Chapter 45: Red and Blue
Colin Taylor Jr. is nine years old and can only be considered a small fan, and it is not voluntary. (Just like this day, his parents put on a loose sky blue jersey, a sky blue scarf around his neck, and then a certain sky blue hat. Anyway, the clothes on his body only have one color, that is sky blue. Then, his parents, who were wearing the same clothes as him, brought him to this stadium that he thought could only be described as very large.
From the moment they got out of the car, they became pistachios teased by uncles and uncles wearing the same clothes. Little Colin hated them the most and liked to pinch their faces at any time. Compared to those who always pinched him, those beautiful and unpretentious aunts were much better. When they saw him, they always came over to take a photo with him. Of course, they had to bite his face when they were about to come.
When he entered the stadium, Colin saw a scene that could help him explain what "shock" is, and this scene is destined to be forgotten forever.
He saw an ocean.
Sky blue ocean.
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Coach seat on the sidelines.
Ferguson, with glasses on his nose, still maintained his habit of chewing gum while directing the game. As his mouth chewed, the curve of the corners of his mouth seemed to be rising and falling. But even so, you can still clearly see the faint smile on the corners of his mouth.
Ferguson can't count how many times he visited Manchester City's home court, from the previous Maine Road Stadium to the current City Stadium. Colin in the stands may not know that the large stadium in his eyes is actually not larger than the previous Maine Road. Even the Maine Road Stadium, which was called "Northern Wembley" when it was built, was nothing in Ferguson's eyes.
A stadium lacking honor is like being in a state of elegance.
Ferguson subconsciously aimed at a corner of the home stand. If he remembered correctly, there should be a banner there, which should be "we'renotreallyhe". It was the self-deprecation of Manchester City fans. Interestingly, at Old Trafford Stadium, there was also a banner about Manchester City, but on it, it was a timekeeping.
Manchester City's unrelated timing.
What is the number on that banner now? Ferguson thought about it, thirty? Thirty-one? Or thirty-two?
Forgot.
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Lin Sen stood on the sidelines and his face was definitely not good-looking.
At this moment, what he thought of was not the situation on the field, but what the old man Chapman said to his players yesterday: If you lose to the people next door in tomorrow's game, you can wash those smelly clothes by yourself this month.
At that time, it was really hard to tell whether it was serious or just a false sense as usual. But it is certain that if he lost to Manchester United today, Chapman would be very disappointed.
Not only Chapman was disappointed, but also he was disappointed. Not only himself was disappointed, but the nearly 50,000 Manchester City fans at the scene were disappointed.
This is a terrible thing.
But now. Manchester City on the stadium seems to be very close to this terrible thing. Because the big screen above the stands clearly shows the current score.
In the 30th minute, 2-0. Manchester United led.
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On the football field, the most contrasting colors are not black and white, but red and blue.
Rome, Milan, Manchester.
Red Wolf vs. Blue Eagle, Red Black vs. Blue Black, Red Devil vs. Blue Moon.
You can say it's a coincidence, but the fact is that they both chose these two colors, and then they had to have at least two fierce collisions in each season. The red and blue battle has since become a beautiful scenery on the football field.
Time went back half an hour ago, when red and blue began to collide.
Four two three one, versus four four two.
Just like Manchester City's formation against Arsenal in the last game, Linson's starting lineup was similar to that against Arsenal. The one who was removed was Xavi Garcia, David Silva returned to the midfielder position, Robinho retreated to the left side, and Suarez got the chance to start. Bale? He was on the bench. Manchester United, with the last game against Tottenham, Ferguson only made one change, that is, to replace Scholes, who was suspended from the last round with a red card.
This is far from the strongest Manchester United.
This is not to say that Manchester United lost Ronaldo, but because Manchester United currently lacks the midfield core Scholes, but their starting goalkeeper, like Manchester City, is not the main goalkeeper. Their main goalkeeper Van der Sar was injured in the Audi Cup match with Bayern before the season and has not yet recovered.
But it is this kind of Manchester United that has caused Manchester City to face the biggest challenge this season.
Time went back to nearly half an hour ago, when Manchester United's first goal occurred. Yes, at this time, less than two minutes before the referee Atkinson blew the whistle at the beginning of the game. Giggs, who participated in the 30th derby, quickly threw out the outbound ball. Evra made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Rooney pushed the ball from the close range on the edge of the small penalty area, and got rid of Dunn and De Jong in a row.
