on this rainy night in Moscow, Russia, the Bayswater Chinese scored twice in Manchester United's goal in just 21 minutes."
"2-0!"
Stadium On the ground, the Bayswater Chinese players all pounced on Di Maria who was lying on the ground, and one by one they piled on top of him unceremoniously, pinning the noodle man at the bottom.
On the sidelines of the court, Yang Cheng was even more excited than before when Di Maria scored.
If the first goal is just a lead, then the second goal is a real advantage.
And it is a very obvious advantage!
It’s only 21 minutes!
Yang Cheng even began to wonder, is Di Maria really the king of the finals?
Otherwise, how to explain that he has scored a total of 5 goals in the Premier League this season, which is less than Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott and Lewandowski.
But when the critical moment comes, he can seize the opportunity!
Look at the way he stopped the ball and passed Wes Brown and got rid of Hargreaves, plus he flicked the ball with his left foot and passed Van der Sar, how calm it was!
"Arshavin's pass was really beautiful, and Di Maria's subsequent handling was also very calm!" Brian Kidd gave his own evaluation.
Yang Cheng nodded.
A lot of credit for this goal goes to Arshavin.
Of course, Dzeko is also crucial.
After all, it was he who caught the long ball and penetrated Manchester United's midfield.
Every time Dzeko pulls to the side, Arshavin will immediately run to the connection between the Manchester United central defender and the midfielder, which makes Manchester United's defensive players very awkward.
Especially like just now.
Vidic pulled aside, will Ferdinand come out to keep an eye on Arshavin again?
What if Vidic is breached?
Dzeko is not the kind of center who can't take the ball or pass people.
This is tantamount to creating some very big troubles for Manchester United's midfield and backfield.
Ferguson also looked at it from the sidelines and shook his head.
Dzeko pulls to the side again, and from the left again!
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A mansion somewhere in Moscow.
Abramovich could have gone to watch the game live.
For ordinary fans, hard-to-find tickets to the Champions League final are within easy reach for him.
But he is unwilling to praise Manchester United and the Bayswater Chinese.
No matter who wins these two teams, he is not happy.
So, he chose to stay at home.
Sitting in the living room at home, watching this battle that attracted worldwide attention.
He saw Arshavin’s goal and the assists from his fellow Russians.
This made him unable to help but stand up from the sofa.
"Arshavin..."
Personal assistant Marina Granovskaya nodded at the side and said: "He is really strong, obviously stronger than the people around him."
He can pass, shoot, control and lead. , Arshavin can be said to be an all-around scorer.
The only shortcoming is probably that he is a little short.
Of course, in the world of football, if Arshavin was taller, it would be impossible for him to have such flexibility and exquisite foot skills.
"Go and inform Pini that after the Champions League final, make contact with the Chinese people in Bayswater, and then ask Arshavin." Abramovich was a little excited.
He seems to have seen that tomorrow, all major newspapers in Russia, Europe, and even the world will be full of news and reports about Arshavin.
The Russians did an amazing job.
It can be described as magical.
“Boss, I heard that Arsenal’s Usmanov also wants to sign him.” Granovskaya reminded.
As soon as Abramovich heard about his "old friend", his expression changed again.
Of course he could guess what Usmanov wanted to do.
What's more, the other party acquired Arsenal, a traditional giant in London.
Thinking of this, Abramovich hummed twice.
"Then grab it, will I be afraid of him?"
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After the Bayswater Chinese took a 2-goal lead, the pace of the game slowed down slightly.
In this way, the Bayswater Chinese further strengthened their advantage in passing and controlling the ball, and gradually controlled the midfield.
This also means that Manchester United has begun to relax its pressing and oppression in the midfield and frontcourt.
Once the midfield is controlled, it will be difficult for Manchester United's ball to pass through the midfield.
Then a scene appeared that Yang Cheng was happy to see.
Manchester United started to pass the ball long.
The target is Rooney.
But whether it is in the center or on the left, it is difficult for Rooney to gain an advantage when receiving long passes.
