Colin Taylor Jr. is nine years old, so he can only be considered a small fan, and he is not voluntary. Just like this day, he was put on a loose sky blue jersey by his parents, with a sky blue scarf around his neck, and then a certain sky blue hat, anyway, there is only one color of clothing on his body, that is, sky blue. Then, his parents, dressed in the same attire as him, took him to the stadium, which he could only describe as big, big.

From the moment he got out of the car, he became a pistachio teased by countless uncles and uncles in the same clothes next to him, and little Colin hated that they liked to pinch their faces at every turn, compared to these people who always pinched and hurt him, those beautiful and not beautiful aunts were much better, and when they saw him, they always ran over to take a picture with him or something, and of course, they had to bite on his face.

Entering the court, little Colin saw a scene that could help him explain what "shock" was, and this scene was destined to never be forgotten.

He saw an ocean.

The blue ocean -

Coach's bench on the sidelines.

Ferguson, with his glasses on the bridge of his nose, still maintains his habit of chewing gum while directing the game, and as his mouth moves, the corners of his mouth seem to rise and fall. But even so, you can still clearly see the faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

Alex Ferguson has lost track of how many times he has visited Manchester City's home stadium, from Maine Road to the City Stadium now. Little Colin in the stands may not know that the stadium in his eyes is not larger than the previous Maine Road. And even the Maine Road Stadium, which was called the "Wembley of the North" when it was built, was nothing at all in Ferguson's eyes.

A course that lacks honor is like a hall of elegance after all.

FERGUSON'S EYES SUBCONSCIOUSLY FOCUSED ON A CORNER OF THE HOME STAND, WHERE IF HE REMEMBERED CORRECTLY, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BANNER THAT READ "WE'RENOTREALLYHERE". That's the self-deprecation of Manchester City fans and, interestingly, at Old Trafford. There is also a banner about Manchester City, but on it, there is a timer.

Manchester City's irrelevant timing.

What are the numbers on that banner now? Ferguson thought for a moment, thirty? Thirty-one? Or thirty-two?

Forgot-

Lin Sen stood on the sidelines. The face is definitely not good-looking.

He at this time. What comes to mind is not the shape on the field, but what the old man Chapman said to his players yesterday: If you lose tomorrow's game to those people next door, you can wash those stinky clothes yourself this month.

At that time, the tone of his voice was really difficult to distinguish whether it was serious or just false as usual. But for sure, Chapman will be disappointed if they lose to Manchester United today.

It's not just Chapman who is disappointed, but he himself is disappointed. It's not just themselves who are disappointed, but the nearly 50,000 Manchester City fans in the stadium will be very disappointed.

It's a terrible thing.

Just now. Manchester City on the pitch, it seems, very close, so close to this terrible thing happening. Because the big screen above the stands shows the current score.

In the thirtieth minute, it was 2-0. Manchester United lead -

On the football field, the most contrasting colors are not black and white, but red and blue.

Rome, Milan, Manchester.

Red Wolves vs. Blue Eagles, Red Black vs. Blue Black, Red Devils vs. Blue Moon.

You can say it's a coincidence, but the truth is that they all chose these two colors, and then let the two colors collide at least twice a season, and the red and blue battle has since become a beautiful scenery on the football field.

Rewind to half an hour ago, when red and blue began to collide.

Four-two-three-one, to four-four-two.

As with Manchester City's formation against Arsenal in the previous game, Linson's starting XI was much the same as against Arsenal, with Xavi Garcia being removed, David Silva returning to midfield, Robinho dropping back to the left wing, and Suarez getting the chance to start. Bel? He was on the bench. As for Manchester United, and in the last game against Tottenham, Ferguson only made one change, that is, to replace Scholes, who received a red card and was banned in the previous round, with South Korean player Park Ji-sung.

This is far from the strongest Manchester United.

This is not to say that Manchester United have lost Cristiano Ronaldo, but because the current Manchester United not only lack the core of the midfield Scholes, but their starting goalkeeper, like Manchester City, is not the main goalkeeper, and their main goalkeeper Van der Sar has not recovered from injury because of the injury he sustained in the Audi Cup match with Bayern Munich before the season.

But it is this Manchester United that has given Manchester City the biggest challenge of the season.

Flashback to almost half an hour earlier, it was when United's first goal took place, and yes, less than two minutes before referee Atkinson blew the whistle to start the game, Ryan Giggs, who was in the thirtieth derby, quickly threw a throw-in, Patrice Evra crossed from the left side of the box, and Rooney slotted home from close range from the edge of the six-yard box, getting rid of Dunn and De Jong in succession.

Dunn shouldn't have rushed to grab it, and De Jong's retreat shouldn't have been so hasty.

