Manchester United legend

Chapter 221 Manchester United vs Real Madrid

After Manchester United's first game against Real Madrid in the Champions League, Manchester United was so suppressed by their opponents for the second time in the whole season and almost lost their temper. The last game was against Vasco da Gama in the World Club Cup.

Completing such a game passively and comprehensively made Ferguson deeply worried.

Compared with the poor performance of the players, what makes Manchester United fans more disturbing is that the Red Devils cannot compete with Real Madrid in terms of rhythm.

Whether it is fast or slow, no matter how the offense and defense change hands, Manchester United is always the passive side on the field.

Real Madrid controlled the tempo for most of the game, and the fast and slow pace was precisely controlled by the Blancos fighters. Whether it was the lightning and thunder during the attack, the torrent, or the steady stalemate during the stalemate, standing still, let the Manchester United players harass and test... The Blancos at the Bernabeu took the initiative in the game from the beginning, and in the end they made the Manchester United players frightened.

Although they did not finally open the door for Manchester United, they did dominate the game.

Corresponding to the confidence built by Real Madrid players like Casillas, the pride of Manchester United players was deeply hit.

The BBC reporters at the scene had discovered that Ferguson's face sank when he was commanding. Even if the team was lucky enough to get a draw in the end, Ferguson couldn't cheer up.

The BBC reporter said, "Ferguson on the sidelines of the Bernabéu was like a proud and conceited fighter, but before he threw himself into the dark battle, he suddenly discovered that his opponent was a prehistoric monster."

"Ferguson tried to keep his composure, but we felt his uneasiness."

Indeed, Ferguson could hardly control his temper—Manchester United was defeated by their opponents in spirit and spirit, and they could only rely on their weak will to defend. The passive scene of the audience was completely unacceptable to him.

During the intermission, Ferguson scolded the whole team in the locker room, "We don't have any capital to be arrogant-the defending champion is not even a P! They are fighting, we are retreating; they are enjoying, we are struggling. Fucking I think it should be enough! In the second half, the bayonet gave me my life!"

At the end of the game, Ferguson was still furious, "If you are going to give up, or if you are going to defend insignificantly and get a point, and think this is success, then I think you can all take off this red shirt and get out! Manchester United will never allow us to trample like this!"

Even Ferguson, who is as calm and sophisticated as Ferguson, admitted in an interview after the game that he was very disappointed with the team's performance, "We lost control of the game and our ability to deal with danger.

Although we did not concede a goal, the scene of this game showed us that the team needs to make immediate changes, and a goalless draw is not a good result for us.

We did not have an organized and threatening attack in the first half, and we have been passive and difficult in the second half.I think we should make changes immediately. "

In response to reporters' questions about the next game, Ferguson said: "We will be fully prepared at Old Trafford. The key is to get back the rhythm and control. The pace of today's game is very fast, but I think we will be faster at Old Trafford."

Many Manchester United fans will still remember this game many years later-this game not only determined the fate of Manchester United's Champions League season, but to some extent, the game also prompted Ferguson to make major reforms to Manchester United's tactical play, which led Manchester United to a new tactical evolution.

Even by the highest standards, it was a fantastic and classic game.

Judging from the quality of the game alone, this game is far better than the subsequent finals, and also surpassed the subsequent semi-finals.

It was a game in which Real Madrid advanced by 3 goals, and it was also a game in which Manchester United launched a fierce counterattack but were eventually eliminated by their opponents.

In this game, Real Madrid showed their incredible strength and maturity. They dealt with Manchester United in an elegant and smart style, played very chic and confident, and shocked Manchester United fans with their aura and imaginative technical football.

Although the swordsmen in white wear dark blue away jerseys, the characteristics flowing in their blood and soul make them unique. Through better technology and tacit understanding, stronger ability to capture opportunities, and better luck, they finally killed the game and eliminated Manchester United.

The performance of the Los Blancos was so good that they even enjoyed the lavish applause of the Red Devils fans away from home.

Unfortunately for Manchester United and Ferguson.The Red Devils suffered an unimaginable blow of bad luck in this crucial game: the whole field took the initiative but failed to score. Jost dominated the entire field. He lost to Redondo in the last game.

The Red Devils created countless opportunities to equalize on the field, but they were missed by the players in vain. It was useless to watch their opponents lead by 3 goals and desperately catch up.

Ferguson's team has fought to the end and will not give up, but it is a pity that the God of Destiny is wearing a white jersey this time.

The English media overwhelmingly believed that Manchester United had the upper hand before the game. After all, Manchester United got a draw in the first game. In this game, they only need to win the opponent at Old Trafford to reach the semi-finals.

And the great reputation of Old Trafford in Europe is the confidence of Manchester United - Manchester United has been unbeaten in this theater of dreams for 16 consecutive months!

Except for Real Madrid fans, almost everyone believes that Manchester United will win at home.

The Spanish Marca newspaper wrote several lines of slogans "Real Madrid will not lose" in large characters on the front page, which was laughed out loud by European football critics.

Ferguson sent out almost the same lineup as in the previous game, except that van der Gould replaced Bosnich in the goalkeeper position. Gary Neville and Irvine separated on the two sides of the defense, Stam and Borg guarded in the middle. The midfield is still the four regular kings of this season, Jost, Scholes, Giggs and Beckham.

The coach of the opponent Real Madrid, Bosque, offered a flexible formation between 352 and 532. The goalkeeper still started with Casillas, who performed well. On the defensive line, Salgado, Karanka, Campo, Elguera and Carlos lined up. The midfield was taken care of by Redondo, McManaman and Savio.

The starting of the three central defenders made Ferguson a bit unexpected, and Carlos, who was rumored to be unable to play before the game, also started.

The two sides are ready to fight!
(End of this chapter)