Chapter 134: Genius

On December 7, in the fifteenth round of the Premier League, Manchester United will face Newcastle at home. Manchester United led Newcastle 2-1 in the first half.

During the intermission, Kintiger replaced Giggs with Carrick, allowing Carrick and Kanter to play a double midfielder, disrupting the cooperation of Newcastle's French foursome in the frontcourt. Then Kintag let Rooney retreat and supported the attack behind Van Persie.

In the second half, Jin Taige's style of play paid off.

Under Kanter's large-scale defense and Carrick's assisted defense, Newcastle's French quartet in the frontcourt could no longer cooperate smoothly. They could not rely on short passes on the ground to threaten Manchester United's goal.

Pardew also adjusted his tactics accordingly. He asked the players to try to go wide, pass from the bottom, and find the strong Remy in the penalty area. But although Remy is strong, Manchester United has two strong men, Smalling and Vidic, and Remy can't take advantage of it at all.

Pardew saw that this would not work, and he used the familiar short pass on the ground again.

In the 65th minute, Pardew made substitution adjustments. He replaced the two attacking players Goufran and Cabaye and replaced them with Obertin and Ben Arfa to continue to strengthen the frontcourt attack.

Ferran was amused when he saw it: "There are two French players replaced? Pardew really likes French players."

Scholes looked at Obertin who ran on the field: "It's been a long time since I saw him."

Obertin was once a very talented young man. He played for Manchester United for a period of time, but he never showed his due talent. In the summer of 2011, Obertin was sold to Newcastle by Sir Alex Ferguson. But after he arrived at Newcastle, he was also in poor form, and he has been a substitute for the past two seasons. In these years of competition, before Scholes retired, he almost never played with Obertin.

And another player, Ben Arfa, is a very famous talented player in France. He was once called the "Four Little Swans" of France together with Benzema, Nasri and Mene, but until now, he has not fulfilled his talent. . Not only that, but his surly personality is also a headache. He has had conflicts with almost every head coach. From Lyon to Marseille to Newcastle, he is persona non grata in every team.

In this game, after Ben Alpha came on the field, he played the role of playmaker behind Remy. He brought into full play the characteristics of his dribbling master, and repeatedly broke through Manchester United's defenders in front of the penalty area. He even did not hesitate to follow Ben Alpha with man-to-man tactics.

Although Ben Arfa's continuous breakthroughs caused some troubles for Manchester United, but he only cared about the characteristics of lowering his head and not being able to divide the ball in time. In fact, he did not pose much threat to Manchester United. When Ben Alpha broke through, the other Newcastle teammates were very confused. They didn't know what Ben Alpha was going to do next, but what is certain is that he will not pass the ball...

Scholes looked at Ben Arfa on the field, and he felt very sorry: "Ben Alpha's playing style is completely the 10th position. If he can have a better personality and a better overall view, say He can be Zidane's successor."

Phelan said in surprise, "It's not that exaggerated, is it?"

Scholes replied very firmly: "At least when I was his age, I definitely didn't have such outstanding personal skills."

Jin Taige curled his lips off the field and said disapprovingly, "I think Ben Alpha's style of play is very familiar."

Phelan followed up: "That's right, that's how Anderson plays. I guess both of them must really like watching Messi's goal highlights."

Scholes shook his head: "Although Messi also likes to dribble, but Messi also has a lot of assists every season. After his consecutive breakthroughs, if his teammates have better opportunities, he will definitely not dribble." Grim pass.

Look at Neymar this season, both of them are dribbling geniuses, but they cooperate very well. "

Phelan suddenly said: "Messi and Neymar cooperate with each other tacitly. What do you think will happen if Ben Arfa cooperates with Anderson?"

Jin Taige covered his face: "The picture is too beautiful to imagine..."

Scholes said firmly: "Let's not talk about the effect of cooperation, the two of them may fight together on the court..."

Newcastle's offense was ineffective, and Manchester United's offense came again.

In the 73rd minute of the game, Martial, who had returned from injury, began to shift to the center because Raphael kept advancing from the right. He received a pass from Carrick and passed consecutively in front of the penalty area. Two Newcastle defenders followed and passed the ball to Van Persie in the penalty area. Van Persie shot directly without stopping the ball, and the ball went into the lower left corner of the goal.

Manchester United extended their lead 3-1!

At this time, Jin Taige was completely at ease in his heart: "This game is no problem, and the three-pointer must have been won."

In front of the away coach's bench, Pardew sighed and thought to himself: Martial and Ben Arfa are both talented Frenchmen, how can there be such a big difference in playing football...

Manchester United almost locked the victory, Kintiger hurriedly made tactical adjustments, he replaced Van Persie and Mahrez, replaced by Mauro Icardi and Ashley Young, these are two matchup substitutions, because after three days Manchester United The last game of the Champions League group stage is about to be ushered in, so Kintag needs to let the main players retain their strength.

In the next game, Newcastle didn't have any chances, and Ben Alpha became the terminator of their chances. If Ben Alpha was replaced by Giggs, it is estimated that Newcastle could score at least two more goals. In the final stage, Manchester United also got opportunities consecutively. Icardi's flexible running position made Newcastle's defender very uncomfortable. He wandered in Newcastle's penalty area like a ghost, and got good opportunities again and again. Able to seize scoring opportunities.

The final score of this game was locked at 3 to 1. Manchester United got the three points they wanted and did not fall behind in the league title race; while Newcastle fell further into the quagmire of relegation. They are now only two points away from the relegation zone. The season's relegation situation is at stake.

Now that the league is over, it's time for Kinteg to consider the Champions League.

Three days later, Manchester United will welcome the last opponent in the Champions League group stage at home, Shakhtar Donetsk. The outcome of this game is also of decisive significance to Kinteg.

The outcome of this game is likely to determine whether Jin Taige can continue to coach at Manchester United...