Section 467 Efficiency determines counterattack
In a hurry, the entire first half of the game was about to pass. Throughout the first half, United had no less than 10 shots on goal, but they were unable to score a single goal. Tottenham, on the other hand, were even more unbearable, with very few counter-attacks launched in the first half, and even after the entire half, they had a shot on goal, or Suarez played directly in midfield and did not kick it into the woodwork. The number of counterattacks like this makes people really anxious.
"So far, we can say it's been a pretty boring game. Tottenham's players are desperately defending and Manchester United's attacking inefficiency is frustrating. The only bright spot was Handanovic, who came on as Neuer's substitute. To be honest, I haven't watched much of the Slovenian game, but the quality of the goalkeeper is definitely enough to be a regular with them......"
This game really exceeded the expectations of the fans. Tottenham's coach Li Bin has never been a conservative person, and people rarely see such a desperate defense squatting in the backfield, which certainly shows that Tottenham attaches great importance to the results of the game, but this also makes people's evaluation of this game drop a lot.
It's too boring to defend like this, especially when the attacking ability of Manchester United on the opposite side is not very good, which makes the game even more boring.
However, Li Bin knew that such a situation that was not meant to be the best for himself. The players are solid at the moment, they need to look for chances, and only with good enough chances will they be able to break down the opposition's defence, and until then, their composure is not a bad thing.
If the two sides continue to play like this, then Tottenham can get a point, but the game is too boring, if only something changed - just when everyone thinks so, the situation on the pitch has changed.
It was another United free-kick opportunity, and Wayne Rooney, who was up front, kicked the ball straight into the back of the net and wanted to show his free-kick footwork, preferably to get past the goal and get on the scoresheet. However, Handanovic took another step forward and hugged the ball tightly in his arms. The angle of the ball was average, and his save was very simple, which did not attract many people's attention, but no one paid too much attention to it, Handanovic, who kept the ball, did not immediately lie down to protect the ball, but stood, raised his head, and looked for his teammates.
At such times, Neuer is rarely found in general. His hand-handling skills are not very good, and he can't catch the ball so steadily. However, Handanovic was more solid in receiving the ball than he was, and after receiving the ball, he also threw the ball out of the box, allowing Tottenham to launch a counter-attack.
If it was Neuer who threw the ball this time, it is very likely that the football would run straight past half the field, even near the penalty area. However, Handanovic didn't have such a good throwing technique, he just threw the ball to Palmeri in front of him. Palmery received the ball, he saw the opponent's backline, because he had not been threatened for a long time, and at the same time in order to prepare for the free kick, and a little lax, he directly kicked the ball to the left, roared loudly and stretched out his hand forward, on his left, Coentrão had already begun to run, he did not look at where Palmery's hand was pointing, but he also knew how to take advantage of the gap in Manchester United's backfield!
Accelerate, run, sprint!
Coentrão ran forward quickly, the ball passed to his feet smoothly, and he took the ball and rushed forward. He doesn't worry about behind him, there will naturally be Gustavo behind him to fill the position, and now what he needs is to attack with all his strength!
And in front of him, his teammates were already running. None of Tottenham's players were slow, and they crossed up front and ran back, causing United's defence to mess up. However, United's defenders were not underdogs after all, they were all on the move, trying to set up the defence, Coentrand did not give them a chance to intercept himself, he gave the ball to Reus in the middle and pasted himself to the wing.
Royce was running forward with the ball, and Bale was already close by this time. Everyone knows that in counter-attacking tactics, Bale is a rare killer, blocking him and being a big weapon to hinder Tottenham's counterattack.
Now Fletcher and O'Shea on the side are doing just that. They know that Tottenham likes to cooperate with the ground to advance, especially after losing Kolarov, they don't like long passes to counterattack, ground coordination is their main way of playing, blocking their ground ball coordination, you can block Tottenham's attack!
Sure enough, Reuss's breakthrough did not pose a threat, he still did not fully adapt to the Premier League, he kicked the ball to the in-cut Bale, Bale took the ball, almost immediately a burst, shook off the Fletcher next to him, and ran forward. By this time, O'Shea had already made up for it. Bale's technique is not refined enough, and this is the best time to break the ball.
However, Bale was not cut off by him this time, and he immediately knocked the ball under his feet and gave the ball to Royce who was running on his right. Royce stretched out his foot in the middle of a high-speed run and kicked the ball in front of Bale!
