I Want to Be the King of Football

Goalkeeper Van der Sar, Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Fabio in the back line from left to right, Park Ji-sung, Giggs, Carrick and Valencia in the midfield, Rooney and Egypt in the front. Hernandez.

Ferguson made his ideal starting XI in this FA Cup final.

But what is surprising is that he did not adopt the commonly used four-three-three formation, but took the four-four-two formation.

The position of the specific players will not be observed until the game, but Ferguson obviously adjusted his past play style.

When Guardiola saw this style of play, he was obviously relieved secretly, and his eyes were full of affirmation when he looked at Su Dong.

He guessed it right!

Ferguson adopted a four-four-two formation, in fact, he wanted to defend and counterattack.

Manchester City's overall strength is not lost to Manchester United at all, and even slightly better. Coupled with the advantages of the team's tactical play, it is basically a tactic of active suppression, while Ferguson's four-four-two is actually deliberately showing weakness and retreating to defend. .

But if you think Manchester United is like this, you are wrong.

What Ferguson wanted was a counter-repression.

But there is also the question of why Hernandez if there is to be counter-repression?

We all guessed wrong, he didn't adopt a five-midfield strategy. Estiat shook his head.

In the speculation of the Manchester City coaching staff, Ferguson will use Fletcher, not Hernandez.

As a result, Manchester United adopted five midfield tactics, and when they counterattacked, Valencia and Park Ji-sung pressed on from the wings to find Rooney.

Such a style of play has been used by Manchester United before, and it can be regarded as familiar.

But Ferguson didn't do that. He took Fletcher and replaced Hernandez.

He still wants to suppress our defense and possession of the ball in the midfield. Guardiola pondered a little and understood what Ferguson meant. Manchester City's possession in the midfield is an important factor for any team. big trouble.

Will that be the case exactly?

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With the whistle of referee Martin Atkinson, this world-renowned Manchester derby finally kicked off.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United, who took the lead in kick-off, quickly kicked the ball to Ryan Giggs. The latter made a diagonal pass and passed to the right of the frontcourt. Valencia moved forward with great speed and grabbed Marcelo. Before, the header was headed forward and tried to accelerate to catch up.

But Pepe took the lead and tackled the ball out of bounds.

Manchester United got a throw-in opportunity in the frontcourt of Manchester City less than ten seconds into the game.

The Red Devils quickly threw the ball out of bounds, but Manchester City held on firmly and did not give Manchester United a chance to threaten.

And with the start of the first wave of attacks, the game slowly unfolded.

Manchester City was suppressed by Manchester United, and the starting tactics have not yet come into play, but Manchester United's starting tactics are already very obvious.

That is suppression.

Although they adopted a four-four-two formation, Manchester United did not adopt a defensive tactic of shrinking at the beginning, but actively pressed them out, especially for Manchester City's midfield and backcourt, using high-intensity pressing and pressing.

Park Ji-sung and Valencia's flanks were very actively pressing, Hernandez in the middle was on top, while Rooney was dragging behind and was solely responsible for suppressing Busquets.

This style of play allowed Manchester United to seize the initiative from the beginning and suppressed Manchester City. They quickly entered the game and planned attacking threats twice, but unfortunately failed to score.

Manchester City is still a little uncomfortable with Manchester United's style of play. They tried to control the ball several times, but they were all stolen by Manchester United.

Especially Su Dong, as soon as he gets the ball, there are at least two defenders around him staring at him.

In this case, Manchester City's opening kick was not smooth.

However, whether it is Sudong and Busquets on the field, Pepe and Kompany on the back line, and Guardiola on the sidelines, they are constantly calling on players to be calm, not to be chaotic, and to maintain a good team. order.

It is not the first time that Manchester City has encountered such a high-level pressing and pressing team.

So they all know that, whether it is Manchester United or other teams, this kind of full-court pressing can only be temporary.

Su Dong also quickly adjusted his role, from the top at the front, and began to retreat, specifically to grab the point of Carrick.

This strategy is really effective. Carrick himself is afraid of robbing. When Su Dong withdraws, the pressure he faces immediately increases, and Manchester United's passing and receiving errors begin to increase. Relatively speaking, Manchester City's control. There are more balls.

So, gradually, Manchester United began to retreat.

But at this time, ten minutes have passed since the game.

Ferguson's opening three axe, as soon as they came up, they played out.

It's a good thing if it works, but if it doesn't work, it can cause some trouble for Manchester City.

After three axes, Manchester United began to serve the main course, that is, shrinking defense.

Guardiola guessed right, Ferguson didn't intend to go head-to-head with Manchester City, but to avoid Manchester City's edge and adopt defensive counterattack tactics, which is why he took the risk on Hernandez.

To put it bluntly, he wanted to keep it, but he was not willing to keep it.

This is in line with Manchester United's current state of mind.

On the one hand, they admit that Manchester City is an opponent of equal strength, and may even be slightly better than Manchester United.

In this mentality, Ferguson took such tactics.