Linson doesn't have the habit of blaming players as soon as he concedes a goal, but why he concedes the ball is a question he should figure out. Such an unexpected conceded goal would undoubtedly disrupt his game plan.

Then, rewind the clock to two minutes earlier, the twenty-eighth minute of the game.

Or Giggs.

Giggs, nicknamed Wang Laoji by Chinese fans, crossed from the left, Bridge's mark was not tight, and Fletcher headed home.

Two goals behind.

Lin Sen and Tang Hua have deduced various situations that may arise in this game, and this is already the worst one.

Issue. Or in midfield.

At first glance, Manchester United's midfield is too similar to the midfield that Arsene Wenger fielded in the last game, both of which are pseudo-four midfielders. Because Rooney, like Arsenal's Robin van Persie, is nominally a striker, but in fact they both play the role of a number nine and a half, often dropping back to midfield to get the ball. In reality, however, Ferguson's midfield was very different from Arsene Wenger's.

The difference lies in the position. Arsenal's midfield is more like a diamond position, while United's midfield is more like a parallel position. And the difference between these two types of standing is that. The former has a clearer division of labor, while the latter emphasizes the whole and mobility. Undoubtedly stronger. Fletcher, Anderson, Ryan Giggs, Park Ji-sung, these four people, if necessary, can even completely disrupt their positions without affecting the overall quality of Manchester United's midfield.

And. Even Rooney. Although he seems to be doing the same job as Robin van Persie in the previous game, his contribution to Manchester United's defence is far from being comparable to that of the Dutchman.

Manchester City's midfielders are extremely uncomfortable with this kind of cross-rotation in Manchester United's midfield, because each of them has to deal with no longer as clear as the last game, but may run into anyone in Manchester United's midfield at any time. It was on the basis of this discomfort at Manchester City that United were successful on both occasions when they attacked from the wings.

Unchanged?

This is a multiple-choice question in front of Lin Sen's eyes.

The singing in the stands of the City Stadium is still loud. Even if it was 0-2, they still stood firmly behind the team. THE BANNER THAT HAD EVEN CAUGHT FERGUSON'S ATTENTION BEFORE WAS STILL HANGING HIGH IN THE STANDS, BUT THE WORDS ON IT WERE NO LONGER THE FAMILIAR "WE'RE NOT HERE" IN FERGUSON, BUT HAD BEEN CHANGED TO "WE'RE HERE".

We're here!

Lin Sen's face was cloudy.

He knew that Ferguson must be waiting for him to make a move at this point, because if he didn't, then the game would be in the dark and it was only a matter of time before United continued to score. It's just that when will it be when you will make your own moves.

Moments later, Lin Sen suddenly returned to the dugout from the sidelines, he sat on the dugout, grabbed a bottle of water from the side, just took a sip, and then made a move that stunned the Sky TV commentators, he poured a whole bottle of water on his head.

September in England is not the coldest time, but the summer has just passed, and a bottle of water poured on the head still makes people feel a little numb in the scalp instantly, as if the hair is going to stand up one by one. Lin Sen never had long hair, so the bottle of water didn't make him look too ugly, it just made him look a little ...... Weird, I saw him after pouring water, and then stretched out his right hand again, and wiped the bangs that were wet and not long on his forehead upward, and then, his whole person seemed to be suddenly in good spirits.

Then, ignoring the gaze around him, and even more so the gaze of the countless people watching the game on the TV, Lin Sen stood up and walked back to the sidelines.

On the sidelines, he was still alone.

Ferguson sat in the dugout from the moment he scored the first goal and then only came out with a clap once when United scored the second goal and never walked to the sidelines. But even so, Lin Sen still felt a huge pressure, constantly pressing on him from the body of the old man not far away.

Under the huge pressure, Lin Sen wanted to make a substitution at one point, because it was the only counterattack he could make and the only way to help him lower the pressure, and he was almost ready to turn around and walk to the bench, however, at that moment, he still forced himself to stop.

Because at that time, he suddenly thought of a question: Is it a big mess like this?

If it's a mess, is it really the right thing to do next?

In a football match, there must always be one side to score first, which means that there is always one side to concede the goal first, and no one can guarantee that they are the first to score first. So, United scored first and that's not a problem. The problem is that United scored the second goal, and maybe the third, and Linson knows what the problem is, so do the players on the pitch know? Lin Sen can make changes, but can such changes really change the situation on the field?

So, in the end, do you choose to trust your pre-game judgment and trust the players on the field, or do you want to overturn the pre-game arrangement and win a ...... Except for being able to temporarily lower your own pressure, everything else is unknown...... Opportunity? (To be continued......)