1121 Confused? Loss? Don't panic!
Old Trafford has changed dramatically.
United played one man less, leaving only one striker on the pitch.
Ye Yifeng!
Spalletti walked to the sidelines, standing still, but replaced Insigne, who had retired from injury.
If you rush to press because Manchester United has one less player, it is definitely self-defeating.
They need to first observe Manchester United's attitude towards the game after the substitutions.
Manchester United will of course aim for a win.
The midfield was also solid.
After B Fee retreated, Adams, Tielemans, and Fred escorted him.
But on the offensive end, there are only two people, B Fei and Ye Yifeng, and B Fei is behind him, and the range of fullbacks' assists has decreased, and he has obviously become cautious compared to before.
At this time, Ye Yifeng could only choose to go it alone.
Twice in a row suddenly was cut off by the opponent, and Napoli's targeted blockade still did a good job of defending.
Napoli are still playing counter-attacks and pursuing the pace of fast attack.
As a result, they failed to play a numerical advantage in attack, and the United defence was not in chaos.
Ye Yifeng retreated.
How to rise to the challenge at such a time?
You have to pass at least four players to see the goal!
Even the opponent's defensive attention is not distracted by teammates, and it is simply a head iron to rush hard!
He gestured to B Fei and stopped giving him the ball at his feet.
He began to wander around the Napoli back line.
Seize the time and suddenly start running behind the opponent.
Manchester United's midfielder sent straight through.
It doesn't matter if he can't send it, as long as he can do it once, he will be sure to turn the opportunity into a goal!
Spalletti watched the game carefully, and although United's attacking threat declined, he never dared to take it lightly.
Napoli's generals on the field took the initiative to change their style of play because they could not threaten on the counter-attack.
Manchester United could not control the initiative of the game, so they patiently organized the attack.
In this way, it seems to be in the right place.
Ye Yifeng was more active in running in front of him.
As long as they can get the ball off before Napoli can complete the attack, then United have the opportunity to play fast, and as for the quality of play, it depends on the specific performance of the players.
However, it is better than Manchester United playing positional battles, where he has to respond and break through individually.
Spalletti did not give clear instructions.
But Naples is clearly looking for victory!
Playing one more team, even on the road, if you don't fight for a win, what face will you have to qualify from this group?
In the 37th minute of the game, Napoli organized an attack from the right side, and then shifted the attack to the middle, Varane and Fred combined to complete the break, and then Adams and Tielemans received the short pass from the side.
After B Fei runs to pick up, he delivers an overhead diagonal pass from the backcourt.
Ye Yifeng ran to the left in front of the penalty area, facing the flying football, he jumped and unloaded the ball in the air.
The football seemed to stick to the surface of his feet and landed together, the goalkeeper attacked, and Ye Yifeng took a step to the right and immediately shot the goal.
As soon as the football flew out, a figure flew by in front of him.
Just blocked the ball off the line!
Koulibaly!
Ye Yifeng lowered his head and blamed himself.
It's obvious he's in a hurry!
After all, there are very few games that can keep him from seeing a shot on goal for half a day.
The Red Devils fans still encouraged him with applause.
Napoli was taken aback by Ye Yifeng's shot.
Then the defense was strengthened, and the offense was played concisely, fast in and out, to ensure that the defense line would not be messed up.
Half time over.
The two teams were a dull draw.
Spalletti had midfield adjustments in mind as he walked from the sideline to the tunnel in his mind.
The players want to win.
The manager can't say: No, we can't win.
When the number of people is balanced, Naples does not dare to think of non-division.
Now to fight one more person, it is indeed necessary to show the posture of leading the number of people.
But how to play it still needs to be carefully designed.
Manchester United will be drinking chicken soup made by Carrick in the dressing room.
Carrick didn't have much thought about the game and was still basking in Maguire's red card.
If nothing else, if Maguire played like this, he would probably send himself to the water cooler.
Kounde and Varane were enough to hold up the sky.
As for this game, if you can win, you can win, if you can't win, as long as you don't lose, Manchester United just failed to advance two rounds in advance, and they will be 5 points ahead of Napoli.
There is still a big advantage in the hands.
After the half-time break, the two teams returned to the field to change sides and play again.
When it came time to defend and counter-attack, Spalletti sat in the dugout and watched the game.
But after the start of the second half, he continued to stand on the sidelines and watch the game in the first half, and actively directed the team to fight.
It is clear that Napoli have changed their tactics, they are actively pressing, blocking Manchester United's midfield, cutting off the link between the midfielder and Ye Yifeng.
Spalletti came out of the house, and now he has a clear goal, fighting for 3 points in the Theater of Dreams!
For 10 minutes, Manchester United switched from defense to attack and was destroyed by Napoli, the defensive line was under great pressure, Ye Yifeng couldn't even touch the ball, and the threat was out of the question.
As he began to retreat on his own initiative, Spalletti nodded slightly.
That's right!
Looking to wait for a teammate to send a long pass in the front court to settle the battle?
Naïve?!
In the 59th minute of the game, Ye Yifeng received a through pass from Luke Shaw on the left side behind the middle line.
