Football giants

Chapter 559 Southampton scored a goal!
"What a bastard Allardyce is!"

In front of the coaching bench of the visiting team at Upton Park Stadium in East London, Ferguson saw that after the referee Probert blew his whistle, the players of the Hammers immediately pressed forward boldly, posing as if they were going to press with all their strength.

This made the Scottish coach curse angrily.

Upton Park has given Manchester United a hard time this season.

In the third round of the FA Cup, Manchester United, who had just survived the Christmas devil's schedule, was a guest at Upton Park.

As a result, Allardyce's team gave Manchester United a head-on blow at their home court.

Cleverley first opened the scoring for the Red Devils, but then, West Ham scored consecutive goals and reversed the score.

In the end, Manchester United relied on Van Persie's goal in stoppage time to get a draw. Only then did they retreat from Upton Park, and in the second round after that, they defeated West Ham United and successfully advanced.

Therefore, many people are full of worries about Manchester United's visit to Upton Park.

If you are not careful, you will lose points!

Mike Phelan knew that Ferguson and Allardyce were good friends, and the two had close contacts with each other. Allardyce's home was in Bolton, which was very close to Ferguson's home, and the relationship was even stronger.

When he was still coaching Liverpool, Benitez had humiliated Allardyce, and it turned out that Ferguson took the lead for his friend.

Therefore, when people were laughing and scolding their old friends, Mike Phelan kept silent rationally.

"Jazz, since we played Southampton at home, we haven't conceded a goal. We have zero goals in four rounds. It can be seen that our defense is gradually getting back to its best state!"

Compared with that FA Cup match, the central defender combination at that time was Vidic and Evans, but now it is Vidic and Ferdinand. The two central defenders are obviously not at the same level!

Besides, four consecutive league rounds without conceding a goal, the defense is not good enough?

"Don't underestimate Allardyce, he is a dangerous enemy!" Ferguson was full of worry.

He knew Allardyce too well. With the latter's urine, if he was not sure enough, how dare he press it out?
Furthermore, among the local coaches in England, the one who attaches the most importance to data analysis is Allardyce.

Therefore, this guy's tactical targeting is also quite good.

Anyone who dares to despise him, just wait and cry!

Mike Phelan was a little skeptical when he heard that Ferguson had given such a high evaluation to his opponent.

Really so powerful?

If he is really so good, why doesn't he go to coach a top team?
Especially when he saw that Manchester United had survived West Ham United's attack in the opening stage, began to grasp the initiative of the game, and played their own offense, he became even more complacent.

But at this moment, after the Hammers succeeded in stealing the ball, they quickly counterattacked.

Jarvis made a pass from the left. In the big penalty area, high center Andy Carroll overpowered Evra and flew the header into the small penalty area.

The tall Portuguese center Watts, who is also tall, rushed to the top and dived to the top with a header, breaking through De Gea's goal.

One to zero!

The entire Upton Park stadium suddenly burst into thunderous cheers.

Andy Carroll, a high-end high-end striker who suffered a trough in his career after switching from Newcastle to Liverpool at a high price, has now regained his new life in West Ham United and performed quite well.

Ferguson closed his eyes with an expression I couldn't bear to see.

Mike Phelan next to him was so surprised that his jaw dropped.

It's that simple?
Is Manchester United's defense line a piece of paper?

Didn't concede a goal in four rounds of the Premier League, and was scored twice by West Ham United like this?

"Mike!" Ferguson opened his eyes again and shouted.

But his assistant stared dumbfoundedly at the celebrating Carroll, Watts and others on the field.

"Mike!" Ferguson had to emphasize his tone and shouted again.

Frankly speaking, he is not satisfied with his assistant coach, sometimes too self-righteous, sometimes too impatient.

In this situation, if the ball is lost, can the head coach mess up?

"Ah..." Mike Phelan reacted.

"Go, tell them, stabilize the situation, hold the ball, don't mess up, and control the ball more!"

"Oh, good!" Mike Phelan hurried to the sidelines and shouted loudly.

Ferguson shook his head, turned and walked towards the coach's bench.

"How's the score at Carrow Road?"

Manchester United played West Ham and Southampton played Norwich at the same time.

A member of the coaching staff immediately checked, "It's almost 10 minutes, zero to zero!"

Ferguson's expression eased a little. Norwich's home court is still quite scary!

"How is the situation?"

The coaching staff checked again, "From the data point of view, Southampton should have the upper hand, with a ball possession rate as high as 60.00%. Norwich has already received two yellow cards!"

Hearing this, Ferguson frowned again.

Although it was just two simple pieces of data, he could clearly outline the scene of the game in his mind.

Southampton took advantage of the possession of the ball and completely controlled the ball. Norwich tried everything possible to get the ball back, but in some unavoidable situations, it could only be fouls again and again.

"The situation is not very good!" Ferguson muttered to himself.

He knows better than anyone that Southampton has just given up the challenge, and Manchester United has just accepted the challenge.

If they lose points in this round, it will definitely greatly boost Southampton's arrogance, and Manchester United's morale will suffer a heavy blow, which will also have a certain impact on the players' psychology.

The game restarted, Manchester United under the adjustment of Ferguson, the players began to consciously control the ball on the court.

