'United's attack didn't work, but Parma used the counter-attack to score a goal, which was a bit too early and Sir Alex Ferguson didn't expect it, so let's see if there will be some changes for United to get back the advantage.'

Looking at the Parma players celebrating on the pitch, Lineker couldn't help but open his mouth. Less than 10 minutes into the game, Parma scored a goal that was conceded so quickly that it didn't have a good impact and even Ferguson couldn't sit still, which was terrible. However, I also want him to see how the current Ferguson will change the formation to solve this problem.

Surprisingly, however, Ferguson was slow to make any arrangements.

If I let Hargreaves fall back, then I won't be able to hold him down at the back, and with this one move, they can completely activate a wide of the wing, thus forcing United's three-headed counter-attack into a crippled one-leg kick. And if I don't let Hargreaves come back, but Carrick back, Yaya Toure in midfield will go to press Scholes, so that Motta can be freed, and it will not be a small problem, and even more troublesome, let Carrick defend Arshavin alone, unless it is a brain show to think so......

Ferguson stood on the sidelines, undecided. He could see the ball very clearly, the two defenders were maintaining parallel positions in order to maintain the formation, and their positioning made Milito's pressing successful. After Arshavin got the ball, they were afraid of being sudden, so they didn't dare to grab it directly, so they gave Arshav a chance to pass the ball, and it became a good ball in the end.

It's not their fault – United's usual tactics, harassing counter-attacks in front of the box, are the job of the midfielders. But in this game, Ferguson couldn't make up his mind, who to let be the back, how to defend appropriately.

The most important reason why he is not easy to make changes is that he has been targeted and arranged weakness, which is what he has been pursuing all along-double back parallel position, is one of the most basic things in English football, Ferguson has insisted for so many years, wanting to make English football continental, but now, on the football field, one of the principles he adheres to the most, is so easily torn apart by Parma under Li Bin, which is really difficult for him to accept.

Manchester United's current situation is what he has been doing for many years, from last season to determine the tactics of steady and steady backfield and free running in the front, to sharpening Ronaldo this season, giving full play to his strength, and beginning to truly become a top team, Ferguson believes that the current Manchester United, meet any team, is a fight, but I didn't expect that it was the link they are usually the least likely to have problems, at this time, was first broken by Parma.

Ferguson has been trying to bring English football close to continental for so many years, but now he finds that after taking many steps, the foundation of English football is still so unattainable.

Therefore, he has not made any changes so far, and has still kept Manchester United pressing. He conceded a goal in less than ten minutes of the opening game, he can accept it, but if he has walked all these years, it will be too big a blow to him, Ferguson has not made any changes, he hopes to get one back, change the situation, and at the same time want to see how strong his team is.

As the game continued, Ferguson simply called Scholes back in midfield and told him to pay attention to the possibility of appropriate fouls to interrupt the rhythm of the opponent's counter-attack. From the beginning to now, although Parma has scored a goal, but Parma's back line has also been in danger twice in a row, so if Parma can catch some of Manchester United's problems, but as long as Manchester United can interrupt Parma's counterattack in a timely manner, then it is difficult to say who loses and who wins.

There was nothing wrong with that, but when the players from both sides met again in midfield, Parma immediately began attacking United's midfield. Yaya Toure was in the middle of midfield, tangling with Paul Scholes, while Motta was a constant threat to Carrick, always pushing him down the right flank. Obviously, after scoring a goal and gaining a firm footing, Parma's players did not stick to the backfield anymore and began to lay siege in midfield.

Ferguson also quickly saw Parma's strategy: in midfield, they wanted to press Paul Scholes so that he could not play his ability in the transition between attack and defence, and they wanted to rely on this way to stop Manchester United's attack.

Manchester United's attacking front court relied on the wreak of the three-headed monster, but there was another part that could not be ignored in the process of attacking, that is, Scholes's precise dispatch in the midfield position as the central axis. Although his point seems to be a few side passes, rough flying tackles, and an occasional cannon bombardment, it doesn't seem to be a big deal, but it can be said that it is the fulcrum of the entire frontcourt. Limiting this point can make United's attack sluggish as a whole, which is a more important choice for Parma when defending.

Limiting the opposition playmaker rather than sticking to the back – once Parma had established themselves in the game, they began to try to fight for control of the midfield.

This also made Lineker look a little surprised, but although surprised, he was not strange, "Parma's team, in the game against Liverpool, used to be inseparable from Liverpool's midfield. If they play in midfield with Manchester United, it may be difficult for United to hold on......"

His worries are naturally not unreasonable, although Manchester United's current midfield is not weak, but after all, it is not a control team, the opponent has a technical advantage, or a very good physical advantage, they can't occupy the midfield, if Parma puts pressure on Manchester United's midfield, then, Manchester United's strong attack may not last long.

