coach legend

Chapter 334 Sophisticated Ferguson (5-3)

"Welcome to the game, everyone. This is an important game to decide the Premier League champions, between Blackburn Rovers and Manchester United."

"Blackburn has always led Manchester United this season, leading by eight points when leading the most. Because of the recent instability, the point gap between Blackburn and Manchester United is only four points."

"However, although Blackburn is not in good form in these few games, as long as Blackburn gets a draw in this game, then this season's championship will be in Blackburn's pocket."

Martin Taylor is introducing the current situation of the two teams to the audience.

Meanwhile George is looking at United's starting XI.Completely different from the past, this time Manchester United placed five people in the midfield.There are Giggs and Beckham on the left and right sides, but there are three players in the center.Bart, Scholes, Roy Keane.

Sheringham was the only one in the forward line.

This made George very puzzled.

Manchester United can only attack in this game, and only by winning can they have a chance of winning the championship.Now it turned out to be an old man named Sheringham.Sheringham is very old, already 35 years old.But the state is good, this season has scored nearly [-] goals for Manchester United.

But with a single striker Sheringham, it doesn't look like he is going to attack.

There were three people in the middle of the midfield, and George didn't understand what Ferguson meant.Does Ferguson still want to play defensive counterattack?
George wanted to play a defensive counterattack in this game.After all, as long as George keeps a tie, then this season's Premier League champion is his own.But was confused by Ferguson's arrangement.What is Ferguson trying to do?
But after the game started, George understood a little bit.

Ferguson's midfield arrangement was Roy Keane at the back, Butt as the sweeper and Scholes at the front.

This is not just an advantage in the number of midfielders, these three people are there to make Blackburn a little unprepared.George had only formulated his tactics according to the middle lane of Keane and Scholes, but now facing the sudden Bart, he was very surprised.

Butt can be regarded as one of Manchester United's 92 generation. Compared with other players, his reputation and achievements are average.But it doesn't mean that Bart is not strong enough.

Butt was the earliest one of Manchester United's 92 generation to debut. As early as 92, he had already represented Manchester United in the game.Bart, who debuted for the first time, won the reputation of "New Paul Ince" with his excellent insight and tough interception methods. Many football critics have high hopes for this future star, hoping that he can become the successor of Roy Keane. Another midfielder.It is a pity that Bart's development in the next few years is not as satisfactory as expected. He has been subdued by former captain Roy Keane for many years, which makes Bart's game time less and less in the future.His opportunity to play often has to wait until Roy Keane recovers from injury or rests. This not only hinders his progress, but also affects his future in the club and the national team.

So when Keane and Butt play together, the first to feel the pressure is Micoud.

Miku can be regarded as having played against many world-class midfielders.Including Vieira, Keane, Baraja, Harman, Di Biagio, but Keane and Vieira are definitely the most powerful midfielders in the world.Every time he played against Manchester United and Arsenal, Micoud had to deal with Keane and Vieira carefully.

Dealing with Keane is already a headache for Miku.

Now that Bart is on the field, Micoud is really under pressure in the frontcourt.It's hard to control the ball, it's hard to get the ball out, it's a bad feeling.

The second one who felt the pressure was Deco.

Ferguson arranged a three midfielder against Blackburn's three midfielders.Although Keane is at the back, he will rush forward every time the offense and defense switch.Keane is not the kind of player who only knows how to defend, and his offense is not weak either.

Because Makelele had to deal with Scholes, Deco had to come to defend Keane when Keane came in from behind.

Keane is like a tank. Although Deco's defense has grown a lot, he is still very embarrassed in the face of Keane's impact.

George's original idea was to stabilize the rhythm, but Manchester United simply did not give Blackburn this opportunity.When attacking, Manchester United's midfielders are all involved in the attack except for Butt who is slightly behind.

Even the two full-backs often press for assists.

George watched the game nervously.Mistake.

This is Manchester United. Manchester United wants to attack with all their strength. There are several clubs in the Premier League that can defend against it.Even clubs in continental Europe would be at a loss in the face of Manchester United's offense.

Sheringham doesn't look like a 35-year-old at all.He kept interspersing and running in the frontcourt, and sometimes retreated to get the ball, giving Scholes a chance to get in behind.Anyway, very positive.

Although Blackburn thought that Manchester United would attack aggressively, this change still caught everyone by surprise.

