In the commentary box at Old Trafford, Henry, who briefly served as the coach of Monaco Club, appeared again.
As a star of Arsenal and Barcelona, the Frenchman's sharp tongue style is deeply loved by fans.
Sitting next to him is Ferdinand, which also shows that fans have begun to dislike Neville who often criticizes the team.
At this time, the game on the court has begun. Manchester United, wearing the traditional red jersey, collided with Barcelona, wearing the yellow away jersey.
"Messi...Messi...beautiful, oh, this foul is too bad." Henry waved his hand and interrupted his explanation.
On the court, Messi, who had just rushed through the midfield, only had time to shake off the comeback Matic before being knocked down by Herrera.
In this critical game, Mourinho is still extremely stubborn in using the old players who have just come back, even though their condition and physical fitness are not in the best condition.
But their experience is what Manchester United needs most now.
Looking at Herrera stepping forward to pull Messi up in a friendly manner, you know that this "shoulder" foul will not result in a card.
What is experience? This is experience.
Messi accepted Herrera's kindness and stood up and patted his jersey. He had experienced this kind of foul countless times and it was no different.
In the end, they couldn't stop themselves.
Barcelona began to dominate possession at Old Trafford as Messi began to walk.
"It can be seen that Mourinho seems to want to play the counter-attack he is good at at home, and wants to replicate their victory that year." Henry said this with some itching.
Because he was the one who experienced it, even though he was on the bench, he did not get even 1 minute of playing time.
Ferdinand just smiled, everyone knew the miracle Mourinho created back then.
But whether this Manchester United can do it is still doubtful.
Today, Mourinho still put up the familiar 433 formation, but the retracement of Lin Mo and Rashford made the formation look more like a 451 formation.
Maguire and Lindelof are on the bench. Today's main central defender is the faster and more flexible combination of Smalling and Bailly.
Perhaps, this is the basis for Mourinho’s plan to recreate the miracle of that year?
But many things cannot be solved by replicating alone.
Barcelona also has an advantage on the road, which is brought about by their tactical system.
On the court, Manchester United's blockade of Messi continues. As soon as he gets the ball, an arm will hang from his body, or a leg will stretch out somewhere.
In this case, Barcelona's possession of the ball also became intermittent, completely [Manchester Central]Field Gate] is no joke.
Neither Suarez nor Coutinho found any good opportunities.
Lin Mo also stared at his opponent on the wing and participated in defense very seriously.
Everything seems to be developing towards the game that year.
The 16th minute of the game.
Messi took the ball on the right side of the center arc and barely squeezed out of the double-team.
But when he looked up, Lin Mo suddenly appeared in front of him, as if a city wall fell from the sky blocking him.
Stealing the ball and hitting people, Lin Mo's defense was all done at once, which surprised Henry and Lao Zhan who were in charge of the commentary.
"Hey, Lin Mo's goal is not a foul, beautiful!"
"Oh my god, Leo (Ferdinand), is this Mourinho? Why am I on him?" I saw the shadow of Eto'o." It was different from Lao Zhan's praise, but this insinuation made the Barcelona fans in front of the TV smile knowingly.
How could they not be familiar with [Cheetah] Eto'o, who was "transformed" into a full-back by Mourinho.
But after stealing the ball, Lin Mo quickly shut up Henry. With a collision with Matic, Lin Mo ignored Messi who raised his hands in protest and came to the wing.
During this period of time, although he has not started to practice shooting systematically, his understanding of [the field of ball control] has been greatly improved.
People’s defense focuses on people and the ball, but Lin Mo learned to observe his position.
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Messi came out of the gap between the two with his back to Matic. There is no doubt that the probability of Messi choosing to protect the ball is much greater than turning around.
After all, when you turn around, you have to face Matic!
Of course, others will not understand these details.
When Lin Mocai pulled to the left, he used the outside instep of his right foot to send a beautiful pass.
The football took a weird arc and bypassed the retreating Pique and came to Lukaku.
Then... Lukaku was happy, and with a kick, there was one less photographer behind the billboard on the bottom line.
Just like a shooting game in the playground, Lukaku hit the target with one shot and knocked down a bandit's target.
"Oh, what a pity this ball is. Lin Mo passed the ball so well." It's a pity that Lao Zhan is still here, and a word suddenly popped up in Xiao Ma's head.
"Lin Mo is just like Luther Browne. Anyway, both of them are No. 17. Well, they should be called De Bruyne...hehe."
Fans When they heard this, they laughed knowingly.
The match between the two sides continued under this situation. As long as Barcelona made a mistake or was intercepted, Manchester United's counterattack would follow.
When the game time comes to 2At 6 minutes, Barcelona took the lead in changing the score on the field.
Messi's sudden forward movement attracted a lot of attention, and Suarez's pulling forward put great pressure on young Luke Shaw.
In this case, Rakitic's role is highlighted.
Suarez, who was holding the ball, faced Luke Shaw nervously and chose to pass from the bottom.
But there is no high point support in the middle, so the football is naturally cleared out of the penalty area.
There, without Kanter to control the second landing point, Rakitic took a long shot.
De Gea flew up and saved the ball with one hand, but the ghostly figure had long since disappeared from Kanter's eyes.
"Man on!"
Lin Mo only had time to shout this sentence, and Messi had already appeared in front of the ball. With a slight knock, the football rolled into the goal.
"Messi!"
"The ball went in, 1-0, this ball should not be offside."
As the referee pointed firmly to the center Circle, Barcelona killed the possibility of Manchester United continuing to defend against counterattacks at home.
At this time, not only Mourinho frowned, but the fans in the stands also held their heads with their hands and looked solemn.
While the opponent was celebrating, Mourinho called Lin Mo and others.
"It's just a ball. Don't attack blindly. Fight with them physically. When you get the chance, go forward. Lin Mo, you can hit the goal yourself when you have the chance."
Mourinho Ao's meaning is very simple, stabilize the formation and wait for opportunities to score goals.
Comparing the benefits brought by counterattack, if the opponent is given another chance at home, Manchester United may not have a chance.
3 minutes later
Everyone discovered that Manchester United did not launch a large-scale counterattack.
Mourinho calmly and gradually pushed the formation forward instead of attacking blindly.
After the opening, Manchester United only tried a pass from the wing. Pi saw through and easily got the ball in front of Lukaku and headed it out.
Football once again came to Messi's feet, and Barcelona's counterattack was about to come.
But the next moment
Messi flew up!
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