Generally speaking, defense has to have depth, so the defensive formation pays attention to several lines.

Each line must be kept at a certain distance so that when the opponent crosses a defensive line, they can continue to organize the defense and hold the attacker back.

Not only in football, but also in war.

Depth is very important for the defending side to write a book.

What Lazio have to do now is to compress United's defence and eliminate their strategic defensive depth.

When all three lines are pressed into one, Lazio only need a single through pass to penetrate their defence.

So when pushing forward the attack, Lazio did not mean to stop at all, they were approaching step by step, not fast, but constantly compressing the space of Manchester United.

At first, Manchester United fought and retreated, intending to drag Lazio at the edge of the penalty area and deal with Lazio.

But they found out that something was wrong.

When they started to shrink their defense, they couldn't hold their feet!

They're compressed a little bit into a pancake!

At this time, Lazio suddenly went straight to the plug!

The rhythm has changed dramatically!

In front of the defensive line organized by Manchester United, Ballack, who took the ball, suddenly picked up a pass with a light kick!

This pick pass was completely unexpected by the Manchester United players, and no one expected that the German tough guy could make such a subtle pick in the game!

United's defenders were ill-prepared for that.

However, David Silva's kick was not handled well.

After he plunged into the penalty area at high speed, he wanted to shoot straight at the goal, but when he did, the ball was a little high, and his foot was from the bottom up, and the ball flew from the bottom up - in other words. It's just shooting high.

Barak ...... Pretty pick! David Silva! Ah! It's a pity! It's high! ”

The Italian narrator was stunned.

However, Chang Sheng was still expressionless on the sidelines.

There was neither holding his head in his hands, nor looking up to the sky and sighing.

He sat in the dugout without even lifting his buttocks, in stark contrast to the agitated crowd around him.

David Silva didn't score, so there's nothing to regret because sooner or later everyone will realise that this is just one of many such chances for Lazio in this game.

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After David Silva missed the brilliant opportunity, the commentators were glad that United had survived.

Even Manchester United fans themselves think they're lucky.

Lazio's attack came very suddenly, and it can be said that it caught Manchester United off guard.

If United did concede a goal in this Lazio attack, then there really wasn't much to say.

But now there are no goals conceded. They have a feeling that "if you don't die in a big disaster, you will have a blessing in the future".

Manchester United fans are convinced that their team will beat Lazio at home and knock out Lazio, who are currently a headache for all of Europe!

So when Lazio soon made a comeback, Manchester United fans were still quite confident in their defence.

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This time, Lazio still condensed all three lines of Manchester United into one.

At Manchester United, the distance between the centre-back line and the midfielders is so close that it can almost be counted as a line.

Luka Modric, who had the ball, was right in front of them.

The defensive attention of the United players was all on Luka Modric with the ball.

It was at this time that Modric suddenly passed the ball. He didn't go straight to Klose in the middle of the field, but instead played the ball to the left.

Left wing-back Barzaretti cut in at high speed to penetrate United's defence.

He received a pass from Luka Modric behind the United backline.

He didn't sweep in front of goal right away, but knocked the ball inside with his left foot, cutting inside!

It is this kind of inside cut that the defending Manchester United fear the most.

If Barzaretti had just been a regular cross, they believed that with the defence of Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, the goal would have been handled well.

But when Barzaretti cuts in. They'll panic.

Because they weren't sure what exactly Barzaretti would do.

He can cross, he can dribble the ball himself, he can shoot.

If it's a cross, it's also a high ball and a low ball. Is it a pre-pass or a post-pass......

There are a lot of possibilities, which will make Manchester United have too many options when defending, causing them to hesitate.

After Barzaretti cut inside, he did not continue to dribble the ball. Instead, he chose to pass.

But it's not the kind of high ball that goes directly to the back post, but a diagonal pass that sticks to the ground!

The players at Manchester United rushed back to defence. As they all ran towards goal, Barzaretti's ball crossed the entire United defence, passing them in front of them and finally falling behind them!

Before, Manchester United's defense was over-compressed by Lazio, and when they returned to the defense, they still maintained a line, so Barzaretti's current diagonal return pass completely hit an area that was not defended by Manchester United players.

Lazio midfielder Ledesma, who came in from behind, ran towards the ball!

