Red Rebels

This UEFA Cup semi-final held at Old Trafford attracted as many as 50,000 fans to the scene to watch the game, and countless media focused their attention on the Dream Theater.

It is indeed a dream to be able to play in this stadium, but the fans are not proud of it, because their pride is not in the southwest of the city, but in the east of Manchester, where there is a more Fantasy, the stadium that has attracted countless teams across Europe and even fans all over the world is under construction in full swing.

That is the home court, the home of the fans!

Today's Old Trafford is just a hotel in the hearts of fans, taking a break for a while, but even so, it still maintains the title of the Devil's home.

Unlike the Red Devils Manchester United's home game atmosphere, the game is always very hot, especially the fans, who can create a terrifying home atmosphere throughout the game.

The same stadium, two different teams, and two completely different home cultures. This is also a very unique scene at Old Trafford this season. I believe that if we are promoted to the Premier League next year, this scene will be more fun.

The most pondering thing about this game is who will replace Kaka and Juninho in the starting lineup, but Mourinho has been keeping it secret until the start of the game, everyone was surprised to discover , the pattern has changed.

The formation has always been 4231, but in this game, Mourinho changed the lineup to 433. Among the three players in the midfield, one is a retreating midfielder. The lower back turned out to be Redondo!

"According to the news we received before the game, Redondo has some minor injuries and will not be able to participate in this game, but I didn't expect that he would be entrusted with an important role as the starter, which is indeed a bit unexpected. !" Andy Gray said in surprise.

"Equally unexpected is that Mourinho actually removed his attacking midfielder and used Essien and Yaya Toure to play the two central midfielders. Did he intend to defend at home?"

Martin Taylor shook his head, "I don't think it's possible. According to Mourinho's surname, he will definitely not be satisfied with a draw at home. He will definitely want to win a home game, even if he wants to defend. That will definitely stay away, he used Essien and Yaya Toure, the purpose is very clear, is to strengthen the interception ability in the middle."

"In China's tactical system, the midfield has always been a very important area of ​​competition. They must win the midfield in every battle. Since both Kaka and Juninho are suspended, Mourinho simply uses Essien and Yaya Toure went up to intercept, Redondo controlled the rhythm at the back, and then the trident counterattacked in the frontcourt, which was also the tactic of the previous season."

"Drogba's impact is very strong. Ronaldinho and Hleb on both wings are also fast and skilled players. These three players are excellent both individually and as a team, especially Ronaldinho. , After a season of sculpting, his performance is getting better and better."

After listening to Andy Gray, he couldn't help but nod his head, because Lazio's starting lineup was still the unstoppable 442. The four midfielders were Inzaghi Jr., Simeone, Fiore and Stankovic, all of whom were also brave. A good warrior.

The forward partner is Corradi and Lopez, the back line is Odoi, Stam, Mihajlovic and Favali, and the goalkeeper is Petrucci.

………………”In this game, the area we will focus on is the midfield. The combination of their strikers, Corradi and Lopez, is very English. The former is tall and strong, with excellent heading ability, while the latter is technical , the awareness is very strong, but if we can break the connection between their midfield and the striker, then Corradi will do nothing in front."

In the dressing room before the game, Mourinho pointed to the tactical board to assign tasks.

"Cristiano, Alexander, the two of you have to retreat more, interspersed back and forth,

Suppress their offense on the two flanks. When defending, they must focus on marking Corradi, and at the same time control the second landing point. Michael and Yaya must build a wall in the midfield, and don't let the opponent easily pass through your defensive area. "

The players nodded in agreement.

"Didil, in this game, try to pull Stam out of the penalty area as much as possible, retreat as much as possible, create space for our two flanks to cut inside, and then cut inside the flanks to be ruthless and decisive, don't hesitate, trust Your teammates, I believe that even if you lose the ball, they will be able to get it back for you!"

"In addition, Patrice and Kolo, your positions should be higher, helping the midfielder to suppress Lazio's wing, and at the same time increasing our interception in the midfield. We must control the midfield in this game!"

"Remember the tactical cooperation we practiced before? We have to play concisely, fast, not to fight with the Serie A teams, once their defense is organized, it is difficult for us to threaten their goal, we have to End the fight in the first half!"

Having said that, Mourinho looked at Redondo, who gave Mourinho a reassuring look.

According to the clues given by the laboratory, Redondo can only play half-time, and Mourinho has been thinking about how to make good use of these 45 minutes to cause trouble for Lazio from the beginning.

……………… The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and Lazio got the kick-off.