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After Manchester City took control of the ball, Su Dong began to retreat, received the pass from the midfield, let Di Maria and Sanchez go up, and carried Manchester United's backline, especially the two central defenders.

At the same time, Su Dong also noticed that in order to help Manchester United's midfielder, Park Ji-sung and Valencia tended to close in the middle, leaving the wing vacant, so Su Dong began to run to the wing frequently.

After seeing Su Dong's running line, the Manchester City players also understood and began to score balls from the flanks frequently.

When Marcelo crossed the halfway line once, he passed the ball to Sudong, who had dropped deep and pulled to the wing to receive the ball.

Su Dong blocked Fabio with his body, turned and cut in laterally after stopping the ball. Before Carrick approached, he suddenly sent a straight pass with his right foot, which accurately penetrated Manchester United's midfield and back line. fell to the left of the penalty area.

Di Maria moved forward with great speed, and when he stopped the ball and was about to hit the goal, Ferdinand blocked the ball from the baseline.

The Argentine winger dribbled the ball and was shoveled in the penalty area, but the referee Atkinson signaled that Ferdinand did not commit a foul.

Manchester City sent a tactical corner kick, Su Dong dribbled the ball back along the left wing, passed it back to David Silva, and quickly slanted into the left side of the penalty area.

When David Silva crossed the ball to Toni Kroos, the German midfielder made an oblique pass and looked for Su Dong.

Su Dong jumped high and headed back to the middle, creating a chance for Sanchez to grab a point in front of the goal.

Manchester City's shot!!!

There were exclamations from the fans of the two teams throughout the Wembley Stadium.

At the crucial moment, Vidic used his body to block Sanchez's shot to keep Manchester United's goal.

Too dangerous!

Manchester City's attacking succession created a threat.

Tonight, Su Dong is not at the front as before, but retreats more and moves around the flanks to pass the ball and create opportunities for his teammates.

Whether it was Di Maria's opportunity in the penalty area just now, or Sanchez's shot this time, Su Dong showed a very high level and involved a lot of defensive pressure on Manchester United, but his teammates failed to seize the opportunity.

At this time, Manchester City once again planned an attack.

Su Dong ran to the right this time. After receiving the pass from Zabaleta, he took the initiative to pass it to Tony Cross. He ran horizontally to the middle. Tony Cross quickly knocked back. After Su Dong got the ball, he continued to go In the middle, pass David Silva.

At this time, Su Dong suddenly seized the opportunity, no longer running laterally, but turned towards the goal and rushed forward.

David Silva's pass was accurately given to Su Dong's running line. Su Dong quickly distributed the ball to the right side of the penalty area, handed it to Sanchez, and rushed to the goal.

Sanchez understood it, got the ball and got rid of Evra, who was defending him, and made a cross from the bottom.

However, the Chilean winger's cross was too close to the goal, and Van der Sar grabbed the ball directly before Su Dong and fell to the ground, causing Su Dong to miss the opportunity to score in front of the goal.

Although he failed to create a goal, Su Dong's continuous cooperation with his teammates and his excellent running position won him the applause of the whole field, and also made Ferguson on the sidelines violent.

Nima, it just makes Su Dong feel like no one is there!

How can you keep it going like this?

Su Dong panted heavily, and when he walked back, he gave Sanchez a thumbs up.

The Chilean winger was a little embarrassed because he did not pass well, but Sudong didn't blame him.

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The game continues.

From the tenth minute, City turned things around.

Guardiola looked nervous from the sidelines, but at the same time very happy.

He asked Su Dong to retreat and pull the side and become a free man. Originally, he was very worried about whether Su Dong was willing or not, and whether he could do a good job, but now he is not worried.

Su Dong not only cooperated with his tactics, but also did a very good job, even far exceeding his expectations.

If Manchester United's defense was not good enough, Manchester City had at least two scoring opportunities just now.

On the court, Su Dong also gradually found the feeling of playing a free man.

Regardless of his tall stature, he is fast, has fine feet, and has excellent explosive power. Once he rushes up, no one can really stop him.

It was as if this time, after Su Dong retracted to catch the ball, he turned around and started dribbling the ball. By changing the direction continuously, he dribbled the ball to break through the interception of the three Manchester United players, and sent a straight pass from the front of the penalty area to the left side of the penalty area.

Di Maria slanted into the penalty area from the left, and when he was about to kick the door, he was blocked by the goalkeeper Van der Sar again.

The Argentine winger was so angry he wanted to go crazy.

It was already two shots on goal for him.

Su Dong can see it clearly, Di Maria is still not as good as Sanchez in terms of scoring.

Five minutes later, Manchester City attacked from the left, attracting all of Manchester United's defenses to the left.

Su Dong took a look at the situation and felt that there was little chance of attacking, so he ran to the space on the right rib.

David Silva returned the pass to the back line to reorganize, Pepe stopped the ball and moved forward, glanced ahead, and quickly made a long pass to Su Dong's feet.

Su Dong stopped the ball and turned, dashed forward with the ball again, and went straight to the Manchester United penalty area.