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Chapter 144: King of the Finals! Yang, you actually did it! [Subscribe]

When Yang Cheng and Ferguson met and returned to their respective coaching seats to prepare for the game, the two teams had already lined up.

Manchester United, wearing red jerseys, kicked off in the first half.

Yang Cheng was paying attention to Manchester United's lineup.

Tevez and Rooney stood in the center circle ready to kick off, with Carrick and Scholes languishing at the bottom of the center circle in Manchester United's half.

Hargreaves appeared on the right side.

C Ronaldo appeared on the left side.

"What's going on?" Brian Kidd was a little flustered.

The Chinese coaching staff at Bayswater all guessed wrongly about Manchester United's starting tactics and player positions.

Unexpectedly, Ferguson would arrange Ronaldo to the left.

And Hargreaves was pushed directly to the right side. What was he trying to do?
"I guess they are going to attack us at the beginning!" Yang Cheng said calmly.

This is also a way of thinking.

The attack by the Chinese in Bayswater made it impossible for the Chinese in Bayswater to start.

This is not an empty statement.

But what Yang Cheng really paid attention to was Ronaldo on the left.

This is an attempt to suppress Maicon.

"It's obviously different from the information we got before the game." Brian Kidd was speechless.

Needless to say, it must be Ferguson who is messing around again.

Yang Cheng watched the game intently.

The referee for this match is Lubos Michel from Slovakia.

He has officiated the match between Bayswater Chinese and Real Madrid at home this season.

In that game, Bayswater Chinese defeated Real Madrid 4-2.

Therefore, the Chinese in Bayswater have a certain understanding of the referee's enforcement.

After the start of the game, Manchester United tried to kick the ball to the front court with a long foot, but Pepe headed the ball down and passed it to Yaya Toure, but Manchester United's on-the-spot counterattack was very fierce.

So Yaya Toure passed the ball back to goalkeeper Neuer.

But just as Neuer walked out of the small penalty area and received Yaya Toure's return pass near the left side of the penalty spot, Ronaldo suddenly rushed into the penalty area at an extremely fast speed, chasing Neuer all the way.

The German goalkeeper first received the pass with his feet, but Ronaldo came so suddenly and so fast that he had no time to bend down.

In a hurry, he could only kick the ball out of bounds, giving Manchester United an out-of-bounds ball.

The stadium was suddenly filled with cheers from Manchester United fans.

Yang Cheng clapped his hands vigorously and gave Neuer a thumbs up, while also constantly making movements to steady himself.

They are still a little nervous and can't let go!

Many fans have seen low-level mistakes at the beginning of the game, which is basically due to nervousness.

Especially in a Champions League final like this, even a player with a big heart like Neuer couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

It is conceivable how much pressure the players are under.

Just over a minute into the game, Manchester United completed a long shot.

But the Red Devils' attack continued.

In the opening stage of this game, Ronaldo was mostly on the left, facing Maicon.

In the second minute, the Portuguese was about to start when he was fouled by Maicon.

Located near the midline.

Evra was very active.

When Scholes was about to take a free kick, Ronaldo dribbled forward from the left rib, and Evra quickly moved in from the side.

Las Diarra stayed close to Ronaldo, forcing the Portuguese to pass the ball to Evra.

Maicon followed up and tackled the ball, sending it directly out of bounds.

"After the opening, both teams started a fierce battle on Manchester United's left wing."

"It seems that both sides regard this side as the main battlefield."

"We saw a throw-in from Manchester United."

"It was sent into the penalty area and Pepe headed it out."

"Yaya Toure cleared the ball with a long kick towards the front court."

On the center line, on the right side of Bayswater Chinese, Dzeko retreated to receive the ball and wanted to head it down.

As a result, Vidic quickly came back and competed with Dzeko for the header.

Vidic successfully got the ball and headed it back to the front court.

But the Chinese players from Bayswater controlled the landing point and snatched the ball.

Manchester United launched a counterattack on the spot.

Las Diarra passed the ball to Maicon.

The Brazilian kicked the ball forward directly and sent it accurately to the right side of the frontcourt.

At this time, Dzeko was moving quickly along the right.

Vidic just defended Dzeko and rushed to the center line.

This forced Manchester United's entire back line to press forward.

Dzeko's forward run immediately led to a quick counterattack by the Chinese in Bayswater.

Arshavin and Di Maria rushed in from the center and left respectively.

