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"The second half of the game has begun!"

"Neither team made substitution adjustments during the intermission!"

"After all, for this final, the head coaches of both teams must reserve a certain number of substitutions for possible overtime!"

However, although there are not many changes in the players on the field, the Manchester United players still have a slight change in their positions!

In the first half, Ronaldo acted as a fake striker and was actually a frontcourt free man. When Essien almost restricted most of the threats in the middle, Ferguson directly used the existing personnel to make changes!

Rooney stood directly in the center position as soon as he kicked off in the second half, and Ronaldo, after Rooney's position, formed a position almost double forward!

And Park Ji-sung's position is slightly behind, still occupying the right side, Manchester United's formation, some have become 442, Giggs and Park Zhi are separated on the left and right, and Anderson and Carrick are in charge of defense in the middle. Pass coordination in the middle!

As soon as Manchester United got the ball, they directly launched an offensive against Chelsea's defense!

"Evra! Cooperate with the two on the wing with Giggs!"

In the first half, because Rooney was a left winger, he always occupied a position close to the left. Although Rooney was on the left, it strengthened Manchester United's goal threat on the left, but there is no denying that Rooney's presence is also to a certain extent. On, restricting Giggs, the breakthrough space on the left!

Giggs did not make many breakthroughs in the first half, which is why Manchester United did not pose a huge threat from the left!

After Manchester United's formation changed in the second half, Giggs could give full play to his personal abilities on the left to create threatening passes for the team on the wing!

Now Rooney and Ronaldo, who are in the penalty area, will only need to do their job as a shooter, and try their best to win the chance to grab points!

Of course, the biggest problem for the 35-year-old Giggs is his physical fitness. Whether such an advanced player can continue to show his peak strength on the left is Ferguson's gamble!

No matter how good Giggs' training status is, 35 years old is 35 years old. Arsenal next door retains very little trust in players over 30 years old. Normal performance is also something that Ferguson needs to consider and choose!

In the first half, Giggs performed well in the left midfield position. He interspersed a few times and played the ball, showing his experience as a veteran and his good state!

Now, Ferguson intends to lift the seal of Giggs who saved a lot of energy in the first half, so that Giggs has a chance to give full play to himself in this Champions League final, so that Giggs can show his strength on the left. Your best offensive state!

"Giggs went straight forward, followed by Evra's pick pass. This pass passed Bosingwa's head and flew to the bottom line!"

"Giggs and Bosingwa compete directly for speed!"

At his peak, Giggs was an absolute fast horse who could run 100 meters in 11 seconds. Although the increase in age will inevitably bring about a decline in physical fitness, but in terms of training input, Giggs is definitely worthy of A role model for Manchester United!

Manchester United's training madness, in addition to Ronaldo, is the veteran Ryan Giggs!

The cherishment of his career, the pursuit of the team's honor, and his persistence in maintaining his offensive ability on the field have made Giggs train with all his strength and maintain his competitive state.

Many players of the same age as Giggs have already started to retire in some teams to earn the final commercial value, and even some players have already retired. Only Giggs not only stayed at Manchester United, but even played in the Champions League. In such an important game, he can still fight for a starting position!

"There was a physical confrontation between the two sides as they moved forward, but Giggs was not disturbed too much after being charged by Bosingwa!"

Fast speed, sufficient physical confrontation ability, accurate crossing, and good direct hitting ability, this is the capital for Giggs to gain a foothold in the Premier League!

Bosingwa's physical confrontation had limited interference with Giggs. Instead, Giggs took advantage of the time when Bosingwa was on his body to continue to expand his lead!

"Giggs! A lead in stature!"

"Remove the ball directly, diagonally to the right, and bottom!"

"It's passed!"

In fact, in terms of speed alone, Bosingwa may not be as good as Giggs at the peak, but facing the 35-year-old "old" Giggs, in terms of body and speed, Bosingwa must have the upper hand. The side with the advantage, but Bosingwa suffers from the first time it starts!

The rhythm of the attack is in the hands of Manchester United. Giggs can choose to suddenly accelerate forward at any time, and Giggs' sudden forward this time, coupled with Evra's pick pass, is indeed very good. The Bosingwa is slow step by step!

After being passed, Bosingwa could only let Giggs pass. After all, the cross so close to the bottom line is not too threatening. It is definitely better than sending a foul by himself and letting Manchester United take a free kick!

In the penalty area, Chelsea's players still have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers, while Manchester United's players actually do not have an excellent traditional English striker who grabs high points!

"C Ronaldo! Leap high!"

Giggs' pass is very targeted, that is, the pass is to the point in front of the goal. He believes that Ronaldo can understand his passing intention and run to this position to respond!

And Ronaldo, of course, relying on his keen offensive sense, knows that the front point is the weakest point of Chelsea's defenders now!

"Yang Feng! Take off at the same time as Ronaldo!"

"C Ronaldo, stay in the air, shake your head and attack the goal!"

"Cech! Flying out, a beautiful side attack!"

"The ball was blocked by Cech in the small penalty area, and there was chaos in front of the goal!"

"beep--"

Yang Feng will not relax in any way towards Ronaldo! You know, in the future, when defending Ronaldo, many wealthy central defenders will not dare to give Ronaldo too much forward space. If he restricts Ronaldo alone, Yang Feng feels that if he dares to relax, he will die a miserable death!

