Chapter 747 Helpless Ferguson

Fang Jue's established tactics are that Aston Villa will focus on offense in this game.

His offense does not mean weakening the defense.

Fang Jue is very aware of the importance of away goals for the visiting team, and he will try his best to prevent Manchester United from scoring away goals.

And Aston Villa's offensive tactics are very tough and aggressive.

There is only one purpose, to use offense to suppress Manchester United, and to use offense to offense to provide protection for the defense.

Aston Villa's offense is already very threatening and sharp.

In this game, Fang Jue deployed the three midfielders of Ballack, Clement and Strowman in the midfield.

This ensured Aston Villa's defensive hardness in midfield and ferocity going forward.

This made Manchester United very headache.

Ferguson soon discovered that Manchester United's established tactics for the opening attack faced Aston Villa's tough interception in the midfield, and it was basically difficult to organize an effective offense.

Aston Villa's midfield interception was very fierce, and it can even be said that it was a big move. Manchester United lacked the necessary preparations for this.

For a while, scenes of people turning their backs on their backs appeared frequently, and Manchester United, which was unprepared, was in a hurry.

Carrick, Park Ji-sung and even Giggs and other Manchester United midfielders were completely caught in a hand-to-hand battle with Aston Villa.

Aston Villa's tactics are very simple. The three midfielders tear Manchester United's midfield and escort Deisler with all their strength, while Ronaldo and Gareth Bale are cruising in the frontcourt, ready to launch a critical attack at any time.

Aston Villa quickly seized a Manchester United error in the chaotic battle and launched a counterattack successfully.

This is Park Ji-sung's fight against Clement and he is forced to transfer the football to Giggs.

The Welsh veteran was just about to catch the ball when he was surrounded by Strowman and Milner. He chose to pass back to Fabio, and then the ball was intercepted by Ballack halfway.

Aston Villa quickly launched a counterattack.

Ballack found Deisler with a through ball. After the Aston Villa captain dribbled the ball to attract the defense of many Manchester United players, he suddenly split the side.

After Gareth Bale took the ball, he took two steps horizontally and shot a powerful long-range shot directly outside the penalty area.

The shot was powerful and fast. Van der Sar didn't dare to hold the ball and chose to hit the football outward.

Ronaldo, who was ambushing in the penalty area, grabbed the football in front of Ferdinand. He first avoided Ferdinand's robbery with a spike, and then distributed the ball to the right.

Aston Villa right-back Cuellar who plugged in made a low shot.

Soccer hits the net!

"Cuellar! Cuellar! A beautiful shot! Aston Villa's attack is very aggressive, their right back rushed into the penalty area and scored before Evra!"

Huge cheers erupted at Villa Park when Cuellar kicked the football into the goal.

The cheers were so shocking that even outside the stadium, the huge sound could be felt, like a volcanic eruption.

"One to zero! Aston Villa leads Manchester United 1 to 0, they go first!"

Ferguson was furious on the sidelines. He was very, very dissatisfied with the team's defense.

Cuellar was completely missed.

"We pressed too high." Mike Phelan persuaded.

Ferguson snorted and said nothing.

He naturally knew the reason.

Manchester United's tactic is to press out and attack, especially relying on the two sides, especially Evra's left is the focus, which makes Evra frequently press out, this time it was beaten by Aston Villa Pull the space behind you.

The ensuing game fell into a state of anxiety.

Aston Villa has further strengthened the fight in the midfield.

Clement even brought down Giggs and Valencia twice in a row in five minutes.

The referee Caballo believed that Clement brought Giggs down and it was not a foul. The second time it was found to be a foul and Clement was verbally warned.

Ferguson was furious, and asked the fourth official on the sidelines, "Did that guy show mercy because Clement is his compatriot?"

This was a very serious accusation. The fourth official asked Ferguson to calm down before speaking with a stern face. Otherwise, he would record it in the record. Such an accusation would cause an uproar.

"He's confused, don't mind." Mike Phelan dragged Ferguson back.

"Who are you calling stupid?" Ferguson wanted to save face, returned to his seat, and squirted at Ferran.

The latter endured silently. The old man always wanted to vent, and he could only vent on him. Could it be that Ferguson was really going to be the referee?

Forty-one minutes into the game, the referee finally drew the card. It was a tactical foul by Strowman who overturned Rooney.

Seeing this on the sidelines, Fang Jue called Clement's name and made a gesture.

Aston Villa's 'violent' interception immediately disappeared, and everyone became aware of it.

On the contrary, on Manchester United's side, the anger aroused by Aston Villa began to explode.

In the remaining five or six minutes of the first half, Manchester United players fouled Aston Villa one after another.

After the referee Caballo's tolerance reached MAX, he started a manic card playing mode.

