Chapter 168 Advance to the finals! Be brave enough to raise the price! 【Please subscribe】
On the afternoon of April 19, Wembley Stadium, London.
In accordance with FA Cup semi-final rules, the game will be held at the neutral Wembley Stadium.
Bayswater Chinese challenge Manchester United away.
The game time is 24 minutes and 12 seconds.
Ferdinand advanced with the ball on the right side of the center circle in United's half.
After the two teams started, there was a series of fast-paced offense and defense.
The Bayswater Chinese quickly returned to their own half this time and deployed a tight defense.
After dribbling the ball across the center line, Ferdinand sent a through ball without waiting for Gareth Bale to get closer.
Tevez ran laterally from the wing, and when he stopped the ball with his back, he turned around and shook off Matuidi, leading him diagonally towards the center.
The Argentinian beast is like a rampaging bull.
Rushing to the 30-meter area of the Bayswater Chinese, Tevez did not wait for Matic to approach and sent a direct pass.
Rooney received the ball from the outside of the top area of the arc and passed the ball back to Tevez with a beautiful one-two against the wall.
Tevez rushed to the right side of the top area of the arc, and he was about to hit the goal with his kick. After deceiving the defensive player, he suddenly distributed the ball to the right.
Ronaldo was on the right side of the penalty area and hit the ball without stopping.
Kompany and Piszczek were like two goalkeepers, closing the door at the same time, blocking Ronaldo's shooting angle.
The Portuguese's shot hit Kompany.
The Belgian central defender intercepted the ball in time and passed it to the outside of the penalty area.
Piszczek immediately pulled to his right side. After receiving the ball, he vigorously dribbled the ball forward and dribbled the ball along the right sideline.
The Polish full-back advanced very quickly and took the ball across the center line in one fell swoop.
At this time, Lewandowski in front was already in place and began to raise his hand for the ball.
Piszczek sent a diagonal pass with his right foot and sent the ball directly to Lewandowski's head.
The Polish center blocked Vidic with his body near Manchester United's 30-meter area, jumped up, and headed the ball to the left.
At this time, Gareth Bale was rushing across the center line at an extremely fast speed, speeding up to catch up. He got ahead of O'Shea and kicked the ball behind him, causing the Manchester United right back's clearance to miss.
There were gasps throughout Wembley when O'Shea missed the ball completely.
Then I saw Gareth Bale suddenly accelerate and sprint forward as fast as possible.
O'Shea, who simply competes for straight-line sprint speed and has to turn around, can't compare to Gareth Bale.
The Welshman rushed towards the football he just poked out with lightning speed, then quickly caught up and penetrated into Manchester United's penalty area.
Ferdinand, who was lagging behind, pounced immediately, but Gareth Bale reacted faster and relied on his personal speed to force past Ferdinand.
On the left side of the Manchester United penalty area, although Gareth Bale was interfered by Ferdinand and unable to cut inside, he was still able to send a diagonal pass with his left foot.
The ball moved from the left side of the penalty area to near the right corner of the small penalty area.
At this moment, another figure rushed over at lightning speed, met Gareth Bale's diagonal pass, and pushed the ball.
The ball went into Van der Sar's goal.
"The ball went in!!!"
"24 minutes!"
"Little Tiger Walcott took the lead in scoring Manchester United's goal!"
Walcott couldn't wait to rush out of the stadium and ran all the way to the sidelines, forgetting everything and celebrating this key goal.
Behind him, Gareth Bale, Piszczek, Lewandowski and Aaron Ramsey were all chasing after him.
The Bayswater Chinese players huddled together on the sidelines, celebrating the team's goal.
"1 to 0!"
"After all, Manchester United's defense failed to stop the repeated attacks of the Bayswater Chinese young players."
"In today's FA Cup match, Manchester United played with its main lineup."
"Ferguson's team has just finished playing in the Champions League. Although the main players played their best, the overall performance was not as good as the young players from the Bayswater Chinese team."
"Yang Cheng once again fulfilled his promise and still played with a young lineup."
"Unexpectedly, these young guys who lost to Manchester United in the FA Cup final last season were extremely excited at Wembley Stadium today."
“It showed an aggressive momentum from the very beginning.”
"Manchester United's defense is always under heavy pressure."
……
The Bayswater Chinese's first goal aroused the anger of the group of Manchester United fans who followed the team south at Wembley Stadium.
