Football No. 10: God's Perspective

When Wang Pu was a child, he had only seen the legendary Old Trafford on TV. Now that he was there in person, he felt like he was walking into a fairy tale.

The Red Devils in his impression were unbeaten and swept across the European continent.

On the coaching bench was an old man chewing gum, panting in a black woolen coat, with a red nose and gold-rimmed glasses.

Unfortunately, things have changed now, and the Red Devils Manchester United is no longer the existence that makes European clubs tremble.

The former glory seemed to be right in front of him, but when he thought about it, it was already ten years ago, which made people sigh.

After standing outside Old Trafford for a long time, Wang Pu just regained his mind and walked slowly into the stadium.

This Champions League 1/8 knockout match is about to begin.

After advancing to the second round of the elimination track again, they encountered a weak team that the fans believed had a high chance of advancing. The emotions of Manchester United fans were particularly high, and the entire Old Trafford was full.

The stadium is full of British traditions. The moment you walk out of the player tunnel, you can personally feel the pressure from the Red Devils fans.

Next to Wang Pu are Manchester United players. In this game, Manchester United coach Solskjaer has arranged the strongest starting lineup.

Goalkeeper De Gea, central defender Maguire, Jones, left and right fullbacks are Luke Shaw and Wan Bissaka.

The midfield is a combination of Fred and McTominay.

In the frontcourt, Bruno appeared in the front midfielder position, Pogba on the right, and Rashford in the center position. The only difference is that the main position of French star Martial was replaced by "Aoki" Granwood.

The Manchester United star has scored 4 goals in the past 6 games and is in good shape. Such performance has also won countless fans for the little "Aoki". Solskjaer also hopes that this young player can also gain something in the European war.

The starting position in the knockout round is the best reward for Greenwood's excellent state in recent days.

On the Ajax team, Ten Hag also put out the strongest lineup.

Under the cheers of Manchester United fans, the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

In the Old Trafford stadium, the sound of the mountains and the sea roared like thousands of troops. This kind of home grandeur has not been seen for some time.

After the game started, Manchester United players also seemed particularly excited and very active.

Although Pogba appeared on the left, he is still the tactical core of the entire team. He is tall and strong but not slow, has a wide field of vision, imaginative passing, and delicate footwork. His advantages.

When he was in Juventus, he was also a midfielder who could move from the front of his own penalty area to the front of the opponent's penalty area.

Looking at the football world, midfielders who can move between two penalty areas are rare, and they are all high-end goods with high value.

Pogba belongs to this type of player. For this reason, in order to be able to dig this midfielder, Manchester United paid him 110 million euros.

This deal shocked the football world at the time, and Pogba's return was also highly expected by Manchester United fans. It was considered a turning point for the team's revival and glory to the peak.

Unfortunately, the team's performance did not break through because of the Frenchman's return. On the contrary, high investment, low return, and a bad locker room made the club more and more complicated.

It's a mess.

In Juventus, Pogba had the "master" Pirlo sitting beside him, and Vidal, who was in his prime, helped him clear the defensive obstacles behind him.

Even in the French national team, there is a Matuidi with a wide coverage, and the first midfielder Kante.

In Manchester United, there is obviously no such personnel configuration.

In fact, Pogba is more like a card dealer-type player, and his dispatch of the ball is world-class.

The advantages are obvious, and the disadvantages are also obvious. He plays casually, easily wastes, and is afraid of double-teaming. For such a player, once the midfield loses the ball, it is tantamount to the team's gate being wide open, and the opposing forward directly faces the defender, and the consequences are unimaginable.

Therefore, Pogba's position was finally fixed on the left.

However, Pogba has no speed compared to pure winger players, and can only rely on Luke Shaw behind him.

The attack along the way is the strongest, and the defense is the weakest. Not only that, one thing to note is that Luke Shaw has never had a good substitute to help him share the burden.

And this one-sided play is extremely physically exhausting.

For Ajax, Pogba and Luke Shaw on the left are also the key targets of attack in this game. What kind of effect can be achieved depends on the performance of Mazrawi and Jim on this side.

It is obviously Manchester United who took the initiative.

Solskjaer formulated a tactic of starting the attack before the game.

Three lines pressed up and attacked the goal of Ajax.

In terms of defense, Jiafu's players have long been polished to be outstanding. Manchester United's offense only bloomed but did not bear fruit. There was really no chance of threat.

Changing the "playing dead" mode of the group stage, Wang Pei took over the game from the beginning. More balls were not passed through De Jong and Van der Beck, but he controlled the ball to move back and forth, whether to stabilize and control the rhythm, or to attack quickly.

Even though Wang Po played conservatively before, everyone knew that the core of this team was still the Ajax No. 29.

Fred and McTominay took turns to take care of Wang Po.

But as a player with comprehensive abilities, this kind of following and even double-teaming has existed since he entered the professional arena.

Of course, as a midfielder, the team's metronome and card dealer, such double-teaming, marking and close defense are commonplace. The stronger the opponent's defense against you personally, the more it proves your strength.

Wang Po has long been accustomed to and adapted to such defensive treatment.

As soon as Ajax No. 29 got the ball De Jong, Van der Beck immediately surrounded him and provided a point for the ball. When Wang Po faced the opponent's goal, the two players on the wing, Kasiela and Jim, were ready to sprint forward at any time, while the center forward Dolberg deliberately retreated to bring out the opponent's central defender and create space for the wing players to cut in.

In the 19th minute of the first half, Wang Po made a low and long pass and found Dolberg's feet who retreated from the center position to the midfield to meet, and the latter brought out the central defender Jones.

Dolberg, who got the ball, was not in a hurry to turn around. With him as the axis, the two wingers had already started to move.

At the same time, Wang Pei also quickly responded to Dolberg. After getting the ball at his feet, he made a 45-degree diagonal pass, and the ball hit the left side of Manchester United from the right. Jim in the penalty area unloaded the ball, looked up and observed the position of goalkeeper De Gea, and shot the ball with a rub, and the ball drew a beautiful arc in the air.