Soccer Super Marksman

It turned out that what Cui Zhen was worried about was this situation. Lingard and Pogba started at the same time, and both of them were midfielders.But there was a conflict between the thinking of the two when they participated in the offense.

Although both of them can play the defensive midfielder, they both have the awareness of moving forward, and the inertia of their activities is vertical, that is, their own side goes in and goes to the opponent's penalty area.

When Pogba teamed up with Schneiderlin, Schneiderlin was on the defensive midfielder, Pogba sometimes stepped forward, and Cui Zhen would take the initiative to create opportunities for Pogba.And Cui Zhen will also go to the right to create the effect of Manchester United's offense together with Mkhitaryan, thus tearing down the opponent's defense.

But when Pogba and Lingard stepped forward to participate in the attack at the same time, Cui Chen would inevitably pull aside, but the problem is that after the two came up at the same time, Cui Zhen's role was reduced, and there was no one on the back waistline!
This led to Newcastle United's counterattack, which was very sharp in the early part of the first half.

If there is no one on the back line, the defender must go up, otherwise a parallel defensive line will not have a sense of hierarchy, and the opponent can penetrate the defense line with just a ball behind him!

In the 23rd minute of the game, midfielder Matt Ricci got a chance to counterattack in the frontcourt.He dribbled the ball towards Manchester United's penalty area, and Bayi came up to act as a defensive midfielder. Manchester United's defense suddenly became extremely empty. Forward Mitrovic sends a wonderful pass.

Before Mitrovic entered the penalty area, goalkeeper De Gea, who had a great range of activities, had already decisively abandoned the goal. He slid outside the penalty area and knocked down Mitrovic. The referee sounded the whistle and awarded a penalty De Gea fouled and showed him a red card!
De Gea was extremely angry when he left the field, but he was not protesting against the referee's penalty, but was dissatisfied with the team's defense!
Who exactly?Not sure.

Maybe the defensive midfielder and the defender are all within the scope of his criticism. He thinks he is a victim of Manchester United's poor defense in this game, and it is understandable to vent some words.

"Oops, Manchester United played one less player in the first half. If goalkeeper De Gea doesn't abandon the goal, striker Mitrovic will get a one-shot chance, but he may be calmer and take a step back. , Even if Mitrovic scored this goal, Manchester United will still play 11 against 11 at least, and there is plenty of time for the game, but now they have to fight with 10, conceding the ball or playing one less player, which is more cost-effective, everyone has a different opinion."

Mourinho frowned on the sidelines. He had noticed the conflict between Lingard and Pogba as a double midfielder a long time ago. The running-in cooperation is a tacit understanding.

He felt that after half a season, if he tried this combination again, maybe the effect would be better.

But today's more than 20-minute game, it is no exaggeration to say that the conflict between Pogba and Lingard's roles not only affected the performance of the two, but even Cui Zhen was affected by Chi Yu.

Manchester United's midfield is extremely chaotic, with a higher rate of coordination errors than usual, and the most important point is the confusion of responsibilities and roles.

Cui Zhen failed to show his ability as a midfield organizer, because the two players behind him have organizational skills. Lingard wants to play a little bit, and Pogba also wants to play a little bit. If he is only one person, he can still maintain Balance, and achieve the effect that the east is not bright and the west is bright, but if two people play like this, purely from the perspective of organization, it will form a violent conflict.

Just like a movie, it is impossible for everyone to be the protagonist, there should always be a supporting role!
Cui Zhen should be the protagonist of the midfield organization. Pogba occasionally wants to steal the spotlight, no problem, but at least most of the time, Cui Zhen is still the protagonist.

The current situation makes Mourinho extremely headache. It is impossible for him to put Lingard on the bench for a long time. Young players need more training. Both Pogba and Rooney are the leaders of the team. This choice is too difficult .

After Newcastle United took advantage of the numbers, they began to have new ideas about the game.

In the previous match, Newcastle United had already tried the tactic of sticking to it, but it didn't work!

Coach Rafael Benitez gnashed his teeth and waved his arms on the sidelines, directing the team's attack.

Manchester United had just experienced a defeat, and now they were sent off in less than 30 minutes.Paralyzed!The chance for revenge has finally come!

Newcastle United's morale was high. In the first half, Manchester United's defense was a bit panicked by playing against the guests. Fortunately, goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who came off the bench, did not allow the opponent to break through the goal. His performance was much better than expected.

Cui Zhen was expressionless when he walked into the player tunnel at midfield, he was thinking about something on his mind.

Although Mourinho emphasized the defense of the midfielder at halftime.But in the second half, after the game resumed, both Pogba and Lingard still habitually pressed forward to attack.

Because no matter whether it is one less player or not, Manchester United must win!

Otherwise, if Chelsea opened up the gap in the standings, it would be tantamount to ruining all their previous efforts.

"Huh? Manchester United seems to have changed in the second half. Cui Zhen actually returned to the midfielder. He broke the ball at Matt Ricci's feet. Matt Ritch probably didn't expect him to break through Lingard. , Someone rushed over from diagonally behind bravely to steal his ball!"

