After Adriano entered the field, walked into the center circle, and took his position, the referee blew his whistle, and the game restarted.
After Ibrahimovic passed the ball to Adriano, he didn't immediately pass it to Kaká, who had already crossed the halfway line. Instead, he passed the ball to Modric behind him.
Before going on stage.
Li Shiguang had already explained things to Adriano.
Manchester United, who just scored, are currently riding high on morale. If we immediately continue to attack them, they could easily exploit our weaknesses and launch another quick counter-attack.
In any case, this situation must be avoided now.
So after Adriano came on, he went to Modric and conveyed Li Shiguang's message.
Li Shiguang's requirements for Modric were also very simple.
One word: Steady!
As the person who knows Leeds United best, Li Shiguang is very clear about this.
Although his disciples appear calm, they are all more or less affected by the goal conceded. After all, they are behind, and if they lose the game, the double bonus promised by Li Shiguang before the game will slip away.
In this situation, if we continue to attack Manchester United without stopping, even the slightest mistake could be seized upon by the opponent, who could then score another goal!
As head coach, Li Shiguang must prevent this from happening!
In this way.
Today, the situation on the field changed for the first time in this match that began with a head-on confrontation from the very first minute.
To be precise, the changes occurred at Leeds United.
As soon as they got the ball, both teams charged forward with all their might. Now, Manchester United is still charging forward, while Leeds United has become just passing the ball around in their own half.
In a short time.
The stands at Old Trafford were filled with boos, perhaps because these Manchester United fans thought Leeds United had chickened out!
In the studio, Lineker also looked puzzled: "What's going on? Shouldn't Leeds United be pushing forward in attack at a time like this? Why has the pace suddenly slowed down?"
“That’s where Lee’s brilliance lies!” Jon, who was staring intently at the TV screen, immediately cleared up his partner’s doubts. “Didn’t you notice? The moment Adriano came on, he immediately found Modric and said something to him. If nothing unexpected happens, this pace that Leeds United is playing at is something Lee specifically requested!”
"Pushing forward to attack is certainly easy, but Manchester United is riding high on morale right now! If they find a weakness, it won't just be a matter of falling behind by one goal..."
It has to be said.
Li Shiguang's arrangement did indeed have an effect. Manchester United's players were forced to run around aimlessly by Leeds United's passing in their own half, wasting their energy and also curbing their original idea of pressing their advantage and securing the victory early.
soon.
Ferguson realized something was wrong. Seeing Ronaldo being led across half the field by Alves' pass, the old manager finally couldn't hold back and rushed from the bench to the sidelines, shouting, "Let them pass! Don't press them until the ball is past halfway! We're the ones in the lead!"
The manager's reminder brought the Manchester United players back to their senses.
yes!
We're the ones who're ahead!
Why are we in such a hurry?!
Do you really think Leeds United can just lob the ball into our goal from their own half? Do you really think everyone is Beckham?
Having figured this out, Manchester United's players stopped pressing so aggressively.
The pace of the game also slowed down....
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The pace is slow.
But that doesn't mean Leeds United have given up on their attack.
They were still plotting how to equalize the score.
However, by passing the ball layer by layer to the front of Manchester United's penalty area, whoever takes the final shot will have to face the in-form Schmeichel.
How to get past this former teammate's fingertips?
This has become a problem for Leeds United players during this period!
In this state, the game went on for another ten minutes or so, and the score remained unchanged at 1:0.
finally.
In the 67th minute, the situation on the field changed!
Leeds United launched an attack from their own half.
Alves dribbled down the wing and, near the halfway line, faced Ronaldo's defense before passing the ball to Modric.
Modric looked up and glanced around, then launched a long pass directly to the edge of Manchester United's penalty area.
At this time.
Adriano's pivotal role is thus demonstrated.
Facing Ferdinand's harassment, Adriano controlled the ball firmly with his chest, but it was still somewhat difficult for him to directly dribble past Ferdinand and break into the penalty area.
Adriano then passed the ball back to Kaká, who had come to receive it.
As Kaka prepared to receive the ball, Carrick rushed up from the edge of the penalty area.
Facing Carrick's defense.
Kaka cleverly feinted, shifting his body to the left as if to dribble the ball to the left. This tricked Carrick, who also shifted his weight in that direction.
But after seeing Carrick's move, Kaka immediately pulled back his right foot, which had already stepped out, and instead used the outside of his right foot to flick the ball to the right front, instantly dodging Carrick's defense!
To be honest.
At this point, Kaka could choose to shoot directly, and this distance was well within his shooting range.
So Kaka looked up at Schmeichel in front of the goal. Seeing that Schmeichel was positioned to the right, Kaka subconsciously looked towards the lower left corner of the Manchester United goal and swung his right leg.
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