Football irons are burning

Chapter 325 Abolished Alan Smith

After the domestic affairs were settled, Li Tie returned to Manchester.

The fourth round of the FA Cup continues, Manchester United against Northampton, this is another low-level team, Northampton is a fourth-level team.

As a result, it was obvious that at 0:9, Northampton lost again and couldn't find the north.

Li Tie regarded the game as a training match. He scored 6 goals by himself. In the end, even Queiroz couldn't stand it anymore and replaced him. Otherwise, he didn't know how many goals he would score later.

On March 1, the 29st round of the Premier League kicked off.

Manchester United host Nottingham Forest.

Affected by the FIFA virus, Van Nistelrooy, Stam, and De Jong have also entered the injury list, which caused some headaches for the acting head coach Queiroz.

Affected by Chelsea's style of play, Nottingham Forest also played an iron barrel formation in this game, which made Manchester United's game very difficult.

However, the result of the game was satisfactory. In the 30th minute of the first half, Li Tie used a free kick to rewrite the score.

This goal was also the only goal in the game.

Nottingham Forest had only 2 shots in the whole game, one of which was Zikic's header hit the crossbar before the end of the game, scaring the Manchester United fans into a cold sweat.

This also reminded Manchester United, I am afraid that other teams will use this tactic to deal with Manchester United in the future.

It is also imperative to adjust the striker.

Breaking the dense defense, in addition to the set ball, the header in the penalty area is more beneficial. The center tactic may have to be put on the agenda. Once the opponent conducts intensive defense, Manchester United will resort to the center tactic.

Three days later, in the game against Southampton, the team resorted to center tactics.

The teenager Dong Fangzhuo was at the front, and Fan Ni and Li Tie were cruising around him.

This change has also greatly changed the passing styles of Giggs and Simao on both sides.

Flying with both wings, it began to show its power.

In fact, Southampton is at home and hasn't defended much, but the offense and defense are orderly.

However, this still allows Manchester United to practice tactics calmly. The opponent is not strong. Except for Beatty who can give Manchester United some threats, the offense of other Southampton players is well restricted.

In the 23rd minute, Simao made a cross after breaking through from the right. After Dong Fangzhuo competed with the opponent for the top, he swayed the header slightly.

0: 1!

This time, the center forward tactic worked.

Although Dong Fangzhuo's ball was an accident, the ball was still scored after all.

In the 38th minute, it was Simao's quick breakthrough and cross from the right, which caused a panic in the Southampton penalty area. This time, Ruud van Nistelrooy made a ball for Dong Fangzhuo. His header kicked back and sent the ball accurately to Dong Fangzhuo. He kicked the ball into the goal, 0:2!

These two are center forward partners, which is really interesting. In fact, the height of the two is not short. Dong Fangzhuo is 1.8 meters 1.8, and Ruud van Nistelrooy is [-] meters.

Leading by two goals, the opponent also lost his temper. Manchester United also shrank their defense. With Southampton's strength, it is difficult to reverse the score.

In the second half, Manchester United once again made a successful counterattack. After receiving the ball in the middle, Li Tie used his speed to get rid of the opponent, went into the penalty area and scored a goal, finally locking the score at 0:3!
In this game, Manchester United also successfully tested a new tactic, and the effect looks good.

The training in the past few days has also played a role.

Of course, Southampton's strength cannot be used as a benchmark. If you encounter a strong team, it will not be so easy.

At the press conference after the game, Queiroz was also satisfied with the players' on-the-spot performance, and was very satisfied with Van Nistelrooy and Dong Fangzhuo.The team's offense has changed, and the players' adaptability is so strong, Queiroz feels that the acting head coach may be able to become a regular in the future.

Three days later, the League Cup final was played at Wembley Stadium.

Because they are old opponents, there is nothing to study.

After the match day came, players from both sides stepped onto the field and the game began soon.

Manchester United continued the lineup when they played against Southampton, and Li Tie still ran in the midfielder position.

And Chelsea also continued the lineup they had when they defeated Manchester United, with a defensive posture.

After the start of the game, Manchester United attacked first, and they were not in a hurry to send shells forward, and they also turned their feet back and forth in the backcourt.

And the two sides, waiting for the opportunity to make a pass, and Li Tie's two sides in the middle set up at any time, so that the opponent's defense did not dare to be careless.

In the 11th minute, Li Tie suddenly went around to the left, and after receiving the ball, a fried ball passed Ashley Cole, who didn't even have time to foul.

Li Tie then kicked like a pass and shot, and the ball flew straight to the back corner of the goal.

Fortunately, Buffon is indeed in a very good stage, he flew to save the ball.

For the corner kick, Li Tie went around and hit the back. Pepe leaped high and beat Ferdinand with a header.

Three minutes later, it was Li Tie who caught the ball from the side and missed Wang Dong who was defending, and then kicked the ball over the top.

Dong Fangzhuo did not stop the ball, but headed back directly. Ruud van Nistelrooy volleyed from the penalty area line, but the ball was still on point, and was saved by Buffon.

On the sidelines, Queiroz was also satisfied with regret. The team's offense played very patiently today.

This is what he wants, and Li Tie is in good form, and his organizational skills are refreshing.

Especially extraordinary, now who dares to say that he is not as good as Zidane?This little skill is too delicate, and it can easily pass the opponent's player. If Chelsea hadn't put out the bus, Li Tie would have broken through the penalty area long ago.

In the 20th minute, Li Tie dribbled again. This time he pulled the ball in the middle and swayed Zheng Zhi away. Alan Smith, who was supplementing the defense, shoveled. When Li Tie jumped up to hide, he stepped on Alan Smith's stomach after landing.

Now only a scream was heard, and Alan Smith rolled on the ground in pain!
Li Tie also took advantage of the trend and rolled several times, screaming again and again.

However, he secretly screamed in his heart: "Let you shovel me, I won't be surnamed Li if you don't get rid of me!"

His kick really put in a lot of effort. If he didn't kick Alan Smith's stomach, he would have suffered serious internal injuries.

Alan Smith is also a villain, and he had a feud with Li Tie in the past, so this time Li Tie is not polite.

The coaches of both sides immediately jumped up. Queiroz accused Alan Smith of shoveling behind the back, a serious foul, and should be sent off with a red card.

And Mourinho saw clearly that Li Tie was diving. He has cooperated with Li Tie for a season. Can he not know Li Tie's habits?

The on-duty referee Jensen ran over, first showed Alan Smith a red card, and then went to check on Li Tie's situation.

This was also a normal reaction. After all, Alan Smith's back shoveling was a red card action, and Jensen believed that Li Tie was injured.

This made Mourinho even more furious and cursed on the sidelines.

After hearing this, Jansen ran over again, showed Mourinho a red card and sent him to the stands.

Mourinho waved his hands and went to the stands cursing.

The team doctors of both sides have also entered the field at this moment.

After the Manchester United team doctor looked at it, he naturally knew that Li Tie was pretending, but he was also pretending, deliberately treating Li Tie, taking out medicine and spraying it around.

As for the Chelsea team doctor, they took off Alan Smith's clothes and saw that his belly was all blue. Alan Smith was also miserable.

(End of this chapter)