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Chapter 477 Attack Focus
"Although Ferguson has left, Manchester United is still the same Manchester United."

Mourinho said in the dressing room: "So in this game, we must not underestimate our opponents. Manchester United only has one Ferguson, but Queiroz has been at Manchester United for such a long time. He is very familiar with the players and the players are familiar with him, so their combat effectiveness will not decrease for the time being... Long, Manchester United's defense is very good. You did a good job and attracted their defense. Messi and Walcott got a lot of opportunities. Against a team like Manchester United, gimmicks won't do much."

Long Bisheng nodded. He already felt it. Although his attraction helped Newcastle open the scoring, Manchester United obviously noticed this in the following games. They strengthened the defense in the middle of the midfield and basically put the offense on the side.

After all, he is a center forward who needs his teammates to pass the ball, especially the crosses from both sides. If there is no cross, although he can create opportunities through his own forced breakthrough at the front of the penalty area, the threat is much smaller.

It seems that it is difficult for me to perform too well in the Premier League just by fighting for the top in the penalty area. After all, there are not many central defenders who can gain a foothold in the Premier League.

Long Bisheng thought in his heart that at this time Mourinho had already arranged the tactics for the second half. In response to Manchester United’s strengthening of the wing attack, he asked Maicon and Bell to focus more on defense, while Essien was responsible for helping them defend—although Manchester United’s offense on both wings was very active, but there was only one ball.

In terms of offense, the central attack prevented Hargreaves and others from freeing up their hands to support the two wings. At the same time, Messi and Walcott moved closer to the side. If the opponent's full-back continued to attack frequently as in the first half, they would tear the opponent's defense from the two wings.

But in this way, the heavy burden of attacking in the center was almost entirely on Long Bisheng's shoulders—although Gerrard and Carrick could help him in the middle, they were midfielders after all, and they were older, so they couldn't get in frequently.

With such a heavy task on a rookie like Long Bisheng, if the opponent is an underdog in the league, then it makes sense, but the opponent is Manchester United!Manchester United with the most titles in England's top league!Can Long Bisheng bear such pressure?

What's more, Long Bisheng, who has not scored consecutively in the previous games, has already taken quite heavy pressure!

Although Long Bisheng is big and looks very strong, big size does not mean strong psychological endurance. How many people in the world look strong on the outside, but are extremely fragile on the inside!
Some Newcastle players were puzzled by this, but out of trust and respect for Mourinho, they did not express their doubts, but secretly observed Long Bisheng and the expression on his face.

To their surprise, Long Bisheng still didn't show any embarrassment on his face, but nodded calmly: "Understood."

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10 minutes into the second half.

Mourinho's eyebrows, which were originally frowning, have gradually relaxed, and Pei Wei next to him is even more beaming, even though the score is still one to one.

Mourinho also hesitated when making this decision. Although he believed that Long Bisheng was capable of accomplishing the tasks he arranged, he was also worried that Long Bisheng would be crushed by the heavy pressure.

What really made him determined was what Pei Wei once commented on Long Bisheng: "Although he is honest, he still has some sensitivity and low self-esteem in his heart, but his ability to withstand pressure is not something that ordinary people can do... He is even enjoying the pressure! Jose, you should know that often those who were poor students in their school years and who were often hit by blows are more able to adapt to society than those excellent students after they enter the society. Long Bisheng is the same. When he was in Yunjia Tianyu Football School, although my people took good care of him, he was the worst player in the school for a long time... Then, many people who were over him were eliminated, but he persisted. There were many talents in his class at that time. Dai Guangming played in Valencia, surrounded by Seville, Zhang Yi played in Lyon, and Udinese. Hu Gandang, Li Jie who played in Hoffenheim, Wu Bufan who played in Tottenham... But now, he is the one with the highest achievement. Think about it, how can such a young man who has been under heavy pressure be afraid of pressure?"

So Mourinho did this, and he was pleasantly surprised to find that what Pei Wei said was right.

The man seemed to be right all the time, because he was always able to spot some traits in people before others.

In the ten minutes since the start of the second half, Long Bisheng has completed the task he assigned very well, using his strength and impact to make Vidic and Evans flawless to take care of others. Although he still cannot create too much threat under the defense of Manchester United's defense triangle, Mourinho can see that it is becoming more and more difficult for Vidic and others to restrain his impact.

Under the cover of Long Bisheng's huge body, the two small forwards Messi and Walcott are like the two sharp teeth of a poisonous snake, ready to inject venom into Manchester United's body at any time.

Manchester United intends to counterattack to reduce the pressure on the defense. Newcastle's offense makes them very uncomfortable-but in Newcastle, they pay attention to the defense on the side, and with a tireless Essien fighting fires, they can't create too many opportunities.

After receiving Messi’s cross again to overwhelm Nemanja Vidic’s head-shaking attack and Akinfeev saved the bottom line, there was warm applause from the stands. Newcastle fans were applauding Long Bisheng. Now they have seen that Long Bisheng’s impact is the most threatening part of Newcastle during this period.

"Evans!" Queiroz couldn't sit still. He stood up and shouted at Evans: "Keep an eye on that big guy! Don't worry about the rest!"

He didn't expect that Mourinho would put all his chips on Long Bisheng during the intermission, and Long Bisheng could actually do this!
Manchester United's central defender combination is one of the best in the Premier League and even in Europe!

Now most of Newcastle's offense will be terminated by Long Bisheng. If his offensive momentum is not stopped, no matter how good Vidic and Evans are, they may make mistakes. In this deadlocked situation, a single mistake may dominate the entire game!
Seeing Queiroz shouting at Evans, Mourinho smiled.

This Portuguese compatriot is still not very suitable to be a head coach... Especially in terms of on-the-spot command, the focus of Newcastle's offense is not actually on Long Bisheng who has performed well during this period, but on Messi, Walcott and even Gerrard hidden behind him!

If it is Ferguson who is wily and calculating, maybe his intentions have been seen by Ferguson long ago, and he will use this to make a big fuss. Unfortunately, Queiroz is not Ferguson.

After Evans followed Long Bisheng closely, Long Bisheng's activity really began to slowly disappear.

Although he still runs in a wide range on the field, his chances of catching the ball are greatly reduced when Evans is also running without hesitation. Whenever Long Bisheng comes to the penalty area, Evans will desperately push him to the outside of the penalty area. Even if he can head the ball farther away from the goal, the threat will be reduced a lot.

This is also the reason why Queiroz chose Evans instead of Vidic to watch Long Bisheng. First, Vidic is the leader of the defense and cannot just focus on one person. Second, Evans is young and has better physical fitness. Long Bisheng will not be thrown away by running.

After Newcastle's most active Long Bisheng fell silent, Queiroz felt it was time to fight back.

But just at this time, Newcastle scored again.

After running, Long Bisheng came to the front of the penalty area, and Evans immediately posted it. At this time, Walcott passed the ball far away. Long Bisheng grabbed the spot and jumped high.
Gerrard, who plugged in later, appeared in this place. He stopped the ball smoothly, then swung his right foot and hit a high-quality world wave!

The ball quickly got into the dead corner of the goal. Although Akinfeev made a save, he still couldn't stop the ball from entering the net!
"GOOOOOOOOOOOAL--Stephen--Gerrard! This will be a goal to seal the victory!" The live commentator Williams roared across the sky above St. James' Park Stadium!
(End of this chapter)