When the whistle blew at the end of the first half, the United players walked off the pitch in joy.

The 1-0 scoreline gave them enough reason to be happy with the first half, and everyone seemed to see the light of day in the away win over Manchester City, even manager Alex Ferguson couldn't contain the joy on his face.

Gao Han stood in front of the coaching area very calmly, watching the Manchester City players come from the field one after another, they were either indignant or frustrated, and they all looked very dissatisfied with the result of the first half of the game, especially looking at Gao Han's eyes, which were even more ashamed.

The first to bear the brunt was Vertonghen, the Belgian central defender saw Gao Han from afar, but did not dodge, but stepped forward hard, bowing his head full of embarrassment, "Boss, I ......"

"Well done. Gao Han didn't wait for him to finish, and took the initiative to greet him.

Fertonghen couldn't believe his eyes, just him, did a good job?

If it weren't for his assist and not coming back in time, Rooney would have had a chance to face Xavi Martinez directly?

At this moment, Vertonghen even wondered if Gao Han was talking the opposite?

'There were mistakes, but the overall performance was good, so go back and rest and prepare for the second half. ”

Gao Han's words really put Fertonghen at ease, and continued to let him play in the second half, which proved that the head coach did not blame him and continued to trust him, which made him only feel a surge of blood in his head, and blurted out what he wanted to promise.

'Remember, you're a centre-back. ”

Gao Han's words made Fertongheng swallow everything he originally wanted to say back into his stomach.

He knows that what Gao Han needs is not some passionate commitment, but real performance, especially the central defender who he deliberately emphasized in a heavy tone, just to hope that he understands that he has to think about defense first, and then attack.

"I see, Boss. Vertonghen nodded instructively.

"Go ahead. Gao Han patted his wet shoulder, his muscles were particularly strong.

Sending off Vertonghen, Gao Han also ushered in other players one after another, each of whom was pulled by him to say a few words, and then sent back to the dressing room, either to encourage, to analyze, or to harshly point out the problems of the first half.

Gao Han knows the character of his players very well, and according to different personalities, he will also give different plans.

It wasn't until all the players were sent back to the locker room that Gao Han exhaled heavily.

But at this moment, the Manchester City fans in the stands are still singing the team anthem, inspiring the players, and they have not given up.

Gao Han really likes the fans in England very much, the atmosphere in every stadium is very good, and he always believes that he will miss them in the future, so now he wants to fight for them and for himself.

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In the home dressing room, Brian Kidd and Sergio Garcia were ready early.

As Gao Han is now in charge of more and more things, he gradually handed over some of the work to his assistants, such as the midfield and post-match summary analysis, which he handed over to Sergio Garcia.

At halftime of each game, Sergio Garcia analyses the first half of the game for all the players, giving everyone a clear idea of why they won and why they lost.

Sergio García is one of the best analysts in European football today, who has made a name for himself over the years following Gao Han, and is now a part-time faculty member at the University of Madrid in Spain.

Gao Han gently pushed open the door of the locker room, stood silently inside the door, listened to Sergio Garcia analyze the data and game trend of the first half, all the players were very obedient, very serious, like a group of students, that scene was particularly funny.

He still clearly remembers that when he first arrived at Manchester City, many first-time players were very dismissive and even very skeptical of Sergio Garcia's analysis, but when Sergio Garcia threw them an analysis report in front of them, they were all speechless.

After almost two years of working together, they also have great trust in Sergio García's analysis.

Of course, if you want to win a football game, these cold statistics alone will definitely not work, so after Sergio Garcia finishes, Gao Han will officially appear.

"Time is running out, I'll cut it short. ”

Gao Han, as the head coach of the team, although he looks kind on weekdays, but at this time, he will not hide the momentum on his body at all, at this time, everyone is only obedient and obedient in front of him, who dares to refute and protest, and get out of here.

'As Sergio said earlier, we defended well in the first half and we can't just make mistakes to dismiss the contribution at the defensive level, but on the offensive end, I think we didn't do as well as defensively, and that's the lesson we had to learn in the second half. ”

Gao Han casually pulled over the tactical blackboard prepared by Brian Kidd, on which the formation of Manchester City and Manchester United was drawn.

'In the first half, you can see that United were very well prepared defensively, with Cristiano facing Nemanja Matic and O'Shea, Rio Ferdinand and Pepe pinning down Benzema, so we were under a lot of defensive pressure when we got up front. ”

"Later, I reminded you once, I told you, don't just grab the left side and play the ball in other directions, but it's clear that my instructions are not being followed. ”

The dressing room was frighteningly quiet, and everyone, including captain Xavi Alonso, hung their heads and looked ashamed.

