Chapter 326: Suppressing and Leading
Of course, Deco's shot was not the end of Notts County's attack, as long as the midfield was in full control, then the shots would naturally come in waves.
In the 7th minute, Villa's rush was blocked by Howard with his foot.
In the ninth minute, Kuyt received a cross and flanked it, but his shot was close to the goal.
In the 13th minute, Alonso's long-range shot was blocked by Ferdinand with his body and deflected off the line.
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Notts County's wave of attacking climax soon after the start of the game directly made the home fans dumb, they were going to watch a big Manchester United victory, but this is just a little longer, Manchester United was almost beaten into a dog, how long have they not seen such a situation?
Notts County is so strong that they can press Manchester United in the opening game?
Even Arsenal can't do it! At most, they can only have an advantage in a certain period of time!
The fans thought suspiciously, but the game was going on for 20 minutes, and Manchester United was still too passive, let alone shooting, and even the chances of counterattacking were pitiful.
If they could see the real-time statistics of the data, then I'm afraid everyone would be shocked, Nima did the opposite!
Except for the opening shot, Manchester United rarely even had a chance to pass the half, while Notts County had six shots on goal in a short period of time, including two on target, and the possession rate reached almost 70%, which made Manchester United almost out of breath.
Ferguson's face is helpless, now the state of Notts County can no longer be described as bursting, if according to the normal strength, even if Notts County will have an advantage, but it will definitely not reach the extent that Manchester United has no room to fight back, obviously, for some unknown reason, Notts County broke out collectively.
Could it be that the strength of the Community Shield has left them emotionally uncontrollable?
It seems that this is the most likely.
If it was a tactical matter, maybe Ferguson would have found a way to change the unfavorable situation, but now, the opponent is obviously superb, how to change it, damn it or die!
Manchester United's players also felt the pressure on the pitch, even if the performance of Notts County in the last meeting made them dare not take it lightly, but now it seems that they still underestimated the fighting power of their opponents, when was Manchester United beaten so badly?
But today, Notts County is like a drug, so fierce that you don't want it, if it weren't for the bad luck, maybe Notts County didn't know how many goals to lead at this time.
What's going on in this game?
They have tried their best, but they are still pressed by their opponents, even if they adjust, can it really work?
At this moment, the confidence of some Manchester United players has been faintly shaken.
On the pitch, Deco once again used a passing match to defend through Manchester United's midfield defence, and Keane, who was thrown away by his one-two, was angry, but not completely lost his mind, and he knew that he needed to stand up and raise his arms and shout in such a passive situation.
A relatively dangerous back-tackle, shoveled Deco, and then patted his ass and got up, looking at the referee who ran over casually, and Deco curled up on the ground with his feet covered.
He wants to use this relatively brutal approach to curb Notts County's attack, which may sound outrageous, but football is a man's game and if you don't have the guts, don't play.
At this time, the Notts County players rushed over, some checked Deco's injury, some were putting pressure on the referee, if Keane could be sent off at this point in time, then there really would be no suspense in the game, although they also knew that this possibility was very small.
Sure enough, the referee showed Keane a yellow card without much hesitation, although it was a relatively dangerous back-tackle action, but Keane did not foul him, and at this time, Deco had already stood up and was not significantly injured, coupled with Keane's notoriety, a yellow card was enough.
And the players of Notts County are not too entangled, because the referee is unlikely to change the decision, but fortunately, Manchester United's midfield core has already received yellow cards, and the next game may be a little bigger, even if Keane is forced again, he doesn't want to be punished!
However, looking at Keane's fierce appearance, the Notts County players still felt leg discomfort, as a villain on the field, it is not a small number to be shortened by Keane's legs, and no one wants to be hospitalized for bone grafting before the game is over.
At this time, Loew also saw the problems encountered in the team's attack, that is, the thunder is heavy and the rain is small, although on the surface it seems that Notts County is unlucky, but in fact, there is something deeper, that is, Manchester United has handled the defensive details well, and under the interference of Manchester United players, Notts County will frequently shoot to no avail.
And Notts County's crazy pressure is risky, if the positional attack Xiao Xiao Luo is severely restricted, then once Xiao Xiao Luo is given a chance in the counterattack, this crazy teenager can step on the Hot Wheels all the way into Notts County's goal.
Instead of such an unorganized bombardment, it is better to cool down a little and leave some offensive attack for Manchester United, so that you can have more offensive space to play!
Loew took the opportunity to call Alonso to his face and pass on the latest tactical changes to his most trusted captain.
When Alonso returned to the field, he also communicated with Deco, and the two nodded to each other and started the game again.
After the kick-off of Notts County, Deco and Alonso both moved back a little, and the ball was passed to each other at the feet of the two, as if to stall for time, and the other players saw this scene, and they knew what it meant.
After a few unnecessary passes, the ball was played wide and the attack was relaunched, but to no avail, the ball was returned to Manchester United.
At this time, the Notts County frontcourt players, who had been pressing high, retreated and retreated to near the midfield, rebuilding the pressing defence, leaving room for Manchester United to fall in the back.
Ferguson knew Loew's plan as soon as he saw the situation, although some asked the team not to be fooled, but after all, the ball was in his own hands, and if he didn't attack the last time, the fans at home would probably be able to turn against him, so he could only let the players play.
But it was because of his hesitation that United conceded the goal.
Manchester United's attack came out, Giggs broke through Kuyt and Sneijder in succession, swept the ball to the middle, Scholes smashed a straight ball to help Ruud van Nistelrooy find an opportunity to be offside, but the pass was a little too strong and was picked up by the attacking Diego Lopez.
The Notts County goalkeeper looked at the situation in front of the field, and immediately drove out with a big foot to find Ribery who was swimming in the front field.
The Scar Warrior leaned on Gary Neville, stopped the ball comfortably at his feet, and then turned directly to wipe the opponent behind him, and quickly dribbled the ball to the Manchester United penalty area, and when he ushered in Ferdinand's head-on defense, it was a fake shot and a real pass, Villa knocked the good and ran to the trajectory of the ball, pulled out his foot and shot angrily, breaking through the door of Manchester United. (To be continued.) )