They kept helping the home team build momentum and making appeals in the stands.
On the contrary, the Bayswater Chinese, who played away from home, still played steadily.
Especially Matic, who plays as a single defensive midfielder.
The defensive coverage and interceptions were both done pretty well.
This made Ferguson, who was sitting in the chairman's bench, reveal a look of nostalgia.
People often say that the older you get, the more you miss the past.
Before, Ferguson didn't believe it.
But now, he believes it.
Because he thought about those things in the past more and more, it made him wonder if he was getting older.
"Mike, do you still remember the FA Cup semi-final in the 1995/96 season?"
Ferguson's sudden question surprised assistant coach Mike Phelan who was sitting on the sidelines.
For a moment, I didn't catch the call.
Seeing the assistant coach stunned, Ferguson reminded him again, "We are playing Chelsea at the neutral Villa Park stadium."
Mike Phelan suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
"Sir, I was already at West Bromwich Albion by then."
Ferguson was obviously stunned for a moment, trying to search for his memories.
Mike Phelan played in midfield that year and was signed by Ferguson from Norwich, but Ferguson forgot which year it was. Anyway, after staying at Manchester United for a few years, he went to West Brom. Vicky.
"I officially retired in the summer of 1996, but in December 1995 I had already served as Norwich's youth team coach."
When Mike Phelan said this, he smiled and said: "I left Manchester United in 1994."
Ferguson suddenly realized it and connected the memories together.
"That's right, we were undergoing a new round of youth reform in those few years."
"That's right." Mike Phelan smiled and nodded, "At that time, our team was still very young, with Giggs, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt, Scholes, Beckham and others. They are all in their early 20s.”
"Phil Neville is only 19 years old."
"Steve Bruce is still captain, and so is King Cantona."
As Mike Phelan started talking, Ferguson also entered the memory.
"At that time, our strongest opponents in the league were London teams such as Newcastle, Arsenal and Chelsea. They were just a bunch of shit at that time!"
When he said this, Ferguson couldn't help laughing.
"The league champions in 1995 were Blackburn Rovers and Souness was the manager." Mike Phelan said.
"Yes, Nottingham Forest, Leeds United, Wimbledon, and Coventry were all strong teams at that time." Ferguson said with regret.
One disadvantage of having a coaching career that is too long is that you remember many things more clearly than anyone else.
And it’s often easy to skewer.
In Ferguson's memory, these teams seem to be strong competitors.
But in a blink of an eye, they didn't know where they were going.
Sometimes, Ferguson wouldn't know which league they are in if he doesn't check the standings.
"At that time, the Bayswater Chinese were probably just an amateur team near Chinatown in central London, right?" Mike Phelan said sarcastically.
Ferguson was noncommittal.
"The current Bayswater Chinese team reminds me of the Manchester United team in the 1995/96 season. They are also a group of young players who are also dominating the league, but they are doing better than we were then. .”
The FA Cup in the 1995/96 season is also legendary.
The semi-finals are Manchester United playing Chelsea and Liverpool playing Aston Villa.
In the end, Manchester United and Liverpool met in the final.
Why did Ferguson suddenly think of the semi-finals of that season?
Because in the FA Cup semi-finals of the 1995/96 season, Manchester United played Chelsea at home, and the team also conceded a goal in the first half.
Gullit opened the scoring for Chelsea.
But in the second half, Cantona assisted Andy Cole to equalize the score in the 54th minute.
Five minutes later, Beckham scored the go-ahead goal.
At that time, Ferguson was not worried at all when he fell behind.
Because his team is young, full of vigor and vitality.
But now, after conceding a goal, Ferguson was worried.
In his eyes, the Bayswater Chinese are more like the Manchester United team back then!
Suddenly, Ferguson missed Beckham.
He suddenly regretted it.
If he hadn't pushed Beckham so hard at that time, if he hadn't interfered too much in his life, if he hadn't kicked that kick...
Perhaps, now, Beckham should still be wearing a Manchester United jersey and running on the court.
Ferguson suddenly turned his head and looked at the visiting team's coaching bench.
His best partner at the time, Brian Kidd, is now sitting in his opponent's coaching bench.
If Brian Kidd had not left back then, I believe the two of them would be able to talk about many things now.
Manchester United and I... are both old!
……
With Ferguson's character and his current status, it only takes a few minutes to lament.
