I Am Really the Savior of the Red Devils

De Bruyne's maintenance moved Maguire very much, not only because of the personal relationship between each other, but also because of the overall situation of the team.

Generally speaking, during the intermission, the coaching staff will not easily make substitutions. Because substituting at this time is tantamount to shifting all the responsibility for the first half to this player, which is unfair to anyone.

Since there will be no substitutions, the morale of the team must be adjusted. This is De Bruyne's attitude.

What happened in the locker room, Ye Su actually already knew, he was outside the locker room all the time.

In fact, Ye Su also realized that there was a big problem with the personnel arrangement in the first half, that is, there was no one who could remind the teammates to keep calm when the team was in adversity.

In another time and space, both Maguire and Harry Kane were captains, but at this moment both are too young and immature.

The same problem also exists in players such as De Bruyne and Van Dijk. They are all players with certain leadership qualities, but because of their personality and experience, it is still difficult to assume this leadership role.

It is precisely because of this reason that Manchester United was defeated in the next ten minutes of the first half.

As long as there is a player who is like a pinnacle on the field, such a situation will not happen.

In this regard, Bruno Fernandez's ability may not be as good as De Bruyne's at present, but if he is on the court, maybe there will be no bad situation in the next ten minutes.

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When De Bruyne began to encourage his teammates, Ye Su also pushed in at the right time.

At this time, it is impossible for Ye Su to talk about his mistakes in employing personnel, nor to criticize the performance of the players. He can only follow De Bruyne's topic and say: "There is still a second half of the game, and we are far from dejected." Don’t forget, our pre-match statistics show that Monaco’s second half is when they make the most mistakes.”

What Ye Su said was a good reminder to the players in the locker room. According to the statistics of the Manchester United coaching staff, Monaco has performed very well on both offense and defense this season, which is why they can overwhelm Paris and rank first in Ligue 1.

In terms of offense, Monaco's offensive line led by Falcao and Lacazette scored 90 goals in 32 rounds of Ligue 1. The firepower during the same period was not inferior to Manchester United who scored 86 goals in 31 Premier League games. There is still more than that.

And on the defensive side,

Monaco has only conceded 26 goals in 32 league rounds, including 15 clean sheets, and its defense is very solid. However, if you carefully analyze Monaco's conceded goals, you will find that they conceded more goals in the second half than in the first half. Out of a total of 26 goals conceded, only 9 goals were conceded in the first half, but a whopping 17 goals were conceded in the second half!

Of course, if you only talk about the first and second halves and don't combine it with reality, such data is not very meaningful. But this can fully prove one thing, that is, Monaco's performance in the first half is always much better than the second half.

A very important reason for Monaco's performance in the first half and the second half is the team's physical fitness.

The age polarization of Monaco's players is very serious. Its first team has 26 players, and teenagers born after 1994 (aged 23 and under) have as many as 13 players, accounting for half of the total. In addition, there are a total of 6 veterans (aged 30 and above) born before 1988. In other words, there are only 7 players who are at their playing age (ages 24 to 29)!

Regardless of veterans and young players, their physical condition is definitely not at the best age of their careers, which is prone to problems.

After what Ye Su said, the Manchester United players immediately regained their confidence.

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But just this is obviously not enough. The team must also come up with a feasible plan at the tactical level.

"Monaco prefers to hit the ball directly into our penalty area in the attack. This is very obvious in the first half. The intention is very simple. It can create better shooting opportunities in the penalty area. Falcao, Raca Both Zette and Bernardo Silva are good players in this area. And we must shrink appropriately and adopt a dense defense, especially our center, and we must hold the front of the penalty area."

"In addition, when attacking, we have to put more pressure on the opponent from the left. Shaw should be more active, press Moutinho more, and put more pressure on their side. Then the chances on the right will be greater. There will be more."

After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads.

"Everyone, this is a protracted battle. The opponent is Monaco, one of the strongest teams in European football today. We do not have any advantage in strength. In addition, it is an away game, which requires us to work together. Work together, unite as one.”

"We have to defend in the second half, the longer we defend, the more chances we have!"

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After changing sides to fight again in the second half, Manchester United adopted a more resolute shrinking defensive tactic.

Monaco created a chance in the opening four minutes, a cross from the wing, and Lacazette's header went just wide of the far post.

The French striker has had many header opportunities in this game. If he had a better ability to grasp the header, Manchester United would have been sieved.

