Midfielder

Porto's full-line retreat created a problem for Manchester United. Keane and Butt now didn't know whether to follow them to defend.

Not defend? Just like Lin Yi's cooperation with Alenichev on the wing, they will rely on the personnel advantage in the midfield to squeeze Manchester United desperately.

Either a quick horizontal transfer or a quick cut from the wing, anyway, as long as they can bypass Keane and Butt, they will start immediately.

The little guy who has been fighting with Keane to the end seems to have found a way of attack that suits him. He is no longer focused on hitting Keane.

As long as there is a chance, his passing and passing will start to show power on the wing, and the starting point of the attack he commands is chosen near the center circle.

With enough space and enough teammates to support him, this kid is now completely free to play as he pleases, and no one can control him.

If Keane follows to defend, Lin Yi will pass the ball quickly. If he doesn't follow, then his feet will be extremely sharp to stun the defensive players.

His vertical movement in the ribs caused a lot of trouble for Manchester United's defense. It was harder than climbing to the sky to defend a guy like a loach.

Now Lin Yi has long recovered his usual flexibility. He will no longer plunge into the opponent's crowd, but wander around the edge.

As long as there is trouble of being surrounded, Lin Yi will immediately choose to pass the ball, even if Keane yells at him "You coward, are you afraid?"

But this provocation will not interfere with Lin Yi's mood at all. He wants to defeat this Irishman, but first, he must let the team win first.

Due to Lin Yi's interference in the frontcourt, Manchester United's defense began to be pulled left and right, and the position was not as solid as at the beginning of the game.

With sufficient support from the midfield, Maniche and Alenichev's wing attack began to expand their attack range and more contact points.

McCarthy in the middle began to frequently cut into the penalty area to grab points, and Porto began to frequently attack Manchester United's penalty area with passes from the left and right sides.

Various two-on-ones and through balls began to put defensive pressure on Phil Neville and Fortune again and again, and this kind of attack became more and more frequent.

Straight bottom crosses and cuts along the bottom line were the main means for Porto to tear apart the English defense.

The midfield was completely under the control of the Porto players, and the four-man combination of Manchester United's frontcourt was now completely isolated.

Three to one, the midfield combination of Lin Yi, Deco, and Costinha was already creating a full set for Scholes, and the situation began to get worse.

Scholes now had to face three people's siege alone, and even though he was knowledgeable, he couldn't stand so many feet fiercely stealing the ball together.

Especially the black-haired little guy, he was the darkest when he was robbing the ball, and his ruthless little moves were also very hidden.

Even though Scholes, who was knocked down on the grass by Lin Yi, roared at the referee, the referee could not find any evidence of Lin Yi's footing. Of course, except for the row of footprints on the ginger head's socks, Lin Yi did not leave any evidence of his footing.

Since he wanted to cut off Manchester United's offensive fulcrum, Lin Yi did not mind being a bad guy at all. This level of confrontation was not difficult for him.

However, when Lin Yi turned his head to look at the sidelines, he swore that he definitely saw Ronaldo, the shameless guy, flashing his middle finger at him on the Manchester United bench. And it was two fucking fingers. This guy was protesting Lin Yi's beheading action in this way.

Lin Yi was not polite either. He patted his butt in a very covert way at the idiot, "Unsatisfied? Unhappy? Come on, bite me!"

His unexpected way of counterattack almost made Ronaldo choke to death on the bench by the sip of water he just drank. It is estimated that the guy was furious.

Manchester United's only receiving point in the middle was locked, and no one could deliver a fatal pass. Without the ginger head's experience, Manchester United's attack lacked threat.

The side attack that had always taken the initiative was also pressed back by the opponent, putting Giggs and Saha in a dilemma.

They either chose to retreat or wait for opportunities in the front court. After all, it was almost impossible to rely on Scholes to control the midfield alone.

This bad situation forced Giggs to retreat to the middle to help Scholes, but even if both of them were in the middle, they seemed very struggling to face the siege of Porto, and this retreat also freed Ferreira from the embarrassing passivity.

Without the threat of the Welsh flying knife, Ferreira's support for Alenichev began to play a role, and Porto's side corridor was opening.

Keane and Butt also tried to press forward to support Scholes, but the area defended by Butt was penetrated by Lin Yi's pass at the moment of pressing forward. If Deco's shot was not slightly off, the score might have been equalized.

Press forward? This means that the distance between Keane and Butt and the central defenders has widened, and the tight defense has disappeared.

For Lin Yi and Deco, this gap is a good opportunity to pry open the opponent's defense line. They are waiting for the opponent to pounce on them.

Choose to defend and not to respond? Manchester United's double defensive midfielders want to stabilize now, but the opponent does not give them this opportunity, especially the black-haired kid, who always tries to find a breakthrough from other places when Keane does not leave his defensive position.

The unlucky guy, Fortune, unfortunately became his test subject. The strong South African now has a headache when he sees Lin Yi.