In the first half, the Bayswater Chinese temporarily led Manchester United 1-0 thanks to Walcott's goal.
But in the second half, after changing sides and fighting again, Ferguson counterattacked again.
Especially in the 60th minute, Ashley Young replaced Scholes.
Manchester United immediately changed their formation and adopted a 442 formation.
Rooney and Tevez partnered as a double forward, with Ashley Young and Ronaldo on the wings.
Carrick and Anderson are left in the middle.
But the Bayswater Chinese quickly created opportunities.
In the 65th minute, the possession of the ball in the backcourt forced Manchester United to retreat to the 30-meter area.
Matic was on the left side of the midfield, receiving a pass from Thiago Silva. After getting rid of Tevez's entanglement, he dribbled the ball forward, attracted Ronaldo, and then distributed it to the left.
Marcelo dribbles the ball forward along the left sideline.
Ronaldo did not participate in the return defense, which allowed Marcelo to drive the ball straight into the penalty area of Manchester United.
Anderson immediately rushed out to help defend, but Marcelo saw the right opportunity and sent a direct pass.
The ball passed from the outside to the bottom line on the left side of Manchester United's penalty area.
Gareth Bale threw O'Shea away, quickly caught up, and passed the low ball with his left foot to the edge of the small penalty area.
Lewandowski and Ferdinand, who followed up in the middle, failed to catch up and missed.
On the right side of the Manchester United penalty area, Walcott caught up with him. When he stopped the ball, he suddenly braked and smashed the ball to his left foot. He dribbled the ball laterally with his left foot and passed Vidic. The left foot volley hit the goal.
The ball went straight to the left side of Manchester United's goal!
This left Van der Sar, who was squatting on the right side of the goal, completely helpless.
2 to 0!
The entire Wembley Stadium was plunged into carnival by the Bayswater Chinese fans.
The more than 30,000 Manchester United fans who traveled south with the team never imagined that their team would lose like this at "home court".
After conceding 2 goals in a row, Manchester United launched a counterattack at the last moment.
In the 83rd minute, Ashley Young stopped the ball on the left and cut in. After dunking past Piszczek, he sent a curve ball with his right foot and landed directly towards the far point of the goal.
Cristiano Ronaldo quickly crossed the right post, defeated Jose Fonte, and hit the goal with a header, changing the score to 1-2!
Manchester United launched a crazy counterattack at the last moment.
But the Bayswater Chinese also launched counterattacks one after another.
In the end, neither side could score again.
2 to 1!
With Walcott's brace, the Bayswater Chinese defeated Manchester United away from home and successfully advanced to the FA Cup final!
This is also the second consecutive season that the Bayswater Chinese have advanced to the FA Cup final!
……
"Brian probably scolds me a lot, right?"
After the game, still in the same room at Wembley Stadium, Yang Cheng entertained Ferguson.
Using wine sent by Ferguson.
"The number of compliments and scolds is about the same," Yang Cheng said with a smile.
"He will still praise me?" Ferguson was a little surprised, "I don't believe it."
"Then you must underestimate him. He has always praised your merits."
Of course, he would not be merciful when it came to scolding his shortcomings or some of the things he had done back then.
After hearing this, Ferguson's mood suddenly improved a lot.
He himself didn't understand the reason.
Anyway, he is really happy now after listening to Yang Cheng's words.
"Your training of Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott is really good. It is much better than Liverpool's training of Owen."
When Liverpool is involved, Yang Cheng is more cautious.
Michael Owen is from the Liverpool youth training camp, but unlike Gerrard and Carragher, who have been trained in Liverpool since childhood, Owen did not join the Liverpool youth training camp until he was 15 years old.
It is a semi-finished product franchise.
When Michael Owen shined, he aroused competition throughout English football.
Among them, Manchester United and Liverpool competed most fiercely, but in the end, Owen chose Liverpool.
"You may not know that I once invited Owen to come to Carrington and have a long talk in my office, but because of the grievances between the two clubs, he was unwilling to join Manchester United."
Although times have changed, Ferguson still showed a hint of appreciation when talking about this talented England striker.
"Both he and I feel that Liverpool's use of him is very problematic. He began to overuse it when he was young."
"Moreover, whether it is from the team's tactics or the direction of player training, they all focus on taking advantage of his speed, while ignoring the improvement of his personal skills."
"Did you know? After Irving played a full season, he still had to participate in the national team competition. He simply didn't have enough rest time and missed the best opportunity to improve his personal skills!"
