In the southwest of Manchester city, 6 miles west from Old Trafford Stadium, you will see a place surrounded by green trees, beautiful scenery, convenient transportation and very quiet.

You can't see anything unique about the buildings, nor are there any symbols describing them.

However, if you are a true Manchester United fan, when you drive on this quiet road and see the "Carrington" road sign along the road, you will definitely know that the famous Carrington is ahead of you.

Lingtong Training Base - the training ground of the Red Devils and Manchester United, a place known as the "Heart of Manchester United".

For many Manchester United fans, this is a holy place in their hearts. It is a good place for them to come to chase stars, take photos with their favorite players, and ask for autographs.

For Manchester United head coach Moyes, this is where he works and where he studies how to deal with one opponent after another.

His most important opponent now is Hamburg.

Currently, Manchester United has been far behind its competitors in the Premier League, and Manchester United fans also have great opinions on Moyes.

Especially after being beaten twice by city rivals Manchester City, with big scores of 1:4 and 0:3 in both rounds, the voices calling for Moyes to be sacked became louder and louder.

Moyes feels that he can only stay at Old Trafford if he makes a difference in the Champions League.

So he had to get past Hamburg.

Coincidentally, Hamburg only advanced to the quarterfinals after beating Manchester City twice. If Manchester United can eliminate Hamburg, it will also win back the hearts of Manchester United fans to a greater extent.

After all, this way Manchester United fans can hold their chests high in front of the fans of their rivals in the same city, instead of running away in despair like now.

Therefore, Moyes has watched the videos of the two games between Hamburg and Manchester City many times. He is not only very clear about the tactics Pan Yi used at that time, but also remembers every adjustment he made during the game.

As he told reporters, he does feel that Pan Yi is a master tactician and feels that Hamburg is very powerful, but he also seems to have found a tactic that can crack Hamburg's offense.

That means we must not repeat the mistakes of Manchester City!

To compete with today's hamburgers is to court death!

So Moyes is going to use a more secure way to deal with Hamburg...that is, focusing on defense.

This is also the way Moyes is best at playing.

And this is actually what Manchester United fans criticize most about Moyes.

He doesn't have the rich temperament of Manchester United!

In fact, Moyes is definitely well versed in the targeted tactics of the game, but due to his years of experience in leading weak teams, his proficiency in counter-attacks is much higher than in proactive offense.

This is why many people think that his ability is not suitable to lead Manchester United.

It’s not that easy for a wealthy club to look down and fight back! Manchester United fans can’t stand it.

And once Moyes has the nerve to go out and play, the only result will be that his opponent steals the chicken.

Manchester United's defense is so good, stealing chickens is almost a sure thing.

There is another very interesting statistic this season: Manchester United's away record ranks first in the Premier League.

This phenomenon can also be explained from the above: After all, in away games, it can be collected appropriately, but at home, it is not so easy.

But now if he can only choose between winning and looking good, Moyes can only choose winning.

If they lose to Hamburg again at Old Trafford and are eliminated from the Champions League, there is a high probability that Manchester United's coaching position will be... no, it should be 100% gone.

"Are you sure you want to play against Hamburg at home?" Assistant coach Philip Neville asked with some doubts. "The fans will have a lot of opinions. After all, Pan Yi expressed his contempt for the Premier League and Manchester United in an interview.

.If it cannot come with a beautiful victory..."

Philip Neville is the younger brother of Gary Neville and a famous Manchester United player. After retiring, he stayed at Manchester United as an assistant coach to assist Moyes.

Also serving as assistant coach is Giggs, but he has not officially retired yet, so he works at Manchester United as a player-coach.

Giggs also said: "Philip is right, I think too..."

Moyes waved his hand and interrupted the assistants' speech: "It doesn't matter what he said, what matters is the result. We still focus on the game itself."

Little Neville and Giggs nodded and stopped talking.

Everyone knows that Moyes is a good old man, so he will not spend any effort on this kind of verbal dispute.

But in fact, such a personality sometimes has negative effects, especially when the performance is poor.

One of the problems it brings is that it is not enough to put enough pressure on the opponent.

Imagine Klopp’s roar to the fourth official during the game, and then imagine Mourinho’s chattering mouth...

Modern football is not an 11 vs. 11 competition where everyone relies solely on their playing skills.

