i want to be king

Chapter 721
On the evening of March [-], at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England.

Manchester United hosts Bayern Munich in the first leg of the knockout round of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Before the start of the game, Manchester United's starting lineup surprised many people, including Bayern coach Heynckes.

First of all, the right back gave up the veteran Gary Neville and chose the teenager Rafael.

This is a very obvious signal that Manchester United will attack at home and on the right.

As a Brazilian player, Rafael is indeed a good offensive player, but his defense is his weakness, and Ferguson arranged for him to replace Gary Neville and use him to defend Ribery. How effective it is remains to be seen.

Another is to start with Gibson instead of Scholes or Giggs.

This is another surprise, perhaps even the most surprising adjustment.

Gibson is a very interesting player. He has been controversial since his debut, because his other abilities have not been revealed, but his long shot is particularly impressive.

Ferguson once commented on this player, thinking that he is very similar to Lampard, and hopes that Gibson can continue to grow, like Lampard, has an excellent ability to score goals from behind.

If Giggs and Scholes both represent passing, then Gibson represents scoring from behind.

The starting lineup has been moved twice, all of which want to attack. Does this mean that Manchester United really wants to attack?
Not necessarily!
Ferguson is an old fox, he likes to set up doubts, war of words, smoke bombs, these are his routine operations.

And he is also very good at using functional players to piece together unexpected effects when arranging troops.

God knows what he plans to do in this game?
Heynckes has always sought stability, and it is an away game, so he can only ask the Bayern players to start properly and steadily, try to control the ball as much as possible, and avoid being stunned by Manchester United at the beginning of the game.

Unexpectedly, despite Heynckes' instructions, Bayern's opening was still chaotic.

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From the very beginning of the game, Bayern felt the determination of Manchester United.

From the first second, the Red Devils formed an oppressive attack on Bayern, very fierce, and grabbed the backcourt from the frontcourt.

This is a very typical Premier League-style pressing and pressing!

It should be said that Bayern is actually no stranger to this. After all, they played a lot of games with Premier League teams, but the players still made mistakes in away games.

When Franck Ribery received a pass from his teammate, he was stabbed obliquely by Rafael. After taking the ball away first, the Brazilian right back dribbled the ball and instigated a counterattack. He quickly passed the midfield and found Rooney in front of him with a diagonal pass.

Rooney retreated to take the ball with his back and stopped the ball to his side.

I saw that Gibson quickly advanced from Rooney's right side, and after receiving a pass from Rooney, he shot directly at the front of the penalty area.

Gibson's long-range shot was very cunning. He didn't hit the goal directly, but deliberately hit a bounce on the ground. The ball was fast. Neuer reacted quickly and flew sideways, but after the ball bounced, it was completely beyond Neuer's expectations and went straight into Bayern's goal.

One to zero!

Manchester United took the lead at the beginning!
That's it?

No, after Manchester United took the lead, they continued to form a full-court press on Bayern.

Ferguson's counterattack actively hit the two wings, allowing Nani and Valencia to create threats on the two wings.

In the 6th minute, Ribery lost the ball in the frontcourt again, causing Manchester United to quickly counterattack. Valencia on the right side faced Marcelo one-on-one on the left side of the penalty area.

In the middle of the penalty area, Rooney has been attracting the attention of the defense, but Nani suddenly appeared in front of Rooney from the left side of the penalty area.

Two to zero!
Two goals in 6 minutes!
Manchester United made the best start in history!

The entire Old Trafford stadium seemed to have turned into a rough ocean, and all Manchester United fans were cheering wildly, celebrating the team's two-goal lead.

Could there be a better start than this?
In the first round of the two rounds, the home team started 6 minutes and scored two goals in a row.

This seems to make people see the rhythm of Manchester United's mad slaughter of Rome!

Maybe, at Old Trafford tonight, Manchester United can slaughter the defending champion and shock the whole world!
Ferguson also rushed out of the seats excitedly, shouting at the top of his lungs.

I'm afraid even he, who was lining up the formation, didn't expect that the start of the game would go so smoothly.

Two goals in 6 minutes, this is simply the rhythm of ending the battle in the first round!
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"Bayern's pace of entering the game tonight is indeed a bit slow. Ribery conceded two goals in a row, and his state is a bit worrying."

"Ferguson's formation played an effect. Both goals came from the counterattack after Raphael's steal, and both were aimed at Bayern Marcelo's left side."

"This is a very obvious signal, this is an offensive routine deliberately arranged by Ferguson."

"But I believe that even Ferguson himself will be very surprised. He never imagined that his idea would go so smoothly and Bayern would start so badly."

