Chapter 514 Advantages
Barcelona obviously did not expect Manchester United to take the initiative to attack. After the game, they were at a loss, and the court was slippery, so everything made them very uncomfortable. [This article comes from]
Compared with Barcelona with delicate technology, Manchester United is more adaptable to fighting in such weather, because their offensive methods are very simple and fast, without complex middle penetration and dazzling passes and cuts, personal dribbling and two or three passes can send the football to a dangerous area, and then shoot. Because of Drogba, Manchester United can pass more balls in the air, use Drogba's body and header to ferry, or directly attack the goal. Such a way of playing minimizes the impact of a bad field.
If Barcelona have any weaknesses, then defending high-altitude balls is just that. Perhaps their feet are so good, so they are a little disdainful of putting in the high-altitude balls.
But in this game, their opponent is Manchester United and the English team.
Of course, it is not to say that Manchester United cannot play technical football. If it is sunny and the two sides are driving and fighting against each other, Manchester United may not be afraid of the other. However, in such weather, there is no need to make such a choice.
"Cristiano Ronaldo! He is so fast!"
C Ronaldo dribbled the ball at high speed, and the slippery field seemed to have no effect on him. When facing Dutch defender Van Bronkhorst, he swept the ball for more than ten meters and then started to accelerate. It was too late for Van Bronkhorst to turn around. His speed could not keep up with the wing assaulter, who was ranked among the top three in the Premier League speed. He ran 100 meters in chasing the ball and running for 10 seconds. After the Dutch turned around, he could only see a back.
After breaking through Van Bronkhorst, Ronaldo did not cut in, but directly made a cross and made a high ball!
This was something Ferguson had specially ordered to let the players play more high balls on the court and crush Barcelona with their aerial advantage.
Drogba jumped high in the crowd and headed the ball before Puyol and Max!
"Valdes! Beautiful save!"
The header from Spain's No. 2 national goalkeeper Drogba hit the crossbar, which shocked the Barcelona fans in a cold sweat.
"At the beginning of the game, Manchester United did not choose to defend, but instead took advantage of the opportunity to kick off and launched a wave of offensive against Barcelona. This time they almost took the lead!"
After the corner kick was taken, Ferdinand and Vidic rushed in. There was another chaos in front of Barcelona's goal. Puyol finally drove the football out to end the chaos.
"Barcelona's header defense is a mess... It seems that Coach Ferguson has found a way to deal with Barcelona."
The TV broadcast gave Ferguson a close-up. He was sitting on the coach's seat, the short shed could not cover the rain falling from the sky, his pants were completely wet. His top was half wet, and at this moment, he was staring at the stadium without turning his eyes and completely entered the state.
Next door to him, Rijkaard stood up from his seat. He was a little worried about the series of dangers in front of the goal just now. He frowned and whistled twice, asking the players to pay attention to the wing defense.
Rijkald's reminder was not effective. Five minutes passed, and Barcelona, who is famous for their offense, did not even have a decent shot. They were completely suppressed by Manchester United's aggressive offensive and poor field and could not perform at their original level.
Ferguson's idea is very simple. Taking advantage of this period of time, Barcelona is not adapting to it, and seize the opportunity to score a goal - of course it is better to score more goals - convert the advantage into victory and give its team the psychological advantage. Step by step, it leads Barcelona into the quagmire of impatience and mistakes.
This is a pre-match plan and everyone knows it.
If the competition can be carried out according to the plan, it will be much easier.
Ferguson is not a coach who likes to plan all problems with plans, and he doesn't think his opponent will obediently follow his own arrangements, so he pays more attention to temporary adjustments in the game. In fact, Ferguson is also the football coach on the planet who is best at on-the-spot adjustments.
Ronaldo performed well on the right, and Frank Ribery was not to be outdone. He chose to cut inward against Oleg on the left, then dribbled horizontally, and suddenly shot after shaking the angle! Valdes focused his attention and flew to block the ball, which was another corner kick!
Manchester United fans, who already had the upper hand in the stands, burst into cheers, and under the bombardment of Manchester United, Barcelona fans were a little silent.
Although the scene was dominant, Jiang Feng was not in a relaxed mood in the stands because today's weather really made him feel uncomfortable. Some things seemed destined to happen again, especially Manchester United has been too successful in the past two years and has become the target of public criticism.
