Chapter 398 The sky in Manchester is red! [Please subscribe]
As referee Paul Tierney blew the whistle to end the first half, the Red Devils playing at home had a three-to-one advantage and a relaxed smile on their faces. , returned to the locker room.
When Mourinho finally entered the locker room, he first high-fived the players one by one, then came to the center of the locker room, applauded without hesitation and said:
"Fuck it" Be beautiful!”
“That’s it!”
"I need you to stay focused in the second half! The game is not over yet!"
After the lecture, Mourinho also made substitution adjustments.
Yes, in his opinion, although we have a two-goal lead in this game, we can still do better!
Especially on the defensive end!
Although there is no clean sheet, he hopes that the team will not concede goals more than continuing to score goals!
Considering that the opponent will definitely make substitutions for Ling Feng in the second half, Mourinho also made predictions in advance.
Replaced Fellaini, who had average performance in the first half, and replaced Herrera with better running ability.
Herrera not only has a large defensive coverage area, but also has excellent foot skills. He can also share part of Lingfeng's ball distribution tasks.
In this case, even if Ling Feng continues to be double-teamed in the second half, there will be one more contact point in the midfield.
Then, Blind, who made a mistake in the first half, was replaced and replaced by Smalling.
These two substitution adjustments are completely "error corrections" for his starting lineup
"In the second half, the opponent will definitely try their best to limit Ling Feng's point, so others will have a chance!"
< br>"Wayne, Anthony, run more open spaces and switch positions with Ling Feng."
"Zlatan, you can retreat appropriately to get the ball"
Although Murry Neo's football philosophy has always been criticized by the media, fans and opponents as "utilitarian" and "ugly".
In many games, Mourinho will use the tactic of "setting up the bus" to cooperate with defensive counterattacks. This style of pursuing victory while trying not to lose is indeed a bit "boring" from the scene< br>
It also runs counter to the offensive football in today’s football world.
However, they seem to have ignored one fact:
The essence of football matches is to win!
Whatever tactics you adopt, as long as you win, it’s a good tactic!
Moreover, it's not that Mourinho doesn't know how to attack!
On the contrary, whether he was coaching Chelsea, Inter Milan or Real Madrid, he personally created many classic games that defeated or bloodbathed his opponents.
Especially the opponent in this game is his "old enemy" Guardiola!
Therefore, he plans to use the result of the Manchester City Derby to tell everyone:
He Mourinho is not just a bus driver!
In the visiting team's locker room, Guardiola also showed his decisiveness as a head coach.
He first analyzed the team's current predicament one by one and the areas where the players need to improve on the court.
This Manchester City derby is of great significance to him.
Not only is it his first Manchester derby since taking charge of Manchester City, it is also his first duel with Mourinho in the British arena.
Everyone says that Mourinho is his nemesis.
However, the proud Guagua scoffed at this statement.
So, this game cannot be lost!
In order to tie the score or even come back to win, he must solve an urgent task:
How to restrict Ling Feng!
Forty-five minutes into the first half, Ling Feng completed two shots and one pass, dominating the game by himself!
If they continue like this in the second half, they will not only lose, but they will lose miserably, which will be ugly!
This is definitely not what Guagua wants!
However, looking around the locker room, Guagua couldn’t help but mutter in his heart:
“Oh, I still have to keep buying people.”
That’s all I have on hand. Under the circumstances, Guardiola could only hand over the important task of "restricting Ling Feng" to Fernando and Yaya Toure.
He first replaced winger Nolito, who had no chance to get the ball, and replaced midfielder Fernando.
Then forward Iheanacho was replaced and replaced by Yaya Toure, the only midfielder who might be able to limit Ling Feng.
At this time, Guagua couldn’t care less about his personal grudges with Yaya Toure.
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After a short intermission, the players from both sides returned to the court again.
What surprised the fans was that the coaches of both sides seemed to have a clear understanding of each other and made personnel adjustments one after another.
And there are two of them!
"Manchester United made personnel adjustments. No. 17 Blind and No. 27 Fellaini were replaced, and No. 12 Smalling and No. 21 Herrera were replaced."
"And Manchester City also made changes, replacing Nolito and Iheanacho"
With the appearance of Fernando and Yaya Toure, Manchester City's formation also changed from 4141 to 4231 .