Manchester United's left and right wings have been criticized this season. Whether it is Ashley Young, Nani or Valencia, they all performed very unsatisfactorily, which directly affected Manchester United's attack power.

Coupled with the long-term weakness of the lack of hardness in the midfield, Manchester United's defense also has problems.

To this end, Ferguson also made adjustments to the team, especially in activating the two wings.

Therefore, with Manchester United firmly in control of the ball, Ferguson's adjustments and changes gradually emerged as threats.

At the No.303 minute, Van Persiela took the ball from the left and charged forward, crossing the penalty area.

The Japanese Kagawa Shinji took the ball to avoid the block of the defender and knocked across the door.

Valencia, who has never scored a goal this season, rushed to the goal, pushed in front of the goal, and scored his first goal of the season.

One to one!

This goal made Ferguson, who had been waiting for a long time on the sidelines, excited.

"Okay, nice job!"

The Manchester United coaching team and the bench are even more rejoicing.

Half an hour later, the score was equalized, and there was still an hour to play, so it was worth playing!
Valencia's goal not only relieved the heavy psychological pressure on the Manchester United players, but also made Ferguson feel relieved.

Well, with goals, things are so much easier!

"Mike, inform them, continue to fight like this, be patient!" Ferguson gave the order again.

Mike Phelan immediately agreed, and ran to the sidelines to convey the meaning of the coach.

Ferguson stood on the sidelines for a while, saw that the players were basically playing according to his requirements, and was quite satisfied with the situation. After nodding with a smile, he turned and walked back.

"How is it? How's the situation over there in Carrow Road?"

Members of the coaching staff immediately opened the webpage and looked at it for a while, "Well, it's still zero to zero, no change!"

After hearing this, Ferguson grinned and laughed, "The Carrow Road Stadium is the place where the Premier League's strong teams have collapsed this season. Chris Hughton reorganized their extremely bad defense last summer, and their strength has greatly increased. It is difficult for Southampton to retreat completely!"

Norwich's current four main defenders, Garrido, Bassoon, Michael Turner and Whitaker, were all introduced last summer. Garrido and Whitaker were both free transfers. Bassoon spent 400 million and Michael Turner spent 150 million.

More than 500 million pounds, which is a lot of money for a team like Norwich!

But the effect is also particularly obvious, at least Norwich's goals this season have been greatly reduced.

In fact, Ferguson had a premonition as early as when Norwich lost to Manchester United [-]-[-] away. Chris Hughton wanted to save his strength to play at home.

Otherwise, how can it be explained that Chris Hughton did not send out all the main players before the game. In the first 75 minutes, when he was behind [-] to [-], he replaced three main players one after another. As a result, the team conceded three goals in a row and lost [-] to [-].

"Okay, okay, Chris Hughton, if you can succeed in sniping Southampton, I will remember this favor!"

Ferguson was in a good mood when he heard that the other game was still [-]-[-].

Manchester United's match against West Ham United, as long as the current situation continues, Ferguson is very confident that he can win.

And as long as Manchester United gets three points and Southampton draws, the Saints should be desperate too!

At that time, I want to see again, who else dares to say that we can't win the championship!

A flash of anger flashed in Ferguson's eyes, and he gritted his teeth thinking.

In the past few days, he has had a lot of verbal battles with The Sun.

That shameless newspaper, who didn't know if it had taken Yang Huan's money, actually clung to Ferguson, and published articles exposing Manchester United and Ferguson's black material every day. It was so pissed off!

I'm waiting to see what you look like when your face is swollen by Lao Tzu!

But just as Ferguson turned around and was about to go out, the coach observing the enemy's situation suddenly let out a surprised cry and jumped up.

"What's going on?" Ferguson was taken aback.

"Sir, Southampton..."

Ferguson froze for a moment, his heart ached.

"...Southampton scored a goal!"

"What?" Ferguson felt dizzy and his eyes darkened.

There was an uproar all around.

"Goal? Southampton goal?"

"What happened? Who scored the goal? How?"

"It was Neymar who faced two double-teams from the left, forcibly broke through and then made a low pass to the penalty area. Ibrahimovic volleyed vigorously and scored. Now it is zero to one, and the Saints are leading!"

Manchester United's coaching staff was a little flustered.

My side just equalized the score, but the opponent scored the first goal!
No need to guess, this must be Southampton's game strategy.

First consume Norwich's physical energy, and attack in the overall situation in the final stage.

With the Saints' offensive strength, the next ten minutes will definitely be an indiscriminate bombardment of Norwich City.

It's over, it's over, what now?

Everyone turned their attention to Ferguson.

The old Scottish coach has a livid face, obviously aware of the seriousness of the game!

He turned his head and glanced at the coaching bench of the home team. It seemed that someone was rushing to tell everyone. After hearing the news, Allardyce turned around and smiled at Ferguson.

This damn guy must have received the news, he must be waiting for Manchester United to mess up!
You bastard, you're so bastard, you actually got into trouble!

But Ferguson knew that he had to quickly come up with countermeasures now.

"Attack, get ready, adjust during the halftime break, after the second half starts, we have to attack, reverse the score, and take the lead in establishing the lead!"

Ferguson shouted decisively.

(End of this chapter)