Chapter 209: Too Fast

'The combination of Kaisa, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney is fantastic, and their performance is enough for United to erect a bronze statue for them. Although Mourinho's recent form has not been good, the team has only won 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, but he is still in the mood to talk and laugh.

"The performance of the three of them reminds me of the legendary combination of Sir Bobby Charlton, Dennis Law and George Best, who are the best in European football today."

Jose Mourinho faced the media with the same personable demeanor as ever, even if it was a crucial battle for his position.

Ferguson thought the same as Jose Mourinho: "Manchester United won the Champions League for the first time 50 years ago, and if we win it again this year, we will be very, very happy and we will make new history for Manchester United. ”

Ferguson is desperate to win a few more trophies before retiring, and last season's Champions League was off to a good start, with a second Champions League title on his own. As long as he wins another Champions League this year, he will become the coach who has won the most Champions Leagues.

Liverpool's legendary manager Bob Paisley has won the Champions League three times and has not been surpassed so far. Silver Fox Lippi has led the team to four Champions League finals, the most Champions League finals by the current manager, but only once, leading Juventus to a victory over youth team Ajax in 1995-96.

2008 will mark the 50th anniversary of Manchester United's first Champions League triumph and the 60th anniversary of the crash. In order to commemorate the first Champions League victory, Manchester United plans to build several statues in front of the Theatre of Dreams, Sir Busby, and the Holy Trinity.

The conversation raised by Jose Mourinho ahead of the game has only strengthened the minds of the fans, and with the performance of the Trident this season, Manchester United have a chance to win the Champions League again. But the league is the first thing to guarantee.

Liverpool are eyeing all the league ahead and topping the table. Arsenal also occupy second place, one position ahead on goal difference. After the start of the season, Chelsea quickly fell back and have fallen to 8th place in the league, but they are still strong and no one dares to take it lightly.

Jose Mourinho has a competitive line-up, with Petr Cech in goal, a combination of Johansson, Carvalho, John Terry and Aris Cole at the back, and Malouda, Claude Makelele, Essien and Frank Lampard in midfield.

What appeared on the forward line was a combination of Drogba and Tevez, who was very good-looking. Abou's favourite Shevchenko sat on the bench, and Mourinho's move made Abou very unhappy.

He felt the hostility from the head coach of the team, "Does he think I'm a mallet?" ”

For Manchester United, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs are out injured, but the line-up is still strong.

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, lined up at the back, Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Evra, the midfield trio of Mikel, Carrick and Fletcher, Scholes on the bench, he just came on in the Champions League group stage and has not yet recovered his fitness.

The front trident, the starting lineup that you don't need to look at. So far this season, Ferguson has insisted on starting three people, and Kaisa has played almost all the games, only once being replaced early. In the 7 games that Kaisa has participated in, he has scored 9 goals, and the goal rate is frighteningly high.

Kaisa's goal tally is double that of the same period last year, and yes, he was suspended for his first three games last year, beating Keane, and it is unbearable to look back.

It's game on!

Kaisa looked at the position of the Chelsea players, and an uncomfortable emotion rose in his heart, "Brothers, be careful today, you must protect yourself, don't be kicked to death by the other party......"

Rooney and Ronaldo looked at Kaisa in a daze, the game has begun, don't say such unlucky words, okay? It's scary, how can you be kicked to death in a game against Chelsea?

This game is Manchester United's home stadium! According to Ferguson, it is necessary to use a majestic attack to present the fans with a hearty offensive battle.

However, Mourinho did not think so, and they chose to retreat across the board.

"I've been waiting for this day since the Champions League final, and in the face of passing, I've been squeezing the squad with all my might, and I'm squeezing the opponent's attacking space, hehehehe...... Mourinho gritted his teeth, "and the defensive counterattack will be an absolute way to win." ”

As soon as United opened the game, the front three were silent in Chelsea's crowd tactics, and they kept pressing to attack Manchester United's attacks, and the United attack was invisible.

Manchester United's passing and control level is average, quite average, in the face of Chelsea's pressing, and not afraid of embarrassment in the whole line of retreat, suddenly helpless, frequently lost possession.

Chelsea's counter-attack was quick, with Claude Makelele slotting out and Drogba dominating the ball in the rush and immediately moving to Tevez. Tevez roared and stormed the United defence, but couldn't break through the combination of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand.

Ferguson's eyes widened, "Mourinho has been studying how to deal with passing and controlling for a long time? What is Chelsea's formation today? ”

According to the official formation map, if it is correct, it is a 442 formation, which has both offense and defense, but the actual situation is that Chelsea plays 460. Didier Drogba has reverted to defending midfield.

As soon as they grabbed the ball, they kicked wide for the sprinting Drogba and Tevez, and quickly made their way through the midfield to the back of the field.

Every time Kaisa holds the ball, he will face two people to help defence, and Chelsea's squeezing defense has worked, with most of the personnel arranged near the top of the penalty area to minimize Kaisa's threat.

Ronaldo's sprint needs space, Mourinho doesn't give it, Rooney's small skills are average, and he can't tear up dense defenses. Manchester United's midfielders are also very uncomfortable, whether they move the ball to the left or to the right, there are Chelsea players, who stand quite densely.

"There were five or six people around the arc of the penalty area, and Mourinho was ruthless enough. "Our players can't support the whole field of passing, go back and study it, change the tactics, focus on fast passing in the front court, and minimize the threat in the backfield." ”

Manchester United's backfield players have average skills, long-term possession of the ball at their feet, which is more dangerous, controlling the ball in the front court and emptying the backfield, which is more suitable for the current Manchester United.

The number of defenders alone is definitely not able to defend Manchester United's front trident, they are still very fierce.

Kick hard!

Rooney and Ronaldo fell frequently, looking at Kaisa's hard work, and finally realized Kaisa's reminder, "Don't be kicked to death......"

Kick a ball, you can really get kicked off. The ruthlessness of Rooney's breakthrough was smoothed out, and Law fell to the ground again at the beckoning of Cole, raising his hand to signal, and the referee ignored it.

Arkol was still yelling next to him, "Stand up, you, fake fall." ”

"Fake wrestling king." Terry next to him yelled.

After the break, Chelsea quickly shifted to Frank Lampard, who in turn played to Drogba, who in turn gave it to Carlos Tevez. Tevez shot immediately and Van der Sar saved the ball.

Didier Drogba scored from the spot.

The world's martial arts, only fast is not broken, snap-pop-pop-pop-Goal!! Shoot too fast.

'United weren't good at playing wide today, they were too focused in the middle and that's our advantage. Jose Mourinho believes that today is the right medicine and there is a lot of hope for a win.