Who is Manchester United's number one thigh?

Of course, the main goalkeeper of the Spanish national team today, and if it wasn't for David De Gea's brilliant performance, United would not have conceded just one goal in the first half. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The Spanish goalkeeper's saving ability is unparalleled in the world, and many fans quipped: "It's very simple to score a duck's goal, just don't shoot a difficult world wave shot." ”

Fully passive, the defense line was blown up, as if seeing the return of Manchester United, who "bravely entered the Europa League" last season, such a performance in the first half, how can the Red Devils Manchester United win the championship?

Jose Mourinho knew he had made a mistake, but the Portuguese knew he had made a mistake and in order to save the score as soon as possible, Mourinho made two substitutions in one go before the kick-off of the second half.

Chris Smalling replaced Daley Blind with No. 12 Chris Smalling and No. 19 Marcus Rashford replaced Juan Mata, and while correcting the defensive line, he was replaced by youngster Rashford to strengthen the impact, and he was at least 18 years old and more motivated to participate in the defense.

Hull City also made a substitution before kick-off, No. 18 Robson Canu replaced No. 20 Joel Campbell, No. 25 Michael Essien replaced No. 10 Robin van Persie, Kanu's position is not on the forward line, but on the left side of the midfield, Mathieu Flamini's position is on the right side of the midfield, from the perspective of formation, the two play in the full-back position, and Hull City after the substitution also changed from 4-3-3 to 4-5-1, and center forward Aleksandar Mitrovic stayed near the midfield to contain Manchester United's two defenders, They didn't dare to press too forward.

It was Hull City who kicked off in the second half, Mitrovic kicked the ball directly back into the back of the field in the middle circle, and Manchester United immediately pressed all the way and launched a fierce pressure on Hull City.

It was a stark contrast to the first half, when Hull City, who were defending with all their might, conceded possession of the ball, allowing the game to enter the rhythm of Manchester United, counter-attacking and counter-attacking, and the wave of attacks made it seem like a return to the era of Alex Ferguson, the godfather of the Red Devils.

Watching Manchester United's fierce offensive in the rain, Mike Phellan, who was standing on the sidelines, said worriedly: "Boss, Manchester United's offensive is too fierce, can we hold it?" ”

"If you can't keep it, you have to keep it!" Niu Shuai said expressionlessly.

Niu Shuai's tactics prepared in this game were to attack and strive to score in the first half, and defend to keep the score in the second half. He knows very well that Manchester United's starting line-up, and the practice of not changing the starting line-up when winning can sometimes kill people, because your starting line-up will be eaten by the opponent very thoroughly, and once the targeted tactics are executed well, they can often achieve good results.

Therefore, Niu Shuai took advantage of the numerical disadvantage of Manchester United's double back and Blind's height weakness, used three midfielders and three forwards 6 to 5, used the numerical advantage to suppress Manchester United in the backfield, and then used Zhu Zeming's accurate long pass to feed Mitrovic to play Blind alone.

The high pressure in the first half and the tactics of high play worked very well, Niu Shuai got the goal as he wished, but only one goal was significantly lower than his expectations, you know, Mourinho, who was afraid of face, could not make substitutions in the first half to correct the error, so Niu Shuai's plan was to score a few more goals by beating Blind, and the three points were ironclad.

It's a pity that Manchester United's super thigh De Gea's magic save stunt made Niu Shuai unable to do so, due to the excessive use of high pressing tactics in the first half, the physical exertion of Hull City players is too large, so Niu Shuai will make a decision as long as the first half does not concede the goal, and achieves the best result of scoring the lead, the second half will swing the bus and defend with all his might.

Breaking the bus is a problem for teams all over the world, but as long as there is a strong centre-forward, it is not difficult, not to mention the disgraceful attack of Manchester United, who was beaten by Hull City in the first half, made Hull City's defensive alarm ring for a long time.

If you want to defend to the end, why bring on Kanu instead of the other midfielders on the bench?

