Chapter 804

The first half of the game was finally over.

As soon as the Manchester United players returned to the dressing room, everyone was sitting in front of the wardrobe, gasping.

The score is still 0-0. They withstood Manchester City's attack at the last moment, but the price is also obvious, that is, their physical consumption is very large, and even the whistle at the end of midfield saved them.

If the referee doesn't whistle in time, I'm afraid they won't be able to get out of the court soon.

That damned Manchester City was really terrible. Their attack was just like a wave, wave after wave. Especially in the last ten minutes of the first half, they just kept Manchester United within 30 meters.

Sometimes when you think about it, it's really despairing.

In the dressing room filled with a pessimistic atmosphere, Ferguson suddenly pushed the door of the dressing room from the outside.

The noise made everyone in the dressing room startled, surprised and looked up.

Only to see the coach angrily came in, eyes such as electricity to sweep everyone.

"What did I say? Do you remember what I said before the game? " Ferguson was furious.

No one dared to reply, but he thought about it in his mind and came up with a word that Ferguson had told him before the match.

"I said, no matter what, you can't retreat. You have to resist the front court, carry the midfield and never retreat. But what's the result? We didn't work in the other half of the first half at least. We indented our 30 meter area for at least ten minutes. What is that? Do you still listen to me? "

The coach was furious and used the unique skill of hair dryer. All the players in the dressing room were the first to bear the brunt and dare not deal with it.

They asked themselves that Ferguson really thought over the game strategy of alpine and Manchester City very thoroughly before the game, and even there was no problem in coping with the strategy. The real problem was that he could not achieve his goal in the game.

Manchester City players are very skilled in running and passing. Sometimes the ball is clearly on the left, and Manchester United also organize their defense on the left. But they will suddenly transfer the ball to the right. At this time, Manchester United's defense can't even if they don't want to retreat.

What's more, if the players are in good physical condition, everything is possible. However, with the deepening of the game, Manchester United's players' physical consumption is obviously greater than Manchester City's, so it is difficult to complete the high-intensity close down and coverage before the game.

As for the embarrassment faced by the players, how could Ferguson not know?

It's natural that there will be a lot of defensive pressure when we are at a disadvantage in controlling the ball.

But now Manchester United's problem is that the team's three lines have shrunk too far behind. Basically, the whole midline area, even the area from the midline to its own 30 meter area, has been completely ceded to Manchester City. Let alone the loss of initiative, even the chance to defend and counterattack has been lost. This is the most unacceptable thing for him.

There are many reasons for this situation, such as the players' physical consumption, the players' lack of determination in the implementation of techniques and tactics, and the differences in the judgment of the situation on the field. Therefore, he has to take the lead and give them a club and a sweet date.

After scolding the players, Ferguson's face slowed down a little, breathed heavily, and then continued.

"Manchester City's performance in the first half was better than ours. It's not easy for us to keep the goal, but it will be a nightmare for us to keep playing in the first half. Gao and his team will not give us the same chance, so we must make adjustments in the second half."

Ferguson's words to ease the atmosphere let everyone in the dressing room breathe a sigh of relief, but also secretly alert.

"First of all, we have to strengthen our control. We can't let the other side control the ball any more. We always lose the ball too easily in the first half, which will make us die miserably. So in the second half, we have to dare to fight for the ball with our opponents."

"It requires the joint efforts of every player, especially the two full backs. In the first half, you were not up to standard. The pressure to defend Cristiano Ronaldo and Sanchez is really great, but I believe you have enough strength to support your teammates on the offensive side as well as on the defensive side."

In Ferguson's tactics, the two full backs also play an important role in the offensive end. Gary Neville has been an important part of the right attack over the years. The left side has been weak for many years, but after Leighton Baines joined, he has also become an important offensive player.

But in this game, whether it is cautious or defensive pressure is too big, the two sides in the offensive end of the investment is not firm, or even not.

"In addition, we need to press the midfield out, don't let the other side easily control the ball in our 30 meter area. Tevez and park Zhixing need to return to defense in time, attack the midfield of Manchester City in front and back, grab the ball as soon as possible, and take Rooney as the core in the counterattack. Tevez and park Zhixing need to play guerrilla decisively, look for opportunities and create threats."

When Ferguson said this, his face became very serious again.

"Remember, guys, it's a Carling Cup final, and we're against Gao and his city

"What we are fighting for now is not only a championship trophy, not just a defending title, but also a legend that can make all of us go down in history."

"It's more honor to beat Gao Han than to win the Champions League!"

Ferguson's last words shocked all the players on the field.

Alpine, this is an absolute existence in European professional football. It has been nearly ten years since its debut and has never been defeated.

