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Chapter 315 Nerazzurri Empire Welcome to Old Trafford
The backcourt is unhurried and unhurried, attacking cautiously after hitting the midfield, and retreating immediately after the ball is cut off, leaving only one or two players in front to harass, so that the opponent's defender dare not step forward boldly Assists, tight defense.

This was originally the most iconic style of play of the Italian team, but it is a bit puzzling to appear on Inter Milan, which is famous for its offensive power and has a high number of goals and conceded goals.

What is even more puzzling is that even Pei Wei, who used fast breakthroughs and timely passes in the first half, began to slow down, running slowly in the midfield, turning his feet, passing back, and occasionally trying a few times. The second long pass, but after the headers of the Manchester United defenders cleared a few times, he didn't even make a long pass, just tossing the trick of passing the ball backwards.

Ferguson frowned. He made a strategy of continuing to defend and counterattack during the intermission, using the speed of Ronaldinho and Rooney to pose a threat to the slightly old Inter Milan back line, although it may be a bit embarrassing to do so at home. , but as a Manchester United team that is eager to re-prove itself in the Champions League, victory and qualifying are the most important.

Relying on Mancini's character, the old man thought that this strategy he had set would definitely teach Mancini a lesson, but Inter Milan's sudden slowdown in the second half made his plan come to nothing.

"This little guy actually wants to use the trick of luring a snake out of a hole!" Ferguson smiled coldly in his heart: "Will I be fooled like this?"

"Even if your tactics make our players temporarily confused on the field, your retreating forces are completely unable to pose any threat to the gate guarded by Wu Qi! After my children get used to it, your tactics will Let yourself suffer! And I don't think this period of adaptation will be very long!"

Seeing the captain Neville on the field looking towards him, apparently asking for a reminder from himself, Ferguson nodded slightly.

Neville immediately conveyed his opinions to other players on the field: "Continue to defend! Stick to the tactics formulated during the intermission!"

Ferguson was right. After being a little overwhelmed at the beginning, the players of Manchester United quickly stabilized their emotions and began to work with their opponents. The two teams played so wonderfully and fiercely in the first half. The team suddenly slowed down the pace in the second half, as if they were playing a 0:0 tacit ball.

All of a sudden there were boos on the pitch, both Manchester United fans and Inter Milan fans sent out dissatisfaction signals, but the two teams were still working on the field without any hassle, responding to the harsh boos from the stands. I fell on deaf ears.

Seeing the passing of time bit by bit, Ferguson looked at Mancini next to him with a little pride, but found that Mancini's expression was not as anxious as he imagined, but instead lit a cigarette and relaxed. Sucking, it seems that he doesn't care about the situation on the field.

"Pretend! Keep pretending! Let's see how long you can pretend!" Ferguson thought dismissively in his heart.

But with the passage of time and Inter Milan's seemingly unprogressive but extremely tight defense, Ferguson gradually felt that something was wrong.

Even if you want to use this method to lure Manchester United to attack, you won't be so calm after 10 minutes, right?Could it be that this guy wants to put the decisive battle on his home court?
Absolutely possible!
This season, Inter Milan's home court can be described as the best home court in Europe. In all the games, Inter Milan was only tied by Sampdoria in the second round of the league. In the remaining games, Inter Milan Milan surprisingly achieved a complete victory record!And the scoring rate is very high, the most scored six goals, at least two!As for scoring three or four goals, it is really commonplace!
Ferguson, who has a deep memory of Inter Milan's crazy attack in the first half, still has lingering fears. Under Inter Milan's all-round three-dimensional attack, Manchester United was able to keep a clean sheet in the first half. In addition to thanking Wu Qi for his wonderful performance , luck also accounts for a large part of the factor!

They can play like this in away games, not to mention Inter Milan back at home, cheered by more than 8 crazy fans!

And Manchester United's defense is not as good as Chelsea's. Their conceded fewer goals in the league so far is entirely due to Wu Qi's outstanding performance!
What should I do if Wu Qi's condition is not good until the away game?
Ferguson's brows frowned into the word "Chuan". In his heart, there was a fierce battle between heaven and man!

Should it continue like this, keep the victory by one goal, or take advantage of the opponent's defense to strengthen the offense and expand the lead?
You know, Inter Milan's defense is not good, and they conceded a lot of goals this season!
Thinking of this, Ferguson looked at his watch, and there were still 10 minutes before the end of the game.

Seeing that there was only such a little time left in the time, Ferguson finally made up his mind. He stood up and made a gesture to Neville on the field.

Neville immediately understood the coach's intentions, he called out a few words to the midfielder Carrick, Carrick nodded, and Manchester United's offensive immediately became fierce!
Mancini flicked the cigarette to the ground, a smile on his lips.

But the smile immediately disappeared from his face, he stood up and made a backward movement towards the Inter players on the field!

Strengthen your defense!Everyone knew the meaning of Mancini's gesture, but even Ferguson, who had been watching Mancini closely, ignored it. While Mancini was waving his hand, his thumb was raised high!
The Inter Milan players all knew that the intention of this hidden gesture was: it's time to counterattack!
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Ronaldinho forcibly broke through Grosso's defense from the wing, and crossed into the penalty area. Unfortunately, under the interference of Grosso in this pass, the placement was not very good. Samuel in the penalty area took advantage of his height The ball was easily pushed out of the penalty area, Scholes followed up and played again, but was destroyed by Cambiasso in advance.

Inter Milan's long pass from the backcourt was intercepted by Ferdinand, who directly hit the ball to Rooney's feet. Rooney broke through with the ball, but was flanked by Cordoba and Vieira. The result of the forced breakthrough was that none of the three Failed to get the ball, the ball rolled into the penalty area was caught by Cesar who attacked.

