It stands to reason that according to the principle of defensive alignment, George. Wood: His defensive target should be Manchester United midfielder Paul. Scholes, the person now opposite him is also this "ginger head".

Wood glanced at Cristiano. Ronaldo.

In this game, Donn did not ask Wood to go to the special man to mark and defend Ronaldo, but just put Wood on the right side, if Ronaldo got the ball, Wood could go over to support the defense. Because he studied Ronaldo's performance this season and found that it was very unrealistic to have the only defensive midfielder in the team to target Ronaldo. Ronaldo is not fixed on a certain wing, he is flexible and can score so many goals, but he can't just play on one wing.

He was on the wing before the game. As soon as the game started, his position was much more flexible. It can be on the left, it can be on the right, or even ...... Started to be a proper center!

Ronaldo did score a lot of goals this season, but he did so as a midfielder, playing as a centre-forward, and he didn't experience it once. Not only that, but Wayne, who was supposed to be Manchester United's Indian centre-forward. Rooney's game actually appeared in the ...... Sidewalk.

Scholes didn't have a choice and George. Wood stumbled, although Wood had announced his retirement from the national team when he entered the England team, but he was still quite clear about the ability of this junior. He passed the football to Wayne Rooney on the wing.

As a striker of Manchester United, Rooney played as a full-back in this game, which made everyone incomprehensible.

Even the narrator was asking vigorously: "What does Ferguson think?" Pull Wayne Rooney, who is suitable for central striker, out of the box and away from the Nottingham Forest goal. But let Ronaldo, who was originally a winger, be a center forward, and was sandwiched between the tall defenders of the Forest team, and he couldn't give full play to his advantages and technical characteristics. ”

United had never had such a change before, perhaps in training, but not once in the game.

Seeing Rooney take the ball, Donne took his eyes off the field and turned to Ferguson. The old gentleman was directing the game on the sidelines at this time. It doesn't have the practical effect of coming out to command now, so he just stands on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets and watches.

For this personnel adjustment...... What did he think?

Don pondered in his heart.

※※※ In this game, Nottingham Forest naturally ranked their best 442, goalkeeper Van der Sar. On the back line from left to right is Gareth. Bale, Pepe, Pique, Raphinha. The midfielders from left to right are Franck Ribery, Van der Vaart, Georges. Wood and Beckham. Up front, Ruud van Nistelrooy was partnered with Arshavin.

It's almost the strongest lineup.

Manchester United's side used 451.

The goalkeeper is the young Ben. Foster. In the back line from left to right are Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Leo. Ferdinand and Brown. The midfield is different from the line-up that Donn is familiar with.

The left side of the midfield, which would have belonged to Ryan Giggs or Park Ji-sung, was replaced by Wayne. Rooney occupied, Giggs and Park Ji-sung did not get the chance to start today, and Park Ji-sung did not even make the squad.

Carrick and Paul Scholes are in parallel positions, but behind them there is an additional defensive midfielder O'Shea. O'Shea was originally playing at the back, but he was a bit better defensively than Michael Carrick and Paul Scholes, and Ferguson put him behind the duo and in front of the centre-backs, which couldn't have been more obvious – to help defend and stop Forest's attack.

Hargreaves came on the right and was an all-round player who could play in any position in midfield. The most important thing is that on the basis of a certain defensive ability, his offensive ability is not weak.

This is Manchester United's midfield configuration, and the only one who deserves to be in front is Cristiano. Ronaldo.

For the audience, it was a real oddity. Those who should play center do not play center, those who should play full-back do not play full-back, and those who should play guard do not play full-back...... Could it be that Ferguson's brain is confused by pressure?

Don obviously wouldn't think so.

Alex. Who was Alex Ferguson? He survived the thrilling scenes of the 99 Champions Cup final, as for the final battle for a league championship?

So Ferguson must have a reason for this.

O'Shea's central defender would play at the back makes sense, as Ferguson wants to add defensive strength in midfield so as not to allow Forest to counter-attack. Since Roy. With Keane gone, Ferguson could no longer find a world-class midfielder as attacking and defending as the Irishman. Carrick came in the name of "Keane's successor", but he was better at being a tempo-controlled midfield manager, and his defense was far from good.

So, what is the change of position between Rooney and Ronaldo...... Donne secretly pondered this kung fu, Rooney has already begun to break through with the ball on the wing.

Raphinha's defence wasn't as good as his offense, so he struggled a bit against Wayne Rooney. David Beckham ran back from the front and unceremoniously hooked Rooney in the back.

There was a burst of boos from the stands, and it was reassuring that it had not yet reached the point of overwhelmingness. It shows that although there are people who hate Beckham, not everyone. This is Beckham's attack that has ruined Manchester United's attack this time, and even those Manchester United fans who don't hate him can't stand up and applaud the vandals for their own attack being ruined...... The boos reached Beckham's ears, and he heard them clearly, but his face was as usual and he didn't even look into the stands.

The referee awarded a foul on Nottingham Forest and Raphinha stepped back to the wall and Beckham stood in front of the ball and Wayne Rooney, blocking him from delivering a quick free-kick. At the same time, he also took the time to turn back and signal his teammates to speed up the defense in the penalty area.

Rooney got up from the ground, and he looked at Beckham standing in front of him. When Beckham left Manchester United, he was still making a name for himself at Everton, he only moved to Manchester United after the European Championship in Portugal 04, and he did not have a day of team-mates with this man, but he had the experience of playing with England, although he also had a small falling out with Beckham in the game.

Other times...... He had many impressions of this man, the captain of England, the star of Real Madrid, the big star of business football...... Wait, the only thing in these impressions is that he doesn't have the shadow of him wearing Manchester United.

