Chapter 21 Speed Up

When Leeds United started to be in turmoil, Simon? Grayson, however, has begun to further improve his team's tactics.

At a time when Leeds United began to create "solar system tactics", Simon? Grayson once worked with his assistant Eric ? Blake discussed that after the "solar system tactics" are practiced, the team will rely too much on Shaq's individual ability, and this tactic will become a bit one-size, and once the opponent finds a way to crack it, or Shaq is injured and in poor condition, then Leeds United will be in trouble.

Try to avoid putting the team in a difficult situation, this is Simon? Grayson and Eric? Blake's original idea, although Shaq's state has been stable is unbelievable, and the "Young Guard" has also gone all the way to become the "Quadruple Champion", but this idea has come to a solution after the two of them have studied it, that is...... Speed!

On the basis of "Solar System Tactics", the whole team will speed up!

There are two aspects to the so-called speed-up, on the one hand, the speed at which the team moves forward when attacking and defending, and on the other hand, the team pushes the pace of the game to increase.

Picking up speed on offense, this is what Simon was in the beginning? Grayson had already quietly used it when he was at Leeds United, and the "Young Guards" relied on the sharpness of the attack to become the European hegemon last season, but this did not suit Manchester United.

Leeds United's midfield has Shaq, Tevez, Jonny? The speed of these three fast horses, these three people is really amazing, and even the left-back Ben? Parker also often relies on his speed to rush up and assist when the team is attacking. It has improved the overall pace of Leeds United's midfield by a big margin.

But now Manchester United can't play like this, Rooney, Nani, and Ganso are not slow, but compared to Jonny? Hausen and Tevez are still a little worse, and the "chubby" technique is a bit rough, Nani is a lot worse in terms of stability, Ganso is a typical technical player, with excellent awareness but a short physical fitness, and Di Maria's dribbling ability is also excellent, but his speed is slightly insufficient.

But it's man-made. Simon? Grayson got to know his players for three months. Already familiar with the characteristics and abilities of each player, after a few meetings with Lerotale and Zanetti, they found a way to speed up the Reds, and the key to this approach is ...... Rhythm!

Manchester United's players are indeed inferior to Leeds United in terms of absolute speed. But these stars are far better at interpreting the game than the hairy boys of the "Young Guard". Most of the time. The length of a career can determine a player's playing experience, and these stars at Manchester United have clearly beaten Leeds United in this regard.

Simon? Grayson's current improvement method is to increase the frequency of passing, increase the frequency of player positioning, and increase the frequency of lateral transfer of the ball. Achieve the goal of speeding up the pace of the game.

Want to get Manchester United to Simon all at once? Grayson's request was naturally impossible, but Simon? Grayson, along with Lerotari and Zanetti, broke down the improvement method, and after researching, they assigned specific tasks to each player on the team.

Players like Wayne Rooney, Ganso, Van Persie and other wingers are required to take the ball and observe whether Shaq in the middle has a chance, if he doesn't have a chance, he controls the ball and takes it back, and waits for his teammates behind to come up and send the ball out.

And Di Maria, Nani, Valencia, Ashley? Yang and other players who play two full-backs, the instructions are to let them transfer more laterally, and when they are on the side to attack with the ball, they should actively insert it, and at the same time pay attention to whether there is a vacancy on the other side, once the vacancy appears, they must quickly pass the ball over, and if there is no way, then pass the ball back to the back position.

For the midfielders, Simon? Grayson also has a new standard of requirements, after the transformation of Ganso can already play playmaking midfield, now Ganso is placed in the left winger position, Flanei has become the first choice for this position, Simon? Grayson asked him only one ...... Control!

With improved tactics, United's midfield will no longer be the first line of defense to intercept the opposition's attack, but will be responsible for controlling the ball, once the left, middle and right sides of the front court have no chance, the ball will be passed to this point, and then controlled by the midfielders and defenders, waiting for the front to find an opportunity to run and pass the ball out.

The left and right wing-backs were beaten by Simon? Grayson asked for as many assists as possible to get the game up to speed. Is Grayson buying VanderWiel, Jose? When Angel was in his time, he was interested in their ability to assist, which was completely fine, but as for the responsibilities of the two centre-backs and the goalkeeper, there was no change.

And once the game is deadlocked, Simon? Naturally, Grayson didn't mind using his nuclear weapons...... Sark!

This improved version of the "solar system tactics" actually practiced for two days at the Carrington base before it was suspended due to the seventh round of the Premier League, but Simon? Grayson, however, was bold enough to introduce a new "solar system tactic" in Manchester United's home game against Fulham, who were only a mid-table team after all, and Manchester United could beat them even if they were 60 per cent strong.

