Chapter 228: Gotta Score More Goals!

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who could no longer stay in his seat, had come to the sidelines, anxiously directing Manchester United's defence.

Just now, Ferguson was thinking that the team was 'sneak attacked' by Manchester City, and when the game restarted, they would retreat and the game would return to normal, but after seeing that the opponent still continued to maintain the offensive pressure on all fronts, he really couldn't sit still.

The game was completely out of control.

If the opponent just sneaks up on a goal, it's nothing, after all, the game has just begun, and the team still has a chance to tie or even overtake the score, but if the opponent's tactics are like this, it will be different, this kind of 'crazy play' is difficult to win, but if Manchester City scores a few more goals, it will be difficult for Manchester United to chase it back, and then analyze the tactics or something, there is no point at all.

The first priority is to defend the goal!

Manchester City are unlikely to be able to sustain this kind of attack forever, and when their attack slows down, it will be United's chance.

Meanwhile, Ferguson is also watching City's attack.

Generally, the team carries out this kind of offensive, which is completely to put the frontcourt players in the front, and it depends on luck when looking for opportunities, after all, the frontcourt range is so large, and the two teams are together, what can they do?

But Manchester City is different.

Manchester City in the Manchester United half, the coordination is still very sharp, they use the players in a small range of interspersed running, to 'create' space and space to cooperate, each player's ability is also very good, so that they in front of Manchester United's eleven players, constantly do passing coordination, Manchester United has nothing to do.

Occasionally, United would steal the ball, but it was difficult to counter-attack because they were pressed too hard.

That's where Manchester United embarrassment.

If you had known before the game that Manchester City would play like this, it would have been too easy to crack it, and the third line would have been solid in defence, and two players who were fast and good at dribbling were at the front. Defending solidly while looking for a quick counter-attack, there is no need for possession or passing, as long as the frontcourt players have the opportunity to dribble the ball to the opponent's half, that large area of space is an opportunity for the player.

But Ferguson didn't know, Manchester United didn't know, so there was the current situation.

Ferguson was well aware that the team did not specify any counter-attacking strategy, and in fact they wanted to fight Manchester City for control of the midfield in this game. On the offensive side, it is about playing with two wings, or a combination of the wing and the middle, and this kind of consistent football is what Manchester United are good at.

Normally against Manchester City, this style of play is just right.

But Manchester City did not play according to common sense, they launched a big attack on the team's half, and now it is too late to make tactical adjustments in the game, in the noisy Old Trafford stadium, Ferguson's shouts are not even understood by the people around him, he can only use his actions to remind the players to defend well.

"You must hold it!" Ferguson worried.

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At the same time. Wan Sheng on the other side was also nervous.

Now the team's tactics can be described as 'crazy', it is not good at all, he just wants to gamble, bet on winning and win easily. Losing the bet may be a defeat, but fortunately, the team scored a goal first, which is a good start.

But as everyone else thought, the game has just begun.

The team continued to suppress the attack. It will create an emptiness at the back, and as long as United organise, it will be easy to find opportunities with quick counter-attacks.

That's what Win bets on. Teams can score more goals than their opponents!

The winner was decided in the first half, as long as they can score more goals than Manchester United, with a goal advantage, it will be much easier for the team to win after the midfield has been adjusted.

On the contrary, there is no need to say more.

So Wansheng is worried about Manchester United's counterattack at any time.

Fortunately, in a short period of time, Manchester United did not launch a threatening fast attack, in fact, they looked stretched defensively, and even Wayne Rooney retreated to the front of the box to participate in the defense, and it was not easy to find opportunities.

Manchester United fans feel depressed!

They were still looking forward to a big game, but they didn't expect that in the game, they would be pressed like this, and some players also thought about counterattacking, but the team seemed to be in no state when they were suppressed, just now Rooney stayed in front for a while, and saw that the football was at the feet of Manchester City most of the time, even if teammates got the ball, there would be Manchester City players immediately counter-robbing, and they couldn't pass the ball accurately at all.