In response to Ferran's question, Niu Shuai glanced at Zlatan Ibrahimovic's header from Antonio Valencia's cross, his eyes twitched slightly, and said: "If I use all the substitutions at the back, without Robin and Campbell, once we get the ball and want to counterattack, who can break through the Manchester United backfield with the ball?" ”

"In order to equalize, Manchester United except for the two central defenders who were pinned down by Mitro and could not participate in the attack, the two full-backs and the two midfielders rushed to the front with a grunt, and none of the full-time midfielders dragged back, once they lost the ball, as long as they penetrated, they would wear them all. So I switched on Kanu, who was aggressive defensively and had the ability to move forward with the ball, so I defended the same number but still had the power to counter-attack. Mike, Manchester United can't keep attacking all the time, we can't be beaten all the time, if there is an opportunity to counter-attack, we still have to take it. ”

It's just the first time he has encountered the test of the attack of a world-class team, and Xiao Zhu probably has no chance to use his navigation long pass stunt.

Well, the evil Niu Shuai gave Zhu Zeming's precise long pass technique a nickname: navigation long passing.

Zhu Zeming feels that the defense of football games is more tiring than rugby, although there are a lot of physical collisions when rugby is defended, but there are more people involved in rugby, and when defending, it is basically a frontal assault and a direct face bar.

But football matches are different, although the Premier League also emphasizes physical confrontation, but the intensity of the confrontation is within a reasonable range, once it exceeds this range, you have to judge a foul, and if it is serious, you have to take a topaz card.

Moreover, there are a lot of off-ball runs and all kinds of reassuring round-trip runs in football games, and high-intensity anaerobic exercise requires players to have strong physical fitness and lung capacity, otherwise tired people are not talking about playing.

When Hull City defended, the basic alignment was as follows: Andrew Robertson and Flamini teamed up on the left to mark Valencia and Rashford, Davide Thornton and Kanu against Anthony Martial and Luke Shaw, Curtis Davies on Ibrahimovic, Michael Essien on Paul Pogba, Mohamed Sissoko on the tall Marouane Fellaini, while Bastian Schweinsteiger and Wayne Rooney on the king, and the rest of Zhu Zeming, don't see that he has no specific target. The opponents he wants to help defend are not easy to defend.

Ibrahimovic, who is tall and explosive, is not a defender of Davies' level who can defend alone, and if Essien is five years younger, it is not a problem to look at Pogba, but he can only use his rich game experience when he is old, but Pogba's super physical fitness makes it very difficult for Essien to defend.

And both offense and defense are dynamic, especially defensively, and many times the marking will be misplaced, so the attention of the defenders needs to be particularly focused.

Niu Shuai's on-the-spot adaptability was revealed at this time, and he took advantage of the opportunity of the dead ball to call Thornton to whisper, that is, let Zhu Zeming watch the ball without looking at people, regardless of whether his teammates can prevent the target, he will concentrate on the work of a scavenger, and specifically cut off the threatening ball that enters the penalty area.

In this way, Zhu Zeming could only concentrate on defense and could not participate in the attack, and for a while, within 20 minutes of the second half, Hull City was beaten by Manchester United in the half.

Of course, Hull City is not without the ability to fight back, but Mitrovic is sandwiched between two central defenders, and he is not fast enough to imitate Van Persie's explosiveness in the first half to create a one-on-one chance.

Kanu is not a speed striker, plus dribbling, and the counterattack after winning the ball several times was easily destroyed by Valencia, so the second half became a replica of the first half, and the target of the suppression was changed from Manchester United to Hull City.

No matter how well the manager's tactical arrangement is, it is always the players who execute it.

Players are human beings, they make mistakes, so on the pitch, the competition is who executes the manager's tactics better and who makes fewer mistakes.

Hull City fans in the stands braved the rain to cheer on their beloved team, eager to see a win over Manchester United, which many people including them considered to be a fantasy victory.

Because it was 1-0, they saw hope, so they cheered as hard as they could, hoping to see the score hold until the end.

Some of the spectators who watched the game from all over the world cheered for Manchester United, and some cheered for Hull City, in the final analysis, the most attractive thing about the football game is the upset of the weak defeating the strong, after all, the weak are more worthy of the public's sympathy and support.

The rain in the second half gradually became lighter, because of the strict requirements for the playing field, so whether it is a strong team or a small team, the quality of the stadium is quite good, Hull City's drainage is very good, but it is impossible to drain the water so quickly for a while, so if you want to play a short pass smooth pass, this game is unlikely.

"It's very tenacious, Hull City, I didn't expect this Chinese to do a very good job in defense, then I will add another attacking player, this game, I won't lose!" Mourinho couldn't help but be moved when he saw Hull City's tenacious and solid defense, with Ibrahimovic, Martial, Rashford, Rooney's four major attackers, plus Pogba and Fellaini who stepped forward to attack, how many teams in the entire Premier League can withstand this attacking line? Not to mention the small team of a port city like Mahr City, which was promoted.

