Chapter 492
When Tottenham Hotspur chose the Asian tour and many giant teams chose the North American tour, Manchester United chose the African tour.
But it is obvious that Manchester United's trip to Africa is not perfect. Of course, if incompleteness is also a kind of beauty, it is a different matter, but at least Ferguson will definitely not be satisfied.
Not to mention the poor results of the warm-up match, the itinerary was bumpy and exhausted. In addition, the team's top star Cristiano Ronaldo injured his ankle in a warm-up match in Africa and was sent to the operating table, but his condition was much lighter than Ribery, and he was probably able to return to the field in mid-September.
Cristiano Ronaldo's absence made Ferguson feel a little embarrassed about this Community Shield game, especially on the front line. After the Champions League final, he has clearly realized the tactical styles that Tottenham Hotspur may adopt, especially after David Silva joins, Ye Qiu's tactics will be more mature.
There is not much problem with the defense line. Van der Sar is still the starting goalkeeper. There is no big problem with the defense line between Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and Gary Neville, but there are many problems with the midfield and frontcourt, because Hargreaves and Carrick, two main midfielders last season, are currently injured.
In the end, Ferguson arranged the midfield combination of Fletcher, Osheim and Scholes, but he no longer dared to play Berbatov in the frontcourt. Bulgaria's Xiaosha brother on the court allowed Tottenham Hotspur to score a high ball possession rate, which made Ferguson feel very angry and still has lingering fears.
So, after thinking hard, Ferguson arranged a combination of Giggs, Tevez and Park Ji-sung.
Compared with Manchester United's lineup, Tottenham Hotspur's lineup is also problematic. After all, in addition to Ribery's absence due to injury, there are four players in the team to participate in the Olympics, so Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup is also very embarrassing in this game.
The goalkeeper is Cech, the defense is Aveloa, Ziglinski, Thiago Silva and Alves, the midfield is David Silva, Yaya Toure and Fabregas, and the frontcourt is Gareth Bale, Van Persie and Cavani.
Judging from Tottenham Hotspur’s formation, everyone can see that Ye Qiu still had no reservations and wanted to adopt an active offensive style. After all, after leaving Hangland and Kompany went to the Olympics, the midfielder candidates in Tottenham Hotspur team were indeed a bit tight, but Ye Qiu quietly introduced Ziglinsky from Ukraine.
In the home coach's seat at Wembley Stadium, holding Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup in his hand, Ferguson's brow was a little relieved, "Mike, what is the origin of this Ziglinsky?"
Mike Ferran, once a Manchester United player, entered the coaching echelon after retiring. After McLaren left Manchester United in 2001, he was promoted to the first team and had good work ability. This summer, after Queiros left Manchester United and joined the Portuguese national team again, Ferguson really couldn't find an assistant, so he promoted him.
Being Ferguson's assistant is not an easy task. The old Scottish man has a bad personality and likes to turn on hair dryers randomly. He almost no longer interferes in training. Therefore, when his assistant has to do many things, such as being responsible for team training, allowing players to meet Ferguson's game requirements, he also has to help him wipe his butt and deal with the aftermath of turning on hair dryers randomly.
"I have collected a lot of information and game videos from the player database. I have good ability to get and play and defend with prediction and one-on-one. I should be good at defense. It is said that the Ukrainians call Bekenbauer of Ukraine."
"Bakenbauer?" Ferguson smiled after hearing this, but his smile was a bit playful, making people unable to tell whether it was because he thought Ukraine was a small country and had never seen the world, so he casually labeled a huge hat on the players he liked? Or did he think the characteristics of this central defender were very interesting?
"How do you feel after watching the video in the player database?" Ferguson asked again.
"It's okay, the passing ability is indeed very good, the defense is relatively stable, but there are common problems that this type of player has, and he is afraid of being entangled with agile striker." Mike Ferran said with a smile.
Ferguson nodded, and he had no doubt about the information in the player's database.
Although the player database belongs to Ye Qiu's industry, it is two completely different companies from Tottenham Hotspur. For the player database, their foundation for survival in the football field is fairness and rigor. If they prefer Tottenham Hotspur, then they should not expect to survive in this industry.
This is like OpT-Ru, which was acquired by Ye Qiu's agent company not long ago, was previously owned by Sky TV, but their data was sold to the world, including many potential competitors of Sky TV. They all sold because they are an independent company.
This summer, Ye Qiu's agent company also acquired the production team of the game PN Football Manager, announcing that this game has advantages in player data and improve the application of database and user experience. In terms of games, it will also use the rigor of databases to further strengthen its core data and enhance its selling points.
After all, the player data in the game was collected by amateur fans in the past, but now it is collected and analyzed by professional scouts, so the selling points are naturally different. However, for the player database, the most important thing is to improve the user experience, and the game is just a balanced approach.
But numbers are always numbers. The player data in the database cannot represent the living player standing in front of you, because the data is dead, but people are alive, and the living people are always full of unknowns.
