20demayo Chapter 327
Chapter 327
In fact, with more than two years of experience, Li Shiguang is very familiar with Ferguson's Manchester United. If Ferguson was still accumulating strength in the previous two years, this year is the time for this Manchester United to bear fruit. Before the game, Li Shiguang conducted a lot of research on Ferguson's tactical thinking this season. This season, Manchester United's main formation is 4-4-2 or 4-3-3, among which the rapidly growing Cristiano Ronaldo's position is the most flexible and critical. When attacking, he will form a three-forward with Rooney and Berbatov, and retreat to the right forward position, and Manchester United will become a standard 4-4-2. Manchester United has a strong vertical offensive ability in this formation. Moreover, this season, the Red Devils not only have strong offensive capabilities, but also have strong midfield and backcourt composed of Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Brown, and Carrick, and the addition of Schmeichel has injected a strong fresh blood into this defensive front. As for the two veterans in front of them, it goes without saying.
Giggs has been both a front midfielder and a winger since this season, and together with Scholes. These two people are like the two brains of Manchester United, one is responsible for the overall dispatch, the control and arrangement of the game rhythm, and the other is responsible for passing threatening balls and integrating the frontcourt offense.
In addition to the main players and conventional play, the new players introduced by Ferguson in the summer also provided Manchester United with many tactical changes.
The addition of Nani gave the elderly Giggs a chance to breathe. He could free up Ronaldo when he came on the field, and then Rooney or Berbatov could retreat to do more organizational work, so that Ronaldo's strong scoring ability could be more fully utilized.
Hargreaves and Anderson made Ferguson's midfield choices more diverse.
If you want to speed up, use Anderson, and let him, who is strong and has a strong ability to dribble and rush forward, attack the opponent's defense.
If you want to control the ball, use Hargreaves, and let him form a midfield with strong ball control ability with Scholes and Carrick.
Under this system, Manchester United, after a brief exploration at the beginning of the season, began to advance triumphantly!
For other teams, Ferguson's system is indeed a bit difficult to crack.
The main reason is that it is difficult to limit Ronaldo.
When Manchester United switched from offense to defense, Rooney and Berbatov retreated to participate in defense under Ferguson's mandatory request, while Ronaldo was usually left in front by Ferguson.
Once the back line grabs the ball, no matter who it is, they will immediately launch a long pass counterattack.
And for Li Shiguang.
This is really not difficult.
Ronaldo is indeed very strong.
But Leeds United's back line is also full of superb stars, and most importantly, they are all stars who have grown ahead of time under the influence of Li Shiguang's [Master Coach] skills!
Whether it is Alves or Kompany, they are really not inferior when facing Ronaldo!
As the game time progresses.
Ferguson on the sidelines began to find problems. In the previous few games, Ronaldo's extremely sharp breakthroughs began to be hindered. Alves could almost complete most of the tasks of defending Ronaldo alone. Even if he didn't complete it, after Ronaldo broke through Alves' defense, before he had time to break into the penalty area, he would encounter Kompany's iron wall, and both the man and the ball would be left behind!
On the other hand, Leeds United's offense was much smoother.
The reason is also very simple.
The addition of Kaka this season has greatly enhanced Leeds United's breakthrough ability in the midfield and frontcourt.
Last season, Carrick suffered a loss from Toure.
And this season.
Kaka made him suffer a greater loss!
Tenth minute.
Leeds United intercepted the ball in the backcourt. Under the entanglement of Alves, Ronaldo had no choice but to pass the ball to Giggs in the middle, but Kompany, who was quick-eyed and quick-footed, intercepted it from the middle. Taking this opportunity, Leeds United launched a quick counterattack.
Kompany passed the ball to Xabi Alonso.
Alonso rushed forward with the ball diagonally. As soon as he ran to the center line, Alonso passed the ball straight in front of Kaka.
Ferguson specifically instructed the midfielders and backcourt to keep a close eye on Kaka before the game.
So when he saw Alonso pass the ball, Carrick immediately followed him. At the same time, Vidic, who was quickly returning to defense, turned around and rushed forward, directly on Kaka's path.
It must be said that Manchester United's defense is really in place.
When Kaka received the ball, Vidic was indeed stuck on his way forward.
At this time, Kaka was on the left rib in front of Manchester United's penalty area. The defense of Vidic and Carrick made him lose the opportunity to cut in and shoot. He looked up and observed that Bale on the left was also entangled by O'Shea.
While he was struggling.
Alonso's voice came from the right: "Here, Kaka!"
Not bad!
Kaka breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that after Alonso passed the ball to him, he did not stay in the midfield, but rushed forward at high speed to meet him.
So he slowed down, stepped on the ball, and pulled back, all in one go.
After dodging Carrick who was rushing over, Kaka swept his left foot and swept the ball horizontally to the top of the arc of Manchester United's penalty area.
This pass was a bit sudden.
It surprised Ferdinand, who was retreating along Kaka's passing route.
But Ferdinand still stretched out his right leg and blocked the football rolling to the middle when his body was about to lose its center of gravity.
Although this did not completely change the trajectory of the football, it slowed down the speed of the football.
At the same time, it also caught Alonso, who was already adjusting his pace, off guard.
In desperation.
Alonso had to adjust his pace again.
He held the ball with his left foot, pulled it to his right front, and in a very extreme situation, he swung his right leg and kicked it!
Although he was not prepared, Alonso's long-range shooting skills were still very strong. In this case, he still shot a threatening and powerful shot.
Amid the exclamations of the audience behind the goal, the ball went straight to the upper right of Manchester United's goal!
Fortunately, their head coach spent 18 million euros to buy Schmeichel this summer.
It's not that Schmeichel is better than Van der Sar, but he knows Alonso's shooting habits better than Van der Sar!
Before Alonso kicked, Schmeichel was already leaning to his left in small steps.
So when the ball flew to the front of the goal.
Schmeichel's palm also appeared here at the right time. He just blocked it lightly and completely blocked the ball, and then his body rolled on the grass.
He pressed the football firmly under his body...