Mourinho knows that if he loses to Hull City in this game, the Chinese coach will become famous in a fight, and he will become a stepping stone to the rise of the opponent.

In the 66th minute, United used up their last substitution, replacing left-back Luke Shaw with Henrik Mkhitaryan, hoping to create a goalscoring opportunity with the Armenian's skill and impact.

Seeing Manchester United's substitution, Niu Shuai just glanced at it lightly, then re-turned his gaze to the field, silently calculating in his heart, he knew very well that the players were powerless to fight back and could only defend to the end, so he needed to judge which player had a huge physical exertion, and then substitution.

There is only one substitution place left in Hull City, which is very precious, so you need to be cautious, this weather, this place, but it is prone to injury accidents.

Fortunately, it seems that no one has been injured so far, and although the confrontation is fierce, no one has made malicious acts that deliberately hurt people.

And Niu Shuai Taishan collapsed in front of him without changing his color, Phelan saw Manchester United's substitution, and added another attacker, the opponent's offensive was more powerful, and he had to take measures to deal with it.

Looking at Niu Shuai anxiously, Ferran hurriedly said: "Boss, the pressure in the backfield is too great, is there any way to alleviate the opponent's powerful attack." ”

Niu Shuai said lightly: "It's not seven or eight strikers who can score a lot of goals, and then football is still a fart." Don't worry, my bus, as long as they don't make mistakes, don't say one Mourinho, even two of them can't help him. ”

Darko Milovic patted Ferran on the shoulder and said with a grin: "Bus tactics are a global problem, and they are not so easy to break. My old, uh, boss's bus, even that God, can't break it. ”

After Ibrahimovic transferred to Manchester United, in an interview, he responded domineeringly to Manchester United's king Eric Cantona's remarks: "I admire Cantona very much, I will listen to him, I will not be the king of Manchester United, I will only be the God of Manchester." ”

The unruly and super-confident Ibrahimovic probably didn't think that his favorite manager Jose Mourinho once said that God is the boss and he is the second, he is God, so what is Mourinho?

The offense of football does not rely on a bunch of strikers, strikers and other attackers, but on a large number of players, and this style of play is only available in ancient times.

It's just that when they are behind and there is not much time, the manager's substitution can still have a certain effect, at least in a short period of time.

Although Mkhitaryan is thriving in the Bundesliga, the pace and intensity of the Premier League are not comparable to the Bundesliga, so although Mkhitaryan transferred to Manchester United at a high price, he still needs to start from the bench.

Mkhitaryan's arrival made United's attack more layered and organised through passing, causing a lot of problems for Hull City's defensive third, creating several dangerous balls that almost cost Hull City the goal.

Phelan felt his heart almost jump out, Manchester United's overall strength was always better, and if Manchester United were allowed to attack again, it would be a matter of time before the goal was lost.

What Phelan could think of, Niu Shuai naturally knew it, turned around, and shouted: "Livermore, warm up, get ready to play." ”

In the 80th minute, Niu Shuai replaced Thornton with Jack Livermore, let Flamini play right-back, Livermore played midfield, and at the same time withdrew Kanu and Mitrovic to the front of the penalty area, and a large number of people gathered in the defensive third area, becoming a turtle shell without a head.

Seeing this scene, the fans were speechless, the commentators were speechless, the melon-eating audience was speechless, Mourinho was speechless, and even Ferran looked at Niu Shuai speechlessly with a black line.

You've squeezed so many people into the defensive third, how do you play this ball? It is said that Mourinho put up a bus and is shameless, but people have left one in the front court, you are good, the blue is better than the blue, I didn't see Mourinho running to the fourth official to complain about the other party's negative game.

Negative your sister, don't you see Kanu standing in front of the center circle, this position is not far ahead, they are all next to Manchester United's central defenders, don't you see?

The fourth official was also helpless, saying that the Manchester United defense was pressed into the opponent's center circle, and Hull City had a player not far away, which was not a negative game.

With 90 minutes to come, and stoppage time, United only had three or four minutes to equalise, but with Hull City's stubborn defence, it was very difficult.

Without waiting for the Hull fans to celebrate the impending victory, Jonathan Moss blew the whistle and ran to the Hull penalty area, pointed to the penalty spot before handing out a yellow card to a bewildered Zhu Zeming.

Penalty kick?

Penalty kick!