host must win

Chapter 630 A Different Manchester Derby
After returning to Manchester from Blackburn, Manchester United ushered in the next game after less than 60 hours of rest.

This is the first time Manchester United played at noon again after a month.Coupled with the fact that the interval with the previous game was too short, the players generally did not have enough rest time.

Even though Ferguson has tried his best to rotate, the entire Manchester United team seemed a little out of shape in this game.

Some drowsy Manchester United, the city declared the fall in the 32nd minute of the game.Sun Jihai leaned on Evra on the right, knocked back with the instep of his left foot, Barton made a diagonal pass to the penalty area, Gary Neville nodded and made a clearance, the top of the Irish penalty area volleyed into the penalty area, Sinclair turned right 9 meters in front of the goal With a volley shot into the far corner, Manchester City leads 1:0!

Yin Jun protested to the referee that Sinclair was offside first, but Bennett still awarded the goal.Slow motion showed that Manchester City were suspected of being offside when Barton and Ireland passed the ball.

After conceding the ball, Manchester United woke up like a dream and fought back aggressively.But when Manchester United aggressively attacked, Manchester City expanded the score.In the 39th minute, James made a long free kick from the backcourt, Sinclair and Evra fought for the top from the right, Andy Cole stopped the ball in the middle and went straight, Sylvester made a mistake in stopping the ball, Vassell turned the ball around, At 8 meters in front of the goal, he pushed the far corner with his left foot, 2:0!

Manchester City scored two goals in just 7 minutes.

The whole Manchester City Stadium celebrated wildly with cheers.

In today's game, Manchester United looked quite sluggish as a whole, playing very passively in the away game.

If we say that in the first more than 20 minutes, Manchester City firmly controlled the situation on the field, but still failed to break through Manchester United's goal, then in the last few minutes, Blue Moon showed a very threatening performance.

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Conceding two goals in a row in just 7 minutes, Manchester United seemed to have fallen from the world to hell.

Back in the dressing room, United's players looked down and out.Even Yin Jun looked a little frustrated.

In today's game, Yin Jun felt that nothing was right, the rhythm of passing and running was wrong, his teammates' shooting was wrong, and the defense was still wrong.

But sometimes, football games are like this, and it is impossible for Yin Jun to blame his teammates for this. After all, they are either not in ideal condition, or they have tried their best.

At this moment, he also knew very well that the morale of the team must not be let down!
With this sigh of relief, there is really nothing to play in the second half!
"Everyone cheer up, we haven't reached the time to be downcast yet." Yin Jun stood up from his seat and said loudly, boosting the morale of the team, "Two goals behind, this situation is not the end of the world , Our most important thing now is to stabilize our defense."

"Yin Jun is right, the top priority is to stabilize the defense." Giggs also stood up to encourage his teammates.

Evra, who was the first to bear the brunt, was a little embarrassed, but he bravely stood up and said that his state was indeed not ideal, but he would definitely adjust himself in time and continue to work hard in the second half to strive for a better performance.

Yin Jun also showed the demeanor that a captain should have. Not only did he not criticize Evra, but he believed that he had done his best.

Yin Jun said: "Defense is everyone's business in our team. We conceded two goals in just 7 minutes. None of us have the right to blame others."

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Yin Jun's maintenance moved Evra very much, not only because of the personal relationship between each other, but also because of the overall situation of the team.

During the intermission, the coaching staff will not easily make substitutions.Substituting at this time is tantamount to shifting all the responsibility for the first half to this player, which is unfair to anyone.

Since there will be no substitutions, the morale of the team must be adjusted.

This is Yin Jun's attitude.

Ferguson also led the coaching staff into the locker room at this time, and he also very much agreed with Yin Jun's statement.

"There is still the second half of the game, and we are far from being dejected. Don't forget, our statistics before the game show that Manchester City's second half is when they make the most mistakes."

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Ferguson's words are a good reminder to the players in the locker room.

According to the statistics of Manchester United's coaching staff, Manchester City's ranking in the Premier League this season, if only the first half and the first 21 rounds of matches are considered, Blue Moon's record in the first half is 8 wins, 10 draws and 3 losses, and they can score 34 points , thus entering the European theater: ranked fifth!
The only big problem is that the draws are a bit much.

But if we only talk about the second half, it will be greatly discounted immediately.Manchester City's second-half results were 4 wins, 7 draws and 10 losses, ranking fourth from the bottom in the Premier League, and they are a proper team in the relegation zone.

Of course, if you only talk about the first and second halves and don't combine it with reality, such data is not very meaningful.But this can at least fully prove one thing, that is, Manchester City's performance in the first half is always much better than in the second half.

A very important reason for Manchester City's very different performances in the first and second halves lies in the team's physical fitness.

As a mid-level team in the Premier League, it was a Premier League lift a few seasons ago. Manchester City does not have enough financial strength to build a strong lineup.They can only choose to sign some veterans who can't play in the rich teams to increase the strength of the team.

This is not the case with former Manchester United star Andy Cole, or former Liverpool star Fowler.

The veteran has rich experience, which can give Manchester City a good boost, but the veteran's shortcomings are also obvious, that is, his physical shortcomings.After all, time is not forgiving. It is difficult to expect old guns like Andy Cole and Robbie Fowler to run like young people like Yin Jun, Ronaldo and Rooney.

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After what Ferguson said, the Manchester United players immediately regained their confidence.But just this is obviously not enough. The team must also come up with a feasible plan at the tactical level.

That's the threat on the left.

Ferguson's opinion is very consistent with Yin Jun's. The team's pressure on the opponent on the left in the first half was obviously not enough.

"Manchester City prefer to play the ball directly into our penalty area in attack. This was very obvious in the first half. The intention is very simple. It can create better shooting opportunities in the penalty area. Andy Cole, Sinclair and Fowler are good players at that."

"And we must shrink appropriately and adopt intensive defense, especially our middle lane, and we must hold the front of the penalty area."

"In addition, when attacking, we also need to put more pressure on our opponents from the left. Ryan (Gigs) should be more active, push Sun more, and put more pressure on their side. There will be more opportunities.”

After hearing this, everyone nodded their heads.

(End of this chapter)