Who is Manchester United's number one star? Rooney.

Who is at the heart of Manchester United's midfield? Carrick.

Who is at the heart of United's backline? Ferdinand and Vidic.

This is the central axis of Manchester United, and it is also the most fundamental link of Manchester United. Manchester United's skeleton is built around them. In addition to Carrick's not very well-known, players like Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, and Nemanja Vidic are among the best players in their positions in European football.

But the starting lineup came out and turned everyone's thinking upside down. None of these key players were on the pitch, including Patrice Evra, the main left-back of Manchester United, who was also on the bench. Manchester United's midfield has Anderson, Gibson and other substitutes that everyone even forgets.

Here's what's going on.

This is the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, such an important game, so many key players are missing? I have never heard of the news that they had injuries before the game, why did they disappear into the main lineup.

Rangnick didn't understand what Ferguson was playing.

Rangnick is known as the "professor" in the Bundesliga and is still very respected in Bundesliga football. As an academy coach, Rangnick has a knack for arranging his lineup. It's a pity that when I met the old and spicy Ferguson, I didn't even guess what Ferguson meant.

Ferguson gave everyone a start.

After the game began, everyone quickly discovered that Ferguson even calculated Schalke's style of play in this game accurately.

Schalke wanted to press, Schalke wanted to press in the frontcourt, which was completely guessed by Ferguson, and Ferguson made a targeted arrangement. The midfield combination of Anderson, Gibson, Scholes, that's for defense.

Who would have thought that Manchester United, who was defeated by Schalke in the last game at Schalke Stadium, ran to their home stadium and suddenly played defensive counterattack. This is something that no one expected.

Not to mention Rangnick.

The set-up for Ferguson's game was simple.

In the forward position, Berbatov is an atypical center forward. Berbatov's main role is not to attack the city, but to control the ball and pass the ball in the front court when counterattacking.

And the main points of attack of the attack are the two wings.

Nani and Valencia.

Both are fairly fast wide players, and as soon as Berbatov gets the ball, both of them burst in from both wings. Wait for Berbatov's pass. As long as you succeed in getting in, then it is a threat.

That's how both sides play.

Rangnick had no idea what Ferguson would do. And Ferguson has a clear idea of Rangnick, and Rangnick's tactical arrangement, Ferguson knows it well.

Rangnick's pre-match preparation was anything short of Ferguson's opponent.

It was clearly seen in the game. Schalke didn't need to press in midfield, and Manchester United automatically took it back. When United took it back, Schalke himself didn't know how to play.

Originally, most of Schalke's pre-match preparations were against Carrick, and they were all about preparing how to defend Carrick.

But what now?

Carrick didn't play at all. Manchester United also don't play a midfield style led by Michael Carrick, which makes Rangnick's pre-match setup a joke. Rangnick is the same as the coach, not to mention the Schalke players.

With Alex Ferguson doing this, Schalke was a little caught off guard in midfield, but United followed their steps in an orderly manner. Schalke, who played several times, counterattacked, leaving Schalke's backline in the wind.

"Baumjohn, pass the ball to Jurado. The ball passed carelessly, Anderson, and Anderson broke the ball. ”

Before the game, I really didn't expect Manchester United to play like this.

The Schalke midfielder has not come back to his senses until now. After all, Rangnick's arrangement before the game was useless. Although Schalke surpassed Manchester United in possession in midfield, it was basically passed around the periphery and was of no use.

Schalke's players have had some mental awkwardness.

This time it was.

Baumjohn's pass this time was careless. And Manchester United's players are waiting for such an opportunity. Anderson just stepped forward and cut the ball off. Then he immediately handed the ball to Gibson next to him.

Speaking of which, Gibson was also the main player of Manchester United for a while, but he was thrown into the bench by Ferguson in the past two years. However, Ferguson was able to start this game, and what Ferguson liked was Gibson's ferocious pressing and ability to run.

