Chapter 204: Red and Blue Battle (4) Fighting Method
Dominating, but not enough to overwhelm the opponent, not enough to score easily, this is the most intuitive and profound feeling that this game gives Lao Lei at this moment. Keane's absence has left United's midfield inadequate to compete with Chelsea, but the new Reds defence, which has been rebuilt by Alex Ferguson, is good enough. In the case of all-out defense, good defense can almost make a team invincible.
Based on such a defence, playing a quick counter-attack to try to score goals, which was a Chelsea trick, this time it was Ferguson who used him in turn. This move is not powerful, powerful, on the field, as the focus of Manchester United's defense, Lao Lei can't feel it the most.
His few dangerous attacks so far have failed to break down Van der Sar's goal. Although there is an element of luck in this United, the credit for this defensive line cannot be buried. In such a situation, Lao Lei did not think about using his personal ability to solve the problem. But Rao wants to break the Manchester United defense with Lao Lei's current top ability in football, and that is not something that can be done by talking. Lao Lei can indeed score goals with his personal ability, but this requires the right timing, opportunity and some luck, which Lao Lei can not do if he wants to.
So far in the game, anyone with a discerning eye has already seen that what Ferguson said before the game is indeed not a big word, and he and Manchester United have been prepared and designed for a long time. Maybe not on par with Chelsea in terms of strength? , but it is still possible to wrestle with them with the advantage of the home field. Aware of this, the commentators and those working in English football widened their eyes with interest to see how far this United team could go. Who will stop Chelsea's blue terror. The topic has been around in English football for a long time, and they thought Arsene Wenger's Arsenal was the best answer. But today. They suddenly found that Alex Ferguson's United needed less time to recover than they had thought.
And who is as much as they expect the Premier League to be able to compete with Chelsea. Then this person must be Lao Lei. If it weren't for a stronger opponent, he wouldn't have left the Portuguese Super League and come to the Premier League to work hard. The more opponents he gets, the more excited he will be, and the more potential he will squeeze. Last season's Manchester United disappointed him, defending, unable to defend, attacking, unable to attack. But this United team is different. By this time he was well aware of this.
Excited, extremely excited, everyone didn't know that under the increasingly dull game scene, Lao Lei's fighting spirit was getting stronger and stronger. Seeing the sharpness of United's counter-attack, Chelsea began to retract their formation first to stabilize the situation. The situation has taken a new turn and Ray needs to reset the tempo of Chelsea's game. As a result, the game entered a scorching and dull situation, and similarly, it also required Lao Lei to take the lead in breaking it.
In the 24th minute of the first half. Old Ray was ready. Receiving the ball in the midfield again, and Park Ji-sung pressing tightly by his side, but this time Lao Lei is fully prepared. After his left hand stood up against the impact of Park Ji-sung, Lao Lei's right ankle was slightly inward-skimmed. At the same time that the whole person is half-turned. Use the outside of your right foot to make a chopping motion against the ball that is coming to the ground.
Under the control of Lao Lei's excellent sense of ball, the soccer ball that had touched the outside of his right foot suddenly flew high from the ground as if by magic, directly over the heads of him and Park Ji-sung. This time not only blinded Park Ji-sung behind him. also blinded Scholes and others, who were on the sidelines ready to make up for the defense, and even blinded the entire Dream Theater. In the face of this dribble that looks like Bergkamp turning around. Everyone can't help but dream back to the era that belonged to the Ice Prince, and the Dream Theater lives up to its name at this moment.
Perhaps only Lao Lei himself was not surprised by his actions. When everyone was stunned, he turned around and accelerated abruptly, and suddenly shook off Park Ji-sung and the others to speed forward. It was a stunning dribble, but it wasn't just a dribble, not a goal.
The spicy United were stunned for a few seconds before immediately waking up to the fact that their defence did not have the huge holes they had imagined. However, in front of Lao Lei, there was still an open field for him to gallop, which was the convenience brought by this amazing breakthrough.
But Lao Lei didn't take advantage of it, but stopped after advancing some distance. This not only gave Park Ji-sung and others time to return to defense, but also made Lao Lei's beauty look meaningless. This kind of thankless thing appeared on Lao Lei's body, which made the audience confused for a while, and they didn't know why Lao Lei would give up the great opportunity to advance so easily.
But they were wondering if Lao Lei was confused, but they didn't notice that a trace of deep jealousy flashed in Ferguson's eyes when he looked at Lao Lei on the sidelines at this moment, which was something that did not happen when Lao Lei planned a threatening offensive several times before. Because, he knew in his heart that Lao Lei had seen through his layout of this game, or the defensive trap against Lao Lei.