Dzeko rushed to the right side of Manchester United's penalty area, slowed down first, made an abrupt stop, dribbled the ball inside, and made a horizontal pass with his left foot.

Arshavin broke into the right side of the penalty area, met Dzeko's pass, and shot directly.

At this moment, a thought flashed through Yang Cheng's mind.

Pull the lever and shoot!

If it was Toni Kroos who scored this goal, it would be a sure win!

Arshavin's shot was slightly off the right post.

But it was enough to make Manchester United break out in a cold sweat.

There was a burst of warm applause throughout the stadium.

Less than 3 minutes into the game, the Chinese players from Bayswater also made a threatening shot.

……

"Guess what he means?"

In the Manchester United coaching seat, Ferguson asked assistant coach Queiroz who was sitting next to him.

"Just like us, using our strengths to suppress our strengths." Queiroz wanted to laugh.

Ferguson was very mysterious before the game, but in the end, he still followed his own advice and put Ronaldo on the left.

This is to suppress Maicon, the strongest player on the right side of Bayswater Chinese's defense line.

Where is Yang Cheng?
Dzeko moved to the left, also trying to contain Evra.

Manchester United now faces another choice.

Can Evra still play?

Going up, the defense on the left can only rely on Vidic to pull the ball to the side.

But in this case, the center and the right side will inevitably be empty.

Wes Brown can play in the middle, but don't forget that there is Di Maria on the right.

If Vidic doesn't move to the side, Dzeko will have to exert his strength on the wing.

Ferguson flexibly arranged the positions of the front trident, and Yang Cheng also made flexible adjustments.

Less than 3 minutes into the game, the two head coaches had already engaged in a real fight.

Now, for Ferguson, the question is whether Evra should reduce his forward runs.

The Manchester United godfather hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "10 minutes. I told the players before the game that we should attack for 10 minutes at the start. No matter what the result is, Evra will be withdrawn."

Queiroz nodded.

Given Manchester United's strength, there shouldn't be any major problems in 10 minutes.

What's more, if we could take advantage of the opening period to launch a wave of offensive, score a goal and establish an advantage in the game, the situation would be completely different.

Queiroz feels that this deal is still worth doing.

……

From the first minute of the game, both teams played at the fast pace that is characteristic of the Premier League.

This makes the game very exciting.

But Manchester United's pressing and oppression in the midfield and frontcourt, especially Ronaldo and Evra's quick attacks on the left, as well as midfielders Hargreaves, Scholes and Carrick, disrupted the Chinese in Bayswater.

This had a great impact on the midfield organization of the Chinese in Bayswater.

Especially Hargreaves.

England's midfield position is very free and is not limited to the middle.

He could even press forward to the left where Leighton Baines was.

Moreover, Ferguson's pressing was not aimless.

They didn't seem to be trying to steal the ball at all, but rather were trying to disrupt the passing and cutting of the Chinese players in Bayswater.

Yes, it is destruction.

Whenever the Chinese in Bayswater got the ball, they would rush forward decisively, either using their physical strength, committing fouls, or blocking the opponent.

In short, if they can interrupt the game, they will choose to interrupt the game.

In addition, it was raining in Moscow tonight and the Luzhniki Stadium was wet and slippery, which made it difficult for the Chinese in Bayswater to pass and cut.

In contrast, Manchester United played very simply and clearly.

After Ronaldo switched to the left side, he gained more freedom.

The right-footed player plays on the left. He is fast and has good footwork. Once he gets the ball, it is very easy for him to shoot whether he cuts inside or breaks through.

Since establishing himself as Manchester United's top scorer with the tactical authority to fire without limit, the Portuguese has not been stingy with his shots, taking one whenever he has the chance.

But most of them are long shots.

Yaya Toure's position as a defensive midfielder is very good in protecting the back line.

On Manchester United's left side, with Las Diarra and Maicon, everyone feels more at ease.

As for Tevez and Rooney, they were mostly in the middle of the frontcourt, fighting hard with the two central defenders of Bayswater Chinese.

Tevez often dropped back.

But since the ball was on Ronaldo's side on the left, it was difficult to get the ball.

The situation for the Chinese in Bayswater is not good either.

Every time they got the ball, it was disrupted by Manchester United and the passing and cutting could never be smooth.

What was presented on the field was that Manchester United suppressed the Chinese players in Bayswater through high-pressure defense.

Even the commentator of the match thought that "Ferguson's offensive tactics at the beginning of the game worked."

