When Ferguson noticed this, even with his tenacity and sophistication, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart.
Not only because he was deceived by Dick, who was almost forty years younger than him - in the football circle, one is either being tricked or being tricked by others. Losing to the other party can only show that the other party has indeed done a good job in this matter.
, it will come back again next time - what really made Ferguson feel mixed emotions was that he was shocked to find that the new midfield he carefully built was just a castle built on the beach. It looked very majestic, but a
When the waves hit, it immediately fell over with a crash.
Ferguson is in this mood now. He can see that under the control and confrontation in the midfield, Manchester United is no match for Atletico Madrid and was easily suppressed by Atletico Madrid. Although the biggest problem in conceding the goal was Brown's low-level mistake.
But the huge pressure brought by Atletico Madrid was the real source of this goal!
When Ferguson was distracted, Atletico Madrid immediately started a crazy press after Manchester United restarted the kick. As before, those who scored goals were more aggressive in attacking, while those who conceded goals were suppressed by the opponent...
The only difference is that before Atletico Madrid was suppressed by Manchester United, they deliberately retreated in defense, but now that Manchester United is suppressed by Atletico Madrid, they were suppressed only when the whole audience became passive!
The result of this difference is that Manchester United failed to score a goal when they suppressed Atletico Madrid, while Atletico Madrid suppressed Manchester United and scored a goal!
Belleron passed the ball to Camoranesi. Camoranesi dribbled the ball towards the center and then passed the ball to Hector who was on the side. Hector didn't stop the ball and directly kicked the pass.
Jardel, who pushed forward, overwhelmed Blanco at the back point and bombed the ball with a close-range header into the Manchester United goal!
Two goals in three minutes! Atletico Madrid took the lead in an instant!
"The ball went in! Jardel! He headed Hector's cross into the Manchester United goal! Atletico Madrid overtook the score! Two to one! What happened in these three minutes was really dizzying! Manchester United's defense
When did he become so fragile? But it is understandable. Johansson, the main central defender partner during the Triple Crown, has been injured and has been off the field. Although Stam is still on the court, he is standing in front of Manchester United wearing an Atletico Madrid jersey.
On the opposite side...the old Blanco and the young Brown can't stop Atletico Madrid's crazy attack! It seems that it's time for Manchester United to change..."
The fans of Manchester United were stunned. They could not imagine such a thing at all. They were still far ahead, but now they are lagging behind. If they are beaten by Atletico Madrid, it will not only be a matter of face. If they lose to Atletico Madrid, Manchester United will have almost nothing.
What chance is there to compete with Ma for the first place in the group...
However, Manchester United is not a team that will be beaten easily. After conceding two goals in a row, they quickly stabilized their position. Keane began to participate more in the defense and withstood Atletico Madrid's another attack.
After a fierce attack, they began to launch a counterattack, trying to get the score back before the end of the first half. Dick sighed in his heart. It seemed that there was no chance to defeat Manchester United in the first half, and they could only adjust based on their lead.
The second half of the game.
Under Dick's command, Atletico Madrid used excellent defense to maintain the first-half lead until the end of the first half. When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, Manchester United fans could only look forward to it in disappointment.
In the second half, their team was able to quickly get rid of this unfavorable situation...
Dick saw Ferguson in the tunnel.
Ferguson took a deep look at Dick, and then sighed: "I didn't expect... you actually risked losing at home to set such a trap for me."
"I was also betting, but I won the bet." Dick said frankly: "Unfortunately, we did not gain enough advantage in the first half... Giggs' outbreak was an accident, and Manchester United
It was also a surprise to be able to stabilize the position so quickly under the attack. I originally planned to get a sufficient lead in the first half."
"Is it an advantage that we can't catch up with in the second half? In this case, the price paid is worth it." Ferguson thought for a while and suddenly laughed: "Then you are also very disappointed now."
Dick looked at Ferguson who was smiling slyly, and shook his head speechlessly - no wonder sometimes people become more and more like children as they get older, and Ferguson is a little childishly proud now...
"In the second half, I think we have to do it for real. At the same time, I also want to see how well we can perform. To be honest, I am not sure how well Atletico Madrid can be ranked in the European competition.
Nothing." Dick smiled and said.
Ferguson glanced at Dick in displeasure: "What level? The best level! How many teams in Europe can give me such a headache?"
After saying this, the arrogant old man moved his legs and walked into the players' tunnel. Dick smiled bitterly and also quickened his pace and walked towards the visiting team's locker room.
"In the first half of the game, due to some accidents, we were not able to gain enough advantage. Now that Ferguson has come to his senses, in the second half, we will really face Manchester United's golden midfielder... This is a and
We have a completely different midfield style. Our strengths lie in technique and control. Manchester United’s strengths lie in running and impact! Let’s mobilize all our emotions. In the second half, we have to prove that we are no worse than Manchester United, or even better! Only
In this way, we have a chance to achieve better results in the Champions League, do you understand? Use the way we are best at dealing with them. Don't be anxious when they attack quickly, just focus on a few of their points.
