Midfielder

From the moment the game started, the players of Manchester United were like crazy people who had taken a shot of stimulant. Their momentum was a bit crazy.

This is Manchester United, this is Manchester United at Old Trafford, strong and brave, just like those Manchester United fans sang. They only have the idea of ​​attacking in their minds now. No one can stop their offensive steps. The Red Devils showed their most ferocious side.

This Manchester United team at the Dragon Stadium is completely different. Nearly 80,000 fans and Old Trafford gave them the courage to move forward.

Old Trafford is the source of power for Manchester United. As long as they are here, the glorious honor can always cheer these guys up.

Even at the beginning of the game, those commentators were still waiting to see Manchester United's jokes, but after the game started, they all chose to shut up.

Just like Manchester United had defended its honor at Old Trafford countless times, this time Manchester United also chose to fight to the end.

Injured? Decline? At this time, these things did not appear in the minds of Manchester United. They only thought about how to defeat their opponents.

Although they are not playing with their full main lineup now, their offensive momentum seems to be more fierce under the support of fierce fighting spirit.

Porto has no power to fight back now. Their technical advantages at their feet cannot be brought into play at all, and they can only retreat helplessly.

This is simply a reversal of the previous game. In the first ten minutes of the Dragon Stadium, it was Porto who pressed Manchester United to attack desperately.

Now Manchester United, who returned to Old Trafford, became the main attacker, but they pressed more thoroughly than Porto did at the beginning.

Waves of attacks extended from the midfield position, not only snatching away Porto's midfield control, but also burning the war into the penalty area.

Mourinho did not expect Manchester United to counterattack at home, after all, the old Scottish man still needed a goal to advance.

But he did not expect Manchester United to not care about the loopholes in the defense at all, and released all the offensive firepower since the start of the game.

Ferguson didn't leave himself any way out at all. He may never have considered playing a steady game at Old Trafford.

"Attack! I just need you to remember this word, and execute it like a madman on the field. I won't allow you to retreat!"

This is what the stubborn old Scottish man said to his players in the locker room. Ferguson now regards the game as a war.

If they lose, it will be the end of him and Manchester United. If they win, it will be the moment for them to regain their vitality. Ferguson is fighting a desperate battle.

Maybe he doesn't know the meaning of the Chinese idiom, but the old Sir Alex has only one idea in his mind, that is to completely kill the Porto people!

Although the old Scottish man put five people in the midfield, when Manchester United attacked, only Butt was dragged in the defensive midfielder position.

Giggs, Scholes, Fletcher, and Djemba all participated in the attack, which created a lot of defensive pressure on Costinha.

The original intention of continuing the lineup from the previous game was to maintain a stable performance, but this also gave Ferguson an opportunity to form a more-than-less situation in a local area.

It is estimated that even Mourinho was confused by Ferguson's midfield personnel combination. The defensive formation that seemed to be three defensive midfielders would actually attack in a big way.

Who would have thought that Fletcher and Djemba, who had not played many times in the league, would actually start? Even Mourinho did not expect this.

But Ferguson arranged it this way, and he also asked the two guys to be bold in the midfield and must dare to invest in offensive forces.

Fletcher and Djemba never dreamed that they would become Manchester United's starting players in the knockout stage, which made the two guys very excited.

Once the two newborn calves play crazy, no one knows what will happen, just like when Manchester United encountered a crazy Lin Yi.

Fletcher and Djemba, who originally played as defensive midfielders, pressed forward fiercely, which put a lot of pressure on Porto's midfield, especially in the defensive midfielder position.

Even Maniche was forced to withdraw from the wing to the position of defensive midfielder to help Costinha defend the middle, but the effect was not obvious.

Don't forget that the opponent's midfield also has an old sly guy like Scholes. When you are not at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, you must always be on guard against this guy.

And Giggs has been extremely excited since the start of the game. Even Bosingwa can't keep an eye on him and can only try his best to entangle him.

Mourinho may be grateful for his decision now. If Ferreira was on the court at this time, he would have been fooled by the Welshman.

That is, Bosingwa's African macho physique can withstand Giggs's tossing. If it were someone else, it would have been broken apart long ago.

Although Bosingwa has been entangled on the left side, the weird Giggs can still send accurate crosses to create some trouble for Baia.

And the Welshman's occasional horizontal dribbling and shooting also gave Bosingwa a headache. Even if he has good physical fitness, he can't stand it.

Manchester United's flanks, which had been extremely active in attack in the previous game, completely let go of the attack this time, and Giggs' quick knife flashed again.

The most important thing is that Manchester United, which has become a lone forward, has not become less threatening because there are fewer people in the forward line. Without the cooperation of Saha, Ruud van Nistelrooy's own offensive rhythm is more open. Crosses from the two wings can always be reached by him first.

