Chapter Ninety-Four: The Next City
"In this inexplicable weather in the UK, the second half started, I don't know if there are any viewers who have just turned on the TV, make an advertisement, I'm Keton, and I'm talking about the game between Manchester United and Newcastle." Looking at the raindrops fluttering at the football game, Keton seemed to be a little happy, now Manchester United likes to play ground attack, this wet and green field, just bring a lot of trouble to Manchester United.
Like Keton, Moyes looked as relaxed as if he had won the game before the second half had even begun, with a slight smile on his face and a look of inadequacy.
The game came as scheduled in the waiting of the fans, and in the first 5 minutes, Xiao Yu was knocked down, and it was the hateful Cook again.
"That guy does what he looks like and he doesn't get beaten!" Mourinho pinched the mineral water bottle in his hand, the collision just now seemed reasonable, but in fact, Cook slammed Xiao Yu in the blind spot of the referee, making Xiao Yu unable to get up while holding his waist.
"No way, it's inevitable." Giggs said helplessly.
"It seems that in addition to the necessary joint training and Xiao Yu's physical training, he must also be taught how to protect himself." Seeing that Xiao Yu had climbed up, Mu Shuai returned to normal, only he knew that every time he saw Xiao Yu fall to the ground, the tangled feeling in his heart made him very uncomfortable.
Time passed slowly, but Mu Shuai's brows wrinkled together unconsciously, what happened? Why did Manchester United seem to be held back by the players of Newcastle opposite during this time?
The period of 51-62 minutes in the second half, a total of 11 minutes, was the craziest commentary time for Keton, because during this time, Newcastle has been pressing Manchester United's attack! What a joy this is for Keton!
"Here we go again! Manchester United's Andrea was caught again, and the ball he passed back was intercepted by Cook at the first time! Manchester United is in chaos! Newcastle's counterattack! It's very fast! Cook! He's one more! Transmit! Will it score!? Ah! Shoot high! It's a pity for this ball. ”
The above Keton's commentary is basically a true portrayal of the Manchester United team during this time, Xiao Yu took advantage of the dead ball and thought hard? Why is that? There is no problem with the style of play, there is no problem with passing, but why Andrea and Depay have been repeatedly pinched on both sides, even their own advance in the middle. It is also difficult.
After Cook made a mistake in the first half, Newcastle reacted and treated Xiao Yu with a completely different attitude, and they deployed troops. There were many defensive players placed next to Cook, and for a while, Xiao Yu felt like he was in the enemy's encirclement anytime and anywhere, and it was difficult to receive the ball and it was also difficult to get the ball, which also caused Xiao Yu to no longer be able to calmly pass the ball in the attack.
And Andrea, Depay, and Neves are the same. It's fine that they don't take the ball and don't attack, but if they show the slightest intention to attack, they will immediately be blocked by the opposing players, and in general, it is as if Newcastle have completely seen Manchester United through.
"Our new tactics are really not yet mature." Mourinho is very distressed, the update of tactics will definitely take time, Aston Villa is okay, whether it is the head coach or the player, they are one level lower than Manchester United. So it's easy to play, but Newcastle are different, although the quality of the players is still not high, but their manager David Moyes is really a great guy!
On the other hand, Moyes raised an eyebrow at the situation and looked excited, which was his ultimate killer move in this match; Through his research, he has gained some understanding of the new tactics that United are now using, which is nothing more than strengthening the ground pass and making each player's movement more suitable. MORE EFFECTIVE, THE SHADOW IN IT IS A BIT LIKE THE RUN-PASS-RUN-PASS IN BARCELONA'S TIKI-TAKA.
So after Moyes's research, Manchester United's lineup can be divided into three variations, when defending. It's 4-4-1-1, and when attacking, it's the process of changing from 4-2-3-1 to 4-1-2-3, or even 2-3-1-4; So here comes the problem, as you can see from the formation, Manchester United are a bit too unrestrained in attack, because they emphasize the combination of short passes on the ground. When attacking, there must be enough points of contact in the front court, which also leads to a relative emptiness in the backcourt.
Therefore, if you firmly grasp the gap between Manchester United's untimely defense, it will definitely be able to bring fatal damage to Manchester United! This is also Moyes's confidence in Newcastle, and he thinks that with his understanding of the line-up, he can beat Manchester United!
With just one game observation, Moyes can think so clearly, and he lives up to his reputation as a master tactician.