Some people say that he is a living legend and is unlikely to lose. Others say that he will lose sooner or later, maybe in the next game.

But in the European professional football circle, in addition to appreciation and admiration, it is more of a challenge.

Everyone hopes to be the lucky one who can end the legend of alpine cold.

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When Ferguson reprimanded the players in Manchester United's dressing room and arranged the adjustment of the second half, Gao also summarized the performance of the first half and adjusted the offensive tactics of the second half in Manchester City's dressing room.

"In the first half, we did a good job in controlling the ball. We put enough pressure on Manchester United at the offensive end and even nearly scored several times. It's very good. We must keep it up in the second half

In the case of holding absolute control of the ball, Gao's main consideration is how to break United's goal.

"Cristiano Ronaldo and Sanchez should continue to put pressure on Gary Neville and Leighton Baines. They should not easily have the chance to take the ball and plan an attack. It is better to keep them on the defensive line."

"Our midfield should continue to put pressure on Manchester United and dare to take the ball and control it. Once Manchester United retreat..."

Alpine drew the formation of Manchester United when they retreated on the tactical board beside them.

"David Silva, Kaka and Modric, you should dare to take the ball in the opponent's defensive formation, move to the gap between the opponent's defense line and the defense line, and try to pull out the opponent's defensive players to form a defensive gap."

"Don't worry about losing the ball. If you lose the ball, you will fight back at the first time. There will also be Harvey Alonso and other teammates behind you to give protection in time, so you should be resolute in attacking with the ball, plug in when you have the chance, and don't hesitate."

"According to our data analysis in the first half, Manchester United's defensive counterattack is not firm enough, the ball is not stable, and the accuracy of passing is low, so we need to increase the pressure of holding the ball. Once we lose the ball, we need to press decisively. In addition, Manchester United's attack mainly falls on Wayne Rooney. In the second half, we should pay attention to Tevez, which is not a simple beast."

Tevez is a famous beast with strong fighting spirit, which matches the Red Devils spirit of Manchester United. Some people even say that he is the kind of player who is born to live for Manchester United. But in this game, he has to support Rooney and withdraw from the midfield. The task of the game is also very heavy.

But to his level of players, once he caught the flaw, it was dangerous.

"Well, everybody, listen to me."

Gao Han clapped hard and drew the attention of all the players.

"There are still 45 minutes left in this final. We played very well in the first half and we should keep on playing in the second half. I believe that as long as we play our best, we will be able to break the goal of Manchester United."

"Finally, I would like to remind you that no matter how tenacious Manchester United are in the second half, we have to be patient and stick to our playing style and rhythm. I believe that as long as we do that, the breakthrough through Manchester United's defence will be in front of us, and finally, we will be on the podium at Wembley."

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I don't know if the last encouragement of alpine cold played a role. After Yi Bian played again in the second half, Manchester City resolutely strengthened their offensive.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester City organized an attack. After receiving the ball from the front of Kaka's restricted area, they passed it to David Silva. The Spaniard broke United's defence with a straight ball like a scalpel. Cristiano Ronaldo threw away Gary Neville and went into the restricted area with his right foot.

Edwin van der Sar is very steady, flying to save the ball.

But Pepe didn't go far. The ball still fell at the foot of Manchester City. After Mascherano got the ball, he passed it forward to Modric. The latter turned to get rid of it, took two steps and divided the ball to the right. Sanchez followed up with a volley, but the ball hit Leighton Baines, who was back in defence, and went out of the bottom line and made a corner.

Modric took the corner kick, and Ferdinand, under the pressure of Manchester City players, could not see far away from the corner. However, Xavi Alonso's long-range shot at the front of the restricted area was blocked by Manchester United players in the restricted area, which failed to create a threat.

In less than two minutes at the start of the second half, Manchester City made a frenzied attack, which made Manchester United a little tired and made the fans in the stands of Wembley exclaim.

After the offensive, Manchester City did not give up, but took advantage of the victory.

Three minutes later, David Silva's pass and Benzema's shot at the front of the penalty area hit Pepe. But when Kaka was ready to pick up the leak and hit again, Edwin van der Sar flew to save and defuse the crisis again.

In the 54th minute, Manchester City launched another attack.

Mascherano picked up the ball from the right and passed it straight to Modric.

The Croatian midfield moved forward with the ball from the right side. When facing Leighton Bynes' defense, Sanchez made a diagonal pass behind him. After throwing away Pepe, Sanchez got the ball into the penalty area and volleyed from the right side.

But this shot failed to hit the angle, van der Sar blocked very well, and threw the ball under him in time.

Although the goal has never been achieved, Manchester City's offensive has brought great pressure to Manchester United, especially Ferguson, who is standing on the sidelines, with a worried look on his face.