Three days later, the same stadium welcomed Tottenham Hotspur again. Ferguson was worried. The reason was very simple. In the game against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford last weekend, Ye Qiu did not do his best.

Ye Qiu's external explanation is that the players are in poor condition, and no one knows what is going on.

In the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, this is not an ordinary game, but a key battle related to who can reach the Champions League final. No one dares to be careless. Ferguson devoted all his strength in the league because he had to do so, otherwise, Manchester United would never have the chance to win the Premier League again.

Manchester United tried their best, Tottenham Hotspur kept up, and the score of L seemed to be quite reasonable.

If Ferguson was a little unable to grasp Ye Qiu's specific thoughts before the 34th round of the league, then after the 34th round of the league started, he had already guessed it very clearly after seeing Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup, that was to burn his way and try his best to compete for the double championship.

Judging from the current situation, Tottenham Hotspur has the advantage of league points. They are four points ahead. After losing the 34th round of the league, they are still one point ahead. In other words, Tottenham Hotspur still firmly grasps the initiative in winning the league, provided that Ye Qiu's team must maintain a complete victory in the remaining four rounds of the league.

Judging from the schedule, Manchester United, like Tottenham, Ferguson also emphasized rotation in the second half, and like Ye Qiu, Ferguson's rotation range was not large, because they all knew very well that ensuring the team's combat effectiveness was the key.

So Ye Qiu used three-pointers to exchange for Manchester United's best efforts to create an advantage for his first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. This was undoubtedly a very courageous adventure, and it was also in line with Ye Qiu's goal, because what he wanted was a double championship.

After playing the 34th round of the league, Ferguson ranked first in adjusting players' physical fitness because he knew very well that the first game at Old Trafford Stadium was a game that had been abandoned by Ye Qiu. Ye Qiu's only hope for it was to drag down Manchester United's physical fitness.

And if we follow Ferguson's guess, Ye Qiu will do his best to the second game at Old Trafford Stadium.

But Ferguson was unsure. He didn't know how Ye Qiu would play in this game. Although he arranged for a scout to go south to London to spy on Tottenham's military information, he received news that Van Persie was absent due to injury, which made him somewhat relieved.

According to Ferguson's pre-match guess, Van Persie was absent, Ye Qiu should be on Cavani, Messi on the right is unstoppable, and Gareth Bale on the left may be Gareth Bale, because although Ribery's condition rebounded very quickly and scored a lot of goals after returning, he still had to lose to Gareth Bale in terms of condition.

The Welsh young player is the biggest discovery in the Premier League this season. He showed excellent impact on Tottenham Hotspur's left and also showed his outstanding potential. The only obvious disadvantage is that his style of play is a bit inconsistent with Tottenham Hotspur's overall style, because his basic skills in technology are not detailed enough and cannot cooperate with some teammates.

But Ferguson always feels something is wrong, because three days ago, Ye Qiu went to Yaya Toure, David Silva and Alves. Will they not play this battle? If they don't play, what will Tottenham Hotspur's tactics fight?

In fact, it is not difficult to guess from another perspective. If Tottenham Hotspur did not show certain strength in the match three days ago, how could Manchester United be consumed by Tottenham Hotspur?

Just as Ferguson was thinking, he saw Tottenham Hotspur’s coaching staff stepping out of the player channel one after another, and Ye Qiu followed him out. When he saw Ferguson, he waved his hand with a smile, saying hello.

"I lost the ball and my mood is still so good, it's not easy." Ferguson walked over not far from the entrance of the passage.

Ye Qiu shook his head and smiled, "We Chinese have a saying, "It's called "Eating joy in hardships, there's no way. In your territory, I can't do anything to you."

Ferguson seemed to want to find something from Ye Qiu's eyes and expressions, but he obviously couldn't find anything, just as Ye Qiu could hardly see the uneasiness and worries in his heart from his face now. They were all very good at disguising people, especially in front of their competitors.

"You are so confident that you can get an advantage in this game?" Ferguson thought that Ye Qiu's purpose is to score away goals, and of course it is best to defeat Manchester United.

"I don't know, but I think I should give it a try." Ye Qiu still answered with a smile, but the answer was obviously difficult to satisfy, so Ferguson snorted coldly after hearing this.

"Let's see," said Mr. Fur turned around and walked back to the home team coach's seat.

Ye Qiu's confidentiality work was obviously done before the game started. Until the players of both sides walked out of the player channel, Ferguson discovered Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup. He guessed half of it, but he guessed the other half wrong.

Beckham

He never expected that Ye Qiu would arrange Beckham, David Silva and Fabregas to play at the same time. Was he really so confident? Or did he have other arrangements for this game?

Gareth Bale did not play, the Welsh did not play in the last league game. Ferguson originally thought that this game would be held, but he didn't expect that he would still not play. Instead, Ribery went up, and the French formed a trident with Cavani and Messi.

On the back line, Marcelo started two consecutive games, Ziglinski and Thiago Silva started together, but it was not Alves on the right, but Aveloa. Is this aimed at Manchester United's left-hand side Cristiano Ronaldo?

