Chapter 64, Weak Attack

70 minutes into the second half, the score was still 2-2.

Although the defense is solid, Manchester United's offense has been greatly hindered. Looking at the situation in his frontcourt, Jin Taige's brows are almost congealed...

Jin Taige found himself ignoring a problem: Now the team's offensive end is also very serious!

Ryan Giggs retreated, the attack power in the middle was significantly weakened, while the state of Nani on the right was ups and downs. In the last few games, Nani's state fluctuated. When he is in good condition, he can definitely be called Nani, who is also called the Gemini star with Ronaldo, but when he is in poor condition, he seems to have become a soft-footed shrimp. For example, in this game, Nani was under the double team of the opponent's tall German defender, let alone advancing, and even the success rate of protecting the ball was very low.

Jin Taige sighed, it seems that he has to reconsider the use and positioning of Nani.

And because of the loss of midfield assistance, Van Persie and Rooney on the front line have no good chances. Neither of them are players like Ronaldo and Messi who can stir up opponents single-handedly. Van Persie's positional sense and shooting skills can Said to be in the current top five in international football; and Rooney's impact is also very strong. But in front of Germany's tall defense, the two did not get any good opportunities.

To say the best performance of this game is Mahrez, his wing break has stirred up the entire Leverkusen defense, not only scoring a goal in the first half, but also many more Creates a threatening pass. But Leverkusen also adjusted their tactics in the second half. They strengthened their defense on the right flank, and even used man-to-man tactics to target Mahrez. As soon as Mahrez got the ball, at least two players would gather around to grab the ball. The ball, which made Mahrez very distressed.

Seeing this situation, Jin Taige knew that he needed to make tactical adjustments.

In the summer of this year, BT Sport, a famous British media company, spent a huge sum of 1.2 billion pounds to buy the British live broadcast rights of a series of European football events such as the Champions League and Europa League, so every time it encounters a major Champions League event , BT Sport's leading hosts Trick and Norrie became the focus.

At this time, the gentle Trick was explaining the game: "This game is the focus of the first round of the Champions League group stage. Manchester United's new coach Kim Tiger is playing in the Champions League for the first time. This is his first game at Old Trafford. The Champions League game, I believe Jin Tiger must want to win this game. But the game has gone on for 70 minutes, and the score is still 2-2.”

Compared with the handsome Trick, Norrie is a representative of tough guys. He once played in the British Championship. Although his career was unremarkable, his career as a commentator and host after retirement was booming. Li said loudly: "King Tiger's team encountered some difficulties, when they faced Leverkusen, they seemed to have nothing to do. Although they scored two goals in the first half, Leverkusen immediately returned the color. , equalized the score. Since being tied by the opponent, United have not found a good shooting opportunity, and the best player of the game Mahrez is also caught in the opponent's double-team."

Trick observed the situation on the field: "I think Jin Tiger needs to make some tactical adjustments now. If Manchester United can continue to put pressure on Bayer Leverkusen on the right, then not only can it give Van Persie the striker. Support with Rooney can also take the attacking pressure off Mahrez on the left."

Norrie agrees: "Sir Ferguson's team used to play on two wings, but now King Tiger's team has become an angel with broken wings, hahaha."

Trick looked at the list of substitute players: "If I were Jin Tiger, I would definitely replace Nani, who was underperforming, and replace Valencia. Valencia has a good cross and long-range shot. If Replacing him will definitely make a big difference to the scene.”

The two were talking,

I saw that the fourth official on the sidelines held up the sign for substitution, and Trick said proudly: "It seems that Jin Taige is what I thought, he is going to replace the No. 17 player Nani, and then replace the ...Martial No. 22?"

Nori was also stunned: "Martial is a striker. He replaced Martial. Does Manchester United want to play 4-3-3?"

But they were all wrong.

In the 71st minute of the game, Kim Tiger made the second substitution adjustment. He replaced Nani, who had been mediocre throughout the game, and replaced Martial. Before going on the court, Jin Taige asked Martial: "Did you see how Mahrez played just now? You just follow his playing style, use your speed and dribbling advantages, and hit Leverkusen's side hard. road!"

"Okay, boss."

Martial had already warmed up, and he gave Nani a high-five, who came off the court, and rushed onto the court impatiently.

Jin Taige patted Nani on the shoulder: "Well done, let's take a break."

Nani returned to the bench with his head down. He knew that Jin Taige's words were just consolation. His performance in this game was really bad. Nani sat on the bench, staring at the situation on the field with good eyes, especially staring at Martial who came on the bench.

At this time, Trick and Norrie were talking in the BT Sport TV room, and they offered some opinions on the substitution.

"I think Jintag should replace Valencia instead of Martial. On the one hand, Valencia has a good cross and long-range shot, and he has rich experience in competitions; on the other hand, Martial plays as a striker. Putting him on the pitch this time as a full-back, I don't think the effect will be very good."

"Yes, although Martial performed well in the first few games, in this important Champions League game, you should still trust older and experienced players."

However, the two commentators did not expect that after Martial came on, Manchester United's right side suddenly changed.

Several defenders of Leverkusen fought with Nani for most of the half, and they were all used to Nani's routine. I didn't expect that when Martial came up, it was different!

As soon as Martial came on the field, he received a pass from Giggs in the middle, and then he went straight forward along the wing, dribbling smartly and fast, and immediately crossed the midfield line of Leverkusen, watching Martial This confident and flexible style of play has no stage fright at all. Leverkusen's full-back saw it and hurriedly stepped forward to intercept it. Martial did not continue forward, but chose to cut in from the middle, and shot a cold shot from the edge of the penalty area. The ball went above the crossbar.

Five minutes later, Martial came again. This time he passed two people on the flank, broke through near the bottom line, made a cross, and the Leverkusen defender hit the ball, which did not cause confusion.

Within five points, Martial made two consecutive threatening attacks, one shot and one pass, which suddenly made Leverkusen break out in a cold sweat!