Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 76 Wonderful tactical game! (First update, please subscribe)

With the referee's whistle.

The game officially begins!

Tottenham did not rush forward after the kick-off, but quickly passed the ball down in the midfield and backfield.

The reason for this is that United did not press high.

Therefore, Tottenham chose to gain a field advantage by controlling the ball, and used this to consume the physical strength of Manchester United players and pave the way for the next attack.

The 9th minute of the game.

Tottenham's frontcourt players began to spare no effort in running and cooperating, and it was Vertonghen who organized the offense with the ball.

Perhaps because of his training at Ajax, this central defender from Belgium has excellent ability to advance and play the ball, and is an important part of Pochettino's offensive tactics.

He made a precise long diagonal pass and found Son Heung-min on the flank. The latter made light stops and started a speed contest with Ashley Young.

A few seconds later, with a slight advantage, Son Heung-min was half a body ahead and passed directly near the baseline.

The football spun and fell towards the penalty spot.

Harry Kane used his forward momentum to force Smalling's header away.

De Gea, who was maintaining a high degree of concentration, reacted as fast as lightning. After seeing the trajectory of the football, he blocked it with a single punch.

The penalty area suddenly became chaotic.

In the end it was Phil Jones who made the big save.

The Manchester United fans in the stands suddenly broke into a cold sweat, while the Tottenham fans cheered loudly.

Among them, two waves of fans with Asian faces were the most conspicuous because they were yelling at each other through the railings.

From the occasional "Assiba" and "CNM" in English, you can tell that they are Korean and Chinese students respectively. They came to Old Trafford today to support their own players.

At this time, the game on the green field is continuing.

Tottenham did not give Manchester United time to breathe and continued to launch a surging offensive from the wing.

From a God's perspective, you will find that all the runs of Tottenham players revolve around a central point.

He is Harry Kane.

As an important role in Pochettino's tactical system, Harry Kane can not only use the fulcrum effect to be a tactical center, but can also often drop back to participate in the team's offense, and even serve as a terminator to deliver the final blow.

As Tottenham's overall formation advanced, Eriksen retreated to support, Son Heung-min inserted diagonally into the wing, and Ali drifted to Harry Kane's side.

The person responsible for pushing forward became Dembélé.

Facing the pressure of several Manchester United players, he accurately found the passing route and passed the ball to Eriksson on the right.

Eriksen, who is known as the "Premier League assists king", looked up before catching the ball and discovered the position of his team's teammate on the far side of the offensive team.

With his precise cross, the football quickly fell towards the edge of the penalty area.

Harry Kane leaped high to header the ball, and Ali, like an assassin emerging from the shadows, volleyed directly in the air.

The hearts of Manchester United fans suddenly rose, and then fell slightly.

Because the football did not hit the goal frame.

Tottenham created two shooting opportunities in just a few minutes, which made Mourinho frown slightly on the sidelines, but he was not too worried.

As long as they can stabilize the early rhythm and drag the game into a positional battle, Manchester United's intensive defense will be able to play its greatest role.

The fact was just as he thought, the situation on the field gradually changed. Tottenham basically did not threaten Manchester United's goal after lacking enough space.

Half of the first half passed in a flash.

During this period, Manchester United carried out several quick counterattacks, all of which were direct long passes from the backcourt to the left and right ribs. Chu Feng and Mata reduced their support for the ball in the midfield and backcourt when attacking, focusing on impacting and wearing down the opponent's defense, and did not even invest much in the second point.

Under such tactics.

Chu Feng's skillful dribbling skills and powerful explosive speed can be used to the maximum extent. As long as the Tottenham full-back makes a slight mistake, a single goal is very likely to occur.

Pochettino also made quick adjustments, allowing the midfielders to retreat deeply to maintain the integrity of the formation and prevent Manchester United from breaking through the defense.

At the same time, they are more active in grabbing and intercepting to break Manchester United's consumption intention and try their best to let the players conserve their energy.

The coaches of the two teams staged a wonderful tactical game.

Under such a fast-paced transition between offense and defense, the physical fitness of players on both sides is declining rapidly, and their breathing inevitably becomes rapid.

The 27th minute of the game.

Faced with Matic's pressing, Son Heung-min flexibly smashed the ball to the outside, and immediately burst out of space.

Needless to say, his current strength level is not weak, he has excellent dribbling ability and running speed, and he can also help his teammates open up offensive space through running positions.

This is the embodiment of golf intelligence.

Son Heung-min dribbled the ball behind Matic, looking for a connection with his teammates and a chance to shoot.

When Herrera saw this, he signaled to his teammates and rushed forward decisively.

In fact, he was originally a pure attacking midfielder, but after Mkhitaryan arrived, he sat on the bench.

But since Pogba was injured, things have taken a turn for the better.

Mourinho placed him in the defensive midfielder position. Who knew that Herrera would be a blessing in disguise and start the most critical transformation in his career.

Not only did he use his excellent running and ability to connect the offensive and defensive ends to inject energy into Manchester United's midfield, he also showed his fighting ability in the core area of ​​the midfield.

In fact, he had a similar performance last season, and he was not at a disadvantage against David Silva in the Manchester City Derby.

Herrera was seen sticking closely to Son Heung-min, blocking the passing route from behind, and constantly squeezing the opponent to the outside.

Seeing the right moment, he made a tackle. Both of them fell to the ground, but the football rolled to the side.

"Mata!"

"Manchester United's counterattack!"

Manchester United's frontcourt players quickly turned around and charged forward.

The sweeping momentum was moving.

The Tottenham players didn't panic at all. The frontcourt players moved backwards and the midfielders moved forward, quickly completing the attack from front to back.

But Pochettino soon realized something was wrong.

Because the positions of Manchester United's frontcourt players have changed, the positions of Lukaku and Ibrahimovic have crossed.

What is this going to do?

Mata passed the ball directly to the center circle, while Dier and Vertonghen looked at the two towers in front of them and could only stay close to prevent their opponents from grabbing a bit.

They didn't notice that their positions were also overlapping, resulting in a gap on their own side.

And this is the moment!

Chu Feng used all his strength and stabbed his ribs diagonally from the side at full speed.

Trippier's technical characteristics are similar to his idol Beckham. He is good at passing and assisting, but he has an obvious shortcoming, that is, his average defensive ability.

If Kyle Walker hadn't left for Manchester City, he would probably have continued to sit on the bench.

(End of this chapter)