When the game restarted, these convinced Manchester United players reacted - an ominous premonition suddenly arose in their hearts.
The game seemed to be getting out of control.
It's certainly not under Manchester United's control anyway.
Ji Ming's goal really hurt morale.
When the game restarted, Manchester United did not immediately counterattack, or even showed the momentum to counterattack.
On the other hand, Lazio continued to attack aggressively with high morale, vowing to score another goal!
Mourinho frowned when he saw this scene on the sidelines.
For Manchester United, this game has reached the most critical moment - saying this is a bit ridiculous, the second half has just begun, why has it reached the critical moment?
But that's the truth.
Lazio is only one goal behind Manchester United in the total score, and Lazio also has an away goal. As long as Lazio can score another goal, they will tie Manchester United in the total score, and then rely on an away goal advantage to eliminate Manchester United.
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Manchester United's situation is very dangerous.
Their original strategy was to defend and counterattack.
A two-goal lead allowed them to do so.
But now, with a one-goal lead and the opponent's morale high, the advantage of this goal becomes insignificant.
A one-goal lead is very dangerous, and this is the offensive strategy of many head coaches.
So are Manchester United going to attack now?
To nip it in the bud, as long as we score one more goal, we can offset their away goal advantage, and they also extended the total score by two goals. If Lazio wants to win, they will score two more goals.
It's not enough, that would just drag the game into overtime!
The key is that after we have an away goal, we can revive the team's morale and confidence and regain the balance of victory and defeat.
But it's still risky to attack.
He is very aware of how fierce Lazio's offense is. What if Lazio seizes the opportunity to score another goal when Manchester United attacks? After all, he is still ahead by one goal, even if it is only one goal.
Take the lead. If the attack goes out and the opponent scores, wouldn't it be the result you least want to see?
This is really a dilemma.
Mourinho thought about it on the sidelines for a while before making his choice.
There will be no substitutions or adjustments, but the players will be asked to strengthen their defense.
As long as we can maintain this one-goal advantage, that's enough.
Mourinho is quite confident in the defense he has trained.
On the basis of solid defense, he will not give up the opportunity to counterattack. He believes that as time goes by, the situation will definitely be favorable to his side.
Because Lazio will be impatient. When they are impatient, their offensive threat will be reduced a lot and there will be many loopholes in defense.
At that time, Manchester United scored another goal and the game was won.
Because there is not much time left, Manchester United is still confident of keeping a clean sheet against Lazio when time is running out.
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Manchester United made a choice, they tightened their defense, Lazio got more space, and they began to bombard Manchester United's pitch.
All means were exhausted, just hoping to equalize the total score.
On the basis of solid defense, Manchester United occasionally launched a counterattack or something to threaten Lazio's goal.
Manchester United is indeed worthy of being a veteran giant.
After losing the ball, he quickly regained his composure and reorganized his defense.
Mourinho didn't believe it. Could your Ji Ming shine twice in a row in one game?
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He guessed it right!
The game entered the 80th minute, and the score was still 1:0. Lazio led Manchester United by one goal at home, but was still one goal behind in the total score.
This situation is beneficial to Mourinho.
Manchester United's defense was very tight, like a cowering hedgehog, leaving Lazio with nowhere to attack.
But hedgehogs are not invincible.
There is always someone who can take care of them.
This person is Ji Ming.
After Ji Ming scored that wonderful goal, Manchester United strengthened their defense against him. Faced with this kind of defense, Ji Ming's performance was even better. He came and went freely in Manchester United's defense and performed with ease.
His condition and confidence were completely displayed.
Facing powerful enemies, he has the confidence to face them head-on!
Ji Ming connects back and forth in the midfield, passing the ball or breaking through.
His excellent running ability and huge running range have improved the team's offensive level.
But even so, he couldn't help his teammates score.
Because Manchester United's defense in front of their own goal was very tight and there was no chance at all.
The main reason is that Manchester United's defense did a very good job in cooperating with Lazio's passing and cutting. Lazio's offense and their defense have formed a delicate balance.
Now someone needs to tip the balance.
This person... of course is myself.
Ji Ming is confident and feels that he has the ability to change the situation on the court on his own.
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When Ji Ming received the ball at the edge of the penalty area, he couldn't even turn his body. He could only face the direction of the attack and could not see what was happening behind him at all.
This has been the norm for the past twenty minutes.
