long live football

These few words were like a silence order, blocking the words of all Manchester United players back into their throats, and the locker room was silent for a while.

Some people don't have to do anything, just stand somewhere to give people a convincing or fearful temperament, and some people deliberately put on a straight face to pretend to be connotative, but they can make people see at a glance that they lack confidence.Thanks to his stern facial features and tall figure, Karl's aura belongs to the former.

Most professional players are not highly educated, and they have been immersed in the passionate place of the game for a long time, which makes them think things are very simple, and often do wrong things based on their feelings. Put in a frame, or pour some cold water to prevent them from going astray. The most suitable person for this job in the team is undoubtedly the head coach.

This is why there are so many famous coaches in the world, and it is difficult for a head coach with a weak personality to make a contribution. The most typical character is the "fixer", who always comes out to save some teams when they are in distress, and saves them with painstaking efforts. He lost the game, but he was often dismissed before he tasted the fruits of victory. Because of his cowardly character, he is good at repairing the small parts of the team, but it is difficult to control the overall situation, let alone see the development of the world situation more than ten years later. long-term vision.

If the two acting coaches, Smith and Karl, do not speak out during the intermission, then the passionate players may really fight back against Porto in the second half, and the scene will definitely get out of control by then. Fighting Manchester United will not be the one who can take advantage of it in the end.

But now, the few sarcastic remarks poured down by Karl made most of the players tremble, and their sanity returned instantly.They couldn't help but think - do I really have to risk my life to find the Porto people in the second half?This, it's not worth it.

But even though this idea is gone, the Manchester United players still feel very wronged, they can't let them swallow this breath, can they?That's too embarrassing!

Seeing the angry expressions on everyone's faces, Carl calmly analyzed for them: "Porto played in the first half was disgusting, I know that, and I agree that you must fight back against it in the second half. Opinion, but counterattack is counterattack, must we do the same as Porto?"

"Have you ever thought about the referee's psychology? Yes, I know some of you must be suspecting that the referee blew the home whistle, but the fact is that at most he didn't actively make penalties. Most of Porto's foul actions are not obvious. None of you were injured, and if I were the referee, I wouldn't blow the whistle too often, it would only worsen the order of the game."

"However, the fact that the referee was not harsh enough in the first half means that you can also play rough against Porto? Don't be so naive. You are all professional players. It is impossible not to know that when two teams play equally fierce and rough. What happens when you play football – body friction, the smell of gunpowder everywhere on the field, and the situation is out of control. Strictness is almost certain, there will be red cards and yellow cards."

"Then, you want me to pray that Porto will get the red card before you? I dare not put my fate on such a slim hope."

After a pause, after confirming that the players had listened to what he said, Carl said lightly: "Porto's football is only Porto's, and it cannot become Manchester United's. I am afraid that Mourinho is now desperately hoping that you will become angry from embarrassment. , Fight with them! That way he can profit, because Manchester United, which plays an unfamiliar style of football, is undoubtedly a chicken ready to be slaughtered."

Most of the players pondered over it carefully, gradually showing a comprehension expression on their faces.The other part of the impulsive personality has already spit on the ground: "Bah! How despicable!"

In fact, if Ferguson was here, he would not have to say a lot of things behind, just order the players how to play in the second half. Even if they are puzzled and dissatisfied, no one at Manchester United will dare to resist Ferguson. On the contrary, they will feel that Ferguson is really unpredictable, and then faithfully carry out his instructions in the second half.

But Karl doesn't have the prestige of Ferguson in Manchester United. In order to make the whole team really unite in the next game, he has to convince them.

"What kind of revenge is the best and the best?" Carl said to himself quite seductively: "Shovel their players, or let them get a yellow card? No, not like this, the most frustrating thing for the enemy , It’s because they can’t win at home! It doesn’t matter how the process goes, the result! The result is the key to everything!”

"Play your own football, win this game, and let the Porto people cry!"

The impetuosity and impulsiveness were suppressed, and the blood and confidence returned to the hearts of the Manchester United players. Represented by Giggs, the Red Devils members firmly expressed their expressions, clenched their fists, and shouted aggressively: "Victory belongs to Manchester United!"

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After the start of the second half of the game, Mourinho was very surprised to find that Manchester United's offense returned to the smoothness at the beginning of the game, and the cooperation between the players was perfect. All expressions of anger and impatience disappeared.

Manchester United didn't even think about retaliating against Porto in the second half. Could it be that the fierce fighting against Manchester United that he specially instructed the players didn't have any impact on their psychology?This was really beyond his expectation!

It seems that someone gave these players some psychological counseling during the intermission.

a.

Mourinho's eyes linger on the United dugout: Walter Smith?No, if he had this ability, how could Manchester United's previous rounds of the league be so bad?How could he be famous a few years earlier at his age... Bill Beswick?Not like that, the stars of Manchester United don't look like people who will receive counseling from a psychiatrist in the middle of the game... Mike Phelan?He's in much the same situation as Smith... Karl Alston...

