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The commentator was right, United did start to storm in the next game. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBut Chu Zhongtian's changes are what everyone is most concerned about.

While Manchester United strengthened their attack, they did not relax their defense against Chu Zhongtian. The first goal showed that Chu Zhong's genius was the key to all problems, and as long as he was controlled, scoring goals was actually not a difficult task. Because Manchester United's defensive pressure is lighter, it is natural that they can devote more troops to attack.

But just as Chu Zhongtian found that there was a change around him at the beginning of the second half, Manchester United's midfielders quickly noticed that Chu Zhongtian, who had been heavily defended by them and had no chance, had changed.

What kind of change is it...... "Baker passed the football to the middle, Fletcher pressed it quickly, and the ball must have been passed to Chu......"

When the football is passed like this, under normal circumstances, most players, including the previous Chu, will stop first and then pass out, or simply do not rush to pass the ball, but wait, because after all, there are not many offensive opportunities, and you need to wait. A one-touch pass can create a killing chance, and it really doesn't happen all the time.

But that would give Fletcher and Carrick the opportunity to come up and make fouls or close presses.

So Chu Zhongtian faced Beck's pass, did not stop the ball, and directly used the outside of his left foot to send the football to Sana, who was not far from him.

Then he turned around and ran away on his own.

To put it simply, Chu Zhongtian's passing is faster, and of course, his passing distance is shorter, because it is easier to grasp the accuracy and not pass wide. It is too difficult to pass the ball directly without stopping the ball for a long distance.

Chu Zhongtian, who used to be in the front court, often had those who moved from the right side of the court to the left, or from the middle to the wing. But now I can't see it, his pass is very short, within ten meters.

Then the United players found that they could not carry out effective foul tactics against Chu Zhongtian - he passed the ball out and you came up to foul him, and the foul against a non-player was at least a yellow card, and such a foul tactic was too unworthy. You can't punish half of your team in order to prevent a Chu Zhongtian, right?

But fortunately, Chu Zhongtian is a fast and short pass, and there is no way to directly threaten Manchester United's goal. Just keep pushing him and keep it that way.

While defending Chu Zhongtian, Manchester United is stepping up their attack.

And it didn't take long for everyone to see that determination.

In the 60th minute, Ferguson finally showed his last trump card.

Manchester United made a substitution, and the fourth official raised the sign of substitution: replace the number 18, replace the number 9.

Wayne. Rooney, the sturdy man, stood on the sidelines, waiting to play.

All eyes on Rooney were on Rooney, both the home and away fans, the players and coaches on both sides.

Wayne Rooney stood on the sidelines, waiting for Paul Scholes to come off.

"It's finally a substitution......" Rangnick muttered as he turned his head to look at Rooney.

He kept wondering what Ferguson put Rooney on the bench for. Now he somewhat understood. In the 60th minute, when most people's fitness began to fail, there was a full-bodied, impactful Rooney...... Do you want Rooney to be the straw that breaks the camel's back?

In fact, as long as this game is drawn, Hoffenheim will definitely qualify, but it will be the first or second in the group.

So do you want to hold on now?

Rangnick thought about it in his heart, the back line continued to defend against Owen, and then let Sana contain Rooney, and Chu Zhongtian could also help...... But the thought only flashed through Rangnick's mind for a moment, and then vanished.

Hoffenheim's football is not conservative football, but one that is aggressively attacking from the first second to the last.

Listen to the singing from the stands...... Rangnick lifted his head.

The singing voice came clearly into the ears.

"Attack! Offensive! The blood of the offense flows forever—"

This is Hoffenheim's football...... Rangnick sat in the dugout and didn't move.

Rooney ran quickly onto the field and waved to his teammates and shouted, "We're going to keep attacking!" ”

"Oh, it's finally on." Sana said beside Chu Zhongtian.

Chu Zhongtian withdrew his gaze and looked at him. "Your target."

"Can it still be yours?"

"You have more pressure in defense and ...... in attack"

"Rest assured, what should be protected is still protected." Sana replied.

"Paul Scholes is down, Rooney is not simply a striker." Chu Zhongtian reminded.

"I know, retreat and answer, he's very versatile." Sana nodded.

"If you know, it's good." Chu Zhongtian didn't say anything more, he turned around and ran away, ready to continue the game.

After Wayne Rooney came on the pitch, Manchester United's attack seemed to be more threatening, because he ran back and forth in the front court at all costs, constantly retreating to respond, and then dribbling the ball to the front, which was a good share of the defensive pressure that Owen was facing. In addition, his fitness did have the upper hand, and he helped him a lot in his battles with the likes of Comper, Sana, and Simunich.

However, Manchester United's attack has always been a threat, and Hoffenheim's attack has really improved.

The reason, of course, is that they also have a player with great fitness, and this player with great fitness is getting out of the predicament that held him back.

