Chapter 843 Don’t Worry (2 in 1)

March 11, Old Trafford.

Sun Fei and Christine were sitting in the family-only stand in the southwest corner of the stadium. They were surrounded by bright red, but it was not Manchester United red, but China red. These were Chinese fans who came from afar.

As early as the end of last year, Chinese fans contacted Sun Fei through overseas fans and applied for seats at Manchester United. The family stand not only provides seats to the players’ families, but also provides them to related tourist groups.

Li Hao and Xu Banmeng, who organized overseas student fans in Germany to go to the Veltins Arena to cheer for Sun Wu, also came. They got married at the end of last year and took advantage of their wedding leave to come to Old Trafford.

In the Sina live broadcast room, Zhan Jun also discovered this group of Chinese fans.

"There are a lot of things to watch today." Zhan Jun said with great interest, "Not only is Cristiano Ronaldo returning to Old Trafford for the first time in six years, but also Pogba, who according to British media was kicked out by Sun Wu, is trying to take revenge. , and we saw... the five-star red flag flying in the stands."

"Best Is Best!" Zhang Lu said with a smile: "I am very familiar with this slogan...it appeared in the Ruhr Derby back then."

"The season when Schalke won the league and Champions League double in 04?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Sun Wu shot two shots and passed the ball, beating the Hornets at the last moment. Dortmund was sent off five people, including Klopp, and Schalke 04 was also sent off two people. That game is known as the history of the game. The most classic Ruhr derby... Of course, this is the result of Schalke 04 fans’ vote.”

Zhang Lu laughed a few times, "After the Ruhr derby, Dortmund, who occupied the top spot, lost consecutive games, while Schalke 04 climbed to the top in one fell swoop."

"Then let's see if this slogan can make Sun Wu perform better today... Players from both sides have already entered the court."

"Cristiano Ronaldo won applause from all the fans... Haha, Pogba got boos."

At this moment, Pogba is holding fire in his heart. A month ago, Sun Wu's message on his Twitter became a hot topic on the Internet. Yesterday, Sun Wu turned a blind eye to him. Just now in the player tunnel, Sun Wu still looked like he didn't see him. The appearance of...

Well, in fact, Sun Wu really didn't ignore him on purpose just now. Sun Wu was observing Zidane just now!

Zidane already sensed that something was wrong. The former best midfielder of the century with broad vision looked at Sun Wu suspiciously. Doesn't this guy have a girlfriend?

Well,

Sun Wu was looking at Zidane's pants...

This guy's pants are comparable to Loew's boogers and Wenger's zippers.

I wonder if I can see the color of Qi Zu’s underwear today...

"It's a classic showdown with a lot to watch." Mortensen coughed twice in the commentary box and put on a serious expression. "Steve, I hope you will use a fair attitude to explain today."

"Hahahaha..." McMalaman burst out laughing.

Steve McMaraman, former England international, is one of Britain's most successful stars in foreign leagues.

He made his debut at Liverpool and entered the Premier League's best team for four consecutive years. Then he went to the Bernabeu Stadium. In the 2000 Champions League final, McMaraman's double kick volley was impressive. Before Zidane came, he was always Real Madrid's best player. The most important player in the frontcourt to organize the offense.

McMalaman then returned to the Premier League to join Manchester City and retired after two seasons.

In other words, the team that McMalaman plays for...Manchester City and Manchester United are mortal enemies in the same city, Liverpool and Manchester United are old enemies, and Real Madrid and Manchester United are each other's enemies today.

Sky Sports was not very friendly to Manchester United today.

“There is nothing surprising about Real Madrid’s starting lineup today, with goalkeeper Casillas, defense with Carvajal, Ramos, Varane and Marcelo, and midfielders with Casemiro, Modric and Berg. Ba, in front is the trident of Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema... Steve, how do you evaluate Zidane's starting lineup?"

"It's hard to say whether it's good or bad, but it's really hard to say whether Casemiro can contain Best." McMaraman commented: "Of course, Real Madrid is playing away from home, and Zidane wants to score away goals. "

"Manchester United's defense is really not particularly good. It is not difficult for Real Madrid to score away goals." Mortensen said with a smile: "The key is how many goals Manchester United can score. The key to how many goals they can score is yes……"

"Best!" McMalaman laughed and nodded repeatedly. "In Liverpool, I had Redknapp beside me. Although he retired early due to injury, his talent was amazing. In Real Madrid, I had Redknapp beside me. There are Figo, Zidane, Redondo, but Best is not inferior to them... even compared to Zidane."

"Let's take a look at Manchester United's starting lineup, goalkeeper De Gea, defense Coleman, Rojo, Phil Jones, Ashley Young, midfielder Schneiderlin, Best, Fletcher, and the forwards are Griezmann, Thomas Muller and Klose... it was a surprise."