Not to mention Pepe, Thiago Silva and Yaya Toure, even Maicon has the ability to compete with Rooney for headers.
You know, Maicon has succeeded in an average of 1.2 aerial duels per game this season.
In comparison, what about Rooney's numbers?
Average 0.8 successful top battles per game.
Of course, this is the average number for the season.
As for a specific game, it’s hard to say.
But this can also reflect that Maicon is not inferior to Rooney in high balls.
Therefore, Manchester United's long pass is not a big threat.
After Rooney was locked up, he passed to Ronaldo a few times, but the Portuguese's character is to take action whenever he has the opportunity.
Almost half of Manchester United's shots were kicked by Ronaldo.
Furthermore, Cristiano Ronaldo cannot play as a center forward, and his ability to hold the ball with his back is not strong.
Every time after receiving a long pass, once he is marked, the next step of the connection is always handled poorly.
After a few kicks, Manchester United stopped playing long balls.
As a result, the competition scene gradually stabilized.
Half an hour has passed.
It was only at this moment that everyone discovered that Manchester United had no good way to deal with the Bayswater Chinese defense.
On the contrary, the Bayswater Chinese, after taking control of the midfield, began to effectively organize the attack through passing and cutting, which in turn forced Manchester United to gradually retreat.
However, Yang Cheng has a bit of a fly in the ointment.
"Do you think Manchester United committed fewer fouls in the frontcourt today?"
Yang Cheng walked back to the coaching bench and asked Brian Kidd.
The frontcourt Yang Cheng is talking about is Manchester United's backcourt.
Brian Kidd wanted to laugh a little, and pointed at Gianni Vio, the meaning was self-explanatory.
When there is Gianni Vio sitting on the coaching bench of the Bayswater Chinese, any team has to carefully consider whether it can bear the price of a frontcourt foul.
"Besides, Ferguson must be aware of his team's problems, and he's not stupid." Brian Kidd said with a smile.
Yang Cheng sighed helplessly.
He really prepared a lot of killer moves for this game.
In addition to letting Dzeko pull aside, he has another trick, which is also very reliable.
This is Manchester United's shortcoming in preventing high balls.
Does it feel outrageous to say it?
Ferdinand, Vidic, Wes Brown, these are all defenders who are very good at preventing high balls.
Logically speaking, Manchester United's defense against high balls should be very strong.
But in reality?
This season, many of Manchester United's goals conceded were caused by errors in preventing high balls.
I won’t talk about things that are too far away. In the 33rd round of the Premier League, Manchester United visited the Riverside Stadium and conceded a high goal.
In the 34th round of the Premier League, Manchester United played Arsenal at home and conceded another high goal.
In the 35th round of the Premier League, Manchester United played Blackburn away and lost one.
In the 36th round of the Premier League, Manchester United played Chelsea away from home and lost another one.
In fact, not only Yang Cheng, but everyone felt very magical and surprised.
How does Manchester United do it, on the one hand, its defense is impregnable, but on the other hand, it keeps making omissions when defending against high balls?
Someone may ask, since Manchester United has this shortcoming, why doesn't everyone use it?
The reason is also very simple. Golf balls basically come from long passes or crosses.
They are all inefficient offensive methods, so they are generally not used very much.
Moreover, Ferdinand and Vidic did not miss high balls every time.
So, everyone is using it, but the effect is different.
The Chinese in Bayswater don't actually use the high ball very much. Even if they try to find Dzeko with a long pass, it's basically not very high.
There are also relatively few crosses from the wing.
As for this game specifically, I failed to take full advantage of this.
Gianni Vio also specially prepared several free kick offensive routines, hoping to take advantage of some of Manchester United's shortcomings in preventing high balls.
Now it seems that it is of no use.
But football games are like this sometimes.
The tactics carefully prepared by the head coach may not necessarily be effective.
Or, if you prepare several sets, you may use one of them.
There is nothing we can do about this. After all, while we are targeting our opponents, our opponents are also targeting us in turn.
……
The first half ended with 2-0, with the Bayswater Chinese taking the lead.
