Gao Xiaodong's goal changed the situation of the game.

Tottenham, who played at home, could not accept the failure. After conceding the ball, Tottenham players quickly increased their investment in offense and significantly increased their forward passes.

Manchester United is experienced and did not shrink immediately after scoring the goal. Instead, they continued to maintain pressure on Tottenham Hotspur’s penalty area to see if they can expand the score while their opponents’ morale is unstable.

Manchester United's experience gave them opportunities. Tottenham was eager to counterattack, and the pass was too hastily in the backcourt. The ball was cut off by the diligent Rooney. Rooney took a few steps forward and passed the ball across the front of the penalty area under the pressure of the opponent.

In Rooney's expectation, even if Gao Xiaodong and Scholes didn't have time to intervene, Berbatov would definitely have a chance to grab the cross. However, Rooney didn't expect that Berbatov was really slow. The ball slipped past the goal and flew out of the sideline before Berbatov arrived.

Rooney was very dissatisfied with Berbatov's follow-up. He felt that no matter whether it was Gao Xiaodong or Xiao Wandou, he had just got an assist.

However, Berbatov was not satisfied with Rooney's pass this time. He believed that Rooney could lead a deeper pass, rather than pass blindly with his eyes closed.

Tottenham quickly served the ball outside the bounds, and Bale once again sprinted to Manchester United's right.

Raphael has reduced the insertion after Gao Xiaodong scored, stayed behind to defend, but still failed to block Bale's attack.

Bale forcibly broke through Raphael in less than ten meters and passed the ball across the penalty area at the bottom line.

Maybe it was because of the passing too quickly. Bale didn't control the ball well. Crouch, who was more than two meters tall, jumped high and could not touch the ball. The ball flew directly out of the sideline.

In the 25th minute of the game, Manchester United made a quick counterattack. Scholes, Gao Xiaodong and Fletcher passed the ball continuously and poured the ball from their own half to Tottenham's half. Scholes passed Berbatov directly.

Although Berbatov was not fast, he was very smart in playing football. When he received the ball in the middle, he stopped to the side, pulled the side and dunked back, and passed it horizontally to Rooney who was diagonally inserted into the penalty area.

Rooney followed up and shot hard, but the angle was a bit straight. Goalkeeper Gomez fell to the ground and blocked the ball with one hand.

Gala dared not neglect and kicked the ball out before Gao Xiaodong shot.

When Berbatov saw Rooney throwing the ball, he glanced at Rooney, as if saying that the ball would be passed like this, then shrugged and walked back in a walk.

Rooney was very angry when he saw Berbatov's expression, but he didn't shoot well with this kick, so he couldn't get angry even if he had any fire.

Manchester United's tactics are very good. They took advantage of the ups and downs of Tottenham's psychological gains and got two shots, but they were unable to grasp them. Then Tottenham increased the pressing force and the formation was also forward. Manchester United gradually contracted the formation backward, held steady at the half, and played Tottenham's counterattack.

At this time, Gao Xiaodong recovered more effectively, almost parallel to Fletcher, mainly to protect his central defender and pass the ball. The task of passing the ball to the three forwards in the counterattack was mainly Scholes.

The last time Tottenham returned from a big defeat at Old Trafford, he also summarized the lesson of losing to Manchester United, that is, they cannot let Manchester United master the rhythm of the game and cannot let Manchester United score the first goal.

However, after returning to home this time, Tottenham still failed to defend Gao Xiaodong, and Gao Xiaodong scored another goal.

Next, it's time for Manchester United to fight back again. If Manchester United continues to control the rhythm at this time, Tottenham Hotspur will probably lose another big defeat like last time.

If you want to not let Manchester United control the rhythm, you must strangle Manchester United's shot, so that the three forwards cannot get the ball and cannot afford to counterattack. Once Manchester United's three forwards can only leave one of Berbatov in the front, and the remaining two will go back to defend and get the ball, Tottenham will be safe because they have two fast wingers on the wing, Bale and Lennon, who can quickly chase back, and Manchester United's counterattack will not be that great threat.

