Chapter 655 Almost

During the halftime break, a powerful piece of music sounded in the Old Trafford Stadium, and some bands and song and dance groups soon appeared in the stadium. They performed in the stadium to liven up the atmosphere for the fans present.

Since Tottenham Hotspur took the lead in starting home operations and achieved quite good results, many teams in the Premier League have followed suit, such as Manchester United and Arsenal, and they are also inviting orchestras to the venue. Performing performances before, during and after the game can not only enliven the home atmosphere but also please the fans.

But at this moment, the band's explosive performance with obvious joy seemed more like a kind of schadenfreude to the Red Devils fans at the scene, because what was displayed on the red scoreboard of the Old Trafford Stadium was A shocking number.

No one expected that the first half of the game would be such a one-sided situation. Tottenham Hotspur could actually beat the Red Devils with five goals in just 45 minutes at Old Trafford. Absolutely shocking performance from Manchester United.

There were many Red Devils fans in the stands who couldn't help but cover their faces and cry, but there were also many fans who clearly couldn't stand it anymore and chose to leave their seats. It was not known whether they would appear in the stands of Old Trafford again in the second half. superior.

After Ye Qiu explained some things to the substitute players, he walked into the tunnel of the Old Trafford Stadium.

The Red Devils fans in the stands above the tunnel were not polite to him and booed him mercilessly. Some even wanted to spit on him, but they were quickly controlled by the police who maintained order at the scene.

Ye Qiu walked into the players' tunnel and passed the home team's locker room not long after. Even with the door closed, he could hear Ferguson's thunderous fury coming from the home team's locker room, and there should even be the sound of objects being thrown. It is estimated that the Scottish coach must have the urge to demolish the entire Old Trafford stadium at this moment.

Frankly speaking, Ye Qiu himself was surprised that the first half played to such an extent. He originally expected to take the lead in the first half, but who would have thought that the team would become smoother and better, especially the team. The midfield operation and the pressure in the midfield and frontcourt made Manchester United very uncomfortable.

Ye Qiu got the data. In this game, the running distance of Tottenham Hotspur players was much higher than that of Manchester United players at the same position. Even the veteran Pirlo ran longer than Las Diarra and Cardano. Rick, let alone iron lung players like Ramsey, Cavani and Vidal.

Some people say that opportunities on the football field come from running away, and Ye Qiu has always believed this.

In fact, Manchester United's problems have always existed. They tried to play a 433 tactic before, but with Sneijder's sluggish state and Lars Diarra's problems, Ferguson's entire midfield operation also had problems, and the front trident Benzema also seemed to have encountered a bottleneck in his development, so Ferguson tried to change his formation.

Nani's performance as a player fluctuates greatly. When he performs well, he can show the level of a first-class or even top winger. Unfortunately, he often performs poorly, and even at some critical moments, he can perform well. It is difficult to satisfy people, which is one of the reasons why Nani is not popular now.

Ye Qiu had a feeling that Ferguson might have been hesitating and groping.

Just like Wenger said, from Jack Wilshere, he saw a new type of playing style after English players integrated into the European continental tactical system. But in fact, how to develop such a playing style? , How to organize the team around Wilshere, Wenger himself is also confused.

Strictly speaking, Ferguson's confusion should have started when Veron joined. His purpose of introducing Veron was to introduce continental tactics and start the flow of ball control. After all, before Veron arrived, although Manchester United won the Triple Crown , but during the European war, I was really at a disadvantage and was afraid of being abused.

But Veron's setback at Manchester United, or it should be said, has nothing to do with Veron's own strength, but is caused by some conflicts within the Manchester United team, but it did frustrate Ferguson's exploration.

Looking at the players that Ferguson has introduced in the past few years, there are successes and failures. The most successful is of course Cristiano Ronaldo. Tevez, Rooney, Carrick and others are also considered successful. I believe that many people are disappointed with Ferguson. Some of the signings or the transformation of players are somewhat confusing.

For example, Nani and Anderson, and others like Valencia and Evans.

Nani was introduced as a future top winger, while Anderson played as an attacking midfielder and was called Ronaldinho II. This shows the technical characteristics of these two players, but after coming to Manchester United, Ferguson transformed them, and Anderson became this kind of player who couldn't get up and down, and had no breakthrough at all.

The training of Nani can only be said to be a failure, because from joining Manchester United in 2007 to now, Nani has played more than 30 games in almost every season, whether in the league or the cup, including at least 31 games. , it can be said that Ferguson valued and cultivated Nani much more than other young rookies.

But after so many years, Nani has never played at the level of a top player. Although he performed well last season and was the best player in Manchester United and was also selected into the Premier League's best team, Nani has not completed his transformation. He failed to establish himself as a first-class star, let alone a top star.

Some people say that Manchester United's frontcourt trident of Tevez, Rooney and Benzema determines Manchester United's lower limit, while Nani's performance determines Manchester United's upper limit. This is indeed a bit interesting.

