The whistle sounded, and the ball was passed from Rooney's feet to Scholes in midfield. From this moment on, the Champions League final officially began.
From the moment the game started, the lineups of both sides suddenly integrated into everything. Parma's players gathered towards the midfield, and immediately formed a situation of encirclement and oppression on the midfield line, while Manchester United's players
, also suddenly started to penetrate the frontcourt in an instant. Scholes's kick was passed directly towards the frontcourt. Rooney received the ball and sent it towards the right wing. They seemed to have no preparation at all.
It's time to start the attack.
"Manchester United started a fierce attack from the beginning of the game! Surprisingly, Manchester United played very fiercely. Do they want to have the upper hand from the beginning?"
No wonder Lineker exclaimed that Manchester United played quite strangely.
Manchester United's strength is recognized as very strong, but they rarely press forward with all their strength. Most of the time, they rely on comprehensive recovery and the quick counterattack of the three-headed monster in the frontcourt.
Cristiano Ronaldo's extreme sharpening, Rooney's frequent sidelines and
Tevez's sacrifice has made Manchester United's tactics very powerful. However, no matter how powerful they are, their playing style is still a style of playing with defensive counterattack as the main idea. It is different from the current momentum of destroying everything as soon as it starts.
, there is still a big difference.
But in this game, they had no hesitation. As soon as the game started, their three-headed monster in the frontcourt immediately pressed forward. With the addition of Hargreaves, they directly withstood Parma's defense.
, completely not giving Parma any chance to control the situation by passing the ball back, and completely suppressing Parma's backcourt from the beginning, hoping to score a goal at the beginning.
This situation is strange, but it is unexpectedly useful. Although the Parma team is very strong, it still lacks experience. In such a big scene, they were a little excited. Manchester United immediately exerted force from the beginning of the game.
The pressure on Parma seemed to be caught off guard, and the team also moved back. Even Cavani's position was immediately moved to the midfield position, and Manchester United's players immediately passed the center line, trying to press across the board.
Parma, score the goal as soon as possible.
Ferguson saw it very clearly: Since I don’t know how you play, then I will let you play with me. If your defense is suppressed, you will lose touch if you think about pressing. If you want to control the ball, you will not be able to pass it back. From the beginning
, he is going to make Parma lose its autonomy!
Cristiano Ronaldo held the ball at his feet. He did not accelerate. He first made a small bicycle movement, and then started to break through on the wing. Obviously, playing in the Champions League final is also an exciting thing for him.
The mood is also a bit exciting.
And he immediately started a breakthrough. He took a step towards the middle. Grosso did not follow him closely, but pressed him and had to make a parallel move towards the middle, which blocked his direction.
Death, and in front of Ronaldo, little Cannavara shoveled him over,
But Ronaldo pushed the ball to the right with his feet, avoiding his tackle. He took a step to the left, passed the ball and threw him away. Then facing De Jong, he stepped on the ball.
At his feet, a movement similar to a Marseille slalom that was spinning on the spot, dodged De Jong and reached the front of the penalty area.
“Wonderful breakthrough!”
Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthrough was quite exciting. The Champions League game started with a quick raid that passed two people, which made all the Manchester United fans shout. On the court, Agger was already moving towards his path.
However, Ronaldo did not choose to continue to make breakthroughs. About three meters away from the penalty area, he suddenly raised his foot and shot a long shot!
The football rolled out of the field against the goal post, and the shot went wrong, but it still made the entire Manchester United team excited.
"It's a pity that Manchester United failed to score in the first minute." Although Lineker said it was a pity, his tone was very happy. It seems that Manchester United's star is in great condition!
However, it seems that both sides were a little too excited. Cannavaro's tackle just now was obviously a bit reckless. If it hadn't been for Ronaldo's reckless long shot, it would have been hard to say what happened.
However, fortunately, it is Manchester United that has the upper hand.
"We can see that Manchester United had the upper hand from the beginning of the game. They already had a big enough advantage from the beginning. Parma was suppressed by them into the backcourt, but they did not seem to have completely given up on the idea of counterattack.
.Now their frontcourt is in chaos.
, Cavani retreated too far, while Yaya Toure and Motta did not retreat enough, and even wanted to step in and score another goal for the team. Their current midfielder is huddled together, thinking
They want to counterattack, but they are afraid of losing the ball. It seems that now, they simply don’t know what to do..."
Lineker watched the game and expressed his opinion. Parma seemed to be pressed by Manchester United with high pressure as soon as they came up. The method of cutting off the connection between the midfielder and the defender was very uncomfortable. In addition to Milito, they also stood in the frontcourt.
On the forward line, other players were very deep. In the midfield, Yaya Toure and Motta seemed not to want to admit defeat. Both of them were pushing forward. Parma's 4312 formation seemed to be squeezed.
Pressed into a 4141 formation.
This is really a strange formation. Are they so vicious?
Another Manchester United attack was launched at this time. Carrick made an easy pass and passed the ball to Scholes in front of him in the midfield. Scholes received the ball at the same time.
He made a half-turn and without stopping the ball, sent the ball directly to Ronaldo in front of him. Ronaldo's back was facing the goal at this time. He didn't turn around, but directly flicked the ball behind him.
