Chapter 149 Manchester United's Tactics

No one expected that Degan would make such a move. The game had just begun, and he shot directly from such a distance from the goal.

Degan's shot was very fast. Van der Sar's position was a little forward. After all, the game had just begun, and he was still preparing for activities. Who knew that Degan actually shot directly. Seeing that football was like a cannonball, he rushed straight to the goal with the roaring wind. Van der Sar quickly moved back.

Ferguson on the side of the field is also tight. He has directed countless players and has seen outstanding players. For example, Keane and Strachan are famous heavy gunners, but it is the first time he has seen people like Degan who have broken through human limits.

The football flew to the penalty area, and the speed did not drop at all. Fortunately, Vidic appeared on the running line of the football, but in the face of this bomb-like football, Vidic, a black iron man, was also cold and almost subconsciously leaned back.

"Bastard!"

When Ferguson saw this, he roared. Vidić's fear and escape at this moment was the most despised behavior of the Lord.

The football was impartial and just hit Vidic's shoulder. Vidic only felt a heartache on his shoulder, and then he was numb. It can be imagined that if he didn't want to lean back, the ball would be directly hit his ribs. It is estimated that he could report to the hospital directly.

After the football hit Vidic's shoulder, it did not bounce back, but rushed directly into the sky, then slid across a parabola and ran to the goal again.

Van der Sar looked up and felt a numb scalp. With excellent prediction, he could be sure that the falling position of the ball must be the range of the goal, but how to catch this kind of ball?

The football was getting closer and closer to the goal. Van der Sar stood directly on the goal line, raising his head and raising his hands high, ready to make a final fight.

Bang!

There was a muffled sound, and the goal was shaking, but when Van der Sar heard it, the muffled sound was very pleasant, which was simply the gospel of God.

Degan's shot shocked Manchester United in a cold sweat, and finally hit the goal beam. Then he was hit by Van der Sar and popped out of the bottom line.

"It's a pity that Degan's shot was finally rejected by the crossbar of the goal. If the ball can really be scored, Degan will set a record for the fastest goal in the Champions League final. Let's see the time. 20 seconds have passed from the beginning of the game to the bottom line of the football."

The Florence fans in the stands were also full of disappointment, and Delaware, who attended the final with Pakinwa, was even more frustrated. Just now, he was really looking forward to it, but unfortunately Degan's luck was a little worse.

Digan didn't feel anything about it. It was an act of being angry. It was luck to score, and it was also luck to score a shot like this, even if it let Degan do it ten more times, I guess he couldn't kick it.

Corner kick!

At the beginning of the game, Fiorentina got a corner kick. Digan, Compani and other Fiorentina players who had good headers all squeezed into Manchester United's penalty area.

Montolivo was observing his teammate's running position while waiting for the referee's whistle.

Bie~~~~~~

The referee whistled, Montolivo ran two steps and made a corner kick. The football flew back with an arc, where Digan was already waiting.

Vidiqi wanted Digan to compete for a position, but Vidic, who usually looked very strong, was not enough in front of Digan. Although he was stuck, his whole body was suppressed by Digan when he took off.

Facing the direction of the football, Digan's forehead, and Compani, who followed in the middle, rushed to the header, but the shot close to the goal was blocked by Van der Sar with his shoulders at the moment he was about to cross the goal line.

Ferdinand's reaction was very fast. He rushed over at the first time and cleared the ball out of the sideline with a big foot. Manchester United thrilled to resolve the first crisis.

Seeing that such a shot did not score, Compani also survived, shining on the goalpost of Manchester United.

"Florence's performance after the start of this game was really unexpected. They played not conservatively. Even in the face of the powerful Manchester United, they did not hesitate to invest a lot of troops when attacking. It seems that this game is not destined to be dull!"

This is definitely a great news for neutral fans. No one wants to see a super dull game, like the previous Italian civil war between AC Milan and Juventus, even for the most loyal fans.

"Paul!" Ferguson shouted, and then kept pressing down his hands, signaling Sokers to slow down the pace of the game.

