Football King Bale

The game resumed soon, and Zhan Jun was watching the game while analyzing the situation on the standings.

"Bale's goal helped Manchester United break the deadlock, which is a very good start for them. If they can win against Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United's league points can reach 50 points and continue to be in second place in the standings. Arsenal maintain a 5-point advantage."

"Bale's goal gave Manchester United a very favorable situation. The biggest feature of Ferguson's team is stability. They are rarely reversed by their opponents, but they often reverse their opponents. Manchester United this season, look at It seems that they are not as stable as in previous seasons, but they are still the only undefeated team in the five major leagues..."

On the sidelines, Tottenham interim coach Sherwood called the team's core midfielder Eriksen to his side and used the brief game interruption to hastily exchange a few words with Eriksen.

"Manchester United is strong offensively and weak defensively. I have already analyzed this before the game. It doesn't matter if the score is behind. Let me tell my teammates not to be anxious and stick to our pre-match tactics. Be patient. Our offensive power is Enough to score a goal. I have 100% confidence in your ability." Sherwood patted Eriksen on the shoulder and encouraged.

Eriksen nodded, feeling a little anxious because of the delay in equalizing the score. He slowly calmed down after being comforted by the head coach. He took a sip of water, quickly returned to the court, and conveyed the coach's instructions to his teammates.

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Tottenham once again began to patiently organize the attack.

Seeing the players calm down, Sherwood nodded. Although he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with the team, Sherwood is very clear that this does not mean that he can really coach Tottenham for a long time. Once Tottenham fails to achieve a record that satisfies the boss this season, he is likely to be dismissed at the end of the season.

As a team star who worked at Tottenham for a long time after retiring, Sherwood loves this team deeply. However, since Bell left, although Tottenham's performance in the past few seasons has been generally good, they have been unable to win the championship, which makes the fans very disappointed.

This is the third game after I took over Tottenham before Christmas. I won 1 and drew 1 in the first two games. It looks pretty good, but if we lose today, the team's newly built morale may be drained again. .

So, even if we can't win against Manchester United today, at least we can't lose!

Sherwood took a few steps back and stood on the sidelines with his hands folded. His eyes passed over Manchester United's defenders and he thought to himself: "Manchester United's defense, I don't believe they can maintain efficient defense all the time."

Valencia, Smalling, Van Dijk, Evra, this is Manchester United's starting back line for this game.

The defense problem has been Manchester United's biggest problem in the past two seasons. Although Van Dijk, whom Manchester United introduced in the summer, unexpectedly performed beyond his worth, one Van Dijk is not enough.

Compared with Manchester United's luxurious forward lineup, it is difficult for Manchester United's defense to even pass. In the 19 Premier League games that have ended, they have conceded 20 goals, averaging more than 1 goal per game.

It is particularly worth mentioning that in the entire first half of the 19 league games, Manchester United only had zero seals in 5 league games. It has the fewest clean sheets among the top four teams in the standings.

Among the other teams, Arsenal has kept 8 clean sheets, while Manchester City, whose defense has also been criticized, has kept 7 clean sheets.

Even Chelsea's defense, which has been criticized like shit, now has six clean sheets.

Manchester United has scored 52 goals in the previous 19 league games, averaging close to three goals per game, but they have not been able to widen the points gap with the teams behind them like they did in previous seasons. This is because of this defense line that is full of loopholes. Given.

Sherwood didn't believe that Manchester United would get a clean sheet when they met them. He always believed that Tottenham's goal would come sooner or later.

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It's not just Pochettino who has confidence in United's defenders, but so do United's fans.

As the game progressed, after experiencing the joy after the goal, the fans at Old Trafford became a little uneasy. They looked at the ball and whispered to each other.

"Why does a one-goal lead look so unstable?"

"Nonsense! How many games have we had without conceding a goal this season? In this game, Tottenham's goal has not yet arrived, so of course we are not stable."

"You can only feel the real feeling of the game when you see Spurs score, which sounds strange."

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The fans held their foreheads and held their heads, looking helpless. I know in my heart that the team will concede the ball in almost every game, but the problem is that I don't know when it will concede the goal. This feeling of hanging on by a thread is really cruel.

We know this, but when Manchester United has a game, whether it is Old Trafford or anywhere else, Manchester United fans will never be absent.

Not only will he not be absent, Old Trafford will always be the stadium with the most fans in the Premier League.

