Chapter 161 It Seems to Be... In?

Manchester United didn't take Derby County's offense to heart, because Derby County attacked few times and didn't pose any threat. Most of their players were still defending in the backcourt, so Manchester United could keep advancing steadily and surround Derby County's half. Look for opportunities.

But Manchester United did not find any good opportunities.

Manchester United's attack continued, but there was no threat to the ball once. The Manchester United players on the field quickly discovered that every time they dribbled the ball in the frontcourt, they would be intercepted by at least two players. Keep the ball, but the two defenders are a bit difficult. After all, the players on the Derby County side are not too bad, and they can't break through each other at will.

As a result, Manchester United conceded the ball in the frontcourt in a row, and the attack was inexplicably terminated again and again.

For 20 minutes in a row, many people were surprised to find that Manchester United didn't even have a threatening shot. Most of their offenses ended outside the penalty area. The balls that were passed into the penalty area a few times were also quickly cleared by Derby County, which did not pose any threat. .

This situation is surprising.

It's amazing that there is no threat to shoot for 20 minutes. Think about it, this is a game between Manchester United and Derby County. The latter is a League One team, even if they are the champions of the League One this season, However, they have not yet left the circle of the first league, and Manchester United is a giant team in the top league and one of the strongest teams in the world. The strength gap between the two teams is very large. In many people's imagination, this game should be It was a game in which Manchester United suppressed Derby County and won without any suspense, but the current situation is that Manchester United has suppressed but there is no threat to the ball, and Derby County's goal is solid.

The reporters in the media booth were amazed.

They didn't expect the game to start like this. In their impression, when it comes to attacking, Derby County really did a good job. Defensive? Derby's defense is not very strong, they haven't played defensively a few times in a season.

That's what surprises them, because now on the pitch, Derby's energy is all about defending, and they've done a pretty good job of defending - you know. Their opponent is Manchester United. How many teams in the world can rely on defense to keep Manchester United from missing a good chance for nearly 30 minutes?

Countless!

It's pretty good to be able to do that!

The fans in the audience at the Millennium Stadium also saw the performance of Derby County. For Welsh fans, Manchester United and Derby County are not the teams they support, but Manchester United is more famous and knows more stars, so During the warm-up and the opening game, they would cheer for United. But in fact. Most people have sympathy for the underdog, and on the one hand they hope that Derby County can perform well and create a miracle to beat Manchester United.

So when they saw Derby County's solid defense, many fans also cheered for Derby County.

With these sounds, there were cheers for Derby County from the stands. These sounds made the players on the Derby County field very happy. After all, this is not the Pride Stadium, but the distant Wales, in such a large-scale game. There are many neutral fans cheering for themselves, and many of them meet for the first time. As a result, they were more combative and invested in defense, and United's attack felt a lot more difficult.

At the same time, various commentators also took advantage of the neutrality of the game to start summarizing the first 30 minutes of the game.

This kind of summary is based on statistics. The reason why they make a summary is because the previous game data is somewhat amazing, "Let's see, so far in the game, Manchester United's possession rate has reached an astonishing 74%, Derby County has only their One-third, 26%, but Manchester United have only 4 shots, 0 threats, 0 goals, and the two teams have still not scored."

"Looking at Derby County, Derby County's focus is still on defense, but they have 6 shots, 5 of which are long-range shots from the outside of the penalty area, 1 is a header, and there is no threat to the ball, but their shots are unexpectedly many times. More than Manchester United..."

Surprisingly at this point, neither team threatened to shoot, but Derby County took more shots than Manchester United.

It's weird.

But considering that Derby County took five long shots from the outside, this data seems to be normal, but Manchester United's possession rate reached an astonishing 74%, but only four shots in 30 minutes, no threat to the ball, which is also It means that Manchester United has the advantage, but it failed to play the advantage. In other words, Manchester United has not found a means to break through the Derby County defense.

This also shows Derby County's defensive success.

The same is true.

This is the most obvious feeling of Manchester United players on the field. They attack again and again, but for a long time, it is also difficult to hit the ball into the penalty area, because as soon as the football reaches the opponent's half, they always feel that they will be pressed. , but it is often not one person, at least two. Under such circumstances, forcing them to pass more balls is nothing, but the opponent's players seem to be very good at stealing, as long as they make some mistakes in passing, Often that means the football will be cut off.

Time and time again, Manchester United players have been a little less confident.

They didn't expect it to be like this before the game. They all felt that there was no problem in winning this game. After all, the opponent was only a League One team. The FA Cup final met a League One team, and Manchester United's luck was also. Very good.

In their view, the FA Cup has been won early, and all they need to do is play for 90 minutes and celebrate the victory.

But the current situation is different from what they imagined. They have been suppressed, but they are blocked from the opponent's defense line. The failure of the attack again and again has frustrated their confidence again and again. In this case, they are a little ignorant. How to play, some players get the ball in the frontcourt, and they will be careful not to suddenly appear around two or more defensive players.

With this mentality, the performance of some players has been affected, and as a result Derby County's defense has become more stable.

Manchester United manager Ferguson, who was sitting on the bench, also frowned.

At this point, the Scots can already see the situation of the game clearly, and can also have a general understanding of Derby County's tactics.

As an experienced manager, he can see a lot of things clearly in 30 minutes, such as Derby County's method, they rely on the constant movement of all players to increase the defensive intensity, in addition, their defense hardly appears Neutral, it's because they're using zone defense...zone defense? What an old vocabulary. When this word appeared in his mind, Ferguson couldn't even believe it, because that kind of defense has long been eliminated by modern football, but the defensive tactics used by Derby County on the field now. Definitely has something to do with zone defense. In terms of defense, they seem to be very chaotic, but in fact, each player will not leave a certain range, and the defense will not always cross and change positions. The overall defensive formation looks chaotic. In fact, the position of each player is very clear, and they use the method of expanding the defensive area and increasing the movement to make up for the lack of zone defense.

