Before the start of this game, Manchester United and Mallorca had met a total of four times in history, with each side winning two games - Mallorca had only faced Manchester United once at the Conch Stadium, and they won that time, which was also the case in Spain. One of the reasons why the media dismissed the English media's statement that "Mallorca's performance at home is poor" is that Mallorca played on three fronts this season. It was obvious that in their previous home games against Arsenal and Chelsea, they Although they attacked with all their strength, they did not insist on winning. A draw was an acceptable result before leading to a tie at home. In the game that was tied by Liverpool, Mallorca's state was actually not bad at all, but It was just a poor grasp of opportunities in attack and a sharp counterattack by Liverpool. The so-called performance of Mallorca at home was worse than that of away games, which is absolutely untenable.
From the beginning of the game, when Alonso controlled the ball at his feet, many Mallorca players had already rushed through the half-court, ready to attack immediately.
Although Manchester United's strategy is to shrink slightly, stabilize the midfield, and strengthen counterattacks, this does not mean that they will not press in the midfield - in fact, under this tactic, their pressing will be more fierce, even in the frontcourt, they The pressing intensity is not weak at all.
Tevez took the lead and rushed towards Alonso, followed slightly behind by Rooney and Ronaldo. Although these three are all excellent offensive players, they are also very talented and agile players, but they They are not the kind of fragile talents, whether it is running or fighting, they are not bad at all.
Not to mention Rooney, who is as fierce as a calf. Although Ronaldo was considered a model of showmanship when he debuted, now he has successfully transformed and begun to use his physical advantages. As for Tevez - he has a With his hideous scars, he is not a kind person at first glance
Seeing Tevez approaching him, Alonso did not choose to go over, because although Tevez's defense was not very good, his speed and agility were better than his own. If he was easily defeated by the opponent, If you get entangled, it won't be a good outcome.
Alonso knocked the ball to Ballack. Ballack turned to control the ball when Rooney came up, and then handed the ball back. Senna quickly moved after taking the ball and passed the ball to Pue who inserted on the left. Erta.
As soon as Puerta caught the ball, Ronaldo rushed over aggressively. Puerta was a little hasty for a moment. Seeing that he could no longer pass the ball forward, he immediately turned around to control the ball, and then collapsed under Ronaldo's pressure. On the ground, the referee called Ronaldo a foul, and Manchester United fans booed in the stands.
In their view, Puerta was a total flop and a sissy. However, as soon as their boos rang out, they were suppressed by the Mallorca fans with even louder cheers
In terms of sound, Manchester United fans are not afraid of Mallorca fans. However, Mallorca has the advantage of playing at home - this is the same for the fans. Mallorca fans brought all kinds of noise into the stadium. Various tools, including loudspeakers, and each stand has a leader directing them so that their shouts can be unified. In this case, coupled with the almost doubled number of people, Marlowe It¡¯s no surprise that card fans have a huge advantage.
Manchester United fans are so aggrieved - aren't you the home court? He's such a bully, he's capable of one-on-one combat! Let¡¯s see if we don¡¯t blow you away!
However, Mallorca has this home field advantage. No matter how aggrieved or depressed they are, they can only try their best to shout louder and give more support to their players on the field
The Manchester United players also protested against the referee. It was not that they cared about the opponent's backcourt free kick, but they hoped that the referee could be more generous. As a Premier League team and a team that mainly plays defense, of course The bigger the scale, the better it is for them.
Protesting may not be effective, but if you don¡¯t protest, it will have no effect at all. As a professional player, he naturally has a good grasp of the balance between them. Some people protest with red faces, some are good people in the middle, and some complain with a smile. , anyway, it¡¯s just a little bit, express what you mean, and at the same time, don¡¯t anger the referee and get an extra yellow card in vain
After the protest was almost over, the Manchester United players began to retreat and interfered for a while. Of course, Mallorca couldn't take a free kick quickly, and Mallorca never thought of taking a free kick quickly in their own half. From the free kick, Puerta kicked the ball directly to Alonso and asked him to organize the attack.
At this time, Puerta¡¯s mind was echoing what Matias had just said to him: ¡°Antonio, don¡¯t be afraid of that guy, you must know that you are our main left back, and the offense and defense are on this side.It all depends on you! And we don't have a substitute left back off the field. If you have a problem, we will be finished. Do you understand? Come out with your manliness and show it off! Although you were a substitute before, when I participated in the Champions League final for the first time, I was only a substitute! What's wrong with the finals? Aren't the opponents the same people? Just deal with them properly and kill them! "
Amid Matias¡¯s roar, Puerta¡¯s previous nervousness began to relax ¨C yes, what is there to be afraid of? Isn't he an opponent? When attacking, I don't have to worry about any gaps behind me. The captain and Senna will help me fill the gaps - what do I have to be afraid of?