Ferguson has not had much change or adjustment in this game since the previous league, because he is very clear about the team's current strength. Manchester United must do their best to play Tottenham Hotspur, otherwise there will be no chance of winning at home.

The goalkeeper is Van der Sar, the defense is Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand and O'Shea, the three midfielders are Anderson, Carrick and Scholes, and the front tridents are Cristiano Ronaldo, Tevez and Park Ji-sung.

After seeing Tottenham Hotspur's starting lineup, Ferguson was always a little worried. When both sides returned to halftime and prepared to kick off, he called O'Shea and told him to be careful of Ribery.

O'Shei is tall, and Ferguson mainly uses him to block Gareth Bale, because he feels that the Welsh didn't play in the last league game and this game must be played, but he didn't expect Ye Qiu to be played in Ribery.

The Frenchman is short and has a flexible and versatile body. O'Shea will obviously have more difficulty dealing with such players than Gareth Bale, especially considering that if Manchester United is suppressed, it will suffer a big loss.

Manchester United's tactics were actually the same. Ferguson had to attack at the beginning of the home game, but it was still the iconic Ferguson tactics. After six minutes of attack, the team began to shrink because he couldn't hold on.

If he was confident enough, Ferguson could still hold on for ten minutes, but he always felt worried.

Because as the game was rolling out, he once again discovered a difference between Tottenham Hotspur, that is, Cavani went to the right side, while Messi was arranged in the middle by Ye Qiu from the right side. What does this mean

Evra met Cavani, and her height and strength had no advantage at all. Cavani's running ability and pressing allowed him to suppress Evra well. Messi met two big men, Ferdinand and Vidic in the middle, and Ribe was against Oshei.

"Fuck" Ferguson felt like he was fooled

Realizing the danger, Ferguson immediately walked to the sidelines and signaled to the players to be careful of Messi. The Argentine young player has been swimming between Vidic and Ferdinand, which always makes Ferguson feel thorny in his heart and feel uncomfortable.

"He realized it." Mauro Tasotti said to Ye Qiu with a smile when he saw Ferguson coming to the sidelines with a little impatient attitude.

Sometimes he admires Ye Qiu's courage. He gave up a strong conversation with Manchester United and gave up his three-point lead, which is equivalent to putting all the chips on the players, either a double championship or a nothing.

With the current situation of Tottenham Hotspur, the league is one point ahead, but as long as Ye Qiu's tactics do not work, the team will be eliminated from the Champions League, which will inevitably affect the situation in the league. This will undoubtedly end with a crushing defeat for Tottenham Hotspur.

Of course, the voting support of Tottenham Hotspur fans also gave Ye Qiu enough courage. In his interactions with fans, he received full support from fans, so he dared to gamble on this.

"So what if you see it? He has no choice." Ye Qiu smiled, walked over, waved at Messi, and signaled him to withdraw from the front. This was also a signal given by Ye Qiu when he arranged tactics before the game.

"The greatest tactical value of Messi is not his cut in the right side. There are many right wingers who can score goals, but if he can get the ball like him, he will hardly lose it after getting the ball, which is extremely scarce," Ye Qiu said to Mauro Tassoti.

In fact, Messi was arranged in the middle, and Ye Qiu tried many times in training. This was derived from a suggestion from Peter DeVisel. He saw Messi playing football, and then felt that with Messi's technical skills, he might be able to play a greater threat in the middle, because after he got the ball, he would basically not lose unless he encountered a foul by a defensive player.

Moreover, when Messi gets the ball, he can not only find teammates to cooperate, but also drives the ball and breaks through by himself. After passing the ball, he can turn around and jump into the penalty area to find a scoring opportunity. Such players are rare in the world.

Messi retreated from the front end of the front line to the area between Carrick and the back line, which is equivalent to sending a signal to everyone in Tottenham Hotspur that our offense is about to begin.

The midfielder passed one consecutive kick, Messi retreated to catch the ball, held the ball with his back to the goal, and tried to turn around, but Vidic quickly blocked Messi, but the Argentinian almost stuck the ball under his feet. Neither Vidic nor Carrick had a chance to step on, and Messi quickly passed the ball to Fabregas.

After getting the ball, Fabregas passed the ball with a straight pass, and saw Cavani quickly cut into the penalty area from the right. Although he was a right-footed player, his left foot was not bad. In addition, his height and strength advantages, he pressed Evra with his body, and stopped the ball with his left foot and pulled back.

Ferdinand thought Cavani was going to kick directly in the penalty area, so he was so scared that he rushed over, but Cavani crossed from behind to Ribery on the left, but he didn't handle the ball well when he was in a hurry, and the ball was taken by Van der Sar.

Ribery was originally sprinting, but after seeing Van der Sar get the ball, he immediately slowed down and smiled bitterly at Cavani, as if saying, "You can pass it a little more, it's too close to the goal."

