Super Marshal

April 13, 2011.

Manchester, Old Trafford.

The most important Manchester derby in history is being staged here.

Manchester United and Manchester City, rivals in the same city, faced off against each other in the Champions League for the first time. After Manchester United suffered a 1-2 reversal at the hands of Manchester City in the first round, the second round at Old Trafford became crucial.

Not only did media from all over the world come in droves, but the entire city of Manchester was also packed out just for this fight tonight.

Manchester City's starting lineup is not surprising. Gao Han still arranged a four-three-three formation. The goalkeeper is Cech, and the defense is still Vertonghen, Harvey Martinez and Kompany. Mascherano Although he has recovered from his injury, Gao Han did not arrange for him to play in this game out of caution, but continued to trust Vertonghen.

The midfielder is the controlling iron triangle of Xavi Alonso, David Silva and Modric at the back. Kaka is forward, and Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Sanchez still occupy the frontcourt attacking trident. .

Gareth Bale, who scored a goal after coming off the bench in the last game, and Milner, who performed well, are still sitting on the bench, waiting to see when they can be replaced again.

Just like Manchester City dispatched its main players, the home team Manchester United also did not dare to be careless.

Since Ferdinand was injured in the game a week ago and missed this game, Ferguson arranged for the youngster Evans to start. The goalkeeper was still Edwin van der Sar, and the defense was Leighton Baines, Pepe, and Etienne. The combination of Vince and O'Shea.

The midfielder uses a three-back midfield combination, Matic, Carrick and Fletcher, Mkhitaryan is forward, Tevez and Rooney form a double forward, using a 4312 formation, and the previous one Center forward Berbatov, who had a sluggish performance in the round, was placed on the bench.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester City took the lead and controlled the ball and rhythm of the game.

The home team Manchester United seemed to acquiesce to the opponent's tactical play, retreating across the board and striving for a defensive counterattack.

Manchester City was still the first to create a threat. David Silva and Modric firmly controlled the ball in the midfield and were very active. Especially the Spanish midfielder created a threat shortly after the opening and sent the ball to At Benzema's feet.

After receiving the ball, the French forward wanted to eat Pepe one-on-one, but Pepe intercepted the ball and missed an opportunity.

But soon, Leighton Baines committed a foul while defending Sanchez on the left. Xabi Alonso took a free kick and failed to create a threat. The ball fell to the back point and went directly out of the baseline.

After Sanchez's performance in the first round, his condition in this game has obviously improved a lot. He made continuous breakthroughs on the right and created corner kick opportunities. Xabi Alonso took the penalty, but Kompany headed The ball top is high.

In the eighth minute, there was another pass from David Silva. Cristiano Ronaldo passed O'Shea from the front of the penalty area and then shot hard. Pepe blocked it with his body, but still failed to directly threaten the goal.

But the ball was always at Manchester City's feet, and Manchester United started very passively.

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The coaching bench at Old Trafford is set up in the stands at a relatively high position, separated from the stadium by a red brick wall. The head coach must go up and down the side steps to give on-the-spot instructions.

At the beginning of the game, compared to the home team's side, Ferguson walked off the coaching bench and never sat back on it. Gao Han always sat upright in the visiting team's coaching bench, lying on the red brick wall, watching from a distance. Watching the progress of the game.

Nothing was beyond his expectation.

Ever since he learned that Ferdinand would miss the game due to injury a week ago, he was very sure that Ferguson would continue to defend tightly in this game because he knew very well how tight his defense was.

In the past few years since coming to the Premier League, under the guidance of Ferguson, Pepe has improved rapidly, but he has never been a stable central defender. If Ferdinand is around, the situation will be slightly better, but once Ferdinand is away, then Pepe can The level of performance is probably unknown.

What's even worse is that Pepe's partner in this game is Evans, who is not strong enough to meet Manchester United's requirements.

Through keen observation, Evans does have good potential and is capable of playing the main role at Manchester United. However, Ferguson has been somewhat too hasty in cultivating him over the years, and his luck at Manchester United is indeed not ideal. Coupled with the tactical environment, etc. Other factors led to Evans never meeting expectations.

Gao Han has always believed that all outstanding defenders are created by offensive players.

For example, Ramos, who has performed very well in Atletico Madrid this season, is actually very impatient, often makes mistakes, and makes trouble from time to time. However, he cannot stand up to Ramos' passion in the game and his strength in the defense. Get the ball and get the ball out.

For Ramos to be where he is today, apart from the two head coaches Heynckes and Simeone, he really has to thank Gao Han.

Over the years, he has been favored by Gao Han, and even though he has made many mistakes, he has still been tolerated by fans and teammates, because they all believe that Gao Han never takes a wrong look at others. This is how the Spanish national team is today. The main central defender.

Evans is characterized by his excellent ability to take and deliver the ball, but his speed is not fast enough, his physical confrontation is not good enough, and his sense of position is also a problem. Manchester United's own tradition of focusing on offense and neglecting defense can easily amplify Evans' shortcomings and deficiencies. .