Dunn shouldn't have robbed him rashly, and De Jong's retreat shouldn't have been so hasty.
Lin Sen did not blame the players for losing the ball, but why he lost the ball was a problem he should figure out. Such an unexpected goal will undoubtedly disrupt his game plan.
Then, go back to two minutes ago, the 28th minute of the game.
Or Giggs.
Giggs, who was nicknamed Wanglaoji by Chinese fans, made a cross from the left, Bridge was not tightly targeting him, and Fletcher headed the ball.
Two goals behind.
Lin Sen and Tang Hua have deduced the various possible situations in this game, which is already the worst one.
The problem is still in the midfield.
At first glance, Manchester United's midfield is really too similar to the midfields Wenger's last game, and they are all pseudo-four midfielders. Because Rooney is like Arsenal's Van Persie, they are nominally forwards, and they actually play the role of No. 9 and a half, and often retreat to the midfield to get the ball. However, in fact, the midfields Ferguson's midfielders are definitely different from Wenger's.
The difference lies in the position. Arsenal's midfield is more like a diamond position, while Manchester United's midfield is more like a parallel position. The difference between these two positions is that the former has a clearer division of labor, the latter has a stronger adjustment body and a more mobility. It is undoubtedly stronger. Fletcher, Anderson, Giggs, Park Ji-sung, these four people can even completely disrupt their positions when necessary without affecting Manchester United's overall midfield strength.
Moreover, even Rooney. Although he seemed to do the same job as Van Persie in the last game, his contribution to Manchester United's defense was far from comparable to that of the Dutch.
Manchester City's midfielder seems extremely uncomfortable with this cross-swap in Manchester United's midfielder, because each of them has to deal with is no longer as clear as in the last game, but may encounter anyone in Manchester United's midfielder at any time. It is precisely based on Manchester City's discomfort that Manchester United succeeded on the wing both times.
Change or not?
This is a multiple-choice question before Lin Sen's eyes.
The singing in the stands of the city stadium was still loud. Even if it was zero to two, they were still firmly standing behind the team. The banner that had even attracted Ferguson's attention before was still hung high on the stands, but the words on it were no longer Ferguson's familiar "We are not here", but have been changed to "we'rehere".
We are here!
Lin Sen's face was still clear.
He knew that Ferguson must be waiting for his move at this time, because if he didn't move, then there would be no suspense in this game. It was only a matter of time for Manchester United to continue to score goals. However, when will the time for his move bet be?
After a while, Lin Sen suddenly returned to the coach's seat from the sidelines. He sat on the coach's seat, grabbed a bottle of water from the side, took a sip, and then made an action that stunned the Sky TV commentator. He poured a whole bottle of water on his head.
England in September is not the coldest time, but just after summer, a bottle of water poured on his head, which still made people feel that his scalp was numb in an instant, as if his hair was about to stand up one by one. Lin Sen never had long hair, so the bottle of water did not make him look too ugly, but it just made him look a little... weird. After watering, he stretched out his right hand and wiped the short bangs that were wet on his forehead upwards. Then, his whole body seemed to suddenly feel energetic.
Then, ignoring the gazes around, and even more so the gazes of countless people watching the game on TV, Lin Sen stood up and walked back to the sidelines.
He is still the only one on the sidelines.
After scoring the first goal, Ferguson sat in the coaching seat, and then only clapped and came out once when Manchester United scored the second goal, and never walked to the sidelines again. But even so, Lin Sen still felt a huge pressure, constantly pressing towards himself from the old man not far away.
Under tremendous pressure, Lin Sen once wanted to substitute because this was the only counterattack he could make and the only way to help him reduce pressure. He was almost ready to turn around and walk towards the bench. However, at that moment, he still forced himself to stop.
Because at that time, he suddenly thought of a question: Is this a mess?
If it is a mess, then is the next thing you need to do really the right thing?
In football matches, one side always has to score first, which means one side always has to concede the ball first, and no one can guarantee that they are the first goal. Therefore, Manchester United scores first, which is not a problem. The problem is that Manchester United scores the second goal, and it may also score the third goal. Lin Sen knows the problem. So, do the players on the court know? Lin Sen can make changes, but can such changes really change the situation on the court?
Chapter completed!