When Yang Cheng heard this, he nodded involuntarily, "Yes, it's really a pity for Owen!"
Ferguson seemed to be encouraged and complained loudly about Liverpool's taking away Owen.
After all, it was fair competition and Manchester United lost to Liverpool.
Liverpool's conditions are indeed not as good as Manchester United's. The head coaches from Evans to Houllier were indeed eager for quick success in cultivating Irving. After all, Irving was Liverpool's number one and core combatant at the time.
But this also led to Irving being frequently injured later.
On the other hand, wouldn't it be the same with Ferguson's use of the trident last season?
How much has the status of Ronaldo and Rooney declined this season compared to last season?
The difference is that Ronaldo and Rooney are more durable than Irving and have not suffered serious injuries like Irving.
But Yang Cheng agrees with what Ferguson said. Irving missed the best opportunity to improve his personal skills.
Starting from the youth team, especially to the first team, Irving played too single a role.
Gradually, Irving will involuntarily tend to be single in his training and playing habits.
This is actually inevitable in professional football.
For example, many people's impression of Drogba is that he was rough in the early stage and his shooting efficiency was very poor, but he suddenly evolved in the later stage.
This is the appearance.
This involves the head coach's use of players, and the players have to make corresponding adjustments in training and playing habits in order to complete their tasks.
By the same token, what impression did Essien give in the early days of Mourinho and Hiddink's coaching?
Why was his organizational and passing abilities suddenly developed when Ancelotti was coaching?
How did players like Mikel and Anderson become engineers step by step, and how did their skills become roughened step by step?
The most typical one is Ronaldo.
After he arrived at Real Madrid, he gradually weakened the winger's breakthrough and passing ability and strengthened scoring and physical confrontation. These were all his personal choices.
Let’s look at Barcelona’s Messi, he is always changing his playing style.
If he still plays like he did when he debuted, Yang Cheng estimates that Messi will also hurt Zhong Yong.
After all, the club's training and positioning of young players really affects the players' entire careers.
Yang Cheng is now taking a different route from Liverpool in training Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott.
It's even different from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in their previous lives.
And Yang Cheng can even say with great confidence that his is the training method that can best tap and stimulate the potential of two players.
Of course, it will take longer and you have to be more patient with the players.
"By the way, Jazz, are you recruiting any players this summer?" Yang Cheng suddenly asked.
Ferguson immediately became wary, "What? Do you really want me to help you raise the price?"
Price increase link?
Doesn’t this nickname start with Ferguson?
"I care about you. According to the current situation, if you can't find any money, you may not be in the top four next season!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.
Ferguson snorted coldly, "You'd better care about yourselves."
"If you are really poached this summer, you will be ruined next season too!"
"What am I afraid of?" Yang Cheng burst out laughing. "I know how much I weigh. If we were to be crippled, we would have been crippled a long time ago. Will we wait until now?"
Hearing Yang Cheng's confident words, Ferguson was really touched.
He really wanted to ask Yang Cheng how he chose the person?
How come your vision is so accurate?
"Ha, didn't I tell you before? Barcelona's Sergio Busquets is absolutely right. If you dig him out, I guarantee you won't have to worry about the midfield and backcourt in the next few years."
After a pause, Yang Cheng said another very inflammatory sentence, "Just like when you almost signed Guardiola."
When Guardiola was determined to leave Barcelona, Ferguson really almost signed him.
Don't tell me, Ferguson is really tempted.
But when he considered that Yang Cheng was full of evil, he couldn't believe it.
Could this be encouraging us, Manchester United, to fight against Barcelona?
Yang Cheng actually thinks that the only one who can poach Barcelona's three midfielders now is Busquets.
If we really want to dig him up, Barcelona will just cry.
When Yang Cheng's three midfielders are completed, won't they be able to sweep Europa and become invincible?
As for Busquets joining Manchester United...
Well, that would be a lot of fun!
But after thinking for a while, Ferguson still sighed helplessly.
Obviously, he couldn't get the money.
How harmful is the Glazer family to Manchester United?
All I can say is that it is too big to be measured!
Just as many Manchester United fans are asking in 2024, if Manchester United's performance is so bad, doesn't the Glazer family care?
This is the cuteness of fans!
Why should the Glazer family care about Manchester United's performance?
How much is a championship worth?