Carvalho and Costa only fought against the Dutch killer for less than half of the last game, and they did not fully understand their opponent's habits.

But in this game, they experienced how terrifying the Dutchman, who is known as the "King of the Small Zone", is. His strong physical fitness and ability to judge the placement of the pass make people a little bit hard to guard against. Ruud van Nistelrooy The feeling of shooting from short distance gave Carvalho a headache.

The most important thing is that the guy doesn't control the ball in the penalty area at all. He just uses his super ability to grab points and tests Baia from time to time.

This kind of ghostly movement and excellent ability to predict the landing point allowed Ruud to continue to threaten Porto's goal under Carvalho's guard.

As long as he leaves an open space for Van Nistelrooy to take advantage of in the penalty area, he can find a chance to shoot. This kind of master of grabbing points is really scary.

Except for the shot ten seconds after the opening, the Dutchman always inadvertently created terrifying murderous intent that filled the penalty area.

Baia even shouted back at Carvalho because of Ruud van Nistelrooy's consecutive points grabs, "Keep an eye on him! Don't let him shoot like this!"

This is not that Baia is blaming Carvalho for his defensive problems, but that he must release his extremely nervous emotions. The Dutchman is almost making him neurotic, and every shot is so tricky. Baiya's nerves were always tense.

Not only Baiya feels nervous now, but the entire Porto team's defense has such an indescribable sense of oppression, which is simply suffocating.

Even Maniche and Costinha were confused by the opponent's crazy attack, and they had no energy to care about the offensive organization.

In the first twenty minutes, those Manchester United guys were simply carrying out suicidal attacks. They pushed the front line forward extremely fiercely.

But although Mourinho can see the loopholes in the opponent's defense, he has no way to let his players seize these opportunities.

Djemba and Fletcher have simply become the biggest obstacles for Porto to control the midfield. With these two boys running as hard as they can, Porto's midfield is very disrupted whether in offense or defense. Chaos, especially Deco, who is completely obsessed with Djemba.

The fierce Cameroonian is not as tall as Deco, but this guy can run, and when defending Deco, he is not afraid of playing hard.

The task given to him by Ferguson was simple, which was to bite Deco. He must first make Porto lose an organizer who can pass the ball in the midfield.

Anyway, this is the home court of Manchester United. Coupled with the heartfelt cheers of those fans, this kid, Djemba, who is starting in the Champions League for the first time, is simply crazy. As soon as Deco gets the ball, he will After being targeted by him, the boy was like a black plaster that kept sticking to him.

Fletcher's biggest role behind Scholes is to escort the "Ginger Head". Costinha and Maniche's interceptions are often forced to move the entire defense line because of his involvement in running. This gives It gave Scholes a lot of space to pass the ball, and Manchester United's midfielder also had an advantage.

Scholes's forward penetration also tied Costinha in the backcourt. Now Lin Yi is the only one left in Porto's midfield who can still organize.

What Ferguson wanted was this effect, leaving the black-haired boy alone without any helpers around him to disrupt Porto's midfield.

Lin Yi is now wandering in the frontcourt alone. Although he can handle Bart in a one-on-one situation, no one can pass the ball to him at this time. The entire Porto team's midfield is divided by the opponent. , Lin Yi now has perfect skills, but no football at his feet.

He was also running and pressing hard, but compared with the opponent's fierce forward pressure, the Porto team, which retreated as a whole, could not give him any support.

Lin Yi can only look for opportunities in the midfield. He and McCarthy are the only offensive players in the Porto team who can continue to play a role in the frontcourt.

The Porto team's only two shooting opportunities in the first 20 minutes were also created by Lin Yi, but this time his pass failed to result in a goal.

McCarthy was flanked by the opponent's two central defenders and failed to seize the opportunity to shoot. Both of his shots missed the goal post and jumped out of the baseline.

However, when Lin Yi got rid of Bart, Ferguson still clenched his fists nervously. He did not want to repeat the nightmare in the last game.

"Don't let that kid get another chance like this! I'd rather commit a foul than let him be so free!" Ferguson asked his assistant to shout to Bart.

Ferguson understood the value of that kid on the court. As long as he was given freedom, Manchester United's defense would always be under the threat of him.

Try to maintain a compact formation between the defenders and midfielders and not give the opponent too many opportunities to attack the defense. This makes your defenders much safer.

As for the defense of the two wingers, they were temporarily out of danger due to Manchester United's crazy attack. Maniche was forced to withdraw to the midfielder position, which meant that there was less defensive pressure from the winger. O'Shea guarded the left wing. , also because Porto's midfield lost control and began to become solid.

After all, it is still a bit difficult to break through Manchester United's wing by Alenichev's strength alone, and O'Shea is not really an idiot.

