Chapter 364 Lore and counter-kill (2 in 1)
After Ryan Giggs came on the field, Manchester United made changes both offensively and defensively. Ω 』Δ E novel Ww*W. 』1XIAOSHUO. com
Offensively, Cristiano Ronaldo and Giggs flew on both wings, attacking and attacking Hulk and Rodriguez.
On defense, give up man-to-man defense against Gao Xiaodong and adopt zone defense tactics.
Ferguson's understanding and judgment of the game is very accurate, and the substitutions are also targeted. Ronaldo and Giggs are very sharp in attack. They gather on the two wings. Hulk and Rodriguez dare not attack unscrupulously anymore. With so much pressure, Evra and O'Shea, who were clumsy and made frequent mistakes in the first half, disappeared, replaced by O'Shea and Evra who were able to attack and defend.
In terms of defense, Park Ji-sung not only failed to defend Gao Xiaodong in the first half, but also destroyed Manchester United's offensive formation. It can be said that both offense and defense failed. After adopting a zone defense, Manchester United double-teamed Gao Xiaodong. Tactics, Gao Xiaodong is fast and strong, but his technique is rough, not enough to dribble and pass the ball in a double-team. This tactic limits Gao Xiaodong's organizational and scheduling functions very well. The only flaw is that It is easy to limit Gao Xiaodong's long-range shots.
After changing their style of play, Manchester United quickly got a chance to shoot.
In the 60th minute of the game, Giggs passed Fuxilai with realistic fake moves, cut into the penalty area and passed the ball back to the front of the penalty area.
Porto goalkeeper Helton did not react, but the ball flew out of the baseline against the goal post.
Three minutes later, Carrick found Giggs with a 50-meter long pass from the backcourt. Giggs made another pass from the bottom. Cristiano Ronaldo made a header from a small angle, but the ball was blocked by Rolando with his body. .
Giggs' onslaught on the right forced Porto's defense to lean heavily to the right. At this time, Giggs suddenly hit the center to Scholes. Scholes quickly gave the ball to Ronaldo. Sokojo, pass the ball into the box for Rooney.
Rolando's header was not far away, and Carrick followed up with a volley, but the ball went over the goal again.
Ferreira was slow to react on the spot, and he was attacked by Manchester United and did not make timely adjustments. Gao Xiaodong found that although Manchester United's wing attack was sharp, it was mainly Manchester United's three forward midfielders who formed the shot. Ernes, Fletcher, and Carrick took turns to defend. Fernando and Meireles had to defend the wing and couldn't help him. He couldn't help Falcao forward, so he simply retreated to the midfielder to prevent Manchester United's midfielder. front insertion.
Gao Xiaodong's retreat is very critical. The average offensive player returning to the backcourt to defend is almost like adding more pillars, and sometimes it is not helpful, but Gao Xiaodong is a full-attribute player.
It's not a cameo, back to the position of the midfielder, he is the midfielder.
When to block, when to go up, when to attack, and when to attack, he is familiar with the road, and Gao Xiaodong has the speed and strength of the team. Once he comes back, Porto has three midfielders in front of the defender. Si is still Fletcher and Carrick, and the effect of going forward is immediately discounted by more than half.
Without the forward penetration of the midfielder, Manchester United's offense from the wing is just scratching the surface. It is difficult to directly threaten the goal guarded by Helton, unless they can completely penetrate the defense of the full-back and cut inside to the penalty area to shoot. However, today's Ronaldo is tired and Ryan Giggs is old, and they are not capable of completely defeating Fuxilai and Sissoko.
After Gao Xiaodong retreated, not only was his defense solid, but he also had room to attack.
In the 66th minute of the game, Rolando, Fernando and Meirelles made a quick short pass at the front of the penalty area, avoiding the pressure of Rooney and Scholes, leading the ball out to Gao Xiaodong's underfoot.
Gao Xiaodong received the ball and turned around, Fletcher quickly rushed over, Gao Xiaodong deliberately reduced the ball, and when Fletcher threw it, he flicked the ball to the outside, and hit Fletcher's chest with his shoulder on the side of his body.
Fletcher focused more on the ball, but Gao Xiaodong didn't expect Gao Xiaodong to be so insidious, he hurriedly withdrew his feet, was hit at the junction of chest and abdomen, staggered back a few steps, and didn't catch his breath for a while.
Damn it! Hit someone!
Hua Guo is a fat man who is domineering on the court. Why didn't the referee send him off?
Sent off? He didn't even get a yellow card!
This fat man is too obscene, and his movements are not large. Fletcher seems to have bumped into it by himself.
Scheming against Fletcher, shameless!
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All the Manchester United fans in the stands hated Gao Xiaodong, but there was nothing they could do about Gao Xiaodong, they could only curse and boo to relieve their anger.
Gao Xiaodong didn't care about the boos of the fans in the stands, he overshadowed Fletcher, and rushed forward with the ball. At this time, Rodriguez and Hulk also ran forward desperately to meet Gao Xiaodong.