Mourinho's eyes stopped. Auston is the person who best fits his guess at present, but his age... No, one should not judge a person's level by his age. I must not make such a mistake. Most people's mistake.

At this moment, Karl Oston also felt Mourinho's gaze and turned his gaze over.

Mourinho immediately curled his mouth at the opponent.

Karl Alston raised one eyebrow and looked at him coldly.

Ha, it really is him!Mourinho can say so.

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At the beginning of the second half, Carl directed Manchester United to launch a test against Porto's defense.

Giggs entangled with Marcheni with the ball for more than ten meters, and sent the ball into the Porto half with a long pass.Keane immediately went to meet him.

But before Keane ran to the football landing point, Valente had already snatched the ball ahead of him, and quickly passed the ball back to the half court.

Seeing this, Karl realized something in his heart. It turned out that Porto did not forget to defend on the basis of blindly attacking. No matter what time they had, they always had a full-back staying near the penalty area to respond.

Mourinho is indeed very smart. He designed the most suitable tactical system for Porto, and the Porto players are also very competitive. They play this style of football very well.

But Manchester United is not without solutions.

Carl raised his arms high, palms together, and gave a high five in mid-air.

The United players on the field immediately began to change their positioning, which is now more like a 442 formation than the formation at the beginning of the game.

Mourinho raised his eyebrows, but he wanted to see how Manchester United planned to play the next ball.

In fact, the purpose of Manchester United's change of tactics is very simple. Most of Porto's offense relied on Deco's scheduling. They relied on Deco's assist for their goal in the first half. His running caused Manchester United a lot of trouble.Karl arranged for Ferdinand to guard against Deco, and in addition, Keane was also asked to fill in at any time just in case.

At the same time, more long passes began to appear among the Manchester United players. The players did not entangle the Porto people too much in the midfield to get the ball, or bothered to break through. On the contrary, when they saw that the momentum was not good, they directly threw the ball Drive to the opponent's half.

Ruud van Nistelrooy and Ronaldo both have very strong personal breakthrough capabilities, making them the most suitable strikers in Porto's half, and they can also attack from the two wings, looking for opportunities to tear Porto's defense.

Finally, at the 57th minute of the whole game, Ronaldo took the ball on the right side of the penalty area. After breaking forward a few meters, he crossed the ball to Van Nistelrooy before Ferreira made a steal. Ronaldo broke through to more than ten meters in front of the goal After stabbing with his right foot, the football jumped high and flew towards the goal!

Porto goalkeeper Baya saved the ball bravely, but before he could take a breath, Ruud van Nistelrooy rushed to the goal and scored again with a kick!

1:1!Manchester United equalized the score!

This goal was like a good start. In the next ten minutes, Manchester United played more and more smoothly!

For the first time since the opening, Mourinho couldn't sit still on the bench.

In the 68th minute, Porto made a substitution!

Seeing that Porto's formation has not changed after the substitution, Karl knows that Mourinho is going to carry the madness to the end.

After pondering for a while, he walked towards the fourth official with his legs open.

In the 70th minute, Manchester United made a substitution!

In the 75th minute, Manchester United made a substitution!

In the 80th minute, Manchester United made a substitution!

When Karl made a substitution for the third time, Mourinho finally realized that something was wrong-Manchester United was delaying time, and they were going to keep the score at a tie!

At this time, Mourinho finally understood Karl's mood at the end of the first half.

Can't let Manchester United leave the Dragon Stadium with a draw!Because that would represent a failure for Porto!

Mourinho made a decisive decision. He quickly got up and stood on the sidelines, waving his arms and telling his players: attack!Give me full speed attack!

Carl also stood up, he was only a few meters away from Mourinho, and he shouted to the Manchester United players: Give me all back to the half-court!

It wasn't until they stood side by side that the two noticed that each other was wearing clothes similar to theirs - black trench coats of roughly the same style, with neat suits underneath.

Yo, the taste is similar?

Karl and Mourinho looked at each other, then turned their heads away.

It was only after the game that they realized that they had almost collided with each other, and both of them felt a little conflicted in their hearts.

But the fierce competition quickly pulled their energy back.

In the 84th minute, Scholes went straight in front of the penalty area. Van Nistelrooy took the ball and swayed away to take a shot. At this moment, the Porto players suddenly pressed up across the board and used the "offside" tactic to make Van Nistelrooy's shot unsuccessful. It was ruled offside by the referee and had to be kicked off again.

In the 87th minute, Porto's attack, Ferdinand pressed Costinha, Costinha had no choice but to pass the ball to Del Rey.

Del Rey is not an absolute main striker in Porto, and after he got the ball, there were no other Porto players around him to respond, so some Manchester United defenders were a little relieved, but before they stepped forward to surround Del Rey At that time, Del Rey suddenly shot a cold shot near the penalty area line!

It wasn't until the football flew high over Manchester United's defense and towards the goal that many people realized that it was not a pass, but a shot!

Those who reacted slowly included goalkeeper Howard. By the time he flew to save the ball, the football had already entered the net!

2: 1!

Porto even widened the score again when the game was about to end!