"In the midfield confrontation, Atletico Madrid vaguely had some upper hand... Veron was completely controlled by Atletico Madrid's midfield defense, and it was difficult to help the team organize the offense. After the connection in the middle was cut off, Manchester United
The midfielders of Manchester United can only fight on their own. To be honest, I really don’t know why Ferguson wanted to sign Veron. It is obvious that Manchester United’s midfielder is very complete. Forcibly adding Veron is simply forcing him on a well-oiled machine.
A useless part has been added! A football match does not mean that accumulating stars can make them perform well. The characteristics and tacit understanding of the players are all things that need to be considered. Even if Scholes is promoted
Striker, but what can Veron do in Manchester United's midfield? Keane is responsible for organizing, Beckham is the one who crosses, and Giggs is the one who breaks through. If we talk about contact and long-distance shooting, this kind of thing is Scholes.
He can do it in the first place, and Veron is used to a relatively slow pace of play. He adapts very slowly to the Premier League environment. He is not a young player anymore. He is a superstar whose technical characteristics have been finalized. Such a star can play in the right situation.
It can work well under the system, but under an inappropriate system, it will become very wasteful."
The commentator commented on the situation on the field. Now Atletico Madrid is gradually gaining an advantage on the field because their midfielder operates better than Manchester United. Although the midfielder does not win the world in football matches, neither side has anything.
When fast forwards are forwards who need support from the midfield, whether the midfielder can take advantage will play a big role.
The Manchester United fans in the stands were very suffocated. When have they ever been at a disadvantage in the midfield? There is no midfielder in the Premier League that can compete with Manchester United's golden midfielder. Whether it is Arsenal or Liverpool, in the European competition
In the past, there were few teams that could suppress them in the midfield. The only ones that could be counted were just a few teams such as Real Madrid and Bayern. However, now when facing Atletico Madrid, they found that their midfielder was at a disadvantage.
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They don't believe from the bottom of their hearts that Manchester United's midfield strength is lower than Atletico Madrid. Even if Atletico Madrid often has the upper hand in the midfield battle when facing Real Madrid and Bayern, in their hearts, Atletico Madrid is a team.
How is it possible for a new team in the Champions League to be better than a team at the level of Manchester United?
It must be the problem with the Argentinian named Veron. He shouldn't have come. After he came, Manchester United's midfielder not only failed to improve in strength, but actually declined!
They didn't think it was Ferguson's strategic mistake. After all, Ferguson had brought them too many championships in the past. They just felt that Ferguson had made a mistake. Veron's strength was simply not worthy of Manchester United!
Veron also played depressed on the field. Under Baraja's running and interception at all costs, it was difficult for Veron to receive the pass from his teammates on the field. Naturally, he had no way to organize. He should increase his running. He would always compete with other Manchester United players.
He couldn't keep up the pace when running, and he retreated to get the ball and occupied Keane's position. And if he retreated, Baraja dared to follow him and keep pushing forward!
Dick did not use two forwards in this game just to strengthen the midfield. Makelele intercepted and Belleron organized. Baraja's task was to disrupt the opponent's offense by running in the midfield. Now it seems that,
His role is obvious. At least under his pressure, Manchester United's midfield has never been able to operate well.
"These guys are really capable." Ferguson's eyes were fixed on Belleron, Makelele and Baraja on the court. Since last season, Atletico Madrid's iron triangle in the midfield has begun to show its performance.
His illustrious reputation, Makelele's interception, Belleron's organization, Baraja's running and forward penetration, although before last season, their reputations were not particularly great, but when they started to be combined
At that time, they formed an almost perfect midfield combination - offense, defense, running, confrontation and skills...
When he saw Belleron controlling Atletico Madrid's situation with ease in the midfield, Ferguson suddenly felt a little regretful - he should have paid more attention to Atletico Madrid's games last year, so he wanted to buy Stam's at Dick.
At that time, Stam can be used for Belleron. With this characteristic of Belleron, it seems that he is more suitable for Manchester United's midfielder than Veron...
It's just that as a Premier League coach, he only pays attention to the games of other opponents in the Premier League. At most, he pays attention to the games of those opponents in the Champions League. How could he possibly think of paying attention to Atletico Madrid's games? And now the Premier League is slowly rising.
, they trust teams from Serie A more. Veron's performance in Serie A is top-notch. Who knew it would be so difficult to adapt to Manchester United...
So Ferguson quickly put this feeling of regret behind him. It's not that Ferguson has never regretted it, but instead of regretting and wasting time, it is better to do a good job now - he began to think about how to regain the situation on the court. Now
Manchester United's midfield is divided by Atletico Madrid and is fighting on its own. If this situation cannot be solved, sooner or later it will be very disadvantageous for Manchester United.
It is actually easy to change. Send a striker to replace Veron, and Manchester United will return to their most accustomed tactics. However, if this is done, it means a compromise and the reforms made by Ferguson.
Failure - this is something Ferguson cannot tolerate.