At the beginning of the game, the team's momentum was suppressed by Fiorentina. This is not good news. At this time, it is the best way to slow down the pace of the game and let Fiorentina slowly fade away.

Next, Abart's pass was pushed out by Vidic, and the second point was obtained by Carrick. It was Manchester United's turn to attack.

Manchester United's attack still focuses on two sidelines, especially after Scholes began to transform. The infiltration in the middle is no longer suitable for Manchester United. When attacking, they take two sidelines. Scholes controls the overall situation and frequently uses the impact of two sharp knives on the sidelines to tear the opponent's defense line.

Watching Scholes stop the ball and slowly press the formation of Manchester United, Ferguson was relieved and turned back to sit in front of the coach's seat. Although Florence's sneak attack just now looked very dangerous, as long as the rhythm was controlled by Manchester United, he had nothing to worry about. Everything was under his control. He They have confidence.

Ferguson attaches great importance to tactics. Although his contribution to tactical play in the field of football has always been despised, many people will even think that he has not brought new things to Manchester United, the Premier League and world football for more than 20 years, set off a new tactical storm, and has not succeeded in the tactical revolution.

He has led Manchester United for so long. In addition to practicing the 442 lineup extremely well and forging Manchester United's sideline offensive play, he has made very little and few contributions to other lineups and tactics.

Many journalists who despise Ferguson will always describe him as an old antique that should have been buried in the grave, an old dinosaur eliminated and destroyed by the tide of the times.

In fact, this is a big misunderstanding of Ferguson. Ferguson is very good at learning and reforming. He is a rare tactical reformist and a brave tactical master who dares to change his life.

When he came to Manchester United, Ferguson decisively optimized Manchester United's sideline play and re-practiced more technical ideas. From the British hanging tactics of hard bridge and hard horse and high fighting, it has been reformed and transition to a leading style of playing mainly based on rapid attack on the sidelines, combined with high-intensity oppression in the front court, constantly improving the overall attack and defense rate, and emphasizing attack and suppression.

Ferguson's road of tactical thought exploration and improvement has never stopped for more than 20 years. From the perspective of tactical lineup, from 442 to 433, from 4231 to 460 frontless tactics, from 4321 Christmas tree to 451 midfield strangulation, Ferguson's approach to lineup and tactics has always changed. Changxin and ingenious. Throughout Ferguson's tactical evolution and exploration in Manchester United for more than 20 years, there is great significance and enlightenment, that is, innovation from nothing is of course powerful, and integrated progress is equally important.

When Ferguson first came to Manchester United, Manchester United played a consistent 442. Ferguson was not without in-depth research on the popular 442 formation of Manchester United and the English Club. On the contrary, Ferguson, who studied under the famous coach Stan, has been familiar with the 442 formation and tactical changes for a long time. After coming to Manchester United, he began to carry out targeted tactical reforms.

At that time, Manchester United and the traditional British 442 were very distinctive, that is, physical first and high-altitude operation. In terms of play, England's 442 often pays attention to the bottom of a pair of forwards, passing high balls and assisting, while the two strikers must require at least one high fronts to use the header to attack the goal and ferry in the attack, and require the two midfielders to take the initiative to grab the point forward when attacking. The tactical thinking is very rigid. hua.

Ferguson brought new ideas and tactics to Manchester United. He did not change the 442 formation rashly, but he asked two sides, including the full-back, to be on the traditional number of routes in the bottom pass, plus a quick breakthrough as far as possible into the opponent's hinterland, entering the ribs or near the bottom line, and then playing the ball from the bottom line or from the penalty area. Looking for opportunities.

He asked to minimize the 45° oblique long pass into the penalty area in the attack. This kind of attack, which is a bit like a big luck, is easy to be killed by the opponent.

Similarly, he also demanded that the defender be banned from directly looking forward with his big feet and rushing around. Ferguson believes that this kind of play is actually a big foot to relieve the siege and kick randomly, and the opponent can immediately continue to break the ball and press on, and the back defense line is under a lot of offensive pressure.

