Super Marshal

Old Trafford deserves to be one of the scariest stadiums in the world.

From the moment Atlético de Madrid walked out of the player tunnel, more than 70,000 fans in the entire stadium never stopped harassing and attacking them, not even for a second.

Although Ferguson and captain Keane have bombarded the home atmosphere of Old Trafford for many times, Ferguson even mocked many fans who are sitting in boxes drinking red wine and eating steak and driving the game, but the atmosphere of this stadium is still the same. fear.

The high pressure formed by more than 70,000 fans is enough to make even a little timid people get stage fright.

Atlético de Madrid has seen a lot in the past two years. They have been to the Nou Camp, the Bernabeu, the San Siro, and even the Olympic Stadium in Bayern Munich. The players have also developed a whole body of courage.

But at the moment they walked into the Old Trafford stadium, they still felt the madness and enthusiasm of the English fans to some extent.

More importantly, this season's Champions League final will be held in this stadium.

This makes all Atletico Madrid players who walk into this stadium have some special associations in their hearts.

The Champions League final, is that the stage that many professional players dream of?

Compared with the astonishment of Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden of the visiting team, Manchester United appeared to be much more mature and stable.

Even though Ferguson sprinkled smoke bombs before the game, everything was revealed before the game.

Manchester United basically sent their main players to play.

The goalkeeper is French Butters, and the defense is Sylvester, Ferdinand, Brown and Gary Neville.

From left to right in midfield are Giggs, Butt, Keane and Beckham.

Scholes took the position of the forward midfielder, and Dutch center Ruud van Nistelrooy independently supported the striker.

Although the gold medal substitute Solskjaer performed well on the right side during Beckham's recovery, Ferguson still chose Beckham to start.

In addition to sending out the main force, Ferguson's game intention is also clear at a glance.

Following the Italian gold medal referee Collina's whistle, Manchester United began to press forward aggressively, even the entire defense line desperately pressed forward, with only one purpose, to strive for an early goal.

Without the slightest fancy, without the slightest temptation, the two teams seemed to be two armies facing each other on the battlefield.

As soon as the whistle sounded, at the same time, we moved forward bravely, and I was invincible.

When the two armies collided with each other, they were killed instantly, with flying sand and rocks flying, and the sun and the moon dimmed.

This also made the fans in the stands scream and enjoy it.

The pace of the game was very fast, and both sides played without reservation.

Compared with Manchester United's main force, Gao Han fine-tuned Atletico Madrid's starting lineup.

Out of fear of Giggs, Gao Han finally chose Roberto, who is more reassuring in his defensive ability, at the right back position.

In the right position of the three midfielders, Diego Simeone rotated Marcos Senna to start.

These two teammates from the double crown era in the 1990s cooperated very well with each other, which Gao Han relied on very much.

As he said before the game, Giggs' ability to create threats with high-speed dribbling is very rare in European football and has to be guarded against.

Gao Han was mentally prepared for Manchester United's rush to attack after the opening and speed up the pace of the game, and he did not panic when dealing with it.

Just after the opening, the players on the field of Atletico Madrid seemed a little impatient.

The fast-paced pressing and pressing style used by Manchester United still makes Atletico Madrid players feel uncomfortable and it is a bit difficult to cope with it.

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"This old guy Ferguson is not simple."

Although Gao Han was never soft-spoken towards Ferguson, he still admired the old man in his heart.

Giggs, Keane, Scholes and Beckham, these four midfielders not only complement each other, but also are perfect, admirable and tacit understanding. The ability to train such a combination is evident from Ferguson's skills.

"In the past few years, Ferguson has begun to focus on bringing Manchester United's tactics closer to the mainland, and began to pay attention to the control of rhythm and possession of the ball. This direction is correct, but his trust in Veron is still not enough."

Veron's performance in Manchester United is indeed not as good as in Lazio, but it is not useless. In many games, the White Wizard still showed a very high level, but his status in Manchester United is very embarrassing.

Manchester United mainly played 442, and now they are playing 4411.

At first Ferguson meant to join Veron, but soon discovered, how to divide labor and cooperation between Veron and Keane?

Even in many cases, there is a conflict of authority between Veron and Beckham.

The two have a lot in common, such as a wide range of active running, sharp and precise long pass transfer...

Veron seemed to be a third party who stepped in suddenly. It was difficult to get a foot in the four midfielders who had a tacit cooperation and high prestige in the team. He has been unable to integrate into the team for a long time.

It is said that Ferguson has decided to give up.

But Veron's failure indirectly reflected the weakness of Manchester United and even most Premier League teams.

Lack of strong control of the pace of the game and possession of the ball.

Arsenal benefited from the French help introduced by Wenger and did the best in this aspect. Manchester United also consciously strengthened its ability in this aspect, but the existence of midfielders such as Roy Keane made Manchester United progress slowly. .

