In the end, Vidic could only choose to throw his whole body out and try to interfere with Li Mo's shooting choice, but Li Mo's reaction was too fast. After falling to the ground and stabbing, he quickly closed his feet, but he bumped into Vidic.

There is no risk of injury.

Ferdinand's interference on the flank can only be said to be of slight effect.

But Vidic didn't say anything in the end. He and Ferdinand have been together for many years. Not only do they know each other's technical characteristics, but they also know the decline in their physical functions.

Ferdinand is a 34-year-old veteran. Like him, his ability to face the front is still there, but his ability to make up for defense from the flanks is much worse than before.

When they meet other teams in the league, they can still show their defensive dominance in the penalty area.

Whether it is a scramble or a frontal interception, it is no problem.

But Li Mo is completely an opponent of another level, an enemy who can compete with them at their peak in the past.

Li Mo is not New Drogba or New Torres. He is more like a combination of the two, with both strength and speed, and a sense of smell in front of the door.

If such an opponent could meet before 2008, Vidic would be very excited, but now, he only feels a kind of sadness of a hero's twilight age.

They are already the remnants of the old era. When he, Ferdinand and Terry retired one after another, an era in the Premier League will also come to an end.

Vidic followed Ferdinand's gaze at the moment. In the corner flag area, Li Mo was raising three fingers high to celebrate. His arrogance and spirit were so arrogant that he could not hide it.

And Vidic knew that Ferdinand's mood should be exactly the same as his at the moment.

Their glorious era is over.

As their group of players grow old, Manchester United is unable to stop the rise of an emerging power.

It can stop Manchester City, but Sheffield United.

"It's a change of time."

Ferdinand sighed in his heart, feeling both painful and relieved.

Vidic may be able to stay at Manchester United for a few more seasons, but it is really time for him to consider retirement. Maybe he can live a retirement life after playing two more seasons.

The only regret is that he may not be able to help Manchester United win a heavyweight championship trophy.

And his successors

Thinking of this, Ferdinand looked at his bench.

There are Smalling and Jones sitting there, both diligent and good guys, but often, diligence cannot help a player gain a foothold in the giants.

It’s not that Ferdinand doesn’t care about these two little brothers. They are both talented, but this talent is far from enough.

Let’s take a look at the names of the centre-backs on Manchester United’s defense line over the past decade.

From Stam, to him, Ferdinand, to Vidic behind.

The thought that the people who inherited their position in the future would be Smalling, Evans, Jones, and Ferdinand felt a headache for Sir.

"Look at it again. Maybe these guys are enlightened later, let's take a look."

Ferdinand comforted himself, but at this moment, their boss, Sir Ferguson, was much more awake than him.

Ferguson had already seen that when Li Mo gave up his head-on and chose to slash the point in the two wings of the penalty area, Ferdinand and Vidic would suffer losses due to the decrease in the speed of turning and moving.

But even so, he would not use the younger two central defenders on the bench to replace Vidic and Ferdinand.

Because compared to the players, Ferguson, as the head coach, naturally knows the strength of each disciple more clearly.

He can try his best to make up for the players' individual strength shortcomings by matching different player combinations.

But such tactical adjustments are not omnipotent, after all, the weaknesses in strength are there.

Vidic and Ferdinand can at least force Li Mo to run around and launch an attack from the wing. If Smalling and Jones start, Manchester United's defense may have been defeated by Li Mo at this time.

Ferguson knows both the tactical flaws and the players' shortcomings. Even if it is Speed's targeting intention, he can still know the completeness of the game for more than ten minutes.

But no matter how you know, he can't adjust it.

Manchester United's most threatening offensive cannot be played under Sheffield United's midfield suppression.

Moreover, if Stede doesn't play against Manchester United in this game, he will fight to the death with Manchester United's seven inches.

Losing control of the midfield means losing the initiative in tactics. Even if you are as strong as Ferguson, it is difficult to come up with a way to turn the tables in such a situation.

Fletcher's injury made Manchester United's already weak midfield even worse. Looking at Drinkwater, who was stable in the backcourt in Sheffield United, Ferguson also cursed the youth training supervisor in his heart.

This should have been the core of Manchester United's organization in the next ten years. When it was sold to Sheffield United, it didn't say that it would add a repurchase clause.

If there is a Drinkwater in Manchester United now, it will be enough for him to solve many of the disadvantages of this lineup.

Unfortunately, they sold such an excellent midfield core to their biggest competitor!

The more Ferguson thought about it, the more he felt more and more bored, and finally had to sit back on the coach's seat and slowly.

At this moment, Speed ​​on the other side was signaling to signal the disciples on the field to continue to control the rhythm of the game.

In the four midfield formation he set up today, except for Bale who often hit the front line and attacked with the ball, the other three were good players who were both offensive and defensive.

Manchester United lacks top waists, Sheffield United can put three of them in one breath, and there is also Dembele sitting on the bench, and the midfield can be said to be completely defeated.

