Many people were surprised by Ivan Crewe's direct free-kick goal, which can be seen as a very high level of shooting, and also proved Ivan Crewe's individual ability, and it was only then that they realized that Ivan Crewe was not an active and unknown person, and he scored a lot of goals for Derby County last season, but because he was always inconspicuous on the field, coupled with the few appearances this season, the performance was average, and it was gradually forgotten.

Now Ivan Crewe has shown incredible form and ability again, and it was just one lapse on the part of United to help City equalise.

The goal also nullified United's advantage.

On the sidelines, Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson kicked the mineral water bottle at his feet and cursed in his mouth, the camera did not catch the sound, but it could be seen that the old jazz must be in a bad mood.

In fact, he was angry with the team's carelessness.

The Manchester derby was not the place to be, but his players made the mistake and lost the lead outright, and now that the two teams are back on the same page, it will not be so easy to score again.

The game is exactly what Ferguson thought.

After the restart of the game, Manchester City gradually played in form, although Manchester United is also in good shape, the attack and defense are very exciting, and they also do a good job in defensive scramble, but Manchester City is still on a par with Manchester United, and there is no disadvantage at all on the field.

The two teams met the most intensely in midfield, and City struggled to control and it was difficult to pass forward whenever the ball reached the halfway line.

Manchester United's attack is not easy to play either, they have tried many times on the left and right, but they have not been able to break through the defence.

However, both teams also had a few chances and occasionally threatened the opposition goal.

Both teams have a strong frontcourt.

Manchester United's forward duo of Ruud van Nistelroy and Wayne Rooney is definitely the best in the world, and although their midfield is a little weaker in the middle, C-Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs on the wings are enough to make up for a lot; Manchester City's front line is also outstanding, with the combination of Darren Bent and Andy Cole not as good as Manchester United. But it's not bad, and the combination of Morris and Joey Barton in the middle of their midfield is more than a notch better than Manchester United, in fact, after Robbie Keane left, Manchester United has been weak in the middle of the midfield, fortunately, their wing is excellent, but after Ivan Crewe came on, Manchester United's advantage on the wing has also weakened a lot. That at least made City's defence much better.

Now that both teams are in full swing and everyone on the pitch is doing their best and playing at a very high level, the game has become very exciting from a fan point of view.

"C-Ronaldo! Breakthrough! Pretty! ”

"Ivan Crewe pestered him!"

"Man City made seven passes in a row up front, and the United defence was completely disrupted, and this was a shot! Darren Bent! It's a pity that the football hit Neville's leg."

"Manchester United's counter-attack, C-Ronaldo's speed. He squeezed Ivan Crewe away, but the latter wasn't thrown away"

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In the heat of the game, time passed little by little.

Fans only felt that between a few attacks and defenses, the fourth official had already raised the stoppage time sign. Manchester United and Manchester City then launched an attack on each other and the first half was over, with neither team scoring again in the rest of the year. With a score of 1:1, the players of both teams returned to their respective locker rooms.

For the first half of the game, Wan Sheng was basically satisfied.

Manchester United opened the scoring line. That may have been Robbie Fowler's poor performance, but he replaced Robbie Fowler and Ivan Crewe equalised.

The first half was 1:1, the score was also acceptable, except for Robbie Fowler, everyone else performed well, but Wan Sheng did not specifically mention Robbie Fowler, he had high hopes for Fowler, but he didn't want his words to hurt him, and the team's performance was not bad, what is needed now is to boost morale and let everyone know how to play in the second half.

So Wan Sheng directly began to explain the adjustments in the second half and the things that need to be paid attention to.

Wansheng is ready to change again.

In the first half of the game, the team's right side defense has been very unsatisfactory, even after Ivan Crewe played, he just withstood Alan Smith and let the team attack, but in fact, there are still problems with the right side of the defense, but you must know that Manchester City has a C-Ronaldo on the left side!

Manchester United has threatened to attack several times, all of which have been launched along the way, and C-Ronaldo's breakthrough has brought frequent crises to the team.

If you don't adjust the right side, it's not surprising to concede the goal in the second half, so the right side has reached the point where you have to make a substitution.

In this game, Manchester City's starting right back is Portuguese player Ricardo Costa, Ricardo Costa rarely gets the chance to start, but because Lescott needs to rest, he can only start, but perhaps because he is a little nervous and doesn't want to make mistakes in the derby, he can't let go of his hands and feet in front of him, and his position has been a little back, so that every time he defends passively, and even the middle defender is better than him.

Wan Sheng knew Ricardo Costa must have been too nervous.

The Portuguese didn't start many games and was definitely the first in such an important Manchester derby, so there must have been a bit of a problem with mentality.

But after a half, I didn't adjust my mentality, and I can understand why this guy can only play as a substitute in the Portuguese team - his ability is good, but the mentality of facing the game is too poor.

So Wansheng could only choose to replace.

The names of each player turned around in his mind, and he had a choice, that is, the panacea of the backcourt - Sun Jihai!

Sun Jihai's ability is very comprehensive, although he does not have too outstanding ability, but balance is actually an advantage, especially for defenders, all abilities are good, there are no shortcomings, which means that the performance on the field will be very stable, so he has always been the team's 'chief backcourt substitute'.

In the previous rounds of the league, Sun Jihai only got less than 90 minutes of playing time, that is because the team's backfield players are really piled up, and injuries occur in the midfield, the competition for backfield players has become fierce, and it is not easy to play. But if you don't have a chance to play, you will definitely be very dissatisfied.

There are also complaints in the media.

