I Am Really the Savior of the Red Devils

After the opening game, the expected rushing attack failed to produce results, but was successfully blitzed by Bayern, and then was created one after another with murderous intentions. Manchester United appeared very passive on the scene, especially the defensive pressure in the midfield was very high.

Kanter, Carrick and De Bruyne basically stayed in front of the defense, which made it difficult for the frontcourt offense to create threats.

Guardiola's team is good at possession of the ball, Ye Su has long been aware of this, but he thinks that with the strength of this Manchester United team, even if they can't compete with their opponents, they can at least play well Back and forth.

But when the competition really started, Ye Su realized that he was still too young.

In fact, Manchester United's first shot of the game did not come until the 9th minute.

Vardy dribbled the ball along the right to launch a counterattack, but could not get support from his teammates. He was forced to the wing by Bayern left-back and captain Lahm. In the end, he could only kick the ball to Lahm and earned a corner. .

After Luke Shaw sent a corner kick, Van Dijk headed the goal, but was saved by Neuer with one hand.

But two minutes later, Bayern quickly launched a counterattack.

Ribery dribbled the ball into the penalty area from the right and shot directly, but was blocked by the returning central defender Van Dijk.

But a minute later, Bayern made a comeback, Thiago once again crossed the penalty area diagonally, Lewandowski once again overwhelmed Maguire, headed the goal from close range, wanted to hit a far corner, but failed to hit the goal, The ball slid past the goal again.

Bayern's continuous offense made Manchester United feel tremendous pressure.

Whether it was Lewandowski's suppression of the two Manchester United central defenders, Costa's activeness, or Ribery's sharp dribbling breakthrough, Bayern's offense made Manchester United exhausted.

For a super giant like Manchester United, there was only one shot in the first 20 minutes, which is indeed quite embarrassing.

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Rooney is an offensive player. He is very aware of the team's defensive pressure, but there is nothing he can do to help. Rooney can clearly see the loopholes in the opponent's defense, but the problem now is: Manchester United is suppressed so badly that they can't get the ball out of the midfield.

Without the ball, even if the opponent puts the goal in front of you, it is in vain.

Bayern's performance in the first half was really good.

Full control. Even Rooney himself felt that if he continued to play like this, it would be a matter of time before he lost the ball again.

"It's not okay to continue playing like this!" Rooney thought, frowning.

As the core of the team's striker, what he should consider most is how to score goals.

Bayern's left defense has too many gaps, Bernat's defensive ability is insufficient, Ribery is more involved in offense, and at most there is only one Vidal to fill the position. As long as he gets the ball at the right time, Rooney is sure to cause a little trouble for the opponent, and even score a goal!

But now the question is, how to get the ball?

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"When pressing, you try to let them pass the ball to the left and give it to Bernat."

Taking advantage of a respite, Rooney summoned Vardy, De Bruyne, Kanter, Carrick and others, and expressed his thoughts to his teammates.

"Are you trying to find a breakthrough from Bernat?" De Bruyne's eyes lit up.

Rooney nodded and said, "This Spaniard is very sticky."

There is no doubt that Bernat's own strength is very strong, and the Spanish full-back also has many advantages. For example, when attacking, Bernat can play fast and smooth cooperation with Ribery. At the same time, Bernat's long-range crossing ability has no problem. What is even more rare is that Bernat has a strong propulsion ability.

However, for a player who plays as a full-back, Bernat also has this obvious weakness, that is, he is strong offensively and weak defensively, because his height disadvantage cannot provide positive help to his own defense.

If it is facing some underdogs, Bayern can suppress their opponents, and Bernat's shortcomings may not be a problem. But when meeting a strong team, Bernat will become a link targeted by the opponent.

"Okay, we got it."

"I'm going to try to force their ball to the left."

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Carrick, De Bruyne and others said one after another.

Every player passes the ball in a sector. As long as one side is properly pressed when pressing, the opponent will often pass the ball to the other side habitually. So as long as everyone agrees, they can force the ball to the left.

Vardy also said: "Don't worry, as long as the ball reaches Bernat's feet and the timing is right, I will definitely grab it."

Although Vardy has been talking about his offense the most since he joined Manchester United for two years, in fact his wide-ranging active running and frontcourt pressing are his forte.

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As Manchester United retreated, Bayern began to control the situation on the field. As the team's full-back, Bernat also began to take on some tasks of participating in the organization and offense.