At the beginning, Lazio played obviously very patiently, the three lines were very tight, and with a mentality that even if I didn't score, I couldn't make mistakes. Among the four midfielders, Fiore and Inzaghi were separated. On the flanks, Simeone and Stankovic occupy the middle of the midfield and play double midfielders, but Simeone's position is more backward.

Lazio's offense is more often launched from the two flanks. There are arrow figures like Colladi in the middle, but the defense of the two flanks is fierce. Essien and Yaya Toure frequently appear on the flanks to participate in the defense. Coupled with the front position of the full-back, Lazio's flank has been delayed.

Even if there is an occasional ball or two, under Curtis's tight marking, Corradi has not been able to take even the slightest advantage in the confrontation.

On the other hand, the start was also a firm footing, with the idea of ​​controlling the midfield and letting the game enter its own rhythm, so in the first 15 minutes, the fangs were not shown very much, but when Lazio's attack was suppressed, they began to plan counterattacks.

Although Ronaldinho and Hleb retreated frequently, they basically maintained a characteristic, that is, when the ball was on the left, Ronaldinho retreated to participate in the defense, but Hleb on the right must have been on top. , On the contrary, the right back Evra stepped forward to participate in the defense, Terry came over to fill in for him, and Kolo Toure must return to his defensive area.

This kind of tactical cooperation has long been divided into a clear division of labor in the defensive and offensive systems, and everyone knows what they should do when they are.

In this game, Redondo played more like a free agent in the midfield and backcourt. Although he did not have much direct confrontation with his opponents, he relied more on his own experience and awareness to judge his teammates in advance. Passing routes, intercepting them, and Mourinho has given him the task of keeping him ready to attack.

The back line composed of Evra, Terry, Curtis and Kolo Toure, plus midfielder Essien and Yaya Toure, two powerful midfielders, and Drogba in front, Under the training of Mourinho, the defensive master, his defense completely suppressed Lazio's offense in the first 15 minutes of the game.

But this is only the first step, and there is a more critical step next, which is to counterattack!

Due to Drogba's deep retreat and the active participation of the players on the two flanks, Lazio's back line followed in advance and responded to the midfield, especially the two full-backs.

Mourinho on the sidelines saw Favalli approaching his side frequently, turned behind him, and smiled at Cassell.

The latter responded with a confident smile, and yes, that's what Mourinho wanted.

In the 21st minute, Essien stole the ball from the left in the midfield and passed it back to Evra, who was not far behind.

Redondo has already noticed that he is like an old fox. He seems to be helping the defense, but in fact he ran to a more calm place. After stopping the ball, a long pass hit Lazio behind.

The ball passed through the gap between Stam and Favalli accurately, Hleb stabbed out diagonally, used his speed to catch the ball before Favalli, took advantage of the situation, and pressed his body. Favalli, cut into the penalty area, faced goalkeeper Petrucci's attack, calmly lobbed, scored, 1:0!

After scoring the goal, Hleb excitedly ran to the sidelines, gestured toward the fans in the stands to make the cheers louder, and then hugged tightly with his teammates who came forward to celebrate for him.

The fans in the stands also burst into the warmest applause and sang the song of Hleb. They are satisfied with the wonderful performance of the Belarusian, who is also the best player in the team this season. , The progress of the team in the past few seasons is very obvious. 360 search:(.*)☆\\\\Half^floating^sheng//☆=

Mourinho on the sidelines saw the team score and made a squat with fists. He was convinced that the game was already under his control, especially when he saw that Lazio players fell behind. of anxiety.

"Just kick as you just did, pay attention to Lazio's counterattack!" Mourinho called out to Redondo, who ran over to drink water, and reminded him.

The latter nodded and left, and then communicated the coach's intentions to the players on the field.

Leading Lazio, Mourinho had expected this situation before the game, and he kept reminding his players to be careful of Lazio's counterattack, especially in the 10 minutes after the lead, the counterattack during this time was The deadliest!

Sure enough, after falling behind, Lazio immediately launched a violent counterattack, but the formation was stretched and orderly. Relying on unremitting running and interception, Lazio's attack was repeatedly destroyed, and it was struggling to survive this period.

When Lazio's offensive slowed down and the situation on the field gradually returned to a stalemate, his bloody fangs were again exposed. This time it was Drogba who used Stam to lose focus in a counterattack and stop the ball. Followed by Ronaldinho on the wing, he made a two-to-one match, entered the opponent's penalty area, and scored 2:0!

This was almost a goal that declared Lazio's failure, but no one thought that this was just the beginning of the disaster!