The Ball at Your Feet

Now that Barcelona has been eliminated from the Champions League, the final face of La Liga is to rely on Real Madrid to maintain. And this has become a very important matchup this season.

If Real Madrid wins, they will be able to reach the Champions League again after a lapse of seven years. And if they win the cup smoothly, then, in other words, they will pick up their tenth Champions League trophy-the rule of the Champions League is to keep one trophy every five times. If Real Madrid can keep two, then It is unmatched by anyone.

And speaking of it, if you successfully won the Champions League this time, then Zhao Yaning and Raul will have won the Champions League for the fourth time. Now that Morientes has retired, Maldini has only four Champions Leagues. If they succeed, then the number of Champions League trophies for the two of them will be tied for the world's number one among active players.

For Zhao Yaning, this is undoubtedly a further proof of himself, for Raul, this is also the belated honor of the Lord of the Rings.

And now, they are very close to this honor.

In the Champions League semi-finals, in the first round, Real Madrid had already won. After arriving at Old Trafford, they also came with a 3-1 advantage. As long as they score a goal, Manchester United must score at least three goals if they want to win. This is also an extremely difficult task for Manchester United.

However, Ferguson did not subdue before the game. This is a moment of unparalleled honour for Real Madrid. For Manchester United, why not? As long as they can reach the finals this time, Manchester United will be only one step away from defending their title-this season, they have a tie with Chelsea, one game is 3-0, one game is 0-0. Chelsea and Manchester United played like this For many years, it can be said that Manchester United has been thoroughly explored. Their Drogba has never scored a goal against Manchester United. If it is really Manchester United to the final to deal with Chelsea, Manchester United will defend the title.

Although Ferguson is an old cunning man, people still know some of his ambition. Especially after seeing Real Madrid lose the national derby game, Ferguson's words have even increased the confidence of the English media.

"I think for some teams, we still have to be careful. Our players are very good players, I don't want them to be hurt for no reason."

Although Ferguson could see that the result of the loss was not caused by Real Madrid's lack of strength, it did not prevent him from linguistically provoking this matter-after this happened, the psychology of Real Madrid players must be unable to remain calm. Yes, and when the opponent's players have psychological problems, the best time to provocation before the game is.

What Ferguson said before the game was obviously aimed at Pepe. Pepe's malicious foul has always been the most intense thing discussed during this period, and Pepe is naturally the focus of Ferguson's attack. Such psychological tactics have always been a favorite of Ferguson, and this game is no exception. Pepe provokes such a big battle, it is just when the world is paying attention to him, to say a few words to him, can very well affect his state, and even affect the state of Real Madrid. For such an opportunity, Ferguson will not miss it.

And his words are not without effect. In this game, Real Madrid made adjustments, allowing Pepe to rest and let Martinez play.

"This is not a shelving of him." Regarding this, Ancelotti also explained in the locker room, "This is to protect him. At this time, his every move is being watched. It’s good for him to play, play less, show up less, and wait until the wind is calm before coming out."

Players need to be protected at certain times. When mistakes are made, it is a time when the media is controversial. If the players are allowed to stick to the field, although it is possible to cultivate the nerves of the players' perseverance, there are also It may cause more saliva, cause the player's confidence to be lost, and be completely finished.

If it is Benitez coaching, he will not care about these, he does not care about the players, just play in a good state. If Mourinho is coaching, he will not care. He will tell the players to be brave enough to fight the media and to work harder during the game. He will very well turn the player's anxiety into resentment, but this He can't control whether grievance will make the player stronger or make the player irresistible. But Ancelotti is obviously a different style, for him, he still steadily let the players avoid or avoid, don't get ahead. This kind of style is a bit embarrassing, but for a rich coach, this is the safest approach. After all, players are bought by the club for tens of millions. If they fail to withstand the pressure and collapse, the burden on the team will suddenly increase a lot.

And his substitute, Ancelotti, chose Martinez. Although he is still very young, less than 20 years old, playing such a game is a bit risky, but Real Madrid now has no more reliable person. Flamini and Diarra have not played for a long time, and their confidence has been greatly destroyed. In contrast, Martinez's time to come to Real Madrid is still short, and the confidence is still very high. He is the most suitable candidate.

Apart from this, Real Madrid has no other substitutions. This lineup is already Real Madrid's strongest lineup.

But Manchester United has made some small adjustments.

In this game, they did not send Carrick again. Instead, it is another Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung.

"The change of Manchester United's midfield is a bit incomprehensible. They did not use Carrick, who controls the rhythm, but instead sent Park Ji-sung... This change seems a bit strange."

The changes in Manchester United are indeed somewhat confusing. Although Carrick is on the court, the role of both offense and defense is not obvious, but it is also an indispensable part. But now, instead of him, Park Ji-sung is assigned. This substitution makes people a little bit confused about Manchester United's intentions.