At the beginning, the Manchester United players thought that only quick short passes would make Chu Zhongtian lose time to think, and many passes were useless. But then they found that when Chu Zhongtian was constantly making short passes with Sana and the others around him, he could pass to the danger zone in a few feet.

If you carefully analyze Chu Zhongtian's passing and running routes after the game, you can see that he is approaching those openings step by step through these passes and runs. It's just that the authorities are always confused, so Manchester United's players didn't expect so much, and at first they just thought Chu Zhongtian was lucky.

Ferguson, who was off the pitch, felt that something was not right, and he couldn't see the whole picture clearly from his point of view, but the experience and intuition of decades of coaching told him that it would be dangerous if he was allowed to develop like this.

The best thing to do, of course, is to try to score again and completely demoralize Hoffenheim's other players. At that time, no matter how strong Chu Zhongtian is, he will not be able to speak alone without the help of his teammates.

So Ferguson left the dugout and walked to the sidelines to direct the game. With less than half an hour left on the game clock, there is only one way to win if United are to qualify. On the Turkish side, Besiktas is still 1-0 down at home to CSKA Moscow.

Manchester United were cornered.

Ferguson felt the need to let the players know about it, maybe it would inspire them to have more fighting spirit and burst out more energy.

So he asked assistant coach Whelan to shout the score to the players on the field.

Sure enough, as soon as they heard the score, the Manchester United players seemed even more energetic.

Now there is no other way but to win.

Of course, Hoffenheim also continued to stick to their football – attack.

The two sides began to fight each other in the 63rd minute of the game.

"It's a fierce competition!"

"The race is already in full swing! Both sides seem to have chances, but they are all that little short! ”

"Manchester United and Hoffenheim suddenly picked up!"

"It's Chu's pass...... Van Nistelrooy didn't receive it! ”

"Rooney! Rooney! The long-range shot missed! ”

"Nice fit, burst in! Shot – Hildebrand! Wonderful offense and defense! ”

The commentators also got up.

The legendary head coach of the West German national team, Herberg, spent his most glorious years leading the then generally underappreciated West German team to the "Bern Miracle" in Bern, Switzerland, defeating Hungary in the 1954 World Cup final. He has coined many famous phrases about football, although many people don't know that they came from him. One of the most famous and widely circulated sayings is "Football is round".

The idea is that there's always a lot of uncertainty in football, you can't predict what the game is going to be like or how it's going to turn out, and even though there are a lot of signs that the game should go that way, it often doesn't work out that way.

In fact, I have said so much to tell everyone that there are often many accidents in football games, and these are an integral part of the composition of football games...... "Obertan! After being silent for most of the game, he finally had a good performance again!! Nice getaway! ”

The commentators shouted excitedly, and the atmosphere at the Rhine-Neckar seemed to have reached a climax, with everyone desperately clamoring and making all sorts of noise.

On the left flank of the pitch, near the bottom line of the Hoffenheim penalty area, Obertan was in possession. In the face of Baker's defense, he used an accelerated stop to cut inside and shake off the opponent. The hopeful, dubbed the "New Henry", finally showed his standout side in the game.

"If he doesn't shine again, I'm willing to bet Ferguson will replace him!"

Obertan, who had passed Baker, did not pass the ball and continued to drill into the box. And Baker, who was passed by him, circled around and chased after him, with Comper in front of him and Baker behind him. What is he going to do against such a defensive lineup?

Obertan suddenly shook his upper body in Comper's eyes, and his body seemed to be tilted inward—this was a conscription to cut in from the inside.

Just as Comper put his weight on the inside, Obertan flicked the ball to the bottom line, and then flashed over!

Worst!

There was only one thought in Camper's mind. Then he subconsciously stretched out his right leg and wanted to play football.

He missed the ball, but he hit Obertan in the leg...... Obertan fell to the ground hard!

"Penalty!"

The referee's whistle sounded.

Manchester United fans cheered and Manchester United players raised their hands in the air.

"In the 68th minute, Manchester United won a penalty!"

A beautiful individual breakthrough changed the course of the game, and Obertan became a hero for United fans in that moment.

Comper stood up and waved his hand to signal that he hadn't kicked it, but the argument was so weak that the referee did not change his decision, but motioned for the Hoffenheim players to withdraw from the box so that the United players could take the penalty.

"Aha! There was a dramatic scene in the game! Hoffenheim awarded a penalty! Manchester United have a chance to come back to life! ”

Hoffenheim fans are of course not happy with such a decision, regardless of whether the referee made the right decision or not, they need to vent their emotions at this moment. So the boos and curses rang out all over the sky.

It didn't help, Rooney stood in front of the ball with the football in his hand, and he was going to take the ball. The Hoffenheim players had no choice but to accept the result because of the ineffective protest and stood outside the penalty area.

The fans booed even more.

Under the huge boos and pressure, Rooney shot the ball into the bottom left corner of the goal, and although Hildebrand judged the right direction, Rooney's shot was too powerful and too fast, and he couldn't do anything about it.

