"Gary, what do you think of this goal?"
In the media box in the stands, Carragher was looking at Neville with a bit of a smirk.
In the opening stage of today's game, Manchester United seemed to take the initiative on the field and frequently launched attacks in Hamburg's backcourt.
Hamburg, on the other hand, did not resort to their usual high-position pressing, but instead retreated a little for stability.
It looked like Hamburg were a little timid and didn't dare to press forward at the prestigious Old Trafford.
So in the Sky Sports broadcast booth, Gary Neville also had the upper hand at the beginning.
He was proud of the spring breeze and pointed out the country:
"What did I just say? Pan Yi is so stubborn. There is no easy game at Old Trafford!"
"What's wrong with knocking out Manchester City? How can Manchester City have Champions League DNA? But Manchester United does! Manchester United will perform its best in the Champions League!"
"Look, how well this cross from Valencia was passed... It's a pity Rooney couldn't hit it. It doesn't matter, I'll kick it in next time!"
"Look again, Ashley Young made another pass..."
But what happened next was De Bruyne passing the ball, Vardy heading the ball over, Salah passing the ball in an inverted triangle, and De Bruyne shooting successfully.
Now it's Carragher's turn.
As a famous Liverpool player, he would have been happy to see Manchester United suffer.
Now seeing Manchester United losing the ball, Neville's mouth suddenly closed, and of course he was even more happy.
So he asked Neville this question in a weird way:
"Gary, what do you think of this goal?"
Neville's eyes looked at the field for a while, and then at the goal replay on the screen in front of him, and he couldn't hold back a word for a long time.
"I see, Moyes was plotted by Pan Yi again in this game, and you were also deceived in the first ten minutes." Carragher said with a smile.
"Liar? What lie?" Neville finally regained his breath.
"Look, Moyes put Valencia on the front line today. In fact, it means switching offense and defense at any time. If the situation is not right, he will put Valencia on the defense line." Carragher pointed to the field:
"But Pan Yi seemed to have seen Moyes' intention, so he asked the players to retreat and lure Manchester United to attack."
"You can also see that Manchester United's players were very active after the start. They started the game very quickly, and the players frequently pressed forward. The two full-backs were almost pressed into the winger position."
"But their attack was thunderous and rainy. When they reached the frontcourt, there was no other way but to pass the ball. Pan Yi was also prepared for this, making many of Manchester United's attacks in vain. "
"Then ten minutes later, Hamburg started to counterattack. The free kick that created the goal was to take advantage of the gap that Manchester United was pressing hard. Casemiro dribbled the ball directly in. Fellaini had no choice but to bring him down. .”
"So, this goal happened..."
In fact, Carragher was only half right about Pan Yi's thoughts.
Pan Yi's opening game allowed Hamburg to stabilize its position and not rush to attack. It did seem like a tactic to lure the enemy, but a more correct statement would be that it was just to explore the truth.
After all, the uncommon formation put up by Moyes is quite bluffing!
Unfortunately, it only lasted for ten minutes at most, and then the true colors were revealed.
Neville obviously disagrees with Carragher's statement.
He retorted: "Are you the roundworm in Pan Yi's belly? Do you know what he is thinking? He will make nonsense... I see, this is just an accident, an accident caused by a set-piece opportunity! According to the previous Judging from the situation in ten minutes, Manchester United will still get back on track and even the score!"
"...I just admire your blind confidence." Carragher said.
Neville snorted: "The main reason is that what you said is too presumptuous. Pan Yi is so young, and he talks as if he has been a coach for decades. How can he calculate everything so clearly? He is so powerful, why? Or coaching a small team like Hamburg?"
Carragher shrugged: "Who knows? Maybe after his contract with Hamburg expires this season, he will go to a wealthy team."
Neville sneered: "Haha, what if he loses miserably to Manchester United tonight? Will anyone invite him? I still believe Manchester United will beat Hamburg!"
Carragher curled his lips: "Just wait and see, Hamburg will score again later."
"Why?"
"Based on Manchester United's performance when they played against Manchester City and Liverpool. They would panic after falling behind, and their tactical thinking would begin to be inconsistent, and then..."
Neville waved his hands wildly: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
…
On the field.
Manchester United's playing style has not changed much, it is still the same as at the beginning.
Now that they are lagging behind at home, Moyes can only continue to use more proactive offensive tactics to try to quickly regain the score.
But the Manchester United players soon discovered that they could no longer suppress Hamburg.
