From the man behind the football king to the football king.

It has to be said that this style of play is still very effective in the Premier League, especially against teams with less tight defense and weaker ball control ability. But once you encounter a team with tight defense or a team that doesn't make mistakes easily, this style of play will expose serious problems.

After the team came to London to challenge West Ham United away, Mourinho and the coaching staff have had a comprehensive understanding of West Ham United's overall tactical play, and have repeatedly reminded the players to pay attention, especially under the opponent's fierce pressing, to try to avoid mistakes, but West Ham United's pressing was too fierce.

Facing Manchester United, West Ham United obviously pressed harder and more ruthlessly than other teams.

Overall, Manchester United's defensive formation was fine. The key factor in conceding goals was the players' on-the-spot mistakes, which is unavoidable for any head coach or any tactic, because everyone makes mistakes.

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Trailing 0:1 away from home, Manchester United players looked a little depressed when they returned to the locker room from the field.

So far this season, they have been playing smoothly. Although they have fallen behind before, this is the first time they have been completely suppressed like in the first half tonight.

Even in the second round of the season, when Manchester United lost 1:3 to Crystal Palace away from home, Manchester United was at least in the upper hand on the field.

This made many players feel uncomfortable, and even a little panicked.

Many people raised their heads, looked around the locker room, and sighed in their hearts.

Bruno's not here!

I don’t know when it started, but Bruno’s role in Manchester United has become more and more obvious, and everyone’s dependence on him has become greater and greater, so much so that when the team is unable to open up the situation or is at a disadvantage, they will think of him.

There are thousands of people with different opinions in the locker room. Before this game, the team played very well. There must be many people who didn't say anything on the surface, but secretly criticized in their hearts, thinking that the coaching staff and the locker room gave Bruno too much power.

For example, his freedom to fire, for example, he doesn't have to put pressure on his opponents.

As a player on the same team, who wouldn’t want such a privilege? But why is it Bruno?

But now, they all began to realize that Bruno's role was so important in the team's success in the past few seasons.

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Mata hung his head and sat in the locker room without saying a word.

Mata looked up and glanced at the door of the locker room. He was worried that he would see two coaches and Bruno push open the door and walk in. This was not surprising at all, because he knew very well how badly he played in the first half.

He felt guilty, frightened and uneasy.

Everyone in the locker room knew how he felt at the moment, and many people were even dissatisfied with his performance in the first half, because if they hadn't lost the ball, Manchester United's situation would be much better.

So even though Mata is usually quite popular in the team, no one came forward to comfort him at this moment.

Just when the locker room fell into a dead silence, the door of the locker room was pushed open from the outside.

Mata looked up and saw Faria and head coach Mourinho walking in one after another.

The door opened and closed, but Mata kept keeping an eye on it.

Finally, it stopped driving, and Mata suddenly felt relieved.

Then he suddenly realized that the man was not in the team now, so he could not appear in the locker room.

Mourinho and Faria summarized the team's performance in the first half. He was satisfied with the team's overall defense, but also expressed understanding for the players' mistakes. He hoped that everyone could cheer up and continue to work hard in the second half.

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Manchester United's tactics in the second half mainly focused on two points, one of which was attack from the flanks.

Mourinho believes that the team's wing attack in the first half did not play to its strengths, especially on the left side which is its traditional offensive advantage.

"Bowen suppresses our full-backs on this side. Coufal, Rice and Balbuena are all on this side. This will indeed bring more pressure to our left attack, but I believe we should play more actively and aggressively."

The Magic Bird also mentioned West Ham United's physical fitness, believing that West Ham United fought very fiercely in the first half, which would inevitably lead to physical problems in the second half, so Manchester United had to focus on this point.

"We should play more actively and more aggressively. West Ham United will definitely have problems with their physical fitness, and this is our opportunity to take the initiative to attack. This is true on the left, the right, and we can even do something in the middle."

Subsequently, the coaching staff rearranged tasks for everyone.

After completing this, it's almost time to return to the court.