The double defensive midfielder Fernandinho and Fernando, the attacking midfielder is Yaya Toure, and the forward is De Bruyne who makes a temporary guest appearance.
The purpose of this arrangement is to restrict Ling Feng!
Ever since, after the start of the second half, fans can see a very obvious phenomenon:
Whether it is in the center or on the right, Ling Feng will be faced with two or The above players surrounded and pressed!
Compared to the D seat and De Bruyne in the first half, Yaya Toure and Fernando, who came on the bench, are all midfielders with excellent physical fitness and even better defensive abilities.
Moreover, Yaya Toure and Fernando did not hesitate to give Ling Feng physical confrontation.
Therefore, since the beginning of the second half, it has been significantly more difficult for Ling Feng to catch the ball than in the first half.
Although Yaya Toure's physical functions and physical fitness have declined significantly.
But following Ling Feng in a short period of time and continuing to put defensive pressure is not a problem.
In Guardiola's view, as long as the dangerous figure Ling Feng is restricted, Manchester United's offensive threat will definitely be greatly reduced.
In this way, they can slowly control the situation on the field, thereby posing a threat to Manchester United's defense through better passing and control skills than Manchester United.
However, while Guardiola attaches great importance to Ling Feng, he underestimates other Manchester United players.
Soon, he found that his team was just like playing against the Barcelona team.
And this Manchester United's Ling Feng is like Barcelona's Messi!
Once Messi (Ling Feng) is targeted by his opponent, his teammates will be able to gain more space and better offensive opportunities.
This is also the key role of superstars in indirectly affecting the battle situation in addition to their personal abilities!
Although Lingfeng is not like Messi, he has superstar teammates like Villa, Iniesta and Xavi beside him.
But Ibrahimovic, Rooney, and Kante are not that bad!
With the pressing defense of Yaya Toure, Fernando and Fernandinho, Lingfeng did fall into a brief silence.
But Manchester United lacks Ling Feng, a super explosive point, and can only shift the offensive to the left.
The core of the dominant offense became Rooney.
However, Rooney's current ability is not enough to become the core of the organization and effectively connect the frontcourt offense.
Even though Rooney, Martial and Ibrahimovic played some passing and cutting cooperation on the left and in the rib space.
However, it is always a little short of scoring a goal.
Seeing the situation become anxious, Mourinho made another substitution.
Replace Martial and replace with Rashford.
Although Martial still had a bad face when he came off the field.
However, Ling Feng also took the initiative to go up and patted him on the back, "Well played, man."
When he came off the field, Mourinho also took the initiative to hug him and comfort him. After a moment:
"Good job!" The words of the two men comforted Martial, who was depressed.
At least his efforts were noticed by his teammates and coaches.
It cannot be denied that this substitution had an immediate effect!
Just five minutes later, Ling Feng dropped back to catch the ball on the right, and then played a continuous hit-the-wall coordination with Rooney, breaking out from the entanglement between Yaya Toure and Fernando. .
Then, while Kolarov was fighting and retreating, he directly raised his left arm and sent a 45-degree diagonal pass to Rashford on the far end!
"Beautiful!"
Rashford first stretched his legs to remove the ball, and then facing the defense of Manchester City right back Sagna, he stepped on a bicycle very smartly and moved the outside of his right foot. Directly kick and shoot into the far corner of the goal!
The ball flew out and grass clippings flew up.
Even though Bravo predicted the right direction of the shot at the first time, he still made a flying save.
But Rashford's shot was very tricky and curved.
In the end, under the surprised eyes of Bravo and many Manchester City fans in the stands behind him, the ball bypassed his fingertips and flew into the goal behind him!
“Goal~~~”
“It was Marcus Rashford who scored the goal!”
“This eighteen-year-old youngster once again scored for the ball The team made a great contribution!”
“The score on the field came to four to one”
"The outcome has been decided!"
With Rashford's goal, Manchester City players and fans, including Guardiola, all realized a cruel fact:
They have already lost this game.
However, some people are still unwilling to accept this result.
For example, Guardiola, such as De Bruyne, such as David Silva
It was only then that Guardiola woke up from a dream and finally realized that the way to restrict the opponent's core players was to be led by the opponent.
It is better to play the football you are good at, which will be more threatening!
