1102 He Is Not Ferguson!

On the evening of October 2, the Bernabéu Stadium.

Real Madrid host Manchester United in the second round of the Champions League group stage.

It was definitely not a night to remember.

Because only 12 minutes into the game, Manchester United was in the midst of a frontcourt attack. Schneiderlin passed the ball straight to the right side of the front of the penalty area to find Fellaini. After the Belgian explosive head suppressed Xavi Alonso with his body, he stopped. The ball turned around, waded into the penalty area, and then crossed to the middle before Ramos.

Rooney followed up to grab a point and shot, breaking through the goal guarded by Casillas.

One to zero!

After conceding the ball, Real Madrid's offensive became stronger, but Manchester United began to retreat.

In particular, the Belgian explosive head Fellaini was pulled back from the midfielder position of 4231 by Moyes to the midfield position of 433. Together with Schneiderlin, he formed a protection for Carrick.

Manchester United began to retreat across the board, defending and counterattacking.

This makes Real Madrid somewhat passive.

On the scene, the momentum does not score, and it seems that the offensive momentum is very strong, but it is difficult to create threatening opportunities.

...

Gao Shen has always stood on the sidelines, watching the game indifferently, making some adjustments from time to time, but more is still observing.

Real Madrid controlled the ball on the court and got nearly 68% of the ball possession rate. This can also show the technical gap between the two sides, but Manchester United also performed very tenaciously, and the defense organization was also very strict.

The tactics that Moyes developed today are quite interesting.

Goalkeeper: De Gea.

Defense: Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic and Smalling.

Midfield: Fellaini, Carrick and Schneiderlin.

Forwards: Welbeck, Rooney and Valencia.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester United did not actually play four-three-three, but four-two-three-one, and defended in a high position.

The main thing is to let Fellaini go forward to suppress Xavi Alonso.

Everyone knows that Harvey Alonso has just returned from injury,

This is his first game after his comeback, and he was suppressed by Fellaini before he fully entered the rhythm.

The Belgian explosive head is tall and strong, with fine feet and can hold the ball in the frontcourt.

Manchester United's goal came from Fellaini on the right side of the front of the penalty area. After suppressing Harvey Alonso with his body, he stopped the ball and turned into the penalty area.

It is entirely conceivable that not only Harvey Alonso, but unless he goes deep to Casemiro, or let one of Ramos and Pepe come out to kick the midfielder, otherwise, he will not be able to support Fellaini.

The player Fellaini is really very distinctive.

In the top European leagues, such distinctive players are often particularly popular.

Just like Fellaini, he has both offensive and defensive skills, is tall and strong, and if he is placed in the frontcourt, he can be a fulcrum for offense and can hold the ball.

He's also a hard-working midfielder if you let him go deep, and he has the physicality to fight.

So the key is how to use him.

Moyes' calculation was very good, he wanted to let Fellaini maneuver.

It is best that when one's own side is attacking, Fellaini can go up, and when one's own side is defending, Fellaini can withdraw.

This looks fantastic, right?

But if Fellaini can really do it, then he is not something that Manchester United can buy for 27 million pounds.

There are not many midfielders who can really take into account offense and defense at the same time, and can guarantee a certain rate of presence. At the same time, there are very few midfielders who can perform well in this kind of strong dialogue.

The Belgian's speed and running ability make it difficult to balance offense and defense at the same time.

Especially when facing Real Madrid.

What Real Madrid is best at is quick offensive and defensive transitions. The transition from defense to offense is fast and efficient, and Fellaini can't keep up.

Therefore, Moyes made adjustments from the 25th minute, allowing Fellaini to withdraw to the midfielder position.

This time it was officially changed to four three three.

From this moment on, the scene fell into a stalemate.

Gao Shen was not in a hurry, and asked the team to be patient and continue to organize offenses.

...

"Do you know the biggest difference between Moyes and Ferguson?"

When Gao Shen came back to drink water, he saw Moyes in front of the coach of the visiting team and asked casually.

Carlo, Zidane and others also looked sideways at the coaching bench of the visiting team.

In fact, Moyes' current situation is really bad.

After playing six rounds in the Premier League, Manchester United is now ranked 12th. This should be Manchester United's worst ranking in recent years.

This summer, Manchester United did not grab anyone in the transfer market, especially Leeds United's central defender Coulibaly. Manchester United's shot was too slow and was directly robbed by Chelsea. As a result, Manchester United's central defender is still two veterans.

Also because the shot was too late, Everton sat on the ground and raised the price. Fellaini, who was originally about 20 million pounds, was abruptly raised to 27 million pounds. The show operation was criticized by many media and fans.

But from Gao Shen's point of view, this is something they rarely see.

On the road of raising prices, Manchester United has just started.

However, Fellaini is indeed a good player.

Moyes' team has just suffered a two-game losing streak in the Premier League since the end of September.

First they lost an away game to rivals Manchester City in the same city, and then lost to Leeds United 1-2 at home, causing Manchester United's current league ranking to drop to 12th.

After the first three rounds of downturn, Leeds United began to gradually regain their status.

