Chapter 184: Opening Attack (Part 1)

In the dressing room of Manchester United, Kintag was boosting the morale of the team. At this time, there was a surge of anger in the chests of the Manchester United players, and as soon as the game started, they would fuck Sunderland hard!

The captain of this game is Vidic, he stood up, echoing Jin Taige's words: "Boss, please rest assured, we will definitely make Sunderland pay for the bad behavior in the last game today." cost!"

Seeing everyone's high morale, Kintag was very satisfied. Next, he explained the tactical arrangement of the game to the players: "Because we just played Chelsea in the away game three days ago, so I adjusted several positions in this game. Rotation, I believe that you are also very clear in these few days of training. Today you have no physical problems, so the whole court is pressing and attacking with all your strength! And try to score the first goal when the opponent's foothold is not stable in the opening stage , so that we can play much easier in the following games. We have only one goal in this game, which is to win! Striving for a big victory! Win the game in front of the home fans and successfully advance to the League Cup final!"

The pre-match preparation time was over, and the players of the two teams left the locker room, came to the player tunnel, and prepared to enter the field.

In the player tunnel, O'Shea greeted the acquaintances of Manchester United. Vidic, Carrick, and Evra were also very friendly to O'Shea. But when they saw the person behind O'Shea, they all stared angrily!

It's Roberge!

Vidic turned his head to look at Roberge, his eyes were very fierce, and he wished he could go over and knock him down now!

The introverted Carrick also looked at Roberge with disdain, a look of contempt.

Jones, who was standing next to Roberte, said grumpily: "Who has the ability to shovel me today! I will break his leg!"

And Sunderland's players did not show any weakness. Both sides were full of gunpowder. If there were no referees present, the two sides were likely to fight in the channel.

The players are still waiting in the tunnel, when Morris and Rahman of Sky TV are introducing the starting lineups of both sides.

Morris introduced Manchester United's match list: "Today Manchester United's lineup is slightly different from the previous game, and some adjustments have been made in several positions. Kim Tiger should have considered the players' physical fitness, so he made the decision. Such a move. It is still the familiar 2-formation: the goalkeeper is De Gea, the defense is replaced today by Vidic and Smalling as the central defender, Alonso is on the left, Jones is on the right, and Nainggolan is in the midfield And Carrick, Mahrez and Valencia are separated at the left and right forward positions. Martial is behind, and Van Persie is at the top. The seven substitute players are: Alisson, Evra, Rafael, Kanter, Deutschland Browne, Salah and Icardi."

"In this game, Manchester United's defense has all been rotated.

I think facing Sunderland's offense, this line of defense should be fine. The midfield position has also been adjusted. Nainggolan replaced Kanter in the starting lineup. Kanter, who has been fighting continuously, should take a good rest. After all, in a week or so, the schedule will be intensive again. A healthy and energetic Kanter is really important. The frontcourt offensive four-man group has not been adjusted. Currently Giggs is injured, Rooney is suspended again, Nani's state is up and down, and Kintag doesn't have many good cards. "

Raman took over the words: "I don't think Manchester United is very optimistic about this game. When they faced Sunderland in the last game, they struggled to hold a 1-0 score at the Stadium of Light. From this point of view, the current continuous battle Manchester United are exhausted, they may not be able to win Sunderland at home, this game is still a toss-up."

Morris shook his head: "You can't say that. Rooney was sent off in the last game. Manchester United lost one man to fight, so they suffered."

Raman is still unconvinced: "But if Manchester United is strong enough, even if they are sent off, they should be able to easily defeat their opponents."

Morris smiled slightly: "Raman, I think you may have forgotten that in the World Cup ten years ago, the mighty Italy faced the underdogs, and Totti was also sent off by shameless opponents. In the end, it fell short and was stolen by them A victory. Therefore, the disadvantage of sending one off cannot be underestimated, and it has a great psychological impact on the players."

Hearing this, Raman gave up his argument, and nodded: "That's right, if the opponent is extremely shameless, it's really hard to say the result of the game, especially when you meet that kind of opponent who has no professional ethics."

Morris shook the Sunderland list in his hand: "Sunderland is not the most shameless team, at least they didn't say that the whole world belongs to Sunderland."

"Hahahaha, Morris, I know which country you're talking about!"

The two people in the studio were chatting while waiting for the game to start, and the fans in the audience were also enthusiastic, looking at the field with good eyes. At this time, in the middle circle, Van Persie and Martial stood in front of the ball, waiting for the opening whistle sounded.

"beep!"

The game is on!

Van Persie and Martial touched the ball lightly, and then passed the ball back to Nainggolan behind them. The two rushed towards Sunderland's half like lightning, and the Sunderland players pulled the formation apart, almost Up front players came into the United half to press.

Seeing the opposing Sunderland players pressing up, Nainggolan didn't play the ball. He just protected the ball sideways, blocked the Sunderland players' route to grab the ball, and still controlled the ball under his feet.

At this time, two Sunderland players also approached Nainggolan, ready to work together to break the ball.

Scholes frowned off the court: "What is Nainggolan doing? If we lose the ball in this position, we will be very dangerous."

Kintag observed the situation on the court: "I don't think there is any danger at the moment. Although Nainggolan forced the ball in the half, Carrick has been protecting him all the time, and Smalling has also shortened the distance. Going to drop the ball, so there shouldn't be any danger. I guess they must be planning something, let's see first."

Scholes also nodded: "Just now you arranged for them to start the attack, maybe it has something to do with this."

A few people in Jin Taige were talking about the situation of the game off the field, but the players on the field were very excited, especially the Sunderland players.

In this game, the Sunderland players saw that Kanter did not start. They were all very happy. Several offensive players were eager to try, wanting to take the opportunity to fight for an away goal and then equalize the total score.

Van Persie's return pass fell at the feet of Nainggolan, and Sunderland striker Lasson made an attack. Nainggolan didn't pass the ball, but just protected the ball sideways. This made several other Sunderland players shine: a good opportunity!