According to the pre-match arrangement of the coaching staff, after he presses up, Alaba will move his position to the left appropriately, and Ram on the right will shrink into the penalty area, forming a formation similar to a three-back. This is also the adjusted style of play of the team's coaching staff in the past period of time, which has strengthened the team's defense to a certain extent.

And as the team controlled the rhythm and possession of the ball, Bernat began to get more opportunities to get the ball on the left.

After Manchester United stole the ball in the backcourt, they quickly launched a counterattack.

Maguire sent a long ball straight into Bayern's half, forcing Lahm to chase it all the way back and play it back to goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.

After Neuer stopped the ball with his foot, he turned and passed it to Alaba and then to Bernat.

Vardy didn't have time to grab the first kick, so he simply didn't go forward and let Bernat take the ball forward.

The Spanish international left-back was the same as before, quickly dribbling the ball forward along the left, and passed it to Thiago under Vardy's interference.

Thiago passed to Ribery, and then to Vidal near the center line, but still had no chance, and passed back to Bernat.

But this time, Bernat didn't even stop the ball, and Vardy, who had premeditated, had already rushed in front of him.

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what to do?

Bernat couldn't care about anything else, he had no way to think about whether Vardy had premeditated, his only thought was how to protect the ball and how to get rid of Vardy.

In this situation, offensive players and defensive players think differently. If it is a defensive player, it is estimated that the first thing that comes to mind is to pass it directly to a teammate, or even destroy it with a big foot. But Bernat still adopts the thinking of an offensive player. He wants to stop directly and pass Vardy, then he can continue to dribble forward and participate in the offense.

Vardy obviously expected him to think so. When he received the ball, he got close to him and squeezed him with his body.

Bernat himself is not good at physical fitness, mainly because of his speed, foot skills and passing to gain a foothold in Bayern.

Vardy is already a bit taller than Bernat, and his physical confrontation is far superior to that of the Spanish left-back. When he squeezed close, Bernat staggered immediately. That is, Vardy made a decisive move and broke the ball.

As soon as Vardy stole the ball, he immediately went straight behind Bernat at the fastest speed.

At this time, there was a burst of exclamation at the Allianz Arena.

The nearby Vidal rushed over immediately, but as soon as Vardy accelerated, he immediately caught up with the ball and strode forward.

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"Manchester United suddenly formed a steal in the frontcourt. Vardy sprinted with the ball, very fast!"

"This sudden counterattack caught Bayern by surprise!"

Alaba is not far from Bernat. He knows very well that this is a critical moment for Bayern to switch from defense to offense. Vardy suddenly steals the ball and hits a counterattack, and Bayern's defense will definitely be flawed.

Especially on the left.

When Alaba saw Vardy striding the ball, he realized it was an opportunity and decisively chose to grab it.

Vardy has long been mentally prepared for this.

Vidal and Bernat have been left behind by him, as long as he doesn't slow down, they can't catch up. And as long as he passes Alaba, he will be able to hit the goal directly, so Vardy deliberately waded a little bigger to lure the opponent out.

As soon as Alaba robbed, Vardy immediately accelerated again.

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The Austrian defender obviously didn't expect that Vardy didn't try his best just now, so he was taken aback and decisively shoveled.

However, Vardy's reaction to Alaba was obviously expected. Before Alaba made a move, he took a step forward and poked the ball, and the ball passed by Alaba's feet, while Vardy himself did not slow down. Continue to chase the ball.

The Austrian sat down on the turf, looking desperately at Vardy going away.

"Beautiful ball pass! Vardy dribbled the ball and broke through Bayern's defense!"

The entire Allianz Arena gasped.

Bayern's goalkeeper Neuer had already shifted his position to the left when Vardy stole the ball, staring at him like an enemy.

After he saw Alaba go up to grab the ball, he was passed by Vardy's ball, and he was passed in the blink of an eye.

Neuer was shocked and saw the ball rolled into the penalty area. Vardy was still chasing him. He had no other choice. He immediately abandoned the goal and rushed towards the ball with open arms.

Although it was a gamble, Neuer did not lose his composure at all, and was still observing Vardy's movements.

Chasing him will definitely not catch up to Vardy, but after abandoning the goal, he can use his body to block Vardy's shooting angle, but the premise is that he must judge what action Vardy will take.

Vardy doesn't have enough time to pass people because he only has one chance.

Bayern's defense is extremely meticulous, the distance between the two lines is very short, and the players echo each other very closely. From stealing the ball to passing the ball through Alaba, to the penalty area, Kimmich and Lahm have returned to the penalty area. , he has no choice.