The running and fighting of Hamburg players are much fiercer than before the goal. This makes Manchester United's offense often only reach the front edge of Hamburg's penalty area before being destroyed, and the ball changes hands.
And Hamburg's counterattack after getting the ball was very fast, leaving Manchester United's defensive players exhausted.
In the 20th minute, Manchester United once again attacked the frontcourt.
After several passes in the middle, Fletcher moved the ball to the right and handed it to Phil Jones on the wing.
Jones made a direct pass into the penalty area.
Rudiger grabbed the spot, beat Welbeck to make a header, and pushed the ball out of the penalty area.
At this time, Salah, who retreated to participate in defense, got the ball.
He took the ball a few steps forward and then handed the ball to De Bruyne, and then continued running forward along the wing.
At this time, Vardy in the middle and Son Heung-min on the left were also moving forward quickly, forming a three-pointer.
This made the Manchester United players very nervous and they desperately pursued the defense.
After De Bruyne used a change of direction to get past Fellaini, who was coming to defend him, he continued to dribble the ball forward in long strides and quickly advanced to near the midline.
Before the opponent's Carrick came to block, De Bruyne gave a diagonal pass to Son Heung-min who was already in place on the left.
The Korean star continues to dribble the ball forward, and his sprint speed is faster!
At this time, Vardy in the middle and Salah on the right have also rushed up, ready to meet Sun Xingmin.
On Manchester United's side, Ferdinand stayed close to Vardy, while Vidic guarded Salah.
Even Jones rushed back, ready to tackle Sun Xingmin.
But at this time, Son Heung-min suddenly made an emergency stop and got a space to pass the ball.
He used his right foot to send a powerful cross into the penalty area!
The ball flew past Vardy and Ferdinand and reached the back point.
At this time, Salah suddenly accelerated, went from behind Vidic to the front, and then pushed the ball with his left foot into the Manchester United goal.
Although De Gea made a sideways diving dive, he still could not prevent Salah from scoring.
"Goallllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!"
"In the 21st minute, Hamburg wins again!"
"A very fast counterattack! From getting the ball to scoring the goal, it only passed through the feet of three people, and it took less than ten seconds in total!"
"This is also a very classic counterattack by Hamburg! Salah handed the ball to De Bruyne and then stepped in. De Bruyne moved to the left, and then it was Son Heung-min's pass and Salah's shot!"
"The whole scoring process was smooth and very beautiful! All the players handled it very reasonably and very quickly!"
"The score is now 0:2, and Manchester United is already two goals behind at home! They seem to be a little stunned!"
Hamburg's players have hugged each other tightly to celebrate the team's goal, and Pan Yi on the sidelines also applauded and cheered for his disciples.
In the camera, Moyes's face became even gloomier.
He didn't expect that today's game would be so difficult.
He even had a hint of regret.
If he hadn't been dazzled by the victories in the last two rounds of the league, and if he had resolutely fought against counterattacks as he had originally thought, would it be the situation he is in today?
But there is no regret in taking medicine.
As a professional coach, as the coach of Manchester United, he is now two goals behind at home and he must find a way to solve it.
but……
What can he do now? ? ?
"In the first 20 minutes or so, Manchester United conceded two goals in a row. This was a really heavy blow to the Red Devils, who were playing at home at Old Trafford."
"Hamburg has accelerated significantly in the last ten minutes of the game, and Manchester United players obviously can't keep up with their opponents' rhythm."
"Compared with the windy running of young players like Hamburg, Manchester United is like a rusty old car that can't be driven..."
"In interviews before the game, Pan Yi has always said that Manchester United is easy to deal with, but many people think that such remarks are too arrogant."
"But it only took him 20 minutes to prove that what he said seemed to be correct. Manchester United is indeed so vulnerable in front of Hamburg..."
…
Sky Sports press box.
Carragher looked at Neville: "What do you say now?"
Neville: "...Manchester United will have amazing tenacity and energy to fight back when they are behind, especially in the Champions League. Have you forgotten how we came back to win against Bayern in 1999?"
Carragher: "But with Beckham in the team at that time, even crosses were much more accurate than now. And Giggs' breakthrough at his peak was also extremely sharp, unlike now, where there are only crosses and blind crosses. …”
Neville: "The people have changed, but the spirit of Manchester United will never change! Just wait and see, Manchester United will fight back soon!"
…
In the 30th minute, Manchester United organized another attack.
This time I want to hit Valencia's side on the right.
