green showman

Chapter 526 tit for tat
I have considered myself a pure Schalke since I was a child, and even when I was a child, I could see Schalke 04's old stadium "Garden Stadium" from the window of my home.

Although he thinks that he has made no mistakes in his choice of career, Neuer, as the captain, was the first to walk out of the player channel, and the result was greeted with boos. To be honest, he is still unavoidably depressed.

After a short boo, the home fans applauded the ten starters behind Neuer.

"Mannu!" Sun Wu shouted to stop Neuer, who was jogging towards the goal with his head down.

"Best." Neuer looked nonchalant.

"There will be at least two boos like this every year." Sun Wu pointed to the stands, "Are you going to keep your head down?"

"You have to be clear, you are the captain of the team!" Sun Wu hugged Neuer hard, "I don't think you did anything wrong, it's just Hoeness's tricks, so..."

"Hold your head up!"

Patting Neuer on the back, Sun Wu didn't stay any longer, turned around and walked towards Firmino, explaining some details after the start of the game.

After about ten seconds, Sun Wu turned his head quietly and saw Neuer walking towards the goal calmly but with his head held high.

Sina Live Studio.

"The game is about to start. Schalke 04 is at a slight disadvantage after playing first home and then away. I didn't expect the news that Neuer is about to leave the team before the game." Zhan Jun sighed: "Schalke 04 this season has all It has never stopped before such twists and turns, and it is still very surprising to be able to come to the present.”

Zhang Lu on the side smiled wryly: "Cavani was seriously injured before the start of the season, and the main lineup was basically not complete for the next season. Mandzukic left after half a season. Westerman just returned last week. Farr Van was injured again, and Magath left, Rangnick was hit by a tsunami when he took office, and now the news that Neuer is leaving the team... all kinds of messy things."

"But under such a premise, Schalke 04 has achieved quite good results. Although the German Cup was eliminated early, the league championship this season is basically guaranteed, and it has made a historic breakthrough in the Champions League. Zhan Jun laughed and said, "Now we have to watch the game... The referee blew the whistle to start the game!"

"Schalke 04 kicked off first, but they didn't press up." Zhang Lu noticed the difference immediately, "This should be Rangnick's tactical deployment. After all, Schalke 04's high-position press has hit consecutively in the first two knockout rounds. Crushed Inter Milan and Tottenham."

Seeing Firmino reaching out for the ball, Sun Wu turned around as if he didn't see it and gave the ball to Hewedes, who then passed the ball back to Neuer.

Sun Wu stretched out his hand and pressed down to signal Neuer not to open his feet. He ran over to catch the ball by himself, and then used running positions and quick passes to catch the ball upside down.

Manchester United also cautiously did not come forward, only Rooney and Hernandez were pressing. Sun Wu wanted to take this opportunity to take a closer look at the positions of Manchester United players.

The key lies in Park Ji-sung and Giggs.

Manchester United's starting four midfielders, Carrick must be the midfielder, Valencia must be the right midfielder...he can't play in other positions, this guy is weak on the left.

And Park Ji-sung and Giggs can play both wide and central... In fact, both of them were born as wingers.

Giggs played as a playmaker in the middle because he is older, has limited physical fitness, and his ability to go straight up and down has declined greatly. He can use his ability to distribute the ball and pass threatening balls in the middle, which is what Manchester United's midfielders lack the most.

And Park Ji-sung... Sun Wu carefully observed the Korean's position for a while, then glanced at Ferguson on the sidelines. This Scottish old man looks very confident!
Logically speaking, Manchester United's central partner should be Carrick with a defensive midfielder. This person should be Hargreaves or Fletcher or O'Shea.

But Ferguson used Park Ji-sung. Although it was a helpless move, Hargreaves couldn't even play on the training ground, Fletcher was seriously ill and was reimbursed for the season as early as February, and O'Shea was injured in the last round of the league.

Sun Wu studied Manchester United’s games in the past few months after Fletcher was reimbursed for the season. The probability of Park Ji-sung’s partner Carrick was more than [-]%. In the last round of the Champions League knockout match against Chelsea, Park Ji-sung started both rounds and played as a winger. A hit in the middle.

The advantages of Park Ji-sung appearing in the defensive midfielder and central midfielder position are obvious. He has abundant physical fitness and covers a wide range.

The disadvantages are also obvious, the defensive ability is very average, very average, about the same level as Sun Wu, and the position selection is also very bad, after all, he was born as a winger!
In fact, Sun Wu remembers very clearly that in the Champions League final of this season in the original time and space, Messi suddenly broke through Van der Sar's ten fingers from outside the penalty area under the marking of Park Ji-sung.

In the next 10 minutes, both sides began to attack tentatively. Manchester United's offensive focus was on the left. Si almost succeeded in grabbing points.

While Schalke 04 focused on the middle, Sun Wu and Rakitic cooperated twice to bypass Park Ji-sung, but Nemanja Vidic and Ferdinand successfully destroyed the offensive.