With such a basic advantage, Sheffield United doesn’t have to worry at all. With control of the midfield, there will be a steady stream of offensive opportunities. As long as one more goal is scored, Manchester United will basically enter a chronic death.

If Manchester United wants to counterattack desperately, Sheffield United can also directly retreat the three midfielders, put the three midfielders openly, and Valdy pulls the side again, and the formation of 451 will come out.

You go on the side to advance, I have the advantage in speed, you go on the middle to push, I have the advantage in number, Medel suddenly covers and sweeps, Matic and Drinkwater intercept in front of the penalty area line, even if Manchester United passes this interception dam

, behind it is the iron walls of Maguire and Vertonheng!

The defense is layer by layer. If Manchester United can really score through three defense lines, then Speed ​​will admit it. You Manchester United player have the ability.

However, now it seems that Manchester United's offensive players are obviously still difficult to find a way to break into Sheffield United's penalty area.

For this reason, Van Persie had to start frequent retreats and get the ball to meet the ball. His and Rooney's retracement still played some role, helping Manchester United midfielder relieve a lot of pressure.

However, the offensive players on the wing were entangled and could not get up, so Manchester United's offensive width could not be expanded.

As Manchester United's formation gradually took place, Sheffield United also decisively changed its formation 451. Li Mo retreated to Carrick's side, with his tactical intentions very obvious.

You, Manchester United continue to press, when Sheffield United intercepts the ball successfully, they will directly pass Li Mo. With Li Mo as the axle, the breakthrough of Bale and Valdy on both sides will create a huge defense against Manchester United's back line.

pressure.

No one would question Sheffield United's counterattack level, and Manchester United players have been hit by such tricks several times. After hesitation, their offense was very erratic.

The full-backs dare not push up, which led to the disconnection of the wing attacks and the defense line was stabilized, but now Manchester United wants goals.

Manchester United was eliminated from the FA Cup after losing this game. There was a playoff game when they tied, so several of Manchester United's offensive players were naturally very anxious and kept signaling their teammates to follow.

If Ferguson hadn't come forward to instruct Manchester United to stabilize the defense in the midfield and backcourt first, then Manchester United would have had a disagreement of tactical thinking on the court. Then, let alone Sheffield United, fans of other teams would have to laugh at Manchester United.

The first half of the game ended with Manchester United's start and ending offensive. Sheffield United got the leading effect she wanted and was not in a hurry to continue to push Manchester United's attack. Both sides planned to make an important tactical adjustment during the break.

After Li Mo returned to the locker room, he still changed into a clean jersey.

Vidic is tough enough, and today he has a great time in the confrontation experience. The jersey is dark again, and it looks like he has digged coal.

Speed ​​would then stand in the middle of the locker room, holding a marker and knocking hard on the tactical board a few times.

"No matter how they adjust, they will focus on their right defense. However, Carrick should be in the middle and dragged back in the second half. Manchester United either pulls a wing player back to limit Gareth's performance, or they will choose Anderson.

So we need a tactical design, Danny, you look at this area.”

Listening to Speed's tactical arrangements, the players of Sheffield United became more and more at ease.

With this kind of research, you can guess 70% or 80% of the players that Manchester United may make. If the coaching staff can do this, if they still can't win the game, it means that their players are not strong enough.

Finally, amid the neat cheering, Sheffield United players followed Li Mo confidently and walked out of the locker room again.

Speed ​​walked to the sidelines and subconsciously turned his head to Ferguson in front of Manchester United's bench.

To be honest, when Speeder studied Manchester United's classic games before, he also learned a lot from Ferguson's on-the-spot adjustments.

So now no matter how much Manchester United is suppressed on the scene, Speed ​​will not have any contempt for the godfather of the Red Devils.

Ferguson is old, it's not a waste. He just bullies Ferguson doesn't have many cards to play now. If it really takes place before 2008, Speed ​​thought it would be good that he could win Manchester United once in a season.

Kill or even kill three times is dreaming.

It can only be said that in the face of time, all great teams will inevitably become mediocre.

Sheffield United was lucky enough to be in the early stages of its rise. All Speed ​​could do was to try to get enough honors with his disciples before the team's decline period arrived.

In this way, he is worthy of the investment of the club's senior management and the trust of the players.

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At the beginning of the second half, Ferguson was indeed the first to make adjustments.

As much as Speed ​​said in the locker room, Ferguson finally replaced Anderson, removed Ashley Young, and changed the formation to play 433.

A man was added to the midfielder and three players were directly pushed on the front line. Ferguson was still bold at the critical moment.

Just as Li Mo gave Sheffield United's team and Speed's greatest confidence, Van Persie is also a savior to Manchester United this season.

If it weren't for Van Persie, Manchester United might have fallen behind in the league long ago. Van Persie dragged Manchester United with one key goal after another and barely followed Sheffield United, which also won him the respect of the entire Manchester United team and the fans.

At this moment, Ferguson pressed Bat on Van Persie.

Lu Xiaopang went to the sidewalk again and provided cover for Van Persie.
To be continued...