The first half of the game was finally over.

As soon as the United players returned to the dressing room, everyone sat in front of the closet, gasping for air.

The score was still 0-0, and they withstood City's late onslaught, but the price they paid was clear, and that was the physical exertion they had, and it could even be said that the whistle at half-time saved them.

If the referee hadn't blown the whistle in time, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to get out of the stadium soon.

The damn Manchester City were terrible, their attack was like a storm crashing on the shore, wave after wave, especially in the last ten minutes of the first half, which literally pressed Manchester United within a 30-meter area.

Sometimes when you think about it, it's really quite desperate.

Just when there was a pessimistic atmosphere in the dressing room, Ferguson suddenly pushed the door open from the outside.

The sound startled everyone in the locker room, startled them, and looked up.

I saw the head coach walk in angrily, his eyes sweeping over everyone like electricity.

"What did I say? do you remember what I said before the game?" exclaimed Ferguson.

Everyone present did not dare to reply, but after thinking about it in their minds, a sentence from Ferguson's pre-game advice came to mind.

"I said that we can't retreat no matter what, we must resist in the front, we must hold on in the midfield, and we must not retreat, but what is the result? We didn't exert our strength in the opponent's half at least half of the first half, and at least ten minutes were retracted into our 30-meter area, what is this?

The head coach was furious and used a blow dryer stunt, and all the players in the dressing room bore the brunt and did not dare to deal with it.

They asked themselves that Ferguson had really figured out the strategy of the game between Alpine and Manchester City before the game, and even the coping strategy was not a problem, but the real problem was that he could not do what he wanted in the game.

Manchester City is very skillful in both the running and passing of the ball, sometimes the ball is obviously on the left side, and Manchester United also organizes defense on the left side, but they will suddenly make a shift and transfer the ball to the right side, at this time Manchester United's defense line can't even if they don't want to retreat.

What's more, if the players are in good physical condition, everything is still possible, but as the game progresses, the physical consumption of Manchester United's players is obviously greater than that of Manchester City, and it is difficult to complete the high-intensity pressing and coverage that was in the period before the game.

Why didn't Ferguson know about the embarrassing dilemma faced by the players?

Being completely at a disadvantage in possession and naturally putting a lot of pressure on the defence is going to be a lot of it, and rightfully so.

But now Manchester United's problem is that the team's three lines have shrunk too far, and they have basically given up the entire middle line area, even the area from the middle line to their own 30 meters, to Manchester City, not to mention losing the initiative, and even losing the opportunity to defend the counterattack, which is the most unacceptable to him.

There are many reasons for this situation, not only because of the physical consumption of the players, but also because the players are not resolute enough to implement the skills and tactics, and there are differences in the judgment of the situation on the field, so he has to take the lead, give them a mallet, and then stuff a sweet date.

After scolding the player, Ferguson's face softened slightly, and he exhaled heavily before continuing.

'Man City were a little bit better than us in the first half and it wasn't easy for us to keep the goal, but it would be a nightmare for us to play the way we played in the first half and Gao Han and his team won't give us the same chances, so we have to make adjustments in the second half. ”

Ferguson's words to ease the atmosphere made everyone in the dressing room breathe a sigh of relief, but they were also secretly vigilant.

'First of all, in terms of possession, we have to be stronger, we can't let the opponent have the ball, we always lost the ball too easily in the first half and it made us die badly, so in the second half we had to dare to fight for the ball. ”

'It's going to take every player to work together, especially the two full-backs, because you were all out of the game in the first half and there was a lot of pressure on Cristiano Ronaldo and Sanchez to defend, but I believe you have enough quality to support your team-mates in attack as well as defensively. ”

In Ferguson's tactics, the two full-backs also play a big role in the attacking end, Gary Neville has been an important part of the right attack for many years, the left side has been weak for many years, but after the arrival of Layton Baines, it has also become an important attacking tool.

But in this game, whether it was cautious or too much defensive pressure, the investment of the two wings on the offensive side was not resolute, and it could even be said that they did nothing.

"In addition, our midfielders must press out, don't let the opponent easily control the ball in our 30-meter area, Tevez and Park Ji-sung two players must return to the defense in time, front and back in the midfield of Manchester City, grab the ball as soon as possible, with Rooney as the core when counterattacking, Tevez and Park Ji-sung must decisively play guerrilla, look for fighters, and create threats. ”

When Ferguson said this, his expression once again became extremely serious.

"Remember, guys, it's a Carabao Cup final and our opponents are Gao Han and his Manchester City. ”

"Now we're not just fighting for a trophy, not just defending it, but more importantly a legend that will go down in history for all of us. ”

"Beating Gao Han is more honorable than winning the Champions League!"

Ferguson's last words shocked all the players present.

Gao Han, this is an absolutely admirable existence in European professional football, and it has been almost ten years since his debut, and he has not tasted defeat.

