Chapter 208
"Unbelievable, in the 26th minute of the first half, Porto Tong Guò completely disrupted Manchester United's defence with a jaw-dropping group combination. With an assist from Remaa, Benny McCarthy scored with a low one-handed shot. It was a goal that left United without any temper. Now that the game is going to look good, what will United do after the deadlock is broken? We'll see. ”
A one-goal lead, especially on an important occasion like a Champions League final, can be even more difficult for the side behind them. Because compared to other competitions, the Champions League final will bring more psychological pressure to the players. However, this did not happen to United, who had played a night at the Camp Nou in '98 and there was little impact that such a deficit could have on them. Before the game restarted, Ferguson also came to the sidelines and gave instructions to the players on the field to strengthen the attack.
However, this kind of intensified offensive is very methodical and tactical, and it is not the kind of reinforcement that is rushed to achieve results. The most typical sign is that the speed and range of the Manchester United players have begun to increase, while at the same time maintaining a good overall position, which makes the flexibility and intensity of the Manchester United attack slowly increase in a measured manner. The reason why Ferguson did this is that Porto are not the kind of team that can be beaten to death by random punches, and every one of their set-ups is very reasonable, like a crouched viper, when you are defending on one side, you don't know when it will give you a worthwhile attack.
And in the face of Porto's dense defensive formation that has retracted across the board, it is not easy to think of breaking it, and how to break the dense defense has always been a world issue for all strong teams. Although Manchester United is not out of the question in the face of such a defence. But that also needs to be done slowly. Otherwise, they are likely to push too hard and give Porto a great chance to counter-attack. Let yourself steal chickens and rice.
Manchester United's action was expected by Lao Lei. If it is said. After Manchester United fell behind, it would be too disappointing for Lao Lei to come up immediately and play randomly. At this time, Manchester United's tactics, like boiling frogs in warm water, slowly intensified, wearing down the sharpness and morale brought by Porto's lead, and then seized the opportunity to give a fatal blow. This situation made Lao Lei a little helpless, because the initiative of the attack is now in the hands of Manchester United. He and Porto could only reluctantly accept it.
In the 32nd minute of the first half, United finally launched their first threatening attack after falling behind, and it was no longer a tentative attack. At this time, Manchester United's overall line has begun to slowly press forward, and the back line has reached the center line. At this time, Manchester United's players, like nimble fish, made Porto's big net begin to feel a little lacking, and gradually unable to suppress them. Lao Ray and Kostiani have already driven their horsepower to the maximum, but in the face of Manchester United's overall off-ball running system. The two of them seemed a little inadequate and reluctant.
At this point, Guò's own nimble movement allowed Scholes to temporarily shake off the old thunder. He played a cross-switch with Keane, and after Kostiani was attracted by Saha, who retreated, Old Ray was already a little unstoppable in the face of the two of them alone. For the time being, Scholes got the space to deal with the ball. After getting Keane's drop ball from the edge of the penalty area, he didn't stick to the ball, but split the ball to the left. There, Fu Joan was already assisted. On the left flank, a scene was formed between Alenichev and Ferreira against Fortune and Ryan Giggs.
Giggs and Fuqiong are both technically comprehensive. The speed is not weak. This put a lot of pressure on Alenichev and Ferreira because of Alenichev's defense. It's only half a man, and he's just half-baked defensively. Ryan Giggs and Fochon struck each other in succession, allowing Fochon to get the chance to cross well.
After Fu Qiong got down, he immediately passed the football into the penalty area. At this time, in the Porto penalty area, in addition to Vanney, Saha, Scholes and Keane are all ready to fight for the top inside, which puts a lot of pressure on Porto's back line. Ruud van Nistelrooy relied on his height to grab the first drop of the pass. Ruud van Nistelrooy's header was saved by Bea due to the speed of the ball, but the ball did not go out of the danger zone and was still in the Porto penalty area. The football was beaten to the back post by Baia, where the Frenchman Saha controlled the second drop point.
Saha got the ball to Keane at the top of the penalty area and didn't lift it into the air again. As soon as Keane got the ball, he wanted to volley hard. At this time, Lao Lei immediately blocked it, and came to Keane once, and the football bounced out between the two. However, Keane quickly turned around and tried to control the football. However, the old Ray behind him did not give him this opportunity, and kept arching Keane behind him, preventing him from holding the football. In such a situation, Keane, who was a little staggering, could only reluctantly hand over the football to Scholes.
