princely elegance

Chapter 430 They Are Afraid of Us

Old Trafford, one of the top stadiums in Europe, the home of the famous Red Devils Manchester United, everyone who comes here will be affected by the fanatical atmosphere, especially the La Liga teams.

Compared with the madness of the Premier League fans, the Real Madrid fans are so elegant and gentle.

But Gago and the others are seasoned veterans who have played against various types of teams, and they have played against Premier League teams not once or twice.And this time Real Madrid's main lineup, Alonso, Mascherano, Arbeloa, and Robben were all played in the Premier League.Liverpool and Chelsea, where they are located, are Manchester United's mortal enemies in the Premier League, and they completely ignore this atmosphere.

Except for Silva, the other players basically work hard in the Champions League every year. The number of times this devil has experienced at home can't be counted on the fingers of both hands.

So when the Manchester United fans booed wildly when Real Madrid kicked off, the faces of the Blancos were indifferent, and there was nothing unusual.

"Welcome to the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, here is Old Trafford, I am a good friend of everyone, Martin Taylor of Sky TV!"

As a commentator, the first thing to do is to introduce the starting lineups of the two sides. This time, most of the starting 11 players sent by Manchester United did not exceed the expectations of the fans. They are almost the strongest lineup in Manchester United's hands.

Goalkeeper Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Rafael.Among them, the appearance of teenager Rafael made Schuster unexpected. You must know that Manchester United captain Gary Neville is in good health.

In the midfield, Ferguson spent the most time, Carrick, Scholes, Ronaldo, Giggs.The appearance of two of the veterans surprised everyone. Although the state of the two did not decline rapidly, they were undoubtedly at a disadvantage compared with the Real Madrid players who were in the best time of their lives.However, considering Real Madrid's terrifying triple core, which is known as the world's number one midfielder, it is understandable for Ferguson to make such an arrangement.

It's just that this time Schuster unexpectedly arranged a lineup with double defensive midfielders, which made Ferguson's arrangement fall by half.But on this point, Ferguson said so to his players.

"Look, Real Madrid, who used their offense to beat European invincibles, retreated at Old Trafford. They dared not attack with all their strength, and they used this slightly conservative formation. What does this mean?"

When he said this, Ferguson paused for a moment, and then shouted loudly when everyone was expecting it.

"They are afraid of us, afraid of us Manchester United!"

This sentence completely dispelled the haze of the failure of the Manchester United players' pre-match tactical arrangements, and completely inspired their morale.Sure enough, in terms of talking skills, Ferguson, who has been in the football camp for more than [-] years, is completely top-notch.

Since Tevez switched to Manchester City in the summer, Rooney's partner in the frontcourt in this game is Berbatov.Brother Xiaosa can be said to be the king of Manchester United's history, but Ferguson really missed him.

Everyone recognizes Berbatov's strength, but his way of playing is completely inconsistent with Manchester United.Manchester United is a team that is very particular about running without the ball, even if they don't have the ball, they have to keep running.

But Berbatov is the kind of striker who doesn't run much even when the ball is under his feet. The title of Brother Xiaosha is not just talking.For Ferguson, who has always been strict, Ababa's behavior is "lazy", and he has scolded in public more than once.

But Berbataba is also a stubborn player, he thinks that is the most suitable way of playing for him, so his situation at Manchester United is extremely bad.And this time he actually started the game, which is the most unexpected point of the fans and the media. Even if Irving is sent, it is more reasonable than him.

But no matter how unreasonable it is, as long as Ferguson did it, it must be reasonable.In the hearts of Manchester United fans, this old man is a god!

Although this time Real Madrid deployed a double midfielder lineup to strengthen the defensive ability of the midfielder, but the control of the ball has inevitably dropped to a higher level.

Compared with Gago and Silva, Sneijder's ability to control the ball is a bit worse, so Real Madrid's first attack after kick-off was not successful.After the ball reached Sneijder's feet, it was pressed by Carrick and Scholes and failed to pass.

The first time Manchester United launched an attack was not Carrick, the playmaker, but Ferdinand, the central defender.

Among the central defenders, Ferdinand may not be the best in terms of defensive ability, but he is currently the most valuable player in the transfer of central defenders.The purpose of Ferguson's introduction of him is to see his ability to dribble the ball in the backcourt to launch an offense in the first time in addition to his outstanding defensive ability.

The reason why Ziglinski, who was bought by Barcelona at a high price at the beginning of the season, was favored by Guardiola was because he also showed this talent in the miners. It's a natural fit for Barcelona's system.