After thinking of this, Puerta's nervousness immediately disappeared - he gave people the impression of being very weak, but in fact, after experiencing the test of life and death, Puerta had long since You have become strong and calm - you have experienced life and death once, what else is there to be afraid of? Just play football well.
And his physique is not bad, with a height of 1.83 meters and a weight of 74 kilograms. Even if he has a physical confrontation with Ronaldo, he will not be at a disadvantage. This is one of the reasons why Jose chose him. Rise's Defense and confrontation are naturally better than Puerta, but in terms of speed and agility, he is a little behind. Only Puerta is the most correct choice at this time. Besides, most of the time, what he has to fight against is not Ronaldo only fights against him when he fights back.
Alonso once again took the ball in the midfield. After organizing some back and forth, he passed the ball to Puerta who came on the left. Puerta took the ball and faced Gary Neville's defense. He first pretended He dribbled the ball and forced a breakthrough. When Neville was about to retreat, he suddenly took a big step back, then raised his foot at a 45-degree angle and passed the ball out!
The ball flew directly into the penalty area. Klose jumped up to head the ball towards the goal. However, Manchester United's air defense was still quite good. When Ferdinand and Klose were entangled, Vidic jumped up first and headed the ball to clear the ball.
The ball was intercepted by Kaka outside the penalty area. However, Hargreaves and Carrick immediately attacked. Ballack came up to prepare for the response and was entangled by Scholes. Seeing that he could not immediately start the attack again, Kaka Card chose to pass back, and the ball fell to Alonso's feet again. Alonso split the sides again, and Puerta made another pass!
This time the cross was blocked by Vidic again. No matter how good Klose's header was, it would be difficult to create a good opportunity when the opponent had two tall men in the penalty area.
Ferguson's body has relaxed a little. It seems that the team's defense is still very good. At least at this time, Mallorca is forced to pass from the wing. Manchester United is really not afraid of defending this kind of attack.
Jose frowned slightly, and then he saw Puerta turn around and make an embarrassed gesture to the court.
"Have you realized your mistake?" Jose laughed - he said before the game that you can't blindly pass the ball against Manchester United. Obviously Puerta began to recall after two failed passes. his own words.
After resisting Mallorca's attack, Manchester United began to launch a counterattack. Their offensive ability in positional warfare was not bad. Although the counterattack that Carrick wanted to launch after receiving the ball was interfered by Mallorca's players and was not launched. Success, they quickly moved into positional warfare.
Scholes received the pass from Carrick and then passed the ball directly to Rooney in front. Rooney relied on his physical advantage to get the ball in front of Senna, and then turned around forcibly to prepare for a breakthrough!
Senna was squeezed a little away by Rooney, but he did not lose his position and stretched his feet hard to intercept the ball at Rooney's feet.
Under such a tenacious defense, Rooney could only make an emergency stop to avoid Senna's interception, but as soon as he stopped like this, the possibility of his breakthrough disappeared - Manchester United's offensive possibility did not disappear. Rooney quickly moved the ball sideways. After passing the ball, Tevez rushed past him like the wind. After receiving the ball, he started dribbling the ball and forcing a breakthrough forward!
Although these three Manchester United players are all fast and good players, their breakthrough characteristics are different. Tevez's skills are better. Ronaldo's current breakthrough has abandoned those flashy moves. He began to use more concise breakthrough methods to create opportunities, while Rooney was somewhere between the two of them, including fake moves and breakthroughs relying on his body.
Tevez, who was dribbling forward with the ball, used his speed and skills to beautifully break through Maicon's defense. However, he was blocked by Pepe who shot out from an angle. After a sudden brake, Tevez saved the ball. The ball was passed horizontally, and Evra, who was following, took the ball. He did not directly cross the ball, but while Senna was still entangled with Rooney, he passed the ball horizontally.
Carrick was plugged in and rolled out.He immediately picked up the ball with his right foot and shot directly from a distance thirty meters away from the goal. He wanted to catch Mallorca's defense off guard. His long-range shots are also quite good, and he can sometimes hit some magic balls. In that seven-to-one slaughter of Roma, Roma could have withstood it on the road, but it was he who scored first with a long shot in that situation, thus driving the entire game.
And now this long-range shot seems to be very lucky. The ball first flew to the left, but when it flew into the penalty area, it hit Matias, changed the line and flew to the right side of the goal!
Although such a shot will not be too fast, as the goalkeeper often makes judgments in advance, it may create a goal!
Mallorca fans in the stands screamed, but Van der Sar's performance was still quite stable. He had indeed started to make a save, but when the ball changed direction, he stopped his save abruptly. , then turned around and pounced, suppressing Carrick's shot!
The Mallorca fans in the stands breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and then gave the veteran Edwin van der Sar a loud applause. At that time, the young Kameni transferred to Manchester United, and Mallorca introduced a 30-year-old. When he was a five-year-old goalkeeper, everyone thought that Van der Sar was just a transitional player. However, in the past two years, Van der Sar's performance has made Mallorca fans almost forget about Kameni's existence!
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