Although speed can sometimes pass him, it is not always successful, not to mention that Manchester United is now taking the initiative in the attack.

In the last game, the Porto midfield, which had an absolute advantage, began to become chaotic under Ferguson's alternative response.

Even if Mourinho loudly reminded the players on the sidelines that they must press out, Manchester United's fierce attack made Porto always passively beaten.

"Push them out! Push them out! Don't let those guys get close to the goal so easily!" Mourinho's roar on the sidelines seemed very anxious.

He knew very well how terrible it was to be suppressed by the opponent at Manchester United's home. If this situation continues, then he will definitely suffer in the end. The attack of the Premier League club is like this. They will use a tide-like offensive to destroy you in one go.

It seemed as if God heard Mourinho's roar. Ten seconds later, he made the uncle's worry come true. Manchester United scored the first goal.

When the game reached the 32nd minute of the first half, O'Shea, who had intercepted Alenichev's pass in the midfield, suddenly inserted himself. His sudden forward insertion disrupted Porto's defensive level. Giggs's early run took away Bosingwa, and no one rushed to deal with O'Shea's breakthrough in time.

This Irishman, who had not stepped over half the field in the first 30 minutes, was running like crazy on the left side of Porto. Alenichev, who was chasing him behind him, was also following him desperately. However, just five or six meters away from the baseline, O'Shea suddenly accelerated and made a kickback.

This kind of emergency stop kickback in high-speed running immediately got rid of Alenichev's pursuit. After shaking off Alenichev, O'Shea kicked the ball to the front post with his right foot without any pause. Van Nistelrooy grabbed this point with the pull of Carvalho and Costa.

The Dutchman shook his head and flew into the air to head the ball. This extremely fast-spinning pass made him feel very comfortable when he headed it.

He pulled in his stomach and shook his head. Van Nistelrooy's header had enough angle to attack the goal this time. He chose to head the ball close to the goal post.

However, Baia's reaction was also very fast. At the moment when Van Nistelrooy shook his head to attack the goal, he was very alert to defend the near corner of the goal.

But the Dutch killer's header was very tricky. Baia didn't catch the header, but his fingertips touched the football in the air.

The football that changed direction brushed Baia's fingertips, hit the crossbar, and bounced into the penalty area. When Carvalho turned around to clear the ball, he didn't see the football that had landed, but a figure diving towards the landing point in the air. The guy's head accurately grabbed that point.

A diving header was hit hard only four meters away from the goal, and the defenders of the Porto team were all dumbfounded.

It was Scholes with a head full of yellow hair! When Mourinho saw this scene clearly, he swung his fist fiercely and cursed with gritted teeth.

No one saw when this "ginger head" cut into the penalty area to grab the point, even Costinha and Maniche did not see it clearly.

But this guy grabbed the landing point accurately at the moment when the football bounced out, leaving no chance for Porto to make up for it.

The football hit the net like a torpedo, and the guy who made the goal was roaring and climbing up from the grass.

Beside him was a group of excited Manchester United players, who stood in front of the goal and roared like they did after Porto overtook the score in the last game.

As if they wanted to retaliate against Porto in the same way, their roars echoed the roars of nearly 80,000 fans in Old Trafford.

"We are Manchester United! We are the great Red Devils! We will never be defeated! Go forward! We are the kings of Old Trafford!"

This crazy roar exploded in Old Trafford, and the roar of the fans was like a weapon, hitting the confidence of the Porto people.

We were equalized by the opponent. . . Carvalho grabbed a handful of grass in his hand, he really didn't know how to face this damn goal.

The most terrible thing is that Manchester United only needs to maintain this score, they can successfully eliminate the Porto team, 1:0 is enough for them.

Seeing the opponent roaring provocatively in front of their own goal, Costinha and Deco could only put their hands on their waists and watch helplessly from a distance.

Once again conceded the goal, just like the last game, Manchester United took the lead again, but this time they strangled the throat of the Porto people.

As long as they don't make the same mistakes as the last game in the next 50 minutes, the final winner will be these hateful Englishmen.

"Come on, everyone! We haven't lost yet!" Mourinho's loud roar on the sidelines made all the Porto players raise their heads.

Mourinho pointed hard at Manchester United's half, "Attack! Just like the last game, use our offense to defeat them!"

"Hey! Baia, pass the ball quickly! Just like the boss said just now, it's time to let these English people know how powerful we are!"

The first person to respond to Mourinho's call was Lin Yi. He placed the ball at the kick-off point at the fastest speed, staring at his opponent fiercely.

Roaring? Old Trafford? Damn it, don't forget, this war is not over yet. Have you guys attacked enough? Now it's my turn!

(Tonight the men's basketball team will play against South Korea, hoping to beat the Koreans... If the home court is a tragedy, then the men's basketball team can die...)