In front of the home team's coaching bench, the moment Ferguson saw Di Maria assist Sanchez and score the Manchester United goal, he exhaled helplessly and his face was solemn.
In the first round, he was a little disappointed with his superb performance.
As far as he understood, that was not Gao Shen's true level, and he also had some communication with Gao Shen after the game.
It turned out that this guy was his supporter and he was feeling pressured.
To this end, he also gave some profound explanations.
At that time, he just felt that he was confident enough to return to Old Trafford, so he wanted to help the young people, but he did not expect...
Damn it, you miscalculated!
Not long after the opening, he realized the problem.
Naples' opening tactics must have been to attack, because Gao Shen did not attack in the first half of the first round.
That doesn't make sense, does it?
What Naples is best at is attacking.
Therefore, he deliberately attacked at the beginning to disrupt Naples' strategic plan.
Unexpectedly, Gao Shen reacted very quickly, adjusted in just over a minute, decisively gave up the preset tactics, and switched to defense.
This seems very simple, nothing special, just shouting a few words from the sidelines, right?
wrong!
Anyone who has led a team knows that it is very difficult to make such adjustments with ease and immediate results.
Even, very difficult!
It's not difficult to see Manchester United's tactics; it's not difficult to know the countermeasures; it's difficult to decisively overturn your previous tactics in less than two minutes of the game.
After making a decision, it is very difficult to quickly get all the players on the court to obey orders, immediately obey the command, adjust the team's tactics, and keep the overall formation stable.
This requires Gao Shen to have absolute authority within the team on weekdays, and at the same time, he must make the players obey orders and be convinced.
Whenever the players have some doubts about the head coach, the execution will be inconsistent and mistakes will occur.
Therefore, in many cases, such adjustments not only fail to achieve the desired effect, but may actually lead to internal strife within oneself.
This is why Ferguson said before that when he was coaching St. Mirren, he once made substitutions at 12 minutes. This was a mistake he made when he was young.
Up to now, he basically makes substitutions late, sometimes even only one or two.
For him, it's more about adjusting the positions and roles of players on the court.
But Gao Shen did it!
Naples adjusted in the first two minutes. Their formation was not chaotic at all, and their defense was still solid. Even after stabilizing their defense, they gradually restricted Manchester United's passing and offense, forced Manchester United to make mistakes, and scored a goal through a counterattack.
This is the truest level of Gao Shen and his Naples!
…
Ferguson saw what Gao Shen and the players were shouting, but he didn't hear it clearly, but he could guess it.
He immediately walked to the sidelines and signaled Carrick to control the rhythm and signaled the players to hold their ground and not to advance rashly.
At this time, the players' emotions are most likely to be chaotic. If they press blindly, they will be threatened by Napoli's counterattacks again and again, and may even lose the ball again.
Ferguson also specifically called out Cristiano Ronaldo, telling him to calm down and take too many shots.
This is also a big problem for Portuguese superstars, who get anxious easily.
When you are anxious, you become irritable and irritated.
When the game restarted, Ferguson stood on the sidelines and gave personal instructions for a while, shouting a few words to remind the players to pay attention.
Manchester United quickly stabilized.
And everyone also discovered that after the game restarted, Naples was still ready, waiting for Manchester United to come to their door.
"This kid is quite a thief!" Ferguson laughed and cursed.
But fortunately, I'm not stupid either.
You adjust quickly enough, and my response is not slow either.
"The players in Naples are all good, Di Maria and Sanchez are both good, and Rakitic..."
The more Ferguson watched, the more he fell in love with it.
The counterattack just now came from when Rakitic was retreating, he blocked Ronaldo's pass and prevented Fletcher from stopping.
In this regard, Ferguson is still very sure of his profound insight into people, and even admires him.
Not only him, but almost everyone in the circle that Ferguson knew, including Mourinho and Wenger, felt unbelievable and even admired Gao Shen's vision.
There is even a saying in the world of football: if it is produced by experts, it must be a high-quality product!
However, after praising his prowess, Ferguson soon experienced what Mourinho said, the feeling of gnashing his teeth in hatred.
Because he discovered that even if Manchester United stabilized, Naples did not take the initiative.
Instead, they continue to stay in their own half and stay ready inside and outside the thirty-meter area.
Ferguson looked towards the visiting team's coaching bench, and he didn't know if his gaze was sensed. Gao Shen happened to look over and grinned at him, barely missing a challenge note on his forehead.
Welcome to attack!
…
Profound thoughts are very bachelor.
Naples now has a goal in hand, so there is no need to fight Manchester United to the death.
The team cannot be conservative, but there is no need to be radical.
Time is now in Naples' favor, so they can just sit back and wait for Manchester United to take the initiative.
You know, this is Old Trafford.
It's not like Ferguson didn't think about attacking, but Manchester United has a big problem.