It's just that after half a season, all the Barcelona fans were yelling at Ziglinski as a "parallel importer", completely forgetting the joy when they heard the Ukrainian joined at the beginning of the season.

"I really thought I could buy Pepe with money!"

These are the words that Real Madrid fans have been mocking Barcelona this season. Indeed, compared with Pepe, who has become the core of Real Madrid's defense, Ziglinski, who is worth about the same as him, is a big joke.

The words are divided into two parts. After taking the ball, Ferdinand has a lot of momentum, his movements are simple and simple, but his skills in protecting the ball are first-class. On the way to Real Madrid's half-court, Alonso can break the ball all the way.

It's just that after halftime, Ferdinand gave the ball to Giggs on the wing very self-aware. He is a defender after all, and his offensive ability is still far behind that of such a professional.

But Giggs encountered a problem after getting the ball. He and Heinze are no strangers, but they have been teammates for several years.However, when Heinze left, it can be said that he completely broke his face with Manchester United. Giggs, who is a diehard Manchester United fan, naturally has no friendship with him, but has a bit of hatred.

Facing Giggs' breakthrough this time, Heinze didn't have anything to say, and directly shoveled the ball out of the boundary.By the way, Giggs was brought, but the referee just blew his whistle and did nothing.

After Heinze stood up, he didn't make any friendly gestures towards Giggs who was still lying on the lawn, and left directly.In the Premier League, this kind of action can only be said to be "routine".

Sure enough, Giggs didn't complain even though his face was grim. He has experienced enough times to write a book about this kind of action.

In the opening 15 minutes, the two teams failed to complete a shot, which is extremely uncomfortable for fans who are used to watching Real Madrid games.

It's just that Real Madrid's control of the midfield has indeed dropped a notch after switching to a double midfielder. Seeing this situation, Gago's instinct made him make adjustments, commanding Silva and Robben to retreat to the center together. Now, Real Madrid has five players in the midfield.

With Silva's excellent ball-handling ability on the wing, coupled with Real Madrid's best long-distance dribbling ability, Robben finally allowed Real Madrid to regain the midfield situation.

And in this way, what worries Real Madrid fans is that there is only Gago left in the frontcourt. Facing the tall defenders like Ferdinand, the thin and short he looks so weak.

But the facts surprised everyone. After Silva and Robben retreated, Real Madrid's offense became smoother.As soon as the control of the midfield came back, the pass and cut cooperation in the past was very simple.

Everyone, including Ferguson, underestimated Gago's body balance ability. Under Ferdinand's pressure, Gago managed to control the ball, and then made a quick reverse kick with his back.

Before Vidic came out, he turned around and volleyed the ball with his right foot. Although the kick was very fast, the angle and strength were well controlled, and he went straight to the upper right corner of the goal.

"Perfect save, the Dutch goalkeeper saved Manchester United. No.19 minutes, there was finally a shot in the audience. Real Madrid's number one star Fernando Gago turned around and forced a kick. But the quality of this shot is extremely high, although There is no arc, but the speed is extremely fast. If Van der Sar's position is not correct, plus the early movement, maybe Real Madrid has already taken the lead by one goal!"

Originally, Gago was very confident about his shot. In La Liga, as long as he kicked this kind of ball, he was basically sure.But who would have thought that Van der Sar would be able to save the ball, he deserves to be one of the best goalkeepers in football!

Although he failed to score a goal, Gago still gave him a thumbs-up for Silva who passed the ball, saying it was very good and he just did it.

"It seems that I should abandon my previous point of view. Is this still the Fernando who was so tired that he vomited and fainted after the game against Manchester United? Now that he and Leo are not weak under the physical confrontation, it is completely impossible to see that it was the same as before. That weak Argentine prince!"

Martin, the commentator of Sky TV, raised the hearts of all Manchester United fans. Originally, they thought that Real Madrid only had an Argentine in the frontcourt, and they basically could not pose a threat to Manchester United's defense. But after watching this shot, everyone thought Don't think so.Martin spoke their minds.

As if to verify their concerns, in the following time, Real Madrid thoroughly demonstrated its unrivaled offensive football across La Liga and Europe, and Gago, who was at the forefront as a single arrow, also demonstrated his all-around offensive ability.

Breaking through with the ball, splitting the ball and shooting from long distances, coupled with the cooperation of Silva and Robben on the wing, the small-scale cooperation of the three in the frontcourt caused the entire Manchester United defense to start to bear the blow.

During this period of time, Van der Sar became the busiest person in Manchester United, constantly connecting high and low, trying to keep the goal!
(End of this chapter)