Football: When you are at Manchester United, you must score goals

Back in the locker room, Lin Lingqi leaned on the cabinet to drink water.

His performance in the first half was very mediocre, completely restricted, and he couldn't find much to do.

His teammates also performed poorly on the offensive end and couldn't give him much help.

Although he was very reluctant to think about it, Lin Lingqi knew very well that part of the reason was that Luo Ge didn't run much in the frontcourt, which led to the stagnation of offense.

But it's too unethical to throw the blame on Brother Luo. They were the same people in the last match, and Brother Luo didn't run much, and he still won Manchester City.

Now the morale of the team is stronger and the cooperation is more tacit. It makes no sense that the strength of the two teams is so different.

Ten Hag also understood this truth. After encouraging the players, he knocked on the tactical board and focused on explaining offensive tactics.

"Straight! Straight! Straight!

Don't be afraid of losing the ball, play fast with them and destroy their rhythm of possession! "

"The two sides are less bottom-cut and more in-cut, creating chaos and messing up their rhythm!"

"Cut off the connection between De Bruyne and his teammates! Keep an eye on seat B, don't let him break through the frontcourt easily!"

"Let them cut in on both sides, and the positional battle focuses on defending their crosses! After they cut in from the side, people from here and here will come here and here to defend! Varane, you have to follow Harland , don’t give him kicks in the restricted area!”

"In the second half, let me run! They are weak physically, I want to see you fight with them!"

"Wake up! This is a competition! A city derby! Not training!"

B Fei called Lin Lingqi who was chewing the energy bar, "Run behind their central defender more, don't keep entangled with the opponent on the side."

Lin Lingqi nodded, understanding that Fei B's idea was to let him make up for the problem that Luo Ge likes to retreat to catch the ball instead of going forward.

"Knock more doors, give them some color to see!"

"I'll try my best." Without a goal, Lin Lingqi lacked confidence when shooting and preferred to give the ball to his teammates when he didn't have a good chance.

"Come on, brothers, 3, 2, 1, we must win!"

At the beginning of the second half, neither team had any personnel adjustments. Manchester City's formation has undergone some changes. De Bruyne, who is in a hot state today, moved forward and changed his position with the b seat.

Manchester United pressed high before the start of the game, and the ball was still controlled by Manchester City.

Rodri's defense is tough and covers a wide area, and Big B can't get cheap, which makes Manchester United's central attack almost misfired.

Manchester United's defense improved in the second half. McTominay was strong and aggressive. Ten Hag replaced him with De Bruyne. The effect was unexpectedly good, allowing De Bruyne to play well. Very uncomfortable.

But defending well will not help Manchester United much now, they are the one behind and need to score.

I have to work hard... Lin Lingqi received a pass from McTominay and faced Kyle Walker again on the wing.

Ten Hag asked them to cut more from the wing, but Rashford tried a few times to no avail and had no chance to hit the goal.

Sir Alex can't even find a chance, let alone him.

Lin Lingqi dribbled the ball with small steps, and suddenly made a violent trip to the baseline!

Kyle Walker did not chase back, but used his body to block Lin Lingqi's position, trying to slow him down.

Lin Lingqi had expected that he would defend like this, so he bumped head-on, staggered for a while, but he quickly stabilized his body, kicked hard, and rushed to chase the ball!

Luo Ge's condition is not very good today, the success rate of the fight for the top is too low, Lin Lingqi made a pass from the back and hit the ball!

Rashford took off and headed the ball, but the angle of the shot was not good, and he was held firmly in Ederson's arms.

This attack did not create any threat, but it was already Manchester United's best offensive opportunity in the 10 minutes of the second half.

This shows how much Manchester United's offense has been hindered today.

"Rashford! Header!...It's a pity, it didn't hit the right part!"

"Hey hey, today Rashford and Ronaldo are not in very good condition. The performance in the past few 10 minutes can only be said to be unsatisfactory."

"Lin Lingqi's state is also mediocre. It may be due to the mentality caused by the winning streak. Manchester United players originally played with a sense of arrogance. After suffering setbacks, they will not be able to adjust for a while."

"Perhaps Ten Hag can consider making a substitution to see if it can produce a miraculous effect. It is not a good momentum to continue playing like this."

"Who to replace? Sancho? Anthony? Or Martial?... I haven't noticed it before. Compared with Manchester City, Manchester United's bench is too weak. There are no equivalent substitutes for many positions. The state of B fee Poor performance can only make him continue to play, Van der Beek can't play his role."

"Indeed, Manchester City still have good players such as Grealish and Gundogan sitting on the bench, Manchester United can only use those who are not in good condition...Look at this ball, Harland hits the goal!

Slightly off!Almost a hat trick! "

Lin Lingqi barely hit the goal in the penalty area, missed the target and missed the goal.

Glancing at the time card, only 15 minutes into the second half, but it feels like the entire game has been played.

Lin Lingqi was panting heavily, feeling a little overwhelmed.

In the past few minutes, Manchester United has used consecutive fouls to prevent Manchester City from counterattacking. The three midfielders, B Fee, Eriksson and Casemiro, all received yellow cards.

Rashford's attack on the right was paralyzed, and he could only play in his way. Lin Lingqi sprinted and broke through several times in a row, his physical fitness declined rapidly, and the frequency of his feet was also affected. The last time he broke through, he was almost directly hit by Walker. Steal it.

Ten Hag was gesturing on the sidelines, telling them to press high. He should be planning to make a substitution, and speed up the pace to consume the opponent's physical energy.

After the high press, Manchester City could no longer pass and control as easily as before. Manchester United did have some more opportunities, but the frontcourt players who were in poor condition failed to score goals.

Rashford fell in the penalty area and the referee ignored it. B Fei also rushed into the penalty area to find a foul. The referee indicated that there was no problem. The more Manchester United players played, the more impatient they were.

Manchester United made a substitution after Casemiro knocked the B seat to the ground as it was about to counter-attack and knocked the ball out of the touchline.

In the 70th minute of the game, Anthony replaced Rashford, Martial replaced B Fee, and Maguire replaced Lima, who was mediocre.

Remove the team's only starting point of midfield attack, replace Martial, change the formation into 442, Eriksson is not there, completely abandon the attack from the center, and rely on the two sides.

Lin Lingqi originally thought that he would be replaced, but he didn't expect Ten Hag to let him stay on the court.

Ten Hager gestured on the sidelines to let them play on the right, which is the path of Anthony who just played.

Ten Hag also saw Lin Lingqi's physical problems and wanted him to take a break on the court.

The offense is blocked, and now we can only hope that Anthony will lead the team and create some surprises.

Anthony's performance in the last start was pretty good, with one goal and one assist, but the opponent was a League One team.

Today's opponent is the Premier League giants Manchester City.

The opponent's strength cannot be compared at all.