That’s it.”
Dick's words in the locker room seemed very brief. The second half is nothing more than facing a real Manchester United. This is also a good opportunity to test Atletico Madrid's competitiveness in the European war.
Atletico Madrid's current performance in Spain is quite good. No one can deny that Atletico Madrid is one of the most powerful contenders for the La Liga championship. However, dominating domestically and competing in the international arena are two different concepts. They are strong enough.
, it also requires experience and... it can also be said to be domineering, or it can be said to be confident.
Facing Manchester United, a team that has been able to maintain sufficient competitiveness in European competitions in the past few years, Atletico Madrid has the opportunity to gain confidence and experience.
"The second half of the game has begun! Ferguson chose to make a substitution! Super substitute Solskjaer came on and replaced Veron. It seems that Ferguson was a little anxious and would rather give up his changes to win the game first. This substitution
After that, Manchester United returned to their most familiar 4-4-2 formation, with the four midfielders ready to go! Dick did not choose to make substitutions. Atletico Madrid was still the starting lineup in the first half. It seems that Dick’s influence on the team in the first half was
Very satisfied with the performance.”
"Atletico Madrid's performance in this game has been greatly improved compared to the previous Champions League games. Before, they were tied by Olympiacos, won against Manchester United at home through luck, and played extremely well against Lille away from home.
It was difficult, and in this game, their performance was very calm and comfortable in the first half. They directly suppressed Manchester United through offense and took the lead... Atletico Madrid is constantly improving, and this progress
Obviously, if they can enter the second stage of the group stage and get the right to qualify in the second stage of the group stage, then Atletico Madrid will grow into a very scary team... Of course, they also need a little luck,
But no one can deny that Atletico Madrid’s future prospects are very broad, and Dick, the young head coach, has already demonstrated his incomparable excellence on various stages!”
The difference from before is that there are more and more praises for Dick now, although the number of people who hate him is also increasing. They hate his big mouth, hate his unyielding attitude, and hate his style of being obedient when he gets an advantage.
But more and more people admit that Dick is indeed an outstanding head coach. To achieve such an achievement at such a young age, he is a genius, a real genius.
Now, Atletico Madrid, led by this genius, ushered in the second half of the game against Manchester United - if nothing else happens, this will not be the last time Atletico Madrid competes with Manchester United in the Champions League.
After switching to the lineup they are most accustomed to, Manchester United's performance took on a new look after the start of the second half. They continued to put pressure on Atletico Madrid's defense through the midfield, with Keane's organization and forward penetration, Beckham's cross, and Ji's passing.
Gus's breakthrough and Scholes' follow-up long shot formed an organic whole. What's even more frightening is that Manchester United's striker
There are two powerful shooters on the field. Although Ruud van Nistelrooy has not yet won the nickname of the king of the small penalty area, his characteristics have been finalized. He runs back and forth in the penalty area and then looks for opportunities to kill with one shot. Solskjaer
He is also a standard assassin. He also keeps running back and forth in the penalty area, waiting for opportunities to score goals.
For such a midfielder, Dick's response is to strengthen the ball control in the midfield. Manchester United's two forwards are both the type to grab points. Although Ruud van Nistelrooy's response and organizational skills are good, he is an attacking midfielder after all.
However, if he pulls out of the penalty area, Manchester United's threat in the penalty area will be much less, and Manchester United's
United's midfielder does have obvious flaws in technology and control ability. When attacking, Atletico always constantly looks for opportunities through passing. When defending, it focuses on guarding the penalty area and not giving the opponent anything in the penalty area.
What a great opportunity, Baraja and Makelele are in charge of the long shot.
Defensively, Atletico Madrid does not suffer. In terms of offense, Atletico Madrid's offense has a higher probability of causing a threat. However, one characteristic of Manchester United's style of play is that it has a high offensive turnover rate, but with many attacks, Atletico Madrid's offense
In the end, they were basically able to complete the shot, but the number of attacks was much less. If the game continues like this, Atletico Madrid will probably suffer a loss, because both sides have excellent shooters. If the game continues like this, naturally there will be more talents with more attacks.
Take advantage.
When Solskjaer hit the goal post with a clever shot from inside the penalty area, Dick couldn't sit still.
"Super substitute... Humph, I also have an equally magical super substitute!"
Dick snorted with itchy teeth, then turned around and called Cruise from the bench.
"Julio, go warm up! It's time for us to step up our attack!"
Dick said to Cruise, who nodded, then straightened his shoes and socks, and then rushed out to warm up - two minutes later, he returned to Dick's side.
"Get ready to come on, replace Vicente... switch positions with Giardello, and open a gap in the center when you have the chance! Manchester United's defense in the center is not as good as it looks!"
After patting Cruise on the back, Dick sent Cruise onto the field - now it's 442 versus 442, super substitute versus super substitute, let's see who is stronger!