As soon as Scholes stopped the ball, he fired a powerful volley. Baia also made another meritorious service, and when his vision was blocked, he still held up the football flying to the upper corner of the goal with both palms out of the bottom line. The attack did not bear fruit, and Manchester United fans had to hold their heads and regret it. They can also see that United will have limited opportunities in the face of Porto's dense defence. Every time a chance is missed, it will be more difficult for United to find an equaliser.
Although the football did not score, Lao Lei's heart was still a little uneasy. Because this time Manchester United's attack has completely played a chance. Although he also knows that there will not be too many such chances, United will only need to take a few chances. With the first time, he believed that there would be a second and a third next. And Porto's defense line is no longer able to provide safe protection.
But there was no time, give old Ledo a moment to think about it, and the game will continue immediately. Scholes' corner was too close to goal and was won by Beyer's jump, giving United no chance to continue attacking. When the football came to the feet of Porto, Manchester United also immediately recoiled and did not surround Porto's ball-carrying players in the front field. It seems that Porto's goal attack had a lot of deterrent effect.
In order to supplement the gap left by Keane's early look at the old ray, Scholes will drop back when defending. Take Keane's place. Glancing at Keane, who was firmly following him, Old Ray felt troubled. Excited again. The confrontation during this period of time made Lao Lei clearly realize Keane's difficulty. After receiving Costa's pass, seeing Keane who was clinging to him again, Lao Lei cheered up and threw himself into the fight between the two again.
At this time, Ferguson, who was closely watching the development of the situation from the sidelines, had already begun to think about the tactics of the second half. The situation of falling behind 1:0 cannot make this legendary head coach, who is accustomed to seeing big scenes, lose his spirit. His mind was racing at the moment, pondering the weaknesses in Mourinho's squad and what could be exploited. But soon the referee's whistle on the field saw his attention return to the game.
On the field. Old Ray and Keane were like two bulls, and they came together. Each of them has some unclean mouths and some trash talk. The players on both sides also gathered together, and hurriedly pulled the two apart to prevent them from further conflicts. At the same time, the Schalke stadium also resounded with piercing boos. In addition to the neutral fans, the fans on both sides booed either Ray or Keane.
The camera goes back to 3 minutes ago, when Ray received a return pass from Kostiani with his back in front of the court, with Keane in the back. The back heel slammed straight back, trying to get rid of the ball with a beautiful back heel. However, his move was only halfway there, and Keane had anticipated Ray's move with great experience, and he turned around first. Stuck old Re behind him.
In the end, he also came across the football in front of Old Ray, but just as he was about to return the football to Scholes, Old Ray hooked the football from behind with a fallen sliding tackle. Keane, who tripped over Old Thunder's feet, also fell to the ground. At this time, Lao Lei hurriedly got up. Ran into the football first. However, he also did not control the football smoothly, and Keane fell to the ground. With both hands propped up, like a balance beam athlete in gymnastics, after stretching out his feet, he stabbed the football behind Lao Lei and stabbed the football for another distance.
At this time, it was old Ray, who fell to the ground because he touched Keane's foot. And when Keane got the football, Lao Lei rushed up reluctantly, clinging to Keane tightly, and gave him space to handle the ball at all. By this time, both of them were a little angry. Around this football, the two engaged in intense physical contact, and they were entangled almost without distance. In the process, the two took turns falling down several times. The two of them used this way to fight for a while near the center circle. This kind of physical contact is to look at the eyes of fans in front of the TV, who still think they are watching a professional wrestling match.
Until the end, Lao Lei hooked Keane's foot and tripped Keane again, this time Lao Lei did not touch the football first, it was a foul, and the referee's whistle finally sounded. And after Keane tripped this time, he also fell and ate, and his mouth smelled of turf. At this moment, his anger rose all of a sudden, and when he turned around, he found Lao Lei together.
Looking at Keane who was pointing his finger at himself and scolding himself in front of him, Lao Lei was also very angry in his heart at this time, and directly slapped Keane's hand to the side. And Lao Lei's action angered Keane even more. That's what Ferguson saw.
This time, the referee gave Lao Lei a yellow card, and he also gave Keane a verbal warning, so that the two of them could drop the fire well. This conflict is only superficially over.
But for Keane and Ray, it's far from over.
The two men glanced at each other after the referee left.
There was cruel coldness in his eyes.
At this time, the corners of Lao Lei's mouth suddenly squeezed out a smile.
is disdainful and cold.
Lip-humming at Keane's pen.
"You're dead!!" (To be continued......)