Chapter 223: .223 The Light in Despair

In fact, Ferguson, who has been around for a long time, has actually faded a lot of his sharp temperament. When people talk about him, it is no longer his feelings about football: football, the pride of dealing with rivals: pulling Liverpool off the throne, treating love and generals Opponent: Give me two guns, one at Victoria and the other at Wenger.
People are talking more about Ferguson's retirement plan, and he has repented about his retirement time and time again. It is indeed time for him to truly disarm and return.
Just as people now see more of Ferguson sitting on the coach’s bench instead of the hot image on the sidelines, Situ Yunbing doesn’t know whether he should be fortunate not to encounter Ferguson, who was full of guns in his heyday, or he should regret failing. Experience the profound education of a formidable opponent.
In the second half of the Champions League quarter-finals, Ferguson finally showed a thoughtful and dignified color on the coaching bench. This was because Situ Yunbing's adjustments during the intermission worked!
If Monaco, who has always been well prepared before the game, finally stumbled today and failed to fully realize the storm-like offensive impact of Manchester United at Old Trafford, then the remedy at the halftime will allow them to enter the Champions League four. A glimmer of hope remains on the road to strength!
In recent years, Ferguson has changed from "defeating more enemies" to "appreciating more rising stars." The situation forces him to know the new trend even if he does not blindly follow the mainstream. And often some coaches who turn out are always new trends. Facilitator.
Wenger, who came to London fourteen years ago, said that Fleet Street exclaimed: Who is Arcena?
As a result, it became Ferguson's enemy for the next ten years.
Six years ago, Mourinho landed at Stamford Bridge, and Ferguson and Mourinho also changed from being disgusted with each other to cherishing each other.
If anyone else can make Ferguson feel like he played against Wenger and Mourinho for the first time in the past, it must be Situ Yunbing today.
It's just that this feeling came too late.
Wenger is elegant, and Arsenal, who took over that year, still has the support of the championship team.
Mourinho blatantly made no secret of his edge, and even pierced everyone's eyes with joy.
Situ Yunbing is humble and gives a deep and low profile, Ferguson is like drinking new wine, only then tasted a little different taste.
No team will not make mistakes, no coach will not make mistakes, but testing the coach and the team is often the speed of correcting mistakes!
The strength of Guardiola is that he has created a more error-tolerant tactical system and a nuclear weapon with error correction capabilities. Even if the Barcelona team fails, Messi just needs to come forward and everything is not a problem. Messi Misfire, the Barcelona team did not have a problem, and it was also smooth sailing.
Situ Yunbing does not have a Barcelona team, and there is no nuclear button to press. Because of this, his error correction depends entirely on him.
So far, he is doing very well, which makes Ferguson feel a little excited.
Manchester United's error correction depends more on experience, on the will to fight, and on the magic that has become traditional!
The first half of the game was a one-man show for Manchester United. What everyone saw was how Manchester United was crushing Monaco, the familiar rhythm, the familiar taste, and the familiar trend.
At the beginning of the second half of the game, it became a real confrontation between Manchester United and Monaco. Manchester United’s lowered pace was caused by the change of the situation. Holding a two-ball lead, it needed to strengthen a certain defense. Most of the adjustments of traditional coaches were like this. Unsurprisingly, they were replaced by the new generation. The coach may be thinking about taking advantage of the victory at this time, because the more experienced Ferguson knows that the best choice at present is to score as many goals as possible without losing the ball, rather than ignoring the risk of losing the ball. How much can the limit ability enter?
Monaco's adjustment is also to ensure that they will not lose the ball as much as possible to get away goals.
The tip of the needle is to the Maimang!
After Suarez and Gareth Bale moved two wingers, the central defense line shrank, Manchester United’s wing attack was weakened, and the central attack was also a bit difficult. Rooney and Park Ji-sung’s play space was suppressed, Fletcher couldn’t make it, Kari Ke guarantees the transition between offense and defense in the midfield and backcourt, and Scholes still encountered setbacks in order to achieve a subtle coordination in a small range.
The game became relatively stalemate, and the highlights were not as many as in the first half. It seemed that Manchester United had fallen into the bottleneck of offense, and Monaco's counterattack was also a little hotter.
