According to the regulations of the English Football Association.
The Community Shield allows five substitutions during regulation time, with an additional substitution allowed in overtime.
So after praising the players' performance in the first half in the locker room, Li Shiguang immediately began to devise tactics for the second half.
If Li Shiguang preferred to utilize the individual abilities of his players to create single-point breakthroughs in the first half...
So, the second half.
Li Shiguang is going to try a different approach!
The fifteen-minute break passed in the blink of an eye.
When Leeds United's players reappeared at Wembley Stadium, the midfield and attacking positions had completely changed.
Kante, Bale, and Benzema, who performed well in the first half, were substituted.
All three segments of the ceremony that Li Shiguang had painstakingly arranged in advance were presented.
Then.
Cristiano Ronaldo was moved from the left to the right, while Kaká appeared as a left winger for the first time since joining Leeds United.
Since Leeds United resumed training, Li Shiguang has been thinking about how to achieve the strong midfield control of the three midfielders while also allowing Ronaldo and Kaká to coexist on the field.
After confirming that Ronaldo had no major objections to playing as a center forward or on the right wing, Li Shiguang then sought Kaká's opinion.
then.
This formation became a lineup that Li Shiguang frequently practiced in his regular training.
When I first started practicing.
Everyone else is fine.
Only Kaka, because he wasn't very familiar with the wing, seemed a bit hesitant to play.
Fortunately, Brazilians have excellent football intelligence.
Li Shiguang instructed him not to think about crossing from the byline, but to try cutting inside and breaking through more often.
After trying a few times, Kaka got it.
Whether it's cutting inside and shooting from distance, or Adriano pulling out of the penalty area to combine with him and then passing the ball to Ronaldo who's making a run at the far post, allowing the Portuguese player to finish the shot.
Both of these methods allowed Kaka to find enjoyment in his new position.
When Li Shiguang announced in the locker room that this formation would be used in the second half, the Brazilians were even secretly looking forward to it.
····
"Wow!" Jon in the studio saw Leeds United's substitution information immediately. "Leeds really made a change at halftime! Casemiro is on!"
Lineker also noticed the changes in Leeds United's squad, but his focus wasn't on Casemiro.
"Jon, did you notice? Cristiano went to the right wing, and Kaká became the left winger! As far as I remember... he's never played that position before, has he?"
That's what Lineker said.
Jon also turned his attention to the new changes in Leeds United's formation. He frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "Yes, Kaka doesn't seem to have played on the wing, and Cristiano Ronaldo also rarely appeared on the right side when he was at Manchester United!"
"Is this another new tactic of Li's?"
How would I know you're a Leeds United fan?
····
Ferguson also noticed the changes at Leeds United.
However, he did not focus on the positional changes of Kaká and Ronaldo. In modern football, adapting to new positions is a necessary course for players of their level.
on the contrary.
Ferguson has set his sights on Leeds United’s new midfield combination.
Leeds United's attacking line is star-studded.
But what Ferguson actually envied most was Leeds United's midfield.
In the old lord's view
The combination of Modric and Alonso was the cornerstone of Leeds United's treble-winning season last year.
Ferguson knew Li Shiguang very well.
He knew that Li Shiguang's willingness to let Xabi Alonso go to Real Madrid proved that he had definitely found a player who could replace Alonso's role.
At this moment, Kroos and Casemiro were standing on either side of Modric.
It is very likely that this was a backup plan arranged by Li Shiguang to facilitate Alonso's departure!
····
Ferguson was right.
From the moment Webber blew the whistle to start the second half, Leeds United, led by Modric, launched a fierce attack on Manchester United's penalty area.
It is no exaggeration to say that...
Their attack was so fierce that Manchester United couldn't even get past the halfway line at one point.
Seeing the situation was not good, Ferguson quickly ordered his players to retreat, because they had to withstand Leeds United's offensive for a while.
Thanks to the efforts of the Manchester United players, their goal remained intact. About fifteen minutes later, Leeds United gradually slowed down their attack, and Manchester United seized this opportunity to launch their counter-attack.
In the back-and-forth exchanges of offense and defense, before they knew it, the seventieth minute had arrived, with only twenty-odd minutes left in the match.
The score remains 1-0, with Leeds United in the lead.
The Community Shield is not really important to the major clubs in England.
Given the arrogance of Manchester United players, they would normally accept defeat without much thought.
But today is different.
Because today's Community Shield opponent is Leeds United.
These Manchester United players were eager to avenge their defeat to Leeds United in the Champions League final three months ago.
As a result, not only did they fail to regain their footing, but they also conceded the first goal to their opponents, and the goal was scored by a former player who had left during the summer transfer window.
All these factors combined.
As time ticked away, Manchester United's players began to get increasingly impatient.
····
A few more minutes passed.
Manchester United, desperate to equalize, could no longer hold back.
With their two veteran midfielders Casemiro and Kroos keeping them occupied, Manchester United, lacking attacking options, made a change, with Evra and Neville dropping back to participate in the attack again.
Seventy-seventh minute.
Evra made a run into the attacking third, and the Frenchman, after receiving a pass from Scholes, used his body to hold off Lahm, who rushed in to challenge for the ball, and after creating some space, immediately crossed the ball.
However, Berbatov, lurking in the Leeds United penalty area, failed to get the first ball.
The ball was caught in the air by De Gea, who rushed out from in front of the goal line.
After landing.
De Gea quickly stood up, glanced ahead, took a few steps, and swung his right hand holding the ball, throwing it directly towards the midfield.
Seeing De Gea's actions.
Leeds United immediately switched from defense to attack.
Apart from Adriano, who was still standing in the center circle, all the players who had been involved in the defense turned around and began to run frantically towards Manchester United's half!
Seeing this scene.
In the studio, Lineker started waving his arms again: "Here it comes! Here it comes! Leeds United have a golden opportunity to counter-attack!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