In just a few minutes, on the Manchester United side, Park Ji-sung and Carrick received cards consecutively.

...

Fang Jue smiled on the sidelines. Park Ji-sung and Carrick are Manchester United's main defenders. Both of them have yellow cards, which will definitely make Manchester United timid when defending.

Ferguson is clearly aware of this.

The old Scottish man, who had never seen anything in the world, immediately realized that he had been fooled.

"Is there any information about referee Caballo?" Ferguson asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, I have released your room." Mike Phelan said.

Ferguson frowned. He remembered that he was busy at the time and only read the first few lines. Jane said that the referee whistled relatively loosely, so he didn't care and didn't continue to read.

Now it seems that there must be something in that report that he hasn't noticed.

In the end, at the end of the first half, Aston Villa led Manchester United 1-0.

Fang Jue's tactical goal was basically achieved, the team scored a goal, Manchester United's offense was contained, and they failed to score an away goal.

During the intermission, Fang Jue first praised the performance of the players, and then he reminded the players with a serious expression, to be careful of Manchester United's counterattack in the second half of the game.

"One to zero is not safe. We will continue to strengthen our offense in the second half of the game. We must hold at least two balls in our hands to be relatively safe."

"Be careful of Manchester United's counterattack. For Manchester United, as long as they score an away goal, we will be very passive."

After the start of the second half of the game, Fang Jue was surprised to find that Manchester United did not push out to attack, and was not in a hurry. Instead, they played... defensively and counterattacked in an orderly manner.

After thinking about it for a while, Fang Jue understood what Ferguson meant.

Obviously, after the tactics of the first half of the game were contained by Aston Villa, Ferguson changed decisively and gave up the offensive tactics of the first half of the game. Their goal now is not to concede more goals.

Even if this game ended with a zero to one, this is acceptable for Manchester United, and they still have hope of a comeback in the second round.

In fact, this is exactly the case. In the first half of the game, Ferguson pinned his hopes on offense, hoping to get an away goal.

However, realizing that the effect of this tactic was unsatisfactory and that it exposed the loopholes in the team's defense, Ferguson calmed down.

One to zero is not a satisfactory result for Aston Villa. He judges that Aston Villa will continue to attack, so Manchester United will simply fight Aston Villa's counterattack.

If the sneak attack is successful and the score is rewritten to one to one, Manchester United will earn.

Even if there was no chance to score, the score of zero to one made Manchester United less pressured in the second round. They only needed one to zero to equalize the total score.

Ferguson sighed. In Ferguson's view, this change was at best a timely stop loss, and it was a helpless move.

Although very upset, Ferguson has to admit that his current Manchester United is not as good as Aston Villa in terms of strength.

Mainly on the offensive end, Manchester United's offensive ability is not as good as Aston Villa, otherwise, even if they don't beat Aston Villa away, Manchester United must at least take the initiative to score goals instead of waiting for Aston Villa make mistakes.

...

"Nice long pass!" shouted the commentator.

Ferguson also made brief adjustments in the second half, arranging for the team to attack again to see the effect.

However, Aston Villa hit a counterattack immediately.

Senderos directly counterattacked with a long pass, and Deisler still received the ball under Carrick's marking.

The Aston Villa captain used his skill and experience to keep the football firmly under his feet, waiting for his teammates to come forward.

Carrick tried hard to steal the ball from behind, but his position was gone. Unless he made a foul, he would definitely not be able to steal the ball.

However, Carrick already had a yellow card, he did not dare to foul rashly, once the referee showed him a second yellow card, he would go off to sleep.

Deisler throws the football, targeting Gareth Bale.

Bell immediately started to speed up. He changed direction and decelerated twice while dribbling the ball, which made Fabio very embarrassed. Then, he made a gap and passed the football.

Ronaldo pulled the ball with his left foot, trying to fool Ferdinand. The Manchester United veteran has a lot of experience, his feet are steady and ruthless, and he directly shoveled the football out of the touchline.

...

In the stands of Villa Park Stadium, there was a scene of regretful head-holding.

As long as Ronaldo dunks the ball, it enters the penalty area, almost facing the goalkeeper.

"Ferdinand did a great job!" Lineker praised, "That's why Ferguson would rather take the risk of using Ferdinand, who has just recovered from injury, instead of using Evans."

"Veterans have a reason to be trusted." Mortensen agreed.

On the sidelines, Ferguson was also taken aback. If Ronaldo scored a goal, Aston Villa would lead 2-0, and Manchester United would be very uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Ferdinand successfully defended in time.

After such an encounter, Ferguson completely gave up the idea of ​​pressing out to attack, and ordered the team to play a defensive counterattack honestly, do a good job of defense first, and must not lose the ball again.

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