Yes, Cui Zhen made a sacrifice and took the initiative to return to the waistline.

For the team to win!Let him do anything.

Some things can be solved slowly after the game is over, but during the game, he has always had the consciousness of sacrificing for the team, and he doesn't think that he can't play his specialties if he returns to the midfielder position.

On the contrary, Cui Zhen has a very deep impression on outstanding midfielders.

His change also made Newcastle United feel unprepared. Coach Rafael Benitez emphasized before the game to focus on blocking Cui Zhen at the midfielder position. Now Cui Zhen has disappeared. As for who will attack, Whether it is Pogba or Lingard, they have no idea.

Newcastle United suffered heavy losses after being unable to attack for a long time. After receiving a pass from his teammate on the front line, Ayose Perez was stabbed by Bailey. Turn right to confuse Matt Ritchie, then complete the turn left.

Seeing the situation in front of him, Cui Zhen directly sent a long diagonal pass on the spot.

Mkhitaryan and Rooney were left on the front line. Herrera was sent off by goalkeeper De Gea in the first half and was replaced by Mourinho.

Cui Zhen is looking for Mkhitaryan with this long pass!His precise long pass made all the audience in the stands open their eyes wide, showing endless admiration.

The pass of the ball was really like a sharp knife that shot away, not only tore-torn Newcastle United's defense, but also hit the vital parts of the heart!
In a blink of an eye, when Mkhitaryan cut into the penalty area from the wing to stop Cui Zhen's long pass, Manchester United was already on the verge of attacking the city!
Perfectly played the depth of attack, driving Newcastle United's back line to move back.

Mkhitaryan didn't hesitate, and passed the ball directly to Rooney!But he passed the ball behind Rooney!

In other words, it was a ball under his feet, but Rooney was running forward. When the ball rolled halfway, Rooney immediately braked and turned around. Newcastle United defenders surrounded Rooney in a panic.

Rooney didn't force the ball, but gently returned the ball with his back to the goal!

Pogba charged up like a prehistoric beast, stopped the ball, adjusted, and blasted the goal with a heavy kick!
Sells Metz wanted to make a save, but just as he moved a step, he found that the football had already entered the goal. He lowered his head on the spot, helpless!

"Manchester United, who played one less man, scored the first goal! Newcastle United couldn't attack for a long time, but was defeated by Manchester United! Newcastle United's defense was terrible this time, and we have to praise Cui Zhen, the instigator of Manchester United's fast break, for his long pass. For a while, the offense was pushed to the front line, so that Newcastle United's defense could only passively retreat and fell into a panic. Pogba's shot was shocking, and Selce Metz didn't make a save and could only look at the ball Sigh!"

When Pogba waved his arms wildly to celebrate his goal, Cui Zhen also clenched his fists and waved in the backcourt.

Manchester United is now asking too much of themselves, which stems from pressure.From the leader to the chaser, there is also huge pressure. It is not safe to lead by one goal, and it is still the case of one less player.

Coach Rafael Benitez's eyes were tearing apart. He didn't expect that Manchester United, who had one less player, could break out such a terrifying fighting power.

For a team like Manchester United that is good at capturing space and passing and cutting, space constraints are far more important than the comparison of offensive and defensive numbers.

The simplest example, even if Newcastle United puts up a defense line of 5 or 6 people, as long as there is enough room for sprinting, Mkhitaryan and Rooney are on the front line, maybe an accelerated breakthrough, then the people who get rid of them may be one piece. up.

Mourinho was only happy for a while on the sidelines, and then waved the team to shrink the formation and defend.

Before there is a new change in the score, Mkhitaryan can invest more in defense.

Pogba scored a goal. He passed by Cui Zhen before the re-kick-off. He high-fived Cui Zhen and said to Cui Zhen: "Leave the defense to me, you go to the front."

Cui Zhen turned his head to look back and nodded towards Pogba, he could understand Pogba's mood.

As a strong leader of the team.He is more eager to win than any teammate, and he has a good offensive ability.So he's more involved in the offense, which is what he thinks is the right thing to do.

After he scored a goal, he might be able to calm down and think about it: Can Cui Zhen play his full offensive strength by staying on the midfielder?How safe is his defense?

When the score is leading, Pogba can safely defend in the midfielder position.

Cui Zhen returned to the front waistline. Since Mkhitaryan also participated in defense more, the two players Manchester United actually attacked at the forefront were Cui Zhen and Rooney.

Coach Rafael Benitez yelled at the team with some gaffes, clamoring for the team to speed up the tempo and invest more troops in the offense.

If you lose the game 11-11, there is nothing wrong with it, but if you play one more player but the offense is still ineffective, then the coach Rafael Benitez may lose face.

Newcastle United are not as strong as Manchester United in ground passes. When Pogba sits in the midfielder as a barrier, they can hardly play a decent offense, and they can only threaten Manchester United's goal when they play long passes. However, Manchester United substitutes Goalkeeper Sergio Romero performed very steadily. When the opponent does not have a great opportunity, it is difficult to test him with ordinary shots.