MTL - The Day I Played with Ronaldo-Chapter 533 Fear of injury
On April 21, Manchester United ushered in the Champions League semi-final at home.
Lyon, after the release of Diarra and Benzema, is no longer the dreaded Lyon. Their strength has dropped dramatically.
But this year they played quite well.
They scored in the group stage with Liverpool, Florence, and Debrecen, the team's second team, the second qualifying group; then they met Real Madrid, defeating opponents 2-1 in two rounds. Real Madrid lost Ricardo and Ronaldo this season. Kaka was injured. Although he got Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo, the play is still being adjusted, so the horse lost its forefoot.
In the next eight finals, Lyon's opponent is Bordeaux. In the domestic arena, Lyon couldn't find Bordeaux to the north. Drawing this opponent made them overjoyed. The total score of 3: 2 in the two rounds was close to the top 4.
But Lyon's road to the Champions League will end there. No one is optimistic that they can beat the powerful Manchester United, and they themselves do not believe they can do it.
Several of Manchester United's core players have been fully rested. Ricardo is very active in this game. He alone has stirred up Lyon's defense line.
In the 26th minute of the first half, Ricardo rushed with the ball, three people broke into Lyon's penalty area, and then suddenly passed the ball to the back post.
Follow-up boy Owen followed in a timely manner, tiptoeed, giving Manchester United a lead.
Ferguson adjusted his tactics in a timely manner. Manchester United no longer pressed the frontcourt, but began to recover, focusing on the ball and waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.
At the end of the first half, Manchester United's possession rate reached 65%, and Lyon had nothing to do.
In the opening phase of the second half, Manchester United rushed for another while and also achieved results.
After Carrick intercepted the ball in the frontcourt, he quickly scored to the right. After passing the ball, Nani sent a low-level pass and was destroyed by the Lyon defender. Fletcher kept up and passed the ball into the penalty area again. Rooney leaned against the defender with a strong body, forcibly took the ball and turned to shoot, rewriting the score to 2: 0 for Manchester United.
Lyon almost completely lost his fighting spirit. And Manchester United was not in a hurry, controlling the ball slowly, killing the opponent's patience, and then saw the opportunity to suddenly send a straight plug, keeping the rhythm firmly in control.
In the 74th minute, Ricardo cut in suddenly, and Carrick sent a straight plug into the heart. Ricardo took the ball into the penalty area, dunked it four times in a row, and knocked down the two defenders who defended him. Shot and scored the third goal for Manchester United.
Ferguson began to replace the core players. Although Manchester United still had the opportunity to expand the score, they did not seize it. The score of 3: 0 remained at the end.
This is enough, Manchester United has reached the final with one foot.
In another match, Inter Milan unexpectedly defeated Cosmos Barcelona 3-1 at home.
Ferguson must consider the possibility of a move with Mourinho in the final. He had always thought that the opponent in the final would be Guardiola.
Back in the league, on April 24, Manchester United played Tottenham Hotspur at home. The FA has brought the championship trophy to Old Trafford, and if Manchester United defeats the opponent, it will hold the championship trophy in advance.
Spurs are naturally going all out. Manchester City lost to Manchester United at home in the last round. The biggest beneficiary was Tottenham. They were originally ranked fifth. With the opportunity of Manchester City losing, they rushed to fourth and entered the Champions League.
The difference between the Champions League and the European Union can be large, and not to mention those hidden effects, the prize money of the Champions League alone is tens of millions of euros more than the European Union, let alone entering the Champions League can get higher sponsorship fees.
But now Spurs are only 3 points ahead of Manchester City, so they are not allowed to make mistakes and must not lose to Manchester United.
But on the football field, after all, strength must be used. When both sides have enough determination and will, the competition is the level of skill and tactics.
Ferguson did not slam on the home court, but instead contracted the formation at the beginning, holding the ball in the backcourt and waiting for the opportunity to fight back.
The so-called slamming up, then declining, and exhausting, the Spurs came up with morale and wanted to fight against Manchester United, but Manchester United ignored them at all. As a result, the Spurs team gradually fell into the rhythm of Manchester United and was led by the nose. Morale is gradually declining.
So Ferguson is really a bite of ginger, so hot that the white lily lost its color.
When the rhythm of Spurs became chaotic, after entering the first half of the 35th minute, Manchester United suddenly speeded up, stepped up the frontcourt, and organized the offense after taking the ball.
In the time of injury stoppage, Park Ji-sung used his unstoppable physical strength to drive a corner kick. After the corner kick, Tottenham slammed a mistake, Ferdinand leaped high, and his head gave Manchester United a lead.
During the intermission, Ferguson seemed very happy, and the team implemented his tactics and achieved a good situation. And all this does not rely on the personal play of the star, but his proper arrangement, making him quite a sense of accomplishment.
He glanced at Ricardo. Ricardo was not very active in this game. Although he successfully completed the ball control task, there was not much personal play. He averaged 8.4 wins per game this season, known as the "Britain Over the King", and only attempted to make a breakthrough in this game.
Every time he took the ball, Ricardo quickly passed the ball as if he got a hot potato.
Of course, he did this to make the team run faster, which is good for achieving the team's overall tactical intentions.
But nothing at all like him.
Ferguson thought about it, but he could understand Ricardo's choice.
Now that the league, the Champions League and the FA Cup are coming to an end, there are only two final rounds left in the league, only the finals in the FA Cup and only the last two games in the Champions League.
At such a critical time, Ricardo did not dare to be injured. And there will be the World Cup soon.
As a reserve ball king, UU reads www.uukanshu.com. Ricardo now has only one Hercules Cup to correct his name. For Ricardo, the World Cup is definitely more important than the Champions League, the league and the FA Cup.
Even if he won 4 crowns, but missed the World Cup because of injuries, presumably Ricardo will regret it.
In this game, Tottenham took a foul tactic against Ricardo. If it is normal, Ricardo may be indifferent. If he is fouled, he will be punished with a free kick.
But at this time, Ricardo did not dare to bet his luck, so he reduced the number of possessions and breakthroughs to avoid the risk of injury.
After entering the second half, Ricardo still shrank, but Manchester United still dominated.
In the 54th minute, Wayne Rooney suddenly kicked his feet on the edge of the penalty area to bring Manchester United to the next city. The score became 2: 0.
Tottenham have become increasingly impatient, and the back line has continued to make mistakes.
Although they recovered a goal in the 72nd minute, Manchester United finally scored one goal each with Ricardo and substitute Scholes, eventually defeating Tottenham 4: 1.
