I am the king of football

Chapter 439 Bayern's Countermeasures

It's not that Ferguson doesn't want to change his tactics, but from Heynckes' perspective, he can't think of a strategy to suddenly enhance his players' air defense capabilities.

Well, there is nothing wrong with continuing to use the high-altitude ball attack tactics, and being able to cope with ever-changing situations with the same strategy.

So the short halftime break ended quickly, and the Manchester United players walked out under the passionate encouragement of their coach. They once again stepped into the stadium and accepted the cheers of the fans at Old Trafford.

"Okay, the two teams are back on the field again. Both sides stand in their respective positions. Manchester United, who are temporarily leading the score, will kick off the second half."

Qin Hu and Van Persie stood in front of the serving point, and they kicked the ball directly after the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

"The ball was kicked out directly, Carrick took the ball in the middle and organized the game. Manchester United's formation did not change in the second half. They still stood in 4231."

At the beginning of the game, Carrick was not in a hurry to pass the ball forward. He kept passing the ball with Giggs behind him, and interspersed the ball to Rooney and Van Persie on the left and right sides.

The two wingers tried to pass the ball back to Carrick after there was no chance on their own flanks, and this went on and on. Manchester United did a good job of controlling the ball at the beginning of the game.

However, soon through Zhan Jun's observation, he discovered the changes in Manchester United's opponents.

"Bayern's formation was adjusted. Kroos' position was moved forward, and he came to a position parallel to Muller. When the team was behind in the score, Heynckes actually increased the opponent's team's offensive strength."

Not only Zhan Jun but also the fans watching the game were surprised. Some fans who liked to comment on the performance of the coach and players while watching the game were immediately shocked.

"Heynckes is getting old and confused. He is missing a defensive midfielder. Both defensive midfielders lost the ball. If Manchester United scores again, even a god can't save them."

"That's not bad, Manchester United is now stable~"

"Nothing wrong!"

Compared with the fans' comments, Zhan Jun did not make any remarks at the first time. He still needed to wait and see what Bayern's adjustment on the field meant.

Soon, he got the answer. It was the moment when Manchester United's high-altitude pass was finally intercepted by Bayern's defensive players with great effort. When Javi Martinez kicked the ball before Qin Hu pulled over to press, the other midfielders and frontcourt players of Bayern all moved.

"Muller moved sideways to take the ball off the field. Fletcher was already pressing towards him and passed it directly to Kroos on the right. Kroos controlled the ball and dribbled past Carrick who was returning to defense. Beautiful!"

The effect of having one more person was immediate. Compared with Muller, Kroos was obviously more like a midfield commander. After coming to a position closer to the opponent's goal, the midfielder performed like a fish in water.

"He passed the ball to Ribery on the left. Kroos did not stop for a moment and continued to go deep into Manchester United's midfield. Giggs came towards him and Manchester United's two defensive midfielders were separated again."

"Shu~"

The next second, Ribery passed the ball to the middle before Evra made any contact with him. Mandzukic, who had been waiting for a long time, once again played his role as a fulcrum. Facing the ball, he tried his best to push Phil Jones to the middle.

"Muller! Muller ran to the position at high speed, shook off Fletcher and shot directly!!!"

"Oh!"

A shot took off from the penalty area line, and the ball flew towards the Manchester United goal at a very fast speed and tricky angle. "De Gea jumped high, fingertips! He touched the ball with his fingertips, it was so thrilling! The ball was pushed out of the goal range, this was a great save by the Red Devils goalkeeper!"

"Wow~"

The Bayern fans at the scene let out a huge sigh the next moment, while the Red Devils fans cried out that they had survived a disaster. They were almost defeated again by Bayern's penetrating attack.

"Haha, it seems that Heynckes has chosen another way for the team. He did not choose to use his own weakness to attack the opponent's strength, but directly relied on Kroos to further strengthen Bayern's ability to quickly attack in the frontcourt."

That's right, Heynckes pondered for a long time and couldn't find a way to change the innate factors, but he also had extremely strong confidence in his team's ability and strength. He believed that even in an offensive confrontation, his players were not inferior to others.

In this case, it would be better not to worry about whether you can defend against high balls with your opponents, and just use your best method to attack, replacing defense with offense.

This is a very simple truth, which is not difficult to understand but requires great courage to implement.

After all, this is the semi-final of the Champions League. If any problem arises, the coach who made the decision will be held responsible.

Heynckes obviously made the right bet because he found the style of play that his disciples liked best.

As Bayern got a corner kick opportunity, the players of the Southern Kings chose not to kick the ball into the Manchester United penalty area surrounded by tall buildings, but instead Ribery kicked it directly to Kroos who came forward to receive the ball.

Kroos rolled the ball accurately to Muller in the middle, and Bayern's second attack started again. Muller made a lob pass to Robben who was on the right, and Robben volleyed the falling ball.

If Rafael had not gently pushed Robben at the critical moment, the chances of this shot going towards the goal were very high. Fortunately, there is no if, and in the end Robben's shot flew out along the crossbar amid everyone's exclamations.

As De Gea kicked the ball out, the game continued. More than ten minutes had passed and Bayern's players were clearly in an excited state. They began to press hard in the midfield and soon intercepted the ball again.

When the game came to the 4114rd minute, when Kroos got the ball again, his partner, the attacking midfielder Muller, simply disappeared and rushed to the vicinity of Mandzukic. The team's two wingers Ribery and Robben also moved forward and became two wingers. Bayern's crazy offensive reached its peak when the team changed to .

"Kroos passed the ball to Robben on the right, and Robben broke through the double team of Fletcher and Rafael! With a diagonal pass, the ball was passed to Muller, and Muller and Mandzukic made a one-on-one combination. Even if Vidic had six arms and a head, he could not be stopped, and he successfully broke into the penalty area with the ball!"

When Muller dribbled into the penalty area, Phil Jones no longer cared about protecting the right side of the penalty area. He rushed directly in front of Muller to block the opponent's shot.

At such a critical moment, Muller still found a better option and knocked the ball sideways.

"Ribery! He left Evra behind and shot directly with no one defending on the left side of the penalty area!"

"Oh!"

"Shh!"

The ball went into the net and the score was tied.

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