Chapter 175 New attempt

After giving the opponent a three-goal home goal, Manchester United began to approach the top two. After giving the opponent a 16-game losing streak, Manchester United also began to approach the top two. The All England, who was ranked first in the list, lost to Blackburn 1-2 away in this round of league games, and the points were tied by Chelsea, who won this round. Manchester United also approached the gap with the top two with 34 points. Chelsea and Aston Villa's points are now 36 points, and the next game is the match between Manchester United and Chelsea!

Although it is not a competition for the top team, it is almost the same - no one thinks that Aston Villa's form will continue to improve. Although their insistence on using all British players is quite respectable, in the long season, it is the middle-level team that was first dragged down, rather than the giants fighting on both sides or even three sides.

The chaos of the English League schedule can be seen from this matchup - thirteen days ago, Manchester United had just tied with Chelsea at home, and thirteen days later, they would have another league game - the schedule of the first half and the second half are completely different, and only geniuses can arrange such a schedule...

After playing Nottingham Forest, Manchester United immediately went to London to prepare for this critical game. If they could beat Chelsea away, Manchester United would be able to return to the top position in one go. They started the season poorly and had never returned to the top position. Of course, it depends on whether Aston Villa can defeat Xie Wednesday, otherwise Manchester United can only return to the second place in the league...

Before the game, Ferguson got good news and bad news. The good news was that Scholes returned from injury early. The bad news was that Manchester United scored the most goals this season and has performed better and better recently. York was injured. He will not be able to sit in this important game...

Ferguson decisively adjusted the lineup. Scholes started and played double striker with Cole, and Tiger also started the same. After Tiger transferred to Manchester United, the media had always assumed that Tiger and Scholes appeared at the same time. The tactical idea of ​​the two taking turns to serve as shadow strikers was finally realized to a certain extent...

"Tiger, your position can be more flexible. Whether it is Ryan or David's forward, you can go to their position to fill in. Paul, in this case, you still do the job you are most familiar with - inserting in the back row and shooting from a long shot... There is only Andy in the frontcourt, so scoring depends more on the forward insertion of midfielders. Chelsea's defense is very tough, but not flexible enough. This is where we can use it."

Before the game, Ferguson told Tiger and Scholes in the locker room that how to arrange the two players with overlapping positions but different styles also hurt Ferguson. Previously, Tiger and Scholes were injured in the rotation, so he didn't need to face this problem for the time being, but the problem will also need to be solved sooner or later. Now York is unable to play, so Ferguson can also test what it would be like to coexist on the court...

Ferguson believes that Scholes is a player who can definitely obey orders. He will work diligently in any position he lets him play. Tiger is different. If you let him play in other positions, he will do it, but the reluctant spirit can be seen by individuals.

Ferguson actually doesn't like Tiger too much, but in many cases he has to use Tiger. The reason is very simple. Tiger is very useful. Although he has only been joining Manchester United for half a year, he has helped Manchester United score many points on the court. Manchester United has not been in good shape since the beginning of this season, especially in defense, because Stam is still familiar with the rhythm of the Premier League and his teammates, and he is a very important part of the defense line. In addition, Keane has been out of touch with the battle formation for a long time, and the ban is

The protection at the front of the zone was not enough, so they conceded a lot of goals and were often able to score 4-3 and 3-2. Although it proved that their offense was excellent, it also proved that their defense was quite average. In this case, Tiger broke out at least several times in the final stage of the draw and scored three-pointers for Manchester United, including the away game of the Champions League defeating Barcelona 4-3 and the home game against Leeds 3-2 in the league.

Ferguson knew that he had to make a decision. Among the two, he had to choose one. Tiger performed well, but Scholes' performance was not bad. He once sat on the bench and performed well in the starting game. Tiger performed well in the beginning of the league, but Manchester United had many draws. When Scholes was on the court, Manchester United's winning rate increased significantly. Even when Tiger performed so well recently, he could not cover up such a problem. He could often break out to help Manchester United win, and Manchester United still encountered many draws...

The championship will not rekindle the battle in March. The result of the draw is that Manchester United plays Inter Milan, first and then away. Before that, Manchester United must gain a certain advantage in the league before they can concentrate on playing the Champions League. After all, their biggest opponent, Arsenal, is not much different from their points now. What's more, after being eliminated from the Champions League, Arsenal can focus entirely on the league. Last season, Arsenal took advantage of Manchester United's distracted Champions League and surpassed Manchester United in the second half of the season. Ferguson had to be wary of this.

This season, Chelsea's head coach was replaced by Viali. Like Gulit last season, he is a player and coach. However, it is obvious that bald Viali is much better than Gulit. They performed quite well in the league this season and have maintained their victory in the European Cup of Winners. After several years of buying people, Chelsea has begun to grow into a team that is enough to threaten Manchester United.

