The coaching career started as a college team coach

In the locker room, no one spoke, only everyone's panting.

"See? Actually, you are also very strong." Wei Le walked in and said to everyone with a smile. The players also laughed proudly. The score said it all. Although the Wolves were behind Manchester United in terms of data, the scoreboard was still 1-0 at halftime, which was the result of everyone's protection.

"Remember one thing, that is, to look at yourself correctly. First of all, you are not weak. You led Manchester United in 45 minutes, which can show that you are not weak at all, and you have the ability to compete with world-class teams."

"But at the same time, I want to say that we must objectively understand ourselves, and we are not strong either."

"In these 45 minutes, we were in a state of confusion for a long time. We made a lot of mistakes, and there are many things we can correct and improve. They did not equalize the score because we did a good job, and of course part of it was because Manchester United made a lot of mistakes that should not have been made."

Wei Le led the players to review the first half of the game. In fact, Wolves did a good job in pressing. They implemented Wei Le's key deployment before the game, that is, the pressing against the two defensive midfielders, very well.

But many times, after Wolves got the ball in the dangerous area, it was quickly taken back, or the attack was launched without any threat at all.

On the Manchester United side, because the overall player strength is stronger than that of Wolves, it is difficult for Wolves players to gain an advantage in one-on-one attack or defense. At this time, the gap in strength between Wolves and Manchester United in midfield connection was revealed.

When facing opponents in the English Championship, Wolves can often directly penetrate their midfield. But facing a team of Manchester United's level, it is difficult for Wolves to simply pass through them through three passes and two guides.

In essence, Wolves played too simply.

Rodri often hopes to solve the problem directly through a very risky direct pass. Although Van der Beck came to the team to solve this problem, after all, Van der Beck had just been in the team for less than 10 days, and Rodri was still used to skipping Van der Beck and passing directly to the striker.

In the first half of the game, Van der Beck seemed a little confused in the front midfielder position.

Originally, Wei Le arranged Van der Beck in the front midfielder position in order to give full play to his advantage in positional sense, appear in the most appropriate position, and seize the opportunity of counterattack.

However, it is often difficult to pass the ball in the backcourt, let alone counterattack.

Van der Beck has been frequently retreating to get the ball. Although his physical condition is not weak and he does not fall down at the touch, he still looks embarrassed in the face of Pogba's impact.

On the one hand, Van der Beck needs to increase his training in strength. On the other hand, it is actually because Wei Le himself is a little hesitant about where Van der Beck should be arranged.

Now arranged in the No. 10 position, although Van der Beck can often find a good position to receive the ball, it is difficult to pass the ball to him in the backcourt. In addition, as a center forward, Jota is essentially doing a job of grabbing points rather than resisting pressure.

Therefore, in this case, he and Van der Beck have some overlapping positions.

If Ziro is standing here, then Van der Beck can play well, because a tall and strong center forward can often contain the full attention of a central defender or defensive midfielder.

In any case, Van der Beck still had some outstanding performances in the front midfielder position.

At the end of the first half, Van der Beck seized the counterattack opportunity and passed the ball directly to Jota, who was in a better position, but Jota retreated to receive the ball in an offside position, so the referee blew the ball first.

During the first half, Wei Le suddenly thought that since Van der Beck also had to retreat to receive the ball when playing the No. 10 position, why not just pull Van der Beck back to the No. 8 position?

In the Wolves' usual midfield configuration, the responsibilities of the three midfielders were not very clear, but if Van der Beck could take on the responsibility of the No. 8 position as the core of the organization, then perhaps the Wolves' offense would be much smoother.

So, Wei Le decided to make a substitution. He made a quick decision and directly replaced Jack Pearce, who actually did not play much in the first half, with Edwards, asking Jota to stay on the front line, while Edwards took on the offensive responsibilities of the No. 10 position, which he was good at.

And Van der Beck, who retreated to the midfield, will become the second initiator of the offense.

Wei Le and Rodri told him to change the team's offensive style, in fact, he also hoped that Rodri would realize that the team now has players connecting the midfield and frontcourt, and he needs to make full use of this.

Wei Le felt that in front of two excellent central defenders Phil Jones and Smalling, a long pass to the opponent's back and then the "running forward"The style of play that chases the ball is basically unplayable.

Therefore, when Van de Beek retreats to support, Rodri can choose to seek more cooperation with him.

"Take a step back, and the world will be wider." Wei Le said, "After getting the ball, hold it first. You can send the ball back to the backcourt and make plans. There is a lot of time, and there is no rush to move forward quickly."

Wei Le emphasized Godfrey's name. In his direction, Antonio Valencia's position is often very forward, and Godfrey and Joe Mason on the left can take advantage of this and launch an attack from the ribs.

"We don't have many chances, so we have to make good use of every opportunity. In the second half, facing the heavy pressure from Manchester United, we can look for opportunities to counterattack."