One thing Ferguson is very worried, that is, he heard that the central defender named Ziglinsky participated in only three training sessions at Tottenham Hotspur and was arranged by Ye Qiu to be on the main starting lineup. When Yaya Toure played the central defender and performed well, does Ziglinsky really have the strength to play as the main player?
Ferguson did not dare to be careless at all about this. At least, no one dared to underestimate Ye Qiu's ability to explore rookies.
Tottenham Hotspur played at the start without any conservative play. Ye Qiu's team took the lead in attacking Manchester United amid the shouts of 90,000 fans at the packed Wembley Stadium.
After the kickoff, it passed directly to the backcourt, but Thiago Silva quickly passed the diagonally, and passed it to Cavani on the right side of the frontcourt. After the Uruguayan blocked Evra with her body, he stopped the ball and passed it back to Alves who was inserted.
After getting the ball, the Brazilian right-back took the opportunity to tangle directly from the right to the middle, but when he wanted to cooperate with Fabregas, O'She broke it, intercepted the ball and passed it directly to the front.
Teves grabbed the ball in the frontcourt, but just stopped, he saw Ziglinski blocking Teves with his body, Yu Jiji turned around. After Teves was disturbed by Yu Ji, the ball was a bit big when he turned around. Yaya Toure jumped out quickly from behind, intercepted the ball and passed it back to Thiago Silva. The ball was still at Tottenham Hotspur's feet.
After conceding the ball, Tevez rushed towards Thiago Silva, but the Brazilian pulled a little closer to the right. When Tevez approached, he passed it directly to the left. Ziglinsky stopped the ball steadily and led it forward. When Park Ji-sung also rushed over, he passed it to Yaya Toure. Yaya Toure quickly passed to the left, Aveloa got the ball forward and continued to drive the ball forward.
"Tortham Hotspur's continuous midfield and backcourt foot is very smooth and skillful, and the speed is very fast. This team has a strong desire to attack. As long as they are given a chance, they will want to start an attack." The on-site commentator analyzed.
This time, after Aveloa passed the midfield, he did not go to find Gareth Bale, but gave it to David Silva in the middle. After getting the ball, he quickly led the ball forward and directly into Manchester United's 30-meter area. Van Persie also retreated from the front, looking like he was going to meet David Silva.
After Tottenham Hotspur entered the key area, Manchester United's defense immediately moved. After being pulled, the center of gravity was naturally staring at the ball. But just when everyone thought David Silva would go with Van Persie and Fabregas to cooperate, Espanyol suddenly passed a straight pass, passing directly to the bottom line on the left side of the penalty area.
Gareth Bale was very fast and crushed Gary Neville with speed. He got a chance on the left and directly made a cross with his left foot, but the cross was a bit high and a bit floating. The landing point was at the back point, and Cavani who followed him was directly a head-shaking one, but Van der Sar steadily blocked the angle of the shot, and Cavani's header was also high.
"Tottenham Hotspur took the lead in making the first shot in this game. Gareth Bale broke through quickly on the left. Gary Neville struggled. After all, he was only in his teenage years old, while Gary Neville was already thirty-three years old. Compared with the two, Gareth Bale's sprint has a more advantage."
After making the first shot, Tottenham Hotspur steadily controlled the ball and the game, but Manchester United was not willing to lose the initiative at all. The Red Devils did not adopt a conservative strategy, but chose to push them out and grab them.
Ferguson knew very well that once the pair of Vidic and Ferdinand were retracted, their weaknesses would be exposed in the penalty area when facing agile offensive players. When the midfielder lost Hargreaves and Carrick, he was not sure that the team's midfield could prevent Tottenham from passing the ball into the penalty area.
If Tottenham Hotspur cannot stop the pass into the penalty area, he will be seeking death. Therefore, he takes the lead and takes advantage of the physical fitness and good running advantages of Manchester United players to get involved with Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham Hotspur doesn't seem to be conservative. The three players in the frontcourt are all pressing against each other. Once Tottenham Hotspur gets the ball, they almost stick to Manchester United's defense line. Ye Qiu obviously consciously wants to use Cavani's attack on the right to suppress Evra's insertion, so after the opening, Tottenham Hotspur played very hard on the right.
But if you think that Tottenham is going to focus on attacking the right side, it would be wrong. They often suddenly move with one big foot, just like Alves is now. After just crossing the midline, he saw that the right side was too dense and there was no chance, so he directly moved the ball to the left side with one big foot.
After Aveloa stopped the ball in his chest, he quickly led the ball forward and passed it to Gareth Bale with one kick. Gary Neville always stuck to Gareth Bale and refused to stop the ball and turn around. Gareth Bale obviously could not hold the ball smoothly under Gary Neville's body, so he stopped the ball directly to David Silva.
Just now, because Tottenham focused on attacking the right side and Fabregas leaned to the right side, David Silva approached the middle side and ran to the left side. Fletcher approached immediately, and Gary Neville also let go of Gareth Bale and rushed towards David Silva, wanting to form a double team.