Chelsea's starting lineup in this game is 442, goalkeeper Dutch De Huye, right-back Espanyol Ferrer, Frenchman Deselli and Leberf partner with the center back, left-back is blackmailed by the veteran England, midfielder Dimatteo and Wise are in the center, both wings are Romanian Petrascu and Nigerian Babayaro, and on the front line are the pair of short-legged tiger Zora and Norwegian high center forward Flo.

Since the beginning of this season, Chelsea has continued their tradition of buying foreign players. Frenchman Deselli and Danes Laudrup Jr. both players who performed extremely well in the World Cup, while Italian Kasirach is a long-standing striker. However, in addition to Deselli quickly becoming the decisive needle on Chelsea's defense, Laudrup Jr. and Kasirach Jr. performed quite averagely. On the front line, they can still rely on veteran Zora and young player Flo. These two strikers did not spend much when they transferred to Chelsea, but they became one of the most efficient strikers in the Premier League.

Chelsea was one of the first clubs in England to use foreign players and foreign coaches. After spending one pound to buy Chelsea, Bates began to work hard to build this team into a competitive team on the England court, and their team has also made a deep mark of Italians - there are many Italians in their team. The last coach Gullit played in Serie A for many years, and Vialis was an Italian at all.

Although Viali is a forward, he still has the conservativeness of the Italian, steady counterattack, quick breakthroughs on the wing, and the cooperation of the shadow forward and center in the frontcourt, each with the Italian tradition imprint.

The game was caught in a tug-of-war between the midfield from the beginning. Although it adopted the Italian defensive counterattack tactics, Viali improved it according to the customs - this is where he beat Gulit, moved the defense line forward and pushed it to the midfield. The four Chelsea players were all strong men who could run, grab and fight. Under the leadership of Wise, who had wide eyes and never lacked fighting spirit, they carried out tireless running and fierce pressing in the midfield.

Manchester United is naturally not a fragile team. Keane has always been the top tough guy in the Premier League. Beckham and Giggs are not as fragile as they seem. At the same time, their feet are better than Chelsea's midfielders. While taking into account confrontation, they use passes to attack more often, and Manchester United gradually gained the upper hand in the midfield.

As he kicked, Tiger suddenly felt like he was wandering off the court again. He and Scholes took turns to organize the offense, and then took turns to the front and then became the second forward. However, Scholes did a better job in running and collaborative offense than Tiger. Slowly, he played more forwards than Scholes...

After feeling this situation, Tiger simply stayed at the forward position and waited for his teammates to pass the ball - he had seen how York or Sheringham did when he was on the court, running in the frontcourt, occasionally retreating to respond, and then passing the ball out, more of an ambush in the opponent's penalty area, waiting for his teammates to pass the ball.

The simple approach is so simple that Tiger feels that if he keeps kicking the ball like this, the game will be a very simple thing - as long as he can score a goal.

Retracement, catch the ball, and unable to turn around under the close defense of the opponent's defender. Tiger passed the ball to Giggs who was inserted on the left, then turned around and ran forward. Giggs passed behind Chelsea's defense line. Tiger still got the ball under Leboff's press, and then immediately volleyed the ball. The ball was swept by Chelsea's Dutch goalkeeper De Huye.

Applause rang out in the stands, and Manchester United fans were applauding this attack.

"He looks like he plays as a striker," Kidd said to Ferguson.

Ferguson nodded. Although Manchester United now has four forwards, there can be said that only York can perform well. Cole's unstable problem has always existed. Sheringham's condition has declined very much this season. Solskjaer always performs better when he comes on as the main player. It is not realistic to force a player who is naturally a core midfielder. Four plus one may not be equal to or greater than five, perhaps less than five, or even only two and three.

Ferguson had never considered this before. All he thought about was Scholes playing as a forward. However, Scholes was not considered top-notch as a forward. Although he was a forward, he was good at inserting and receiving passes in the back row. He played as a forward. His impact and ability to get the ball under his feet were average.

But now, Ferguson discovered his misunderstanding - Scholes can also play forward, because when he debuted, he replaced Cantona, who was suspended, as well as Tiger, who had never played forward, could he really not play forward?

He is not tall and cannot be a bridgehead in the frontcourt like a high center forward. His speed and explosive power are just as strong as a speed striker, and he cannot use his own speed to harass the opponent's defense line like a speed striker. But can't the forwards exist on the field without these two points?

At least, on the court, there is a top striker who has no speed or heading ability on the court...

Zora, and the great Italian shadow strikers of his time - Mancini, Baggio... Which one is better than Tiger in terms of physical fitness and speed? However, they are top strikers!

Be able to control the ball and make sharp breakthroughs under your feet, be able to create opportunities through your own organization and breakthroughs in positional battles, and be able to use your own insight into the situation on the field to create opportunities in the counterattack - all the characteristics of Tiger are in line with the role of such a forward!