In the 62nd minute of the game, when Gareth Bale received Morrow's long pass from the left, he turned and pushed forward quickly. The Manchester United fans in the stands near this side repeatedly shouted at him " "Unlucky", Gareth Bale was unaffected and quickly dribbled to the offensive danger zone. Facing Gary Neville's defense, Gareth Bale quickly knocked the ball back diagonally, and then rushed forward.
Matic hit the ball before Fletcher and passed straight. In the second half, if Monaco was attacking from the left, Matic would move forward. If it was attacking from the right, Witsel would move forward. The offensive investment was not large, but All are carefully arranged with tactical coordination.
Manchester United fans saw Gareth Bale quickly rushing past Neville's side and then smashed into the Manchester United penalty area.
The distance Gary Neville has been thrown away is obvious. At this moment, I have to admit that he is also old.
Gareth Bale, who crossed into the penalty area, quickly swept the ball from close to the baseline before Ferdinand came to block it!
The ball was passed suddenly, as if it was a shot from a small angle. Van der Sar was almost swayed. Suarez appeared ghostly at the back point of the goal. Van der Sar quickly moved to the back point of the goal, less than one point away from Suarez. Mi’s place was saved early, and Vidic blocked Suarez’s non-shooting stop and dunked Van der Sar’s route. This was the biggest reason why Van der Sar saved the blocked route in advance.
Suarez was unsurprisingly grabbing points and shooting directly!
The result seemed to be doomed before he shot, because Van der Sar had already blocked 99% of the angle. As for the 1% angle, it was nothing more than leaving a hole for the miracle.
The reality is no miracle, Van der Sar blocked Suarez's shot.
This is the closest shot to a goal in Monaco's game!
Suarez looked helpless, sighing at the strength of Van der Sar, who belongs to the same goal, and the calm atmosphere of Vidic blocking his spiking line!
This may really be the temperament and experience that top giants have, and this is where many players yearn for giants.
Situ Yunbing was disappointed in his heart, but on the surface he did not show any disappointment.
On the positive side, Monaco's offensive threat is increasing!
3 minutes later, when Suarez dribbled on the right, Evra was wiped out by Suarez's dexterous change of direction because of a rush to grab. Vidic had to pull out to defend against him. Letcher went to flanking Suarez together, but after the defensive player in the center left, Suarez immediately knocked the ball across the center. Perez made an assist to grab the ball before Carrick and sent the ball straight to the center of the penalty area.
Ferdinand stepped forward to steal the ball, but when Gareth Bale rushed to kill the ball from in front of him, Ferdinand really had a trance: Irving? !
Gareth Bale of Monaco is of course also a chasing boy!
The Red Devils fans in the stands at Old Trafford were instantly alarmed!
Single-handed!
When Gareth Bale waded the ball diagonally into the right rib of the penalty area because the lap was too large, it gave Van der Sar time to abandon the goal. When Gareth Bale caught up with the football and shot, Van der Sar was on his side. Two meters ahead of the side was also ready to save.
Gareth Bale is still very calm. His speed makes him unable to stop and change directions or continue to wading through Van der Sar along the original route. It is possible to get the ball directly out of the baseline!
So he can only shoot, and he chose to use his right foot to shoot the ball towards the far corner of the goal!
At the moment he shot the football, Van der Sar seemed to instinctively raise his right hand to block while lowering his center of gravity.
The palm of his right hand happened to touch the football, which changed the direction of the football. Van der Sar turned his head and looked. The spinning football finally turned the Red Devils fans from worry to surprise. The football flew out of the bottom line against the far post.
Thrilling!
"Van der Sar magically resolved Gareth Bale's shot!
It's so exciting!
Evra's rush to grab made Manchester United's entire defense line flawed!
The chain reaction is the defensive emptiness in the center. Gareth Bale turned from the side to the center and cut the ball to form a single shot, but the experience level is that Manchester United won!
Van der Sar’s save made Monaco desperate!
Their threat is on the rise, but they have never been able to cross the mountain of Van der Sar! "
Gareth Bale squatted in the Manchester United penalty area to hide his face. Although he was not sure, he was unwilling to accept Van der Sar's instinct to shut his goal out.