A just right pass that made everyone feel so incredible. There was no stopping, no slowing down, and the two-on-one coordination in this high-speed run made Manchester United's backfield suddenly chaotic. Bale's breakthrough ability is well known, but everyone knows his technical shortcomings, but why did Tottenham find him an upgrade package and improve his level quietly?
What did this German named Reuss do? Looking at his breakthrough skills, his skills are average, and his physical confrontation is not very good, I originally thought that the level of this player was second-rate, but why did he have such a ferocious stunt, and he could still kick the ball out when he could run so fast?
In football, passing at high speed is not the same thing as passing at low speed. The faster you go, the harder it is to kick. With such a terrifying sprint speed, basically no one can keep up with his rhythm, but Tottenham not only found someone, but also used it very well, this player called Reuss, even if he has no other ability, this one alone can activate Bale's ability, his existence is a big threat!
This kind of passing is also a cooperative role for others, but for Bale, this is tantamount to Sun Wukong finding a heel cloud. He strode away from O'Shea, who was guarding him, and when he received the ball, he kicked Carrick away!
This kind of guy, with the cooperation of two to one, is a monster that can break through a line of defense in an instant.
"Bell and Royce's one-two breakthrough, Bell's breakthrough was successful!"
In the stands of the fans at the scene, a noisy sound began to be heard. Everyone knows how dangerous it is to give Bale the chance to face the backline directly. Tottenham's tactics were simple, but they were quite practical, and they used such a simple breakthrough to form a counter-attack!
O'Shea didn't dare to chase back to fill in in the middle, as Neco Entrang had already begun to outflank him on the flanks. In the middle, the starting Nemanja Vidic had to rush over, and although he was not very sure about dealing with this kind of fast-eating striker, he had no choice.
Unfortunately, his defense didn't work. By the time he got in front of him, Bale had already kicked the ball into the middle. Retreating to the top of the arc, Suarez received a pass from Bale, and then, without even turning around, he turned his back to the box and slammed his heel into the box.
In the box, Di Maria had already rushed through another side road. Patrice Evra was next to him, but he wasn't fast enough to stop Di Maria from stealing the ball. The problem of age allowed Di Maria to take advantage, he hooked the ball to his feet with his left foot, and Evra next to him pulled him tightly, trying to grab the ball, but Di Maria buckled at his feet, and his body shook, allowing Evra to run in front of him, and at the same time, he also took a step and gave himself a space to shoot. Di Maria didn't wait for Evra to turn around before he kicked the ball out!
He didn't choose the side of the goal, but kicked it towards the middle. He saw that Van der Sar had an age problem and did not fall to the ground fast enough, and this time he almost hit Van der Sar's right foot and shot out. Van der Sar really couldn't stop it, although he squatted in time to get the ball out, but the ball with some arcs was very fast, and from his side, into the goal!
“gooooal!!! Tottenham have scored a goal! It was their second shot on goal and their first shot on target in the game! Terrible efficiency, Tottenham counter-attacked with an efficient counter-attack and scored a goal! Manchester United are now at a disadvantage, their goal-gathering assault turned out to be a conceded goal! ”
Even Ferguson didn't expect this result: the opponent's goalkeeper played well, and he didn't care too much about this, but it was unforgivable that his team would be so easily broken by the opponent!
The opponent's counterattack line is indeed very good, and the counterattack speed is indeed very fast, but this should not be the reason for the opponent's counterattack to succeed. It's not that I didn't tell him before the game, but the players of Manchester United still can't stop Bale.
He repeatedly attacked, but the opponent's two counterattacks were a goal. Tottenham's precise coordination, terrifying advance and skillful attack are enough to turn any negligence into a good chance for them to score!
On the pitch, Di Maria also happily ran to his teammates and hugged them one by one. Five games into the season, and this was his first league goal, so it can be said that it came a little late. However, to be able to score against a team like Manchester United is a commemorative moment that makes him proud. As an Argentine player, he is rarely regarded as a top star by others, because the competition in the Argentine front court is fierce, and he is also worried about the main problem of his national team. It's definitely good for myself to have a goal like that.
Li Bin, who was on the sidelines, also applauded again and again.
Tottenham's style of play, from the beginning, is not a stubborn defense, and they do their best to defend a point - other Premier League underdogs can go on a trip to Old Trafford like this, but Li Bin, who is competing for the title, is not allowed to do it himself. The team was going to defend, but from the beginning he had a plan to counter-attack. Royce used to strengthen Bale, Suarez attacked in the frontcourt, and he sent a group of skill-type and speed-type frontcourt in one breath just to counterattack.
Who said I'm here to get a point? Even if my team only had one shot on target, they would still take three points!