"He suppressed the Bayswater Chinese the way the Bayswater Chinese do best."

"Next, the most important thing for Manchester United is how to convert this advantage into goals."

Yang Cheng on the sidelines remained unmoved and kept adjusting the players' positions and roles through gestures.

For example, he still allowed Dzeko to move to the wing whenever he had the chance.

Evra is a very important part of Manchester United's wing attack.

In the front trident, Tevez and Rooney are not wingers.

Ronaldo's problem is that no matter where he starts, he will eventually rush into the penalty area.

Therefore, Manchester United's offensive width is actually very dependent on the full-backs.

Wes Brown doesn't have this ability and focuses more on defense.

Evra is particularly important.

Yang Cheng’s strategy was not to specifically assign someone to guard Evra.

So, he chose to let Dzeko play on the wing.

The benefits of doing this are obvious.

Evra did not dare to advance easily and free up Arshavin.

The Russians don't have to fight to the death with Manchester United players.

If you pay close attention to Arshavin's position, he always moves between Manchester United's two central defenders and Carrick.

This is the activity area specially arranged for him by Yang Cheng.

As soon as Carrick got the ball, Arshavin rushed over to grab it.

Therefore, Manchester United's organization is not much better.

Seeing that the team was slow to pass the ball, Yang Cheng signaled Arshavin to retreat further in the 6th minute to keep in touch with Modric.

This is very important.

The connection between these two players from Bayswater Chinese is always able to bring out or pass some difficult balls.

They are not afraid of pressing and can make some difficult balls become simple.

Of course, Arshavin cannot retreat too deep. He must be able to get to the middle as soon as Dzeko gets the ball.

Di Maria is not good at scoring goals, so Yang Cheng is not very reassured about leaving him as the only attacking point in the front.

An important task for the Argentines is to contain Wes Brown.

In the 8th minute, Yang Cheng called Modric again, signaling him to move further to the right.

Yang Cheng discovered that Hargreaves often rushed forward, and his position was on the right side, which was the left side of the Chinese in Bayswater, so Modric moved further to the right and away from Hargreaves.

Yang Cheng was not worried about Hargreaves.

Leighton Baines' defense is still very good.

Sometimes, there is only one step between death and life.

One step represents the initiative, and the initiative represents the opportunity to pass the ball and shoot.

Therefore, as long as the general direction is not a problem, Yang Cheng basically makes minor adjustments.

And in the 10th minute, Yang Cheng noticed that Manchester United midfielder Scholes was no longer in a hurry to pass the ball forward, but slowed down his attack intentionally or unintentionally.

This gave him an idea.

After so many years of opening attack, the Chinese at Bayswater are famous for their blitzkrieg in European football. Can Yang Cheng still not guess Ferguson's intention?

I just want to grab a spot at the start.

I don’t know if Ferguson understands that the time when the Chinese at Bayswater are most likely to lose the ball is after a strong attack.

So, he signaled the team to start speeding up the tempo a little and push the midfield forward.

This is equivalent to sticking to Manchester United and not letting him retreat.

Sure enough, in the 13th minute, both sides started fighting near the center line.

Evra still did not retreat, but instead fought back on the spot and fought to the death with the Chinese players of Bayswater.

Yaya Toure rolled the ball directly to Carrick's side.

Arshavin retreated, between Carrick and Scholes, took the ball with his back to the direction of attack, took a step back, and passed it back to Modric.

The Croatian took a step sideways to his right, dodged Scholes and made a diagonal pass.

The ball passed by Scholes, passed through Evra, and landed near the right sideline which was almost level with Manchester United's defense.

Vidic's position was slightly towards the middle, and although Evra was close to the left sideline, his position was near the center line.

This resulted in a small gap in Manchester United's left-back area.

Dzeko was ready. He ran over quickly, received the ball, and moved forward along the right.

The Bosnian center forward was using almost all his strength to dribble the ball at the fastest speed. Once he rushed forward, he was tall and had long legs, so his speed was still quite good.

Soon, Dzeko got ahead of Vidic and stepped into the right side of Manchester United's penalty area.

Vidic immediately took a step back to avoid physical contact with Dzeko.

The Bosnian center didn't care about all this. He continued to dribble the ball towards the baseline. After just one step, he suddenly stopped and made an inverted triangle pass with his right foot, passing the ball back to the area near the penalty spot and the top of the arc.

On this diagonal line, not a single Manchester United midfielder returned!

