Father Green

Chapter 227: Duck Chaser - Southampton

"Rodriguez is amazing, passing the ball!! Icardi!! It's a pity that he played too straight and was confiscated by De Gea."

"Manchester United's counterattack!! Valencia has a dragon on the wing, and it was handed over to Rooney. Let's see how he handles it and find Van Persie!!"

"The beautiful lion shook his head, but was saved by Ter Stegen. Today, the two young goalkeepers played very exciting games, which can be described as a model for the new generation of goalkeepers in the Premier League."

"Sturridge. Fake action!! Even the experienced Evra can't defend, and the bottom is inverted triangle!!! Icardi Huh? Pass the ball?!"

"Lalana!!! Hey, blocked by Ferdinand"

"Southampton's cooperation is really wonderful, but the cooperation in front of the goal is a little redundant. Just now Icardi should have hit the goal directly. As a result, he cared too much about the cooperation with his teammates and gave up the opportunity. With Lallana coming in from behind, this also puts Ferdinand in place."

When the game came to the 10 minutes of the game, Southampton finally slowed down their pace. They were in high-speed movement for most of the first half.In Ferguson's words, no matter what, at least Southampton proved that they are the most physically fit and running team in the Premier League.

Wayne Rooney dribbles on a United counterattack.Rodriguez, who was originally in a defensive position, did not press forward as usual, but took a breath of relief on the spot.

But Rooney didn't wait for the opponent to breathe enough before running. He immediately strode the ball away from Rodriguez.

Don't look at Southampton's usual high-position press and frontcourt press on the court, it is the frontcourt players running around, rushing to the ball to force the opponent to take the ball.But in fact, there is also a strict defensive system. Although it is not as tight and coordinated as the Italian team's chain defense, every move and every grab is premeditated.

The other Southampton players will adjust their positions according to the pressing of their teammates to achieve the best coordination distance in an area.

To use an analogy, driving ducks in the country is similar to this.If anyone has ever seen ducks, then Southampton's pressing is a bit similar to ducks.

There is only one exit from the pond, so the duck driver must make noise from other directions to force the ducks to go ashore through the only exit.If the duck deviates from its predetermined track, the duck driver will immediately throw a stone to the front of the duck's deviation from the track to help the duck correct its direction.

The same is true when driving ducks into the duck shed. The driven ducks definitely don’t want to return to the duck shed, but the duck driver must also make noise from multiple directions, intimidate and lure the ducks into the duck shed.

The same is true of Southampton. They will reserve a position or a blank space for one person, and then press high in other directions.When the opposing player has the ball and encounters a press, in order to avoid losing the ball, it may be necessary to pass the ball.

Then when they passed a few times and found that Southampton's pressing speed was very fast and active, then they felt pressure in their hearts, especially the players on the back line.But if they find that there is a teammate or an area that is not guarded, then subconsciously they will definitely hand over the football to this teammate or this area, waiting for the running support of other teammates.

Then the rest is simple. When the opponent's passing line is the line you lay down to ambush, then Sun Monkey is like entering the Five Fingers Mountain of Buddha.

So many fans and commentators often watch Southampton's games and think they are very exciting, not only the offensive teamwork, but even the defense looks very artistic.It feels different from other teams, but they can't answer how it is different.

It's just that from the data analysis after the game, I can see that Southampton's steal success rate is very high, and the team cooperates very closely, that's all.

Football is a competitive sport. Since it is a competitive sport, it is unavoidable to avoid the reality of heroes based on victory and defeat and championship.Therefore, Southampton and Charlotte, who are not well-known now, have not attracted special research from the so-called tactical masters, so Southampton's tactical system has not yet been spread.

So since it is such a tight defense, the requirements for the cooperation between the teams are very high, and it can be said that it can affect the whole body.

Rodriguez didn't push forward immediately and gave Rooney a chance.Wanyama and Schneiderlin, who formed the third line of defense behind them, were tangled, because now the "ducks" did not enter the "duck shed" according to their previously planned route.

So Wanyama had no choice but to give up his previous plan and meet Rooney directly.

Rooney did not slow down, but knocked the ball to Carrick behind him with a heel.The tacit Carrick did not stick to the ball after taking it, but returned it to Rooney immediately.

Not only Southampton has a close teamwork, Manchester United also has it.

"Beautiful!! Two to one!! Wanyama was thrown away by Rooney, and Southampton is in crisis again."

Seeing that his midfield partner was passed by, Schneiderlin did not rush forward as recklessly, but chose to use his physical advantage to block the opponent's forward line, and then forced Rooney to slow down and wait for the support of his teammates.

