Football: Signing in at the beginning is a reactionary kick and a quick shot

Chapter 214

"Shh-"

The referee blew the whistle for the second half of the game.

The two teams fought again, and as soon as the referee's whistle sounded, Manchester United showed great aggression.

The players up front pressed aggressively, as if intending to cut the ball off the feet of the City players immediately.

"Manchester United players were very positive at the beginning of the second half, it seems that at half-time, Van Gaal must have severely criticized them and made them "wake up". Xiao Zhan said with a smile, "It's only interesting to play like this!" On

the sidelines, Van Gaal stood beyond the touchline, his hands folded over his chest, his brows furrowed deeply.

His eyes followed the direction of the football, and he was judging the situation in this game and what kind of personnel adjustments he could make.

Manchester United's pressing did cause some problems for the Manchester City players, but these problems gradually disappeared after the Manchester City players gradually adapted to the intensity of Manchester United.

In the second half, instead of using the possession tactics they were best at, City continued to use defensive counter-attacking tactics.

And they led by a goal.

Ashley Young received a pass from his teammate on the left flank and he took the ball forward while observing the teammates.

At the very front of the striker, Wayne Rooney is wrestling with the opposing centre-back, and then looking into the centre, Manchester United's leading scorer is currently trapped in the clutches of several Manchester City players, and Ashley Young simply cannot find a way to pass the ball.

When he hesitated, Manchester City's defenders rushed over, and Ashley Young had no better choice but to turn around and pass the ball to Carrick behind him again.

Van Gaal on the sidelines clearly watched the whole process of Manchester United's attack not being handed over to the central midfield to reorganize, and his brows furrowed even deeper.

Falling behind is sometimes not scary, because there is no hope of equalizing is the scariest thing.

Now, Manchester United are facing such a situation.

Manchester City's midfield defense completely "isolated" their attacking core, Chen Huan.

Chen Huan couldn't receive a pass from his teammates, and naturally he didn't have the opportunity to cooperate with his teammates.

Van Gaal can see that Chen Huan is constantly looking for opportunities through his movement, but under the high-pressure defense of Manchester City, last season's league champions, Chen Huan is also difficult to play to his original strengths.

Van Gaal looked at the bench behind him, and Davis stepped forward and whispered: "Head, shall we let Di Maria go up and give it a try?" He has good explosive ability and assist-making ability on the wing. "

Di Maria?" Van Gaal was hesitant.

Di Maria was the player he asked the club to buy back from Real Madrid this season, but Di Maria was also "abandoned" by him after returning from injury in the middle of the season while Chen Huan gradually got better and better with other Manchester United players.

"No..." Van Gaal shook his head, and he returned his gaze to the court, "I'm waiting." "

Di Maria played very little playing time in the second half of the season and also had a double-0 record of 0 goals and 0 assists.

This game is directly related to whether Manchester United can win the Premier League, and Van Gaal does not want to risk it.

......

Stamford Bridge Stadium.

Jose Mourinho stayed in the dressing room with a large group of players and coaches to watch the match between Manchester City and Manchester United live.

When United attack, there is silence in the dressing room, and cheers when United lose possession.

'This game Chen was completely frozen, and the midfield defense commanded by Yaya Toure was in place. Mourinho said to the assistants around him: "You see, when they want to change defenses, they all run over while looking at Chen, and even when they are facing away from Chen, they will reach out to touch Chen, so that they can ensure that Chen Huan cannot penetrate their blind spots." The

assistant coaches nodded vigorously.

Jose Mourinho is arguably the premier grandmaster in today's defensive-oriented coaching system.

One or two of his sentences is enough for other assistant coaches who dream of becoming the head coach of the team.

"Boss, didn't Manchester United beat Liverpool with a big win? Why did you play so hard against Manchester City today? An assistant asked.

Mourinho thought for a while and said: "There is a problem with the team's mentality, although they sometimes make some mistakes when playing Liverpool, they are basically mistakes that cannot be avoided in the case of fast attack and defense, but today their defense is a little negligent.

And on the offensive end, Manchester City froze their No. 30, Chan. Without Chen, Manchester United's creativity up front was very lacking, and they tried several long passes to rush and then switched to ground attack.

"Did United lose this game?" Someone asked the voice of the vast majority of people in the dressing room.

Everyone looked at Mourinho together, expecting him to give an affirmative answer.

But Mourinho shook his head gently, "No, anything is possible before the game is over. "

......

Manchester United once again cut off Manchester City's possession, Carrick organized an attack, after Fellaini received the ball, Chen Huan suddenly accelerated from the front to the back, his sudden retreat successfully threw off Yaya Toure a position.

Fellaini immediately handed the ball to Chen Huan to handle, and just as Chen Huan was about to take possession of the ball, a force suddenly came from behind him.

Chen Huan was knocked unsteady by someone from the side, and the next moment, one leg took advantage of Chen Huan's lack of stability to the center of gravity, and hooked the ball away.

"Hey, they hit someone and fouled!" Chen Huan pointed at the referee and pointed at Manchester City player Yaya Toure who had just hit him in loud protest.

"Nope!" The referee waved his hand and pointed in the direction of Manchester United's goal, signaling Manchester City to continue attacking.

"Damn it..." Chen Huan blurted out his dirty words, but immediately stopped after a glance swept over by the referee.

"Chen Huan protested to the referee that there was a foul on Yaya Toure when he was on the snatch, but the referee thought it was a reasonable physical confrontation and did not stop the game." Xiao Zhan explained what happened on the field.

Director Zhang said: "Yaya Toure is still experienced, this is a player who plays with his brain. He has a good grasp of the weight of the action, and his physical confrontation just now is really difficult to say whether it is a foul move. "

Now that twenty minutes have passed in the second half, Manchester United have been slow to open the situation."