"The ball is in! Manchester United are ahead! They lead Hoffenheim 2-1 away!! ”

※※※ "Hell! Cornelia scolded from the stands.

The good situation has become like this, and many Hoffenheim fans can't accept it for a while. They stopped booing Rooney, because it didn't make sense anymore. Quite a few people held their heads in their hands and looked down in silence. In the stands opposite were crazy Manchester United fans.

"Is Chu's first Champions League journey coming to an end here?" In the Wimbledon bar, there are also people asking.

No one answered him, because everyone was still disappointed.

Boss John looked up at the TV, which was filled with excited Manchester United players and Hoffenheim players in the distance, just a blurred background.

"Their number five was terrible in this game! At the beginning, he conceded the first goal with the overhead, and now he gave the opponent a penalty......"

"In a crucial game like this, young players are unreliable......

※※※ Camper was hit very hard and almost cried on the spot when he saw Rooney kick the football into Hildebrand's goal. Now he also has tears in his eyes, and he may burst out of his eyes at any time.

His poor performance almost ruined the entire team, and they are likely to miss out on the knockout stage because of those two goals conceded...... If so, he is a sinner.

He didn't even dare to think about what kind of eyes everyone would use when they looked at him after the game. What will the outside media and fans say about him? At the training ground in Hoffenheim, he often encountered hardcore "villagers" who would curse him...... Just as he thought so, a hand was placed on top of his head.

"Don't give up, Marven." Chu Zhongtian whispered in his ear.

Comper turned his head to see their captain.

'There are still 20 minutes left in the game, we can score one more goal to ensure progress, don't take this goal to heart.' After Chu Zhongtian finished speaking, he let go of Comper, walked to the goal, and then fished out the football in the door, held it in his hand, and trotted all the way to the middle circle.

※※※ "Hey, we shouldn't be like this!" Cornelia shouted to her companions that these were the "villagers" who had come out of Hoffenheim with her—a name they called themselves and could only be enjoyed by the more than 1,000 fans from Hoffenheim.

"I don't mean conceding a goal! I mean we shouldn't act like this after conceding a goal! We're going to let the Brits know we're awesome! Plus, our team needs our support! We have no right to be silent at this time! ”

Cornelia mobilized her frustrated companions around her.

"Shout with me – don't give up, Hoffenheim!"

"Don't give up, Hoffenheim!"

"Don't give up! Hoffenheim!! ”

The voices are getting louder and louder, and more people are joining in. They are not "villagers", but they are "Hoffenheim fans".

※※※ In the shouts of the fans, Chu Zhongtian ran all the way to the middle circle, and in the process, he would clench his fists and wave at his teammates when he passed by, and at the same time said: "Don't give up, Andres!" "Don't give up, Tobias!" "Don't give up, Sayyad!" "Don't give up, Ibi!"

Finally he put the ball on the tee point and waited for the kick-off.

"Don't give up! Hoffenheim! "The shouts of the Hoffenheim fans were so loud that they completely stifled the cheers of the United fans.

Soon the United players were urged back on the pitch by the referee, and they were happy to see not a dejected opponent who had been battered, but faces with round eyes and gnashing teeth.

Rooney was stunned.

It seems that a one-goal lead did not break Hoffenheim, and the only way to make them completely lose motivation is to score more goals. 2:1 doesn't work, 3:1 always works, 3:1 doesn't work? There is still 4:1, which will always make the opponent lose hope and confidence and give up on his own initiative.

Ferguson thought the same thing.

Hoffenheim are now behind, they are the losers, and they are the ones who may be eliminated. Judging by their previous performances, this team is definitely not willing to end their first Champions League journey in the group stage, so they will definitely be looking for goals in the next games, and this is United's chance.

United will have to adjust their tactics to cope with Hoffenheim's onslaught and find their own opportunities.

Three minutes after the restart, United made a second substitution. Brazilian midfielder, midfielder Anderson replaced Michael who scored a goal. Owen, with only one Rooney in front of him, lined up with three midfielders lined up, holding the left, middle and right flanks.

Manchester United are going to play a counter-attack.

"Three backs......" Even the commentators were amazed. Ferguson was determined to hold on to that win. This is actually where Ferguson is more experienced than Rangnick, in fact, Hoffenheim can qualify as long as they need a draw, but Rangnick did not adjust in time when Manchester United's offensive gradually started, but continued to attack, and Manchester United seized the opportunity to score the winning goal...... If Rangnick had adjusted earlier and opted to focus on defense, the situation would have been more favorable for them...... Now that Manchester United have opted to defend and counter-attack, what will Hoffenheim do? ”

Rangnick's answer is - attack!

He replaced Weiss, who had just recovered from his injury, with Obasi replacing 433 and Salihovic moving to the middle to play as a midfielder. He, Chu Zhongtian and Sana form a solid equilateral triangle. The distance between the three of them is not far from each other, and this is the best formation for Chu Zhongtian, who needs to get rid of his opponent with constant short passes......

(To be continued)