After taking the one-goal lead, at half-time, the players looked particularly excited in the dressing room of the new Manchester United.

According to the old habits, there will be a small box on the seats in their locker room, the box will have their name on it, and inside is a pill, everyone will swallow it with water, and then start to rest, during which time the masseur will come in and help the players adjust their physical condition.

Senna fought hard in the first half, controlling the entire area in front of the backline, which made him struggle, but he did the job well, he didn't give the opposition too many chances, and although he made mistakes, he was thankful not to concede a goal.

Besides, as a player who has never proven himself in the top flight, he can play like this against Blackburn Rovers and no one can ask for more from him.

In fact, it is also because of the fear of the imbalance of the mentality of the young players, so Mourinho arranged Senna to play in this game, otherwise, in terms of tacit understanding with the backline, Essien is more suitable than Senna, and Essien is stronger and has stronger lateral interception ability than Senna.

But Essien is less than 20 years old, and it's hard to be reassuring to have him in such a crucial match.

'It's nice that we're here with a happy mood, it's not easy, we're in the second division, third tier, compared to the Premier League, they're here, we're here!' Mourinho pointed to the top of his head and then to his feet.

"We were able to get here here, it was the result of the joint efforts of our whole team, every player, even those who didn't make the squad, we were never a one-man team, we were a team, so we were able to sit here happily and not like next door, I believe Mr. Souness must be in pain now!"

Jose Mourinho's words made the players laugh.

After taking the lead, everyone was in a good mood, especially when they thought that they were leading Blackburn Rovers from the Premier League.

It's not like leading Tottenham in the semi-finals, which was only a semi-final, but now it's a final, and if you win, you can win the title, the title that is known throughout England, and you can qualify for next year's UEFA Cup.

An English third-tier league to represent England in the UEFA Cup, which cannot be said to be unprecedented, but it is definitely rare.

"Alright, take it easy, man, we're ahead, I'll arrange the second half!"

After that, Mourinho came to the tactics board and quickly drew the standing formation of his players on it.

"It's a final, a final that decides the game in 90 minutes, Blackburn are behind, but they're going to fight, there's no reason why they shouldn't fight, unless they don't want to win, but that's impossible!"

'After the second half, Blackburn Rovers will attack like crazy and at this point, we can't shrink our defence, remember the game we played against Tottenham at White Hart Lane?

"Remember!" The players replied.

"Well, just like that, the first thing everybody has to think about is to stand in their own position, to run, to echo, to compress the other person's space, even to encroach on, not to run out of their own area, not to make mistakes, just do what I laid out in pre-game training, understand?"

"Understood!" The players replied in unison.

Prior to this, the new United had often practised this defensive tactic, especially after facing several strong teams in the Carabao Cup this season, Mourinho began to practice his team's defence, and the result was a different defensive system at White Hart Lane.

Attack and defense are like two ends of a seesaw, and the new Manchester United's usual tactics tend to be more balanced, because Mourinho is well aware that the players do not understand their own tactics well, and he feels that the new Manchester United tactics in the future should be more attacking, four points and six points attack.

Of course, this is not a division of players, but only the distribution of the team's attacking strength, whether it is offensive or defensive, 11 players on the field must be involved, which is a necessary premise for a team.

"Ribeiro, you controlled the tempo very well in the first half, especially the gesture you made when you passed to Palacio, I saw it, it was very good, three-point play, seven-point collection, Blackburn was completely pulled by our nose, I believe their players have a lot of physical exertion than us, so in the second half you have to pay attention to the rhythm."

'Suppressing Hughes from midfield and not letting him possess the ball, this player is very experienced, he knows how to play in this kind of adversity, we can't give him too much freedom, press him, cut him off from the attack.

After hearing this, Juninho Jr. kept nodding his head in agreement.

He also played in this game as a midfielder, he knew his defensive task, although Mourinho also gave him the task of controlling the tempo and organizing the attack, but this is the core requirement, if he can't do it, Mourinho will definitely make a substitution.

"Curtis!" Jose Mourinho came in front of Curtis, and the team's vice-captain was a little ashamed, he made a lot of mistakes in the first half.

