Chapter 28 Capture the flag, like slaughtering pigs and dogs

"Manchester United are in trouble, they are really in big trouble!" Andy Gray in the commentary box shook his head and said, "With the loss of Herrera and Fellaini, Manchester United's midfield hardness has dropped significantly. Blind, in particular, has made the most of his physical weaknesses, with both Pelle and Tadic focusing on attacking Blind's defensive zone. ”

'If there is no suitable rotation in midfield, this may be the biggest concern for United this season. No, it's not a hidden concern anymore, the problem is already on the table! Blind is not at all fit to play at the back in a game with the tempo of the Premier League, he is a good player, but it is really difficult for him to play him in midfield. ”

Carlo Ancelotti's fine-tuning of the formation has not been noticeable, with Blind still a hole in midfield and Southampton constantly attacking Blind, in which case even United's own attacking organisation has gone awry – Carrick and Kramer have spent a large part of their energy wiping Blind's ass.

"Tadic against Blind!! Hard to eat with speed!! Fortunately, Carrick was in a good position and broke the ball!! ”

'Southampton's attack came again, Pelle dropped back into midfield to get the ball, and he physically squeezed Blind away!! It was passed to Mane's feet, and Mane's speed increased!! ”

"Rojo!! Critical Breakout!! ”

After scoring a goal, Southampton's morale was boosted and they took advantage of the momentum to continue to ramp up their offensive and try to score another goal!

Blind knows where he is at the moment, and if he continues to be passive like this, he may not even be able to play the first half before he can be substituted.

This is not what he wants!

Blind is a very smart player, he knows his weaknesses and he knows his strengths.

Ancelotti asked him to put the position on the premise, which really increased the depth, even if the opponent penetrated his side, there was still a butt wipe in the back. But that's really too passive.

So Blind approached Kramer after a dead ball, and next to the physically strong Kramer, it was not so easy for Pelle to use his body to eat him.

At least the holes in the defense need to be closed, and Blind knows that no matter what, the weakness of the physical confrontation is there. All he needs to do is play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses!

I have to say that although Blind changed Ancelotti's arrangement three times, the effect made Ancelotti's eyes shine.

With Kramer's protection, Blind's weaknesses are not so easily exposed, and his strengths, positional sense and long passing are brought into play.

Southampton's attacking momentum was slowly curtailed and United gradually stabilized the situation.

United's luck seems to have been pretty bad lately, though.

After Juan Mata picked up the ball in the middle and was cut off by Southampton midfielder Wanyama, Wanyama played the ball to Sadio Mane on the wing.

Sadio Mane relied on his pace to get into the United penalty area, and Rojo made a big mistake when he faced Mane, who reached out and didn't get the ball to it, but instead kicked Mane to the ground.

Penalty kick!!

Manchester United have just stabilized the situation and have been sentenced to death by the referee!!

Sadio Mane took the penalty himself, volleying into the top corner of the net after the run, and De Gea was unable to stop the ball from finding the net despite his quick reaction and even touching the tip of his finger against the ball.

"It's two to zero! Could it be that this is the end of Manchester United's winning streak? ”

'The only good news for Manchester United right now is that their league rivals Manchester City also lost yesterday.

De Gea frustrated as he scooped the ball out of his own net and Rojo rubbed his face. Then apologize to his teammates.

"It's my fault, I underestimated that kid's reaction speed!" Rojo said dejectedly.

'We still have time, we're two goals down and the important thing is that in the first half we have to score a goal!' Li Qingshan put his hand on Rojo's shoulder and said to the Manchester United players around him.

"We can!!" Li Qingshan clenched his fists and said.

"Daley!!" Li Qingshan turned his head to Blinder and shouted, "Don't pass it around in the midfield!" Long pass! Find me directly with a long pass!! Use your long pass in training, you're the most accurate long pass I've ever seen! ”

If Li Qingshan was just an ordinary player, Blind might not care, but now Li Qingshan is one of the top stars in the world, and when he says such things, it naturally makes Blind's heart feel happy and his confidence doubled.

"Juan!! You pay attention to my position and I will pass the ball to you!! Now it's time for us to attack! After confirming that Blind heard clearly, Li Qingshan said to Mata again.

"I understand, Lee!" Mata also knows that when it is necessary to attack, the most important thing is to look at Li Qingshan. His role is to share the defensive pressure for Li Qingshan, and at the same time pass the ball for him.

"Lee is right! We need to attack now!! Come on bros!! At this time, Carrick, the real captain of the field, clapped his hands and made a final concluding speech.

……..

Manchester United's little meeting quickly paid off.

Brindra got to the back and got the ball and cut a long ball straight through Southampton's midfield.

Li Qingshan is entangled with the opponent's tall and strong central defender Virgil van Dijk.

Van Dijk is one hundred and ninety-three centimeters tall and weighs ninety-three kilograms, but when he was fighting against Li Qingshan, he actually found that the other party completed it very easily, and he actually had to use all his strength to do it.

Li Qingshan's physical strength made Van Dijk secretly admire.

However, at the moment, the two are opponents on the field, and all he has to do is to do his best to destroy any possibility of the opponent taking the ball and shooting.

Li Qingshan is actually not as easy as Van Dijk imagined, he has to deal with Van Dijk's entanglement again, he has to watch the football flying in the air again, and he has to pay attention to the position of his teammates and opponents around him. In the case of single-mindedness and triple use, Li Qingshan also worked hard.

"Juan !!"