This kind of tactic has an obvious effect on the strong team, and it is very targeted. At least it is difficult for the players on the field to exert their personal abilities. They can only play more passes and cooperate to find opportunities.

Manchester United can also play well in cooperation, but at this time many players on the field are not very suitable for Derby County's defense, so that their performance is not very good. The current situation occurs.

Ferguson saw everything, but it was difficult to make changes.

He can only take advantage of the game empty. Find captain Roy Keane and tell him to inform the team, "... cooperate more!"

Passing more and cooperating with the ball will naturally create a neutral position through cooperation. Even if all Derby County players are running, Keren's running will definitely not keep up with the ball. .

When Ferguson made a move, Wan Sheng had already seen it. He naturally knew what the most feared thing about this defensive tactic was that the opponent should cooperate more. It is a team that passes the ball. This defensive tactic will be as vulnerable as paper.

Fortunately, Manchester United is Manchester United, not a Spanish team, let alone a 'Barcelona Dream Three' team. Their cooperation is also good, but they are actually very general. Manchester United's English football characteristics are still very strong - they rely more on the stars. Play, not teamwork.

Nevertheless, Manchester United can easily penetrate the team's defense if they cooperate.

But Wansheng has no choice, any defensive tactics have loopholes, it is impossible to have perfect tactics, and the tactics are different for different teams at the same time, Derby County has so much strength, the game can be played like this. Pretty good.

What Wansheng hopes to see is that the team can take advantage of the fact that Manchester United has not yet adjusted and carry out some appropriate offenses. If they can score a goal in the first half, even if they become passive in the second half, there is still a chance of victory.

At this time, the players on the Derby County field are also working hard.

Wansheng explained everything before the game, and they also knew that the team’s tactics were very sudden. If Manchester United understood their tactics and got used to this kind of defense, the effect of the tactics would naturally deteriorate, and it would be difficult for them to hold the audience. So they have to attack.

They know what to do.

Especially now that Manchester United are not doing well on the field, they took advantage of the opportunity to advance several times to find opportunities. As a result, in the next few minutes, Derby County played several waves of advancement.

Although they will not attack too far forward, they can still complete a long shot from the penalty area.

United thought such a shot would be as threatening as passing the ball to United, but as the number of shots increased, United soon stopped thinking that way.

In the 35th minute, Lee Morris completed a volley in front of the goal. The football almost brushed the post and flew out of bounds. The shocked Manchester United were in a cold sweat.

Fortunately the ball didn't go in.

Manchester United are a little fortunate.

"Derby County midfielder Lee Morris' long shot! Almost went in! It was also the most threatening shot since the start of the game! Morris is a veteran of Derby County, and he has played for Derby County. For more than four seasons, he has been one of the absolute mainstays of Derby County, and his performance this season has also..."

The on-site commentator began to introduce Lee Morris.

Manchester United had already sent a goal kick at this time, but Howard's big foot was not very accurate. The football drove to the foot of Ribery on the wing. Ribery got the ball and rushed to the lead. Down, followed by him and passed the ball to Morris.

Morris just finished a wonderful shot, and he was a little annoyed that he failed to score, but he has readjusted his mentality, glanced at the direction of Manchester United's penalty area, and intends to find opportunities again, but at this time Manchester United's defense is very solid , and none of the teammates inserted too far forward, and as a result Morris passed it back to Ribery.

Ribery took the ball again, but still had to face Scholes' defense. He didn't make any pause, because another player, Manchester United's fullback C-Ronaldo also followed, so Ribery passed to Momo. Reese, the two fell on their feet several times. Seeing that their teammates were unable to steal the ball, Manchester United central defender Sylvester couldn't help but force them up.

At this moment, Morris suddenly pushed the ball to the right neutral!

There is the front of the penalty area, more than 25 meters away from the goal, so far away is still very safe, the Manchester United players are a little unclear, and then they see another player, a young full-back from Derby County followed, And without hesitation raised his right foot!

Bang!

Another long shot from the outside of the penalty area!

Manchester United players are a little used to it. To be honest, it is very difficult to stop this kind of shot, because they can't set up intensive defense so far in front of the penalty area. The opponent shoots directly from this position. They want to limit the way. not much.

But they didn't take it to heart.

Derby County have had many similar shots before, and only once caused a threat. Almost all other shots are similar to giving the ball back to Manchester United. Such a shot is really difficult to create a threat. They also thought that the opponent could not break Manchester United. The line of defense can only use this method.

But these are just the thoughts of the moment when Leighton Bynes shoots.

When many Manchester United players, following the direction of the football, turned their heads to look at their own goal, their thoughts immediately changed, because the speed of the football was too fast, and the angle was very tricky, in addition... in front of the goal Howard seems to be a little slower to respond?

Leighton Bynes finished the shot and stood still.

Manchester United players look back at their goal.

The football goes straight to the bottom right corner of the goal!

The goalkeeper Howard flew to make a save, but his hands were still some distance away from the football... These various illustrations constitute a complete picture. When the time passed by the next moment, the football rushed into the Manchester United goal!

Correspondingly, there are even indifferent expressions on the faces of some Manchester United players, which means that it is like saying 'it doesn't matter if the goal is scored', and Leighton Baines, who has completed the shot, has his arms hard. Holding it in front of him, he shouted excitedly.

The ball...seems to be...into?

Many Manchester United players finally reacted at this time...(To be continued ~^~)