Valencia used his speed to run forward quickly, trying to get all the way to the baseline before sweeping across the goal to complete the cross.
This should be more efficient than directly lobbing the ball in front of the goal. After all, Rooney may not be as good as Van Dijk in header competition, but his movement is still quite good.
But Hamburg seemed unwilling to give him a chance to get off the ground comfortably.
As soon as Valencia passed the center line, several Hamburg players surrounded him.
Robertson was in front of him, blocking his path forward with the ball.
Kante is on his left, preventing him from passing into the middle.
Casemiro, on the other hand, went directly to grab the ball, leaning against Valencia with his body, and then arched his butt and got the ball.
Valencia was knocked to the ground and protested loudly to the referee.
But the referee ignored it and signaled the game to continue.
This is a normal physical confrontation, and of course it won't blow.
If this level of confrontation has to be called, then there is no telling how many fouls will be called in a game in the Premier League.
After Casemiro took the ball, he passed it directly to De Bruyne who came in front to respond.
De Bruyne stopped the ball and passed it to Vardy who was retreating in front. Vardy passed it to Salah on the other side, who then passed it back to De Bruyne.
This continuous flow of kicks is certainly not without purpose.
After Valencia lost the ball, several Manchester United players immediately started to counterattack, trying to regain the ball right away and launch another counterattack.
But with such a pass, Manchester United's counterattack was broken. They couldn't touch the ball, so they could only turn around and defend.
At this time, because the Manchester United players were all running back, the formation was also slightly loose.
De Bruyne glanced ahead and quickly sent a long overhead pass with a relatively low arc, directly passing the ball to the left side behind Manchester United's defense.
I saw Son Heung-min sprinting as fast as he could and catching the ball before Jones.
"This attack feels exactly like the development of the last goal! This time there is also no offside, it is a good goal!"
"De Bruyne followed the same pattern and directly found Son Heung-min on the left with a long pass. Is he going to cross the center again? Vardy and Salah are also in position again!"
"No, this time Son Heung-min left Jones behind in one move, and then dribbled the ball diagonally into the penalty area!"
After Son Heung-min passed Jones, Ferdinand quickly came over to cover the defense.
Son Heung-min, on the other hand, made an emergency stop to change direction, then pulled his right foot laterally, and lightly kicked the outside instep.
Although this move did not completely shake Ferdinand away, it still gave him enough shooting angle.
After Son Heung-min adjusted, he aimed at the goal and hit a curve ball directly with his right foot.
This shot came suddenly, the ball was very fast, and the angle was very tricky.
Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper De Gea's performance tonight was pretty good. Apart from those two goals, he had actually saved several threatening shots from Hamburg.
But this time, Son Heung-min shot too well.
Although De Gea still reacted quickly and made a sideways dive, he was still unable to do anything.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"0:3! Manchester United is three goals behind! Hamburg is going crazy!"
"A goal is scored every ten minutes. Now in 30 minutes, there are exactly three goals!"
"I'm afraid no one at Old Trafford today could have imagined that today's game would go like this, right?"
"Even the most optimistic Hamburg fans would think that Pan Yi's team can beat Manchester United three goals in half an hour? This is still Manchester United's home court!"
"The Manchester United players seemed a little overwhelmed. They definitely didn't expect to play so badly today!"
"In my opinion, Moyes is still to blame for this situation. He changed the formation on the spot, maybe to catch Pan Yi by surprise. But the formation has been changed, but the style of play has not changed. Hamburg is not weak at all."
"Hamburg's style of play is also very simple, which is to use the speed of the two wings to break through Manchester United. Faced with such a style of play, Moyes obviously has no way to deal with it, just watching his own wing. Torn apart again and again in the same way."
"Before the game, Pan Yi thought that Manchester United was very good, but many people may not believe it. But judging from the performance in the first half tonight, Hamburg's strength is indeed better than Manchester United! And it is still far ahead! "
"Whether it is the personal ability of the players or the strategy and tactics of the coach, Hamburg has achieved a complete victory! Hamburg has scored three goals, and Manchester United has not even had any real threatening shooting opportunities so far..."
…
In the Chairman's Stand at Old Trafford, Manchester United's meritorious coach Sir Alex Ferguson was sitting in his seat with a livid face and his hands could not help but tremble slightly.
Sitting next to him is Ed Woodward, the CEO of Manchester United and known as the "Three Virtues".
His face doesn't look very good either.
At home, they fell behind 0:3 before halftime, which is not common even in Manchester United's century-old history.