"Lazio...... Look at this ball! Ledesma—"

At the shouts of the commentators, Ledesma won the ball and picked up his right leg.

At the same time, the United players who reacted also turned to block Ledesma.

Carrick almost gave up his entire body of gravity and flew sideways, trying to block Ledesma's shot with his body.

Ledesma's foot sturdied into the lower middle of the ball, and the ball flew into the air, past Carrick, who had already fallen to the ground, and continued to rush upward!

Then he went over everyone in the box and hit the lower edge of the crossbar hard!

Van der Sar was in the air and made a save with a wave of his hand, but he only hit a gust of wind!

The ball hits the underside of the crossbar and bounces off again.

By the time the ball hits the ground, it's already on the inside of the goal line......

"Ball...... Entered!! Ledesma's World Wave - !! ”

The Italian narrator stood up from his chair and raised his arms and shouted.

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When the football whistled towards the United goal, many Manchester United fans still couldn't believe that the ball would threaten their goal and cause a goal.

So when the ball actually bounces into the goal. The reaction of these people was half a beat slower.

When the ball bounces off the ground, they even think the ball will pop up.

When the ball bounced again, they realized that it had been stopped by the net - it had indeed gone in!

There was a sudden confusion at Old Trafford.

Some are still booing Lazio, others are silent because of the goal conceded, and some are cheering for United by inertia......

The atmosphere in the stadium was hard to say for a while.

But it doesn't matter, the important thing is that Manchester United are behind again!

In the score of this game, Lazio and Manchester United drew 1:1, but in the aggregate score, Lazio led 2:1!

The advantage is back on Lazio's side!

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"Lazio's goal came at a very timely time! United were only ten minutes ahead. And they chased it back! If it takes a little longer, it will turn in the favor of Manchester United. Because the more Manchester United players defend, the more confident they will be......"

"Mighty Lazio...... Ledesma's world wave changes the tide of battle! Before Ledesma's goal, the odds were actually more favourable for United...... But now, I believe Lazio has regained the initiative! ”

The commentators saw that the wind was really fast, and Manchester United collectively cheered for Manchester United when they scored.

Now Lazio has scored. They are all unanimously optimistic about Lazio.

Amid their cheers, Ledesma, who had scored the goal, spread his arms and galloped wildly towards the corner flag area.

Behind him were the Lazio players who were chasing him.

The few Lazio fans cheered from the stands, even temporarily overpowering the boos of the United fans.

The televised broadcast quickly cut to the dugouts on the sidelines.

In the Lazio coach's box, seeing his team score, Chang Win is still very calm. Didn't even get up. He just sat in the chair in the dugout and applauded, which was a celebration of the goal.

But the people next to him were more excited than him, and they were still high-fiveing each other.

"Lazio equalised! They also regained the lead on aggregate. But Chang seems very calm...... Think about it again after Rooney's goal, he still had this expression. It seems that he still has a lot of confidence in his team......"

So says the narrator.

The scene cuts to Manchester United's dugout again.

Ferguson stood on the sidelines, and there was no change in his movements and expressions for the conceded goal, his mouth just chewing gum. It's like a conditioned reflex.

Both coaches looked quite calm.

But that's what it seems.

If you look closely, you'll see that Ferguson chews gum more often.

This action fully reflects the tension in his heart.

For Alex Ferguson, actually. Manchester United's goal was a big blow.

United are still behind on aggregate, so Rooney's goal doesn't mean much.

In addition, it also allowed Lazio to get an away goal.

At this point, Manchester United can't score another goal, they must score two more goals, otherwise they will be eliminated from the competition because of the low number of away goals.

Although it is on its own home turf, it is not so easy to break through Lazio's goal.

Not to mention scoring two goals in a row......

Ferguson was anxious and nervous, but he couldn't let his players see it, so he disguised it well.

If you don't pay close attention to how often he chews gum, you really don't know how he feels inside......

That's the pressure a manager is under as much pressure as a manager.

So without a strong enough heart, you really can't be a qualified head coach, just like the ever-winning assistant coach Rudy Gonzalez, in terms of ability, he has a higher level of business than many head coaches, but why can he only be an assistant coach?

Just because his psychological quality can't pass the test......