"Matic came over to intercept and flanked Rashford with Lindelof."
"Rashford fell to the ground and lost the ball, but the referee didn't call it."
"Manchester United's ball."
"Alfonso Davies counterattacked on the spot, and Wan-Bissaka passed the ball to Lingard who was returning to defend."
"Lingard was about to stop the ball when Declan Rice stepped forward and made a beautiful steal."
"This Leeds United midfielder rushed directly to the outside of Manchester United's penalty area and intercepted Lingard."
"White Rose's entire formation today is very close to the front."
"Let's see what Declan Rice will do this time."
"Assigned to the right wing, hand it over to Sancho..."
When Sancho tried to cut inside, he was intercepted by Manchester United's midfielder McTominay in time. The subsequent hasty shot failed to pose a threat, but this time Leeds United directly suppressed Manchester United in the penalty area and launched continuous attacks and counterattacks.
Rob.
At this time, the game had been played for 21 minutes, and Manchester United did not even have a threatening offensive opportunity.
Everyone can see that Manchester United is in a bad situation.
Very passive.
It even gave people the feeling that Leeds United could score at any time.
…
"what happened?"
At the beginning, Ratcliffe was still able to keep his composure, but the game had already been played for more than 20 minutes, and even the most amateur fans could easily see how passive Manchester United was on the scene.
They were really pressed into half-court by Leeds United, and they were very embarrassed to parry.
"This is our tactical style." The Manchester United CEO next to him hesitated and hurriedly explained.
"Our style?" Ratcliffe is no fool. "Our style at Manchester United has always advocated offensive football."
Having said this, he turned his head and looked at Ferguson, who was two people away. "You said, is it Sir Alex Ferguson?"
Ferguson looked at the British tycoon, then at Manchester United's management, and smiled, "Our opponents are indeed a little stronger than us. Our tactical choices are more pragmatic, and we still have a good chance.
"
Everyone around Manchester United was obviously relieved.
There is nothing wrong with what Ferguson said.
The team's tactics are more pragmatic, and there is still so much time, so of course there are still opportunities.
I don’t know if Ratcliff didn’t understand what Ferguson was saying, or maybe he understood it but didn’t expose it. Anyway, he nodded and said, “Our lineup still needs to continue to strengthen.”
Many people around him immediately responded, and some even said that the technical team should start preparations immediately and bring in strong reinforcements during the winter break, so as to make a strong effort in the second half of the season, break into the Champions League, and even win the championship.
Ferguson was very embarrassed when he heard this.
He found that what Gao Shen said was not wrong at all.
Ratcliffe certainly couldn't be a fool, and none of the people around him was a fool, but even this group of smart people turned out to be fools.
This is not without reason.
The most important thing is that everyone revolves around Ratcliffe and wants to please the boss behind the scenes.
It just so happens that a wealthy Englishman like Ratcliffe, who has a relatively traditional personality, likes to enjoy this kind of flattery and flattery.
When everyone around him only had nice things to say, Ratcliffe naturally couldn't hear other voices.
Just like now, does Ferguson dare to tell the truth?
Can he tell the truth?
Tell Ratcliffe that the system you created after investing millions of pounds is a joke?
Your core technical staff are privately complaining to their former colleagues that you are stupid and rich?
Or, tell Ratcliffe that the team you built is not very competitive?
Or, tell him again that if Manchester United can't come up with an effective way to reverse the situation on the scene, it will be a matter of time before they are scored?
Ferguson is not stupid.
In fact, there is no need to say more about the final fate of the child who revealed the emperor's new clothes.
Now that he is retired, wouldn't it be nice to do his job as a Manchester United legend until death?
At this time, Ferguson heard that Manchester United's top brass was analyzing the current situation with Ratcliffe.
The implication is that Manchester United is actually more adaptable to playing in this high-pressure state, and Manchester United's defensive counterattack must be a threat under such circumstances.
Think back then, Manchester City's advantage was not greater than Leeds United's now?
Did they score against Manchester United?
no?
So, no matter how Leeds United attacks, Manchester United defends tightly and cannot lose the goal.
"The harder they attack, the more threatening our counterattack will be."
…
Needless to say, while the top management of Manchester United was speaking conclusively, Manchester United in the stadium actually launched a quick counterattack.
After Maguire grabbed the ball, he quickly launched a counterattack and passed the ball directly forward to the frontcourt.
Manchester United's center Rodrigo quickly stepped in, grabbed the ball in the gap, and controlled the ball. After Daniel James pressed up on the right, he quickly distributed the ball.
Daniel James moved forward and when facing Ruben Dias, he wanted to pass the ball directly. As a result, the Portuguese was very decisive and intercepted the ball with a tackle on the ground.
The ball was recovered by Alphonso Davies.