Keane is really the best midfielder.

Covering the entire second half when defending, and even rushing into the Blackburn penalty area when attacking.

Seeing that Manchester United has the advantage on the field, the cheers of Manchester United fans are wave after wave.In the midst of this kind of cheering, Manchester United's offense was even more tidal wave after wave.Manchester United's offensive hierarchy is very strong.

And once Blackburn wanted to counterattack, the midfielder Butt appeared in front of the offensive players like a ghost, destroying Blackburn's counterattack.

Bart's appearance was indeed beyond George's expectations.

At this time, George didn't know which link should be adjusted.Facing the current Manchester United midfielder, George doesn't know how to break it.In the past, Blackburn has always occupied the advantage of the number of midfielders, and then controlled the midfielder's style of play.

Once restrained by Manchester United's three midfielders, George didn't know how to choose for a while.

George could only continue to take a look.

Ferguson chewed his gum on the field, then looked at a frowning George.smiled.George, although you are a young talented coach, it is precisely because you are too young.Experience seems to be useless, but in fact it is a fortune at a critical moment.

The game was deadlocked for 10 minutes, and the storming Manchester United still failed to break through Blackburn's defense.

But Blackburn's defense is uncertain, like a small sampan in the sea, in danger of being swallowed at any time.

Especially because of Manchester United's strong offensive, there have been more fouls on Blackburn's side.If it is another team, with the strength of Ferdinand and Blanco, don't care too much.But Manchester United has a world-class set-piece master.

Beckham's set-pieces are world-famous.

However, there may be some problems with Beckham's state in this game.Several good free kick opportunities were missed.

But this did not reassure George.That's Beckham.Who knows which opportunity will be scored.

George was annoyed.This is Ewood Park, and Blackburn hasn't been in such a mess for a long time.Blackburn has never been a team that wins games by defending. Although Blackburn's counterattack is good, but now there is no counterattack at all.

If it was Burnley, which he coached back then, George is still sure that he can stick to it.But now Blackburn, if there is no counterattack and only relies on defending to score a point, George has no confidence at all.

But Keane in the midfield, what about this player?
When Blackburn counterattacked, he stood like a mountain in front of the United defenders.When Manchester United attacked, Keane pressed up more like a tank.

Another attack and Butt passes the ball to Keane.Facing Deco, Keane has an advantage in terms of body alone.The movements are even more simple, and he sprinted past Deco with a single turn.Deco couldn't let Keane pass so easily. Deco wanted to grab the ball, so he hooked the ball, but Keane was hooked by Deco.

The referee's whistle sounded, and a set kick was awarded at the front of the penalty area.

The ball is 30 meters away from the goal, which is a long way.Beckham fiddled with the ball non-stop there.

"After the start of the game, this is already the fifth free kick taken by Beckham. The previous free kicks were either poorly placed, or the shooting technique was not well grasped. I don't know how Beckham will handle this ball?"

30 meters seems far away.But Beckham can shoot directly, and of course he can pass into the penalty area.How to choose, Blackburn's defense does not know.

Cudicini was the most nervous.

As George thought, there was no keeper who wasn't nervous about a Beckham free-kick.

Beckham's run-up distance is a bit far, but the running speed is not fast.

"...Beckham, shoot...not it's a pass... Stam!"

Beckham's shooting and passing are among the best in the world.

This time Beckham made enough shots, but in the end it was a pass.Beckham's pass fell to the back point, and the ball flew straight to the back point as if it had been calculated.

Beckham's free kicks have always been known for their radians, but that doesn't mean his free kicks are slow.On the contrary, Beckham's free kick is also quite fast, the distance of 30 meters is in the blink of an eye.Stam, who was already in ambush behind him, jumped up high, and faced the flying ball, he shook his head fiercely and attacked the goal.

"Stam! Header! Beautiful, it's in!"

Cudicini moved slightly to the right because he was afraid that Beckham would shoot directly.When the late Stam headed the goal, Cudicini was too late to react.Although Cudicini made a sideways save, he was already unable to block the goal.

"One to zero, Manchester United leads Blackburn [-] to [-] with Stam's header."

"Haha, George should be in a hurry now. If this score ends, Manchester United will only be one point away from Blackburn."

"Ferguson's formation caught Blackburn by surprise. George still needs to continue to learn. Let's see how George changes."

(End of this chapter)