Evra was the closest, but he had no time to intercept Dzeko's return pass.

The whole process was exactly the same as the shot by the Chinese player from Bayswater in the 3rd minute.

The difference is that that was a sideways pass, while this time it was a reverse triangle pass.

But it was Arshavin who responded.

The Russian quickly caught up, pulled the ball with his left foot and stopped it in front of his left side. Before Ferdinand turned around, he chased after him and shot a low shot with his left foot.

The ball flew out at an extremely fast speed and went straight to the left side of the goal.

Neither center back Ferdinand nor goalkeeper Van der Sar could do anything about this shot.

Wes Brown?

He was disturbed by Di Maria and stood a little to the right.

"The ball went in!!!"

"Very, very sudden!!"

“Very unexpected!”

"In the 13th minute of the game, the Chinese from Bayswater took the lead in breaking through Manchester United's goal!"

“It was a very surprising shot!”

"At the same time, this was the second shot by the Bayswater Chinese in this game, and it actually broke through Manchester United's goal."

"When we took the first shot just now, we saw the crisis in Manchester United's defense."

"But Ferguson didn't try to make amends and wanted to continue the attack."

"Now, Manchester United have paid the price for their pride!"

"1 to 0!"

"When Manchester United shot six times but none of them were on target, the Chinese from Bayswater shot twice and scored a goal, breaking the deadlock!"

“That’s efficiency!”

When Arshavin rushed out of the stadium to celebrate, the whole stadium was filled with cheers from Bayswater's Chinese fans.

There were also many Russian fans in the stadium, cheering for Arshavin.

All the Bayswater Chinese players rushed out and celebrated wildly.

No one expected that the goal would come so suddenly.

But that's football!

……

Yang Cheng raised his right fist high up very calmly.

But soon, he was surrounded by Brian Kidd and others who rushed over from behind.

Everyone was very excited.

Especially Brian Kidd.

Enough of that damn Ferguson's arrogance.

Still want to win the Triple Crown?
Go dream!

But at this moment, Brian Kidd had completely lost his composure. He pulled Yang Cheng and kept shouting, "My God, you actually did it!"

"You're absolutely right. We really broke in from this side!"

Both shots were the result of Yang Cheng's pre-match deployment.

The routine is the same, the difference lies in the players' on-the-spot performance.

After all, no one knows how the defensive players will respond.

As a result, he was really put in.

We took the lead after 13 minutes!
……

“Wuhu!!”

After seeing Bayswater Chinese take the lead, Xia Xi, who was sitting among the fans of Bayswater Chinese and the players' families, couldn't help himself. He jumped up and cheered like the fans around him.

"Yang Cheng, well done!"

Xia Xi's girlfriend was a little embarrassed at first and wanted to pull Xia Xi back so that he wouldn't get too excited.

But when he saw that everyone around him was even more excited than he was, he immediately gave up.

Xia Qing, Xia Anmin and others were also very excited and they all stood up and applauded.

"This is the tactic from our Chinese military strategy, playing hard to get." Xia Anmin praised with a laugh.

"This kid is very patient."

"You played very passively after the start, but you refused to give up. I stabbed you at the critical moment. Well done!"

Yang Jianguo was equally excited. "It's really not easy to fool Ferguson. Our ancestors' stuff is really useful."

"Who says it's not?"

Xia Anmin suddenly became excited.

In Xia Xi's words, he is the king of football.

But at this moment, when he combines football, a war without the smoke of gunpowder, with ancient Chinese military tactics, he can really talk about it and make it sound very realistic.

This made Xia Xi and Xia Qing look at each other and smile.

According to Yang Cheng, everyone has a different understanding of football and naturally has different feelings.

But football is essentially the same.

On the contrary, Li Hongying and Cao Wenhui, neither of whom liked watching football, sat next to each other and kept shaking their heads as they watched.

"My heart almost jumped out of my chest. I was so nervous!"

"Just now, I was afraid several times that they would score against us."

"Acheng is still the best." Cao Wenhui praised him highly.

……

After the restart, Manchester United's players were very experienced and they patiently tried to control the tempo. Having just lost the ball, if they rushed out rashly at this time, it would be very likely that Bayswater Chinese would pose a threat again.

But the Chinese in Bayswater had no such concerns and pressed forward directly.

Yang Cheng immediately walked to the sidelines and signaled to the players not to be too anxious and to remain calm.

First stabilize the defense, and then slowly consume Manchester United.

