In the face of Derby's full-court pressing, many teams couldn't adapt, mainly because the Derby County players ran too much, and many players felt in a hurry in the face of constant pressing.

But every team knows what to do.

That is to increase the pass, as long as the pass is accurate enough, stable enough, you can become the nemesis of this kind of full-court forced defense, no matter how urgent the pressing, how intensive, but after all, the defending side will always be passive when they come to grab the ball, and the attacking side can completely get rid of the defense with continuous passing, and even directly penetrate the defense line.

Manchester United did the same.

And Manchester United did a good job today, when facing the Derby County press, their players were unhurried to their feet, making a lot of the Derby County players' runs useless.

Not only that, but United also launched a number of tentative attacks on the flanks.

In Ferguson's mind, to deal with Derby's full-court pressing tactics, it is best to have a core player in the middle to organize the attack and drive the whole team to cooperate fluently, so as to be able to suppress Derby County in turn.

It's just a pity that Manchester United don't have such players.

In the middle of Manchester United's midfield, the most skilled player is Scholes, who is also the core of Manchester United's midfield, but he can only be 'counted', because Scholes is not a player like Ronaldinho and Riquelme, he belongs to the kind of 'English' player with comprehensive skills, and he can't lead the whole team's attack on his own.

Relying on key players to organise the attack and deal with the Derby County defence was the right idea, but United couldn't play it, so Ferguson had to focus on the wings.

Wing, C-Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs.

With these two players, it's easy for United to play on both wings, and in that regard, they are the best teams in the Premier League, whether it's Arsenal or Chelsea. It's still the opponent on the field, Derby County, and they can't compare with them, just because they have C-Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs, two of the world's top full-backs.

Fast speed, outstanding technique, strong body, strong explosiveness, comprehensive elements, etc., this series of characteristics put on a player, it is enough to ensure that this player is quite outstanding, such a player is definitely the best in the world.

Manchester United have two on the wing.

It's good to have Frank Ribery in Derby, but whether it's fame or real strength, it's not necessarily like Cristiano Ronaldo or Ryan Giggs. What's more, Derby County also has only one Ribery, but Manchester United have two better players on par.

It is based on the quality of these two players that Ferguson will focus on the two flanks.

Flying on both wings, leading the attack in the middle and finding opportunities for the strikers in the penalty area, this is Manchester United's attack - simple, but impossible to crack because the two players on the wing are too strong individually. It is also because Manchester United have Van Nistelrooy, the world's top striker, and even his partner, England's hot new star, the young Wayne Rooney, in the penalty area.

Facing Derbyshire. Ferguson also wants to rely on two wide flanks to find chances, while also being able to restrain Derby's full-court pressing in a certain way.

The Derby County players had a lot of range and pressed pressing, but United relied on individual ability and small areas of cooperation. Make individual breakthroughs on both flanks, or play a small range of passes, and so on. Derby County's defensive effectiveness will be greatly reduced, and Manchester United will naturally have more opportunities in attack.

That's what Ferguson had in mind.

Soon there was some progress in Manchester United's attack, C-Ronaldo suddenly started with the ball on the wing, directly past the defending Frank Ribery, followed by him and Scholes made a one-two, and shook off Peter Kennedy who came to intercept.

Throwing off the two in a row, C-Ronaldo's speed also increased.

Layton Bynes also had to run head-on to defend.

Manchester United fans chanted with C-Ronaldo's breakthrough, they sent their call to the young talent from Portugal, two seasons, C-Ronaldo with his foot skills and game play, conquered most of the Manchester United fans, many fans have thought that C-Ronaldo is the perfect replacement for David Beckham, and even in terms of game, C-Ronaldo is much more dazzling than Beckham's cousin.

At this time, C-Ronaldo is going to pass the ball again!

The next option should be a cross, which is also Manchester United's tactic, using two wings to create opportunities for the middle, C-Ronaldo broke through quickly with the ball and shook off two Derby County players, which is equivalent to directly tearing apart the Derby County defense, then he can easily create good chances with a cross.

C. Ronaldo did the same.

He chose to pass the ball again to Scholes, who was following up in the middle, and Scholes met the ball and passed diagonally to the right side of the box.

There, Roussy has followed!

Alfred was doing his best to defend Rooney, but Rooney, who was bigger and more physical, squeezed out space, received a pass and then fired a through ball into the box.

In the middle, Vanney has been waiting for a long time!

"Good chance!"

"Danger!"

With shouts from commentators from two different camps, the starting centre-back Nemanja Vidic took the lead in driving the ball out of the box to defuse the crisis.

But Ferguson was happy with the attack.

That's what he wants, using the wings to create chances in the middle and find good opportunities to score.

If you go on like this again and again, you always get goals.

His tactics worked.

Ferguson was still a little worried before the game, and it must be admitted that Derby's sudden tactics in the FA Cup final last year left a shadow on him, and he didn't want the game to be out of his control.

But Derby's tactics have not changed, and they still use the same attacking football system.

In this way, he is confident that there will be no surprises in the game.

As long as the team plays to its strength under normal circumstances, it must be able to beat Derby County at home.

That Chinese said he was going to take away the league title at Old Trafford?

Ferguson couldn't help but turn his head to look at the sideline on the other side, where the big young boy was standing with a solemn expression.

Ferguson smiled lightly, "Then I want to see how you took the championship!" ”

The players on the pitch were no more optimistic than the old Jazz, and they were feeling the pressure.

Now Scholes is holding the ball. Before he could cross the halfway line, he felt the urgency as the opposition striker Van der Vaart had dropped back to grab it.

