Red Rebels

In Xiao Yu's previous life, his biggest impression of Mourinho was counterattack, he was an expert in counterattack!

In my impression, almost all the teams coached by Mourinho use counterattacks as their main tactics. Even when he was coaching Real Madrid, his team still played counterattacks, but the personal abilities of Real Madrid players are too good. So good that Mourinho had to attack, so the madman interestingly integrated the counterattack into Real Madrid's offensive system.

Attacking football with counterattack as the main method may be contradictory, but in Xiao Yu's view, Real Madrid under the coach of Mourinho is such a team, with solid defense and sharp counterattack, it seems to be very strong offensively, but In fact, it is still impossible to get rid of the concept of counterattack.

But being able to use counterattacks like offensive football, there is no need to doubt Mourinho's ability.

Of course, every fan has his own opinion about the tactics of Real Madrid coached by Mourinho. Xiao Yu thinks this way, but it does not mean that others do too. But it is undeniable that Mourinho is absolutely A very very very good counter specialist.

Will such a counterattack expert be beaten back?

Obviously unlikely!

When Brighton's No. 11 striker was about to break through the opponent's defense line, suddenly a person rushed out from the side, intercepted the through ball passed to him halfway, and then immediately passed it to Terry nearby.

The No. 11 striker rushed a long way, only to realize that the ball hadn't been passed, and looked back, only to find that the opponent's No. 25 central defender had dribbled the ball forward and inserted into Brighton's half, leaving him alone in the backcourt people, while his teammates returned to defense across the board.

Curtis moved forward with the ball, and De Rossi and Essien immediately gave up the space tacitly, while Crouch in front suddenly retreated, and Curtis immediately passed the ball to Crouch's feet.

Crouch's body is a little thin, but he is tall and has long feet. He leans against the opponent's central defender with his body, but his long feet are skillfully playing with the ball. Then he saw Palacio go forward and pass lightly give him.

Palacio slammed the ball in, and the ball narrowly passed through the gap between the opponent's center back and full back, but with a little more force.

But a lightning-like figure quickly crossed the opponent's defense line, barely caught the ball before it crossed the baseline, and passed a fast low and flat ball, which landed on the far post.

At this time, the opponent's defensive force was attracted by Crouch to the vicinity of the penalty area. In addition, the new Manchester United's counterattack came quickly, and Brighton's defense was not organized, leaving a large space around the far post.

Hleb was obviously prepared, and when Wright-Phillips passed the ball, he rushed to the ball and volleyed the ball without stopping.

Brighton's goalkeeper struck out in time, holding the ball tightly in his arms, and even fell to the ground under pressure.

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"It's a pity that Hleb wasted a chance that was close at hand. If he could choose the angle of this kick, he might have scored!" Scarlett sighed loudly.

Martin Taylor said with a smile: "In that kind of high-speed running situation, it is not easy to stop the ball, and you want to choose an angle?"

Scarlett herself felt embarrassed and laughed.

"However, the counterattack of the new Manchester United was very sudden this time. From Curtis stealing the ball to Terry, Terry knocked back, Curtis dribbled forward, and Crouch returned and Wright Phillips advanced. , everything happened in the blink of an eye.”

"This is a premeditated counterattack, right?" Scarlett asked excitedly.

Martin Taylor nodded and said: "Of course, and I must have practiced it. I felt strange at the beginning why Mourinho would choose Crouch to start instead of Kitson. Now I understand, because of Crouch's ability to play the ball Even better, he can fight for opportunities in the frontcourt, while Kitson is a pure center forward with poor ball-holding ability and is easily intercepted by the opponent.

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"And in my opinion, Crouch cooperates more harmoniously with his teammates. His skills are excellent and his team awareness is better. After retreating, he can create a large space behind him."

When Martin Taylor analyzed, the new Manchester United launched a few more attacks, basically through Crouch, making the ball to the left and right wingers, or Palacio, and then they made the last pass hit.

"But at present, it seems that Brighton has also seen the strategy of the new Manchester United, shrinking the defensive line, leaving no room for Wright Phillips and Hleb to move." Scarlett also saw the clues. .

Unexpectedly, Martin Taylor laughed, "Yes, but in this way, Brighton's counterattack is not terrible, and don't forget that Palacio is also a hidden danger. This player's small skills are very good , and Mourinho obviously gave him enough freedom to run freely up front."

"In this game, it is not so much that the new Manchester United played 442, it is better to say that they played 4231, Crouch came forward, Hleb, Wright Phillips and Palacio attacked in the second wave, but due to Crouch Odd retreat, so the second wave of attacking the back row is more concealed, and at the same time, the threat is greater!"

"However, Brighton is not a vegetarian. Their defense this season is very solid. The number of goals conceded is second only to the new Manchester United, and they are best at defensive counterattacks, so it is not easy for the new Manchester United to break through their goals."