Just as the offensive on Monaco's side was gradually starting, and it seemed that the distance from breaking the door was only a gap in the window paper, Manchester United created murder in the smooth play.
In the 73rd minute of the game, when Park Ji-sung received the pass from Fletcher in the middle of the front court, he had no room to turn around and dribble, and could not find the line to pass the ball to Rooney. Nkulu and Matic played before and after him. The flanking made him have to play the ball the first time, so he passed the ball diagonally back.
Scholes stopped the ball in front of the center circle and directly kicked the ball to the left bottom line.
The goal of the football was near the junction of the baseline and the penalty zone. Nani quickly circled the outside line and made a cut inward. Modesto and Benatia came together to attack him, seeming to have him close. In a dead end.
Nani hopped the ball forward into the penalty area and then suddenly picked the ball to kill between Benatia and Modesto!
The football passed and Nani fell to the ground as he followed up!
Benatia turned to block and cut off the connection between Nani and football. This is a very conventional defense, but what Benatia unexpectedly was that the referee's whistle sounded!
The referee's finger on Monaco's penalty kick made the Manchester United fans ecstatic!
Old Trafford is boiling!
"Penalty! Benatia gave Manchester United a penalty for a foul in the penalty area!
This penalty is likely to kill Monaco!
Benatia excitedly explained to the referee that he didn't think it was a penalty and he might not know where he fouled.
But slow-motion playback can tell us what happened.
When Benatia blocked Nani, his arm lifted up. Although he didn't intentionally hit Nani, Nani still hit Benatia's arm with his neck during the forward thrust. Nani fell to the ground. Holding his chin and neck, it was like being punched. "
Benatia was shown a yellow card. If the referee decides that Benatia's raising of his hand too high is a dangerous action and intentional, then the red card is not an exaggeration.
Situ Yunbing furiously protested to the fourth official, and the Manchester United fans in the nearby stands couldn't help but cheer him.
Ferguson saw everything in his eyes, watching the thunderous young man as if he saw himself a long, long time ago. At that time, he was almost fired by Manchester United. It was the dark years of Manchester United. He hadn't tasted the championship for seven years. The age of taste.
Can't bear to look back?
No, that is the wealth that will benefit a lifetime.
The penalty cannot be changed, and Rooney himself made a penalty kick in one go!
De Gea had a wrong prediction, Rooney shot a penalty like a knife stuck in the heart of Monaco!
"3:0! Manchester United leads Monaco 3:0 at home! If you keep this score and end the game, Manchester United will definitely be satisfied with this result, because in the history of the Champions League knockout games, Manchester United has never tried to be eliminated by the opponent after a three-goal lead in the first leg. At the same time, in the history of the Champions League, the record of a 3:0 lead in the first round of the knockout stage was finally overturned only once. It was in the distant 1986 Champions League semi-final. Barcelona lost 0:3 in the first leg and returned to the Nou Camp 3:0. Equalized the Swedish team Gothenburg, and finally advanced to the final with a penalty shootout.
It is regrettable for Monaco. Their performance in the second half is getting better and better, but the gap behind the team is getting bigger and bigger. This is football. It's not that your offensive is more threatening. It's not that your performance is relatively better. The opponent scores more goals.
I hope these guys in Monaco can hold on! "
Desperate?
Monaco fans are desperate!
The Monaco players also felt their scalp numb and did not know how to deal with the next game.
It seems to be a mistake and lose all the games!
At this moment, they all looked at the sidelines in unison, but saw Situ Yunbing call Witsel to front, and after pulling him what he didn't know, Witsel quickly ran back to the court to pass on information to his teammates.
Situ Yunbing looked cold with his hands on his hips.
0:3!
This has come to the most painful moment of his coaching career. Unlike the loss to Lorient in the league, he is really embarrassed in the Champions League.
As a rookie, what's not to be convinced when being beaten 0:3?
But in the Champions League stage, Situ Yunbing really couldn't accept the current score.
As for the promotion situation of Monaco, he doesn't need to think about it and know that he is on the verge of being eliminated. Maybe everyone except the Monaco has already been sentenced to their "death penalty"!