And most importantly, after this game, the European Championship qualifiers will start again, and the continent's national leagues will usher in a break of almost two weeks, and Manchester United's stars can benefit from the gains and losses of this game to the national team through thinking and precipitation.

Simon? Grayson took great pains to promote the new version of "Solar System Tactics", but he never imagined that he still underestimated the stars of Manchester United, who spent countless money to buy, and the actual value of the current first-team squad of the "Red Devils" exceeded 300 million pounds.

Shaq, Rooney, Ganso, Fraini, Di Maria, Van der Wiel, Nani, Jose? Angel, Papadopoulos, Subotic, Valencia, Van Persie, Ashley? Young's likes are so experienced that they've even been asked to do this and that by their own head coach countless times in their careers. This step by step, to meet the criteria for joining the "Red Devils" Manchester United, they naturally have strong personal ability and rich experience.

When Simon? After Grayson, Lerotalje, and Zanetti gave instructions on what each player needed to do, although these players didn't know what changes they would bring to the team by playing like this, they still tried their best to carry it out, and the football instincts of these stars are also very amazing, and they will naturally choose the best time to cross and transfer and insert assists when they get on the field, which is also a reflection of the player's individual ability.

Thereupon...... Fulham's fate has become tragic!

At the beginning of the game, the "Red Devils", who were fighting at home, came to a round of possession with 20 feet after kick-off. The ball went from the middle circle to the back. Moved to the left again, and after a trial run down the middle and right, Van der Wiel fed a cross to Shak, who fired a shot from 35 yards from goal. Saved by the Fulham goalkeeper.

Despite the fact that the ball did not go in. But Old Trafford still erupted in applause!

The narrator even highly praised Simon? Grayson's coaching ability: "What a wonderful offensive this round! Such a fluid offense. I've only seen it from Barcelona, who won six times in Pep Guardiola's era, but now we at Manchester United can come up with such an attack, which is really amazing for us who were still in the air last season! I think it's all Simon? Grayson's excellent coaching ability and his 'solar system tactics' are the embodiment of it! What a change in our team this season! Thankfully, this time it's better! ”

Manchester United have indeed become "good". And it's surprisingly good!

In the next ten minutes, Manchester United continued to organize attacks, through a wide range of transfers, interspersed with player running, and fast-paced passing, in just ten minutes to complete four shots, and what is even more terrifying is that in the first ten minutes of the game, Manchester United once reached 98% possession, Fulham except for the danger can touch the ball, almost no pass possession, and their morale is ...... He was also defeated in these ten minutes.

The United stars consciously shrank back after discovering that they were pressing too hard to create great scoring opportunities, but even so, United's goal was still belated until the 37th minute, and it was Shaq's individual ability to achieve it.

Dropping back fifteen yards from Fulham's penalty line, Shaq picked up Van der Wiel's pass on the right and then dribbled diagonally into the area he knew best...... Near the top of the arc of the big forbidden area!

Along the way, Shaq faced Fulham's defenders and kept using oxtails to get rid of the opponent, but Fulham's defenders gathered three people, and Shaq couldn't get rid of it completely.

But Shaq's personal ability is too strong, it can be said that he has surpassed all players in football history with full attributes, even if the opponent is three people defending, Shaq still brought the ball to the right side of the arc top, flashed a gap, and then hit a burst of left foot, and the ball flew into the bottom left corner of the Fulham goal against the ground...... 1:0！

In the 44th minute, Manchester United took advantage of Fulham's last-minute counterattack, "Little Fat" broke the ball in his own half, ran all the way to 60 meters, past Fulham goalkeeper Reeves and pushed the empty goal...... 2:0！

On 62 minutes of the second half, Nani's clever follow-up shot put "Chubby" into the Fulham goal...... 3:0！

On 79 minutes, Shaq received a pass from Wayne Rooney on the top of the right arc, swung his left leg and fired a low shot that flew into the bottom left corner of the Fulham goal...... 4:0！

Fulham goalkeeper Reeves was so angry that he lay in front of the goal and kept smashing the ground with his fists, and he was scored two "Shaq GOAL" by Shaq, but the two goals are so similar, almost the same, this feeling is really embarrassing.

After the game, the performance of the "Red Devils" was highly positive, with players scoring an average of 7.94 points, which is already the highest average score per game in the history of Manchester United.

But the media involved in the ratings really couldn't help it, with 423 passes giving United 64 per cent possession and 39 shots on goal because they pushed the pace of the game too fast, while Fulham only managed three shots in the whole game, and all of them were off target.

Although United's 423 passes are not a lot, if you consider that United did not brush the ball at all in the game, it is really very impressive.

New "Solar System Tactics" ...... Win the first battle! (To be continued......)