Super Marshal

Stade Louis II, Monaco, European Super Cup.

The duel between Gao Han and Ferguson, two world-class coaches, and the contest between Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain, two new and old giants, attracted the attention of the world, making this European Super Cup a world-renowned event.

Both teams have made sufficient preparations.

Ferguson, contrary to his usual practice, arranged a 4-4-2 formation, or a 4-4-1-1 formation.

The goalkeeper is Navas, and the back line is Leighton Baines, Pepe, Ferdinand and Dario Srna. In the central defender combination, Ferguson still chose the mature and steady Ferdinand to partner with Pepe at a critical moment, and put Alderweireld, who has performed very well since joining Manchester United, on the bench.

In the midfield, Carrick is behind, Matic is on the side, Mkhitaryan and Valencia are on the two wings, Van Persie is ahead, and Rooney is behind to play the attacking midfielder position. They can be forward or backward, very mobile, and have a sense of five midfielders.

Ferguson's pursuit of stability is also reflected in Gao Han. After all, this is the first top European competition after the reorganization of Paris Saint-Germain, and the opponent is last season's Champions League champion Manchester United. Gao Han dare not be careless.

The goalkeeper is Courtois, the back line is Marcelo, Thiago Silva, David Luiz and Azpilicueta, the single defensive midfielder Pirlo is behind, Di Maria and Yaya Toure are in the middle, Neymar, Drogba and Aubameyang form a trident, and Suarez is placed on the bench by Gao Han.

The first game is always particularly difficult to play, so Gao Han chose to arrange veteran Drogba to start in the middle instead of Suarez.

Everyone speculated that Paris Saint-Germain would still use the passing and controlling style that Gao Han is good at, while Ferguson's Manchester United would adopt a pragmatic tactic of defensive counterattack. Both speculations have become reality, but surprisingly, the game is not conservative at all, but rather very open.

Paris Saint-Germain controlled the ball from the beginning. The midfield of Pirlo, Yaya Toure and Di Maria, plus Neymar, Thiago Silva and Marcelo behind, the overall control ability of the French giants is better than Manchester United, and it is natural to control the ball.

Manchester United's defensive counterattack is very pragmatic. They don't fight with Paris Saint-Germain for the ball, but they did not retreat, but took the initiative to press forward, and Rooney in the frontcourt actively retreated, targeting Pirlo.

The back line pressed forward, Rooney retreated, plus Aubameyang, Matic, Carrick and Valencia, the four midfielders, the five Manchester United players suppressed the midfield of Paris Saint-Germain, which made the game very intense from the beginning, and was frequently interrupted by fouls, and the rhythm was never controlled.

After the opening, Paris Saint-Germain, who controlled the ball, played better. Aubameyang was closer to Drogba, and the two retreated deeper, while Neymar was closer to the middle, which made Manchester United's Carrick and Matic very passive, so Pepe and Ferdinand had to press forward to a more forward position.

So, in the fifth minute of the opening, Paris Saint-Germain created a threat.

After a series of back-passes in the midfield, Yaya Toure suddenly made a straight pass behind Manchester United. Aubameyang inserted diagonally behind him at a very fast speed, trying to catch up with the ball, but suddenly fell when he passed Pepe.

The Gabonese international accused Pepe of a small pulling action, but the Manchester United central defender said that there was no foul. The two had an argument on the court. The referee made a penalty, believing that Pepe had committed a foul, but did not give a card, and gave Paris Saint-Germain a free kick about 35 meters away from the goal.

Pirlo personally took the free kick, which was of high quality, but the distance was too far and was saved by Navas.

But soon, Paris Saint-Germain came back.

Manchester United's two central defenders were back and forth, leaving a gap behind them. With super-fast players like Aubameyang and Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain began to frequently try to pass the ball through, looking for gaps behind Manchester United's defense.

Soon, the Red Devils' central defenders had to turn around and chase back quickly again and again, and the scene looked very embarrassing.

Especially in the ninth minute, Di Maria suddenly made a diagonal pass in the middle and passed it to the left. Marcelo quickly inserted and caught up with the ball before Dario Srna before the left baseline and passed it directly into the penalty area.

Drogba, who followed in the middle, volleyed directly without anyone defending, but accidentally hit the ball away.

Veteran Drogba regretted missing this close shot.

But two minutes later, the Ivorian Elephant King returned the favor, holding the Manchester United center back with his body, turned and passed the ball to Aubameyang, and the Gabonese international did not disappoint Drogba's intentions, and chased after him.

But at the critical moment, Navas suddenly left the goal and rushed directly to the ball regardless of the danger. He was a little faster than Aubameyang and rushed to the ball first. In order to avoid Navas, the Gabonese international even had to lose his balance and fall to the ground.

Paris Saint-Germain seemed to control the game by creating opportunities continuously.

Especially Pirlo, who frequently used overhead passes to threaten Manchester United's goal.

But just when everyone thought that Paris Saint-Germain was going to suppress Manchester United and the goal might be close at hand, the Red Devils suddenly launched a counterattack, and Carrick sent a half-high ball to the center line.

