Chapter 588 Please, Su!
The first half ended with a score of 1-1, and both sides shook hands and made peace.
Su Dong met Ronnie in the player tunnel. The two of them high-fived each other, gave each other a "threatening" look to be careful, and then smiled and returned to the locker room.
Although they are rivals, everyone can feel the deep friendship between them.
Even Pepe was envious of their friendship.
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After returning to the locker room, Su Dong's personal trainer Grant Downing immediately came to greet him.
Su Dong sat in front of the cabinet, allowing Grant Downing to massage his legs and body, while Nuno Cruz asked him about some of the situations in the first half with concern.
"Manchester United's two central defenders have very clear division of labor. Vidic competes with you physically, while Ferdinand competes with you in speed and prediction. In the second half, you have to pay proper attention and seize the opportunity to attack." Nuno Cruz gave his own analysis.
Su Dong nodded. His feelings were still very intuitive.
The two central defenders of Manchester United are really powerful. In the whole first half, he only got one chance, which was when he scored a goal. Apart from that, he basically failed to get any advantage from the two central defenders of Manchester United.
Vidic's body is so strong that he seems to never feel pain. He fights with Su Dong as if he is risking his life.
Lucio and Pepe also have excellent physical strength, and Pepe also works very hard, but after being coached by Andre Cruz for a year, Pepe has started to follow the stream of consciousness and his defense has become more and more stable.
Therefore, Vidic is one of the toughest central defenders that Su Dong has encountered in recent years.
Compared with him, Chelsea's Terry is still slightly inferior.
Ferdinand is different. This guy has very strong speed and predictive ability. He looks dark and strong, but actually he relies on his brain. When facing a tough opponent, he lets Vidic take the field. While defending Su Dong, he is also responsible for passing the ball forward.
Nuno Cruz's analysis of the situation in the first half is very consistent with Su Dong's personal experience.
In addition to the collision between Su Dong and the two central defenders of Manchester United, Nuno Cruz also mentioned several physical confrontations between Su Dong and Vidic and Ferdinand. Grant Downing asked about the situation with concern, especially the muscle injury, and Su Dong answered them one by one.
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Su Dong's personal coaching team is very professional, so Heynckes made an exception and allowed them to enter the locker room.
But when Heynckes was about to start his tactical deployment for the second half, everyone had to leave.
For the first half, Old Man Hai was quite satisfied with the team's performance, but there were also some areas where things were not done well enough.
"Cristiano Ronaldo has a wide range of movement and he is more likely to be at the front, while Rooney retreats. However, our defense has not adjusted for this. We must pay attention in the second half and not give him space to sprint. Once he starts sprinting, no one can stop him."
The Portuguese player's body became stronger and stronger, and what was even more terrifying was that his speed was extremely fast, even slightly faster than Su Dong.
Apart from anything else, anyone who has studied physics knows that gravity acceleration, with Ronnie's explosive power and speed, plus his body, once he sprints, the impact force is very amazing. Who can stop him? When Su Dong rushed up, the tall and strong Senderos was directly knocked away!
"Another point is Carrick. I repeatedly stressed before the game that the midfield must be three-dimensional and not be crushed by the opponent, because only with three-dimensionality can we take the initiative, but we didn't do well in the first half. The restrictions on Carrick were not in place. Scholes also needed to be taken care of properly."
When Heynckes said this, he asked his assistant to pull over the tactical board and started drawing on it immediately.
Schweinsteiger was pulled back to the defensive midfielder position by him, and together with Mascherano, they formed a kind of protection for Bayern's defense.
As support for the attack, the two wingers can press forward to one side at the same time, but there is a prerequisite, that is, on the side where Ronnie is, the full-back must not cross the center line, which is the red line.
"Marcelo, remember this!" Heynckes reminded by tapping the blackboard like a primary school teacher.
Marcelo nodded immediately to show that he remembered it.
"Luke, the suppression of Carrick is now left to you. If you can't handle it physically, you must tell me immediately. This is very important, do you understand?" Heynckes looked at Modric.
The Croatian midfielder kept nodding.
When it comes to the Champions League final, the players' fighting spirit does not need to be mobilized too much, and everyone will fight hard for it.
Finally, it is Su Dong.
Heynckes knew, and everyone in the locker room knew, that Su Dong was facing Vidic and Ferdinand in this game.
Everyone who plays football knows how terrifying Manchester United's two central defenders are.
In the past two seasons, how many top European superstars have failed to perform in front of them?
Drogba, such a powerful beast, had to lie down in front of the two central defenders of Manchester United.
Judging from the first half of the game, Su Dong did a good enough job. At least he made it difficult for Manchester United's two central defenders to free up their hands to deal with others. This was already his biggest contribution.
Not to mention, Su Dong also seized the opportunity and scored the equalizing goal, which was an outstanding achievement.
