427 Goal
Since Magath can see that this is an opportunity for Wolfsburg, then for both sides on the pitch, they can naturally see what it means for Wolfsburg to get a free-kick in a good position in front of the penalty area. After seeing Wolfsburg win a free-kick, the United players quickly made adjustments, putting a wall of people in front of the penalty area to defend the attack.
Throughout the game, neither side found much of a chance, and the players were absolutely unwilling to concede a goal from their team at this point. No one wants to watch their team lose, especially the Manchester United players. They can't want to be cut by the underdogs on their home turf, and they want to keep the glory of their team.
Turan stood in front of the free kick, he did not rush to kick off, but looked at the position of his teammates in front of him, took a deep breath and adjusted his mood.
Although this is not the first time for Turan to face a giant, even a team like Real Madrid Bayern Munich has not been less than Wolfsburg. However, it would be impossible to say that he was not nervous at Old Trafford, and he could not calm down until the free-kick was taken.
However, one of the biggest advantages of good players is that they can quickly get their mentality back to normal when facing strong teams. Although Manchester United is very famous, looking at his teammates on the field, Turan is also full of confidence. His team-mates were no worse than the opposing players, at least from what we saw so far: in the box, Ko Soon-yao was standing near the far post, and Olic was standing near the near post. On the left, Perisic was cruising. Cutting into the box at any moment, Kjaer stood near the penalty spot. Next to the human wall, it can also cope with unexpected needs. Even Shahin was standing in front of the penalty area, ready to shoot at any time, and each of them stood in their respective positions and was very well prepared.
This gave Turan a boost of confidence: Strictly speaking, Turan was not a very good free-kick player, but he was the most skilled player at Wolfsburg, so he usually played set-pieces. And there is no Beckham's same footwork. Turan is also well aware that he needs the help of his team-mates. Seeing his teammates in place, he will naturally be quite satisfied.
With the position of teammates alone, the odds of scoring a goal in this ball can be increased by two percent.
Thinking so in his heart, Turan also took a few steps back, and the other party's human wall was in front of him, but his steps were unusually calm.
Stand back and run. Kickball!
The moment Turan raised his leg and kicked the ball out, Manchester United's human wall also jumped up at this time: this set-piece was in a good position. Behind them is Gao Shunyao standing in the back position. The opposing team has a tall centre-forward, and as long as he's not an outlier like Crouch, there's a good chance of winning the header.
Good enough location. Let Turan just kick the ball over the wall and send it to the back post. There is a great chance of scoring a goal. Now it is Vidic who is in charge of keeping an eye on Gao Shunyao at the back post, if he had been a few years ago. So Gao Shunyao may not have a chance at all, but now Vidic? It's so untrustworthy.
Age is not forgiving, and Vidic is not what it used to be. In the face of this kind of ball, his confrontation may not be able to win. The wall had to jump, because no matter what, they couldn't let Gao Shunyao in the box easily get the ball: De Gea is not a master at defending set-pieces, and when Gao Shunyao gets a set-piece opportunity, Manchester United's efforts throughout the game may be in vain.
They defended well and were sure enough to keep out Turran's high-altitude passes. However, the moment Turan's foot hit the ball, the players in the wall suddenly realized that they had done something wrong.
The reason why they realized this was also very simple, the moment they kicked the ball, Turan's ankle suddenly shook, and the football was not kicked into the air by him and flew to the back point, but directly against the ground and kicked out, galloping towards Shahin in front.
This is not a high-altitude pass, Turan didn't think about giving the ball to Gao Shunyao, the real killer of Wolfsburg is Shaheen who is waiting for an opportunity in front of the penalty area!
Clearly, Wolfsburg's set-piece tactics are not as simple as the United players think. Although they have a good high striker, they only rely on the height of the center forward to play high-altitude balls, which is still too underestimate Wolfsburg's set-piece tactics. After all, this is one of the few opportunities that Wolfsburg can control, Wolfsburg will not be so risky, Vidic is indeed very old, but in any case, he still has a great possibility of winning, compared to letting him compete with Gao Shunyao, Wolfsburg hopes more is to use more secure set-piece tactics to win.
