Cristiano Ronaldo faced Barcelona's black midfielder Yaya Toure's front defense without taking a few steps. He did not bother with Toure, and then continued to step forward with the football a little.

The person who received his pass was Rooney who was retreating. Although he received the ball, he turned his back to the attack direction. Under Abidal's close-fitting defense, it might not be easy to turn around.

He had no intention of turning around. Yaya Toure was taken away by Cristiano Ronaldo and he was waiting for someone.

Like Cristiano Ronaldo, after passing the football out, he also turned around and ran forward. Since this was a counterattack after the corner kick, Barcelona players had not had time to run back to organize the defense, so Abidal did not chase the ball, but retreated with Rooney, and the gap in the midfield was pulled out.

So who are the people Rooney and the passers-by targets?

"Wow, Esteban Cambiaso!" the narrator exclaimed.

He really didn't expect that when he counterattacked, Cambiaso would rush so far. His current position was no different from a front midfielder. After receiving Rooney's pass, he did not pause, but instead dribbled the ball forward in a straight line.

"Scholes used to do this job... At that time, Esteban Cambiaso was protecting him from behind, now..." The commentator suddenly understood. "It turned out that Ferguson wanted Esteban Cambiaso to be the midfield organizer of this game!"

"This is a bit crazy..." the judge sighed.

For him, it is indeed a bit crazy to use the most defensive person to be the midfield organizer in the face of the powerful Barcelona.

Seeing that Cristiano Ronaldo had almost entered the area where the defenders were responsible, Yaya Toure resolutely abandoned the Frenchman and turned around and rushed towards Cambiaso, who was running wildly with the ball.

He knew that this man was a defensive midfielder like himself, and organizing offense was not their specialty. As long as he put some pressure on him, he would be in a hurry...

He had just rushed over, but Cambiaso passed the ball. He poked his toes and passed the ball to Cristiano Ronaldo in front.

When the three of them passed and cooperated in this way, neither Barcelona nor Manchester United had time to run to the position. Rooney was the player who stayed at the front to meet when Manchester United defended a corner kick, and there were only Yaya, Toure and Abidal, as well as Gabriel Milito near Barcelona's penalty area.

After Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball, he made a pass. Milito, who was standing in front of him, dodged a little, but he did not hesitate to shoot on the spot!

The football rolled quickly towards the goal against the turf. Fortunately, Valdes was always on guard against Cristiano Ronaldo, not surprised by his direct shot, and fell to the ground and pressed the ball firmly under his body in the future.

Seeing that the attack was not done, and the football was confiscated by the opponent's goalkeeper, Cambiaso, who had just rushed to the front of the penalty area, did not hesitate at all. He turned around and rushed back - he still had to prepare for defense.

When Valdes saw Cambiaso running, he knew that the key figure in Manchester United in this game must be him, not Cristiano Ronaldo or Ribery.

Since Cambiaso had not had time to return to his defensive position, then... he threw the ball with his hand and launched a fast attack.

Yaya Toure received the ball, and Cristiano Ronaldo next to him gave up just by making a defensive look. He didn't want to waste his energy here. Toure passed the ball to Xavi, who had just run back, and his mission was completed. At this time, Cambiaso had just run through the middle circle.

Xavi obviously also knew that Cambiaso was the key. He would not give the opponent a chance to return to his defense in his defense zone. While Cambiaso was still back to defense, he quickly passed the ball.

Messi got the ball again, and the few Barcelona fans in the stands of Old Trafford cheered, wanting to see Messi perform a good show that has passed several people again.

Messi did not meet their standards. Such performances can only be achieved under extreme conditions. Most of the time, the offense is still more threatening to rely on passing and cutting.

He passed the football to Iniesta. He did not choose to break through himself and there was another reason he could not say - facing Fletcher, he really couldn't be interested in breaking through...

Iniesta's straight pass was intercepted by Rio Ferdinand, and Cambiaso just ran back. The ball blocked by Ferdinand rolled to his feet. He turned around and went into the attack again.

There was no time to rest and breathe. Cambiaso was running tirelessly on both ends of the court. It was rare for him to play the midfield organizers like him...

