Chapter 93 Laws (3.3 Guarantee 1)
Chapter 93 Law
The fans of the two teams are hostile to each other, but this is not the case between the players, especially Shaq, Jonny Hausen, Ben Parker, Tevez and others. They will talk and reminisce when they meet. Just two years ago, they are fighting side by side, performing the "Four-Crown" miracle for the "Youth Guards".
This summer, Manchester United's board of directors renovated the North stands at Old Trafford Stadium. The project has not been completed yet, and the number of Old Trafford Stadium has been reduced to more than 69,000, but every game is still full.
What's more, in today's match between Manchester United and Leeds United, although the players only treat it as an ordinary strong dialogue, the fans feel that there is another passion for fighting between mortal enemies.
In this game, Simon Grayson's starting lineup has changed a little more. Gareth Bale appeared at the left winger, while Nani replaced Mata and started. The Portuguese's performance on the court is still better than Mata. He didn't know that this is because of Shaq's teammate bonus, which made Nani become the ruler on the right.
In the midfield, Simon Grayson once again used the combination of Rooney, Ganso and Krissettigue. This inverted triangle midfield combination is more technical. Franny is very energetic but the technical is a little worse, especially in terms of consciousness. He is not a little different from Italian midfielder Krissettigue. After all, this is from the Serie A, and Franny's football culture is still a lot worse. Currently, Krissettigue almost beats Franny in passing and assists. His appearance can increase Manchester United's midfield control a lot.
On the back line, Rivero replaced Subotic. The Uruguayan talented central defender is not only younger, but his performance is definitely more outstanding than Subotic. He can provide more defensive power in every game. And most importantly... Subotic is 26 years old, Papadopolos is only 23 years old, and Rivero is only 19 years old. Manchester United's future central defender combination must be Papadopolos and Rivero.
Although at the press conference before the game, Simon Grayson repeatedly emphasized that this lineup is not the main lineup in his mind. Manchester United does not have the so-called main substitute. He just uses the most suitable players in different games.
But the media did not interpret Simon Grayson in this way. The outside world unanimously believes that even if Manchester United's starting lineup is not Simon Grayson's main lineup, it is already the strongest lineup for Manchester United at present. After all... playing against Leeds United's old club, there are too many reasons for "brutal Simon" to lose at Old Trafford.
"Madman" Bielsa made another trick today. He did not defend at Old Trafford, but used a pretty crazy 3-4-3 formation. Tevez, Oliveira and Pivkovsky appeared together on the forward line, the four midfielders were composed of Wijnaldum, Hamshik, Phil Jones, and Jonny Hausen, while the three defenders were Kear, Boyata, and Cameroonian Gene bought from Fiorentina for 15.5 million pounds this season.
As soon as Bielsa's starting lineup was announced, it made the English football world exclaim. Finally, some teams dared to stand up and play against Manchester United!
But in the same way, everyone was looking forward to it, they wanted to see how Bielsa died!
How miserable is it!
But what made everyone speechless was that in the game, the 3-4-3 tactics of the "Young Guards" were not as they imagined. Pivkowski and Tevez had a lot of room for movement on the wing. They often retreated like wingbacks, which could help Leeds United's midfielders to control. Among the four midfielders, except Phil Jones, who is a regular midfielder, the other three often rushed up from behind to participate in the offense.
The "madman" tactic makes the bystanders feel a magnificent feeling that it seems to be directing a symphony!
Manchester United seemed very uncomfortable with Leeds United's new tactics. They were playing at home. They were actually suppressed by Leeds United at the beginning of the game, and here... it's Old Trafford Stadium!
In 2 minutes, Leeds United won a free kick in the frontcourt, and Oliveira sent the ball to the right. The central defender Boyata, who suddenly inserted into the back row, received the ball and fired in front of the penalty area on the right side of Manchester United!
With a "bang", the ball flew straight to Manchester United's goal. Fortunately, De Gea was in excellent condition and his position was reasonable. He directly blocked the ball with his palms and held it in his hand.
Although Boyata's shot failed, it opened the curtain of the two sides' offensive battle on the court. The two teams opened fire frequently in the rounds. In the 30-minute game, Leeds United created 5 shots, and Manchester United also created 7 shots. Unfortunately, neither side could get a goal.
