Chapter 1139 Send the ball I passed you to the goal
In this way, Dong Fangzhuo began to integrate into a new role. He hoped that he could get a certificate of at least UEFA Pro before retiring.
The interests of each age are different. When he was young, Dong Fangzhuo liked to train alone and compete with Ronaldo. Now, he prefers to guide newcomers to train and teach newcomers some things. He also personally participated in the training and cooperated with young players.
Ferguson was quite satisfied with all this, and that was what he needed.
Porto, Portugal at noon Wednesday.
Manchester United's first team came in a mighty way, and Porto ushered in their 8th-final opponent.
Portugal's largest portal website, Sapo, shook the flag and shouted for Porto: "Porto's encounter with Manchester United is a difficult challenge for the Portuguese, and the schedule of home and away is even more disadvantaged. However, Porto once won the Champions League two times. Porto, which won the Champions League trophy in 1987 and 2004, will not easily give up the opportunity to compete for the third Champions League in club history this season. Porto, who has a devil's home court, has the ability to fight."
The website of Portugal's publico newspaper also pointed out that although Porto and Manchester United's strength are not on the same level, in the 2003/04 season, Porto eliminated Manchester United with a total score of 3:2 under Mourinho, advanced to the next round and finally won the championship. Now that he has encountered his former old rival again, it may be a good opportunity for Porto to replicate his glory.
"Defend, Porto must set up enough defensive barriers in the midfield and cannot give Dong too much room for activity. Chelsea's problem is that Boas is too confident and believes that he can beat Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. A Dong cannot lead Manchester United to win. Pereira cannot make such a mistake. Porto needs to set up a bus from the start of the midfield." The Portuguese Morning Post is looking forward to the Champions League quarter-finals and gives advice to Porto coach Pereira.
But in fact, after Pereira returned from London, she had already made her own plans.
If you don’t defend, will you still attack?
Manchester United's characteristics are very obvious. Before Dong came back, Manchester United played overall football. The players' personal abilities were not very outstanding. The game was stable and there were not many surprises. After Dong returned, Ferguson obviously set a new tactic around Dong Fangzhuo, and made new tactical designs with Dong Fangzhuo as the core. This is actually very similar to Barcelona's concept of Messi around Messi and Real Madrid's concept of Cristiano Ronaldo, especially the former. Whether it is Dong Fangzhuo or Messi, they are the core of the offense, while Real Madrid is the ending player with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Apart from placing a bus, Pereira really couldn't think of any other way.
But he was still very confident at the pre-match press conference. "Every season, when Porto appears in the Champions League, it is always considered a big gift package, but every year we always play unexpected results. Any team that comes here will not be easy, even Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona."
"Football is a sport of 11 people. Dong is very strong, but he cannot be the dominant player in every game. When our 11 people perform perfectly, we can still achieve an ideal result."
Porto's strength is really not weak. If Manchester United didn't have Dong Fangzhuo, perhaps Porto is really not afraid of Manchester United. From their starting lineup, it can be seen that Pereira has a lot of ideas.
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Goalkeeper: Fabiano
Defenders: Danilo, Indy, Macon, Ales Sandro
Midfielder: Elctor Herrera, Casemiro, Oliver Torres
Forwards: Quaresma, Jackson Martinez, Brahimi
In the team, there are players coveted by Real Madrid like Danilo and Casemiro, as well as famous stars like Quaresma.
Moreover, the team's style of playing is very strong and resilient, and he plays at home. Pereira is naturally confident in the game.
As for Manchester United, Ferguson is not very optimistic, because there are too many injuries, otherwise he would not have arranged so many young players to play in the FA Cup.
If you take a look at Manchester United's injury list, they are enough to rank a very competitive lineup.
Especially for the defense, Manchester United's defense is too fragile this season. Before Dong Fangzhuo came, the midfield was a little messy. In a sense, it was De Gea who supported Manchester United's first half of the season.
Ferguson is actually hilarious because everyone is focusing on the offenses of Dong Fangzhuo and Manchester United, thus ignoring Manchester United's defensive issues.
The Premier League is easy to play, but it doesn’t mean the Champions League is easy to play!
But, so what?
Ferguson only made a slight adjustment to the starting lineup, and goalkeeper De Gea must be unable to strike. He is the defensive decisive needle in the defense line.
The back line is exactly the same as the FA Cup.
In the midfield, Fletcher, Carrick, and Fellaini were behind Dong Fangzhuo.
The two forwards were replaced by Rooney and Rashford.
That's right, even Van Persie was pinned to the bench, and Ferguson was happy to give Rashford a chance.
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"This is a very conservative lineup, but another sharp lineup."
When he got Manchester United's starting lineup, Leinkell said, "Fletcher, Carrick and Fellaini are enough to defend well. The rest is to hand over the ball to King Dong and let him solve the offensive problem. Porto is not easy to play, so Ferguson chose to be cautious in defense, but on the front line, he is very bold. He did not choose veterans Van Persie and Falcao, but gave Rashford more opportunities. It seems that he can't wait to let Rashford take over."
" Speaking of this, King Dong recently signed up for a coaching training class in Manchester. It seems that he will pick up the coach's coach in the future. Maybe one day, shortly after retirement, he may become the head coach of Manchester United, and then command Rashford, Lingard and others off the court to play the game..."
"The most threatening player in Porto must be Quaresma. This nerve knife will be unsheathed once a long time ago. Manchester United must not be careless."
Quaresma and Dong Fangzhuo were teammates with him for half a year. In the 2009 season, Quaresma was still in Inter Milan, and Ronaldo even greeted him and asked him to take care of him. But who knew that the relationship between the two was not good. In the winter break, Quaresma was loaned to Chelsea.
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When Rashford learned that he had entered the starting lineup, he was simply crazy. He was filled with joy and his muscles on his face had never relaxed.
“Marcus,”
"You don't think about anything. All you have to do is send the ball I passed to you into the goal."
"I played a hat trick in my first game in the Champions League."
"You can do it, too."
Dong Fangzhuo inspired Rashford before the game.
Chapter completed!