Chapter 135: Goals

"Good evening, friends and welcome to the second leg of Manchester United's Champions League quarter-final against Roma. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 infoI'm Duan Xuan, today we invited Xu Yangxu to guide you, and I will explain the game for you! ā€

"Good evening, everyone!"

In the Beijing studio, Duan Xuan and Xu Yang began to analyze tonight's Champions League match after their opening remarks.

'Roma beat Manchester United 2-1 at home in the first leg to give them an aggregate advantage, but United scored a valuable away goal away from home and they only need one goal to qualify at home. However, in the first leg of the game, Scholes turned two yellows and one red, missing this game, and my country's teenager Yu Liang replaced Scholes into the squad. The Roma team's main striker Perrotta is also suspended for accumulating yellow cards, and the latest news is that during the pre-match warm-up, their striker Tadei missed the game with a knee injury, which is definitely not good news for the Roma team. However, their main defender Pizarro will return from the ban in this game, which is good news for Roma! Okay, let's take a look at the starters of both sides! ā€

Manchester United: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Brown, Heinze, Carrick, Yu Liang, C. Ronaldo, Rooney, Ryan Giggs, King Dong.

"We can see that Yu Liang and King Dong are in the starting lineup, the two of them have a very tacit understanding in Antwerp, and have staged wonderful cooperation many times, and we are also looking forward to their good performance in this game, and we are also very much looking forward to King Dong scoring the first goal of the Champions League!"

Roma: Doni, Cassetti, Mex, Zivo, Panucci, Pizarro, De Rossi, Williamson, Vucinic, Mancini Jr., Totti.

"On the Roma side, Vucinic is replacing the injured Tadei! We all know that Roma were united in their desire to qualify for the last four at Old Trafford. However, in the pre-match press conference, Ronaldo hit back strongly, saying that scoring goals was not a difficult task for him. So Xu Yang, who do you think will be the one who will dominate the final direction of the game in this game? What about Cristiano Ronaldo, Totti, or any other player? ā€

"Yes! In the first leg of the game, we all know that it was King Dong who picked up a pass to assist Rooney to score the equalizing goal, but this opportunity was indeed created by Ronaldo's continuous breakthroughs on the side, and he was also scored by Sky Sports after the game with a high score of 9 points. It is undeniable that Ronaldo's role and importance in the Manchester United team, so in this game, I think Spalletti will definitely focus on Ronaldo, and it is difficult to say whether Ronaldo can still play in the first leg in the Roma team's defense. However, he can contain Roma's defence well on the flanks, so he can create great opportunities for his teammates! As for Totti, he is the banner of Roma, and after being pushed to the forward position, his goalscoring efficiency has improved greatly, and the Serie A Golden Boot is no longer running, and it may even hit the European Golden Boot. Ferguson shouldn't let him get the ball up front, so Rio Ferdinand or Brown, one of them should be marking Totti. So in this game, I personally think it could be the other players who will decide the game, such as Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney or Pizarro and Vucinic! ā€

When Duan Xuan and Xu Yang were analyzing the game in the studio, the head coaches of both sides were making the final arrangements for the game in the locker room.

"The first thing we should pay attention to is defense! Once the game starts, they're going to go crazy and get away goals, so it's going to be harder for us to qualify. So, after the game started, Michael and Yu formed a double midfield, Michael, your task is to keep an eye on the Montenegrin and not let him have a chance to shoot with his feet. Yu, your task is to sweep laterally, not to give the Romans space and time to easily organize their attacks in the front court. ā€

Yu Liang and Carrick nodded heavily, this match was the first time the two of them worked together.

Even in training, neither of them has partnered in the midfield, and with the similarity of their characteristics and overlapping positions, it is very likely that the two will run to the same position during the game. Therefore, Ferguson's arrangement still has a certain risk. However, there are both benefits and risks, and once the two of them can coexist well, it will undoubtedly be a big boost for Manchester United's midfield dominance.

"Leo, Wes, you two keep an eye on Francisco for me, if you can, I hope you don't let him see the goal!"

Ferguson's words made the players in the dressing room laugh, and De Rossi said this to Ronaldo before the warm-up.

Ferguson didn't know what the players were laughing at, and he didn't have time to worry about it right now, so after talking about defending, he immediately began to talk about the offensive arrangement, "Focus on efficiency when counterattacking, and make sure to finish the attack before the Italians have a defensive system." If their defensive system is already in place, don't force it when they don't have a chance, go back to midfield and reorganise the attack, after all, we only need one goal to send the opponent home! ā€

Speaking of which, Ferguson glanced at Ronaldo. The last game was excellent, and Spalletti will definitely find a way to limit Ronaldo in this game, but will this be able to limit Ronaldo's attack? Obviously, it's very difficult.

However, it will also be an opportunity for them to attack.

"Chris, beat Christian on the wing, face that old guy I don't think you're going to be soft-footed, right?"

Christian Panucci, on a technical and tactical level, can be called the best right-back in Italian football in recent years. Although he is over 30 years old, he is still in excellent condition, but one thing is that he is short-tempered.

"Don't worry, boss, I will definitely not be soft, I will let him know whose world is on the football field!"

Cristiano Ronaldo is very confident, which is one of the rarest qualities of a footballer.

"Excellent! As soon as you have developed an advantage on the wings, they will definitely defend against you, and this is when you need to pass the ball out and give us a numerical advantage in the local area. ā€

After Ferguson finished speaking, he clapped his hands, "Alright, guys, it's time to show our determination, the Treble let's start with this game!" ā€

Listening to Ferguson's words, all the players took a breath.

They won the treble in 98/99 when the only players in the squad were Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Wes Brown and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

They had tasted the beauty of the Triple Crown, so as soon as Ferguson said that, a look of greed broke out in their eyes.

Unlike them, those players who have not tasted the championship have a look of longing in their eyes.

Desire and greed are often the driving force for a person to move forward.

For footballers, it is no exception, and honor is the biggest motivation for them to keep moving forward.

"Triple crown!"

After a moment of silence, a loud shout erupted in United's dressing room...... (To be continued.) )