In addition, Valencia and Evans also have problems.

Sometimes Ye Qiu really feels that as a wealthy team, players like Valencia and Nani are more of a substitute, and you can't rely on them to be the main force. In Ye Qiu's rating Inside, they are not even higher than Di Maria and Sanchez, let alone top stars such as Gareth Bale, Franck Ribery, Messi, Robben and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Of course, Ye Qiu doesn't think that Nani or Valencia and others have no strength, but feels that they are still a little short of the strength requirements for the main players of a wealthy team like Manchester United.

And if you want to talk about potential, Nani is 25 years old now and will be 26 soon. If he really has any potential, he should have shown it long ago. Valencia is also 26 years old, so basically it can be done. Sure, that's about the upper limit of their two players.

Evans, who is 23 years old this year, is a late maturer as a central defender, which is understandable, but at 23 years old, if he does not perform well in the next two years, this player will basically be useless.

Perhaps Ye Qiu cannot understand Manchester United's current predicament. The Glazer family used debt to forcefully acquire Manchester United. Although it was ultimately successful, and through their operations, Manchester United's current market value has soared, the heavy debt burden has also made United could barely breathe.

Now that Ferguson is not talking about signings, even the salary structure of the players must be carefully considered, which shows how serious Manchester United's financial situation is, especially after the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis. As the hardest hit area in the United States, the Glazer family can almost be said to be First of all, it is estimated that Ferguson sold Cristiano Ronaldo and was able to introduce Rooney, but I don’t know how much effort was spent behind the scenes.

When the team was in deep financial crisis, Manchester United's signings were basically based on high quality and low price. But in many cases, low price does not necessarily mean good quality. You get what you pay for, and the world is still relatively fair. .

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During the halftime break, Ferguson made two substitutions.

One time, Fletcher was used to replace Lars Diarra, who already had a yellow card. The French midfielder had a bad temper. Ferguson was obviously worried that he would lose control in the second half, so he replaced him in advance, but he did not sit down. The look on Lars Diarra's face on the bench suggested that he would continue to make trouble.

This is why Ye Qiu doesn't like to introduce players with this kind of personality!

Another substitution was to replace Nani with Sneijder, returning to the 433 tactical system. Tevez, Benzema and Rooney played the front three, and Fletcher, Sneijder and Carrick formed the three. The midfield and defense remain unchanged.

Manchester United's adjustment has both defensive and counterattack purposes. After all, the team revealed in the first half that Carrick alone cannot support the team's counterattack, so Ferguson must play another player. To share Carrick's offensive responsibilities, it is Sneijder, and the Dutchman's defensive ability is also good.

You know, Sneijder was a typical Dutch midfielder known for his comprehensiveness.

After the start of the second half of the game, both sides played relatively steadily.

Tottenham Hotspur is already leading by five goals. During the halftime break, Ye Qiu asked the players to stay vigilant and not be careless in the slightest, especially against Manchester United's possible counterattack in the second half.

Manchester United used the frontcourt trident to form pressure on Tottenham Hotspur's defense and disrupt Tottenham Hotspur's midfield and backcourt in the hope of getting some opportunities, but Tottenham Hotspur's backcourt failed. The ball is relatively clean, and it starts to go to both sides more often to complete the advancement, and even directly passes forward with big feet.

The time of the game did not slow down because of the deadlock between the two sides. It still passed very quickly. It entered the 60th minute not long after. One-third of the entire second half had already passed, but Manchester United still could not find it. An effective opportunity to create a threat, which made Manchester United's players look a little impatient.

During an attack, Rooney took the ball with his back, received a pass from Sneijder, turned around and hit the goal directly.

Although the kick was at the right angle, it was too far away from the goal. Cech held the ball firmly, ran forward quickly, and kicked the ball forward with a big kick at the front of the penalty area.

At this time, Tottenham Hotspur's entire midfield and frontcourt were rushing forward. Vidal judged the landing point of the ball, grabbed a favorable position, blocked Carrick behind him, jumped high, and headed the ball. rub.

The ball hit Vidal's head and fell to the outside of the penalty area. Cavani blocked Evans with his body. The latter always had problems predicting the landing point of the high ball, but the Uruguayan stopped the ball directly nearby. Messi turned around and rushed forward, but Messi directly pushed the ball forward, forming a through ball and tearing apart Manchester United's defense.

"Here it comes, Tottenham Hotspur's through ball, one-on-one!!!!!"

Just as Andy Gray finished speaking, he saw Ferdinand stabbing out from behind. When he was about to be unable to stop Cavani, he chose to fall to the ground and tackle the ball from behind, but he did not tackle it. After receiving the ball, Cavani was knocked down at the top of the penalty area, and the Uruguayan plunged into the penalty area.

