Chapter 0666 - Confrontation
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Thinking so, Guardiola turned around directly and shouted at the bench: "Seydoux, Pedrito, you two hurry up and warm up, hurry, hurry, hurry!"
Two figures were immediately picked up on the bench, Keita and Pedro. They were obviously a little impatient to wait, and as soon as they heard Guardiola's order, they immediately jumped up and quickly ran to the sidelines to warm up.
"Pedro?" asked Vilanova, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, that's right!" Guardiola affirmed.
"What do you think...... then?" asked Villanova.
'Replacing Thierry Henry with Pedroke, who is already quite tired, and besides, Andres was not in great shape today and didn't have much to do on the pitch. Now we need to step up our attack and Seydoux is a good option. β
Vilanova suddenly understood what Guardiolani meant, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"
But while Pep Guardiola and Vilanova were busy arranging changes and changes in their teams, there was also a stir in Manchester United's dugout and bench. Immediately afterwards, two figures rushed out of the Manchester United bench, and it was Carlos Tevez and Paul Scholes.
Seeing this scene, Guardiola and Vilanova looked at each other and were a little surprised. Could it be that Ferguson wants to change two people on the field at this time?
If so, who will he replace, and what will happen to United's tactics?
"Interesting, this old guy is actually planning to fight us!" Guardiola suddenly laughed.
Villanova looked worried. It seems that Manchester United is indeed going to change the previous defensive football and play against their own side. Vilanova also knows that Manchester United has the ability to attack against him, and the other party is definitely the most popular team in Europe in the past two years, not only winning three consecutive championships at home, but also not losing in the Champions League for two years. Such an excellent record is not only because of the opponent's good defense, but also because of the opponent's strong offensive firepower.
So should Barcelona's substitutions continue?
To be safe, of course, after Manchester United make a substitution first, observe for a while and then see how the situation is adjusted.
But isn't this a cut of weakness in momentum?
"Change people as usual!" Guardiola immediately decided, "Since he wants to play against him, then I will play with him and see who plays who dies!"
At the end, Guardiola laughed again.
In his opinion, Barcelona's ability to reach the Champions League final this season has exceeded expectations and earned it. In the previous semi-final against Chelsea, Barcelona would have gone home if it weren't for Andres Iniesta's late goal.
He was also happy to be able to have a needle-to-point fight with Ferguson. Even if he loses, he has no regrets!
Since that's the case, then don't think about it at all, go out, and fight to the death with your opponent!
The substitution between the two famous coaches was quite a bit of a battle of will, which directly surprised the fans on the sidelines and the audience in front of the TV.
Both sides chose to make successive substitutions in the early 60s? And they both changed two in one go, but they also kept one hand, which is obviously the rhythm of a big fight.
As a result, the fans on both sides in the stadium began to cheer even more.
And the on-site commentator also shouted vigorously as if he had been beaten with chicken blood.
In the 63rd minute, United made the first substitution. β
"Ferguson brought on Carlos Tevez for Park Ji-sung and Paul Scholes for Anderson! But wouldn't that be too dangerous? After all, United are in the lead. β
Barcelona also made a substitution, with Pedro coming on for Thierry Henry, who was clearly out of fitness, and Keita for Andres Iniesta, also to strengthen the midfield. β
'Both managers made changes and used up two substitutions, so we'll see how the substitutions work!'
The game continued, but perhaps because of the big adjustments that had just been made, both sides looked a little uncomfortable, and in the next few minutes, although the scene looked better, it did not pose much of a threat.
The time slowly came to the seventieth minute. Manchester United stopped Barcelona's attack and got possession. However, Barcelona immediately launched a counter-attack in front.
Rooney saw that the backfield could not find an opportunity to advance effectively, and immediately retreated and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
His route was on the left side and he wanted to avoid Busquets' defensive zone. Therefore, Tevez was smart enough to immediately go up to the centre, and the position was exactly in the defensive zone of the opposing two central defenders and the intersection of the midfield.
This time, Barcelona's players have a headache, how to fix it?
With Tevez's personal ability, one-on-one, plus an Evra who can kill from the left at any time, two-on-two, Barcelona is definitely at a disadvantage, nothing to say!
So, in the end, Barcelona made a decision, Busquets went to look at Rooney, the two central defenders did not dare to move, and kept a compact formation with Xavi, always keeping an eye on Manchester United's attacking direction.
After passing the ball back and forth at the back, seeing that it was not available, it was passed back to goalkeeper Van der Sar.
