Manchester United has always been regarded as a symbol and banner of England's homegrown spirit, and Ferguson has always used this to flaunt the team, especially after the Red Devils won the treble in l999, and they have taken this to the extreme

Ferguson was indeed surprised to concede a goal in less than 3 minutes of the opening game, but if you think about it carefully, it is not too surprising, because Manchester United's defense has indeed become the team's biggest problem, Manchester United is the top three in the Premier League this season The most goals conceded, and what is worse is that more goals are conceded, but fewer goals are scored.

A lot of people say there is a problem with United's backline, but Ferguson has always been against bringing in a defender for the simple reason that he knows his team better than anyone else, and he knows what the problem is, not the defenders, but the midfielders

Weird, right? The backline conceded so many goals, but there was no problem, but it was Manchester United's supposedly strongest midfielder who had a problem?

No, it's not surprising at all, because that's exactly what Ferguson did

Since the decision to let go of Beckham, Ferguson has been thinking about how to fill Beckham's role in midfield and how to keep United's midfield running smoothly.

Veron was the ideal candidate, but the problem was that the Argentine was reluctant to play on the right and decided to return to Italy.

Ferguson will next want to bring in Ronaldinho, and what he will most value is the Brazilian's individual ability.

If Beckham can pass the ball, then Ronaldinho is the type who can bring the ball out, as for Ryan Giggs, this player needs space, once he encounters a dense defense, his effectiveness is weakened by half, Scholes can insert the attack, but he can't deal with dense defense

In the past, when Manchester United had David Beckham, the usual pattern was very simple, and when it came to a dense defence, it only had to do two things.

The first is to give the ball to Beckham, and second, there are players who run to the gap to pick it up, and the rest is solved by Beckham's breathtakingly accurate long ball transfer, which he can pass to every corner of the pitch with precision.

People can never move as fast as the ball, so Manchester United have used this way almost every time in the past to make the opponent unable to parry, because all opponents will have a very painful problem, because no matter how the players cover, there will be gaps, so once they adopt a dense defense, Beckham's long passes and transfers can disintegrate them, but not dense defense, and the strong individual strength of Manchester United players will also crush them.

It's a tricky puzzle and a bargaining chip for United to compete with their opponents on the European stage.

Of course, such tactics and routines can't be won in a hundred battles, once they encounter some powerful opponents, such as Real Madrid, who have amazing ball control ability, or the Ajax team led by Ye Qiu with strong impact and very good targeting, it is difficult for Manchester United to take advantage, but in the Premier League, Manchester United is invincible.

With David Beckham, Veron, and the ability to move the ball through long balls, United's midfield suddenly faced a problem that they had not encountered in the past few years, that is, what to do when they encounter the opposition's dense defence, or when they encounter the opponent's strong pressure?

In addition, the follow-up also brought a new problem, without Beckham's long ball transfer, how can Manchester United's midfield link strikers and defenders?

You must know that when Beckham was in the past, Manchester United could play relatively loosely, and the strikers looked for opportunities everywhere, looking for gaps, and there was nothing to do, as long as there was a gap when there was a chance, Beckham could pass the ball out, and if the opponent defended Beckham tightly, then Scholes, Giggs and Keane and others had the opportunity to play.

David Beckham has a precise ability to move the ball over 30 metres, which is almost impossible to match in today's football, and more importantly, his outstanding running ability, which he has been running almost the entire game and covering some of the best distances in the team.

Think about it, with such a person in the midfield, how can the opponent be able to limit it?

The rest of Manchester United's midfield can also become more patient and confident because of Beckham's presence, because they have the most difficult chips, and if they can't, they can pass to Beckham, and he will be able to move the ball out, and with this confidence, the team will improve in ball handling and control.

Now on the right is Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese is very young, in terms of running distance, passing ability, far inferior to Beckham, and his sticky ball is incompatible with the skillful and smooth touch of the ball in the Manchester United midfield.

Then the problem comes, your control is weakened, which is equal to the opponent's control is improved, losing Beckham, the transfer and advancement of the ball road has encountered a problem, how to solve it?

Ferguson is not without a solution, he knows very well that bringing in a striker who can hold the ball to partner Ruud van Nistelrooy, he has always looked at Diego Forlan, so he has always tried to let Diego Forlan use the ball in the front field, because Ruud van Nistelrooy is simply not up to the role of ball carrier, and the Dutchman's most dangerous thing is in the box.

That is to say, Diego Forlan took the ball, made the ball for Vanney, and the Dutchman scored, which seemed logical, but Diego Forlan couldn't adapt to such a role at all, this is not his style, so the Uruguayan's performance was not ideal, but this game was because Scholes has been in poor form recently, and Ferguson still wanted to bet on Forlan, so he still let Forlan start.

Another way is to press forward at the centre-back

Speaking of central defender forward pressure, this is actually Ye Qiu's tactics when he was at Ajax, because at that time, Ye Qiu used Lucio's forward pressure to improve the control and pressing ability of the Ajax midfield, so Ferguson tried to let Ferdinand and Silvester also follow forward pressure to increase the midfield's contact points and control.

