"Is this really the home of the Red Rebels?"

Sitting in the seat specially arranged for him by the club, Cesc Fabregas looked around the stands of Old Trafford in amazement, and he found that it was a sea of red, and the momentum was shocking!

"Hmm......" Diaz was also surprised, he knew that the Red Rebels were very popular with fans, but he didn't know that the promotion was so much, if you want to talk about the home atmosphere, it is not much better than Barcelona.

Of course, the attendance of the Red Rebels cannot be compared to Barcelona's Camp Nou, the former's attendance for this game is about a little over 50,000, and some of the stands are not full, but this is quite good for a team in League One.

"The opponent in this game is Portsmouth, but I don't think these fans are worried at all!"

When it comes to this kind of strong dialogue, fans should be nervous, after all, this is a championship battle, but the fans you see are as if the team has booked the championship in advance, and some have even brought the props to celebrate into the stadium.

"Hey, lad, from Spain?" A fan next to him heard Cesc Fabregas talking to Diaz in Spain.

"Well, you too?" Fabregas asked.

"No, no, no, I'm British, but I know Spanish, and it's your first time watching the Red Rebels, right?"

"Hmm!" Cesc Fabregas nodded.

The latter's face flushed with excitement, waved his hand constantly, and then gasped: "Then it's no wonder, as a Red Rebels fan, you must know that our home stadium has never been the strongest fortress that has never been captured by the enemy, our last home defeat was back in the first two years of our existence, after which we had our own home stadium, and since then, we have never been defeated!" ”

"That's right!" Another fan joined in.

"Ever heard of Arsenal?"

Cesc Fabregas nodded, this is a team that is pursuing him.

"Arsenal's bastards were beaten all over the ground by us at our home stadium, and Millwall, those cowards were slaughtered by us 10-0, Portsmouth will not be better today, we will never lose at home!"

The two fans spoke of famous teams such as Arsenal and Lazio that fell to the home of the Red Rebels...... Cesc Fabregas was a little surprised to find out that this team had cut down so many strong teams, but in retrospect, it was not easy for a League One team to reach the final of the UEFA Cup, and what an achievement!

........................Martin, it seems that the fans of the Red Rebels have prepared to celebrate the team's championship today!" "The BBC celebrity John, who broadcasts League One? Mortensen was amazed by the atmosphere at home.

"Yes, although after this game, the Red Rebels still have two league games, and Portsmouth has one more, but in fact, after this game, the championship will be basically determined, and with the current state of both teams, no one will make a mistake at the last minute!"

"In this game, Redknapp was very cautious, based on defensive counterattacks, played 451 tactics, and sent two defensive midfielders, obviously hoping to suppress the Red Rebels' attack through the midfield!"

"The main lineup of the Red Rebels in this game is still 4231, the starting striker is Drogba, the two wingers are Robben and Hleb, the forward is Kaka, the double back is Juninho Jr. and Senna, and the back line from left to right are Evra, Terry, Curtis and Colo? Toure, goalkeeper Cech, this is basically the main lineup of the Red Rebels! ”

Martin? Taylor laughed: "Both sides are very serious about this game, Red Rebels manager Jose Mourinho has been saying before the game that his team will play attacking football at home and will do everything to destroy Portsmouth's defence, and now it seems that he has not broken his promise, and it is not surprising that Senna started in place of Essien, who played the whole game in the last league game." ”

"Sometimes, I have to admire the Red Rebels' bench lineup, Senna is a very strong player, but in the Red Rebels he can only serve as a substitute for Essien, and even after he suffered some minor injuries at the beginning of the year, Lian Yaya? Both Toure and De Rossi took him down. ”

"This is also the capital of the Red Rebels to insist on fighting on the third line, and the players on the team's bench are also very strong, but Senna is used in this game, I think it is still necessary to borrow his experience, this player is very capable, it is said that he will leave the Red Rebels after the end of this season and go to La Liga, but the Red Rebels have not given an official statement!"

"Alright, the players from both sides of the game are on the field!"

…………………… There was a burst of cheers, and the Red Rebels players didn't even forget to wave to the fans in the stands.

Both sides lined up, with Cesc Fabregas in the stands staring at Juninho Jr., who wore the captain's armband, before looking at Kaka, who had a relaxed smile on his face, and then Drogba and Arjen Robben, who were waiting for the referee's whistle to kick off at the kick-off, laughing and laughing.

As soon as the referee's whistle blew, Drogba kicked the ball to Robben, who immediately knocked it back to Juninho Jr., and the Red Rebels players immediately dispersed.

Cesc Fabregas kept an eye on Juninho Jr. and Kaka, and he found that the two players were very diligent in their running, Kaka's passing and receiving were very concise, basically touching the ball, and Juninho Jr. did not seem to control the pace of the game very much, allowing his teammates to press Portsmouth, obviously trying to suppress the opponent first in the opening game.