"A penalty kick?" Andy Gray said first, but soon he noticed that when referee Howard Webb ran over, Ferdinand was obviously going to rush to defend, but Webber waved towards him, "It's a penalty kick?" A red card, a tackle from behind, and at the same time, this was a one-on-one opportunity. The red card was undisputed, and Weber said that this was not a penalty, but a direct free kick opportunity at the top of the arc! "

After Richard Keith listened on the sidelines, he shook his head and said: "This time it was a tackle from behind, but Cavani was obviously one-handed. There is no way to escape the red card. Ferdinand is also unlucky this time, for Egypt." Vince took the blame. If he hadn't been turned around so easily by Cavani, Ferdinand wouldn't have been so embarrassed."

Perhaps, this confirms the saying that if you are not afraid of opponents who are like gods, you should be afraid of teammates who are like pigs.

"Ferguson was also very angry on the sidelines. He did have a reason to be unhappy, because now Manchester United is five goals behind at home, and the referee sent off a Manchester United player with a red card. Doesn't this mean that Manchester United will suffer disaster? And Ferguson Two substitutions have been used, and he wants to use the last one? "

Richard Keith sighed and said with a wry smile: "Now Manchester United has no trustworthy central defender at all. O'Shea and Brown have left the team, leaving only Smallin, but he, like Evans, may not be able to stop him. This group of offensive players lives in Tottenham Hotspur, and it is still worth considering whether the last substitution is made now!”

There is still half an hour before the game, and some unexpected problems may occur anytime and anywhere. If all the substitutions are used up now, if a player's physical condition collapses or injuries occur later, then Manchester United will not be there. Playing with two less people?

"Tottenham Hotspur got a good set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt. Who will take the kick? Pirlo?"

"Pirlo is indeed the top free kick expert. Tottenham Hotspur does have Pirlo taking the kick. Let's take a look at the quality of Pirlo's free kick this time. This is also the reason why he came to the Premier League. First free kick!"

"Manchester United formed a wall, and De Gea was also facing a formidable enemy. This young player encountered the most painful nightmare in his life today. I hope he can get out of the shadows soon after this game. "

"The referee was telling Pirlo that you have to wait until I blow the whistle before you can take a free throw, and Pirlo agreed!"

"Here we go, Weber blows the whistle, Pirlo takes a free throw...the ball goes in!!!!!!"

"6:0, Pirlo scored! A wonderful direct free kick, a typical Pirlo-style elevator ball, penetrated De Gea's goal, 6:0, Tottenham Hotspur's big score temporarily Ahead of Red Devils Manchester United!”

After the goal, the Tottenham Hotspur players quickly rushed to the sidelines. A group of players seemed very excited and hugged each other on the sidelines. They felt that their condition was really good tonight, and their whole bodies felt like As if they have endless energy, they still want to continue to score goals and continue to suppress Manchester United.

"This is definitely a humiliating night for Manchester United, even more humiliating than their half-time reversal by Tottenham Hotspur at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, because they were in their own stadium at Old Trafford. Ford Stadium, was beaten by Tottenham Hotspur and was almost unable to fight back! "

"Ferguson was obviously mad at the performance of the players. He was six goals behind and now he has lost his main defender Ferdinand. This is definitely a nightmare for Manchester United. Now Ferguson should find a way to stabilize the team's defense as soon as possible."

"It looks like Ferguson is going to make his last substitution. He decided to bring on Smallin and replace Benzema. This is a clear signal that the only purpose of Manchester United in all the remaining games is to defend. They cannot We were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur at home with a humiliating score!”

"Manchester United's biggest loss in history was 0:7. It happened three times, in the English League One in 1926 and 1930, and in the English League Two in 1931. They both lost 0:7 at home to their opponents. In the past 80 years of history, Manchester United has never lost such humiliation."

"In the history of the Premier League, Manchester United suffered a 5-0 bloodbath by Newcastle in 1996 and a 5-0 bloodbath by Chelsea in 1999. However, both games were away games, but now Manchester United has been beaten at home. Tottenham Hotspur scored six goals, which will undoubtedly refresh Manchester United’s Premier League humiliation list!”

"All players who played for Manchester United tonight will appear on this shameful list. They should be held accountable for their poor performance!"

"The Red Devils fans at the scene were very dissatisfied and booed their team. They may be very dissatisfied with their team's performance, but we must also admit that playing such a high score, especially in such a strong match There is indeed a lot of chance in strong dialogue. I believe that even Ye Qiu did not have such thoughts before the game. "

After hearing what Andy Gray said, Richard Keith also sighed, "Tottenham Hotspur are continuing to strengthen their offense. For this game, we can only say, Tottenham Hotspur’s performance was so good, especially their high-intensity pressure in the midfield and frontcourt, and their quick attack-defense transition after stealing the ball, it was really impressive.”

"This Tottenham team plays more aggressively and faster than in the past few years, but they have not become rough because of this. On the contrary, while improving the impact and attack speed, they also retain their passing stability and team cooperation ability, and even often have delicate technical highlights, which is not easy to do."

"We have every reason to believe that this Tottenham team will surprise all fans in the new season!"