Red Rebels

Rochdale is located more than an hour's drive north of downtown Manchester. The home stadium, Spertland Road, can accommodate up to 8,000 fans to watch the game.

As the first warm-up match of the new Manchester United near downtown Manchester this season, this game attracted more than 1,500 fans to watch the match. They all received news that the club had introduced several players this season. There are powerful players, including a Brazilian international, so they are all eager to come and see them.

In this game, the new Manchester United's main lineup has been slightly rectified. Jonathan Maiten is still the main striker, but his partner has been replaced by Croatian teenager Olić.

The left midfielder is Rich Wellens, the right midfielder is replaced by Belarusian teenager Alexander Hleb, the central midfielder is Brazilian international Juninho Jr., and the midfielder is Karl Makinson.

The candidates for the left back and center back have not changed, they are still Evra, Abidal and Gareth Turner, but the right back has become Stasson. This player is very active on the training ground and his defensive skills are not good. Weak, but also has a certain attack power, unlike Kevin Evan who can only blindly defend.

The goalkeeper is still Almunia as the main force, David Green sits on the bench.

Just two days ago, Peter Schmeichel had announced his departure from Manchester United. He was still considering where his next stop would be. In an interview with reporters, he said that he did not rule out the possibility of staying in Manchester. sex.

However, there are two teams in downtown Manchester, Manchester City and the new Manchester United. It is hard to say which one they will choose for the time being. In addition, Portugal's Sporting Lisbon is still not giving up on him.

Everything is possible before the contract is bound!

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When the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Rochdale launched a fierce attack on the new Manchester United. They may also have a certain understanding of the new Manchester United beforehand, knowing that the left defense of the new Manchester United is a big problem, so From the very beginning, he focused on attacking the left side of the new Manchester United.

Rich Wellens is 21 years old this year. After a season of training in the Northwest Division B, his strength has improved a lot, his speed is very fast, and his one-on-one ability is very average. His absolute freedom in the left half of the frontcourt makes him very active on the court.

Rochdale obviously noticed the characteristics of Rich Wellens early on, so he specially arranged a targeted defense against him. No matter which area he ran to, there would always be players following him, which greatly restricted him. Rich Willens' play.

In the 12th minute, Rich received a pass from Evra on the left and faced the opponent's right back. He wanted to use his speed to break through, but was abruptly tackled by the opponent and made a counterattack.

Fortunately, Evra was assigned a heavier defensive task in this game, and he did not advance forward, which prevented the opponent's counterattack from being played.

In the 15th minute, Karl Makinson intercepted the ball and passed it to Juninho Jr., who once again found Ricky Wellens, who made a quick cut from the left, but was advanced by the opposing central defender because the passing line was too obvious. rescue.

In the 17th minute, Eric Abidal made a header and Evra made a long pass. Under the interference of the opponent, Jonathan Maiten headed the ball to the left and was cleared by Rochdale's right back.

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Perhaps due to the absence of Darren Lyons, after the new Manchester United slowed Rochdale's offensive in the first half, they began to frequently attack Rochdale's right from the left. A lot of opportunities were created, but there was no threat from the beginning to the end.

Xiao Yu, who was sitting in the stands, saw this scene and couldn't help sighing. After all, it was a professional team in England C. Although I dare not say that it was definitely stronger than the new Manchester United, at least in terms of control over the game, it surpassed the new team. Manchester United is more than one chip.

In the Northwest Division B League last season, the reason why the new Manchester United was able to play well is that

That was mainly because the opponents were all amateur teams, but now, as soon as they met professional teams, the new Manchester United immediately exposed various problems.

"If this continues, this match will probably be a tragedy!" Although he was very reluctant to see it, Xiao Yu really had such an intuition.

Sure enough, when Walsh, who was sitting next to Xiao Yu, was still doubting Xiao Yu's judgment, Rochdale scored.

In the 21st minute, Ricky Wellens dribbled the ball and was intercepted. The opponent made a long pass behind Evra. The forward took the ball from the left side of the new Manchester United and adjusted the cross slightly. The high center forward outflanked Evra. Rick Abidal headed into the net, 1:0!

This is the first goal conceded by the new Manchester United in the warm-up match this season, which also made the new Manchester United players who were originally full of confidence suddenly confused.

Rochdale's routine for this goal is the same as that of the new Manchester United against the amateur teams in the Northwest Division Two last season. It is very simple and capable, passing the ball three or four times to solve the problem.

It's ironic that the old tricks were used by the enemy on him!