Manchester United's players quickly counterattacked, with Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James trying to flank Alphonso Davies.
The Leeds United left back stayed close to the left sideline and quickly passed the ball forward.
Rashford retreated, near the center line, with his back to the direction of attack, and passed the ball directly to Haaland in the gap on the left rib. After receiving the ball, the Norwegian teenager made a slight adjustment and watched the horse
Quill was about to step forward to defend, and he immediately passed the ball diagonally to the front.
Sancho appeared in the middle, made a beautiful stop and turned, dribbling the ball forward, attracting Luke Shaw's attention.
At the same time, Valverde on the right rib and Rashford on the left rib were both inserting at high speed at the same time, with Haaland behind them.
Leeds United's entire counterattack square advanced very quickly.
If we were to freeze time at this moment, we would find that in front of Leeds United's three counterattack players, only Luke Shaw is left in front of Sancho, and behind Rashford is Lindelof.
Sancho was very calm and passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area with his right foot from outside the top of the penalty area.
Valverde jumped in at high speed, caught up with Sancho's pass, stopped in the penalty area, caught up again, and fired a furious shot with his right foot.
The ball penetrated into Manchester United's goal at great speed.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
!
!”
"Valverde!
!”
"In the 23rd minute of Leeds United, Valverde broke the deadlock for the White Rose!"
"This is Leeds United's counterattack, very, very fast!"
"Starting from the left, to the center and then to the right rib, Valverde's sprint was very fast."
"Manchester United's defense was penetrated directly."
After Valverde scored, everyone rushed out of the stadium excitedly and ran all the way to the bottom of the stands where Gao Shen was. He punched the stands vigorously and shouted loudly to vent his inner excitement.
One to zero!
Leeds United players rushed out one after another, all celebrating Valverde's goal.
This was a goal that broke the deadlock on the field, and it was also a key goal that turned the situation around!
The live TV footage also switched to the stands, where you can clearly see Gao Shen excitedly cheering for the team.
Ratcliffe, the owner of Manchester United, had a livid face. He was obviously very surprised by the sudden goal conceded and was also quite dissatisfied.
…
After conceding a goal, Manchester United began to feel a little conflicted.
Logically speaking, home games should be played more actively.
Especially amid the boos and urgings of the fans at the scene, they should be braver to press out and grab.
But the tactics deployed by head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer before the game were for them to defend and counterattack.
The problem is, now that a goal has been conceded and the situation is so passive, how can we have a chance if we don't grab it?
If we don't get back the score quickly, can we just forget about it?
As a result, it was obvious that there was a brief period of confusion and that the players' ideas were divided.
Some players want to take the opportunity to counterattack and score a goal, but some players are more cautious and stick to the team's tactics.
But as a result, the overall formation, which was originally not closely tied by Leeds United, immediately became more fragmented, and the entire midfield, frontcourt, and backcourt were completely disconnected.
Less than 6 minutes had passed since the goal was conceded. Leeds United's Achraf got the ball near the midfield line of his own half. Martial immediately grabbed the ball, including Luke Shaw, McTominay and others.
The players also followed suit.
Sancho retreated and Valverde ran over to respond.
Harland also quickly retreated, forcing Maguire to follow suit.
But at this moment, Haaland made a move, passed the ball back to Sancho, and then passed it to Valverde.
The Uruguayan midfielder dribbled the ball along the right rib, attracted Matic's attention, and passed the ball across.
Enzo Fernandez stepped in, met Valverde's cross pass in the middle, and sent the ball directly to the left side of the frontcourt without stopping.
Rashford caught up with Enzo Fernandez's pass near the left corner of the penalty area and stopped the ball into the penalty area.
Facing Wan-Bissaka, Rashford first tried to rush towards the baseline, then suddenly stopped and cut in. He pulled the ball horizontally with his right foot, pulled it out of the gap, and then shot directly with one kick, creating an arc.
Line ball.
After the football drew a beautiful arc, it directly hit the right side of Manchester United's goal.
Goalkeeper De Gea's position is leaning to the left, and there is really nothing he can do in the face of this kind of shot from the far corner.
“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
!
!”
"Rashford!
!”
"In the 29th minute, Rashford scored another victory for Leeds United!
"
"My God, Leeds United scored two goals in six minutes."
"Bravo!"
"After 20 minutes, Leeds United's offense gradually became threatening. Manchester United's defense could not stop Leeds United's attacks, and its flaws were exposed again and again."
"Now, Solskjaer should really think about it. Manchester United needs to stabilize its position as soon as possible."
"Especially to adjust the team's defensive tactics."
"You know, what Leeds United is best at is this kind of fast whirlwind attack. Once you are caught with the opportunity, if you don't adjust in time, you can immediately launch waves of attacks in one go. This will be very dangerous."