"The pace of offense and defense conversion between both sides is very fast! This game is so good!" When the commentator found that Ferguson's team did not really want to defend the game blindly at his home court, he became excited.

Judging from the game in these few minutes, there is indeed this sign in this Champions League semi-final. However, the commentators should remain cautiously optimistic about expecting Ferguson.

...

After five minutes of attacking against Barcelona, ​​Manchester United shrank back. The game scene became Barcelona's advantage, and the ball-control time ratio reached 67%. Manchester United once again used their magic weapon to defend and counterattack.

At this moment, the commentator really wanted to slap himself. For Barcelona fans, the game may indeed have become better, but for the majority of neutral fans, the one-sided game will not arouse their interest in any case.

Ferguson sat in the coach's seat and touched his chin and said to the two assistant coaches next to him: "Este class needs to accumulate more experience as an organizer in the game... He performed well at the beginning. When the team overall contracted the defense, he didn't know what to do."

Keane grinned silently beside him.

Queros said: "With Paul and Frank here, he really doesn't have more opportunities to get into this kind of work. I don't think he's anxious about his training."

Ferguson nodded: "This is just the beginning, not the end."

...

Just as the three Manchester United coaches were discussing Cambiaso's future, Rijkaard frowned, and his frown became tighter and tighter.

There is no secret to Ferguson's tactics. Everyone knows that he can defend and fight back. So before he came to Manchester, he asked the team to do targeted training - how to break intensive defense.

What he didn't expect was Ferguson's special use of Esteban Cambiaso. In defense, he was not only not guarding against Messi, but also not much difference from usual games. In other words, Manchester United's midfield defense still needs to rely on him. However, during attack, he actively and decisively stepped forwards and participated again and again, which gave Rijcalde David a headache.

When Barcelona was doing defensive tactical drills, they imagined that the opponents were Scholes and Ribery, and the most solely Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney. Who would have thought that Esteban Cambiaso would be pushed to the midfield organizer by Ferguson in this game?

Cambiaso's basic skills have been very solid after years of practice. His training results are reflected in the game, which makes the opponent feel very troubled. Because you have good basic skills, it is difficult for you to easily cut off his ball. His dribbling and passing are very simple, and it is most useful in actual combat - because he will not waste fleeting opportunities because he wants to play fancy techniques. As long as he sees the opportunity, he will pass the football out without delaying a second. This is easy to say, but it is difficult to do it - players with excellent skills often want to show off their skills by inertia.

Originally, Esteban Cambiaso's level was average at other times, and it could be curbed if another opponent focused on him. But the current situation was very suitable for Cambiaso's performance, because Manchester United is a defensive counterattack, and their offense was focused on one word - fast!

If it were those midfielders with excellent aura and excellent skills, or who performed well, they might hesitate when they took the ball to counterattack, or use a beautiful set of skills to win loud cheers from the audience outside the field. What about the opponent? They had already quickly returned to the position, and then a fast attack turned into a siege position battle.

Esteban Cambiaso will not let the coaches have such concerns. When Manchester United counterattacked, after he got the ball, his first choice was always to pass the ball - as long as he had the chance, pass the ball, pass the ball through the midfield as fast as possible, and hit the opponent's hinterland directly without any drag. If there is no way to pass the ball, he will drive the ball forward by himself, and observe the surrounding situation and find the passing point.

Like some midfielders, if he does not have a suitable ball-out point, he will wait for his teammates to insert it. Although his teammates have inserted it, the opponents have also returned to defend. Moreover, he may also be surrounded by his opponents for a long time and concealed the ball.

His ball-taking disrupted the opponent's defensive plan, and the opportunity would come out naturally.

This is also the reason why Ferguson used Esteban Cambiaso as the organizer in this game. With such defensive counterattack tactics, such opponents, and such games, there is no more suitable candidate than Esteban Cambiaso.

Faithfully executing the head coach's tactics, excellent physical fitness, calm psychological quality, and stable performance, why does any head coach's dream come true at Manchester United?
Chapter completed!