Barcelona is indeed very powerful. Their offense suppressed Manchester United, leaving them with only defense and no remaining strength to attack. On this planet, only Barcelona can force the powerful Manchester United to have such a situation. If another team is replaced, who wouldn't be beaten up by Manchester United on the ground?

Of course, this is also because Ferguson plans to shrink Manchester United. If Manchester United really focuses on attacking, even Barcelona will at most be on par with Manchester United.

However, Manchester United's overall defense is worthy of being the strongest in football today. Barcelona's offense is loud and the rain is small, and it cannot break the defense at all.

Messi is indeed amazing, no matter how powerful he is, he is only one person. In the King's Cup against Getafe, he replays Maradona's classic goal, because Getafe's defense line is too long, so he can calmly pass one after another. Manchester United will not be so stupid that he will pull the defense line forward and back, creating opportunities to let Messi pass several players in a row.

To compress the defense line as much as possible, Fletcher followed Messi in an endless step, with one or two people on the wing protecting him at any time. If Messi plans to fight Manchester United's entire defense line alone, he will be crushed to pieces on this thick "wall of sighs".

If he is smart and does not defeat the opponent's entire team alone, then Manchester United's overall defense is not just for Messi.

In the first half, after a fierce attack between the two sides returned to calm, the game returned to the track that Ferguson was most familiar with and good at.

No one can do anything to anyone, the score is 0:0. The referee blew the whistle to the end of the first half.

As soon as the whistle sounded, Ferguson got up and left the coach's seat. In front of the TV camera, he had no expression on his face, making people unable to guess how he was feeling at this moment.

"I didn't score in the first half of the home game, or 0:0. Is Ferguson satisfied or not?"

...

At first, Manchester United's locker room was noisy, and everyone was busy resting or listening to music to relax themselves. When Ferguson stood up from the corner, he quickly became quiet again.

"In the first half... I won't say anything nonsense. The problem we need to solve now is not how to defend Barcelona's attack, but how to score their goals."

He said this and turned his head to look at Cambiaso.

Some people followed his eyes and turned back.

"Esteban, both attacking and defending, isn't it a little difficult for you?" Ferguson asked with a smile.

Cambiaso shook his head and said, "It's okay."

"It's okay?" Ferguson glared at him, "What does it mean? Is it possible to force it, or is it easy to be at ease?"

"Well..." Cambiaso thought for a while, "When he comes back to defend, he may miss some opportunities because he is in the backcourt. Others... nothing more."

"Use passes more often, stupid." Ferguson pointed at him, "You ran back and forth like a shuttle in the first half. I even doubt whether you have the extra energy and time to look up and see the situation around you. The midfield organizer is not capable of being competent with endless physical strength. You have to observe the situation on the field, see the running positions of your teammates and opponents, and then decide how to deal with this offense... The midfield organizer does not rely on physical strength, but on his brain."

Although Ferguson's tone of criticism was not harsh, he let everyone know that he was indeed criticizing Cambiaso, not joking.

Cambiaso nodded, and he also felt that he was basically exhausted in the first half of the first half. How to organize the attack? This question did not stop in his mind. He would look up to find the pass route after getting the ball. If he had the chance, he would pass it and dribble the ball himself. He rarely thinks like Scholes, so so far, most of his passes are directly passed to his teammates, rather than in the empty space in front of his teammates.

This kind of ball is not easy to make mistakes, but it does not create much good opportunities. You should know that basically the offense that can form a threat in the offense is like this. Always pass to a fixed foot, which will force the offensive rhythm to stop. At that time, as long as the opponent stands in a good position in the back line, you can easily stop an attack.

In the second half, he didn't have to run back and forth in the front and back courts so much, but he needed to devote more energy to defense, because Manchester United is carrying out defensive counterattacks, how can he fight back without defense? Cambiaso himself is the core of midfield defense. He is really not used to playing football when the opponent attacks, he is watching while waiting for his teammates to grab the ball and then hand it over to himself to organize the offense...

"Also, although we are counterattacking defensively, defense is very important, if we only defend and do not counterattack, we will become a complete and defensive defense." Ferguson had not let go of Cambiaso, but he also criticized Cambiaso's problems in defense.

