The days of playing football with Da Luo

Chapter 617

Simeone lied.

At home, he is not satisfied with just getting 1 point.

He wants to take all 3 points!
That's why he formed such an aggressive lineup, he has to take the initiative from the very beginning!

At the beginning of the game, QPR players ran all over the field, resolutely executing a high-position press. Except for Ricardo, everyone had to run to reduce the space for Manchester United to play the ball.

However, Mourinho seemed to be well prepared. Manchester United played fast breaks by throwing the ball quickly. Although the success rate was not high, they rarely conceded the ball in their own half and did not give QPR a chance to counterattack on the spot.

Of course, the high-position press cannot continue forever, and physical fitness is a big problem.Simeone asked the players to press high in the first 30 minutes, regardless of whether they succeeded or not, and enter the possession mode after 30 minutes.

After a period of stalemate, QPR gradually gained the upper hand, and several attacks were very threatening, but Manchester United also created several murderous opportunities through set kicks.

In the 12th minute, Ashley Young's free kick was pushed towards Courtois by Nani.

After 1 minute, QPR successfully intercepted in the midfield, Pogba sent a long pass forward, Ricardo made a fuss on the side after getting the ball, shook Rafael and sent a cross, Vardy wanted to stop the ball with his chest and shoot directly , but stopped a bit bigger and lost control of the ball, Ferdinand cleared the ball.

In the 15th minute, Ashley Young's free kick was snatched by Hernandez. Hernandez headed back and Vidic headed the ball to the dead corner. However, Kool Tuva is tall and has long arms, and deftly jumped up to lift the ball over the crossbar, resolving the crisis.

The corner kick was taken and hit the front point. Van Persie grabbed a point and hit the defender.

In the 19th minute, QPR succeeded again in the midfield. Nainggolan made a long pass forward. Vardy gave the ball to Ricardo. Ricardo stepped on his bicycle twice and broke into the penalty area. De Bruyne followed up with another hypothetical pass and pushed the ball to the right. Nainggolan made a burst shot and pierced De Gea's fingers.

"Nainggolan Goalllllllll! This is his fifth goal of the season, Nainggolan took the lead at home for QPR!" The commentator shouted, "This season, QPR's frontcourt cooperation is getting better and better. It’s a good sign that they don’t rely on Ricardo as much as they did last season. Even when Ricardo is not in shape, there are people who can step forward and contribute to the team.”

"Nainggolan has continued his good performance. In the summer transfer window, he will definitely become the target of many giants. Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Inter Milan, Chelsea and many other giants have expressed interest in him. But if Simeone has a little If you are sensible, you will not sell him. He is an important puzzle piece for QPR. In the transfer market, such midfielders who can attack and defend well, have plenty of stamina, and have a long-range shot are too scarce. Of course, maybe QPR's teenager Bo Geba can replace Nainggolan, but if you want to fight on the third or even fourth front, I think QPR should try their best to keep Nainggolan."

This is of course nonsense, and Riccardo is also aware of the importance of Nainggolan, so of course he will not sell it.As long as Nainggolan doesn't stubbornly ask for a sky-high contract extension, he will keep the Indonesian-Belgian star.

After taking the lead, QPR continued to implement a high-position pressing strategy.

But soon they made a mistake.

In the 23rd minute, QPR pounced too hard, leaving a large space behind, while Ricciardo defended slowly with his eyes, allowing Rafael to send a long pass forward to find Van Persie, and he himself went to the middle. sprint.

Van Persie pulled to the right, passed Alex Sandro, who had thrown too hard, and kicked in a cross.

This cross was too close to the goalkeeper, but because of the power of his cross, Courtois dared not hold the ball and hit the ball out of the penalty area with both fists.

However, at this time Rafael rushed to the horse, and before the ball landed, he volleyed directly. The football flew across the sky like a Tomahawk missile and hit the top left corner of the QPR goal.

"Raphael Goallllll! He equalized the score for Manchester United with a world wave! Rafael is very excited, this is his first goal of the season, so crucial!"

Licado shook his head, very speechless.Such a ball, give Rafael 100 shots to see how many he can score?Just got in this time.

Manchester United's luck is really too good to say.

QPR entered a period of physical exhaustion ahead of time, began to shrink their defense, and focused on possession of the ball.

Manchester United did not press too hard, allowing QPR to control the ball, and only when the opponent hit within 30 meters of their own area did they suddenly strengthen their defense.

For a while, the game entered a stalemate.

Both sides didn't get any good chances and could only try long-range shots, but their long-range shots were either blocked by defenders, or they were too far away, or they released the plane.

And the two sides also strengthened the defense of the set ball, without showing any flaws.

In the 39th minute, Rafael sent a diagonal pass after breaking through from the wing, Van Persie volleyed in front of the goal, and Courtois confiscated the ball.

After 2 minutes, QPR played a fast break. Neymar sent an inverted triangle pass after continuously dribbling the ball from the side. Nainggolan shot a strong shot at the top of the penalty area and was blocked by Ferdinand.

This was the last threat for both sides in the first half.

The unfavorable situation for Manchester United appeared in the 44th minute. Van Persie fell in the fight with Miranda and seemed to have strained the outer thigh muscle. Mourinho had to replace him with Welbeck.

With a score of 1:1, the two sides entered the intermission.

In the locker room of the home team, Simeone looked relaxed, "You all know that I am eager for a victory. But the game has been played so far. Although it is a draw, I am still satisfied with your performance. You can't blame anyone for the conceded goal. "

If you want to blame, you can only blame Riccardo's defensive eyes, but Simeone does not want to criticize the team's number one star.

"In the second half, let's stop pressing high. I misjudged everyone's physical condition, which caused us to lose control in the second half of the first half. In the second half, we insisted on keeping the ball. It's best to score goals, but we can't. , at least to ensure that I will not lose the ball again, a draw is acceptable to me."

Coincidentally, in the locker room of the visiting team, Mourinho also said: "Although we were lucky to equalize the score in the first half, from the overall situation, QPR is still in possession. They are no longer the grassroots team of last season. , with the championship in hand, their spirits are quite different from last season, and they are more confident. We don't need to compete with them for a moment. There are still 11 rounds in the league. It doesn't matter if this is a tie. I have the confidence to lead everyone to win the championship.”

"In the next half of the game, I hope everyone will pay attention to defense and must defend a tie! Of course, if I can use set kicks and counterattacks to score goals, I will be more satisfied."

Both sides entered the second half with the thinking of keeping a tie and winning.

(End of this chapter)