Chapter 901 Tactical Showdown

After 15 minutes, players from both sides walked out of the player tunnel one after another.

"There seems to be no substitutions..." Zhan Jun carefully observed the players on both sides, "Neither Manchester United nor Barcelona chose to make substitutions."

"Luke Xiao's side is a bit tight." Zhang Lu was worried, "There is Rojo on the bench."

"But facing MSN, Alderweireld and Phil Jones may get yellow cards at some point." Zhan Jun guessed that Rojo was a backup for the two central defenders, although there were still others on the bench. Blackett, but Manchester United will not pin their hopes on this youngster.

Barcelona kicked off the second half. From the moment Suarez passed the ball back to Rakitic, Sun Wu discovered the change in Barcelona's tactics.

The midfielder kept passing the ball, Iniesta ran in and out, Messi and Neymar took turns to come back to catch the ball. Both full-backs formed a numerical advantage in the midfield near the center line, but they were in no hurry to move forward.

"Haha, let's see what Best will do." Mourinho didn't take Pochettino seriously at all. "Barcelona emphasizes speed and depth tactically this season, but it's not like they can't Play control ball.”

"Of course, Enrique's change of tactics is ultimately in line with his own tactical thinking. He hopes that Manchester United can press out, and then the three MSN counterattacks will be enough to destroy the Manchester United defense."

"What if Manchester United doesn't press out?" Mortensen asked.

"Alba and Alves are both in advanced positions." Mourinho shrugged. "If Manchester United is unwilling to step up, then control of the midfield will completely fall into Barcelona's hands."

Before he finished speaking, Alves, Messi, Rakitic and Suarez passed the ball continuously in the midfield, and then Iniesta sent a diagonal ball. The ball was sent to the other side in a short time. Neymar's feet.

Alba ran wildly along the wing and took Thomas Muller away. Neymar's sudden start passed between Neymar and Schneiderlin and sent a cross before Alderweireld could pounce on him.

Suarez, who followed, missed the ball in the air. Messi received the ball from behind and passed the ball. Suarez dunked past Herrera in the penalty area, and then pushed the ball into the far corner with the arch of his foot.

"boom!"

The crisp sound of the ball hitting the post came, and the Barcelona fans in the stands behind the goal held their heads with their hands. This time De Gea had surrendered, but the goalpost rejected Suarez.

But what followed was applause from the stands. Just five minutes into the second half, MSN came to life. The first pass and cut between the three players broke through the seemingly solid Manchester United defense.

Suarez's running range is wider and his movement is more flexible. The back row insertion of Suarez makes the Manchester United defense lose sight of one thing and the other. Messi's pass is hardly interfered by Manchester United players.

In the final analysis, this is because Barcelona has a numerical advantage in the midfield and the two central defenders unconsciously press forward. Once Barcelona can smoothly deliver the ball to the feet of Neymar or Messi on the wings, Barcelona quickly moves forward. Teammates are likely to get shooting opportunities.

Sun Wu looked back at Pochettino. Enrique's choice was beyond their expectations. Is there a need for change?

Pochettino was still frowning and thinking hard, but Sun Wu made his own choice.

"Hahaha..." Mourinho couldn't help laughing. "The whole Manchester United team has returned to defend... Look, Griezmann has gone to the left to help defend Messi and Alves."

"Manchester United gave up the midfield and started setting up buses?" Mortensen shook his head and was not optimistic about Manchester United's tactical choice.

Mourinho frowned and carefully observed the position of the Manchester United players. The coach who may be the best at setting up buses in the world was sensitive to the fact that Manchester United's bus was arranged in an interesting way.

In the 56th minute, Neymar broke through from the left and was intercepted by Coleman. The latter made a big kick to shake Neymar who was counterattacking, and then sent a diagonal pass to Sun Wu who was running over.

Sun Wu did not stop the ball. He knew that Iniesta had already pounced on him, so he directly knocked the ball to Thomas Muller on the wing with his right foot, and then accelerated and ran over.

Thomas Muller turned around to protect the ball and blocked Alba behind him, and Sun Wu walked the ball away.

What was shown on the screen was that during the counter-attack by Alba, Iniesta and Neymar, Sun Wu made a simple pass, used Thomas Muller as a wall, and suddenly came out from the sideline.

"Best... Griezmann is running!" Mortensen shouted. Griezmann was sprinting from the sideline. Busquets and Mascherano were both moving to this side to fill in. .

But, the next moment.

Sun Wu waved his foot and sent a 40-meter diagonal pass.

This was almost a long diagonal pass. The flight path of the ball was not high, but it was fast and had a large arc. It could have flown past Pique not far away.

"Long pass?"

"Oh, it's Mane, Mane... received the ball!"

Zhan Jun shouted: "This is an opportunity. Mane's speed has become a weapon for Manchester United!"

At the moment when Sun Wu sent the long ball, the condescending Mourinho did not look at Mane who was receiving the ball, but paid attention to the movement of other Manchester United players.

Griezmann on the right suddenly cut in without the ball and ran diagonally into the penalty area. Herrera in the center was speeding up. Although he and Griezmann did not cross paths, their running routes were layered.

Mane did not stop after receiving the ball. He directly passed the ball forward again, then fell to the ground and sent a low pass.

"Cross... Griezmann!"

"Relief...and more!"

"Herrera shot... Ter Stegen made a great save!"

At the critical moment, Mascherano stuck to Griezmann and took the risk to touch the ball first, but the clearance ball fell just outside the penalty area.

Although Busquets blocked the angle, Herrera aimed at the far corner and curled the ball. Unfortunately, Ter Stegen was in such a red and purple state today that he could barely use his fingertips to push the ball out of the baseline.

There was a round of applause in the stands, and the nervous Enrique couldn't help but cast a surprised look at the Manchester United coaching staff. This kind of offensive method has not appeared in Manchester United all season.

Pochettino's face was expressionless, Miguel and Jesus looked intently, and Mike Phelan forcibly controlled himself not to turn around and look at Pochettino...

This tactic was purely developed by Sun Wu and his teammates on the training ground, and Pochettino himself was not too keen on it.

Because Sun Wu ingeniously abandoned the center position, completely using the two wingers and the players in the back row in the middle as the main body of the offense.

Mourinho in the commentary box immediately noticed the tactical change, "Hey, I think this was Best's idea..."

Mortensen was dubious.

"Pochettino's tactical system requires a high center forward. Although Griezmann is flexible in movement, before that, he was mainly active in the center to contain Pique and Mascherano." Mourini Oguo explained eloquently: "But just now, Griezmann ran into a gap on the wing... Of course, Best did not choose to pass directly, but found Mane with a long pass.

But Griezmann immediately changed his route and inserted diagonally into the penalty area in an attempt to grab the point. Although he failed to form a shot, the tactic was successful. Herrera's back-row insertion should also be the focus of the tactical routine, otherwise Best is in the backcourt, and the Spanish midfielder rarely drives forward significantly. "

Sun Wu was a little regretful, but also full of confidence... Facts have proved that this tactic is feasible.

Griezmann pulled to the wing to form a partial numerical advantage. Facing Barcelona's counterattack in the backcourt, he could not make a big move and sent the ball forward through a small range of passes.

Under the premise of Alba's large forward penetration, Busquets and Mascherano had to come over to help defend. At this time, Barcelona's backcourt had quite a hole.

Maybe others can't take advantage of it, but Sun Wu, who has a "God's perspective", can.