It is truly Manchester United that has abused me thousands of times, and I treat Manchester United like my first love.

"It would be great if the team could score another one." In the south stand of Old Trafford, a fat fan wearing No. 7 Manchester United jersey muttered to himself with his beer belly bulging out.

"Yeah, if we can score again, even if the team loses the ball, we can still take the lead. This way we can watch the game with more peace of mind." Fans around him immediately echoed.

But they also know that it is never that easy to score goals in football matches.

Even if he is as powerful as Bell, it is impossible for him to really score when they want him to score.

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"Dembele took the ball and he broke through Evra's defense. Dembele went in! Suddenly he shot! The ball was a little higher and Manchester United escaped."

"Kane spread his hands. He complained about Dembele's shot. Kane meant that he was in a better position. Why didn't Dembele pass the ball to him and give him the chance to shoot. Dembele expressed to Kane apology."

"Tottenham's offense is here again. Eriksen and Dembélé cooperated in consecutive one-twos. The football advanced very quickly and immediately reached the front of the Manchester United penalty area. Beautiful! Eriksen passed the penalty area 45 degrees, and Kane He shot in front of the ball. His header was very threatening and powerful, but it was a little too high. Tottenham's attack almost knocked on Manchester United's goal again."

"In fact, if Kane returns the header and lets Adebayor in the back row to shoot, maybe the effect will be better. Kane has attracted the attention of almost all Manchester United defensive players, and Adebayor just happened to Undefended.”

"Kane's long shot! The angle of this shot is slightly more positive, and the football is held firmly by De Gea. In today's game, De Gea's performance was pretty good."

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Amid the astonishment of commentators from major media outlets around the world, Tottenham launched a series of fierce attacks on Manchester United's goal. Manchester United's already weak defense is like a boat in a storm, in danger of capsizing at any time.

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"During this period, although our possession rate is still good, it seems that Tottenham is more threatening than our offense. They are closer to the goal than us." On the Manchester United coaching bench, Giggs covered his mouth and talked with Ferguson. Communicated.

Ferguson nodded, recognizing Giggs's judgment.

After thinking about it, Ferguson asked Mike Phelan on the side: "Mike, what do you think of this situation?"

Felan curled his lips and said, "Didn't I tell you my opinion a long time ago? Buy a defender!"

Ferguson's face darkened and he said angrily: "Buy, buy, buy, you know how to buy. If buying people can solve the problem, then what use do I need from you? Don't I know how to buy myself? The key is that in today's transfer market , it doesn’t have any reliable central defender at all!”

Felan scratched his bald head, but he didn't care about Ferguson's attitude. The two had worked together for so many years and knew each other's temperaments well. Phelan never worried about losing his job under Ferguson.

He is just a little worried about Manchester United's current situation.

Now everyone knows that Manchester United's defense is unreliable and they are eager to reform the defense, so everyone is on guard against Manchester United. Those who have good defenders will either kill them and not sell them, or they will offer unacceptable sky-high prices. Manchester United I don’t want to be a striker like Manchester City who can be slaughtered at will, so it is difficult to buy a reliable and suitable defender at a reasonable price.

Unless you are betting on luck, you hope to buy a young defender like Van Dijk.

In fact, in the summer, almost the whole world was saying that Manchester United was being ripped off by others. Fortunately, after Van Dijk came to Manchester United, he performed beyond his age and worth, otherwise Manchester United would really Being laughed at.

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"The defense will be hopeless for a while, so I hope they can hold on for a while longer. On the contrary, the offense...if there is a chance to score another goal, it may be more reliable than counting on the defense not to concede the ball. "Felan said helplessly.

Ferguson certainly knows what Mike Phelan means, and that is what Manchester United has been doing for the past two seasons: attacking instead of defending.

Just like the past 2012-2013 season, Manchester United conceded 43 goals in 38 games. But in the end, relying on the team's strong offensive firepower, they once again scored 114 goals in the league, scored a record 104 points, and achieved three consecutive championships for the third time in team history.

But scoring goals is not a simple matter. Even if Manchester United has Bale and Rooney on the front line, it is impossible for your opponent to let you get what you want.

Ferguson habitually raised his hand to look at his watch. The game had reached the 43rd minute. The first half of the game will be over soon.

Today's game has not had any major interruptions so far. It has been relatively coherent and smooth overall. There was only one goal and no time was spent celebrating the goal.

Under such circumstances, the referee should not have too much additional time, basically just a few minutes.

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