During the halftime break, Yang Cheng first affirmed the performance of the players, and specifically praised several players, including Arshavin, and also affirmed the performance of Lars Diarra.
In the first half, he and Maicon were on the left, freezing Ronaldo several times.
The Portuguese later moved to the right.
So Lars Diarra changed places with Modric and followed him.
Yang Cheng was even thinking that Ronaldo failed to take advantage of Lars Diarra in several matches. He probably had a headache just seeing the French midfielder.
Too clingy!
The key is that he really showed his experience.
But after the praise, Yang Cheng also gave severe criticism.
Especially at the start of the league, the players were a little nervous. At the end of the first half, when the team was already 2 goals ahead, the players were obviously a little slack, which allowed Manchester United to win in the last few minutes. , had a small climax.
"If Manchester United's players were better at seizing opportunities, we would all be doomed!"
Yang Cheng reprimanded loudly.
He was actually not angry at all.
Because Manchester United did not get an absolute chance.
But this kind of atmosphere cannot help the rise. It must be killed during the halftime break and cannot be carried into the second half.
Yang Cheng doesn’t want to be the typical person who opens champagne at halftime.
"In the second half, I don't want to see this happen again. If there is anyone else who can't be 100% focused and committed, then I will replace him!"
"Whether he is Who!”
Yang Cheng's "intimidation" still had its effect.
At the very least, after the start of the second half, the Bayswater Chinese played more devotedly and the players were more focused.
Ferguson did not make any substitutions during the halftime break.
Yang Cheng puts himself in someone else's shoes. If it were him, he wouldn't know how to replace someone.
Manchester United's entire technique and tactics this season are actually a bit biased, overly biased towards the trident in the frontcourt.
Especially Ronaldo.
But the combination of the trident is unreasonable.
Although its impact ability is very strong, it is average in positional combat.
Originally, Ferguson had high hopes for Louis Saha.
The Frenchman's ability to hold the ball with his back is excellent, and it will be very suitable to cooperate with Rooney and Ronaldo.
But after Saha joined Manchester United, he never played stably, either due to injuries or various other problems.
As early as last season, why did Ferguson choose Alan Smith to partner Rooney and Ronaldo?
I still want Alan Smith to copy Saha.
But it turns out that Alan Smith is not Saha.
Manchester United lost to Chelsea in a crucial game and gave up the league championship.
When Tevez joined, the Trident performed better and better, and Ferguson had no reason to make substitutions.
The situation is actually a bit similar to last season.
Therefore, the British media has been rumoring that Ferguson will sign one of the three players this summer, Dzeko, Berbatov, and Lyon's Benzema.
This also proves that in Ferguson's heart, he has always known that the trident combination is unreasonable.
At the very least, the characteristics are not complementary enough, and the performance is not strong enough in key games.
Just like this one.
In the second half, after falling behind by 2 goals and losing momentum in the midfield, Manchester United's frontcourt was unable to produce a threatening attack.
The three players can only rely on their personal abilities to create some opportunities.
But the effect is very little.
On the contrary, it was the Bayswater Chinese who almost scored again in the 58th minute.
Maicon sent a direct pass from the right.
Dzeko stopped the ball with his back, blocked Evra with his body, then cut inside with the ball and suddenly volleyed with his left foot and hit a long shot.
Fortunately, Van der Sar was very focused and turned sideways to save the ball.
Otherwise, this is a world wave!
And this goal also hit Manchester United's morale.
Ferguson wanted to strengthen his attack, so he wanted to replace Giggs.
Yang Cheng originally thought he would replace Hargreaves.
Unexpectedly, he chose to replace Scholes.
As a result, Manchester United returned to the 442 formation.
Giggs plays on the left, Ronaldo returns to the right, Tevez and Rooney occupy the center.
But it still failed to pose a threat.
The midfielder of Carrick and Hargreaves simply couldn't stop the Bayswater Chinese.
So, Manchester United does not have many offensive opportunities.
Either the player relied on his personal ability to rush out, or it was a long shot.
This made Yang Cheng secretly relieved on the sidelines.
(End of this chapter)