Chapter 540 A Different Bruno

Bruno did not object. He thought about it and felt that this was the only way at the moment. As the core of Manchester United, he was well-known and had been studied thoroughly by the opponents.

"We need to pass the ball quickly and run quickly. The two wingers must be more active. Tottenham know to let the full-backs come up to assist, so why can't we? Open up the situation from the wing and force Tottenham's midfield to strengthen the defense of the wing. In this way, the pressure on Chu in the middle will be reduced a lot."

Mourinho wrote and drew on the tactical blackboard, telling every player about the changes in the team in the second half, so that they know what to do in the second half.

When he finished his speech, there were only three minutes left before the start of the second half.

"It seems that I have said too much, but I hope you all remember every word I said." Mourinho said to the players, "We are behind in the score. If we want to win the game, we need to do our best in the 45 minutes of the second half. I don't want to see the performance after losing the ball in the first half."

He said here, glanced at Van Dijk and Luke Shaw, and both of them lowered their heads one after another.

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After the second half of the game, Tottenham players quickly discovered the changes of Manchester United. They were different from the first half.

In the first half, Manchester United players would give the ball to Bruno after getting the ball, letting him organize the attack or control the rhythm. In this way, Tottenham's defense was very easy. They only needed to keep a close eye on Bruno and put pressure on him, so Manchester United's attack could not be launched, so they could suppress Manchester United at home for 45 minutes and scored a goal.

But in the second half, Manchester United adjusted their tactics. They ignored Bruno, or Bruno's role in Manchester United's tactical system suddenly became unimportant.

Manchester United began to emphasize wing attack. They actually had two full-backs who were good at assists, and two fast and technical wing forwards. Why not make good use of them?

Manchester United with Bruno always played the game very carefully. They frequently passed the ball and ran, and played all kinds of amazing passing and cutting cooperation.

In the Premier League, the team that has been recognized as the best player in the past two seasons is not Guardiola's Manchester City, which plays tikitaka football, nor Arsenal, which has always insisted on the banner of artistic football, nor strong teams such as Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham, but Manchester United, which is rapidly reviving.

Most of Manchester United's goals do have to be passed through too many feet. At first glance, they are amazing, but after watching for a long time, they will become aesthetically fatigued. And because the process is too cumbersome, it is easy for opponents to find a way to crack it.

Anyway, no matter how Manchester United's offense is played, it must pass through Bruno, who decides who to pass to, or he shoots himself.

So if everyone is too focused on Bruno, Manchester United's offense will lose its threat. It's just because Bruno's personal ability is too strong that most teams can't completely focus on Bruno.

Under the repeated training of the system for six years, Bruno's various techniques have been tempered to perfection, and various actions are like being engraved in his body, and he can do it at will.

But in this first half, Tottenham did a good job, which may have something to do with Bruno's not very good condition today, or because Tottenham's condition today is too good.

Mourinho made adjustments precisely for this reason.

Don't you think that Manchester United's attack must pass through Bruno, so keeping an eye on Bruno is equivalent to freezing Manchester United's attack? Very good, I just let Bruno not play such a big role in the attack, and the person you spent a lot of effort to keep an eye on is just a decoration.

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Although Bruno doesn't pass the ball directly to organize the attack, he can use gestures and words to command the team on the court. After all, Tottenham players can keep an eye on his body, but they can't freeze his mind.

"Pass the ball to Mbappe!"

"Pass it straight to the empty space in front!"

"Pass it back! Pass it back! There is no chance in front!"

"Very good... pass it with a big foot, there is an empty space on the right!"

"Pass it to me, use force! OK..."

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When the football was really passed by his teammates, Bruno spread his legs and let the football pass, and the Tottenham players who came up to grab him missed it.

So everyone saw Bruno waving his arms and shouting loudly on the court more often. He didn't look like a player, but more like a head coach on the court.

Manchester United's style of play made Tottenham unable to react for a while, and Manchester United also seized this opportunity.

Eleven minutes into the second half, Manchester United launched an attack. Goalkeeper De Gea kicked the ball to the front court. Bruno won the header competition with Moussa Dembele. He headed the ball down in front of Moussa Dembele and passed it to Kante. Then he directed Kante to pass the ball to the defender Luke Shaw on the wing.

After Luke Shaw got the ball, he moved forward and attracted the attention of Tottenham's defense, and then suddenly passed it straight.

Rashford received the pass, then he took the ball to the bottom and passed it!