Whether Manchester United's performance is good or bad, as long as it does not affect their vital interests, it doesn't matter.
Fans only care about winning the championship, they only care about money!
Everyone knows that the Glazer family has tricked Manchester United into nothing.
All the debt they incurred in acquiring Manchester United was passed on to Manchester United.
That's it?
No no no.
The three brothers all work at Manchester United and each receives a generous salary.
Also, they take away at least 10 million pounds in dividends from Manchester United every year.
That's it?
more than!
There are also various miscellaneous fees such as consulting fees and management fees, which add up to a large amount of money.
Note, it’s every year!
In other words, in addition to helping them pay off their debts, Manchester United also has to be raped and sucked out of their bones.
For them, does it matter whether Manchester United wins the championship or not?
unimportant!
Only when Manchester United's operating performance declines to the point that it affects their earnings will they pay attention to it.
And Manchester United wants to invest money in signings?
Can.
The Glazer family will have to wait until the Glazer family has absorbed their blood and repaid their debts, and then use the rest for signings.
Want to sacrifice their interests?
dream! ……
Due to the FA Cup semi-finals, the games between Bayswater Chinese, Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal were postponed to midweek.
In the FA Cup semi-finals, Chelsea scored two goals in a row with the help of Malouda and Drogba after conceding the first goal.
In the end, the Blues reversed Arsenal 2-1 and successfully advanced to the final.
Therefore, this season's FA Cup final is the Bayswater Chinese versus Chelsea, a West London derby.
It is worth mentioning that in the FA Cup semi-finals, the Gunners did not arrange for Arshavin to start.
In the 33rd round of the Premier League in midweek, Arsenal challenged Liverpool away from home. With Arshavin's four goals, they drew 4-4 away from home with Liverpool.
Chelsea drew 0-0 with Everton at home.
Manchester United, after conceding a goal first, reversed Wigan Athletic 2-1 with goals from Tevez and Carrick.
Bayswater Chinese defeated Middlesbrough 1-0 with Dzeko's goal in the away game.
Manchester City defeated West Bromwich Albion 4-2 at home in this round.
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Therefore, after this round, Manchester City and Chelsea gradually widened the gap.
Manchester City caught up with Liverpool with 68 points.
The two teams now have the same points, and the Red Army is ranked higher due to its goal difference advantage.
But everyone also saw it.
There is a high possibility that Manchester City can turn the situation around.
……
This weekend, the 34th round of the Premier League.
Manchester City defeated Everton 2-1 away from home with goals from Robinho and Kaká.
Liverpool relied on Xabi Alonso and Kuyt's brace to defeat Hull City 3-1 away from home.
Chelsea defeated West Ham United 1-0 in the away game thanks to Kalou's goal.
After losing two goals in a row, Manchester United relied on Ronaldo and Rooney to score twice in the second half and reversed Tottenham Hotspur 5-2.
Arsenal, on the other hand, defeated Middlesbrough 2-0 at home with Cesc Fabregas scoring twice.
Bayswater Chinese were at home and defeated Stoke City 5-0 with Dzeko's hat-trick and goals from Maicon and Di Maria.
Stoke City's performance this season is pretty good, ranking 12th in the league, and there is no danger of relegation for the time being.
In this game, they conceded 3 goals in less than 20 minutes.
At the end of the first half, the Bayswater Chinese already had a 5-goal lead.
Throughout the second half, Yang Cheng almost stayed in the Champions League semi-finals next Wednesday.
……
Three heroes battle against Barcelona!
This is how media and fans around the world define this season’s Champions League semifinals.
Moreover, this is already the third consecutive season.
After the 34th round of the Premier League, Ferguson admitted for the first time that Manchester United's dream of four crowns was shattered.
But he believes that consecutive misses in the league and FA Cup have made Manchester United hungry for the next Champions League.
As for the Bayswater Chinese, Ferguson said, "They are the best team in European football!"
Ferguson believes that no team can easily defeat the Bayswater Chinese.
"We and the Bayswater Chinese are very familiar with each other. We know each other's strengths and weaknesses, so Wednesday's battle will not be decisive."
Ferguson believes that the players of both teams are now in good condition and there are basically no injuries.
The only suspense is who can restrain the opponent in the game.
"If we want to win the right to advance, we must win our home court and not concede goals."
Ferguson has repeatedly emphasized that it is very important to keep the Bayswater Chinese at home.
