green showman

Chapter 1072
From the first second when the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the cheers and shouts in the stands of the Meazza Stadium never stopped.

In the stands that were divided into three parts, there were Manchester United fans and the small Chinese fans flying flags and singing loudly, while the Real Madrid fans were obviously a little unprepared and lacked momentum.

In fact, not only the Real Madrid fans were not mentally prepared, but also the Real Madrid players on the field. From the first second after Benzema kicked off, Manchester United almost pressed across the board and made a crazy high-position press. Real Madrid's midfield was in chaos.

Although Real Madrid players are aware of Manchester United's high-position press, they did not expect the high-position press at the beginning of the game, and the magnitude was so large. Let alone Modric and Kroos, even Ronaldo and Isco were suppressed. In the 30-meter area, Manchester United has the absolute initiative.

Within 1 minute of the opening, Manchester United intercepted the ball three times in a row in the frontcourt, forcing Casemiro to foul Fletcher.

"It's surprising!" Zhan Jun said with a grin: "Manchester United's high-level press is very large. Kroos, Modric, and Casemiro have conceded the ball."

Zhang Lu: "Manchester United's high-position press...the players' running speed and coverage are very large. Several times the ball was conceded, a few Manchester United players surrounded a Real Madrid player..."

Indeed, Casemiro lost the ball that time because Fletcher, Harry Kane and Sun Wu rushed forward from different directions to snatch it.

In fact, although this is a high-position press, it is not an ordinary high-position press. It can even be said that this is not a normal high-position press.

Isco's first start allowed Sun Wu to successfully predict Real Madrid's tactical choice, so he chose to play fast and mess up.

At 1 minute and 12 seconds, Lucas, Fletcher and Sun Wu worked together to steal the ball from Modric.

Sun Wu slanted into the penalty area, Harry Kane leaned on Ramos to set up a cannon cleverly, Griezmann blasted a high-quality long shot from outside the penalty area, Navas barely blocked it with a side attack, and the ball grazed the post in a thrilling manner Fly off the bottom line.

At 2 minutes and 34 seconds, Marcelo intercepted the ball in the backcourt and tried to take the ball forward, but Pavard ignored Ronaldo who was sprinting along the sidewalk, and rushed to entangle Marcelo, and Salah took the opportunity to fight back.

"Salah...reverse tackle...Kante...Best."

"Ooooh, beautiful cross, Harry Kane cross... Griezmann!"

Mortensen covered his head and shouted: "It's very beautiful, and it's a pity, it's only ten centimeters away!"

Sun Wu accurately found the loopholes in Real Madrid's defense.

When Paval sprinted along the side, Salah received the ribs, Ronaldo did not return to the defense, and when Marcelo just got up from the ground, Sun Wu cleverly picked the ball and sent the ball to Ramo who was in the premise behind him.

Harry Kane put the ball into the small penalty area at the first time, and Navas stood in the front point to watch the ball fly by, but Griezmann's flying shovel shot from the back point was a hair's breadth away.

Even the phalanx of neutral fans burst into applause and cheers. After the suffocating first half of the FA Cup final, many fans felt that... this might be AC ​​Milan vs. Juventus in 2003 The ugliest Champions League final ever.

Under normal circumstances, the start of the UEFA Champions League is often not very intense. Both sides need a certain period of time to adapt. After all, the two sides are not in the same league and are unfamiliar with each other.

But the fact is that the Premier League hegemons Manchester United did not delay even a second, they put pressure on Real Madrid across the board, played beautifully, and had two close chances to score.

"How dare he...how dare he..." Zidane on the sidelines murmured to himself. He felt a burning pain on his face. Before the game, he confidently told the players that Manchester United would be very cautious...

The current situation on the field tells Zidane that his previous statistical work was completely useless, and the Chinese boy chose the most unexpected tactics.

Although he admitted in his heart that he had lost a bit in the tactics deployed before the game, Zidane was not depressed. He kept pointing with one hand on his hips and shouted for command.

In the 5th minute, Casemiro forcibly squeezed Harry Kane who was holding the ball. The referee did not blow the whistle. Kroos made a gesture and passed back to Ramos to attract Salah to move, and then the German quickly turned around and rushed forward. Sun Wu picked a pass diagonally before.

Ronaldo overwhelmed Pavard with a header and Benzema slammed his heel to the left again in the air. Ronaldo threw off Pavard and sprinted at high speed, but Alderweireld quickly made up for it with a sliding tackle and broke the ball out of bounds .

Sun Wu glanced at Zidane. Although the recognized best player of the century is a mystery about his tactical level, he really can't find any faults in stabilizing the morale of the army.

Manchester United hoped to play fast and suppress Real Madrid with a chaotic start. The effect was good but unfortunately they failed to score. Under Zidane's command, the Real Madrid players eased their emotions and suppressed their position.

The reason is simple. Although Cruyff once said that Manchester United with Best may be the best team in the world to break the high press, but in fact, the best and most experienced team in the world is Real Madrid. .

Guardiola accepted Barcelona in 2008. He brought the high pressing tactic into the Nou Camp and made this tactic popular throughout Europe.

In the eight years since then, Real Madrid has been looking for tactics to break the high press. Meeting at least twice a year also gives Real Madrid enough opportunities to experiment and accumulate experience even if they fail.

Zidane will not put on the bus like Mourinho and count on the surprise attack of star players. What he chooses is to let the midfielders retreat deeply, and then quickly advance with a small range of pass control.

The advantages and disadvantages of this tactic are obvious. Once it succeeds, it will play a high-quality attack, and the scene will be very beautiful. Just now Kroos, Ronaldo, and Benzema played a good continuous cooperation. It is a pity that Alderweire Elder chose a good position and destroyed it in time.

But the disadvantage is that if it fails, it may cause the players to lose their position. If Benzema made a mistake in hitting the ball with his heel just now, then Marcelo, who lacks Ronaldo, will become the key target.

Zidane glanced at the Manchester United coaching staff standing on the same level as him, and then squinted to find Sun Wu on the field... What would you do?
Sun Wu didn't hesitate. A similar situation had appeared on the tactical board. He immediately raised his right hand and made a tactical gesture.

"It's still a high position to press." Rolf muttered in a low voice.

Mike Phelan: "But...it's a high-pressing matchup."

Zidane can also see that although Manchester United is still pressing at a high position, it will no longer be a rush of rushing. Relatively speaking, the scene has eased a lot.

Although the scene has eased, Zidane and Manchester United's coaching staff are still standing nervously on the sidelines.

The difference is that Zidane was nervous and worried about conceding a goal, while the Manchester United coaching staff was nervous with anticipation.

(End of this chapter)