The corner kick was taken, and when Barcelona's defenders focused on Ferdinand and Vidic in the penalty area, Manchester United made changes. Ronaldo did not directly drive the football into the penalty area, but passed it to Scholes who came to pick him up, a tactical corner kick!
Seeing Scholes receive the ball, Barcelona defender collectively pressed out and wanted to create an offside. At this moment, Scholes made a cross, not a high ball, but a half-high ball.
Everyone was running out, including Manchester United player who was afraid of offside. However, Van Nie suddenly turned around and fucked in half of the run. Scholes' pass just arrived! The Dutch forward raised his foot and pushed the ball forward, wiping Barcelona defender Max!
The commentator shouted, and the fans at the scene also shouted loudly.
"Van Nistruy's chance! Single shot!"
Valdes fought bravely and fell to the ground and made a save when the distance was very close. After Vanny wiped over Max, he had little room for action. He could only choose to eject the foot arch, and the football hit Valdes' thigh and went out of the bottom line.
Sighs sounded at the same time.
"What a pity! This is Manchester United's best opportunity so far! Barcelona was overwhelmed!"
Fanny held his head in his hands and felt very sorry for not kicking the ball in.
Jiang Feng was also as regretful as him. When he saw Van Nie breaking through Max, he stood up from the seat in the box and was about to raise his hand to celebrate the goal. Unexpectedly, Valdes was as magical as he took medicine today, saving several must-have goals in a row for Manchester United. This time, he was no exception, blocking Van Nie's shot.
"It's so fucking hell. He really should have a urine test after the game!" Jiang Feng sat down and vented his displeasure.
When Jiang Feng was unhappy, Ferguson, who was sitting on the coaching seat below, was also very disappointed. Queros shook his head beside him and comforted the old man: "Don't worry, Jazz, we are in good momentum."
"I don't believe anything before I scored a goal." Ferguson said, staring at the stadium and gritting his teeth.
"We need an attack!" As Barcelona's captain, the Catalan Puyol is boosting morale, "We can't let them continue to fight like this, Leo!"
The Argentine replied with a grim expression: "I know."
"Think of some way and push them back!"
Because Manchester United robbed Ronaldinho halfway, even when he transferred, he did not sell it to Barcelona, but to Barcelona's arch rival Real Madrid. Therefore, Messi was pushed out by Barcelona in advance and became the team's offensive core. As a genius, although Messi did not disappoint the team. His performance was very eye-catching. Barcelona was able to enter the finals. In addition to some luck and the help of some people, Messi played a very critical role.
Messi looked up at the time on the big screen. The game had been going on for fourteen minutes, and Barcelona did not have any decent offensive yet. As the team's offensive core, he certainly has the obligation and responsibility to change this embarrassing situation.
Soon, after Messi relied on his personal skill set to pass Carrick in the midfield, he planned the first effective offensive after Barcelona's opening. When Manchester United defenders were all focusing on Etoo, Messi passed the football to Jiuli on the wing.
Jiuli relied on speed to break through Evra and shot!
Van der Sar was also focused. After blocking the shooting angle, he cushioned the heavy shot with both hands for a while, and then hugged it steadily.
"This is Barcelona's first shot since the opening game. In the 15th minute of the game... It's so pitiful. The strong Barcelona seems to be a little uncomfortable in front of the two seven-time champions Manchester United."
"There are also unacceptable to the venue and the weather. It can be seen that the venue is very slippery, and Jiuli's soles slipped before shooting. In fact, players on both sides suddenly slipped and fell to the ground, but for Barcelona, which pays more attention to technology and ground coordination, it has a greater impact. Manchester United insists on the tactic of lifting and playing high, which minimizes the impact of the venue on them."
The commentator's analysis was very correct, but this did not help Barcelona change the awkward situation on the court. They are not good at British football tactics of holding high and playing high. Ground ball control is their tradition and has been integrated into the blood. It is impossible to change it for a while.
"I suddenly thought that before the game, some media thought that this game was a showdown between Barcelona's artistic football and Manchester United's utilitarian football. However, after watching the game for fifteen minutes, I could not associate this team that was pressing Barcelona's attack with 'utilitarianism'. It showed their domineering spirit of the two consecutive seven-time champions. Some people said that Manchester United has begun to go downhill, but from this game, I have not seen any sign that Manchester United has begun to go downhill."
The commentators laughed. As outsiders, they laughed with great ease.
Chapter completed!