Twenty-three years old, this age is very embarrassing, neither young nor old, but Ferdinand is almost thirty-three years old. Judging from Evans' current progress, he wants to take over Ferdinand's class. , I guess it’s quite annoying.

The best thing would be to loan him out and go to a mid- to lower-tier team to get some experience. If he trains in a team with less pressure than Manchester United for a year or two, maybe his progress will be more obvious.

However, he couldn't escape this game.

When Gao Han thought of this, his eyes exposed outside the red brick wall narrowed slightly, and a stern look flashed through his eyes.

He saw that on the court, Manchester City players were speeding up the offensive rhythm.

Here comes the goal scoring opportunity!

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"Manchester City gets the ball, gives it to Modric, and then passes it."

"Sanchez took the ball, passed Leighton Bynes, and kicked off directly..."

"A long shot from 25 meters away. Sanchez's shot was too hasty."

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"City regrouped and Xavi Alonso passed the ball to Kaká."

"Kaka got rid of Carrick, and when he had the opportunity, he kicked off directly..."

"Evans took Kaká's shot and hit the bottom line, Manchester City's corner kick."

"David Silva took the corner kick and Cristiano Ronaldo's header missed the goal."

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"Okay, let's take a look at this offense."

"Xabi Alonso made a long pass upfield and Benzema came to the left to get the ball."

"O'Shea came to defend and Benzema passed the ball into the penalty area."

"Pepe made a big-footed clearance and the ball went out of bounds. It was still a foul ball from Manchester City."

"Manchester City's continuous attacks are more like tests. After the start, Manchester United's defense is still well organized."

"Vertonghen came over and threw the throw-in to David Silva."

"David Silva took the ball, and Fletcher came over to press him, but the Spaniard skillfully controlled the ball at his feet. He is one of the team's offensive cores and was not affected by Fletcher. He passed the ball forward again. field……"

"Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and faced O'Shea, one-on-one."

"The Portuguese broke through quickly, stopped suddenly, and knocked back..."

"Kaka...swung past Evans...kicked to hit the door!"

“The ball went in!!!!”

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"In the 19th minute, Manchester City's attack suddenly accelerated, and a gap appeared in Manchester United's defense. Kaká suddenly entered the penalty area diagonally, responded to Cristiano Ronaldo's knockback, and after stopping the ball, he passed the ball and hurriedly stepped forward to intercept it. Evans hit the target with his right foot and opened the scoring for Manchester City!"

"It was a very good goal."

"We can see that David Silva's pass was very comfortable, but there was not much threat, so Manchester United's defense did not pay much attention, but we did not expect that Cristiano Ronaldo would suddenly knock back. , and Kaká’s move past Evans after receiving the return pass was quite exciting.”

"The entire scoring process can be seen as the individual performance of Manchester City stars, but Evans's leap forward was indeed a bit risky. He should have chosen to stay in position and stand between Kaka and the goal. , rather than approaching in a hurry."

"One to zero, Manchester City opened the scoring!"

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After Kaka relied on his personal ability to get past Evans and hit the goal, opening the scoring for Manchester City, the atmosphere at Old Trafford became noticeably more tense.

With a total score of three to one and losing the away goal advantage, Manchester United was undoubtedly forced into a desperate situation.

Ferguson's team can no longer be conservative. They must score at least two goals in the next hour or so of the game, and they must not be scored by Manchester City to ensure that they advance smoothly.

But how difficult it is can be seen from the expressions of the Manchester United players.

But Ferguson just didn't believe in evil. After losing the ball, he called all the players over, used his lifelong hair dryer secret technique, and scolded them all.

After the game restarted, Manchester United began a crazy counterattack, but Manchester City was also not to be outdone.

In terms of offense, Blue Moon has never lost to any team.

After breaking the deadlock on the court, the two sides began a fast-paced offensive battle.

The back-and-forth offense made the fans at the scene particularly worried. Especially when Manchester City began to retreat appropriately and lured Manchester United to press forward, the loopholes in the Red Devils' defense were exposed again and again.

But Van der Sar's performance in this game was as stable as ever. Although he was scored one goal, he was still the most trustworthy veteran in the defense. He not only directed the team's defense, but also resolved Manchester City's counterattacks and shots many times.

The first half of the game passed in a back-and-forth offensive and defensive battle between the two sides. In such a fast-paced game, it was inevitable for everyone to make mistakes and fail to seize the perfect opportunity.

But just when the first half was about to end, Manchester United made an attack into the front of Manchester City's penalty area. Tevez's long shot deflected from the goal and became a goal kick for Manchester City.

Cech took a goal kick and Pepe grabbed the first spot. However, under the interference of Benzema, the header was not high and far away. Both Kaka and Carrick rushed over to grab the second spot. In the end, It was the Brazilian who headed the ball behind Manchester United's defense.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who had been on the left, got rid of O'Shea, chased the ball as quickly as possible, stopped the ball before Evans, and then accelerated to catch up.

But at this moment, Evans in a hurry reached out and pulled on Cristiano Ronaldo's jersey, causing the Portuguese to lose his balance and fall to the grass.

And all this happened to be caught by the referee who was catching up from behind.