At that time, I was really not clear-headed enough on the pitch, and the pressure of Manchester United was high, so I ......

"I said before the game that our strength is attack, and what Manchester United fear most about us is precisely our attack, so you see, Nemanja Matic is almost sticking to our left flank, because O'Shea alone can't guard Cristiano Ronaldo, they need at least two people. ”

Everyone nodded in unison, and Nemanja Matic and O'Shea did look like they were defending the Portuguese superstar full-time.

"After Nemanja Matic pulled to one side, Carrick in the middle had to watch out for Kaka, so Leighton Baines on the right was completely alone, so at this time we should actively play to the advantages of the right side and use the right side to cut through the Manchester United defence. ”

As he said this, Gao Han looked at Sanchez, who was sitting in front of the closet.

"Alexis, one-on-one, are you sure you can take out Layton Baines?"

The Chilean winger nodded without hesitation, gritted his teeth and said: "Boss, give me the ball, I'll burst him into a sieve." ”

Gao Han nodded, and then stretched out his right hand and pointed at Sanchez heavily, the meaning is very obvious, I will watch from the sidelines, if you can't do it, then I'll replace you and replace it with someone who can do it.

Sanchez also nodded solemnly in agreement.

'Alexis on the right, whether it's breaking through with the ball or cutting into the ribs, he can disrupt the United defence and create chances in the middle and left, but we did a pretty poor job in the first half and we had to pay attention in the second half. ”

When Gao Han said this, he looked at Xavi Alonso again, "Remember, our advantage is attack, one-on-one, no one can stop our players, we have to distribute the ball reasonably, understand?"

The captain nodded solemnly, "Understood, I'm sorry, boss." ”

David Silva and Luka Modric are also key players reminded by Gao Han, and they also play the role of distributing the ball and directing the team's attack on the field, so they also firmly remember Gao Han's words.

'At the end of the first half, we were 1-0 down, but we didn't have no cases where we were scored first, so there was no need to be nervous or anxious, and with our quality, it was not unusual to score two or three goals in the second half, provided that we didn't mess with ourselves. ”

"As mentioned in Sergio's stats, Manchester United's defensive line is very deep, yes, it makes their defense very well organised, and it also allows them to block our attack, but we can look at it the other way around, it is precisely our attack that puts too much pressure on the opponent, so big that they have to retreat even further. ”

'But even so, we still had a lot of chances in the first half and we were a threat and Ferguson should be thankful to Ferguson for being at least one goal ahead of United without Edwin van der Sar, so we don't need to doubt ourselves. ”

"You have to know that goalkeepers are not omnipotent, as long as we take advantage of the holes in Manchester United's defence and play to the death, I don't believe we will not be able to break Van der Sar's goal. ”

Gao Han's words rekindled the hope of all the players and picked up their confidence and fighting spirit.

'This is our home stadium, Manchester City Stadium, in the stands outside, full of our fans, we haven't lost in two years, let alone against Manchester United, so in the second half we have to keep attacking, keep attacking!"

"Aren't Manchester United going to defend and counterattack, then we're going to use our attack to destroy their defense and make them completely unable to counter-attack!"

"Didn't they want to retreat in the half? Then we will continue to press, press even higher, let them simply stick in front of the goal, let them know clearly that with their current strength, they can't expect to beat us at all!"

Gao Han said this, pointing to the door of the locker room.

"Get out of here, onto the pitch and tell our sworn enemy whose territory this is!"

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The visitors' dressing room is also undergoing final preparations and mobilisation before going on the pitch.

Alex Ferguson also analysed the situation in the first half and the possible trend of the game in the second half.

"Before I go on the pitch, I would like to remind you once again that this is the City Stadium, we are facing the cold, I know him, he is a madman, and going down 0-1 will make him crazy and desperate to fight back. ”

'We need to forget about the lead in the first half, forget about that goal, for us it doesn't mean anything. ”

'The real test of this game was in the second half and I can guarantee that we will meet a more fearful, attacking and aggressive Manchester City team in the second half than in the first half. ”

'The game has come to this point and there is no way back, either tonight, here, and Manchester City, or we return to Old Trafford with a defeat and our Champions League journey will probably end there. ”

"So, guys, all play with the spirit of 120,000 points and play this game as if it were the Champions League final, only in this way will we have a chance to live!"

(End of chapter)