Before leaving, Faria came over, encouraged Mata with a smile, and hoped that he would keep going.

"Bruno called me and said he believes in your ability. Do a good job in the second half."

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In the far east, Bruno was watching the game silently in front of the TV.

After the second half, Manchester United was more proactive and the team played more threateningly, but Moyes was obviously mentally prepared for the situation that might be encountered in the second half, so it was not difficult to deal with it.

West Ham United's defense is still good, but Bruno believes that as their physical fitness continues to decline, they will definitely have problems.

It's a matter of time.

After the opening, Manchester United still tried several times on the left, hoping that Rashford could create a threat, but Coufal completely froze Rashford and did not give the Manchester United winger a good chance.

Even his speed, which he was most proud of, failed to produce any effect.

After trying several times and seeing that it didn't work, Gundogan decisively chose to change the target and tried to launch an attack from the right.

Bruno was sitting in front of the TV, watching every move on the field. He clearly saw the problems Rashford was facing.

The Manchester United winger is a player with great potential. The reason why he was able to stand out from Manchester United's youth training camp is not just because he is fast enough. There are many players with fast speed, and this in itself does not make him very competitive.

In addition to his speed, Rashford also has solid basic skills, strong shooting explosiveness, excellent dribbling ability, good crossing skills, and free kick technique... These are all his advantages.

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In recent years, Rashford has been creating more threats on the left. He is also used to rushing to the bottom line after getting the ball, trying to use his speed advantage to create opportunities.

This is a very normal thinking, because the most important thing for players is to play to their strengths.

But this is wrong, because your opponent will also be very aware of your advantages and may even restrict them.

Just like in this game, Moyes obviously defended against this characteristic of Rashford. Coufal froze him almost throughout the game, especially later on, when Rashford became more and more anxious, and the more anxious he became, the more chaotic he became.

Bruno knows too well the situation Rashford is facing at this moment.

Generally speaking, wingers only have two ways to create a threat, either by going under or cutting inside.

For Rashford, who is right-footed, cutting in from the left is actually his advantage. However, he had trouble playing today as he was being targeted, because Rice was always in the middle, guarding against Rashford's cutting in.

In desperation, Rashford could only go down to the bottom.

But if you just keep going down to the bottom, you will easily be restricted by your opponent.

This is the problem he faces now.

In fact, once you understand Rashford's characteristics, it is really easy to defend him.

If La wants to avoid this situation, he has to change his playing style, either like Bruno and become more comprehensive, or he can learn from Robben.

The Dutch winger is very fast, but at the same time he has a very good rhythm. This means that although he only knows his left foot, although the opponent has figured out his usual tricks, they have never been able to completely restrict him because his rhythm is really very fast. Great.

However, at present, Rashford is obviously unable to do it. He just rushes with the ball again and again, trying to take advantage of his speed, but he hits a wall again and again.

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Of course, Rashford's sprint was not completely useless. His efforts still attracted the attention of West Ham United's defense, which created opportunities for players in other positions on the field.

In the 64th minute, Rashford dribbled the ball and passed it back horizontally. Gundogan suddenly shot a world-class goal that broke through Fabianski's defense. Manchester United 1:1 West Ham.

After Manchester United equalized the score, the team's morale was boosted and their tactical play had a backbone.

There are still thirty minutes left, and it is still possible to maintain the current score or even reverse the opponent.

Moreover, everyone felt that West Ham United's physical strength declined very quickly after the high-intensity pressing and pressure in the previous hour.

The ball quickly returned to Manchester United.

Gundogan passed the ball to Mata, and Harry Kane retreated to the outside of the penalty area to receive the ball. Manchester United launched a strong attack in the middle, attracting attention and creating a gap for Rashford on the left.

Rashford ran to the left side of the penalty area and raised his hand to ask for the ball.

Harry Kane quickly passed the ball to Rashford, allowing him to face Coufal one-on-one.

Rashford was indeed thinking about his previous performance. This time, facing Harry Kane's pass, Rashford stopped with the outside of his right foot to his right, then adjusted himself and prepared to shoot.