In the 35 minutes of the first half, Yu Liang did not perform well, winning only once in a one-on-one confrontation with a Chelsea player. Although his mistakes did not cause the team to concede a goal, it was difficult to provide a lot of help to the team in terms of organising the attack.

But now in the face of Chelsea's crazy attack, you asked him to replace Yu Liang?

Although Yu Liang's confrontation ability is very poor, his ability to check and fill in the gaps is quite high!

While Queiroz was talking to him, Yu Liang made a block in front of the penalty area to block Geremi's long-range shot.

Removing Yu Liang now is tantamount to weakening the team's interception ability in the midfield.

Who's going to put it on?

Alan Smith or Paul Scholes?

Alan Smith's ability to run is really strong, and his fighting spirit and tenacity can really provide a good defense for the team in midfield. But when it comes time to counter-attack, can you count on him and Fletcher to organise the attack in midfield?

Obviously this is unrealistic.

But what about Paul Scholes?

His confrontation ability is not much stronger than Yu Liang.

Some are just a lot of game experience and the ability to handle the ball reasonably.

Attacking Scholes is definitely the best midfield maestro on the planet, but defensively, Scholes has struggled to help the team in general. Therefore, he needs the protection of players like Roy Keane and Fletcher by his side.

Is it to strengthen the offense, or to strengthen the defense?

In Ferguson's swing, the first half was over.

"Haha, Claude, you're right, that guy is really special! I really don't understand why Ferguson actually took a fancy to him, he was so thin that he simply didn't have any confrontation. ”

Back in the dressing room, it was there that the Chelsea players teased Claude Makelele.

Before the game, Makelele asked them to keep an eye on Manchester United midfielder Yu Liang.

But after the first half of the game, they found out that it was simply a joke.

Because of Yu Liang's low confrontation ability, it is difficult to provide effective organization in the game.

"Yes, he's too weak! It's so weak that you don't have a trace of confrontation ability, and you basically fall down when you touch it in the game! ”

"Haha......"

The Chelsea players don't seem to be saddened by a goal down.

When they were talking about Yu Liang in the locker room, they could still let out bursts of laughter.

"Isn't it funny?"

Mourinho entered the dressing room and immediately asked the players: "Was the first half a ridiculous game?" If yes, it's because of your poor performance! ”

Mourinho's words quickly silenced the dressing room.

Chelsea were a goal down in the first half, but the players weren't bad.

Especially after falling behind, they did even better.

They had 52 per cent possession in the first half, four percentage points higher than Manchester United. And they have a pass completion rate of 81 per cent, which is not bad. However, their pass completion rate up front is only 65 per cent, which is hardly a good performance.

"Do you still have time here to laugh at other people's ability to fight? At least his free-kick helped them take the lead! If you don't want to leave Old Trafford with a defeat and hit that guy with your body in the second half, I don't want to see him make a successful pass in the second half! Let that guy know that this is the Premier League, it's full of power and confrontation! ”

"Listen, you're the best players in the world, you're invincible! So in the second half, I only have one requirement for you, attack, score! ”

Jose Mourinho mocked his players in the first half and then encouraged his players with words.

This way of slapping and then giving a sweet date, although old-fashioned, is very effective. At least now the motivation of the players has been successfully mobilized by him.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the players being mobilized by himself, Mourinho immediately began to adjust his tactics there.

While Jose Mourinho was tweaking his tactics, Ferguson was doing something similar in the home dressing room.

Although they scored in the first half and took the lead over Chelsea, they didn't do well on the pitch. Especially Yu Liang.

When I got back to the dressing room, I thought I was going to face Ferguson's hair dryer.

But Yu Liang not only did not receive Ferguson's reprimand, but on the contrary, he was comforted by Ferguson, although it was just a simple sentence that performed well, and it even sounded a little perfunctory, but Yu Liang's heart was indeed encouraged.

But at the same time, Yu Liang was still a little worried in his heart.

He was worried that his poor performance in the first half would cost him the opportunity to continue playing in the second half.

"Guys, good job, but that's not enough! One goal is not enough, we need more goals to get the win! This is ...... in the second half"

……

"Alright, guys, the second half starts and we can see that both sides have made substitutions on the sidelines! It can be seen that the managers of both sides are not satisfied with the performance in the first half. ”

It was Chelsea who made the first substitution, with the fourth official holding up a sign on the sidelines for a 16 in green and 14 in red.

Jose Mourinho brought on Arjen Robben and replaced right wing-back Geremi.

Arjen Robben's arrival was a clear sign that Chelsea would step up their attack.

The 442 formation became the 343 formation.

Following Chelsea's substitutions, Manchester United made a substitution.

The electronic plaque held up by the fourth official shows the number 24 below and the number 18 above.

Ferguson's substitution surprised many people.

Because judging from the performance of the players on the field in the first half, Yu Liang should be replaced the most, not Fletcher! Because Yu Liang was not only unable to organize the offense well on the court, but his contribution on the defensive end was limited to a few interceptions and blocks.

But Fletcher is different, he is physical, physical, has excellent counter-attacking ability, has a wide range of movements, and can provide good protection for United's backline.

Replacing Fletcher now greatly weakens the team's ability to protect themselves in midfield.

Although Scholes's presence can strengthen the team's attacking ability, can Yu Liang alone support the protection of Manchester United's midfield? Especially with Chelsea's attack, will they be able to hold on?

This is what everyone has to say.

However, Ferguson seemed to be full of confidence, and after coming to the sidelines, he sat directly on the bench.

After the two sides made substitutions, the second half of the game began quickly.

Chelsea, who were the first to kick off, launched an attack.

With Robben on them, Chelsea are more dangerous when attacking. Because of Robben's attacking ability, he can attract multiple players to defend, which can create space for other teammates.

After teeing off on the centre circle, they handed the ball straight to Robben.

Robben, who received the ball, deceived Giggs directly with two consecutive cycles on the right side.

Seeing that Giggs lost his position, Yu Liang immediately made up for it to the side.

In the face of Robben, who is very fast, has excellent assault ability and dribbling ability, Yu Liang carefully stuck the inside line, and at the same time slowly retreated and maintained a stable distance between Robben to prevent being thrown away by Robben with speed.

Although he stretched out his foot from time to time to interfere with Robben's dribbling, such a conservative defense did not bring Robben a lot of trouble. In a small space, Robben was still able to control the ball at his feet.

In the process of advancing with the ball, Robben was also looking for opportunities to break through.

Seeing that Yu Liang always carefully kept a certain distance from him, Robben frowned.

He is a left-footed player.

But more often than not, he was played on the right side.

The manager's intention was to rely on his shot from the right to cut in.

Being stuck on the inside doesn't mean Robben is going to give up on the inside cut.

Approaching the 30-metre zone, Robben stepped on his bike again.

Watching Robben's feet keep shaking, his body swayed with it. Yu Liang's center of gravity also swayed from side to side with Robben's swaying. However, Yu Liang did not obviously lean to one side, and the center of gravity of his body swayed there very regularly, which allowed him to maintain a good balance in defense.

When Robben watched Yu Liang's body swing, he thought that his opportunity to cut inside had arrived. After making a circle with your left foot above the ball, you can slam the ball to the left side of your body with the outside instep and kick your right foot to cut sideways towards the middle. (To be continued.) )