Seven Hundred and Thirty-First, This Old Man, Be Stubborn!

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Standing in front of the coach's bench at Wembley Stadium, Ferguson watched the game on the court and heaved a long sigh.

Another Manchester United corner was pushed out of bounds by Vidic.

It was United's sixth corner kick of the game, but only two shots resulted, neither of which was on target for Manchester City.

Ferguson could clearly feel Manchester United's disadvantage and pressure on the field. He knew that his players had tried their best, but they still couldn't hit Manchester City on the field.

In the final analysis, it is still a question of strength.

Manchester City not only has the advantage of passing and possession, but also is obviously slightly better than Manchester United in terms of the overall strength of the players.

In fact, Ferguson had already thought of such a situation.

Before, one of the important reasons why he chose to attack after the opening was that he knew that once the situation was controlled by Manchester City, it would be difficult for Manchester United to reverse the situation and could only counterattack.

But this passive approach was not what Ferguson wanted.

But the facts have also proved that even if they take the initiative to attack, it is difficult to win.

That's what strength is.

If there is, it may not be possible to win, but if there is no, it is destined not to win.

"In the future, the Premier League will probably belong to Manchester City!" Ferguson said with a long sigh.

This reminded him of the words Gao Shen had said back then.

He said that when he came to the Premier League, the most important task was to kick Manchester United off the Premier League throne!

This was what Ferguson said when he commented on Liverpool, but now, Gao Shen returned him to Ferguson.

There are talented people from generation to generation, and Ferguson has to admit that he is indeed old.

Young people can't always understand the state of mind of old people, just like the young Ferguson couldn't understand his old predecessors back then.

When he could understand, he found that he had become an object that young people could not understand.

Now, he looked at Gao Shen, just like himself back then.

No, Gao Shen did a better job than he did back then.

My heart was full of melancholy, but for some reason, Ferguson couldn't help feeling disgusted.

Once, he swore that he would never live like those old predecessors; once, he swore that one day, when he was old, he would be as energetic and aggressive as when he was young; once, he swore... …

Gradually, Ferguson's muddy and bewildered eyes became firm again.

He doesn't want to live like the one he once hated!

He wants to live differently from others!

Because he is Ferguson!

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, threw away all his wild thoughts, walked straight to the bench, glanced at the players on the bench, and finally fell on Scholes.

"Paul, warm up, you go!"

After finishing speaking, Ferguson turned around without hesitation and walked back to the sidelines.

...

"Manchester United will take the lead in making substitutions."

"It's the 65th minute of the second half and we see that Manchester United are going to bring in veteran Paul Scholes.

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"Scholes is currently the source of creativity in Manchester United's midfield. When Ferguson replaces him at this time, he must still want to strengthen the offense, reverse the zero-to-one situation, and at the same time strengthen the team's frontcourt offense."

"But we must also see that Manchester United's defense tonight is not solid. Once the Red Devils choose to press out, Manchester City's counterattack is likely to create a greater threat. I wonder how Ferguson will choose?"

"It's O'Shea!"

"Scholes replaced O'Shea."

"My God, are Manchester United going to play in a back three?"

"Ferguson's substitution is very risky. We must say that Manchester United is taking a big gamble."

"We saw that Ferguson was adjusting the team. Valencia returned to the defense and served as the team's right-back. field, and strengthen the passing creativity and ball control ability in the midfield."

"This move by Ferguson shows his determination."

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Gao Shen didn't know what the narrator was talking about, but that was basically what he thought in his heart.

At the same time, he still admires more.

When the scene and the score are both behind, daring to replace Scholes to play offense and replace O'Shea is definitely a very courageous decision, but it is also in line with Ferguson's consistent personality.

The godfather of Manchester United has never been a good stubble, what he dislikes the most is being passively beaten.

Let him choose, he will definitely choose to stand and die instead of just living.

"This old man is tough!" Sarri also said with admiration.

Who said no?

Being able to make such substitutions and adjustments in such a final when they are behind is enough to be admirable.

What's more, after the substitution, Manchester United's midfield has indeed improved a lot.

Sneijder has both offense and defense. He has been the core of Manchester United since he joined. Scholes is old, but his passing and creativity are superb. After the two partnered, Lars Diarra was forced to give up the middle. , appeared on the right.

This is obviously also to protect Valencia and guard against Gareth Bale.

In Ferguson's mind, Gareth Bale's threat is still quite large, not even inferior to Robben at all.

After the substitution, the combination of Scholes and Sneijder gave Manchester United a considerable improvement in the operation of the midfield, and even directly launched a wave of offensive.