Li Qingshan shouted at Mata, then jumped under the entanglement of Van Dijk and gave the ball to Mata.

Li Qingshan immediately turned forward after landing, Van Dijk was tall and strong, but he was not as flexible and explosive as Li Qingshan in turning.

Li Qingshan is not only physically stronger than him, but also has much stronger speed and reaction than him.

Such physical fitness shocked Van Dijk.

Is this still human?

Even as a professional player, Van Dijk had the urge to dissect Li Qingshan.

Maybe he could spot aliens.

But now it's a game and there's no time for Van Dijk to think about it, his defenders have thrown him off and he has to chase it back.

Li Qingshan briefly shook off Van Dijk, and Mata's reaction was quite fast, he did not stop the ball, but pushed the ball directly to Li Qingshan.

Another Southampton centre-back, Fonte, has come up!

Li Qingshan, who was running, didn't have time to think about it, he grabbed the other party before he came up, his calf swung and shot directly!

"Li Qingshan!!!!!!!!!"

"The ball went in!! The ball went in!!! ”

"Li Qingshan helped Manchester United pull a goal back before the end of the first half!!"

'It's a crucial goal, Manchester United still have a chance!!' There is still a lot of time left for Manchester United!! ”

Amid the roars of the commentators, Li Qingshan rushed into the goal, fished the ball out, and then high-fived his Manchester United teammates along the way.

Li Qingshan put the ball heavily in the center circle.

'We still need to score! Can't relax!! ”

Li Qingshan's voice was heard even by the players on the Manchester United bench who were on the sidelines.

'I'm sure it won't be long before he is the captain of Manchester United.' Ancelotti said to Ryan Giggs.

……..

United's morale boosted as they pushed Southampton back into the half-pitch and began to lay siege to their opponents.

Southampton's goalmouth was in danger, and the stands at St Mary's Stadium rang out with exclamations from time to time.

Thankfully, time saved Southampton.

There wasn't much time left in the first half and when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half, Southampton's players and fans breathed a sigh of relief.

Ronald Koeman also breathed a sigh of relief as he turned and walked into the players' tunnel and returned to the dressing room.

After the break, there were no substitutions for either side.

However, Southampton's lineup was compressed more flat, Ronald Coman adjusted the formation to 4411, Mane went to the middle, and Pelle formed a double striker, a high and fast combination. And at the back, it's a two-tier defensive line.

Southampton are completely on the counter-attack on their home turf.

They are still the lead and for Ronald Koeman, it's the three points that matter. Southampton need points and Ronald Koeman needs a win of enough weight to keep his spot.

In the face of dense defending, Manchester United actually has no good solution.

Not only did they create chances through wide crosses, but they didn't work very well.

The main reason is that the quality of Manchester United's crosses is not very good under defensive pressure on both sides. Valencia, for their part, often get space for crosses, but the quality of his crosses is really not complimentary!

"Wear it inside the restricted area!!"

Li Qingshan was not discouraged by his teammate's bad passing, he still persevered and pointed to the top of his head!

For Li Qingshan, as long as he can have a quality cross, he will have a chance to rewrite the score!

"Li Qingshan's header is very good, I admit it, but Manchester United should not cross for the sake of crossing, after all, Southampton have now figured out Manchester United's style of play, they only need to create interference pressure for the crosser when Manchester United crosses, so that Li Qingshan in the middle is basically difficult to have a chance to head the ball. Forced crosses didn't work well and United should have had to change a little more. ”

However, the Manchester United players on the pitch did not heed the commentator's advice, and they continued to pursue crosses tirelessly.

In the 75th minute, Carlo Ancelotti made a substitution.

Little Pea Hernandez comes on and replaces Blind!

With a striker, Manchester United continue to step up their attack!

In the 80th minute, Mata, who moved to the middle, distributed the ball to the left, and left-back Sandro assisted, this time he did not stop the ball, but directly met the ball with a cross!

"It's high!!" The commentator sighed, "This style of play has made Southampton quite adaptable, and Manchester United is difficult to .........."

Just as the narrator was about to repeat his commentary, he immediately "quacked" and swallowed what he was about to say.

I saw that Li Qingshan jumped high in the picture, beating Van Dijk and shaking his head to attack the goal!!

With Van Dijk's height, he was crushed by Li Qingshan, so you can imagine how high he jumped this time!

"He's even a head above the beam!!"

Bang!!!

The ball hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced into the goal!!

"Eighty minutes, Manchester United scored another goal!! Two to two!! ”

"The game isn't over yet, the game isn't over yet!!"

"That's where the stars come in, and when the team is tough, the stars can rely on their individual strength to change the situation. That's why they're so expensive! ”

Southampton were quite dominant after conceding the goal, with Van Dijk and Fonte blaming each other.

And Manchester United, of course, want to strike while the iron is hot!

When the game resumed, United pressed all over the place.

And Southampton can't care about anything else at the moment, three points fly away from his mouth, and he can't even have a point.

Manchester United really didn't give Southampton a chance.

In the ninety-third minute, when the time of injury time was about to pass, Li Qingshan suddenly pulled out of the penalty area and received Mata's pass, and came with a burst shot!

Three to two!!

Reversal successful!

After scoring the goal, Li Qingshan opened his arms and nodded domineeringly at the Manchester United expeditionary force behind the goal in celebration.

What if the overall form of the team is not good. I have Admiral Li Qingshan in hand. Chop the flag and capture the flag, like slaughtering pigs and dogs' ears.