Chapter 50 Limited Support

Pellegrini had a smile on his face, much more restrained than his assistants in the dugout celebrating wildly behind him – he just stuck his right hand out of his pocket and clenched his fist.

His hard work these days has not been in vain, and he has almost studied the Manchester United team in front of him thoroughly.

United's personnel set-up for the first nine league games has rarely changed much, except in the case of injuries. With enough research templates, Manchester United's tactics are actually in front of everyone's eyes.

With so many coaches in the world of football, there is always someone who can figure out some way to deal with Manchester United.

Tactically, Manuel Pellegrini didn't take Manchester United's attacking prowess into account at all, and he was more based on the squad that Manchester City themselves have.

Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero up front. Such a combination of attacks is undoubtedly very distinctive - they are all quite flexible!

Manchester United conceded so few goals in the first nine rounds, which has a lot to do with Manchester United's back three. But there was also one game that United almost lost – the 2-3 Manchester United Arsenal game.

That game inspired Pellegrini. Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Walcoat, Sanchez's dribbling ability, Ozil's ghostly flexible passing, and Walcott's speed gave Arsenal an early two-goal lead.

Compared with the other four major leagues, the pace of the Premier League game is much more intense in terms of physical confrontation, and the pace of the game is much faster.

In the past, in the Premier League, Stoke City was known as the "Sky City", but in recent years, the height of Stoke City has dropped a lot, but Manchester United is now more and more "Sky United".

From the central defenders Hummels and Rojo, the midfielders Fellaini and Kramer, the striker Li Qingshan, and the goalkeeper De Gea, all of them are more than 190 cm tall.

If you add Smalling, Jones, Fusumensa, Rashford and others on the bench, Manchester United can even send a starting lineup of all over 1.9 meters.

Tall and strong, in the physical confrontation, Manchester United naturally occupies a lot of advantages, so Manchester United's defense is very tough, the average Premier League team is difficult to penetrate Fellaini and Kramer's two back lineup like two door panels, with Herrera, who was born in the Basque Country and is full of bulldog spirit, Manchester United can often take advantage of the confrontation.

But there is also a downside to having a lot of people, that is, relatively speaking, taller players are less agile and less frequent. Especially in defense, playing the backline composed of the opponent's tall central defenders with a small and flexible striker can often occupy a "fast" word!

And Manuel Pellegrini's confidence comes from his attacking players, whether it's Sergio Aguero, Silva, Kevin De Bruyne or even Raheem Sterling, whose agile changes up front and quick passing can definitely put more pressure on United's backline than Arsenal put on them.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a long time, Pellegrini decided to let go and play attacking football at Old Trafford, taking the initiative to attack and press.

It is impossible to prevent it, especially when you see Li Qingshan in such a good state. But attacking, Manchester City has a good chance.

Although it is a bit risky to press up on the road, Manchester United's attacking strength is also very strong, but Pellegrini can no longer care about so much. What he hopes most now is for the team to continue to score another goal before Manchester United can react!

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Juan Mata is still receiving treatment on the pitch and the United players have gathered around to take a look at Mata's condition.

The team doctor's expression was grim, and he still didn't know the exact extent of Mata's injury, hoping that it wouldn't be a big problem.

Captain Valencia is arguing with referee Clattenburg. It is still unknown whether Fernandinho tackled the ball or tackled, but it is not too much for the opponent to blow a foul with such a big move. Just look at Mata's injury.

Wayne Rooney was already warming up, and in such a crucial game, Carlo Ancelotti decided to trust Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney.

"Rooney is warming up!"

Andy Gray raised his voice and said.

Speaking of which, Wayne Rooney is also the current number one star in England and the captain of the England team.

The England captain was unable to play at Manchester United, which also made the English a little angry. It's just that Ancelotti's nine-game winning streak has now shut the mouths of the media.

'It seems that Mata's injury is not optimistic. Manchester United had just conceded a goal and were now forced to use up an early substitution, a game that was a bit of a bit of a bad luck for Carlo Ancelotti. ”

Eventually, a stretcher came in, but Mata refused to get on it, feeling his injuries weren't that bad, and he wanted to take a few steps to get a feel for it.

But regardless of the severity of the injury, Mata will not be able to play this game.

He came off the pitch from the other sideline and limped to the dressing room with the help of the team doctor.

The Old Trafford fans gave Juan Mata a round of applause, and that applause was also given to Wayne Rooney, who was about to come on for a change.

Rooney rushed into the pitch after seeing Juan Mata go off the other side.

For Rooney, it is impossible not to be aggrieved this season, and anyone who loses the main position will feel aggrieved, let alone Rooney.

However, Rooney did not use his influence at Manchester United to force Ancelotti after all, which both the Manchester United hierarchy and fans are very satisfied with. His approach is professional.

In order to regain the main position, Rooney has been a stab in his head these days, he has reduced the frequency of his drinking, and basically does not appear in nightclubs with his pig friends and dog friends, and even the boxing match of the World Boxing Championship Challenge held in Manchester, Rooney has not watched it for the first time.

These days, the training ground is where Rooney spends the most time.

As a top player, Wayne Rooney also has his own self-esteem. He wants to use his strength to regain his main position.

Rooney, who became famous at a young age, is only 30 years old now, and under modern medical conditions and a scientific training system, a 30-year-old player is still in his prime. As long as Rooney can discipline himself and protect his body, he still has a few years of good football to play.

Rooney naturally came on with Ancelotti's instructions. Rooney spoke with a thick Liverpool accent and conveyed Carlo Ancelotti's latest tweaks.

"Slow down the offensive tempo and hold the defense?!"

Li Qingshan was a little puzzled, as a center forward, of course he would not like to hear "we have to stabilize our defense first".

