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Chapter 542 The most critical
When the game restarted, the commentator, senior fans and Ferguson were all surprised to see the changes in Schalke 04.

It is still a high position press, but it is very different from the previous high position press.

Jones remained on the premise of the position and carried out a large-scale horizontal sweep. Hao Junmin and Fuchs on the two wings advanced deeply, ran back and forth and kicked hard, and Firmino focused on Carrick... If it weren't for the rear The player is experienced and almost got intercepted 20 seconds after kick-off.

But this is not the most important thing. The most important and surprising thing is... Sun Wu did not sit in the midfield, but stood in the shadow forward position behind Cavani, stuck in the left rib that made Manchester United most uncomfortable .

"This is a brand new location!"

Ferguson on the sidelines turned his head and looked at Lannick in disbelief, and actually let Best play forward!

This is what surprised Ferguson, and it is also the most important and crucial part of Schalke's pre-match deployment!
"Best has played many positions, but never played forward." Mortensen shook his head and said, "This..."

Before the words fell, Sun Wu successfully intercepted Rafael's pass to Carrick, and then played a two-on-one with Firmino horizontally, before Vidic blocked it, and was 23 meters away from the goal. shoot!
"Shoot...nearly!" Bart roared, "Van der Sar made a crucial save!"

Van der Sar, who held the ball out of the crossbar with his fingertips, lay on the ground with lingering fear, and then jumped up after gathering his mind, and loudly reprimanded Carrick and Vidic. Manchester United did not lack people in the backcourt, but let Sun Wu shot from a long distance almost without defense!

"The adjustment made by Schalke 04 coach Rangnick is very surprising." Mortensen commented: "Through the replay, it can be clearly seen that Sun Wu and Firmino are stuck in front of and behind Carrick. And these two people have excellent personal abilities, can pass and shoot, and also have the ability to cooperate."

"Look at the on-the-spot attack after stealing the ball just now, from Best stealing the ball to the long shot after he and Firmino paired up..." Bart secretly counted in his heart, "It's only five seconds, Manchester United almost Impossible to organize a defense."

"The most important thing is that Best has a world-class pass that can tear through all defenses. If he is allowed to steal the ball suddenly in the frontcourt, he can do and choose too much!"

Ferguson on the sidelines looked sullenly at Schalke 04. Although Giggs retreated deeply to assist Carrick, and although Rooney also came back to connect, there was no scene where Manchester United was pressed to the ground and rubbed hard. Change.

"Jones...Jones steals the ball again, and Hao Junmin makes a pass!"

"Cavani rubbed after the header...Sun Wu Linkong...flew into the stands!"

"Beautiful breakthrough...Giggs is not old, direct pass... Hernandez is offside!"

"Rakitic has a quick shot, Fuchs has a long shot...Van der Sar is very focused!"

"Firmino stole the ball from Carrick again, Sun Wu...passed Raphael and went into the penalty area...passed back...Firmino shot!"

"It's Van der Sar again, Neuer has come down to earth, this time it's Van der Sar's turn!"

The tempo on the court is so fast that it cannot be increased. There may be two or three ball transitions within 1 minute, and an offensive and defensive transition can be completed within 20 seconds...

Whether it is the players on the field, the fans in the stands, or the coaches of both sides, it is very clear that either Manchester United counterattacked and scored, or Schalke 04 scored another goal!
Ferguson's adjustment was very timely, allowing Giggs to return to the outside of the penalty area to assist Carrick with the ball, and Rooney retreated to organize the attack. Both he and Giggs had an excellent direct pass ability.

However, despite the premise of Jones's position, although Rakitic's defense is not very reliable, Milito stepped out, either causing offside, or sticking to Hernandez, destroying Manchester United's counterattack several times in a row.

For the new position of Yingfeng, Sun Wu is actually not very used to it. He is used to looking for loopholes in the opponent's defense line from the "God's perspective" all the time, used to controlling the overall situation in the middle lane, and used to sending a shot in the crowd. Untie the bull pass...

