"Be careful Scholes, he is the hardest player in Manchester United to defend!"

This is a sentence that head coach Gao Han has repeatedly emphasized over and over again in the past few days.

Harvey Alonso always remembers it.

As the team's starting midfielder, against Scholes, Harvey Alonso carefully defended this slim look throughout the game, not like the opponents of those brave English players.

He dared not be careless at all, because he knew that all the guys who underestimated Scholes or were careless in the game eventually became Scholes and became the poor man at Manchester United's gun.

In order to defend Scholes, Xavi Alonso even had to sacrifice his organization and control in the midfield, which also led to the chaotic attacks since the opening of Atletico Madrid.

But judging from the feedback from the head coach, he had no objection to this.

After all, it's a away game now.

So, when Harvey Alonso saw Scholes retreating, he chose to follow him as soon as possible.

Although he has not been working with Diego Simeone for a long time, Xavi Alonso knows that the Argentinian is a trustworthy teammate. After he goes up, he will definitely withdraw as soon as possible.

When Scholes intercepted the ball in the midfield and launched a counterattack on the spot, everyone at Atletico Madrid was startled, and a burst of screams broke out in the field. Xavi Alonso's scalp was even more numb, and his instinctive reaction was to stick it on.

As soon as Scholes intercepted the ball, before he even had time to stop the ball, Xavi Alonso came closer.

So fast?

Scholes was also shocked, his feet slowed down, and he looked again and lost the ball!

All of this happened in an instant. The audience only saw Scholes intercepting the ball and was quickly interrupted by Xavi Alonso. The two just crossed by, but the ball rights changed hands back and forth.

After Xavi Alonso intercepted the ball, he sent it forward without hesitation.

At this time, the entire Manchester United midfielder was actively preparing for the front pressure and cooperating with Scholes' counterattack on the spot. Unexpectedly, he was suddenly intercepted and hit a counterattack, which caught everyone off guard.

After Kaka received the ball, he did not have any love, and passed it straight, sending the ball to the left side of the front of the penalty area.

Villa picked the ball with his right foot in the future, made the ball turn around, slid past Brown, and then quickly sprinted forward from the other side. The whole process was so lightning that Brown could not react at all.

By the time Villa caught up with the ball again, he was already in the penalty area, facing Butters one-on-one.

Fifteen meters, left foot, near the lower right corner of the door post...

Butters reacted quickly and wanted to stop him, but he didn't stop him.

The ball rolled into Manchester United's goal again, 2-0!

From intercepting the ball to scoring, in just a few seconds, the entire Old Trafford Stadium fell into a dead silence.

Almost everyone held their breath and watched incrediblely what was happening on the court, changing so rapidly.

Even at this moment, many Manchester United fans have not yet pulled away from the screams when Scholes intercepted the ball, but in a blink of an eye, it was Manchester United who concealed the ball.

Atletico Madrid's on-site counterattack is too fast!

From Xavi Alonso to Kaka to Villa, the three players completed the entire midfield counterattack, and they all shot one shot, which was so fast that it was dazzling. By the time the fans reacted, the ball had already entered.

It was at this moment that fans cheered in the stands of the stadium.

It's very faint, but very clear in this deadly Old Trafford Stadium.

In the stadium, Villa turned around and rushed out of the penalty area, shouting and venting his excitement of scoring the goal.

Behind him, Atletico Madrid players wearing visiting team jerseys were chasing.

Two to zero, the bed sheet army won another game!

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"Damn it, I'll go to tmd!"

Ferguson on the sidelines was furious and kept cursing angrily.

I was so angry that I saw a bottle of water on the sidelines and kicked it away.

If the first goal conceding is acceptable, then the goal conceding will be too big for Manchester United.

At that time, Manchester United had just successfully intercepted the ball and his morale rose sharply. He was about to push the attack forward with a large amount, but suddenly the ball was cut off and he was quickly hit by a counterattack, and even scored the goal. This hit the players' confidence and the team's morale very much.

Even Ferguson would rather lose the ball and get a counterattack than intercept the ball and then lose the ball and get a counterattack.

"Atlancia Madrid's style of playing is very special, a bit like..." McLaren thought with a frown.

"Belsa's Argentina." Ferguson replied without hesitation.

"Yes, it's very similar, especially the kind of counterattack on the spot, it's so similar."

But Ferguson shook his head, "It's not that simple."

McLaren frowned even more, isn't that simple?

"His overall formation is more rigorous than Bielsa, and the distance is kept tighter. The three defense lines are very flexible. Whether from offense to defense or from defense to offense, they can complete offense and defense in the shortest time."

Speaking of this, Ferguson breathed heavily, turned his head and looked at Gao Han in front of the visiting team coach's seat.

"He's really only twenty-six?"

He was very suspicious about this.

Because it is hard for him to believe that a boy who is only twenty-six years old will have such tactical attainments.

But the facts are right in front of him, and he can't help but believe it.

