I am the king of football

Chapter 282: The defense remains the same

Qin Hu's goal was the last goal of the first half. After Manchester United's crazy celebration, neither team created any chances in the remaining minutes.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the status of both sides on the field had changed. Leeds United, who played with all their might but still failed to prevent the opponent from scoring, were in low spirits, while the Red Devils players walked off the field talking and laughing.

Leeds United tried very hard, their fans saw it, their coach saw it too, so no one had the heart to blame their players on the field.

The second half of the game resumed after a short halftime break. Manchester United, with a one-goal lead, played quite easily. They kept passing the ball to control the situation on the field and were not in a hurry to launch an attack.

If they continued at this pace, victory would obviously be inevitable sooner or later. Leeds United, who formed a 451 formation, finally made up their mind more than ten minutes after the start of the second half.

"Both wingers, Liss and Jason, were promoted. The home team chose to change to 433! They did not choose slow death~"

If they want to die, they would rather die standing. At their home ground, Leeds United has realized that they can never defeat Manchester United by defense, so they can only launch a desperate attack on their opponents.

Then, Manchester United's defense, which had been in turmoil from time to time, did not disappoint them.

In the 65th minute of the game, Leeds United, who had been attacking with all their might and pressing their opponents madly, finally got their chance. Luciano, one of the team's defensive midfielders, took the ball and avoided Van Persie who was rushing over, then made a long pass, and the ball flew to the feet of Lis, a player on the left side of the team.

Lees was dribbling the ball at a very fast speed, and his name began to be shouted constantly from the stands of Elland Road. Yes, this player was the one who scored the equalizer when Leeds United beat Everton 2-1.

"He was directly facing Evra. Liss didn't choose to break through by force, but changed direction to the left? Did he want to move forward along the sideline? Shot!"

"Shu~"

There was a sudden change of direction on the wing, and Liss's movement was so big that even Zhan Jun didn't expect it. He changed direction to the left and approached the sideline to bring Evra over, then made a parallel big dunk and suddenly transferred the ball to the right.

"He's passed! What an unexpected pass, Liss cuts diagonally into the penalty area."

This dribble was not actually a high-level move, but it hit the weak spot of Evra, who was a little slack. He couldn't shift his center of gravity and could only watch the opponent with the ball slip past him.

"Vidic quickly came to defend, and Manchester United's defense still has a backup plan. How will Lis deal with it?"

It happened in a flash. Lis had already rushed into the penalty area from the left corner of the penalty area. Vidic was facing him and was thinking about how to steal the ball from under his feet, and then he saw Lis kicking the ball.

"He chose to shoot directly! Vidic blocked the ball with his back to the goal. Wait, it was a fake shot and a real pass. Liss fooled the defender in front of him. Byram got the ball in the middle and shot it directly!"

"Oh!"

Not only Vidic, but even Smalling was fooled by Lees's kick. He was not focused enough at the moment when the opponent kicked the ball, which directly led to Byram's hard kick on the ball and no one interfered with him.

It was a powerful shot in the penalty area, which was too close to the goal, and De Gea's center of gravity was shaken by Liss's kick.

All these factors combined, the final result was that the ball hit the net behind De Gea. "It's in! Leeds United pressed forward with all their might and got a chance. They took advantage of the moment when the opponent's back line was distracted and scored a goal. The score was tied!"

"..."

For a moment, both the Manchester United fans at the scene and Ferguson on the sidelines were silent. The fans watching the game in front of the TV were also speechless. The opponent's equalizer seemed a bit hasty no matter how you looked at it.

It was like our team was leading in kills and had complete suppression on all lanes, and then suddenly we made a mistake in a team fight and were defeated by the opponent because of the ten thousand gold deficit.

How should I put it? It's hard to understand.

"FXXX! What are you doing!?"

Lis is not Messi, and is not even close to the level of Chelsea's Hazard. But now he was allowed to go all the way in and create a scoring opportunity, which made Ferguson so angry that he cursed.

Manchester United's defense line on the field also kept their heads down. Among the four defenders, Buttner, who had always been stable and transparent, did not make any mistakes, while the other three all had some problems.

Among them, the one who disappointed Ferguson the most was Vidic. The captain and main defender whom he had trusted so much in every season before has now become the third-ranked defender, and now it seems that his decline is inevitable.

So, after the opponent equalized the game, Ferguson took advantage of the opportunity when Leeds United was celebrating like crazy at Elland Road and quickly replaced two players.

Ferdinand came on as a substitute for Vidic, and Scholes came on as a substitute for Cleverley, and Manchester United quickly changed their formation to 4123.

It was just that the starting lineup conceded a goal to the opponent. Ferguson had plenty of cards in his hand. At worst, he could reshuffle the cards and use new tactics to face the opponent. This was the confidence of a wealthy club. What made Ferguson unhappy was that the team's defense was always in a state of disarray.

As Leeds United's celebration ended and they returned to their respective positions in their white home jerseys, Manchester United, who had kicked off, pressed towards them with a completely different tactical approach.

"Carrick and Scholes are the double defensive midfielders, and Shinji Kagawa is the single attacking midfielder. These three have very strong organizational skills. Now it is Leeds United's turn to be in trouble. Which ball-passing point should they focus on defending?"

Zhan Jun was surprised by Leeds United's goal, but still didn't think Manchester United would lose unexpectedly. After the game resumed, Ferguson's adjustments soon gave him new hope.

Unlike Manchester United, where players with different talents and abilities take turns playing the C role, Leeds United, as a weak team, often has set tactics with few variables. But now Manchester United, which mainly focuses on ball possession, has suddenly started to put its core players in the back, and for a moment they really didn't know how to adjust.

The coach of the home team did not dare to give any rash orders. He could only signal his players to stabilize the situation first and withstand the first wave of attack from Manchester United after the restart.

Therefore, the situation between the two teams on the field has become tense again, or in other words, it has entered a scene of Manchester United attacking and Leeds United defending.

However, this time, Manchester United's trident was not idle. When the team kicked off again, the ball was quickly passed to the three of them, and they soon began to attack their opponents again.

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