This is not the worst situation. Ferguson, an old guy with rich experience in on-the-spot command, can naturally see what happened on the field.

Since that goal, Manchester United has not had a decent shot in ten minutes. The only attack was Howard's goal kick. After the midfield battle, it was headed into the penalty area. Van Nistelrooy seized the opportunity to volley sideways.

But with such a difficult shot and two light bulb-like guys following him, don't expect any miracles.

Van Nistelrooy also began to become a little impatient, because in this awkward confrontation, he could not play his specialty of grabbing points at all.

Ferguson, such a cunning guy, would not fail to see the changes on the court, especially the good things done by the iron triangle of the Porto team in the midfield. The moment he saw Scholes locked in the encirclement of Lin Yi and the other three.

Ferguson subconsciously glanced at the coaching bench of Porto. "Is it the idea of ​​that guy?" At this moment, Ferguson began to be wary of his fellow opponent. Although Mourinho standing on the sidelines looked so young, he had already revealed a dangerous message.

But he was able to think of a countermeasure immediately after the game was in progress for 20 minutes, and it was so targeted. That guy's ability to respond on the spot was very sharp, just like that annoying Frenchman, who always brought some trouble to Manchester United.

But Ferguson had to know that this damn tactic was temporarily tampered by a little guy. I don’t know if he would have the urge to strangle Mendes immediately.

Mourinho didn't know what the cunning old man was thinking. Anyway, the players began to play normally, giving him hope of equalizing the score.

Just like that, play steadily. Although the score is behind, it is much better than taking risks and being counterattacked by the opponent. There is still time and Porto still has a chance.

We must steadily control the initiative of the midfield, wear down the opponent's defensive thickness bit by bit, and continue to put pressure on the opponent from the midfield.

Mourinho believes that even the most tight defensive formation will have loopholes, and even concrete-like defense will be broken.

Moreover, Manchester United's current defense is not solid. As long as Porto is given a gap, Mourinho is sure to get the game back on track.

Compared with Mourinho's expectations, Manchester United has more troubles, especially the opponent focuses on the competition for midfield control.

Ferguson certainly knows where the flaws of his lineup are. He deliberately arranged double defensive midfielders to wait for the opponent to take the initiative to attack, after all, his defense is too fragile. He couldn't really play so boldly away from home. It's always right to be cautious.

Without the double protection of Butt and Keane, Ferguson couldn't imagine what would happen if Brown and others faced the attack of Lin Yi and others. Maybe Manchester United would be drowned by the offensive tide of Porto like those unlucky Madrid players.

But the price paid for such protection is that their midfielders will appear weaker. Keane and Butt can't press forward significantly and can only defend steadily. Although there are still four people in the frontcourt, there is only Scholes in the midfield. Even if Giggs retreats, the midfield is still a little weak in control, after all, the opponent has arranged five people for them.

But Ferguson dare not move the double defensive midfielder combination easily now. After all, it is the most solid line of defense standing in front of the central defender. If it is moved easily, there may be big problems. If they are separated from the back line, such a double defensive midfielder combination becomes completely unnecessary.

The biggest use of Keane and Butt is to compress the offensive space. If they were promoted to the midfield to participate in the fight, it would only create a large space between the back and the defender, which would give Porto a chance. Ferguson didn't want to take this risk at the moment.

It would have been a good start to score a goal first. As long as the opponent could continue to attack, there would be a large space behind them, and Manchester United would have a lot of counterattack opportunities. I believe Giggs and Saha are very familiar with this offensive method. It is only a matter of time before they win.

Ferguson is confident that the experienced Keane and the steady Butt will start to intercept the opponent more than 30 meters away from the goal, and they did so after the kick-off. Ferguson is not too worried about the safety of his back line.

Although the confrontation between Lin Yi and Keane after the opening made Ferguson a little worried whether the Irishman would be sent off for a fierce foul.

But the fact proved that the tactic was effective. At least Manchester United's defense did not let the little guy find any opportunities. Even if he was not completely blocked, the threat that the kid could bring had been weakened. Without enough space, the opponent could not find a gap to exploit.

The most important thing is that Deco completely lost his fire in the frontcourt attack. The Brazilian fell into the defensive trap of Manchester United and could not play his usual offensive level. This is the main thing. It can kill a core of Porto, which is good news for Manchester United's defense.

But now everything has changed. The two guys wisely chose to retreat, especially Lin Yi, who kept moving in the midfield.

Passing and passing, he was desperately tearing Manchester United's side defense. The left side that Fortune was responsible for defending has become Manchester United's Achilles heel. Porto concentrated its firepower on the side attack and desperately attacked this side. At least three people attacked repeatedly.

The South African macho who was still celebrating wildly on the sidelines after scoring a goal just now has lost the beautiful mood of becoming famous overnight. He can only tense his nerves to face the impact again and again, and this impact is continuous, without a moment of rest.