Not just Van der Vaart, Paul Scholes noticed that the other two players up front – Burton Reitter and Franck Ribery – were also running back, neither of them slow, having been running back and forth between the front and midfield from the start of the game.

From a bystander point of view, Scholes might have scoffed at such a run, he didn't think it was pointless, it was just a waste of energy. But now that he's in the game, it's clear what it means to do that – he feels the pressure from the front and the back at the same time.

You know, he hasn't crossed the halfway line yet!

It's not just a matter of the opposing frontcourt players running back and forth to defend, the opposition is obviously a whole in defense, and the opponent's defense is also more difficult than the last time the two teams met.

Scholes soon found out.

It doesn't take too much scrutiny, in fact, the players on the pitch are quick to spot.

Ribery was too far up and Derby defended the area from the edge of the box line to the front of the halfway line, it was like a bunch of players piled up there. When United attacked, they could hardly find any gaps in between.

The front three and the back three are obvious, and the formation of Derby County is 433!

This came as a surprise to the Manchester United players.

They knew the starting line-up for Derby, but they thought it would be 442, but they didn't expect it to be 433. It doesn't seem to matter too much to the players on the pitch what the opponent is, but the key point is that the 433 of Derby County is very similar to Chelsea - they have three midfielders!

Leon Osman, Lee Morris, Peter Kennedy, the trio lined up. Almost across the front of the penalty area, it made it difficult for Manchester United's attack.

Even the two wing-backs, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs are feeling the pressure.

Derby County's left and right forwards. Ribery and Van der Vaart are very far up front, not directly against them, but the opponent's midfielders and full-backs are really a bit of a headache.

For a while, Manchester United could only break through on the flanks to find opportunities!

Only, and only 'only' is a breakthrough!

I can't find opportunities in other ways, and the main thing is that I can't find a gap, because Derby County is too tight to defend near the midfield, and although the blockade on the side is not strong, I don't think it can break through the defense line by cooperating.

Because of this, Manchester United are now attacking quite cautiously.

Scholes faced the pressure of defending in front and back, but still distributed the ball to the wing, which was United's attacking tactic, and it seemed to be the only way to penetrate the opposition's defence.

More importantly, Derby's defence puts too much pressure on him, and he has to share the pressure with his team-mates by constantly passing the ball.

The Derby players didn't know how the United players felt, they were just playing their normal game according to their tactics, and when they saw Scholes pass the ball to Ryan Giggs, Osman immediately chased after him, and Van der Vaart also dropped back quickly, and he was already behind Giggs.

Giggs had to face Osman and Van der Vaart.

Giggs can be called the 'king of the left side', and his technical prowess is undoubted, and in the face of such pressure, he still received the pass first, and shook off Van der Vaart with a small angle, and then suddenly accelerated to start and wanted to shake off Osman directly with speed.

But Giggs was a little overthinking.

Van der Vaart was easily left behind, but Osman's defensive experience was immense, and when Giggs ran, he followed suit, he stayed close to Giggs, didn't let him dribble smoothly, and tried to squeeze him as much as possible, keeping his eyes on his feet - as long as Giggs made a small mistake, he was able to grab the ball as soon as possible.

But Giggs didn't make a mistake, he took the ball straight forward for more than 20 meters, and also to the front of the penalty line.

From this position on the left, it was a good choice to go for a cross, but at this point the pass angle was all blocked by Osman, and Giggs had to slow down and pull the ball back at his feet, and then before Van der Vaart could catch up, he took the first step to kick the ball to Roy Keane diagonally behind.

Roy Keane got the ball and hesitated slightly.

He was followed by Morris.

He was going to shoot directly just now, but the position was still a little too far away, and the angle was very bad, so he was not sure, so he chose to control the ball.

But that choice put him in jeopardy, as Van der Vaart gave up defending Giggs and turned his head to chase after him.

Roy Keane was caught in the nick of time by Van der Vaart and Morris!

He is not Giggs, he does not have such outstanding skills at his feet, and when faced with the life of two people, Keane can only try to control the ball, and constantly look left and right, trying to find a passing opportunity, but the next moment the football is directly hooked by Van der Vaart.

"Keane's ball was broken," the on-site commentator said with some frustration

Seeing the team's successful defense on the sidelines, Wan Sheng smiled with satisfaction.

In this game, he arranged the team to play in the 433 formation, the purpose is to increase the defensive strength, no matter what, the 'OS-Fast' offensive system is based on the defense of the whole court, and there are more opportunities with tight defense.

433, the formation of three back midfielders, is more effective in the face of Manchester United.

This maximises the impact of United's stars, as they always face two defenders whenever they get the ball.

At the same time, the players in other positions are all moving.

They use constant running and close pressing, putting constant pressure on opposing players, no matter at any time, whether they have the ball or not, they can't be easy, and it is even more impossible to get out of the open space, just like Ferguson thought, and the best way for them is to use the individual ability of the star to make a breakthrough.

is like C-Ronaldo's approach, directly breaking through the defense, and naturally there is a chance.

But in the face of the individual play of the star, any defensive tactics are not very effective, unless the team concentrates everyone in the penalty area, then it will be broken through, it doesn't matter if there is one less person to defend, of course, this is impossible, it is quite successful to limit the opponent to the maximum.

It's like what the Manchester United players are facing, they don't have a good way to get out of the defence at all, and the stars can't play individually every time, and perhaps, more often than not, get tackled.

Then, the next step is to break through for Derbyshire!

That's how Derby County fight – use full-court pressing to suppress to get more attacking opportunities, use fast breaks to speed up the tempo, and when the opponent has a lot of discomfort, that's when Derby County has a chance! (To be continued......)