What a terrible boy!

"The problems in our midfield and backcourt are still very serious." Ferguson sighed again.

Manchester United's defense has been unstable since Stam's transfer.

Although Ferguson later introduced Laurent Blanc from Inter Milan and poached Ferdinand at a sky-high price this summer, the problem of defense has always existed.

Ferguson himself knew that the real situation was not as expected by the outside world. It was entirely the responsibility of the defense line, but rather the team's overall formation and tactical style.

Manchester United used to play the traditional British 442 formation, relying on two wings Giggs and Beckham, with the forward line being the Black Wind Twins. The two players in the middle of the midfield, even Roy Keane, are not typical defensive midfielders, but more like British midfielders with both offense and defense.

This certainly makes Manchester United's offense very brave, and the players cooperate for many years and have a tacit understanding. The scene looks very smooth, but in fact, the hidden dangers are very great, especially the defensive protection at the front of the penalty area.

Even in the peak years, Manchester United's lineup was not at all cheap when it met top opponents in the European arena. The miracle of the Triple Crown in 1999 was somewhat lucky.

Especially in the past two years, with the recommendation and promotion of the 4231 formation style, Manchester United's British 442 style has been at an increasingly disadvantage at the midfield level. Therefore, Ferguson made up his mind to change the team's style of play, hoping to incorporate more continental European elements into the British midfield to fill the team's weaknesses.

The introduction of Perron at a sky-high price, and even almost introduced Guardiola at the beginning, was for this purpose.

But it turns out that after playing in Serie A, Peron, who is comparable to Zidane, came to the Premier League, it was difficult for him to bear the burden given by Ferguson for various reasons.

So Ferguson adjusted his playing style and adopted the 451st, or the 441st formation, and was dragged back by Bart and Keane, but the effect also looked unsatisfactory.

Perhaps, Real Madrid's Marklele will be the best candidate.

There is also Atletico Madrid's Xavi Alonso, the Spanish midfielder's performance on the defensive end, which is worthy of recognition.

Thinking of this, Ferguson already had an idea in his mind.

However, this has nothing to do with the game in front of you.

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After conceding two goals in a row, Manchester United played even more impatiently. Although they were still brave and showed tenacious fighting spirit, Keane kept mobilizing the morale of his teammates on the court, hoping to suppress Atletico Madrid.

But the bed sheet army quickly took over the game.

With two goals in hand, Atletico Madrid played more steadily and calmly.

Especially as the game progresses, the physical fitness of Manchester United players gradually declines, and the pressure and pressure are no longer as strong as the opening stage. Atletico Madrid uses its skillful passing and control cooperation system to gradually control the midfield rhythm and ball rights.

This made the situation on the scene gradually tilt towards the bed sheet army, and Manchester United were powerless to do anything about it.

After Atletico Madrid fully controls the game, even if Manchester United is unwilling to give up, they have to retreat at all.

Unless, they also want Atletico Madrid to expand the score again.

The second half of the game changed sides and fought again. Manchester United launched a rush attack after the start of the game, and once again launched a fierce attack.

Van Nisstrui also got a chance to shoot in the penalty area, with three or four consecutive shots, all of which were aimed, reflecting the strength of his own king of small penalty area, making Atletico Madrid's goal in panic.

But Czech goalkeeper Cech performed steadily, blocking high and low contacts like a god, ensuring that the goal was not lost.

In addition, Gao Han quickly made adjustments and his defense stabilized again.

Facts have proved that Gao Han's judgment was correct at all. After stabilizing his position again, Atletico Madrid quickly regained control of the situation and Manchester United had to retreat again.

But Ferguson quickly made a substitution, replaced Argentine midfielder White Wizard Peron.

This is a substitution that obviously competes with Atletico Madrid for midfield in order to improve its midfield control.

But after Peron came on the court, he seemed a little out of place with several other midfielders of Manchester United and could not play in the same rhythm. Although he also made a few good shots, he was eventually drowned in the wave controlled by Atletico Madrid.

The bedsheets army did not start another offensive frenzy until the final stage of the game.

Especially after Gao Han replaced the young player Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese player passed three people in a row on the left. Not to mention Gao Han, even Ferguson's eyes lit up and applauded.

Unfortunately, the last pass failed to pass the ball, which made Atletico Madrid miss the opportunity to score again.

The game time was finally frozen at 90 minutes.

Atletico Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-0 away with goals from Torres and Villa.

But the one who was elected as the best player in the game was Brazilian midfielder Kaka.

With his outstanding performance in the Champions League this season, the young Kaka has successfully attracted the attention of major European clubs, including AC Milan and Barcelona, ​​all of whom are drooling at him.

And defeated Manchester United 2-0 away, Atletico Madrid won two consecutive wins in the group and successfully ranked first in the group.

Although Manchester United lost, they retained the second place in the group.

Roma defeated Basel 1-0 at home in this round, ranking third in the group.
Chapter completed!