So the football kept coming out of the Manchester City half.

This kind of game, Rooney, most professional players have also encountered, that is, when the game is in the final moment, the backward side will always try to score as many goals as possible.

But they've never met before, and that's how the game opens!

They were in a hurry to attack, and they didn't know how to play for a while, and some players with good brains thought of looking for opportunities to counterattack, while most of the players were still worried about defense, and their defense was messed up.

The front and back can't be united, and the performance is needless to say.

If it weren't for the fact that United defended enough players, perhaps the second goal would have been scored.

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Ferguson wants United to keep the back of the net, while Wan Sheng wants his team to score more.

The two represent two teams and have diametrically opposed ideas.

The neutral media and fans were completely attracted by Manchester City's attack, and they could not have imagined that the Premier League hegemon, Manchester United, who had a complete squad and a chance to compete for the title this season, would be so severely suppressed on their turf, Old Trafford.

It was because they didn't expect it that they were surprised by Manchester City's attack.

At the same time, their minds were also stirred up by Manchester City's attack.

Leon Brown, a British BBS sports broadcaster who retired from Rotherham to become a full-time football commentator the year before, is a newcomer to BBS Sports, and this is the first time he has commented on such an important game.

Before the game, Leon Brown was still a little nervous.

As a professional player, you can be nervous when you come to a tournament, and as a commentator, you can be nervous about a major game for the first time, because he knows that there are millions of fans who will watch the game he is talking about, and every word he says will be heard by millions of people, which is another feeling, which is exciting, exciting, and very nervous at the same time.

Leon Brown came through the Rotherham Academy and later moved to various teams in the lower leagues before returning to Rotherham when he was about to retire. He hasn't played in the top flight in his career, so Manchester United, Manchester City, either team is unattainable for him.

Now he's a commentator, not a professional player.

He didn't have the opportunity to participate in the game, but it didn't prevent him from commentating on the game, and in order to 'qualify' the job, Leon Brown made a lot of preparations, such as looking up the information of the two teams, taking down the resumes of every player and coach who played as much as possible, and he even had the information of Manchester City's assistant coaches Diamares and Pierce.

When the narration really begins. Leon Brown read it through the facts, first talking about the history of the two teams, and then introducing the players one by one, etc., which are formatted explanations that can't go wrong anyway.

It wasn't until the game got into the heat and even scored that Leon Brown started to really get to work.

At this time, his mind was also affected a little.

He didn't expect Manchester United to be pressed like this, and as a result, he talked excitedly about the performance of Manchester City's players again and again, and as for Manchester United, the players were about to be ignored.

Midway. Leon Brown realised he shouldn't have done that, but United were always on the defensive and there was really nothing to say, so he continued his own way of explaining – talking more about attack. Excitedly shout the player's name.

"Darren Bent! He's just scored a goal! Now there's another chance! ”

"Maurice!! Maurice!! ”

"Anelka received a pass!!"

'Downing is a quick dribble, he played for Middlesbrough last season and now he's part of the squad at Manchester City, so he's doing really well. Looks like he's adapted! ”

"Shoot! David Silva! ”

"Lescott!"

“………”

After listening to Leon Brown's commentary, I thought he was a Manchester City fan, but in fact. He is completely neutral, and it is only because of Manchester United's inaction that he is so excited to talk about Manchester City.

At the same time, Leon Brown is also very touched.

In the last year of his career, when he played for Rotherham, he met Derby County coached by Wansheng with the team, and Rotherham lost 4:0 in that game, Leon Brown also felt disheartened, and he was also envious of some young Derby County youngsters, because he had never met such a good manager in his early years, and he felt that if he could meet a coach like Wan Sheng, maybe his career would be more successful?

He had thought so.