But now, there is only Cavani in front of Sun Wu, and sometimes there is no one...

And Sun Wu is also very clear that if he successfully steals the ball, he must never pass it back. This will not only reduce the team's attack speed and frequency, but also give his teammates certain psychological hints.

Sun Wu can't retreat, that's Firmino's territory, and he can't pull the sidelines, and he can't frequently enter the penalty area...

In the end, Sun Wu chose to move around Carrick, the two ribs of Manchester United.

"It's been 33 minutes, and Schalke 04 has been pressing high for a little more than a quarter of an hour, but they still haven't scored the second goal." Zhan Jun was a little nervous, "Gigs and even Rooney's retracement assists let Manchester United's success rate in the midfield has greatly improved, and Firmino is no longer focusing on Carrick."

"Continue to fight like this. As long as Manchester United succeeds in one counterattack, Schalke 04 must score at least two goals to advance." Zhang Lu shook his head and said, "It's too dangerous, Jones is almost standing in the midfielder position... Look, he is the parallel to Firmino."

"It may be beyond everyone's expectations. Schalke 04 chose to attack in the first half. They wanted to reverse the score within 45 minutes." Zhan Jun sighed: "Ferguson probably didn't expect... One thing is for sure, this Schalke team Erke 04 are the most dynamic team in Europe and Rangnick took full advantage of that!"

Among the 04 starting players for Schalke 11, the oldest is 31-year-old Gabriel Milito, followed by 27-year-old captain Westermann, and the rest are all young players under 25.

Although there is a lack of high-position pressing tactics, the Schalke 04 players have a certain psychological advantage due to their abundant physical strength and fierce ball-grabbing movements similar to barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes.

50.00% In the scramble, the Manchester United players will always unconsciously think that you have already won the league championship, and we will play against Chelsea in the next round of the league, playing a battle of Tianwangshan to decide the league championship.

Pekarik, Westerman, and Rakitic all received yellow cards for too much action, but Manchester United... none of them!

Although the press on Carrick received very good results, and although the team's attack on Manchester United's weakest right winger Rafael was also effective, Ferguson reacted quickly and adjusted these two positions.

Giggs and Rooney retreated to a deep position to catch the ball, making Firmino's press on Carrick meaningless.

Sun Wu admires Ferguson a little bit. This old guy really has a few strokes and made the most appropriate adjustments so quickly... Also, Frye and Hargreaves have been injured for several months. If there is no countermeasure, Manchester United's The midfielder has already been blown up!

And Valencia on the right almost gave up attacking and came back to assist Rafael in defense. Now every time Fuchs advances to assist, Valencia will follow... The first conceded goal is a big responsibility because Valencia did not Follow Fuchs.

Sun Wu was not conscious of playing forward at all, and was habitually observing the overall situation... He immediately found that Park Ji-sung on the other side had moved in to help defend, because Schalke 04 stormed the left, which directly caused Manchester United's formation to lean to the right. .

Seems like that side could be exploited, but with a lot of risk...

but!

If you don't do something that surprises Ferguson, how can you eliminate Manchester United and advance to the final! ?

Sun Wu quickly made up his mind and made a retreat gesture to Fuchs, allowing Rakitic to participate in the high position press.

Both Ferguson and Rangnick on the sidelines noticed the change.

"It's too risky..." Slomka shook his head and suggested: "Leading 1-0, there is no need to take such a risk and let Jones return to the midfielder?"

Seeing that Rangnick didn't speak, Rolf, who had the best personal relationship with Sun Wu on the coaching staff, also said, "Ralph, as long as a direct pass is made, the defense line may be penetrated. That Mexican striker is very fast..."

Lannick waved his hand and interrupted Rolf, "Look first..."

Before the words fell, there was a change on the field.

The change came from Fuchs' retreat, but also from Rakitic's risky forward move.

More from Sun Wu's on-the-spot adjustments!
(End of this chapter)