He reformed Manchester United's 442 traditional lineup and style of play. The requirements of this reform are obvious, that is, to pay attention to maintaining the defensive strength in the attack, and pay more attention to technology and cooperation in the attack, rather than blindly bombing at high altitude, which is the first tactical change Ferguson brought to Manchester United.

A brief description is that the defense puts more emphasis on regional defense. The general configuration is that two midfielders are responsible for sweeping in front of the arc of the penalty area and restricts opponents from entering the penalty area to grab points. One of the central defenders should focus on one of the opponent's striker, the other is to make up and defend at any time, and the two full defenders are recovered in time according to needs. The full-back guard watches the opponent's pass and restricts them from playing the ball easily. First of all, the defense is the new thinking that Ferguson brings to Manchester United players.

He asked the strikers to be active in the 35-meter area of the opponent's backfield and interfere and force the two central defenders. For the midfielder four, he asked the players to take the initiative to return to the arc of the penalty area when defending to protect the back line and not allow blindly grabbing and leaving the position. The two wing forwards have to return to the defense area for coordinated defense, mainly focusing on the opponent's two forwards or forwards close to this side. The full-backs need to return to the vicinity of the penalty area for defense.

On the basis of ensuring defense, of course, we should emphasize attack, which is the tradition of the Red Devils. Ferguson emphasized the effectiveness and sharpness of the attack.

When attacking, the striker is required to do a wider range of pulling in the front court, more emphasis on the ball control and breakthrough under the foot of the striker, and emphasize the striker's grabbing point of the cross-to-low ball, and strive to find a scoring opportunity to enter the penalty area. The arrangement of long-range shots is generally handled by the midfielder.

At present, because of Scholes' excellent skills, Ferguson entrusted him with an important task, allowing him to hold more of the ball in the attack, actively oppressing the opponent's midfield, and looking for opportunities to form a breakthrough and face the opponent's defender directly.

Ferguson even allowed Scholes to have exclusive freedom in the opponent's penalty area, and he could decide whether to pass, break or shoot.

For another mid-back Carrick, Ferguson's main position arranged for him is to fall slightly in the midfield, and he protects his defense line like the back of the job. The layout of the front attack has been reduced, but once Scholes is stared to death by the opponent, Carrick will take the initiative to move closer and form a transfer in time to fight for Take local advantages.

Ferguson will not blindly insist on the attack, but try to achieve the balance between attack and defense. He pays attention to the stability of Manchester United's defense, which in a sense is greater than the investment in attack. After all, the genes of attack have flowed in the blood of the Red Devils players. They do not lack the impulse to attack, but lack defensive consciousness. Sex.

Not only that, Ferguson also changed in time according to the composition of different generations. In terms of a long-term measurement, this is a greater exploration. But in any case, Manchester United's attack and team supremacy have always been prioritized in their style of play. After integrating more advanced playing methods, Manchester United's progress has been continuous.

Ferguson is undoubtedly a master of tactics. His playing style under Manchester United has distinctive characteristics. Manchester United advocates attack and is pleasing to the eyes.

To sum up, the basis of Ferguson's Manchester United tactics is the side attack, the middle road envelop, resolutely has the opportunity to play behind him, and maintain the overall impact of the formation. However, Ferguson has added a lot of mainland football elements to improve the British style of play, such as the side guard inserting the edge, and quickly passing the middle road. As well as controlling the ball to form a cut to the opponent's formation, the left and right sides are exchanged frequently, and fast balls or inverted triangles are used in the side pass.

In the current Manchester United team, Ferguson also requires each player to adapt to multiple positions. In addition to dealing with injuries and easy rotation, the tactical need is to form a small group of rapid counterattacks at any time without waiting for a fixed player in a certain position to reach his position.

flow means that the whole Manchester United's formation is constantly rotating. If the player cannot adapt to multiple positions, the rotation of the whole team will inevitably be subject to the speed of the slowest player. But once the players are all-rounders, the speed of the team's rotation will inevitably accelerate. That is, a team of rapid assault can be gathered at any time and place.

Keeping pressure on the opponent all the time and competing with the opponent in any area is the tactical essence of Manchester United under Ferguson's rule.