After Yang Cheng's shout, the Bayswater Chinese players gradually regained their composure and began to patiently seek control of the ball.

If Manchester United retreats, the Chinese in Bayswater will be able to control the midfield smoothly.

This is the benefit of having midfield advantage and passing and controlling advantage.

After all, in the midfield of the Bayswater Chinese, even a "butcher" like Las Diarra has excellent passing and ball control skills.

On the other hand, Manchester United's Carrick, Scholes and Hargreaves do not have such genes.

But there is one thing that Yang Cheng gave very clear instructions.

Dzeko still moved to the right.

As long as Evra is not available, Manchester United's offensive threat will be greatly reduced.

In this game, the biggest difference between Bayswater Chinese and Manchester United is that Yang Cheng is able to keep his composure. He even chooses to retreat and give up the initiative of the game when Manchester United presses forward.

Manchester United just refused.

But Ferguson quickly made adjustments.

Then we saw Rooney start to move to the left, replacing Ronaldo and becoming the left winger.

Tevez is still in the middle.

Ronaldo's position is very free.

In midfield, Hargreaves was asked to narrow the defensive range and return to Carrick's side.

But Wes Brown is a little bit further up the pitch.

Obviously, when necessary, Manchester United's right back can also move forward and participate in the attack.

After several adjustments, Manchester United's offense gradually began to improve.

Ferguson obviously still doesn't want the Bayswater Chinese to play smooth passing and cutting, so Manchester United needs to keep moving forward to suppress the Bayswater Chinese midfield.

Through "disruption" which proved to be effective after the opening, the passing and cutting of the Chinese in Bayswater were prevented.

Yang Cheng signaled the team to retreat appropriately.

This resulted in the two sides competing for the ball in an area that was basically 30 meters from the center line to the Chinese in Bayswater.

"Manchester United still has a lot of momentum right now."

“Obviously, they weren’t hurt by conceding the first goal.”

"That's understandable."

"Ferguson said in his pre-match press conference that Manchester United has a very proud history of the Champions League final."

"That is, they have reached the Champions League final twice in their history and won the championship both times."

"This season is their third time reaching the Champions League final."

"The first time was in the 67/68 season. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London. The opponent was Benfica from the Portuguese Super League. Bobby Charlton scored the first goal for Manchester United, but Benfica equalized the score later."

"Once the two sides entered overtime, it completely became Brian Kidd's performance stage."

"This legendary striker of Manchester United made an assist and a goal in the extra time, helping Manchester United score three goals in a row, defeating Benfica 3-4 and winning the first Champions League title in the club's history."

"Interestingly, Brian Kidd was sitting at the Luzhniki Stadium tonight, but he was in the coaching booth of the Chinese team at Bayswater. He was once Ferguson's right-hand man during the Treble era, but he went to Blackburn midway through."

"In 99, when Ferguson was the coach of the Champions League, they also conceded a goal and then reversed the situation against Bayern Munich."

"Therefore, we have reason to believe that Ferguson must have been prepared to concede the goal before the game."

……

From the 15th minute onwards, a completely new situation took place in the game.

The Chinese players in Bayswater gradually strengthened the team's passing and cutting cooperation, trying hard to control the ball and want to play a smooth cooperation, but Manchester United was obviously not happy.

So, gradually, Manchester United began to strengthen the midfield and the frontcourt, especially putting pressure on the backcourt of the Chinese in Bayswater.

At this time, Evra on the left gradually began to become restless again.

The French full-backs began to move forward frequently to support Ronaldo and Rooney on the left, trying to launch a threatening attack as soon as possible.

This also allowed Manchester United to regain some advantages in the frontcourt.

But in the 21st minute, Las Diarra intercepted the ball and passed it to Pepe.

The Brazilian passed it straight to Yaya Toure.

After Yaya Toure stopped the ball, he made a long diagonal pass, directly transferring the ball to the right side of the frontcourt.

Dzeko once again ran diagonally to the right side, spotted the ball, turned his back to the direction of attack, stopped the ball with his chest, and then controlled the ball with his foot.

Vidic is now sticking closely to Dzeko, ready to strike at any time.

But the Bosnian center did not give him such an opportunity. He took the initiative to move back and avoided Vidic. Seeing Arshavin rushing up, he immediately passed the ball to the right rib.

The Russian player quickly moved forward and when he received the ball, he made a fake move to fool Carrick. He pushed the ball horizontally with the outside of his left foot, and it immediately changed from vertical to diagonal.