"It is indeed surprising that Pochettino chose Klose instead of Lukaku, and Fletcher has not played much playing time this season." McMaraman frowned and said: "It's hard to see what Pochettino wants to do. , Fletcher may be trying to strengthen defense, but Klose..."

"Look what Manchester United are trying to do...the whistle blows and Real Madrid kicks off first."

Zidane immediately observed Sun Wu's position. He did not push forward to shorten the distance between him and Griezmann, but he also did not retreat. It was a standard central midfielder position.

After the kick-off, Modric, who took control of the ball, did not try his luck with a long pass, but passed the ball back to Varane.

After passing the ball, Modric looked back and was a little surprised. Manchester United did not press forward. Not to mention Griezmann and Thomas Muller, even Klose stood far away.

After several passes in the backcourt, Marcelo took the ball on the left wing and moved forward, and Thomas Muller immediately pressed forward.

"Marcelo...Pogba...beautiful heel!"

Facing Marcelo's through ball, Pogba didn't look at the ball and directly knocked his heel to Ronaldo behind him. Schneiderlin missed the ball.

But Fletcher immediately made up for it, first bumping his shoulder, and then using his hands and feet to push Ronaldo to the side, Coleman took the opportunity to poke the ball away.

Manchester United deployed heavy troops in the midfield... Zidane immediately saw the key. The three forwards recovered relatively deep, and Coleman was also very decisive in pressing the ball forward. The most important thing is that the ball that was poked fell to the ground. At the feet of Rojo, the Argentine defender immediately sent the ball to the feet of Griezmann on the other side.

"Rojo...Griezmann...beautiful heels, are you talking about Pogba?" Zhan Jun couldn't help laughing, "Sun Wu takes the ball...oh, pass...Klose!"

"Simple and clear coordination of passing and running!" Zhang Lu couldn't help but praise: "There is a great tacit understanding!"

Griezmann knocked his heel to Sun Wu, who then lifted the outside of his instep and gave it to Klose before Casemiro could get to him.

Although the German center forward is older, he has not lost any of his footwork. He made a fake turn and then gently moved around Casemiro's Sun Wu to insert the ball at high speed, and Casemiro was just right. Klose was blocked tightly.

Long-term training has made Sun Wu very strong in controlling the ball in high-speed passes. Varane couldn't find a chance to stretch his foot to steal the ball. He also knew that the guy in front of him was a movie star... But Sun Wu found the opportunity to send a diagonal shot. Griezmann, who stuffed the ball and got rid of Carvajal, suddenly appeared behind Ramos.

"This is an opportunity!" Mortensen shouted: "Manchester United is advancing very quickly... Griezmann!"

Shui Ye may be one of the best central defenders today. He first blocked his position to prevent Griezmann from cutting inside, and then accelerated to guard the inside to make the French forward lose his shooting angle.

Griezmann felt a little regretful. He would have known that he would cut inside on his first pass... He gritted his teeth, braked suddenly, accelerated again, and sent a pass to the ground while Ramos accelerated to catch up.

"Griezmann... no angle... cross... oh, the back point is empty!"

"Klose... didn't even get in!"

"This is San Iguor Casillas!" shouted McMaraman. "Look, he moved so quickly that he confiscated the ball!"

Klose smacked his lips. There was no Real Madrid defender beside him, but this push shot actually missed... Casillas moved too fast and confiscated the ball with a side dive.

"Klose's push was too steady." Zhan Jun commented: "The goal was half empty but he shot in the middle and was caught by Casillas."

"However, Manchester United played really well in this wave of offense. Most of them were one-shot passes, simple and clear passes, and the speed of advancement was very fast."

"Pochettino used Klose instead of Lukaku, and used Griezmann and Thomas Muller instead of the lightning-fast Mane. This factor should have been taken into consideration."

"This tactic requires a high degree of tacit understanding."

Zidane was scratching his head on the sidelines. He saw the key to the problem. Sun Wu's pass with the outside of his foot and Varane's diagonal ball were the key to Manchester United's attack.

It is very simple to solve this problem. Casemiro cannot contain Sun Wu's performance, so just let Modric retreat a little to help, but in this way, the offense in the frontcourt will be greatly affected.

In the 9th minute, Manchester United came again. This time Schneiderlin stole the ball from the retreating Benzema. Fletcher sent a direct pass. Sun Wu chose to leak the ball this time.

Casemiro, who realized that he had been deceived, did not let Sun Wu go around this time. He secretly tugged on Sun Wu's jersey and quickly stuck it on.

But this time Klose's cross-stroke found Griezmann. The Frenchman did not try to break through Carvajal, but sent a diagonal pass.