Subsequently, Monaco continued to control the situation on the field and frequently created opportunities. However, due to Manchester United's shrinking defense, it is difficult for Monaco to easily pass the ball into the penalty area at the front of the penalty area. Coupled with the 3:1 lead, Monaco's offense slows down appropriately.

The best opportunity was in the 61st minute, after Falcao received a pass from Lacazette, he took a long shot from the front of the penalty area, failed to hit the strength, and was confiscated by goalkeeper De Gea.

Ye Su also realized that the team had to make adjustments.

"United made a substitution. Ye Su replaced Lingard with Bruno Fernandes."

"This is a match-up substitution, but it is also a very obvious signal for Manchester United to strengthen their offense. Bruno Fernandez is obviously better than Lingard in terms of offensive organization. Obviously, Ye Su is concerned about the current situation. very dissatisfied."

"The current situation is very dangerous for Manchester United. They are behind 3:1 in the away game. If they can't get back a point before 70 minutes, then they are very likely to lose this game. And once after 80 minutes If you can't score goals, it's even more dangerous for Manchester United."

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After Bruno Fernandez debuted, Manchester United's tactics changed accordingly.

Bruno Fernandez has gained the greatest degree of freedom. He is not limited to the front midfielder position, but is cruising in any position in the frontcourt. Wherever there is space, he will go there. The real midfielder on the field is still only De Bruyne.

Harry Kane served as the fulcrum of the frontcourt and was at the forefront. This powerful English center forward is also very deterrent to Monaco's central defender, especially against Monaco's Brazilian central defender Jamerson.

With an extra player in the frontcourt organized in tandem, the two wings have also been liberated to a certain extent. Martial and Rashford, who had been sluggish before, began to be more active.

In fact, to some extent, Manchester United's activity can also reflect that Monaco is gradually sluggish.

This is also the normal state of Monaco. It always becomes negligent when it is always winning.

When the game progressed to the 67th minute, Manchester United once again played a quick counterattack.

Kyle Walker dribbled the ball quickly along the right, and after scoring into Monaco's 30-meter area, he saw Rashford pull to the right to open the defensive position for him, and he immediately chose to cut to the ribs.

This is a tacit understanding between the two.

Moutinho immediately stepped forward to entangle Kyle Walker, and Kyle Walker immediately distributed the ball to the right.

Rashford stopped the ball unhurriedly, and Monaco's left-back Andre Raj didn't dare to be careless to him at all, and his mortal enemy stared at him.

After Kyle Walker passed the ball, he ran over quickly and went to the gap to meet it. Rashford quickly crossed the ball back to Kyle Walker, and suddenly accelerated himself.

At that moment, Andre Raj hesitated, considering whether to follow Kyle Walker or Rashford.

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But it was this slight hesitation that prevented Raj from following Rashford in time.

Kyle Walker got it and sent the ball down the line as Fabinho got in his way.

Rashford and Andre Raj competed for speed, and the 33-year-old Italian veteran, who was Rashford's opponent, was easily left behind by him.

After Rashford caught up with the ball, he made an arcing pass with his right foot, and made a precise arcing ball.

Harry Kane blocked Jamerson with his body at the front point, and faced the incoming ball with a flick of his head to attack the goal.

Subasic's reaction speed is not fast enough. He judged the angle of Harry Kane's attack first, stooped to block, and even blocked the England center forward's close-range header.

But the ball didn't fly far, and it was De Bruyne who came up behind him. Before Camille and Fabinho, he shot directly and sent the ball into the goal with a powerful long-range shot. Monaco goal.

After the Belgian midfielder scored a goal, he was so excited that he looked up to the sky and screamed.

Manchester United players swarmed up and celebrated De Bruyne one after another.

Manchester United scored another goal, and the score on the field became 3:2. Manchester United was only one goal behind in the away game, and the situation became tense again.

Jardim finally made the first substitution adjustment of the game. He replaced midfielder Bernardo Silva with Moroccan center Nabil Dilar, changing 433.

Obviously, Jardim had no intention of admitting defeat and decided to play against Manchester United at home.

There is nothing wrong with this decision. Monaco's offensive ability is very strong. With Manchester United already scoring two away goals, it does not make much sense to limit Manchester United on the defensive end. Instead, they should strengthen their offensive end and score more goals. That's king.