"This is Old Trafford?"

Stepping out of the players' tunnel and deep in the middle of the pitch at Old Trafford, Michel Laudrup felt his heart beat faster, faster, faster!

It made his whole body burn, and he raised his head, closed his eyes, and listened.

He felt as if he was in a huge whirlpool, unable to extricate himself.

This is the largest home stadium in the Premier League, Old Trafford, which can accommodate more than 76,000 people!

This is also the Red Devil Holy Land that he is most eager to conquer!

The Dane's eyes snapped open, and a confident smile appeared on his lips, as if the red sea in front of him was nothing more than a trick for him.

He used to be one of the best superstars in the world.

So, he aspires to be the best super coach in the world!

This is his goal and his desire!

As a superstar of yesteryear, Michel Laudrup knows better than anyone that the fame and status of a supercoach is based on accumulation, and it is accumulated from victory after victory in one powerful conversation after another.

It's like tonight's game at Old Trafford means a lot to him.

If he wins, he will become an overnight success!

This made Michel Laudrup inexplicably excited.

He's been out of the heart of professional football for a long time, and he's desperate to get back on the radar of fans around the world.

Tonight, it's a chance!

In the past month or so, Swansea's record has been disastrous.

First met Arsenal in the thirtieth round and Tottenham Hotspur in the thirty-first round, resulting in two consecutive defeats.

After drawing away at Norwich City and beating Wigan Athletic, they immediately met Southampton in the 34th week and lost!

After that, they met Chelsea and Manchester City successively, with one loss and one draw.

So from late March to April, for Swansea, which is striving for the top, the whole record can be described as extremely sad.

The whole team is also holding their breath, eager to vent.

Now it's just right that Manchester United has hit the muzzle of the gun!

Sniping Manchester United?

That's a great idea!

Michel Laudrup knows better than anyone that the Premier League is so nervous these days that whoever can snipe Manchester United and Southampton will be able to become famous overnight.

As a professional footballer, who wants to miss such a good opportunity?

So, as soon as I think of this, Laudrup's whole heart is piping hot.

"Alain, do you know what I want to do most right now?"

Michel Laudrup was excited.

He's been preparing for tonight's game for a week.

Assistant coach Alan Curtis shook his head and smiled wryly, reminding, "It's best not to explode." ”

Michelle Laudrup laughed when he saw Alex Ferguson of the home team coming over, apparently to come over for a pre-match etiquette, a handshake or something.

"I want to say to him now, I want to ******!"

Alan Curtis had a look of frustration on his face that I knew you would say, but he laughed.

"This season, we have no desires, but tonight, if we play well, we will be more beautiful than anyone else!"

That's what Michel Laudrup said to the players in the dressing room.

Sniping Manchester United, this is a temptation that is difficult to refuse for Swansea, which does not need to be relegated and is difficult to covet European qualification!

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The moment he saw Swansea's starting line-up, Ferguson understood why when he ran to the away team's dugout just now and shook hands with Laudrup, the Danish boy showed that cunning look.

He's so cunning!

actually arranged South Korean midfielder Ji Chengyong to the position of central defender!

Many people who are familiar with the Premier League will regard Rodgers' Swansea as the Barcelona of the Premier League.

Swan Lake's style of ball control is indeed very similar to Barcelona.

But Rodgers went to Liverpool, replaced by Laudrup, who was eye-catching in La Liga, coupled with the adjustment and change of players in the summer transfer period, making Laudrup's team more direct than Rodgers in terms of play.

The simplest proof is that Swansea's average of passes and possession per game is decreasing, but scoring more goals.

Swansea's biggest discovery this season has been Spanish midfielder Michu.

Laudrup's tailor-made pseudo-nine tactics for him maximized Michu's strength.

Add to that the speed and skill of Pablo, Dier and Lautledge, as well as the insertion of two full-backs, and make Swansea's entire attacking combination in midfield a real headache.

"They have Ji Chengyong starting and playing at centre-back, which they have used a few times this season, mainly to play to the Koreans' advantages in possession and ball sharing, and to plan attacks from the back!"

Mike Phelan tried to analyse the motivation behind Laudrup's change in the starting line-up.

For the midfielders in the back, such a change of formation, everyone is no longer new.

Bielsa put Xavi Martinez at centre-back, establishing him as a world-class star.

Pep Guardiola also deployed Mascherano at centre-back instead of the midfield position that Argentines are accustomed to.

To put it bluntly, the midfielders are in the back, and the purpose is to control the ball and share the ball.

And Swansea's midfield is a two-back combination of Britton and De Guzman, which is both offensive and defensive, and has good strength.

It is completely predictable that Laudrup's abacus is very shrewd, that is, to use the Spanish central defender Chico, who is very good at delaying the ball and cooperating with the ball and long passes, to form a possession advantage in the midfield with De Guzman and Britton, and then drive Swansea's entire attack.

