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Iron bucket formation, this is a problem that the world's football giants are not sure to solve. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is difficult to say clearly, in the end, who should be blamed for the emergence of the iron bucket array, one side is strong, naturally occupies the advantage, and one side is weak, naturally takes a defensive position, which is understandable, and once the gap between the strength and weakness of the two sides reaches a certain level, the iron bucket array is born with the trend, whose problem can this be said?

If you discuss it seriously, it is tantamount to discussing whether it is a chicken laying an egg or an egg laying a chicken!

Some people say that the Red Rebels are too strong, causing Manchester United to adopt the iron bucket tactic; But others said that Ferguson was too conservative and was determined to play in a bucket formation from the outset, and to hold on to the first leg to win.

But who knows?

A successful iron bucket formation is also a test of skill and kung fu, and has high requirements for a team's sense of position and coordination ability.

If it is explained in terms of the space on the football field, the bucket formation is in the area where the goal is pushed forward 30-40 meters, the three lines are tightly armed, completely compressing all the remaining space, using the players in this area to occupy the space, and then squeezing out the attacking space of the attacker.

Anyone can imagine that in an area of about 30 meters, to accommodate 20 players, it can almost be said that it is crowded, not to mention running, and even the passing is extremely limited, so to speak, in this case, there is no football anymore!

For the second leg of the game, Mourinho was also very worried that Ferguson would adopt an iron bucket formation, so he communicated with the players before the game, in order to minimize the team's possession in the game, and put the ball in the hands of Manchester United as much as possible to induce Manchester United to play.

To take a simple example, if United's three lines are a pile of soft dirt, then once the Red Rebels attack, the tremendous pressure will compress this pile of dirt into a wall, becoming unbreakable and extremely hard; But if you keep the usual pressure, then they are just ordinary dirt.

But Mourinho's calculations don't seem to be as good as Ferguson's, at least the latter is very clear in the team's tactical arrangement, leaving Robinho in the front, Rooney can step forward according to the situation, and everyone else must strictly guard their posts and not give the Red Rebels any chance.

It's a very shameless, but at the same time devastating.

If you are given the ball, you play a dozen counterattacks, but the iron wall behind you is still unmoved, then my desire to seduce you out will be in vain, and your two or three people's ordinary attacks will not work, which makes the game completely become a tug-of-war that drags on time.

But Mourinho also knows very well that if the ball is returned, if the Red Rebels force the attack, Manchester United's defense will only be stronger, and their iron bucket formation will be more tight.

It's a very unsolvable puzzle!

Maybe someone will say again, isn't it enough to break his iron bucket array?

How to break?

The first is naturally set-pieces, but first of all, the goal of set-pieces is actually a lot of luck, although there are drill routines, but whether it is successful, no one can be sure, if you zoom in, the effectiveness of the football goal routine is also a factor of luck.

The second is long-range shooting, but in fact, the luck component of long-range shooting is also very high; The third is personal breakthroughs, but in such a small area, people are pressing, and even the most skilled players are difficult to show their skills in such a small space.

The best player in the Red Rebels was Lionel Messi, but he was suspended for this game and Mourinho replaced him with Theo Walcott, but the latter did not work very well.

In the regional defense system of the iron bucket formation, the defender must have a numerical advantage in the area near the ball, with frontal defense and side defense, and the players are highly focused and can shift according to the movement of the ball at any time.

At this time, no matter how good the personal ability is, the role is limited!

Another way to break set-pieces is to bombard the whole team collectively, shoot whenever they have the opportunity, and then play their luck, and leave everything to Lady Luck, who will win whoever she favors.

In general, the method of cracking the iron bucket array in this concentration boils down to one word, chaos!

Break the order of the defensive system in the area of the iron bucket formation, create chaos as much as possible, and strive for goals in the chaos, and often deal with the iron bucket formation, the first goal is the most difficult to score, once one is scored, the others are easy to do.

But in this game, Mourinho used almost all the methods he could use and all the adjustments he could, but in the end, he still couldn't break Ferguson's iron bucket formation.

This is not a set of 901 bucket formation, because the 901 iron bucket formation is the lowest level of iron bucket formation, Ferguson arranged 541 tactics in this game, still three central defenders and four midfielders, leaving a Robinho in front to counterattack, but everyone can see that Robinho is just a cover for Ferguson.

The score remained 0-0 after 45 minutes of the first half, with the Red Rebels failing to score and Manchester United failing to have a shot on goal.

"It is estimated that only the Red Rebels can force the mighty Manchester United like this!"

When the on-site narrator said this, he didn't know in his heart that he was praising the Red Rebels? Or is it joking?

With a score of 0:0, the Red Rebels will be eliminated from the Champions League and stop in the last four, which is definitely not a satisfactory result for a team of the level of the Red Rebels, who should compete for the title every season.

But at the beginning of the second half, Manchester United was still a steady iron bucket formation, although the Red Rebels tried every possible means to seduce, but helplessly Manchester United was a restless Yanagishita Hui, no matter how the Red Rebels teased and seduced, they just refused to come out, at most they let Robinho come out and slip away, and then retracted.

Seeing this situation, Mourinho knew that he had to make adjustments, so he immediately replaced Walcoat, pushed Alves up front to play as a winger, and then replaced Ismael and forced the penalty area.

Since the seduction failed, Mourinho decisively implemented the strategy of strong annihilation.

But Ferguson was clearly prepared for the change, with a three-centre-back firmly in control of the box, with Rio Ferdinand, Mexes and Wess firmly in control. Brown's three centre-backs handled the ball well on the high ball and did a solid job on the ground, but the Red Rebels' changes still did not solve the current dilemma.