If this attack was just a test of the water, then one minute later, Tottenham Hotspur once again attacked the ball into Manchester United's hinterland. Messi retreated and got the ball, and then got the ball away from Vidic, and passed it to Ribery. The Frenchman cut the ball from the left and shot directly at the front of the penalty area, but it was slightly off.

Two consecutive attacks created threats, and Ferguson's face became more and more serious because he found himself fooled.

Ye Qiu now clearly wants to use Messi and Ribery, two stars with excellent personal abilities and skills, to cooperate on the left and middle to attack Manchester United's three tower defense lines composed of O'Shea, Ferdinand and Vidic, because these three players all have a very obvious shortcoming.

Now Messi specializes in holding the ball between the defense line and the midfield, using his ability to get the ball to create opportunities. In this area, defensive players dare not make any moves because they have to worry about being passed by anytime and anywhere, and also worry about fouls.

Ye Qiu believes that there are many meanings when using Beckham. One thing he is very sure is that Manchester United's midfield cannot threaten Beckham, because Tottenham Hotspur will beat Manchester United in this game.

On the contrary, if Ye Qiu had Gareth Bell on it, the situation would be much better than it is now.

Just as Ferguson was anxiously thinking about countermeasures, the time on the field did not stop or slow down at all. Messi suddenly pulled to the left side of the arc and received a long pass from Ziglinsky's low tie in the backcourt. After stopping the ball, he took the ball and got rid of Ferdinand and drove the ball into the penalty area.

O'Shea quickly ran over from the left. Messi was about to get a chance. O'Shea fell to the ground and shoveled the ball, but also tackled Messi. However, the referee did not signal a foul, nor did he call Messi to fake a fall. The players on both sides were obviously dissatisfied with this move.

When tall players meet short players, especially within a narrow range of shrinking defense, such a contest is simply not a heavyweight level. Small players have almost all the advantages, especially in the front of the penalty area, where they have to worry about not being able to foul.

O'Shea's tackle just now made all Manchester United fans, even Ferguson on the sidelines, sweated in a cold sweat, because they all knew very well that if this was a penalty kick, Manchester United would almost never have to play this game.

Although Tottenham Hotspur did not get a penalty, the protest only lasted for a short time, and soon re-entered the game, actively pushed the pace to organize and plan the offensive again and again.

Tottenham Hotspur now has an advantage in physical fitness. Manchester United just fought a tough battle with Tottenham Hotspur three days ago. They had fought continuously before, and their physical fitness had reached the critical point, so Tottenham Hotspur wanted to take advantage of this and directly raise the pace after the game and chase you forever.

With just one goal, Ye Qiu will be in his hands.

Everyone in Manchester United is also aware of the current situation. Ferguson frequently commands the team to pay attention to defense, but with Tottenham Hotspur's offensive, Manchester United's defense line still reveals gaps again and again.

It was another pass from the midfield, David Silva made a straight pass, and Ribery passed through the middle between Osheim and Ferdinand, but when he rushed into the penalty area and wanted to stop the ball, Vidic reacted faster, blocked him with his body in advance, stuck to the advantageous position, and intercepted Ribery, allowing Van der Sar to attack and hug the ball.

This is definitely a major test for the nerves of the Red Devils fans, and they are creating dangers almost every minute.

But this is also a test for both players. Whoever can hold on will be able to laugh to the end. If Tottenham Hotspur cannot score, it is likely to be counterattacked by Manchester United in the end. Conversely, if Tottenham Hotspur scores, the ending will make this group of Manchester United players who just defeated Tottenham Hotspur for the third time this season because of L.

As Messi retreated, he took the ball in the middle and frequently created threats and planned an offensive. Manchester United also began to focus on strengthening the defense in the middle, especially against Messi's point, but this somewhat dismantled the east wall and repaired the west wall.

Beckham is not easy behind David Silva and Fabregas, and before Ziglinsky and Thiago Silva, especially at his current age.

Before the game, Ye Qiu asked him if he could play Manchester United in this Champions League. He answered almost without hesitation that he could.

Everyone knows that he doesn't want to play Manchester United, but he is a professional player and receives a salary from Tottenham Hotspur, so no matter at any time, as long as Tottenham Hotspur needs it, he will not refuse, even if the opponent is Manchester United.

When Manchester United's defense focuses on Messi, the defensive pressure in the midfield is much lighter. In addition, Cristiano Ronaldo's pressing side is not very strict, so Beckham's pressure is not very large, which allows him to better observe the situation on the field in the backcourt.

Ye Qiu said that as long as Messi, Ribery, David Silva, Fabregas and others hold on to the defensive power, Cavani on the right will have a chance, so Beckham pays attention to Cavani's movements.

When the game reached the 26th minute, Aveloa defended Cristiano Ronaldo on the right. Espanyol's defensive skills were quite good. This time, he accurately cut the ball down and handed it to Beckham who ran over to the response. The latter saw Evra intervening through the midfield, while Cavani was in front and no one defended it.
Chapter completed!