This was beyond everyone's expectation. The football ran directly behind the defense. However, Rooney behind him did not expect such a pass. He was a step slower and Frey had already saved it.
The ball was held in his arms.
Ronaldo waved his fist fiercely but said nothing.
"It's quite a wonderful pass. Manchester United has shown a very high level. Up to this point in the game, we can see that the players on both sides are no longer as green as they were at the beginning. They have begun to adapt to the game. Manchester United is in the game.
It has shown us the strength of a top team. I just hope that Parma can also play at a good level and let us watch a wonderful game..."
While Lineker was talking, Parma's counterattack had already started. When Motta brought the ball to the back of the center circle, suddenly, he passed the ball through Manchester United's midfield defense and headed towards the front.
Milito sent it over!
This was not a good opportunity. Milito collected it very well, let alone the defender. Once he got the ball, it was difficult to get rid of Hargreaves immediately. However, after Milito got the ball, he did not think about it.
Wanting to step in, he kicked the ball to Zabaleta, who was standing behind him on the wing, and then ran up quickly.
Zabaleta immediately made another pass and sent the ball towards the frontcourt.
Manchester United pressed Parma's four defenders, but they still failed to completely suppress Zabaleta. Hargreaves had to take care of the defense in the middle, which gave him such an opportunity.
In the front court, Milito received the ball at the edge of the penalty area, but next to him were Ferdinand and Vidic. Although Manchester United pressed hard, they were not unprepared for Parma's counterattack. Their defense recovered.
The speed was not slow at all. But Milito did not stop the ball.
He jumped up during the reverse run, turned around in the air, headed the ball a little, and gave the ball to Arshavin behind him. He landed on the ground, turned around again, and started running forward. This series of actions was completed simply and smoothly, although he did not throw away the ball.
Ferdinand was next to him, but Ferdinand had no chance to compete for the top spot.
This seemingly simple pass made Ferguson's expression suddenly change on the sidelines.
"Arshavin got the ball, and no one around him was watching! Vidic stepped in, and the ball came from behind, Milito!"
When Arshavin got the ball, there was no one around him. After he received the ball, Vidic stepped forward, but Arshavin immediately kicked the ball behind him, and the football immediately went towards Milito.
My feet passed through it!
Ferdinand had already taken a step forward when he blocked the ball. When Milito got the ball, he immediately raised his hand to indicate that it was offside. However, the referee did not react - Milito also took a step back after the header.
, he ran forward after the ball was passed, and he was not offside this time. He did not run towards the small penalty area in the penalty area, but on the edge of the right side of the small penalty area, at a small angle, he pushed a shot with his right foot directly towards the distance.
The corner was pushed over!
Van der Sar had already rushed out to intercept, but he never expected that Milito would not attack into the small penalty area, but shoot from a small angle! He jumped out, but he also knew
He couldn't reach it at all. He couldn't imagine that it was already a one-handed ball, and he still played like this. Is it the courage of a skilled person, or the fearlessness of an ignorant person?
Facts have proved that this is obviously the former. Milito's push shot was very fast and the angle was very tricky. Milito did not play one-on-one with Van der Sar because he relied on his own
I have full confidence in my shooting skills!
The football rolled directly into the left foot of the goal. Less than ten minutes into the game, Manchester United's pressure failed to result in a goal. Instead, their own goal was broken by Parma!
“gooooal!!!Diego Milito!!!!”
Milito turned his head. Unexpectedly, he did not celebrate wildly, but with a smile, he hugged Arshavin who rushed over.
His performance seemed extremely calm, as if scoring the opening goal in the Champions League final was a trivial matter.
"Parma scored a goal on counterattack. It's really unacceptable. What happened to the defense just now? Why is there a vacuum in front of the penalty area? Why is there no one to defend Arshavin?" Lineker still doesn't understand.
, but Ferguson had already stood up on the sidelines. Unlike Lineker, he could see it very clearly.
Parma didn't have the midfield squeezed out of shape at all. They took the initiative and turned into a 4141 style of play. Although they were a little chaotic due to nervousness, this was originally a tactical arrangement. The arrangement of Manchester United's double central defenders is
The parallel position remained unchanged for many years, so Parma played a very good tactic: they relied on Milito to press forward, making the two
All the defenders shrank, and the retreating Cavani attracted the attention of Hargreaves. The forward penetration of Yaya Toure and Motta entangled Scholes and Carrick. In this way, in
At the front of the penalty area, Manchester United formed a vacuum zone. The place where Arshavin got the ball was five steps away from the back line, and at this distance, no one was guarding him!
The problem was huge - Ferguson realized it immediately. Since this season, people have been praising his forward-less formation and his brilliant arrangement of the center position, but now he has realized that in this game, he was
The opponent used center forward tactics to counter-suppress. What made him most uneasy was: Manchester United's parallel positioning of two defenders has been a tactic for many years and cannot be easily moved. This is what makes him most afraid of being targeted by the opponent!
This is not a vulnerability, this is a technical knockout. Precisely because of this, this is even more terrifying.
How long will Ferguson be unable to sit still? Parma gave the answer: In less than ten minutes, you have to stand up!