Super Coach

Ferguson was sitting on the coaching bench of the home team, chewing gum and watching the game. His red face looked very energetic, but there was a hint of worry that was difficult to read in his bright eyes.

Chaos, this was the first impression that Manchester United's offense gave Ferguson.

The biggest difference between Alan Smith and Keane is that the latter has excellent organizational skills and is not just a mad-dog defender. Alan Smith runs well, but his vision is much worse.

Scholes has enough vision. He used to be a No. 9 and a half, or even a shadow forward. What he was best at was attacking from the back row, but now he has lost speed and his running coverage is small. He has fewer long-range shots, but his experience is very rich, which has made his ability to understand the game rapidly improve.

In the few games after Keane left, Ferguson moved Scholes back to the position of midfield organizer. As a result, Manchester United performed very well and created several big wins. Scholes became He became the midfield conductor and stretched out the opponent's defensive area, but instead solved the problem of his physical confrontation ability aging with age.

But in January, Scholes had a problem with his right eye. During a game against Birmingham, he collided with an opponent and injured his head. After that, his vision began to become blurred. He was a very good player in Manchester. I went to see an eye specialist, but no problem was found.

However, after the diagnosis, Scholes was determined to be unable to continue participating in the game and needed to rest.

Without Scholes, Manchester United's midfield became chaotic, especially after Giggs and Rooney were frozen, the whole game was unable to create threatening offensive opportunities.

Many people say that after Beckham left the team, Manchester United's Class 92 began to collectively fall into a low ebb. This is an indisputable fact, because the entire Class 92 is like a running machine, and Beckham is one of them. The parts that play a decisive role, if this part is removed, how can the machine still operate?

But Ferguson had no choice. Between majesty and stardom, he would always choose the former without hesitation.

No one or anything can shake Ferguson's belief.

In a team, the head coach is always the biggest

But he also understands that with Manchester United's current situation, it is urgent to change the generation. Many problems can no longer be solved by existing players alone. Suitable players must be introduced to fill the vacancies in the team.

Tell them to slow down, don't be too hasty, Ferguson shouted to his assistant, Queiroz.

After Queiroz heard this,

Nodding in agreement, he ran out of the coaching bench and shouted to the players on the sidelines to convey Ferguson's message.

Ferguson, who was sitting in the coaching bench, looked at Queiroz's back and remembered his former assistants Kidd and others for no reason. The Portuguese was a training expert. He was good at hosting team training, but he was not a suitable person. tactical advisor

He was a little envious of the fact that Yang Cheng had Paul Bayer and Benitez beside him. The former was very good in both training and tactics, and the latter's tactical pertinence was outstanding. With the assistance of these two people, Yang Cheng's success would definitely not be the same. accidental

Looking back at himself... of course he knows that Queiroz is not a head coach material, but the problem is that it is not that easy to find an assistant who is good enough to be used easily.

The only problem, perhaps as Keane said, is that Queiroz's mentality expanded too quickly and he began to be impatient to replace Ferguson in charge of Manchester United. This is the biggest problem.

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Glen Johnson is hailed by many English people as Gary Neville II. Many people say that his offensive ability on the right is comparable to that of Gary Neville, but he knows that he and Gary Neville have the same characteristics. different

His skills are fine and his offensive ability is strong, but his defensive ability is not as good as his predecessors

Playing under Yang Cheng, he improved a lot. For example, when defending, he began to learn how to maintain formation with his teammates, how to return to his position, etc., and Yang Cheng gave full play to his use of him. Showing his offensive characteristics

If he wins, there is no doubt that he will be asked to attack. If it is to defend, Finnan and Warnock are more suitable than him, so every time he plays, his first consideration is how to help the teammates in front of him attack.

He always remembered what Yang Cheng said to him when he was hesitant, I like you because you have characteristics. If one day, you give up your characteristics and choose mediocrity, That’s when you left my team too.”

From that time on, he never doubted himself again, and Yang Cheng also gave him opportunities again and again to prove his offensive ability, and then used the defensive system and targeted improvements to help him strengthen his defense.

Now Glen Johnson has begun to threaten Finnan's main position. This is also due to Yang Cheng's tactics. He focuses on wing offense, so full-backs like Riise and Glen Johnson are more popular.

The English youngster also lived up to Yang Cheng's high expectations. In this game, he echoed Robben on the right, creating Liverpool's right corridor and suppressing Manchester United's left wing composed of Silvestre and Giggs.

After Yang Cheng's counterattack horn sounded, Glen Johnson's position moved forward, almost on the same level as midfielder Carrick. The entire defense line was in a shallow saucer-shaped position. He faced Giggs directly, and then took a precise look. When the opportunity comes, run forward

For example, this time, he saw Essien steal the ball in the middle and pass it to Gerrard, who passed it to Robben on the right, but the Dutchman was double-teamed by Silvestre and Alan Smith.