"Chelsea's two legs showed us that losing a home game can be very fatal!"
This is exactly the same as what Hiddink said after the knockout rounds of the Champions League quarter-finals: losing the first round at Wembley and getting a clean sheet determined the outcome of the two rounds.
But how to restrain the Bayswater Chinese attack?
Ferguson believes this is very difficult.
"Gareth Bale, Theo Walcott and Di Maria are all still very young, but they are the fastest wide attackers in the Premier League."
"Moreover, they have the best midfield combination in the Premier League and even in Europe."
Ferguson admitted that the game will be very difficult and Manchester United must go all out.
"The same player can make zero mistakes in the last game and make many mistakes in the next game. These are normal phenomena and we cannot be demanding."
"But when facing the Bayswater Chinese, we must do our best to reduce mistakes as much as possible."
"Because any mistake may lead to losing the ball."
Ferguson also took the initiative to talk about Tevez.
The Argentinian's form has been frighteningly good recently, and the form of Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney has also improved significantly.
Ferguson admitted that Tevez had encountered some problems with his contract extension, "But I am very sure that he will continue to stay at Manchester United!"
The outside world's interpretation of Ferguson is that after losing consecutive league games and the FA Cup, Ferguson's attitude towards the next two rounds of the game is relatively conservative.
At the pre-match press conference, after Yang Cheng announced the 18-man roster for Manchester, he said that the most important thing for the team in the first round away game is to score away goals.
"We are the defending champions, we should give it a try and take some risks!"
"In a game of this level in the Champions League semi-finals, when playing away games, you often need to be bold and careful."
"I believe everyone knows the importance of away goals in the Champions League, and we will go all out for this!"
Regarding the specific tactics, Yang Cheng did not reveal too much, but repeatedly emphasized, "We Bayswater Chinese will always stick to the past tactics."
"We will not blindly change our tactics just because the opponent is Manchester United and the game is away. This is not our style."
But everyone knows that Yang Cheng and Ferguson have always been relatively elusive in their use of troops.
Although, before the game, both famous coaches showed their attitudes, one defensive and one offensive.
But before the game starts, who can say for sure?
……
On the evening of April 29th, Manchester Old Trafford Stadium.
In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, the Bayswater Chinese challenged Manchester United away.
The game has been played for 70 minutes, and the score is still 1-0.
International practice is that the home team goes first and the visiting team goes last.
In the 27th minute of the first half, Manchester United relied on Ronaldo's super long-range direct free kick from 30 meters away to break Neuer's goal. For the rest of the time, neither team scored.
What is surprising is that both Yang Cheng and Ferguson fulfilled their pre-game remarks.
Ferguson said the most important thing about the first round home game was keeping a clean sheet against the Bayswater Chinese.
In fact, that's exactly what he did.
In terms of formation, Ferguson arranged the frontcourt trident that is currently in the best shape, took down Berbatov and arranged for Carlos Tevez to start.
But the most important thing is the midfield.
Ferguson lined up a midfield combination of Anderson, Carrick and Fletcher.
Neither Scholes nor Giggs, the two veterans he relied on most in the past, started.
From this starting lineup, it is not difficult to see Ferguson's tactical intentions in this game.
One word, ruthless!
From the beginning of the game, Manchester United, playing at home, showed its trump card.
Since you can't hold the defense and can't win the attack, then fight fiercely!
Rooney, Anderson, Tevez and Fletcher frequently performed all-out performances from the start.
Through running without hesitation, fierce pressing, and aggressive defense, they constantly destroyed the Bayswater Chinese's offense and passing organization.
Not only that, Manchester United's players will actively seek physical confrontation.
In the midfield, Anderson and Fletcher were like this when facing Rakitic and Modric.
At the back line, Manchester United's defenders faced the Bayswater Chinese offensive players in the same way.
Especially Evra.
The defense of the French left back is a major shortcoming of Manchester United's defense.
Whether in the Champions League or the Premier League, many teams play against Manchester United because of Evra.
As a result, Evra used close marking, active physical confrontation and decisive fouls tonight, so that Walcott could not take any advantage at all.
If Gareth Bale on the left suppressed O'Shea, then Walcott on the right was frozen by Evra.
The French full-back is not only fast, but also fierce in defense. In addition, Anderson is also assisting in defense and protection on the left side. Walcott really can't come up with a good solution.