The Manchester United players who lost an offensive opportunity immediately retreated like a tide. While ordering the players to attack, Ferguson still kept an eye out. He told the players to return to the defense quickly and not to give Inter Milan a chance to counterattack. The players Faithfully executed his tactics.

Like a full-strength punch hitting the air, the Manchester United players were shocked to find that their nervousness was useless. Inter Milan had no intention of counterattacking quickly, they just pushed forward slowly, just like the second half. That's what they did in the beginning.

"It seems that Mancini is really going to guarantee that he will only concede one goal..." Ferguson thought, but Mancini can accept such a result but he cannot accept it. The advantage of one goal is nothing at all.

"Continue to attack!" Ferguson raised his hand again, and Manchester United began to attack again, but this time it was not a test, but a real attack.

So far in the Premier League this season, Manchester United ranks second in the Premier League in terms of goals scored, second only to Arsenal, and eight goals higher than Chelsea's. The attack power is quite strong.

It is reasonable to say that Inter Milan's defensive situation this season cannot stop Manchester United's offense, but what surprised Manchester United fans is that Manchester United held Inter Milan under pressure for ten minutes, but even a threatening shot could not stop them. Not a few times.

In fact, Inter Milan's defense is not bad, but Mancini's tactics in the game are mainly offensive. In addition, Inter Milan's two full-backs Grosso and Zanetti are players who like assists , so it gives the impression that the defense is not solid, but in fact, as one of the giants in Italy, Inter Milan's defensive ability is not bad at all.

Almost half an hour into the second half, the score was still 1:0, and Manchester United took the lead at home, but it was strange that the leading Manchester United continued to attack, while the lagging Inter Milan focused on defense. It seemed that the roles of the two sides were interchanged. It's like coming over.

However, this is also understandable. If the chances that may expand the score slip away one by one because of his conservativeness, this is something that no coach can tolerate, not to mention that defensive counterattacks are not in Ferguson's character.

It is this mentality that gave Mancini an opportunity.

In fact, even if Ferguson still insists on playing defensively, Mancini is ready to save the decisive battle at home. After all, Inter Milan's attack power is there. They have not scored less than two goals at home, and only lost away. One ball is not a big deal.

This is why Ferguson was forced to change his style of play. After all, in the home and away knockout rounds, the advantage of one goal is too small.

Just when the entire Manchester United team was suffocating to attack, Inter Milan's counterattack began.

Park Ji-sung dribbled the ball on the left, and after a two-for-one cooperation with Heinze, he dribbled the ball into the penalty area. Cordoba rushed out quickly, and a fierce flying shovel shoveled the ball out!

Park Ji-sung signaled to the referee that the other party had fouled, but the referee did not say anything.

Carrick immediately stepped forward to press Cambiasso who had the ball. In his mind, Cambiasso would definitely pass the ball back - just like the Inter Milan players did after the start of the second half.

But this time, Cambiasso's ball was very fast.

With a precise through ball, the ball immediately flew to Pei Wei's feet. Pei Wei pushed the ball forward, and immediately started to run!
While he was advancing with the ball, Ibrahimovic and Crespo in front of him, Vieira and Stankovic behind him immediately pressed forward at the same time!
Facing the sudden momentum of the Inter Milan team, the players of the Manchester United team are obviously not prepared enough!
What's more terrible is that Carrick and Park Ji-sung, who were originally responsible for marking Pei Wei, are still in Inter Milan's half and haven't returned yet!

The defenders of Manchester United were temporarily restrained by the two forwards of Inter Milan. The unguarded Pei Wei drove straight into Manchester United's half with the ball!

"Stop him!" Ferguson on the sidelines was about to yell a word when he was choked back by a loud shout from the field.

"Leo, Nemania! Follow their two forwards! Captain, Gabriel! Go and watch Pei Wei! Go up one by one, don't rush!"

Wu Qi yelled loudly, and Manchester United's entire defense line was immediately set up following his yell.

"Wu did a good job." Ferguson stretched his brows. As a goalkeeper, Wu Qi's most valuable thing is his insight into the situation on the field. He can give the most correct instructions in a timely manner in critical situations. This kind of calm often Can save the team's situation.

Heinze rushed forward, and behind him, Neville stood ready to fill in at any time.

Pei Wei suddenly leaned forward, and when Heinze was about to step forward to block it, he raised his arch slightly and knocked the ball behind him covertly!
Heinze made an empty shot, and Neville's attention was all attracted by Pei Wei. Stankovic received Pei Wei's pass, took advantage of the momentum, rushed past the two defenders of Manchester United, and was in the penalty area. Lift up your feet!
The Serbian's shot was very tricky, drawing an obvious arc in the air, and going straight to the upper right corner of the goal!

Although Wu Qi is ready to fight, but for this shot, he can only save the ball instead of holding it in his arms!
At this time, Manchester United's defense made another mistake. Their attention was focused on Stankovic, but they did not notice that Pei Wei had quietly inserted into the penalty area!
As if he had judged the ball's landing point a long time ago, Pei Wei had already appeared in front of the ball when the ball just flew out of Wu Qi's hand, and then shot in the air!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Pei Wei!!!"

The Italian commentator finally found a chance to vent in the second half: "No. 307 minutes in the second half, Pei Wei's supplementary shot in front of the goal equalized the score! My God, his speed is incredible! He came to the front of the ball immediately !"

Wu Qi lay on the ground, and for the first time he hated himself for hitting the ball so far.

If he hadn't thrown the ball so far when he was throwing the ball just now, then Pei Wei couldn't have appeared in front of the ball so quickly, so he still has a chance to get up from the ground and catch the ball, right?
Pei Wei stepped forward and pulled him up: "The welcome ceremony at Old Trafford is really amazing! But a week later, Meazza is also waiting for you!"

(End of this chapter)