Chapter 805: Don't be fooled by Manchester City
The second half of the game was very intense, Manchester City suppressed Manchester United from the beginning, playing waves of attacks, so that the Manchester City fans in the stands watched with great excitement.
Mansour, accompanied by Paul Futre and Mubarak, sat in the chairman's stand to watch the match.
He flew from Abu Dhabi to London to supervise the game before the game, and he really likes to watch Manchester City's games more and more, especially like today, in the face of the powerful Manchester United, Manchester City actually pressed the city's rivals in half the time to play, is it too enjoyable, is it?
You know, Manchester United were runners-up in the Champions League last season and the reigning champions of the league and league cup, and Manchester City are now strong enough to suppress such an opponent, how can Mansour not be excited?
He counted the time, and it was shocking that the ball didn't go out of the United half for more than ten minutes from the start of the second half.
"I didn't expect Manchester United to be tenacious. Mansour said with admiration.
From the start of the first half, United were on the back foot, but the Red Devils showed great tenacity, not only defusing City's attacks again and again, trying to keep the goal intact, but now gradually gaining a foothold, and even faintly showing signs of pushing City's attack out of the 30-metre zone.
This is simply impossible to do without strong spiritual power.
If it had been another team, I am afraid it would have collapsed long ago.
Ferguson's team is known as the Red Devils, this nickname is not fake, Manchester United has been invincible in the Premier League over the years, and it was not until the rise of Chelsea that they could compete with Manchester United, which makes the Red Devils have a very strong domineering spirit accumulated after a long period of game wins. ”
Paul Futtley also has a lot of admiration for Ferguson, "This domineering spirit allows Manchester United to withstand the pressure and even give the opponent resistance no matter how bad the situation is." ”
"In this situation, does Manchester United still have a chance to turn the tables?" Mubarak asked, with some concern.
From the beginning of the game, he watched the team's situation very good, especially in the second half, the advantage was too obvious, even if Manchester United was tenacious, could it be difficult to turn the situation around?
"It's hard to say. Paul Futrey shook his head, "Ferguson is the best man who is the last to come, he has been dealing with football all his life, and he has an understanding of football that ordinary people cannot understand, according to the current situation, no one can guarantee that he will not make any more changes." ”
"What's more, if you can't attack for a long time, you are impetuous, which is a big taboo in the game, especially in the face of a team like Manchester United, which is good at counterattacking, a ...... that can't handle it well"
Paul Futrey didn't finish his words, but the meaning was clear.
The current situation on the field, it seems that Manchester City has an overwhelming upper hand, but it is still very dangerous, and a careless handling is likely to lead to a reversal of the situation, so Manchester City still has to be very cautious.
"And you see, Ferguson is probably going to make a substitution. ”
If you follow Paul Futre's gestures, you can clearly see the movement on the bench.
Assistant coach Mike Perrin appears to be scheduling his players out to warm up and looks like he could come off the bench at any moment.
"In this game, Gao Han's tactics were very successful in suppressing Manchester United's two wings, and Gary Neville and Layton Bynes did not have the opportunity to participate in the attack, which led to Manchester United's attack more or attacking the middle, and the effect was not obvious, and Ferguson estimated that he would have to adjust. ”
Paul Futre's words made Mansour and Mubarak, who were originally full of confidence, raise their hearts to their throats again.
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"Harvey. ”
Xavi Alonso heard the shouts from the manager on the sidelines and immediately followed the prestige.
I only saw Gao Han gesturing to him on the sidelines, signaling him to control the ball and hold the ball more in the midfield.
The City captain nodded breathlessly to the manager on the sidelines and turned to look back at the pitch.
"David, Luca, all come back a little bit, the boss says we're getting fast. ”
Xavi Alonso first shouted at two nearby teammates, then clapped vigorously with both hands.
"Brothers, take your time, don't rush, hold the ball first and be patient and look for opportunities. ”
After listening to Xavi Alonso's words, Manchester City knew what the team's strategy was going to go forward.
A return pass, the Manchester City captain stepped forward to pick it up, Park Ji-sung chased straight towards the ball, but Xavi Alonso buckled the ball with his heel, avoided Park Ji-sung, turned slightly to the side, and the whole person collided with Park Ji-sung, who couldn't brake, and was knocked to the ground.
The referee immediately blew the whistle and at the same time called Park Ji-sung over, showed a yellow card, and gave a stern warning.
Xavi Alonso got up from the ground as if nothing had happened, and without getting angry, he quickly sent the ball out.
After receiving Gao Han's instructions, David Silva and Modric's positions were appropriately retreated.
City began to play more patiently, passing less forward and more from left to right, looking for opportunities by pulling the United defence, with David Silva, Kaka and Luka Modric acting as attacking commanders up front.
When the ball is at their feet, they pass the ball when they have the chance, and when they don't have the chance, they protect the ball and pass it back and reorganize.
Manchester United were a little helpless against Manchester City's style of play, and they didn't touch the ball for more than a minute, which made them even more anxious.
