Chapter 53 Interesting! (2.16 Guarantee 2)
Chapter 53 is interesting!
Simon Grayson looked at Tottenham's recent report and couldn't help but smile. This team was led by Sherwood last season to compete for the League Cup championship with Leeds United, led by him. A year later, he actually wanted to compete for the championship with Manchester United, led by him. This is really interesting.
But what makes Simon Grayson even more interesting is that Tottenham Hotspur changed its head coach during this winter transfer period. Sherwood, who coached Tottenham Hotspur for a year, was fired for a poor record, and his successor... is his ex!
"Madman II" Boas is back. The Portuguese Boas, who is only 37 years old, returned to his position after being fired by Tottenham Hotspur for a year. In the past year, Boas has traveled in every corner of the world football world. He has exchanged and learned with players and coaches from various countries, but now he is back.
When Boas just entered the palace for the second time, Tottenham Hotspur chairman Levi expressed his support and trust in him. He said that under Boas' re-led, Tottenham Hotspur will usher in a new development opportunity and he will continue to trust Boas. Boas resigned a year ago just because he was tired and tired. Boas hopes to take a rest for a year and recharge well, that's all.
Simon Grayson didn't know whether what Levi was saying was true or false, but he knew the result of media analysis, that is, Boas's departure did have the above reasons, but the most important thing was that Levi was carrying out a great cleanup for Boas and helping the young coach regain control of Tottenham's locker room.
Boas has coaching ability, and his understanding of football tactics is incomparable to ordinary people, but Boas, who has never played football, does not know how to control his team's locker room. After Modric and Bale confirmed that he had left Tottenham and transferred to Real Madrid, the locker room of Tottenham, which was controlled by two big names, was in chaos. This situation cannot be just a blame on Boas, and there are also Chairman Levi's "credits".
But now, in this year, Tottenham Hotspur has almost cleaned up its locker room through signings and cleaning, so... Boas is back.
After Boas returned to Tottenham, he coached twelve games, with a very average score of 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. However, Tottenham fans are very supportive of him and believe that it is acceptable to play such a result when he takes over the middle.
Tottenham Hotspur met Manchester United at this time and wanted to compete for the ownership of the League Cup. It is really a very favorable situation for the "Red Devils". The team that remained unbeaten this season only tied two games. Compared with the team that just changed the head coach, the "Red Devils" must be a popular team.
Before the game started, Manchester United was unanimously optimistic that they would win the League Cup this season, and the bookmakers even simply blocked the betting event for Manchester United to win the championship. This also shows how much difference in the strength of the two teams is, it is completely... no suspense!
At the pre-match press conference, Boas no longer had the frivolity he used to be. The Portuguese, who would be excited to dance and even kneel when scoring a goal against Manchester United, matured a lot after a year of precipitation.
"I know there is a huge gap between us and Manchester United. They have been unbeaten in 42 games in various competitions this season, which is a great record! Of course. If there is a chance in the game, we will try to beat them, but I don't think that chance should be great."
Boas, who put himself in a weak position, did not make Simon Grayson underestimate the opponent. What is the "brutal Simon" coming to Manchester United for? Of course, it is for all kinds of honors. When he has the opportunity to win the championship trophy, even if it is just a match like the League Cup, he will do his best with his team.
"I know everyone thinks we can win easily at Wembley, but I have made my players realize the fact that we must not take it lightly against opponents like Tottenham Hotspur. Any negligence and mistakes will put us in a desperate situation. We will do our best in the game until we can get the score that ensures we win."
That night, after Boas watched the video of Simon Grayson's interview, he knew... his team had no chance.
On March 1, 90,000 spectators came to Wembley Stadium, 100% full. Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur both received 30,000 tickets, and neutral fans came to watch the game.
The trend of this game is indeed as expected by the outside world. Manchester United took the initiative from the beginning of the game. The team's unbeaten record of 42 games in all competitions throughout the season has already made the "Red Devils"'s self-confidence reach an unprecedented level. They no longer remember how they failed.
The game only started for five minutes. Manchester United launched an attack from the left in the positional battle. Ganso, Di Maria, Jose Angel, and a Shaq who ran here to the event, four people pulled Tottenham's defense over, and Tottenham's defense on the right was under tremendous pressure.
Seeing this scene, Boas off the court suddenly remembered the game he saw. Manchester United seemed to have used such offensive methods more than once, putting pressure on the left to force the opponent to adjust the formation, and then suddenly passed the ball to the space on the other side of the frontcourt to complete the attack.
When Manchester United played Barcelona away a few days ago, they used this move, and they moved forward many times!