Arshavin took only one step towards the top of the arc and immediately made a diagonal pass to the left side of the penalty area.

Next to Wes Brown.

After Vidic followed Dzeko to the side, Ferdinand naturally followed him out, and Wes Brown moved inside to the penalty spot, always keeping a distance.

But in this way, the entire left half of the field is vacant.

Di Maria was also originally moving inwards, but after seeing Arshavin change the direction of attack, he immediately started to move forward and cut diagonally to the side of Wes Brown at the fastest speed.

Arshavin's pass went just in front of Di Maria, and the Argentine quickly caught up.

Hargreaves also quickly returned to defense.

When Di Maria rushed into Manchester United's penalty area, on the left side of the penalty spot, and stopped Arshavin's diagonal pass with his left foot, Wes Brown was turning around but had missed the opportunity.

Hargreaves was a little slow and didn't catch up.

Van der Sar decisively left the goal and attacked.

After Di Maria stopped the ball with his left foot, he took another step forward and faced Van der Sar who was attacking. The Argentine shook his body, deceived Van der Sar's center of gravity, and then pushed the ball with the outside of his left foot, directly shaking Van der Sar away.

He chased after him and shot the ball with his left foot in an awkward posture.

After the shot was completed, Di Maria lost his balance and fell in the penalty area.

But the football still slowly fell towards the Manchester United goal behind Van der Sar.

"The ball went in!!!"

"The 2th goal!!"

"From the Argentine striker Angel Di Maria!"

"In the 21st minute of the first half, Bayswater Chinese scored another goal!"

"Manchester United's defense is arguably the strongest in European football this season."

"But tonight, on this rainy night in Moscow, Russia, the Bayswater Chinese scored twice against Manchester United in just 21 minutes."

"2 to 0!"

On the field, Bayswater's Chinese players all rushed towards Di Maria who was lying on the ground. They piled on him without any hesitation and pushed the noodle man to the bottom.

On the sidelines, Yang Cheng was even more excited than before when Di Maria scored the goal.

If the first goal was just a lead, then the second goal truly established an advantage.

And it is a very obvious advantage!

It's only been 21 minutes!

Yang Cheng even began to doubt whether Di Maria was really the king of the final?

Otherwise, how to explain that he has only scored 5 goals in the Premier League this season, less than Gareth Bale, Walcott and Lewandowski.

But when the critical moment comes, he can seize the opportunity!

Look at the way he stopped the ball to get past Wes Brown and got rid of Hargreaves, and then the way he flicked the ball with his left foot past Van der Sar. How calm he was!

"Arshavin's pass was really beautiful, and Di Maria's subsequent handling was also very calm!" Brian Kidd gave his own evaluation.

Yang Cheng nodded.

A lot of credit for this goal should go to Arshavin.

Of course, Dzeko is also crucial.

After all, it was he who received the long pass that broke through Manchester United's midfield.

Every time Dzeko moved to the wing, Arshavin would immediately run to the connection between Manchester United's central defenders and midfielders, which made Manchester United's defensive players feel uncomfortable.

Especially like just now.

Vidic has moved to the side, does Ferdinand need to come out again to mark Arshavin?
What if Vidic is broken through?
Dzeko is not the kind of center forward who can’t handle the ball or dribble past opponents.

This created some very big trouble for Manchester United's midfield and backcourt.

Ferguson was also shaking his head as he watched from the sidelines.

Dzeko is on the wing again, on the left!
……

In a mansion somewhere in Moscow.

Abramovich could have gone to watch the game.

For ordinary fans, tickets for the Champions League final are hard to come by, but for him, they are within his reach.

But he was unwilling to support Manchester United and the Chinese in Bayswater.

He will not be happy no matter which of these two teams wins.

So, he chose to stay home.

Sitting in the living room at home, watching this world-renowned battle.

He saw Arshavin's goal and the assist from his Russian compatriot.

This made him unable to help but stand up from the sofa.

"Arshavin..."

Personal assistant Marina Granovskaia nodded and said, "He is really strong, obviously much stronger than the people around him."

Arshavin can pass, shoot, control and dribble, he can be said to be an all-around scorer.

The only shortcoming is that he is a little short.

Of course, in the world of football, if Arshavin were a little taller, he would never be able to be so flexible and have such exquisite footwork.

"You go and inform Pini that after the Champions League final, contact the Chinese in Bayswater and then ask Arshavin." Abramovich was a little excited.