"From the perspective of the first 15 minutes, both sides are very cautious, but they are trying to find the weakness of the opponent's formation on offense." Zhan Jun commented: "Sun Wu seems to want to open a breakthrough from the center of Manchester United, but Vidic and Ferdinand are in good health. Down, the defensive coverage is wide."

Sun Wu also discovered the problem. He knew that Park Ji-sung was a weakness, but didn't Ferguson know?

If you want to open a gap in the middle, you must effectively mobilize Manchester United's defense... Sun Wu's eyes fell on the side.

Left or right?

On the left is Fabio, the weakest part of Manchester United's defense.

On the right is Manchester United's most threatening offensive partner Evra and Ryan Giggs.

Choosing the left side has a chance to open the gap, but the other side will become the focus of the opponent's attack... Sun Wu hesitated for a while, but chose the right side.

I hope that Firmino can win a little bit... I really hope that this guy has listened to his nagging on the training ground these days!
Sun Wu put his hand in his mouth and whistled loudly, and made a gesture with the other hand.

"Choose the right lane." Lannick murmured, "This choice..."

"Do you want to switch sides?" Slomka asked in a low voice.

Rangnik shook his head, "Valencia has retreated deeply. It doesn't make much sense to choose the left path, but the right path... There are both rewards and risks."

Firmino playing on the right can bring more possibilities to Schalke 04's offense, but Giggs and Rooney may also take advantage of the loss on this side to play a threatening counterattack.

In the 19th minute, Sun Wu suddenly started in the middle and threw away Park Ji-sung. Before Carrick, he swiped the outside of his foot. Firmino, who came in, took the ball on the right rib and sent a cross.

"Cross... Cavani..."

"Oh, Raul!"

"Brilliant goal! No. 04 from Schalke 7..." Adam Simpson's celebration came to an abrupt end. "Offside?"

Firmino's cross flew into the penalty area, Cavani barely missed a header in the press with Vidic in the front point, and Raul scored with a header in the back point...but the linesman's flag had already been raised get up.

"It's a pity, if Cavani doesn't get there..." Zhan Jun said with a smile, "Of course, if Cavani doesn't get there, a world-class central defender like Vidic won't miss the top spot , in fact Van der Sar spotted the linesman raising the flag the first time, and he didn't even make a save."

"Firmino's pass is not bad. He is capable of cooperating with Sun Wu and Rakitic. In this respect, Farfan is much weaker." Zhang Lu commented: "Peruvians need Sun Wu sent a pass with a certain amount in advance."

In fact, the most important thing is that whether it is defensive or offensive, Firmino will unconsciously draw in, which directly leads to the shortening of the distance between him and Sun Wu and Rakitic... and also directly leads to Reduced the thickness of the wing defense.

Since it was effective, Sun Wu deliberately increased the delivery of the ball to the right. Cavani, Rakitic, Firmino and Sun Wu frequently appeared on the right and right ribs, and frequently played smooth cooperation. .

In the 24th minute, Firmino made a cross from the right rib, and then turned back and inserted into the penalty area. Sun Wu made a pass but stopped at his feet.

"Wonderful turn...Best!"

"Shoot...no, it's a through pass!"

Ferdinand, Carrick, Evra, and Van der Sar immediately raised their hands to signal that Firmino was offside, but the Brazilian stopped with his hands up, and Cavani, who slanted into the penalty area from the back row, suddenly appeared on the ball rolling route Come on, volley vigorously immediately!

"Cavani... shot!"

"Excellent Serbian centre-back, what a pity!"

At the last moment, Nemanja Vidic came with a shovel and slightly touched the ball shot by Cavani with his toe. Van der Sar, who did not respond, watched the ball rubbing against the crossbar and flying out of the baseline with lingering fear.

Heavy sighs sounded from the stands.

Sun Wu breathed a sigh of relief. The situation on the court did not diverge much from his pre-match judgment. Although there are two world-class central defenders, Manchester United's defensive system is not strict... let alone facing the "God" Angle of view" this plug-in self.

But I missed the goal a few times, what I want now is a goal, a goal!
On the sidelines of the Manchester United coaching bench, Phelan pouted and looked at the Schalke 2 player wearing the No. 04 jersey on the field, "They are very cautious, but we have no advantage in the middle."

Ferguson rubbed his big red nose, and turned his head to look at Lannick not far away. This German coach whose nickname he hates really has two brushes!

The focus of Manchester United's offensive deployment before the league is Schalke 04's right, but the opponent uses offensive suppression on the one hand, and on the other hand would rather let Rakitic's position shift, and also let Pekarik reduce the number of forwards to guard against Manchester United. counterattack...

Just like Ferran said, Manchester United has no advantage in the middle. Neither Rooney nor Hernandez can hold the ball and develop forward. Valencia on the right is only holding a stick on the right. Muscles, no idea of ​​adduction at all.

Ferguson took a deep breath, got up and walked to the sidelines, and made a gesture to Carrick, the most important organizer of Manchester United.

(End of this chapter)