Therefore, in this game, Gao Han's strategy is also very clear.

In the opening game, Manchester United was allowed to rush and grab, because this is the characteristic of the Red Devils, and it is impossible to force it.

But Atletico Madrid must maintain enough patience, stabilize the defense, and wait for the opponent to make a mistake.

"Manchester United will definitely make mistakes!" Gao Han said very firmly.

Both Emery and Cantarero kept nodding.

There is no team that can maintain a fast-paced attack and press for a long time. The physical consumption is too high. They will have to slow down sooner or later. At that time, the rhythm and the possession of the ball belong to Atletico Madrid.

Moreover, players such as Beckham, Keane, and Ferdinand all returned from injury, and there may be problems in terms of physical fitness.

Therefore, as long as Atletico Madrid is calm and patient, Manchester United will definitely make mistakes.

Everyone knows that what Atletico Madrid is best at is counterattack.

Especially the counterattack on the spot after a successful defense!

"Unai, Carlos."

"exist."

"I am here."

The two assistants, one on the left and one on the right, immediately looked at Gao Han.

"Always remind the players to be patient. When playing against Manchester United, we must not be in a hurry. If we are in a hurry, we will die."

Cantarero nodded, "Understood."

"Tell Jankulowski to move him forward, Beckham is not good at bottoming, but he likes to find Ruud van Nistelrooy with crosses at 45 degrees, and Gary Neville's deep runs. You must also be careful."

"Tell Deco, pay attention to the protection of the left lane."

"Understood." Emery also agreed.

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"Right, put Gary a bit more up front, or even go straight down the line. It doesn't matter."

Ferguson is also fine-tuning the team's formation, especially the positions and responsibilities of the players.

"Go any further and we're going to have a back three," reminded assistant coach Steve McClaren.

But Ferguson was determined, "Then let Brown's position be moved to the right side, and the three guards will be the three guards. We must strive for goals as soon as possible. We must not vent our anger!"

From Ferguson's face, there was not even a little bit of arrogance and arrogance in the pre-match press conference, and some were just cautious and apprehensive about the game situation.

Steve McLaren didn't quite understand Ferguson's intentions, but he knew one thing, and he must be obedient.

Only Ferguson, after seeing off his assistant, shook his head and sighed.

Few Englishmen today understand the importance of controlling the pace of the game and controlling the ball.

When many people mention arch rival Wenger, they will only say that the various reforms he brought to Arsenal have transformed Arsenal from an ugly style of play to a gorgeous representative of offensive football, but these are just superficial efforts.

The real core is that Wenger taught Arsenal how to control the rhythm of the game and how to control the ball.

In the Premier League, which is all about long passes and fast-paced offense and defense, whoever controls the rhythm and the ball can become the master of the field.

In the past ten or twenty years, why has it been difficult for English teams to make achievements in European football, especially in the Champions League?

Not to mention other teams, even if it is Manchester United, it is basically difficult to have an advantage when encountering giant teams of the same level in other European leagues, and they often end in defeat.

It is because in terms of rhythm and ball possession, Premier League teams are far behind teams in other European leagues.

This certainly has historical reasons for English football, but it also has a lot to do with the English Super League's excessive pursuit of fast-paced offense and defense and physical confrontation.

Today's Premier League teams have only two tricks to win in European football.

Either hit the whirlwind quickly, strive for the first goal, disrupt the opponent's rhythm, and let the game always proceed at your most comfortable rhythm.

Or just retreat and counterattack.

Ferguson didn't want his team to play defensive counterattacks, so he had to attack.

Red Devils Red Devils, Manchester United who do not attack at home and are not passionate, are they still called Red Devils?

Thinking of this, Ferguson shifted his gaze from the court to the sideline, the figure standing outside the coaching bench of the visiting team.

Gao Han, a boy who is only twenty-six years old.

"It's all like this, and he can still hold his breath. This kid is not easy!" Ferguson frowned and muttered to himself.

The reason why he took the initiative to attack Atletico Madrid before the game was to irritate the opponent.

From the head coach Gao Han to the main stars of the team, they are basically young players.

As the saying goes, young and energetic, easy to get ahead, Ferguson just wants to use words to irritate the opponent, and then cooperate with Manchester United's opening attack to make the opponent lose patience in the game.

But judging from the beginning of the game, Gao Han didn't seem to have fallen for it.

Not only that, he also asked his two assistants to keep an eye on the situation all the time, constantly reminding the players on the field to keep calm and rational, and not to get confused.

It is not difficult to see from this point that Gao Han is very clear about Ferguson's calculations.

"It seems that it can only rely on strength, and I have seen the truth!" Ferguson smiled proudly.

As the head coach of the team, he has strong confidence in the players he has personally trained.

Especially in this Old Trafford stadium, no one can take advantage of it.

Real Madrid and other giants can't do it, let alone Atletico Madrid, a dark horse!