In this game, Yang Feng has always been on the premise of marking Ronaldo's running position. There is no problem of overlapping defense areas. No matter whose defensive area Ronaldo runs to, the closest to Ronaldo must be Yang Feng. Therefore, Ronaldo's intention to advance is obvious. When it was revealed, Yang Feng still maintained his defensive position. In addition, when he was running, he confirmed the direction of Giggs' pass. Yang Feng naturally took the lead in grabbing a favorable position for the landing point!

Even though Ronaldo had a full run-up and took off at a higher height, Yang Feng's height and the most reasonable position to fight for made the ball go to Yang Feng!

But Yang Feng was still in the process of taking off, and he was directly hit by Ronaldo who was inserted in the back. Yang Feng lost his balance and fell forward, but Ronaldo still stayed in the air and directly got the chance to hit the goal with a header!

"The referee signaled Ronaldo just before he finished the header, there was a push foul!"

"Yang Feng is still in the penalty area. Just before Ronaldo headed the ball, he did have physical contact with Yang Feng in the air after the run-up and take-off. At that time, he should have used the movement of pushing people to gain space for himself to compete for the top. !"

Although this attack ended with Ronaldo's foul, Giggs started his breakthrough attack on the left. Manchester United began to actively adjust their offensive tactics, but it also brought Hiddink a test of tactical choice on the sidelines. !

Hiddink decided to take a look at Manchester United's specific tactics! After all, it is impossible to completely determine Manchester United's tactical choice based on the first attack in the opening game!

However, on the one hand, he is watching the situation on the field, and on the other hand, Hiddink is also thinking quickly in his mind, how to adjust to face the possible change of Manchester United!

After an unsuccessful build-up by Chelsea, United are back in possession!

Rooney is still active in the middle, and Ronaldo is also starting to be near the penalty area, waiting for the pass. Manchester United's two wings also leave enough space for Giggs and Park Ji-sung to use!

Even in order to increase the support ability of the wing, not only Evra on the left stepped forward to participate in the offense, but even the right back, who has always been only responsible for defense at the back, moved forward, looking ready to move!

Although the instructions from the head coach have not arrived in time, they are all top professional players who have experienced many battles. Facing Manchester United's clear tactical changes, the players on the Chelsea field, according to training, faced 442 Similar tactics, spontaneously Started to change some defensive tactics, as well as marking options!

With Manchester United in the penalty area, the increase in offensive players naturally requires Chelsea's defense to continue to retreat, while Ballack retreats into the penalty area to help the central defender defend Rooney and Ronaldo!

And because Ronaldo's position is more inclined to the penalty area, although Essien still maintains a certain degree of defensive attention to Ronaldo, but more defensive responsibilities are handed over to Yang Feng, while he acts as a defender in the midfield and prepares to Help defend the wing at any time to limit and block Manchester United's offense!

This time, Manchester United's offense is still the 2v2 cooperation between Evra and Giggs on the wing, but this time Evra's pass is obviously not as accurate as the first "monkey"!

The strength of Evra's pass was slightly light, and Giggs did not have enough room to sprint!

When Giggs tried to catch the ball, he didn't completely get rid of Bosingwa's defense!

Bosingwa did not dare to neglect Giggs. Such a veteran can still occupy a place in Manchester United, the greatest giant in the Premier League in the past 20 years, which proves Giggs' strong personal ability! He had suffered a loss just now, but this time in the defense, Bosingwa played 12 points!

"Giggs, can you break through Bosingwa's defense?"

Facing Bosingwa's defense, Giggs did not hesitate too much. After feinting a shot and making a gesture to cut inside the penalty area to the right, Giggs directly kicked the ball and forced it down!

Bosingwa is not so easy to be stunned by fake moves. Giggs did shake Bosingwa's center of gravity, but it is still not so easy to take the opportunity to complete the bottom cross!

"Bosingwa! Follow Giggs closely!"

"Giggs wants a cross!"

"Bosingwa slid straight out and blocked the path of the pass! Corner kick!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity of a corner kick, Hiddink first told the Chelsea players who were defending on the sidelines. In terms of tactics, he was sure for the time being. The tactical choices made by the Chelsea players on the field only emphasized that Yang Feng and Bosingwa must Always pay attention to the defense of Ronaldo and Giggs!

"Carrick comes up and takes the corner!"

"Carrick takes a tactical corner!"

Sometimes, the corner kick tactics also need to be changed. The unchanging offensive choice will only make the defensive fence tighter and tighter!

This time, he suddenly chose a tactical corner kick to break Chelsea's defensive rhythm!

"Giggs came to the wing and responded to this tactical corner!"

"After stopping the ball, pass directly at 45 degrees!"

Although it just passed Giggs' feet, he finally chose to pass the ball, but it was closer to the goal, the angle was wider, and the delay was long enough, it may cause confusion for Chelsea's defense!

"Ferdinand!"

"Overpower Terry and head straight to the goal!"

"Cech made a sideways save!"

"Cech missed the ball, but Ferdinand's header went wide too!"

Manchester United attacked again from the left, and after creating a corner kick, they managed to increase the number of shots!

And taking advantage of the intermission period when the goalkeeper was preparing to serve the goal kick, Hiddink's tactical arrangement was also passed on to the whole team. In response to Manchester United's offensive tactical changes, Chelsea's adjustments were considered timely!