Seeing Situ Yunbing with his head up and his chest open, his suit jacket and his hands on his hips, people who didn't know thought he was the Manchester United coach!
How can anyone be so imposing after three goals?
But this is faith!
Situ Yunbing did not give up anyway!
Fight to the end!
Even if there is a mistake in the preparatory work before the start of the game, do you accept your fate?
In the two rounds of the game, even half of the game was not finished. What reason is there to kneel down for Manchester United?
Monaco needs a goal, an away goal!
Even 1:4 is better than 0:3!
However, Situ Yunbing did not lose his mind. With the goal of the season challenge already completed, he actually thought he could devote himself to work better because he had no worries!
Monaco did not make a substitution, and Manchester United did a substitution. The Premier League evergreen veteran Giggs replaced Nani from the bench.
Obviously, the score now is very satisfying for Ferguson!
Giggs came on the field to help Manchester United control the scene, and at the same time, through his experience to ensure the quality of the offense, to avoid premature loss of the ball in the offense and Monaco counterattack.
Monaco focused on launching an offensive from the left after the restart, Matic retreated to strengthen the defense, Moreau strengthened his assists, and Vertonghen played a heavier task in the backcourt.
Manchester United's backcourt obviously shrunk the line of defense and blocked Monaco's three attacks in succession. Manchester United's attack began to gradually lose its threat, because the rhythm dropped.
This is also a common problem of Premier League teams. They are strong at fast-paced. Once the rhythm drops, their style of play is very rough. It is difficult to really play threats by flaring up. In the past two years, Liverpool led by Benitez is the best. A good example, nicknamed XT by fans!
As time passed, the Red Devils fans in the stands at Old Trafford were already singing the team song.
Situ Yunbing still maintained his hands on his hips to supervise the battle, and many Red Devils fans thought that Situ Yunbing was posing.
Desperate!
This is the Monaco Champions League road into a desperate situation.
The impact threats of Gareth Bale and Suarez have declined, and Manchester United has become more stable after being familiar with their offensive methods.
Back to Monaco with a score of 0:3, I am afraid that Manchester United will easily advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League next round, continuing the glory of the Red Devils, while Monaco will only be a short-lived in European football this season.
It is not that Situ Yunbing has not considered Falcao, but it is a headache to replace it. The midfield defense has managed to contain the Manchester United offensive. Scholes and Carrick were the only ones in the second half of the game. Long-distance over-the-foot passes are threatening, other times they do nothing!
Withdrawing the defender is a fight for life. At Old Trafford, the right place and the right place to fight with Manchester United? The high probability is that Situ Yunbing dragged Monaco's body away.
The withdrawal of the midfielder affected the system, and Situ Yunbing did not make a decision to substitute in hesitation.
Especially if you want to change, at least it must be changed in about 60 minutes. At that time, it will give Falcao time to adapt to the game. If you change it in the last 15 minutes, it really belongs to buying a lottery and scratching the prize.
In the 87th minute of the game, when Gareth Bale received Moreau's pass from the left, he quickly pushed forward, and then suddenly smashed in when he encountered Gary Neville. The football passed, no one was there. In the past, Gary Neville stretched his leg and dropped Bell to the ground.
The referee blew his whistle to signal a foul. Gareth Bale stood up and put the ball in place to take a free kick. Manchester United defenders were also on their way back to the penalty area. At this time, Gareth Bale glanced behind him. Rowe was running up quickly, Gareth Bale immediately moved forward towards the left rib of the penalty area. His movement drove the vigilance of Manchester United's defense. Neville, Fletcher and Ferdinand all went to the left rib of the penalty area to mark .
Vidic and Carrick as well as Evra are marking Suarez, and the other players are wary of Monaco midfielders Matic and Perez, who are walking towards the penalty area.
While Moro was running up, there was another person running parallel to him at full speed!
Virtonghen!
When the situation was almost static, Gareth Bale's running position only caused a small disturbance, but Moreau and Vertonghen's rush from the center line was particularly eye-catching!
It seems that two wild horses are racing wildly!
Vertonghen still did not slow down when he ran to the penalty area, and at the same time he pointed towards the sky in the direction of Moreau!