The elegant Berbatov was taken out and replaced with the beast Tevez.
Ferguson made Manchester United's front, middle and back lines very fierce.
Coupled with the fact that the referee's law enforcement at Old Trafford was slightly lax, it further boosted Manchester United's arrogance.
However, although Manchester United's ferocious approach destroyed the Bayswater Chinese's passing offense, their own offense was ineffective and could only rely blindly on the players' personal performance.
The Bayswater Chinese defense did not suffer.
Only Leighton Baines' left wing found it a little difficult to mark Ronaldo on the right.
A defensive foul in the first half gave Manchester United a chance to take a free kick in the frontcourt.
Unexpectedly, Ronaldo took a direct free kick of about 30 meters.
And it’s a falling leaf ball with a weird curve.
Neuer doesn't have a good solution for this either.
Afterwards, the two teams continued this fierce and tense competition back and forth.
No one can come up with a very effective solution.
Yang Cheng has never made any substitutions and adjustments, and has always remained motionless.
Manchester United also made no moves.
……
When Yang Cheng looked at the time and found that it was already 70 minutes, he immediately walked back to the coaching bench and motioned for several players, including Di Maria, to warm up.
Brian Kidd handed over a copy of the data he had just received from Gianni Vio.
“I didn’t expect that we were evenly matched!”
Yang Cheng glanced at the technical statistics, which were indeed quite interesting.
Ball possession rate: 48.8% vs. 51.2%.
Number of tackles: 27 to 26.
Tackle success rate: 74% vs. 73%.
Number of passes passed: 391 to 495.
Yellow card: 1 to 0.
Foul: 9 to 8.
Number of shots: 9 to 9.
Shots on target: 4:4.
Yang Cheng just glanced at it and felt it was a bit outrageous.
If this was not the Champions League semi-finals, he would suspect that the data was deliberately produced.
It's so close!
But there are some that are not quite close.
For example, the number of passes.
There’s also time for the ball to be in half court.
55.9% of the time, the ball was in United's half.
This is enough to prove that the Bayswater Chinese are actually more dominant in the situation.
But it doesn't show up in the data.
"They are dragging us into the quagmire by burning physical energy, engaging in physical confrontation and exhaustion."
To use a phrase that will be very popular in the future.
Manchester United brought the Bayswater Chinese, who had technical advantages, to the same level, and then restrained the Bayswater Chinese through a struggle of strength.
I have to say that this is indeed a way.
It just consumes too much energy!
Therefore, Yang Cheng never moved.
"What now?" Brian Kidd asked concerned.
Yang Cheng handed the data in his hand back to Gianni Vio, turned his head and looked at the court.
The Manchester United fans at the scene shouted extremely loudly and the momentum was extremely loud.
Obviously, they all hope that the Red Devils can maintain the current score.
1-0, the score is not big, but the victory is zero seal.
In the second round away game, Manchester United will have more cards.
"If they work harder, they will definitely show their flaws and their physical strength will be too much for them." Yang Cheng said firmly.
With that said, Yang Cheng turned to look at Gianni Vio, "Gianni, keep an eye on the performance of the Manchester United players, especially the defense. This will definitely be the hardest hit area for their physical fitness!"
Yang Cheng has always said that Manchester United's lineup is a bit thin.
Ferguson's usual approach is to catch the toad and urinate.
Last season was a frantic search for the front three, using Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez to their deaths.
This season, with the introduction of Berbatov, the situation is slightly better.
But there was a problem with the defense.
This season, due to injuries to Gary Neville, Wes Brown and others, Evans was overwhelmed and Ferguson was almost desperate to use Vidic, Evra and Ferdinand.
There is no way, there is no one left!
In fact, with any other head coach, these could have been avoided.
Wes Brown has been suffering from injuries, and Gary Neville is 34 years old.
But Ferguson just refused to sign anyone.
The same is true in the midfield. Hargreaves was scrapped for the season, Fletcher was injured frequently, and Ferguson has been using Carrick.
Ferguson's approach, especially in the past one or two months, has meant that players from Manchester United and Bayswater Chinese have not had any rest, but Bayswater Chinese have rotated.
What about Manchester United?
The FA Cup, the Champions League, and the league are all almost a set of lineups.
Yang Cheng didn’t believe it!
Are the players at Manchester United all made of steel and unable to run to death?
"Should we start making substitutions and adjustments?"
Brian Kidd asked with concern on his face.
