Chapter 113: Only the speed is not broken!
After Rashford received the ball, his first choice was to dribble the ball and cut inside, which also slowed Manchester United's counterattack speed a little, but... it was a "master"!
As soon as they entered the Manchester City penalty area, Mendy and Fernandinho came up. They could not give Rashford the opportunity to continue to advance and threaten his goal.
At this time, Rashford finally gave up on his own work. A red flashed in his vision, and he quickly passed the ball over.
Herrera, who just ran forward from beginning to end, was just participating in the team's counterattack. His speed was not fast. The ball went from the middle to the right and then returned from the right to the middle. He ran into Manchester City's penalty area, but he didn't expect the ball to be passed back again.
Bang!
Just near the free throw point, Herrera kicked the ball out with one kick. The ball flashed through the air and finally flew in from the upper left corner of the goal...0:3!
The game has been in 60 minutes. The "Blue Moon" who played at home not only failed to score in the second half, but the "Red Devils" who played away won another goal through a defensive counterattack, and had already won three goals!
The suspense of the victory or defeat of the game...is almost gone!
This game was played like this before the game. After all, judging from the situation of both sides before the game, Manchester United is actually the weaker side. Their center "little monster" Lukaku was injured, and Ibrahimovic, as a substitute, never found form. So... Manchester United still has a lot of hope?
But in the end... Mourinho actually used a "pseudocenter" style that Guardiola was best at before!
Even if Manchester United No. 30, China Yang is not as good as Messi in all aspects, there is only one thing he has an absolute advantage...speed!
The impression that Yang Xiaozhuang left on everyone now is actually not that he can use the "pendulum style" to surpass others, but that his speed is very, very, very fast!
Putting a Chinese Yang in the middle is able to "fly" on the court, plus Martial on the left and Rashford on the right, Mourinho is indeed a football wise man. The Manchester United attack line he temporarily clamped today has only one obvious advantage, that is... fast!
For the three young people, Yang Xiaozhuang, Martial and Rashford, their interactions with each other are very limited, let alone any tacit understanding between them.
This attack line is only the only thing that can really take action...speed!
As for the effect... the facts in front of us are better than words. Manchester United is already leading by three goals away!
Guardiola was speechless about today's game. He made all the strategies early on, but only in the game did he realize... he miscalculated!
What a hell!
Originally, Guardiola's understanding of Mourinho, this time the "Blue Moon" was playing at home again. He felt that he would win this game with his hands. How could he think... he actually played like this!?
Lose the game...then you lose!
But what is the reason?
Guardiola has led the team and it is not impossible to lose two or three more games, but the key is... we have to find out the reason for the loss!
Is it just because of Manchester United's temporary combination of super fast attack line?
In the remaining game, Guardiola made substitution adjustments, Toure, Valke, and Bernardo Silva all made their debut, and the team stabilized the situation... The main reason is that Manchester United always played defensively in the second half. As long as Manchester City didn't push forward too hard, their offensive opportunities actually don't have many offensive opportunities.
After that, Guardiola began to think about the reason why his team lost, but until the end of the ninety-minute game, he only found one reason that his defender could not withstand Manchester United's No. 30!
The magical boy, China Yang, is really too fast. The key is that this kid is very capable of running and has a very large range of activities on the court. As long as he is in the front court, he can see this kid anytime, anywhere, at the left, center and right.
The biggest difference between Manchester United's "pseudo-center tactics" and Barcelona back then is actually the difference between Yang Xiaozhuang and Messi.
Messi uses his skills to drive the team's offense. When he plays a role, he needs his teammates to pass the ball to his feet.
Yang Xiaozhuang’s place...is a bit weird!
When there is no ball under his feet, Yang Xiaozhuang is actually a threat. He is fast and runs hard. Almost no one can really follow him without the ball. Even if he can keep up for a while, it will not be possible to stay for ninety minutes. This means that Yang Xiaozhuang can always get the ball in a threatening position. After all... this is very simple!
As long as Manchester United's players hold the ball to a threatening space, Yang Xiaozhuang will rush over to catch the ball by himself!
All along, under the guidance of Mourinho and the coaching staff, Manchester United stars have always been doing this, not giving the ball to Yang Xiaozhuang unless he is required to make a breakthrough on the wing.
After a long time, in this game, after Yang Xiaozhuang was switched to the middle, his biggest role was not to break through the ball, but to do his best in the middle and play the role of his "smashing stick" and... he performed really well!
At the end of the game, Mourinho and Guardiola shook hands with a smile on their faces. It is always a happy thing to defeat his old rival in front of him.
Guardiola expressed his admiration from the bottom of his heart with admiration: "Jose, this time... he did a beautiful job!"
Mourinho was no longer arrogant at this time and said with a smile: "Pep, I'm lucky. Several fast forwards suddenly appeared in the team, so I had the opportunity to create such an attack line."
"Will you use this tactic next?"
"It depends on the situation!"
Mourinho hesitated for a moment, Zhengrong said: "Pep, today we can only achieve such an effect when facing Manchester City's defense is not fast enough! If the opponent's defensive players are very fast, the power of this tactic will be greatly reduced."
Guardiola nodded, smiled and said, "Actually... Isn't it a good tactic to win?"
"Hahahaha...you're right!"
These two people have completely different football philosophy, but they have become successful people at the top of the world football world. In private, the two still have the same feelings as colleagues they worked with back then.
At the post-match press conference, Mourinho was in a very good mood. A reporter asked Mourinho why he won the game today, and the guy opened his mouth and blew: "We, Manchester United, have created the fastest attack line in the world. No matter who the opponent is, as long as we are given a chance to counterattack, we are unstoppable!"
Chapter completed!