"You have been a defensive midfielder for too long, Esteban. It is a good thing to actively defend, but think about your own task first. What are you here to do?" he asked as he looked at Cambiaso.

Cambiaso replied: "Organize the offensive."

"It seems that you are not confused yet. If you keep running towards the side, how can you organize the attack? After all, you are just a person, not a monster that can be beaten at any time."

"What should I do?" Cambiaso asked back.

Ferguson looked at the others in the locker room. Some were listening attentively to their conversation with Cambiaso, some were resting, and some were simply listening to music.

He coughed, and then said to Cambiaso: "It's very simple, trust your teammates."

Cambiaso turned his head and looked around, and he found that many of his teammates were also looking at him.

"Okay, guys!" Ferguson threw Cambiaso down and slapped his hands hard, making everyone look up at him. "In the second half, we must score. This is not just a draw away. The defense cannot be relaxed, so be a little bolder on the offense... If you lose the ball, I don't want to see the turn and run back. You can counterattack me on the spot. If you can cut the ball, you will attack directly. If you can't grab it, you will interfere with their advancement speed - you know how to do it."

"The first half of the first half is OK, but we put too little pressure on Barcelona in the second half, so this is not OK. We will work harder in the second half. If those bastards think we don't have the strength to fight back, give them a good look!"

He punched in his palm.

...

On the other hand, Rijcard was writing and drawing on the tactical board. He was telling his people how to break through Manchester United Lin's intensive defense.

"Esteban Cambiaso obviously needs to organize the offense. If I were Alex Ferguson, I wouldn't let him continue to focus on defense in the second half. In this way, Manchester United's defense will definitely be available. Their overall defensive formation is well maintained, and it is impossible to pull it away by passing alone. Fletcher cannot pose a threat to you, Leo." He looked at Messi sitting on the side.

"Add more breakthroughs in the second half, break in and look for opportunities to disrupt their defensive formation. What this kind of overall defense is that one or several of the opponents have excellent breakthrough skills."

He politely criticized Messi for not being excited enough in the first half.

That's true. Except for the three-man shot at the beginning, Messi's performance soon became flat. Some people may speculate that he had just returned from injury and his condition has not been adjusted to his best state. But in fact, Messi was just a little interested because the previous expectations were too much contrast with the reality afterwards.

After all, how can you compare to the sense of accomplishment of a star player like Cambiaso or Cristiano Ronaldo?

Messi also knew what the problem was, and he had to take it seriously in the second half. Anyway, no matter what the reason was, it would be a good thing for him not to defend him.

Recently, the media criticized Barcelona for suffering from "Messi dependence". This problem is viewed from two aspects. On the one hand, Rijcard said that it is incompetent, and on the other hand, it praises Messi for being too powerful.

When Barcelona attacks, everyone will try to give the ball to this little man, hoping that he will create miracles.

So since Manchester United doesn't value me, I will make you regret it! He clenched his fists.

...

After the second half of the game started again, like the first half of the first half, Barcelona wanted to score, and Manchester United also wanted to score. The two sides attacked each other and the scene changed.

During this period, Manchester United had three good opportunities to score, and Barcelona also had two chances to enter Manchester United's hinterland. Unfortunately, no one was sure of it, but it scared the two head coaches on the sidelines - no matter which side gets a shot, they will let the two head coaches leave their seats. The difference is that Rijkaard just stood up slightly, while Ferguson jumped out of the coach's seat.

After fifteen minutes of exciting matchups, Manchester United and Barcelona realized that this matchup put their goal in a very dangerous position. The five chances of both sides directly threatening the goal are proof of this.

So he chose to be conservative while being very tacit.

It is not surprising that Manchester United's steady defense is in line with their usual style. Barcelona's steady defense is incomprehensible.

"Barcelona wants to play Manchester United's defensive counterattack?" the commentator said in surprise.

Ferguson laughed in the seat. He knew why Rijkald suddenly became conservative again. Because after a matchup just now, he found that Norman United's offensive strength was not weak, and being more conservative in key games would help win.

This head coach, who is famous for his artistic football and offensive football, has to succumb to reality when his coaching position is unstable and chooses a more stable game defense. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!