"Griezmann...crossing?"

"Oooh, Thomas Muller!"

"Header...crossbar! The crossbar saved Real Madrid!"

Thomas Muller, who was moving erratically, unknowingly got rid of Marcelo, ran all the way into the penalty area, shot out behind Varane and leaped directly to the top!

"boom!"

Casillas, who had already given up, hugged the ball that bounced off the crossbar and roared at Marcelo after a while.

"Director Zhang, have you noticed that, not to mention Klose and Thomas Muller, the other two Griezmann and Sun Wu did not choose to break through in these two attacks." Zhan Jun said with a smile: " Although Sun Wu is extraordinary..."

"No, no, no, Sun Wu's frontal breakthrough ability is indeed relatively weak, but it does not mean that he can't pass people. In fact, his success rate of passing people is not low, which is very important because he chooses the timing of passing people." Zhang Lu commented Said: "Both Griezmann and Sun Wu did not pass anyone. Instead, they quickly moved the ball and always pushed the ball forward. They were fast and the success rate was quite high."

"This should be a well-established strategy for Manchester United."

Sun Wu smacked his lips, twice. Real Madrid was so lucky, they didn't even score!

However, Manchester United's tactics also had an effect. Modric obviously retreated to help. The Croatian midfielder seemed to be a small opponent, but he was actually very good at defense. In a sense, Modric was better than Sun Wu. More versatile.

It is no exaggeration to say that without Modric's running coverage ability and positioning in front of the penalty area, Real Madrid's overall defensive ability would drop by half a level.

Modric's fighting ability is not very strong. He mainly relies on his position sense, interception timing and collision resistance.

However, it is better to let Modric participate deeply in the offense than to let him strengthen Real Madrid's defense.

Sun Wu was very afraid of Modric's screaming long-range shot outside the penalty area. He only needed a lateral acceleration to create a slight angle, and he could whip out a slightly arcing long-range shot with his right foot.

"Be careful with the long pass from his outside instep." Sun Wu pulled Fletcher and whispered.

Modric's outside instep is a unique skill. Although Sun Wu can also imitate it, the effect is obviously a bit different. This is Modric's biggest offensive weapon when he retreats. However, in this game, Manchester United will be very cautious in pressing high. .

After Modric retreated, Sun Wu also retreated in the same position. The situation on the field gradually calmed down. Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthroughs were frequently blocked. Both long-range shots from the outside missed the target. Bale was even worse. With relatively weak skills, he frequently lost the ball, and Manchester United's backcourt gave him no room to accelerate.

In this case, Pogba became the protagonist.

In the 30th minute, Pogba played a lateral one-two with the forward Marcelo, and then passed Fletcher and fired a powerful long-range shot from 28 meters away from the goal.

"Pogba's long shot... De Gea's position is very good. This is Real Madrid's first shot on target today. It is not a big threat."

In the 36th minute, Pogba performed a fancy passing move when surrounded by Schneiderlin and Thomas Muller. He stepped left and right like a butterfly through flowers, and unexpectedly broke out in reverse. , and then hit the wall with Benzema who was retreating, and shot hard low at the top of the arc.

Schneiderlin and Fletcher both turned to look at Sun Wu, who shook his head slightly. Although it was a bit dangerous, it was not yet time.

The ball missed the far post and rolled out of the baseline. The shot was too fast and De Gea did not make a save.

Pogba, who was holding his head in regret, did not see Gareth Bale running out of space on the right side and complaining with his hands spread out, while Cristiano Ronaldo, who was already unguarded on the left side, was jumping...

Schneiderlin then stepped up his defense against Pogba. Although Pogba passed his national teammates several times, Fletcher and Sun Wu made up for it in time, and Pogba never got any good opportunities.

In the stoppage time of the first half, Ronaldo showed his unparalleled jumping ability. Modric took a corner kick and Ronaldo jumped high, half a head higher than Rojo.

Although De Gea had given up, Ronaldo's header hit the crossbar as did Thomas Muller.

In the end, the first half ended in a 0-0 draw.

The fans from both sides in the stands were a little down on energy. Except for one end and the other end, most of them were dozing off in the middle...

"It's surprising that both sides have world-class attackers, but they didn't show many exciting shots for 45 minutes in the first half." Zhan Jun shook his head and said: "After the opening, Manchester United's tacit movement and passing in the frontcourt Che was a threat, but Modric dropped back and never saw it again."

"Real Madrid's organization is a bit rigid. Although Pogba had two good shots, he did not activate the frontcourt. Without Modric, Real Madrid's organization has stagnated."

Sun Wu looked up and saw that the fans in the stands were weak and their flags were hanging down.

Don't worry, the climax is in the second half!