Harry Kane competed with Vertonghen for a header in the middle, but no one touched the ball. The ball went straight across the goal and flew straight to the back point.

Valencia appeared at the back point. He did not stop the ball, but got ready to face the ball.

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"Valencia! Direct volley-shoot!!"

The football flew to the near corner of the goal with a "bang". Tottenham goalkeeper Lori made a desperate save, but only his fingertips touched the football...

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL!!!!!!!" The commentator roared, "Manchester United equalized the score! From Antonio Valencia! The Ecuadorian blasted open the door guarded by Lori! Wow! Beautiful! So beautiful!"

"Valencia's goal made Tottenham realize that although they are strong, their opponents are not weak either. You know, they are facing the defending champions!"

After scoring the goal, Valencia even took off his shirt excitedly, ran to the side of the stands, and threw the jersey in his hand onto the stands. It was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, which immediately stirred up thousands of waves.

Valencia, who was shirtless, was soon surrounded by excited teammates.

They slapped Valencia's body and shouted, "What a great job, Antonio!"

"A world wave! Your shot was so cool!"

"I thought the attack was over, but I didn't expect you to be guarding at the back...haha!"

"Did you see Lori's expression? He couldn't believe it!"

Valencia said to everyone excitedly, "Isn't this what we should do? We are going to defend the league title!"

"That's right! Defend! We are going to defend!"

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After finishing the celebration, Valencia received a yellow card, but he didn't care. The referee raised the yellow card behind him, and he faced the stands and kept waving to the Manchester United fans in the stands.

A yellow card in exchange for a key goal, he made a lot of money!

Manchester United, who equalized the score, was in high spirits. After Tottenham kicked off, they quickly seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Tottenham's hinterland. Because before the kick-off, Bruno told them: "We need to score more goals. 1:1 is not enough, 2:1 is not safe either. We need to strive for 3:1, 4:1!"

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After the score was tied, Tottenham wanted to quickly surpass the score, but they were beaten back by Manchester United's fierce fire as soon as they pressed forward to attack.

Bruno still rarely got the ball. The team's attack bypassed him more and passed it directly to the front. Most of the time, Bruno just ran from one place to another and talked.

But don't think he is completely a hands-off boss. Once Tottenham relaxes his defense, he will immediately reach out for the ball, and after receiving the ball, he will pass the football to the threatening area he has already seen.

Tottenham is very uncomfortable with Manchester United's style of play.

Moussa Dembele followed Bruno and seemed to be doing nothing. Seeing the frequent gaps behind him, he couldn't go up to help. Because once he jumped up, Manchester United immediately passed the ball to Bruno, and Bruno organized the attack, which made him very uncomfortable.

There are currently two choices for Tottenham coach Pochettino: one is to stabilize the defense, and getting 1 point at home is enough; the other is to strengthen the offense and vow to beat Manchester United at home and win 3 points.

Pochettino thought about it and decided to strengthen the offense.

In the game against Manchester United, why not rush to get 3 points?

What's more, the current 1:1 situation is not enough to guarantee that they can get a draw.

Tottenham's defense is not too stable. Once they strengthen their defense and give the initiative to Manchester United, their defense line will hardly be able to withstand the impact of Manchester United's attack line with Bruno, Harry Kane, Mbappe and Rashford.

You know, this is a super offensive combination that scored 72 goals in the first 24 rounds, even surpassing the total number of goals scored by Manchester City, the second-most goals in the league!

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Pochettino stood up from his seat, walked to the sidelines, whistled and gestured to the Tottenham players on the field, signaling them to strengthen their offense and attack, and not always shrink in their own 30-meter area.

But if you want to attack, you need a sharp knife figure who can lead the whole team's attack.

Just like a train stopped on the rails, the most laborious time is from static to starting. Tottenham is now static, they need to start, and they need a powerful locomotive.

Who is suitable?

Eriksen is a front midfielder, but he is under the close defense of Kante.

Moussa Dembele can also organize the attack, pass from the backcourt, or be responsible for the rhythm of the whole team. But he was dragged down by Bruno.

The Korean's state today is average...

Looking around, there is only Ali.

Pochettino rolled his hands into a trumpet shape, put them to his mouth and shouted: "Ali! Ali!"

Ali heard the coach's call and looked over.

"Take more balls, break more!" Pochettino waved to Ali.

Ali nodded to show that he heard it.

This is exactly what he wanted.