Ferguson is not afraid of failure. Before his Manchester United dominated the Premier League, he failed many times. At the most serious moment, he was on the verge of dismissal, but he came back to life because of an FA Cup championship - so whether it is a failure or a trough
, will not stop Ferguson from constantly trying to break through!
"Keep playing like this...Facing such an outstanding midfielder, it's time to test them!" Ferguson chewed gum and thought to himself.
Dick glanced at Ferguson thoughtfully. He originally thought Ferguson would make changes because of this - because his on-the-spot command ability is also very outstanding. This is where he surpassed Wenger. In 1999
In the Champions League final, due to the suspensions of Scholes and Keane, Ferguson made major changes in the midfield, letting Beckham play as an attacking midfielder, Giggs as a right midfielder, and Blomqvist as a left midfielder.
, as a result, the midfield was beaten into a mess by Bayern. At this time, Ferguson made timely adjustments in the midfield, allowing Sheringham to play as an attacking midfielder, and Beckham and Giggs returned to their positions - like this
The substitution stabilized the situation on the field in time. Although there was no immediate effect, it allowed Manchester United to not suffer in the second half of the game, thus laying a solid foundation for the great reversal in the last few minutes!
It is impossible for such an outstanding head coach to fail to see the problems in Manchester United's current midfield operation. However, he has not made any moves. This only shows one thing, that is, Ferguson still hopes that this midfielder can run in better.
, thus contributing to his tactical progress!
"In this case, I won't be polite."
Dick chuckled, but also did not make any moves - what should he do in the previous stalemate situation, what should he do in the situation where the midfield has the advantage, Dick has already arranged it, and now he is waiting.
, is the leading moment!
As Atletico Madrid gradually gained the advantage, the shouts of Atletico Madrid fans in the stands began to sound like the earth was falling apart. They were looking forward to seeing the team take the lead and the team's victory!
Atletico Madrid players have been completely immersed in the advantage of leading in the midfield. They have now formed a habit. When the midfielder begins to have an advantage, they will tear apart the opponent's defense through continuous passes, or use the side to
When Lu's cross opened the opponent's door!
When other players began to fall into a state of frenzy, Belleron, as the core of the midfield, remained calm enough. He kept catching the ball and passing it out. He never interacted with the opponent's captain.
Well, it is a head-on confrontation, but it is like a lubricant, constantly making Atletico Madrid's midfield run more smoothly...
This style of play makes Manchester United's midfielders feel a little powerless. Keane is fierce enough, but Belleron never confronts him. He follows the opponent closely. Belleron is also under the strict protection of his teammates.
Yes, it is unrealistic to press him personally. Beckham's crosses are excellent, but he rarely gets the ball. Giggs's breakthrough ability is excellent, but when he gets the ball, he will be attacked by Cap.
De Vera and Camoranesi were double-teamed, and when the situation could not be opened up on the wing, Veron and Scholes' long-range shooting abilities could not be used, and Ruud van Nistelrooy was trapped in the opponent's dense attack.
In defense, there are not many opportunities to catch the ball.
Keane was about to intercept the ball from Belleron, but Belleron had already raised his foot and passed the ball to Camoranesi who was running in on the right. Camoranesi passed it to Ek who was running in on the side.
To, Hector made a fake move to break through to the baseline, but directly passed the ball back to Camoranesi.
While Atletico Madrid's midfielders were constantly moving back and forth, Jardel was constantly running in the penalty area looking for opportunities - if Atletico Madrid's midfielder did not have the advantage, he would still need to constantly retreat.
But now that Atletico Madrid's midfielder has an advantage, what he has to do is much simpler, wrestling with the opponent's central defender in the penalty area, running to find gaps, and seizing advantageous spots...
When Camoranesi passed the ball back to Belleron's feet again, Jardel quickly took a step laterally, then collided with Blanco, and used his own strength to knock the opponent to a halt.
, with a half-turn, he stopped Blanco a little behind him, and at the same time cleverly prevented himself from being in an offside position.
At this moment, Belleron, who was looking up at Vicente coming in from the left, flicked his right ankle without even looking inside the penalty area and picked the ball directly into Manchester United's penalty area.
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The ball drew a diagonal arc in the air, and then fell directly to the right side of the penalty area. Jardel, who had Blanco stuck behind him, took a step to the right and shook off Blanco's hand.
Defensively, he then took a step forward with his right foot and blocked Johnson, who came to cover, from the outside!
After doing all these actions, Belleron's pass has accurately landed in front of Jardel. Jardel took a step forward, steadily removed the ball with his chest, and then raised his right foot.
Shoot hard in the penalty area!
Facing the shot that was so close, Barthez couldn't move the ball no matter how fast he reacted. He made a movement to freeze on the spot, and then followed the direction in which he turned his head, and the ball hit him hard behind him.
The net!
"goooooooooooooal! Jardel! Belleron's midfield pass created a chance for him. He defeated two Manchester United central defenders by himself! Before the start of the season, Barthez once said that after Blanco joined, someone finally could kiss him.
If his bald head brings good luck, then he will lose fewer goals. Now it seems that in front of Jardel, the good luck brought by Blanco's kiss cannot prevent Barthez from losing the ball!"