But then it brings another very serious problem, Keane is not Makelele, nor is he Gilberto Silva's type of midfielder, he belongs to the all-round coverage type, so once the central defender presses forward, it will inevitably lead to gaps in the back, and as long as the front court control and pressure are not enough, the opponent is very likely to pass the defense.

So, United's defensive problem is not with the defenders, but with the midfield

Would it be better to keep Beckham?

It's not that simple, Ferguson has a very amazing tactical literacy, not to mention whether he is willing to keep Beckham, even if he is willing to keep Beckham, but the problem is that the players are dynamically changing, Keane is getting older and older, there are more and more injuries, and the midfield coverage and control are getting weaker and weaker, which is an indisputable fact.

In other words, whether to stay or not, Manchester United has to change, since this is the case, then let it go directly

Therefore, many people think that Ferguson's abandonment of Beckham is a stupid move, but in fact, there is a passive component, but there is also an active component.

It's just that he really didn't expect that after losing Beckham, Manchester United suffered a setback in Veron, the introduction of players such as Ronaldinho, which led to the overall transformation of his team being cut off, and finally caused the current passivity of Manchester United.

From Ye Qiu's high-profile shouting before the game that any Premier League team can beat Manchester United, Ferguson knew that things were not good.

He has been covering up the fact that others say that the problem is in the defenders, and he has always said that the defenders are not performing well, this is because he does not want others to know what the problems of Manchester United are, because once they know what the problems are, with the tactical literacy of a professional manager, they will soon be able to find targeted tactics, and the Manchester United dynasty will fall apart.

But in the game, Ye Qiu did just that

First of all, Chelsea defended on the left side, so Ye Qiu went to Gallas and used the Frenchman to limit Cristiano Ronaldo, which does not mean that Ye Qiu is afraid of him, but a balancing strategy, because Ye Qiu wants to attack the right side with all his might.

McCone was very active in this game, Ronaldinho, Lampard and Deco were also frequently active on this side, Chelsea's entire right side played very lively, and Chelsea's right side of the attack was active, which means that Manchester United's left side was completely suppressed.

After losing Beckham and Veron, Manchester United's only threat is the left side, and now even the left side has been suppressed, Manchester United is equivalent to losing all their chips, although the forward combination of Ruud van Nistelrooy and Diego Forlan is placed in front, and they can not get the pass behind them with their technical characteristics, can they do it?

There is no threat at all

But on the other hand, there is no threat in attack, which means that Chelsea's attack is more threatening, and with it comes increased defensive pressure, especially in the midfield, Chelsea's strong midfield lineup can easily crush Manchester United, what should I do if the midfield loses momentum?

The three lines on the football field are like water, and the midfielder is concave, either the front line comes back to make up for it, or the back line goes up to fill it.

Therefore, after scoring from Chelsea, they did not want to maintain the lead at all, but continued to chase Manchester United, and Manchester United's defense was full of mistakes and omissions, and the defenders could be said to be left and right, full of dangers, very embarrassing.

Ferguson sat in the away dugout, his brow furrowed, he had no solution, because the two players he brought in this year, Jemba and Kleberson, did not show the quality and effect he hoped for, and now he lacks the minimum of wonder in his hands.

Without surprise soldiers, there will be no rear hand, and without a rear hand, it will be difficult to change this passive situation

At this moment, Ferguson really has the idea in his heart that Manchester United has lost the possibility of winning the championship this season, because he clearly sees that more teams will benefit from Ye Qiu's tactics in this game and use it to deal with Manchester United, and the only thing he can do is to gamble again.

Before the winter break, we must win French striker Luis Saha

Saha hasn't scored a lot of goals, especially since entering the Premier League, but the French striker has one advantage that United desperately need right now, and that is his ability to turn with his back to the ball.

The central defender's forward pressure has led to a hole in the back line, which has been exposed by Ye Qiu, and Ferguson can no longer be regarded as not seeing, otherwise, this year's Manchester United may not even be able to enter the Champions League qualification area, and even the League Cup is dangerous.

Don't underestimate the tactical literacy of those professional head coaches, they all rely on this to eat, as long as your shortcomings are exposed, they will definitely let you know what it means to be a wall down and everyone pushes it, and the drums are beaten.

Therefore, Ferguson has to change again, take the forward line to retreat to the midfield route, let Saha come back to receive the ball from the midfield, and then turn around through his ball, and cooperate with Ruud van Nistelrooy in front, as well as Ryan Giggs, Scholes and others, I believe this can temporarily stop Manchester United's problems.

But this is only temporary, because time is not good for Manchester United, Keane, Ryan Giggs and others are already old.

Just when Ferguson thought of this and made up his mind, Manchester United conceded another goal on the pitch.