"Rahim! Come and respond!"
"Toure! Boldly take the ball and advance!"
"Kevin, cross behind"
Ever since, everyone could see that in the first half, Guardiola, who was just sitting on the coaching bench with a distressed look on his face, came to the sidelines and kept calling the players on the field, accompanied by gesticulating movements.
This scene was captured by the on-site media and became the material for the next day’s media news.
Especially compared to Mourinho who looked calm and calm not far away with his hands in his pockets, the victory and defeat between the two is even more clear!
However, Guardiola doesn’t care at all what the media thinks of his “ugliness” or “embarrassment” in this game
In his opinion, even if the team is already three goals behind, even if it is The game has been decided.
However, you should not give up or stop running until the last moment of the game!
What’s more, it’s just the beginning of the season.
The league consists of thirty-eight games. Losing one game does not mean the end of the world.
The key is how to learn lessons and nutrients from failure. In the next game, you will not lose so ugly again, or even win!
It was this kind of unwillingness to admit defeat that allowed Manchester City to create many excellent opportunities at the last moment of the game.
When the game reached the 83rd minute, Sterling took the ball on the right, faced Luke Shaw's single defense, forced a breakthrough and sent a cross, causing a crowd in the penalty area to turn upside down.
Bailey cleared the ball not far away and landed right in front of De Bruyne.
The latter shot directly through De Gea's fingers and chased the score to 4-2.
And this was also the final score of the game.
As referee Paul Tierney blew the whistle to end the game, Old Trafford once again erupted. Deafening cheers!
Ling Feng, who played the entire game, scored two goals and provided two assists, raised his right fist to pay special tribute to Ferguson in the stands.
That confident face seems to be saying:
Old man, feel free to enjoy your retirement life!
With me here, Manchester United will be revived!
The head coaches of both sides on the sidelines immediately stepped towards each other and shook hands.
This is also the first face-to-face conversation between the two since the 2013 European Super Cup.
"José, your team played great."
"Thank you."
"You are right. That kid is indeed outstanding. However, I don’t think he has reached Leo’s level.”
“On the contrary, I have a feeling that this kid will surpass Leo in the future!”
In order to prevent the media from knowing their conversation through lip reading, both of them covered their mouths when whispering.
Therefore, except for the two of them, no one would know that there was such a conversation between Guamu.
Once this conversation is announced, it will definitely trigger another round of public opinion storm.
After bidding farewell to Guagua, who turned and walked into the player tunnel, Mourinho came to the center of the field in high spirits and talked with The players celebrated the victory in this local derby together.
The Red Devils fans in the stands had already sang the team song "Glory Belongs to Manchester United" in unison
This day is destined to be a lucky day for Red Devils fans!
Although in the past two seasons, Manchester United's record in the Manchester City Derby has been slightly superior.
However, they are all small or narrow wins with one goal.
Judging from the scene and results of this game, they almost controlled the entire game!
Of course, if you are not blind, you can see that this change comes entirely from the black-haired young man wearing No. 7 on the field!
Two passes and two shots to dominate the game!
Just like Cantona’s domineering and decisive leadership!
A cross arc as precise and deadly as Beckham's!
An unstoppable long free kick like Ronaldo!
This new No. 7 of the Red Devils seems to have gathered all the advantages of his predecessors!
In the post-match interview, Mourinho also praised his beloved disciple:
“I have already said that Ling Feng has reached the level of Messi and Ronaldo. And this game , his performance proves my point!"
"Manchester United and I are very happy to have such a superstar!"
"I think he has grown into a player who can compete for gold. The existence of football awards!”
It is not unusual for a coach to praise his own players.
The key is, recognition from the opponent!
At the post-match press conference, Guagua also took the initiative to take responsibility for the loss in front of many media:
“The loss of this game is my problem.”< br>
“Ling Feng? He definitely caused us a lot of trouble and was also an important reason why this game was very difficult for us.”
“Of course, I still think that he did not reach the level. Messi’s level.”
However, such an evaluation is really unconvincing in the context of losing.
The Red Devils fans just thought he was being tough.
An hour after the game, Ling Feng posted a victorious photo of the Manchester United generals in the locker room on his social media.
And the caption said:
“The sky in Manchester is red!”
(End of this chapter)