Van Persie suddenly retreated from the front, blocked David Luiz with his body, and stopped the ball with his chest to Mkhitaryan on the left, while the Armenian quickly got rid of the defender and rushed forward with the ball.

The PSG defense line chased back all the way, and David Luiz, who made a mistake in defending Van Persie, chased Mkhitaryan, but after entering the front of the penalty area, Mkhitaryan suddenly passed the ball horizontally.

Rooney, who had been following up in the middle, stopped the ball to the right, got rid of Thiago Silva and Marcelo who were returning to defense, and pushed the ball into the lower left corner with his right foot.

Courtois had been guarding against Rooney's right foot, and his position was a little to the right. The two PSG defenders failed to block Rooney's shooting angle in time, which directly caused this shot to hit the bottom of the goal net.

One to zero!

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“It’s still a very classic Manchester United-style defensive counterattack.”

After seeing Manchester United score, Zidane exhaled heavily.

The reason why Van Persie is better than Berbatov is that his tactical value is very obvious, which greatly improves Manchester United’s frontcourt, so Ferguson did not hesitate to put Tevez on the bench for him.

Just like the counterattack just now, it was very classic. Van Persie, who was supposed to be at the forefront, suddenly retreated and pulled out a central defender to defend him, that is, David Luiz.

The coaching staff of Paris Saint-Germain had repeatedly reminded them before the game, but David Luiz was still careless at the critical moment, which led to Van Persie stopping the ball to Mkhitaryan, and the Armenian was able to quickly shake off the defensive players and drive straight into the defense line of Paris Saint-Germain.

At this time, there was only Azpilicueta and Thiago Silva dragging behind, and Rooney, who was originally playing as a front midfielder, was at the front of the middle and became the end point of the counterattack.

With this set of tactics, Manchester United defeated countless teams last season. Even in the Champions League final, Bayern Munich fell to this tactic. It has been tried and tested.

Van Persie, Rooney, Carrick and Mkhitaryan all played their best advantages in this counterattack routine.

"Our players are indeed a little too hasty and too close." Gao Han frowned and said.

So far in this game, he has not used the skill card, because he still hopes to fight Ferguson with real swords and guns. From the situation since the opening to now, Paris Saint-Germain has the strength, but it is slightly lacking in game experience and on-the-spot performance.

"Drogba's performance in this game is also average." Zidane said helplessly.

In the fourth round of Ligue 1 last weekend, Drogba showed a very good state. Not only did he score twice, but he also contributed an assist. The team's three goals came from his feet, so the team is full of confidence in him.

After careful consideration, Gao Han felt that Drogba had more experience in the Champions League and was more familiar with Manchester United, so he finally chose to use Drogba to replace Suarez in the starting lineup and serve as the team's center forward.

But judging from the performance after the opening, Drogba's state cannot be said to be bad, but it is indeed relatively average, not active enough, and did not put enough pressure on Manchester United's two central defenders, which is completely different from the league three days ago.

"In the final analysis, I'm old." Gao Han sighed with a sigh.

Drogba is already 34 years old. There are only a handful of players who rely on their bodies to make a living when they are young and can still maintain the level of strength like Drogba at the age of 34.

The current elephant king is no longer at the peak of the past, but his experience and wisdom on the field are more sharp and more precious.

But some facts are cruel, but they must be admitted that he can no longer cope with two games a week, and may even have some pressure even to play one game a week. Time is unforgiving.

When Gao Han and Zidane regretted that Drogba was no longer at his peak, the situation on the court suddenly changed.

After Di Maria intercepted the ball in the midfield, he quickly advanced forward and passed it to Neymar's feet.

After the Brazilian player took the ball with his back to the goal, he turned around and got rid of Carrick, and then dribbled the ball directly to Manchester United's defense line. Under the heavy siege of four players, he took the ball out in the middle and created a chance to score in the penalty area with his personal ability.

But the shot near the penalty spot failed to hit the power, and the ball was easily confiscated by Navas.

Neymar's wonderful performance of one against five made the fans of the entire Louis II Stadium cheer.

"He is becoming more and more like a superstar now." Zidane smiled in appreciation.

Gao Han was also very pleased, but he also saw Di Maria's performance, "He is also getting more and more used to playing in the middle of the midfield."

In comparison, he was more pleased to see Di Maria's transformation, because he knew Neymar's strength from the beginning.

Neymar's wonderful performance greatly inspired Paris Saint-Germain's offense, but when the game reached the 25th minute, Carrick planned another counterattack.

Dario Srna dribbled the ball across the center line on the right and passed it to Valencia who was on the wing. He then quickly moved forward and Valencia understood what he meant and passed the ball to the bottom line.

After Dario Srna received the ball, he observed the penalty area, passed it to the penalty area, and accurately sent it to the edge of the small penalty area. Rooney stepped in from the back row, and before Courtois attacked, he calmly pushed the ball and scored again. .

At this moment, Gao Han on the sidelines spread his hands helplessly.

"I'm dizzy. He even stole this move from me. Can you please give me a little face?"