Ferguson knew that it was very tiring to keep a rhythm in such major competitions, because in addition to physical consumption, the consumption caused by psychological pressure should not be underestimated.

Manchester United gained the upper hand in the first half, launching threatening attacks many times, and having a greater ball possession rate than Liverpool. The price is a lot of physical energy consumption, especially on two sides. If you continue to play like this in the second half, your physical fitness may collapse before the ninety minutes of the game ends.

When necessary, adjust the rhythm, slow down the offensive, and allow the opponent to attack appropriately. In addition to restoring physical fitness, you can also create a chance to counterattack. Speaking of counterattack, Ferguson does not think there will be better teams in the world than Manchester United.

"Liverpool's morale must be very strong after equalizing the score. They will launch a fierce attack on our goal at the beginning of the second half. At that time, don't rush to push them out and fight against them. Leo and Nemania continue to guarantee the clampdown on Barroche... You did a good job in the first half, and I even thought Barroche didn't play in this game." He spread his hands and joked.

These words made everyone laugh and the atmosphere was a little better.

"So, just like this, defending and defending the opponent's offense can improve our morale on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can severely hit the opponent's morale. Football matches are a process of rising and falling. If you can withstand their mad attack at the beginning of the second half, then the victory of the game will basically belong to us!" He clenched his fists, as if he had already grasped the championship trophy.

"Then it's offense. You can't forget to counterattack when defending, and you can't forget to defend when attacking. This is what I ask you for you in your daily training. I hope you can let me see this thing in this game. After defeating Liverpool's fierce attack, they will definitely feel discouraged and their physical fitness will be at a low point. At that time... do you know what to do, right?"

The players laughed: "Of course!"

"Finally, I hope that no matter what happens, you will not lose your desire for the championship and your confidence in victory. This is more important than any tactic. Liverpool will definitely counterattack and let them come! We are not afraid! The more crazy they counterattack, the closer we are to the championship!!"

...

"Liverpool will definitely make some adjustments, not necessarily personnel, the biggest possibility is tactical. However... I wouldn't be surprised if Benitez replaced Barroche. The person who was surprised should be Barroche." Sitting in the coach's seat, Ferguson said to the people around him with a smile. The second half of the game is about to begin, and he still has the leisure to joke with the assistant coaches.

It's really strange that he never had such a mentality when playing Arsenal. Even if he was playing against Mourinho's Chelsea, he wouldn't dare to be arrogant. However, when he played against Benitez, he always felt like "everything is in my control."

I never felt that I treated this Spaniard as a real opponent...

The two sides will reunite in the second half.

Liverpool made a substitution from the beginning, and they replaced a defender Finnan and added a defensive midfielder Harman. Benitez's meaning is very obvious, that is, to completely free Xavi Alonso and let him concentrate on organizing the team's offense.

Manchester United did not make personnel adjustments, but only made fine-tuning tactics, emphasizing more emphasis on defense.

Liverpool took advantage of their kick-off in the second half to launch a series of offensives against Manchester United's goal.

In the 55th minute, Riser dribbled the ball from the backcourt to Manchester United's hinterland, shook Cristiano Ronaldo and shot slightly above the crossbar.

Two minutes later, Baros received a corner kick from the left and jumped high to head the ball, but unfortunately he hit a high again.

In just ten seconds, Alonso suddenly took a long shot after dribbling the ball in the midfield, and the football missed the post on the right.

During this period, Liverpool's offense completely suppressed Manchester United, and Manchester United gradually fell into a disadvantage in the midfield confrontation. It's not that Liverpool's midfield strength is stronger, but Benitez asked the midfielders to increase the intensity of the confrontation and make the entire midfield tough. Because Keane is also a tough midfielder, if the opponent is still soft, it is not surprising to lose the midfield. Moreover, Liverpool's advantage in the number of people in the midfield now is that they are now playing in a 352 double-middle formation.

The place where the game is decided is basically in the midfield. Only by winning the midfield can Liverpool have hope of completing the reversal.

Once the three players of Rither, Gerald and Garcia became hard, the situation on Liverpool immediately changed. No matter how powerful Keane is, he cannot compete with three people alone. What's more, he is now a 34-year-old player. By the second half, his physical strength has begun to be a little exhausted.

Faced with Liverpool's tide of offensives, Ferdinand and Vidic made many key rescues. Moreover, due to Liverpool's pressure, the Manchester United formation was compressed back, Keane was more like a midfielder during this period. Even Van Nisstrui came back to participate in the defense, leaving only one Solskjaer in the front - who was placed there to fight back. But now, Manchester United has no chance to fight back.

