Chapter 78 I was shaken under the sofa by Chu Feng's pendulum pass! (The third update, please subscribe)
The barrage even flooded the screen.
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[Ah! ? ]
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[Brothers, do you know? I was sitting in front of the TV watching the game, and suddenly Chu Feng's pendulum pass shook me under the sofa! ]
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[I was shaken to the kitchen! ]
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[Hahaha! ]
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[However, this action puts a lot of pressure on the body, it is recommended that Xiao Chu do less in the future. ]
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[Analyzing from a tactical level, Manchester United's double ghost knock attracted the attention of Tottenham's rear players, thus creating vertical space for Chu Feng. ]
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[And Trippier's defensive level is really bad, no wonder he was sold at a low price by Manchester City. ]
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[If it was Kyle Walker, it would be difficult for Xiao Chu to score this goal. ]
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[Indeed, Kyle Walker is very fast, and he can catch up in that situation, so as not to form a single knife. ]
At the side of the court at this time.
"Boss, did we score a goal!?"
Faria had an expression of disbelief, as if he was still immersed in the powerful pendulum pass.
“That’s right!”
Mourinho also clenched his fists and waved them vigorously.
The offensive tactics he arranged before the game were aimed at Tottenham's regional pressure.
Because Tottenham's forwards basically determine their pressure range by dividing the area, it stands to reason that Tottenham's midfield and backcourt also need to be divided according to areas.
But it is obvious that this method is completely unreasonable because it will cause great defensive coordination problems for the players.
So Pochettino could only use passive man-to-man defense, and why did he let Ibrahimovic and Lukaku run in a staggered manner? The purpose was to make the Tottenham defenders lose their positions and create vertical space for Chu Feng, and Chu Feng did not disappoint his expectations and seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
It can be said to be a double victory for tactics and players!
Pochettino on the other side saw that the game had already started, and quickly signaled to the Tottenham players to reduce the intensity of the pressure, while letting the midfielders directly take charge of the zone defense.
Although this will also cause many problems, the defensive effect will be greatly improved.
Because if the opponent wants to repeat the same trick, they can only move to the side or retreat, and have to deal with the close defense of Dembele and Winks.
After Pochettino completed the adjustments, he looked deeply at the coaching bench next door.
Not long ago, Tottenham lost 1-4 to Manchester City, and he became the background board for Guardiola's fast break. Will the same drama happen today?
He also found that both Guardiola and Mourinho were accustomed to using fierce fast breaks. The difference was that the former emphasized the use of space, while the latter emphasized shrinking space.
Was he wrong? However, he quickly dismissed this thought. The oppressive counter-attack and the accumulation of opportunities to turn defense into offense were definitely the most suitable tactics for Tottenham at the moment.
As Bielsa's successor, he firmly believes in this.
The focus returned to the court, and the situation on the court returned to its previous state.
Although Tottenham players reduced the intensity of the pressure, they were still able to suppress Manchester United.
But they had no better way to deal with Manchester United's defensive retreat, and could only use Eriksen's 45-degree cross or Son Heung-min's low cross to launch non-stop high-altitude bombing.
And Luke Shaw's value as a full-back has gradually been revealed.
With his good sense of position, he was able to interfere with Tottenham's crosses almost every time and reduce the pressure on his teammates in the penalty area.
In this situation, even if Harry Kane was the leader of England's front line, it would be difficult for him to head the ball into the goal under the defense of Phil Jones and Smalling.
Even if they got the ball, Manchester United still had De Gea at his peak standing in front of the goal.
42nd minute of the game.
Ali made a precise pass to find Trippier who was making a forward run, and the latter quickly dribbled the ball towards the baseline.
Although his defensive ability is relatively weak, his arc ball is comparable to Beckham's, which made Pochettino specially formulate a tactic of left defense and right attack for him.
Even Son Heung-min had to reduce his ball possession for this.
"Head it out, don't let him pass the ball!"
Smalling kept a close eye on Harry Kane while signaling Luke Shaw to follow up on defense.
Luke Shaw moved closer immediately after hearing this, but his movement was still a beat too slow, as Trippier's right foot had already rubbed the football hard.
Bang! The ball did not fly towards Harry Kane, but drew a huge arc.
Ali chested the ball at the front of the penalty area and prepared to start his performance facing Matic rushing from the side.
But before he could make any move, his body couldn't stop staggering.
It turned out that Matic had already approached the opponent for confrontation, while constantly pushing his opponent into a non-dangerous area, and when the time was right he poked the ball to Ashley Young on the side.
This brief confrontation demonstrated his first-class small-area defensive skills.
You know, when he was at Chelsea, the person he practiced with was Hazard. How could Ali, no matter how talented you are, surpass that person? Ashley Young dribbled the ball forward.
Although his crossing technique is poor and his shooting level is low, his speed is really fast.
He is already 32 years old this year, but he is still not inferior to Son Heung-min, and can even pass the ball before Tottenham's double-team.
After receiving the ball near the center circle, Ibrahimovic faced Winks' interception and dribbled past him.
His footwork was extremely smooth, forming a sharp contrast with his tall stature.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
His position today is attacking midfielder, and with his strength he is naturally capable of doing the job. After all, his number of assists last season was already in double digits.
And his long career has given him excellent game reading ability.
As Trippier advanced to attack, a gap appeared on the left side, and Ibrahimovic directly passed the ball diagonally.
Chu Feng was already ready, and he rushed towards the penalty area.
In a flash, they reached the 30-meter area.
Dembele approached aggressively, pressing without stealing the ball, in order to delay the rhythm of the attack.
Under such rough defense.
Chu Feng's speed continued to slow down, and finally stopped on the left side of the penalty area.
He quickly looked up and saw that Tottenham's defense had been deployed and the players in the frontcourt were about to take their positions.
In desperation, he could only pass the ball back to his teammates.
The game entered a positional battle.
Coincidentally, both teams are not good at positional warfare. Manchester United lacks the organizational core Pogba, while Tottenham uses the pressure tactics.
As the ball possession continued to pass, time passed quickly.
In the first half stoppage time, Harry Kane's long shot was saved by De Gea, and the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
There was thunderous applause at Old Trafford.
Although some Manchester United fans disdain conservative tactics, they can barely accept them if they can bring victory.
However, if there really comes a day when they win the championship, Tottenham fans will not be discouraged. After all, they are only one goal behind and it will be easy to catch up.
Pochettino is also a coach who is good at on-the-spot adjustments. I believe Tottenham will have a different performance in the second half.
(End of this chapter)