naaapseattle Chapter 811 The one who stands up is the hero
Chapter 811 The one who stands up is the hero
"Although it is associated with the Triple Crown, the essence of this final is still the final of the FA Cup...so you don't need to have too much psychological pressure, understand? Show your ability in the game, It is enough to suppress the opponent, look for opportunities, and then seize the opportunities."
This is what Kiya said to the players before the game started, and the players obviously listened to it.
After resisting Southampton's two attacks, Manchester United started a counterattack. Pogba broke through the midfield with the ball, and then was intercepted by the Southampton midfielder. He quickly distributed the ball to the wing. Ashley After Young received the ball from the left and made a pass, Maguire took off in the middle and grabbed the ball in front of the Manchester United striker.
As a British central defender, his positioning and ability to judge the landing point are still top-notch.
Mourinho looked at the scene on the field and didn't say much.
Southampton began to attack again, and the Manchester United players began to quickly return to defense-Southampton counterattacked very quickly. Although there were no particularly fast players in the frontcourt, just one Du Yue was enough to make People are vigilant.
Under such circumstances, Southampton did not launch a quick attack.
They started steadily with passing through midfield and creating chances.
In the midfield, they patiently looked for opportunities through passing, with De Bruyne as the core, constantly passing back and forth, looking for gaps.
In addition to the midfielder, there are Vardy and Du Yue who ran out of the penalty area, and the two full-backs who advanced forward. They have enough support points in the frontcourt.
Such a smooth operation made Manchester United's defense seem a bit stretched.
In the 7th minute of the game, after Southampton made a quick pass, De Bruyne quickly scored the ball in midfield. Grealish received the ball on the left side of the penalty area and made a beautiful shake, dodging Jones' defense, and then directly Break into the penalty area and suddenly shoot from a small angle!
The ball roared and flew towards the goal. The quality of the shot was quite high. Fortunately, De Gea reacted quickly. He raised his leg almost subconsciously and blocked Grealish's shot with his foot!
The Southampton fans sighed from the stands.
But soon, they gave loud applause, because they knew that Southampton's next attack would be equally good!
In the face of Manchester United's overall defense, Southampton can create opportunities relatively easily, which proves that they are in good condition.
In the final stage of the season, with such a good state at the beginning, how can it not make the Southampton fans full of confidence and pride?
You must know that Manchester United's defense is quite good. In the league this season, they only conceded a total of 28 goals, only one more than Manchester City!
And other teams, even Chelsea, which claims to be excellent in defense, have conceded 38 goals this season.
In the Premier League, conceding less than [-] goals in a season is a remarkable achievement.
Manchester City conceded few goals because of their tactics, while Manchester United conceded few goals because their overall defense was quite tenacious.
But Southampton scored four goals against Manchester City in the last round of the league, so they will definitely be able to score more goals against Manchester United!
This simple conversion is of course unscientific, but for Southampton fans, they believe in such words.
In the following time, it was indeed Southampton who played against Manchester United.
They keep passing, they keep looking for opportunities, and they want to score goals.
Manchester United can only create opportunities through sporadic counterattacks.
They are all players with excellent speed and dexterity in the frontcourt. Under such circumstances, the counterattack should be more effective.
However, Southampton's defense in the backcourt is not inferior.
The long pass in the air is basically controlled by Maguire.
If the ground wants to find opportunities through fast passing, it is difficult to pass the control of Southampton's midfielder. Even if they play on the wing, it is difficult to play out.
After 10 minutes in the first half, Manchester United created very few opportunities.
Their most promising attack was when Sanchez received a long pass from the backcourt in the penalty area. After stopping the ball, he wanted to turn around and break through, but he fell under the interference of De Ligt. Manchester United fans shouted for a penalty. The referee But there was no penalty.
He could see clearly that De Ligt didn't start his hands, and didn't stretch his legs extra. He just squeezed Sanchez with his body from behind. Sanchez lost his balance when he turned around forcibly, so he fell down.
If this is a penalty kick, he, the referee, will be surrounded by huge controversy next.
Of course, during this period, Manchester United's defense was indeed very strong. It can almost be said that no chance was left for Southampton's attackers.
However, maintaining this intensity of defense has cost Manchester United's players complete concentration and a lot of energy consumption.
This continuation, until now, is enough for them to reach their limit.
Mourinho bit his lip. He didn't expect Southampton to achieve this level of suppressive attack. This is something that Manchester City can't do.
In the Manchester derby, he was able to lead his team to defeat Manchester City because he first withstood Manchester City's offense with a tenacious defense, and then scored a goal through a quick counterattack!
And Manchester City's possession of the ball to suppress the offense is not so strict!
It can be seen that the current state of Southampton has indeed reached a peak!
When encountering such an opponent, the game is often not easy to play.
Mourinho knows this, but he has no other choice now, he can only hope that the players can hold on longer, and then counterattack to seize one or two opportunities...
If you have one or two chances, it will be easy to handle.
Yet his prayers did not come true.
In a stalemate, the one who stands out is the hero!
Du Yue is Southampton's hero once again.
De Bruyne's through ball found him, and then he dribbled the ball forward and broke into the penalty area.
Facing Jones who was rushing forward, he first changed direction with small steps, then made an emergency stop, and dunked the ball near the baseline again!
After this breakthrough, even if the angle is small, the threat of shooting will be great!
Because the goal is indeed very close!
Jones can only stretch out his feet to stop.
Then he hooked Du Yue.
While rushing forward, Du Yue fell and gnawed at the mud.
The referee's whistle blew, and he decisively awarded a penalty kick!
The Southampton fans began to applaud wildly, and the Manchester United fans began to boo loudly!
However, the slow motion playback proved the accuracy of the referee's decision. Jones actually hooked Du Yue's foot, and there is no doubt about the penalty!