Chapter 630 A Different Manchester Derby

After returning to Manchester from Blackburn, after less than 60 hours of rest, Manchester United ushered in the next game.

This is the first time Manchester United has played a game at noon after a month. In addition, the interval from the previous game was too short, and the players generally did not have enough rest time.

Even though Ferguson had tried his best to rotate, the entire Manchester United team seemed a little out of shape in this game.

The somewhat sleepy Manchester United declared their defeat in the 32nd minute of the game. Sun Jihai leaned on Evra on the right and knocked back with the outside of his left foot. Button passed the ball diagonally into the penalty area, and Gary Neville nodded the ball afterwards.

After a clearance, the Irish penalty area volleyed into the penalty area from the top of the arc. Sinclair turned around 9 meters in front of the goal and volleyed with his right foot into the far corner. Manchester City led 1:0!

Yin Jun protested to the referee that Sinclair was offside, but Bennett still ruled that the goal was valid. Slow motion showed that when Button and Ireland passed the ball, Manchester City was suspected of being offside.

After losing the goal, Manchester United woke up from a dream and launched a massive counterattack. But just as Manchester United launched a massive attack, Manchester City expanded the score. In the 39th minute, James passed a long free kick from the backcourt, and Sinclair competed with Evra on the right.

Andy Cole stopped the ball in the middle and passed it through. Sylvester made a mistake in stopping the ball. Vassell turned around and pushed the ball with his left foot 8 meters in front of the goal into the far corner, 2:0!

Manchester City scored two goals in just 7 minutes.

The entire Manchester City Stadium was cheering wildly in celebration.

In today's game, Manchester United looked quite sluggish as a whole, playing very passively on the road.

If in the first twenty minutes, Manchester City firmly controlled the situation on the field, but still failed to break through Manchester United's goal, then in the last few minutes, Blue Moon showed a very threatening performance.

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Conceding two goals in just 7 minutes, Manchester United seemed to have fallen from the world into hell.

After returning to the locker room, Manchester United's players all seemed to have low morale and lack of energy. Even Yin Jun looked a little depressed.

In today's game, Yin Jun felt that everything was wrong. The passing and running rhythm was wrong, his teammates' shots were wrong, and the defense was still wrong.

But sometimes, football matches are like this, and Yin Jun can't blame his teammates for this. After all, they are either not in ideal condition, or they are trying their best.

At this moment, he also knew very well that the team's morale must not be let down!

This time I was relieved, and I really had no chance to play in the second half!

"Everyone, please cheer up. We haven't become dejected yet." Yin Jun stood up from his seat and said loudly, boosting the team's morale. "Being behind by two goals is not the end of the world."

,The most important thing for us now is to stabilize our defense."

"Yin Jun is right, the top priority is to stabilize the defense." Giggs also stood up to encourage his teammates.

Evra, who was the first to bear the brunt, was a little embarrassed, but he still bravely stood up and said that his condition was indeed not ideal, but he would adjust himself in time and continue to work hard in the second half to strive for a better performance.

Yin Jun also showed the magnanimity that a captain should have. Not only did he not blame Evra, but he believed that he had done his best.

Yin Jun said: "Defense is everyone's business on our team. We conceded two goals in just 7 minutes. None of us are qualified to blame others."

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Evra was very touched by Yin Jun's protection. This was not only due to their personal relationship, but also out of consideration for the overall situation of the team.

During the halftime break, the coaching staff will not make substitutions easily. Substituting at this time is tantamount to passing all the responsibilities of the first half onto this player, which is unfair to everyone.

Since there will be no substitutions, the team's morale must be adjusted.

This is Yin Jun's attitude.

Ferguson also led the coaching staff into the locker room at this time, and he also fully agreed with Yin Jun's statement.

"There is still the second half of the game, and we are far from the time to hang our heads. Don't forget, our statistics before the game show that Manchester City's second half is when they make the most mistakes."

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Ferguson's words were a good reminder to the players in the locker room.

According to statistics from the Manchester United coaching staff, Manchester City's ranking in the Premier League this season, if only the first half, the first 21 rounds, the Blue Moon's first half record is 8 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses, and can score 34 points.

, thus entering the European theater: ranked fifth!

The only big problem is that there are a lot of draws.

But if we only talk about the second half, it will be greatly discounted. Manchester City's second half results were 4 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, ranking fourth from the bottom in the Premier League and a team in the relegation zone.

Of course, if we only talk about the first and second halves and do not combine them with reality, such data will not make much sense. But it can at least fully prove one thing, that is, Manchester City's performance in the first half is always much better than that in the second half.

A very important reason for Manchester City's different performances in the first and second halves lies in the team's physical fitness.

As a mid-table team in the Premier League, and one that was promoted to the Premier League a few seasons ago, Manchester City does not have enough financial strength to build a strong lineup. They can only choose to sign more players who cannot play in the rich teams.

veterans to increase the strength of the team.

Not as good as former Manchester United star Andy Cole, or former Liverpool star Fowler, both are in this situation.

The veterans have rich experience, which can bring great assistance to Manchester City, but the shortcomings of the veterans are also obvious, that is, their physical deficiencies. After all, time is not forgiving, and it is difficult to count on Andy Cole and Robbie Fowler.

Such an old gun can run all over the field like young people like Yin Jun, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Rooney.

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After Ferguson said this, Manchester United's players suddenly regained their confidence. But this is obviously not enough. The team must also come up with feasible plans at the tactical level.

That's the threat from the left.

Ferguson's view was consistent with Yin Jun's. The team's pressure on the opponent on the left in the first half was obviously not enough.

"Manchester City prefers to hit the ball directly into our penalty area when attacking. This was very obvious in the first half. The intention is very simple. It can create better shooting opportunities in the penalty area. Andy Cole,

Sinclair and Fowler are both great at this."

"And we must shrink appropriately and adopt intensive defense, especially in our middle, and we must guard the edge of the penalty area."

"In addition, when attacking, our left side also needs to put more pressure on the opponent. Ryan (Giggs) needs to be more active and press Sun more to put more pressure on their side. Then the right side

There will be more opportunities.”

After hearing this, everyone nodded.
Chapter completed!