In the 72nd minute, it was Scholes who sent a direct pass. After getting rid of Jerome Boateng, Rooney kicked and shot in the ribs of the penalty area. The ball is sealed out.

Sneijder's subsequent shot was also blocked by Fernandinho in time.

This time is definitely Manchester United's most threatening offense in the game!

Gao Shen also realized the danger and made the first substitution adjustment, replacing Hazard with Henderson.

This is actually Manchester City's main lineup in the cup.

Henderson has performed well in Manchester City's lineup and has made obvious progress.

After playing Henderson and forming a midfield three with Fernandinho and Yaya Toure, it seems that he has won a Hazard, but in fact he is liberating Yaya Toure.

Usually in this configuration, Yaya Toure's offensive firepower can be released to the maximum, especially his back insert.

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Gao Shen's substitution seemed conservative, but it actually stabilized the midfield position, allowing Manchester United to take the lead with great difficulty, but was suppressed by Manchester City.

But Ferguson was not willing to kill, and immediately made a second substitution, replacing Park Ji-sung with Berbatov, playing four-four-two instead, allowing Berbatov and Rooney to form a double striker.

This time the substitution was really going all out.

After the substitution, Manchester United's entire offense and defense became more interesting.

When attacking, Sneijder and Scholes pressed very forward. When defending, Carrick and Lars Diarra almost retreated to the back line, standing in a line at the front of the penalty area. , only Sneijder and Scholes were left in the midfield, and Rooney often retreated, forming a midfield similar to three, with Berbatov left in front.

But when counterattacking, Valencia will go all the way from the right, plug in behind the wing, and give full play to its speed advantage.

This style of play still poses a certain threat to Manchester City, but Gao Shen quickly gave a countermeasure.

In the 84th minute, it was Valencia who made a quick drive from the wing. He had just received a pass from Scholes and was entangled by Henderson before he could speed up and charge forward.

The two mingled together on the wing, and finally the ball went out of bounds.

Valencia wanted to go for a throw-in, but the referee indicated that it was Manchester City's ball, and Valencia was the last person to touch the ball.

Felipe came forward quickly, picked up the ball, wiped it clean, and quickly threw it to Gareth Bale in front.

The latter leaned on Las Diarra who was defending him, stopped the ball, and passed it back to Felipe, who then passed it to Henderson in the middle and then to Fernandinho.

The Brazilian midfielder saw Robben retreating from the front and immediately passed the ball.

After receiving the ball in the ribs, Robben turned around and took the ball towards the penalty area.

At this time, Van Persie has pulled to the right side of the top of the arc, blocked Vidic with his body, and raised his hand for the ball.

Robben passed the ball to Van Persie, and he immediately went forward at the fastest speed and went straight to the top of the arc.

Van Persie also understood. He sent the ball lightly without stopping the ball, and it happened to be on the line that Robben advanced forward, allowing the Dutchman to rush into the penalty area with the ball and go straight into Vidic's defense zone just now.

But Manchester City's offensive coordination has long been noticed by Ferdinand. He entangled Robben tightly all the way, forcing him to be unable to face the goal directly, so he had to make an emergency stop and pass the ball back.

Van Persie has also completed his turn, inserted into the penalty area, faced Robben's pass, and shot directly.

But Vidic reacted faster, took the first step, and flew to block the eye-catching.

Van Persie's shot just hit Vidic's body and bounced around the penalty spot.

At this moment, the restricted area was in chaos.

Everything happened in an instant, and even when Carrick, who was back on defense, was still looking for the trace of the football, Yaya Toure had already quickly inserted behind, rushed to the penalty kick before everyone else Point, facing the falling football, directly pull up and shoot angrily.

Van der Sar spread his arms and fell straight to the ground, trying to seal the angle of the shot, but the ball was played too fast.

Yaya Toure's shot seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and he blasted the ball straight into Manchester United's goal.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"In the 84th minute, Manchester City scored another goal!"

"Yaya Toure! It's a goal from Yaya Toure!"

"We saw that Manchester City's players rushed up one after another. Yaya Toure pulled up his jersey, and the white shirt inside had the Arabic numeral twenty-eight written on it."

"This is what he gave himself, a day late birthday present!"

"Just yesterday, Yaya Toure celebrated his 28th birthday under the congratulations of everyone in the team, and today, at Wembley Stadium, he shot with a heavy gun and won for Manchester City. Won the FA Cup champion!"

"Two to zero! There should be no suspense in this match!"