Then Mourinho let go completely, letting the players shoot freely on the pitch and he had to leave everything to Lady Luck because he had done everything he could.

I have to say that Manchester United's players were well adjusted by Ferguson in this game, whether it was a central defender or a midfielder, they played very well in the game, especially for Ismael's confinement after he came on the field, Mexes did not give Ismael too many high ball opportunities, and more were cleared by his pre-judgment in advance.

Defending and destroying is always easier and easier than attacking!

"Perhaps, we should be proud of Manchester United's willingness to put down their bodies and put their buckets in a big way!" Mourinho looked back with a wry smile and shook his head helplessly.

Kassel was also helpless, saying that he was proud, but in fact the Red Rebels lost the game, and Manchester United only lost face.

In the professional football game, face is really not very valuable, everyone is realistic, they will only care about who wins the game, and they will not care about who and who used what means in the game, and how they were forced to be embarrassed.

It is believed that after this game, Manchester United will eliminate the Red Rebels, which will become a topic of conversation in the major media and some fans, who will not care about how ugly Manchester United's iron bucket formation is, they only care about the result.

As a result, after 90 minutes of play, the score was still 0-0, Manchester United drew away to the Red Rebels, and finally sent the Red Rebels out of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 1-0.

"After you go back, you must take care of it and use every means to think about how to crack the iron bucket array, especially the iron bucket array put forward by the top giants." Mourinho explained to Cassel.

Cassel smiled wryly, "Jose, aren't you embarrassing us?" ”

A problem that the whole world can't solve, can Kassel and others do?

"The Champions League is every year, we have been eliminated by the bucket formation for two consecutive seasons, and now more and more teams are facing us with the bucket formation, we have to do our homework, otherwise, we will still meet the bucket formation next year, because every season there will always be some shameless guys, in order to beat us, willing to put down their body and do this kind of thing."

At this point, Ferguson had already come to Mourinho and stood still, and his last words were clearly heard.

"You're right, Sir?" Mourinho had an expression of unwillingness to lose.

Ferguson's smile was a little stiff, but he was still happy, "Anyway, the bucket formation is also an art, and in my opinion, as long as you can achieve the goal, it doesn't matter if any tactics are there, right?" ”

Mourinho stared at Ferguson for a while, shook his head, and hated the iron, "Then I really misjudged you, Jazz, I originally thought you would be a little more man in this game, who knows......"

Ferguson understood what Mourinho meant and laughed, he was very happy to see Mourinho deflated, "I think it's a good result." ”

"Oh, I'm weird to ask you a question!" Mourinho suddenly thought of something.

Ferguson won the game, was in a good mood, nodded and motioned for Mourinho to ask.

"When you meet Liverpool in the final, do you have a bucket formation?" Mourinho asked sneeringly, then ignored Ferguson's answer, turned and walked onto the pitch, reassuring his players.

Losing this game and missing the Champions League for two consecutive seasons is indeed unacceptable for the Red Rebels, who have won the Champions League three times in a row, but Mourinho can't help it, the knockout round of the Champions League itself is full of risks, full of unpredictable surnames and targets, which is why it is so interesting.

The Red Rebels are known for their brilliance and strength, but it is impossible to guarantee that the team will win the Champions League every year, after all, no matter how strong a team is, there will always be times when they lose, and the Red Rebels are no exception.

But that won't stop the Red Rebels from making plans for next season, still champions, champions in all competitions!

And just now, when the referee blew the final whistle, Mourinho had already put all his mind on the game against Liverpool three days later, which would determine the crucial game for the Red Rebels to win the Premier League.

Liverpool reached the Champions League final this season, where they faced Droisden over two legs, and Rafael Benitez once again showed his guru-level line-up in both legs.

In the first leg away to De Roysden, although Liverpool did not set up an iron bucket like Manchester United, they also played an aggressive style of football, and played 0:0 with De Roysden in the 90 minutes of the game, and no one could take the advantage.

But back at Anfield, Benitez began to change Liverpool's tactics.

From the first minute of the game, Liverpool began a fierce attack, especially the attackers led by Torres, who frequently threatened Droisden's goal, but it was Kuyt on the right who really helped Liverpool open the scoring, and he gave Liverpool the lead in the fourth minute.

Liverpool and Droysden then began to play back and forth, with the final situation somewhat similar to the match between the Red Rebels and Manchester United.

Droysden's Manuel Pellegrini was determined to fight back and try for an away goal, but no matter how much he saved, Liverpool's defense was unbreakable, and Liverpool's counter-attack was also very sharp, making Droisden's attack a little timid, and in the end he could only hate Anfield.

With this 1-0 victory, Liverpool advanced to the final!

After the two games, many people said that conservative wins, and this season's Champions League final is dominated by two teams who believe in conservative and utilitarian football, and everyone feels that it will be a very conservative game.

But Ferguson denied it, after the game against the Red Rebels, at the press conference, in the face of reporters' questions, he did not answer directly, but simply said, "Liverpool is not the Red Rebels!" ”

There is a joke, a joke, and a psychological warfare undertone, and it is estimated that he has launched an offensive against Benitez from this moment in order to defeat his opponent on May 27, and he is eager to win another Champions League, and at the same time help Manchester United become the second team to defend the Champions League after the Red Rebels.

As for Benitez, he has been very low-key, and he said in an interview that he is more concerned about the league against the Red Rebels, and Liverpool want to reach the Champions League next season, so this game is very important for them.

'Even though we had an extra day off than the Red Rebels, I know how terrible this team is, they can even force Manchester United to be like a shrunken turtle for 180 minutes, and we have to give 200 per cent to win against a team like this, but I have confidence in my players!'

(To be continued)