Various off-field factors are adding fuel to the trend every minute and second: the coach's on-the-spot command, the referee's subtle penalties, the fans' cheers... These may seem insignificant, but they are always affecting the trend of the game.

Anyone who has watched a Manchester United game may remember Moyes’ appearance on the sidelines:

A wrinkled face full of bitterness and hatred, as if he is always being wronged;

There won’t be too many celebrations when scoring a goal, and you’ll secretly pump your fist to count;

When falling behind, sometimes the whole person is stuck in the seat, unable to move;

In fact, these performances sometimes greatly affect morale.

Including he cried in public after reversing and eliminating Olympiacos in the Champions League round of 16.

Although this was a display after he released huge pressure, after all, they are Manchester United. They just defeated a Greek team to advance, and they should not be as excited as winning the championship.

This is why people criticize Moyes a lot. He doesn't look like the head coach of a wealthy team. He cannot give his players the pride of a strong team and even makes them feel insecure.

Comparing it to other famous coaches, Guardiola is like letting the enemy change in thousands of ways, but he has his own clever plan;

Mourinho has the kind of attitude that even if the sky falls, I will be there to support him;

This also includes Pan Yi, who is currently the most popular player. He always looks confident. He is not anxious when leading and not impatient when falling behind. Players have a backbone.

A coach is the banner of a team, and Moyes is indeed lacking in this regard.

Not to mention that his predecessor was Ferguson, how kingly he was!

In comparison, Moyes is a complete loser. He can only make do with leading a mid-table team, but he will be a little embarrassed on the big stage.

This temperament even affects the implementation of tactics.

In fact, Moyes had a distinct label when he was at Everton:

For example, you will spend a small amount of money to do big things;

For example, focusing on physical confrontation and squeezing the court space;

Another example is that they are required to pass through the midfield quickly, attack concisely, and when counterattacking, pass three passes and two down and then go to the frontcourt;

Moyes even pioneered a unique "left-back organizational system" at Everton. The true playmaker of the team was left-back Leighton Barnes.

Among the players on the team, Barnes is considered a very skilled player, including Fellaini who moved forward last season, and Moyes is definitely a coach who can make ends meet.

But what about the tactics after coming to Manchester United?

Not to mention the media and fans, Moyes himself probably doesn't even understand what he is playing.

After Manchester United's home draw with Fulham this season, Fulham coach Meulensteen laughed twice after the game and said bluntly: "Now Manchester United's method is very direct, which is to set the edge and then cross.

, it’s easy to defend…”

What he said was correct.

Although from a statistical point of view, Manchester United was unjustly tied by Fulham. They shot 9 of 31 times in the game, with a ball possession rate of 75.4% and a passing success rate of 92.1%. The game was basically Fulham's.

Half time.

But judging from the offensive methods, it was not unfair for Manchester United to be tied.

Because Manchester United's offense involves not only crosses, but also crosses, setting a new record for the number of crosses made by a single team in a single game in Europe's top leagues in recent years.

They made as many as 81 crosses in one game!

After the game, some British media said that no team in the history of Europe's top leagues had made more than 70 crosses in a single game.

The rigorous OPTA said somewhat conservatively that this was the game with the most crosses in the league since the 2006-2007 season, because they only counted crosses since this season. The previous record was 52, and Manchester United surpassed the record.

A full improvement of 29 times!

Before the game, Fulham coach Meulensteen originally planned to use the old captain Hangeland at the central defender position, but considering Manchester United's playing style, he temporarily changed the starting lineup and sent a taller, younger and better jumper.

kindness.

In addition, he also specifically warned the players to try to keep 8 people in the penalty area to compete for the landing point of the cross.

Faced with such targeted defense, Moyes just accepted death and his team kept passing, passing, passing...

In the end, the game became a laughing stock.

Of course, Manchester United not only frequently loses points against weak teams this season, but what makes Manchester United fans intolerable is that it is completely impossible to play against strong teams.

In addition to being double beaten by Manchester City, Manchester United, as the defending champion of the Premier League, has almost never defeated a strong team in a season (only defeated Arsenal once), and it is almost impossible to even enter the Europa League.

This kind of disparity is unacceptable to fans.

So all in all, Moyes couldn't win with the ball, and he played ugly, so it was normal for him to be dismissed.

Facing such an opponent, Pan Yi showed contempt in front of the media, which was actually a sign of confidence.

If you can't even win Manchester United, don't even think about winning the Champions League this season!
To be continued...