Regardless of whether it is Ji Ming or any other Lazio player, when approaching the Manchester United penalty area, they will feel a huge defensive force.!
Make it difficult for them to move forward.
It is absolutely impossible for Ji Ming to defeat several people by himself, break into the dragon's den and then blast the football into Manchester United's goal like he did before.
Manchester United is not that stupid to trip up in the same pit twice.
But who stipulated that relying on the player's personal ability can only be a one-shot rhythm after passing several people in a row?
Ji Ming's back is facing the direction of the attack, and behind him are Manchester United defenders who are like maggots attached to their bones.
Around him, and around every Lazio player, there are Manchester United players. They have formed an airtight and water-impermeable steel defense line at the front of their penalty area.
Apart from passing the football back, it seems that Ji Ming has no other solution.
Just when everyone thought that Ji Ming could only do this.
His upper body swayed and turned to the left. Manchester United midfielder Nacho, who was guarding him from behind, was very nervous - he had let Ji Ming get past him before and scored a very beautiful goal.
He acted as a background for that wonderful goal that was destined to go down in history. Of course, he was lucky. His teammate, center back Evans, was even more pitiful. He was not only a background, but also a
A very funny and ridiculous background...
But if I were to provide this kid with the background twice in a row, things that weren't originally funny would become very funny.
So when he saw Ji Ming's upper body twisting, he followed him as if facing a formidable enemy.
Then he was naturally shaken by Ji Ming...
Ji Ming turned halfway and suddenly changed direction, turned back, and turned from the other side!
At the same time, the heel knocks the football to the side!
Of course, if he just got rid of Manchester United's defense, he would be underestimating his opponent.
As soon as he turned around, more Manchester United players rushed up to stop him.
They all thought that Ji Ming would continue to break through with the ball.
This time they guessed wrong.
Ji Ming knocked the football over and then turned around. Instead of dribbling the ball, he took advantage of the momentum of turning and shot directly with his feet!
The left foot hit the football hard.
The rotation of the body and the twitching power of the left foot are concentrated on the football, making the football fly faster than usual!
The football was like a cannonball, whizzing past the gaps among the defensive players, and the wind even stirred up their hair and clothes!
His elegant style of play led to such a powerful and heavy long-range shot, which really surprised many people.
In the past, most of Ji Ming's long-range shots took the curve ball route, relying on the arc to bypass the goalkeeper and pursue the angle. That's why Ji Ming was able to kick the curve ball in such a short distance to bypass Nacho, because he just
Best at doing this.
But this kick really relies purely on strength to win!
The football didn't even spin in a straight line in the air, it hit the goal and the net!
When the football flew into the goal, De Gea's hand arrived. It was obviously too late. He once again became the foil of Ji Ming's personal performance!
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"This..." After Ji Ming turned around, he shot a long shot without hesitation. Many people did not expect it, not only the defending Manchester United players, but also the commentators in the commentary box.
So when the football flew into the goal, many people did not raise their arms and cheer, but were in a daze.
This goal... actually went in?
Doesn’t it look like a sure goal scoring opportunity?
Fortunately, even though they were surprised, they did not forget their duties, and soon they started shouting.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO01!!GOOOOOOO01!!GOOOOOOL!! Ji! Ji! Ji - Ming - GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO01!!!"
The most excited person was naturally the Italian commentator.
Then came the Chinese commentator: "Perfect individual performance! The second time in this game! Ji Ming saved Lazio by himself! This is not so much Lazio's desperate counterattack as it is Ji Ming's! He is only twenty years old
!Can you believe it? Such an outstanding talented player is so young, what will his future look like? I really can’t wait to see it!"
"Although they are enemies...but I have to say that Ji is really...very, very powerful! Against such an opponent, there is nothing we can do about Manchester United conceding two goals...
····Not to mention the previous solo pass, this long-range shot also fully reflects Ji's personal qualities... If, I just mean that if Manchester United loses the game, then they actually have nothing to complain about.
, maybe the only thing they can complain about is their bad luck!”
Even the commentators in England said so.
Two consecutive beautiful goals, a perfect display of personal ability, were a devastating blow to Manchester United's morale.
Manchester United held on for more than 80 minutes, and they were full of confidence. They felt that as long as they persisted for ten more minutes, they would win.
But who would have thought that Ji Ming's long-range shot was a complete reflection of his personal ability, breaking their illusions.
I persisted to the end and worked hard for almost a game, but in the end it was all in vain...
