green showman

Chapter 1021
On April 4th in the middle of the week, both the Manchester City duo need to play a make-up match. Manchester United will play against the desperate Crystal Palace at home, while Manchester City will gnaw at the tough bone of Tottenham in North London.

For the consideration of the double red meeting on the weekend, Sun Wu carried out a substantial rotation. Kanter, Van Dijk, and Sun Wu were all hidden, but what surprised the media was the center position. Harry Kane was on the bench, and even Farr The test did not make it to the squad, and the starting center is Rashford, who has almost no chance to play this season.

Klopp looked at Rashford wearing the No. 39 jersey in confusion. This little guy from Manchester United's youth training has played a total of 5 times this season, all in the FA Cup and the League Cup. Good performance with 5 goals.

But the problem is that even if Falcao and Harry Kane are abandoned, Sun Wu is not without a replacement candidate. In the first two years, Griezmann was often used as a center forward. Why use Rashford?

Klopp's mind started to wander, what happened to Falcao and Harry Kane?
injured?
I got sick?
Having trouble with Sun Wu?

There is no news about this... Klopp's eyes are flickering, is this guy Best going to set off a smoke bomb again?
To be honest, Sun Wu is not satisfied with Rashford's progress in the past two years, and his status in the team is not high, much worse than Lingard. He is basically a marginal player. Being loaned out to exercise.

Well, it would be great if he could be loaned to Van Gaal, as the Dutchman can help him with his homework.

Rashford's performance in this game was still very average, but Lingard performed very well. He sprinted at a high speed in a counterattack near the end of the first half, and received a cross from Mane at the back of the penalty area and scored the first goal. record.

Although the Crystal Palace set off a wave of offensive in the second half, Sun Wu never meant to play in person. Fabinho, Herrera and Lingard formed a midfielder enough to cope.

Until the 70th minute of the second half, Sun Wu replaced the mediocre Rashford with Griezmann, and Klopp in the stands looked carefully at the position of the French striker.

In a very conventional position, Griezmann stood between the two central defenders of the Crystal Palace team like a center forward, and was also at the forefront when defending.

Although Griezmann's deterrence in the penalty area cannot be compared with Falcao and Harry Kane, Crystal Palace's defense appears to be very messy, which allows Griezmann room to perform.

In the 78th minute, Salah steals the ball from the right and cuts in. After hitting the wall with Lingard, the Egyptian made a pass from the outside line. Griezmann shot in front of the goal and rewritten the score to 2. 0.

In the 83rd minute, Mane made a direct pass after attracting multiple defensive players on the left rib, Lucas made a pass from the bottom, and Griezmann found a chance between the two central defenders to score with a header.

3-0, Manchester United scored 3 points easily, Griezmann also scored the 25th goal in the league, everything was perfect.

But Sun Wu on the sidelines and Klopp in the stands both frowned.

Both are thinking about the same question, Manchester United's centre-forward.

But the two people are thinking in completely opposite directions.

In the absence of Harry Kane and Falcao, Griezmann will become the No. 1 choice for the center forward, but it is doubtful whether the French striker can beat Bailey as a guest center forward. You must know that it is difficult to play tactically. What a trick, Klopp knows Manchester United too well.

And Klopp is thinking, what kind of tricks does this guy Best want to play? Griezmann's physical fitness is difficult to withstand Matip and Bailey. In the meeting, there will definitely not be a long-term high-position press, and the defense will definitely guarantee the numerical advantage.

Sun Wu thought for a while, thinking about Griezmann's experience as a center forward in the previous two seasons.

In the first season, Griezmann often played as a center forward, but Klose often started the game in key games, and Thomas Muller's off-ball interspersed running gave Griezmann a lot of space.

Lukaku came in the second season, and Griezmann would only play as a center forward when the former was injured.

This season, Griezmann has basically never played a center forward, with Harry Kane and Falcao there.

Although Griezmann scored twice today, this is related to the weaker defenders of the Crystal Palace team, and Griezmann has so much room for movement in the Double Red Club?
Sun Wu is very sure that after suffering so many failures, Klopp will never rush to press high.

After the Champions League final last year, Cruyff once published an article discussing the advantages and disadvantages of high-position pressing in the "Catalia Sport" column, which attracted a lot of attention in the industry.

Since Barcelona used high-position pressing tactics to win the Triple Crown on a large scale in 2008, this tactic has gradually become the standard equipment of major European giants.

The advantage is very obvious. Let the flames of war burn in the opponent's half for a long time, resolve most crises in advance, try to form a numerical advantage in the situation, and attack on the spot after stealing the ball often achieves very good results.

But the disadvantages are also quite obvious. The back line lacks protection, and it is easy to be broken by attackers with strong personal abilities. Pato's 24-second blitz against Barcelona was an example.

Therefore, in the confrontation between giants, how to break the high-position press has become an important issue. Cruyff last season Manchester City vs. Barcelona in the Champions League group match was an example. Both sides played a good game and successfully cracked the opponent's High pressing.

At that time, Cruyff mentioned Manchester United's Sun Wu at the end of the article. In that Champions League final, Sun Wu used his unparalleled vision and passing ability to tear apart Barcelona's high-position pressing tactics many times, and successfully counterattacked several times. .

In Cruyff's words, Sun Wu may be the one who is best at cracking high-position pressing tactics, which has a lot to do with his tactical ability, passing ability, and running ability.

Sun Wu can find the loopholes in the opponent's defense and send deadly passes, and he can also make breakthroughs in unexpected ways. His running and passing skills can also allow him to organize small-scale passes and cuts to cooperate with high-position presses.

In the final analysis, in the face of a high-position press with obvious effects but obvious disadvantages, Sun Wu has enough confidence.

This article has been recognized by many people in the industry. Therefore, although Manchester United won 22 consecutive victories this season, Liverpool and Manchester City have brought a lot of trouble to Sun Wu. Neither Klopp nor Guardiola frequently made high positions. For pressing, unless it is absolutely necessary, enough people are deployed in the midfield.

In the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, Manchester United drew 2-2 with Bayern Munich in a thrilling away game. This is a relatively poor game for Manchester United this season.

And it's no coincidence that Heynckes' Bayern Munich happened to be one of the few European giants that never used an overall high-pressing tactic.

Sun Wu knows this well, and so does Klopp.

(End of this chapter)