Here's what they do now: when Turan kicked the ball to Shahin's feet, Shaheen took the ball and swept diagonally past the wall. At this time, Perisic and Gao Shunyao were running at the same time, one of them pulled Rafael on the side, and the other was pulling Vidic, and the two of them together also opened up space in the penalty area. In front of Shahin, Wolfsburg found a fast passage to the goal, relying on the running position of the players in the penalty area, Shaheen opened the gap in front of him!
Opportunity!
The clamor of the scene rang out all at once, and even the fans could see what a terrible opportunity it was. Shaheen has made a name for himself in the Bundesliga and his long-range shooting has always been one of his prideful skills, allowing him to get the ball in front of the box, which is the scariest thing!
Manchester United's goal is facing an unprecedented crisis.
However, Manchester United is Manchester United after all, and their defensive ability is certainly more than that, and it is at this point that Smalling rushed up from the back post and blocked the shooting line!
De Gea had just stood a little closer to the right post in order to defend Ko Soon Yao's header, and the vacant position was always near the left post. But at this moment, Smalling immediately took a step forward and rushed right in the way of Shahin's shot, trying to hinder his shot!
Smarin's plug can be said to be just right. After all, although Shaheen got a chance, it was still a long-range shot. A long-range shot is different from a goal, and the odds are much lower anyway. Shaheen may have good shooting skills, but he can't guarantee a shot from the edge of the box, especially if someone interferes with the shooting line, and his shot is unlikely to have much chance.
From the point of view of blocking Shahin's shot, Smarin's choice can be said to be not wrong at all. However, he forgot that Shaheen doesn't necessarily have to shoot to be on goal.
Although Shaheen has no experience playing at Real Madrid, when many people mention him, they will always subconsciously think that he is not a member of a big team. But even so, it is undeniable that Shaheen is still a well-rounded player. He's not one of the Premier League's inside-back midfielders who doesn't do much but shoot a blast, he's a playmaker who can pass the ball in addition to shooting.
Smarin did block his shooting line, but at this time, Shaheen suddenly paused at his feet, and instead of taking advantage of the momentum, he shot directly at the goal, but picked up the pass and kicked the ball to the empty space behind Smarin!
Smalling plugged in, and there was naturally a gap behind him. At this moment, Olich had been waiting there for a long time. Because of the continuous pulling, there are no Manchester United defenders around him, and now he can deal with this header in the most calm way!
The attack on Wolfsburg showed people its full picture at this time. Tulan, Gao Shunyao, Shaheen, Olich, the four of them are in a quadrilateral position near the penalty area, which has become their best cooperation to break through the opponent's defense. One front followed by another, one pull followed by another, with a tall centre-forward opening the gap, the midfielder pressing the ball to force the opponent to make up for the mistake, and then after the mistake, the vacant player shoots - Wolfsburg's set-piece is more complex, more elaborate and more lethal than others see.
Standing at the back point, Olich jumped high. He's 34 years old, and if he were to compete with a youngster like Smalling, he would hardly have a chance to win. However, when no one is fighting for the top, he can do an excellent job.
He saw De Gea moving in this direction, and he saw Smalling's frightened expression when he hurriedly turned around, but at this time, Olich had neither the pride of success nor the guilt of using trickery, for him, it was an attack, a simple attack that he had done countless times.
With a flick of the header, the ball was pushed into the top corner of the goal right next to him. The football flew briskly, and David De Gea's rescue was beyond the reach of the whip. This beautiful combination, Wolfsburg completely outperformed Manchester United in tactics, and this goal is definitely not something that De Gea can stop!
1-0!
The football was pushed into the goal by Olich, and the whole of Old Trafford seemed to explode all at once. Manchester United fans can't accept that this is their home stadium and that they are up against a small team that is not well known. However, right here, they have become the backward ones!
Conservative tactics, ugly situations, poor scenes, and even a victory can't be exchanged, what is this coach doing?
The anger of Manchester United's fans seemed to be completely ignited at this time. But in the midst of this anger, the players of Wolfsburg were extremely excited. The anger of the other party is not a bad thing for them. In fact, they really want to see each other's anger more - the anger of the opponent can only show that they are strong, and what is more happy than their own strength? (To be continued.) )