The entire Stadio Olimpico fans were applauding the Red Devils legend, including many Barcelona fans, who applauded him, and the Welsh midfielder's performance in this game was indeed quite good, Manchester United's second goal, although the most eye-catching was Cristiano Ronaldo, but a large part of the credit goes to Ryan Giggs. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 If it hadn't been for his penetrating pass that broke through Barcelona's defence, the goal would probably have been gone. ”

"It's not surprising that Ferguson brought on Nani and dropped Rooney back to a midfield position, after conceding the goal, Barcelona fought back very fiercely, and specifically seized the gap between Manchester United's midfield and the backline, relying on only one Carrick, obviously not enough!"

Barcelona's four strikers, Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto'o, Pedro and Bojan, almost all roamed between United's defence and midfield. As long as Barcelona get the ball to this area and to their feet, they can create a certain threat.

There were two counter-attacks just now, one was a calm tackle in the penalty area at a critical moment by Ferdinand, and the other was a position by Van der Sar at a critical moment, saving the ball, both of which were dangerous.

Therefore, Ferguson made such an adjustment at this time, and he also deliberately filled the gap between the two lines.

"Well done, Ryan!" After seeing Giggs and Nani hugging and walking off the field, Ferguson immediately walked over and hugged him, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go rest first, we'll take care of the rest!"

Giggs took the sports drink handed over by the staff and gasped for air.

The reason why he was replaced was because he really couldn't run.

After all, Giggs is already a veteran who is about to turn 36 years old, and after running for nearly 80 minutes in such a high-intensity competition, his physical strength has been exhausted.

The team is very passive now, Barcelona is crazy to fight back, Manchester United is retreating all the way, and a person who can't run is of little use on the pitch, so it is not surprising that he was replaced.

"I'm just watching from the sidelines!" Ryan Giggs muttered as he stood still, staring at the pitch intently, "I'm going to see the team win the championship!"

Not only him, but also many players on the bench have left the bench and walked to the sidelines.

It's been 80 minutes into the game, and it's the end of the game, and the last 10 minutes are crucial!

"I didn't expect Barcelona to be so tenacious!" Ferran, who was sitting next to Ferguson, said with some emotion. He also really admires Pep Guardiola.

In the face of a strong opponent like Manchester United, with less than 15 minutes left in the game, even if injury time is added, it is only 16 or 7 minutes, but it is two goals behind, and if you change to another team, I am afraid that you will have already raised the white flag and surrendered.

Ferguson nodded incessantly and said: "This is a strong opponent! Barcelona have a great group of players, with a reasonable age structure, including experienced veterans such as Puyol, Thierry Henry and Abidal, as well as players in their prime such as Samuel Eto'o, Keita, Xavi, Yaya Toure, Alves and Iniesta, as well as hopefuls such as Messi, Sergio Busquets, Pedro and Bojan. Arguably, this is our strongest opponent in the coming years. ”

If Zeng Cheng had heard Ferguson's words, he would definitely admire his vision. Indeed, as Ferguson said, in another time and space, in the next few years, Barcelona will be invincible in almost all Europe and even the world, and will be called the "Cosmos Team".

In the past few years, to be precise, in the four years from 08 to 11, the most direct confrontation in Europe can be said to be the confrontation between Manchester United and Barcelona. The two teams have met in the Champions League three times in four years, and all of them have met in important competitions such as the Champions League semi-finals and final. It's just that Manchester United are on the underdogs, they only beat Barcelona in the semi-finals of the Champions League in 08, but in the other two finals, they were completely defeated, losing by two goals each time.

It can be said that the reason why Barcelona is called the "Universe Team", Manchester United plays a very important role in it, but this role is a little disgraceful and has become a stepping stone for others.

However, in this time and space, because of Zeng Cheng's intervention, things seem to have changed. At least in this matchup, Barcelona will have a hard time turning the tables.

In the last two head-to-head meetings between the two strongest teams in the world, Manchester United temporarily led 2-0. That's the score so far in this game.

Phelan added: "Messi's little guy is too powerful, he poses too much of a threat to us, and we have to restrain him. ”

Ferguson shook his head and said, "Mike, I'm afraid it's difficult. With Messi's state, we can't prevent him with one person at all, but if we trap him, there will be gaps in other places on the field, and the rest of Barcelona's players cannot be ignored. ”

Mike Phelan opened his mouth, but finally didn't say anything.