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In fact, the progress of the game was the same as what Martin Taylor had guessed. The new Manchester United had the advantage, Brighton counterattacked defensively, the two teams fought brilliantly, but because the new Manchester United was too aggressive, Brighton had to Retracting the line of defense makes their counterattacks always fail to achieve the desired effect.

However, the new Manchester United couldn't break through Brighton's goal. The opponent's defense was really tenacious. In addition, the goalkeeper played well and failed to grasp several opportunities that were close at hand, which made the players of the new Manchester United on the field a little impatient.

"Mr. Mourinho said that the first half will determine the outcome of the game. Once Brighton's goal cannot be scored in the first half, the second half will be even more difficult. What should we do?"

Curtis was a little anxious in the back. Although from the scene, the new Manchester United took the initiative, in fact, there were very few good shooting opportunities, and none of them could be grasped. Seeing that the first half of the game was almost over.

Although the game was tight, the fans in the stands continued to cheer for the team. Even though the new Manchester United fans were at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, their voices were concentrated and transmitted to the pitch.

"Michael!" Taking advantage of an opportunity to return to defense, Curtis hugged Essien, crossing his hands in front of his chest.

The two have known each other for a long time and are familiar with each other, so they naturally know the meaning of Curtis' gestures. After talking to Essien, Curtis looked at Terry, who nodded in understanding, and Essien also followed De Rossi confessed.

A few minutes later, the court was still stalemate.

Brighton transferred a long pass, and Terry overwhelmed the opponent's high center forward and ferried the header to Abidal, who immediately passed it to De Rossi in front, and De Rossi quickly passed it to the not far away Palacio.

The Argentine's technique is very delicate, and the pace of dribbling is small but fast, making it difficult for the opponent to break the ball from his feet, but he can't break through the opponent's defense, so he has to pass back to Essien, Essien Xin saw an opportunity and passed it to Hleb who moved to the right.

Facing the defense of the opponent's full-back, Hleb immediately accelerated and dribbled the ball along the baseline, but the opponent's full-back was not slow and turned around to keep up.

Hleb stopped suddenly at high speed, slammed, turned around, then accelerated to retreat, crossed, the whole action was very fast!

The new Manchester United also made a cross before, but Crouch, who was responding in the middle, basically failed to grab the ball. This time, Brighton's central defender also kept a close eye on Crouch, stuck in his position, and prevented him from getting the ball. Grab the point.

But at this moment, a majestic figure suddenly sprinted over from the backcourt like lightning, facing Hleb's pass, leaped high, and smashed the ball heavily before the opponent's central defender kicked to make a clearance towards the opponent's goal.

The goalkeeper saw that it was not good, reacted, and made a save, but because the ball was too fast, he could only watch the ball roll into the goal, 0:1!

In the 42nd minute of the first half, the new Manchester United relied on Curtis's goal from the back row to grab a point and scored with a header!

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"It's too sudden, it's really too sudden, Curtis, he's very fast, from when Terry made a header to clear the siege just now, he was still behind Terry to help defend, but in a blink of an eye he appeared in the opponent's back The restricted area, it was too sudden, this attack... wait, what's going on?"

Just in the middle of Martin Taylor's commentary, he found that the referee stopped the game and called the team doctor and stretcher to the sidelines.

"It's Curtis. When Curtis was fighting for the ball with his opponent just now, he accidentally touched the opponent's shoe spikes. We can see that he bled a lot. The referee signaled that he must leave the field to stop the bleeding. I don't know. His injury is not serious, but don't affect the game!" Scarlett said with concern.

"Yeah, Curtis's performance in this game was very good. His organization on the defensive line made Brighton's counterattacks return without success again and again. His offense helped the new Manchester United open the door to victory. If he gets injured because of this, it will undoubtedly be a blow to the new Manchester United fans!"

"As the game continues on the field, we can see that the new Manchester United's offensive, which has one less man for the time being, has restrained, while Brighton, who is behind, is taking advantage of the opportunity to attack the flag aggressively. They obviously want to take advantage of the temporary advantage in numbers. Bring it back."

"Hey, we can see that Curtis is standing on the sidelines, and the team doctors and assistant coaches beside him are pulling him. It seems that they want him to be bandaged before playing, but Curtis can't stay, so he Standing on the sidelines, waiting for the ball to die, while being bandaged by the team doctor, obviously he can't wait to get on the field and help the team!"

Martin Taylor on the side looked at it, and not only praised him in admiration: "He is really a tough guy. He reminds me of Steve Bruce back then. I heard that Curtis grew up under the guidance of Bruce. Now I see the shadow of a steel defender from him, and he will definitely become a new star in England's defense line in the future!"

And when Curtis stepped into the stadium, the fans at the scene applauded one after another, and the fans of the new Manchester United even stood up and sang the song of Curtis in unison!

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