"This is Old Trafford" Walking out of the players' tunnel, deep in the middle of the bustling Old Trafford stadium with huge waves, Michel Laudrup felt that his heartbeat was speeding up, and it was getting faster and faster.
This made his whole body burn.
He raised his head, closed his eyes, and listened.
He felt as if he was in a huge whirlpool and couldn't extricate himself.
This is the Premier League’s largest home ground, Old Trafford, which can accommodate more than 76,000 people.
This is also the Holy Land of the Red Devils that he most desires to conquer.
The Dane suddenly opened his eyes, and a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if the vast red sea in front of him was just a blindfold for him.
He was once one of the best superstars in the world.
Therefore, he desires to become the best super coach in the world This is his goal and his desire As a former superstar, Michel Laudrup knows better than anyone that the fame and status of a super coach rely on accumulation, accumulated from wins in strong dialogues one after another.
Just like tonight's battle at Old Trafford, it means a lot to him.
If he wins, he will become famous overnight This makes Michel Laudrup feel strangely excited.
He has been away from the core of professional football for a long time, and he is eager to regain the attention of fans around the world.
Tonight is an opportunity In the past month or so, Swansea's record has been disastrous.
First, they met Arsenal in the 30th round, and then met Tottenham Hotspur in the 30th round, resulting in two consecutive losses.
Next, they drew with Norwich City away from home and defeated Wigan Athletic.
Then they met Southampton in the 34th day and lost.
After that, they met Chelsea and Manchester City successively, losing one and drawing one.
From late March to April, for Swansea, which was striving for the upper reaches, the entire record was extremely miserable.
Everyone on the team is holding back their anger and is eager to vent.
Now is the time, Manchester United has hit the muzzle of the gun.
Snipe Manchester United This is a really good idea
Michel Laudrup knows better than anyone that the situation in the Premier League is so tense now.
Whoever can attack Manchester United and Southampton will become famous overnight.
Let me ask, as a professional player, who is willing to miss such a good opportunity?
Therefore, whenever he thinks of this, Laudrup's heart feels hot.
"Alan, do you know what I want to do most right now?"
Michel Laudrup looked very excited.
He has been preparing for tonight's game for a full week.
Assistant coach Alan Curtis shook his head and smiled bitterly, and reminded, "It's best not to use foul language."
Michel Laudrup laughed loudly when he heard this, and happened to see Ferguson from the home team coming over, obviously coming to do the pre-match etiquette, shake hands and so on.
"I want to tell him now, I want to" Alan Curtis had a helpless expression like "I knew you would say this", but he laughed.
"We have nothing to ask for this season, but if we play well tonight, we will be more prosperous than anyone else."
This is what Michel Laudrup said to the players in the locker room just now.
Sniping Manchester United is an irresistible temptation for Swansea, which neither needs to avoid relegation nor is it eager to qualify for the European competition.
The moment he saw Swansea's starting lineup, Ferguson understood why the Danish junior showed such a cunning look when he ran to the visiting team's coaching bench and shook hands with Laudrup.
He's really cunning He even moved South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yong to the central defender position.
Many people who are familiar with the Premier League will regard Rodgers' Swansea as the Barcelona of the Premier League.
Swan Lake's ball control style is indeed very similar to Barcelona.
But after Rogers went to Liverpool, he was replaced by Laudrup, who performed well in La Liga.
Coupled with the adjustments and changes of players during the summer transfer period, Laudrup's team was more direct in terms of playing style than Rogers. .
The simplest proof is that Swansea's average number of passes and ball possession rate per game are declining, but they are scoring more goals.
Swansea's biggest discovery this season is Spanish midfielder Michu.
The false nine tactics tailor-made for him by Laudrup maximized Michu's strength.
Coupled with the speed and skills of Pablo, Dyer and Routledge, as well as the two full-backs joining the attack, Swansea's entire midfield and frontcourt offensive combination is a very headache.
"They arranged for Ki Sung-yong to start and play as a central defender.
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They have used it several times this season, mainly to take advantage of the Koreans' advantages in ball control and distribution, and to plan attacks from the back line."
Mike Phelan tried to analyze Laudrup's intentions behind changing the starting lineup.
Regarding the midfielder being placed in the back, this kind of change is no longer new to everyone.
Bielsa let Javi Martinez play as central defender, establishing in one fell swoop that Javi Martinez is a world-class star.
Guardiola also arranged for Mascherano to play as a central defender instead of the midfielder position that Argentine players are accustomed to.
To put it bluntly, the purpose of the midfielder is to control and distribute the ball.
Moreover, Swansea's midfielder is a double midfielder combination of Britton and De Guzman, who is both offensive and defensive and has good strength.
It is completely foreseeable that Laudrup's calculation was very shrewd, which was to use Ji Chengyong to delay and cooperate with the Spanish central defender Chico, who is excellent in passing the ball and long passes, to form a center with De Guzman and Britton.
The ball control advantage in the backcourt drives Swansea's entire offense.
To deal with such a tactical play, it is actually very simple, that is, to strengthen the pressing in the midfield and frontcourt.