This is simply an offensive routine that Manchester United has practiced countless times!
"Pay attention to the left! Pay attention!"
Boas stood up and yelled. He had already explained Manchester United's offensive routine to his players in detail before the game. He even came up with some measures to deal with it. But when he was really facing Manchester United, Boas realized that his arrangement seemed... not so effective!
Under the heavy pressure of Manchester United's left offense, Tottenham Hotspur was completely uncontrollably led by his opponent and moved the defense center over...
"Bang!"
Jose Angel received Shaq's cross pass again, and then suddenly made a cross!
The ball flew from the air along a 45-degree diagonal line to Tottenham Hotspur’s right side in front of the small penalty area!
At this time, Tottenham Hotspur's defense was actually very complete. Argentine left-back Ansaldi defended "Little Fat" Rooney closely, and the others also found their own defensive targets.
But when Jose Angel's cross came out, Ansaldi found that he was guarding Rooney in the penalty area on the right side of the middle, and suddenly accelerated and rushed forward. Moreover, he was not running in a straight line during the running, he ran in a diagonal line.
Rooney's running position is not weird, but it's fast!
When the ball flew over, Rooney also jumped high in the air. In the air more than one meter away from the small penalty area line, he shook his head and rubbed the ball towards Tottenham Hotspur's small penalty area on the right.
"Dong!"
The ball bounced back on the ground and then bounced up again. It flew into the goal more than half a meter above the right hand of Brazilian goalkeeper Gomez who had fallen to save the game...
"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"The ball has entered! It's so beautiful! Wayne's header is very exciting! Jose Angel's cross is also very accurate! This is definitely a reflection of Manchester United's attack power. They have done this more than once. This is also one of Manchester United's offensive scoring methods. It is not very tedious, but the effect is very amazing and has a high success rate! And I absolutely believe. This offensive routine was practiced under the arrangement of Simon Grayson. Without Shaq, Jose Angel, Wayne would not be the terminator. 1:0, Manchester United got a perfect start!"
Manchester United, who is determined to win the cup, will certainly not only satisfy a perfect start, they continue to attack on the court...
In the 24th minute, Shaq passed the ball to Rooney on the right in the center circle. "Xiaopang" dribbled the ball all the way along the side. After dribbled the ball into the penalty area on the right, he saw that he had already been under the key defense of the opponent's two defenders and goalkeepers, but he decisively passed the ball to the left.
"Bang!"
Shaq, who followed up, just pushed the ball with his left foot arch and easily pushed the ball into the empty goal in the lower left corner of Tottenham Hotspur goal... 2:0!
Manchester United still was not satisfied with the lead with two goals, and continued to destroy Tottenham Hotspur's defense line on the court. Boas's team was completely powerless to fight back.
At the 44th minute of the first half, Manchester United won another free kick from the frontcourt on the right. The ball was not far from Tottenham Hotspur's goal, about 30 meters, and it was obviously within Shaq's range.
After looking at the direction of the goal, Shaq began to run. This time his running distance was a bit long. He ran seven or eight steps before he reached the front of the ball, and then rounded his right leg and hit the ball hard!
"Bang!"
There was a muffled sound in Wembley Stadium. The ball flew out from Shaq's feet, as if it turned into a ray of light!
Just a moment—
The ball flew to Tottenham Hotspur’s goal against the ground!
Moreover, Shaq's long shot also controlled the angle very well and was very tricky. The ball completely hit Tottenham's right post and flew into the goal. Before Brazilian goalkeeper Gomez could move over, he gave up saving... he really couldn't save!
"3:0! Shaq scored twice! There is no suspense in this game! There is no suspense at all! There is no suspense at all! This season's League Cup is from Manchester United! Congratulations to Simon Grayson, who won the first trophy after coaching Manchester United!"
The commentator gave the championship trophy early, but that was nothing, because not only the difference in scores between the two sides, but also the gap in strength was very obvious.
In the second half, Gansuo received a pass from Nani in the 71st minute and headed the ball through the gate guarding of his old town.
Tottenham Hotspur was not shaved. In the 79-minute counterattack, their Ukrainian shooter Yamolenko rode alone and tricked De Gea with a right-footed shot but hooked the ball back, and then pushed the ball with his left foot and scored in the far corner.
In the end, Manchester United easily defeated Tottenham Hotspur with a score of 4:1 at Wembley Stadium, and Simon Grayson also won his first trophy after coaching Manchester United.
However, everyone believes that this is just the first step in the reconstruction of the dynasty under the leadership of Simon Grayson.
Chapter completed!