Chapter 267: Substitution adjustment

For Manchester United’s corner kick, this time Giggs chose to directly issue a tactical corner kick. After all, the set kick that was passed into the Chelsea penalty area before basically had no chance to compete. Instead, it might be grabbed by Chelsea players. Land, then pass the ball directly to seize the opportunity to fight back.
Giggs gave a tactical corner kick and sent the ball to Evra on the wing. Evra saw that there were no Chelsea defenders around and took two steps forward by himself. The defenders in the Chelsea penalty area have not been completely out of the penalty area. Before Nei jumped out, he forcibly finished a long shot.
It's just a pity that Evra's kick was powerful, but the ball was not covered and he hit the plane directly.
Taking advantage of this dead ball opportunity, Chelsea made the first substitution adjustment of the whole game just after the 59th minute of the game.
Midfielder Mikel went on the court and replaced the veteran Deco, who has been running on the court for nearly 60 minutes, has a lack of physical fitness, and is obviously unable to keep up with the rhythm on the defensive end.
Mikel and Essien’s double defensive midfielder constitutes a double insurance for Chelsea’s midfield defense. Together with Ballack who has further retracted to the back line, Chelsea’s three major defensive midfielders further restrict Rooney from outside the penalty area. Try to catch the ball and hit the goal.
Manchester United’s offense later tried to find Rooney with some unbelief. After all, Rooney’s two previous catches in front of the penalty area can rely on his own personal ability to create a lot of opportunities to hit the goal. Chelsea poses a great threat.
But one can be two, not three. When Rooney was again preparing to receive the ball in front of the penalty area, he found that under the full-time mark of Mikel, who had just come off the bench, it became quite difficult for him to receive passes from his teammates. thing.
For players like Mikel or Essien whose defensive skill points are almost full, although it is impossible to completely lock up a frontcourt superstar in 1v1, it is uncomfortable when receiving the ball and launching an attack. , It is still possible to limit his offensive efficiency and success rate.
Deco's defensive eyes, which was almost paper-like before, have been transformed into the close-fitting defense of Mikel, who is now strong and full of energy. The sudden increase in defensive strength makes Rooney feel very uncomfortable on the offensive end.
Valencia's pass on the right is also a bit too pursuit of passing speed, resulting in a rough pass. Rooney's stoppage finally made a little mistake, and Mikel, directly A strong physical confrontation, squeezed forward, stretched out his leg, and successfully completed the steal.
Manchester United’s offense did not change much afterwards. He continued to find his offensive core Rooney and tried twice. One was Carrick’s through ball in the middle and the other was Valencia’s long. Passing is still looking for Rooney, but under Mikel's strict defense, Rooney is really no longer able to easily create the opportunity to hit the goal like before.
Mikel stuck to Rooney like a plaster, Rooney couldn't shake it off.
Although due to personal defensive reasons, Mikel's side was unable to help defend into the penalty area, making Chelsea's penalty area defense, under the impact of other Manchester United players, some were not as strong as before.
But everything is worth it. After all, Rooney, who is the most threatening, is limited. Compared with Rooney's threat, the impact of other Manchester United players on the penalty area is within the acceptable range of Chelsea.
Mikel's appearance somewhat slowed the pace of the game again. The two sides fell back into a battle of positions, unable to play a fast pace.
When Rooney was directly watched to death by Mikel, Manchester United’s offense was a bit stuck on the wing. At best, it was occasionally to pass the ball from the wing to the center, letting Fletcher or Cary. Ke followed up with a long shot.
As for set kicks, facing Chelsea, Manchester United, which has no height advantage, nine out of ten set kicks were directly ejected by players in blue clothes. It is unrealistic for the offensive end to count on set kicks. Manchester United is injured. The impact of this game began to show.
The absence of the double center-back combination that started last season in the backcourt has made Manchester United drop more than one level in the threat of positioning for the top. The truce of many offensive players in the frontcourt has made Rooney the only offensive striker for Manchester United.
In the first 60 minutes of Yang Feng's defensive consumption, Rooney used to consume his energy in order to get rid of Yang Feng's defense. Now he is full of energy and he is still staring at his own Mikel. Rooney himself can't get rid of it.
Ferguson on the sidelines saw that the current lineup could not open up the offensive situation, and made his own substitution adjustments.
After all, Manchester United is only one goal behind on the scene, so as the game time reaches 70 minutes, it is time to let go on the offensive end.
Manchester United's two substitutions were carried out at the same time. The teenager Gabriel Obotin replaced the veteran Giggs. Gabriel is called the new Henry. Ferguson hopes his impact on the wing can help the team Open the situation on the left.
Michael Owen, who was on a free transfer this summer, the former chasing teenager, now wears the red jersey of his rival, and replaces Anderson on the field to increase Manchester United's striker strength.
Two consecutive substitution adjustments ~EbookFREE.me~Ferguson hopes that Manchester United can reorganize the offense at the last moment and play a threatening offensive cooperation.
"Manchester United made two substitution adjustments on the offensive end and switched to double forwards. Gabriel and Irving are players who are more side-oriented on offense. At the last moment, Ferguson finally invested more on the offensive end. Energy."
Chelsea’s defense has not made much adjustment. Although Manchester United’s offensive style will be slightly aggressive, Ancelotti believes that his players only need to fine-tune to find the rhythm of defending Manchester United.
After all, Gabriel is just called the new Henry. After all, he is just a slightly talented young player. His breakthrough on the wing will indeed be impactful, but the game experience and physical confrontation are obviously insufficient. , An Pang believes that Ivan’s experience can play a big role at this time and limit success.
As for Owen’s appearance, his name is indeed scary. He was once a European Golden Globe winner and an England chasing teenager, but he is 30 years old. After leaving Liverpool, his career has not been smooth for many years, and he has also suffered cruciate ligaments. Injured, losing Irving, who is proud of his speed, can only be said to be a pretty good forward, not the talented player who led the football back then.
Under Ferguson's instructions, Rooney and Owen both entered the Chelsea penalty area in accordance with the latest tactics, waiting for their teammates to deliver ammunition for them.
For Chelsea, Yang Feng still defends Rooney, and Owen handed it to Terry to guard. As Manchester United’s offensive force gathers to the side, there is less threat in the middle and Mikel, who has more physical fitness, enters the penalty area to help Yang Feng and them. For assisting defense, Essien, Barack, and Lampard are focusing on protecting this side of Ivan while holding on to the center.