After equalizing the score, Manchester United did not stop their pace.
Although they seemed to be unlucky in this game. After equalizing the score, they failed to score twice in two opportunities. At the same time, Irving, who was very active in running in this game, was running in the 38th minute.
Sprained his knee and was replaced by Rooney...
However, as soon as Rooney came on the field, he received a cross from Valencia from the wing and then swung his head in the penalty area and headed the ball into the dead center of the goal!
Two to one, falling behind shortly after the start. Manchester United caught up and attacked continuously, finally overtaking the score before the end of the first half!
The Manchester United fans gave a huge cheer. Although the cheers came a little late, in their opinion, this is how Manchester United should perform!
Many times, Manchester United does not actually have overwhelming strength, but they can always win the final victory and championship!
This is the magical nature of the Red Devil.
When the whistle sounded at the end of the first half, Southampton fans felt a little regretful, while Manchester United fans felt that the game had been won.
Although it was only a one-goal lead, in their view, Southampton's previous lead was the result of their sneak attack, and Manchester United would not make such a mistake again in the future.
The Manchester United players actually thought the same way. Southampton's goal surprised them, but it was just a surprise, nothing more.
"Concentrate in the second half, I don't want the situation of conceding the ball in the first half to happen again, understand?" Ferguson said in the locker room.
Then he didn't say much. Both sides ran a lot in the first half. Under such circumstances, it was definitely Southampton who couldn't support it first, not Manchester United - Manchester United is used to playing high and fast.
Confrontation in rhythm is something Southampton cannot match.
No matter how many games Southampton plays, relatively speaking, they are just competing at a low level.
Confrontations of different intensities consume completely different physical energy. In the first half, both sides ran a lot, so Southampton must be more unsuitable and consume more physical energy.
This is a truth.
Of course, a coach like Ferguson will not have any problems with his judgment, and Manchester United really needs to accumulate strength to cope with the next league, so he did not give any more instructions.
But the way Southampton ran up and down made him feel a little familiar...
Ferguson discovered this when watching the video, but he didn't pay attention to it. After all, there are countless teams in the Premier League that imitate Manchester United's running system. Since Southampton plays offense, it is normal to imitate Manchester United's running system.
But after a head-on confrontation on the pitch, I discovered that Southampton not only imitated Manchester United's running, but actually learned 50% to 60% of the essence of Manchester United's running. Ferguson couldn't help but be curious, thinking that this young coach Ji Ya
There really are two brushes.
It seems that in two years' time, it is really possible to see this young coach making waves in the Premier League.
However, Ferguson, who has seen many young talents, knows that even if many coaches show some outstanding abilities at the beginning, they may not be able to maintain them all the time. It is like those who have served as his assistant coaches before are all favored by him, including Bu
Ryan, Kidd, McLaren, Queiroz...
But when they later coached independently, they were all average.
So Ferguson just sighed in his heart and didn't think much about it.
"We performed well in the first half of the game, which greatly consumed their physical energy... We continued to run like this in the second half and beat them! They already had a lot of running in the midfield and backcourt, but now the consumption is even greater. In the second half,
There will definitely be more flaws exposed, do you understand? We first pretended to attack from the side to attract their attention, and then attacked the center! Their two central defenders are both tall and slow to turn, and our center is in
On the contrary, there is an advantage in this aspect, so seize the opportunity and score one by one!"
Noriya was waving his fists in the locker room. He still had a lot of thoughts about the second half of the game.
Manchester United's counterattack speed is actually average. After Owen comes off the field, he mainly relies on Rooney and Valencia to break through from the wing. Rooney is full of impact, but his absolute speed is not very fast. It is difficult to entangle him or cut off the pass to him.
Can produce good results.
"Our physical fitness..." The players hesitated.
After all, they know their physical strength well. The running in the first half has already consumed them more than usual. How long can they last if they continue to run like this in the second half?
"Don't worry, I may know your physical condition better than you do yourself." Ji Ya said mysteriously.
Ji Ya, who was pretending to be cool by the way, snickered in his heart - if he dared to use this tactic, he wouldn't be afraid of physical collapse!
The players came on the field hesitantly, but their trust in Noriya made them not doubtful too much, and they quickly focused on the game!
Shortly after the start of the second half, Ferguson frowned.
Southampton's players are still running, confronting, pressing, and launching fast breaks on the field...
These are all very energy-consuming. Of course, they will not run all the time. They will also take breaks to recover their physical fitness. However, the overall running rhythm is still higher than that of Manchester United.
"They don't want physical fitness anymore?" Ferguson was a little surprised.
But he can't do anything at this time. Owen's injury leaves him with only two substitutions, and he doesn't have anyone to substitute at this time. Manchester United is now in a recruitment shortage.
Dessa, Ferdinand... these are all injured. Now there are only three veterans Neville, Scholes and Giggs available on the bench, and their physical fitness is not very good.
So Ferguson decided to endure it until Southampton's wave passed.
He made a move to slow down the tempo on the court, and Southampton began to rely on their physical advantage to gain the upper hand on the court!
Amid the crazy shouts of Southampton fans, Southampton's offense began to fully demonstrate their power!
Lallana and Mkhitaryan began to constantly switch positions to the wing to launch attacks, and the two men's attacking methods on the wing were different. Mkhitaryan relied on breakthroughs, while Lallana relied on
It's point shots and long shots.
Neither of them is a player who can get the ball particularly close to the side, so they usually get the ball at the corners of the two penalty areas.
The offense here can easily create threats.
Lallana received Schneiderlin's pass on the right side of the penalty area. He adjusted slightly and then immediately shot with his left foot!
The ball roared towards the lower left corner of the goal, and Kuszak made a flying save and blocked the ball.