This is a commonly used tactic by defensive players. If you really get entangled with the opponent, then no matter whether you win this one-on-one entanglement in the end, Southampton's defensive deployment afterward is also in place, and it will be even more difficult at that time. It's hard to deal with.

So Rooney chose to find teammates for support, and he directly transferred the ball to the wing.

On the side of Valencia in football, the speed of the Red Devils has been brought up again.Just like a sports car with a manual transmission, if Rooney starts in first gear with the ball, then his two-for-one cooperation with Carrick is to step on the accelerator to put on second gear, and the football kicks Varen West Asia, then just put on the third gear and kick the accelerator to the end!
Valencia was dribbling the ball, and Rafael, who followed up, also set up on the side to attract the opponent's defensive firepower for his teammates.Danny Rose was under a lot of pressure on the first defense and the second defense, and Rodriguez did not return to the defense immediately, and before the middle road, he was turned upside down by Rooney, so neither Wanyama nor Schneiderlin was able to defend for a while. I can come to support.

No way, Black Rose could only grit his teeth and prepare for a tactical foul.But when he hesitated, Valencia had already made a move, and he made a 45-degree cross from the side.

This is a half-high ball, and Van Persie in the middle did not take off, but leaned against Lovren with his body.

Seeing that in defense, his partner is completely below.So Nkuru planned to bypass Van Persie and clear the football in advance.But the Dutchman immediately stretched out his long legs, took the ball, and then directly slid the outside of his instep to the direction of two o'clock in front of him.

"Van Persie!! Playing the ball with his back!! He really is a very comprehensive center forward!"

Rooney finally reached this position, facing Van Persie's ball and hitting it directly with his legs.The thick thighs exploded with all the strength of the muscles, and this kick was even stronger than Wanyama's previous kick.

The ball was so fast that Ter Stegen didn't even have time to think about it, and relied on his body's instinctive reaction to throw it out.

Even though his reflexes were quick, he couldn't outpace the football, which flew into the gate behind him, brushing the fingertips of his hands.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL!!! LOONEY!!!"

"Goal in!! A powerful shot from Wayne Rooney! The German genius Ter Stegen can't help it. This is a wonderful teamwork by the Red Devils. Just now we are still praising Southampton's teamwork for the beautiful round Fantastic, but Manchester United quickly responded. Although it was a very beautiful teamwork, Manchester United scored a goal!"

"There is Lu Xiaopang in the family, good luck and good health!! Rooney expanded the score for Manchester United in the No.401 minute of the game. Of course, the contribution of Van Persie, Carrick and Valencia is very great."

"Before the half-time game was over, Southampton was beaten [-]-[-] by Manchester United. It seems that the Saints' home court is about to fall in this game."

"Southampton wants to use the tricks they played Manchester City to play Manchester United, but it is clear that Sir Alex Ferguson has a solution. The veteran head coach of the Premier League has taught Charlotte to mix in the Premier League with actions. Changeable, one set of tactics will not work for all teams.”

Charlotte frowned on the sidelines. The situation was already very serious, which was completely beyond his expectations.According to his most pessimistic prediction, it is almost enough to keep one ball, but he did not expect that the team had to pay so much physical energy and was beaten by the opponent [-]-[-].

The rebroadcast camera showed Charlotte a close-up. The young man had a very serious expression on his face, frowning in distress.

"Charlotte was known as the sideline conductor when he was in the British Championship, so he had to make changes in this game, otherwise it would not be as simple as two goals."

Charlotte came to the sidelines and pulled Rodriguez over: "Don't save energy, be more active in the remaining few minutes, whether it is offense or defense. You and Daniel switch positions, you go to Giggs and Evra Let me get through here, and then go directly to Ferdinand, they are not young, do you understand what I mean?"

James Rodriguez was taken aback. He thought the boss was going to scold him for not rushing forward just now, but he didn't expect it to be a new tactical arrangement.I was stunned for a while, and immediately reacted, and immediately took a penalty kick to express my understanding.

Charlotte has just obtained the data prepared by Gary Monk and John Best. Although Manchester United focused on safety in the first half, it does not mean that they have no physical exertion.On the contrary, because they have to deal with rapid offensive and defensive transitions, their defense consumes more energy than Southampton's defense.

After all, Southampton's counter-robbing efficiency is very high, so this reduces the consumption of the defense.And Manchester United's frontcourt pressing. Well, anyway, I didn't see much defensive behavior from Van Persie and Rooney.