But this "uncommon" situation has happened very often to Manchester United this season.
For example, we lost a lot of games (12 games in the entire season), we were beaten twice by two deadly rivals, Liverpool and Manchester City, we lost to West Bromwich Albion for the first time at home...
Manchester United led by Moyes is really disappointing!
And this unsatisfactory Moyes was personally introduced by Ferguson and Woodward.
This is a slap in the face!
In fact, before the game started, they had similar thoughts to Moyes.
That is, since this year's league is destined to fail, then perform well in the Champions League.
And Manchester United obviously got a "good lottery". After all, among the other seven teams, Hamburg is the only team that cannot be called a giant. It does not have rich experience in European games, so it is relatively easy to deal with. Some.
It’s better than being drawn against teams like Bayern and Real Madrid, right?
But what I didn't expect was that in the first round of the match, at my doorstep, just half an hour later, I was fucked 0:3 by Hamburg.
Woodward can fully imagine that if Manchester United really fails like this, then tomorrow, how the entire British media circle will ridicule and ridicule him, and how they will ridicule his behavior of signing Moyes at that time...
"I heard that Pan Yi's contract in Hamburg expires at the end of this season?" Ferguson suddenly asked.
Woodward nodded: "Yes. They have not started any plans to renew the contract. I heard that they will wait until the end of the season to see the team's results."
"I also heard that Manchester City and Tottenham are interested in Pan Yi." Ferguson touched his chin, "They made a move very quickly."
"Sir, what you mean is..."
"I think this young coach is really good, and we can try to get in touch with him."
"Oh?" Woodward was a little surprised, but still said, "But I heard that Pan Yi has very high requirements for the team authority he has. At least... the same level as when you were on the team."
"Haha, this kid is really interesting." Ferguson laughed, "I didn't expect that he is young and has quite some ideas."
Woodward said: "But he is still so young, has not enough resume, and does not have the DNA of the team... If he is rashly given such a large authority, I am afraid there will be some consequences."
"This can all be discussed," Ferguson said. "When I came to Manchester United from Scotland, I didn't have that much authority, so I took my time. You can ask him first if he wants to do it step by step. After all, We are Manchester United, the club with the most fans in the world..."
Woodward pointed to the field: "Well, Moyes..."
Ferguson shook his head: "If we lose miserably and are eliminated today, even if we want to keep him, Manchester United fans will not want him. I admit that I was wrong. Maybe he is really not suitable for us, or small and medium-sized teams need him more."
Woodward nodded, turned around and continued watching the game without speaking.
He understood that Ferguson was right.
Moyes has spent a failed season at Manchester United. Not only is he likely to lose his qualifications for the European war, but he is often beaten to pieces by various strong teams.
Now facing Hamburg, it seems that this last straw cannot be grasped, so Moyes must not be able to stay.
If he is really forced to stay, maybe the target of fans' attack will change from Moyes to Woodward himself...
No matter from which perspective, Moyes must go.
And in this case, finding a successor is the top priority.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson has taken a fancy to Pan Yi in Hamburg, Woodward naturally wants to make contact with him.
But he actually still had some doubts.
Because Pan Yi is actually quite famous in the coach's "transfer market".
On the one hand, this young coach’s reputation in world football is growing day by day due to his outstanding record in recent years and his exploration and training of young players;
On the other hand, there is his "obsession" with team management authority. Every club that wants to contact him knows it, so they will basically negotiate only with terms that satisfy Pan Yi.
But Manchester United is such a big club, and it is indeed impossible to let a young coach take charge of everything without reservation like Hamburg.
So Manchester United has a disadvantage in this area.
But Woodward also believes that Manchester United's golden brand should be attractive to young people like Pan Yi.
Maybe he has "demon dreams"?
So, let’s talk about it.
…
On the other side of the stands is the Sky Sports media box.
Carragher looked at Neville again: "What now? So what?"
Neville: "Being behind 0:3 doesn't mean the game is over. Have you forgotten, in the 2005 Champions League final, your Liverpool team caught up in the second half with 0:3 and finally won the championship? …”
Carragher: "...Thank you, of course I remember, I was on the field at the time. However, as far as this Manchester United team is concerned, I think they have no energy anymore. Do you really believe that they can come back again?"
Neville: "Just wait and see, the champagne will be opened at halftime in Hamburg soon. By then, it will be the time for Manchester United to start their counterattack!..."
(End of chapter)
