Chapter 1058: Incomprehensible Formation Changes

"boom!"

Sun Wu turned sideways and rushed forward, knocking over Rose who had slipped into the inside from the baseline. He ignored Marriner's verbal warning. He turned back and glared at Salah, making a gesture to help defend.

"A very timely foul." Mortensen praised: "If it's just a little closer, Ross will be able to enter the penalty area."

I have to admit that after letting go, the Tottenham team built by Pochettino showed strong offensive strength and put a lot of pressure on Manchester United's defense.

Son Heung-min made a breakthrough inside, Eriksen and Mata were able to play various clever combinations, Alli changed positions elusively, and of course, the most important thing was that Trippier and Rose stepped in greatly on both wings.

In terms of comprehensive ability, among the Premier League full-back combinations, Manchester United's Lucas, Pavard or Coleman, Manchester City's Walker and Baines, and Liverpool's Alexander-Arnold and Robertson are all top-notch. Trippier and Rose cannot compete with each other. They compare.

But in terms of offensive power, this pair of Tottenham full-backs is not inferior to anyone. Rose's breakthrough ability is very strong after inserting in the back row. Trippier's cross is an important weapon for Tottenham's wing attack.

In addition, Lukaku, Alli, and Eriksen put a lot of pressure on Manchester United in the center. The loopholes on the wing can only be made up by the two wingers Griezmann, Salah and even Sun Wu. Manchester United is becoming more and more passive.

In the 67th minute, Trippier showed off his unique skills.

Ali lost the ball in the frontcourt and fought back. In the chaos, Lukaku took the ball and passed it back to Eriksen. The Dane swung his foot and sent a 30-meter diagonal pass.

This long pass accurately found behind Lucas, but the flight path was too straight and seemed to fly directly out of the baseline.

But Trippier accelerated and ran wildly from the outside, finally stood up, and volleyed the ball into the small penalty area with the inside of his right foot.

This is a major feature of Trippier's crosses. He seldom makes adjustments and usually sends the ball directly into the penalty area. The quality is often not low. Obviously, this is a routine that Tottenham has repeatedly honed on the training ground.

Lukaku, who turned back and sprinted, was only followed by Van Dijk. Both of them stretched out their feet but no one touched them. Ali, who was behind, leaned on Alderweireld and stretched out his foot to poke.

"Cross directly...Ali!"

"Goalpost...and...Son Heung-min!"

"The goal was scored." Zhan Jun said disappointedly: "Manchester United still failed to withstand Tottenham's offensive. Sun Xingmin got a goal back for Tottenham."

"There's a lot of pressure on the wing." Zhang Lu hit the nail on the head.

Sun Wu also saw this. Although Eriksen, Mata, and Alli were all active in the center and ribs, they mainly put pressure on Manchester United's center, leaving Fabinho and Kante unable to free their hands to assist. Defending the wing, Rose and Trippier have sent high-quality crosses more than once or twice.

And today, Lucas, who made great contributions with one pass and one shot, has become a weak point. His problem is not his ability or state, but that he knocked down Rose in a high position 20 minutes ago and got a yellow card.

So when Eriksen sent a pass just now, Lucas did not dare to reach out and pull Trippier, causing the latter to volley the pass.

Adjustments are necessary.

How to adjust?

Under normal circumstances, you should replace Lucas with Luke Shaw, and then try to use wing attacks to push the opponent back.

But Sun Wu is never the kind of person to follow the rules, whether as a player or head coach.

Tottenham players quickly brought the ball back to the center circle and waited for kick-off, but the live broadcast team found Sun Wu running to the sidelines. Manchester United players were also watching closely. Are they going to change formation?

"Manchester United are... going to make a substitution?" Mortensen paused and said in surprise: "Rojo, who does Best want to replace?"

Salah was a little surprised. He didn't have much objection to being adjusted off. Now there are too many good players in the Manchester United team. Sun Wu had privately informed him a few months ago that playing time should be based on everyone's condition and on-field conditions. It depends on the situation.

The current Salah is not the "Pharaoh" later. He is not qualified to be a big star, but for being replaced by Rojo...

"Didi!" Marina blew the whistle twice to urge Sun Wu on the sidelines. This situation really made him helpless.

Sun Wuyang raised his hand and ran back to the court. Herrera on the bench ran down and pulled off his vest.

"Manchester United changed two people at once." Zhan Jun frowned and said: "Rojo replaced Salah and Herrera replaced Kante."

"I don't understand." Zhang Lu heyed, "Does Sun Wu want to defend with all his strength?"

"It's only one ball away. Tottenham will definitely attack with all their strength. It's a bit difficult to defend to the end, and there are still more than 20 minutes." Zhan Jun carefully observed the situation on the court, "Marina blew the whistle... Let's take a look at the Manchester United players. The position may have changed."

Sun Wu may be the only one in the world to switch formations during a game. This is related to the system he possesses. You must know that this is not a temporary formation adjustment like Dell's retreat, but a complete formation change.

Pochettino also stood on the sidelines with his hands in his pockets and looked carefully. Then he turned his head in confusion and glanced at Mike Phelan and Rolf... Is this 352? I’ve never seen Best use it before!

It is true that it has not appeared in the game before, but it has appeared at the training ground of the Carrington base.

In fact, the 352 formation is rarely seen in European football today, and even two forwards are rarely seen in wealthy teams.

The arrangement of three forwards in the frontcourt is the most popular in European football today. The positions are staggered, making maximum use of the width of the court, and keeping the distance between players not far or close, which is very helpful for technical style of play.

The most important thing is that in a match between giants, once there is a stalemate on the field and there is a betrayal, the opponent's winger and full-back are pressed into the 30-meter area at the same time. The 352 formation does not specifically mark the full-back players, but today Rose and Trippier is in excellent form, so it’s no wonder Mike Phelan looks unhappy.

But in the next seven or eight minutes, Manchester United's defense gradually stabilized. The reason is very simple. Coleman and Lucas, two seemingly positional players, did not move forward at all and firmly guarded the two wings. Once Trippier , Ross will pass forward to the corresponding full center back, and Fabinho will retreat into the penalty area to fill the gap.

The system of three central defenders has always been maintained in the center. Eriksen and Mata tried to penetrate the center several times but failed. It was difficult for Trippier to get another chance to pass the ball. Rojo is a player with strong mobility.

Rose and Son Heung-min on the other side created several opportunities, but the passes were cleared one by one by Fabinho and Van Dijk in the center.

It seemed that Tottenham were still besieging Manchester United, but Zidane and Patrick in the stands instinctively felt a hint of danger.

Patrick did not believe that Sun Wu's adjustment was just for defense, and Zidane was sensitive to the fact that Manchester United had accumulated too many good players in the middle.

Zidane's intuition was correct, Sun Wu's choice was to go straight in!

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