Ferguson is actually looking for such a striker this season. He introduced York because York has a certain ability to retreat and get the ball, and also has enough impact in front of the goal. However, in terms of dribbling and passing ability, Tiger is obviously better than York!

In Ferguson's impression, Tiger was a player with strong personal breakthrough ability, who could make up for the shortcomings of Manchester United's lack of technical skills in the midfield. After observing for the past six months, Ferguson was shocked to find that in addition to personal breakthroughs, Tiger's passes and shooting have also reached a very outstanding level!

"Observe it again. If he can make up for the last shortcoming in our lineup... the next half season will be when Manchester United sweeps the world!"

Ferguson said lightly, but Kid heard the huge excitement in Ferguson's tone!

Kid looked up and was about to watch the game on the court again, but Ferguson said softly: "Stay here... at least stay this season. Manchester United has now achieved results. It would be a pity if they leave now."

Kidd smiled bitterly.

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"Fuck, this old guy is really hard to deal with."

After using his skills to break through Leberf several times, the players who were marking Tiger were replaced - French national team captain Deselli changed to guard him. Although they were all French, it was obvious that Deselli's defensive ability was much better than Leberf. Tiger was calmly blocked by him after several breakthroughs. Even if he couldn't break the ball, he would be forced into the corner by Deselli. In terms of physical confrontation, Tiger was not the opponent of this big black man at all.

It's no wonder that although Tiger's current physical ability can make him not afraid of most strong men, Deselli is an exception. Not to mention that his strength is much higher than Tiger, he even takes advantage of his physique.

Just like a silent and moving mountain, it has conquered all possible routes for Tiger to break through.

"It's French again. I really hate these French guys who come to the Premier League for a living." After cursing in his heart, Tiger began to think about how to deal with Deselli.

It is not possible to rely solely on extraordinary people. Deselli's experience and defensive skills and consciousness he has honed in Serie A, which is the most difficult Serie A in the world, are not vegetarians. In the World Cup, fans around the world have seen how Turam eats Ronaldo tightly. Although Deselli is not Turam, he is undoubtedly in the world's top position, just like Turam in terms of defensive ability.

Experience, judgment...Tiger has no advantage in these things, and the speed is the same. The dexterity of his close body against him may play a role, but Deselli, who is 1.88 meters tall, can block most of his forward routes as long as he moves, and he will not be able to get a good opportunity.

In fact, this is Tiger's biggest problem now. When he encounters difficulties, he instinctively thinks about how to use his personal strength to kill his opponents and find opportunities instead of cooperating with his teammates. This is also related to his background as a team of average strength in Preston, because most of the time, he can only solve problems by himself.

In the 32nd minute of the first half, Tiger retreated again to get the ball, but Deselli did not force it up - his position was the central defender, and although Tiger played the forward, he could run everywhere, but Deselli could not...

After turning around smoothly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Tiger's mind.

Yes? Why do you have to break through Deseri to score a goal? You are in the penalty area, and I am just dribbling the ball outside to break through and shoot a long shot. Anyway, my long shot ability is not bad! If you come out to defend me, the defense in the penalty area will be weak. One-on-one in the penalty area will be considered a defensive player at a disadvantage.

If Chelsea's midfielder comes to defend himself, then the ball will be passed - Manchester United's midfielder is not a vegetarian!

Sure enough, when Tiger started to get the ball forward, Dimateo came to defend him, but Tiger quickly passed the ball across the side, and Scholes, who was inserted from the back row, swung his right foot and shot straight away!

Scholes' mid-range long shots have always been world-class. Although this long shot is a bit far away, it still forces Dehuye to make a wonderful save!

"Yes, just fight like this!" Ferguson off the field waved his fist with a rare glance and shouted at the field.

Tiger gave a thumbs up against the field and said that he knew what to do.

The second striker is not a center, so who stipulates that the striker must be in the penalty area? If you Deselli comes out, I will pass it to York, letting York be one-on-one with Leboff in the penalty area. If you don't come out, I will pass by myself. When I have a distance to rush, you Deselli will have much more difficulty in defending, right? If the midfielder comes to assist in defense, Scholes will have no defense. If Wise returns to defend, Keane can also intervene with the situation-Martial United's four midfielders have offensive capabilities!

See what you want to do with Chelsea!

***: To put it shamefully, it seems that Lao Guo has really overestimated himself. He originally thought that he could take time out to ensure 10,000 words a day, but being with his classmates is indeed something that can make time pass without realizing it... In the past two days, Lao Guo basically only participated in group activities. When the classmates were playing cards in groups in the afternoon, Lao Guo was typing, but it was only enough to code the five thousand... It seems that he could only ensure 5,000 words a day during the holiday. After the holiday, Lao Guo will resume 10,000 words a day. Please forgive me, brothers.
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