Chapter 787: Bolton’s Long Pass

Saturday night

Reebok Stadium

The sixth round of the English League match between Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United kicked off with much attention.

The attention of this game cannot be compared with that of the Double Red Club, but due to Chelsea's defeat, the attention of the game between Bolton and Manchester United also suddenly increased.

The Reebok Stadium can only accommodate 28,000 fans, but there are no less than 4,000 Korean and Chinese fans in the stands, with Korean fans accounting for the majority. They all want to witness the Korean derby between Park Ji-sung and Lee Ching-yong.

But what makes Korean fans sad is that Park Ji-sung sat on the bench, and they could only focus on the Asian derby between Gao Xiaodong and Li Qinglong.

Before the battle between Chelsea and Manchester City, Ferguson had planned to put Scholes on the bench and let Gao Xiaodong lead the team against Bolton. However, seeing Chelsea lose, Ferguson immediately changed his mind and let Scholes come on. Paired with Gao Xiaodong, they went all out to attack the Reebok Stadium.

After the opening, Manchester United took advantage of their five-game winning streak and turned the away game and launched a fierce attack on the home team Bolton.

Bolton changed coaches midway through last season. New coach Owen Coyle successfully led the team to avoid relegation and won the trust of the team. This season, Bolton did not make any big moves in the transfer market. They spent 1.6 million pounds to sign a contract from Real Madrid. Left back Marcos Alonso is here, and two veterans, Martin Petrov and Black, are exempted from the visa. Petrov is an immediate combatant, and Marcos and Black are substitutes.

Facing the menacing Manchester United, Coyle was very pragmatic and put on a defensive counterattack to deal with Manchester United.

Bolton's playing style is very tough and concise. They like to fight hand-to-hand with their opponents. They don't get entangled with their opponents in the midfield. All players take the ball and hit the opponent's back line with one kick.

Bolton's style of play made Manchester United very uncomfortable, because their strongest midfield combination of Gao Xiaodong and Scholes was double-teamed by five or six opponents in the offense, and was completely used as a decoration in defense. Gao Xiaodong As long as he dares to attack, he will have no time to defend. No matter how fast Gao Xiaodong is, he can't be faster than Bolton's long pass.

The game lasted for 10 minutes, and the game was almost played at the front of the two penalty areas. Manchester United only had a free shot from Gao Xiaodong, and Bolton didn't even have a shot.

In the 11th minute of the game, Scholes' through ball was intercepted. Bolton defender Wright drove forward with a big kick. Their two forwards, Davis and Elmand, rushed towards Manchester United's goal like two mad dogs. Defender, fight for this spot.

The height of Davis and Elmand does not have an advantage over Manchester United's two central defenders Vidic and Evans, but these two people can judge the landing point accurately, run fast, and are not afraid of injury, no matter how the opponent rushes. Come here, they dare to butt heads with their opponents.

Vidic didn't have any tricks for players who were barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. He barely pushed the ball out of the sideline during the fight with Elmand.

Bolton's throw-in was very fast. Memba threw the throw-in towards the edge of the penalty area. Davis and Elmand attracted the defender's attention. Central midfielder Holden was in a competition with Gao Xiaodong for the top. Without touching the ball, South Korean winger Lee Ching-ryong suddenly reached the center of the penalty area and volleyed to the left side of the goal.

The shot was so sudden that center back Evans subconsciously stretched his foot to block it, and the ball flew close to the goal post and flew out of the baseline.

Evans broke into a cold sweat after blocking. If he blocked an own goal, he would be the sinner of Manchester United.

Bolton got a corner kick opportunity, and Manchester United fans were also a little scared. The opponent's header ability was very strong and the impact was fierce. Manchester United is not the best center back combination. If the opponent catches the opportunity, Manchester United will not be able to fight behind. .

Bolton's two central defenders came to Manchester United's penalty area to compete for a header. Petrov took a corner kick, and everyone in the penalty area fell over. There was not much difference in the header ability of both sides. The ball passed between Vidic and Elmand. After the scramble, he fell into the small penalty area.