At the beginning of the league, Sun Jihai even occupied a main position, but as the league progressed, his appearances gradually decreased, and some Chinese media pointed out that "Wansheng is likely to have been disappointed in Sun Jihai", "Sun Jihai is doing well, but he is probably not loved by Wansheng", "Sun Jihai wants to get more playing time." Work is still needed".

Before the start of the match, the Chinese media was also discussing this topic, and they were guessing the possibility of Sun Jihai playing.

Many people are looking forward to this, because there is a Korean in the Manchester United team, and if Sun Jihai can play, then the game will become Sun Jihai's personal 'anti-Korean war'.

In this regard, some media still think that Sun Jihai is better, he has not played much, but he has been in good shape, but Park Ji-sung has fallen out of favor recently. In recent games, he mostly replaced Ryan Giggs before the end, and there was a commentary article in "Xinlang Sports" that said, "Even if Park Ji-sung can start this game." The speed he is proud of is also difficult to show in front of Sun Jihai, after several years of Premier League tempering, Sun Jihai has experienced the tempering of Henry and other masters, and will not be afraid of the impact of ordinary opponents. Moreover, Son Jihai still has a unique ability to assist for a long time, and Park Ji-sung is also sparing no effort in defense, and it seems that this China-South Korea battle is likely to be staged at Manchester Stadium. ”

That's what the Chinese media expects.

But anticipation is anticipation. Many people also feel that it is necessary to face the reality that it is difficult for Sun Jihai to get playing time in the Manchester derby because he has 'fallen out of favour'.

Wan Sheng doesn't care about these statements, Sun Jihai and he are compatriots, but in terms of coaching, any player is the same to him, as long as he has the ability and condition, then he can get the opportunity to play, especially in this kind of key focus battle, there is strength to play.

Sun Jihai's ability is very comprehensive, but his personal evaluation is too mediocre, and it is really difficult to compare with Ziegler, Kopelle, Lescott and others, so he can only be the second choice.

Now when it comes to substitutions at the back, he's the first choice.

Because he's good at it and because he's more consistent, the team needs a consistent defender at the back.

So after the start of the second half, the media and fans saw that Manchester City had made a substitution.

"It's the 17th, Sun Jihai!"

"Sun Jihai has appeared! It is the first time in history that Chinese players and South Korean players appeared in the Manchester derby at the same time! ”

"We can expect Sun Jihai's performance!"

After the opening of the second half, Sun Jihai became the protagonist in a leap, and almost all Asian media reporters paid all their attention to him.

For the European media, Sun Jihai is just an ordinary player, and even the Portuguese media expressed dissatisfaction with Costa's fate, and by the way, Sun Jihai said two things like 'definitely not as good as Ricardo', but the Asian media definitely paid attention to Sun Jihai because he was a Chinese player.

It was in the media spotlight that the second half began

At the start of the second half, the stadium was heated again.

The game between the two teams continued to be intense at the end of the first half, and time is now very crucial for both teams, and it is fair to say which team can score first will have a huge advantage.

Such a fierce game is a test of the mentality and ability of the two teams and all the players on the field.

Whenever a Manchester United player gets the ball, the City fans boo as best they can from the stands to interfere with the United attack as much as possible; Manchester United fans do the same, albeit with smaller numbers.

This kind of scene can often only be seen in European competitions or cup finals, but this one has been treated by both sides.

The players on both sides felt it, but most of them were used to the Manchester derby, with some playing better, and the biggest impact was that under the attention of many fans and the media, the scramble between the two sides became fierce and the physical confrontation became intense.

That's what the derby is all about.

In the derby, there will be no sportsmanship, both teams are in the spirit of winning to play, some physical confrontation is very normal, especially in the English league derby, the referee's penalty scale will be much lower, in this case, the action of both teams will be greater.

Of course, this can easily cause injury.

But the derby is like this, it's like the competition of professional football, you can only perform well if you can adapt, and if you can't adapt, you can only go out.

In the second half, Manchester United's tactics did not change, basically the same as before, attacking from both sides, mainly playing on the side, which caused a great threat, but after Sun Jihai came out, the defense on the right side was obviously much better, and Sun Jihai's performance was very stable, at least it would not leak for no reason, Sun Jihai and C-Ronaldo clashed several times, and it was also unanimously praised by media commentators.

But on the whole, it can be seen that what Sun Jihai has been trying to do in the game is to be modest, which does not seem to be a very lofty goal, but it is a very realistic goal - to avoid mistakes and try to pursue safety.

This is also a criterion that Wansheng demands on Manchester City's defense.

The defense does not need to be too prominent, stability is the most important, Sun Jihai remembered this sentence, he does not require how dazzling he can play, he has more return passes, horizontal passes, more long passes with big feet, but there is no breakthrough with the ball, straight plug on the ground and insertion of assists that fans want to see.

This performance is somewhat inconspicuous, but it has been affirmed by the media.

The commentator commented, "Expecting Sun Jihai to fly up and down, calmly, flashing and dripping in such a smoke-filled derby is a surreal idea, which can only appear in the game of Pro Evolution Soccer at most." ”

"In the Manchester derby, on such a star-studded stage, it doesn't matter if a supporting actor's performance is not "conspicuous", as long as you can try to avoid "being visible", it is not a big success. ”

"Running a decent game is not an unacceptable result for Sun Jihai himself and for the Chinese fans who follow him; We can't ignore that Sun Jihai comes from Chinese football, and his name is "Sun Jihai", not Ashley Cole or Robert Carlos. ”

Then he mentioned that Wan Sheng let Sun Jihai come off the bench, "Wan Sheng is Chinese, but he is the manager of Manchester City, he needs to think about the team. Now Sun Jihai can start, the reason is that he is very suitable for that position, Wansheng thinks he can perform better than Ricardo Costa who is off the field! (To be continued......)