But now Manchester United is still holding on. Scholes was killed, but he immediately handed the ball to Carrick on the side, who kicked the ball to Ronaldo's feet in front. His long pass, Ronaldo was on the run to lift his left foot, and a foot followed, wanting to react and attack, but Grosso was very close to him, and when Ronaldo unloaded the ball with one kick, he was also in front of Ronaldo, stuck in position and ready.

Ronaldo moved twice, tried to turn around on the ball at his feet, and kicked the ball forward, but Grosso didn't care about him at all, just stood in his position and refused to move. At this time, De Jong had already rushed up from Ronaldo's side, he stretched out from Ronaldo's side with a kick, grabbed the ball at the same time, turned to protect the ball, pushed it with his butt, and knocked Ronaldo to the ground.

"Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthrough didn't work out...... Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't seem to be particularly good against Italian defenders. Otto, Zambrotta and now Grosso are all very good at him. Now we can see that Grosso is stuck in the front position, basically not shaking, Cannavaro Jr. blocked the passing line in the middle and did not let him pass the ball out, while De Jong grabbed the ball from the side...... The co-defense system of Italian football has put a lot of pressure on him, and I don't know if he can break out and play the performance he just had. ”

Ronaldo has also gotten up from the ground at this time. He saw Parma's counter-attack interrupted by Hargreaves and didn't pose much of a threat, but he also heard Ferguson on the sidelines shouting at him and calling him over.

"Play to your strengths, don't be too impatient, you can play better!" Ferguson called him over, but didn't say much about the tactical issues, just told him that he was not playing the right way.

"I didn't feel the right foot when I received the ball, I couldn't make the first breakthrough, it's not my problem!" Ronaldo said dissatisfied.

"Overcome, no matter what, overcome this problem. Cristiano, you have to know that you are a genius and you can overcome problems. It's a Champions League final and you can only play better if you get over the problems! ”

Ronaldo nodded and ran back on the field, but behind him, Ferguson's confidence in his heart was getting less and less.

He could see how Parma were limiting United's attacks.

Manchester United are not afraid of Paul Scholes being stammered, and they also have Carrick as a second spot. But Carrick is a little worse than Scholes. Ronaldo receives the ball, and what he likes is to receive the ball directly in front of him from behind, which allows him to launch a quick assault directly while receiving the ball. And if it comes to direction, he prefers to receive a wide range of transfers, the ball coming from the left, he can unload it directly with his right foot, and then launch an attack. However, now Scholes is entangled, Carrick can't pass a beautiful straight stopper, and his position has been forced to the right side, which makes his passes are some long over-the-top passes launched directly from behind, such a ball Ronaldo does not receive well, and then he can't take the first step to counterattack directly, so he will also fall into the siege of the three players in the backfield and can't play to his advantage.

It's not that Ferguson can't see this problem, but he can see it, but there is no way to change this style of play.

When people watch the game, they sometimes say that the system has a lot of power. What is a system? To put it simply, when faced with the same problem, the first thought of the players is how to solve the problem. is also facing a strong defensive team, Manchester United's method is to transfer a wide range, use a long pass of more than 30 meters to divert the opponent's defense, so as to tear the defense apart, Scholes is here, he will do this, Giggs is here, and he has to do this, if it is Manchester United in the future, Carrick or Rooney, they all work like this. But if it's Barcelona, their pass will definitely be within 20 meters, with Xavi, with Andres Iniesta, and with Messi. Long passes, like parallel positions, are something that is deeply ingrained in the DNA of Premier League teams.

But now, Parma has told Ferguson a big problem with his tactical essence: the long ball is a tactical essence that needs to be matched by other abilities. Long balls are more difficult to stop than short balls, and in normal times, few people pay attention to these, but now it is such a small problem, and after being targeted by Parma, it has become a big problem for Manchester United.

The long ball as the main means of playing is also one of the important principles that Ferguson has always adhered to Manchester United, but now, it has also become an important flaw for opponents to use. Ferguson understands the tactic of discarding the central player and then pressing the playmaker of the auxiliary attack, so that he cannot successfully complete the attack, but this way of attacking the core idea of his team makes it difficult for him to react.

His Manchester United, the most important attacking means, and the most relied on defensive means, were all targeted by Parma, resulting in flaws. Manchester United's loss of the advantage on the field was not enough to worry him, but the tactical destruction made his face extremely ugly, and his mind was chaotic.

He didn't realize that this is the most important point in Parma's tactical arrangement - they are not targeting Ronaldo, not Scholes, in Li Bin's eyes, the most important person in Manchester United is Ferguson, he wants to use tactical arrangements to focus on Ferguson!