"There is actually no problem with the formation of Heynckes, and the players are still the same players as before, but judging from the on-the-spot performance, Ribery's state is indeed doubtful, but the most important thing is Manchester United's two attacks."

"Rafael and Gibson, double surgery in Ferguson's starting line-up, both played a part in both goals."

"This is the strength of a top coach!"

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In a remote corner of the Old Trafford stadium, Manchester City's technical director Begiristain and coach Guardiola both made disguises and came to the scene to watch this world-renowned focus battle.

When they saw that the tyrannical Bayern was scored twice by Manchester United in the opening 6 minutes, their faces were full of shock, and at the same time they had admiration from the bottom of their hearts.

Despite being an opponent, Ferguson's ability deserves everyone's admiration.

Manchester City have played a total of four times against Manchester United this season, and without exception, they all lost.

Needless to say in the league, at Old Trafford, Manchester City conceded a goal in the first 2 minutes, and then they did not concede a goal and chased one after another. Ferguson's team can always find the loopholes in Manchester City's defense and deal a fatal blow.

In the end, Manchester City lost [-]-[-] away.

Although they lost, this game also played out Manchester City's character.

Not long ago, the two sides played another game. As a result, Manchester United scored the lore goal in stoppage time in 10 minutes. Scholes, who came off the bench, defeated Manchester City [-]-[-] away and completed the season's quadruple kill.

Because in the League Cup semi-finals, Manchester United also doubled Manchester City in two rounds, reached the League Cup final, and finally won the championship.

Guardiola feels the most clearly and deeply.

Manchester United football is full of passion, Ferguson's team played very aggressive.

More importantly, Ferguson's formations are always unexpected, and he can always find ways in places that others do not expect.

"Su Dong gave me a book, Sun Tzu's Art of War." Guardiola sighed deeply, "There is a saying in it, "Use correctness to win with surprises. Su Dong told me that the meaning of these words is not to distinguish righteousness from strangeness, but to remind the formation.

When he said this, Guardiola shook his head again and again, "Ferguson perfectly interprets this point in this regard."

In a frontal confrontation, one must be steady, and after bearing the opponent's frontal impact, find a way to win by surprise.

Ferguson started surprisingly, obviously because Heynckes has always been stable.

Some principles are very simple to say, but it is very difficult to actually use them well, and even use them as you like.

Ferguson is the best head coach in European football in this regard.

"Manchester United's start is indeed unpredictable, and Ferguson's methods are indeed admirable, but Bayern is not completely without chance. The strength of this team is obviously slightly better than Manchester United. If they can stabilize their position as soon as possible, there is still a chance." Begiristain analyzed.

To be right, to win.

The meaning is obvious, a frontal confrontation cannot be stopped, and no matter how good the effect of the surprise soldier is, it is only temporary.

Guardiola agrees with this point of view, "The momentum is so good, I don't know if Ferguson will want to continue to maintain the offensive pressure? The pace is so fast, how long can their physical fitness last? If they can directly disrupt Bayern's rhythm and formation, and even try to score more goals, that would definitely be the best, but if not, wait until they slow down..."

No team can maintain uninterrupted high-pressure tactics for nine to 10 minutes. Even the Premier League team, even Manchester United, cannot do it. They all have to play and stop.

Ferguson's surprise attack worked, and the next step is to see how effective his surprise attack can be, and how Manchester United can block Bayern in a frontal confrontation after the surprise effect passes, and consolidate this result.

"At the coaching level, Ferguson won! But at the player level, Bayern and Sudong didn't make a move!" After conceding two goals, Guardiola was not in a hurry for Bayern.

Of course, he doesn't care whether Bayern wins or loses at all. What he cares most about now, and what he is most curious about, is to know how much threat Su Dong can play under such adversity?

In the past, he did this a lot, but that was all in the past, what about now?

Can he still lead Bayern out of the predicament?

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On the field, after Bayern conceded two goals in a row, there was a little confusion, but Su Dong, captain Lahm, Lucio and others quickly stepped forward to stabilize the team's position, and Heynckes also adjusted the team's tactics on the sidelines.

Bayern temporarily stabilized the situation, but Manchester United's attack continued.

Ferguson's team tasted the sweetness of the opening attack. It is rare to have such an opportunity to beat Bayern so badly at the beginning. Looking at European football, which team can do it in the past few years?

Therefore, they want to further expand the results of the battle, and it is best to be able to determine the outcome in one game.

This allowed Manchester United's ball possession rate to hit new highs, even exceeding 60.00%.

(End of this chapter)