For Carlo Ancelotti, though, the first thing he has to think about is the movement of the whole game. Now Manchester City has taken the lead, and unlike other teams, Manchester City's attackers, both individually and cooperatively, have actually restrained Manchester United's defensive system composed of tall central defenders and midfielders to a certain extent. He must first think about attacking things in the case of solid defense, now after all, the game time has only passed for a few minutes, if you ignore it and attack, in case Manchester City plays another one, it will be difficult to get back this game - after all, the difficulty of the two-goal reversal is too great, not every team is Arsenal, and not every game, Li Qingshan can burst out with a hat trick.

If Li Qingshan wants to come to such a thing as a hat trick, then he is not a human being, but a god..........

After Rooney conveyed the head coach's adjustment to his teammates around him, he saw that Li Qingshan was still a little puzzled, so he came up to explain it to him.

Rooney's Liverpool accent made Li Qingshan a little difficult to hear, but Li Qingshan could barely understand it.

Li Qingshan thinks that now that the team is lagging behind, shouldn't he take the initiative to attack and get the score back, so that the pressure on the team will be less.

Rooney smiled and said, "Lee, you know that for a shooter, the opportunity to score a goal does not fall from the sky, but finds it yourself!" ”

'We're going to have to reclaim that if City continue to press on the attack, they won't be able to keep so many men at the back, so it's not necessarily going to be less for you.

Rooney woke up Li Qingshan with a word.

Rooney has been making a name for himself in the Premier League since he was 18 years old and has more than a decade of experience in major competitions, and there is still a lot to learn from these veterans compared to himself.

"Thank you, Vane." Li Qingshan sincerely thanked the Manchester United captain for his advice.

Wayne Rooney stretched out his arm and Valencia came over to help him put on the captain's armband.

Despite losing his place in the regular side this season, he is the undisputed captain of Manchester United as long as he plays.

He finally sorted out his armband, and then patted Li Qingshan on the shoulder: "I'm really optimistic about you, Li." You're more talented than me, better than Ronaldo, and it won't be long before you're the top scorer in all of Europe. ”

Ronaldo's mouth is naturally Cristiano Ronaldo, who is now playing for Real Madrid, and when Ronaldo played for Manchester United, he also had a nickname, called Little Ronaldo, not the current Ronaldo.

The twin stars of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, under Alex Ferguson, began another break in the history of the Red Devils' dominance of the Premier League, while United continued to score goals, beating Chelsea in the Champions League final in the 2007-2008 season, once again at the top of Europe.

The rest of the story is familiar to everyone, with Cristiano Ronaldo winning the Ballon d'Or and shortly thereafter coming to the Bernabeu, while Wayne Rooney chose to stay at Manchester United until now.

Although Wayne Rooney has now started to decline, he is destined to write a mark on United's history.

Wayne Rooney is currently United's all-time second-highest scorer, and he is 19 goals shy of Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time top scorer with 249 goals!

In fact, according to Rooney's goals in each past season, nineteen goals can be completed in one season, even if Rooney is now declining, in the rest of his career, as long as he remains at Manchester United, surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton and becoming the top scorer in Manchester United history, it is only a matter of time.

For Captain Rooney, who is likely to break the record of more than 40 years and become the first scorer in team history, Li Qingshan still maintains his respect. And hearing Rooney's reliance on himself so high, Li Qingshan was also a little proud in his heart.

"Go, Lee! Go for a shot to score. I'll help you if you need it. With that, Rooney turned and ran away.

Li Qingshan glanced at the back of Red Devil No. 10 and ran to his position.

Carlo Ancelotti came in for Wayne Rooney in the place of Juan Mata, so there were no changes to United's formation.

Manchester City took the lead at our home stadium, although it left the United players a little depressed. But the confidence that comes with winning consistently has convinced the United players that they will come back sooner or later.

Carlo Ancelotti asked the team to shrink the defense first and not give too much space to Manchester City's attackers, so that Li Qingshan received less support.

Finding a shot to score without support can be difficult, and it will test not only the player's almost, but also a goalscorer's inspiration in the nick of time.

When you have a lot of support, you have a lot of opportunities to test .......... or waste. Moreover, there are many opportunities for strikers, which means that the team's offensive is fierce, and under continuous pressure, the opponent's defense will inevitably take care of one or the other, so it is easy to have loopholes.

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After the goal, Manchester City did not shrink their defense.

In this game, Pellegrini is determined to attack...... At least in the first half.

Since the start is so smooth, why not concoct it and try to score more goals.

The morale of the leading Manchester City players is high, and their cooperation up front is also very flexible, constantly pulling the ball back and forth in the direction of Manchester United.

The fans in the stands at Old Trafford were worried that this season, at Manchester United's home stadium, it was rare to see such a passive moment.

The score has not yet been equalised, and fans are very worried that Manchester United will let Manchester City score another goal.

Fortunately, with Manchester United shrinking their defense, Manchester City actually doesn't have much room to attack.

Although City can pass well on the flanks and on the edge of the box, they are less likely to shoot from distance when there are many people in the box. And the cross against Manchester United's tall players will not have too good chances for Manchester City.

'Manchester United didn't start the game well, but Ancelotti made some changes when it came time to make changes. Obviously, Carlo Ancelotti wanted to slow down the tempo of the pitch first, with Sandro and Valencia not getting much of an assist. ”

In fact, when Manchester United conceded the goal, a very important reason was that the full-backs pressed too high, allowing Manchester City to get free space in the ribs of the penalty area, and then conceded the goal.

Now that the two full-backs are back, there is naturally a lot less space for Manchester City.

However, in this way, Li Qingshan's support in the front court is very limited.