Manchester United's goal points are Gao Xiaodong and Scholes. When Tottenham concedes the ball, they let Van der Fate limit Gao Xiaodong's goal and use Modric to mark Scholes. They would rather foul than let Gao Xiaodong and Scholes pass the ball out.

Tottenham has good targeted defense. Gao Xiaodong and Scholes have been greatly affected, especially Scholes. As he gets older, his movements and reaction ability is slow. When he is targeted, his mistakes will increase exponentially, making Manchester United unable to make a quick counterattack.

What you fear most when defending counterattacks is that you don’t have a counterattack and are repeatedly hit by your opponent’s defense line.

Tottenham's attack power is actually quite good. They have several attacking geniuses in the midfield and frontcourt. What restricts Tottenham's further development is actually their defense line and goalkeeper. Now Manchester United's rapid counterattack cannot be hit, so the pressure on their defense line is too great.

In the 35th minute of the game, Scholes got the ball and was cut off by Modric. Scholes tackled behind him and wanted to use a foul to destroy Modric's second attack, but Modric was very fast, and Scholes failed to touch Modric even if he made a foul.

However, Gao Xiaodong has always paid attention to Scholes' position. After Modric made a steal, Gao Xiaodong quickly made up for defense. Modric just avoided Scholes, and Gao Xiaodong thought it was a good opportunity to quickly steal.

However, Modric's ball control skills are indeed excellent. His body's center of gravity has been completely adjusted, but he swung the ball and passed Gao Xiaodong again.

Gao Xiaodong couldn't let Modric go there again, and he would face the defender in the past.

Although Vidic and Ferdinand are amazing, it is too dangerous to face Modric, Van der Fat and Crouch directly.

Gao Xiaodong swept Modric down from behind without hesitation.

This was an obvious tactical foul. The referee blew a whistle and took out a yellow card and gave it to Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong received this yellow card, and Gao Xiaodong did not argue and went straight to defend.

Although Tottenham has a high point like Crouch in the middle and even two central defenders come over, Manchester United's air defense capabilities are indeed one of the best. Tottenham's free kick this time was not able to create too much threat.

Ferguson is a coach with decades of professional experience. He quickly saw Tottenham's intentions and quickly ran to the sidelines to tell his defenders that the defenders should not rush to pass the ball to Gao Xiaodong and Scholes, and pass the ball to both sides. He did not go through the dispatch and organization of the midfield and directly launched a counterattack from the side.

Ferguson's idea is very correct. Manchester United has Nani and Rooney on the wing. They are both. Nani is good at skill and fast, and can break through. Rooney's skills are a little rough, but the impact is strong and the speed is also fast. The two can completely launch a counterattack on the wing.

Ferguson's change fell into Redknapp's calculations.

Tottenham is not afraid of Manchester United not going to the wing. As long as Manchester United go to the wing, no matter Nani and Rooney, they dribble the ball forward, Bale and Lennon have the ability to return to defend near their penalty area, reducing the threat brought by Manchester United's two wings flying together.

Even if Bell and Lennon cannot come back sometimes, except Gao Xiaodong and Scholes, the others are not as reasonable and accurate as Gao Xiaodong and Scholes when handling the ball.

Without reasonable ball throws and accurate footwork, quick counterattacks cannot be achieved.

In other words, as long as Gao Xiaodong and Scholes are controlled, the quality of Manchester United's counterattack will be greatly reduced.

In fact, Manchester United controlled the game 25 minutes before the first half, Gao Xiaodong scored a goal. After 25 minutes, the game was carried out according to the idea of ​​Tottenham coach Redknapp. Tottenham has been attacking, but Manchester United's counterattack has never been able to be played.

However, Tottenham's forward's ability to seize opportunities is average. Their continuous attacks have created many shots, but they have never been able to send the ball into Manchester United's goal.
Chapter completed!