Alenichev's attack was still easy to deal with. At least Fortune still had a chance to break the Russian's breakthrough, especially when the two people's bodies came into contact, the strong South African took the initiative, but when Ferreira and Lin Yi focused on this side, Fortune was melancholy.

But when the black-haired kid approached this side, the situation became very bad. Deco and Maniche kept moving towards the middle, which attracted the attention of Keane and Butt, completely exposing Fortune in front of Alenichev and Lin Yi.

The kid with poor physical conditions was like a devil. If Fortune could return to his hometown in South Africa now, he would definitely find a powerful African wizard to curse the damn kid. He was simply fed up with Lin Yi's destruction of himself.

Alenichev's breakthrough was simply relying on speed and experience to attack Fortune, but the black-haired kid was torturing him with various passing skills, and in a variety of ways. Every time he got rid of it, it seemed to teach Fortune how to pass.

When Ferguson saw this scene, he was helpless. After all, Fortune was not a professional defender. He could no longer ask the South African to do better, because Lin Yi's performance on the field was more like playing a game than a professional game.

However, even if a genuine defender was replaced to face Lin Yi, he might not be able to get an advantage, just like this time, "God, what is that dribbling move? Is this playing street football? Is this how you all play football?" Ferguson asked Ronaldo in astonishment.

Ronaldo was also a little speechless at this moment. He didn't know how to answer his coach's question. MY GOD, he didn't know what Lin Yi was doing just now. Although he often did some tricks to tease his opponents in the game, he had never been as crazy as that guy, and he could even be said to be perverted! If he could choose, Ronaldo would rather go on the field and bite that guy to death.

Damn, how many people would play a back-to-back heel knock through the crotch and then split the ball with a man in such a fierce game when facing a guy who is much stronger than him and steals the ball crazily? If this guy is not crazy, what is he? When Fortune was thrown away by that kid, even he opened his eyes wide in surprise.

Not only the unlucky Fortune, but probably everyone who saw this crazy performance would show such an expression. This is what a madman can do. At that moment, it was more like a performance of extraordinary skills in the game. God might be mourning for Fortune.

But Lin Yi did it, and he quickly cut inside after throwing Fortune away. At the moment when Brown came up to defend, he had already chosen the passing route in advance, and a straight low ball was directly in front of the goal.

McCarthy, who was rushing to the point in the middle, could only choose to poke with his toes under the pull of Gary Neville. The football changed direction and went straight to the bottom corner of the goal. Howard, who was stunned, had no chance to save the ball, but at this time there was still a guy in Manchester United who didn't give up.

A clearance on the goal line. When Lin Yi saw this scene in the penalty area, the guy wearing the No. 16 jersey of Manchester United once again eliminated this fatal threat for the Red Devils. The guy who made himself very embarrassed because of the sliding tackle, after standing up, the first thing he did was to roar at everyone.

"Come on! This is a game! We represent Manchester United! We are the European champions, we have to play for our lives, otherwise you will lose this game!"

Although Keane's expression was very ferocious and his tone was very unfriendly when he roared, the players of Manchester United lowered their heads and no one spoke to refute.

"Guard him! Don't let this happen again! If you can't steal the ball, let the kid lie on the grass, don't let him move freely like he did just now!"

When facing a small "hair dryer" like Keane, Fortune could only admit that he was unlucky, but he also turned his head and glared at the hateful perpetrator fiercely.

The fierce look seemed to be warning Lin Yi, if you dare to do this again, I will kick your legs off immediately, but Lin Yi didn't care at all.

Lin Yi was going to use this method to pull Manchester United's wing. As for what moves to use and how to get rid of the opponent's full-back, he didn't care.

Just like before, he seized an opportunity that was not an opportunity. Just a little bit short, he could have equalized the damn score.

But it doesn't matter, he can come again, there are still more than 50 minutes, he doesn't believe that the opponent can defend every attack of his, want to foul? Come and try if you have the guts!

Lin Yi looked at the fierce Irishman and shouted loudly, "Don't expect this guy to defend me, if you want to stop me, you can do it!"

"Otherwise, just wait and see!" Lin Yi didn't finish his words, but he had already made a beheading motion with his right hand near his neck.

This was the first time that Lin Yi issued a challenge to the opponent. Either come over and continue to practice alone, or wait there for me to pierce the heart of the Red Devils!

Let's try and see who is the final winner! Lin Yi burned his madness, he wanted to conquer these green giants with his feet.

A crazy black-haired boy was polishing the knife in his hand and stabbing these fierce Englishmen. . .

(From 3:0 to 0:3, well, the National Olympic team made me understand one thing, there are actually no miracles in this world, everything is growing according to its own laws, life, in fact, everything is normal, it’s just that we occasionally dream, so let’s continue to live calmly. PS: A moment of silence for those who unfortunately passed away in the Shanghai fire, every life is hard-won, let us cherish every day and pray for those who have passed away.)