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Chapter 337 Attacking with a Trident
On Sunday morning, the Porto team arrived at Old Trafford for adaptive training, and Manchester United also did a morning adaptation to the new formation at the Carrington training base.

In the afternoon, Ferguson took Vidic to the pre-match press conference. He put down his rhetoric in front of the media:

"I never put Porto in my eyes, we will definitely beat Porto."

Conceicao also said in the pre-match press conference:
"The Porto team will definitely go all out to win and let the arrogant Ferguson shut his mouth."

Before the game started, the two head coaches started talking trash?In the end who is the winner of the trash talking, the game will see the outcome.

At six o'clock in the evening, Old Trafford began to open to fans.

The attendance at Old Trafford has never exceeded [-]% in the usual league games, the English League Cup and the FA Cup.

In fact, this is already a very good statistic, because Old Trafford can accommodate more than [-] fans.

Some teams have overcrowded pitches, but he can hold less than half the size of Old Trafford.

Every year in the UEFA Champions League, the attendance at Old Trafford is almost [-]%, and today is no exception.

The weight of the Champions League can be seen from the attendance of fans alone.

At 55:[-] in the evening, the two teams stepped into the Old Trafford Stadium hand in hand, and the audience burst into warm applause and cheers.

Immediately afterwards, the starting lineups of the players of the two teams were displayed on the big screen:
Manchester United:
(4-3-2-1)

Goalkeeper: Van der Sar
Defenders: Evra, Vidic, David Shevchenko, Gary Neville
Midfield: Carrick, Scholes, Giggs

Front midfielder: Park Yisheng, Ronaldo

Forward: Rooney

Due to Ferdinand's poor performance recently, Ferguson kicked him out of Manchester United's starting lineup.

Originally, Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic partnered with double central defenders was the best choice, but Ferdinand's state made Manchester United's defense precarious.

Of course, it's not that David Shepchenko's defensive ability is poor, but that his cooperation with Vidic is not so tacit.

The defenders on the back line must also cooperate with each other like the frontcourt players in order to maximize their defensive capabilities.

As for the midfield, Ferguson let Giggs start first, because he can't play the whole game. After he plays for a while, Ferguson will replace him with Hargreaves according to the situation on the field.

As for the offense, Ferguson handed over Manchester United's offensive tasks to Park Yisheng, Ronaldo and Rooney. He believed in the creative ability of these three people.

The frontcourt trident, Ferguson dared to say, this is the best frontcourt trident in today's football, no less than the Barcelona trident composed of Messi, Henry the Great and Eto'o.

Because Manchester United mainly played in a 4-4-2 formation, Ferguson has always used Park Ilseng and Ronaldo as full-backs.

In fact, Ferguson has basically never played a combined offense like the trident in the frontcourt, which may have something to do with Ferguson's somewhat conservative style of play.

Although, under the influence of offensive football, Ferguson has been studying offensive play in recent years, but the foundation is something that can never be changed. The foundation of Manchester United is defensive counterattack.

Therefore, Ferguson has been clamoring that Manchester United is an offensive-oriented team, but people still see the taste of defensive counterattacks from Manchester United's games.

曼联队的4-4-2阵型与阿森纳队的4-4-2阵型看似相同，其实是完全不同的两个打法。

阿森纳队的4-4-2阵型才是真正意义上的全攻全守打法，而曼联队的4-4-2阵型其实是以防守反击为主，整个阵型球员们的站位都靠后。

Why do you say that, from the positions of Park Yisheng and Ronaldo, it can be seen that Manchester United's formation tends to be conservative.

Because, in many offensive-oriented teams, others would call the position of Park Yisheng a full-back, but in Manchester United they always call it a full-back. Isn't this biased towards conservative?
This time, Ferguson figured it out. He can no longer be conservative. In the previous years of the Champions League, Ferguson played too conservatively. Manchester United's 4-4-2 formation has been almost studied by the opponent. Therefore, Manchester United The team has not been far on the stage of the Champions League.

Under the background of offensive football, Ferguson felt that he could not be conservative. He had to liberate Park Yisheng and Ronaldo, so that the Champions League could go further.

Before the game, Ferguson had already talked with Ronaldo and Park Yisheng. They will get more room for movement in the frontcourt, not limited to the sideways. This is what Ronaldo and Park Yisheng want.

Porto team:

(4 - 4 - 2)

Goalkeeper: Helton
Defenders: Sapnaru, Rolando, Alves, Sissoko
Midfielders: Gonzalez, Fernando, Meireles, Lopez

Forwards: Hulk, Rodriguez
It can be said that the lineup of the Porto team is quite good. Although there are no football superstars, every player can be regarded as a star with quite good abilities.

Such a lineup can definitely play back and forth with Manchester United and will not be at a disadvantage.

Ferguson doesn't know why the fans think that the Porto team is the weakest of the eight Champions League teams. Where do they see it?
The Porto team plays a 4-4-2 formation with a balanced offense and defense. This is their most proficient formation. It can also take into account the defense while ensuring the output ability of the frontcourt.

What Conceicao didn't expect was that Ferguson didn't play a 4-4-2 formation. What kind of different tricks did this old slicker come up with?
However, Conceicao felt that this may be a good thing for the Porto team. The new formation is generally not well adapted and the combat effectiveness cannot be maximized. Ferguson’s new style of play may be able to surprise, but it is definitely not the first choice for continuous combat. .

The most familiar formation and style of play are the most suitable for the team. Conceicao will remain unchanged to meet all changes. He believes in the power of Porto's 4-4-2 formation.

Conceicao came out and shook hands with Ferguson, and said very polite words, Ferguson nodded quickly.

The two communicated for about a minute, and they didn't know what they were talking about. It was very rare for two opponents to chat together.

This may be related to the personality of each head coach. For a rebellious head coach like Mourinho, let alone a younger head coach, even an old coach like Ferguson, Mourinho will not be a bird. He, at most, shook hands.

It may be for this reason that Mourinho is called a madman by fans.

After going through a series of procedures before the game, the referee blew the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Manchester United vs. Porto.

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(End of this chapter)