Chapter 543: The Second Half Determines the Winner
Kroos' long-range shot from outside the box was blocked by Smalling with his back, Valencia grabbed the landing point and wanted to pass to Shinji Kagawa, but the ball was cut off by Muller, and Muller gave the ball to Zhang Shujie after the break.
Vidic pressed on. To tell the truth, in several direct conversations with Zhang Shujie, he did not get cheap, although Zhang Shujie did not break through, but there were also shots or passes, and Vidic did not stop him.
This time Vidic's defensive action is bigger than before, mainly because it is far away from the penalty area, Vidic estimated, thirty meters at least, which also makes him have a lot of confidence, even if it is a foul, it may not be a card, and Bayern will not get too much free kick threat in this position.
Zhang Shujie controlled the ball and knocked Ribery diagonally. At this point, Vidic half-stretched out his leg and knocked him into the ground, knocking him to the ground. In Vidic's eyes, it was a reasonable collision that met the rules, but in the eyes of the Bayern players, it was a foul.
The ball was not in place and Fletcher intercepted it. Zhang Shujie sat on the ground and spread his hands, the referee Elkeson did not say, and ran away with Fletcher, who was carrying the ball, Zhang Shujie had no choice but to shake his head and stand up.
Manchester United are attacking, Moyes is a little happy, will the players surprise him at the end of the first half?
Zhang Shujie, like the rest of the team, participated in the defense. Regardless of whether Vidic committed a foul or not, how many players were lost this time was also due to his improper passing, so he could not sit idly by.
Fletcher crossed the ball to the right, Jones came up to control the ball, didn't take an extra step, and stuffed it directly to Valencia in front.
Manchester United had someone in the middle to pick him up, but Valencia insisted on dribbling down the ball, and in the battle with Alaba, Valencia forced a cross close to the baseline.
Boateng at the front didn't get the ball, and Dante in the back didn't have time to top the ball because Rooney in the middle had jumped up and shook his head to attack the goal.
Neuer made a pounce but didn't touch the ball and didn't go in, flying straight over the crossbar and towards the stands.
It was Rooney's first and only strike of the first half.
Moyes sighed on the sidelines, Rooney's header was United's best chance to score so far, but "Lu Xiaopang" didn't take it. I don't know if Manchester United will get such a good opportunity in the following time.
There was no stoppage time in the first half, and the referee blew the whistle as soon as the time was up. Both players will return to the dressing room for a short rest before continuing to decide life and death in the second half.
Pep Guardiola waited in the dressing room for the players to come in, Yan Tao came in first, then Boateng, Zhang Shujie walked in the middle, and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer came in last.
Pep Guardiola gave his players two minutes to take a simple shower and change their clothes. When everything was done, he beckoned everyone to sit down.
"Okay, let me start with your performance, in the first half you played well and you didn't score. Of course, I'm not blaming you, in fact you were really unlucky in the first 45 minutes, even the post of our Allianz Arena prevented us from scoring. ”
Seeing that the players didn't speak, Guardiola said: "Now let's talk about the arrangement of the second half, forwards, midfielders, defenders ......" Saying that, his eyes quickly swept over the faces of the players, and the dressing room seemed very quiet, and after a while, he said: "Play according to the way you played in the first half." ”
The player was stunned for a moment, then smiled. Guardiola's arrangement is not very surprising, after all, everyone performed well in the first half, although there were occasional mistakes, but in the end it did not make a big mistake, and the offensive momentum completely suppressed Manchester United, all they lacked was a goal.
So Pep Guardiola wants them to do the same in the second half as they did in the first half, the only difference is to try to score. Just because you have an away goal doesn't mean it's safe, it's dangerous for anyone to think that way in the knockout rounds. In a double round-robin format like this, the more goals you score, the better.
Pep Guardiola handed over all the remaining halftime time to the players, Zhang Shujie discussed with Kroos and Robben on the left and right, Yan Tao was also discussing the back line with Boateng, the other players were also talking to each other, and Guardiola was also talking to his assistant Gerlan in a whisper.
In the United dressing room, David Moyes was a little unhappy with the performance of his players in the first half, saying: "You are being pressed too hard to play at all. You have to know that we are at a disadvantage now, Bayern can accept a draw, we can't accept it. Wayne (Rooney)!"
"Yes, sir. ”
'You were very positive on the pitch and you were well received. But you're a striker and I want to see more than just your passing, it's your shooting. ”
"I know how, sir. ”
"Kagawa!"
Shinji Kagawa stepped forward: "Yes." ”
Moyes looked at him and said: "Your range of movement is too narrow, you don't have to be confined to the middle, you have to run big! It has to be big! The players of the Premier League team have always spared no energy, you have to go up in attack, you have to come back in defense." Got it?"
"Understood, sir. 'Shinji Kagawa's thinking seems to be stuck in the days of the Japanese national team and Borussia Dortmund, when he didn't have to be involved in much defending, but this is Manchester United, he's not at the core, he's going to do what a role player does in the team.
Finally, Moyes looked at Vidic again: "Nemanja, you didn't defend against Zhang Shujie very successfully, he had shots and passes, his presence posed a big threat to our defence, he was a hidden danger, you have to freeze him! I don't want to see him in the second half and still be able to stand in front of you." ”
Vidic nodded, "I'll definitely guard against him." ”
Moyes nodded lightly and said, "There are five minutes left, you can do it yourself." ”
The team members began to whisper. Usually the manager will give some time to the players at half-time, but only a few minutes depending on the team. Manchester United are not in a good situation, with David Moyes talking more and giving less time to his players, while Bayern are the opposite, Pep Guardiola is giving him more time.
The second half was about to start as the players walked out of the dressing room. After Vidic went out, Zhang Shujie also walked out, and he took a few glances at the young Chinese striker, as Mr. Golden Ball, Vidic also understood his strength. But judging from the appearance, this young man who looks a little delicate and slightly thin does not look like a player with strong explosive power, but the fact is the opposite, Bayern's No. 9 gathers almost all the advantages of the striker in one, and there is no shortcoming in sight.
Vidic turned his gaze back to thinking about how to defend against Zhang Shujie in the second half. After thinking about it, he had already walked out of the player's tunnel, and when he looked up again, Zhang Shujie had already walked to the front.