The Manchester United line of defense suddenly panicked. Many players turned around and tried to stop Vertonghen, but they obviously had a huge gap in speed from the wildly running Vertonghen!
At the moment when Vertonghen entered the Manchester United penalty area, the calm and composed Moreau rushed to the football and crossed directly!
Situ Yunbing put down his hands on his hips on the sidelines and secretly clenched his fists!
The cross sent by Moreau went around the top of the crowd in the penalty area with a strongly rotating arc and began to fall. It fell on the right side of the penalty area, behind the Manchester United line of defense!
Manchester United is not ready at all!
Not ready at all!
Moreau and Vertonghen cooperated in this pass, and the football placement was also very precise!
Gareth Bale misfires, Suarez misfires!
Matic, Perez, Witsel, these heroes who eliminated Real Madrid seem to have fallen!
But there are still people in Monaco who have come forward in desperation!
The heroic attitude of Vertonghen rushing to the top deeply shocked all the audience, even those who were not on the scene across the TV can feel goosebumps all over, and the hairs exploded!
The figure that looked like a descended to the world with a powerful and unparalleled impact and smashed the ball into the upper right corner of the Manchester United goal!
Then he followed the forward imbalance and slipped into the Manchester United goal!
Van der Sar was stunned!
He is not ready either!
Vertonghen got up immediately, holding the football with a cold expression, turned and ran towards the midfield.
If Suarez and Van der Sar are only halfway in the same door, then Vertonghen and Van der Sar are both the children of Gen Zhengmiaohong Ajax. This junior who debuted more than ten years later, this rush to break the predecessor really The brother was also shocked and dumbfounded!
"What happened? What happened!? Vertonghen scored a header!
Monaco got a goal back!
More importantly, Monaco scored an away goal!
The score became 3:1!
Monaco had only won an ordinary free kick from the wing, but Gareth Bale’s sudden movement made Manchester United’s defense a little flustered. Then we saw Moreau and Vertonghen running fast forward. Moreau was Rushing up to take a free kick, Vertonghen is aiming to attack Manchester United's right rib in the penalty area. When the Manchester United defenders react, it is too late!
Everyone thought that Monaco had no hope, but they stubbornly got back a goal!
Will this ball change their destiny?
At least for now we cannot say that Monaco is in desperation.
In the next round they return to home if they can win Manchester United 2:0, then they can advance to the Champions League semi-finals! "
Ferguson's face is solemn, not very good-looking, this loss seems to have changed the situation!
The subtlety of the situation is that if Manchester United wins Monaco 3:0, Monaco is basically out.
But Monaco has now entered one, and Manchester United's advantage is greatly reduced!
Because the score of 3:1 is much worse for Manchester United than 2:0!
The simple truth is that Manchester United 3:1 Monaco, and Monaco eliminated Manchester United 2:0 in the second round.
But Manchester United 2:0 Monaco, even if Monaco wins Manchester United 2:0 in the second round, they still have to play overtime!
This is the value of away goals in the Champions League!
Situ Yunbing did not celebrate the goal. He clenched his fists on the sidelines and waved heavily, his expression was still cold, and then he reminded the players to hold on. It is difficult to say to counterattack at this time, even if it is a free kick opportunity for a goal, it is not. The team was overwhelmed in exchange for it.
On the contrary, will Manchester United be anxious now?
Will the strengthening of the offensive give Monaco an opportunity?
Unfortunately, no.
In the last few minutes of the game, both teams attached great importance to defense. If you only look at the results, Monaco might not be in a good situation, but if you divide the game into the second half, Monaco fell behind 0:2 in the first half and 1:3 in the second half. Better than they were at the end of the first half!
When the whistle sounded at the end of the game, Situ Yunbing turned and prepared to leave. Only then did he see Ferguson walking down from the coach's bench. After the game, the two shook hands and parted ways.
Against the ridicule of the fans on the sidelines, Situ Yunbing walked towards the player channel as usual.
His team suffered the worst defeat of the season!
No way, who made Monaco unbeaten in the French home game, and only lost to Chelsea at home 0:1 in the Champions League?
So this game became Monaco's worst defeat so far this season.