To deal with such a tactical play, it is actually very simple, that is, to strengthen the pressing of the midfield.

The problem is that Ferguson did not deploy players in midfield to press Swansea's centre-backs, but instead targeted Britton and De Guzman.

It's not that Manchester United don't want to do it, it's that they can't.

Van Persie is 30 years old and has played the full game in almost every game since the winter break, with only the occasional substitute or substitution in the FA Cup, and the rest of the games are 90 minutes, plus international games in February and March.

This is already the limit for Van Persie, who is already thirty years old and not particularly outstanding in health.

Especially in the last few rounds, Southampton has chased so tightly, Manchester United has been under so much pressure, the players have fought so hard, and the consumption is so great, because of the relationship between age and physical condition, the recovery is not as good as those young people, and the recent state has been obviously affected.

In this case, if Ferguson asks Van Persie to force Swansea's central defender again, it will definitely make Van Persie go berserk.

Looking at the Premier League, in the late season, the only one who can ravage the opposing central defender into a dog is probably the perverted center forward Ibrahimovic in Southampton!

So, Laudrup's abacus is very shrewd!

At the very least, Ferguson has no way to send Chengyong's trick!

As it turned out, Swansea were playing possession at Old Trafford as soon as the game began.

Although United were given a chance to break into the Swansea box in the twelfth second, forcing Ji Chengyong to kick the ball off the line to clear the ball, Swansea have been in complete control of the situation since then.

Ji Chengyong in the backline, because he was not pressed and pressed, so he was able to calmly control the ball at his feet, and according to the situation on the field, reasonably divided the ball into two wings to launch Swansea's offensive.

When the ball reached the front court, Laudrup's lethal move was revealed.

In the final analysis, it is still the same, relying on the pressure of the frontcourt players, the frequent switching and inward cutting between Dyer, Routledge and Pablo completely disrupted the frontcourt defensive order of Manchester United.

And Mi Chu, the pseudo-nine, is also a headache.

Going forward, he was able to stand up against Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, and even won some one-on-one duels, but it was his drop-back that really showed his tactical value, providing a quick kick to connect the attacking and breaking points of the three attackers.

In this game, Manchester United's right-back Rafael, as well as the substitute? Defender Phil Jones was suspended from the game and was replaced by Chris Smalling at right-back.

The player did not return from injury until November after suffering a fracture at the start of the season, but his form has not been able to adjust since his return, and this game can be described as a critical call-up, playing at right-back, which he is not good at, and Ferguson is not very sure.

But what can be done?

Raphael and Phil Jones are both banned, no Smalling, no whom?

No one is available!

Laudrup is also shrewd, when attacking, he grabbed Manchester United's seven inches, and attacked Manchester United's right side vigorously!

The most important thing is Pablo, this Spaniard was quite strong in La Liga, don't look at the mix in Valencia, but you have to look at his competitors are David Silva and Juan Mata.

When I arrived in Swansea, I was immediately amazed.

Technical, fast and capable of breaking through, Pablo has become a sharp knife in Laudrup's attack.

Now, the knife is always cruising in the soft underbelly of Manchester United's right flank, taking the ball from time to time and playing with the tall but somewhat clumsy Smalling, or suddenly disappearing and the next time he reappears, catching the ball behind Smalling.

Ferguson was so frightened that he jumped on the sidelines.

I'm afraid that if one is not careful, this guy will score by himself or assist his teammates!

At this moment, Ferguson finally realized what it means to be a good woman who is difficult to cook without rice.

He is well aware of the problems his team is facing, and Swansea have been threatening again and again on his right flank, but there is no more effective way for him to do so.

Who else is more reliable than Smalling?

Therefore, Ferguson can only stand on the sidelines, watching Swansea play his right-back on his home ground again and again, creating threats, but he can't do anything to stand on the sidelines and do things in a hurry.

Other than that, he can't do anything!

Interestingly, at the same time, in Wembley Stadium in the western suburbs of London, there was also a person who was facing Ferguson's dilemma at this moment, and he was even worse than Ferguson.

Because, in the face of the mighty Southampton, he has no idea what to do!

Yes, he's Chelsea's acting manager, Zenden!

When he used to work as an assistant to Benitez, the Dutch did not experience such a big battle.

But at that time, he was more of a counselor for Benitez, and as for how to decide, it was Benitez's business.

But now it's different.

Everyone was counting on him to turn the tide and come up with an effective way to deal with Southampton's powerful offensive.

But he didn't have anything to do.

Even, he walked out of the dugout and stood on the sidelines, he didn't even know how to remind his players.

He was completely confused!

Even as a coach, he is a rookie Zenden, and he is completely unable to cope with the experienced Bielsa.

can only stand on the sidelines, watch their own team, retreat to their own half again and again, even in the penalty area, passively beaten, powerless to resist!

It made him feel ashamed.

Even, the heart to leave the scene early is there!