From the man behind the football king to the football king.

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 his opponents.

"We need to pass the ball quickly, run faster, and 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 on the wing. This will reduce a lot of pressure on Chu in the middle."

Mourinho wrote and drew on the tactical blackboard, telling every player about the team's changes in the second half, letting them know what they should 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 second half of 45 minutes. I don't want to see the performance after losing the ball in the first half."

When he said this, he glanced at Van Dijk and Luke Shaw, and both of them lowered their heads.

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

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

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

Manchester United began to emphasize wing attacks. They actually have two full-backs who are good at assisting, and two wingers with fast speed and good skills. Why not make good use of them?

Manchester United with Bruno always plays the game very meticulously. They frequently pass the ball back and forth, and make all kinds of amazing passing and cutting combinations.

In the Premier League, the team that is 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 like Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham, but Manchester United, which is rapidly reviving.

Most of Manchester United's goals do require too many passes, which may seem amazing at first glance, but will cause aesthetic fatigue after watching for a long time. And because the process is too cumbersome, it is easy for opponents to find a way to crack it.

No matter how Manchester United's attack is, it has to go through Bruno. It is up to him to decide who to pass the ball to, or to shoot himself.

So if everyone keeps Bruno under control, Manchester United's offense will lose its threat. It's just that Bruno's personal ability is too strong, most teams can't completely keep Bruno under control.

After six years of systematic and repeated training, Bruno's skills have been honed to perfection. It seems that all the movements are engraved in his body and he can do them with ease.

But in this first half, Tottenham did well, which may have something to do with Bruno's poor condition today, or it may be because Tottenham's condition today was too good.

It was in response to this that Mourinho made adjustments.

Don't you think that Manchester United's attack must go through Bruno, so keeping an eye on Bruno is equivalent to freezing Manchester United's attack? Very good, I just don't let Bruno play such a big role in the attack, and the person you spend so much 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 offense, 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 the ball straight to the empty space in front!"

"Pass it back! Pass it back! There's no chance ahead!"

"Very good, very good... Big foot transfer, there is space on the right!"

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

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When the ball was really passed to him by his teammates, Bruno spread his legs and let the ball pass. The Tottenham players who came up to grab him were empty-handed.

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

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

Manchester United launched an attack just 11 minutes into the second half. Goalkeeper De Gea kicked the ball forward, and Bruno won the header competition with Moussa Dembele. He headed the ball down in front of Moussa Dembele and passed it to Kante, who then directed Kante to pass the ball to defender Luke Shaw on the wing.

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

Rashford received the pass, then he dribbled the ball down the bottom and made a cross!

Harry Kane competed with Vertonghen for a header in the middle, but neither of them touched the ball. The ball flew straight past the goal and went straight to the back post.

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

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"Valencia! Shoot it directly in the air!!"

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

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLL!!!!!!" The commentator roared, "Manchester United equalized the score! From Antonio Valencia! The Ecuadorian broke through the goal 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, shirtless, was soon surrounded by his excited teammates.

They slapped Valencia's body and shouted, "Nice job, Antonio!"

"A world-class goal! Your shot was so cool!"

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

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

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

"That's right! Defend the title! We must defend the title!"

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After finishing his 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 crucial goal, he made a lot of money!

Manchester United, who had equalized the score, was in high spirits. After Tottenham kicked off, they quickly seized the opportunity to launch a fierce attack on Tottenham's territory. 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 increase the score, but just as they launched an attack, they were beaten back by Manchester United's fierce fire.

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

But don't think that he will just let things go. Once Tottenham relaxes their defense on him, he will immediately reach out for the ball, and after receiving it, he will pass the ball to a threatening area that he has already identified.

Tottenham was not used to Manchester United's style of play.

Moussa Dembele followed Bruno and seemed to be doing nothing. He saw the gaps appearing behind him frequently, but he couldn't go up to help. Because once he jumped up, Manchester United would immediately pass the ball to Bruno, who would organize the attack, which made him very uncomfortable.

Tottenham coach Pochettino currently has two choices: one is to consolidate the defense and get 1 point at home; the other is to strengthen the offense and vow to beat Manchester United at home and grab 3 points.

Pochettino thought about it and decided to strengthen the attack.

In the match against Manchester United, why not give it a try to get 3 points?

What's more, the current 1:1 situation is not enough to guarantee them a draw.

Tottenham's defense is not very solid. Once they strengthen their defense and give the initiative to Manchester United, their defense will find it difficult to withstand the impact of Manchester United's attack line including Bruno, Harry Kane, Mbappe and Rashford.

You know, this is a super offensive combination that scored 24 goals in the first 72 rounds, even surpassing the total number of goals scored by Manchester City, the second-most goals scored 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 step up their attack and attack, instead of always staying in their own 30-meter area.

However, if you want to attack, you need a spearhead who can lead the entire team.

Just like a train parked on the rails, the most laborious time is to start from a standstill. Tottenham is now at a standstill, they need to start, and they need a powerful locomotive.

Who is suitable?

Eriksen is the attacking midfielder, but he is under close marking by Kante.

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

Koreans are in a general state today...

After looking around, the only option is Alibaba.

Pochettino rolled his hands into trumpets, put them to his mouth and yelled: "Ali! Ali!"

Ali heard the coach's call and looked over.

"Take more balls and make more breakthroughs!" Pochettino waved to Ali.

Ali nodded to show that he heard it.

This was exactly what he wanted.

(End of this chapter)