Chapter 1056: Being Counted to Death
Although Zidane was wearing a hat, he couldn't help but reach out and touch his bald head. As the best player of the century, he could certainly see that this was a long-planned surprise attack.
The reason is simple. Not only did Coleman move forward at high speed to get the ball, but Lucas moved forward very resolutely without the ball. He also inserted diagonally into the penalty area and completed the header pass in the small penalty area.
At the same time, both Kante and Fabinho moved horizontally to make up for the gap behind the two full-backs. The execution of the Manchester United players on the field and Sun Wu's meticulous deployment of tactical details made Zidane very happy. It's a shock.
The first half ended with a score of 1-0 for Manchester United. This score made Tottenham fans greatly disappointed, even desperate.
Because in this season, Manchester United has never been defeated by the opponent after scoring first. In fact, it has not even been tied.
Patrick looked at Christian beside him. He was criticizing Sun Wu's tactics a few minutes ago. In his words... it was not only embarrassing, but also completely impossible to succeed in the attack, because Tottenham's defense had always been very solid. No obvious loopholes can be found without frequent horizontal scheduling.
Patrick, who was slapped in the face, couldn't help cursing Pochettino in his heart, you useless thing!
Back in the locker room, Sun Wu did not make any adjustments but sat in his seat. He hugged Salah in the next seat and said with a smile: "How do you feel?"
The Egyptians are a little shy, "It's like a dream..."
There was a sound of good-natured laughter all around, and it was true. After half a season, it hurt to sit on the bench at Chelsea, but now Salah has become one of Manchester United's sharpest weapons.
Many people in the industry believe that Salah is a key to Manchester United's high competitiveness in the second half of the season. For this reason, Conte has been criticized by countless Blues fans and celebrities. Pedro, who replaced Salah, only scored 5 goals in total. ball.
Of course, similar situations occur with many Manchester United players.
Last year, Pavard was still an ordinary full-back in Ligue 1. Lucas was a rookie at Atletico Madrid who was recognized as having potential but had little chance to play. Fabinho was still playing as a right back, and Harry Kane was still playing for Vardy. Make a ball...
While chatting, they ate something and replenished their food. It wasn't until the time was almost up that Sun Wu stood up and clapped his hands.
"I did a great job in the first half, but in the second half..."
Sun Wu said in a long tone: "Look at my gestures after kick-off. In addition, if I run to the sideline, I will probably adjust my formation. Fabinho, you need to pay attention to your position."
Walking out of the locker room, Mike Phelan whispered to Sun Wu: "You need to stay focused in the second half. The game is not over yet."
Sun Wu understood what the assistant meant, which was to say not to let down his guard. He turned his head and glanced at the Tottenham players who were walking out of the locker room, smiled and replied in a low voice: "It doesn't matter, just score one more goal."
After a dull forty-five minutes in the first half and the frustration of losing the ball in the last minute, the Tottenham players looked at Sun Wu no longer so kindly.
Sun Wu still looked like he was seeing an old acquaintance, chatting a few words with Lukaku, and his old teammates Lloris and Rose, until he saw Januzaj, who was looking unhappy in his vest, and the one who was eager to try. Mata.
Very good, exactly as I expected... Sun Wu turned around and left. Miguel, who was still preparing to chat with him for a few words, looked confused.
"The second half of the game is about to begin. Salah's goal in the last minute of the first half gave Manchester United a temporary 1-0 lead over Tottenham." Zhan Jun looked at the screen carefully, "There are no substitutions on Manchester United's side."
Zhang Lu: "Tottenham made a substitution, Januzaj is on the bench."
"Is it Ali? Oh, it's Mata." Zhan Jun nodded, "In positional battles, Mata's passing and offensive abilities play a much greater role than Januzaj."
The two players who switched from Manchester United to Tottenham both started today. Lukaku was quite satisfactory, while Januzaj was very active in the first half, but the effect... 8 attempts were made, of which 5 were stolen and 2 were created. The opponent fouled and only succeeded once.
The players from both sides took their positions on the court. Tottenham players were all looking at referee Marriner, while Manchester United players were all staring at Sun Wu.
Sun Wu raised his right hand and made a four sign with his open palm.
Rolf glanced at Pochettino next door, and Mike Phelan shook his head and said: "Best is not stupid. The tactical gestures are completely different from last season. It is impossible for Mauricio to see it."
"But he soon learned what it meant."
Mike Phelan sighed, "Best, this madman!"
Rolf laughed loudly, "Only a madman can annihilate Anfield 10 to 1!"
"Beep!" Marriner blew the whistle to start the second half.
After the kick-off, Tottenham, who had the ball, immediately started their formation. Although there was no high-position press, the aggressive offensive trend was very obvious.
Sun Wu carefully observed the position of Tottenham players while running. Mata is a wide midfielder, and his style is completely different from Januzaj. He is closer to the ribs or in the middle trying to have a close connection with Eriksen.
But the biggest change for Tottenham lies in the two wingers. The positions of Rose and Trippier have been greatly improved. The change brought about by this is that Tottenham no longer maintains a double midfielder formation, Wanyama plays a single midfielder, and Dier The position is withdrawn to the defense line and plays three central defenders with Blind and Vertonghen.
"Trippier...Mata...one-two!"
"Trippier passed the ball diagonally...Lukaku passed back...Eriksen smashed the ball...shot!"
Only 1 minute into the game, Eriksen got a good chance. After receiving a pass from Lukaku in front of the penalty area, he dunked past Fabinho and shot with his left foot before Kanter could grab the ball. Hea had a good position and hit the ball out of the penalty area with both fists. Coleman kicked the ball into the frontcourt with his big foot.
Huge sighs sounded in the stands, and the voices cheering for Tottenham became louder and louder. For those neutral fans, they hoped that Tottenham could defeat Manchester United, which has been called a giant this season.
Well, maybe only Gunners fans will cheer for Manchester United.
Coleman's big-foot clearance kick went very far. When Blind went back to get the ball and was about to turn around, he suddenly heard goalkeeper Lloris's loud reminder, "Be careful!"
Blind turned his head hurriedly and saw a red figure rushing towards him at high speed from the corner of his eye.
"Salah worked very hard today." Mortensen joked and then suddenly paused, "Oh, Manchester United's high-position press is so surprising!"
From Salah, Harry Kane and Griezmann, to Sun Wu and Kante, to Coleman and Lucas on the wings, Manchester United's formation pressed forward significantly and began a strong high press.
Blind passed the ball back to Lloris, who was forced to drive forward. Although Lucas grabbed the header and passed it to Mata, Lucas and Kanter immediately surrounded and intercepted the ball. .
Sun Wu sent a diagonal pass, Coleman made a low pass from the right, Salah made continuous fake moves in the penalty area to get rid of Blind's pass, and Griezmann's header was barely saved by Lloris.
Dier didn't take the ball forward but passed it to Trippier on the wing, but Lucas and Sun Wu immediately pounced on and worked together to steal the ball again.
Patrick in the stands glanced helplessly at Pochettino on the sidelines. This guy was definitely counted out by Sun Wu...
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