Chapter 96: The Masters Are Discussing Scholes (Three Watches, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Manchester United, tactical training room.
Despite the fact that there were no games or training sessions for the squad today, Sir Alex Ferguson invited the entire squad to watch a youth team match β Ajax Under-15 vs Sporting Lisbon Under-15.
After reading it, we will invite everyone to dinner as a reward for the recent highlights of Manchester United's players.
They've been doing really well lately.
"Oh, our little Red Devils are in danger." Giggs laughed and teased.
Everyone knows that Ferguson loves these two children.
Manchester United fans won't be surprised if United sign the two kids one day.
"Ajax is a lot stronger overall." Schmeichel expressed his opinion.
"That Van der Vaart has such good footwork! David, it seems that you have a lot of future challengers, and these kids are getting better and better. 'Neville is putting pressure on Beckham.
"I don't have this Van der Vaart agility." Beckham doesn't mind admitting his inadequacy.
Confident people don't deny their shortcomings.
Because they also believe that no one can match their merits.
In the crowd, the inconspicuous baby-faced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer posted on his social media: "Come on, Kai! β
Lock hi, ah......hh Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a big fan of Dunkai because the kid said in an interview that his name was included among the three United players he likes most this year.
This is rare.
And it may have been a result of this, as Ferguson has been more flexible with his use of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as a substitute striker this season, giving him plenty of opportunities.
Far away in the Amsterdam Arena.
The game went into the eighth minute.
Van der Vaart once again produced a brilliant pass on the right flank, and although the final shot was a little wide, it did not affect the applause of the home fans.
In the 10th minute, Van der Vaart received a pass from teammate Sneijder and continued to thread the needle, creating another threat under the collision of two teammates against the wall, and the shine was unstoppable.
In the twelfth minute, Sporting Lisbon finally made an attack.
Cristiano Ronaldo cuts inside after a successful pass on the side.
But in order to grab the time to shoot, he did not exert his strength, and the football was held by the goalkeeper.
The goalkeeper tossed the football to Sneijder, who came back to pick it up.
Sneijder made a slight adjustment and made a long pass directly to Van der Vaart in front.
Van der Vaart cut inside this time directly on the left after passing Semedo, who was on the left side.
Duarte, who came to make up for the defense, saw that there was no choice but to put Van der Vaart down.
The referee blew the whistle and reached out for a yellow card.
Duarte spoiled a very good attacking chance.
"Trouble! It's another free kick and it's in such a good position! Manchester United's midfielder Edward Scholes said it wasn't good.
"Oh, does this still need cover? I don't think it's necessary, Ajax is too cautious. Manchester United's dark man Dwight Yorke shook his head, Ajax didn't give Sporting Lisbon a chance.
They even asked Sneijder to cover for Van der Vaart.
The Ajax twins are on the side of football.
Although they are both right-footed players, Sneijder's left foot is also very strong, and he is a rather rare bipedal monster.
This situation of multiple players taking free kicks can confuse the wall and the goalkeeper to a certain extent.
But a discerning person knows at a glance that this ball must still be Van der Vaart's punishment.
There are many reasons for this.
Van der Vaart is the number one star in the team.
And it's a frontcourt attacker.
He was also the team's number one free-kick taker.
Van der Vaart is currently the best and most active star in the squad, with almost all of the threats he creates.
Those who can work harder, and letting players who are in good form go to free throws is also the default rule in the team.
Van der Vaart stood a little further away, which favored his run.
Instead, Sneijder's position is a little closer to football. If he comes directly to the goal, he doesn't have enough energy to make a good shot.
The referee's whistle blew and Sneijder began to move.
He ran towards the football, not fast.
This is clearly to provide a cover for Van der Vaart......
Bang!
The soccer ball flew out!
Three-quarters of Sporting Lisbon's human wall was unresponsive to the ball and didn't jump.
Pilar realized it and pounced on the football, but was also a step too late.
The soccer ball drills into the net.
Although the strength is not strong, the angle is more tricky.
It was a high-quality free-kick that went straight to the back of the net.
βGOALοΌ Ned! Sneijder also scored from a free-kick! β
"Two to zero! Ajax is crazy! β
'Both goals were free-kicks, there are too many free-kickers in the Ajax squad! It can't be prevented at all! β
"Van der Vaart and Sneijder are celebrating, this is the golden combination of the midfield of the Dutch national team in the future!"
'With Ajax leading by two goals in just twelve minutes, it looks like their coaching staff can start preparing for the final!'
The Ajax players celebrated.
The value of a direct free-kick is high, and any player will be happy to do it.
What's more, Ajax did it twice in almost five minutes!
Deng Kai took advantage of this time to decisively gather his teammates.
Can't wait.
Gotta gamble.
Otherwise, I really don't have to kick.
"Hey, the players from Sporting Lisbon are gathered around, and Deng Kai is gesturing something." The narrator spotted this scene, "Is this a tactic?" β
The camera immediately pans to Marquesa.
After all, Deng Kai didn't communicate with Maksa before, is this his own opinion?
Maxa was also confused, but he knew how to pretend to be forced to learn, and he knew that he could not show cowardice at this time, let alone let the coach of Ajax next door see that he had no control over the team at all.
So Marksa nodded frequently, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, as if Deng Kai's approach had already been instructed by him.
Clever tricks, Zhuge Ma has wood?
"Alas, Sporting Lisbon's position has indeed changed, how did Ronaldo and Marcelino also come to the middle? Their position is more like that of the midfield......"
"Veloso is directly following Van der Vaart, he doesn't want to defend the zone, this is close marking!"
"With such early close marking, Sporting Lisbon's middle is easy to penetrate."
"What does it mean to have three strikers in the middle? Are they going to play a long pass after that? Andy Cole, another of the Black Wind Twins, asked.
Manchester United midfielder Keane speculated: "Three people in the middle will not add too many chances, but will make the opposition more solid defensively because of the loss of the wing. β
'The purpose of this is probably to push Sneijder into the backfield.'
David Beckham nodded: "I think that's the same, but Deng Kai may have overlooked that Ajax's second free-kick chance came from Sneijder's long ball from the back. β
"Sneijder, who is back in the backfield and involved in the defense, can still make a difference, and this tactical target is a failure."
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer agreed: "To make up for the defensive holes left by Veloso by keeping a guard on Defat, Sporting Lisbon's wide flanks have also been recycled. β
"But then they would have given up the two wings to Ajax entirely."
'They should be thankful that Ajax didn't have David, otherwise I wouldn't have been surprised if they conceded ten or eight goals in this game.'
David Beckham's cross was already in the hearts and minds at this stage.
Sixty-five per cent of Manchester United's Champions League goals so far this season have come in headers.
And 80 per cent of those 65 per cent of headers came from Beckham's crosses!
Any team that dares to give up the wing to Manchester United, one counts as one, and all of them will be subject to sanctions from David Beckham.
In the whole of Manchester United, only Paul Scholes fell into deep thought.
He was understanding Deng Kai's arrangement.
He had a bold idea, but it was so outrageous that he was too embarrassed to say it.
After all, no team has the right to say to the other team when they're two goals down, I'll let you play for 60 minutes......
Yes!
Scholes believes that the fundamental purpose of Sporting Lisbon's tactics is not to stifle Sneijder, but to ...... Deplete!
Consume VanderVaart!
And to confirm whether Deng Kai thinks so, you only need to look at the behavior of Veloso, who is staring at Defat.
Scholes stared intently at the screen.
When the fans are talking about the masters, the masters are talking about Scholes!
And this Scholes is learning Deng Kai's tactics and enjoying it!
(End of chapter)