But the problem is that Ferguson did not arrange the midfielders to press Swansea's center backs.
Instead, he focused more on Britton and De Guzman.
It's not that Manchester United doesn't want to do it, it's just that it can't be done.
Van Persie is thirty years old.
From the winter break to now, he has played almost every game.
He only occasionally substitutes in the FA Cup or is substituted midway.
In other games, he has played the full 90 minutes.
Plus national team games in February and March.
For Van Persie, who is already thirty years old and whose physical fitness is not particularly good, this has reached his limit.
Especially in the past few rounds, Southampton has been chasing so closely, Manchester United has been under so much pressure, the players have worked so hard and consumed so much.
Due to their age and physical fitness, their recovery is not as good as that of those young people, and their recent state has been obviously affected. .
In this case, if Ferguson asks Van Persie to force Swansea's central defender again, it will definitely make Van Persie go berserk.
Looking at the whole Premier League, by the end of the season, the only one who can ravage the opponent's central defender into a dog is Southampton's perverted center Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Therefore, Laudrup’s calculations were very shrewd.
At the very least, Ferguson has nothing to do with Ji Chengyong's move.
Facts have proved that as soon as the game started, Swansea turned away and started to play possession tactics at Old Trafford.
Although Manchester United had a chance to break into Swansea's penalty area in the 12th second, forcing Ki Sung-yong to kick the ball out of the baseline to make a clearance, from then on, Swansea completely controlled the situation.
Ki Sung-yong was on the defensive line.
Because he was not pressed or pressed, he was able to calmly control the ball at his feet.
According to the situation on the field, he reasonably distributed the ball to the two wings to launch Swansea's offensive.
When the ball reaches the frontcourt, Laudrup's fatal move is revealed.
In the final analysis, it was still the same, relying on the pressure of the frontcourt players, and the frequent changes of positions and inside cuts between Dyer, Routledge and Pablo completely disrupted Manchester United's frontcourt defensive order.
And Michu, the false number nine, is also a headache.
Going forward, he can resist Ferdinand and Vidic, and even win some one-on-one battles, but what really shows his tactical value is his retreat, which can provide a quick kick and connect the three.
The attack and breakthrough of the frontcourt attacker.
In this game, Manchester United's right back Rafael and substitute right back Phil Jones were both red cards and suspended.
Their replacement at right back was Smalling.
This player suffered a fracture and injury at the beginning of the season and only returned from injury in November.
However, he has not been able to adjust to his condition since his return.
This game can be said to have been called on at the last moment, and he played at right back, which he is not good at.
Ferguson There is not much certainty either.
Is there any way Rafael and Phil Jones are both suspended.
If Smalling is not used, who will be used?
No one is available Laudrup is also smart.
When attacking, he grabbed seven inches of Manchester United and attacked Manchester United's right wing.
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The most terrible thing is Pablo.
This Spaniard was quite powerful in La Liga.
Even if he didn't do well in Valencia, his competitors are all David Silva.
At the same level as Juan Mata.
After arriving at Swansea, his performance was amazing immediately.
Excellent technique, fast speed and strong breakthrough ability make Pablo a sharp knife in Laudrup's front line.
Now, this sharp knife is always cruising around the weak spot on the right side of Manchester United.
From time to time, it will pick up the ball and play with the tall but clumsy Smallin, or it will suddenly disappear and reappear next time.
Got the ball behind Smalling.
Ferguson was so frightened that he flew into rage on the sidelines.
I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, this guy will score a goal by himself or by assisting a teammate.
At this moment, Ferguson finally realized what it means to be unable to make a meal without rice.
He is very aware of the problems the team is currently facing.
Swansea has created threats on his right side time and time again, which is frightening, but unfortunately, he has no more effective way.
Who else in the team is more reliable than Smalling?
Therefore, Ferguson could only stand on the sidelines and watch Swansea play with his right back at his home court again and again, creating threats, but he could not help but stand on the sidelines and worry.
Apart from that, he can't do anything What's interesting is that at the same time, far away in Wembley Stadium in the western suburbs of London, there was also a person facing Ferguson's predicament at this moment, and he was even worse than Ferguson.
Because, facing the powerful Southampton, he had no idea what to do.
Yes, he is Chelsea's acting head coach, Zenden When he served as Benitez's assistant before, the Dutch had not experienced such a battle.
But at that time, he was more giving advice to Benitez.
As for how to make the decision, that was Benitez's business.
But it's different now.
Everyone is counting on him to turn the situation around and come up with effective ways to deal with Southampton's powerful offensive.
But unfortunately, he had no choice at all.
Even when he walked out of the coaching bench and stood on the sidelines, he didn't even know how to remind his players.
He was completely confused
Even as a coach, he is considered a novice.
Facing the experienced Bielsa, he is completely unable to parry.
You can only stand on the sidelines and watch helplessly as your team retreats to your own half or even the penalty area again and again, passively being beaten and unable to resist.
This made him feel ashamed.
Even, I have the intention to leave the game early: