Ace Young Marshal

Chapter 223 The Light Under Desperate Situation
Ferguson, who is nearly seventy years old, has actually lost a lot of his sharp temperament. When people talk about him, it is no longer his feelings about football: damn football, the pride he treats his rivals: pulling Liverpool off the throne, treating his favorite generals and Opponent: Give me two guns, one for Victoria and one for Wenger.

People are talking more about Ferguson's retirement plan. He has repeatedly regretted his retirement and it is indeed time for him to return to the field.

Just as people now see Ferguson sitting on the coach's bench to watch the game more than the fiery image on the sidelines, Situ Yunbing doesn't know whether he should be thankful that he didn't meet Ferguson who was full of guns in his heyday, or regret that he didn't Experience first-hand the profound education of a formidable opponent.

In the second half of this UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Ferguson finally showed a thoughtful look on the coaching bench. This is because Situ Yunbing's halftime adjustment worked!

If it is said that Monaco, which has always been well prepared before the game, finally stumbled today and failed to fully realize the impact of Manchester United's stormy offensive at Old Trafford, then the half-time recovery will allow them to enter the Champions League four. A glimmer of hope remains on the road to strength!
Over the years, Ferguson has changed from "defeating more enemies" to "appreciating more rising stars". The situation forces him to be familiar with new trends even if he does not blindly follow the mainstream, and often some coaches who come out of nowhere are always new trends. Motivator.

Wenger, who came to London 14 years ago, was like this. Fleet Street exclaimed: Who is Arsene?

It turned out to be Ferguson's archenemy for the next decade.

Six years ago, when Mourinho airborne at Stamford Bridge, Ferguson and Mourinho also changed from hating and killing each other to sympathizing with each other.

If there is anyone who can make Ferguson have the feeling of facing Wenger and Mourinho for the first time in the past, then it must be Situ Yunbing today.

It's just that this feeling came too late.

Wenger is elegant, and the Arsenal he took over that year still has the support of a champion team.

Mourinho was flamboyant, made no secret of his sharpness, and even took pleasure in stinging everyone's eyes.

Situ Yunbing was humble and kept a low profile. Ferguson was like drinking new wine, and only now did he taste something different.

No team will not make mistakes, no coach will not make mistakes, but the test of the coach and the team is often the speed of correcting mistakes!

Guardiola's strength lies in the fact that he has created a tactical system with a higher error tolerance rate and a nuclear weapon with the ability to correct errors against the sky. Even if the Barcelona team fails, as long as Messi comes forward, all problems will not be a problem. Even if Messi Misfiring, the Barcelona team has no problems, and it is still smooth sailing.

Situ Yunbing does not have a Barcelona team, and there is no nuclear button to press. Because of this, his error correction is entirely dependent on him alone.

So far, he is doing very well, which is making Ferguson feel a little excited.

Manchester United's error correction relies more on experience, on the will to fight, and on the magic that has become traditional!
The first half of the game was Manchester United's one-man show. What everyone saw was how Manchester United crushed Monaco. The familiar rhythm, familiar taste, and familiar trend.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, it became a real confrontation between Manchester United and Monaco. Manchester United's slowdown was due to changes in the situation. With a two-goal lead, they needed to strengthen their defense. The adjustment of traditional coaches was mostly like this. Unsurprisingly, it was replaced by the new generation. I am afraid that the coach is thinking at this time to take advantage of the victory and chase after it, because Ferguson, who is more experienced, knows that the best choice at present is to score as many goals as possible without conceding the ball, rather than to try his best regardless of the risk of conceding the ball. As far as the limit ability can enter, how much can be entered!

Monaco's adjustment is also to get away goals as much as possible on the basis of ensuring that no more goals are conceded.

Needle to Maimang!
After Suarez and Gareth Bale moved two wings, the defense in the center shrunk. Manchester United's attack on the wing was weakened, and the attack in the center was also a bit difficult. Rooney and Park Ji-sung were suppressed. Ke ensured the transition of offense and defense in the midfield and backcourt, and Scholes encountered setbacks in connecting the offense and trying to play exquisite coordination in a small area.

The game became relatively stalemate, and there were not as many exciting scenes as in the first half. It seemed that Manchester United had fallen into a bottleneck in offense, and Monaco's counterattack was also a little bit weak.

In the 62nd minute of the game, when Gareth Bale received Morrow's long pass from the left, he turned around and pushed forward quickly. The Manchester United fans in the stands near him were repeatedly shouting "" Unlucky", Gareth Bell was unaffected and quickly dribbled to the offensive danger zone. Facing Gary Neville's defense, Gareth Bell quickly knocked the ball back diagonally, and then rushed forward.

Matic touched the ball before Fletcher. In the second half, if Monaco attacked from the left, Matic would go forward. If Monaco attacked from the right, Witsel would go forward. The offensive investment was not large, but All have meticulous arrangements with tactical coordination.

Manchester United fans saw Gareth Bale quickly rush past Neville's side and then smash the ball from the bottom to change direction and cross into the Manchester United penalty area!

The distance Gary Neville has been thrown away is obvious. At this moment, he has to admit that he is also old.

Gareth Bale, who crossed into the penalty area, quickly swept the ball from close to the bottom line before Ferdinand came to block it!

The ball was passed very suddenly, as if to shoot from a small angle, Van der Sar was almost shaken, Suarez appeared ghostly behind the goal, Van der Sar quickly moved to the back of the goal, within a distance of Suarez Vidic blocked the line where Suarez did not shoot and stop the ball to dunk Van der Sar. This is the biggest reason for Van der Sar to save the blocked line in advance.

Suarez, as expected, grabbed a point and shot directly!

The result seemed to be doomed before he shot, because Van der Sar had already blocked 99% of the angles. As for the 1% angle, it was nothing more than leaving a hole for the miracle.

The reality is no miracle, Van der Sar blocked Suarez's shot.

This is the closest Monaco has scored in this game!
Suarez was full of helplessness, lamenting the strength of Van der Sar, who belonged to his predecessor, and the calm atmosphere of Vidic blocking his smashing line!

This may really be the temperament and experience that only the top giants have, and this is why many players yearn for the giants.

Situ Yunbing was disappointed in his heart, but on the surface he didn't show any disappointment.

On a positive note, Monaco's attacking threat is on the rise!

Three minutes later, when Suarez was dribbling and advancing on the right, Evra was wiped out by Suarez's deft change of direction because of his rash attack. Vidic had to pull out to defend. Letcher went to pinch Suarez together, but after the defensive player in the middle left, Suarez immediately hit the ball across the middle, Perez assisted up and grabbed the ball before Carrick and passed it straight to the middle of the penalty area.

Ferdinand stepped forward to steal the ball, but when Gareth Bale took the lead in passing the ball in front of him, Ferdinand really had a trance illusion: Owen? !
Monaco's Gareth Bell is of course also a chasing boy!

The Red Devils fans in the stands at Old Trafford were instantly in fear!

It's single-handed!
When Gareth Bale crossed the ball diagonally into the right rib of the penalty area, the ball was too wide, giving Van der Sar time to abandon the goal. When Gareth Bale caught up with the football and shot, Van der Sar was behind him Two meters in front of the side are also ready to fight.

Gareth Bale is still very calm, his speed prevents him from making an emergency stop and changing direction or continuing to wade past Van der Sar along the original route, which may directly wade the ball out of the baseline!
So he can only shoot, and he chooses to use his right foot to lob the ball into the far corner of the goal!

The moment he shot the football, Van der Sar seemed to instinctively raise his right hand to block while lowering his center of gravity.

The palm of his right hand happened to touch the football, which caused the football to change direction. Van der Sar turned his head and looked at it. The spinning football finally made the Red Devils fans turn from worry to surprise.

Thrilling!

"Van der Sar miraculously deflects Gareth Bale's lob!
It was wonderful!

Evra's rash rush made Manchester United's entire defense a flaw!
This chain reaction is that the defense in the center is empty. Gareth Bale turned from the wing to the center and cut in to form a single shot, but Manchester United won in terms of experience!

Van der Sar's save put Monaco into despair!
Their threat is increasing, but they still can't cross the mountain of Van der Sar! "

Gareth Bale squatted in the United penalty area to cover his face in disbelief, not quite sure, but also unwilling to accept that Van der Sar almost instinctively denied his goal.

Just as Monaco's offensive was gradually picking up, and the distance from scoring seemed to be only a layer of window paper, Manchester United was playing steadily to create a murderous opportunity.

In the 73rd minute of the game, when Park Ji-sung received a pass from Fletcher in the middle of the frontcourt, he had no room to turn around and dribble, nor could he find a way to pass the ball to Rooney. Nkuru and Matic played him back and forth The flank attack made him have to play the ball immediately, so he passed the ball back diagonally.

After Scholes stopped the ball in front of the center circle, he kicked the ball directly on the spot and hoisted the ball to the bottom line on the left.

The football landed near the border of the bottom line and the penalty area line. Nani quickly went around the outside line and cut inside and then stopped the ball smoothly. Modesto and Benatia came together to pinch him and seemed to have approached him. In a dead end.

Nani took the ball one step forward and entered the penalty area, then suddenly picked the ball and killed it between Benatia and Modesto!
The football passed and Nani fell to the ground on the next step!
Benatia turned around to block, cutting off the connection between Nani and the football. This is a very conventional defense, but to Benatia's surprise, the referee's whistle sounded!
The action of the referee pointing at the penalty spot of Monaco made the Manchester United fans ecstatic!
Old Trafford is boiling!
"Penalty! Benatia gave Manchester United a penalty for a foul in the penalty area!
This penalty will probably kill Monaco!

Benatia excitedly explained to the referee that he didn't think it was a penalty kick, and he might not even know where he fouled.

But replays in slow motion can tell us what happened.

When Benatia blocked Nani, his arm was lifted up. Although he didn't hit Nani intentionally, Nani still touched Benatia's arm with his neck during the forward rush. Nani fell to the ground and he Clutching his chin and neck, it was like being punched. "

Benatia was shown a yellow card. If the referee judges that Benatia raising his hand too high is a dangerous action and is intentional, then a red card is not an exaggeration.

Situ Yunbing protested furiously at the fourth official, and the Manchester United fans in the nearby stands couldn't help booing him.

Ferguson saw everything in his eyes. Looking at the young man who was furious with the Thunder, he seemed to see himself a long time ago. At that time, he was almost fired by Manchester United. It was the dark age of Manchester United. He hadn’t tasted the championship for seven years. The era of taste.

Can't bear to look back?
No, that is the wealth that will benefit you for a lifetime.

The penalty cannot be changed, and Rooney took the penalty kick himself!

De Gea's prediction was wrong, and Rooney's penalty shot was like a knife in the heart of the Monaco man!
"3:0! Manchester United leads Monaco 3:0 at home! If this score is maintained to end the game, Manchester United will definitely be satisfied with this result, because in the history of the Champions League knockout round, Manchester United has never tried to be eliminated by an opponent after a three-goal lead in the first round , At the same time, there is only one time in the history of the Champions League that a 3-0 lead in the first round of the knockout stage was overturned. That was in the semi-finals of the Champions League in 1986. Barcelona lost 0:3 in the first round and returned to Camp Nou 3:0. Equalized the Swedish team Gothenburg, and finally advanced to the final with a penalty shootout.

Monaco is regrettable, their performance in the second half is getting better and better, but the gap behind the team is getting bigger and bigger. This is football. It's not that your offensive is more threatening, and it's not that your performance is relatively better. The opponent scores more goals.

I hope these boys in Monaco can hold on! "

Desperate?
Monaco fans are already desperate!
The Monaco players also felt their scalps tingling and didn't know how to deal with the next game.

It seems that if one mistake is made, the whole game will be lost!
At this time, they all looked towards the sidelines in unison, but saw Situ Yunbing calling Witsel to the front, pulling him and saying something, and then Witsel quickly ran back to the field to deliver a message to his teammates.

Situ Yunbing put his hands on his hips with a grim expression on his face.

0:3!

This has reached the most painful moment of his coaching career. Unlike the loss to Lorient in the league, he is really embarrassed on the stage of the Champions League.

As a rookie, what is there to be unconvinced when you are beaten 0:3?
But on the Champions League stage, Situ Yunbing really couldn't accept the current score.

As for Monaco's promotion situation, he didn't need to think about it to know that he was on the verge of being eliminated. Perhaps except for the Monaco people, everyone else had already pronounced their "death sentence"!
Seeing Situ Yunbing with his head held high and his suit jacket open with his hands on his hips, those who didn't know thought he was the coach of Manchester United!

How can there be such momentum behind three goals?
But that's fucking belief!
Anyway, Situ Yunbing didn't give up!
Fight to the end!
Even if there is a mistake in the preparation work before the start of the game, do you just accept your fate?

Even half of the two rounds of the game have not been played. What reason is there to kneel down for Manchester United?

Monaco need goals, need away goals!
Even 1:4 is better than 0:3!

But Situ Yunbing didn't lose his mind. In the background that the season's challenge goal has been completed, he can actually devote his mind to work better because he has no worries!

Monaco did not make a substitution, but Manchester United made a substitution. The evergreen Premier League veteran Giggs came off the bench to replace Nani.

Obviously, the current score is enough for Ferguson!
Giggs came on the field to help Manchester United control the situation, and at the same time use his experience to ensure the quality of the offense and avoid losing the ball prematurely in the offense and being counterattacked by Monaco.

Monaco focused on launching an offensive from the left after the re-kick-off, Matic retreated to strengthen the defense, Morrow's assists were strengthened, and Vertonghen's task in the backcourt was even heavier.

Manchester United's midfield and backcourt obviously shrunk their defensive line, resisting Monaco's three attacks in succession, while Manchester United's offense gradually lost its threat because the rhythm dropped.

This is also a common problem of Premier League teams. They are strong when they are fast-paced. Once the tempo drops, their style of play is very rough. A good example, nicknamed X**T by fans!

Time passed by, and the Red Devils fans in the stands at Old Trafford were already singing the team anthem.

Situ Yunbing still supervised the battle with his hands on his hips. Many Red Devils fans thought that Situ Yunbing was putting on airs.

Desperate!

This is Monaco's road to the Champions League has come to an end.

Gareth Bale and Suarez's impact threat has declined, and Manchester United's defense has become more stable after familiarizing with their offensive style.

If you return to Monaco with a score of 0:3, I am afraid that Manchester United will easily advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League in the next round, continuing the glory of the Red Devils, while Monaco will only be short-lived in European football this season.

It's not that Situ Yunbing has never considered going to Falcao, but who to replace is a headache. The midfield defense managed to contain Manchester United's offensive. Scholes and Carrick were only equal to Scholes in the second half. The long-distance overhead pass in the foot is threatening, and the rest of the time is mediocre!

Retirement is a life-and-death struggle with Manchester United at Old Trafford at the right time and place without occupying any space?There is a high probability that Situ Yunbing dragged Monaco's body away.

The withdrawal of the midfielder affected the system, and Situ Yunbing hesitated to make a substitution decision.

Especially if you want to change it, at least you have to change it around 60 minutes. At that time, you can give Falcao time to adapt to the game. If you change it in the last 15 minutes, it is really a lottery ticket.

In the 87th minute of the game, when Gareth Bale received a pass from Morrow on the left, he quickly pushed forward and then suddenly smashed in when he encountered Gary Neville. The football passed and no one was there. In the past, Gary Neville stretched his legs and brought Bale to the ground.

The referee blew his whistle to indicate a foul. Gareth Bell stood up and put the ball on the spot to take a free kick. Manchester United's defensive players were also on the way back to the penalty area. At this time, Gareth Bell looked behind him, mo Luo was running up quickly, and Gareth Bale immediately ran forward towards the left rib of the penalty area. His running position alerted Manchester United's defense line. Neville, Fletcher, and Ferdinand all went to the left rib of the penalty area to mark .

Vidic, Carrick and Evra are marking Suarez, and the rest of the players are wary of Monaco midfielders Matic and Perez, who are walking towards the penalty area.

While Mo Luo was running up, there was another person running parallel to him at full speed!
Vertonghen!

When the situation was almost static, Gareth Bale's running position only caused a small commotion, but the rushing forward from the center line by Moro and Vertonghen was particularly eye-catching!
It seems like two wild horses are racing wildly!
Vertonghen still didn't slow down when he ran in front of the penalty area, and at the same time he pointed to the sky in the direction of Moro!

Manchester United's defense suddenly panicked. Many players turned around and tried to stop Vertonghen, but they obviously had a huge gap in speed with Vertonghen who was rushing to kill him!
The moment Vertonghen entered the Manchester United penalty area, the calm and composed Morrow rushed to the football and directly kicked a cross!
Situ Yunbing put his hands on his hips on the sidelines and secretly clenched into fists!

The cross sent by Morrow circled the head of the crowd in the penalty area with a strong external rotation arc and began to fall. The landing point was in the right rib of the penalty area, which was behind Manchester United's defense!
Manchester United are simply not ready!

Totally unprepared!
The cooperation between Morrow and Vertonghen this time, and the football placement is also very accurate!

Gareth Bale misfires, Suarez misfires!
Matic, Perez, Witsel, the heroes who knocked out Real Madrid seem to be down!
But there are still people in Monaco who stand up in desperation!

The heroic posture of Vertonghen's strong forward rush to the top deeply shocked all the audience, even those who were not at the scene across the TV could feel goose bumps all over their bodies and their hairs exploded!

That figure, who was like a god descending from the earth, smashed the ball into the upper right corner of Manchester United's goal with a powerful and unparalleled impact!

Then he also followed the forward imbalance and slipped into Manchester United's goal!
Van der Sar was dumbfounded!
He wasn't ready either!
Vertonghen got up immediately, turned around and ran towards the midfield with a cold expression on his football.

If Suarez and Van der Sar are only halfway together, then Vertonghen and Van der Sar are both children of Ajax, who are more than ten years behind their debut. The senior brother was also stunned by the shock!
"What happened? What happened!? Vertonghen's header!

Monaco pulled one back!
More importantly, Monaco scored an away goal!
The score became 3:1!

Monaco had just won an ordinary free kick from the side, but Gareth Bale's sudden run made the Manchester United defense a little flustered, and then we saw Moreau and Vertonghen rushing forward, Morrow was He rushed up to take a free kick, and Vertonghen aimed at the right side of the Manchester United penalty area with a clear purpose. By the time the Manchester United defenders reacted, it was too late!
Everyone thought that Monaco had no hope, but they stubbornly pulled back a goal!
Will this ball change their fate?

At least now we cannot say that Monaco is in a desperate situation.

If they return to home in the next round and win Manchester United 2:0, then they will be able to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League! "

Ferguson's face was dignified and not very good-looking. This goal seemed to have changed the situation!
The subtlety of the situation is that if Manchester United wins Monaco 3-0, basically Monaco will be out.

But now that Monaco has scored one, Manchester United's advantage has been greatly reduced!
Because the score of 3:1 is much worse than 2:0 for Manchester United!
The reason is very simple, Manchester United 3:1 Monaco, Monaco eliminated Manchester United 2:0 in the second round.

But Manchester United 2:0 Monaco, even if Monaco wins Manchester United 2:0 in the second round, there will be overtime!

This is the value of away goals in the Champions League!
Situ Yunbing did not go to celebrate the goal. He clenched his fist and waved it hard on the sidelines, his expression still cold. Then he reminded the players to persevere. It is difficult to counterattack at this time. Even if it is a free kick to score, it is not The team pressed heavily in exchange for it.

On the contrary, will Manchester United be in a hurry now?
Will stepping up the offensive give Monaco an opportunity?

Unfortunately, no.

In the last few minutes of the game, both teams attached great importance to defense. If we only look at the results, Monaco may be in a bad situation, but if we divide the game into two halves, Monaco trailed 0:2 in the first half and 1:3 in the second half. A bit better than when they ended the first half!

When the whistle sounded for the end of the game, Situ Yunbing turned around and was about to leave. Only then did he see Ferguson coming down from the coach's bench. The two parted ways after shaking hands after the game.

Facing the taunting jeers of the fans on the sidelines, Situ Yunbing walked towards the player tunnel with a normal expression.

His team suffered the worst defeat of the season!
No way, who made Monaco undefeated in local competitions in France, and only lost 0:1 at home to Chelsea in the Champions League?
So this game turned out to be Monaco's worst loss so far this season.

(End of this chapter)