After two weeks of national team games, they first drew with West Ham United at home, then beat Liverpool 1-0 away, and then beat Manchester United 2-1 away, and won both strong dialogues.

This has allowed Leeds United's ranking in the Premier League to rise again. It is currently on the same score as Chelsea, ranking sixth.

Pochettino's life is easier, but Moyes' situation is difficult.

It is estimated that it was also affected by this. In addition, Real Madrid had just slammed Atletico Madrid, which made Moyes find a little idea of ​​​​winning, so he played against Real Madrid at the beginning of the Bernabeu.

Needless to say, it really allowed Manchester United to score first.

And the number one hero is Fellaini.

But after taking the lead, especially as Real Madrid gradually adjusted, Moyes also began to expose the biggest difference between himself and Ferguson. This does not come from tactics, not from players, but from the personality of the head coach.

Xiaofu is safe.

After taking the lead, Moyes did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the victory, and did not go all out. Instead, seeing Real Madrid's offensive, he withdrew Fellaini to the midfielder position to strengthen the team's defense.

Strictly speaking, this is actually not a big problem.

Continuing to let Fellaini top the front may not be able to score again, but it may expose the lack of defense.

This is also a wise choice.

"If he was coaching Everton now, then his adjustment would be appropriate, sensible, and there would be no problem, but he is coaching Manchester United now."

"If at this moment, the person sitting on the Manchester United coaching bench is Ferguson, I guarantee that he will not do this. He will continue to let Fellaini carry it. At least he cannot show weakness on the level of momentum and cannot lose to his opponent."

Everton is a small team and can lose momentum, but Manchester United can't.

What the Red Devils Manchester United are most proud of is this momentum, this domineering.

Even in the face of Barcelona, ​​Manchester City, or any strong enemy, Manchester United dare to show their swords!

The game can be lost, but the momentum cannot be lost!

But Moyes chose to show weakness, which in itself lost momentum.

More importantly, at the tactical level, Rooney is not a good center at all, and Welbeck has gradually exposed problems.

When Fellaini suppressed Harvey Alonso, Manchester United still had a tactical fulcrum in the frontcourt and could still hold the ball.

But now, Fellaini has withdrawn, Rooney and Welbeck simply can't hold the ball in front, Valencia is good at attacking, but not good at holding the ball.

So, this is a very embarrassing side.

Manchester United's ball reached the frontcourt, and no one could hold it!

If you can't hold the ball in the frontcourt, you can't play offensively, and you can't advance the ball. Even if Manchester United can grab the ball, so what?

Coupled with the head coach's weakness at the tactical level, he lost his momentum and frustrated the morale of the players.

Taken together, this has led to Manchester United becoming more passive on the scene.

The adjustment was barely stabilized, but Real Madrid's advantage became more obvious.

Of course, Real Madrid's formation tonight is not completely without problems.

Gao Shen originally let Harvey Alonso start because Casemiro consumed a lot in the game against Atletico Madrid, and against Manchester United, Gao Shen wanted to hold the ball and use the advantage of possession to slip Manchester United.

Unexpectedly, Moyes was blown away as soon as he came up, and he immediately threw Fellaini out.

But Moyes was under heavy pressure and was withdrawn to the midfielder by Fellaini, so there is not much suspense in this game.

"Don't worry, take your time." Gao Shen said with a smile.

...

Time passed bit by bit, but Gao Shen hadn't adjusted yet.

It wasn't until nearly forty minutes, when there was not much time left in the first half, that Gao Shen made an adjustment.

He signaled for Xabi Alonso to drop back, allowing the two full-backs to press forward.

The purpose of this is to liberate the sidewalk.

As long as Real Madrid's side plays a threat, then Welbeck and Valencia have to retreat?

There is only one Rooney left in front, what are you afraid of?

On the contrary, it is Manchester United's wing. Smalling is tall but not flexible enough. Evra is 32 years old and has long lost his courage. Manchester United's two wing defenses have problems.

After advanced adjustments, Real Madrid also began to put more pressure on Manchester United's defense.

Especially in the 44th minute of the first half, a Real Madrid attack, Toni Kroos tried a long pass behind him, was headed back by Vidic, and fell back to Real Madrid's half.

Ramos made a decisive grab. Before Rooney, he headed back and gave it to the left side of the frontcourt.

After Ronaldo stopped the ball, he quickly dribbled the ball forward and rushed straight to the left side of Manchester United's penalty area.

One-on-one, facing Smalling, Ronaldo's skillful fake moves, but Smalling was unmoved, and firmly blocked Ronaldo's cut line.

But as soon as Ronaldo stopped and brought it back, Marcelo behind him plugged in at high speed, and Valencia was also chasing closely all the way. When the two were about to pass each other, Ronaldo had an obvious , Interfering with Valencia's movements, while dialing the ball to the bottom line.

Valencia slowed down, but Marcelo still drove straight to the bottom line at high speed.

Although Smalling reacted quickly and turned to catch up in time, Marcelo still let Marcelo take the lead. He passed the ball to the center with his left foot and sent the ball near the small penalty area line.

Dzeko didn't stop the ball, and directly shot a volley, and the ball went straight to the right side of Manchester United's goal.