When the ball was passed into the 30-metre area again, Matic blocked Modric in time, but the Croatian turned to protect the ball immediately.
Xavi Alonso spotted Tevez lurking in his passing lane with Luka Modric and immediately made a gesture down the right.
Luka Modric immediately understood it and immediately passed the ball back to Mascherano.
Tevez abandoned Xavi Alonso for the first time and ran to Mascherano, but at this time, Xavi Alonso ran over to answer again.
When the ball arrives, stop, turn, and pass a long pass over the top, the whole action is done in one go.
The ball could go over the head of the defense line and quickly fell behind Manchester United, Benzema started a sprint head-on, after shaking off Ferdinand and Pepe, he stopped sideways, stopped the ball in front of him, and then quickly caught up and hit the goal directly.
But at this critical juncture, Van der Sar didn't know when he suddenly abandoned the goal, fell to the ground and saved Benzema's shot in his arms, fortunately Benzema stopped in time at the critical moment, otherwise, I am afraid I would have to kick him.
The entire Wembley Stadium was in shock.
No one could have imagined that the situation of the game would suddenly change.
Xavi Alonso's over-the-top pass just now was beautiful, Tevez couldn't contain it in time, and Modric and Sanchez pulled Nemanja Matic and Layton Baines to the wing, leaving a gap in the middle.
It was at this moment that Xavi Alonso caught it.
Suddenly, Benzema also did his best, panting and walking back, not forgetting to give a thumbs up to the captain Xavi Alonso in the distance, just now he was afraid of offside and failed to notice Van der Sar's attack.
But come to think of it, the Dutch door god is really bold enough to attack so far.
If Van der Sar had been a little slower at the time, and Benzema had been sure to dunk him or stab the ball, he would have died, and the goal would have gone in.
After tasting the sweetness, Manchester City continued to draw scoops on the gourd.
But Ferguson has a very keen sense of tactics, and immediately realized the crisis, and immediately shouted on the sidelines, signaling the players to keep the formation compact and not play for Manchester City.
But Gao Han was also aware of the opportunity.
Now that the game has been going on for more than 60 minutes, Manchester United has been very physically exhausted, and after 20 minutes of hard work, it is a moment of physical and mental exhaustion, and it is the perfect opportunity for Manchester City to strike while the iron is hot and strive for a goal.
So, Gao Han quickly walked to the sidelines and motioned to several midfielders, especially David Silva and Luka Modric, asking them to pull away as much as possible and attack more boldly.
Then, Gao Han entered the coaching system again, and at the same time activated the assist card and the pass card to form the ball to pass the effect, and used the assault card and the attack card to form a rapid effect, increasing the offensive on the field in one fell swoop.
As soon as the skill card was put into use, the situation on the field suddenly changed.
Once again, City loosened United's formation with a pass on the ball, and on a comeback, Park Ji-sung chased after Xavi Alonso, but the Spanish midfielder quickly split the ball to the left and handed it to David Silva who was pulled on the wing.
The Spaniard dribbled down the left flank and passed to Cristiano Ronaldo, who won the ball but cut down the middle, drawing both Fletcher and Gary Neville to David Silva, who picked up the ball and curled a left-footed cross into the box.
The Reds were in the box, with Benzema, Kaka and Alexis Sanchez all in the box, but Rio Ferdinand took the lead and headed the ball out of the box.
Luka Modric and Michael Carrick, who were ambushed at the edge of the box, chased the ball at the same time, but at that moment......
"Let me come!"
Modric looked up and saw Xavi Alonso coming in from behind, he immediately understood what the captain meant, slowed down and got out of the way, while Carrick was shocked and accelerated to catch up.
But Carrick is fast, Xavi Alonso is faster.
I heard a muffled bang in the stadium, as if even the air had exploded, and then I saw the ball like a bolt of lightning, clinging to the turf, shooting towards the goal at great speed.
The black pressure in the penalty area was full of people, Ferdinand and Pepe both instinctively raised their legs to block, but they couldn't stop it, and Van der Sar's vision was blocked by the crowd, and when he realized the danger, especially when he saw the direction of the ball, he immediately flew to save.
But the ball still crashed into the bottom right corner of the goal!
Xavi Alonso felt his long-range shot from the moment he got up, especially when he saw the ball hit the goal.
Immediately afterwards, Xavi Alonso was seen turning excitedly and rushing out of the pitch.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!”
In the 68th minute, Xavi Alonso fired a shot from almost 25 metres into the goal. ”
'Oh my God, it was a groundbreaking goal. ”
"Let's take another look at the whole process of the goal......"
City's players have rushed out of the pitch in a frenzy, chasing Xavi Alonso one by one, holding the captain in the middle.
1-0, after an hour of furious attack, Manchester City finally pried open Manchester United's goal.
At the crucial moment, the captain of the team, Xavi Alonso, stepped up!
All the Manchester City players celebrated the captain's goal.
It was a very sudden goal, but it was also very beautiful.
(End of chapter)