Chapter 875： We all guessed wrong!

The goalkeeper Van der Sar, the defense line from left to right are Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Fabio, the midfielders are Park Ji-sung, Giggs, Carrick and Valencia, the front field is Rooney and Ernest. Hernandez.

In this FA Cup final, Ferguson lined up his ideal eleven-man starting lineup.

But what is surprising is that he did not adopt the usual four-three-three formation, but a four-four-two formation.

The position of the specific players can only be observed in the game, but Ferguson has obviously adjusted his past play.

When Guardiola saw this set of play, he was obviously relieved secretly, and the expression in Su Dong's eyes was full of affirmation.

He guessed it right!

Ferguson adopted a four-four-two formation, in fact, he wanted to defend and counterattack.

Manchester City’s overall strength is not lost to Manchester United at all, or even slightly better. Coupled with the team’s tactical play, it basically takes the initiative to suppress the tactics, while Ferguson’s four-four-two, in fact, is deliberately showing weakness and withdrawing defense. .

But if you think Manchester United is like this, you are wrong.

What Ferguson wants is anti-suppression.

But there is also a question, that is, if you want to counter-suppression, then why is Hernandez?

"We all guessed wrong, he didn't adopt a five-midfield tactic." Estiyat shook his head.

Among the Manchester City coaching staff's speculation, Ferguson will use Fletcher instead of Hernandez.

As a result, Manchester United adopted a five-midfield tactic, and when they counterattacked, Valencia and Park Ji-sung pressed up from the wings to find Rooney.

This kind of play has been used by Manchester United before, and it can be regarded as a familiar one.

But Ferguson didn't do that. He took Fletcher and replaced Hernandez.

"He still wants to suppress our defense and possession of the ball in the midfield." Guardiola pondered for a while and understood what Ferguson meant. Manchester City's midfield and backcourt possession is a big deal for any team. big trouble.

Will it be so specific?

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With the whistle of referee Martin Atkinson, this world-renowned Manchester derby finally kicked off.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United, who was the first to kick-off, quickly kicked the ball to Giggs. The latter made a diagonal pass and passed to the right side of the front court. Valencia jumped in extremely quickly and grabbed Marcelo. Before, the header was headed forward and tried to speed up to catch up.

But Pepe took the lead and tackled the ball out of bounds.

Manchester United won an out-of-bounds opportunity in Manchester City's frontcourt in less than ten seconds.

The Red Devils quickly took the ball out of bounds, but Manchester City held it firmly and did not give Manchester United a chance to create a threat.

With the start of the first wave of offense, the game slowly spread.

Manchester City was suppressed by Manchester United, the starting tactics have not yet been played out, but Manchester United's starting tactics are already very obvious.

That is suppression.

Although it was a four-four-two formation, Manchester United did not adopt the defensive tactics of shrinking in the beginning, but proactively pressed it out, especially for Manchester City's midfielder, and adopted a high-intensity press.

Park Ji-sung and Valencia's two wings are very actively pressing, Hernandez in the middle is on the top of the front, while Rooney is behind and is solely responsible for suppressing Busquets.

This set of play allowed Manchester United to grab the initiative from the beginning and suppressed Manchester City. He soon entered the game and planned an offensive threat twice, but unfortunately they failed to score.

For Manchester United's play style, Manchester City is still a bit uncomfortable, trying to control the ball several times, but Manchester United steals.

Especially Su Dong, as soon as he gets the ball, there are at least two defensive players around him staring at him.

In this case, Manchester City's opening game was not smooth.

However, whether it is Sudong and Busquets on the field, Pepe and Kompani in the defense, and Guardiola on the sidelines, they are constantly calling for the players to be calm, not chaotic, and maintain a good team. Order.

It is not the first time that Manchester City have encountered such a high-position press and oppression team, so they all know that whether Manchester United or other teams, this kind of full-court pressing can only be temporary.

Su Dong also quickly adjusted his role, from the original top to the forefront, and began to withdraw, specifically to grab the point of Carrick.

This strategy is really effective. Carrick himself was afraid of grabbing. When Su Dong withdrew, the pressure he faced suddenly increased. Manchester United's passing and receiving errors began to increase. Relatively speaking, Manchester City's control There are too many balls.

So, gradually, Manchester United began to withdraw.

But at this time, ten minutes have passed since the game.

Ferguson's three opening axe, snapped out as soon as he came up.

It's a good thing to work, and even if it doesn't work, it can cause some trouble for Manchester City.

After three tricks, Manchester United began to serve as the main course, which is to shrink the defense.

Guardiola was right at all. Ferguson did not intend to play against Manchester City, but to avoid Manchester City's edge and adopt defensive counterattack tactics. This is the reason why he ventured to Hernandez.

To put it bluntly, he wants to guard, but is not willing to guard.

This is in line with Manchester United's current mentality.

On the one hand, they admit that Manchester City is an opponent of comparable strength, and may even be slightly better than Manchester United, but on the other hand, due to long-term historical reasons, they look down on Manchester City and feel that Manchester City is a nouveau riche, nothing remarkable.

