heir to the red devil

Chapter 502 Tottenham's Onslaught

On January 1, Old Trafford ushered in their League Cup semi-final opponent Tottenham.

In the last leg of the game, Manchester United took the lead in the away game with a score of 2-1.This game Pochettino's team is ready to reverse the total score at Old Trafford.

In this game, the main players of both sides played out, the style of play was open, and it was another passionate game.

Tottenham are attacking with all their strength. Their purpose in this game is very simple, to strive for more goals.Manchester United, on the other hand, has a balanced offense and defense, with Kanter sitting in the middle, and the offensive line led by Lampard also frequently launched attacks amidst the cheers of the home fans.

Morris, the commentator of this game, was a little too busy: "Look at Manchester United's attack this time. Lampard broke through Tottenham's midfield defense and shot from a long distance! This shot was so right that goalkeeper Lori He jumped right on."

"Lloris launched a throw-in attack and the ball was delivered to Dembele. Dembele passed the ball to Shazley, Shazley dribbled the ball forward ... he was intercepted by Kante!"

"Tottenham just launched a counterattack, and Kanter immediately disrupted the rhythm and broke the ball. Kanter handed the ball to Lampard, and Manchester United attacked again!"

Taking advantage of a corner kick, Morris temporarily turned off the microphone: "Raman, I think the company should pay us both more money after the commentary for this game is over."

Rahman agrees: "Yeah, the pace of the game is really fast."

Jin Taige on the sidelines was also watching the game anxiously.

At the tactical analysis meeting before this game, Scholes once pointed out that Manchester United currently has a goal difference advantage and can play a defensive counterattack, or at least have a more balanced offense and defense, so don't press easily.

But Kim Tag offered his own take on the arrangement.For Tottenham, which is strong in offense and weak in defense, blindly defending will definitely be very passive. Besides, Manchester United is only holding a goal difference in their hands, which is not enough to defend steadily; and Tottenham's biggest problem now lies in their The back line, so for Manchester United, it is difficult to defend Tottenham's offense, but it is easier to break through Tottenham's defense.

Therefore, in this game at Old Trafford, Kintag asked his players to attack with all their strength and strive for more goals.

In the 17th minute of the game, Kintag's tactical arrangement was effective.

Lampard's transition in the middle, Griezmann pulled to the gap on the wing, he dribbled the ball forward along the bottom line at a small angle, and most of the defensive players in Tottenham's penalty area were attracted by it. At this time Griezmann passed the ball from the crowd to the back point, and Lewandowski volleyed lightly, and the ball crashed into the net.

1 to 0!Manchester United lead the score!

After scoring the goal, the Manchester United players were very happy. They hugged and celebrated together. The loud cheers at Old Trafford made them extremely excited.

In the 31st minute of the game, Manchester United got another good opportunity to attack.

This time it was De Bruyne who found a good opportunity on the right.He broke through two Tottenham defenders in a row, and then there was a large gap in front of him. Everyone thought De Bruyne would dribble the ball into the penalty area, but he crossed the ball to the front of the penalty area and handed it to Lan Pad's feet.And Lampard didn't expect to get the ball, he paused for a second.But he is a world-class midfielder after all, and his reaction is still very fast.

At this time, two defensive players have blocked Lampard's forward shooting and passing routes. Lampard flicked his ankle and passed the ball directly to the left.At this time Griezmann had already cruised to the left.He received a pass from Lampard, took only two steps forward, and then shot!The ball hit the goal from Lloris' armpit!

2 to 0!Manchester United once again expanded the score!Manchester United now has a total score of 4-1 in the two rounds!As long as Manchester United does not make mistakes, then they will definitely advance to the League Cup final!
Seeing that the team conceded two goals in an away game, Pochettino was really anxious!He reacted quickly and was ready to give it a go!
In the 33rd minute of the game, Pochettino made continuous substitution adjustments. He replaced Soldado and Lamela as two forwards in one breath, and removed Facio and Townsend as a defender and a midfielder. The team formation became 3-4-3, and the two full-backs, Danny Rose and Kyle Walker, both had strong assisting abilities, and the two also frequently inserted.

Manchester United was a little uncomfortable with Tottenham's desperate style of play, and they were caught off guard for a while.

In the 41st minute of the game, Tottenham midfielder Eriksson controlled the ball near Manchester United's penalty area, which caused great power to Manchester United. Under the simultaneous defense of Kante and Smalling, Eriksson did not lose the ball. ball.He seized a good opportunity and stuffed the ball into the penalty area from the crowd. Kane received the ball comfortably and calmly pushed and succeeded.

2 to 1, Tottenham recovered a goal!
Seeing this situation, Jin Taige quickly asked the players to stabilize the situation and retreat appropriately.The two full-backs should not easily step forward to assist, and stabilize the last few minutes of the first half, and then make adjustments during the intermission.

In the end, Manchester United almost retreated across the board, defending the score of 2 to 1, and survived until the end of the first half.

During the intermission, Kintag hurriedly made a tactical change. He replaced the right back Raphael and replaced him with Phil Jones to strengthen the wing defense; while the left side was still playing the same way as in the previous game. Ah Shili Yang dragged behind, and Alonso pressed up to play as a full-back.

After the start of the second half, Kintag found that Tottenham had made another substitution adjustment. Tottenham replaced the midfielder Shazli, and then replaced Dale, letting Dale play the position of shadow forward. In this way, Tottenham's formation It became 3-3-4 again, more aggressive.

In the 61st minute of the game, it was the newly replaced Dell who played well. He and Eriksson cooperated to pass, and finally Lamela took the far corner and scored a curve ball.

2 to 2, Tottenham equalized the score!

Now Manchester United is a bit dangerous. If Tottenham score another goal, the total score will be equalized. Now that Tottenham is in full swing, Manchester United may accidentally capsize.

When Manchester United fell down on the field, they needed a hero to play.

In the 72nd minute of the game, their hero appeared.

Lampard shot a powerful long shot at the top of the penalty area and blasted open the gate guarded by Lowry!

3 to 2!Manchester United once again lead by two goals on aggregate!
Manchester United players surrounded Lampard and excitedly rushed to the sidelines to celebrate with Kintag. At this time, the home fans also saw the dawn of advancing to the final!

Manchester United's goal completely dispelled Tottenham's counterattack momentum. In the last ten minutes, neither side rewritten the score again. In the end, Manchester United successfully advanced to the League Cup final with a total score of 5 to 3 in the two rounds!
(End of this chapter)