Evans hurriedly tried to stretch his legs to shovel the ball out of the baseline, but Bolton center back Wright reacted faster. He stretched his legs first and blocked the ball towards the goal.

The ball was too close to the goal. Before Van der Sar could make a move, the ball rolled into the net.

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Bolton centre-back Wright took advantage of a corner kick to open the scoring for Bolton.

"ah!"

"In!"

"In!"

The Bolton fans at the scene jumped to their feet, raised their arms and shouted towards the stadium, and their roars were about to knock off the roof of the stadium.

"Li Qinglong!"

"Li Qinglong!"

The Korean fans were even more excited. They patted the seats crazily and chanted Li Qinglong's name.

Although this goal has nothing to do with Li Qinglong, the corner kick that led to the goal was made by Li Qinglong. Korean fans believe that Li Qinglong took the greatest credit for this goal.

Manchester United fans were shocked. Since the start of this season, Manchester United has been playing smoothly. Regardless of the strong or weak teams, Manchester United not only won, but also completely dominated the scene. There has never been a game like today...awkward.

Manchester United's central midfielders include Gao Xiaodong and Scholes, who are both offensive and defensive, and are very good at interception and running. The wide midfielders include Nani and Giggs, and it turns out that there is also Valencia. The opponent is exhausted and unable to defend.

But Bolton's style of play today is very different. It is completely British style of long passes and intensive defense in the backcourt. Anyone who grabs the ball will hit Manchester United's backline with a kick, and then the midfielders chase after them desperately, not in the midfield at all. In the struggle with Manchester United, Manchester United could only rely on its own defense of Vidic and Evans to single out Elmand and Davis.

Two defenders against two forwards, even if Elmand and Davis are not good, it will be difficult for the defender, not to mention that Elmand and Davis are not weak in ability. Although Manchester United's defense did not give Bolton a try in the first ten minutes, There was a chance to shoot, but every impact of Bolton was thrilling. Finally, in the 11th minute, Bolton grabbed a shot and completed the goal.

Sky Sports commentator Martin analyzed: "Manchester United cannot attack like this today. They must leave a midfielder in front of the defense. Bolton's offense is too simple. He hit it with a long pass and Gao Xiaodong had no time to return to defense. , it is better to leave Scholes in front and Gao Xiaodong chooses the opportunity to attack. Or when Gao Xiaodong assists, the full-back or full-midfielder stays behind to cover the defense. Now Manchester United's full-back Nani is superior to Gao Xiaodong. Still forward, Giggs didn't have the stamina and speed to return to defense, Evra was stronger offensively than defensively, and after O'Shea went to the center, he didn't have the speed to return to the wing. This is a problem for Ferguson."

Ferguson has also noticed this problem a long time ago. Bolton has always had this style. Ferguson knows very well that today Gao Xiaodong's chances of pressing ahead are actually fewer than in the previous games. But Bolton is in good condition today and his long passes are accurate. The forward headed the ball well, so it caused a lot of trouble for Manchester United.

However, Ferguson cannot let Gao Xiaodong stay in the midfielder position to defend, because Scholes is not a powerful player. He leaves him alone in Bolton's half. Based on today's referee's penalty scale, Scholes can be snatched by Bolton. Doubt life.

But neither Nani nor Giggs can cover up behind Gao Xiaodong. They don't have the defensive ability, but they can't substitute at this time. How should they deal with this opponent's attack mode?

Ferguson is indeed a seasoned veteran. He thought for a moment and immediately made adjustments. Scholes and Gao Xiaodong changed positions. The ginger head retreated to the midfielder position to defend, and Gao Xiaodong moved to the frontcourt to organize the attack.

Gao Xiaodong has a strong body to protect the ball forward, and he can also defend backward. Although Scholes's defense is not as good as Gao Xiaodong's, Bolton's offensive power is also limited. He serves as a ball point behind, maintaining defense. Dickey and Evans are much easier to play.

Ferguson's on-the-spot response was very beautiful. After Gao Xiaodong and Scholes reversed their positions, Bolton's long pass immediately misfired, but Manchester United's offense did not drop too much, and the initiative on the field quickly returned to Manchester United here.

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