In Moyes's thinking, Manchester United's situation on the field has once again appeared in crisis, and another mistake in attack has destroyed Manchester United's confidence in the middle line.
Newcastle's counter-attack was swift, and a fast horse in the team passed through Manchester United full-back Seyad and drove straight down the right side of Manchester United, and there was already a horse in front of him!
65 minutes, a full 65 minutes, the two were inseparable, and in the end Cook still abandoned Xiao Yu, because the former found an opportunity to be ashamed!
"Come back soon!" Jones saw very clearly on the halfway line, whether it was left or right, or even in the middle, Newcastle's players were coming like a tidal wave, looking so unstoppable! So in a hurry, he just hoped to wake up his teammates by calling and come back quickly.
"Mensa!" Neves saw that something was wrong, he hurriedly called Mensah next to him, and hurried back to the backfield, because unconsciously, Manchester United's backfield was actually piled up with several Newcastle players, if the noon line is not handled properly, it will be dangerous to the opposite side at any time!
“OH! SHIT!” Mensa also reacted immediately, he didn't expect that the opponent's attack would come so quickly this time, and he, as the first level, was actually useless and directly penetrated!
Mourinho on the sidelines had a gloomy face, seeing this scene, he could have figured it out before and after, Moyes deserved to be a strong opponent; He first let Cook invade Xiao Yu to death, and it didn't take much effort, just disgusting him and making him unable to pass the ball comfortably, which was equivalent to freezing the hub of Manchester United's middle, and then Newcastle began to quietly operate their own lineup, and after each position was in place, they let Xiao Yu enter the hinterland with the ball, in fact, it was a trap! Then take the ball down with lightning speed and play a counterattack. With a counterattack that is ready for everything, against Manchester United, who has no intention of defending, is basically nine out of ten!
On the right side of Manchester United, Newcastle's long-drive fast horse directly chose to cut inside, and there was no hesitation at all; Then he feigned a pass. Tricked Luke Shaw and walked straight into the penalty area, but fortunately Newcastle's fast horse was a young player, he ignored the yelling of Cook on the other side, and shot directly in the silence of the fans at the scene! Extremely powerful!
Manchester United goalkeeper Scuffett is ready. Luckily, the angle of the ball was right, so he struggled to save the ball off the line.
Mu Shuai's bulging mouth slowly relaxed at this time, this scene just now really frightened him, and he didn't expect Newcastle's counterattack to be so fast! So precise, so precise that it seemed to catch the only mistake of Manchester United's game so far!
The fans at the scene were also greatly relieved, and they all shouted, obviously the scene just now also frightened them, but they were scared, and they still had to give applause to Skufet who was in danger in front of the goal. He's good!
Moyes pursed his lips helplessly, smiling a little helplessly, the goal just now was a great opportunity, it was a pity not to score!
Newcastle didn't grasp the subsequent corner kick, and the ball returned to Manchester United's side, but unexpectedly, Mu Shuai didn't go crazy, Ryan Giggs didn't go crazy, and Xiao Yu went crazy!
"Mensa! What did you just do!? Are you sleepwalking? Xiao Yu had no intention of scolding his teammates, but he thought of the scene just now. It's really surprising, if Manchester United really attacked like this, but were scored by the opponent, then everyone's morale must be lower! That's when it's really troublesome!
"I'm sorry. I just shook my head. Mensa's white teeth and dark face made him look as honest as the god Ba.
"Okay, let's just pay attention next time." Neves came up and patted Xiao Yu and Mensa on the back, which was an encouragement, so that everyone would still have to maintain twelve points of energy for a while.
Or dead balls. Manchester United's Depay on the left side was entangled with the opponent, the ball was knocked out of the boundary by the opponent, and after this dead ball, Xiao Yu found Andrea again.
"Don't think about using speed to eat the opposite side for a while, you look at their formation, there is always a person on your side to defend, this is a trap, once you use speed to eat hard, you will be surrounded by two or three opponents at the same time." Xiao Yu pointed to the form on the field and explained to Andrea little by little; In the end, Xiao Yu also told him to pour his feet back for a while, pass more to the Seyad behind him, and at the same time lean a little more to the middle, after all, there are more points in the middle and the vision is broader.