Ferguson shook his head and muttered as if talking to himself: "That little guy is also very smart, since this game, he has been adjusting, realizing his shortcomings, and trying to make up for it, improve his competitiveness in the team, this is a very smart player!"

Because Barcelona's overall defense is excellent from front to back, especially in the midfield, with players with super ball control ability such as Sergio Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta, Messi can get more support in front of them.

And Messi's best thing is undoubtedly to ambush at the front of the big penalty area, using his excellent foot skills, sharp breakthroughs, and the last pass full of spirit, to maximize the threat.

Barcelona's two threatening attacks just now were launched from the feet of Messi.

Alex Ferguson made timely adjustments to his team, and if he had hesitated a little longer and delayed his time, Barcelona might have scored.

It's good now, as long as the backline can hold on, it's Barcelona who should have a headache.

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Pep Guardiola does have a headache. He found that his team had missed the best chance to catch up!

If the team had been able to take advantage of both chances after conceding the second goal, it would have been equalized long ago, let alone catching up now.

But Manchester United is Manchester United in the end, and the individual ability of the players plays a role in the critical moment. First Rio Ferdinand's solo defence, then Van der Sar's crucial save, Barcelona were just a little bit closer to scoring.

Well, the old guy Alex Ferguson reacted quickly, and now that he has stabilized his position, Barcelona's chances are gone.

If you want to say that in European football today, there are three teams with the strongest midfield: Manchester United, Barcelona and Chelsea. Among them, Manchester United and Barcelona stand out more because the two teams have more reasonable age results, while Chelsea seem to have no successor.

Of course, there are some problems with all three teams.

Manchester United's frontline F4 has too much freedom, especially Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney, and the Portuguese have unlimited firing rights, so the midfielders must wipe their butts.

If the midfielders can tighten their control and control the overall situation at this time, the overall level of Manchester United will go to a higher level.

Originally, Ferguson's introduction of Hargreaves was a good choice, but unfortunately, after arriving at Manchester United, the England midfielder turned out to be a glass man, and in the past season, he only made three appearances, and then the whole season was reimbursed.

In Hargreaves' absence, even if Carrick performed well, United's overall control was still somewhat lacking.

If the control is insufficient, the decision of the game will be poor, and when you encounter a team with weak control, all kinds of abuse, but if you encounter a team with strong control, it is easy to be led by the nose.

Of course, looking at European football, there is no team that can lead Manchester United's nose for the time being. What's more, in Manchester United's midfield, there are Scholes's back-insertion attacks, Cristiano Ronaldo's personal breakthroughs, and Giggs's organization and long passes, which are also quite good.

The good news now is that after Zeng Cheng took charge of Manchester United, he is recovering well thanks to the fairy-rich food he has been fed, and it is believed that by the start of next season, there will be a healthy Hargreaves on the pitch.

Chelsea's midfield is also interesting, with the combination of Frank Lampard, Malouda, Ballack and Mikel being organised, with a reasonable distribution of the ball, good control, and good breakthrough ability and attacking from behind.

But it seems to be very comprehensive, but in fact it is not top-notch.

This is also related to the strength and characteristics of the players themselves.

So, a lot of the time, Chelsea's midfield is well-rounded and able to keep the team running smoothly, but it doesn't pose much of a threat, and is more about supporting the attack of Drogba and Anelka up front.

Barcelona have the strongest control in midfield, especially after letting go of Ronaldinho last summer, with the rise of Andres Iniesta and Sergio Busquets, combined with Xavi and Keita, the midfield is extremely dominant. Organisational skills, passing scheduling, dominance of the attacking direction...... Pretty much what the midfielders can do, Barcelona do, and it's all pretty good.

To put it bluntly, Barcelona are the strongest midfielders in football today. That's why he was able to punch Chelsea, kick Bayern Munich, and reach the Champions League final.

But they also have a weakness, which is the lack of a fulcrum up front, and Samuel Eto'o is good, but he is a point-grabbing striker. And Henry, he is thirty-two years old, which is really a bit old for a striker.

Looking at Barcelona who were desperately working on the field, Guardiola thought a little unwillingly: "If my team can have a strong center forward...... Maybe everything will be different......"