I am the king of football

Chapter 176: Change is the way to success

When the game started again, the remaining time in the first half was only one minute of injury time given by the referee. In such a short time, the Red Devils, who kicked the ball, could not find any chance at all against Fulham, who were in high spirits after reversing the score.

With the whistle for the end of the first half, the first half of the game came to an end, 1-2. Manchester United, playing at home, was reversed by their opponents after scoring the first goal.

Perhaps the only thing Manchester United fans should be thankful for at this moment is that this is not the final result of the game, and they still have half a game to change everything.

"..."

In the Manchester United locker room, Ferguson surprisingly did not scold his players at first. However, the more he did so, the more Vidic and De Gea, the culprits for the team's two goals in a row, lowered their heads and dared not speak.

"Rain does affect the performance of ball handling, which seems to be an understandable reason~"

Ferguson spoke slowly, raised his head and glanced at the players who were already wiping their heads with towels, and then suddenly changed the subject.

"But, this is not the reason why you guys were able to ruin our lead in just 20 minutes! Eye contact defense, own goal, it's simply unbearable to watch!!!"

"..."

Feeling the familiar hair dryer mode of their old coach, De Gea and Vidic, who were instantly in a state of panic, felt a little relieved in their hearts. Although they still lowered their heads, they knew that the boss had already thought of an adjustment.

"You must be fully focused in the second half. I don't want to see us lose the ball again!"

With a wave of his hand, Ferguson ended his accusations against the two sleepwalking players. He swept his eyes over the team's starting midfielders and frontcourt players, then pulled up the tactical board.

"In the second half, Cleverley moved back and we played 4132, strengthening our defense in depth. Don't just think about going forward, our opponents are not fools!"

The price of giving up space casually is losing control of the court. After conceding two goals in a row, Manchester United's midfielders also realized this problem. No one disagreed after Ferguson made such adjustments.

"Control the situation and try to attack. Don't underestimate your opponents. They have already completed a comeback in our home court, which is enough to prove their strength."

"Understand coach!"

"Valencia, Yang, in addition to participating in the attack, you two must also recover in the next position. I need you to be the team's first line of defense against the opponent's wing advance."

"Received, BOSS!"

They responded in unison that the route had been pointed out. After making new adjustments to the tactical arrangements against Fulham, Ferguson said no more and waved his hand to signal the players to rest.

Qin Hu, who was sitting among them, glanced around and found that the players of Manchester United adjusted their mentality very quickly. The frustration after losing two goals in a row had disappeared at this moment, and everyone began to discuss how to play in the second half.

"Hurry up and drink more water. Thank you for your assist in the first half. We will have to fight hard later."

Sitting next to Qin Hu, Van Persie chatted with Qin Hu for a few words. The Dutch striker's face was quite calm, and he seemed not to be anxious at all. As if he saw Qin Hu's doubts, he smiled slightly.

"Trust the coach, trust your teammates, the outcome of the game will be determined when the final whistle blows."

"Uh-huh!"

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"Okay, the two teams are back on the court and the second half will begin soon."

At Old Trafford, Zhan Jun fully witnessed the spirit of the Red Devils fans during the half-time break. Although the team was reversed by the opponent at the end of the first half, these fans were not affected at all.

"We are the indomitable Red Devils, we are the reversing Manchester United, fight! Fight! Fight! The spirit of the Red Devils will live forever!" With more than 60,000 Manchester United fans singing in unison, the second half of the game officially kicked off with a whistle.

"Fulham took the lead and now they are leading 2-1, so they are not in a hurry at all. The ball is firmly controlled in their midfield."

For the visiting team, taking the lead at Old Trafford was definitely a pleasant surprise, and the Fulham team was in a very excited state throughout the halftime break.

It was their head coach who calmed everyone down and signaled that Manchester United should not be underestimated, which made everyone once again face up to the gap between themselves and Manchester United.

In order to prevent Manchester United from quickly equalizing the score and reversing the momentum in the second half, Fulham's opening tactics were very simple. Except for Petric who stayed in Manchester United's half, the team changed to a 451 formation. They will use tight defense to block the Red Devils' hopes.

I have to say that this formation change was very successful. For a period of time after the start of the game, no matter how Manchester United pressed and pressured, Fulham withstood the pressure and time soon came to fifty minutes.

As Manchester United failed to break through the attack for a long time, even some fans watching the game realized that there were problems with Manchester United's offense.

Valencia and Ashley Young did not show anything more than passing the ball from the wing. Apart from passing the ball to Shinji Kagawa, they did not create any explosive spots on the wing.

In fact, Ashley Young also has the advantage of extremely fast speed, but the problem is that Fulham deployed a bus formation, and his speed advantage is difficult to bring into play.

Apart from that, facing the bus, Shinji Kagawa found it difficult to create any opportunities. On the contrary, his thin figure was constantly bullied by several opponent's midfielders.

When the time reached 63 minutes, Ferguson could no longer wait. He had to make adjustments as soon as possible to make changes to the team.

"Manchester United made the first substitution, Rooney and Welbeck were substituted at the same time, replacing Ashley Young and Shinji Kagawa."

Manchester United changed its formation again, with Van Persie moving back to Shinji Kagawa's position, Rooney and Qin Hu becoming the team's forward partners, and Welbeck replacing Ashley Young.

This time, the Red Devils' changes finally took effect.

In the 67th minute of the game, Welbeck won the contest with Duff on the right with his strong physique. He dribbled the ball diagonally into the heart of Fulham's midfield and attracted the attention of two defensive players.

While two opponents were surrounding them, Welbeck kicked the ball to Rooney who pulled back to receive the ball. Seeing Manchester United's striker get the ball, Fulham's defense line focused all their attention on Rooney, and several people moved towards him at once.

"Rooney made a triangle pass to Van Persie, Fulham's defense was in complete disarray, and several players rushed towards Van Persie. Van Persie passed the ball again! A pass into the penalty area~"

"Qin Hu! He suddenly emerged from nowhere. He slipped into the penalty area from the gap between two defenders and got the ball!"

No one saw clearly how Qin Hu appeared. When everyone's attention was drawn to Rooney and Van Persie, the young player had been looking for an opportunity and now he had found it.

"Oh!"

With a powerful shot, the ball went straight into the upper right corner of the goal.

"It's in! It's in!!! In the 69th minute of the game, Manchester United equalized the score!!!"

When Qin Hu excitedly rushed towards Van Persie who assisted him after scoring the goal, all the Manchester United fans at the scene breathed a sigh of relief.

When you are in trouble, you have to adapt. Manchester United's constant adjustments paid off and they finally equalized the game.

The second chapter is here! Thank you all for your support!!!

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