Giggs and Ronaldo saw that the frontcourt was about to form a 4-on-4 situation, so they ran back quickly.
Facing the rushing Gao Xiaodong, Carrick didn't dare to retreat too far, afraid of Gao Xiaodong's long shot, and he didn't dare to stick too close, afraid of being passed by Gao Xiaodong in a flash.
But this distance is not so easy to grasp, Gao Xiaodong entered the 30-meter area, Gao Xiaodong suddenly made an emergency stop, then restarted the start, then made another emergency stop and changed direction, and then changed the shooting angle, Gao Xiaodong did not hesitate. With an angry shot, the ball flew straight to the right side of the goal like a fired shell.
Gao Xiaodong's explosive power was astonishing, Van der Sar didn't dare to neglect, and flew towards him.
The arm stretched to the extreme but did not touch the ball. Van der Sar's heart sank and he felt dangerous, but the ball flew out of the baseline against the goal post.
ah!
It's so hanging!
Pity!
There were voices of regret and joy from the fans of both sides in the stands.
Porto's offense attracted the attention of Manchester United. Manchester United's midfielder shrunk a little, and strengthened the defense when the offense and defense transitioned, and did not give Gao Xiaodong the opportunity to drive forward with the ball.
But with Gao Xiaodong's retreat, Hulk and Rodriguez let go of their hands and feet, and their offense became bolder.
In the 72nd minute of the game, Gao Xiaodong transferred a long pass, Hulk cut in with the ball, swayed Evans at the front of the penalty area, and raised his foot to shoot angrily.
Hulk's shooting power is comparable to Gao Xiaodong's, and this grass-flying kick has a distance of seventy or eighty kilometers.
However, Van der Sar's state was also practiced by Porto, he flew to block the ball, Falcao threw off Vidic and followed up with the push, and was saved by the brave Van der Sar.
The two shots in a row were fast and anxious, and when Vidic kicked the ball out of the sideline, the Manchester United fans let out a huge sigh, secretly calling it a fluke.
Falcao didn't expect that Van der Sar would miraculously save the inevitable follow-up shot. He covered his face with his hands and looked up to the sky and sighed. Only then did he understand how buggy a world-class goalkeeper is.
Ferguson couldn't stand Evans anymore. He replaced Evans with Neville, let O'Shea play center back, and Neville played full back, completely changing the combination of the defense.
Ferreira finally made substitution adjustments at this time. Guarin replaced Rodriguez. Guarin, Fernando, and Meireles played three midfielders. Gao Xiaodong continued to advance forward. Hulk and Falcao Partner with double forwards.
Ferreira's idea is beautiful, the three defensive midfielders are solid in defense, Gao Xiaodong can also play the role of organizing counterattacks and attacking the opponent's goal, but in this way, there will be more people in the middle, which is not conducive to Gao Xiaodong's rough and fast skills With the wave, Manchester United has the advantage instead.
In the 77th minute of the game, seeing that the score could not be rewritten, Ferguson made a third substitution adjustment, replacing veteran Scholes with Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, and sent four attackers to start the final offensive .
At the last moment, Ferguson's courage encouraged the fighting spirit of the Manchester United players and fans. All 70,000 Red Devils stood up, sang the team song, and encouraged the players. The Manchester United players ran desperately and attacked Porto like a tide.
Porto didn't want to retreat, but they had no choice but to retreat. Under Manchester United's high pressure, they had to retreat to the half court, tenaciously resisting the fierce offensive of Manchester United.
In the 88th minute, the god of luck was moved by Manchester United's courage.
Hisokoho destroyed Ronaldo's dribbling, Gary. Neville struggled to throw the ball directly to Rooney in the penalty area.
Now the Porto players who were waiting for the battle were caught off guard. Sapruna and Rolando intercepted together, not giving Rooney a chance to shoot.
Wayne Rooney faced the goal sideways and wanted to volley, but the angle of the shot in front was completely blocked. He cleverly knocked the falling ball to the front of the penalty area with his heel and passed it to Tevez.
Tevez's position was between Fernando and Guarin. He kicked up quickly and volleyed. Both Fernando and Guarin's interceptions were a step late. The ball roared and hit the lower edge of the crossbar and bounced into the net.
The distance is so close, the ball is so fast, today's brave goalkeeper Helton can only look at the ball and sigh.
goa1! goa1! goa1...
Tevez!
Tevez lore!
Lore! Lore!
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The Manchester United fans went crazy, the demons danced wildly in the stands, the applause sounded like thunder, the shouts shook the mountains, and the whole stadium turned into a spewing volcano.
Ferguson rushed out cheering with his arms raised.
Although 2:1 is not very ideal, it is still a victory. With this goal, the initiative is in the hands of Manchester United. How can Ferguson, who is determined to win the five crowns, not be excited.
Ferreira was stunned. It was a great loss to be killed by his opponent at this time, but he didn't have the courage to let go and fight again. He felt that an away goal would be good, so he didn't take any action.
The fans of Porto were very sorry and very angry, and many impatients started to curse.