There is a lack of strong explosive points on the wing.
Neither Rooney nor Park Ji-sung are the kind of players who can tear apart defenses from the wing.
Nani is sitting on the bench, and he is competent, but it is the first half now.
The midfielder cannot play the ball.
Anderson's restriction on Thiago Motta is not obvious. The Brazilian defensive midfielder's movement is very smart. He was born in Barcelona's youth training and performed very well in the fourth position. He can always run in the gap to catch the ball.
And he basically doesn’t let the ball stay on his feet.
In this case, it is difficult for Anderson to restrict Thiago Motta. At most, he can only interfere.
But Rakitic's restrictions on Carrick were in place.
The more Ferguson watched the Croatian midfielder, the more he liked him, because he not only has exquisite skills, both offense and defense, but also has very strong running ability, which is perfect for today's Manchester United.
He is like an enhanced version of Fletcher with refined skills.
After Carrick was suppressed, Manchester United's midfield failed and failed to provide effective coordination.
More importantly, the team's offense is no longer clear.
In the past, when Carrick was operating freely, he was responsible for distributing the ball. After the teammates in front received the ball, their thinking was very clear.
But after Carrick was interfered with, the midfield operation failed, and the ball movement was disorganized. When it came to the frontcourt, everyone had no idea. Should they play on the wing? Or in the center?
Coupled with the fact that Rooney, the fulcrum, was strangled to death, Manchester United's frontcourt became even more chaotic.
Ronaldo tried to drop back and then dribble the ball, but the defensive triangle of Thiago Motta, David Luiz and Bonucci firmly locked the middle of the defense, coupled with the Portuguese's dribbling ability
The decline was so obvious that it failed to pose a threat.
After Ronaldo was excited for a while at the beginning, after Naples gradually stabilized his position, he gradually became inactive.
When the fire is slow, he becomes anxious, and when anxious, he becomes dissolute.
The whole scene became very stalemate.
…
Gao Shen walked back to the visiting team's coaching bench.
After taking a bottle of water from Carlo's hand, he drank it hard.
Now, the temperature in Manchester is not high, but Gao Shen is covered in sweat.
On the one hand, there is pressure, on the other hand, there is tension, and he also moves and shouts a lot.
"We have to find another way to score a goal." Gao Shen said calmly after drinking the water.
Zidane and Carlo both nodded in unison.
Now Napoli's total score is 2-1, with one away goal, which is the same as Manchester United.
If Manchester United can also score a goal, then the two rounds will be 1 to 1, with the same number of away goals. After 90 minutes, the game will enter overtime. If there is a tie in overtime, it will enter a penalty shootout.
But if Napoli scores another goal, the situation will be completely different.
With two away goals, Naples will lead Manchester United in the number of away goals. This determines that this game cannot enter overtime, because Manchester United can only advance if they score three goals in this game.
That's why Gao Shen said that he must find another way to score a goal.
As long as one more goal is scored, Manchester United will score three goals, which is enough to demoralize the Red Devils.
"Ferguson will definitely make adjustments during the halftime break. It's best to make adjustments in the first half." Zidane suggested.
Gao Shen nodded.
Don't listen to what Ferguson said in front of the media. He always makes substitutions late. Substitution too early means he is too young and immature.
This stuff is just like an autobiography, it's all embellished.
The real reason is that he took the initiative in the game.
But now, the initiative of the game is in the hands of Naples, and based on Manchester United's passivity in the first half, if Ferguson's midfielder does not make substitutions or adjustments, then he will be unqualified.
No one knows how Ferguson will change in the second half, what tactics Manchester United will adopt in the second half, or whether the old Jazz has any magic tricks. He has always been unpredictable in his tactics.
Therefore, the best way is to score another goal in the first half.
Gao Shen looked at the time, and it was almost thirty minutes.
In other words, there are still the last fifteen minutes of the first half.
"In a little while, in the last ten minutes of the first half, we will grab a wave. Even if we can't score, we will end the first half with a rush and lay a solid foundation for the second half." Gao Shen made a decision.
Including stoppage time, it should start from about thirty-seven to thirty-eight minutes.
The specific time will depend on the situation on the court.
Even if the situation changes, Gao Shen may give up this tempting idea.
But he guessed that Ferguson wouldn't be able to make any mistakes in the first half.
In fact, in the first round of the match between the two sides, except for Berbatov's assist for Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, Manchester United really did not pose much of a threat during the rest of the game.
After Gao Shen made the decision, Carlo, Zidane, Lucas and others began to prepare.
Mainly for the last period of time, if the team wants to attack, which direction and point should it start from?
How did the Manchester United players perform in the first half? How was their physical exertion?
All of these are the basis for Gao Shen to make decisions.
But at this moment, Manchester United suddenly launched a quick counterattack.