However, after the game started, it didn't take long for people to gradually understand what Ferguson's intentions were.

"What Ferguson wants is not a better offense. What he has to do is to completely block Zhao Yaning." Lineker, who explained the game, immediately understood, "Zhao Yaning is the most difficult point in this game, so, What Ferguson wants is to minimize Zhao Yaning's role."

This season, Zhao Yaning, who has moved to the middle lane, has taken on more tasks of organizing the ball. As a result, his tactical position in the team has also increased a lot. Because his task of organizing the ball in the frontcourt is very heavy, he is the person who completely mobilizes Real Madrid's frontcourt attack. As the core, he has the most pass and control tasks. Therefore, when Ferguson thinks of defense, the method used is also the same. There was a gap last season.

On the one hand, he is still deploying the defense team as Zhao Yaning's breakthrough, and on the other hand, in order to reduce the role of Zhao Yaning's passing organization, he also arranged a new arrangement.

It couldn't be better to let a Park Ji-sung entangle Zhao Yaning.

In Manchester United, Park Ji-sung generally takes on more defensive tasks, and his defense has always been based on stalking to reflect his excellent defense. Although his technical ability can only be said to be average and not very strong, his physical strength and active running are extremely rare in the world-Korean players can be said to be the world's leading players. , And he took this to the extreme, relying on his large-scale running, it happened to be the most powerful candidate to target Zhao Yaning.

And this game, Ferguson is also arranged like this. Let Park Jixing run with Zhao Yaning in the whole court, restrict him from taking the ball and restrict him from passing the ball. Of course, Ferguson knows very well that this will not be able to completely stop Zhao Yaning. With Zhao Yaning’s ability, when he wants to dribble the ball, of course Park Jixing can’t stop him, but as long as Park Jixing can not entangle Zhao Yaning, Zhao Yaning There is a problem with passing and receiving, then Real Madrid's overall attack will also drop.

The current Park Jixing is like a dog skin plaster with Zhao Yaning. Although it can't make him completely useless, at least he should only be able to play 80% of his level. If Zhao Yaning has a hundred passes in a game, he needs to reduce this number to eighty. If Zhao Yaning usually has five breakthroughs per game, then he will have to reduce this number to four—maybe not a very important difference, but in such a competition, such a difference of one star and a half is very obvious.

"Ferguson sees clearly that the current Real Madrid's offensive power is maintained by Zhao Yaning. Zhao Yaning's frontcourt is the main reason why Real Madrid can gain an advantage against many teams. Now, he uses a Park Jixing To influence Zhao Yaning’s passing is equivalent to completely disrupting the rhythm of Real Madrid. Without Real Madrid under Zhao Yaning’s command, the offensive power is hindered. In contrast, although Manchester United also lacks Carrick’s carding, it is There is also Scholes, and Manchester United, as a counter-attack player, defends better and takes fewer balls. They don’t need the ball, and they all send the ball to Real Madrid, but they limit Zhao Yaning and prevent Real Madrid from attacking. , And then wait for the opportunity to move-this kind of play is a bit weak, but it is absolutely useful." Lineker analyzed, "Then, now, Zhao Yaning has also encountered a tactic against him. Obviously, this is a tactic. A good tactic, then, can Manchester United, who have already made up their minds to curl up three points~www.ltnovel.com~, can stop Zhao Yaning? What's more interesting is: if Chelsea make it to the final, then Park Jixing’s The position will become Essien, and if Ferguson does this, it may be considered indirectly to help Hiddink adjust his tactics."

From when Park Ji-sung began to struggle, Zhao Yaning suddenly understood that he might be in some trouble.

Manchester United has some targeted tactics for himself, which he can think of, but it is still somewhat unexpected with Park Ji-sung to start.

However, he did have some influence on Zhao Yaning: Although Park Jixing's abilities were not outstanding, he was physically strong and resilient. Every time Zhao Yaning could easily get rid of him, he would be able to get entangled immediately. Although in terms of ability, he does have some shortcomings, but when it comes to the level of hard work, there are indeed few people who can catch up with him. This kind of skinless and faceless energy that can be entangled immediately after being thrown off many times, but it is extremely rare for defensive players.

Real Madrid's attack focused on Zhao Yaning. Although he could not defend Zhao Yaning, but relying on stalking, Zhao Yaning's shot was not smooth. At the same time, Manchester United’s defense line is retreating aggressively. There is a lot of distance between the back and the back line, which does not give Zhao Yaning any room to sprint. In this way, the goal is not strong, and the breakthrough is not effective. Zhao Yaning was also subject to some restrictions because of his focus on defense. Real Madrid's attack was originally extremely dependent on Zhao Yaning. In a short period of time, Real Madrid's attack advantage was also stagnant.

And this time, it's also time for Manchester United to attack