Van der Sar looked up just in time to see Wayne Rooney retreat and raise his hand for the ball. So, the Dutch goalkeeper did not hesitate at all, and directly passed the ball to the front court with a big foot.
It seems more like a no-brainer, but the problem is that when the ball gets to the front, it's different.
Watching the ball flying from the back court getting closer and closer, Rooney was also paying attention to the movement around him while judging where the ball would land.
Sergio Busquets came up, but the best spot was already occupied by Wayne Rooney and he had to step aside.
What else?
Oh, teammate Ryan Giggs is up!
What a smart guy, come here at this time, just in time to pick himself up. Maybe, snatch this ball, turn around and kill back in the penalty area, and it will be too late!
And on the left side, Cristiano's kid pulled away as much as he could, and it seemed that he was also waiting for his chance. The key is to see if the ball can withstand it.
In fact, once Rooney was stuck in position, it was difficult for Busquets to shake his position. He wasn't tall, but he was strong, like a tank, and Busquets could only harass him with small movements from behind.
"Van der Sar played a long ball up front and Rooney grabbed the first ......"
The England centre-forward's header headed towards the left and landed right in front of Ryan Giggs. He ran quickly, stopped with his left foot, and the ball was under control. Out of the corner of his eye, he found that Rooney had quickly turned around and rushed into the big penalty area. At this time, Giggs knew that Rooney was going to figure it out on his own.
That's right, the biggest danger of the little fat man is in the big penalty area, and he is willing to pull out the big penalty area to grab the first point, which is quite difficult, not to mention that now everyone is consuming so much, and he is so big, so ......
After a glance at RoniΔ, Giggs noticed Cristiano Ronaldo switching to the left. The Portuguese was pointing in front of him, signaling him to pass behind the opposition defence.
What a chance!
At this time, Keita was following the defense step by step, and after Giggs stopped with his left foot, he adjusted a little and rubbed his left foot against the ball. The ball immediately flew off the grass and gradually climbed over the heads of the opposing defenders and landed on the left side of the pitch.
Ronaldo understood and rushed forward.
"A beautiful pick and whistle from Ryan Giggs!"
"Barcelona are also very fast, Keita and Puyol are back!"
It can't be helped, Ronaldo's speed is too fast, and his footwork is fine, and his foot feeling is excellent, so he basically won't lose the ball.
As soon as Ronaldo received the ball, Puyol and Keita both caught up and tried to block him on the left side of the penalty area.
Pique, who is also running into the big penalty area, is also keeping an eye on the movement on this side and is ready to support at any time.
It seems that Ronaldo doesn't seem to have much of a chance, after all, one against three, who dares to say that he is sure?
But who is Ronaldo? That is the fierce man who swept the whole of Europe last year, won the European Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year at the same time, and is absolutely the first person in world football. Ferguson gave him the power to dribble the ball up front because he believed in Ronaldo's ability to dribble the ball. Even this season, Cristiano Ronaldo's dribbling has opened the deadlock for Manchester United many times. Therefore, the teammates in the penalty area are also waiting for Ronaldo to bring the ball out!
Of course, Ryan Giggs is also running open to pick up.
saw that Ronaldo had just stopped the ball, Puyol, who was back on the defensive, had already surpassed him, and Keita was only half a body behind him, as long as he stopped, the two were successful.
But Ronaldo is bold, suddenly slow, the ball is buckled, and the ball is diagonally inserted into the big penalty area, Puyol rushed a little too much, and Ronaldo used his body to block Keita, who was chasing back, and brought the ball out of the gap between the two.
But Pujol's reaction was also very fast, and he immediately made a sharp stop and pounced again.
Pique, who had reached the right corner of the penalty area, also rushed up for the first time, and the two saw that they were about to form a bag again.
But Ronaldo's reaction was faster, and then a sudden change of direction, after smashing the ball to avoid Pique's upper grab, from the original diagonal insertion into the big penalty area, into the bottom. At the same time, he blocked Puyol with his body.
At this time, he was already in the big penalty area, and Puyol had to restrain his body, because he knew that as long as he bumped into Ronaldo, there was a chance that the cunning Portuguese would definitely fall to the ground and not run away from the penalty.
But when he took it, Ronaldo passed.
"Beautiful! Cristiano Ronaldo, very beautiful consecutive passes, so wonderful!"
The entire Olympic Stadium was suddenly boiling.
The moment he got past Pique and his body swept past Puyol, he had already glanced in front of goal.
Rooney, who had just retreated to grab the first point, only then ran to the front of the penalty area. It's a bit far away to pass it to him, and there's another Yaya Toure here, so I'm afraid it's not easy to pass it on.
Words at the back point......