Yang Cheng shook his head, "Wait a little longer, I guess he is also waiting for us to change."
This him is Ferguson.
"Their players will be overwhelmed faster than us!" Yang Cheng said very firmly.
……
After entering the 70th minute, the rhythm of the game obviously declined.
By the end of April, all players were exhausted.
It is undoubtedly very risky for Ferguson to adopt such a style of play at this time.
By the 72nd minute, Manchester United's players were clearly overwhelmed.
As a result, Ferguson made two substitutions.
Scholes replaces Anderson.
The Brazilian midfielder performed well in this game. Whether it was running coverage or defense, he worked very hard.
Of course, there were a lot of fouls.
But both sides had a tacit understanding, and there was only one yellow card in the game, which was given to Tevez.
Moreover, Tevez committed a foul when he counterattacked Thiago Silva in the Bayswater Chinese half.
Another substitution was Tevez.
Berbatov went up.
Yang Cheng walked back to the coaching bench again and asked Gianni Vio: "Evra or O'Shea, who has declined more in physical fitness?"
As early as a few years ago, after Yang Cheng hired Thad Fawcett to join the team, he established a sports performance evaluation mechanism.
Over the years, the Bayswater Chinese coaching staff, especially the sports science department, has further digitized sports performance assessment. Combined with real-time data on site, it can comprehensively evaluate the physical consumption of players on both sides.
Of course, this is just an assessment.
Even if some players' physical fitness has seriously declined, they still perform flawlessly.
"Evra will drop more and he will play more minutes this season."
Yang Cheng knew what he knew immediately, turned to look at the bench, and waved to Di Maria, "Angel, come here!"
Di Maria immediately took off his coat and ran over quickly.
"You go up, replace Rakitic, and let Modric support you."
"Try to move in the two ribs of Manchester United to support the wings and center, especially Evra and Vidic."
After a pause, Yang Cheng grabbed Di Maria's neck, pulled him to him, and said to him word by word: "Angel, remember, after you go up, can you fight?" Penetrating the opponent's defense is very important, understand? ”
"Understood!" Di Maria nodded heavily.
"If you have the chance, go forward. If you can shoot, shoot it yourself. Don't hesitate!"
"Okay!"
Yang Cheng patted Di Maria on the shoulder and motioned for him to run to the sidelines, ready to make substitutions at any time.
……
"It's time to replace Di Maria."
In the home team's coaching bench, Mike Phelan has been paying close attention to Yang Cheng's every move.
Seeing Di Maria running to the sidelines, he immediately reminded Ferguson.
Ferguson saw it too.
"Who should I replace?"
Just when Ferguson asked for the exit, the fourth official on the sidelines had already raised the substitution sign, and Di Maria replaced Ivan Rakitic.
This immediately made Ferguson frown.
Obviously a little surprised by this substitution.
This was the second time Yang Cheng surprised him.
Before the game, he guessed that Yang Cheng would focus on attacking O'Shea's side, so he specifically targeted O'Shea's right side, especially Fletcher.
Unexpectedly, Yang Cheng used Gareth Bale to suppress O'Shea.
Instead, on the left, Evra this time, Walcott was entrusted with an important task.
But facing a defensive player like Evra who can barely keep up with his speed, the little tiger actually doesn't have much to do.
This led to Walcott's performance on this side being somewhat sluggish.
Ferguson originally thought that Yang Cheng would let Di Maria replace Walcott.
Unexpectedly, it was Rakitic.
"This is to strengthen the attack, especially the attack in the ribs."
Ferguson knows Yang Cheng very well.
The two have been fighting for several years, playing so many games every season, and they know exactly how many tricks each other has.
But then comes another problem.
Manchester United made one more substitution.
Do you want to use it?
Who to replace?
Ferguson glanced at the bench and saw that it was really blocked and there were not many people who could go up and make a difference.
For example, Giggs and Park Ji-sung are only barely competent.
The only teenager left in the defense is Evans.
But Ferguson has to watch out for Ferdinand.
The Manchester United central defender has suffered a lot of injuries this season, and Ferguson has always been worried that he can't handle it.
Ferguson just hesitated for a moment and shook his head secretly.
He immediately walked to the sidelines and reminded Carrick, Scholes and Fletcher, asking them to pay more attention to Di Maria.
The last substitution place...
He still wanted to keep it, just in case.
(End of chapter)