When he stopped the ball and turned to dribble forward, the Napoli midfielder had plenty of time to run back and down.
The back line also adjusted his position in the retreat first, trying to block his in-cut line.
But Ye Yifeng's next move surprised everyone.
He dribbled all the way down the wing, and when the full-backs chased back, he accelerated and continued to dribble.
Of course, the central defenders will not come to help defend for fear of being breached!
Ye Yifeng dribbled all the way to the bottom line, and he single-handedly led the overall formation of Napoli to retreat over a long distance!
And there was a bit of tension at the back and in midfield.
Before reaching the baseline, he retreated from possession and then passed the ball back.
As if the task has been accomplished.
Ye Yifeng not only wants to break the rhythm of Naples, but also consumes Naples with his own strength!
It looks like he's lowered his goals for the game.
Manchester United were able to get a draw at home and the fans could accept it.
Three minutes later, Ye Yifeng came to the right side and repeated his old skills.
When he fed the ball back to Fernandes from the baseline, the latter created a long-range shot for Tielemans, who was cut in from behind.
But in the end it was a.
Spalletti frowned.
I was surprised by Ye Yifeng's attritional style of play.
This superstar is really a clear idea!
How did you put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha?
Seeing the time of the game passing, Napoli has been repeatedly attritioned by Ye Yifeng, and the attack has encountered problems.
They couldn't put United under constant attacking pressure.
When Ye Yifeng controlled the ball in the backfield and walked forward along the wing, Napoli's large forces retreated, and when they controlled the ball and then organized an offensive forward, Manchester United not only eased up, but also rearranged the backfield defense line.
United were able to shoot more frequently after at least one man less than in the first half.
Despite the fact that all are long-range shots from midfield.
In the last home game at Napoli, it was a long-range shot from midfield that caused them problems and changed the situation.
After 70 minutes, Napoli made a substitution.
But in order to strengthen the intensity of the offensive.
In defence, the midfielders gradually chased back not so thoroughly, and turned to block the midfielders who were inserted after Manchester United.
Looking at it positively, there is no problem with the way of thinking and approaching.
In the 75th minute of the game, Ye Yifeng's consciousness fell into darkness.
The legend of world football history is ripe and landed.
Ye Yifeng was full of anticipation.
It turned out to be the Italian flag again, and he suddenly had a bad premonition.
Really!
Dino Zoff!
Recognized as the best door god in history in Italy!
Ye Yifeng first knew him because he had coached the Italian team.
Only then did I learn about his origins.
He was watching the Euro 2000 final on the TV when he was eight years old.
Broken plug-in?
Going out will be a low-probability event in itself.
The goalkeeper didn't even mention Zhuang, or is he from Italy?
Consciousness returned to reality, Ye Yifeng abandoned distracting thoughts and devoted himself to the game.
Red Devils fans entertained themselves and cheered wildly.
As long as they don't lose the game, they can accept it.
In fact, Manchester United have played one less player in the past hour of the game, which is already considered a good overall performance.
But the fans are faintly in their hearts, and they don't know what they are expecting.
Napoli could not conquer them, which made them a little impatient.
Playing with one more man but failing to play a clear advantage up front, United showed ease with ease.
The main thing is that the midfield is too stable!
When Michael Carrick removed Fernandes with McTominay, it seemed clear that United only wanted a draw.
In the 82nd minute of the game, when Ye Yifeng received a pass from Adams on the left side of the middle line, he once again dribbled along the side to the front.
His pace didn't slow down.
Keep an eye on the middle lane during the dribbling.
Napoli's midfield rebounded from the defensive line to clearly mark Manchester United and then cut in to meet the midfielder.
However, Manchester United's midfielders have not been active in responding to the front, and their thinking has become conservative at this time.
Avoid losing your own defensive position.
The Napoli midfielder was happy.
It seems that Ye Yifeng doesn't even have a passing object!
But Ye Yifeng immediately dialed the ball and cut inward after hitting the dangerous area of the attack!
At this moment, the Napoli midfielders will wake up!
it!
You're fucking playing cards out of common sense!
Ye Yifeng dribbled and cut in, stepped on the bicycle with his right foot, pulled the ball with his left foot, changed the direction of defender Ramani, and then once again made a gesture in front of the penalty area and shot from a distance!
At the same time, the scene of the first half is almost repeated!
Kalidou Koulibaly rushes in for a tackle!
When Koulibaly had already landed, he was shocked to find that Ye Yifeng's right foot had turned into a V-shaped pull ball and changed to a dodged shovel!
Ye Yifeng didn't look at Koulibaly, and after the ball entered the penalty area from behind him, he blasted the ball into the upper right corner of the goal!
The Dream Theater suddenly shook the mountains!
Red Devils fans didn't expect Ye Yifeng to suddenly turn on the rampage mode!
Just look at the time.
Well, it's about the time of the onset of the drug's effect!
Ye Yifeng himself knew that he didn't rely on plug-ins at all in this game.
Kill your opponents with your skills!
What about one less person to fight?
Confused?
Loss?
Don't panic!
I'm here!