He seemed to have seen that tomorrow, all the major newspapers in Russia, Europe, and even the world would be filled with news and reports about Arshavin.

The Russians performed exceptionally well.

It can simply be described as magical.

"Boss, I heard that Usmanov from Arsenal also wants to sign him." Granovskaia reminded.

When Abramovich heard the name of his "old friend", his expression changed again.

Of course he could guess what Usmanov wanted to do.

What's more, the other party acquired Arsenal, a traditional powerhouse also located in London.

Thinking of this, Abramovich snorted twice.

"Then rob it. Would I be afraid of him?"

……

After Bayswater Chinese took a 2-goal lead, the pace of the game slowed down slightly.

In this way, the Chinese in Bayswater further strengthened their advantage in passing and controlling the ball and gradually took control of the midfield.

This also means that Manchester United has begun to relax its pressing and pressure in the midfield and frontcourt.

Once the midfield is controlled, it will be difficult for Manchester United to pass the ball through the midfield.

Then a scene appeared that Yang Cheng was very happy to see.

Manchester United started to pass the ball long.

The target is Rooney.

But whether in the middle or on the left, Rooney finds it difficult to gain an advantage when receiving long passes.

Not to mention Pepe, Thiago Silva and Yaya Toure, even Maicon has the ability to compete with Rooney for headers.

You know, Maicon has won an average of 1.2 headers per game this season.

In comparison, what are Rooney's statistics?
Average of 0.8 successful headers per game.

Of course, these are season averages.

It’s hard to say for a specific game.

But this also reflects that Maicon is not inferior to Rooney in high balls.

Therefore, Manchester United's long passes are not very threatening.

After Rooney was locked down, he passed the ball to Ronaldo several times, but the Portuguese's character is to shoot when there is a chance.

Almost half of Manchester United's shots were taken by Ronaldo.

Moreover, Ronaldo cannot play as a center forward, as he is not good at handling the ball with his back to the goal.

Every time after receiving a long pass, once he is marked, the next connecting action is always difficult to handle.

After a few kicks, Manchester United stopped playing long passes.

In this way, the game situation gradually stabilized.

Half an hour has passed.

It was only at this moment that everyone realized that Manchester United had no good way to deal with the Chinese defense in Bayswater.

On the contrary, the Chinese in Bayswater, after controlling the midfield, began to effectively organize the attack through passing and cutting, which in turn forced Manchester United to gradually retreat.

However, Yang Cheng did have some shortcomings.

"Do you think Manchester United committed too few fouls in the frontcourt today?"

Yang Cheng walked back to the coaching seat and asked Brian Kidd.

The frontcourt that Yang Cheng mentioned is Manchester United's backcourt.

Brian Kidd wanted to laugh a little, and pointed at Jenny Vio, his meaning was self-evident.

When Gianni Vio sits on the coaching bench of Bayswater Chinese, any team has to carefully consider whether they can afford the cost of committing fouls in the frontcourt.

"Besides, Ferguson must know the problems of his team. He is not stupid." Brian Kidd said with a smile.

Yang Cheng sighed with some helplessness.

He really prepared a lot of killer moves for this game.

In addition to letting Dzeko play to the wing, he has another trick that is also very reliable.

This is Manchester United’s weakness in defending high balls.

Does it sound outrageous when you say it out loud?
Ferdinand, Vidic, Wes Brown, these are all defenders with good ability to defend high balls.

Logically speaking, Manchester United should be very strong in defending high balls.

But actually?
This season, many of the goals Manchester United conceded were due to mistakes in defending high balls.

I won’t talk about things that happened too far back. In the 33rd round of the Premier League, Manchester United lost a high ball when they were visiting the Riverside Stadium.

In the 34th round of the Premier League, Manchester United played against Arsenal at home and conceded another high ball.

In the 35th round of the Premier League, Manchester United played away against Blackburn and lost a goal.

In the 36th round of the Premier League, Manchester United played away against Chelsea and lost again.

In fact, not only Yang Cheng, but everyone felt very magical and surprised.

How did Manchester United manage to have a solid defense on the one hand, but on the other hand, they kept making mistakes when defending against high balls?
Some people may ask, since Manchester United has this shortcoming, why doesn’t everyone else use it?
The reason is very simple, high balls basically come from long passes or crosses.

These are all inefficient offensive methods, so they are generally not used very often.