Benitez knows Ferguson's team. They are the kind of team that you can't take it lightly even if you surround the attack and need to pay attention to defense at any time. So when asking the team to siege Manchester United, he asked Liverpool to immediately intercept the frontcourt and midfield after conceding the ball, and absolutely cannot give Manchester United a chance to counterattack.

In the 66th minute, Liverpool once again forced a corner kick through a continuous goal.

Gerrard took the corner kick, and the continuous attack made Van der Sar feel nervous. He did not choose to wait for the defenders to clear the ball, but planned to take the ball by himself and completely end Liverpool's offensive.

but--

"He was lost!!" the narrator screamed.

Van der Sar chose to attack, which was really a bit rash. There were three people in the middle. Even if he attacked, he could not get the football directly. At most, he would hit the ball. Van der Sar also discovered this when he was in the air, so the temporary change of strategy was the direct consequence of him losing...

The football passed by his fist!

This shocked the Manchester United's heart to the heart, because just next to Van der Sar was Liverpool's vice captain Carragher.

This central defender has an excellent header...

Perhaps he was stunned by Van der Sar's attack, and the white football suddenly flew in front of him. Before Carragher came to his senses, he waved his head in a hurry, but ended up with the same ending as Van der Sar - without rubbing!

"Sigh-" This time, everyone took a breath of air conditioning, whether it was Manchester United fans or Liverpool fans.

The football was not rubbed by anyone, and it flew through Manchester United's penalty area at high speed, and then flew directly out of the other sideline.

"Manchester United escaped! And Jamie Carragher will definitely be upset about why he didn't hit that ball! They had the chance to lead Manchester United!"

The ball was so scared that Ferguson stood up from his seat, and almost hugged his head with both hands and went to annoyance. Fortunately, Terry was possessed by his soul at the last moment, and by chance, he didn't hit the ball.

Benitez, on the other side, also jumped out of his seat, but he was excited and upset - at first because of excitement, but later he jumped again, this time because of his annoyance.

However, Jiang Feng, who was watching football in the private room, did not stand the football even after he had an extraordinary brain computing ability, and he was relatively calm even after he found out Carragher.

"Liverpool missed a good opportunity, and maybe they will regret it after the game. But now Liverpool has the advantage on the field, and they can create more good opportunities. Liverpool's powerful attacking group can always seize one opportunity, right?"

Before Liverpool could seize the opportunity, Manchester United's own defense collapsed.

Vidic fell to the ground after a fierce fight, and rolled on his hand with his calf. He cramped.

Team doctor Schweil was ordered to run up again, and Keane had already pressed Vidic's feet to him for emergency treatment.

"Liverpool has put a lot of pressure on us..." Queros murmured.

The pressure was indeed very high during this period. The defenders were already dizzy due to constant siege. As a central defender, Vidic not only had to make up for Evra's position, but also had to return to the middle to defend Barroche, compete for Liverpool's cross from the wing, and use his body to block Liverpool's crazy long-range shot...

Ferguson stood up.

"It's time to make adjustments?" Queros saw Ferguson get up and asked.

Ferguson nodded.

"It was earlier than expected. But the plan could not keep up with the changes. The important thing was on-site command." Ferguson walked to the sidelines and called Keane and Ronaldinho.

"Press it out, don't crouch in the back. Roy, you are a midfielder, not a central defender, what do you do when you run into the penalty area? Ronaldo, you need to rely on your personal skills to bring the football out. Don't worry, Roy will protect you from the back. If you encounter an obstacle, pass the ball, use fast pass and cut, pass and cut!" Ferguson made a gesture, "Don't get stuck with them in the midfield, that would be fooled by Liverpool. They now have one more person in the midfield than us. So, we must pass the midfield as fast as possible, directly threaten their goal, give them a color, and they will be a little more honest! If you have a long shot, you can shoot from a long shot, and you don't have to pursue the success rate of the offensive. In this case, one or two threatening shots are enough to turn the situation around!"

He said quickly, and the two of them nodded.

"Okay, go up and tell others what I said and let them do as they do."

He patted the two of them on the shoulders and sent them back to the stadium, but Ferguson did not walk back to the coach's seat. He continued to stand on the sidelines and stared at the stadium. The situation gradually became more and more critical, and he could not sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.

He turned his head and glanced at Benitez, who was also standing on the sidelines. (To be continued. Please search for Piaotianwen, the novel is better, updated and faster!)
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