Some people say that he is a living legend and cannot lose, while others say that he will lose sooner or later, maybe in the next game.

But in the European professional football circle, in addition to appreciation and admiration, it is more of a challenge to treat Gao Han.

Everyone hopes that they can be the lucky ones who will end the legendary history of the high cold.

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While Alex Ferguson was reprimanding the players in the Manchester United dressing room and arranging the adjustments for the second half, Gao Han also summed up the performance of the first half in the Manchester City dressing room and adjusted the attacking tactics in the second half.

'We played well in the first half, we did a good job of possession, we put Manchester United under pressure in attack, we even went close to scoring on a couple of occasions, which was very good and we have to keep it going in the second half. ”

With the advantage of absolute possession, Gao Han's focus is still on how to break down Manchester United's goal.

'On both flanks, Cristiano Ronaldo and Alexis Sanchez will have to keep the pressure on Gary Neville and Layton Bynes to not give them easy chances to get the ball on and plan their attacks, preferably keeping them at the back. ”

'Our midfielders have to keep putting pressure on Manchester United, dare to take the ball and keep the ball and once United retreat ......'

Gao Han drew a map of the formation of Manchester United as they retreated on the tactical board next to him.

"David Silva, Kaka and Luka Modric, you have to dare to take the ball in the opponent's defensive position, move to the gap between the opponent's defense and the defense, try to pull the opponent's defenders out and form a defensive gap. ”

"Don't worry about conceding the ball, if you lose the ball, you will fight back at the first time, and there will be Xavi Alonso and other teammates behind you to protect you in time, so you have to be resolute with the ball, and if you have the opportunity, don't hesitate. ”

"According to our data analysis in the first half, Manchester United's defensive counterattack is a little not firm enough, the ball control is unstable, and the passing accuracy is low, so we have to increase the pressure on the ball, once we lose the ball, we must press decisively, and also, Manchester United's attack mainly falls on Rooney, pay attention in the second half, and pay attention to a little Tevez, this beast is not simple. ”

Tevez is a well-known beast, with a very strong fighting spirit, which is very compatible with Manchester United's Red Devils spirit, and some people even say that he is the kind of player who was born to live for Manchester United, but in this game he has to go forward to support Rooney, and he has to retreat to help the midfield, and the game task is also very heavy.

But a player of his level, once he catches a flaw, it will be dangerous.

"Alright, everybody, listen to me. ”

Gao Han clapped vigorously, drawing the attention of all the players.

'We played well in the first half and we had to keep it up in the second half and I'm sure if we play to our quality we can get past Manchester United. ”

'Finally, I would like to remind everyone once again that no matter how tenacious Manchester United were in the second half, we have to be patient, stick to our style of play and our rhythm, and I believe that if we do that, the breakthrough will come to us and at the end of the day, we will be on the podium at Wembley Stadium. ”

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I don't know if it was Gao Han's last encouragement that played a role, and after the rematch in the second half, Manchester City decisively stepped up the attack.

As soon as the game began, Manchester City organised an attack, Kaka received the ball with his back to the edge of the penalty area, passed to David Silva, and the Spaniard tore through the United defence with a scalpel-like through ball, Cristiano Ronaldo shook off Gary Neville and smashed into the box with his right foot.

Van der Sar was very solid and flew to save the ball.

But Pepe's clearance did not fly far, the ball still fell at the feet of Manchester City, after Mascherano got the ball, passed forward to Modric, who turned to get rid of it, took two steps, and divided the ball to the right, Sanchez followed up with a volley, but the ball hit the body of Leiton Baines, who was back on the line, a corner.

Luka Modric headed in a corner and Rio Ferdinand cleared the ball under pressure from City's players, but Xavi Alonso's long-range shot from the edge of the box was blocked by a Manchester United player in the box and failed to create a threat.

Less than two minutes into the second half, Manchester City unleashed a ferocious offensive that left United a little tired and the fans in the stands at Wembley Stadium screaming.

After the opening attack, Manchester City did not stop there, but took advantage of the victory to pursue.

Three minutes later, it was David Silva's pass and Benzema's shot from the edge of the box hit Pepe, but when Kaka was ready to pick up the leak and play again, Van der Sar flew to save and defused the crisis again.

In the 54th minute, it was again Manchester City who launched a wave of attacks.

Mascheranola received the ball on the right flank and played a straight pass to Modric.

The Croatian midfielder dribbled forward along the right flank, and after a diagonal pass to Leyton Baines defending, Sanchez successfully countered offside, shook off Pepe, received the ball into the box, and volleyed it down the right.

However, the shot failed to hit the angle, and Van der Sar blocked it well and saved the ball in time.

Although he never scored a goal, Manchester City's surge of attacks still brought huge pressure to Manchester United, especially Ferguson, who was standing on the sidelines, with a worried look.

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