Chelsea took the lead and went on the offensive for a while, but United stubbornly held on, and then slowed down but kept the tempo firmly in control and patiently looked for an opportunity to attack again.

In the 38th minute, Ronaldinho suddenly pulled to the right wing, retreated to meet McCone, and after getting the pass, the Brazilian immediately fell into the bag between Kean and O'Shea, and quickly knocked back to McCone, who was inserted in the back.

The Brazilian right-back got the ball and passed diagonally into the penalty area, trying to pass the ball in, but Ferdinand defeated the Ivorians in the battle with Drogba, and cleared the ball with a header, but the ball did not fly far, Deco inserted it back, stopped the ball on his chest, and directly shoved a low flat ball straight behind him, and the ball passed quickly past Ferdinand.

Frank Lampard cut into United's penalty area from behind, facing Silvestre who ran quickly to block, Lampard stopped the ball first, and hit the goal directly with his right foot, the ball passed under Silvester's raised feet and drilled into the far corner of the goal, Howard made a save, but the whip was out of reach, 0

The whole Stamford Bridge stadium went crazy

All the Chelsea fans were cheering in disbelief and chanting the name of goal-scorer Frank Lampard

Even though Chelsea have been high at the top of the Premier League this season, there has always been a lack of confidence in the team, so when they saw that the team was in complete control of the situation in the game, completely overpowering Manchester United, they were surprised, amazed and couldn't believe it.

But now, if you don't believe in one goal, Chelsea will score a second goal, who else won't believe it?

Chelsea have always been one of United's biggest headaches, even in the 99th year of Manchester United's peak, Chelsea beat Manchester United at home 0, making the Red Devils hold a grudge against this game even after winning the treble.

A year later, Chelsea drew 3 with Manchester United at Old Trafford, returned to Stamford Bridge to make the revenge Manchester United miserable, and in the 0 season, Chelsea beat Manchester United 0 at Old Trafford, leaving the Red Devils with a loss of face, and back at Stamford Bridge, the Blues also lost a game and drew 0.

Last season, Chelsea's home and away results did not disappoint the fans.

It is not difficult to see from the results of the past few years that Manchester United do not have the same psychological advantage against Chelsea as they did against other teams, and if you look at the results of the same period, Chelsea are more qualified to represent Manchester United in London, because Arsenal still have a bloody defeat to the Unders at Old Trafford

It's also because of this that this game will attract a lot of London celebrities to Stamford Bridge, at the very least, no one wants to watch their team lose, right?

Conceding two goals in a row, Manchester United has been completely suppressed by Chelsea.

Especially after scoring the second goal, Ye Qiu took advantage of the team's morale to ask the players on the sidelines to continue to chase Manchester United, and never be soft, so as to score another goal directly in the first half and determine the outcome of this game as soon as possible.

But Ferguson is not a fuel-efficient lamp, what kind of wind and waves has the old Scottish man not seen?

This is his credo, so in the unfavorable situation of the game, he chose to be conservative, asking the team to tighten on three lines, and not give Chelsea another chance to score, otherwise, Manchester United's game will really be over.

To win, no one, including Alex Ferguson, still has confidence in Manchester United, the key is to try not to lose, or to lose with dignity.

Don't underestimate the word dignity, if you can score a goal, Manchester United will save face, although the team's morale will be weakened by the defeat, but it will not fall to the bottom, but if you lose without the power to fight back, lose without dignity, the players' hearts will definitely be hit, morale will be slumped.

To know that the league is a long-term battle, morale is very important, in the words of the Chinese is a drum, then decline, three and exhaustion, when this momentum fails, the gods are difficult to recover this season's defeat, and may even lose the Champions League qualification, then the price of Manchester United losing this game is too great.

In the end, it was Ferguson, Ye Qiu had to admit that this old man was very resilient and tenacious, and he could use all means in order to win and achieve his goals, including the conservative controversy by fans.

The first half of the game ended with a score of 0 in the middle of the game, which also left Manchester United with a glimmer of hope, even if it was extremely weak, because there was no shortage of precedents for the Red Devils to make a big comeback.

"If we can complete a big comeback in such a crucial game and such an unfavourable situation, then Manchester United will definitely be the strongest contenders for the Premier League title this season" Andy Gray clearly knows better than anyone how important fighting spirit and morale are to a team, so he believes that Manchester United still have a chance.

Instead, his partner, Richard Keith, clearly did not believe there was any possibility of a comeback for United, who were too passive in the first half, with almost the entire 45 minutes under Chelsea control.

'Unless something changes in the game, it's hard for me to believe that Manchester United have a chance to turn Chelsea because it's obviously not a game of the same level, Manchester United are completely disadvantaged, extremely passive, and Chelsea completely have the initiative.

Among the disruptive changes mentioned by Richard Keith is the red card, as Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo and Keane have both been controversial this season, with the former being dubbed a fake fall by the English media, while the latter has repeatedly used tactics to create red cards for their opponents.

And in this kind of strong dialogue, if one less person on one side, the game will be completely reversed