Portsmouth had a lot of troops in defense in this game, in addition to the two midfielders, the central midfielder and two wing-backs were also actively involved in the defense, and even the forwards often retreated, which made the Red Rebels' attack encounter a big hindrance.

Although one side attacked and the other defended, the pace of the game between the two sides went quickly, and before you knew it, 20 minutes passed.

In these 20 minutes, Cesc Fabregas also had a certain understanding of the tactics of the Red Rebels, and he could see that this team attaches great importance to running without the ball, and the players are very diligent on the field, although it is Juninho Jr., who is responsible for the organization, but his running distance is also not lost to the wide players, especially in terms of receiving teammates.

Cesc Fabregas has a gut feeling that the Red Rebels players echo each other a lot, and whenever one player has the ball, there are always teammates around him who start running around him and run out of gaps so that the ball carrier can pass the ball, especially in the opponent's hinterland, and the Red Rebels players are confident in their passing.

The magical quartet of Didier Drogba, Kaka, Hleb and Arjen Robben posed a great threat to Portsmouth in attack, and their interactions and passes were repeatedly lethal, with Hleb getting three good shots in 20 minutes, only to be saved twice by the opposition goalkeeper.

Perhaps seeing that he couldn't attack for a long time, Juninho Jr. consciously began to slow down the pace when he held the ball.

From the stands, the most obvious thing is that the players around the four sides have also started to slow down, and the back line is no longer as high forward as it was at the beginning, which makes the magic quartet in the midfield and in front of it gradually retreat a little.

As a result, Portsmouth's formation is no longer as clumped as it was at the start, but is starting to get some space to fall to the feet, especially in the midfield area.

The attack slowed down, but the Red Rebels still had a firm grip on the field, Juninho Jr. was very steady in midfield, constantly communicating with his team-mates, and after he got the ball, he thought more about adjusting rather than passing the ball as he did at the beginning.

Slow is fast adjustment and brewing, fast is slow accumulation and explosion!

Redondo's remarks about the rhythm of the team were vividly interpreted by Juninho Jr. on the field!

Cesc Fabregas just felt that Portsmouth was gradually improving, especially in attack, and they were slowly starting to play, which made him worry that the Red Rebels would not be able to attack for a long time but would be counterattacked by the other side.

But just when he was worried, the situation on the field changed again.

Portsmouth's counterattack is more about playing their right side, against the left side of Evra's sitting, but since this season, Evra's defensive strength has improved a lot, coupled with his speed, his body is also much stronger, and the card position is very decisive, in a counterattack at Portsmouth, Evra decisively stuck the position and passed the ball to Terry in the penalty area.

John Terry cleared the ball and passed to the front.

Drogba battled with the opposing centre-back in the left-hand area, putting the ball back behind him, and Kaka kept knocking the ball to Juninho Jr., who stopped the ball, looked up, and crossed diagonally with his big foot to the right.

The moment Hleb received a pass from Juninho Jr., he pulled the ball with his foot and flew quickly behind the opposing full-back, and then he accelerated to overtake, grabbed the ball before the opponent's returning central defender, stopped sharply at the edge of the penalty area, pulled out a position, and passed lightly to the middle.

Didier Drogba ran down the left, leaving a large gap in the middle of Portsmouth, and Kaka cut in from behind, received a pass from Hleb, met the ball, and fired a volley straight away.

The ball is like a cannonball, hanging straight on the right side of the goal, grazing the goalpost and entering the net, and the goalkeeper can't reach it!

The Red Rebels fans at the scene immediately stood up one by one, screaming, and some sang Kaka's song to cheer for Kaka, the attacker.

Cesc Fabregas was just as shocked because the goal came so quickly and so suddenly!

If it had been scored in the first 20 minutes, Cesc Fabregas thought it was nothing, but the goal happened at a time when the situation on the pitch was about to change, was it accidental or inevitable?

Cesc Fabregas recalled that pass, Juninho Jr. obviously observed Hleb's movements, because at that time Robben retreated to meet Evra's defense, it was impossible to play on the left side, but Hleb on the right side was close to the opponent's left full-back, and that ball was passed, as long as the pass was in place, it was a one-on-one situation between Hleb and the opposing full-back.

One-on-one, the attacking player is undoubtedly more dominant than the defender, especially a player with excellent skills like Hleb, and it is undoubtedly very, very difficult to break the ball at his feet in one-on-one, especially in the case of a sudden counterattack.

Looking around Juninho Jr.'s control of the tempo of the game, his communication with his team-mates, to his sudden diagonal pass to Hleb and helping the latter to single-handedly eat Portsmouth's full-back, Fabregas looks back on all the theories he had heard from the coaches at La Masia.

But for a long time, he rarely really understood these, and now seeing the play of Juninho Jr., he really realized that this is the real core!

(To be continued)