"One goal is not enough." Wei Le was very determined, "You need to know that the next game is at Old Trafford, and we will definitely be under pressure there!"

"We must accumulate enough advantages here to add some guarantees to our promotion - remember, we are still a weak team, we don't have the right to open champagne, we must, and can only do better and better. So my request to you is to make sure you don't lose the ball, and then score another goal!"

Next door to them, Mourinho was also facing his players. He was very dissatisfied with Manchester United's performance in the first half.

"In the first half, we need to realize that Wolves are not as fragile as we thought. But I think we failed to score because we made too many mistakes."

"From the goal lost in the first minute to the missed opportunities in the last 45 minutes, think about it yourself, are you not taking this game too seriously?"

"Gentlemen, wake up, we are Manchester United, how can we be defeated here!" Mourinho waved his fist, "In the first minute of the second half, I want to see you press them! I won't The letter can't be hit!"

Beep——

"With the referee's whistle, the second half of the game has begun! Manchester United, wearing red jerseys, kicked off first. They attacked from the right side of the TV screen to the left side. Wolves, sitting at home, wearing yellow jerseys, attacked from the left side to the right side. Now the score on the field is 1-0, and Wolves are temporarily leading..."

Mourinho did not make any tactical adjustments. From his point of view, his deployment was completely fine. He had asked Fellaini to warm up and planned to replace Herrera in the 50th to 60th minute of the second half to increase the hardness of the midfield.

In the first half of the game, although the Wolves scored a goal, Manchester United's expected goal value was as high as 1.2, and although the Wolves scored a goal, the expected goal for the next goal was only 0.16. This is enough to see that the Wolves are always suppressed.

"The Wolves made a substitution adjustment, replacing Jack Pierce with Edwards... Is this replacing a defensive player with an offensive player? Is Wei Le's idea so radical?" Martin Taylor was a little confused.

There is nothing wrong with saying this, but Martin Taylor doesn't know Van der Beck yet. Van der Beck actually has experience as a defensive midfielder. He is not an offensive player in the full sense, although he took more offensive responsibilities in the first half.

Van der Beck was favored by Wei Le, in fact, partly because of Van der Beck's "all-round" ability. He can be a key part of the offense during the offense. In addition to his expertise in organization, running without the ball and inserting from the back, his defensive ability is also good. He could have made more defensive contributions.

"The young man Van de Beek's position is obviously backward, which may be arranged by Wei Le. In the first half of the game, Van de Beek's performance can only be described as mediocre, and if it is not good, it is not very good." Martin Taylor said, "Will Wei Le, who has discovered young players such as Jota and Rodri, overturn Van de Beek?"

"Of course, this is just the boy's first game. It is too hasty to measure a player's ability by the performance of one game. Okay, Manchester United's attack is coming!"

In the picture, Pogba got the ball from the backcourt, observed the left and right, and chose to pass the ball to the left back Damian. After receiving the ball, the Italian full-back looked up and observed while dribbling the ball to the inside.

Left winger Mkhitaryan pulled to the left sideline, and Damian understood. Facing Bowen who came to press, he stuffed the ball behind Bowen and passed it to Mkhitaryan.

Mkhitaryan quickly broke forward on the wing, and as his pace quickened, Manchester United's attack also accelerated suddenly.

The players on the field couldn't see clearly, but Wei Le off the field once again experienced the decisiveness of Manchester United's attack under Mourinho.Mourinho must have made a key arrangement for the quick counterattack.

When Mkhitaryan was dribbling the ball vertically toward the bottom line near the sideline, Pogba came to stand by behind Mkhitaryan, and the right winger Mata had already run to the front of Mkhitaryan, that is, to the left side.

Rooney had appeared in the space between the two central defenders at some point, ready to receive the cross. Rashford retreated behind Rooney, and he would enter the penalty area from behind a central defender.

All this did not require anyone's command, and every player knew what to do.

And then, Mkhitaryan made a decision! He dribbled the ball inward and rushed towards Mata! Yes, towards Mata!

Seeing that the two were about to collide, Mkhitaryan took a step to the left and ran past Mata, and at the moment when the two passed by, he stepped on the ball backwards!

Juan Mata had long realized that Mkhitaryan would pull the ball at this moment, and he had already prepared and received the ball that Mkhitaryan "abandoned"! The cross-running of the two took away Coady's position, and now Mata approached the penalty area in an unguarded area!

Mata was very calm. He knew that goalkeeper Martinez was in his state in this game. He had played many heroic games in the first half of the game.

The success rate of forced shots from the wing over 25 meters is too low.

Coady now turned and ran to his position, and he saw Mata raising his leg to shoot!

Mata's next move was not to volley, but to pull the ball in the opposite direction! This was not a shot, but a pass. He passed the ball to Rooney behind Coady!