host must win

Chapter 766 Indispensable
For Manchester United, Sevilla is a relatively unfamiliar opponent.However, almost everyone is optimistic that Manchester United can win, and Manchester United itself is no exception.

Because there is still the Premier League in China, Ferguson even hid captain Yin Jun in this game.In his mind, Sevilla is just a mid-range team in La Liga, and it is not difficult to beat.

For Sevilla, Saviola, who helped the team win the UEFA Cup on loan last season, did not enter the squad. Brazilian right back Alves, who just became the best player in the UEFA Cup last season, and this summer's new player The Danish midfielder Poulsen joined in the starting lineup.

At the beginning of the game, both sides played very fiercely, especially in the first 10 minutes, one player from both sides was warned by consecutive yellow cards.

Manchester United's game seems to be relatively slow. Maybe everyone didn't take this European Super Cup seriously. Very tight, the offensive end seems a bit sluggish.With only Scholes in the midfield, it is difficult to sustain the situation.The double midfielder combination of Fletcher and O'Shea guaranteed the team's defense, but the front offense still couldn't open the situation.

Sevilla's preparations were obviously more adequate and their attitude was more positive, which allowed them to score in the 7th minute.Fabiano's shot from the middle of the penalty area was saved by Van der Sar who was attacking, but Renato followed up with an empty goal and the score became 1:0.

Since then, Sevilla continued to control the game, and Manchester United had no chance.

Just when Ferguson was ready to end the first half with a score of 0:1, in the 45th minute, Sevilla expanded the score, Navas headed back from outside the penalty area, and Kanoute headed back and forth. Enter the empty door.

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Two goals behind a little-known team like Sevilla in the half, such a result made Ferguson's face black.

Although the UEFA Super Cup can also be regarded as a warm-up match, a warm-up match for the start of the Champions League, but as a giant like Manchester United, it has its own pride, and it is absolutely impossible to accept a disastrous defeat at the feet of an opponent like Sevilla.

In the dressing room, Ferguson turned on the hair dryer again and sprayed blood on the heads of the Manchester United players who played in the first half.Especially Ferdinand, who was just elected as the best defender in the Champions League last season, was beaten by the concentrated firepower of Sir Alex Ferguson.Because the England central defender had unshirkable responsibility for Manchester United's two goals conceded in the first half.

After changing sides in the second half, Manchester United, who was tortured by Ferguson's hair dryer for 15 minutes in the midfield, began to increase their offensive efforts, especially on the two wings. Giggs and Ronaldo were very active.However, Manchester United's offense was thunderous and rainy. Although it looked like a wave of offensive, it did not pose any threat to Sevilla's goal.

This made more than 1 Manchester United fans at the scene feel a little dissatisfied.

From the warm-up match in South Africa, to the Amsterdam Invitational, and now to the UEFA Super Cup, for a full month, the team seems to have never been able to develop a smooth style of play, especially on the offensive end.

In all the team's games, except for the first round of the league, when Yin Jun started the game, Manchester United beat Fulham 5:1, and the rest were difficult wins.

Now, in the absence of Yin Jun, Manchester United's offense seems to be constipated again.

Could it be that without Yin Jun, Manchester United would not attack?
Could it be that the team has no way to help Yin Jun?
The restlessness of the fans could be heard faintly from the stands, and everyone knew that they had begun to feel a little dissatisfied.

Coach Ferguson also began to realize that the team really needs some changes.

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The fierce competition has led to the head coaches of all teams doing everything possible to dig out the opponent's loopholes and weaknesses, and give the Thunder a blow to defeat the opponent.If you want not to be knocked down by the opponent, you have to keep changing.

There has never been a perfect and invincible tactic in this world. Only by constantly changing and seeking new ideas can you gain a foothold in the professional league, otherwise you will only be dealt a fatal blow by your opponent.

As the head coach who has coached for many years, Ferguson is naturally very aware of this.He also knows that Manchester United is in this situation now.

On the one hand, he hopes to continue the stable style of play of last season, but Yin Jun is not an iron man, it is impossible for him to play in every game, and he also needs some rest time.

On the other hand, a giant like Manchester United must not rely solely on a certain player, as that is bound to be specifically targeted by opponents.Once restricted by the opponent, the team's record will go wrong.

Ferguson had to start to reflect on his tactical play.Especially when the fans in the stands started to get restless, he felt that it was time for him to make a bold change, otherwise, if this continued, his handsome position might be shaken.

Now that the season has just started, they all still have the opportunity to try and make mistakes. Once the season really gets deeper, they will be even more restrained.

Thinking of this, Ferguson said to assistant coach Mike Phelan: "Let Michael warm up!"

Mike Phelan nodded, immediately walked to the bench, called Carrick, and motioned him to warm up quickly.

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At 6 minutes, Manchester United took the lead in making a substitution.Michael Carrick, who joined the team in the summer, came on and replaced midfielder O'Shea.

This time the substitution did not arouse the reaction of the fans in the stands, because Carrick's performance in the previous warm-up matches and the first round of the league was quite average, and he did not perform too impressively.

However, the players on the Manchester United pitch received instructions from the coaching staff on the sidelines, and Carrick also brought Ferguson's latest arrangement, that is, the team will start a full-scale attack.

This is a signal to go all out and give it a go!

Soon, the situation on the court changed dramatically.Manchester United's entire midfield began to press heavily, and the defense followed suit.

The trident headed by Giggs, Rooney and Ronaldo all pressed against Sevilla's defense, and the midfield composed of Scholes, Carrick and Fletcher also pressed forward at the same time, forming a central front Field pressure.

This style of play made Sevilla a little uncomfortable, especially when Manchester United got closer and closer to the goal, they began to panic, and Sevilla coach Juande Ramos began to signal the ball on the sidelines The team should press out, don't retreat.But in the face of Manchester United's full onslaught, Sevilla couldn't attack at all.

(End of this chapter)