Ronaldo came running to replace Rooney for a free-kick. Beckham still stood in front of the ball and didn't get out of the way, so Manchester United's No.7 signaled to the referee, is it illegal for Beckham to do this?

The referee came up and told Beckham to walk away, and Beckham slowly recoiled back next to Raphinha and formed a double wall with him.

Ronaldo's run and cross were swiftly swept across the goal, leaving no one in touch with Pepe, Pique, Van der Sar, Rooney, Rio Ferdinand or Nemanja Vidic.

The ball flew over the most crowded spot in the middle of the penalty area and flew to the other side.

Hargreaves appears at the drop point of the ball and stops the ball. The Forest defenders were just about to press out en masse when they saw Hargreaves get the ball, so they had to stay in front of goal to prepare for United's second attack.

Of course, Hargreaves can't be allowed to get the ball so easily on the outside. Someone has to push it up. Left wing-back Gareth. Bell rushed out and lunged straight at Hargreaves.

Hargreaves didn't dwell on Bale either, and he passed the ball to Scholes, who pulled it out to pick him up. Scholes dribbled laterally and then shot with his feet, but the ball was confiscated by Van der Sar and was blocked in the crowded box.

Unfortunately, it was Manchester United's own player – Michael Carrick – who blocked the shot.

United fans could only hold their heads in their hands and lament the bad luck of the attack.

The ball pops up and is picked up by the Forest players. Nottingham Forest took the opportunity to launch a counter-offensive. However, their ball was stopped by O'Shea just after half-time. At the same time, Leo. Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic have both returned at high speed. Ferguson didn't have to worry about Forest's quick counter-attack, and O'Shea's performance proved that he was such a good number one in midfield.

Nottingham Forest's quick counter-attack did not start, and they had no choice but to continue to retreat.

The more the game went on, the more awkward the Nottingham Forest players felt.

The pre-match tactics were that Ronaldo was a dangerous man and needed to be targeted, so the two wings became heavily guarded by the Forest. Wayne Rooney is the number two, and because Rooney likes to drop back and get the ball as a centre-forward, George is the best man to get the ball. Wood and the centre-backs will also need to look after the middle.

But now that Rooney and Ronaldo have switched places, they are a little at a loss.

And the pressure doesn't just come from two dangerous people. What's more, Ferguson's side are in an all-out attack at home! Even O'Shea had to press through the half. Manchester United are not an unsung team and if they were to go all-in, it would put a lot of pressure on the defence.

This was something that Donn didn't expect on the second point.

He thought that in such a crucial game, the old man Ferguson would be a little more cautious, first solid defense and then deal with the Forest team.

Unexpectedly, this old man didn't plan to do so at all, and he was very bold to let the team attack all the way and crush Nottingham Forest at home.

As for guarding against the Forest's counterattack...... O'Shea is a lock, but it's actually more important to rely on their offense to stifle Forest's offense.

Donn thinks that the Forest team will defend and counterattack away from home, and try to test first. Who would have thought that there would be so much pressure at the beginning of the game.

He couldn't sit still.

※※※Although Ronaldo is a center forward, he is not honest in front of goal, and his position is as flexible as ever. Just closer to goal than when he played in midfield. With his current form of consistent goalkeeping, closer to goal means closer to goal.

What's more, Ronaldo's footwork is outstanding, and he is also one meter tall, and his header kung fu is not bad.

Don knew this, and he decided to ignore Rooney and put Cristiano first. Ronaldo squeezed out of the penalty area.

He walked to the sidelines and loudly signalled to defenders not to let Ronaldo into the box.

Ronaldo didn't go back in, receiving a pass from outside the box and fired a long-range shot straight past the post. shocked everyone up and down Nottingham Forest in a cold sweat.

Don found out that he had done a useless job. Originally, Ronaldo didn't have to be fixed in the penalty area, and Ferguson's arrangement should be based on his state and feeling of scoring consecutive goals, thinking that he could also score in this game. So let him be in the forward position, and it is logical to be closer to the goal. In fact, there are many ways for a good player to score goals, and it is not just by not letting him into the box that can be prevented. What's more, Ronaldo used to be a midfielder, and those 30 goals were scored a lot outside the box...... He's going to have a way to score anyway.

At this moment, Don frowned. How to defend against Ronaldo? Let Wood one-on-one? It's not on the wing, it's in the middle, on the edge of the box, and there's no way Wood can freeze Ronaldo for 90 minutes without a single foul.

This season, Ronaldo has scored six free-kicks in various competitions, almost brilliant and beautiful. The free-kick he scored against Portsmouth was a big impression for Donn.

Even if he fouls Ronaldo's frontal breakthrough in the middle, he can still use a free kick to score. Two seasons ago, no one cared about his free-kicks. It's okay if you don't care now, if you don't care, you'll concede goals...... Don bit his lip and didn't say a word.

※※※The performance of the Forest players on the field was affected by Manchester United, and the performance was not satisfactory. Under Manchester United's strong attack, they can only temporarily defend themselves and have no time to counterattack.

Manchester United, cheering on the home fans, launched a tidal wave of attacks on Forest's hinterland, wave after wave, wave after wave.

Ferguson's intention was clear: to take advantage of home advantage and try to seal the win in the first half with a tactic that Donn didn't expect, while bringing the game into the rhythm that United do best. As long as they establish a sufficient lead and the players are in shape again, it is not up to Manchester United to decide how the game will be played? Coupled with the deafening cheers at Old Trafford, home advantage, home advantage, is not just talking.

Ferguson watched from the sidelines for a while, and when he realized that the game was still under his control, he turned and walked back.

When he turned around, he found Tony standing on the other end. Don looked distressed. A smile appeared on his face that was not easy to be seen.

(To be continued)