Later, when Leon Brown retired, he was about to become a commentator, and he decided to do this job well, and every time he was well prepared for the commentary, he received a lot of praise, so he became more and more famous over the year.

Now he has almost become a front-line commentator, but what he didn't expect was that the first time he encountered the Manchester City game led by the commentator Wan Sheng, and then saw Manchester City powerful, he felt even more, "This is Manchester City." Two seasons ago, they certainly couldn't have played this kind of attack, and it was completely impossible to suppress United at Old Trafford. But now it's different, they have Wan Sheng, this young Chinese is extremely good at leading the team, and he led Manchester City to play Manchester United without a fight. ”

"Maybe by now, Ferguson has to admit that he lost to a young man."

Because of this sentence, Leon Brown has been completely labeled as a 'Manchester City fan' and a 'Wansheng fan', so it is impossible to predict how his commentary career will be affected.

And with Leon Brown's commentary, ten minutes passed quickly.

Ten minutes later, the situation gradually changed, and by this time it was already the 27th minute and City's attack had slowed down somewhat. Some players can't keep up physically, they have to slow down a bit.

This should be United's chance to breathe a sigh of relief.

But Manchester City's tactics remain unchanged, the offensive has been maintained, and more importantly, after the previous games, Manchester City players have found their form, this kind of tailwind has always been liked by young players, Manchester City is just most of the players are very young, on the other hand, Manchester United, has been in a passive position, even many players who are in good shape, and now they are not in good shape.

They seemed to be a little stunned and couldn't find the feeling of attacking.

As a result, during the time when Manchester City slowed down the pace of attack, Manchester United failed to create even a single threatening goal, and the players on the field seemed to forget Ferguson's explanation, and did not fight Manchester City for control of the midfield at all, and as a result, Manchester City has always had the advantage.

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At this time, Wansheng was also a little anxious.

With the team's tactics now, one goal is definitely not enough, if Manchester United can calm down and play a quick counter-attack, it is easy to equalize the game, so it is very important to score again.

He looked at Morris on the field.

At this time, the most anticipated and trusted is Morris, who hopes that Morris can stand up and turn the tide.

He looked at David Silva again.

The Spaniard is also something to look forward to, because he has great technical ability and, above all, he is very creative and always has the ability to surprise in the game.

There's also Ivan Crewe, whose free-kick level is already comparable to David Beckham's.

Anelka, Leto Ziegler, Lescott, and even Sun Jihai at the back, show a little performance, show the courage of the Chinese, and rush up to score a goal!

Wansheng is looking forward to it.

He couldn't stand on the sidelines, so he could only walk back and forth, scanning the performance of the players on the field.

At this time, the media was still frightened by the situation on the field, and they were all surprised by Manchester City's performance, but they forgot about Wan Sheng, the manager, if there was a camera pointing over, they could immediately see Wan Sheng's anxiety, and recently analyzed the situation was actually not so beneficial to Manchester City.

The most important thing is time!

As time passed, United were getting used to it, and when they had solidified their defence and they were able to recover, City's goal was really in trouble.

So, be sure to score more goals until then.

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The game went on in the 30th minute.

Manchester City still maintain the pressure on Manchester United on the field, but it is not as obvious as before, it is clear that Manchester City has slowed down the tempo after a period of wild attack, even if the players have the heart to play against Manchester United, the body feels very weak.

Even if the players can keep up physically, the fast-paced and tense offensive will make them mentally tired.

So Manchester City had to slow down their attack.

Manchester United's defensive pressure was much less, and they began to use the fast break to create chances up front, and this is when City's goal is a bit dangerous.

United boss Alex Ferguson has returned to his seat with a relaxed smile on his face.

Although the score is still Manchester City ahead, Ferguson knows that the team has survived, Manchester City have been attacking for so long, and now they have only scored one goal, then the rest of the time will belong to Manchester United.

It's Manchester City, it's the Chinese, not Manchester United. (To be continued.) )