Moreover, Ferdinand and Vidic didn't lose high balls every time.

So, everyone is using it, but the effects are different.

The Chinese at Bayswater didn't actually use many high balls. Even when they made long passes to Dzeko, they basically didn't pass them very high.

There are also fewer crosses from the wing.

Specifically in this game, we failed to make good use of this point.

Giannis Vie also prepared several free kick attacking routines, hoping to take advantage of Manchester United's weaknesses in defending high balls.

Now it seems that it is of no use.

But that's how football games are sometimes.

The tactics carefully prepared by the head coach may not necessarily be effective.

Or, you may prepare several sets, but only one of them may perform well.

There is no way to do this. After all, while we are targeting our opponents, they are also targeting us in return.

……

The first half ended with Bayswater Chinese leading 2-0.

During the half-time break, Yang Cheng first affirmed the players' performance, and specifically praised several players including Arshavin. He also affirmed the performance of Las Diarra.

In the first half, he and Maicon were on the left and froze Ronaldo several times.

The Portuguese later ran to the right.

So Las Diarra switched positions with Modric and followed him.

Yang Cheng even thought that Ronaldo had not been able to gain an advantage over Las Diarra in several matches, probably because he got a headache when he saw the French midfielder.

Too clingy!

The key is that he really has experience in defense.

But after praising, Yang Cheng also gave harsh criticism.

Especially at the beginning of the league, the players were a bit nervous. At the end of the first half, when the team was already leading by 2 goals, the players obviously played a little relaxed, which allowed Manchester United to have a small climax in the last few minutes.

"If Manchester United's players had a better ability to seize opportunities, we would be finished!"

Yang Cheng scolded loudly.

He wasn't actually angry at all.

Because Manchester United did not get an absolute chance.

But this trend cannot be encouraged and must be eliminated during the half-time break and not carried into the second half.

Yang Cheng doesn't want to be the typical guy who pops champagne at halftime.

"In the second half, I don't want to see this happen again. If anyone can't be 100% focused and committed, I will make a substitution!"

"Whoever he is!"

Yang Cheng's "intimidation" still worked.

At the very least, after the start of the second half, the Chinese players in Bayswater played more devotedly and the players were more focused.

Ferguson did not make any substitutions during the half-time break.

Yang Cheng put himself in the shoes of the other party and thought that if he were in his shoes, he wouldn’t know how to replace the person.

Manchester United's entire technical and tactical approach this season is actually a bit biased, overly biased towards the trident in the frontcourt.

Especially Ronaldo.

But the trident combination is unreasonable.

Although its impact capability is very strong, it is very average in positional warfare.

Originally, Ferguson had high hopes for Louis Saha.

The Frenchman is extremely good at holding the ball with his back to the goal, which will be a great fit when paired with Rooney and Ronaldo.

But after Saha joined Manchester United, he has never had a stable appearance, either due to injuries or various other problems.

As early as last season, why did Ferguson choose Alan Smith to partner with Rooney and Ronaldo?
Still want Alan Smith to copy Saha.

But it turns out that Alan Smith is no Saha.

Manchester United lost to Chelsea in a crucial match and gave up the league championship.

When Tevez joined the team, the trident performed better and better, and Ferguson had no reason to make any substitutions.

The situation is actually a bit similar to last season.

Therefore, the British media has been reporting that Ferguson wants to sign Dzeko, Berbatov, and Benzema from Lyon as one of the three players this summer.

This also proves that in Ferguson's heart, he has always been clear that the trident combination is unreasonable.

At the very least, their characteristics are not complementary enough, and their performance was not strong enough in key games.

Just like this one.

In the second half, with two goals behind, Manchester United's frontcourt could not launch any threatening attacks after losing the advantage in the midfield.

The three players can only rely on their personal abilities to create some opportunities.

But the effect was minimal.

On the contrary, Bayswater Chinese almost scored again in the 58th minute.

Maicon made a straight pass from the right.

Dzeko stopped the ball with his back, blocked Evra with his body, cut inside with the ball, and suddenly shot with his left foot, making a long shot.

Fortunately, Van der Sar was very focused and saved the ball by turning sideways.

Otherwise, this would be a world-class goal!

This goal also hit Manchester United's morale.

Ferguson wanted to strengthen the attack, so he wanted to replace Giggs.

Yang Cheng originally thought that he would replace Hargreaves.

Unexpectedly, he chose to replace Scholes.

In this way, Manchester United returned to the 442 formation.