"I don't think you should put so much pressure on yourself, Curtis, you don't have to intercept every ball at all, that will leave Peter behind you with nothing to do, I'm afraid that if it continues like this, he will be so angry that he will run to the front!"

Mourinho's joke drew a burst of laughter from the players in the dressing room, especially Petero Cech, who almost burst out of breath.

"Location, Curtis!" Jose Mourinho knows his players and knows that with some players you have to be as clear as possible, but with Curtis, you just have to wake him up and he will understand that he is a very smart player.

'Everybody be careful, be careful where you are, control your area, don't let them pass you easily, and then, 45 minutes later, we'll be on the podium and celebrate our first ever English title in the club's history!"

Mourinho doesn't need to say much, just this one sentence is enough to make all the players in the dressing room excited, yes, if they win Blackburn, it will be the first national title in the club's history, even if it is just a very humble League Cup title!

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After the resumption of the game, Blackburn did not immediately launch an onslaught, but continued to push towards the new Manchester United line, and it seemed that they were playing very patiently.

Jose Mourinho also kept reminding his players on the sidelines not to be impatient, to take your time, we have more time than the opposition.

Blackburn's attacking line changed a bit and more began to look for opportunities from the flanks.

However, Senna and Juninho Jr.'s running area is very large, coupled with the retreating Malouda and Hleb, Blackburn's attack on the flanks has never been able to open up, Duff can occasionally get chances, but Terry in the middle is very solid and can always defuse the crisis.

Without the reception in the middle, Blackburn's wide attack was thunderous and rainy.

And as the minutes of the game ticked by, their players began to look impatient.

As Mourinho said, the new Manchester United with a one-goal lead can play more patiently than the opponent, he let Juninho Jr. control the tempo, and when the side controls the ball, it is more of a horizontal pass and knockback, mobilizing the opponent's formation and consuming their physical strength.

Hughes is 38 years old, Andy Cole is not a guy like Drogba, and besides, they are behind and must be impatient, so it would be ideal to drain their energy in this way.

But that's not all, Mourinho knows that a one-goal lead is not safe, he doesn't like extra-time, it's too demanding of players, he doesn't like penalties, it's like a heartbeat, he likes to be safe.

Finish the battle in 90 minutes!

Blackburn's men were able to remain calm and rational for the first 20 minutes of the second half in the face of the slowness of the new Manchester United, but as time went on, especially with manager Souness's two unsuccessful substitutions, they began to get impatient.

But the more impatient they are, the slower the new United will play, and they are deliberately trying to slow down the tempo.

At this time, the important surname of controlling the rhythm on the field is vividly reflected.

Although Souness frequently signaled that his players should play more patiently, the time was approaching, and his players could no longer care about listening to him.

In the 76th minute, Curtis beat Andy Cole and sent a long ball from Blackburn to a retreating Senna, who again handed it to Palacio, who started again and led it into the line that rushed towards Blackburn.

Mourinho on the sidelines saw Palacio's performance in the forward position, and remembered Xiao Yu's previous suggestion in his mind, of course he didn't know that Xiao Yu made a recommendation based on the knowledge of his previous life, but in fact, Palacio's performance in the forward position was really good.

The new Manchester United advanced very quickly, whether it was Didier Drogba or Malouda and Hleb, they were all very fast, which greatly dispersed the pressure on Palacio, who took a few steps and chose to distribute to Hleb on the wing, and then cut forward himself.

Hleb dribbled the ball to the edge of the box and cleverly changed direction to cut inside, but Blackburn's experienced full-back was stuck in position and he was forced to cross to the edge of the box.

Juninho, who was inserted in the back row, grabbed the ball before Dunn, leaned on Dunn, who was close to the defense, pulled out a position, and shot hard.

Although the route of the ball is very erratic, Friedel has been in good form lately and has a lot of experience in judging the right route, but this ball is with a violent spin, and he accidentally got out of his hand under this grab.

He reacted quickly and wanted to grab the ball again, but someone reacted faster than him.

Palacio with pigtails appeared in front of Friedel like a wind, stretched out his foot and poked the ball from Friedel's side into the goal, 2:0!

With less than 15 minutes left in the game, New Manchester United led 2:0, which was enough to sentence Blackburn to death, especially when New Manchester United performed solidly throughout the game, it was almost impossible to score two goals in a row.

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