But not only that, after the new Manchester United conceded a goal, they launched a more violent offensive against Rochdale, and basically concentrated on the left, but Rochdale obviously imposed on Rich Wellens. Clamping down, Evra was afraid of being counterattacked, so he didn't dare to advance too far, which made the new Manchester United's offensive on the left become thunderous and rainy.

Hleb on the right worked hard, but failed to get the support of his teammates. He ran to the gap several times, but no one passed the ball to him. Bruce beat his chest and feet off the court.

The new Manchester United, who had been unable to attack for a long time, conceded another goal in the 34th minute. Rochdale still played the new Manchester United on the left. After the two players cooperated with Evra, the ball was passed low to the front of the penalty area. The ball was shot from a long distance, and Almunia couldn't make a save, 2:0!

The two conceded goals were almost identical, and the fans in the stands were in an uproar.

You know, last season, especially at the end of the season, the new Manchester United's left side played exceptionally well and was invincible. The two left side magic wings are almost the nightmare of all Northwest Division B teams, but this is only a few short A month later, the entire left lane was blown up.

Could it be that the gap between the amateur league and the professional league is really that big?

"If this problem can't be solved, the prospect of us competing in the National League in the new season is probably still useless!"

As an old football fan who has watched football for many years, Xiao Yu can naturally see the seriousness of this problem.

Too many players have been introduced, and the cooperation with each other is not enough. Many foreign players have not yet integrated into the team. This makes the team look strong, but it cannot be played. After all, there are 11 people playing on the football field. , Without the cooperation of the team, even the big-name Galaxy superstars like Real Madrid will be tragic.

After being poured two goals in a row, the players on the new Manchester United field became worried. They wanted to attack, but they were worried about being counterattacked. If they didn't attack, the opponent already had two goals in their hands.

Although this is just a warm-up match for military training, Bruce has given requirements before the game. Every game, whether it is a warm-up match, a cup match or a league match, the new Manchester United must win!

After conceding a goal, they became timid, and Rochdale also slowed down. This is a team that is good at defensive counterattacks. .

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The locker room of the new Manchester United halftime was quiet, only the laboratory staff were left with instruments to test some data for the players. These data would be input into the computer and then analyzed.

The players are like roosters who have lost a fight, sitting listlessly or lying down. The new players dare not speak in this situation, and the old players who were in the team last year are even more afraid to speak. It can be seen that Bruce's ashen face is showing his anger.

After finally waiting for the laboratory personnel to monitor and leave, Bruce coughed.

"Our performance in the first half was terrible. Maybe you will say that the opponent is the English C team, which is stronger than us, but I don't think so. Look at the current staffing of our players, Ribeiro, Brazil international; Jacek Krzynovic, Poland international; Ivica Olić, who played for Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga last season, while Pete Crouch joined from the Premier League side. Come."

"Purely from the perspective of staffing, I don't think our strength will lose to the opponent, but why did we fall behind by two goals in the first half? And according to statistics, we only had two poor shots in the first half, and all It shot towards the stands, I was really worried, if I accidentally shot Xiao Yu, would you and I be all finished!"

Bruce's last words caused a burst of laughter in the locker room. Although it was small and sparse, it dispersed the solemn and gloomy atmosphere in the locker room.

"This is a rare training opportunity. I plan to play as a league game. I want to win a victory. In the second half, Yacek replaced Rich. Patrice, your responsibility is to defend. Remember, defend first, then defend." Consider going forward, understand?"

Evra was named and assigned a task, and immediately stood up and nodded in agreement.

In addition to making adjustments to the left, Bruce replaced Juninho, who performed poorly in the first half, and Dane Christian Poulsen replaced him as a double midfielder, and then replaced Zikic in the first half. Jonathan Matten, who performed poorly in the field, partnered with Olic as a striker.

"We have to lower our stature in the second half. We are a team that walks to the National League. We were still in the Northwest Division B last year, so we are a weak team. We have to play defensive counterattacks, but this does not mean that we are weak. When the opponent attacks Hit, we will recover, and then wait for an opportunity to quickly rebound, just like a spring, understand?"

Bruce's hands made a spring compression and rebound action in front of the player, letting the player know clearly that he didn't want that kind of blind defense, but that kind of premeditated defensive counterattack, and strive for a victory !

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PS: I watched the FA Cup match between the Red Rebels and Rochdale. The atmosphere was so lively, and there were fireworks on the pitch. Wow... Hehe, friends who are interested can go take a look!

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