I am the king of football

Chapter 413 Can’t wait
The goal came too fast like a tornado, and there was no time to chase it or block it. Looking at the Malaga players celebrating wildly, the Manchester United players were stunned and couldn't believe it.

It was not until De Gea cursed as he fished the ball out of the goal and kicked it to the front court that the Red Devils' players woke up from their dream.

A goal was scored? The team lost the one-goal advantage they fought so hard to gain in the first round? Is this true?

The three confusing questions lingered in the minds of every Red Devils player. Qin Hu and Van Persie looked at each other in disbelief. Even in the training match when the opponents were all substitute defenders, they had never scored such a quick goal.

It can only be said that at the beginning of the game, Malaga seized the loopholes in Manchester United's defense and various positions that appeared coincidentally due to the changes in the main players.

"1-0, no matter how unacceptable it is, Manchester United has to prepare to restart. Fortunately, the goal came quite early, and there is still a lot of time for the home team to equalize the score."

Just talking about this game, no one would think that Manchester United was finished even if they conceded a goal at the beginning. The tenacity shown by this team this season has always been praised, and Zhan Jun did not express much regret.

"Shhh!!!"

The whistle sounded again and the game started again. This time, when Qin Hu and his teammates kicked the ball, Manchester United was in control of the ball.

Compared to the opponent's choice of pressing forward and attacking directly after the kick-off, the players who had received instructions from Ferguson before the game and did not receive any requests for changes after conceding the first goal chose to stabilize the situation.

As Shinji Kagawa began to pass the ball and cooperate with his teammates in the middle, the midfielder's expertise in organization and dispatch was reflected. Since most of the strength was put on the attack, the Malaga team was not ambiguous and they quickly pressed forward and began to press.

However, since he has suffered too much pressure and pressing from tough midfielders of too many teams in the Premier League, Shinji Kagawa's ability to deal with high-intensity pressing has improved a lot.

"He kept passing the ball, including some attempts to put pressure on his opponent with his back to the basket. Shinji Kagawa has made a lot of progress this season."

Watching Shinji Kagawa's performance, Zhan Jun kept nodding his head in the commentary booth. This season, the Japanese midfielder who came to Manchester United with the title of Bundesliga MVP was criticized by countless people as a fake due to his poor performance. Now that they can see his changes, perhaps everyone can put aside their dissatisfaction.

On the field, after a period of fruitless pressing, the Malaga team also realized that it was impossible to create a second goal by pressing in a short period of time.

In the 15th minute of the game, as Schuster on the sidelines gestured to the team to end the opening pressing tactics, Malaga's crazy offensive finally came to an end.

"When implementing the pressing tactics at the beginning of the game, the most feared thing is that the opponent will steal the ball and then directly counterattack to attack the empty defense of the team. However, it is clear that Manchester United was unable to do this in these 15 minutes. Málaga, who scored a goal, won a great victory in this stage of the competition."

Commenting on the first stage after the start of the game, Zhan Jun felt that Manchester United really lost at the beginning because they were caught off guard. However, after the game started, it can still be seen that Manchester United is much stronger than its opponents in terms of player quality.

“However, in the next game, once Manchester United continues to exert their strength and gain advantages in all aspects, it will be a question whether Malaga can score another goal to reverse the total score.”

As a fan of Manchester United and Qin Hu, Zhan Jun still believes that Manchester United has a greater advantage in this game. Although Scholes and Van Persie are both unable to play, the home team also has veterans who have experienced many ups and downs. The Red Devils with more experience in major competitions are definitely the stronger side. The fans watching this game also have the same inner thoughts. In addition to the diehard fans of Malaga who believe that the team will definitely reverse the total score, even some of their less crazy fans are nervous.

It is not uncommon for the team to be leading but the fans to be unsure. It can only be said that the historical backgrounds of Malaga and Manchester United are fundamentally different.

On the field, as expected, as Malaga retreated to prevent the opponent from seizing the opportunity to counterattack, Manchester United gradually gained the upper hand on the field with the players' strong individual strength and overall solid midfield arrangement.

As Carrick continued to receive passes from Shinji Kagawa and Cleverley's interceptions in the defensive midfielder position, the defensive core also frequently directed the team's offense through long passes.

In the 20th minute of the game, Nani received a long pass from Carrick on the left and went down the sideline. When he was pressured by the opponent's full-back Gamez, he passed the ball directly to the middle.

Qin Hu, who was in the fulcrum position, was not afraid of Demichelis, whom he had defeated once in the last round. He jumped high and successfully headed the ball to the right. Rooney, who came in, shot the falling ball at the edge of the penalty area.

"Shu~"

When the ball hit the crossbar of the Malaga team and flew out of the bottom line, there was a huge sigh at the scene. The Manchester United fans who were holding their breath waiting for their team to score were full of regret, while the Malaga fans, on the other hand, all had faces full of relief for escaping death.

Afterwards, such scenes continued to play out on the court.

In the 27th minute of the game, Qin Hu, who had retreated to the middle to serve as a fulcrum, received an inverted triangle pass from Rooney after he broke through on the right and cut into the right sideline of the penalty area. He shot the ball, but the ball was hit by Demichelis's outstretched toes at the critical moment and refracted and flew out of the baseline.

This made Qin Hu, who thought his shot was a sure thing, hold his head in frustration. The team was now lagging behind in this game, and he really wanted to help the team equalize the score.

Qin Hu had the same idea as Rooney and others behind him. Manchester United's offensive became more and more crazy as the team gained more and more advantage on the field, and it was somewhat deviating from the stability that Ferguson required.

This made Ferguson on the sidelines pace back and forth, wondering whether he should call a halt to the team's offensive. However, looking at the aggressive looks of his players on the field and their increasingly smooth offense, he did not want to call a halt forcibly.

This continued for more than ten minutes. Manchester United's shots in the first half directly exceeded the five-finger mark. Every shot was brilliant, especially Qin Hu's several attempts that almost led to a goal.

But, there was no goal, and it was just a little bit short, which made the Red Devils players' frustration visible to the naked eye.

When Schuster on the sidelines observed the emotional changes of the Red Devils players on the field, he, who was good at taking advantage of this, once again made a gesture to change tactics.

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