Here Glen Johnson ran forward. Although Giggs was following him, he still shouted.

Robben took the ball with his back, and when he saw Glen Johnson coming up, he immediately knocked the ball back.

Glen Johnson got the ball near the right sideline, but he didn't make too many adjustments after getting the ball. He noticed Robben who was turning sideways, stopped, and made an overhead pass to pass the ball. Hanged behind Sylvester

Careful Giggs reacted the fastest and shouted

But Robben's speed has soared. The Dutchman's explosive power in an instant is enough to destroy any defender in front of him. However, Sylvester is experienced and he allows Alan Smith to catch up with Robben, while he is Run diagonally to the right side of the penalty area, preparing to block Robben's inward cut.

As soon as he arrived, Robben had already used a small step to stop and deceive the reckless Alan Smith. When he dribbled the ball back, he attracted Sylvester's attention and then knocked the ball back.

I saw Robben pushing Manchester United's left defense forward into the penalty area alone, with Glen Johnson following behind him.

In Liverpool's offensive system, players must know how to take advantage of the gaps created by the forward movement of midfielders, because there will be no defenders in these gaps.

Giggs is not young anymore. Although he can still run and burst, he relies more on pace and pure speed. He cannot compare with young people like Glen Johnson. Time is not forgiving, and he can only follow helplessly. Behind him, I watched Glen Johnson receive a pass from Robben and send a cross with his right foot.

When Robben burst to the right, Drogba also rushed into Manchester United's penalty area, and he raised his hand high, indicating that he would try to pass the ball to his side, and then block the most advantageous position. Position, blocking Ferdinand behind him, and Brown blocking in front of him

The Ivorian is too difficult to deal with. Ferdinand alone may not be able to deal with him, so Ferguson requires the two of them to pay attention to Drogba at all times.

But even if two people are in love, some things are still unavoidable, such as fighting for the top

Drogba leaned on Ferdinand with his body, forcing Ferdinand to be unable to take off immediately, and there was still a little distance between him and Brown. After all, Brown had to guard against Glen Johnson's inward cut, so when Glen Johnson's cross came When Drogba's head was on his head, Drogba was the only one jumping high, and Ferdinand hurriedly jumped up to compete for the top.

If it were reflected on the live TV screen, it would be that Glen Johnson’s cross had an excellent placement and a good timing. However, the cross was indeed good, but Drogba’s ability to move and interact with defensive players was The consideration and analysis of factors such as the distance and the position of competing for the top is also a key

Not many centers can react to this in an instant. It is an almost instinctive reaction. If it is a little slower, the opportunity will be missed.

Drogba is also very particular about his headers. He saw Van der Sar approaching to the right, so he deliberately headed the ball far away.

Although Van der Sar stretched out his arms, he still couldn't reach the ball. He could only watch the ball flying over his head and falling...

There was a bang as the ball hit the left post and bounced out.

At this moment, Drogba opened his eyes wide and couldn't believe it, but before he had time to regret it, he saw a high figure directly throw away Gary Neville from the left and rush into the penalty area. The chest stopped, the right foot stepped, and the ball went directly into the goal.

Wow! Ronaldinho shouted excitedly after scoring a goal

The Portuguese opened his mouth wide, rushed out of the penalty area, rushed to the corner flag, and cheered to the Liverpool fans in the stands, causing the fans in the stands to also shout excitedly.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye. As soon as Drogba reacted, he immediately rushed out of the penalty area. Seeing Ronaldinho celebrating at the corner flagpole with great enthusiasm, he felt an unreasonable hatred in his heart. He rushed forward and directly beat Portugal. People fell to the ground

Behind him, Liverpool players pounced on one after another.

Haha, Liverpool finally equalized the score in the 37th minute

A very quick counterattack, from Essien stealing the ball to attacking from the right, to Drogba's shot at the center post and Ronaldinho's follow-up shot, the whole process happened in an instant. This is also a consistent feature of Liverpool's offense. ,quick

We can see from the slow-motion replay that Glen Johnson and Robben cooperated very well on the right. Glen Johnson's cross was also well placed. Drogba beat Ferdinand to shoot a header. The whole process They all reflect the tacit understanding and skillful cooperation of Liverpool players in attack.

In turn, Manchester United's offense seemed a bit disorganized. The midfield combination of Alan Smith and O'Shea failed to provide enough creativity for Manchester United's offense. After Giggs was suppressed, Manchester United lacked the means to send the ball into an effective area. , as for Park Ji-sung... apart from seeing him running, does he have any other contributions?

The on-site commentator obviously had hope for Liverpool's offense. At least Manchester United has proven in the past half hour that their offense is indeed chaotic.

The Liverpool players got off their teammates one by one. The one at the bottom was almost out of breath and lay on the grass, motionless. If he hadn't seen Drogba, the instigator, reach out and pull up Ronaldinho. , maybe many people think that the Portuguese pass out from time to time?