In this mentality, Ferguson adopted such a tactic.

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After Manchester City controlled the ball, Su Dong began to retreat, receiving the pass from the midfielder, allowing Di Maria and Sanchez to go up and carry Manchester United's defense, especially the two central defenders.

At the same time, Su Dong also noticed that in order to help Manchester United's midfielder, Park Ji-sung and Valencia had to close in the middle, resulting in empty sideways. So Su Dong started running to the sideways frequently.

The Manchester City players understood the running line of Su Dong and started to divide the ball frequently to the side.

When Marcelo crossed the center line once, he passed the ball to Su Dong who had retreated very deep and pulled to the side to catch the ball.

Su Dong blocked Fabio with his body, stopped the ball and turned around to cut in. Before Carrick approached, he suddenly sent a straight pass with his right foot, which accurately penetrated Manchester United's midfield and defense line. It fell to the left of the penalty area.

Di Maria moved forward very quickly, and when he stopped the ball to hit the goal, Ferdinand blocked the ball from the baseline.

The Argentine winger was tackled in the penalty area with the ball, but the referee Atkinson signaled that Ferdinand did not commit a foul.

Manchester City issued a tactical corner kick. Su Dong dribbled the ball back along the left, and after passing it back to David Silva, he quickly slung into the left side of the penalty area.

When David Silva crossed the ball to Tony Kroos, the German midfielder crossed it back and called for Su Dong.

Su Dong jumped high and headed back to the center, creating an opportunity for Sanchez to grab a spot in front of the goal.

"Man City's shot!!!"

The exclamation of the fans of the two teams came from the entire Wembley Stadium.

At a critical moment, Vidic blocked Sanchez's shot with his body and tried to keep Manchester United's goal.

"Too dangerous!"

"Manchester City's successive attacks have created a threat."

"Su Dong is not at the forefront as before, but retreats more and moves around the two wings to create opportunities for teammates to pass the ball."

"Whether it was Di Maria's chance in the penalty area just now or Sanchez's shot this time, Su Dong showed a very high standard, involving a lot of defensive pressure from Manchester United, but his teammates failed to grasp the opportunity."

At this moment, Manchester City once again planned an attack.

Su Dong ran to the right this time. After receiving the pass from Sabaletta, he took the initiative to pass it to Tony Cross and ran to the center by himself. Tony Cross quickly knocked back. Su Dong continued to go after he got the ball. In the middle, pass David Silva again.

At this time, Su Dong suddenly caught the opportunity, and instead of running sideways, he turned to the goal and rushed forward.

David Silva's pass was accurately given to Su Dong's running line, Su Dong quickly divided the ball to the right side of the penalty area, handed it to Sanchez, and rushed to the goal.

Sanchez understood, after getting the ball, he got rid of Evra who was defending him and made a pass from the bottom.

However, the Chilean winger passed the ball too close to the goal, and Van der Sar immediately grabbed the ball in front of Su Dong and fell to the ground to save the ball. Su Dong missed the chance to score in front of the goal.

Although he failed to produce a goal, Su Dong's continuous cooperation with his teammates, as well as his excellent running position, won him full applause and made Ferguson on the sideline violent.

Nima, it makes Su Dong feel like no one!

How can you keep it going?

Su Dong panted heavily, and as he walked back he gave a thumbs up to Sanchez.

The Chilean winger was a little embarrassed because he did not pass well, but Su Dong did not blame him.

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The game continues.

From the tenth minute, Manchester City reversed the situation.

Guardiola looked nervous on the sidelines, but at the same time he was very happy.

He asked Su Dong to retreat and pull the side as a free man. He was originally worried about whether Su Dong would like to and whether he could do well, but now he is not worried anymore.

Su Dong not only cooperated with his tactics, but also did a very good job, even far exceeding his expectations.

If it weren't for Manchester United's defense, Manchester City had at least two scoring opportunities just now.

On the court, Su Dong gradually found the feeling of playing as a free man.

Regardless of his tall stature, his speed is fast, his feet are thin, and his explosive power is outstanding. Once he rushes up, no one really can stop him.

Just like this time, Su Dong retreated to catch the ball and turned around to start the ball. Through continuous speed change, the dribbling broke through the interception of the three Manchester United players and sent a straight pass at the front of the penalty area to the left of the penalty area.

Di Maria obliquely inserted into the penalty area from the left, and when he was about to kick to hit the goal, he was once again slammed by goalkeeper Van der Sar.

The Argentine winger was so angry that he wanted to go crazy.

This is already his two shot opportunities.

Su Dong can see clearly, Di Maria is really inferior to Sanchez in terms of shooting.

Five minutes later, Manchester City attacked from the left, drawing Manchester United's defense into the left.

Su Dong took a look at the situation and felt that there was little chance of attacking, so he ran to the space on the right rib.

David Silva passed back to the defense to reorganize, Pepe stopped the ball back and forth, glanced at the front, and quickly made a long pass to Su Dong's feet.

Su Dong stopped the ball and turned around, drove the ball forward again, and went straight to the Manchester United penalty area.