Perhaps it is because of the trust in Lao Lei too much, whenever Lao Lei moves forward quickly with the ball, Chelsea's formation will be temporarily disjointed due to the slow follow-up of the players behind him. Believing that Lao Lei can solve problems and not make mistakes, this subconscious trust has made Chelsea players develop such small habits over time. It was a negligible issue, but in this game it was an important key to United's ability to consistently play high-quality counter-attacks.
After Lao Lei broke through the first defensive line, he could be quickly advanced by putting him 30 meters away from the goal, which was the defensive trap that Ferguson laid for Lao Lei in this game. The purpose of this trap is not to break the ball or limit the play of Lao Lei, but to launch a counterattack with Guò van der Sar's excellent hand-tossed ball after Chelsea's attack failed, allowing Manchester United to play a sharp counter-attack without Lao Lei's blockage.
It's a very old-fashioned defensive tactic. Any offensive player who breaks through a defender's blockade and doesn't have a tight block in front of him will simply choose to continue to move forward quickly with the ball. It's a subconscious or natural choice, and the fast pace of the game doesn't give the players any time to think. Suffice it to say, Ferguson has thought of all the factors in this defensive trap, including the psychology of the player with the ball.
Of course, this is not a perfect tactic, once Lao Lei accelerates and directly uses his personal ability to break the goal in person or to help his teammates, then this tactic can be declared bankrupt. However, Ferguson has his own understanding of this, and he believes in the ability of the new Manchester United defence he has built. Second, it is to do one's best and obey the destiny of heaven. In the case of a gap in strength, this is already the most perfect situation he can expect.
However, to his surprise, he didn't expect Lao Lei to see through this defensive tactic so quickly and make changes immediately. Appreciation and jealousy, this is his most intuitive idea of Lao Lei at the moment. This pause seemed to miss the excellent advance time, but it did not make the formation disjointed, and completed the overall formation to suppress Manchester United, and then got the opportunity to press Manchester United. Between one win and one loss, Lao Lei made the most powerful Chelsea choice.
Soon after Ray made the change, Mourinho on the sidelines also sensed Ferguson's thoughts. "Old fox!" After glancing at Ferguson not far away, he cursed in his heart. According to his coaching strength, he should have realized that something was wrong earlier than Lao Lei. But after all, his coaching experience is still short, and the brilliant honor has made him have a trace of contempt and disdain for Manchester United and Ferguson. Success makes people proud, this is human nature, Mourinho is just an ordinary person in addition to coaching ability, of course, he will make this kind of mistake.
But fortunately, Mourinho has always been a self-aware person who knows his mistakes and can change them. Taking advantage of a dead-ball time, he immediately gave instructions to Terry and other players. Seeing this scene, Ferguson knew that his little abacus would not work, and sighed in his heart: "Terrible junior! But it's not over yet. The failure of the defensive trap will not make the ever-competitive old man give up the game, and although the chances of winning the game are reduced, they are not so slim. The sharp and extremely oppressive gaze returned to the old man's eyes again.
Chelsea, meanwhile, have faced one of the most unsolvable problems in the history of world football on the pitch: breaking down dense defences. Moreover, in the face of this Manchester United team, in addition to its defense, it is also necessary to watch out for its sharp counterattacks. This has raised the difficulty of Chelsea breaking down the door guarded by Van der Sar by another notch.
At this time, Lao Lei also calmed down and slowly organized and mobilized the Chelsea players. He has not encountered such a game scene before, and he also knows that what he needs most at this time is patience. Gathering his thoughts to eat Manchester United, he calmly and incessantly tested United's defence, again and again, until it broke down. There are no other shortcuts, and that's the only way.
But what outsiders don't know is that don't look at Lao Lei is very calm at this time, but in fact, there is a burning fire in his heart. Although he saw Ferguson's defensive traps and made the right decision, this qiē was made passively.
Seeking a strong enemy who can hinder him, but at the same time encountering the obstruction, he is extremely excited, angry, and depressed, which is the contradiction that Lao Lei has as a person.
After realizing it and passively making adjustments, these two points alone are enough to make Lao Lei very unhappy.
Virgo's perfect fastidioism is perfectly displayed in him.
"It's getting hotter and hotter!"
Lao Lei, who was constantly circling with Park Ji-sung and others on the field, kept repeating this sentence in his heart.
A voice, as grim as a demon's murmur. (To be continued......) R1292