However, Leeds United's bravery against Manchester United on the away game has won them countless applause, especially since they are not inferior to Manchester United in the scene, which makes people praise the coaching level of "crazy" Bielsa. A even-matched attack is what spectators like to see the most!
At this time, only a few people with clear minds began to worry more and more about Leeds United, because they believed that if the game continued like this, they would probably soon enter "Manchester United mode".
Manchester United mode is the "Red Devils" that have continuously won one victory after another on the field last season and have been replicating success, or it can be said that it has another name... Shaq mode.
Manchester United always plays casually at the beginning, and every player will show themselves as much as possible, but that is because they do not feel threatened. Once they feel that their opponents may cause trouble for themselves, the team will naturally enter another state, a state where all attacks serve Shaq, and the result of their doing so is to win. There is never even an accident. This is the "Manchester United mode".
After 30 minutes of the game, the score on the field was still 0:0. The "Red Devils" who played at home finally began to adjust their tactics. Under the command of the captain "Little Pang", Manchester United's offense began to serve Shaq with all his strength.
When Manchester United put all their hopes of scoring on Shaq, Manchester United turned into the "Red Devils" that swept across Europe. Manchester United at this time... is also the most terrifying thing!
Because Shaq's personal ability is really strong, and in this case, every Manchester United player is very clear about what he wants to do, which is to send the ball when Shaq creates opportunities, which will make the team's tactical thinking unprecedentedly unified.
In the 33rd minute, left-back Jose Angel inserted and cooperated with Bale in the back of the left, and finally dribbled the ball to the frontcourt on the left, but he did not shoot by himself, nor did he put the ball to Bale, who ran to Leeds United's penalty area from the left, but chose to cross.
"Bang!"
Shaq was outside the top of the penalty area facing the goal, and he was furious!
The ball flew high and finally flew out of the bottom line from above the Leeds United goal!
After waved his hand, Shaq turned around and ran back. Jose, who had been running for sixty meters away, was not dissatisfied with it, and turned his head and ran hard towards his left back position.
Bale, who was in the penalty area on the left side of Leeds United, was also expressionless, but was sighing helplessly in his heart... This is Shaq's privilege "free fire right"!
This is how Manchester United is now. Once the team starts to work hard around Shaq, even if it wastes a very threatening offensive opportunity for Shaq to complete the attack, no one will have any objections to this, and no one will have any objections to this!
Because, this is Shaq's right as a best scorer who scored 126 goals in 64 games and pushed the team to the throne one by one!
Of course, once he enters this state, Shaq will face great pressure. He has begun to shoulder the heavy responsibility of winning the team and must do his best to win the goal, but he has never disappointed him.
This time...of course not!
In the 34th minute, Van der Weill made a cross from the right, and Shaq pushed the ball in the middle, but was judged invalid due to offside.
The two consecutive attacks failed to gain anything. It seemed that Leeds United proved that their head coach "crazy" Bielsa's tactical arrangement was correct, but when the game reached 38 minutes, Jose Angel inserted an assist from the left. Bale, who took the ball, saw Shaq in the middle and was surrounded by three opponent's central defenders. He was very clever and did not pass the ball directly, but instead divided the ball to the left, allowing the Spanish left back to complete the cross calmly.
"Bang!"
Jose Angel passed the ball directly to Leeds United's small penalty area line in the middle. Manchester United players only care about the quality and threat of the cross. As for whether Shaq can grab the landing point, they don't care, because... there is no need!
Shaq, who was originally active in the middle penalty area line, rushed up when Jose Angel made a cross from the bottom. When the ball was low, flat and fast, it reached Leeds United's small penalty area line in the middle, Shaq also threw Kyar, Boyata and others away a step away.
"Bang!"
After Shaq's right shoulder was pulled hard by Kear, Shaq's body had lost balance and fell backwards, but his left foot still stretched out from the ground and stabbed it on the ball with his toes.
How should Leeds United's German goalkeeper Mark defend with such a close shot?
"ah!"
When he found that Shaq's shot was poking the ball to the ground and he was on his right hand. Mark quickly fell to the ground and pounced on him, but when his body was at a forty-five degrees angle to the ground, the ball had already drilled into the bottom of his right hand...
"goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Chapter completed!