The game started quickly amid the fans' clamor. Wen Sheng's strategy in this game is still control, and Manchester City's advantage lies in control. However, after the opening, Manchester United obviously did not want Manchester City to do what they wanted. Their oppression in the frontcourt was very fierce and their courage exceeded Wen Sheng's expectations. When Manchester City held the ball in the backcourt, they even dared to invest 6 players in Manchester City's halftime to siege.

I have to say that Van Gaal still made Wen Sheng look at him with admiration. This strategy is sometimes adopted by Manchester City, and it is also something that Guardiola and Klopp are good at.

Manchester City played passively at the opening, but Manchester United just blindly pursued speed. They obviously wanted to break the deadlock on the court by counterattacking on the spot.

Naturally, the players under Wensheng's team couldn't make them do what they wanted. Fernandinho and Dembele both regained their defenses very quickly. The game was as Van Gaal wished, with a very fast pace. At the same time, the two sides made many mistakes, and there were very few opportunities to create.

But to be fair...

"Manchester United has a strong momentum after the opening, and the siege in the midfield and frontcourt is very aggressive. They are now more advantageous when driving!" Neville commented.

However, Carragher expressed the essence, "The two sides exchanged their ball rights in the midfield too quickly. It is difficult for both sides to provide offensive efficiency at this pace!"

There is a need to balance between fast and slow on the court. Too slow will help the opponent set up a defensive team, and it is difficult to score a goal.

It's too fast, with high requirements for players' quality and high overall tacit understanding. The accuracy of passing will be greatly reduced, and it is difficult to play smooth offensive cooperation.

More than ten minutes into the game, the two teams were very loud and the rain was small, and they only saw that the pace was fast, and neither team could complete the shot once.

Wensheng hopes that his players can lower the pace, but Manchester United doesn't give him face. He really has to fight for his life. Even if the Manchester City players have Wensheng's ears and faces, they dare not let the ball stay under their feet for too long. Just send the ball out.

"This is an idea-free start! This way, it can only be seen who can consume it to the end!" Wen Sheng was a little depressed by the game scene, returned to the coach's seat, and muttered to himself.

When he saw Hawking and the others looking at him, he explained: "It's too fast to get the ball. Every player on the field is a robot. I didn't expect that I thought too little when I got the ball, and basically I was a conditioned pass. Some people thought too simply about cooperation! In short, their pass now is more like a conditioned reflex than a systematic way of throwing the ball!"

Hawking understood in seconds. When he heard that Wensheng was very particular about his ideas, everyone was busy catching the ball and passing the ball. How could he have time to think about how we should attack?!

Wen Sheng was not the only one who was worried. Van Gaal never returned to his coaching seat. He was also very upset. In fact, he hoped that the pace of the game would not be controlled by Manchester City. He did it, but Manchester City was obviously very prepared for this game. They chose a fierce way to fight against their teams, and it was difficult for them to make an effective attack.

But he knew very well what the team's midfield disadvantage was, and he didn't dare to let his players reduce their speed.

Ten minutes, both sides were very excited!

Twenty minutes, both sides were still very excited!

After thirty minutes, both sides were still very excited!

Forty minutes, both sides were as excited as ever!

The two teams competed in the midfield like they were playing blood. Manchester City had no advantage in possession, and both sides created few opportunities. Manchester City only completed three shots, while Manchester United completed four times, and both sides only had one excellent goal opportunity. De Gea and Navas were very busy, but they were busy passing the ball, and the two did not withstand too much test!

"Mr. Van Gaal's plan has failed! He may hope to drag down Manchester City with speed, but he obviously did not do it!" Carragher believed that Van Gaal's idea was to watch Manchester City play in the mid-week game, and bullying Manchester City may have weak physical fitness.

"I'm curious whether they will continue to do this in the second half?! There are only three substitutions, not five! But I think the balance of victory is tilting towards Manchester United!" The running intensity of both sides in the first half was far beyond the league average, and the players were exhausted a lot. Neville doesn't really believe that the two teams still did this in the second half!

Considering that Manchester United had been resting for a whole week, Neville was more optimistic about his home team.

"I believe that Daniel has his own way of dealing with the team when he lets this. I don't think Manchester United has taken the upper hand now! Don't you see that Manchester City has not been affected by the mid-week game!" Carragher refuted Neville.

"Why is there no impact?! Suarez was injured when he was against Crystal Palace. He really didn't look like he was in the form of the first half! And Milner played the whole game in the last game. I don't believe he would not be affected in the second half! Mr. Van Gaal can carefully consider the right attack. Kolarov's ability to go up and down is not strong, and he can sprint well on this side!"

Neville and Carragher's dispute continues.

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"You are not robots, you are humans! On the court, you have to think about how to win this game! My tactics are only guiding meaning, and it is you who can really win this game! Your thoughts, your efforts, and your hard work can determine the outcome of this game!" Wen Sheng pointed to his head.

"Playing football is very simple, just like you did in the first half. When the ball comes to your feet, you pass the ball out, and then that's the kick! But what's the point of doing this?! You should have someone standing up, everyone unite and find a way to pass the ball into their net! You have to use your brain, it's definitely not like a robot, it's a conditioned reflex!"

Wen Sheng's eyes kept scanning everyone. The players actually couldn't fully understand why they were not good at the first half!

We tried hard to defend our opponents, but why is it so difficult for us to make a good offense?!

Wen Sheng’s explanation gave them the answer and made them realize the problem because the pace was too fast and I thought too little!

"They just want us to keep pace with this pace, this is their trap, we have to get rid of this trap and get the game back on our track! We are good at the track!"

In addition to pointing out what everyone did not do well, Wen Sheng also praised everyone's performance on the defensive end. At this rhythm, the defensive attitude of Manchester City starters is unspeakable. Returning to defense is very timely and he spares no effort. The task of defending the entire team is not a one-person task.

"Can they still maintain this intensity in the second half?!" Wen Sheng shook his head, "I don't think so! It's hard for us to maintain the rhythm of the first half! This is the condition for us to get the game back on track! The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road, and the second half will not be easy, but I firmly believe that we are brave and we can laugh at the end!"
Chapter completed!