Gareth Bale's pass was not good. If his basic skills in stopping were better, he should directly give a ball to a ground, or Yu Qian gave a high ball, so that David Silva could head the ball to move towards the ball, which was also good, but he stopped a half-high ball, which was a very embarrassing half-high ball.
Just because it was a half-high ball, Fletcher and Gary Neville both thought David Silva was going to concede the ball, so the two formed a double-team at the first time. However, David Silva raised his left foot and gently picked it up, picking it up to a place that Fletcher and Gary Neville could not reach, and caught up with it, and then another one.
This pick directly picked the ball from the middle of Fletcher and Gary Neville, and directly headed towards Gareth Bale. The Welsh just threw away Gary Neville. As soon as he saw the ball coming, he immediately rushed to the front of the penalty area. When he was on the left side of the penalty area, he passed it to the front of the penalty area and gave Fabregas who was inserted.
The latter passed the ball directly with one shot, and Van Persie rubbed his left foot in the penalty area. The ball drew an arc and gently drilled into the goal.
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All Tottenham fans rushed out of their seats and cheered loudly
"In just less than eight minutes of the game, Tottenham Hotspur took the lead in knocking on Manchester United's goal. 0 goals from Van Persie. Fabregas's straight pass was very calm and sharp. It was almost like a scalpel. It passed through the gap between two Manchester United's central defenders. The almost only gap was caught by him."
The first one of Van Persie was to run to Fabregas. After that, all Tottenham Hotspur fans rushed up to congratulate Van Persie's goal, and all Tottenham Hotspur fans in the audience were also shouting Van Persie's name.
"From the slow motion replay, we can see that during the entire goal, I think David Silva's consecutive two-foot bump was also very important. Gareth Bale's speed was very fast, and the sprint was lightning, but his stop and some basic skills were indeed not as good as Ribery, so this stop was a bit big, which made it difficult for the person who caught the ball to catch it. David Silva made a quick trick and directly picked the ball continuously, picking Fletcher and Gary Neville, and then picked the ball to the bottom line. It was indeed a very smart pass, which was very creative."
"Tottenham Hotspur's opening game was amazing, almost suppressing Manchester United. The Red Devils have no effective method for this and are a little passive, especially in the midfield and frontcourt, which failed to block Tottenham's organization and ball control well."
"It's useless for you to run. You not only have to be able to run, but also be able to cut off the opponent's passes and organization. But Manchester United's current situation seems to be able to run, but it cannot effectively cut the Tottenham Hotspur's organization and passing."
"It's not a happy thing for Manchester United to concede the ball in just eight minutes. It depends on how Ferguson adjusts it. If we continue to use the same tactical style, it's estimated that Manchester United will suffer a big loss in this game."
As the game resumed and as the game progressed, Tottenham Hotspur quickly launched a wave of offensives.
This time, after Ziglinski got the ball in the backcourt, he directly passed the ball to the ground and moved to Gareth Bale's feet in front of the left sideline. The pass was very accurate and comfortable. Gareth Bale turned his back to the sideline. After getting the ball, he used his speed to directly break out of Gary Neville's defense. However, after the cross from the bottom, Van Persie volleyed in front of the goal, but it was a bit outrageous.
"The tactics of Tottenham Hotspur's game are already very clear. Use Cavani and Alves on the right to suppress your left Evra and Giggs' offense, and then use the overall pull of the team to create one-on-one opportunities for Gareth Bale and Gary Neville on the left, and finally use Gareth Bale's sprint and speed to eat Gary Neville."
"Ye Qiu's tactics are very targeted. No matter how strong Manchester United is, I will hit you one point, smash your one point, and collapse your entire defense line. If you want to draw out troops to block this point, I will adjust the direction of the attack and hit you in other positions."
"The problem with Manchester United is still in the midfield. Not only can't hold the ball, but it can't hold it, which makes Tottenham Hotspur pass the midfield too easily and cannot provide strong protection for the defense line. This also has to do with the absence of Hargreaves and Carrick."
But Ferguson is not a good deal. As Tottenham's overall tactics gradually became clear, he immediately responded and strengthened the team's defense through adjustments. Although the offense was sacrificed, there was nothing he could do about it.
If Gareth Bale continues to attack the team's right side with a desperate attack, then what is waiting for Manchester United will be threats in front of the goal again and again. One or two times may be able to defend it. If there are too many times, sooner or later, they will be broken again.
After Ferguson adjusted, Ye Qiu did not adjust the team's tactics, but asked the players to stabilize, maintain patience, and continue to use the tactical style after the opening, because he knew very well that as long as Manchester United's wings were contained and Manchester United's overall suppression would not have much threat without Cristiano Ronaldo.
The key is that Manchester United adopts such a tactic. As the game progresses, the physical fitness of several veterans in the team will be even worse. By then, Tottenham Hotspur's advantage will be more obvious, especially on the side of Gareth Bale and Gary Neville, which is enough to kill Ferguson's life.
At certain specific times, the tactics do not need to be changed. If you hit the snake and hit seven inches, you can directly blow him up as long as you hit his vital part.
Chapter completed!