The British man pouted and said, I traveled all the way to England, but in the end I failed.
Wu Lei said irritably: Okay, it's good that Porto can play like this. With an away goal, what else do we need?
The Porto players in the stadium began to complain.
Whoever defends Rooney, let him pass the ball at will!
Whoever guards Tevez, the two double-team and let him shoot.
He didn't stop the ball and shot directly, how to defend.
How do we defend against Rooney, in the penalty area, can we still bring it down?
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Gao Xiaodong was stunned for a moment, and saw the captain's armband on his arm. Damn it, it's the first time he leads the team to play in the Champions League, so he can't just lose. Unfortunately, the special points are gone. No! Can't admit defeat! There was still time, Gao Xiaodong yelled at the teammates who were complaining to each other: Made! What a fool, keep attacking, there are still a few minutes.
Seeing his teammates calm down, Gao Xiaodong yelled again, Give me a bold attack and run, whoever doesn't run, don't blame me for being rude after the game.
Fernando said: Listen to the captain!
Hulk said: Well! We can't give up!
They scored in the 88th minute and we scored in stoppage time, Falcao said.
The Manchester United players celebrated for a long time. When Porto kicked off again, half a minute of stoppage time had passed.
Three minutes of extra time.
Manchester United's players thought that the overall situation was settled, and began to shrink their formation and focus on defense, but they did not give up on offense. For Manchester United, 2:1 is not enough. They hope to use the opportunity of Porto's aggressive attack to counterattack and then advance. With one goal, the promotion quota is completely locked.
After the Porto kick-off, all the Porto players pressed forward. Gao Xiaodong dribbled forward with the ball, and Fletcher shoveled fiercely. Fletcher was killed, but Gao Xiaodong was shoveled over.
Everyone thought that Gao Xiaodong was going to lie on the ground and roll around, but Gao Xiaodong got up quickly and rushed to grab the ball with Giggs.
Giggs stretched out his foot to pull the ball, trying to get the ball away first and cheat a foul.
But Giggs underestimated Gao Xiaodong's speed and overestimated his 36-year-old age. Gao Xiaodong hit the ball first and knocked Giggs staggeringly.
Gao Xiaodong hit two people in a row, Carrick and O'Shea panicked, and the two came to attack Gao Xiaodong together by coincidence.
At the same time, Falcao made a thrust to the left, leaving the center to Gao Xiaodong, and at the same time allowed Gao Xiaodong to find a pass to himself. Hulk thrust diagonally from the side to the right, and shouted: Gao Xiaodong Team! Give it to me!
At this moment, Porto's two forwards, one midfielder and three finished products, penetrated into the penalty area. This is Porto's conventional attacking tactics. Manchester United has long been prepared for this. The surprise is that Gao Xiaodong broke through Giggs and Fletcher in succession.
Vidic followed Falcao, but Evra was left behind by Hulk.
Hulk is the most dangerous at the moment. He scored Porto's first goal and was unguarded.
None of the Manchester United fans in the stands sat down, they were almost suffocated with tension, and many of them couldn't help shouting: Dangerous! Man-marking!
O'Shea saw Hulk, and quickly moved laterally to intercept Gao Xiaodong and Hulk's passing line.
In O'Shea's view, Carrick should be able to block Gao Xiaodong, and even if he can't, he can still foul.
However, at this moment, a figure stepped into the restricted area from Gao Xiaodong's side, and shouted, Give it to me, captain!
It's melon!
He advanced from behind Gao Xiaodong to the space behind Carrick.
It's true that Carrick is in the middle, but Carrick is right in front of Gao Xiaodong, so Gao Xiaodong can't pass it, and there is one more person in the middle, so Gao Xiaodong has no way to break through.
This is simply adding to the chaos!
The Porto fans in the stands were so nervous that they didn't dare to blink their eyes. When they saw Guaer running around to ask for the ball like this, they all cursed: Shadow! Idiot! Pig!
However, just as Gualin passed behind Gao Xiaodong, Gao Xiaodong had an idea, dialed the ball to change direction, and moved laterally to the outside of Gualin's body.
Carrick subconsciously followed Gao Xiaodong.
Boom!
Carrick happened to collide with Guarin.
Gao Xiaodong flashed the time and space to shoot, and shot angrily from the penalty area line.
After the ball was hit hard by the instep, it whizzed and flew towards the net against the turf.
The distance is so close, the ball is so fast, even the goalkeeper Van der Sar can't react, the ball is already rolling in the net before he falls to the ground.
2:2
In the second minute of stoppage time, Gao Xiaodong scored!
Watching the ball go into the net, Gao Xiaodong raised his arms and ran frantically towards the stands. During the run, he threw himself forward and slid close to the ground.
The suffocating atmosphere at Old Trafford was broken by Gao Xiaodong's kick. Porto fans screamed wildly, and Manchester United fans slumped on their seats like a punctured balloon.
Manchester United coach Ferguson shook his head in disbelief. He never imagined that the lore turned into a counter-kill in a blink of an eye, and it was a small club and a 19-year-old rookie.