host must win

Chapter 434
In the end, at the end of the first half, the score was temporarily fixed at 2:0.With the goals of Rooney and Evra, Manchester United led the visiting team Arsenal by 2 goals.

"Ferguson's tactics are successful." John Mortensen commented on the first half of the game, "Rooney's goal came from Giggs' assist, Evra's goal came from Yin Jun's assist, Manchester United's three fronts players Great performance on the offensive end.”

"In addition, in the middle, Phil Neville and Yin Jun successfully restricted Arsenal's midfield. Vieira worked hard and he wanted to control the game. But objectively speaking, Manchester United's restrictions on him in the middle today are still the same. Relatively successful. Originally, I was worried that Yin Jun and Phil Neville's midfielder could compete against the combination of Vieira and Edu, but judging from this first half, their performance exceeded my expectations! "

"Not only that, Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo are more active on the two wings today, which limits Arsenal's wing attack to a certain extent."

"In this game, the young people of Manchester United performed too well. The two goals were scored by two teenagers Rooney and Evra. Although Cristiano Ronaldo and Yin Jun did not score, their performance was the same. Very bright."

"The Portuguese completely overwhelmed Ashley Cole on the right, leaving Cole struggling to defend in the first half and barely showing any attacking end."

"Although Yin Jun didn't score a goal, he had an assist. In addition, he didn't have more performance on the offensive end because he retreated and built a dike with Phil Neville in the midfield, blocking the Arsenal's offensive. Yin Jun, who has always been excellent in offense and organization, also showed extraordinary strength on the defensive end today!"

"Arsenal is a delicate team. Only after a high degree of technical content and offensive speed can Arsenal play with full flavor. If there is a link that does not go smoothly, the whole team looks a little strange."

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The commentator is right, there are two problems for Arsenal today.One is the problem in the middle, but the biggest problem is that their wing is successfully restricted by Manchester United.

Ferguson arranged for Yin Jun to retreat and form a double midfielder with Phil Neville, which is to lock Arsenal directly in the midfield.Then on the wing, Giggs and Ronaldo can hit each other's wings unscrupulously.This directly created a lot of pressure on Arsenal, and Lauren and Ashley Cole felt the most intuitive.Arsenal's two full-backs spent most of the time doing nothing on the wing, passing the ball, or passing the ball in an unmanned area.

Even if the score is behind, there are not many shots of the two full-backs rushing with the ball.

Wenger is also an experienced old coach. Regarding Arsenal's problems in the first half, he naturally knew everything about it, and adjusted the team's position and tactics during the intermission.

Henry dropped back from the striker position, and he emerged on the left half, alongside Ashley Cole, attacking United's right from the left, suppressing the activity of Cristiano Ronaldo, while looking for progress on the left. ball chance.

Ferguson decisively made substitutions and adjustments. He removed Ruud Ruud, who performed so well today, and replaced him with young player Fletcher, who formed a double midfielder with Phil Neville. Yin Jun mentioned his best midfielder position before his position. , responsible for organizing the attack.

Fletcher is the one on the right of the two midfielders. Ferguson wants to use Fletcher, who is more capable of sweeping, to suppress Henry.

The effect of this substitution adjustment is obvious. Wenger's tactical adjustment was once again successfully contained by Ferguson's targeted adjustment.

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The game reached a stalemate, neither Manchester United nor Arsenal could break through the opponent's gate.

The camera showed a close-up of the coach seat on the sidelines. Ferguson was sitting on the seat with a calm expression.Wenger, on the other hand, was standing on the sidelines, with the professor's hands in his trouser pockets, pacing non-stop.

Ferguson was not in a hurry. Manchester United didn't score because they didn't need to score. The score was 2:0. They had the advantage of two goals. It wasn't them who were in a hurry, as long as they kept it, so they focused more on defense during this period.

In the face of Manchester United's solid defense, Arsenal really have no good way.

Originally, Manchester United's defense has exposed major problems in the past two seasons, but after Yinjun Ferdinand and Vidic in a row, Manchester United's defense has been improved.

The partner of Ferdinand and the tall defender Vidic is currently the hardest central defender partner in the Premier League.The French left-back Evra has good defensive ability, good assists, and good footwork, not lacking in flexibility.He and Gary Neville on the right, one right and one left, have excellent offense and defense.

Wenger was a little anxious, he made a substitution, he replaced Edu with Pires.

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"Wenger is in a hurry." Ferguson's eyes lit up.

Arsenal's midfield defense, Edu is very important. With him on the field, Vieira can focus more on the offensive end.Now that Edu has been replaced, the replacement of Pires is obviously a signal to strengthen the offense, but Arsenal's defense today has a lot of problems. Such a substitution is simply exposing their defense to Manchester United's attack. Down!

Pires played Edu's position. This French player's performance on the offensive end is not bad, but his defense is a lot worse.

Pires was indeed good both offensively and defensively when he was young, but now that Pires is 31 years old, thinking about his outstanding performance on both ends of the offense and defense, especially in a super dialogue with Manchester United, it is really difficult for him.

Maybe Wenger didn't think about defending anymore. After all, Arsenal are two goals behind Manchester United. If they don't strengthen their offense to score goals, it will be too late.

Ferguson immediately targeted substitutions, Alan Smith came off the bench, he replaced Phil Neville.

This is a signal, a signal to strengthen the offense.

Arsenal's defensive strength has weakened, and Manchester United no longer have to maintain a double midfielder.Since his debut, Alan Smith has been known for his ability to interfere on the court, which also earned him the title of "bad boy".Ferguson put him on the field now, just wanting him to mess with Arsenal's defense on the front line.

For a controlled team like Arsenal, the biggest fear is that the opponent will disrupt the game with him.If you really want to fight with him on the field, you will fight for tactics, possession of the ball, and offense. Even with the strength of Manchester United, there is a high probability that you will not be an opponent.So Ferguson didn't intend to fight Arsenal head-to-head in this game. He just wanted to use that kind of tactic to kill the master.

This is the tactic that many other Premier League teams have used against Manchester United, and now Ferguson is using it against Wenger's Arsenal.

(End of this chapter)