It can be said that no one can make more demands on Su Dong.
Because their contribution is far less than that of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
"Su, you did a great job in the first half. If possible, you can play more freely in the second half. There is no need to limit yourself to the middle and the frontcourt. I know you were restrained in the first half." Heynckes knew Su Dong very well.
In order to suppress Manchester United's defense, Su Dong rarely moved to the side or retreated in the first half. That throw-in was one of the few highlights, but it was precisely that time that he created a goal.
Facts have proved that the most threatening Su Dong is the one that does whatever it wants.
Don't give him too many restrictions, don't give him too many tactical tasks, just let him play to his heart's content!
"Everyone!" Heynckes clapped his hands vigorously.
Everyone in the locker room immediately raised their heads and looked at him.
"I don't need to say how strong Manchester United is. Everyone felt it in the first half. This is the strongest team in Europe, bar none. Now, we are evenly matched with them, and we even have a chance to win!"
"In the second half, we need everyone to work together more, do their job well, and give more support to our frontcourt, especially Su. I believe that we will win in the end!"
The players all cheered in unison.
Su Dong's status in the Bayern locker room no longer needs anyone's stamp. Even stars like Ribery and Robben have to acknowledge Su Dong's status as the number one star.
In fact, the two of them together are not as good as Su Dong.
The reason is simple. In an occasion like tonight, they can't do anything to Manchester United, but Su Dong can.
"Please, Su!" Before going on the court, Heynckes hugged every player who walked out of the locker room. When it was Su Dong's turn, he whispered in his ear.
"Don't worry!" Su Dong gave an affirmative answer.
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At the beginning of the second half, Bayern took the lead.
This is the strategy formulated by Heynckes, who still wants to take the initiative.
What Manchester United is best at is striking back after being attacked. If they retreat early on, Bayern will not be able to compete with Manchester United and can only take the initiative.
Moreover, Manchester United also faces great hidden dangers.
Manchester United did have a longer preparation period before the Champions League final, but Bayern was not far behind, because Bayern won the league title early on and was able to ensure the players' condition through games, so they were evenly matched.
But looking at the entire season, Manchester United has six players who have played more than 40 games, and several starters have made quite a lot of appearances. More importantly, they don’t have a winter break yet.
In comparison, Bayern seems to be more at ease. Although many players have played a lot of time, the crucial winter break and the relatively less stressful league have greatly helped Bayern.
Heynckes and the coaching staff believe that Bayern will have a great advantage in physical fitness, which will be concentrated in the second half.
So, from the very beginning, Bayern launched a direct attack.
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After the start of the second half, Bayern played very actively on the left.
Modric got the ball in the middle but failed to find an effective passing route.
When Su Dong saw this, he immediately retreated and raised his hand to ask for the ball.
The Croatian midfielder passed the ball to Sudong, and Vidic blocked behind Sudong to prevent him from turning around.
Su Dong had no choice but to turn sideways to the left, take two steps, and then pass the ball to Marcelo who was coming from the back row.
The Brazilian left-back got the ball close to the left side, moved forward and passed it to Ribery.
The French winger stopped the ball on the left side of the penalty area and tried to break through Brown, but failed.
Manchester United's full-back is not strong in attacking ability, but his defense is solid and he did not give Ribery any chance.
The French winger stopped, passed the ball back to Marcelo.
Su Dong faced the left side and watched Marcelo stop the ball. He pointed his hand in front of him.
The Brazilian left-back had been working with Su Dong for more than a year and was well aware of Su Dong's temper. He immediately pushed the ball sideways without thinking, directly in front of Su Dong.
Su Dong retreated another step, just avoiding Vidic behind him.
He touched Marcelo's cross pass with his left foot, but the ball did not stop there. Instead, he just changed the trajectory of the ball. He suddenly turned to the left and adjusted the ball sideways a small step.
Vidic was shocked and rushed over immediately.
Carrick on the left side of the penalty area also rushed over immediately, trying to double-team Vidic.
But Su Dong just turned around, and before the two men could form a siege, he stood still with his left foot and kicked out with his right foot.
This sudden long shot from more than 20 meters away from the goal surprised everyone at the scene.
The entire Luzhniki Stadium was filled with exclamations from fans of both teams.
The ball flew out like a cannonball, passing between Vidic and Carrick and heading straight to the right side of the goal.
Since the ball was on the left and Van der Sar was also standing on the left, Su Dong suddenly shot an arrow into the far corner. He shocked the Dutch goalkeeper and he tried his best to block Su Dong's long shot.
Su Dong's fierce shot, Van der Sar's save, Vidic and Carrick's blocking, the surprise of the fans in the stands, and Ferguson's hands raised high in shock on the sidelines...
Time seems to have stopped at this moment!
(End of this chapter)
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