Gibson didn't disappoint Ferguson either.

Especially this time.

After getting Anderson's pass, Gibson made a direct through ball. The space to find is the junction of Sergio Escudero and Hevedez. At this time, Valencia plugged in from the right at high speed and went directly around Escudero.

Schalke played offside tactics in this game.

It's a pity that this tactic is most afraid of fast players, and the most afraid of the anti-offside of fast players. Because once that happens, there's nothing the back line can do. It's like Valencia, who suddenly cut in on the flanks and don't give the backline a chance to react at all.

"Valencia, Valencia single-handedly. Valencia shot from a tight angle! ”

"Neuer, Neuer couldn't defend the ball."

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！”

'1-0, Manchester United lead Schalke 1-0 at home. It was also a 3-2 aggregate lead over the opponent. Ferguson's sudden change of formation and sudden change in starting lineup caught Schalke completely off guard. Schalke only had more possession than Manchester United, and was not at all a match for Manchester United in other respects. ”

Really.

Jin Ming really didn't understand.

In the last game, Manchester United used a completely different lineup to beat Schalke in a daze. There is something desperate about Schalke's players who don't know what to do at all.

But in this game, Manchester United used a lot of substitutes, and Schalke was also at a loss.

Jin Ming has only one idea.

Ferguson was too TM powerful.

Jin Ming has also been in the Bundesliga for two seasons and has also encountered strong opponents. Including the giant Bayern, as well as the century-old rival Dortmund, they are all very strong opponents.

But the game with Manchester United made Jin Ming have the greatest feeling. Manchester United is too strong, Ferguson is too strong.

Twenty-two minutes into the game, United were already 1-0 ahead of Schalke. And importantly, United have two more away goals, and the road to promotion is very smooth now.

And Manchester United is really willing to give up the face of its giants.

After taking a one-goal lead, United retreated again. In the face of defensive Manchester United, Schalke was completely helpless. Even Rangnick couldn't find a way to break through United's defence, let alone the players.

Manchester United are playing more and more freely.

"Valencia was very fast, and Kim Ming retreated to defend. Jin Ming tackles the ball and shovels the ball out. Rafael came up and Rafael threw a quick throw-in. ”

It's fast.

When Manchester United counterattacked, they played two wings, and they couldn't get through the midfield at all. Jin Ming finally retreated the tackle and shoveled the ball outside. Rafael immediately stepped up and threw a quick throw-in.

At this time, Jin Ming had just gotten up. You can see how quickly the United players choose when they counter-attack.

"Anderson, Anderson received the ball. Anderson passes, Hwedes clears, and the ball is cleared. ”

Rafael's throw-in found Anderson, who also played the ball straight into the box. The goal was supposed to be for Valencia on the right, but Hevedes was the first to judge and a tackle blocked the ball's pass.

It should be said that Hevedes did what he had to do.

It's just that Hevedes didn't really succeed in clearing the ball, but when he cleared it, the route of the ball changed. Although it didn't reach Valencia, the clearance ball reached Gibson, who was plugged in from behind.

Gibson has a long-range shot.

Faced with such a good opportunity this time, how could Gibson let it go. It's just a hard shot.

"Gibson! Gibson! Neuer couldn't make a save, 2-0, 2-0. ”

"The game was too easy. Thirty minutes, it took only 30 minutes for United to already lead Schalke 2-0. Neuer was no longer in the same form as he was in the last game, and Schalke's backline was completely overwhelmed by Manchester United. ”

"There is no chance, Schalke no more. United are already 4-2 on aggregate ahead of Schalke, who will have to score two goals to have a chance of going to extra-time. However, looking at the current situation, Schalke will not continue to concede the ball, even if it is a high incense. ”

"Alex Ferguson is really a master. He replaced so many key players in this game, but used a bunch of substitutes to beat Schalke to lose his armor. Pep Guardiola in the stands will certainly be very worried about Manchester United's opponent in the final. ”