Yang Cheng was not overly excited after Ronaldinho scored. He waved to the players, indicating that they should continue to attack in order to reverse the score in the first half.

The live TV footage also happened to capture Yang Cheng's movements. Yang Cheng's movements of waving his arms towards the players appeared on the big screen of the entire Millennium Stadium. Liverpool fans watched and shouted excitedly to cheer for the team.

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...Gerrard took the ball, Alan Smith pressed forward, the Liverpool captain passed the ball to the left, Ronaldinho pulled the ball from the left, O'Shea was guarding him...

It's gone...beautiful, the Portuguese was like a loach, he took the ball and passed O'Shea... Ronaldinho sneaked into the penalty area, Ferdinand pressed up... Ronaldinho made an emergency stop and made a pass... Drogba...the ball went in

The on-site commentator excitedly shouted ALLLLLLLLLL with a very long ending.

In the 42nd minute, Liverpool reversed the score

It's too fast, it's really too fast. Liverpool's attack is so fast that Manchester United can hardly parry it. After more than half an hour of crazy running, Ferguson's team has been severely depleted physically, especially after the start. Alan Smith, who was very active, could no longer keep up with his opponents.

Obviously, this is a premeditated tactic by Liverpool. It will first wear down Manchester United's energy and physical fitness, and then when your physical energy is severely depleted and your spirit starts to loosen up a bit, you will suddenly launch an offensive frenzy and completely disintegrate Manchester United's defense.

The moment he saw Ronaldinho pass O'Shea, Ferguson had already rushed out of the coaching bench. When he saw Ronaldinho make a sudden stop and throw away Ferdinand and pass to the middle, Drogba stepped in from the back and swept his leg. When the ball hit the lower left corner, he was completely speechless. He wanted to vent his anger at the players, but in the end he couldn't shout anything.

There is absolutely no problem with Manchester United's strength. Their biggest problem is that they lack a reasonable and effective midfield configuration. This is the reason why they cannot catch up with Liverpool and Chelsea in the league and were fooled by Liverpool in this game.

If it were the golden four midfielders back then, Yang Cheng would not have dared to allow Manchester United to attack with such a big start. He would have chosen to exercise restraint. This is not the first time Manchester United has exposed this problem. At the beginning of the season, Manchester United went through After the start, there were signs of lack of competition. Keane criticized the team and was expelled from Manchester United by Ferguson.

Later, with the withdrawal of Scholes, the problem was alleviated to a certain extent, but now, with Scholes missing due to an inexplicable eye disease, the problem has been exposed again. Ferguson has introduced Ashley Young and Park Ji-sung this season. , but they did not introduce a suitable central midfielder in time to fill the gap, and even did not make reasonable signings during the winter break. This is definitely the crux of the failure in the transfer market.

1:2 was reversed by Liverpool, Manchester United's situation is dangerous

Seeing Drogba score, Yang Cheng also seemed very excited. He hugged the assistant next to him, and then shouted a few words to the players on the court, reminding them to continue to maintain pressure on Manchester United.

2:1, this is definitely not a safe and reliable score

After everything was arranged, Yang Cheng had free time to look at Ferguson. The latter had spit out the chewing gum in his mouth at some point. I believe that at this moment, he would never say that again, I think Work is a kind of enjoyment for me...

In the past two years, Manchester United has been in turmoil, especially after Glazer acquired the team. Although a lot of transfer fees were paid, the problem has never been improved. Manchester United has suffered setbacks in the transfer market. This is an indisputable fact

The reason is the management's lack of operational ability and courage. At least David Gill is at an absolute disadvantage when facing Peter Kenyon, his former boss who defected to Chelsea. In addition to bringing in Ashley Young, a player with great potential, Manchester United In addition, there is a lack of strong signings in the middle of the midfield.

Compare Manchester United in the golden era. Up to now, they have left Beckham, Keane, Phil Neville and Butt. Who has been introduced?

Therefore, in the golden age, Manchester United relied on the midfield to win. Their powerful midfield configuration was unparalleled in Europe. But now, with the departure of Beckham and Keane, and the addition of Giggs and Scholes, Due to aging and transformation, their midfield has already reached the point where it has to be torn down and rebuilt.

Ferguson has repeatedly said that reconstruction takes time and requires a process. After all, he is not like Yang Cheng. The latter is a time traveler who can always find his team some high-quality and low-cost players who meet the needs of the team.

However, this also has advantages and disadvantages. At least Yang Cheng keeps reminding himself that he must always keep making progress and keep improving his coaching ability. Otherwise, once he no longer has the ability to predict in the future, he will inevitably become Must be like Ferguson

But no matter what, this issue is at least not what he should be thinking about now.

He has only one idea now: to defeat Manchester United, win the League Cup, win the first of the four crowns he shouted at the beginning of the season, boost the team's morale, and then launch his final campaign against the league and the Champions League. sprint

Everything has just begun [also provided by the Qihang Group]