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Chapter 332
After missing this one-on-one opportunity, neither side had any good chances.
The game progressed smoothly, and there were not many fouls, so the first half stoppage time was not very long.
After two minutes of stoppage time, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
Both sides also entered the halftime break with a score of 0:0.
"Okay, the first half is over..." Lineker's tense body softened and he collapsed on the chair. "I bet this first half is definitely the most intense first half I've seen since the start of this season. There was no boring moment in the whole process! The two teams did not test or hold back from the first minute, and they just started fighting! To be honest, this kind of game looks really cool! But it's hard for fans like us who have a specific tendency. When I saw Manchester United's two singles, my heart was in my throat..."
"Normal! The two teams are too familiar with each other, and Lee and Ferguson can be regarded as good friends! The two of them have a good understanding of each other's tactical system, which allows the two teams to completely skip the process of testing each other, and get their adrenaline pumped up from the beginning of the game, and directly set up a posture to attack! To be honest, I think the competition in today's game is not the tactical arrangements of the two head coaches before the game, but the on-the-spot command. Whoever can first catch the loopholes revealed by the opponent in the game can get the three points!" Jon also expressed his opinion on the first half of the game.
"Well...what if we don't catch the opponent's loophole?"
"Then we'll each take one point, and Arsenal will reap the benefits..."
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In the locker rooms of both teams.
Li Shiguang and Ferguson both expressed their affirmation of their team's performance in the first half.
In the home team's locker room, Ferguson walked in and first focused on Schmeichel, who performed brilliantly today: "Kasper, well done! If it weren't for you, we would have fallen into a big disadvantage now."
Faced with the rare praise from Sir Alex Ferguson.
Schmeichel scratched the back of his head shyly and smiled implicitly: "Boss, I'm just lucky. After all, most of the opponents are my former teammates. We have trained together for so long, and I know their shooting habits more or less."
"Don't be so modest, Kasper." Ferguson smiled, "Learn from your father, be domineering when you need to be domineering on the court! Sometimes, our defense needs this kind of hardness!"
"Yeah!" Schmeichel nodded, "I know, boss!"
After performing Schmeichel, Ferguson looked at Ronaldo who was looking down and thinking about something.
"Cristiano, you did a great job!"
"Ah?"
Hearing his name, Ronaldo looked up blankly and looked at his mentor.
He was upset that he missed three great opportunities in the first half, and he was also a little nervous.
Just like what Lineker said in the studio before.
Young Ronaldo was worried that he would be reprimanded by Ferguson after returning to the locker room, but to his surprise, Ferguson not only did not reprimand him for wasting opportunities, but also said that he did a great job! This made Ronaldo a little strange.
He saw the doubts in his beloved disciple's heart.
Ferguson smiled and said calmly: "Cristiano, don't think too much. When we were at a disadvantage, Casper stabilized the defense, and you created a crisis in the frontcourt. This is a way to boost morale for the team!"
"I told you before the game, Cristiano, you are the most important part of our offense! Your performance in the first half did not disappoint me, and you adjusted quickly after encountering trouble! I want you to continue to maintain this impact in the second half. Believe me, you can cause them big trouble!"
Ferguson's words warmed Ronaldo's heart.
In normal training and games, Ferguson, who is both a teacher and a father to him, is strict.
Although Ferguson often expressed his love for Ronaldo in front of the media, in private, Ronaldo rarely heard Ferguson praise him like today.
At this time, in front of all his teammates in the locker room, Ferguson said that he was the most important part of the team's offense!
This sentence cheered up Ronaldo, and the bitterness of missing a single shot was swept away.
The Portuguese youngster only felt a surge of blood rushing from the soles of his feet to his forehead, and he wanted to immediately score three goals for Leeds United to repay Ferguson's kindness!
And in the away team's locker room.
Li Shiguang was also doing something similar to Ferguson.
The slightly different thing was that after praising everyone's performance in the first half, he also praised the team's performance in the first half.Criticized for wasting too many opportunities: "Generally speaking, everyone played according to my instructions in the first half, but on the front line, Zlatan and Frank, you wasted a lot of opportunities!"
"Boss, this can't be blamed on us!" Seeing that Li Shiguang had a smile on his face and didn't mean to blame them too much, Ibrahimovic immediately cried out, "It's all because Casper is too cunning! He is too familiar with our shooting habits!"
Seeing Ibrahimovic crying out, Li Shiguang immediately rolled his eyes and stared at the Swede and said: "Zlatan, are you stupid? Casper knows you, but don't you know him? What are his save habits? What kind of ball is he best at saving and what kind of ball is he weakest at saving, don't you know these?"
"Uh..." Hearing Li Shiguang's words, he said: "Zlatan, are you stupid? Casper knows you, but don't you know him? What are his save habits? What kind of ball is he best at saving and what kind of ball is he weakest at saving? Don't you know these?"
"Uh..." Hearing Li Shiguang's words, he said: "Zlatan, are you stupid? Casper knows you, but don't you know him ... Just saying this, Ibrahimovic was stunned, and smiled embarrassedly, "That's true! Boss, if you didn't say it, I wouldn't have thought of it."
"Don't talk to me about such useless things." Li Shiguang glared at Ibrahimovic and continued, "After the start of the second half, we must continue to maintain this suppression! At the same time, we must pay attention to Cristiano on the back line. I told you before the game that he has been in good shape this season and has gradually grown into the most important part of Manchester United's offensive system! If you can't defend him in a head-on confrontation, I allow you to adopt foul tactics outside a safe distance!"
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Fifteen minutes passed in the heated discussions of various commentators and the affirmation of the players by the head coaches of both sides.
When the TV screen switched back to Old Trafford, Lineker and Jon immediately stopped chatting and turned on the microphone to explain: "Okay, audience friends, welcome back! The fifteen-minute break has passed, and the players of both teams have returned to the court. We saw that both teams did not make any adjustments during the halftime break. They still had the same personnel configuration as in the first half. Neither Lee nor Ferguson made any substitutions!"
"Yes! If nothing unexpected happens, the two teams will still set up their formations to attack in the second half. Let's look forward to what kind of exciting games the two teams will bring to everyone in the next 45 minutes!"