"Okay! Boss, what will I do in the future? "Xiao Yugang separated from Andrea, but suddenly found that Ba Shen actually left his front area and ran here; And when Xiao Yu looked at Depay's side, the latter had just taken the ball out of the boundary, and then cast a resentful look at Ba Shen, as if to say to Ba Shen: "This big brother! I finally managed to find a cross, why did you go over there? ”
"You just do your job honestly! Get back in! Xiao Yu kicked Ba Shen away in anger, but it is understandable who was the most depressed in the ten minutes or so just now, it was not Neves, not Mensa, not Xiao Yu, Jones and others, it was Balotelli! Because she hasn't seen the ball for more than ten minutes......
"I'll just say Manchester United can't do it, you see, scared by a counterattack from Newcastle, and now it's not even half time, and it's playing with Barcelona's pass around the center circle." Keton's extremely mocking tone spread on TV, and then look at his appearance, sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, at first glance, he is a guy who is easy to hate, but he himself doesn't think so, he thinks he is very handsome and very manly, and then he also said in the live broadcast: "It's just that Manchester United is just spreading that the game is over, Manchester United has won, how good is this, it's annoying to spread to the whole world, and the referee doesn't care, is this still the Premier League?" Paralyzing! Forehead!? SHIT! Why did Manchester United score again? ”
A minute ago, the game time came to 76 minutes, and in a classic phrase that everyone in China knows: Newcastle is running out......
Moyes is okay, he doesn't think a ball is a big difference, and there is still a chance to get it back, but his men on the pitch don't think so.
The midfield gang led by Cook began to go against Moyes's arrangement, because they saw the time on the big screen, and there was really not much time left!
So Cook became crazy, as long as the ball appeared near the middle, he actively grabbed it, and didn't care where Xiao Yu was, anyway, he would go on the ball.
The consequences of this are naturally fatal, especially when Xiao Yu is released about thirty meters away from the goal, which is comfortable! It was so comfortable that Xiao Yu could analyze it slowly and leisurely, how to deal with this ball was the most appropriate, until he saw the lone fighter in the penalty area, Mario Balotelli!
Ba Shen listened to the boss's words, and honestly did his job in the front court, just like now, he is tightly squeezing the opposite central defender who defends him, Ba Shen's huge body will make others disappear, in fact, Ba Shen blocked others.
Xiao Yu, who received this scene, did not hesitate, moved the ball forward, and then kicked a half-high ball, which will cross everyone and go to the front of Ba Shen, and Ba Shen is also very understanding, no longer doing superfluous movements, directly pouting his buttocks, taking a step, and gently pushing the ball that arrived at it, piercing the goal, very simple and casual, the opponent's goalkeeper Butland did not react at all.
2 to 0! The fans are crazy again! However, instead of chanting the name of the god Ba, they shouted in unison, "YU! YU! YU! At this moment, Xiao Yu is like becoming a king and enjoying the treatment of a king! Because fans know that this goal and the previous goal are Xiao Yu's hard work, and his magical pass once again showed unparalleled power.
Xiao Yu knows that it is because of his talent, so he can see it clearly than others, and the planned passing lines are also clearer than others, so he has repeatedly passed out classic works with flashes of inspiration.
"Xiao Yu's pass is beautiful! It's so exciting, I feel like even if that place is not a god, anyone can kick the ball in, it's so comfortable, ah! Why was I born so early? If you can play with Xiao Yu, I guess the Champions League will be soft! Although Ryan Giggs seems to be sighing, he is actually smiling like a flower, his feelings for Manchester United are very deep, and seeing Xiao Yu's outburst at this moment, he is naturally happy for the future of Manchester United!
"Don't chirp crookedly, wasn't David by your side back then? Although Xiao Yu passed the ball well, he was still far from David. Mourinho was also smiling, and after listening to Giggs's words, he pretended to be serious and turned to the latter.
"Of course David is very strong, but I feel that Xiao Yu is better than David in terms of passing options." Giggs is saying this sentence is a conscience, passing and passing selection are two concepts, whether the ball is passed well or not is one thing, but the choice of passing is another.
"It's hard for me to make a conclusion about this, but it seems that we shouldn't talk about the question of which David and Xiao Yu are stronger or weaker here!" Mourinho seemed to remember something, and gestured around, meaning that this is still the stadium, and you are here to talk about gossip? Looking for a draw, what is this?
Just as the two were chatting happily and Old Trafford was shouting happily, everyone suddenly saw the referee whistle rushing to Newcastle's dugout, following the referee's gaze, Moyes's right hand was bleeding and scolding, and a side glass of the visiting team's dugout had been broken. (To be continued.) )